I Married the Beautiful Female Protagonist In Order To Survive

3. Senpai! I like you! (Straight Shot)

The next day.

Queen Adelaide of the Prussian Kingdom, that meticulous, astute monarch, whose actions and deeds were as punctual and precise as a machine…

Had taken a personal day off.

As for why Adelaide, who seemed perfectly healthy yesterday, suddenly needed to request a leave for private reasons? As for why I knew Adelaide had taken the day off?

Let’s just say the truth is… evident.

“I know nothing, and I will say nothing. I have the right to remain silent, and all your questions should be directed to my personal assistant in the Great British Empire. She will provide you with a satisfactory response.”

After fobbing off Adelaide’s subordinates, who had practically ambushed me the moment I stepped out the door, I rewrote the script to slip away unnoticed amidst the flurry of gossip from that gaggle of elves.

I certainly wasn’t planning on becoming the kind of scum who “runs after using someone,” but… my continued presence in that room, coupled with the fact that “Adelaide had taken a day off,” would only make things even harder to explain. Besides, that elf didn’t exactly seem like she needed me to “prepare any hot water for her.”

Furthermore, I had other reasons for coming to the Prussian Kingdom besides asking Adelaide for help. Last night, well… last night was an accident. Today marks the beginning of my renewed resolve, and I can’t keep dwelling on the warmth of what transpired.

Because…

“Order no longer, chaos faded…”

In an instant, Phiro appeared beside me, muttering words that might sound like “divine babble” to others, but which I was gradually beginning to understand.

“However, the next fairy will not cease to appear simply because ‘chaos’ has ended. From the moment chaos arose, the arrival of the remaining ‘fairies’ was already inevitable.”

This time, it was the Order Fairy. She appeared in the form of Izalis, the white-haired elf saintess from back then, rather than Cophiel’s guise, materializing on my other side.

Both, without exception, conveyed the same singular message.

[Fairy Descends!]

Following the Chaos Fairy, Saphilos, there would be… a new fairy, of unknown hostility and friendliness. Naturally, its level… wouldn’t be far behind that of Order and Chaos.

“What kind of fairy comes after ‘chaos’, Phiro?”

Since there was no longer any “chaos” to interfere with or suppress the power of the script, I knew from the start roughly where this “new fairy” would appear.

Finding her was one of the reasons I had come to the Prussian Kingdom.

And as Phiro spoke, the veil concealing the next fairy began to lift within the script.

“After the disappearance of chaos, the era brings forth… ‘hope,’ ‘king.’”

[Hope Fairy Descends.]

The script finally revealed the identity of this “fairy,” and other details began to surface before my eyes.

[Hope Fairy Horus Appears.]

【Horus is searching for Euclid!】

【Horus is nearby!】

The text indicated… I didn’t even need to look for her; this sprite named Horus had already found me?

The sudden change of events took me by surprise. I paused, looking around…

I had only just escaped the “office districts” of Adeph, the capital of the Prus Kingdom, with the help of the script. Now I was on Prus Avenue. All around me were elves, and sprites and elves looked very similar, so…

Trying to find her like this would be like searching for a needle in a haystack, and I might inadvertently look like some kind of pervert.

Shaking my head, I could only give up. Perhaps this sprite was still in the “observing me” stage. But in that case, it was difficult to discern the sprite’s “good” or “evil” intentions. Despite having a name synonymous with ‘hope’ and all its positive connotations, but…

“‘King’, that is just a ‘name’.”

The next moment, Philo voiced my doubts. “Whether it’s hope or any other name, if a sprite with power becomes hostile to you, then… the danger is very real. Power has no morality.”

“Perhaps this sprite noticed that ‘Order’ hasn’t been affected by Chaos, so she is eager to find her master and assess the situation.”

From the other side, the Order sprite emitted a disdainful snort. It seemed she didn’t have much fondness for these “peers.”

“Hmph, she has ulterior motives.”

The two sprites who had been “fighting” just a while ago, now because of the appearance of a new sprite, had temporarily “formed an alliance” – no longer arguing, but unanimously criticizing this “new sprite.”

Of course, like any gossip, they didn’t notice when the person they were talking about actually appeared the next moment.

By the time I sensed something was off, I felt someone tap my shoulder from behind!

【Horus appears!】

“Your sprites… have no manners.”

Her voice reached me, and the script content appeared simultaneously! Just now, I was wondering if this sprite representing “Hope” would “observe me for a while,” but now she had suddenly appeared by my side!

She patted my shoulder, and then, came around to face me!

“Order, Chaos, are you two just old biddies?”

With words laced with provocation, she rose up on her toes to show me a smile… a smile that didn’t make me feel at ease at all!

At first glance, I saw… an elf!

But what surprised me came after – Beneath that large cat-eared hat, was a head of stark white hair!

This sprite was also one of the white-haired elves?!

Casually draped with chains, the elf, or perhaps sprite-like being, looked peculiar. If it weren’t for the cloak she was wearing, the guards on Prus Avenue might have apprehended her as a suspicious individual!

Not very tall, with a face that looked youthful, however, I had learned from numerous examples: when dealing with white-haired elves, you absolutely cannot judge their actions or age based on their appearance!

Not to mention, this one was a sprite, a sprite that appeared… after the “Chaos”!

She had appeared so abruptly before me, without any disguise or hiding, unlike “Order” and “Chaos” when I first met them!

This sprite was so direct, calling out to me as if greeting a friend.

Speaking, smiling, with a playful demeanor, yet she didn’t allow me time to appreciate her cuteness.

“I’ve waited long for you, holder of ‘Order.'”

“My arrival? It’s all to play a little game with you~”

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Speaking of which, the 28th is my birthday, sob sob.

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