The slanting sunlight shines through the window, and the noise of the street boils over.

Sophia stood in front of the window, looking out the window at the beautiful scenery in the elf city, slightly distracted.

There was a hint of loneliness on her face.

She remembered the days she had spent in Zero Castle, of the knowledge she had seen in the castle's books, of the noble glory taught to her by her Enlightenment Mentor......

She always thought that the nobles were glorious and great, benevolent and wise.

She always thought that the church was just and sacred, and the empire was prosperous and powerful.

This is how it is described in the books, and the nobles in Zeroland's castle are also flattered and touted in this way, and she herself is proud of it and takes it as her future goal.

However, the decay of Rivertown, the discarded dead babies in the ravine, the magnificent aristocratic villas in Morningstar, the hypocritical and hateful smile of Duke Rosen, and the indifferent attitude of Bishop Santis...... None of them told her a cruel truth anymore -

Perhaps, she has always been too naïve and wishful thinking.

Perhaps, what she sees is only what others want her to see.

Perhaps, she didn't really see the world clearly at all.

The world is not so good, and the world is not so kind.

At this moment, Sophia suddenly remembered what Lord Zero Moonlight, the life dependant of the elf clan, had said to herself before she left Grey Harbor for Riverbend Town:

"You haven't walked out of the castle since you were a child, have you?"

At that time, Sophia didn't know why the other party asked that.

But now, she knew.

Nobles are not benevolent and respectful lords in the eyes of commoners.

Commoners were not regarded by the imperial aristocracy as objects of protection and protection.

Even the Church is not entirely sacred and objective.

Her perception of the world is like a fairy tale, a fantasy fairy tale from the exaggerated description of books, a colorful bubble of water......

However, when the fairy tale is debunked, when the bubble is punctured, only a cruel truth is left for the girl, and a completely shattered future.

At this moment, Sophia was confused.

She raised her head slightly, looking at the clear blue sky, at the slowly moving white clouds on the horizon.

The cotton-like clouds drifted and changed, like an aimless traveler, wandering in the sky with no end in sight.

Inexplicably, Sophia felt like a cloud in the sky.

There is no power, no direction.

She suddenly didn't know where she was going from here......

It wasn't until a steady knock on the door that the girl was awakened from her daze again.

"Miss Sophia, I'm Li Mu, can I come in for a while?"

A respectful and gentle voice came.

Sophia glanced at the door and said a little tiredly:

"I want to be alone and don't want to see anyone right now."

"But at least eat something, you haven't eaten in days, we made your favorite pastry, eat some to cushion your stomach, don't go hungry."

Li Mu's voice came again.

"No, no need, people like me deserve to be hungry."

Sophia replied uninterestedly.

The voices outside the door fell silent.

But after a while, there seemed to be a faint commotion.

And in the next second, with a "clang", the door was kicked open from the outside, startling the girl sitting in front of the window.

She frowned and turned her head, and when she saw who it was, her face instantly turned cold:

"Didn't I say that? I don't want to see anyone, why break in. ”

Standing in the doorway was none other than Demacia.

Listening to the girl's words, Demacia suddenly smiled.

There was a hint of sarcasm on his expression, and then he clasped his hands on his chest and pouted:

"Hey, who is you looking at with this face like a dead man, where is the once invincible Viscount Miss? Aren't you the best at mocking me? Why did you go to Morningstar City, and it was like a frosted eggplant? Isn't it to inherit the territory and strengthen the family? ”

Looking at Demacia's look of contempt, Sophia's face became more and more pale.

"Are you here to taunt me?"

She clenched her hands into fists and said in a trembling voice.

"Taunt? Is it worth it? ”

Demacia shook his head.

He glanced at the girl and sneered:

"I'm not in the mood to mock a little girl who gives up on herself when something doesn't go her way."

"You're ......!"

Sophia glared.

"What am I? Am I not right? ”

Demacia snorted lightly and continued:

"It's not because I'm here that I'm sad to save you, I thought you were a rare kind of nobleman with a conscience among the human nobles, although a little naïve, although a little stupid, but at least there is a warm heart...... As a result, I didn't expect that you would be able to do this, and you still want to revive the family with this little affordability? ”

Hearing Demacia's words, Sophia's shoulders trembled.

She jerked her head up and glared at Demacia.

"What are you staring at? Who's bigger? Otherwise, you think that the eldest sister will give you the summoned idol of the goddess! Big sister, they hate human nobles the most, even if you have a bit of elf blood! ”

Demacia glared back and continued to curse.

"You're ......!"

Sophia gritted her teeth.

"What am I? Even though I have a problem, I'm much better than you! At least I decided on the goal, and never one gave up! No matter how difficult it is! I'm going to do my best! ”

Demacia snorted and said.

"Why do you think we're so nice to you? In the final analysis, isn't it still based on your high fighting spirit and kindness in your heart? The result? Beat yourself up and give up? Do you deserve to be hungry? Do you still think that you are a child, and if you behave pathetically, you will win the comfort of adults? ”

He looked at the girl with a sneering expression.

Looking at Demacia's disdainful gaze, Sophia almost bit her lip, and her chest continued to rise and fall in anger.

"Get out ......"

The girl said in a trembling voice.

"Get out? I don't want to, I just see that you are unhappy today, and I don't accept you to bite me! Isn't it very good at poisonous tongues? Come on? Why didn't you come? ”

Demacia sneered.

Sophia's Eyes Spitfire:

"Get me out!"

This time, her voice was loud and startled Demacia.

However, Demacia quickly adjusted, and then nostrils turned to the sky:

"Why am I going out? This is my hotel, does my hotel know? All the properties of Amway Commercial Bank are built by me Demacia from scratch! I'm not a waste of you, I only talk about it, and I'm tired when I encounter something! ”

Sophia was scolded by Demacia's heart of grief and indignation.

