Even though he Said that and I accepted it.
I was unsure about her.
She is a white elf, but I can sense a dark elf in her.
I'm not here to point out political issues between kingdoms,
but if she is trying to use us just as we wanted to use her,
I can't turn a blind eye to that.
It took us time, but we at least got near the Mud Land.
It's almost late, and we need to camp.
Thanks to our academy training in the Nyunbai Kingdom,
we look like experts when it comes to camping — at least,
we look like we're used to it.
---
Belle:
"You guys, what are we gonna eat now?"
Jian:
"You know something to eat — you're the one from around here."
Belle:
"Guys, there's this river full of fishies, especially at night! We can eat that."
Jian:
"Good, then I'll fish them.
Wait — I'll go with you.
Belle, stay here, okay? If anything happens, either scream or come the way we came."
Belle:
"I'm not a kid, you know!"
Jian:
"How old are you?"
Belle:
"I'm gonna hit 100 years old this year."
Jian:
"Ohh… holy… moly… isn't she an old hag by now?"
Sure, elves live longer than humans — not immortal,
but they live a lot of years.
She actually looks like a 16-year-old girl,
but she's lived 99 years.
"Well, you have to respect us because we're 110 years old, huhuhhu…"
Jian:
"Yeah, you look like 80, not 99 years old.
What an old hag, huhuhhu…"
Belle:
"Why are you two acting weird?"
Jian
"Nah, it's just we are like that. Anyway, take care—we are heading out."
---
We walked slowly.
Belle, the abandoned Elven...
Waited until we disappeared out of her reach...
And slowly began to take her clothes off.
Vex couldn't even hold it in—he was so...
We all know he is a man.
She actually didn't even care. She changed her clothes right in front of him.
She turned around with a scary glare and said,
"What's your name?"
Vex already caught on to the point—that she knew even through the invisible phantom illusion.
"So you knew, huh?"
"Answer my question. What's your name?"
"Yo mama, your chest is big—you know that?"
She clenched her face, took out her short sword—walked straight to cook him.
She expected that he would tremble in fear, seeing her rage and her intent to kill.
But he even leaned back...
Slowly smirking.
"You're really scary, aren't you... Be.llee."
She stopped walking.
Looked at him.
"What is your name?"
"My name is Vex."
She stretched her right arm.
"You're not an Elves.
Tell me, are you the so-called human beings?"
"Yes... wait—should I say I'm even better? I'm a Nobel."
She clenched her face again.
"Perhaps you have some history with the Royals?"
She slowly relaxed her arms down.
---
BOOM!
She went straight for his throat.
But I, Kurai, was there.
She did not even force me to move.
Nah.
Just caught her hand mid-air.
---
DASH!!
She stepped backward.
Sadly, Jian cooked her with a punch in her face.
She didn't expect it.
Her healing rate is really good.
Really, really good.
---
I looked at her.
She stared at me with eyes full of hate.
"Kurai, was it? Tell me—are you human?"
"You tell me first. Are you an Elven?"
Jian walked to Vex.
To protect him, of course.
She didn't even realize that she got played.
---
"Tell me how you knew about my act."
"When we were at the forest, you said you were abandoned like us.
You didn't even try to use phantom magic. But you lied to me, so I used phantom magic on you."
"Wait, what—how did you, huh... You little..."
"I actually don't have enough evidence, but you were in the forest for a mission.
You lied about being in a hurry to hide and even made crap like the tree stand...
Ohh... shit... you actually think you fooled me.
You even followed me just to make sure we all three die.
If I had to guess, then that place must be a secret meeting place.
I was wondering why I felt a magnificent amount of mana under me.
But you guys must have had a reason to do that, so whatever your reason—I don't care.
But you made a very big mistake the moment you raised your hands."
"Wait... how did you even come here?
I sensed you near the reviver not too long ago."
---
I sat down and burned a stick in my hand.
Threw it into the campfire.
---
"Listen—we're not here for a fight.
I actually won't waste my stamina fighting you.
As it stands now, I don't even need to use mana at all.
Just sit down."
She was confused, but she didn't want to end up on my negative side.
The moment she met me, she felt the mana and the intimidating aura I always carry around.
She was so scared that she just played it safe by acting like she deceived me.
But the truth is—I deceived her myself.
I used my presence to threaten her and make her think she was fooling me.
And now that she came into a far land, I gave her an opening.
And she showed her true color.
But it ended up in my favor.
Now she knows I can teach her a free lesson anytime I want.
She's reconsidering.
---
Not to mention that it's a grassland.
To wherever she runs, she can be attacked.
---
She sat down while still grinding her teeth.
"So what do you want?"
"I told you—I'm here to save my friend's leg, not to fight. Unless I have to."
"I can help with that."
She slowly began to relax.
I already don't care.
I mean, she can do whatever she wants.
But it's not my problem—as long as low-key bro gets his leg back.
---
"Tell me about how to heal him... that's what I want."
"First is normal healing, as anyone would..."
I cut her off.
She was just talking about the basics.
"Just get to the point. Even blood healing doesn't work on him."
She opened her eyes wide.
"Wait—you used blood? Or you guys traveled to the vampire kingdom?"
... (To be continued)