Episode 367 Dark Elf Village (1)
After winning the battle, the Holy Kingdom became extremely angry.
It was unavoidable that the forces of darkness had arrived, but he didn’t know that the small kingdom alliance would strike the back.
If things had gone wrong, the kingdom would have been destroyed.
Looking at the nobles gathered in the Great War, Ray stood on the podium.
The gaze was focused on him.
“As those who have heard the news know, the current Frio Kingdom has already been destroyed. It can be said that the treatment itself was a bait.”
“Who are you saying can destroy a kingdom? And while avoiding the attention of our kingdom…”
“There is a coalition of small kingdoms around the Frio Kingdom that we have been keeping an eye on. If they were determined and tried to cover it up, it would be as easy as hiding the rumors.”
No matter how small the kingdoms are, if only two or three countries gather, it is possible to deal with a tolerable small to medium-sized kingdom.
The small kingdom alliance was a union of seven kingdoms in total, so it was probably not enough to manipulate rumors within them.
When the story of the coalition of small kingdoms came out, the nobles burst into indignation. “How
dare you rebel
against the kingdom of the goddess…”
“The Confederacy of Minor Kingdoms turned against them and eventually joined hands with the dark forces. Now we have to recognize them as enemies too.”
There were many opinions, but the meaning was the same.
To reject the small kingdom federation.
Ray was of the same opinion.
Aren’t the tribes that want to protect people but betray them only for their own profit?
Ray looked at Eclay and said.
“In my own name as a saint in the past, I hope to put those of the Small Kingdom Alliance into the category of holy war.”
Expansion of the domain of the temple.
It’s not something to be taken lightly, but what the coalition did was heinous enough.
Twelve thousand troops were lost because of their betrayal.
Eclay nodded as if there was no need to worry.
“Permission.”
“thank you.”
“Our Holy Nation will treat the small kingdom alliance like a dark force in the future. Those who fall in love will be punished regardless of the reason, so you know that.”
There is no way anyone would be against it.
They lost loved ones due to their absurd betrayal.
The aristocrats of the Holy Kingdom were genuinely angry right now.
“You made the right decision!”
“The wicked group must be punished for their sins!”
Voices calling for punishment erupted from here and there.
It was then.
One of the counts looked at Ray and asked curiously.
“But wasn’t the saintess the first to leave for Frio Kingdom? I haven’t heard that you’ve returned, but where are you?”
Until now, there had never been a time when a saintess had not attended a meeting like this.
That’s how the curiosity grew.
Ray’s expression hardened.
“…The Holy Knights and Saint Iriel… were attacked by dark forces and died near Frio Kingdom.”
The seat of the audience froze coldly.
The Holy Knights were wiped out? Besides, the saintess also died?
Eclay confirmed again with a serious face.
“…Are you sure?”
“I’m sure it was because I saw it right in front of my eyes.”
“I can’t believe it…”
She fainted for a moment.
To think that a saintess would be assassinated within the fence of the Holy Kingdom!
Not knowing that the aristocrats were being rude, they spurned their seats and stood up.
“dare!”
“Songnyeo Seo died in the arms of the goddess… what the hell…!”
“Even if the small-town bastards didn’t work! We must mobilize an army and annihilate them!”
The saintess has been the symbol of the Holy Kingdom.
It was a being who had been protecting the kingdom for over twenty years, and a believer who constantly burned his body for the goddess.
There are also not a few times that I was able to pass thanks to Iriel.
As much as that, the nobles’ thoughts of Iriel were also special.
Aside from the faction that each of them belonged to, her existence was already indispensable to the Holy Kingdom.
Such a saintess was assassinated.
It was like being harassed by the enemy when he opened his eyes.
Ray calmed the heated atmosphere in the venue.
“Everyone calm down. This is not the time to get emotional and plan a crusade.”
“Ha, but Holy Son!”
“They are the ones who killed Iriel. Are you going to cut the ends a little and end it like this?”
His tone was calm, but his whole body radiated a strong sense of life.
The nobles finally shut up as the cold voice made their son-in-law cry quietly.
“….”
“….”
“The root must be completely cut and chewed. We wait until they make a move.”
Ray’s eyes shone blue in the darkness of the podium.
* * *
A Dark Elf approached Aira who was guarding the altar.
“I hope it’s not a big deal.”
“Serien.”
“Because once it’s broken, no one can fix it anymore.”
Inter-dimensional barrier magic tools are broken? Just thinking about it is terrifying.
It’s because the terrible beings from another dimension might move one by one.
