I Married the Beautiful Female Protagonist In Order To Survive

57. Why ask why? Because I have arrived.

The thrown dagger, in Kefiel’s view, was at most for “intimidation,” but what surprised him, yet seemed reasonable, was that this scare tactic was actually “intercepted” by the leader of the trio from the Rosian Empire, “Rasputin.”

Rasputin caught the knife and walked out, twirling it from his thumb to his pinky, switching from left hand to right, then casually tossed it aside, holding a bottle of wine, and emerged triumphantly with his entourage. The resentful look they had when Ogelid found a new path had long vanished, replaced by a blatant “domineering” attitude.

“Long time no see, Miss Kefiel, that last sword strike of yours was truly beautiful.”

“……”

If possible, Kefir didn’t even want to acknowledge the other party, but the three uninvited guests from the Rossiya Empire were not just passersby one could ignore after a brief encounter. If they were once competitors in exploring the ruins, now they had become enemies.

“What a coincidence~ After continuing our exploration these past few days, look where we ended up~”

Rasputin said sarcastically, adjusting his glasses, “And guess what, we just happened to see you struggling with this giant stone. How could we, the novices of the Rossiya Empire, dare to disturb the top genius of the Ying Empire in battle? We waited for you to beautifully resolve the situation before we thought to appear and greet you.”

“Have you had your fun with jokes?”

Kefir somewhat blocked the new path that opened behind him after defeating the stone giant, but he was clear that it was futile. The other party was obviously reaping the benefits of his hard work. Compared to that, Kefir was more worried about Ogelid, that charlatan, who was waiting outside for him! If the three from the Rossiya Empire had sneaked in following him, then… what state was Ogelid in now?

What’s more troublesome is: he had just strenuously dealt with such a colossal creature, and even if he didn’t want to admit any weakness, he wasn’t in good shape at the moment, extremely tired, and his magic power was nearly depleted. The other party was a candidate sent to explore the ruins, at least… not some weakling that could be easily dealt with.

The next moment, Rasputin’s reaction made Kefir furrow his brows even more.

“Hmm~ Worthy of Miss Kefir, actually, we people of the Rossiya Empire don’t like to babble too much, so it’s quite simple.”

Rasputin slowly took off his monocle and handed it to an attendant beside him.

His demeanor also changed in an instant from a somewhat sarcastic cultural ruffian to a martial fighter as if a seal had been lifted.

“Step aside, the treasures inside are a must-have for our Rossiya Empire. By the way, aren’t you concerned about the maid you brought along, and that bamboo pole who can’t fight at all?”

Ogelid! And… Nell!?

How could these three Rossiya people ask about them if it was just a casual mention!

Clenching his fist and drawing his sword, Kefir didn’t even feel like checking the secret passage he had just discovered. Compared to any treasure, what Kefir cared about more now was the safety of Ogelid and Nell, whether they had been harmed by these three from the Rossiya Empire! But at this point, the other party still relentlessly wanted to entangle him, as if taking pleasure in this matter!

“Don’t rush, Miss Kefir, I don’t understand magic much, but I do want to find out what rank the fighting techniques of the Rossiya Empire would be in your great Ying Empire?”

“Out of my way!”

Kefir didn’t want to care about the occasion, he immediately drew his sword. If these three really did something to Ogelid and Nell, then Kefir was ready to tear them to pieces! Touch his people, and no one would have a good end!

However, the two lackeys of Rasputin dodged quickly, but Rasputin himself… had strength beyond Kefir’s expectations. Dodging to the side, a gust of wind from a punch hit Kefir’s wrist, almost knocking the weapon out of his hand! Not daring to recklessly use magic was one thing, but this woman’s moves were too “entangling,” making it difficult for Kefir to adapt.

“Watch out for your eyes and your pretty little face~ We Rossiya people never care whether the opponent is beautiful or not when we fight~”

“Tch, despicable!”

Now was not the time to fight with this woman as if it were a street brawl!

Kefir dodged the direct attack aimed at his eyes, stepped back, and with the little magic power he had left, swung his sword blade, bringing up a chill that made Rasputin shiver and stagger back.

Immediately after, Kefir also ran towards the exit! As for the treasures, according to Ogelid, they were definitely in the secret passage, but he could leave those to them! For Kefir, what was more important was clear and understandable!

“Lord Rasputin, that Ying country bumpkin has run away! Let’s hurry and get the treasure!”

“You only know about the treasure, Bret!”

Rasputin, who had stopped, coldly stared at Kefir, who ran away without any guard.

“Hey, Kirichenko, hand me the musket.”

“Lord Rasputin?”

“Lady Letty said it’s fine for us to kill a few people, and right now, such a good opportunity to get rid of the Ying country’s genius, heh heh… I can’t wait to see the dumbfounded face of the Ying country when they carry the coffin! Hand it over!”

Rasputin snatched the musket from his lackey’s hand and aimed it at Kefir’s back.

Then…

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[Rasputin fires a sneak attack on Kefir, causing Kefir to be injured, and ultimately, Kefir unleashes his potential and counter-kills the opponent!]

The script dictated so, and Kefir was indeed to level up within the ruins, but… it was predicated on him being injured.

Having my “mainstay” get hurt to level up would make me a rather unqualified charlatan; letting Kefir get injured would be too much of a failure as a man; thus, this script could never happen, because I have arrived!

“Kefir!”

Turning the corner, I just happened to see Kefir looking anxiously for me! I also saw that Russian, Rasputin, not far away, raising his gun at Kefir.

I managed to arrive just before the script reached this moment, before it actually happened!

“Ogilvy… Reed? Thank goodness! Are you hurt!?”

But after all, I am a major villain, and no matter what, I don’t always have the luck of the protagonist’s halo.

“Get down!”

I hugged Kefir and pushed her aside, and with a tearing and scorching sensation spreading through my body, I brought Kefir down to the ground with me.