A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

Chapter 104

104 – Dancing With Elves (5)

Before coming to the Elven Forest, I was worried that various problems might arise.

-Only humans can kill monsters. Guardian clan, I’ll leave it to you.

For example, there are monsters that elves cannot deal with, but only humans can.

-We are about to leave the forest and move towards the human world. Is there a land for elves in Gibraltar?

For example, an elf came out of the forest and called to negotiate with the Earl of Gibraltar to settle in the human world.

-Grey Gibraltar. Can you find the traitor who joined hands with the empire?

For example, the Emperor and the Eight Masters are trying to track down the traitor who helped them conquer the Elven Forest.

It’s all a bit extreme and makes no sense, but I thought that if it weren’t for that, there would be no reason for Baekgeumgyeong to invite me to the forest.

Fortunately, there was no such problem.

Unfortunately, there was another problem.

“Is this training to limit your field of vision and focus on your five senses? Is there really a need for that?”

“I have nowhere to put my eyes, so I just close them and walk.”

You must not open your eyes.

You can’t even recall the memory.

We must not think of the traces of life scattered throughout the gray forest or the unholy white feast.

“White Gold Lord. My knowledge of history is limited, but in the human education system, I learned that elves are a species that was born on this earth before humans.”

“So? The human perspective is interesting.”

“What about elves?”

“I don’t know. It’s not like I’ve lived for tens of millions of years.”

“…”

Among historians of the origin of life on the continent, there may be those who think the elves might know the answer, and we offer them our deepest consolation.

“How long are you going to walk at such a slow pace? Just open your eyes and walk.”

“…I guess I should just look at the floor and walk.”

I had no choice but to lower my head and look at the floor.

The view extending straight ahead was wide to the left and right, and I could see at a glance the elves who had come out onto the street to see me.

“What? Is he embarrassed of us now?”

“It’s so cute. It makes me want to eat it up.”

“If only I wasn’t a guest of High Road.. Hehe.”

I can clearly feel the eyes directed at me from everywhere.

The words of the elves, who spoke the language of the Kingdom of Nostrum, stimulated my ears, and the voices were all women in their early to mid-20s.

All elves are beautiful, there are no old women.

They are not called a race of beauty for nothing, but this is very difficult for me now.

‘Maybe I should have stayed overnight.’

All of the silver obtained from the shadow of the empire and the Caroline produced in Gibraltar were invested in Lord Mente.

‘I think the last time I smoked silver and had a dream was two weeks ago.’

It’s difficult.

The vitality is full and overflowing.

When I think about what I did at this time before regression-

‘I was rolling on the floor harder than Noir.’

His father told me, ‘I should become a master,’ and I practiced for over 14 hours a day.

Since my physical strength was depleted and depleted every day, there was no way for me to gain vitality in other areas.

What about now?

‘I’m training my body very comfortably.’

I know the shortcut, so why take the difficult path?

Because of this, my physical strength is intact and I am full of vitality.

It doesn’t matter if you feel energetic in places like a mansion, a daycare center, a study room, or something like that –

“How long do you plan on walking in that awkward posture?”

Regarding my difficulties, the Baekjin Sutra only encourages me.

“Couldn’t I straighten my back and walk a little faster?”

“…There are no men among the elves, so they don’t understand.”

If there was just one man, how could he be so calm as if cold water had been poured on his heart?

But this place-

“I can’t believe you’re so embarrassed just because of your physiological phenomenon. Well, I understand if you’re not confident in showing it off.”

“…”

“Yes. Wouldn’t it be okay to walk with your back straight like that?”

I heard ‘Kyaaa’ sounds from around me, but I straightened my back and gathered my composition.

Stay calm.

Among those here, there will be none younger than Lord Mente.

And.

‘You made a promise.’

I couldn’t say it directly, but I swear to myself instead.

‘As long as this life.’

You couldn’t do that before the regression, but if you can do it after the regression, it’s right to do so.

“White Gold Sutra. Let me make this one thing clear.”

“What is it?”

“I vowed to give my first love to the one I love.”

“…Hmm.”

Lord Baekgeum stops walking, and the sound of the elves laughing playfully subsides one by one.

“You heard it, everyone.”

