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by fnovelpia“Where are we going now? Are we really going to find treasure?”
“Yes.”
“Wow~ A treasure from a lost kingdom? Isn’t this something out of a legend? I’m really excited right now. I wonder what the ancients made?”
A sleigh pulled by a frost wolf.
Perka, sitting across from me, is chattering away.
‘I knew this would happen so I decided to leave it behind.’
Perka, who was lying on the ground and begging to go with me.
He’s not my slave, so I don’t need to take care of him. I tried to ignore him, but didn’t he change his target to Asia?
‘A quick-witted guy.’
We weren’t friends, but we saw each other every morning. I guess we’ve become closer. I couldn’t help it because Assis asked me to take Perka with me.
Whatever it was, it was a good sign that Assis was concerned about something.
“Don’t get excited. You’re going to fight the devil. I won’t take responsibility if something goes wrong.”
The purpose of our current wandering is to retrieve the treasure requested by Darka. This is the final story in Lake Fortress.
Kill the bosses, retrieve the treasures, and hand them over to Darka. When you give him all the treasures, he will give you Lazrite along with hints about the Frozen Kingdom.
As far as combat power goes, it is not difficult to defeat the Asysra Demon Beast, which is already close to perfection. The hard part is finding the location of the Demon Beast.
Although Darka gave us a map, as is often the case with maps given in games, this map was blurry and difficult to read properly.
Only a phrase reminiscent of a password is written in each location.
‘It was like a dog when I first did it.’
There are more than one or two monsters in Isenggar, and the ones that give treasures are randomly assigned as you progress.
I had to keep grinding in a state of uncertainty because I was not sure if this was the monster I was supposed to catch, and the drop rate was extremely low.
Of course, as play time increased and strategies were accumulated, it became just another quest.
Anyway, I guess it’s a good thing that you remember.
First things first.
A transparent monster sleeping in the glacier swallows treasure.
Crystal Serpent.
It’s a snake bite.
Since it has a passive ability to nullify magic, it must be defeated with physical attacks.
A quiet fairy of the snowy fields. Pulling back the silver bowstring, she will carve death into the snow.
This guy is a snow elf.
Those who wear the hatred of the cold on their rough bodies, they will trample the snowy fields together with horned beasts.
Finally, to the orc captain.
‘The list is not very good.’
Even if Serpents are like that, Elves and Orcs are the worst of the ones that appear. Elves are cautious and hard to find, and they are strong, and Orcs are too numerous.
While Serpent is a single stage, Orcs are a group and have 3 stages. The time consumed is 3 times longer.
It’s not a game, so there won’t be stages, but won’t there be lots of orcs?
“Hiya~ Going to fight the demon. The demon is scary, but watching my sister fight is just like an art performance. It’s not scary, it’s beautiful. When I watch it, I feel like I want to be an artist instead of a blacksmith?”
The guy who used to be like an emotionless doll in Doomheim and just kept pounding away at things has become so bright. Anyone who sees him would think he’s on a picnic.
“Perca… Artist… ?”
“No. I am a blacksmith. My goal is to become a better blacksmith than my father.”
“Torvar… ?”
“That’s right. I hate to admit it, but my father’s skills as a blacksmith are real. But he’s the worst as a husband and a father.”
“I guess you and Mr. Torvar aren’t on good terms.”
Perka nodded vigorously in agreement.
“That human only knows work. He wasn’t there when his mother died because he was working. He was guarding the flames of Magmar.”
“I know that it is the duty of the Firemaster to protect the flames of Magmar.”
“No matter how important work is, what can take priority over the last moments of your family? Don’t say that. If you keep saying that, even Mr. Karami will get angry.”
“Okay, I understand. It would be rude to interfere in someone else’s family affairs.”
I didn’t dig any further because Perka was showing hostility.
While we were talking, the sled reached its destination: a dense coniferous forest filled with sharp, towering trees.
The first thing I targeted was the snow elves, since they were the closest.
We got off the sled and walked into the forest.
Wheeek!
A cold wind blows between the trees.
The atmosphere is eerie and makes you feel like something might burst out at any moment.
Perka shrank down and looked around cautiously.
“Do elves really live in a place like this? Don’t elves live in the great forest near the World Tree?”
“Not all dwarves live in Doomheim. There are probably dwarves living in forests somewhere in the world.”
As Perka said, the origin of the elves is the Great Forest where the World Tree is located. That is the place where I left Arphia.
But long ago, there were elves who left the Great Forest and settled in other areas. There were some in the gloomy forest, some in the desert, and some in the forests of this snowy region.
Of course, compared to their home forest, the number is significantly smaller.
“I’m a little worried.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Elves are extremely wary of outsiders. They will be even more aggressive here since there are dwarves.”
I feel like he’ll just start shooting arrows.
You must proceed with utmost caution.
“Let’s go carefully without even knowing the shadow.”
“Why are you suddenly drawing?”
“There’s a saying, isn’t there? Even a mouse without a shadow knowing. It means to act so secretly that neither the mouse nor the shadow notices. Okay, if you understand, let’s go.”
Perka lets out a blank laugh as if he finds it ridiculous.
“If you detect any abnormalities in the transfer of AS, please let me know right away. Don’t keep it to yourself like last time.”
“More than… ?”
“For example, if there are elves around.”
“Something like that… ?”
Assis points to the treetop with his finger. A man is hanging from a tall conifer.
Their clothes, made of thick animal skins, were no different from those of the northerners, but as expected, their ears were long.
Longears.
It’s long.
I am an elf of the snowfield.
The mouse was discovered from the start without even moving without Shadow knowing.
A whirlwind whirls around the elf’s arrowhead. It was the power of the spirits.
