The Sended's

Chapter 46: Pride that result in Betrayal

Ah.... Why did the three old geezers suddenly ask to retire? Why at a time like this?!

"I've assessed your capabilities, and our conclusion is that you are well qualified to lead Ruby's military, and so our task is complete" Maximilian said

Damn it, whether it means good or not but if it's good then he shouldn't be doing that at a time like this

Morale was being high-rises instead made down again because of the departure of those old leaders, in other words I had to work even harder and find a replacement for the encouragement like them

At least Percival's still here with me, he's really my right-hand man.

I'm taking Kyouka's departure to the capital soon, because she is the Queen and a Queen has a lot to think about except this war that continues to drag on. I understand it because I was in that position

"If you need my help again, use communication magic like before, it's as practical as a phone" Kyouka said on his horse

"Yes, I'll tell you in about a month,"

"Alright, then see you in a month" he said, waving his hand

Then he went with his hundred palace guards, heading into the forest to the Ruby capital

A month is my estimated time to get to the capital of Ladenvield at the southern tip of the island, that includes any obstacles that might occur on the road so it can be faster but less likely to be slower

But besieging a city well, both in the game and in history, the siege will take a long time and only a few tactics can change that, so the defending side should be very ready because there are only a few things the opponent can do

In the old World game, I was able to outsmart it by fishing out enemy troops from within the city, the way was very easy.... simply send a smaller number of troops than the opposing defense forces

Then they will come out on their own and fight me in the open ground, without their great advantage of being called the "City Wall"

But of course there is a risk, because I have a smaller amount. Haha....it might sound like a loss but after seeing my battle just now, I guess the difference in numbers is not a problem is it?

"Miss, the troops are ready to move,"

"Yosh, just get on with it,"

'I didn't expect that I would cooperate with others, let alone other races,'

'I think we'll be a good team anyway,'

'Let's finish this ancient war,'

'To another world!'

Unfortunately, that brief partnership must end soon

'Awas!'

'Damn, the enemy is very strong, but maybe if we are together then-'

One by one my comrades were killed, by a power that felt very foreign to me even though it was magic

'Fritz! The gate's back open, we need to get back!'

'Relig!'

'Save me!'

'No!'

These calls are painful only to be heard.

'Fritz! Hurry on!'

I woke up from my bed, it was because of a nightmare just now

"Goddess, please wash yourself in the spirit pool,"

This girl is my servant, her name is Elisha, an Elf of the fifth level. He has served me since the conflict with the Dark Elves on the land of the new continent began, it has been quite a while.

We are the Elves, the most sacred and beloved of the Celfians because of our wisdom and tradition. Or so at least that we believe and teach to the younger generation

The fact is that the Elves are a proud nation that dares to break the covenant just because one day after we judge another nation as unworthy, a very absurd reason

I am an Elf, born into a fifth level family and early in my life I was nothing more than a plain country girl. But now I am considered the Goddess of the greatest nation in Kelfia since the fall of the Devil Race

Not through a political or military career, but because of a major event almost a hundred years ago, an event that happened in my dream.

"Goddesses, Kings and Elf Queens came from all over the region, they wanted to discuss the expansion of the Elven influence on the new continent" Elisha said

Right now I am soaking in this spirit pool which as the name implies was made by a powerful spirit as a gift for us Elves. They may be strong, but there are still stronger spirits

And those spirits never gave us gifts or anything like that, because I think they know our true nature.

They are called great spirits, in the history books it is said that great spirits are the guardians of an area they truly love, and none of them exist in the great forests of the Elves

The reason is unknown, that's what scares me a little. For we know nothing of the world, yet we are arrogant before other races

We are not the nation that ended the eternal war, but now we underestimate the nation that did it

Suppose we never turn away from the Dwarves just yet, there may never be an eternal war....

I walked into the room called the Hall of Kings and Queens of Elves, where the door was made of golden-colored wood carved with historical images of Elves covering the great war, eternal war, and of course the eternal post-war

Always at war, huh? I agree, our history has always been stained with blood red

"The goddess has arrived!"

