Chapter 22: It's an Elf

After listening to Li Muran, Bella patted the ground with her palm in protest.

"How much you don't trust me. Why don't you trust me at all? What about the effect of my skills? I've said it all, I didn't kidnap. I picked up this kid. โ€

"It's as casual as picking up a coin on the side of the road. How can people say that they will pick it up. โ€

"Then Li Muran also picked up the Mithril Slime. I've heard that silver slimes are very rare. Li Muran can pick up the Mithril slime casually, why can't I pick up the child. โ€

There seems to be some truth to this.

Wait, is Christian a Mithril Slime? Still rare?

Did you pick up something terrible?

Because Li Muran kept asking, Bella recounted her experience last night.

When she heard the movement, she followed it to check.

Then I found the dying girl in the grass.

The girl's expression was painful and she looked very weak.

Bella couldn't bear to leave her alone, so she took her back to the tent.

She was given some mineral water and some snacks. After the girl's condition improved, she couldn't hold on and fell asleep.

"Leave her alone in the forest, she'll die. Since I picked it up, how can I see death and not save it. Of course you have to raise her. โ€

"So, what do you think people are cute?"

"Something cute is just cute. The big devil doesn't change his name or surname, just like I love spicy beef-flavored instant noodles and will always eat them. I'm not going to hide my preferences. โ€

Li Muran understood a little.

Bella wanted to raise a girl because she couldn't bear to leave her alone in the forest, more out of compassion.

It is completely different from Li Muran's original intention of raising slimes.

As for liking, it's just an unexpected surprise on the basis of taking in a girl.

The image of the girl seems to hit exactly the good ball area that Bella prefers. And the demon king is the type that likes to show his preferences directly.ใ€‚

Knowing the truth, although I wanted to criticize Bella for not speaking clearly and causing such a big misunderstanding, it also made Li Muran breathe a sigh of relief.

Li Muran switched to a gentle smile.

"I knew Bella wasn't someone to kidnap children. I've always believed in Bella. โ€

"Nonsense. Li Muran, you fooled me again. Even though you persuaded me to turn myself in. You don't believe me 100%. You crumb secretary. โ€

Regardless of Bella's complaints, Li Muran changed the subject.

But how did she get to this desolate forest alone? What about her parents? โ€

"You're ignoring me again....... I don't know her situation, maybe she was separated from her parents and lost in the forest. โ€

"That's going to be tough. At this time, you should find a way to send the child home, instead of raising her directly. โ€

"Of course I know what you're saying. I still have common sense. โ€

"Cut."

"You are so speechless that a mere secretary looks down on the Demon King. I'm going to be angry, I'm really going to be angry. โ€

Bella raised her eyebrows, and took care of her cheeks and fisted Li Muran's chest with a small fist, helping Li Muran relax her muscles and invigorate her blood.

Li Muran felt that his body had become lighter.

After calming down for a moment, Bella continued.

"I asked her immediately when I first found her yesterday. But no information was given about her family and parents. And I think she's been living alone in the forest for a long time. โ€

The little girl looked to be about 10 years old.

Can a 10-year-old live alone in the forest for a long time?

How the hell did she survive?

Let's not talk about how to solve the problem of water and food.

It is not an exaggeration to say that such a remote forest should be filled with ferocious beasts or monsters, and that a child can live for many days avoiding those predators.

If there is no XP system, Li Muran is not confident that he can do this.

Although he was skeptical of Bella's statement, looking at the image of the child, Li Muran also agreed with Bella's statement.

The child's body was dirty, and his clothes were torn to pieces of cloth.

Clearly, this is a sign of wandering.

I can't tell where it is, but Li Muran just feels strange.

Shaking off the doubts in his heart, Li Muran was ready to ask the girl in person and confirm with her.

Certainly not distrusting Bella.

It's just that it's a human instinct to ask in person at such times.

It would be nice to get some different information.

Li Muran switched to the smile of the harmless salesman and approached the girl.

"Hello. Where is your home? What about parents? โ€

After Li Muran asked, the girl just tilted her head and looked at Li Muran with big eyes, and did not reply.

Thinking that the girl didn't hear clearly, Li Muran asked again.

This time the girl replied.

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But Li Muran didn't understand what he said at all.

Look at Bella again.

Bella shrugged.

"I said I couldn't ask anything. That was the case yesterday. โ€

I see, it's not that the girl doesn't cooperate, it's that she can't communicate.

"Is there a language barrier? Isn't she from Caorette? โ€

After Li Muran said this, Bella suddenly covered her mouth and laughed.

The kind that laughs evilly.

The thought that 'it turns out that Li Muran would also make such a low-level mistake' was written on his face.

Being ridiculed by Bella was super upset.

"What? Am I not right? โ€

"It's not a question of right or wrong. You've got the most fundamental thing wrong. โ€

"The most fundamental thing?"

Bella gently ruffled the girl's long hair, revealing the girl's ears.

It was a pair of beautiful long ears, which were fundamentally different from human ears.

"Isn't it a problem of where the people are? She's not human at all. โ€

Li Muran immediately understood what Bella meant.

"Long ears. Could it be an elf? โ€

"Awesome, you know that? That's right. She's a dark elf. โ€

Looking at the girl, Li Muran's eyes flashed again.

Following the slime, the Dark Elves also appeared.

All kinds of otherworldly elements suddenly appeared, and it became more and more like a fantasy world.

But...... Obviously, the first demon king I met was also a sign of another world, but I didn't feel any excitement.

Li Muran felt that this must be Bella's talent.

"It's a dark elf."

No wonder the language barrier.

The strange feeling that she was just a girl and could survive in the forest disappeared.

The other party is a race other than humans, a collection of fantasies, with infinite possibilities in itself.

Perhaps the Dark Elves possess certain talents that make them adept at surviving in the forest.

When I think about it this way, I suddenly feel relieved.

"But if she's a dark elf, how are we going to get her back to her parents?"

"Let's not say I don't know where the dark elves' home is, we can't communicate, and we don't have time to run around. If the soldiers find out about our whereabouts, all the previous efforts will be in vain. If it is blocked again, I am afraid that it will be difficult for Harley to escape. โ€

"I can't leave her behind. Survival skills or not, but it should have been hard before. It was cruel to leave a little girl to fend for herself in the wilderness. If you don't know, forget it, now that you know, you must help, otherwise you can't get over it with your conscience....... Damn, I obviously defected to the Demon King, but didn't I do the same thing as in the past (in my previous life)? โ€

"What should I do?"