F-Rank Puppeteer!! But I'll be Queen, and I'm not a narcissist!!!!! Chapter 226: A ’Well-Deserved’ Vacation

"...Is sothing wrong, Esther-sama?" Elizabeth asks as I violently cleave several prisoners in two. I glance at Elizabeth, who easily picks up that sothing is off.

"I don’t know," I tell her honestly as she looks at , confused.

"...Sorry, but I don’t understand. You seem furious, but you don’t know why?!" she says, as if wanting to be sure.

"Exactly, Elizabeth. I am angry, but I don’t know why." My blessing is to bla. It’s trying to warn about sothing, but I don’t know what, and that frustrates . Frustration turns to anger, anger turns to bloodlust, and without Evelyn here to give her blood, I grow more violent due to a Ghoul’s instincts.

"I just want to kill people because I’m hungry." I can’t stop thinking about Evelyn, about eating a piece of her. Yet, sothing is obviously wrong. My blessing only does things that benefit in so way.

In other words, the blessing trying to warn and making irritable must be a sign, with a hidden answer I need to find. Besides, Adam hasn’t co to give the report he was supposed to.

Which is very strange. He should have co to deliver the latest information he found, but all contact with him has vanished. And since I’m on the battlefield by the Demon King’s orders, I can’t return yet.

"Esther-sama, do you want to return to your mansion to try and find Adam?"

"No. I need you here in case of an ergency. For so reason, every ans of communication with the kingdom has been disabled. We’re cut off from information, but it wasn’t the angels." This is strange.

’Could we have been sabotaged? But by whom? And why sabotage communications with the kingdom?’ Sabotaging communications is pointless. I am here, and that’s all that matters. No trap set by the enemies would work against because my blessing would warn .

’That’s the problem with having such an abstract ability.’ I have no idea what my blessing is trying to tell . It’s like an instinctual "alarm" that screams sothing is happening, but doesn’t say what.

"Esther-sama, if you’re hungry, shouldn’t you eat sothing?"

"I know. That’s naturally obvious. But nothing is as delicious as my wife..." I lick my lips, rembering the magnificent taste of Evelyn. Even her hard scales are tasty.

"Since it’s a long mission, it will probably be a while before you see Evelyn again. Until then, all that’s available is the blood and flesh of the enemies... but if you want mine, I’d give it with a smile." Elizabeth offers herself to in a sowhat forward manner.

"I don’t want that garbage."

"A-Ah... that’s so an to ... but it’s okay... I’m sorry for overstepping. Do you want to do sothing to calm your anger?"

"...Try to see how they’re sabotaging communications. You’re strong; if soone is hunting our ssengers, you should be able to find them. But don’t stray too far from this area. The angels won’t stop attacking, and I might need you." I tell her, leaving the prisoner area where I’ve killed almost everyone.

’I need to find out what’s wrong as soon as possible.’ My blessing never fails. Its "alert" is important, and it’s happening constantly, just as the blessing activated on its own.

"Oh, Commander Esther, have you finished what you were doing?" A sub-general was passing by outside and sees . He’s in a full suit of red armor that covers his entire body.

"Yes, I suppose you could say I’m finished. How is the situation with the angels?" I ask him, looking at the destroyed battlefield.

"It’s excellent. We’ve dealt with almost everything. They’re quite desperate to destroy the [Bridge] they built. They probably miscalculated, thinking they would keep the bridge for themselves."

"But since it was taken over very quickly, they ended up not keeping it. Now they’re actively making various attacks to try and reach it. However, since everything is being blocked, they’re just taking unnecessary casualties."

"That’s how it should be," I tell him, grabbing the sword Evelyn made. I want to test how good it is in real combat, and how destructive its lightning magic can be.

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"This is perfect. Everything went according to plan." I slump into the throne as all the Shadows bow to . Evelyn now bears all the bla for "my death," while I am free of all responsibilities.

Since no one but Esther knows the truth about my appearance being that of a small girl, no one will ever suspect that I didn’t die. Now I’ll just disappear and enjoy life.

"Finally, eternal vacation!!!" I look at my armor. It’s great to know I’ll never have to wear that thing again. Tomorrow they’ll hold the "funeral" for the Demon King. I’ll attend the funeral and then disappear.

