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Chapter 40 Part 8 – The thing that tumbled into my hands was a ruby that is a testament to the hegemony of the continent. When I became frightened by the shadows of the evil princes, Seraphy pointed out a fantastic solution

 

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Aquilegia

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「You thought it was a pity that the little guy had to go through this alone, didn’t you? That’s why you decided to be brave and come with us, even if it meant making enemies with the four large kingdoms on the continent. But you played the bad guy because you thought it would make us feel inferior if you offered your cooperation without asking for anything in return. I’ve mentioned it before. Even if you try to hide it, I know how you feel through your blood flow. I’ve taken a liking to you. You’re my friend from now on.」

I-Is that true….!? That’s surprising….!!

Seraphy’s ears turned bright red as he turned away, momentarily stumped for words, proving that Bradd was right.

Unexpectedly, he has a cute side to him…..

「…..So, Seraphy. Now that you’re on our side, I’m sure you have a good way to protect this little guy. I want to hear your ideas.」

Seraphy nodded at Bradd’s words.

「….A merchant must be able to turn a crisis into an opportunity. There is a little trick that can temporarily keep the large kingdoms from meddling with the young lady….. In the first place, the reason why the large kingdoms would want to take away the young lady along with the ruby is because of the will that….. if a woman with red eyes is chosen by the ruby, then the person who marries her would become the successor of the True Emperor. …..If that is the case, then we can simply sever off the cause from the beginning.」

Bradd and Mary were puzzled and tilted their heads in confusion.
I was puzzled as well. If there was a way to do that, I wouldn’t have gone through so much trouble.
But Seraphy’s following words were completely out of our expectations.

「…..I want the young lady to become a man.」

「····What?」

「····Eh?」

「Owahh!?」

We all thought we had misheard his bizarre idea.
However, Seraphy nodded with full confidence.

「….The young lady is going to be targeted because she is a girl, so I’m saying that she wouldn’t be targeted if she became a guy.」

「…You…. no matter how ferocious this little guy is…..this kid is still a girl you know. I’ve personally confirmed it myself when I changed her diapers….Wha….!?」

What are you saying!! Idiot Bradd!!

Bradd hurriedly dodged the deadly ruby ​​hammer that I swung around with its chain.

Ah…..I may have discovered my special move…..
Should I ask Matzo to teach me how to handle iron balls?….
Then I’ll slaughter all of the damned princes that try to approach me.
I’ll attach a 5 meter chain or rope to the ruby and ​​and use it as a weapon.
Yeah, I think that’s the quickest way to solve the problem.
Scarlett’s exclusive special equipment, a cursed weapon, the ruby with a chain!!
I wonder which name would be better, Ruby Hammer or Scarlet Hammer?
Or the God’s Eye Hammer or the True Emperor Hammer?
Bradd, which one do you think will scare the enemy the most?

Bradd is utterly amazed by the fact that I was in a good mood

「You were crying until just a second ago and now this. Your mood swings are really scary!…..And don’t swing around that dangerous ruby which can kill people instantly with its curse!!」

「Umm……we were in the middle of a serious conversation though….」

I objected to Seraphy as he sighed.

「Owah!! Owaowahhh!! Owaaaah!!」

Unable to understand my baby language, Seraphy tilted his head.

「S-Sorry…. I don’t know what you’re saying….」

If you’re going to learn all this stuff, you should at least learn baby language!!
After all, all humans start out as babies. The beginning is always the most important.

「….Ogyaaa …Ogyaaaa.…? ….How is it?」

Why are you imitating a baby!!
Ahh, you’re so troublesome. Bradd, please translate for him!!

「…..Hey hey ….The little guy is saying that if she crossdress as a guy with red eyes, who possesses the Ruby of God’s Eye, then she’ll be the next True Ancestor, so the poop princes would want to get rid of her at all costs. The situation will be even more dangerous than being a girl.」

「There is so much information in those short auau words…. How….」

Seraphy is troubled.

Hey, you shouldn’t get hung up on that point!!
And Bradd!! Don’t translate the damned princes as the poop princes!!

「W-well.… it seems like the situation is going out of control…. I-it’s okay I guess…. Anyway, if the young lady is considered as a guy, then she’ll only be taken as a hindrance to the large kingdoms. Since it would be decided that she’ll become the next True Ancestor. They would immediately try to kill her. But if we can make them suspect that she might actually be a girl then……」

「…..Eh….ah, you’re right…..that would make them confused. Until they can confirm the gender of this little guy, those princes won’t be able to make a move carelessly…..」

Bradd clapped his hands together and was impressed.

What Seraphy said made sense.
It’s an absurd idea, but it makes sense.
My value to those princes will change 180 degrees depending on whether I am a man or a woman, I could be either their biggest obstacle or the most desirable existence.
Depending on whether I’m a man or a woman, the actions that they’ll take will become the exact opposite, so unless they’re sure of my gender, they won’t be able to make any bold moves. So we can temporarily prevent them from taking any actions. It’s like being confronted with the last card of the game, that is either the best card or the worst card, and the outcome of the game will be decided by this card.
They will try their best to find out my gender, but if we can get through their attempts to do so, we can buy some time.

「Of course, it’s absolutely necessary that her gender is not revealed. Fortunately for the young lady, not only her gender, but even her birth is not yet known to the outside world. …..Those people from the Shylock family would never have thought that how they blocked any information from leaking through the duke’s mansion so that they could do as they pleased in it would end up helping us instead. …..Serves them right.」

Seraphy murmured quietly.
On the outside, he looks like a calm and collected character, but he’s starting to show his true colors…..

「Everyone gathered here is very tight-lipped, including the Imperial Guards. So are the people from our Orange Privateers. If we tell them what happened, they’ll keep quiet about the fact that the young lady is a girl. Even so, there is a time limit to how long she can lie about being a guy, this trick will only last until her early teens…..」

「Hmm….. I think it could last until her middle teens though. Genetically, this little kid is-.」

Bradd made a rude remark, glancing at mother’s firm chest from a distance.
「…..My chest hurts for some reason….」

Mother tilted her head in wonder.

You insolent Bradd!! That’s called sexual harassment!!
You shall receive the judgment of tiny breasts!!
Ruby Punch!! Ruby Shot!!

I threw the ruby at Bradd.
Of course, the chain is still hanging around my neck, so I couldn’t throw it very far.

「….Uwaa!! I’m telling you, stop using the cursed ruby ​​as a toy!!」

I’m sure your reflexes are good enough to dodge this with your eyes closed.
It’s interesting so let me play a little more ~

「…..I see, if her gender is ambiguous, they’ll wonder whether this little kid is actually a guy giving out false information that he’s a woman to protect himself or is she actually a girl pretending to be a guy so that they would not meddle with her. It’ll be hard to distinguish which one is the truth and which one is the lie, so they’ll be even more confused. We can have the large kingdoms dancing on the palm of our hands. That’s exciting.」

Bradd grinned as he dodged the ruby with ease, not even ducking.

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