The door of this side hall that was devoted to me finally opened, displaying the architectural splendor of the elegant and also beautiful Elf room on the other side

This large room is filled with one fine red carpet in the middle under a large table made of giant tree wood that grows hundreds of years once in the Pyrwood forest in the East, he said, the wood is shaped in such a way that it is smoothed so that it is comfortable to make a table

No, we didn't cut down that wood like other races. We politely asked the giant tree to give its life so that we could take its wood. Within hours, the tree was dead but its body remained good

So in short, we cursed the tree to die and we took it after....

Don't say this in front of an Elf, he'll curse you too

This table is indeed very good, but they say that the best table should be used by the best figure. And the figures sitting around the table were the Elf Kings and Queens from all over the region

They all stood up and looked at me, even though none of them dared to look down on me even though I used to be the fifth level

"Welcome to the Hall, King and Queen of Elves. Please sit down and make yourself as comfortable as possible" I said politely

Now the show will begin....

This meeting was held specifically to discuss the expansion of Elven influence in Kelfia as Elisha said, but there are several paths we can take

The most popular is certainly not diplomacy, but rather military expansion

Elves have combat power equal to Dragon and Seraphim, it is because our magic is more advanced than the entire race above Kelfia. But when it comes to which capacity, there are still Dragon and Seraphim in front of us

When it comes to magic technology, Dwarves are the leaders. They are also a nation equal to us both in terms of power and influence, but certainly not an Elf would admit that

"We must expel the Dark Elves from the new continent, only then can our influence be spread faster,"

"You are the King of the South, the reason you think about it is on your own merits,"

"Really! In the West, the Dwarves are starting to stockpile troops back to pound our territory,"

Several tens of years ago, when a wise Elf King on the Dwarf border died, his son succeeded him as the next King. He was not as wise as his father who let Dwarf merchants enter his territory

He slaughtered all the Dwarven merchants on the day of his appointment as King, making their opinions plummet.

But not only that, he also gathered an army of Elves from his country and neighboring Elf country, then attacked the Dwarf kingdom on the border

However, since this attack was conducted unilaterally and without the approval of the Hall of Kings and Queens of Elves, it was only considered an "expedition" by us, as was the case with expeditions to the new continent

By the Dwarves it was also named as a "border conflict" and ultimately did not ignite a massive war like before

The young Elf king died along with his entire army in the Dwarf land, his body being sent back to his territory as a sign that the Dwarves were not the ones who wanted war

But since then there have been more frequent skirmishes on the border that have never been acknowledged because they have their own reasons

The two races never brought the matter to the conversation at their leaders' meetings

It seems like we still know that there is still a great power that can destroy us at any time, and it comes from the human race

"Those who creep on the land of death, have power beyond those who fly in the sky of freedom,"

After the eternal war, this phrase came out from the mouths of Elves and Dwarves as a reminder to never again disturb humans

But after two thousand years, it seemed like the meaning of the sentence was beginning to fade....

"What about the humans?"

"What do you want to say, Queen Orlesy?"

"You think you know it, King Ultheas. Humans have ruled four continents, although they are short-lived but they managed to conquer almost all four in total like parasites,"

"You want to say that we need to stem their expansion?" Ask the Queen of Juderia

Queen Orlesy nodded in response to Queen Juderia's question

"Have you forgotten that they stopped eternal war? They reset the way to use magic so that all our abilities and the Dwarf war machine of the time could not be used,"

"True, it took us at least hundreds of years to learn how to extract mana, and even today our strength has not been comparable to before,"

Several other Kings and Queens began to resist the wishes of Queen Orlesy, but others agreed

"If they are the ones who stop the war, then they should have the ability to be comparable to other races, in fact they are backward nations and fighting each other,"

If asked to choose, I don't really want war, especially with humans, because I have an old friend there. Whether he's alive or not I don't know

However, my presence here is not to argue like others, but only to observers and hosts

So let's just listen to what these Elf Kings and Queens are going to do.