The Tribal War, as you know, is a great war that broke out 300 years ago.
If you ask how inconceivable 300 years is, it is the time when the Industrial Revolution first broke out in England in terms of Earth.
200 years later, World War I broke out, and not long after that, World War II broke out, a turning point.
Even rivers and mountains change in 10 years, but 300 years is a long time ago. Such a period should be unconditionally listed in ‘history’, not in the present.
Even calling them “living witnesses of history” refers to the elderly who have grown older, and it is very difficult for them to exceed 100 years of age.
“It feels strange to see Xenon reading what I wrote.”
And a living witness of history, or beyond that, a person who is nothing more than history itself is sitting in front of me now.
Aiker Lightsinger, an elf who resembles Thor and a hero of misfortune.
He was portrayed in a tribal war 300 years ago, but it was hard to believe because he was sitting right in front of me.
I’ve met a lot of elves so far, and I’ve learned that they are many times older than me.
Instead, it was seldom touched directly. It’s just because of the racial characteristics.
But Aiker is a different story. He is a great man who is well recorded in history and mentioned many times.
As time goes by, I will be recorded in the history books, but like Eiker, I am not sure that I will be alive even after 300 years.
“Are you really Eiker…?”
“exactly.”
“Did you play an active part in the racial war?”
“In terms of performance, the only thing I could do was cut the supply line, but that’s the case. After that, I was imprisoned because of the demons.
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I looked at Aiker with a puzzled expression. To be honest, I can’t believe it at all.
Even including the age of his previous life, he might be 40, but Aiker is a person from 300 years ago.
In other words, they must be at least 300 years old, and the age at which elves are socially recognized is around 50.
Also, Aiker was a person who rose to the position of ‘warrior’ during the tribal war. In summary, it means that he is at least 500 years old.
‘······· Is too dark?’
Once again, I realize how long the lifespan of an elf is. I was startled when I saw the history itself in front of my eyes.
Even so, I wonder why Aiker is here.
According to the news we have heard so far, he must have been living in seclusion at home.
“Weren’t you living at home? That’s what I heard.”
“What would you do if you were confined to the house? Otherwise, your lifespan is unnecessarily long, so you have to do this and that. Reading is one of your hobbies.”
A thick cavernous voice cuts through my ears. When I heard that, I nodded my head.
I don’t really feel it yet, but it seems certain that the elf in front of me is Aiker.
Especially the idiot he just mentioned. Some elves don’t even get the word “gwit” in their mouths, but he was different.
How dare you use that word without hesitation. In the past, it contained anger and hatred, but now it seems to have stuck to the mouth.
“It’s really amazing. I’m reading a book and the author of the book is right next to me. That’s a person you’d only see in a history book.”
“It’s strange that I am, too. The famous Zeno is reading my book next to me, isn’t it? It’s embarrassing and strange.”
Aiker himself seemed to be amazed, so he wiped his nose and let out a weak smile. Literally, it can be seen as an unexpected encounter and coincidence.
I met a person I had only seen in history books in person, and Eiker met Xenon, the most famous person in the world today.
How can there be so many strange encounters? Aiker never comes out of Albenheim, but Albenheim is wide.
To have a meeting like this in such a large space. I wanted to use the phrase that the world is so small at a time like this.
“Is the reason you came to the Holy Land because of reading?”
“There is, too, but my wife came to the Holy Land for the purpose of investigation. I am currently on a business trip, so I have to stick with her whenever I return.”
“Your wife seems to be a scholar.”
“Yes. It is also more beautiful than anyone else.”
I don’t need to add it. Already, the temperament of a pathetic woman is wafting faintly.
Let’s talk about miscellaneous things that happened before. I usually have a lot of questions about a person named Aiker, so that’s a good thing.
Although I have already learned that he is a person far from seriousness through the book, he is a patriot who loves Albenheim more than anyone else.
Also, I’m more interested because it’s not a typical handsome elf, but a manly style that looks like something out of a Viking.
“Do you know how you are portrayed in books?”
“Of course I know. But it’s a pity that most of them focus on the case. Fortunately, how big the shovel the Senate was was explained in detail.”
“Compared to now, who is worse?”
