I Married the Beautiful Female Protagonist In Order To Survive

35. Aren’t You Human? (Seeking Votes at the Start of the Month)

For London’s “newly-rising genius,” Louis XXIII, who only used some “strange methods” to barely reach the Double-Five Stage in a short time, dueling with Kefir in terms of strength was basically no different from admitting defeat in advance.

So, a few days later, unable to wait any longer for Louis IV to come and explain, an impatient Louis XXIII, who could no longer contain himself, anxiously made his way to the Kefir family’s estate. Normally, Louis XXIII would have looked for every opportunity to mock Kefir, who had been duped by a shabby swindler, but today he really wasn’t in the mood.

Seizing the opportunity while Kefir was practicing swordsmanship in the training ground, an anxious… and more so, fearful Louis XXIII immediately sought out Louis IV’s temporary room here.

“Eh? XXIII? It’s rare to see you here. Are you coming to chat with me?”

Sitting by the window, Louis IV still maintained an elegant posture, but Louis XXIII couldn’t hold back! The moment he closed the door, he immediately started shouting!

“Sister Wang! What on earth were you thinking these past few days!? When I met you before, didn’t you say you would give me the spot to go to the ruins! Why did you change your mind that day!? And even resort to a duel…”

“XXIII~ Such a beautiful morning, it’s somewhat inappropriate to be so noisy~”

“!”

For a moment, the anger that had already been bubbling out of Louis XXIII’s mouth made him shiver, and his voice lowered.

“But… but why did you change your mind?”

“Hmm~”

Without getting up, and not even glancing over, Louis IV crossed her arms, brought them together, and then…

“Because I just changed my mind, XXIII.”

“What!”

“My thoughts suddenly changed, is that something strange? As long as it’s not declared in public, recorded, it can be considered as nothing.”

“c…”

The almost erupting “damn it” was forcefully swallowed back by Louis XXIII, because she also knew that if she let it slip out of habit, she wouldn’t just fail to surpass Kefir, she probably wouldn’t even survive the night.

Gradually, her heart filled with confusion and tension, because Louis XXIII knew that if she were to face the upcoming duel just relying on some rumored drugs to temporarily become a Double-Five Stage, making a name for herself, she definitely wouldn’t be able to beat Kefir!

Risking her head to compare! Later, she would even have to serve as a stepping stone for that guy, and all the reputation she had worked so hard to gain lately would…

“What should I do!?”

Unconsciously, her voice carried a hint of blame towards Louis IV, but when Louis XXIII realized what a grave mistake she had just made and was about to kneel down to apologize, she found that: Louis IV in front of her didn’t have any “angry” reaction.

“What to do~ The decree has been issued, of course, there’s only fair competition~”

Louis IV stood up, showing a worried expression, “But it’s true, XXIII, even if I bestow upon you the latest research results of the Great Ying Empire, your strength hasn’t improved much. I’ve been trying hard to promote you as ‘the new genius,’ but… constant promotion is useless, when it really comes to competing with Kefir, it seems you will still lose~”

With a soft sigh, every move, every word, made Louis XXIII feel even more anxious and frustrated in her speechlessness.

Louise XXIII clenched her fists, a cold expression creeping onto her face.

“That’s right, it’s all because of that Kefir. Every day, all the rumors are about her, everything seen by others is her doing! And afterwards, she puts on an act like she doesn’t care. Thanks to that wretch, I have nothing! Isn’t it just because she has powerful parents and a little bit of her own clumsy effort?”

“Shh—You can’t be so blunt, XXIII.”

“Blunt? So what! I don’t have any fame anyway, it’s all her fault!”

After venting her frustration, Louise XXIII felt incredibly satisfied. She wasn’t afraid to speak her mind in front of Louise IV. She knew that Kefir, that little wretch, wouldn’t be smug for much longer.

A regular duel wouldn’t do, so just like before, she turned to Sister Wang…

“Sister Wang, please, do you have any way to make that wretch fall and be unable to fight back?”

“XXIII—sigh, forcibly enhancing your strength will only prevent you from truly improving.”

“What’s there to fear! As long as I can knock Kefir off her pedestal of genius! Who needs strength after that?” Louise XXIII immediately grabbed Louise IV’s wrist, “Sister Wang, you must have a way, right!? Give it to me!”

“Sigh, there is a way indeed. The court mages have refined the potion they gave you before, and with your current condition, reaching the peak of the Double Six rank shouldn’t be a problem—but that’s just raw power. Magic and martial skills won’t just materialize out of thin air, and moreover…”

“Where is it!? Is it the mage who gave me the pills before!? I’ll go find her right now!”

When she heard “reach the peak of the Double Six rank,” Louise XXIII was deaf to everything else. The Double Five rank she had previously achieved was no match, but with one more level up, what could Kefir, who hadn’t improved in years, possibly do against her?

In her excitement, Louise XXIII even imagined Kefir trampled underfoot, utterly humiliated! Then, she’d see if Kefir could still put on that indifferent facade!

Thrilled to the core, Louise XXIII dashed out, even forgetting to pay her respects to Louise IV, slamming the door behind her, wishing she could fly to the palace mage who had given her the pills.

Left behind in the room was Louise IV, with a somewhat “anxious” voice.

“And the side effect is, after eating it once and enhancing your strength, you’ll become a cripple forever—XXIII.”

The door was already closed; Louise XXIII couldn’t hear.

The anxious look on Louise IV’s face was instantly replaced by a sparkling smile.

“Sigh—if you didn’t hear, then there’s nothing I can do—don’t blame Sister Wang later.”

A whisper came from somewhere in the room.

“Your Majesty, this will cause problems.”

Louise IV didn’t answer, but instead… in the center of the room, with the sunlight from the window, she twirled her body, waved her arms, stood on tiptoe, shifted her stance, closed her eyes, and began to dance.

“But the expression on XXIII’s face when she becomes a cripple later will surely be amusing, right?”

“And if Kefir loses, the expression she’ll have when she comes to me for comfort will be even more interesting, won’t it?”

With a turn, the umbrella on the table was drawn by Louise IV, revealing a sword handle. The cold light flickered as she danced gracefully with it.

“Don’t worry, win or lose, it will be Kefir who goes. She’s the perfect representative of our Great Ying Empire. I just find XXIII amusing, yes—like a dog.”

“By the way, lately, I’ve found someone… I want to torment even more.”

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