Her eyes were red, and tears gradually gathered in her eyes:

"Good...... Good ......"

"If you don't go out, I'll go out!"

After saying that, she rushed out of the room without looking back.

Looking at the girl who rushed out of the room, Demacia hurriedly followed.

He stood at the gate and shouted to Sophia, who ran out:

"Yo! Where is this going? Can't stand it again after a few words? Still can't think about it again? Looking for a short view? If you really can't open it, please run away, otherwise the city will be dirty, and I, Demacia, will look down on you! ”

Hearing Demacia's words, the girl's back shook slightly, and then disappeared into the street with even more speed.

And after not seeing Sophia's figure at all, Demacia breathed a long sigh of relief, and sighed in Li Mu's stunned gaze:

"It's so cool to scold."

Li Mu: ......

"Didn't you say you couldn't be hard?"

He glanced at the other man speechlessly.

"I didn't come to be hard, it's just a little bit unbearable, let's be ironic, anyway, even if she becomes a camp NPC, I guess my favor can't be saved, so let's just accompany her to the end, if I can wake her up, it would be better."

Demacia spread her hands.

Li Mu: ......

"You're not afraid to get away with it, people really can't think of committing suicide?"

He twitched the corners of his mouth.

"No, absolutely not! She hates me, and if I say that, she won't do it, even if she does it against me! And she's not stupid in the first place, but she's a little bit of experience, I estimate that she should know a lot of things in her heart, but she just can't get out...... If you are sober and sober, you should be able to figure out a lot of things. ”

Demacia shook his head.

"Are you sure?"

Li Mu raised his eyebrows.

"Of course."

Demacia nodded.

But after saying that, he hesitated a little:

"Well, she should ...... You can't really think about it, right? ”

At this point, Demacia subconsciously wanted to catch up, but after hesitating for a second, he stopped again, and instead called up the chat interface, and hurriedly called someone in the guild channel to catch up and take a look.

Li Mu: ......

"Sometimes I really don't know if you're emotionally high or emotionally low."

He shook his head slightly and rushed out of the room.

……

Sophia ran through the streets of Grey Harbor with tears in her eyes.

She was sad and angry in her heart, and in addition to her grief and indignation, she also had a bit of hatred.

It wasn't hatred of Demacia, it was hatred of herself......

She actually understands very well that many of the things that the other party said are extremely ugly, but they are all right.

She was indeed confused, and she was indeed a little withdrawn.

It's just that, although reason told her that she really needed to cheer up, emotionally she really couldn't accept it for a while.

At the end of the day, she's just a sixteen-year-old.

Not to mention, it is still a bouquet of flowers that live in a greenhouse and have never seen the wind and rain at all.

Run, run......

It seems to be to vent all the resentment in his heart......

It wasn't until she ran far, far away that Sophia gradually stopped.

She sobbed slightly, her eyes red and swollen.

The anger in my heart calmed down a little, and what came to my mind was further dazed.

Sophia knew she needed to make a change, and she needed to pick herself up.

But how can I work hard?

Fallen aristocracy, corrupt churches, desperate people, dull society......

The whole empire is like a dying old man, and like a giant ship that has lost its course.

How could she, a viscount who had no power and no power, be able to change the future of the territory?

The persistence in her heart has come to naught, and her already unfirm faith has completely collapsed, so where should she go?

Before she knew it, the girl didn't know where she had run.

It seems to be a relatively quiet residential area, with newly built houses with a strong traditional elf color.

There is a lot of greenery between the buildings, and it is like being in a garden, full of green grass and flowers, which seems to have the blessing of magic, even in winter, the grass and trees are still strong.

On the streets, there are some elves who come and go, dressed in more traditional clothes.

They don't have the flashy equipment of Demacia and the others, and they look more modest.

At the same time, they don't have the intimidating aura of the "elven gods", they seem to be more approachable and simple.

"The civilian area of the elves......

The girl sniffled and muttered to herself.

She subconsciously thought of the human civilians she saw in Riverbend Town, and a hint of complexity flashed in her eyes.

"Civilian area? No, the elves have never had a civilian area. ”

A soft, melodious voice came from behind her, drawing Sophia's attention.

The girl looked back and saw a female elf dressed as a druid.

The robes on her body have the magnificence of those "elven gods", but the temperament on her body is more noble than theirs.

Seeing Sophia's gaze, the female elf smiled slightly:

"This is a residential area for returning elves."

"Return to the Elves' Residence?"

Sophia was slightly stunned.

Thinking of some rumors in human society, a hint of clarity flashed in the girl's eyes.

"Are the elves ...... to be saved?"

She muttered.

Eyes cast on the elves in the distance, and Sophia was greeted by their happy smiling faces.

Children frolic merrily, and old men sit on small wooden chairs, leisurely playing war chess, which has recently become quite popular in the Empire.

Adult elves are busy with their duties.

Their eyes were full of passion and hope, completely different from the elven slaves that the girl saw in the human world, and the human civilians she saw.

They are not living as walking dead, but truly free beings.

"They...... Seems to be blissful. ”

Sophia couldn't help but say.

"Of course, under the protection of the goddess, all the elves will live happily, because there is no oppression here, everyone is equal, as long as you work hard, there will be harvest, there will be a better tomorrow."

The female elf smiled.

"Without oppression, is everyone equal......

Sophia's heart moved slightly, thoughtfully.

She suddenly looked up at the other person.

"What do you call it?"

The girl asked.

The gentle female elf smiled slightly:

"Wind."

"You can call me, Wind."

She said gently.