The Sub-Protagonist Is Retiring chapter 218

218 – 209.The subordinates are too competent-7

“The time has come.”

A temple under a sacred tree.

Inside the temple, which was always quiet, all the elves gathered and formed a sea of phosphates.

The area where the roots and stems of the World Tree connect in a tightly packed space with no space to set foot is quiet.

However, it was a sacred area that no one could climb, and it was a space only allowed to Marianne, the representative of the Earth Mother and the saintess of the World Tree.

Standing proudly on top of it, she began her speech to the huddled elves.

“We elves united and worked hard to stop the invasions of human mages that had occurred over the past several times. But they were even more insistent and tried to rape the precious strength and body they had received from their mother.”

The lively atmosphere became quiet as if a rat had died.

The elves listened to Marianne’s words with only quiet breathing.

“The past, when the precious lives of the warriors were fading, the irreplaceable world tree was about to wither, and my sister and I were subjected to harsh things. I don’t think there are people who don’t know.”

The countless elven female warriors who were struggling to protect the saintess had to sleep soundly.

In spite of such a sacrifice, Rosemary, the older sister of the saint’s sisters, was kidnapped, and Marianne almost suffered the same humiliation.

That’s how persistent the human invasion was, and even if they formally protested to the outside, the Holden Kingdom did not listen to the elves’ story.

“It was a bitter past indeed. I just wanted to live peacefully under my mother’s protection, but humans came and threatened our peace at every turn.”

Seeing Marianne’s sorrowful expression, the elves clenched their fists one by one.

I hated the people who couldn’t eat themselves.

If it was right in front of you, you wouldn’t be able to drink it right away.

“But not all humans are evil.”

Marianne’s eyes, which had lost her vitality, were bright.

Like someone who has found a glimmer of hope in her hopeless past, Marianne opened her chest wide.

The memory of that day she could never forget.

Recalling the only hero who risked her life to fight for the elves, she spoke passionately.

“There is a human who fought alongside me, for the elf, and for her mother. And he’s still fighting another human that threatens us!”

Despair turned into hope, and hope gave birth to speculation.

The always gentle saintess stimulated the hearts of all the elves by revealing her strong warrior mindset.

“We always took out our bows to protect our precious home. But now I know how stupid that thought is. If you really want to protect your family and your home, you have to go out and fight! That elven warriors are braver than anyone else! We need to tell the world!”

“The saintess is right!”

“Let’s show the evil humans a lesson!”

“Right!”

At Marianne’s voice, most of the elves stood up and agreed with her words.

I can’t just stay still after going through all kinds of humiliation to humans.

Everyone was burning with fighting spirit, but even in the midst of that, there were some who didn’t like it.

“Holy Lady, I understand your anger towards humans. But in the end, if we fight against humans, wouldn’t we have to shed the blood of many of our compatriots?”

“Although humans have done a lot of evil, the forest is intact. Do we really need to fight in a world we don’t even know much about?”

“Besides, didn’t you say we had a hero on our behalf? He should know better about the human world, so it would be better to leave it to him and protect the forest.”

Those who do not understand the reason to fight, those who are afraid to go out of the forest, and those who do not feel much grace from Bern.

They made their voices heard even in the atmosphere heated by Marianne’s speech.

Other elves were enraged at the appearance of muddy water that polluted the clear water.

“Don’t you know that such complacency makes us even more dangerous!”

“The forest can’t always protect us! If humans set fire to the forest right away, our home will disappear!”

“We have received so much grace that we could not give anything to him, and even now we are receiving help. Still, proud warriors, are we just watching? In that case, I would rather die a hundred times better!”

“Everyone, please calm down.”

As the repulsion toward those who said they would not fight grew, the voices rose.

Marianne, who seemed to be in an uncontrollable fight if it got worse, quickly intervened her fight.

After calming down the raging elves and giving them time to cool down, she now looked at those who had no intention of fighting.

“Even if you are a saint, we have no intention of joining.”

“Even persuasion won’t help.”

“Yes, I guess. Whether I ask for a favor or give an order, even if I provoke you, you are unlikely to obey.”

“Are you giving up then?”

“No. So I want to appease in a different way.”

Marianne chuckled and pulled her paper from between her breastbones.

A note that Vern, who had infiltrated the Magic Tower, gave to Marianne through her telegram.

If the opinions of the elves didn’t come together and a confrontational structure was created, she told me to recite it without fail.

“Hmmm! The trunk of the World Tree has many knotholes and is full of moisture. After conquering the forest, be sure to stock up on tofu or konjac near the World Tree!”

