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by fnovelpiaArphia, who claimed to be the messenger of the Elf Queen, left the Great Forest and set out on a journey.
A false rumor that the Elf Queen has a husband.
The ostensible goal is to visit elf villages scattered across the continent and correct false rumors.
The real goal is to find Karami.
The one who lied about being the Elf Queen’s husband. He said he was going to the water country to meet the fox, but now he is with the Ice Princess.
The suspicion that if he left it like this, he would never come back. Arpia needed him to be there.
The longer I was away from him, the more wounds I had on my body.
The first place Arphia found was a dark forest where dark elves had established a base.
It was a dark and gloomy forest where sunlight never reached, as huge dark trees blocked the view, and the only light source was luminous moss.
Dark elves specialize in assassination and infiltration. If an outsider sets foot on them, even a rat will die without the Shadows knowing.
But Arphia is an elf.
It’s not like I’m fighting with a dark elf or anything.
The roots of all elves lie in the great forest where the World Tree is located, and they have simply evolved to adapt to the changing environment in which they live.
Moreover, Arphia was a recognized elf warrior in the Great Forest, so she was welcomed by the dark elves. She was able to deliver the elf queen’s edict without any problems.
“You’ve wasted your time. We Dark Elves knew from the beginning that the information was wrong. There’s no way the Queen would make a thousand-year-old pact with a low-level human race.”
“That’s right. I delivered the letter, so I’ll go.”
“Wait a minute.”
The dark elf elder called out to Arphia, who was about to leave.
“The strongest warrior in the Great Forest recognized by the World Tree. Won’t you teach our Dark Elf warriors a lesson?”
“It’s annoying… .”
“Please.”
I couldn’t refuse.
Most of the dark elf warriors participated in the battle, and Arphia had to deal with them. Only after that was she able to leave the forest.
The next destination was the desert of Anakara.
Desert elf.
Jasandrael walking on the sand.
Elves are confined to the forest and are hard to meet. Of course, if anyone goes to the Great Forest, there is a chance to meet them once. After that, they die.
Even though elves are a mysterious race, Shandrael was even more powerful.
Shandrael is the only elf who does not live in the forest. They live a nomadic life, following the desert waterways and constellations, without any fixed settlements.
Of course, it wasn’t hard for Arphia to find them. She just had to ask the desert spirits.
It was Arphia’s first time seeing Shandrael.
Her skin is a healthy, coppery shade, thanks to the desert environment. Her hair is a lighter shade of blonde than an elf’s, and her eyes are blue like an oasis.
Beauty is like an elf, needless to say.
“The Queen sent it.”
Just like in the time of the Dark Elves, I delivered the edict of Ibrelia.
Elder Shandrael didn’t seem particularly surprised either.
“You must have had a hard time coming this far. Please take a moment to quench your thirst before you go.”
“Okay. There’s a spirit.”
If you make a contract with the water spirit, you can receive clean water anywhere. You can quench your thirst, wash, or do whatever you want.
And that was an essential element for Shandrael, who wandered the desert.
“You are dealing with the higher water spirits! Then, wouldn’t you like to help our children make a contract with the water spirits?”
Spirits have a habit of following higher-level spirits. When a young elf tries to make a contract with a lower-level spirit, the adult elves will help.
Moreover, what Arphia had in her arms was a Servant who was beyond the classification of a spirit. There were already a bunch of spirits who were interested in Servants and were hanging around.
“Ah… .”
Arphia couldn’t refuse this time either.
***
“Thank you. Come again next time. Please say hello to the Queen.”
Arphia left the desert after receiving greetings from Shandrael.
There were only thirty elves who helped her make the contract. There were no lower-ranking water spirits, and the minimum was a lieutenant.
Thanks to this, Shandrael has acquired the largest number of mid-level water elementals since leaving the Great Forest.
After finishing her business in the desert, Arphia quickly moved to the next location, flapping her wings of the wind.
The final destination you must go to as the Queen’s messenger.
Isenggar, the permafrost zone where the snow elves live. This was also the starting point of the Queen’s Consort incident.
Arphia had a hard time containing her excitement at the thought that Karami might be somewhere here. Her heart kept pounding.
Arphia, with the help of the spirits, headed to the dwelling of the snow elves. They settled in the coniferous forest and built an igloo to live in.
Arphia delivered the Queen’s letter.
“Um, I’m sorry. We caused trouble to the Queen because of our mistake.”
The elder of the snow elves apologized awkwardly.
This marked the end of Arphia’s role as messenger. However, her work was just beginning.
