Experimental Log of the Crazy Lich - Chapter 43

Chapter 43: Butterfly
Translator: StarveCleric Editor: StarveCleric

Looking at the gentle young ‘lady’ in front me, my mind was extremely troubled.
I once thought that if I really met with an important figure of ‘history’, I could act like the senior Transcenders in those novels and use the powers of a seer to win great benefits. Now that I’ve finally met one, furthermore a really big one, I was at a loss at where I should start.
Following the mainstream views in novels, when facing important characters of history, I should either try my best to build up my relationship with her to reap rewards in the future or take the opportunity before she matured to scare her, shake her, shake her violently, sprinkle large amounts of money on her and collect this future expert as my underling…
But this kind of situation I was facing now had never appeared in those dimension-travelling novels! I didn’t need her to repay me with anything, nor did I require any new underlings. But if I were to help her without the expectations of any rewards, then wouldn’t I be casually grooming a potential enemy? It seemed like a silly move.
If this was a book with heavy taste, this would be a great development in the plot. I would give out a deviant laughter and grab the candles and leather whip behind me. Then, reaching out my hands, I would follow up with a ‘hehe, your sister is in my hands, you know what you need to do…’. But if the story really developed in such a fashion, then Elisa and the rest who were secretly listening in outside would immediately rush in. Also, even if I had decided to sin, I didn’t have the tools required… Somehow, inexplicable sadness welled up in me. O Great Will of the Universe, can you stop using this joke? It really hurts me so much… 1
Alright, if it was a story happening in a man-restricted dimension, at this moment, I would have fallen heads over heels by ‘her’ beauty and kindness, smitten by her and willing to do anything for her. In essence, becoming a subject under her skirt. In the end, depending on whether the author wanted a ‘normal’ or ‘XXX beautiful’ story, I would either help her regain her identity as a man or remain this way with her.
Of course, if the author’s sadistic side suddenly flared up, then I might end up meeting with a series of tragedies before I’d die. If the author came up with a story of pure love, we might even end up having been childhood friends and lovers in our previous life. Then, we would meet after a series of difficulties… seems like in that dimension, not once had the male lead lived a good life.
Un, if it was a drama about fighting against the Japanese, then at this moment, we would have drawn a shotgun and ‘bang bang bang bang’, we would be rolling about while firing our guns. In the end, without a single wound or a trace of damage on our clothes, we would start engaging in hand-to-hand combat and depending on which one was the invader, the person would get torn apart before the budget ran out…
If this was a certain 8PM primetime drama of a certain country, then Victoria’s leukemia should be acting up soon, or she would get hit by a car while walking on the street, or an evil mother-in-law would make things difficult for her. Also, if the drama managed to continue for a long period of time, an old doctor might even pop out and shout ‘actually you are siblings’… This ending didn’t sound too bad, at least the one who suffered would be the female lead. 5
If this was a certain detective show, then a scream of agony would be heard from outside now. Then, I would be able to shout proudly ‘the murderer is in our midst’ and then a bunch of messy explanation. Un, this seemed to be a nice way to take up the word count… 1
“Lord?”
A warm voice echoed in the room. As the host, I had been standing in a daze from the moment I entered the room. This may be disrespectful, but Victoria made good use of this opportunity to assess this riddle-like man in front of her.
A bulky robe and a silver mask might have shrouded all of his features, but the heart rate, the gaze, habitual motions and even the rate at which the finger tapped on the top of the desk at could reveal a lot to someone who specialized in observation.
Vicadore, no, it should be Victoria now, had confidence in her observation skills but even though 10 minutes had passed, she didn’t manage to get anything important.
“As expected of the great saint who single-handedly created the Power of Law. No heartbeat, introverted eyes and no excessive motions. He seems like a withered piece of wood sitting in meditation, totally nothing can be seen about him.”
In Victoria’s mind, Wumianzhe, who maintained that eerie silence ever since entering the room, was testing her patience. While she was observing the other party, the other party was also observing her and the eyes behind the mask may appear lifeless, but it seemed to have seen through everything about her.
In the room that wasn’t very spacious, a formless pressure was getting stronger. 10 minutes later, Victoria, who couldn’t stand the situation any further, finally broke the silence. This was also equivalent to admitting defeat in this competition of patience.
“Lord? Do you have something to discuss with me?”
As for me, I had no idea what went through the other party’s mind. But dazing away after calling someone here, it was quite disrespectful of me. I felt a little embarrassed.
“Cough, could you tell me more about your past? Including the part about your sister.”
In order not to get treated as a spy, Victoria wouldn’t try to hide anything. Very soon, I authenticated my guesses that the reason why Queen Victoria (male) had become the Priestess Victoria was because of my butterfly effect.
I had taken the time to look through the game walk through just before coming here. It was impossible for information about Queen Victoria, who had played an important role in ‘history’, to be lacking. Then, I noticed a part which I had neglected before… Epic Hero – Knight of the Moon, Diana.
Yes, the Captain of the Town Order Security Team (simplified as Town Security) that I created at a whim and the silly female Knight that I always teased. According to the records of ‘history’, she would grow quickly in the future battles and become the general of the Imperial Guards and the most trusted aide of Moon Queen Victoria. 1
“Where the bright moon reaches, all filth will be exposed. Despite her heritage as an evil female Dark Elf Knight, she transcended the boundaries of race and skin colour to become the incarnation of divinity and justice.”