“Yes, high road.”

“‘Gibraltar’ declared purity.”

Although it feels a bit awkward to describe something as chastity, it is not entirely wrong.

“This is the end of the joke. I’ve checked everything, so this should be enough.”

“Then… !”

“The forest spirits will not try to tempt you or play tricks on you.”

“Ah.”

Thanks goodness.

“The elf’s test is over.”

This was all a test.

“The test has been passed. My lady, High Lord Ipheria, is confident that Gray Gibraltar is not a threat to our forest and the world tree.”

I’m truly glad.

“Now that you have passed the test, I must accept you as a member of the forest. Welcome, child of Gibraltar, blessed by my daughter Erwin.”

Now, can I safely raise my head in the elf forest?

“But I wouldn’t wear uncomfortable clothes or anything like that.”

“…”

Hehe. Don’t worry. You will be living in a different space from me anyway.”

“Ha…”

While I was listening, I was very fortunate.

* * *

I don’t know much about the elf forest.

I didn’t even know what condition they were in right now.

But at least I knew this for sure this time.

The king of the elves, Lord Aperia, is an open(?) Being even among the elves.

“Thank you, truly.”

“Is dressing and treating you worthy of even gratitude?”

“Really.”

“Hmm… It’s awkward to dress like this here, but I can’t help it. I have no choice but to be ‘considerate’.”

Consideration.

Baek Geum-gyeong is an elf who can wear clothes out of consideration for me, a human.

“You probably have a lot of questions. Ask anything. No one has ever heard of this ‘gray sea of trees.'”

Lord Platinum spread her arms and smiled.

Behind her, an ancient gray building rose like a tree, its exterior walls covered in moss and vines.

“I have a lot of questions, but I have to ask the most important one first.”

I took a deep breath and slightly distanced myself from the White Gold Mirror.

“…Am I dreaming right now?”

“…”

Someday, if I met someone with knowledge about this, I definitely wanted to ask.

From noble mtl dot come

“There’s no law saying you shouldn’t dream within a dream. Five years have already passed, and I’ve had countless dreams, but I’m still suffering from nightmares.”

Entering a dream through silver always creates the ‘fantasy I want’, but sometimes it doesn’t always lead to good moments.

“The kingdom was destroyed, and her mother committed suicide.”

I had a dream.

A dream of not just following orders and following the vanguard advancing toward the royal capital, but turning the nose and running toward the Gibraltar mansion.

“Her sister was killed for the man she loved and for his cause her.”

I dream.

A dream of sending two people in love to the other side of the continent, leaving behind their families, fates, and surnames, leaving only their names.

“Her younger brother went berserk over her sister her’s death her, and she suffered until she was poisoned and died.”

I dream.

From a young age, I dreamed of reading fairy tales about saints and rehabilitating a b*stard, even if it meant beating him with his fists or maiming him.

“…My father was executed.”

I dream.

A dream of not being poisoned by paralyzing poison and risking my life to save my father, who was kneeling at the execution site, and let him run away.

“But there is a nightmare that I have every day. Do you know what it is?”

“A dream of not being able to protect someone you love.”

“Yes.”

With the power of somnus powder, we dream together every day.

“The twisted children of Nostrum have always been like that. It’s very rare, but it looks like someone used their ‘opportunity’ for you.”

“…”

Moment.

The face of a woman who was looking at me with a cold expression flashed before her eyes.

“First of all, she is someone who cannot mention her true wife ‘directly’ due to her, her precepts, her her.”

“…”

“But if you really are that kind of person, I can also tell you indirectly.”

Lord Platinum holds her neck with one hand.

“You are definitely ■■■. …Oh my.”

There was no sound.

It seemed like he definitely said something, but it didn’t sound like it had been erased from the world.

“…I guess this can’t be helped.”

“White gold… ?!”

“It’s okay.”

Red blood flowed out of Baek Geum-gyeong’s mouth.

“This is nothing.”

She wiped away the blood with the back of her hand and smiled brightly.

“Thank goodness. Thanks goodness. Thanks to this pain, I can feel relieved.”

“Yes…?”

“This is not a dream. It is reality. As if this pain I felt was the pain of tearing her throat.”

“…Ha.”

