Iri had thought that the Theocracy would treat its ace with all sorts of preferential treatment, but that wasn't the case... The new residence was merely closer to the Black Scripture's dormitory for convenience.
In fact, the room was smaller and shabbier than the place she lived before her promotion. However, in such a place, Iri didn't feel like throwing a tantrum about being a princess. Anyway, it was all the same.
After returning to her room, before Iri could even speak, Bell spoke first, very anxiously.
"Clementine! I've received the latest news. Fire Chief Priest Bernice of the Fire Extinguishing Scripture has begun to mobilize her defense team in recent days. I heard they are going to reinforce the frontline base in the Southern Forest, and I also heard that she hopes to dispatch members of the Black Scripture to accompany her. Do you think you could find an opportunity...?" Before Bell could finish, Iri waved her hand and interrupted.
"I already know about this. I was called to the regular meeting just now, and I was assigned a mission: to go with the Fire Extinguishing Scripture, and to designate three people from the Black Scripture to accompany me," Iri said.
"Eh? I was just about to suggest if you could find an opportunity to go together? Taking the chance to conquer the Elf Kingdom, isn't this perfect?" Bell said happily.
It was indeed perfect. Even Bell knew that her going to conquer the Elf Kingdom was a perfect situation, wasn't it?
So why didn't those old foxes in the Theocracy know? Were all those people at the table not as good as Bell?
Although those old foxes had always misunderstood that she was now controlled by Falling Beauty of a Nation and was on their side, they already had the Dragon Kingdom and the Empire as two big fools. Hadn't they woken up yet?
"Is this really perfect? I don't think so," Iri said.
"Eh? Is it not good?" Now it was Bell's turn to be confused.
"Then tell me, what's good about it? From your personal perspective?" Iri said while taking out an anti-detection scroll and activating it directly.
Although they were within the coverage of the Theocracy's anti-intelligence magic artifact here, it was still necessary to use it for safety's sake.
Bell looked at Iri curiously as she used the anti-detection scroll, and then she began to speak.
"From my perspective, I think that if the Elf Kingdom submits to the Magic Kingdom, the Theocracy will definitely not let it go. If the Theocracy continues to attack the Elf Kingdom, wouldn't the Magic Kingdom have a reason to send troops to destroy the Theocracy?" Bell said.
"Heh heh! Shallow!" Iri snorted and said, even though she had indeed thought the same thing earlier!
It was just that hearing the same idea from Bell's mouth made Iri feel somewhat displeased. Didn't this mean that she and Bell viewed problems at the same level?
"Eh? What's shallow about it?" Bell was also displeased.
"Firstly, if the Magic Kingdom truly wanted to attack the Theocracy, it wouldn't need any reason or excuse to wipe the Theocracy off the map. It's just... scorched-earth rule is not Ainz Ooal Gown's style," Iri said.
"Then how do we take down the Theocracy?" Bell was very confused. In fact, Iri was also very confused. Although she said so, if she were to come up with an idea to make the Theocracy surrender without bloodshed, she really wouldn't have a way. But she had already bragged, so she could only pretend to be mysterious to appease Bell for now.
"Heh heh! You don't even know who I am. How did the Dragon Kingdom fall? How did the Empire fall? I have my own methods for the Theocracy, but now is not the time to tell you. My puzzle is still missing a few crucial pieces. You will naturally know when the Theocracy falls," Iri said.
"Oh oh!! As expected of the Princess of the Ainz Ooal Gown Magic Kingdom! As long as we can overthrow the Theocracy, wherever you can use me... I will do my best!" Bell, who had been a bit dejected earlier, suddenly regained her spirit.
"That's natural... Hmph hmph!" Iri put on a smug expression and laughed, but in reality, Iri was scared to death. She had no way to deal with the Theocracy right now; the intelligence was still too scarce.
She still didn't even know how they knew her identity as a princess, and she completely didn't understand the intention behind sending her to the Elf Kingdom.
"Then Bell... tell me everything you know about the Fire Extinguishing Scripture and the Elf Kingdom, clearly and in detail," Iri asked. She decided to put the complicated issues aside for now and focus on the current problem.
So, Bell took out her notebook and began to explain the situation of the Elf Kingdom to Iri.
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