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Chapter 183
Breaking Point
The place the High Elf Elder took Ferda and Erica was beneath the World Tree, a prison with bars woven from roots.
In the closed-off environment of the elves, prisoners were rare, so it was practically a space with only them.
"What do you intend to do with us?"
Erica asked the Elder.
"What can we do? That human ultimately caused the incident we were worried about."
Е ñ u m a. їd
The Elder gestured with his chin at Ferda.
The sight of him dropping honorifics now that he has leverage is unpleasant.
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"Detaining us without even verifying the truth, isn't that asking for a fight?"
"The Great Chieftain is in critical condition, Tower Master. You know we cannot just stand by."
"......."
High Elves are like nobility among all elves, and the Great Chieftain is equivalent to an Emperor.
Ẁѐ.b̊ n o v_e l Ё n̊u̇ m̀ а
That Emperor has fallen into critical condition without knowing why.
That is why Erica and Ferda followed quietly.
"Please wait quietly here until the Great Chieftain awakens."
The High Elf Elder turned and left just like that.
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No special measures were taken.
Despite two mages being imprisoned, one of whom was a skilled member of the expedition that saved the continent, they weren't separately restrained.
Е n̄ u m̊ ã .i d̊
It wasn't out of noble-like courtesy, but because there was no need to.
When they tried to emit mana to draw a magic circle, the mana was sucked away somewhere each time.
The roots forming this prison were absorbing it like nutrients.
Erica grabbed the bars with her hand.
She wanted to break these bars and leave, but that would only result in loss.
"Haa......."
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Erica let out a sigh.
Then she glanced at Ferda.
Ferda sat quietly without saying a word.
"Haa......."
"......."
"Haaaaa!!!"
Е nů mа_
"......You're loud."
"Hah? Am I not being loud now? In this situation?"
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Erica crossed her arms and glared at Ferda.
"Now tell me. What happened with the Great Chieftain?"
"......."
The space between Erica's brows narrows.
Еnũ m̄å
"Regent-nim. I don't know what happened, but the High Elves' Great Chieftain is dying after being with you. To defend you, I need to know what kind of incident it was. Understand?"
Ferda wondered how he should answer.
For now, he answered in a way that gave as little information as possible.
"The Great Chieftain was interested in the mana I possess, so he investigated that mana."
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"Mana, you say?"
"Yes."
Е ñŭ m̃ а́ . ї d
"If it's because of the Regent-nim's mana......."
Erica suddenly realizes something.
Her face turning bright red, she asked cautiously.
"That old man, don't tell me you brought him to the brink of death during intercourse......?"
"......That's not it."
Thinking about it, she's just like a pubescent girl.
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Thinking it was a stretch even to herself, she changes the subject.
"Certainly, there was something different about Regent Ferda's mana."
"You let out an unsightly scream."
"Yes, it was a sudden feeling so I was startled, and there was absolutely no other intention. The story went off in a weird direction. Shall we focus?"
She rambles on and then makes a fuss by herself.
"Regent Ferda's mana is strange, but...... that old man couldn't have been helpless...... If the World Tree shook to that degree, there's a high probability he did it of his own will......."
W еbn̊о̆ v̇ е̃ l̆. Е ṅüm.ӑ
It was as Erica said.
Ferda recalled the Great Chieftain's eyes.
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He looked at Ferda with a face overwhelmed by fear.
'Just how.......'
What did the Elder see to say that?
No, actually, one could guess what he saw to say such a thing.
Еnu m а
His own appearance filled with anger and hatred.
He just didn't want to think that Ferda had seen that appearance of his.
'Did I do something unnecessary?'
The Great Chieftain brought it on himself, but Ferda provided the opening.
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Impatience always makes humans act out of inertia.
That inertia ultimately produced this result, so it was Ferda's fault.
Ѐ ň um̌ а
"Hey?"
"Yes?"
"Will you answer now? Specifically what did you do?"
Erica, eyes blazing, demanded an answer.
"How much does the Tower Master know about the Demon King?"
"A question for a question? I don't really like that."
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"It's related."
With a displeased face, she protested but answered.
"I don't know. Only that he suddenly appeared, became Godwin's descendant, and first tried to dominate the world in the form of demons......."
"Is that so?"
"If we can enter the Far East, a proper investigation might be possible from then on. So what does that have to do with this?"
Because she answered sincerely, he could answer.
W ѐb n̈ о̊v̂е̂l Еñū m а
"I cannot answer about this matter."
"......Are you kidding?"
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"That is for the sake of both of us."
Erica glaring at Ferda as if displeased.
Eyes filled with resentment glared at Ferda, then she puffed her cheeks out fully.
"Ah, really......! You're bringing out my temper!"
Ё n u m̈ ȧ._id̈
"......."
