Looking at the Dragon Queen's appearance of enduring humiliation, Iri's mouth curved upwards, revealing a rather sinister smile.
"Hmm… so that's it, that's what the Dragon Queen was worried about. Earlier, in the first and second cities, I had already seen many Asian human races engaged in various jobs. It's just that I didn't pay attention at the time, but the Dragon Queen reminded me."
"Understood!"
"I had thought about it before; the reason Theocracy didn't send troops in a big fanfare was because the Dragon Kingdom's Queen is a Dragon, and some of the country's residents are Asian human races who can live with humans."
"Theocracy, due to face, secretly sent reinforcements. This strongly indicates Theocracy's rigid stance towards heterogeneous races."
"However, Iri still had one thing she didn't understand: why did the Dragon Queen misunderstand that Theocracy, by sending her to help them this time, would demand they purge the Asian human races within their country?"
"In the original work, I remember they always demanded the Dragon Kingdom secretly pay protection fees to Theocracy annually, right?"
"This point made Iri unable to understand. She hadn't done anything else, just simply helped the Dragon Kingdom clean up some trash, and it's very likely this trash was even thrown over by Xiao Di… As soon as she thought of this, Iri felt all sorts of awkwardness, but now there was a way to remedy it."
""Your Majesty, you might have misunderstood something, right?"" Iri put on that sinister smile and leaned towards the Dragon Queen.
""You… what do you mean?"" The Dragon Queen saw Iri's strange, sinister smile and involuntarily took a step back.
""I mean, Your Majesty, you misunderstood from the very beginning, didn't you? I never said that I was the reinforcement sent by Theocracy to support you!"" Iri said.
"..." Hearing Iri say this, the Dragon Queen's eyes widened, looking at Iri with an incredulous expression.
""Detect Counter activated…"" Iri said in front of the Dragon Queen, then took two steps back. She saw a flash of green light on her body, indicating the activation of magic. Iri's action made the Dragon Queen even more bewildered.
"However, Iri's action was to deceive her. What she activated just now was Arrow Flight Defense, simply wanting a light effect. This action was also greatly related to what she was about to tell the Dragon Queen."
""I never said from the beginning that I was an envoy from Theocracy to help you, did I? Well! Although I didn't deny it either."" Iri spread her hands and said.
""Then who exactly are you?! Why do you possess the Theocracy Bishop's personal letter?!"" The Dragon Queen asked with a solemn expression.
"What was the purpose of this strange person in front of her impersonating a Theocracy envoy?! A swindler?! But if she was just a swindler, where would she get the Theocracy Bishop's personal letter?"
"Could it be that she intercepted and killed Theocracy's people midway and robbed it?! No, that's not right! If she were really a swindler, why would she help the Dragon Kingdom repel the Orcs! And that person just used Detect Counter magic, right! Meaning she knew Theocracy was monitoring her, but… but! There were too many things she didn't understand!"
""Don't be nervous… I'm just an Adventurer out of interest. If I say that, Your Majesty, you wouldn't accept it, would you?"" Iri continued.
"..." Draudillon nodded silently, then saw this strange person in front of her beckon with a finger, signaling her to come closer.
"It seemed she wanted to whisper something to herself. Logically, encountering such a suspicious person, she would definitely call the guards directly."
"But… this person was a strong individual who solved the problems of two cities in two days. No matter how many guards she called, it would be useless. It would be better to take a chance and see what she really wanted to do. So, Draudillon obediently leaned in."
""Your Majesty…"" Iri leaned into the Dragon Queen's ear, smiling and trying her best to lower her voice as she spoke.
""Do you know Anri… no, Ainz Ooal Gown Magic Kingdom?"" Iri said mysteriously, revealing an incredibly brilliant smile.
""Ah… truly two angels! To be able to see such adorable smiles again! We must definitely defend Norman!"" Far away, blocked by the Dragon Queen's maid and not allowed to pass, the loli-con Sera Brei, watching the two adorable little lolis chatting and laughing not far away, this pervert turned his head and shouted loudly to his teammates.
"However, everyone looked at him with the gaze reserved for large pieces of trash."
""Ainz Ooal Gown… Magic Kingdom… Uh… you know it, right?""
"Draudillon recalled carefully. A while ago, there indeed seemed to be a declaration sent under the name of a magic caster. At that time, she was bothered by domestic affairs, so she simply ignored it."
"Does this continent have such a country? Or rather… was the declaration sent before a declaration of nationhood?!"
"As soon as Draudillon thought of this, her face instantly turned ashen. Could it be that this strange person in front of her was sent by the Ainz Ooal Gown Magic Kingdom? But didn't she ignore their declaration?"
"And how did they know the Dragon Kingdom urgently needed help? And why did they come under the name of Theocracy? This? This??"
""Looking at Your Majesty's guilty expression, you probably don't know, do you? I'm so sad. I spent so much effort to rescue you, and you don't even know."" Iri said this, but her face still wore a smile.
""Thank you very much for the Magic Kingdom extending a helping hand to the Dragon Kingdom… It's just…"" Before Draudillon could finish her sentence, Iri's finger was already pressed against Draudillon's lips.
""Pfft…"" Sera Brei in the distance saw this scene and directly spewed out a large amount of nosebleed, falling to the ground, but no one present paid him any mind.
""Your Majesty, please rest assured, the Magic Kingdom will not use this to put a collar on you, nor will it make you do anything bad to your subjects, after all, this is not in line with my father's philosophy. Oh! By the way, Magic Caster King Ainz Ooal Gown is my father!"" Iri once again imitated Draudillon's loli voice and said.
""Pfft… What did you say?!"" Draudillon almost sprayed something. If she had been drinking something, she would have definitely sprayed it out directly.
"However… looking at Iri staring at her blankly, uh… it seems she really did spray something unseemly onto her face."
""S-sorry!"" Draudillon's face flushed red, and she could only apologize. This wasn't her fault! Who told her to inadvertently blurt out such surprising information!
"..." Iri silently touched her pocket, pulled out a handkerchief, and wiped her face, which had been sprayed with saliva by the Dragon Queen. This indeed wasn't her fault, it was her own fault for seeking trouble…
""Um…"" The Dragon Queen looked at Iri, not knowing what to do.
""I'm fine. Let's continue our previous topic. As I just said, we will not make any demands of you. Please rest assured on this point."" Iri said.
"At this moment, Bei Lu ran over excitedly, shouting loudly."
""Clementine-sama! Everything is cleaned up! The city gate can be opened!""
""Oh! Then let me go and clean up the remaining trash first!"" Iri waved her hand, turned, and left.
""If that's the case! Then for what purpose are you helping us?!"" Draudillon looked at Iri's departing back and asked hurriedly.
""Philosophy and friendship."" Iri turned around and replied with a smile.
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