The Book Of Flowers

Cities That Need Help

Countess Eleanor Alveria Andromeda. The man who led the city of Andromeda and the surrounding area that we are currently occupying. And he doesn't look at all like the typical royals I used to meet during my travels

The way he moves, the way he talks, even the way he carefully watches us is enough to let me know what kind of person he is

If one of us was acting any weird, he would definitely do something

I've said this to myself many times, but whatever these humans do to me, I can definitely get out easily. The problem is, are my friends capable of that too?

Mrs Eleanor and her bodyguards took us to a place I'm sure wasn't her home

The mother of the toddler said that the house could be seen near the fountain of the city square, but this place was not close to the town square

The side of town is quiet enough if I may say. The whole place is very empty and abandoned, certainly because of the many deaths of the residents here

In front of each building and housing, a lot of flower bouquets are located at its front door. Some people were also in this area, but generally I saw them crying in front of a building with their family members

A child and a mother who put their flowers in front of one of the doors

A couple hugging a rabbit doll together while crying

An old woman who had no one else and just stood silently stared unblinkingly

The atmosphere looks very gloomy and heartbreaking filled this area of Andromeda city

Tear drops seemed to flood the city, although only a few people could be counted fingers around

I'm sure it's not just this area that has people mourning as I'm seeing now

"Have you seen them well?" Eleanor said

I began to focus back on him and realized that he was also looking at the people of his city who were mourning

"So, is this the purpose of the lady bringing us here? To see the state of this city?"

Eleanor was silent for a moment to hear my words. Then, with a sudden sad expression, he nodded his head slowly

"5 Year. For 5 years, these people came here every day. And not just in this specific place alone" He said, then turned his gaze down

Verdea who followed me walking behind immediately gave a look of sympathy to Eleanor

"... But, asking for help from outsiders does not feel ethical at all"

"... Then, why not ask your King for help?"

"You mean the lazy king who only relies on that rotten judge?"

...

"Senjak Yuriel was appointed prime minister and ambassador of the kingdom, which Eloy hardly ever showed his nose in politics, did not discuss other areas"

"But I heard that His Majesty Eloy is still young. Given that he had no parents either, he could not have had more power despite having a high position than Yuriel"

"You're right. But...

But I don't like the way Yuriel rules. He craves too much... 'Something', and will drop anything that stands in the way between him and that goal"

...

His body shook with anger

And the words he said made me realize that he loved his people very much

"Mrs Eleanor. Calm yourself" The waiter who followed said

"... You're right, Albert. Showing this kind of emotional side is completely inappropriate in front of a foreign guest"

"Ah, we're not thinking about it at all. After all, you do need to take the burden off your head even a little bit" Verdea said

Why is he suddenly talking?

Wait, why would I assume that he can't talk try?

But... Lady Eleanor wasn't angry because she interrupted the conversation, was she?

...

Lady Eleanor let out a small laugh, deeply breaking the cold picture she had shown us before

"Your friend this one is funny" Eleanor said after stopping

"Funny-?!" Verdea was embarrassed

"You could say so"

I just rubbed Verdea's hair while smiling holding back a laugh looking at her nervous face

"I don't feel troubled, son. I do need a break, but this is by no means the right time to do it" Eleanor said in a soft tone, making us refocus on her

"... Then just rest"

Verdea then walked quickly to Eleanor

"Eh?"

"Let us help this place. Leave it to me and my friends"

"... I told you that asking for help from strangers is very unethical"

"Then, are you going to reject a request?"

"...!"

"Please, let us help this place"

...

Giving up and with a sigh, Eleanor nodded her head at Verdea, whose eyes looked serious

Verdea immediately smiled happily as usual, then turned to look at me

I only responded with a scratch of my head while smiling at him

"... Sorry to bother you"

"No. Sorry to be a hassle. Thank you for accepting my request"

Verdea bowed in salute to Eleanor

"... You're a strange group"

"From the beginning we were weird"

He smiled at Eleanor. Eleanor on the other hand smiled with relief at Verdea, as if she had a heavy burden already released

This kid is great at convincing people. The effect of her words to make people submit feels more effective than my Aspiritus flower

I remembered when I always served his request first and could not refuse...

"alright. I'll tell you all the trouble this town is going through right now. I'm looking forward to the results of your help"

The five of us began to draw closer to Eleanor to listen in detail to all the things this city was going through

......................

-- A while later, City Square---

Hm....

