The Handsome guy still maintained a stance as if he was ready to draw his sword at any moment, then turned his gaze to Tilly behind Ellie. Seeing Tilly shake her head, he finally released his grip on the sword hilt.
"Seriously, these people are too much! To slander my father like this, don't let me find the source, I will definitely stuff that guy into Terror Duke's room!" Although the elves had disengaged from their combat stance, Ellie still seemed a bit unhappy.
These rumors must all be the work of the Slane Theocracy. Now the Empire has submitted, the Dragon Kingdom is an ally, and the Holy Kingdom is currently being sabotaged by Demiurge, so they have no time to deal with these things.
So, the only ones left are Theocracy and the church forces. Do they want to smear Ainz's father with rumors? After destroying them, I will definitely thoroughly investigate who came up with this idea. I will absolutely not let him off!
"Clementine, Tilly and I both know that you should be a kind-hearted person. Please don't take the rumors to heart," Ti Du said, stepping forward to comfort Ellie, who was making a sour face.
"Anyone welcomed by the forest fairies is not a bad person! We won't believe those rumors, so you can rest assured," Tilly, surprisingly, said with some difficulty.
Hmm? Is there such a setting? Ellie gained another piece of information about the forest fairies.
"Forget it, can you take me into the city now?" Ellie no longer dwelled on it. Anyway, she would keep this score in mind and settle it later. For now, it was better to deal with the Elf King first.
Once again, Pan sought Tilly's opinion with his eyes, and Tilly, naturally, nodded in agreement.
"Then I will gather my other subordinates back first. I apologize for attacking you without proper confirmation earlier," the Handsome guy honestly apologized, then blew a very distinct whistle.
Afterward, similar whistles were heard intermittently from not far away. It seemed quite a few people were out on this mission to invade the Theocracy's military camp. Fortunately, they ran into Ellie here, otherwise, they all would have been wiped out.
Soon, other elves arrived one after another, and some were even injured, presumably by the arrows Ellie had deflected back.
Ellie unreservedly healed them. Although they were somewhat to blame, she forgave them for their leader's sincere attitude of admitting fault.
Moreover, it was also good for her and the Magic Kingdom to gain some reputation. After all, after treating the injured elves, the way they looked at her was completely different from the disgusted looks they had when they first gathered.
Even their leader, Handsome Pan, after seeing Ellie continuously heal his subordinates, muttered to himself that someone who could use such high-level healing magic shouldn't be the Great Demon's daughter.
It seems the settings of this other world are also similar to the concepts in many traditional RPGs, such as the idea that those who can use faith-based magic are not evil.
However, reality is very cruel. Many people in Nazarick can use various faith-based magic, yet their justice values are lower than the last.
Then Ellie followed them to the Capital of the Elf Kingdom.
So this is the Elf Capital? What was it called again? New Moon City? It's only one character different from a certain famous online game's elf main city. The reason for the name is probably because the nearby lake is called New Moon Lake!
Speaking of which, Ellie's arrival here was indeed a bit muddled. She just followed the guiding elves, winding through the mist. Not long after, the mist dispersed, and what appeared before Ellie was the entrance to this city.
However, although it's also called a city, and it's only one character different from a certain game's elf main city, the scale is vastly different.
Calling it a city... it actually felt more like an enormous village to Ellie, after all, like all elves appearing in traditional RPG games.
The buildings in this city were basically made of wood, or directly built on tree trunks or in trees, much like a certain famous online game's elf main city that was burned down by a fire.
After entering the town, to avoid drawing attention, Ellie had to put on her hood. Tilly and Ti Du did the same. After all, the Elf King had publicly announced that Tilly had been captured by humans. If she suddenly walked brazenly through the streets with her retainers, wouldn't that be clearly telling the Elf King to come and catch them?
Although this was a good way to quickly meet the Elf King, it would inevitably cause dissatisfaction among Tilly's retainers, and a fight would definitely break out.
Earlier, Tilly had explained in detail to Handsome Pan how the Elf King pursued her and almost caused Ti Du's death. If Handsome Pan hadn't been held back by his subordinates, he probably would have gone directly to fight the Elf King with his sword. It was unexpected how loyal this Handsome guy was to Tilly, which was quite rare.
However, despite the disguise, they were still being watched. Not long after, Ellie noticed that someone was following them, and not just one person.
Needless to say, it must be the Elf King's subordinates. Those people were probably always monitoring Handsome Pan's movements and had been following him since he returned from outside! The Elf King was indeed quite cautious.
"Someone is following us!" Ellie whispered a warning, but no sooner had Ellie spoken than Handsome Pan directly moved his hand to the hilt of his sword. Is this guy an idiot? Wouldn't that tell others that he had already noticed them?
"Hey! Don't act rashly! You'll make them notice!" Ellie had just warned him, but it was already too late.
The aura of the people who were following them instantly disappeared. Did they use Concealment? This meant they were already on alert, which was not good. In this situation, Ellie couldn't easily stop them. If they went to call for reinforcements, then the ensuing battle would be unavoidable.
In that case, it would be better to turn the tables. Ellie thought of a method. Since the Elf King had publicly announced that people from Theocracy had abducted Tilly and threatened the Elf Kingdom to remove the mist, then she would use this point. That way, the Elf King's people would have no reason to trouble Handsome Pan.
"It's too late, they noticed us. I told you not to act rashly!" Ellie glared at Handsome Pan, who showed no remorse whatsoever, still maintaining that ready-to-fight attitude. This fool, the Elf King is the Elf King, and he holds military power. Can just a few of you take them on?
"Then what should we do?" Ti Du said, looking very worried.
"Simple... but I need you two to cooperate a little," Ellie said, looking at Ti Du and Tilly with an ill-intentioned gaze.
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