Upon returning home via a High-Tier Teleportation Scroll, Iri's first destination was to find Ainz Papa.
She hadn't seen him for several days and missed him quite a bit, but he wasn't home, nor was Xiao Di, so Iri could only go find Albedo.
However, Iri went to see Albedo dressed in tattered clothes, and the result was that Albedo 'loved' her thoroughly.
After being 'loved' to the point of exhaustion, Iri barely managed to escape. Of course, she didn't forget the main task, which was to ask Albedo for a Doppelganger to follow her. It would usually transform into Nabe and serve her, and when necessary, it would transform into Iri as a substitute.
Finally, Iri went to find Shalltear, who was still managing the teleportation gate, as she needed her help for what she was about to do.
Naturally, even after changing her clothes, when she met Shalltear, she was once again 'loved' thoroughly by Shalltear. After being 'loved,' Iri, looking exhausted, made her request...
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"How are the injuries of those two students?" Jierunifu asked Fulda, as Fulda was the one who arranged the eavesdropping and surveillance.
Jierunifu did not want Fulda, this traitor, to 'interfere' in this matter, but in the imperial palace, anything that involved magic 'chanters' would surely be known to Fulda, who still held a high position. He had to find a way to sideline him.
"One is unconscious, and the other, though awake, is basically just waiting to die," Fulda reported indifferently.
Fulda showed no sadness at all about losing two excellent students; instead, he seemed quite excited.
Jierunifu also knew Fulda's 'nature.' Princess Elizabeth must have used some magic Fulda had never seen before, which broke through the surveillance and eavesdropping magic in that room and directly counterattacked the caster... This was why Fulda's two students were severely injured and on the verge of death. Seeing new and strange magic, Fulda's behavior was considered normal.
Originally, Jierunifu did not want to do this. Monitoring and eavesdropping on a girl's boudoir would truly ruin his reputation if exposed.
Moreover... the subject of surveillance was the daughter of the extremely dangerous Great Demon, but now he really needed information, as it concerned the survival of the Empire and humanity. This risk had to be taken.
However, from the current results, things had developed in the worst possible direction.
Just after Fulda's two students were discovered severely injured and on the verge of death, Jierunifu deliberately arranged for a servant to falsely remind Princess Elizabeth that it was dinner time.
However, there was no response, which basically confirmed that she and her servant were no longer in the room. Yet, the reply from the hidden sentries outside was that no one had left. It seemed this princess had used some magic to teleport away again.
It seemed his act of peeking and eavesdropping had indeed angered her, otherwise she wouldn't have counterattacked so heavily. Before, he had seen her diligently helping the Empire's soldiers and citizens.
It hadn't been long... and she directly struck, severely injuring Fulda's two students. This contrast... indeed once again confirmed that this princess was truly 'capricious.' Although her heart could still be considered good, right? But the consequence of 'provoking' her would also be very tragic.
However, this time, how should he apologize? Last time, he sent the head of a scapegoat noble. What about this time?
This time, it was peeking and eavesdropping on Ainz Ooal Gown's precious daughter, and this precious daughter was here as Nazarick's diplomat.
Yet, he had done such a thing. It seemed he had to go apologize again. He had just returned and hadn't even warmed his seat yet. Was he going to that demon's den, Nazarick, again?
At this moment, Jierunifu deeply regretted his previous decision, believing that Princess Elizabeth was a fool and very 'capricious,' so she wouldn't notice the hidden mechanisms in the room.
Even if she noticed, if he went to coax her, he might have been able to smooth things over. He didn't expect that she wouldn't even give him a chance to coax her and just ran straight home. It seemed he had indeed underestimated her temper too much.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!! Outside! Outside!" At this moment, a guard rushed over, reporting.
He had seen a similar situation not long ago, when that Dark Elf visited and killed one of his generals. Sure enough, it happened again!
This time, probably a lot of people would die again. Jierunifu sighed deeply and didn't ask the guard what happened, just walked out of the imperial palace helplessly.
