“......”

Good guys, isn't this a direct self-exposure?

The reaction of the affairs officer Yereza made even Kizmer, who thought it should be irrelevant, couldn't help but be suspicious.

"No... Jeresa... Is it ......?"

Kizmer was dumbfounded, she couldn't believe it at all.

"But... It seems that there is indeed such a statement... The elves who dare to kill Veluli will be cursed with horror......"

Kizmer muttered to himself, apparently in a big blow, while Jeresa looked very ugly.

"So, it is rumored that Viscount Jofelith once killed the water elves? Is it called Verulli? He can't see the light of day now because of the curse? ”

Ling Ze probably understood, and that rumor seemed to be the case, because of the killing of the water spirits, Viscount Yofelith was cursed and could no longer appear in the sun.

"That's just a rumor, it's not true, and few dark elves would believe it, Viscount Jofelith is a highly respected legend."

Jeresa retorted, and while he didn't seem to act that way, he himself seemed to be deeply affected by the rumors.

"Will this trigger the Hidden Mission?"

Kirito leaned over to Ling Ze and whispered to Ling Ze to confirm.

And Ling Ze nodded, the key information had been obtained, it seemed that the reason why Viscount Jofelis pretended to be sick must have something to do with the curse of this "water elf".

All that's left is to confirm with the Viscount Jofelis, and this information should be a precondition for triggering the quest conversation.

"Let's go, I'll take you to rest."

The affairs officer Yeresa was reluctant to answer any more relevant questions, he took Ling Ze and the others directly to the barracks, and Kizmer also stopped talking, she seemed a little irritated, and she had not been able to recover for a while.

After everyone came to the barracks, it was still a group of boys, and then Asuna followed Kizmer's distribution, and the conditions of the soldiers' barracks in the castle were not bad, although it was a large shop, but the facilities that should be there were also complete, no worse than the hotels in the city, and it didn't cost money.

The people rested in the city for a night, and after dawn, they began to run around for the task of "The Secret Key of the Glass".

The whole process of the mission was very smooth, with the addition of the elite knight Kizmail, the strength of their team was very exaggerated, and the efficiency of completing the task was terrifying, and it only took one day to complete the Ten Rings mission.

After defeating the "Headless Horsemann Boss", they succeeded in obtaining the "Glass Key" that emitted an aqua blue light.

And this time, they finally had the opportunity to meet Viscount Jofelix again, because this "glass key" had to be handed over to the city lord Viscount Jofelis.

"Thank you for your dedication."

Viscount Jofelith took the "Glass Key" from Ling Ze's hand, and then gave Ling Ze a large amount of reward, after which he got up and put the "Glass Key" in the small room behind the chair, and the "Jade Key" was also inside.

This means that as long as the "Fallen Elves" can break through the castle, they will directly receive two keys.

"Anything else?"

After putting away the key, Viscount Jofelith returned to his seat, and then looked at Ling Ze with some confusion and asked, he had just said, just let Ling Ze and them leave on their own.

"Viscount Jofelis, I have a very curious question, it's about you, I don't know if I can get an answer."

Ling Ze looked at Viscount Jofelis's one-eyed and asked directly.

And being looked at by Ling Ze like this, Viscount Jofelith obviously sensed something, and his face changed suddenly.

"Can you see me?"

Viscount Jofelis's face was serious, and his voice changed, and the deliberately processed strange voice turned into a magnetic male voice.

"That's right, not only can I see you, but I also know that you're not sick at all, and you're not afraid of being exposed to the sun, are you?"

Ling Ze did not hesitate and continued to pursue the victory, which made Viscount Jofelis, who was already surprised, even more surprised, and his whole person was stunned.

"Ling Ze! What are you talking about?! Hurry up and apologize to Lord Jofelis! It's rude for you to talk like that! ”

Viscount Jofelix didn't speak, but Kizmay, who was stunned and stupid on the side, reacted, she grabbed Ling Ze's arm anxiously, signaled him to stop talking, and quickly apologized to Viscount Jofelis.

"Don't worry, Kizmer, let me talk to this Mr. Lingze."

Unexpectedly, Jofelis, who had a shocked face, directly stopped the excited Kizmer after calming down.

"Lord Jofelis......"

Kizmer reluctantly retreated, while Jofelix looked at Ling Ze seriously, he was not annoyed, but showed the self-cultivation of an old elf who had lived for many years, and he at least maintained a superficial calm.

The only light source in the whole room, the small oil lamp on the table was flickering, Kirito, Asuna, and Kizmer couldn't see Viscount Jofelis's expression clearly, so they were all panicked, only Ling Ze still kept his composure.

Ling Ze was sure that the AI of this Viscount Jofelis was probably not much weaker than that of Kizmer, and it was on par with that affairs officer, Jeresa, or even a little stronger.

"How did you do that?"

Viscount Jofelith asked Ling Ze, with some scrutiny in his eyes, he could see that Ling Ze's strength was good, but it was certain that he was not as strong as him, so he was very puzzled, why was Ling Ze able to see through his exquisite disguise?

The level of this Viscount Jofelis is undoubtedly higher than Ling Ze, so there is nothing wrong with his thoughts, but Ling Ze does not rely on his level to see through his disguise, not on the "reconnaissance" skills in the SAO system, it is normal for him to not understand.

"Not only can I see through your disguise, I also know what you think, Viscount Jofelis, you should cheer up, it is not your duty to dwell on the mistakes of the past, your family, your castle, your soldiers and followers, are still waiting for you to lead them."

Ling Ze didn't explain, but continued to output, because with his direct speech just now, a golden "!" symbol, he has indeed triggered this "hidden mission".

