After Kuerxiu entered the reception room, she first subtly nodded to You Te, then walked straight to the two of them.
Emilia politely stood up, bowed slightly, and thanked her, "Thank you, Kuerxiu-dono."
"It's nothing, I'm just helping You Te-gege," Kuerxiu waved her hand, her expression very calm.
She was always like this, saying what she meant, straightforward, without any pretense.
Although this was an opportunity for Emilia to owe her a favor, she could have simply changed her words slightly, even just saying 'it's nothing'.
However, Kuerxiu was just such a proud person.
"No matter what, I must thank Kuerxiu-dono," Emilia said seriously, then secretly glanced at You Te with gratitude.
This was You Te using his own favor to help her.
Even so, since she was the one who received the help, Emilia would repay this kindness to You Te and Kuerxiu in the future.
This was a matter of principle, even if Kuerxiu said she was merely helping You Te.
Emilia, like Kuerxiu, was a principled young lady.
"Suit yourself," Kuerxiu gave Emilia a deep look, then said to You Te, who was standing beside her:
"You Te-gege, the female thief has been found. She's an orphan named Felt from the slums. Because she has a criminal record, the search was very quick."
"Her social connections are very simple; she lives with an old giant named Rom at Number Seven, Across-Water Street."
"Thank you, Kuerxiu," You Te said sincerely, feeling a little surprised. He had still underestimated the power of the Karsten Dukedom.
It hadn't been long, and they had almost dug up everything about that female thief.
Kuerxiu didn't mind You Te changing his address for her from Kurxiu Meimei to Kuerxiu. She nodded calmly, then placed one hand on her chest and bowed slightly to the two of them:
"I still have some documents to process, so I'll take my leave. If you need any help, you can discuss it with Felix."
"You've worked hard, Kuerxiu. It's just a small thief; you've already helped us a lot. There's no need to arrange more people," You Te thanked her.
Hearing this, Kuerxiu nodded faintly, then turned and left the reception room, heading towards the study.
As the current head of the Karsten family and a Duchess of the kingdom, she had many state documents to handle every day.
Therefore, there were also rumors outside that the Sage Council had secretly chosen Crusch Karsten, as she had already been familiarized with some state affairs.
The Sage Council did not refute this; instead, they openly admitted to letting Kuerxiu handle state affairs.
Various reasons intertwined, making Crusch Karsten the most powerful and suitable Royal Selection Candidate among the current four candidates.
"Let's go, Liya, to get your Royal Selection insignia back," You Te stood up and looked at Natsuki Subaru, asking, "Ang-qin, are you coming?"
"Yes, of course!" Natsuki Subaru immediately stood up, then gave Emilia a very bright smile and gave a thumbs up:
"Emilia-tan, I will definitely help you get your Royal Selection insignia back! No matter what difficulties we encounter, please trust me!"
You Te's mouth twitched when he saw this, thinking to himself that they were going to catch a female thief, not go to war.
Anyone who didn't know would think they were going to climb mountains of knives and descend into seas of fire.
Hearing this, Emilia smiled awkwardly yet politely, "Thank you, Natsuki Subaru, but I still hope you can call me Emilia."
One doesn't hit a smiling person. After all, he was going to help her find the Royal Selection insignia, so even if she found Natsuki Subaru a bit annoying, she couldn't show it.
"Okay, Emilia-tan, got it, Emilia-tan," Natsuki Subaru's smile grew even brighter, thinking Emilia must be shy.
He just needed to continue his humorous offensive to win her affection.
Emilia saw that Natsuki Subaru was impervious to reason and was too lazy to say anything more. There was nothing she could do; after all, this annoying guy was You Te's friend.
You Te's mouth continued to twitch.
This male lead is truly confident and so greasy. He couldn't possibly think he's very humorous, could he?
Sure enough, Natsuki Subaru wasn't fit to be his love rival at all.
You Te thought to himself that keeping him by his side as a green leaf to set himself off wouldn't be bad.
There's no harm without comparison.
This comparison would definitely make it easier to conquer Emilia and future adorable girls like Rem, Betty, and so on.
No wonder the main character usually has a funny clown by his side.
So that's how it is.
You Te had a moment of great enlightenment at this moment.
Good, good, good. When they get married later, no one is allowed to touch their knives and forks before the matchmaker Natsuki Subaru gets to the table.
"You Te-sama, Emilia-sama, Ang-qin, does Felix need to help, meow?" Felix's fluffy ears twitched.
It's already 'Ang-qin'?
The male lead still had some skill in flirting with men.
You Te kept a straight face, almost laughing out loud.
Indeed, choice is more useful than effort.
If you choose the wrong path, no amount of effort will help.
It would be hilarious if he took off his pants and found he was smaller than this cat-girl.
Of course, that's impossible. No matter how affectionate Felix was to outsiders, his heart belonged only to Kuerxiu.
After politely declining Felix's offer, the three rode out of the Dukedom in the dragon carriage prepared by the maids.
As it approached five in the afternoon, the daytime hustle gradually settled, and the sky seemed to be quietly stained with a crimson pigment by an invisible hand.
That gradually reddening hue spread from the horizon, like a giant piece of silk, gently covering the earth.
Inside the dragon carriage.
Emilia and You Te sat on one side, while Natsuki Subaru sat alone on the other.
Throughout the journey, Natsuki Subaru chattered incessantly, mainly saying that he would help Emilia find her insignia no matter what.
Emilia didn't respond to this, maintaining an awkward yet polite smile.
She was clearly completely speechless with this annoying Natsuki Subaru.
But unfortunately, Natsuki Subaru was thick-skinned and very confident, always thinking that Emilia's reaction was shyness.
Then he continued to chatter, a vicious cycle.
"Ang-qin, I'm a bit tired and want to take a nap," You Te saw that Emilia was truly impatient, so he interrupted Natsuki Subaru's incessant babbling.
As he spoke, he yawned.
To be honest, his head was aching from listening.
"Alright," Natsuki Subaru immediately quieted down, but he was a little unhappy that You Te had interrupted his flirting.
But he didn't show it on the surface.
Emilia breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at You Te, who was resting with his eyes closed, her heart warmed.
She knew You Te was helping her.
"You Te, you won't be comfortable sleeping like that. Do you want to lean on me and sleep?" Emilia asked softly.
"No!" Before You Te could speak, Natsuki Subaru got anxious and immediately shouted to stop her.
Emilia frowned and looked at him, displeased, "Please lower your voice, and I asked You Te, not you."
"No, absolutely not!" Natsuki Subaru yelled illogically.
"Why not?!" Emilia, who had endured for so long, was really about to lose her temper.
Even with her good temper, she couldn't stand Natsuki Subaru's constant harassment.
"Emilia-tan, only people with a very intimate relationship can do something like that!"
"You Te is someone I have a very intimate relationship with!" Emilia said, then, as if in a huff, she hugged You Te and placed his head on her shoulder.
"Emilia-tan, you..." Natsuki Subaru's face immediately flushed red.