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The old elf responded as if he knew nothing of the outside world.
If you were a normal person who didn’t know much about elves, he was so clever that you would be fooled.
But Ethan was no ordinary person.
“You’re taking the shichimi while you know everything.”
At those words, the supreme elder, Arbor’s eyes lit up.
Ethan continued.
“It will be of no use to continue to stand by and regret later when the United Kingdom collapses.”
At that, the other Elf Elders were furious.
“What, what?!”
“How rude of a young human being who is still so blue!”
Among those who fell for Ethan’s provocation was Kalia.
She brought the dagger from her waistline to Ethan’s neck.
“I am rude in front of the elders. Do you know that I brought you to town to say something like this?”
Even though the knife was in his throat, Ethan replied indifferently.
“Rebellion broke out in every country that made up the United Kingdom. What do you think will happen if we leave it like this?”
“Well? If it’s a rebellion, isn’t it human infighting? Why should we intervene in human affairs?”
“ah. Are you going to keep eating shichimi like that?”
months!
“You must have said it was rude?”
Calia brought the dagger closer to Ethan’s neck.
If it moved even the slightest mistake, the neck was a veil plate.
However, Ethan smiled once and released a tremendous divine power that was amplified with divine magic.
“ね!”
Unknowingly, Kalia withdrew from Ethan in the divine storm.
“Do you dare think you are worthy to take control of my life?”
Ethan looked at Calia.
It was the moment when Ethan’s original personality was revealed.
Calia was astonished at the dignified attitude.
‘Am I just being overwhelmed by humans?’
Calia wasn’t the only one who was surprised.
The reaction of the twelve elders who had gathered was the same.
Ethan thought to himself.
‘If I don’t exert this much power, a noble elf can’t really listen to me as a human being.’
It was the reason Ethan showed his power.
The supreme elder, Arbor, changed his posture and sat down with a serious expression on his face.
“That divine power… What a pure and overwhelming size indeed. Did he reach a level similar to the other saints who had already existed in history at such a young age?”
Ethan did not hesitate to deny it.
“Huh… … . Eileen, I never imagined that I would meet someone like that saint again.”
Whether Arbor admired it or not, Ethan spoke about the business.
“If we ignore it as something only humans do, the forest will be polluted, trampled and burned like it was a hundred years ago. Are you going to lose your home again?”
Ethan looked into Arbor’s eyes.
Arbor did not avoid Ethan’s eyes.
He was still smiling.
“During the Anti-Magic War, there was a lot of damage because of the late response, but it is different now.”
“Hmm. So, if we act together from the beginning, will we be able to catch the fire early?”
Arbor took off his mask for the first time and struck Ethan’s words.
He pointed out the key point so clearly that it is overshadowed by the fact that he did not know the situation of the continent until now.
Arbor sighed and brushed his beard.
“People easily forget history because their lives are short. But we are living beings in history. And unlike humans, the war against demons is not a long time ago for us. Thousands of people died in that war, and we who are alive are still weary.”
“… Elder.”
The atmosphere of the Presbyterian Church became gloomy.
That was true.
The time between humans and elves is completely different.
The number of elves lost due to the Anti-Magic War has not yet recovered.
Why was Arbor so blatantly towards Ethan?
It was simple.
“If we were the Demon King, we would be terrified. But we still haven’t healed our wounds properly.”
Maybe humans can stop it?
They too went through the chaos of 100 years ago, so this time may be different.
It may have been that he had such an ignorant thought.
However, when Ethan heard the elf’s intentions, he frowned.
I didn’t want it to jump like a bird on fire, but it was a lazy reaction because it was easygoing.
He could not sympathize with the elf’s way of thinking at all.
Because revenge for Ethan was only possible by giving his all in the first place.
So Ethan uttered a word to awaken the elves.
“It is time to keep the sacred oath.”
Ethan’s eyes lit up.
“what?”
And Arbor’s eyes grew cold.
sacred oath.
It was because he did not expect to hear the secret pact he made with Saint Eileen here.
* * *
sacred oath.
When he came to the Forest of Dawn, Ethan was prepared to take it out in the first place.
In the past, the elves were in danger of being destroyed at the hands of the demon king.
The Forest of Dawn Light was the place on the edge of the cliff where the elves were chased and chased from all the forests and finally arrived at the end.
Then the elf reached out to the humans.
– Humans, please save us.
And it was Saint Eileen who went out to rescue the elves amidst divided opinions.
‘That was stupid.’
Ethan evaluated the saint’s behavior as such.
They live far away, so all the elves were spirits with excellent skills.
So it could be helpful in battle.
However, at that time, the elves were in a situation where they lost as much power as they could.
Even if they were to be saved, it would not be of much help to the United Kingdom.
‘It was an overly sentimental judgment.’
In Ethan’s judgment, the elf with reduced power was not worth saving.
But Saint Eileen saved the elf.
