I Married the Beautiful Female Protagonist In Order To Survive

59. Captain, the vehicle is ready!

After Nilu, and after I had calmed down somewhat, it seemed she had seized the moment, bringing in a lavish dinner one after another. At this point, she no longer carried the “danger” she had when I first woke up, instead taking on the role of my maid with earnestness.

However, one fact couldn’t be changed—I had “kidnapped” Nilu. Right now, we were staying close to the town, but Nilu didn’t plan to start some “sweet and thrilling date behind Kefer’s back” with me; she intended to take me back to the Rodmar Empire.

Once the initial state of confusion and irritation faded, I found it surprisingly difficult to continue feeling the same anger that had urged me to make Nilu leave earlier. Was it because I already knew her attitude towards me would eventually lead her to do something like this? Now, I was more focused on my own reasons.

After all, now that I’m with Nilu, it’s certainly unlikely that I could escape alone. Nilu seems genuinely intent on taking me away. As for contacting Kephiel, that’s impossible too, and there’s no point in hoping that Kephiel will suddenly become suspicious. After all, Nilu has been meticulously preparing for this moment, and Kephiel probably still thinks that my absence with Nilu is just to “resolve some trouble.”

Given that, I have no choice but to accept the current situation with a sense of helplessness.

The next day.

I had been on guard all night, wondering if Nilu would “launch a night raid,” but by the next day, I realized I had overthought it. After that sudden “impulse” last night, Nilu seemed to have returned to her former role as a maid, not doing anything dangerous to me. She even prepared lunch and placed it in a basket, happily clinging to my arm, hoping I would accompany her outside.

Of course, Nilu wasn’t just looking to go out for a picnic with me.

“It seems you weren’t exaggerating when you said you were ‘ready,’ Nilu.”

At this moment, outside the city, when Nilu led me to a hidden spot in the woods, I saw a scene that stirred complex emotions within me.

In my line of sight, the grass in the nearby clearing had been cleared away by Nilu’s fairies, replaced by intricate patterns. Nilu’s chaotic fairy, Claudilus, stood in the center, directing the other fairies as they busied themselves.

No wonder I hadn’t seen a single fairy with Nilu this morning; it turns out they had all come here to do this.

[Nilu’s fairies are setting up a large-scale teleportation array.]

The script appeared, and I understood: this was what Nilu had brought me here to see.

Nilu wanted to take me back to her Rodma Empire, but she knew that if she used ordinary means of travel, Kephiel would eventually become suspicious due to the passage of time. Under the influence of the Great Yng Empire’s power, it would be difficult to take me to the Rodma Empire smoothly. So, Nilu opted for a more convenient method that suited her identity, directly employing “black technology”—she planned to use teleportation magic to take me away in one go, leaving no time or opportunity for Kephiel to react or notice.

This was a method only someone with so many powerful fairies could accomplish, so desperate and earnest that I couldn’t even muster a sarcastic remark.

“How long until it’s completed?”

“I’ll finish it before Kephiel notices, Mr. O’Keefe. It won’t take long, really.”

As she spoke, Nilu set down the basket she was carrying, spread out a tablecloth, and began to prepare. While getting lunch ready for me, she also intended to “supervise.” Honestly, witnessing this scene unfold, combined with the current script’s content, it was a wonder I had any appetite at all.

“After that, we’ll head straight back to the Rodma Empire. Even if Kephiel reacts, she won’t dare to pursue us.”

Pausing for a moment, Nilu looked up at me and smiled.

As if she could see right through me.

“Of course, by that time, you should also stop Kephiel from coming to find you, right?”

“……”

My feelings are complicated, but… Nilu is right.

When it comes to that point, I won’t just stop Queen Louise from doing anything that would “harm the Great Yng Empire for my sake,” but I will also prevent Kephir from taking risks to find me by any means necessary.

But Nilu, what does it matter that you’ve guessed my thoughts? Do you really not understand what you’ve done, or have you already planned how your actions towards me will once again change the fragile relationship you’ve managed to build with Kephir?

“Nilu, by that time, your empire will forever be shrouded under the threat of the Great Yng Empire. Whether it’s Kephir or the Queen of the Great Yng Empire, they will absolutely use any means at their disposal to eliminate you, even… the Moon Fairy, whom you’ve always been reluctant to provoke, will join in, bringing with her the true, full power of the Great Yng Empire…”

I paused and looked at Nilu.

This isn’t a threat; rather… I genuinely want to tell her: the “kidnapping” she undertook to gain me comes with a tremendous cost!

“This is still just information limited to the Great Yng Empire, the most optimistic scenario. As time goes on, Ivan Letty from Rosia, Adele from Prussia, and even more of my fairies will learn of this… Nilu, can you really withstand it?”

Nilu is indeed the master of the fairies, but… the current Rodmar Empire is far from the powerful Rodmar Empire that unified the world in history.

Nilu’s silence was my response, and for a moment, I thought she might actually feel some “regret.” I would have been willing to treat it as if “nothing had happened” and return with her to find Kephir, but…

Nilu had already given me the answer ahead of my script.

“It doesn’t matter; I just need to have you.”

Nilu’s attitude was terrifyingly resolute, as if she had never wavered, “I won’t say something like ‘as long as I take you hostage, the Rodmar Empire will be safe,’ because to me, you are the most important. Even if I have to apologize to you a thousand times afterward, I will still do so. You are mine, now and forever…”

Am I scared? Not really.

I stood there, stunned, simply surprised by my own feelings: just now, I didn’t blame Nilu at all for her domineering words. While I can’t say I was moved, I certainly didn’t dislike it.

However, before I could ponder why I felt this way, the next moment, Nilu had already retracted her earlier attitude and resumed placing various dishes on the table.

“In any case, please return with me. I won’t let anyone take you away.”

Is it because I’m lecherous? Or has Nilu’s attitude towards me been a bit strange ever since she “prepared” to “take action”? I wasn’t angry at all. In fact, I was just anxious to explain the consequences of her actions to Nilu.

Was I trying to persuade Nilu to give up with emotional reasoning, or was I simply trying to remind her of the danger? For a moment, I couldn’t quite understand.

“Mr. O’Keefe, in your ‘prophecy,’ will I succeed this time?”

“……”

So, I provided an answer that was enough to reassure Nilu.

“The prophecy is a chaos; I don’t know whether you will succeed or fail.”

“That’s enough, Mr. O’Keefe. It’s better than you already knowing the ‘outcome.’”

Nilu sat down. “Lunch is ready, so at least during this time, please don’t think about anything extra. Just focus on enjoying everything I’ve arranged for you~”