My queen always makes my survival more difficult

"Is it weird? I said I believe you."

"I don't understand, why would you believe me?"

After dropping the title of concubine, Edith started to get serious. Nadia's expression didn't change at all, she just ate snacks.

"I think you want to control Noelle more than kill her, although I don't understand why you would think that."

"Don't you think it's fun to control the leader of a country and play her in the palm of your hand?"

"interesting..."

"I'm a demon. Demons don't pursue anything in their lives except for fun or destruction. This is our nature, isn't it? Just like Lord Noshu, sometimes you simply can't control your sexual desires because the succubus gene makes it impossible for you to control them. I have something similar, so as long as it's fun, it's fine. Your Majesty, if such an interesting thing is destroyed, don't you think it would be a pity?"

This terrifying woman, who knew she was also a demon? The demons in the Kingdom of Elolinvi are quite numerous. This world is probably the only one where demons, humans, beastmen, and subhumans can all coexist peacefully. They don't care about each other's race. In a sense...

What a strange world...

Forget it, I’m a weirdo too, there’s nothing much to say.

"So, are you willing to join forces with me to do something?"

"Join forces? I wonder what Lord Noxiu wants to do?"

"If Noelle died, or if I died, it would be a loss for you. You don't want to kill Noelle, and you don't want to kill me either. Why don't we cooperate? Noelle and I don't want to die either. If we work together to catch the assassin, the thing you want won't be in jeopardy. Don't you think that's great?"

"Oh? Listening to what His Highness Nuo Xiu said, it really is like that. But His Highness Nuo Xiu, if I can find the assassin, I wonder what kind of reward His Highness Nuo Xiu will give me? People will only take action if there is some reward. It's not worth it for me to just protect my prey. If the prey can't protect itself, it has no value in being hunted, right?"

Why is this damn woman so scary...

Why is this damn feminist country so troublesome? Can't it be simpler and clearer?

"I understand. What you said makes sense. You can't do something like that without getting paid. I don't know what I can do. To be honest, I can't even decide my own destiny. Tell me, as long as it's within my ability, I will satisfy you once."

"I want you to betray Noelle and come to me, how about that?"

Chapter 114 Control, Conquer, and Obtain

"I refuse..."

"Why? You are also controlled by Noelle, right? I can see the dissatisfaction with Noelle in your eyes. Why do you refuse?"

"First, I don't want to betray Noelle. Second, I don't want to betray Noelle. Third, I still don't plan to betray Noelle. Are you satisfied with this answer?"

This has nothing to do with me being betrayed. It's simply because I'm by her side as her protector. Whether I like it or not, I should do what I have to do after letting go of my mistakes...

child...

That was my fault, and I should take responsibility for it no matter what. So, I will not betray Noelle. I want freedom, but this does not conflict with my desire to protect her.

Edith shook her head as if to say I was being unreasonable.

"Your Highness, you won't be able to reach an agreement if you negotiate like this. If you don't give me any benefits, why should I help you?"

"If that's not what you want me to do, I might do it. I can't do this. I'm sorry, Miss Edith, but please try something else. If we can't continue the conversation, let's just leave it at that."

"I think you're quite smart, why would you do something like this? You're smarter than Norelle, but you chose the wrong answer even though you knew it was impossible. Please tell me the reason."

"The reason is very simple. I'm always changing. I'm a huge contradiction. Sometimes I know exactly what I want to do, and sometimes I'm not. I'm confused. The answer I give you the first time may be this, but it may not be the same answer next time. I change as things change. I'm never completely certain. You can think of me as... an uncertain factor."

Edith sighed deeply, and suddenly she didn't quite understand this man anymore. His words were always contradictory. He clearly said what he could do, but then he changed it. Not only did he change it, but he also brought up so many things.

But this was becoming increasingly interesting. Edith really wanted to see how far this man would go, and...

To conquer Noelle, one must conquer this person. The observations during this period have already given a clear answer to how important this person is to Noelle. Therefore, this person is a must and must exist.

He can't die yet, not until I get him.

"Well, at some point in the future, I want you to do something for me that you can do to the best of your ability. At that time, no matter what, you have to do it. How about that?"