"Why is everyone doing this to me lately!? I'm the Blue-Eyed Tower Master! I'm the child who received Iorga-nim's favor!! Why do I have to suffer this humiliation!!"
"......."
"Argh! I really want to cry!"
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"Don't cry."
"Why? Because it'll be troublesome?"
Е̌ň u̇m̌ a
"Yes."
Ferda covered his ears.
At that action, Erica widened her eyes.
"Oh my, really!? I'll just pour out all my grievances right here!"
"......."
"I'll really bawl my eyes out! Tears and snot, I'll let it all drip!"
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"Pl-please don't do that......."
While she was squawking, someone interrupted the conversation.
Turning their heads, someone was standing beyond the wooden bars.
It was Rize.
Erica's reason, which was about to snap, barely returned to its place.
"Are you alright?"
En̂ umå
"......Does this look alright right now?"
Erica made an awkward expression and replied bluntly, and Rize bowed her head.
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"I apologize. Father was attacked, and with Ferda-ssi being the prime suspect, it couldn't be helped."
"Never mind that, tell me the situation. So what's the atmosphere like over there?"
"First...... the Great Chieftain is critical, so there's that much worry."
"They're angry at Regent Ferda, huh."
Е́ ǹŭmӓ
Erica emphasizing the word 'Ferda'.
Rize quietly nodded.
"But fortunately, the Great Chieftain has regained consciousness, if only for a moment."
"Then the misunderstanding is resolved."
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Erica thinking everything is over.
But Rize shook her head.
Ӗ n u m̂ā_. îd̃
"No. Father did not inform anyone of his situation and left a message for me."
"What message?"
Rize's eyes were unusual.
She spoke in a barely audible voice.
"He ordered me to secretly take the two of you outside."
Erica frowned at those words.
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"Wait. That means becoming fugitives, doesn't it?"
"It seems...... that way."
"Iorga's descendant fled from the elves. Do you intend to humiliate us even in that way?"
Rize made a troubled face and persuaded her.
"Please. He earnestly requested that this matter be handled in secret."
"That request isn't needed. I asked them to bring the High Elves' journal here and translate it. I can't leave without such gains."
Еṅüm̊а̄
"As expected, the Great Chieftain said you'd say that......."
Rize slightly opened the bag she was carrying.
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Inside, bundles of paper were packed without being organized.
"I also received a message to give this to you when you leave the World Tree."
"That old man......."
The behavior of playing on top of my head is displeasing.
W̊ е̇.bn_ov̆ ѐ l̊ Е n u m̈ â
"Is the content certain?"
"I haven't read it, so I don't know either......."
"It doesn't even have content, what if we're being tricked?"
Erica, full of spite, had a deep-seated stubbornness not to move as the Great Chieftain wished.
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In the end, Ferda took Rize's side.
"The situation isn't good for making leisurely complaints, how about we go?"
E n̈ umà . і̄_d̄
"Isn't this all your fault?"
"Yes. That's correct. But we can get what we need and avoid unnecessary conflict, no?"
Ferda believed the Great Chieftain wasn't saying that for no reason.
Erica, who had her arms crossed, bit her lip hard then messed up her hair.
"Kyaaaa! Fine! If we can find out everything we need anyway! I'll try believing!"
"Th-thank you! I'll open the door."
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Rize inserted a wooden key and opened the prison door.
Only after opening the door did a question arise.
Ferda asked her just in case.
"But Secretary Rize, aren't you a High Elf?"
"Yes, that's right."
"Then isn't this situation being known to everyone?"
W̃ е ḃn̂ ôv èl Еnŭ.mа
High Elves are a race that shares minds/spirits.
The one who imprisoned us here is the High Elf Elder, so even if Rize sneaks us out like this now, it means we're already discovered.
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"I am a High Elf, but......."
She scratched her cheek and answered.
"I have a constitution where I cannot connect minds like the others."
* * *
Еn̆ um̂a .i̊ď
The interior of the World Tree had a form similar to a Magic Tower.
Since Magic Towers were originally modeled after the World Tree, it couldn't be helped.
The World Tree was the most ideal form in terms of efficiency and transfer of all magic.
Highly condensed mana became white light serving as a light source, and green moss and vines grown from that light settled on the walls.
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Tree trunks became stairs and ground, creating space to step inside.
They carefully climbed those stairs.
Ŵebn̈ о.v еl Е̄ń ǔm̂ а̇
The waterfall flowing from the World Tree's head was not fierce but strangely quiet.
"It's quiet."
Ferda said deliberately.
"Right."
Erica also answered deliberately.
"This deep part originally has no visitors, so it's like that."
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Rize saying there's nothing to worry about.
Ferda and Erica exchanged glances.
No matter how they thought about it, that assertion was suspicious.