"Hehe, Terran swordsman, I'm grateful for your help so far, but it's not something you should be involved in."

Viscount Jofelis's hand struck twice on the ebony table, then shook his head and refused Ling Ze's persuasion.

"This scar on your face is the biggest shame in your life, in order to prevent the stigma from spreading to the children of the Jofer family, you have been hiding in the dark, but have you ever thought that because you want to hide this shame too much, you have repeated a lot of stupid actions."

Ling Ze's words pierced Viscount Jofelis's heart like a sharp knife, which made Viscount Jofelis, who thought he was in a good state of mind, feel a little touched.

"You really know ......"

Viscount Jofelix was more and more surprised, although Ling Ze was surprised to see his face clearly, but it could not shock his heart, but Ling Ze was able to point out that the scar on his face was his inner demon, which he never expected.

"You know it's not your fault, hasn't that Verulli forgiven you too? She left her hair behind to make you a pair of shoes with a spell effect, and that doesn't make you let go of the knot? ”

Of course, Ling Ze knew that at such a close distance, in the face of a person with a shocked heart, it was easy for his spiritual power to invade the other party's sea of knowledge, and he had already seen the knot in the heart of this Viscount Jofelis, and the story was slightly bloody.

This Viscount Jofelis, and a Velully girl, there was a story of "cutting and untidying", and the end of the story was that the Viscount of Willuli died, and Viscount Joferlius was hit hard and collapsed, but Viscount Jofelius was not actually cursed, but got the understanding of the Velully girl, and gave him his hair to make props.

In other words, Viscount Jofeliz was purely on his own, and he felt that he had done an irreparable wrong, and might even bring shame on the family.

“...... She forgave me, but I couldn't forgive myself. ”

Being directly stabbed by Ling Ze in his heart, Viscount Jofelith finally couldn't maintain such a calm appearance.

"You should think about it, Viscount Joferis, if the Fallen Elves attack this Jofer City because of your inaction, can you forgive yourself then?"

Ling Ze made an assumption, which made Kizmael very anxious to listen to, and of course, she was also shocked in her heart now, because from the conversation between Ling Ze and Viscount Jofelis, it was certain that the outrageous rumor seemed to be true!

"It's useless to say that now, as a young man, you may not understand, but if you continue to fight, you will face defeat one day, if today is the day when the city of Jofer falls and I die under the enemy's sword, then this is also the instruction of the Holy Tree, and we people of Liuthra can only accept this fate."

Viscount Jofelis's words, with a strong sense of self-abandonment and a kind of fatalism of "I want to lie flat", did not look at all like an elven ranger who once dominated the world, which surprised Kizmel again.

"Viscount Jofelis, your soldiers don't think so, your family doesn't think so, the soldiers gather around you because of your legends, because of your admiration for you, even if you haven't seen them, but they have always trusted you very much, and your people regard you as a faith, do you think you are worthy of them by doing this and thinking like this?"

Ling Ze's words spoke to Kizmail's heart, although she didn't know how Ling Ze knew this, but in the hearts of the soldiers, they did think so.

This time, Viscount Jofelith was silent, and after a full three minutes, when Asuna, Kirito, and Kizmer were all a little tormented, Viscount Jofelis spoke.

"Young Terrans, answer me a question, why did you choose to help our people in Lyuthra fight?"

Viscount Jofelith asked a seemingly simple question that was actually not so easy to answer, because for Ling Ze and them, this question was just because they chose to take this "dark elf line", but this was obviously not the answer that Viscount Jofelix hoped to get.

"Kirito, you can answer this question."

Ling Ze called Kirito directly, and it was safest to find an honest person to answer at this time, because an honest person would be distracted.

"Uh... Am I coming? ”

Kirito was stunned for a moment, then began to think.

"In the beginning, there was no clear reason, but now it's different, we have a deep bond with Kizmail, so we want to protect the dark elves that Kizmer loves and this kingdom."

Kirito answered his reason very plainly, in fact, when he chose to help Kizmer at the beginning, it was just because everyone didn't want to bully girls, and Kirito was more familiar with the plot of the "Dark Elves" route.

Moreover, this mission cannot change routes in the middle of the mission, and they have no other choice but to go to the dark on the side of the "dark elves".

"Correct."

Ling Ze applauded Kirito in his heart, this kind of "friendship" is in the right place, and Viscount Yofelith will eat this set, because he is a guy who is very fond of "fetters", and it is for this reason that he will fall into his current state.

After a period of silence, Viscount Jofelis let out a long sigh, which made the hearts of Kirito, Asuna, and Kizmel hang, and only Ling Ze was very calm.

There was a slight "chirp" in Viscount Jofelix's chair, followed by the sound of slight footsteps, and Viscount Jofelix walked around the table to the crowd.

Now Ling Ze can be sure that this Viscount Jofelis is indeed wearing a very rococo style, and his lower body is white leggings, which is indeed very similar to 18th century French men's clothing.

At this time, Kirito, Asuna, and Kizmel finally saw the face and figure of Viscount Jofelith for the first time, and the three of them were all surprised.

"Surprised, right? In fact, I didn't expect that I still had the possibility of coming out of the darkness and letting people see this scar, but this Mr. Ling Ze's words really woke me up, and I did commit many stupid things repeatedly in order to cover up the biggest shame in my life. ”

Viscount Jofelith shook his head with a wry smile, he was able to admit his mistake without hesitation.

This old dark elf who has lived for thousands of years is indeed a very good guy who is not to be hated, and it seems that he really got into the horns of the bull for a while.

"Lord Jofelis......"

Kizmer was emotionally mixed and didn't know how to answer.