"So what will the future be like? I can't be sure about something so vague."

"Haha, that must be what you think. At least I will do my best to protect the Kingdom of Edvira. How can my toy be destroyed? So, do you want to accept it?"

The future...

If this person really wants to protect the Kingdom of Edvira.

"As long as it doesn't make me betray Noelle or something, I don't care."

"Then it's a deal. It seems that His Highness Noxu also cares about Her Majesty the Queen. She is such a happy child~ Hehe~"

I took a sip of tea to hide my uneasiness. There were some things that anyone with a discerning eye would notice, especially Edith.

[Task Tip: Strategize Edith]

“Puff!!! Cough cough cough!!!”

"Lord Nuoxiu?"

"No...it's okay..."

This damn Shi Yin! Just because she's a woman, you let me capture her! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)

Chapter 115 Afterwards

"call..."

I breathed a sigh of relief after seeing off the Rom sisters.

"I didn't expect it to be so easy to reach an agreement. Why is that, Lord Noxiu?"

Ai Luolinwei didn't understand. In fact, they didn't say anything extra, but reached an agreement very quickly. There weren't many conflicts, or even no conflicts at all. Everything was discussed naturally.

"Is it really that simple? What I got was a dispensable promise. The guards of the royal city are very safe. Assassins cannot enter the royal city. The entire royal city is under Lenora's control. I have to admit that although that woman is stupid, she is still good at protecting Noelle."

"But I don't understand. If Lord Noxiu feels that he has received a dispensable promise, why did he agree to it?"

"Because I don't want to cause any more trouble, it's not a bad idea to just do something for her that doesn't go against my will."

This sentence is very simple. How much power Edith actually possesses is an unknown to me. She did not expose herself. She just responded to the olive branch I threw out and completely obeyed my ideas. In fact, this is the most terrifying thing.

If she truly had no ulterior motive, she would have given it some thought. Although I didn't test her too much, I simply dealt with her in the most normal way. Some people tend to outsmart themselves, and I thought she would be like that, but in the end, I was the one who outsmarted myself...

I was caught in a dead end. If I didn't agree, it wouldn't have any impact on her. If I agreed, it still wouldn't have any impact on her. However, if I didn't agree, I would have an additional risk. If I agreed, this risk would naturally be reduced a lot...

In fact, I lost. She had the upper hand from the very beginning. I couldn't tell whether she was kind or malicious, or whether it didn't matter to her at all, but it was extremely important to me...

As long as Edith doesn't endanger the lives of Norelle and me, that's what I can fight for. I don't have the power to make her consider so many things.

I'm just a secretary now.

"Lord Noxiu"

"Okay, you don't have to think too much, let's just leave it at that..."

"Humph"

Edith hummed softly, a look of amusement on her face.

"Onee-sama, you look very happy."

"That Noxu is very interesting. He didn't test me. He knew from the beginning that I wasn't the assassin. His test ended when I agreed to come to the royal city."

"That Noshu just wants onee-sama to do good things, right?"

"Well, he just hopes that I won't interfere. But it's really interesting. Who was the idiot who assassinated the Queen of Edvila Kingdom?"

Edith already had an idea. As the leader of the twelve elders, how could she let her toys be destroyed by others? These were her own things.

"Nadia, send out the Rom family's scouts to gather as much information as possible."

"Onee-sama, are you planning to help him?"

"That's not a bad idea. There are many ways to conquer a person. When dealing with this Noxu, force is useless, and neither is power and temptation. He relies on the queen, and as for beauty... he already has someone very important in his heart. So to conquer him and make him ours, we have to use other means."

Chapter 116 Behind the Scenes

"But sister, I don't quite understand, is that Nuo Xiu so important?"

"Haha, I've heard such news before, about him. He is not an ordinary person."

"He is a prince."

"If that's all, it's not worth my attention at all. If Zack hadn't taken the initiative to challenge him, I would have forgotten his existence. The previous Queen was really good at keeping him by Norelle's side. I just don't know what Norelle is planning to do. She should also know who her royal brother is."

