It took less than an hour for Red Ponytail and Louise to return to Tristen, bringing with them the news of the annihilation of the Albion royal party and the letter.

"Really..."

After listening to Louise's report along the way, Anrietta looked sad.

"I never thought that Viscount Varudo would be a traitor. I never thought there would be a traitor in the Magic Guards..."

Looking at the letter in her hand, Anrietta burst into tears.

"I actually sent the traitor out..."

"Your Highness..."

Looking at Anrietta, Louise didn't know what to say for a moment, and after a moment, Anrietta calmed down and asked softly.

"Did he read my letter to the end?"

"Yes."

Hearing Louise's answer, Anrietta sighed deeply, then looked at Louise again and smiled.

"Don't mind, Louise. You completed your mission well and successfully brought the letter back. This way, the plan to hinder the marriage has been prevented. This way, our country and Germania can smoothly conclude an alliance. In that case, Albion will not dare to attack us rashly. The crisis is over, Louise."

"Yes, Your Highness..."

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Louise's face, but at this moment, a voice that spoiled the mood was heard.

"I say...you guys are not serious?"

"SABER?"

The two turned around and saw Red Ponytail sitting on a chair not far away, looking at them bored.

"What do you mean?"

"Is that what I mean? The crisis is over? Are you kidding me? The next step is the problem."

"The next thing is... the question?"

"What does this mean?"

Anrietta and Louise looked at each other, and the old man behind Anrietta also frowned and looked at the red ponytail.

I really didn't realize that this princess is actually smart in small matters but confused in big ones... Never mind, there are many such women in history. They are good at palace fighting but terrible at managing government affairs. Not everyone can be like Wu Zetian.

"Then I'll be more direct."

Red Ponytail stretched out her hand and pointed at the table.

"To Albion, Tristen is just a small country. It would be a piece of cake to attack it, right?"

“…Although I am reluctant to say this, it is true.”

"Yes, so, for Albion, Tristen is just a fish on the chopping board, and it can do whatever it wants with it. Originally, Albion wanted to remove the fishy smell from Tristen, marinate it, and then simmer it slowly to make it a more delicate dish, so it wanted to ruin your marriage plan. But now, it failed, and the simmering or steaming plan is out of the question, so what should it do?"

Having said that, Red Ponytail spread out her hands.

"It's very simple. Since the troublesome method is not possible, then just use a knife to stun the fish, remove the scales, sprinkle some salt on it, grill it and eat it. It's the same."

"But, but we have already made an alliance with Germania! Isn't the princess going to marry the king there?"

At this moment, Louise also shouted loudly, and Red Ponytail nodded.

"Yes, they can only be allies after they are married, but the problem is that they haven't been married yet? The princess and the king haven't been married yet. If I were Albion, since the first plan failed, I would just come here and kill them before they get married. Anyway, the alliance agreement hasn't been signed and the marriage hasn't been concluded. All they have to do is occupy Tristen and then capture the princess and the queen, and they'll be married, right?"

Upon hearing this, Anrietta and the others' expressions changed.

"Mazzarini!"

Anrietta quickly turned her head and looked at the old man behind her.

"How likely do you think this is?"

"This... Please forgive me for being blunt, but this young lady is right."

The Grand Councilor thought for a moment, then nodded seriously.

"To be honest, we haven't considered this possibility before, but in fact, this possibility does exist. After all, compared to Albion, Tristen is still too weak..."

At this point, the old man's voice also sounded a little bitter.

"how so……"

Hearing this, Anrietta's face turned pale.

"Please be patient, Princess. The wedding date has been set. As long as we can carefully observe Albion's movements before then, there shouldn't be any major problems. I think from now on, we should immediately impose martial law on the entire kingdom under the pretext of preparing for the wedding ceremony, and at the same time require all places to strictly restrain their subordinates and not give Albion any opportunity to take advantage of it..."

"Haha, if someone wants to beat you up, they can just find a reason. Why bother with all that..."

"That's not right, Saber."

Hearing the red-tailed girl's laughing sarcasm, Louise pouted in dissatisfaction.

"War must be fought for a legitimate reason. If it is fought without a legitimate reason, wouldn't it be an invasion? Even the people of Albion will not accept it!"

"Can't we just find a reason? Just like if I slapped him, I could say that his face hit my hand, and then beat him up."

"His face..."

"Hit my hand...?"

Upon hearing this, Anrietta and Louise both looked strange.

"What kind of perverse logic is this?"

"That's a twisted logic, but if he doesn't admit it, I'll kill him. Do you think he will admit it?"

"this……"

Now both of them were speechless.

"hehe."

Having said that, Red Ponytail stood up and stretched.

"There's a saying in my world that a weak country has no diplomacy. Just try your best to find a solution."

After saying this, Red Ponytail turned around and prepared to leave. Then she seemed to think of something and took out a ring from her pocket and placed it on the table.