“Yes?”

“There are many animals in the elven forest and they are friendly. Herbivores such as rabbits, deer, and squirrels, as well as animals such as wolves, foxes, and bears, have been found to follow elves. Let’s use the elves to attract the animals and taste them to their heart’s content. Especially since the elves have one pet at a time, it would be a pleasure to snatch the first pet in front of them.”

“… ….”

“Elf women are stocky, while male elves are generally slim. Although the aesthetic value is different from that of humans, it is believed that if protein elements are taken away from elven women and men are dressed as women, they will eat pheasants and even eat eggs. They are a species optimized for use as soothers.”

They brought the research materials that were inside the Magic Tower as they were, and all of them contained ugly desires.

From the beginning of using the world tree to relieve sexual desire, to the absolutely unacceptable bestiality, and the elves’ remodeling plan.

It was written in detail, so it was difficult to think that it was completely made up.

So unanimously, the declaration of war by the elves was known to the world.

***

The road leading from the capital to the Magic Tower.

Hundreds of horses raised dust, followed by an army that made you think the ground was shaking.

The flag raised amidst the crowd of soldiers had the royal family pattern engraved on it, and a picture of a lion was embedded in the center of the pattern.

It was a flag representing the power of the crown prince.

“Run a little faster!”

While the sound of the horses’ hooves did not stop, Prince William’s command resounded.

A declaration of war by the elves during the war between the Magic Tower and the Red Scale Tribe.

The situation at the Mage Tower, which had to deal with the two powers, worsened.

From the perspective of Crown Prince Holden, who had a cooperative relationship with the Mage Tower, it was predicted that the fall of the Mage Tower would have a significant impact on his support.

He was on his way to urgently mobilize his troops to support the Mage Tower.

“You must not be late even for an hour! Abandon those who fall behind without remorse! I don’t need weaklings in my army!”

If William himself had not had a war horse, he would have been left behind.

But for the sole reason that the blood in his veins was noble, he was valued and easily forgiven for whatever he did.

Life as a crown prince ruined William’s values and made him arrogant.

To put it bluntly, he considered everything in the world to be less important than himself, and his arrogance was such that even the dragon stuck out his tongue.

“All forces stopped!”

“What are you doing! Didn’t I say I was in a hurry?”

“Sorry, poor William. Hao, if you go a little further, you will understand why I stopped the army.”

“What?”

At the general’s words, William looked ahead.

As he stared forward, furrowing his eyebrows and furrowing his eyebrows, only then did a woman come into his field of vision.

He had long blue hair reminiscent of the sea, and tall horns rose above it, with dragon wings hanging from his back.

Standing confidently in the face of William’s army was arrogant, but not as unfoundedly confident as the crown prince’s.

“How dare you stand with your head stiff in a situation where you would not be able to get down on your knees right now!”

“Your Majesty, the author is Cestia, the daughter of a blue dragon living in the south and the ruler of Yuran.”

“Even if you are the daughter of a dragon, you have to bow your head in front of me on this earth! Go right now and cut that bitch’s head!”

“Ha, ha, but if you do that, the people’s backlash… !”

“The owner of the kingdom is the king! And soon I will sit on the throne of the king! No one can defy me!”

Even so, he still had the status of crown prince, and the wise king stood above him.

Killing Sestia, who is recognized by the current King Holden, complicates her situation in many ways.

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Even though the general explained this well, William used a forced logic and ordered him to be killed.

Meanwhile, Sestia, who was watching this scene, let out a single word of hers.

“Ha ha! Where did you gather such monstrous troops…….”

As Sestia’s words reached William’s ears, he became flattered.

Even though she inherited the lineage of the great dragon, she thought that she admired her own army.

“You must have known how to recognize the trend. Forgive me for blocking my path, but I appreciate it and forgive you for serving in my bed tonight.”

“Ha! It’s crazy and I’m sleepy.”

“What!”

“I didn’t tell you what I said earlier.”

“Stupid bitch! What can be called an army here right now, except for my own, where on earth is it!”

“Somewhere, right under your feet.”

It was then.

Sharp and hard blades suddenly rose from the ground and began cutting the bodies of the soldiers in half.

“What, what!”

“Quaaagh!”

“Everybody run away!!”

At the unexpected surprise attack, all the soldiers screamed and the ranks began to collapse.

Soon, after more than half of the troops were lost, the blades stopped moving in unison and crawled out of the ground.

The identity of the blade was none other than the ant’s jaw.

“Welcome, is this your first Orichalcum ant?”