Chapter 42 – A High Elf’s First Love (4)
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The kingdom of Valois lost three seats, Yushin Gilead, and Allen Roxfield, who had two seats.
Currently, Allen is missing.
Her kingdom dispatched a search party to rescue her, but she was unable to enter and had to retreat because the entire Aquitaine Mountains were the domain of the elves.
She sent an envoy to the country of elves and asked for Allen Locksfield’s new recruit. However, the Elf country had no way to know about Allen’s new recruit. Because she went into hiding with the Valencian family after Allen disappeared. As the elves confronted the kingdom of Valois as conspiring, the confrontation between the two countries reached the brink of war.
“Even if it’s not the case, the Demon King’s offspring are prowling around, and I’m about to die. Why are humans and elves messing with each other?”
A white-haired girl cradled her papers in her hands as she walked down the aisle.
She was very peculiar
She may have been cute and beautiful, but she had a little horn on her head.
The young girl, who appeared to be in her mid-to-late teens, was a goblin famous for living as long as an elf. She is a heterogeneous tribe with various nicknames of a fighting race and an imperial spearhead. The goblin woman was the only one who had a bureaucratic background among goblins, most of whom were warriors.
“Hey, Miss Tanya! Please let us…”
“Then, there are piles of papers that need to be moved to the study, so move them to my office.”
“Yep!”
At the words of a woman named Tanya, the palace officials of the empire moved quickly.
It was like watching privates who witnessed the late sergeant doing chores. The appearance of middle-aged men hurriedly moving at the command of a young girl looks ridiculous.
‘Yushin Gilead, what the hell is this asshole doing? Doesn’t it make sense that she lost the war and was taken prisoner?’
When Tanya heard the news that Yusin Gilead had been taken captive by the Elves of Liberia, she muttered, “What is it, did the elves even join hands with the demon king’s army, who were their fierce enemies?”
He is not one to be held captive.
Yushin, whom Tanya knew, was a strong man who belonged to the realm of a monster along with his teacher, Heinkel.
Didn’t the Holy Empire, which rated it highly, also ask you to serve as the crown prince’s swordsmanship teacher in order to recruit Yushin as a knight of the empire? Tanya did not believe that Yushin had become a slave to the elves until the end, only admitting it three days ago.
“I have heard rumors. It is said that a knight from the kingdom of Valois surrendered himself after being enchanted by the beautiful looks of the elves.”
“I heard that elves are ferocious, but befitting a race called a race of beauty, their beauty is outstanding. It’s natural for a man with a hot blood to get caught.”
Tanya gritted her teeth.
Even so, he felt anger at Gilead, who had run away after destroying the relationship between the Kingdom of Valois and the Elves of Liberia, which were on the verge of a cliff.
Besides, unaware of his speed, his subordinates said, “It can’t be helped if he’s possessed by an elf.” “I think the role of the elves’ stallion is also good,” He said, causing his superior’s tantrum to grow.
“Stop talking like an idiot and get to work!”
Tanya was furious.
Then, the subordinates who had been chatting until just now began to move.
Imperial Chamberlain of the Holy Empire.
That was the title of a goblin woman named Tanya. As much as she had the authority to act on behalf of the emperor and crown prince, Tanya’s authority was close to absolute.
“Really, the more I think about it, the more it sucks. Like an idiot, getting caught by an elf. No matter how you think about it, it’s strange… She gets caught by the elves no matter how careless she is? Did the elven warriors step out even in groups?”
A tone devoid of dignity and courtesy came out of the goblin’s mouth.
It was vulgar and rude to say that it was the words and actions of the chief chamberlain of the empire, but it was perfect for the words and actions of a fighting race goblin. Because the goblins, who have cruel and reckless personalities, always use profanity in their mouths.
“Okay.”
We finally arrived at the office.
Tanya let out a moan as she set down the papers she was holding in her hands.
Unlike other goblins who smashed rocks with her fists and smashed demon heads with her kicks, Tanya only possessed strength that was slightly stronger than that of human men. So, even moving the documents was not so easy for her.
“An envoy has arrived from the Kingdom of Valois. He asked me to intercede for the implementation of the agreement with the Liberia Elves.”
“Oh, fuck…”
At the words of the secretary who came to the office, Tanya spat out her swear words in a low voice.
It’s just a headache.
Even just supplying supplies to the frontlines facing the Demon King’s army seemed like it would split my head.
However, even the humans and elves in the west couldn’t eat each other and started a mess, and the imperial chamberlain in charge of the empire’s housekeeping was on the verge of going crazy. After submitting her resignation as an old man right now, she wants to go to a nursing home and play chess with human old people. If you enter the nursing home, you will be the eldest, so you will be treated like royalty.
“They were taken prisoner because they committed stupid things. What was it… I heard that some idiot in the kingdom of Valois deliberately threw Yushin to death?”
“This is the 2nd Prince Alphonse. Now, your status has been demoted to a commoner.”
“Yes, Alphonse! I don’t know why, but I heard that Yushin was thrown to die in the war. But why do we have to step in!”
The man who had worked as the imperial chamberlain’s secretary for many years knew.
Tanya, who is in a rage, has no words. She could only wait for now that she would stop her temper and return to her cool.
Maybe 10 minutes have passed.
Finally, Tanya returned to her normal self. Only then did the secretary open her mouth.
“It is said that the elves also sent an envoy. It looks like it will arrive through the warp gate in the afternoon.”
“Oh, elves now?”