Reading to this point, I was shocked, I actually changed this powerful and perfect female knight of ‘history’, through a few decades of peaceful life in Sulfur Mountain City, into a person who shouted her cheers while going to exercise everyday punctually, made use of the clear day to quickly dry her clothes and the naive lady who looked at new fresh tidbit and restrains herself from collecting dowry… 1
But personally, compared to the cold Epic Hero, I prefer this silly lass who was easy to tease…
Cough, looks like I changed topic. Back to the main matter at hand… The Knight of the Moon was the most trusted sword of the Moon Queen and now, the reason became apparent. As his only blood-related sister, it was natural for him to trust a Legend-rank sister following him about. Even the ‘lowly males’ could grow and mature properly in the Syfan family through coming into contact with magic and important knowledge of the outside world. Facing the harsh present and future, he toughened his determination to change everything. As a male Dark Elf was destined to be unable to climb up the ladder of power, he had disguised as a female and with his sister’s help, he managed to build up his own power and started to rise in power…
But now, due to the escape of his sister, he turned into the abandoned child of the family. From the lack of flexibility of his body, Victoria obviously lacked the talent to become a warrior and becoming a Mage required money, an astronomical amount of money. It would already be good if the poor and weak Vicadore were able to prevent that little pocket money he had saved from getting snatched away, so how was it possible for him to come into contact with magic? In addition to that, he lacked backing, resulting in his place in the family dropping lower and lower.
“Hehe, it was actually kind of funny now that I think of it. If I didn’t transform into a girl due to the God’s punishment and awaken my talent for the Divine Arts, I might have ended up as a bed toy of some Matriarch. However, a small Silver-rank Priestess is still a toy in the face of those influential figures. Lord, I am your property now. So, what do you intend for me to do?”
There were traces of worry within the smile of the ‘young lady’, but her delicateness made her seem more pretty and feminine. The soft voice that sounded almost like a pleading could incite a man’s desire to act. In the instant, I recalled the small drama that played in my brain.
‘Hehe, your sister is in my hands, you know what to do… ‘ I’m sorry, I accidentally used the wrong words. This face was really too dangerous, I accidentally almost said all of my heartfelt words out…
Looking at the door, there seemed to be movement. Fortunately, I stopped in time, so they didn’t rush in.
“Then, you…”
At this point, I was a little vexed. My initial decision was to stay as far as possible from such a dangerous existence. But Victoria was the future Moon Queen of ‘history’, the potential in her strength and influence was something which could not be doubted. If I were to just leave her to rot, it would really be a pity.
Turning the Epic Hero into a naive woman1 was enough, if I were to change this Female Queen into a rice bug, it would seriously be a waste.
“Just follow your sister for now. But, we don’t keep idle people here. What are you skilled at? I will help you look for a job.”
“…A male Dark Elf must learn techniques to serve their father. Actually, it’s useful on both males and females… My evaluation in this aspect has always been very high and now that you are my master, if you have any requests, I…” At this point, the ‘young lady’ lowered her head embarrassed, the blush extending all the way to the ears as her face brought about the look of spring. Her Elf ears quivered, adding on to her cuteness. This was already a rare show of restraint among the Dark Elves, but…
“Please excuse me!” I stood up and walked towards the wall. Then… I knocked on it with great strength.
“Pah pah pah!” The entire mansion shook and not long later, this kind of earthquake would repeat multiple times in this small camp. Fellow male brethren would look at the swelling of their friends and flash an understanding smile.
“He’s a male, Roland, you must endure it! Even if she’s the prettiest one you have ever met, but he’s still a male! Even if her physical body’s a female, but he’s still a male! You, Roland, are definitely NOT a gay! DEFINETELY NOT!!!” 2
After chanting silently in my heart, I offered my boundless sympathy to the ‘King of the Winter Wolves’… Looking at such a face every day coupled with such a cute personality, it was simply too easy to walk down the wrong path… 1
“Alright, let’s continue on. What else are you skilled in? Don’t bother talking about Lorci’s stuff.”
“But… Lord, is your head okay?”
“It’s fine, continue on.”
Looking at this ridiculous man whose head turned more than 200 degrees and was crooked at the neck, Victoria could only exclaim in her heart ‘Lord Wumianzhe’s really incredible. Even when his neck is crooked at that angle where a normal man should have long died, he seems not to be in pain at all.’
“I am not very good at interrogation and poisoning, the instructor said that I didn’t have much talent in those arts. However, in regards to history, strategies and military affairs, I was the best in the entire academy. In fact, I should probably the best in the entire Morsblight City.”
Hearing this, I started to pay more attention. Her strengths in analyzing history and military stratagem might just be the best in the entire Dark Elf race. Then, it would mean, that I really picked up a treasure this time.
“Then, help to analyze the situation of the current Underground Alliance.”
“That… Eternal Night Scepter should be a ploy that Lord had set up, right?”
“Un?”
I had personally delivered the Eternal Night Scepter over, causing Shou to be under immense pressure to the extent that he even almost fell out with Molly. Following the flow of time, trouble would keep coming his way. This was obviously a trap for him, so saying that it was a ploy that I set up wasn’t wrong. If he only analyzed this much, then I had to say that the Moon Queen might really have been blown away by the wings of the butterfly.
“Then, Lord, were you intending on attacking Dragon Queen Molly? If that is what you were intending, please give up. You’re underestimating the Underground Autarchs. This is a trap that they had set up!”
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