She made great sacrifices to rescue the elves, and accepted them as a member of the Alliance.
– Saint, I am so grateful to you that words cannot describe. How can I repay this favor?
Then the saint got a promise from the elves.
– You don’t have to repay me for the favor. Just like I did when humans were in crisis someday, you too can reach out your hand.
That was the sacred oath.
This pact between the elves and the saint was very secretive, and the factors of the united kingdom were not known.
How would Ethan know that?
The supreme elder, Arbor, looked wary.
“How do you know that?”
In the chilling silence, Ethan looked at Arbor.
He smirked inwardly.
Of course, from the elf’s point of view, it must have been a feeling of being stabbed.
However, Ethan was in the Empire at the time, so he was able to obtain the information.
hundred years ago.
At the height of the Anti-Magic War, the Empire extended a hand of conciliation to various powers.
It was a decision made when the United Kingdom was formed and the front was fixed.
And the object of conciliation was also an elf.
He made a secret offer that the elves could never refuse.
But he couldn’t convince the elves.
– Are you making peace with the subject of destroying our forest and trampling on our people? Nonsense! Are you kidding us?
The elves trembled at the behavior of the Empire and instead headed to the United Kingdom.
Shortly thereafter, information came in.
It was information obtained through the Dark Elves corrupted by magic by the Empire.
-It is said that the elves made a sacred pact with Saint Eileen.
Given the circumstances, Ethan could not honestly answer Arbor’s question.
So I tried to make a reasonable excuse, but Arbor waved his hand at his own will.
“no. I think you would know without saying it.”
“yes?”
Ethan was stunned.
“At that age, he had such divine power, and he heard miracles everywhere he went, didn’t he? Then it’s obvious You are the heir to the oath.”
Heir of the oath?
Ethan was the first he had heard of it.
I didn’t even know what that was.
But here, ‘No. What is that?’ it was impossible to do.
There was no need to change the way things were going my way.
Ethan kept his mouth shut.
“Good. If it’s a sacred oath, we should be prepared. We will fight against the Dark Followers.”
“Thank you for your bravery.”
For Ethan, the purpose of coming to the elven village had been accomplished.
He had only one purpose.
Revenge for the Demon King.
And it was to get rid of the Dark Followers who stood in the way of that revenge.
To achieve that revenge, the best stage was needed.
Arbor asked Ethan.
“What would you like us to do?”
It’s good to fight back, but it needs a purpose.
Because he couldn’t simply drive the elves into the battlefield recklessly.
Then Ethan smiled and said.
“Nouvelle City, I want you to stay there.”
* * *
forest of dawn.
Night came there too.
The crowing of insects could be heard everywhere.
Ethan went outside and walked for a while.
Then, someone from afar approached Ethan.
It was revealed in the moonlight.
It was Kalia, an elf with light blue hair like a forest of dawn light.
“I apologize for the rudeness I committed this morning.”
“What kind of respect is it all of a sudden?”
“… Because the Presbyterian Council told the heir of the oath to be treated with the highest courtesy.”
Calia turned her gaze away, as if she was bewildered.
Ethan laughed.
‘Heir to the oath… … .’
Ethan was actually pretty good.
I didn’t know exactly what it was, but it wasn’t hard to guess.
‘Before the saint died, he must have secretly passed on the contents of the oath.’
Unlike elves, human life is short, so it must have been necessary.
Ethan cut off his interest in the heir of the oath there.
However, Calia did not leave the seat as there was still work to be done.
She stared intently at Ethan with her pale pink eyes.
“It’s really amazing.”
There was a corner where he was stabbed, so Ethan was terrified.
“What do you mean?”
“I have seen Saint Eileen in person. But oddly enough, you don’t feel like her. instead… … .”
Callia hesitated and said.
“It reminded me of the man I met in war one day.”
“He?”
“yes. I don’t know about humans these days, but there was a man behind the united kingdom. He led the coalition by hiding in the dark, and when the Seven Heroes were in crisis, he often appeared and saved them. He was an unidentified man, but somehow you feel like that human.”
“… … !”
Ethan turned his head to hide his fright.
‘Is this an elf?’
It was really strange.
There is a legend that elves have eyes that see the truth.
In fact, the wizards were speculating that the elves had mystical powers.
But ‘what specifically is that power?’ If I did, I just mumbled it without any particular decision.
‘It’s amazing to go through it like this.’
Since Calia had seen through Ethan’s past, he couldn’t help but be terrified.
The one who acted by hiding in the dark.
unidentified man.
Ethan was the one who led the alliance but never revealed his identity.
‘When was the last time you met an elf?’
Ethan pondered the memories of the past.
But no matter how much I thought about it, I had never met an elf.
‘Wait, you must have seen it as if you were passing by.’
Suddenly curious, Ethan asked Calia.
“What kind of presence did you feel in Saint Eileen?”
“It was goodness itself.”
“Then what about that mysterious man?”