Jierunifu walked to the platform and looked towards the square. This time it wasn't a giant dragon, but a chaotic black hole appearing in the square. Jierunifu had seen that thing, a teleportation gate!
Although he had seen it, what surprised Jierunifu was that a teleportation gate could open in such a place!
This was no joke. If Nazarick's teleportation gate could open anywhere within the Empire, then if Nazarick wished, crushing the Empire would be no different from stepping on an ant.
Jierunifu had realized the seriousness of the problem. Previously, sending Black Workers to Nazarick was a trap set by Ainz Ooal Gown, but this time, he purely acted too hastily and courted death. At this moment, several figures emerged from the teleportation gate.
Walking in the center was Princess Elizabeth, who had already changed into even more luxurious clothes than before, followed by two maids, whose black maid outfits were different from the previous ones.
These two were wearing blue maid outfits, but upon closer inspection, one of them was still Yuri Alpha, just in a different maid outfit and hairstyle. Previously, her hair was tied up, but now it was loose.
However, she was still wearing a rather strange pair of glasses. The other was also wearing a blue maid outfit, but she was a black-haired beauty he had never seen before.
So, next should be the Undead army, right? Since Her Highness the Princess came in person, given how much she loved to show off before, what came out next would either be an army or a magical beast that could easily destroy the Empire, like those two little black and white ones from before? Jierunifu had prepared for the worst.
However, there was nothing. After the two maids emerged from the teleportation gate, Iri was seen turning back and saying something to the gate, and it immediately closed. There were no subsequent troops or magical beasts or anything of that sort.
Jierunifu was overjoyed. He truly couldn't understand this princess's behavior; she actually didn't bring an army. And seeing her smiling face, she didn't look angry at all. Could it be that she didn't take it to heart at all? How 'capricious' must one be to be so open-minded about peeking and eavesdropping!
Jierunifu quickly ran down the stairs to greet Princess Elizabeth. Bajed and Fulda, who were behind him, also followed.
"Princess Elizabeth! Just now, I sent someone to invite you to dinner, but you weren't in your room. I thought something had happened to you," Jierunifu said with a surprised look when he saw the smiling Iri.
"Oh! Sorry, sorry, I just went home for a bit, changed my clothes, had dinner, and even brought an older sister over. As for clothes! I still prefer to wear my own," Iri responded with a smile.
"Is that so! You scared me to death, Her Highness Princess Elizabeth. If you ever need anything or want to go back in the future, could you please notify me first? I'm really afraid something might happen to you," Jierunifu said with a sigh of relief.
His sigh of relief wasn't faked, as Princess Elizabeth hadn't brought an army to cause trouble and hadn't mentioned the surveillance and eavesdropping. This naturally put Jierunifu at ease.
"Oh! Got it, I'll let you know in advance next time. By the way, who used the room I'm staying in now before?" Princess Elizabeth brought up this seemingly unrelated topic at this moment.
"That... the room arranged for Her Highness the Princess was always prepared for distinguished guests, and usually no one used it," Jierunifu's heart sank. This princess was still going to bring up the peeking incident.
"Oh, oh! That's good. I'll tell you, Emperor Brother, I found traces of someone using eavesdropping and surveillance magic in that room, and I just 'poof' solved it for you. You should thank me properly!" Princess Elizabeth said with considerable self-satisfaction.
"There... there was such a thing!? It was my oversight, I'm truly sorry... Her Highness Princess Elizabeth, for causing you discomfort. Shall I arrange another room for you?" Jierunifu squeezed a handful of sweat in his heart. Fortunately, this princess wasn't very bright and didn't realize that he was the one who arranged that surveillance magic.
"That's not necessary. The original room is fine. Since it's already dealt with, it doesn't matter anymore... Well then, I'll go rest. I'm exhausted from running around all day," Princess Elizabeth said.
And before Jierunifu could say anything, she walked towards her room. This behavior seemed very impolite, but Jierunifu was in no mood to care whether she was impolite or not; he was too happy for that!
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