226 – The Profane (6)
Chapter 226 – The Profane (6)
Elves, according to my prejudice, are a mysterious heterogeneous race with a beautiful appearance. In addition to that, the dwarves and now the mixed blood of beasts.
Those who come to Eden come from various forces and races. This is because Serenian, who wanted to increase his power, made a bold decision and received comrades regardless of race or origin.
For me, I wonder if this is that much, but Serenian, Urea, Pia, and others who have talked with me have explained that this is very unusual and unprecedented.
The fact that the various races and powers that had been scattered in the first place began to actively exchange was the recent great war.
For that reason, I was also very interested in the different races living in another world. It was already expected that the inhabitants would be added to the world in the pot, so I thought maybe other people than the races I’ve seen so far could come.
‘This time I’m a vampire?’
But the idea came true pretty quickly. I was looking down with a smile on the lakeside flower pots, showing the residents and Serenians who had returned from the war.
At the same time, Serenian had someone who was unconscious as he radioed me. A figure that appears to be an ordinary woman, covered in a black cloak. She is a vampire
“What do you mean?”
I watched them with interest and smiled bitterly. They say she fought, but seeing that she was brought in without killing like this, she must have thought of something.
As a demon who pretended to fight with the villagers, he could have simply dealt with it, but if he accepts that vampire as a resident of the potted world, should I prepare something for him?
At least, it didn’t seem like they would live strong no matter where they were thrown, like the mixed beasts.
“—, —.”
Until the vampire awoke, Serenian led the villagers along with other officers.
She said that the battle itself was a great victory, but that alone did not make her feel at ease. More than anything else, it takes time and effort to fix the gruesome sight that I burned with the laser.
“–? —…”
I could see the soldiers participating in the battle getting agitated as they took off their armor and took care of the wounded.
Those who went outside to ambush were surprised to hear what I had done to those inside. Occasionally, there were those who looked up at the sky with fearful eyes.
As expected, even for the residents who are familiar with the various actions I do, what I did this time seems quite shocking.
‘This will take some time.’
I got up from my seat and began to work out what I had to do by handling overdue housework and eating filtered meals in order to observe things more leisurely.
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“Ugh, ugh…”
“Wake up. Hurry up and tell the queen!”
As Seunghyun expected, it took some time for Elise to wake up. At a fairly late hour, her flinching and coming back to her senses, Elyse’s figure surprised those who were watching her and hurried to find Serenian. Thanks to that, the quiet night turned upside down in an instant.
‘I am alive. How did this happen?’
Her condition was not so good, and she didn’t even have the energy to go wild. She just sat there idly by, recounting what the hell happened to her.
“I think I heard it. Your story.”
So when Serenian came looking for him. She laughed and shook her head as if in desperation.
“He heard my story.”
“He told me a few times. About the Elf Queen. They called you queen, so you must be that queen.”
Serenian calmly opened his mouth after seeing Elise’s calm state. She told Serenian what Pietro had said.
“I don’t pay attention to the words of human wizards who don’t know the subject.”
“…I guess so.”
“I have a lot of questions, so if you answer my questions, I won’t kill you.”
Serenian heard her story about Pietro with one ear. It didn’t matter much at this moment, she judged.
“You said you wouldn’t kill me?”
However, Elise giggled when she heard Serenian’s words. It was a laugh close to a mockery, so the expressions of the people around him hardened, but Serenian sensed the despair in the laugh and didn’t bother to react.
“It is strange that a leader who has failed so thoroughly is given another chance over and over again.”
“Looks like something went wrong.”
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Elysee sighed, as if Serenian’s reaction was different from what she expected, and opened her mouth. She didn’t show much hesitation, perhaps because she was sure it was her last minute anyway.
“Just as you guys check and fight each other, so did we. It fell into chaos when the rule of the demon king, who forced everyone to obey, disappeared. The cost of losing in the battle for power was high.”
Elise told her what had happened. The confusion was that they already knew about the situation in the Pandemonium, which was no different from the continent, through the orc survivors, so the residents of Eden, including Serenian, who hurriedly gathered, listened to her story with serious faces.
“I made a decision to save my people from annihilation. Let’s go to a new land. Even if I had to be chased by people living on the continent, I thought it would be better than being caught and killed by my own people.”
“A few vampires were already working together with some humans to create a magical weapon called a golem. Did you not know about it?”
“I don’t know. Bald and ugly? Judging by the description of his appearance, he is a mongrel.”
Serenian also talked about the vampires she knew, but Elise replied that she didn’t know about them. In the first place, she was someone who had nothing to do with the group that Elise belonged to.
Serenian also nodded her head, recognizing that vampires also have differences in clan.
“The moment I evacuated to the continent, I was attacked and captured by enemies who had already noticed. If that’s the case, if you rescue your people safely, it’s Elise Aldebaran Bestia. Do you want to live a new life?”
“What?”
But what she said next was shocking beyond compare to what she had said so far.
Not only Elise, who didn’t understand at once, but also those around Serenian, when it seemed that Serenian wouldn’t dispose of Elise, she was so surprised that her eyes widened.
“Hey, my queen. It’s a demon. Of a clan of terrifying vampires who fought against the Allies!”
“I know. I don’t think I can decide this issue alone.”
There were also those who objected. Those who had participated in the great war, especially the dwarf Naria, reacted violently.
But the backlash was quickly silenced as Serenian pointed his finger at the sky. Because she knew what the gesture meant.
“Could the seed of the Demon Realm survive on this land? I will ask if he will allow it.”
Serenian openly mentioned the sky. Perhaps at other times, no one dared to open their mouth now, when the ‘light’ pouring down from the heavens wiped out countless invading armies. Naria, who witnessed the scene with her own eyes, turned pale.
‘Why are there such reactions? Sky?’
Only Elise, who doesn’t know what it is, watches the scene blankly.
In the end, Elise’s disposition was delayed once more.
“I expected it to some extent, but it was also unexpected. Why would you want to accept that vampire?”
“I just thought it was the best move.”
The next morning. Seung-hyeon, who was about to come out to the living room rubbing his eyes and get a glass of water, opened his eyes wide when he saw the herb pots on the living room table glistening.
It was because Serenian had come and lit a bonfire and was sleeping alone. The reason she came was, of course, to discuss her problems with Elise.
In the process, Serenian revealed that accepting Elise was not simply sympathy or recognition.
“Best? Why?”
“I plan to blackmail the Dwarven Kingdom. They said that they joined forces with the demons and instigated humans to attack us. They lost the battle, and you’ve probably heard stories of divine punishment. If you don’t know it’s human, I think they’ll avoid an all-out war with us, so it might be a way to negotiate.”
There was a record of thoroughly punishing those who invaded the Great Forest first, sending additional troops to conversely capture their capital, but Serenian thought that this would not be possible this time as well.
The Great Mountain Range where the Dwarf Kingdom is located is a natural fortress that goes beyond the Great Forest. Rather, he intended to end this matter by properly negotiating with the expectation that the Dwarven Kingdom would not be able to engage in full-scale war with them.
Elise will be used as a card to be used in the negotiations.
“If you allow it, I will rescue Elise’s people and let them live here. In return, she will help us with this task.”
“…Probably doesn’t matter. Demons, vampires, anyone. The great war is, after all, only a matter of the outside world. Rather, your will, the residents of this place, is important.”
Seunghyeon smiled and said, of course, that it was okay. It was a sincere statement. This place was also more important to him than the outside world.