"Oh, by the way, Princess, this is something that the Crown Prince asked me to bring to you."

"This is……"

Looking at the ring on the table, Anrietta slightly widened her eyes, then reached out to pick up the ring and put it on her finger. She stared at the ring and then lowered her head.

"Thanks……"

"You're welcome. It's just a piece of cake."

With a wave of her hand, Red Ponytail left the room, and for a moment, none of the three spoke.

After a long time, the Grand Councilor finally let out a long sigh.

"A weak country has no diplomacy..."

After this, time moves on.

Anrietta was also very quick, especially after receiving the reminder from Red Ponytail. Almost on the third day after Red Ponytail and Louise returned to the academy, she announced the marriage of Princess Anrietta of the Kingdom of Tristin and King Albrecht III of the Kingdom of Germania. The wedding of the two parties was scheduled to take place in a month, and a military alliance would be concluded on this basis.

The new Albion government was established one day after the alliance was announced. Albion announced the abolition of the monarchy and the transition to a republic. At the same time, the Noble Parliament sent special envoys to Tristan and Germania to discuss the conclusion of a non-aggression treaty, which also made the two countries, which were originally extremely tense, breathe a sigh of relief.

After returning to the academy, Louise proudly told Red Ponytail the news.

"So I say, Saber, you are just exaggerating. Look, now Albion has given up on their plan because it has failed. As long as a peace treaty is signed, everything will be fine."

"hehe."

In response to Louise's words, the red ponytail girl just shrugged her shoulders.

Are you kidding? Toristin and Germania combined are not Albion's opponents, so why should they care about the agreement they signed with you? Only powerful countries can have an agreement. A small country like Toristin is not as powerful as Yugoslavia, and is about the same as Montenegro.

To them, such a peace treaty was no more effective than a piece of papyrus.

And it can't even be used to wipe your butt, what a loss.

However, after this trip, Louise also changed.

For example...

“Woo… woo…”

here we go again.

Red Ponytail sighed and turned her head, only to see Louise, who was sleeping beside her, curled up in a ball and sobbing softly. Red Ponytail didn't know how important the Viscount was to Louise, but after the Viscount died, Louise had nightmares almost every night.

And every time this time...

"Okay, don't cry..."

Red Ponytail reached out and gently stroked Louise's hair. Feeling the touch of Red Ponytail, Louise turned around and hugged Red Ponytail, then buried her head in her arms. She seemed to relax a lot, and soon fell asleep with a smile on her face.

"I never realized that she really likes that guy."

If Red Ponytail remembered correctly, Louise once told her that when she was a child, she often cried on the boat by the lake because she was not learning magic well. Every time, it was Varudo who found her, comforted her and cheered her up. But she didn't expect that the man who was so kind to her actually just wanted to use her...

So, Varudo, you are not qualified to be a villain.

Thinking of this, Red Ponytail shook her head helplessly. In so many animations, villains raised little girls from childhood to adulthood, making them completely devoted to themselves. Haven't you seen that when facing the protagonist, those villains would say, "It was XX who helped me find my home, and I will dedicate everything I have to him!"

But you, who worked hard for three days and slacked off for two days, ended up with this result. You are not even qualified to be a villain. You have raised her from childhood to adulthood for so many years, but you didn't even have a strategy to get in, and she even betrayed you at the last minute. What is this? Your boyfriend is not as good as your lesbian friend? You can't even grab a woman. It's really shameful!

It just means that the technical method is not good enough.

I can only be a supporting role.

If it was some indescribable game, they would have done this and that to Louise, brainwashed her and then used her to get close to the princess, did this and that to the princess, then got close to the queen, and did this and that... Wouldn't it be a simple matter to take over the entire country?

Look at how embarrassing you are!

Of course, Louise herself didn't know what she did at night, and Red Ponytail didn't tell her. Otherwise, with Louise's self-esteem, if she knew that she was crying secretly in her quilt at night, she would probably jump off the building out of shame.

However, just a few days later, Louise found Red Ponytail again with a complicated expression and showed her a book.

"What's this?"

Looking at the blank page in front of her, Red Ponytail was also confused.

"In fact, I was just called by the dean, who said that Her Highness Anrietta appointed me as the priestess who will sing the ceremony at the wedding..."

"Uh-huh, so what?"

"According to tradition, every witch must take this 'Ancestor's Prayer Book' and recite prayers at the wedding."

"Hmm...but there's nothing written on it?"

Red Ponytail picked up the book and flipped through it. Hearing this, Louise also lowered her head dejectedly.

"I don't know what's going on either!"

"Hmm... let me see, this isn't a fake."

"How is that possible? This is the authentic piece handed down from the royal family!"

"That's true. If this is a fake, it must be made with too much care... huh?"

However, just as Red Ponytail was flipping through the prayer book, she suddenly froze.

Because from this prayer book, Red Ponytail felt the same power of the void as in Louise!

This thing is actually real?