Ayanokouji Kiyotaka 165

Title: Shuraba

“Betty-sama has denied it before, you can’t help but say such things.” Elsa’s words were full of provocation, “But no matter how much Betty-sama argues, it doesn’t change the fact that I have a higher status in Master’s heart.”

“I really don’t know what you’re talking about. You talk about Master every day. Do you belong to someone else?” Beatrice immediately retorted, with a hint of disgust in her eyes, “Clearly, I just saw the illusion. You and this guy have never met before, but you act as if you’re very close to him. Don’t you feel ashamed?”

Beatrice secretly glanced at Ayanokouji from the corner of her eye, unconsciously wanting to see his reaction.

“Oh, you’re clearly ashamed and envious of the relationship between me and Master!” Elsa said with a sardonic smile on her face, “After all, in the illusion, only Master didn’t mind me. And Master can fulfill any desire I have, unlike some people...”

“No reservations? This is clearly just for use. Besides, your hobby is so obscene that it’s outrageous! He takes me shopping, tells stories, eats with me, and even touches my hair! Has he ever done these things to you?” Beatrice’s mind is very simple, and she was stimulated by Elsa’s few words, and she immediately refuted.

“Are you satisfied with this kind of thing? Betty-sama is truly still a child. You’re so childish. How could Master truly like a woman like you—“

“You’re naive!” Beatrice was clearly a little anxious, her mouth clearly pouted, but after talking for a long time, she could only retort with this sentence.

“Alright, Betty and Elsa, please stop arguing for now. We’re on the same side now...” Emilia said to the two people beside her.

“Excuse me, Half– Emilia-sama, it seems you’ve misunderstood something. You and I are not on the same side.” Elsa’s eyes were fixed on Emilia’s face, like a venomous snake catching its prey, she stuck out her tongue at the same time and licked her lips, “I’m only loyal to my Master and acting with you for now. But I’ve been holding back the urge to play around with your guts.”

“Betty was just asked to help. I’m not interested in the throne selection or anything!” Beatrice also glared at Emilia.

Because of Puck, Beatrice’s relationship with Emilia was actually very normal. To prevent herself from doing something irreversible impulsively, she kept her distance from Emilia and rarely spoke.

The two people who were originally arguing seemed to have united at this moment, targeting Emilia.

“After all, Emilia is the one who truly confirmed her relationship with Master in the illusion, so she has to show it off in front of us?”

“Isn’t that just a girlfriend? This status isn’t worth mentioning. Only a contract is truly unbreakable!”

“Even though it’s just a verbal acknowledgment and not a contract, this relationship is sincere for both parties!” Emilia also seemed to be mocked by these two people, and unconsciously joined the argument between them, continuously emphasizing the relationship between herself and Ayanokouji in the illusion.

At this moment, as the three of them argued endlessly, Ayanokouji continued to think about his next plan.

Now he has been considered a major threat by the kingdom, and he was taken away by Elsa. He has no contact with Emilia’s camp, so he can’t appear for now.

And because everyone has seen the so-called illusion, Crusch’s overly honest and rigid character might not be easy for him to deal with. Though Anastasia is basically an entrepreneur, she might be willing to deal with Ayanokouji to continue cooperating, but her biggest weakness is that she’s not from Lugnica itself, and her subordinate Julius would never cooperate with her. Priscilla’s own personality is arrogant to the point of being bad, and she’s not easy to control. Felt’s noble lineage has been revealed, and she has Reinhard’s support.

Now only Emilia is willing to take the initiative to contact him. It can be said that Ayanokouji still has Emilia as an option during this time travel. He still needs the identity chosen by Emilia after ascending the throne to ensure his own safety in this world.

But the current situation in Emilia’s camp is much worse than what was shown in the video.

First, the external situation. In this time travel, Emilia will face more enemies. The support from Felt and the Sword Saint Family cannot be ignored, not to mention the noble blood in her body has no effect on the conservatives and the old. The ancient nobles have tremendous appeal, and she will soon become an unstoppable force.

And it will be even harder for Emilia’s camp to gain allies.

Even in the public eye, Ayanokouji was taken away by Elsa, they will inevitably unconsciously tie him to Emilia’s camp.

Others aren’t stupid. Even if Roswaal and the others did it perfectly, they will definitely suspect that this rescue operation has something to do with Emilia or Roswaal, and might secretly monitor their actions. This will hinder Ayanokouji’s actions at every opportunity.

Internally, Ram’s relationship with him has become very bad now, and it’s impossible to use her as a chess piece for now. If he wants to use her, he has to go through Roswaal.

But this Roswaal is in a bit of trouble.

He already knows Ayanokouji’s details and will never be as easily controlled as in the last regression. Though he’s willing to help him now, he also wants to use and monitor him.

The lie created by Ayanokouji that he doesn’t know about the future illusion has no flaws for now and is deceiving Emilia and the others. However, Roswaal clearly doesn’t believe him. He will definitely continue to test Ayanokouji in the future, he’s also a threat.