Let me get this straight

The first problem of the city is the grief of the residents who are still mourning the deaths of the people

This is probably going to be the most difficult thing for us to deal with, given that a person's emotions and mentality are very complex

Second, many people were injured because of the monsters that actively attacked for several periods

Eleanor said that the monsters attacked once a week, and they always came in groups

From the former Mana I caught from inspecting the barricades outside that city, the monster they were facing was a demonic incarnation

Unfortunately, they had burned the corpses of the monsters, but they said that the form of the monster was generally a bull

Danger as well...

Then, the third problem is the main problem of this city

The city is experiencing a shortage of crops and livestock

So much of the land was polluted with dark magic after the disaster 5 years ago, resulting in the absence of fertile soil and food for livestock

Eleanor has also been trying to implement a new way to grow crops using her own land or pots for small fruit crops, but that is certainly not enough

Their own livestock could barely survive, and they needed to pay taxes, so the residents of this place had never tasted meat for several years

It frustrated me for some reason. Elves don't eat meat and we are against it, but I feel that humans can't eat meat is very wrong

About the plants... I can grow them easily

But... I can't hunt animals...!

Veskal and Verdea again have to do this. But, I won't be able to come along because I know I won't have the heart to see the wild animals dying from being hunted

The people had also gathered in this place because Eleanor's servant had told the whole city that we would help solve the crisis of this city

I looked like I was thinking long while closing my eyes, which is why there was almost no sound around me

I opened my eyes after I finished designing everything

"alright. We'll address your food issues first"

All the people there whispered to each other while listening to me

"I just want to ask, is there any vacant, spacious and clean land in this place?" I asked them

"If you are looking for fertile land, there is no more such place outside the city. The entire inner city is also mostly filled with buildings" Someone said

Everyone nodded in agreement with a nervous and worried look

"... Don't tell me you want to destroy a last memento of ours with your dead relatives?!" Someone said again

They don't even whisper to each other at this point. Some of them even called for protest because of my words that were considered to have no respect for the relic

"Hm.... Then I have to work harder..."

"What do you mean Vai-I mean Vin?" Verdea asked, responding to me who was beginning to be stunned again

"Then, we'll go outside. Find me a rice field or a plantation" I said

"Your words are very tantalizing to young people! All the land in this area of the city is already polluted with magic!" Someone's heart

"Are you willing to help or not?!" The other guy started to interrupt us

Zaphir directly stomped his feet once to the ground, making the entire place feel trembling. It made the entire population, even Verdea and Veskal shocked by that one blow. The atmosphere was instantly silent for a moment

"I'm sorry, but I'll repeat. Help me find the rice fields and plantations"

Everyone listened to me this time. But a man came forward and agreed to show us a former rice field on the west side of the city

The land situation in this place is worse than I thought. Indeed, the contents of the land in the city are so bad that the grass does not want to grow, but this place does not even look alive at all

This place was completely not healed by King Crux

The rest of the area has returned to green and fertile thanks to the royal witches who joined forces to heal Vitario

But... The savage king allowed this city to remain miserable without the slightest care. Not a single grass would dare to grow in this area, and I believe the nearest green grass could be tens of kilometers away based on the border between cities I know of

"We told you, this city has no fertile soil at all" said another

"..."

I just kept quiet and didn't respond while looking around

Then, I knelt down next to my feet and placed my right palm onto the ground

"Very. Help me" I said to Verdea

He understood immediately, drew closer to me, and held my shoulder with his right hand

"You wanna catch on?" I asked him

"no need. I haven't mastered the purifying spell either, have I?"

I smiled a little at him

In front of every resident who doubted us, I began to cast purifying spells

"Beautiful as the earth. Clear as water. Refine and eliminate what should not exist. Refine and bless us. Purify"

A round blue light similar to a firefly began to gather near me as I focused Mana and cast the spell over and over again

But, I only need to cast that spell 3 times, and the Mana in my hand already feels so much

Then, with a pressure to the ground, I began to make the Mana spread out, until the ground around started to return to a brownish color slowly. The area that is recovered is also very wide, although it cannot cover the entire view of the human eye. The area also includes parts

A life form also indirectly returned to life there. A small flower that had previously withered on the ground, came back alive and fresh somehow

Everyone was amazed and shocked to see what we had just done

My friends who were in the middle of the crowd just looked enthusiastically without any surprise, except for Zaphir who was upset

Hm... The distance is wide. It could be up to one and a half square kilometers. But, the former area of forest that I could see before those eyes was still not recovered

My mana has been drained to a great extent and I am so tired now. Even with the power of Verdea alone, I am unable to heal the entire land of this city

Verdea immediately looks excited to see a deep red color that is no longer on the ground

The boy did not look tired even though he had used magic. So, my estimation of the Mana that could also be affected by the Mana of someone he helped was wrong

That power can be very helpful for the long term, but I still don't know what the side effects are

Well, after all he also proposed to help and convince me. He also has to work a little

I then flicked the tip of his nose after he looked around

"Our work is not done yet, don't be happy yet"

"I know that. But what's wrong with being happy to try?"