“The only good idiots are dead guinea pigs. They’re all caught now, but it’s meaningless.”
It’s still like a cavernous voice, so it sticks in my ears, but the impact is different when you add the bloody words.
This is exactly what it feels like to have bones in a horse. The hatred towards the Senate was so strong.
“But there’s something I don’t quite understand. May I ask?”
“Ask. 300 years have passed since the Tribal Wars. The Senate has disappeared behind the scenes, and all I have left is to spare.”
At my cautious question, Aiker eased my worries with a cool tone.
It was difficult because it could be directly related to trauma, but fortunately, most of the emotions seem to have been shaken off.
Putting such a person in jail simply for breaking the law. I realized again how severe the senator’s disease was.
“Is the human unity that strong? No matter how much unity they had, Albnheim would never have been defeated.”
“Can I ask why you think so?”
“Albnheim is a land flowing with honey and milk. Beyond being self-sufficient, it is now a rich land enough to supply food to the world. Not to mention the power of the elves.”
In the beginning, war is the path that leads to destruction, but the one who defends it has an advantage. What if the defending country is economically prosperous and militarily strong?
It’s like breaking through a fortress of heaven. No matter how strong the human union is, furthermore, no matter how much magic is passed on from the demons, the limits are clear.
From Albenheim’s point of view, it’s enough to focus on defense, but I wonder why they even made an unfavorable clause.
Although Aiker was imprisoned for being shoveled by the Senate, it is a bit strange that he collapsed like that.
“Did Albenheim really self-destruct?”
“According to your words, Albenheim killed himself. The cost of humiliating humans was too great.”
“Were the Human Union that strong back then?”
“At least by my standards, he wasn’t that strong. But he was cunning and mean. We fought really f*cking hard.”
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For a moment, I couldn’t help but doubt my ears, wondering if I had heard it wrong. How can such swear words come out of a gentle appearance?
Hearing it directly from a hero who was active during the tribal war, it feels like the effect is doubled.
Besides, Aiker’s expression was even more serious. It’s not an exaggeration, it seems that humans literally fought together.
Then he folded his arms and seemed to recall the past, vividly describing the events of the day.
“It was a really tough fight. There was no way to win head-on, so I used all sorts of stupid methods. It’s not uncommon to use a catapult to throw a barrel full of filth or a rotten corpse into our camp, and it’s also luring the elves into a trap by touching the pride of the elves. I did. Most of the warriors caught in that trap didn’t do well.”
“Uh… that’s a bit… That’s right. Other than that? Wasn’t there a case where you fought fairly?”
“Have you ever fought cowardly?”
Where the hell does the cowardly tactic come from? The more I listen to it, the more I get fed up with human tactics.
But at the same time, it makes sense. Since there is no chance of a face-to-face confrontation with an elf, he must have used such a frivolous method.
It’s a war in the first place, and there’s no reason to hide this or that. Shouldn’t we win somehow?
“Instead, humans suffered a lot of damage, didn’t they?”
“It was like that at the time of the start of the war. If it was bombed with magic, it was cut to nothing. But, after learning magic from the demons, I started to fight back. Since then, I have been fighting proudly.”
“How did you know that demons passed on magic to humans? It’s a fact that is rarely found in books.”
I thought I had learned magic from an elf until I heard it from Cecily. It is a technique that has been passed down in secret.
If it had been officially passed on, public opinion would have been serious. At that time, the perception of the demons was nothing more than a public enemy.
Instead, it must have been a win-win for each other because Cecily informed that the demons also received material rewards.
“Ah. That’s it? It was information that my lieutenant had secretly infiltrated. They heard that demons are teaching humans magic. Of course, the Senate didn’t believe it.”
“Why didn’t you believe it? That alone would have been enough to reverse public opinion?”
“Did you know that arrogant idiots are really public opinion? Even if they knew, they would have thought they would win.
“Yes?”
what else is that I opened my eyes and was amazed.
According to records, Albenheim ended the war with the Human Union and even a humiliating treaty.
The reason for the signing of the treaty is still varied today, but it is clear that Albenheim proposed it first.
That’s what the Human Union has been asking for. Without a treaty to which the human unity was satisfied, the war would have continued to the end.
“Is this a scam? Is this the first time I’ve heard of it?”