Though others don’t pose a threat to Ayanokouji like Roswaal, because they have watched his video, he’s worried that they won’t be easily dominated by him.

Whether it’s Emilia or Beatrice, the same applies.

Ayanokouji believes that the main goal at this moment is to find a way to attract more supporters to his camp.

At this stage, if he’s interested in himself, Otto is one of them.

Maybe... The people in the Sanctuary can also be counted.

But this requires Ayanokouji to convince Emilia – this isn’t difficult.

Besides, he has to consider internal issues.

Ayanokouji still needs to make the people around him fully trust him and obey his orders voluntarily.

He has a plan quickly, because he has considered various situations and formulated a general plan before crossing over.

Ayanokouji’s thoughts returned to the real world, and in front of him, the three women were still arguing.

“Really, Betty-sama clearly has the ability to teleport people, but you deliberately didn’t use it. So stingy.” Elsa mocked.

“What do you know? Do you know how much magical power is consumed by this kind of magic that can change space? The more people and the farther the distance, the more magic power will be consumed!” Beatrice immediately retorted.

She has now left the Forbidden Library and can only carry a portion of her magical power. Due to her physical condition, she cannot generate magic on her own, so she can only use this magic at closer distances, which is why they need to ride the dragon carriage.

“Doesn’t that still mean Betty-sama is useless?” Elsa still had a smile on her face.

Though in terms of actual age, Elsa is much younger than Emilia and Beatrice, after all, one is a Half-Elf over a hundred years old, and the other is a Great Spirit over four hundred years old, but in terms of mental age, the other two are just children, and Elsa easily manipulates them in verbal conversations.

“You, you, you! You clearly don’t know magic!” Beatrice’s face flushed, and she even made a sound similar to a dog’s bark, and her words were also full of excitement due to emotions.

“That’s right, I don’t know how to do it, but as an assassin, I’m still very confident in things related to it. Unlike some people, who have magic but can’t use it, it’s truly useless. Betty-sama definitely won’t be liked by Master.” Elsa continued.

“Nonsense! Kiyo wouldn’t dislike Betty!” Beatrice said excitedly, while stomping her feet hard.

After she finished speaking, she realized that she had said something extraordinary. Her eyes couldn’t help but look towards Ayanokouji, and then she immediately shifted her gaze elsewhere out of embarrassment.

“Betty doesn’t care what you think! Betty doesn’t care!” Beatrice’s cheeks puffed up, her hands crossed her chest again, then she turned to look at Roswaal beside her as if venting her anger. “Hey, Roswaal, don’t you know flight magic? Why do you want to ride the dragon carriage together?”

“Everyone’s together, I can’t be special.” Roswaal’s pale face with clown makeup showed a smile, “And this time I came to the capital secretly, and now everyone’s eyes are on me. As for my body, if I use flying magic, it will definitely be noticed by others, and then our actions will be in trouble.”

“Um, Ayanokouji, why don’t you come and persuade.” Emilia looked at Ayanokouji for help.

“Sorry, I really can’t help you with this.”

Ayanokouji shook his head. Though in the real world, he has been in contact with all kinds of girls, he has never experienced such a sight now.

Maybe he can use this opportunity to learn how to interact with these people. This is indeed knowledge worth learning.

The scene changes. After a day of hard work, everyone decided to find a place to rest and camp.

The argument between Elsa and Beatrice hasn’t ended, and Ayanokouji approached Emilia: “Emilia-sama, can we talk alone?”

“Yes.” Emilia nodded, and followed him to the side alone.

“Alright, Ayanokōji, you don’t have to call me -sama, just call me Lia – Emilia.” Emilia pursed her lips.

“Okay.” Ayanokouji nodded. From the current perspective, the other party fully believes that he hasn’t seen the illusion or the video. “Emilia, I want to ask about the details of that illusion.”

Though the other party has trusted him, Ayanokouji needs to ensure that there are absolutely no flaws in this lie, so he pretends not to understand the details.

Emilia didn’t refuse, and also added many things to him that she hadn’t mentioned before, including her relationship with Beatrice and Elsa.

“So that’s it. In that prophecy, Beatrice and I seemed to be baij...?” Ayanokouji stretched out his hand and gently rubbed his chin, pretending to think, “But since she has that kind of restraint, pretending that I’m ‘that guy’ is indeed the best choice, but did she react after seeing that illusion?”

He deliberately used Beatrice’s title instead of Betty to add a sense of strangeness.

Beatrice has very special abilities, and based on her character and appearance just now, she should be the easiest person to make believe again.

Ayanokouji decided to make Beatrice one of his main targets.

“Sorry, I was in the royal capital before, and Betty was in the mansion. I don’t know her very well, but after Roswaal and the others came to the royal capital, Betty seemed very positive about your arrival.” Emilia said.

“I see... I have a question, Emilia, what do you think about what I did to Beatrice in the prophetic vision?”