“I heard that a man who claimed to be the Queen’s husband came to see me. Do you know anything about him?”
“I don’t know much about that race, but there’s a watch captain who spoke to him. She might know something.”
“Okay.”
The elder called Arphia, who was trying to go find the watchman captain.
“Look here, the strongest warrior in the forest. By any chance… .”
“I won’t do it. You make people suffer so much and you have no shame.”
“Ugh… .”
The elder had nothing to say.
Arphia soon met the captain of the watchtower.
After hearing Arphia’s explanation, the captain recalled his memories of meeting the man.
“He came. A man with black hair and black eyes. He was human, but he exuded the energy of the World Tree. ”
It matched the characteristics of Karami that Arpia knew. When Arpia first met Karami, she also felt the energy of the World Tree from him.
“Who is the Ice Princess?”
“The human woman who was with that man. A princess of a kingdom that disappeared into history.”
I don’t quite understand, but even just listening to the explanation, I can tell that he’s not an ordinary person. Feeling uneasy, Arpia asked with an anxious look.
“Pretty?”
“She was a woman so beautiful that it was hard to believe she was human. She could rival even the most beautiful elves.”
Elves, a race of beauties themselves, have a very high standard for appearances. The phrase “comparable to an elf” was a compliment that rarely came out of an elf’s mouth.
Such a beauty is guarding Karami’s side. Arphia bit her fingers out of habit.
“Do you know where he went?”
“I don’t know the exact location, but if you go northeast, there’s a frozen kingdom. There’s a barrier so outsiders can’t enter, but who knows. It might be there.”
It was an ambiguous answer with no certainty, but there was no other information. Arphia flew towards the northeast as instructed by the watchman.
‘It’s not as cold as you thought?’
Arphia is also well aware of the infamy of the permafrost zone of Isenggar.
It is said that if an outsider sets foot on Isenggar without being prepared, he or she will freeze to death while standing in the bone-chilling cold.
I heard that you can’t take a single step because of the blizzard that keeps coming down.
Even the elves of the Great Forest, who live in the warm forest and receive sunlight, are particularly vulnerable to the cold.
So Arphia planned to wear the fire spirit on her body at all times, but it was far from what was rumored. It was winter, just a little colder than that.
Perhaps the northerners spread exaggerated rumors to show off their strength.
“Is that it?”
As Arphia flew through the sky on the wings of wind made by her servant, a city came into view. She landed in the middle of the city.
Arphia tilted her head. The watchman said there would be a barrier protecting the kingdom, but she didn’t feel any magical devices.
I didn’t think much about it since all I had to do was enter Arpiaya City. I started wandering around the city.
“So pretty.”
Arphia thought that the great forest that contained nature was the best. However, the Kingdom of Frisian was comparable to it. It was beautiful, as if it came straight out of a fairy tale.
The only strange thing is that there are no people. Instead, the city is filled with ice sculptures.
A child walking around holding his parents’ hands.
An elderly couple sitting on a bench.
A nobleman in a carriage.
Vivid and sophisticated.
It looks like it will come to life and move at any moment if the ice melts.
Above all, the atmosphere of the statues was warm and harmonious, perhaps because the creator’s taste was reflected in them. They were residents who fit in a village in a fairy tale.
What’s creepy is that the entire city is filled with such statues. Who on earth did such a large-scale work?
“Why are they so excited?”
Arphia was a little excited by the new experience, but there was someone who was even more excited than her.
Ice spirits.
From the moment they entered the kingdom, the ice spirits started to run around excitedly. I don’t know why. They are people whose thoughts and lives are unknown.
Arphia passed through the street and entered the castle.
A flower garden, ice knights guarding the castle, butlers and maids. In the large hall, there were servants, and statues of the king and queen.
Arphia, who was walking around the castle without stopping, suddenly felt a presence. She cautiously walked towards the place where she felt presence.
There was a person there.
The atmosphere was similar to that of an ice sculpture, but it was definitely a person.
Unlike the ice blocks that were vivid but ultimately nothing more than statues, she was moving. Ice people were created wherever she touched.
The ice spirits were playing around the woman in circles. The woman who was looking at the suddenly appearing spirits turned her head and found Arphia.
“… ?”
A beauty that makes you look at it as if a spell has been cast on it.
As soon as Arphia saw her, he realized it right away.
That woman is the Ice Princess.
And that he was a slave who had been freed by Karami, just like himself.
“You’re the Ice Princess?”
Assis tilts his head.
Then the pupils dilate.
“Tinkerbell… … !”
“… ?”
Arphia defined the man named Assis in one slow word.
This one isn’t normal either.
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