“Do you know the contents of the treaty?”
“Yes. I know that for the next 200 years, Albnheim will provide food, magic, mana training, knowledge, etc. to the Human Union in a variety of ways. Through that, the Human Union entered a golden age.”
“I have excluded customs.”
I blinked my eyes in response to that, and then he said, “Huh,” and let out a vain breeze. Excessive tariffs are levied on just food right now, excluding all of them.
As Aiker said, it was a scam on a national level. Perhaps the Human Union united and brought in most of Albenheim’s specialties with ease.
‘You’ve been defeated by diplomacy.’
Come to think of it, there was hardly any description of victory through battle in the book. The only thing is that they were effectively defeated by making humiliating clauses.
It can be said that all elves are idiots, but it cannot be ruled out that Alvenheim was a frog in a well at the time.
As time goes by, I must have been terrified of seeing humans who have improved remarkably.
The pride and self-destruction of the elves, and furthermore, the synergy of human strategic tactics led to the humiliation of Alvenheim.
It was a complicated war in many ways, with a lifespan that was 10 times different.
“It feels new to the person in charge. Somehow, Albnheim lost strangely.”
“It’s true that I lost. I say this to you as a human being, but because they flocked like dogs, even experienced elf knights didn’t have an answer. Especially, there were some who stood out, so there was a lot of damage.”
“haha.”
It was around the time I burst out laughing at the witty answer. Aiker looked at me softly and opened his mouth quietly.
“By the way, I have a question for you, can I ask you a question?”
“Huh? Oh, yes. It doesn’t matter.”
“What do you think will happen to Albenheim in the future?”
Even though I was betrayed by my motherland, I asked whether a patriot was a patriot or not. When I heard the question, I answered it right away without thinking.
“There will only be days when things will improve. As long as Arwen sits on the throne.”
“Hmm… That’s an answer that makes sense. As long as you live, there will be no political instability.”
“Then what are you going to do, Mr. Aiker? Maybe…”
Just as I was about to ask if I wanted to return to the military, Aiker shook his head left and right in anticipation of my question.
The Senate, who had been interfering with him from moment to moment, has already disappeared, but he does not seem to have any intention of returning.
“300 years have passed since I laid down my sword. Another warrior took my place. Trying to come back now will only cause confusion.”
“It would be a great help to the country, but it’s a pity.”
“Haha. I’m telling you to come back. Well, as in Zeno’s biography, unless the demons attack you, you won’t be holding a sword in the future. I’ve decided to enjoy the rest of my life.”
It was the same word, but it suited him well. It’s also a patriotic answer.
If I had met him a little earlier, the character of the motif would have been a little brighter.
The characters depicted in Zeno’s biography were somewhat pessimistic.
About the time I was talking with Aiker a little more.
“Honey. I found all those materials… Oh?”
“yes?”
A very familiar voice came into my ears. I stopped talking to Aiker and turned my head.
Then, seeing the woman who came into my eyes, I had no choice but to open my eyes. Because it was a very familiar face.
A beautiful woman with her light green hair tied together and wearing glasses to give off an intelligent image.
Beyond the black suit, the slender body is clearly expressed.
“…Professor Elena?”
“Isaac? Why are you here… Ah. By the way, I thought you were coming?”
It was my history professor and my advisor, Elena. When she met me, she didn’t widen her eyes and nodded her head as if she knew.
By the way, what did Professor Elena just say…?
I looked straight at Aiker. He is showing a surprising reaction with his lips curled up.
“Hey. I think this is a strange coincidence. You were the student Elena was talking about recently? He said he was a great disciple. It was true.”
“Uh… yes. But really, the professor…”
“My dear wife.”
“Oh, dear. What are you talking about in front of him?”
Unlike usual, Elena taps Aiker on the shoulder as if embarrassed. She was nowhere to be found, who was usually intelligent and scholarly.
There is something more important than I calculated how old Elena is.
He belongs to a new generation of elves, so he must be at least 300 years old. Besides, last time I heard he was about 200 years old.
“He… Aiker-san? How old is Aiker by any chance?”
“Based on this year, I’ve seen 681 springs.”
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“Why are you making that face?”
he’s a thief