Leaving all responsibilities, duties, and problems to my children. A few things went off-plan, like Evelyn just accepting everything and not trying to defend herself. But my plan was perfect, and even her accepting the bla doesn’t change much.

"Shadows, now that I’m leaving, you must stay here and serve the new Demon King who will erge. But don’t forget, what happened must never be told." The Shadows never told anyone the fact that it was all a setup.

"Understood, Your Majesty..."

"No need to call that. I won’t be around anymore. I’m just going to enjoy my life under the new na Crimson." I tell them, waving my hand. I still hold the title of Demon King, but I’ll soon lose it when I’m succeeded. I just accelerated my retirent a little.

"Crimson-sama, then what do you wish done with Evelyn? Should we kill her to avoid loose ends?" One of the Shadows questions. It would make sense to kill Evelyn; that was my original plan.

I wanted her to claim innocence so she could be accused and executed with "evidence." After all, even though the story is well-made, it has several holes, but everyone will ignore those holes to protect themselves.

’Killing Evelyn...’ It would be easy. She’s imprisoned, and if by so chance a supposed guard were to kill Evelyn "by accident," no one would care. After all, she’s the "traitor" who killed the Demon King.

"No, you can let her live. Her being alive or dead won’t make a difference. She will never be able to clear her na. Besides, killing her after she ’confessed’ to the cri would be bad." Esther would be furious.

And Esther is the one with the highest chance of becoming the Demon King. If Evelyn had been executed justly, Esther would be angry but couldn’t do much since it would be the law, even if she found out it was a setup.

But if Evelyn dies in an "unjust" way, like being killed in prison after her punishnt is supposed to be just imprisonnt and torture, Esther will snoop around too much and look for culprits to destroy.

And eventually, she would find , revealing to everyone that I’m alive, and I don’t want them to know I’m alive and didn’t really die. As long as Evelyn remains alive, Esther will "ignore" what happened to a certain extent.

’Besides, considering how opportunistic Esther can be, no doubt Esther will use this to get even closer to Evelyn.’ Esther, as angry as she might be about what happened, will also "gain" sothing from it, so she won’t have as many reasons to try and find , even if she suspects I’m not dead.

"Understood, Crimson-sama. If Lady Esther decides to start investigating, should we stop her?"

’...’ I think for a mont.

"No. Just ensure she can’t find anything indicating I’m alive. But don’t hinder her." If they hinder her, Esther will search more vigorously. So it’s better to let her search and find nothing on her own.

"We have already begun eliminating all traces, Crimson-sama. It will take 3 days at most, and there will be nothing left to indicate the fact that you are still alive... aside from, of course, the fact that you appeared before several nobles and Evelyn herself."

"Excellent." It’s obvious that with the physical description, Esther, who already knows my appearance, will deduce it was . But with just the appearance, she won’t have any real indication that I’m alive, and even if she thinks I’m alive, she won’t know where to find .

"And how is what I asked for before?"

"Your request has been completed, Crimson-sama. The storage ring contains everything you need for a luxurious and pleasant life. The paradise island you chose already has relics deployed to hide it from everyone and has all possible constructions for a perfect life."

"Great!!! Perfect, indeed. I can’t wait to enjoy my private island with no one to bother ."

"Now you may go. Finish everything that needs to be done for tomorrow’s funeral, and have the teleportation relic ready. I want to vanish from this continent as soon as the funeral ends." I sit sloppily in the throne on purpose, no longer having to care about my image.

"Goodbye, useless work life, and hello perfect paradise life!" I smile excitedly about this. I don’t care that I frad my daughter and threw her in prison. I’ve worked too much for this kingdom; I deserve my vacation with no one coming to bother .

And to achieve that, accusing a daughter of a horrible cri is the least I could do. I would do much worse if it ant having the peaceful life I desire.

I DESERVE this vacation. I worked 21 hours a day, 7 days a week for over 200 years. I’m just taking the peace I deserve, and I no longer have the patience to wait for the competition for the throne to end, since this stupid war could delay the succession and force to stay and help!!

Now all that’s left is for to enjoy my life, which will be wonderful from now on. I can almost feel the beach sun on my body and the delicious taste of food without having to worry about responsibilities after the al. I’m going to love my sweet, well-deserved, perfect retirent.