Chapter 73 – The Elf Princess’ Wrong Choice (3) [Illustration]
The eventful meal came to an end, and silence fell over the table in the room where all the dishes had disappeared.
I was full, but I didn’t feel that full because of the cold atmosphere.
Rather, because I was nervous, I felt like I was empty.
The person who broke the silence was none other than Royer.
He took a sip of tea while holding a teacup and began his speech.
“If it were a war against orcs, I wouldn’t even be able to dream of using wizard troops.”
Orcs’ leather is very thick. So no magic could even pierce that leather.
Because of this, magic did not work well for the Orcs, and the Elves could not easily deal with the Orcs.
This meant that it was easy to be pushed aside from the top.
Therefore, it was natural that the troops requested from humans were warrior troops rather than wizards.
To put it in a good way, it was a strong and strong warrior force. In a bad way, it meant that it was a meat shield.
I wondered if the elves knew that too, so I couldn’t say it easily.
Of course, it was Royer who led the conversation.
“Giving up warrior troops is not something that can be done easily. Without them, Aman would also be in danger. All we can give away is 100 warrior troops.”
100 men may seem like a large number, but it was not enough to change the situation of the war.
Typically, thousands of men would be deployed in a war. There were more than a thousand orcs attacking the elf forest right now.
“It’s difficult with only 100 people. I can’t fight them!”
“That’s right. Did you say Royer? I hope you give us a little more troops.”
At Natasha and Oberon’s request, Royer looked pondered for a moment.
“All I can give you in addition is 500 warriors.”
500 people, this was not an extremely large number, but considering that there were already 100 people, it was like an increase several times.
Moreover, a total of 600 troops was enough to overcome the crisis.
“Thank you. You are sending such troops…”
“You will have the blessings of the Tree of Life.”
“Nothing much to say, I will accept the price.”
“A price?”
Natasha’s face hardened at the word “Price.” Oberon frowned and said, as if he still didn’t understand properly.
“What do you mean? Wasn’t this a reward for teachings from hundreds of years ago?”
“Wow, you don’t know much about the world. Quite a long time has passed since then. Unfortunately, humans are not the ones who remember such blessings in detail.”
“Then what…”
“You can think of those 500 as boasting a daily wage of 100. They are not ordinary warriors, but the emperor’s bodyguards. I gave half of my 1,000 bodyguards.”
“······.”
Natasha was starting to get worried.
However, the reason she gave away half of those troops was because she had no idea what a great reward she would receive.
“What do you want?”
When Natasha asked bluntly, Royer burst out laughing.
“You seem to have a rather impatient personality. I will answer the questions you have already asked. First, the elf princess must remain here.”
“Wait a minute, what do you mean?”
Oberon asked as if he didn’t understand.
“That’s literally it. Isn’t this something that might put my soldiers in danger? Until my soldiers return, the elf princess will have to remain in Aman. What should I say? Prisoner? Hostage?”
Natasha crumpled her face when she heard a word she had never imagined. Oberon’s expression hardened as he must have taken it as quite an insult.
“What you just said was insulting.”
Natasha stopped Oberon, who was about to argue.
“Let’s hear it first. I don’t think you’ll be satisfied with just me being left behind, do you?”
“Well, that’s right. I will provide you with a place to stay and food for the rest of your stay. Instead, I ask that you stay as the emperor’s maid.”
Oberon raised his voice at the mention of her.
“How dare you call the princess a maid?”
“Oberon!!”
Natasha came to receive her medical supplies and was troubled to see Oberon yelling at her.
Actually, she didn’t seem to be treated that badly. It meant that if he just worked a little harder, the future of the elves could change.
However, Oberon could not bear it anymore and started screaming at her, which clearly upset Royer.
“We will have to re-establish the conditions. We will reduce the number of reinforcements by half.”
“No!”
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Reducing it by half actually meant not supporting troops.
The troops were already insufficient. Oberon also acknowledged that she had overreacted and bowed her head to Royer.
It was a rare sight to see an elf hundreds of years old bowing his head to a human in his 30s.
But Royer’s expression did not relax.
“I guess I was wrong. I thought elves were polite people, but it seems that’s not the case.”
Natasha had nothing to say.
If you think about it, it was like a natural request.
No matter how much of a princess she was, she couldn’t bring 600 soldiers on the premise that only she would work as a maid.
“······I’m sorry. I’ll apologize on your behalf, so can you forgive my rudeness?”
Natasha eventually lowered her head. I had long since forgotten about my status as the princess of the elves.
Right now, they were just there to receive troops.
In response to Natasha’s earnest request, she nodded, saying she understood.
Natasha thought that Royer’s anger had now subsided. But when she heard the next words, she also had to believe her own ears.
“I will place another condition. A maid and a princess? You can beg for troops yourself.”
“Begging?”
She must have heard wrong, she thought. But Royer’s expression was still stern.
“Isn’t it partly your fault for mistraining your subordinates? In that case, you, the superior, should be responsible.”
“······I understand.”
She had nothing to say. Natasha immediately lowered her head and apologized.
But Royer snorted at her.
“Unfortunately, you don’t seem to know anything about human culture.”
“······Yes?”
“In human society, when you apologize, you basically bow down with your whole body. In one word, you bow.”
To apologize, the most effective way was to sit directly on the ground and bow down.
Of course, when Natasha heard that, her body flinched for a moment.
“Above all, all of these actions are performed naked. I am truly sorry. Can you do that?”
“······What is that?”
“If you do, since I have confirmed your sincerity, I will give you another 600 soldiers.”
Natasha began to worry very much.
If only she could overcome this moment of humiliation, there would be hope for the elf people.
For the sake of hope, he was confident that he could overcome this humiliation.
“······I will do it.”
“Good idea. Do it up there.”
From earlier, for some reason, there was a mat that didn’t match the restaurant.
Natasha immediately got up on the mat.
She took off all her clothes and underwear. Of course, she had twisted and covered her body as much as possible so that her private parts were not visible.
Oberon seemed unable to understand the situation at all, so he avoided her eyes.
“······.”
As an elf who had lived in the forest for a long time, her body was quite excellent.
Her breasts, which were as large as her head, were perky and had a slim waist that did not match those breasts. Her arms and legs were thin yet beautifully plump.
Her beauty was also great. Overall, he seemed to boast a very outstanding physique even among the elf race.
Moreover, the line along her hip was enough to steal the viewer’s attention. Above all, the skin was very soft.
Natasha covered her breasts with one arm and her vagina with her other arm out of shame.
“Now, please show me how you apologize. Basically, an apology lasts at least one minute.”
Natasha immediately bowed her waist. She hit her face on the floor mat and looked like she was apologizing.
Natasha just sweatdropped in a situation she couldn’t get used to at all. Of course, the more she did it, the more desirable her sweaty and shiny body looked.
Natasha just wanted to finish her apology as quickly as possible and then put her clothes back on.
But Royer, who came up behind her, smiled.
As Royer raised her hand, Oberon approached.
“······This is no different from words!”
Contrary to her cries, Oberon could not stop Royer.
This was because the guards who appeared at that moment grabbed Oberon’s arms.