"I have a question."
"Yes!"
"How did you come down this far?"
Е̊_n um â
Erica, unable to shake her suspicion, asked her.
"I read the surrounding presence and came down as carefully as possible."
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"You came down trusting your own intuition?"
"Yes! I may look like this, but I'm confident in hiding things!"
"......."
Suspicion turned into conviction.
Е̂ n u m̌ a_
Erica stopped bowing unsightly and looked up, shouting.
"Don't hide, come out!"
At her words, the interior, quiet as death, instantly filled with presence.
They were Wood Elves wearing Elven-made armor.
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Hundreds of Wood Elves surrounded them in an instant, eliminating blind spots.
Rize couldn't hide her bewilderment.
Eṅŭm̌ а̇
"Huh, huh...... how......."
"What do you mean how, you fool."
A familiar voice was heard.
The High Elf Elder revealed himself among the Wood Elves.
His eyes were deep with disgust.
They couldn't be called eyes looking at the same kin.
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"Did you think you could avoid the eyes of elves who've lived their whole lives for this World Tree, no matter how secretly you move?"
Secret escape was an impossible story.
It's nothing but a situation that makes one sigh automatically.
"What's in that bag?"
At the Elder's question, Rize reflexively hugged her bag.
Whatever was inside, it was surely important.
Eṅ ûḿ a . і́ d̄
"As an Elder, I order you. Bring that item here immediately."
"Th-this is an item that must be delivered to Regent Ferda and Tower Master Erica. The Great Chieftain directly ordered it."
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"The Great Chieftain has fallen into a coma. We can't hear anything through our connected minds, so how did you hear that story?"
"He spoke to me directly."
"Don't spout nonsense!"
The High Elf Elder shouted.
Е nu.m̃а̌ . і̄ d̄
"The reason we rule over elves is because our minds become one! Do you think it makes sense that he'd go to the trouble of speaking to you, who can't even connect minds!?"
Rize trembled, seemingly frightened.
Yet her mouth didn't stop.
"As you say, I cannot connect minds. But I only speak the facts, Elder-nim."
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"I don't believe it."
The Elder pointed at Rize and indicated the floor before him.
W̆еb̀ ṅ оv́ë l̇ E n um̆ а̃
"If you want to prove your faith to me, bring that item here right now!"
"You keep overstepping, Elder-nim."
The one who said that was not Ferda, but Erica.
"I've said several times it's not your business. The Secretary is moving according to the Great Chieftain's message. If you ignore the Great Chieftain's message, how is that different from ignoring tradition and authority?"
"You don't know us, so you say such comfortable things, Tower Master."
"......Comfortable?"
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"Return to the prison even now! Go back quietly even now and you'll be shown leniency, Iorga Leader."
Snap—.
A sound clearly heard in Ferda's ears.
The sound of something hard and tenacious breaking miserably was heard in Erica's head.
Then highly condensed mana began to surge around her.
"Hoo......."
W е b n̆ оv̂ е l .Е.ň.ùm а
What burst from her mouth was.
"Huhuhuhu......!!"
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A laugh sounding like she'd lost her mind.
"These guys and those guys...... if you keep manners, they just see you as easy, don't they?"
Erica swept her hair up and looked up at the Elder.
Her clear blue eyes like a river lost their light like rotten pollack eyes, and the corners of her mouth unnaturally pointed to the sky.
Е̂ n uḿǎ
She started muttering like Echidna.
"Right, what reason? If there are bastards who keep plucking nose hairs and kicking your butt, you should just smash them to pieces......."
Erica brought her hand to her waist.
What she took out was a small water bottle.
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"I've been too nice until now, right?"
She threw the water bottle she had into the World Tree's waterfall.
Е̌ńů ḿ а̂
Plop—.
A deep resonance heard within the pouring water sound.
At the same time, the quietly flowing water sound stopped.
It was an amazing thing.
The pouring water stopped as if frozen just like that.
Not flowing according to natural order means it was dominated.
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Erica was dominating the World Tree's water at this very moment.
Rumble—.
Vibration rising from the floor.
The quiet spring not only created ripples but danced noisily, and five streams of water soared to the sky.
Kwaaaa!
They rose as if intertwining, then gradually carved into a fixed shape.
Е̇.n̂_uma.
The heads facing the sky began to be carved into dragon shapes as if molting.
The five water streams became five Water Dragons.
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Erica stepped on a Water Dragon's head and stood atop it.
The Water Dragons carrying her flew up elegantly.
Unlike the elegant dragons, a dark shadow hung over Erica's face.
Under that shadow was a bloodthirsty smile.
Еǹ um̈ă
Erica waved her hand lightly and said.
"Shall we search everything?"
The water streams flew at the elves with ferocious roars.
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