I Married the Beautiful Female Protagonist In Order To Survive

4. Taking the Lost midget to See Goldfish

Kefir had only left her tie in my dorm, not her… why should I panic?

However, seeing the script like this, and combining it with Neru’s “alternative protagonist” jealousy script, I didn’t dare to take it lightly and immediately ran after her. The “Warmth Contract” Kefir had just drawn on me while riding on my back was indeed effective; in this dark, windy night with heavy snow, I didn’t feel cold even in just a single layer of clothing.

After finally returning the tie to the huffing Kefir, whose cheeks were still flushed under the lights, I prepared to head back to my dorm early, but…

Kefir’s figure disappeared into the snowy night, and just as I turned and took a step…

【Snap】

Not far behind, a sound suddenly came, like boots pressing into the snow! Kefir had already left, so these footsteps were obviously someone else’s! But if it were just an ordinary passerby, that would be one thing, but the footsteps stopped after just one sound, clearly, the other person had also stopped.

“Hiss…”

A very bad feeling crept up my back, but as an experienced villain, I was not easily frightened by such a small scene.

[Ogelid was being followed.]

Looking at the script, there was no text like “I was stabbed to death,” so it might just be an extra who noticed me and followed me, right? With that in mind, there was no need to call Kefir back; it would be suicidal to bother her with such trivial matters after she left in such a humiliated state.

“Who’s there!?”

I asked, feigning ignorance, and turned around.

With a turn of my head, the situation before me was… just a tad simpler than I had imagined.

Standing before me in the snow was the epitome of a ‘midget’, clad in a black cloak, her little hands balled up, staring intently at me.

This must be one of the Rosian Empire’s specialties— a “Mao midget”. Her golden twin ponytails shone brilliantly against the snowy backdrop; her little face, though lacking the usual childlike smile, was cute enough; and her white fur hat was embroidered with a little bunny pattern. Ah, I get it, you little midgets love these adorable things, right?

She didn’t answer my question at all, just stood there on the snowy ground, huffing puffs of white breath, eyeing me. I’m no pervert, and I have no shameful interest in a midget appearing in the middle of the night. After a glance at the script, I had a rough idea of this Mao midget’s situation.

【This is a midget who hasn’t gone home at midnight.】

I see.

“Are you lost?”

A lost midget, listen to that, what a classic plotline. She’s not speaking, surely she’s been scared silly from being lost, right?

“Do you want me to help you find your parents?”

Though I’m cast as the villain, I, Oleg, am also a good Samaritan who helps old ladies cross the street and fetches balloons for little midgets. If the script doesn’t dictate a tragic end, I don’t mind doing a good deed.

Finally, moved by my warm-hearted words, the little midget in front of me spoke up at last.

“No need, but… you take me home.”

She suddenly smiled, hands on her hips before me. Her tone had a bit of a commanding air to it, huh… not surprising, given her cute yet meticulous military attire. In the martial Rosian Empire, she must be a child of a wealthy family.

According to the script… if I really did take this midget home, there wouldn’t be any “die die die” options along the way. So, I had nothing more to say; I couldn’t just let this Mao midget stand foolishly in the snow all night waiting for her family, could I?

“I understand.”

With that, I extended a hand of friendship. However…

【Slap】

She slapped it away!

Before I could even be startled, the little midget pointed a finger.

“Squat down.”

“What!?”

“Squat down!”

As I subconsciously complied, the little midget ran behind me. At first, I thought she wanted a piggyback ride, but this midget’s level of petulance was more intense than I had anticipated. In no time, she was perched on my shoulders, patting my head, urging me to stand up and serve as her mode of transportation.

“Alright, move forward, leave the academy, then turn left.”

She really wasn’t afraid that I was some “creepy old man” taking her to “see the goldfish”. Resigned, to make the ride more stable for the little midget on my shoulders, I had to hold her white-stockinged legs, feeling the pressure of her squeezing against my back, trying hard not to overthink, and quickly left the academy.

After all, if someone saw us like this, I’d definitely be mistaken for an alchemist!

“Hey, don’t wander around the academy late at night.”

As we walked, the little midget even had the mood to “educate” me, “You might get shot dead by someone at any moment.”

“That’s my line. You dare to walk the night roads alone, aren’t you afraid some creepy old man will abduct you? Being so cute and a little midget, you should be more careful and stay with your parents.”

“But… stop nagging! I’m the one educating you! Don’t you dare educate me!”

From noble mtl dot come

Having said that, the little lass actually prodded my head with something hard!

“Hey, stop fidgeting! What are you holding that’s knocking against my head and causing such pain?”

“…A wooden toy.”

After a moment of silence, the little lass seemed to put away the “wooden toy” she mentioned and began to ruffle my hair with her gloved hands.

“I was going to give it to you, but now I’ve changed my mind. You, keep turning left up ahead, take the biggest and widest road.”

“Alright, alright.”

I readily agreed, but when I actually started walking towards the grand street as the little lass had instructed, the atmosphere around me… no, it should be the scene, began to feel off.

“Um, isn’t this street a bit too grand? And, aren’t those Rosian guards over there?”

“Just go, they won’t stop you.”

And just as the little lass had said, the guards stationed along the road became alert at the sight of me, but the moment their gaze fell on the little lass on my shoulder, they all averted their eyes and stiffened up, pretending to be dead!

The far distance ahead, which I hadn’t seen clearly before due to the night and heavy snow, became visible as the lights gradually increased. It was filled with splendid brightness, stretching endlessly, and within my line of sight… were castles more magnificent than any other, a connected cluster of buildings.

This is way beyond the level of a “rich family’s home”! It’s practically the royal castle of the Rosian Empire!

And this little lass says her home is here…

I finally realized something was amiss! However, just as I was about to flip through the script, the little lass sitting on my shoulder also lightly hopped down. Turning to face me, behind her was the brightly lit royal castle.

“Thank you, big brother.”

Finally, the script appeared. But the content…

【The little lass abandoned her plan to shoot Ogelid on the spot.】

That hard thing that was prodding my head just now, turned out to be…

Pah! That’s nothing! Because of the identity of this so-called “lost lass” in front of me!

“Don’t wander outside carelessly in the future, bye-bye~”

【The Great Emperor of the Rosian Empire—Ivan Leti, has set her sights on Ogelid.】

It’s over…

I’ve just arrived in Rosia, and I’ve already poked the biggest “hornet’s nest” in my Rosian death script…

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Ivan Leti’s character illustration is already in the first volume, just look for it.