They say it’s a mountain beyond a mountain.
Tanya frowned.
My temples throbbed at the thought of the enemy envoys facing each other in the imperial palace.
It was clear that they would fight by biting each other like dogs. Tanya, who has served as the Imperial Chamberlain for hundreds of years, has seen that unsightly scene over and over again. And every time, I thought that the human race was the closest sub-species to beasts. Of course, the elves were not much different from him.
‘I understand that I was betrayed by the 2nd prince and became a prisoner of the Elf country. It’s strange that he seems to have been taken captive so easily… But there must have been a reason. Otherwise, the guy who fought like a ghost against the demon lord couldn’t have fallen to his knees so easily, right?’
Tanya decided not to care too much about Yushin.
He was the one who would come back alive even if he was thrown in front of a dragon with his bare body.
Nothing could be more ineffective than worrying about him. Inefficiency. It was the word that Tanya, who prioritized efficiency above all else, hated the most.
* * *
Manuel Navas, the magistrate of the Elves of Liberia, has arrived at Valencia Castle.
He met Ardena.
It was the first time Manuel met Ardena since the negotiations with Urhel.
The magistrate of the Elf country delivered Ardena an official document from the council related to the Yushin Gilead. Ardena, who received the official letter, hardened her face. It was because he belatedly heard that the agenda of handing over the new recruits of Gilead to the Kingdom of Valois was being discussed in exchange for the dispatch of the demon king slayer who subdued the tyrannical demon king, Agares, from the Holy Empire.
“Sorry. However, the heat wave demon in Granada has started to move. Even in order to effectively subdue the demon lord, I need the power of the demon lord slayer in the Holy Empire.”
The only heroes who can kill the demon king are the chosen ones.
The reason why the six Demon Lords have not been subjugated so far is that they have ‘immortality that cannot be killed by ordinary methods’.
The power to kill immortality.
Only with that power can you kill the Demon King. The reason why the human nations and the elves were unable to defeat the demon king even though they mobilized their troops several times was because the great princes of the demon realm were immortal.
“…Is it really impossible to defeat the demon lord?”
Ardena asked.
In her question, there was a strong regret that she did not want to let Yushin go.
You could even call it selfish.
However, Ardena sincerely did not want to let Yushin go. I want to be with you until the end. A love affair that she couldn’t tell anyone about began to sprout in her heart.
“Even the first warrior, El Cid, couldn’t kill the demon king. It must have the power to kill immortals. There is a legend that a human hero ended the demon king’s life about two hundred years ago, but we elves have never killed the demon king’s immortality.”
Among the human heroes, stories have been handed down that occasionally subdued the demon king.
But the elves couldn’t kill the demon king.
It’s been hundreds of years since the elves settled down and established a country on the Liberia Peninsula. That was the reason why he had not been able to subdue the demon king of the heat wave, who was emitting violence while occupying the southern coastal cities.
Elves cannot kill the demon lord. The reason was unknown. However, it was considered an established theory that elves could not kill the demon lord.
“I know. I know, but…”
You can’t pass Yushin.
I don’t want to hand it over because of the circumstances of the Elf country.
Ardena barely held back her words from getting out of her throat.
Because she was a noble warrior of the Elf country. More than willing to fight for her country and sacrifice her life for her elves, she had a duty to fight for her justice while killing her own private heart. And the person who told it was El Cid, the master who gave Ardena her goal and direction. She had to ‘sacrifice’ herself, as she always did, to keep Master’s teachings.
“…All right. I will follow the will of the priests, council, and warriors.”
“I express my gratitude on behalf of the Elf nation for your wise decision. The price used for the purchase of Yushin Gilead, as well as the corresponding price, will be provided to the Valencian family.”
Manuel bowed his head and turned around.
Left alone, Ardena put on a pensive expression as she thought of Yushin and Alone, who had not yet returned from the academy.
How should I tell them to return to their homeland? He abandoned his homeland and remained in the country of elves. He owed him a debt he could not repay. So, Ardena planned to pay off the debt sequentially while he was in the elven country.
‘We need the help of a demon king slayer to defeat the heat wave demon lord threatening our Liberia elven country. The demon lord of the heat wave, who was kicked out of his territory by the elves, always harbored a grudge against us. And the Demon King of Heat, who gathered the troops of the southern continent, came to threaten the capital. This time, I must kill him and get rid of him… If Maherit is targeted, there will be countless casualties.’
Can not help it.
It’s unavoidable…
Yeah, I couldn’t help it I have no choice…
“Ugh…”
She sat down as Ardena wrapped her arms around her body.
An excruciating pain came.
It was on her chest. It hurt as if her sharp blade had stabbed her in the chest.
Maybe it’s because she’s been with Yoo-shin for too long. It may be that she opened her heart to that human inadvertently, which was the cause of the problem. The cost of opening one’s heart was devastating. She gave her heart to a member of the opposite sex for the first time in three hundred years. The pain that accompanied her love was so painful that even the invincible heroine shuddered.
“Master… Tell me, please… What should I… Do, do…? Please tell me the answer, Master…”
When she was little, Ardena said she always wanted to cry and whenever she had something to do she relied on Master.
She clung to Master.
She buried her head in Master’s chest and cried.
But she didn’t have the Master she always depended on. Because she left without telling Ardena. It was already three hundred years ago that she had a sudden breakup. The current Ardena was feeling the same emotions as when she had a sudden breakup with her mentor, El Cid.