"Onee-sama? What on earth are you talking about?"

Edith smiled without saying anything, and did not give too much explanation. It was enough for her to know some things, and this would also become a bargaining chip for her to control Noelle. She could not even tell her sister.

"sister"

"Don't ask me anymore, I won't tell you. Even if you are my sister, I can't tell you."

Nadia was a little dissatisfied, but she didn't dare to go against her sister's ideas, so she just accepted whatever her sister said, because her sister had never done anything wrong.

"Sister, there is one thing you must tell me. Did you secretly let those people accept Noxu? Before the duel..."

“Who knows? I’m not interested in that.”

"But those people were not surprised by Noxu's appearance. Why?"

"Perhaps someone else knows about this?"

Edith said this meaningfully, but Nadia was even more confused. The prince was already dead, and this was known to all the twelve elder families. If the other families knew about it too...

"Could it be that all the families knew about this matter?!"

"The previous queen was not a foolish queen like Noelle. She was a queen worthy of respect because she always arranged things that were unexpected. You can guess what Her Majesty did to make everyone accept the fact that Noxiu was still alive."

"Huh? I can't imagine that."

"I have a secret. I'm only telling you. You can't tell anyone else. Do you understand?"

"..."

Nadia was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood what her elder sister meant.

"Could it be that Her Majesty the Queen..."

"It seems we have to re-examine the people around us. The Queen probably understands that we will be detrimental to Noelle after her death, and has already begun to secretly split our forces. The Twelve Families were not harmonious families to begin with. If Her Majesty the Queen is secretly planning, then if Noxu appears one day, what will the twelve families with their own ulterior motives do? Even those families who stand on our side, don't they have the idea of ​​overthrowing us and monopolizing power one day? People must act for a reason. Desire is our driving force. Survival, a rich life, dignity, and so on and so forth..."

"So, we're the only ones who don't know about this?"

"No, did you notice? Those present that day were all from less powerful families. Even Lenora didn't know about Noshu's existence. In other words, only a few families knew about it, and Lenora and I were obviously not among them. What was the purpose of the previous Queen? I still don't understand it. That person is very powerful and terrifying. To this day, I still feel like she is still alive..."

That fear and shadow always shrouded Edith.

(I missed one update today, I will make up for it tomorrow. The editor has been very strict recently, so I am revising the article. The content remains unchanged. I am mainly dealing with politics... and fixing some bugs in the first volume. Protecting the book is the most important thing... and asking for monthly votes~)

Chapter 117 Take It All Back

"elder brother..."

When Noelle woke up, she found that he was not by her side.

I stood up and looked around the room. It didn't seem like he was sitting in that chair reading like he usually did.

He's gone...

Noelle began to get anxious and hurriedly got up without even putting on her shoes. Noelle rushed out of the room in a hurry and there was no sound of her in our courtyard.

Where did he go? Noelle began to wonder again. Without having time to think about it, she hurried towards the middle of the road.

"I refuse..."

"Why? You are also controlled by Noelle, right? I can see the dissatisfaction with Noelle in your eyes. Why do you refuse?"

"First, I don't want to betray Noelle. Second, I don't want to betray Noelle. Third, I still don't plan to betray Noelle. Are you satisfied with this answer?"

Was that Edith's voice? And then there was his voice, coming from the entrance to the atrium. Noelle carefully hid behind the door and listened to what was being said.

I felt extremely uneasy. Why did he look for the Rom sisters? Why did he hide this from me? Why did he do this when I was not around?

Norelle's uneasiness grew stronger.

Squatting on the ground, Noelle lowered her head. She had always been afraid, so she would do anything to keep him by her side. Noelle knew very well what would happen to her if he disappeared. She would definitely go completely crazy...

Listening to their words silently, Noelle knew that he did not want to betray her. On the contrary, he wanted to protect her and wanted to join forces with these two people.

"As long as it doesn't make me betray Noelle or something, I don't care."

After hearing these words, she should have been happy, but Noelle didn't know how to be happy. She was trying hard to get those things for herself.

But I have never seriously considered his affairs. Is he really happy now?