Aira stared blankly at the altar.
“Well, it seems to be fine so far. But I don’t know how long this unstable peace will last.”
A dark elf called Serien slumped into his seat.
He had two berries in his hand.
Handing one to Aira, she said while chewing on the fruit.
“Who are you? The person who fixed the magic of magic tools and enchanted the altar that serves as the mana circuit…” ”
…”
I don’t know who it is.
But the important thing is that even oneself does not have the ability to correct the spell cast on the magic tool.
It is a magical artifact engraved by God himself.
Mana is also mana, but the advanced magic formulas are intertwined like a maze, so I couldn’t even touch it.
‘It’s best not to touch it, but it won’t last forever.’
I just hope it goes through like this without any problems.
Aira brushed her long hair up and stood up.
In an instant, her beautiful side line was revealed.
“I will wake up first. I’m tired, so I want to rest a little.”
Contrary to what he said, there was no fatigue in his deep eyes.
Serien laughed sinisterly.
“Heh heh. You thought I wouldn’t know that I was going to contact that human? You haven’t been contacted by Crystal Ball for a while, so it seems you’re impatient?”
At that, Ira was visibly taken aback.
The white jade-like skin has now turned red like carrots.
“Oh no!”
“No, what is it! I’ve been fiddling with crystal balls for the past few days! In the meantime, I’m running out of mana because I’ve been guarding the altar alone!”
She cried as she touched her throbbing wrist.
Ira had no answer to that.
“That’s true…”
“But you’re going to leave me alone and go get in touch with that human again! You are a demon, not an elf! Asmodian!”
“….”
I was talking this far, but I couldn’t go to contact him.
Eventually, he sat back down without a word.
At that moment, a light came on in the crystal ball.
Whoaaah-!
As the surroundings brightened, Aira’s complexion also turned bright.
When mana was injected into the mana crystal ball, the light faded and a voice was heard.
– Ira.
Just a few minutes ago, Serien clicked her tongue when she, who had been standing loftily looking down at the altar, relaxed like a puppy welcoming its owner.
“Tsk tsk.”
Aira, who received glares, cleared her throat after recovering her face.
“Hmmmm. ray. I was worried that something had happened since I hadn’t been in touch for a while. What happened?”
– There’s something I want to ask you about Eonryung. I want to go see you right now…
but Ira, who never thought that he would come to meet me, laughed.
“Whoop whoop. He is out of town on business. I think it will take two months.”
– It’s urgent.
Unlike usual, the voice is hard.
It seemed that something had happened.
As Aira looked at her, Serien sighed.
“The altar is a place where no one but an authorized person can enter. You wouldn’t know that, would you?”
“Isn’t it because you know? Recognition should be recognized by the representatives of the two races. The representative of the elves and dark elves is here right now.”
“Do you think I will allow it? It’s unbelievable to let humans in here. There was a time in the past when a magic tool almost exploded due to human error!”
Serien crossed his arms as if he hadn’t even thought about it.
Then, Aira bowed her head in front of him.
“Please.”
At that, Serien’s eyes widened.
In nearly a thousand years of living, there was no history of seeing Aira bow her head.
However, it felt strange to bow his head for only one human being.
But what is strange is strange and what is not possible is not possible.
She shook her head again.
“No matter how much you ask, I can’t. The altar is no joke. The mission we have been given is just as important.”
“If you don’t believe me, please trust me. I promise you that I will never commit such atrocities.”
“…”
Serien stared at her.
Elves don’t lie.
If it was at the level of a high elf, he could understand the opponent’s intentions to some extent with just his insight.
Aira trusted the human inside the mana crystal ball more than anything else.
why? What the hell could have made her like this?
Serien also became curious.
How could she change when she never showed weakness?
The reason for this would probably be understood if Aira met a human who boasted to the point of exhausting her mouth.
Serien sighed again.
“Haa… I don’t understand why that human is so obsessed with you.”
“Serien.”
“okay. But I’m only allowing this once. If this happens again, I will never allow it.”
“That’s enough. I’m sorry for asking too much.”
“You know what?”
Aira said to the crystal ball.
“As you just heard, I got permission. The location of this place is the Dark Elf Forest. If you cross a river through the south side of Celia, you will see it straight away.”
– thank you. It always seems like I’m losing money.
She blushed and answered awkwardly.
“Ooh, what a thank you between us.”
– I’ll leave right away.
“Don’t wait.”
At the end of him, the crystal ball’s communication was cut off.
Serien frowned at Aira, who smiled bashfully.
“This is sick.”
