Chapter 103 – Fall of the Elves (1)
When I opened my eyes again, a lot had changed.
Royer lying next to Natasha and hugging her, and the gorgeously decorated surroundings.
Royer and Natasha’s bodies were neatly cleaned without even knowing when they had touched each other.
There was no trace of the intense love affair that had occurred previously, and clean clothes were already placed on Natasha and Royer’s bodies.
“······Did the maids come and go?”
While he was deeply asleep, it seemed like Natasha came and went without even realizing it.
I felt quite ashamed to think that the maids would have come and cleaned up my body, which must have been full of traces of a brief affair.
Is that why?
My body was shaking.
For Natasha, who lived only according to the rules of the elves, being a maid who solved everything like this was something she had never experienced.
Natasha couldn’t help but be taken aback for a moment by the situation, which was completely different from what she had experienced so far.
This is a very natural daily routine for Royer.
It was like something she had never experienced before.
“What’s going on…?”
While Natasha was shaking for a moment, she opened her eyes. The hand was still covering Natasha’s body.
“No. Royer, I’m just amazed at how organized it is.”
“Ah, that’s it. The maids will take care of most of it, so Natasha, you don’t have to worry about anything.”
“I see. I’ll remember it.”
Natasha was not yet accustomed to this kind of luxury.
Growling.
At that time, a clear sound came from Natasha’s stomach.
Natasha’s face turned quite red when she heard that her stomach was empty.
It was because she thought it was out of character for her to talk about hunger in this situation.
But Royer just laughed heartily.
“You seem hungry. Tell the maids to prepare breakfast.”
Royer called the maids familiarly.
After a while, a table came in front of the bed where the two were lying side by side.
The table was stretched out and chairs were placed.
Quite a few plates were slowly brought in front of him.
Even at a glance, it was a huge amount. No matter how you look at it, it was not a typical amount.
Royer, who was wondering if he would be able to eat it all, picked up a fork and knife.
“Natasha, eat.”
The table was decorated with all kinds of meats that could be called all kinds of delicacies, as well as other dishes that clearly showed that they were made with great care.
“······Uh huh.”
Natasha was just wondering what to eat first. Royer tore off one of the largest chicken legs and placed it on Natasha’s plate.
“Try this first. It’s what the palace chef is most confident in.”
“Thank you.”
Natasha smiled and accepted the chicken leg at Royer’s sincere gaze and her love.
The taste I felt the moment I took a bite was literally like walking in heaven.
I felt like I would be truly happy if moments like this continued.
But that moment didn’t last long.
“Your Majesty!!”
I heard someone’s voice echoing through the hallway from afar.
The man with an urgent voice immediately opened the door and rushed in.
“I apologize for being rude, Your Majesty.”
As soon as the man came in, he went to Royer’s side.
Natasha felt Royer’s gaze turn cold at that moment.
‘······It’s not like you’re going to lose your head like that.’
Even though she had become quite close to Royer now, she was in a position to say that she knew Royer’s personality the best she had ever experienced.
However, as soon as he saw the contents of the document, Royer’s expression became quite serious.
“Is this true?”
“Yes, it is an urgent matter. It is not an issue that can be easily overlooked.”
“Convene an emergency meeting and contact all ministers to gather.”
With this, Royer looked at Natasha and spoke.
“Natasha, I will show you where her maids will be.”
After that, Royer literally disappeared like the wind.
It couldn’t have been quite an embarrassing situation.
But Natasha was also different from before. Originally, she would have rebelled against Royer’s words, but now she quietly followed her maids.
I just waited for Royer to come back quickly.
***
Cracking.
People gathered into the conference hall with the sound of sharp and quick footsteps.
People began to spread out to both sides, centering on Royer, who sat in the center.
After filling up the last of her seats, Royer slowly opened her mouth.
“A pretty serious situation has occurred. You probably don’t know what’s going on because we gathered in a hurry.”
In fact, most of the subjects were sitting in their seats without even knowing what was going on.
Royer’s expression looked too serious to ask about her situation, so she just kept her mouth shut.
“The elite knights were defeated. Only one knight managed to return.”
“Eh?”
“What do you mean, Your Majesty?”
“That’s literally true, most of the elite knights were defeated.”
“That’s…”
I wanted to say that it couldn’t be like that.
However, looking at Royer’s serious expression, it seemed like he had already figured out the truth to some extent.
There was no point in making an unconditional claim in such a situation.
At that time, a man walked into the conference room.
Unlike a large man with quite good muscles, he had a limp.
When I looked closely, I saw that there was a huge lump of bandage wrapped around his leg, and he was holding a crutch in one hand.
Even at a glance, the wound was quite serious, enough to make the onlookers feel solemn.
“Introduce who you are.”
“······My name is Pilmaero, the vice-captain of the elite knights.”
By all means.
Those gathered in the conference hall could not know the name.
The vice-captain of the Knights Templar, renowned for his excellent swordsmanship.
No one living in Aman could have known him.
After hearing this, his crushed face looked very similar to Pilmaero.
“Vice-captain Pilmae-ro, what on earth happened?”
“That’s…”
Pilmaero hesitated to answer for a moment.
“The orcs were unexpectedly powerful.”
“Orcs?”
The mission of the elite knights was to help the elves defeat the orcs.
I thought that if the elite knights and forest elves worked together, they would easily defeat the orcs.
However, it seems that the prediction was greatly wrong.
“······Keuung.”
“What happened?”
“The knights are virtually annihilated. I was the only one who came to the meeting point where we were originally supposed to meet. I stayed for about a week, but if I didn’t come during that time, I would end up…”
Pilmaero kept his mouth shut.
It wasn’t that difficult to guess what kind of end they would have faced if they hadn’t come back for over a week.
“Was there no help from the elves? Surely they didn’t use our knights as a shield?”
One of the subjects shouted in anger.
But the vice-captain shook his head.
“The elves fought alongside us, but most of them were wiped out. Magic did not work on the orcs.”
“What? Magic doesn’t work?”
That was a pretty big problem.
The reason why the empire called Aman was able to grow so big was because they grew as a magic empire.
As such, the majority of Aman’s power was magicians.
However, if it was an enemy that magic could not work against, it was because it was related to Aman’s survival.
“Aren’t you mistaken? Magic doesn’t work, so it can’t be a dragon.”
If it were a dragon, magic might not work.
However, orcs were creatures that were very different from dragons.
Of course, in such a situation where it was difficult to understand anything, Royer slowly opened his mouth.
“There is a possibility.”
When Royer, who could be said to be the most proficient in magic, opened his mouth, the subjects instantly became quiet.
“If it’s an ancient spell, it’s quite possible. But the problem is how the orcs got it.”
“Then what on earth should I do?”
“I will find a way to decipher the spell. You, do your best to prevent the orcs’ attacks from continuing.”
“I understand, Your Majesty.”
Royer headed straight to the Magic Tower.
It was like the headquarters where all magic research was conducted.
Royer ascended to the magic tower and immediately took out a book wrapped in chains.
It was an item with a very old scent.
“The answer is definitely somewhere…”
While looking for ancient curses, it seemed like there must be a way to decipher what the orcs used.
A smile appeared on Royer’s face as he flipped through the book for a while.
“I found it.”
There was one phrase written in front of Royer’s eyes.
〈Soul magic.〉
Changes the caster of an ancient spell to yourself. However, a trade between lives is necessary.
It is a very dangerous spell, but it is safe to say that there is no other way than this.
In the end, he cut his own finger.
Blood came out, and Royer recited a spell using the blood as a medium.
After a while, the blood began to slowly tremble and create something huge.
