104 – Do you think you are a surprisingly good person?
Elisa disappeared holding the contract in front of her.
Tears no longer flowed from Octavia’s eyes as she looked at her back.
no,
Not just tears…
At this moment, in her heart, even the feelings of anger and resentment from before were greatly diluted.
Seeing her in despair, Elisa showed a flawless smile on her most beautiful face.
Her appearance was enough to make Octavia’s heart thump even though she was the one who forced her to make a desperate choice.
and,
towards her.
Elisa spoke in a voice that evoked heartfelt emotion.
“You just saved the lives of millions of elves… Even if you are very proud of yourself, you did a good job.”
With an angelic smile, Elisa gives her the kindest words of comfort.
Although, in some ways, this could have been taken as a simple sarcasm and ridicule, for Octava, who was already in despair and confusion to the point of hitting the floor, these words were interpreted and accepted as words of great comfort.
True to her words, although she suffered enormous losses, her choice in the end was to save her people from the flames of hell.
It is the same logic that it is much better to pay an expensive reward and save your life than to be sentenced to death.
Of course, there was also the influence of Octavia’s mental escape, wanting to escape at least a little from this heavy mental burden.
In any case, as a result, she was able to find comfort in Elisha’s words.
and…
‘Elisa… no… Elisha… Even though he is a demon and a subordinate of the devil, he seems to be a good person. How can you even comfort me in this situation?’
I wasn’t very cool in my work,
Even in the process, Elisa left her a small consideration (?).
Regarding the killing, Octavia had a reddened expression on her face, and Lee Jae couldn’t take his eyes off the back of Elisa, who had completely disappeared from her sight for a long time.
*
“this… What is this! You mean you accepted this as a negotiation!”
“crime… I’m sorry, His Holiness the Pope.”
“But there was no way. The demons were so stubborn that they even imprisoned us… ”
“Kuh… ”
A great temple located inside the World Tree, Jupiter.
There, the Pope and the high-ranking elves were unable to hold back their emotions of astonishment and anger as they watched the results brought by the envoys.
The request of the Demon Kingdom, which is literally making demands at the level of pulling out the pillar roots of the elven kingdom, and Octavia’s signature contained therein.
Among them, in particular, the fact that Octavia signed the contract, which contained the Pope’s own apology, was giving the Pope an unbelievable shock.
But,
“… .It can’t be helped.”
“school… His Holiness the Pope?”
“I feel resentful and resentful, but the water has already been spilled. As long as the signature of the head of the envoy who delegated full authority is written, it cannot be violated. and… Aren’t you well aware that we don’t have time anymore?”
“Kuh… ”
“His Holiness the Pope… ”
Notwithstanding that,
The Pope and the high-ranking elves had no reason or room to attempt to overturn it any longer.
The black flames that had already reduced 60% of Canna Forest to ashes and approached Jupiter, the world tree.
In order to prevent this, the magic of the demons who immediately showed the vision in front of their eyes was absolutely necessary, and in the end, the pope and others had no choice but to officially approve it.
“It is a book containing my seal. Tell this to the demons outside.”
“Yes… Got it… It is.”
“We will accept all their requirements. Instead, I request you to use that magic right now according to the contract. There is no time. Make haste!”
“All right. I will tell you that.”
So, the vassal rushes out in response to the pope’s order.
Looking at it, the Pope couldn’t help but feel that it was really complicated.
‘With this, I will be able to somehow protect the World Tree and the Elven Church. However… It’s going to get really difficult for a while after that.’
It was like giving up one arm in exchange for salvation.
In this regard, whether the pope should be positive that he saved the life of the nation anyway.
Or, I couldn’t help but feel confused in many ways, whether it should be viewed negatively in that it resulted in a fall in one’s authority and a shaken national power.
While feeling both a sense of relief and deep pain, the pope looked at the envoys and asked a question about the child who was not present.
“okay… Octavia remains there as negotiator. Is this?”
“Yes, it is.”
“It was said to be a proof to confirm that the contract was fulfilled. If that doesn’t happen, they’ll turn you into a Dark Elf right away.”
“ha… ”
In fact, Octavia, the daughter of the Pope, was captured by the Demon Kingdom as a prisoner of a negotiator.
Regarding his daughter, who literally became like a princess caught by the devil, the pope couldn’t help but feel as if one more deep concern had piled up.
Of course, Octavia couldn’t help but hold her accountable for signing such a terrible deal without being able to deal with the situation more flexibly.
However, in this regard, the pope’s feelings of pity preceded rather than anger at his daughter’s helpless behavior.
‘This is the child who barely came back alive from that black flame… Why did I end up in this kind of danger again?’
No matter how cool-headed and strong the Pope may be, in front of his daughter…
The one she loves the most among them,
In front of Octavia, he was just a father.
It wasn’t until the moment he heard that the child was engulfed in black flames that the pope couldn’t help but feel like the world was collapsing.
Although she barely saved her life from the danger of death, she voluntarily took the risky road of negotiating with the demons, and now ended up in a miserable situation held captive by the demons.
While sincerely saddened by that fact.
At the same time, to somehow make things work out and bring the child back.
The pope came to the idea that he had no choice but to fulfill this disgraceful condition as faithfully as possible, even if it was not because of a simple matter of faith.
*
“It rides well.”
“Indeed, at this rate, sooner or later, even the World Tree will be reduced to ashes.”
The blackened earth and the black flames blazing at its end.
Looking at this, the lips of the imperial knight Achilles were covered with a deep smile.
Canna Forest and Segesu, the strongholds of the elves.
If it burned away, the elves would no longer have the strength to resist, and all that was left was to simply march and occupy their ash-heaped territories.
And, through this series of processes, if the elves are captured…
It was clear that Achilles’ plan would go even further.
‘If the elves disappear and the world tree disappears, the power called divine power acting in this world will be significantly weakened. If so… I’ll be able to move up my plans for him as well.’
Achilles happily enjoys the end of the few remaining elves while feeling such a deep anticipation.
at that time.
“yes?”
“What… what?”
In the next moment, an unexpected situation suddenly started appearing.
As a result, the composure in Achilles’ face disappeared in an instant, and at the same time, he was seized with a deep sense of bewilderment.
The black flame that had been spreading out with the momentum to swallow the world tree in one fell swoop.
However, at this moment, the black flame was suddenly enveloped in an unidentified blue flame that began to rise.
and…
“What… What happened?
“I… We don’t know either. What is that blue flame…”
Blue flames began to swallow the flames of the sword as it burned from all sides.
Even if it was an ordinary forest fire, it quickly extinguished the black flame, which had grown to a level that was impossible to stop artificially.
“thing… The black flame is so futile… ”
“Is it the magic of the elves? I never thought I could have made preparations in such a short amount of time.”
“sh*t! If I went a little further, I could have even burned the World Tree, but of course… ”
The imperial army begins to express deep anger and regret.
However, it was General Achilles who was shocked the most among them.
‘impossible… That black flame is something I received directly from him. There’s no way that his power, who is at odds with the elves, would dissipate so easily, but how… ‘
Achilles knows the identity of that black flame better than anyone else.
As such, he knew very well that this situation was close to impossible.
Through this, I recognized that someone had intervened separately in this matter.
‘The Nation of Darkness… is it. Could those dirty witches have a hand with the elves?’