Suddenly, my vision became blurred.

“For five years, I’ve been alone with myself and consoled myself with the thought that it would always be that way, but now I feel like I’m being rewarded for struggling for five years.”

“Yes. That is always the agony of the ‘caught ones.'”

Baek Geum-gyeong looked up at the sky and said self-deprecatingly.

“Everyone wants to change their failed past.”

Although her blood continued to flow from the side of her lips, Lord Baekgeum continued to smile as she spoke.

“But no one can do that. Time always flows toward the future, and it is impossible to go against it.”

“Is it really impossible?”

“Except for those who received the ‘blessing’. Ah, it is different from Erwin’s blessing engraved on your forehead. This blessing now is-“

“Is this the blessing of a non-human being, like a transcendent being who can even turn back time?”

“That’s right. And the blessing is…”

Baek Geum-gyeong continued calmly.

“I have protected the kingdom so far. Always, every time.”

“…”

“I expected it, but it looks like I didn’t expect it to really happen.”

“That… “

It has to be that way.

“…”

No.

I am not the party involved, so I cannot just guess what he thinks.

But if my worst assumption is correct.

“Do you know anything about St. Geo Nostrum?”

“I know.”

“Is he also a ‘closed person’?”

“…Well.”

Baek Jin-gyeong shrugged his shoulders.

“I guess only he knows that.”

“If it were him…”

“Don’t go anywhere and tell. Um…”

Baek Geum-gyeong looked a bit embarrassed and touched her hand under her lips.

“The blood of the gold dragon flows in the royal family of Nostrum.”

“…”

“That is the blessing given to the royal family.”

“That… “

One thing suddenly occurred to me.

“Isn’t there a guardian dragon that has been coming to the kingdom for 500 years?”

“Okay.”

“Unlike the dragon in the legend, it is said that the size of the adult body has become almost 5m. Are you referring to the guardian dragon…?”

“No. They are a kind of… If I were to compare them to human concepts, they could be said to be ‘royal families and knights.'”

“…”

“The reason its size has decreased over the generations is probably because it has changed to better adapt to the human world.”

Lord Platinum smiled bitterly and shook his head.

“Let’s stop talking about this.”

“…”

“Don’t try to take in too much at once.”

“Yes. That’s right.”

I am satisfied just by coming here and receiving one thing of confirmation.

“If you are not dreaming right now, it is important to use the passing time meaningfully.”

Information that was not known before regression.

Inferences that are not certain, but are highly likely given the circumstances.

There really is gold dragon blood flowing in Nostrum.

The basis of transcendent phenomena began with the blessings of the transcendent.

That I was able to enjoy that blessing, not through blood.

It is not too late to think about such things slowly.

“White Gold Lord. Do you have any spare swords?”

“A sword. Are you saying that the child of Gibraltar uses a sword rather than a sword?”

“Because that’s what I’m most familiar with.”

“There is no iron in the elf forest. Knocking on metal is something only dwarves do.”

Sussssseu.

“But sometimes some wood is harder than steel.”

When Baekgeumgyeong stretched out his hand to the side, a fairly long wooden sword stretched out from the tree trunk.

“By the way, you’re not really a weirdo either. There’s no need to pick up a sword-“

“White Gold Sutra.”

Right foot forward.

The blade points straight ahead, at an angle.

“No mana, just skills.”

“You… “

“It might be strange to say this to an elf.”

When moving forward, like a wolf crouching.

“If you are a warrior, it is natural to answer with a sword.”

“Was it the teachings of Gibraltar, or-“

“My teacher is Lord Mente.”

That doesn’t change whether it was before the regression or now.

“There are many other than Sir Mente, and in fact, the real teacher is someone else, but the first one who taught me how to use a sword was Sir Mente.”

I have skills that I did not learn from Lord Mente after his return, or rather, that I was unable to learn.

“So, I cannot serve you as a teacher. White Gold Sutra. Instead.”

Strengthen your lower body and jump forward with all your might on your right foot.

Imperial sword law.

Old name.

Ipheria.

“I will complete the single sword to cut down nightmares.”

A split second cut.

Suddenly.

The gray blade drew an arc and cut the white gold mirror diagonally.

“…”

Scattered.