Chapter 646 Suffocated Emotions

Chapter 646 Suffocated Emotions

"THEY DID WHAT?!"

The moment Rey uttered those words, feeling a boiling anger within him that threatened to destroy the massive and elaborate room he and Kara occupied, all of his rage instantly simmered away.

"G-guh..." He held his chest, feeling the last bit of his anger flow away.

The very nature of it made him even more annoyed, but those emotions were also stolen from him in no time.

"Sir Rey, please calm yourself." Kara was not aware that Rey was already calm—calmer than ever—so she made a worried face as she spoke to him.

"The Elves made a terrible decision, but they mostly did so out of ignorance and their pre-existing bigotry. In fact, with all due respect, I would say all of this is due to the lack of attention you placed on Esme..."

As soon as Rey heard this, his brows were raised and he stared Kara dead in her eyes, causing her to squeak even more.

"What do you mean by that?"

"The Elves respect and worship you, but it's not the same for her. If you paid her more attention, perhaps you'd have noticed how they treated her even after you took control of their Community."

"But I commanded them not to hurt or harm her."

"Indeed. The Elders will listen, but the Youngs are a lot more malleable than that, especially since their actions usually go without consequence."

"What are you implying?"

Kara sighed, flexing her glasses as she spoke up. "Your commands to not hurt Esme contradicts a pre-existing directive that tells the Elves to eliminate her. It's not enough that you gave them an instruction like that."

His intentions, his commandments... those were never going to be enough to protect her.

"Haa... I knew I shouldn't have brought her here." He sighed, sitting on the bed as he rubbed his face with his hand.

"Please do not say that, Sir Rey."

"I believe I have made myself perfectly clear." Rey sounded stern, but not because he was angry. That emotion was already deprived of him to a large extent.

No, Rey felt impatient.

Anxiety for the whereabouts of Esme plagued his thoughts, but all of those were dulled by [Dead Calm]. His actions only reflected the urgency of the situation, and once he got an affirmative response from the Elves before him, he proceeded to the next phase.

"I leave the rest to you." He turned to Kara, removing his eyepatch at that very instant.

Once more, the world became a lot more detailed, and he could see the flow of all Mana around. The effects were especially rich in such a place as the Elven Community.

With his ability to detect and follow the flow of Mana, he was able to catch traces of Esme's and then trace its direction.

'Where did you fly off to...?' He wondered as he swiftly ascended to the sky and pursued the sparks of blue and white that glittered in the air.

'... Esme!'

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As soon as Rey flew off, leaving Kara with the Esteemed Elders, who now stared at the girl in glasses with complicated expressions.

On one end, they despised her—almost to the point of giving her deadly stares—but they were also bound to obey their Lord. Kara easily perceived this and smiled, taking off her glasses as she clapped her hands.

"Here's what's going to happen..." She began, taking steps forward while her fearless grin remained constant.

"You're going to tell me about a certain Elder that I've grown quite curious about." Kara reached the High Elder and whispered words into her ears.

"I'm referring to Ciela."

She noticed as the High Elder's body froze up, and the surrounding Esteemed Elders who heard this also had pale expressions on their faces.

'As expected... there is indeed more to this story than I imagined.' Kara licked her lips as she thanked her lucky stars that Rey commanded them to cooperate with her.

'I don't need to use that other method anymore.'