Chapter 15: The Elven King
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“…… Is this the earthly world? "Through the illusion magic cast by Lyle, the Elven King can see the sight of the county of Holm and the city-state of the Academy of Magic, and he cannot avoid the fact that there is only one civilized race in the city, humans, "The descendants of the ancient races have quietly escaped from the world, and my thousands of years of waiting are only an empty ...... in the end"
"I'm sorry, but I've never been in contact with the elves before, so I have no way of knowing how they're living now." On the issue of racial development, Lyle did not comment, as a human being, how could he possibly want the world to continue to be dominated by ancient races, "only...... Your Majesty, why don't you go up to the ground and look for your kindred? Maybe Didos is a few steps ahead on the path of magic, but I don't think there is a curse in the world that can't be lifted, can't be brute-forced, and has no loopholes. ”
Lyle looked back at Ada, who was crouching on the ground with her head covered, and added, "For example, giving up the physical body and being reborn into an unborn fetus is a good way to exploit loopholes. ”
This is not a seizure, there is no soul in the unborn fetus, there are no moral problems.
In addition, even if the Elven King does not know how to reincarnate magic, Ida can, but she can't be sure when she will be able to remember everything, and it is not ruled out that there is a means for her to remember everything immediately.
Under Lyle's reminder, the Elven King realized Ada's identity and smiled with relief for the first time, but still shook his head and rejected the proposal: "I know your magical talent, and in time it may be able to surpass the predecessors, but unfortunately the wheel of fate that has been stagnant for thousands of years has turned, and all I need is to wait for the arrival of the Child of Prophecy." ”
"Child of Prophecy?" Lyle rubbed his temples, this was his least favorite content, he never took divination courses in the Academy of Magic, "May I ask what is the future ......of His Majesty in the prophecy?" ”
"Naturally, it was defeated and ushered in belated rest." Speaking of this, the Elven King pointed to the gem that adorned his forehead and emitted a brilliant green glow, "Then, give him the Emerald Stone, one of the four keys that lead to the mausoleum, Silba." ”
"Your Majesty, the prophecy may not be accurate." Lyle stretched out his hand and pulled out the lapis lazuli from the piggy bank.
This is a gem of unknown purpose that he found when he knocked on the dragon's teeth, and because he sensed the great magic contained in it, he decisively took the sheep and prepared to inquire about the situation with Ada, who had recovered her memory, one day.
Although I don't know the specific content of the prophecy, no matter how I think about it, the child of prophecy has collected all four secret stones along the way.
The Elven King laughed and said, "You should give it to the Children of Prophecy." ”
"No problem." As long as it solves the problem, Lyle doesn't mind handing over the gem, he minds something else, "I'm very sorry, Your Majesty...... Now that the night seed is invading my father's territory every day, and I can't wait for the arrival of the Prophecy Son, can you allow me to do it for him? ”
The Elven King seemed to feel sad for the impatience of human beings for thousands of years, and slowly shook his head and said, "I don't recommend you to do this, my body has already turned into a foreign body under the curse of the magic stone, and once the battle starts, even I can't control it." ”
"Rest assured, we're strong." Lyle tosses Lapis Lazuli-Fea into the Flying Pig Piggy Bank, raises his right hand and shakes it, casting the Crowd Enchantment.
Faced with such an opponent, Lyle did not want to attack first, and used defensive magic to signal the start of the battle.
Fran drew her dragon's tooth dagger and held it in front of Lyle; Kilia grabbed Ida and moved to the corner of the hall to distance herself; Ida is still unable to fight due to the headaches caused by memory regression.
"In that case—"
The lower half of the elven king's body swelled rapidly, and the fluffy insect arthropods squeezed through the gorgeous clothes, turning into a half-human, half-spider monster in the blink of an eye.
"-Come, come on, let me free myself from the shackles of the secret stone."
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The battle is easy.
It can even be said that with the dragon equipment provided by Lyle, Fran alone can defeat the Elven King.
However, no one will cheer for this victory. The Elven King was still telling them not to be fooled by the power of the Secret Stone as he lay dying, the servants of the palace begged them to lift the curse before carrying away the Elven King's body for burial, and the townspeople left the treehouse to chant lamentations for the dead.
With the Elven Clan's consent, Lyle casually made an excuse to leave teleportation coordinates on a remote branch in preparation for the sneak hunt of the dragon, and now he can return to the ground: "Anyway, the progress of resolving the incident is two-fifths complete. ”
"Two out of five...... Is it? "Kilia bowed, collecting a stone is counted as one step, and the fifth step is naturally to defeat Didos.
Not to mention the fancy heart and almost paranoid preference for maids, Lyle's current performance is enough to change her inherent prejudice against the "aristocracy" class, she has always thought that the aristocracy is like Teoro, who puts the interests of the country first, chases personal interests in his heart, and can't see the commoners at all.
Fran on the other side asked, "Young Master, we got two secret stones in advance, and if we want to solve the incident, we must give them to the Children of Prophecy...... So how do we know who the children of prophecy are? ”
"If nothing else," said Lyle, "the Children of Prophecy are one of Laban and Ben, and I feel a special power in them...... Although the same is true for Kilia, the Elven King has ruled her out. ”
The elderly may also be the 'children of prophecy', and the savior must be the young can only be said to be unwritten rules, not the laws of necessity.
“……!” Hearing this, Qilia's face changed drastically, and she couldn't believe it, "You...... Noticed? ”
Lyle waved his hand and said, "No, no, I just have a relatively high level of perception, and I don't know anything about what kind of power you have." ”
Qilia secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but say, "...... Then you don't worry at all? ”
"Huh?" Lyle blinked, suspicious, "That...... Kilia, are you sure you can really win against me when you use your hidden powers? ”
"............" Kiria suddenly didn't want to speak.
Although she will lose her mind after transforming, it is difficult to confirm how powerful she is, but think about the treatment of the black knight, emmm......
In the past, she was worried that her strength would hurt others, but now she is worried that she will be hung and beaten to death after transforming, according to her personality of being cold on the outside and hot on the inside, this is a good thing.
"Well, then, let's go back." Lyle smiled and stretched out his arms towards the three maids.
Fran hugged Lyle's left arm a little shyly, and Ada, who no longer had a headache, hugged Lyle's body from behind.
“…… If you dare to touch me, I'll kill you. Kilia hugged her right arm in frustration.
The four teleported out of the mournful forest. (Recommended reading: Reading Files 2013)