Well, he's right too

I stroked his head and then took him back to the crowd

The people who dariitadi see us with a trivial gaze can only gap, even until we have approached they are still gaping

"Excuse me, but if you want to start growing crops please. You can ascertain the fertility of the soil yourself" I said to a male resident

"A, oh! That so? All right, we'll check"

He then told someone else to check the land we just recovered. The man who was told to scoop up some parts of the ground, smell it, and then look at it well

"Yes God. This land is very fertile... If the time is long enough, the mana in this land will be reduced and our agriculture..."

Everyone immediately whispered in an excited tone to each other when they heard the man's words

Everyone, except...

"It... THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE!!" The man I spoke to earlier shouted, making everyone look at him

He then pointed at me with a face that looked extremely annoyed and filled with anger. But I didn't even blink one bit so as not to lose to him

"EXPLAIN WHO YOU ARE!!? THERE IS NO WAY AN ORDINARY PERSON LIKE YOU CAN CURE THIS DAMNED PLACE THAT EASILY!!"

I just kept quiet not responding

"YOU MUST HAVE DONE A DARK TRICK TO DO THIS!! AFTER ALL, WHY WOULD A STRANGER LIKE YOU WANT TO HELP A CITY LIKE THIS HUH?!!"

I kept listening to her screams

"Oh yeah...!!! The poster belonging to Oberon who is being hunted is also described as like disguise is not it? Don't-don't, you are..." He ended his words with a furious look

. . .

Every resident is silent. Silently, with a hysterical face looking at me

Alf kept trying to calm down while closing his eyes in the middle of this situation

Zaphir was ready to call out his weapon out of anger

Veskal pulled out his veil to cover his head

Verdea was only speechless shocked to see the faces of those who were beginning to change

. . .

"I hate this..."

With a sigh, I took off the amulet necklace Luxor gave me. And with time, my real face began to appear, making all the inhabitants of Andromeda more hysterical and began to protect their families

I then slowly pulled out my robe to cover my head as usual, and my orange-colored eyes felt even more radiant with annoyance

"I'm Vainzel Alpensia. Oberon and the leader of Miralius. Are you satisfied with my answer?"

"B- How dare you enter this place, you savage creature" The man said again, this time with a trembling body

"... Huh... Had enough. I just want to go. At least please appreciate our efforts. I'm not asking for more"

"Going now is not the right thing Oberon" Zaphir interrupted

"... What do you think is right about this?"

"We finish them off first" He replied without hesitation

"Don't!!" Verdea said as he confronted Zaphir with his back to the people and spread both hands

"Ending prince. Or you'll be included in the body count"

"If you want to hurt Verdea and the people of this place, step over me first" I interrupted this time while coming against Zaphir in front of Verdea. "It's enough with the bloodshed, Zaphir"

"No Vainzel. Zaphir was right" Veskal said, then began to take out his dagger. "They could make us hard. This is the enemy area you know?" He added

Hmh! Troublesome

"What do you think, Mr Alf?" Veskal turned to Alf who was still silent

"... Let's just hear his opinion. How, Mrs Eleanor?"

After some time after Alf said so, Eleanor came out from the crowd and faced us all

"You've been expecting this from the beginning, haven't you?" Alf said again

"I am the one who made the residents of this place alert, just so you know" Eleanor replied in a cold tone

...

"Why silence? Don't know what to do now?" Ask Alf

"He may have called the royal forces"

"No. I don't want to get in touch with this rotten kingdom anymore, let alone tell you this" Eleanor cut off Veskal

"Then? What are you gonna do to us?" Alf asked again

"... I beg you to go inside first. I want to discuss many things" Eleanor replied

"And how do we know that you're not trying to kill us secretly. You have a great Mana, and you might just intend to do something. Man usually does any trick to take down even the strongest enemy, even if it's in the most disgusting way" I interrupted as he began to turn back inside the city, stopping his steps

He looked back at us with a face that looked down a little

"... Believe it or not, you have to follow me. But, I need your help

No. gabe... This whole city needs your help" He said, then resumed his march into the city