“Rami. Back.”
Assis stood in front of me, wary of the elf. However, contrary to my concerns that he would attack without question, the elf only aimed his bow and did not shoot.
They whispered something to each other and then came down to the ground. They approached us, still wary.
At some point, Perka, who had been hiding behind me, peeked his head out and asked.
“What, what could it be?”
“Well, I don’t know either.”
This is an unexpected turn of events.
A female elf, who appeared to be the leader, stood before me. Unlike the elves of the Great Forest, her hair was blue, and her pupils were the same.
“Who are you? Who are you, a human being, to have his spirit?”
“Him?”
“The World Tree is speaking.”
“Aha.”
I knew what it was.
I was under the protection of the World Tree, right?
A buff that drastically increases the stats of elf slaves obtained by liberating Arphia.
The sensitive-nosed mermaids sometimes told me they could smell the forest, while the generally dull-smelling dwarves couldn’t even perceive it.
It will feel much more intense for the elves involved.
“You know something. Tell me the truth. If you don’t want to draw on the snow with your blood.”
Even if they live outside of the Great Forest, elves are still elves. They are beings who worship the World Tree as their god. They cannot attack those who receive its protection without permission.
There is no reason to be intimidated.
He stepped forward confidently and faced the elf.
“Wow, that’s really cool.”
“What?”
“I am a person who received the blessing of the World Tree while being a mere human. I am the one who has been blessed by the elven queen for generations. Don’t you understand what that means?”
“What, what is it… .”
The elf’s spirit is dampened by my confident attitude.
But I have a feeling that I will be able to explain it, but I don’t know what to say. Nothing comes to mind.
There is a good way to do this.
“Are you sure you don’t know?”
Letting the other person predict and come up with an answer. Putting pressure on the other person as if there is something.
An elf with a serious expression.
I can hear the speed of my head rolling from here.
Suddenly her eyes widened in shock.
“Really?”
“That’s right. That’s exactly it.”
“The Queen’s husband?”
Oh, my.
The Queen’s husband seems to have gone too far.
I thought you would at most think of me as a benefactor.
But, well, there’s no reason to refuse since they’ll take care of the mistake.
“You noticed it too late.”
“No way. The elven queen of the Great Forest takes a human as her husband? Are you expecting me to believe that now?”
“This is my sincerity, without a single lie. Ibrelia and I made a thousand-year-old oath in the arms of the World Tree. The World Tree also blessed us. The energy flowing through my body is proof.”
“… She’s crazy. She’s really crazy. An elf. And an elf queen making a pact with a human!”
“That must mean that times have changed. In a world where even God is not eternal, the only immortal thing is love.”
“ha… .”
The elf let out a sigh of despair and lowered the bow he was aiming. Fortunately, it seemed like it went over well somehow.
“What is the Queen’s husband doing in Isenggar? He even brought a mole.”
The elf glances at Perka.
Perka flinched.
It’s not easy to tell that he’s a dwarf just by looking at his appearance, but he seems to have dwarf-hating DNA flowing through his body.
“I came to get the royal treasure that the elf is holding. Do you know anything about the item?”
“I know. But why do I need it?”
“I want to return the item to its owner.”
I glanced at Assis, and the elf’s gaze followed.
He seemed to know the story of a kingdom that didn’t even have a history, wondering if it was indeed a species that could live for a thousand years. He nodded to himself as if he had noticed something while looking at Asis.
“Wow, that’s surprising. I didn’t think there were any survivors. But they turned into dolls.”
“Will you give me the item? If you don’t, I’ll take it by force.”
“Don’t worry. We proud elves don’t covet other people’s belongings like some people do. If the owner asks for it back, it’s our duty to return it. Just wait a moment.”
The elf who had apologized and left soon returned. What she had brought was a sparkling blue tiara. The elf handed the tiara to Assis.
“I hope things go well for you.”
“Thank you… Huh?”
Assis stared at Tiara.
For a long time, I couldn’t take my eyes off it.
“Fortunately, you received the first treasure without any problems. Shall we go back?”
“I have something to ask you.”
As we were about to leave, an elf called out to us.
“The Queen’s companion. What is your relationship with the Snow Princess?”
What should I say in answer?
When you say slave and master, it seems like you’re adding fuel to the fire.
I quickly came up with a suitable answer as I searched for it.
“He is the one who protects the princess.”
When it comes to princesses, it’s all about the knights.
Isn’t the article cool?
***
The elves left in the forest after Karami and his party left.
They were speechless at the shocking remarks made by Karami.
A person who guards the princess’s side.
In this case, it is divided into two.
One is a knight.
He is literally the one who protects the princess.
But Karami is someone who is far from combat-oriented.
It’s not an absolute knight.
Then naturally the second case.
There is a prince.
Although not at the elf level, Karami’s appearance is rather handsome. In the eyes of the elves, Karami is closer to a prince than a knight.
It’s not strange for a prince to exist in another world that isn’t even modern Earth. But Karami’s case is different.
“The Queen’s companion is having an affair…?”
I thought something was strange.
Why would the Queen’s husband come to such a remote place?
It was all to have an affair with the princess without the queen knowing!
This piece of trash.
I would like to reveal this outrageous fact to the world right away, but if I do, even the Elf Queen will not be able to avoid the arrows of criticism.
You couldn’t even capture a single human male and made him have an affair. That would be a disgrace not only to the Elf Queen, but to all of the Elves.
The pride of the high elves will be sunk below the dwarven den. That must never happen.
The elf wrote a letter and put it in a box hanging from the birds’ legs.
The destination is each elf elder located throughout the continent.
We must notify you of the emergency.
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