331 Episode 324 Team Sophie ④ King and Princess (1)

Sophie and the others are led to a large company near a giant tree.

In this case, it is a high floor type, and the view expands when you go up the tree stairs.

I thought I saw the giant tree outside clearly, and I saw a lot of people at its root.

Sophie stopped her feet unexpectedly.

Because it has a sense of sight, and it is a sight that I have often seen somewhere.

It reminds me that Rosenheim's Fortenia also did it every day.

You're praying.

I see. Everyone prays and slows down. "

What do you wish for and what do you pray for?

When Sophie returns his gaze to Elder Diamnir, he will resume his guidance.

Progress through the company.

Then we reached the large hall as it was.

We hope you'll be able to respond soon.

I still can't see in the hall, but I hear a voice.

I wonder if the noise is slightly closer because I was fighting evil spirits and beasts just now.

Or did you decide to let Sophie and the others in?

"Of course not. The king is already in the hall. I'm not going to make the Spirit God wait."

When you enter the hall, there is a step in the back, and there is a man sitting one step high, pulling something like a cushion or a hammock.

And as Sophie and the others were guided into the hall, Dark Elves sat on both sides of the hall.

Most of the wearing armor may be General Dark Elves who have commanded on the outer wall.

And the elders seem to be stepping on each other.

Even those who are silent but obviously look hostile.

They don't seem to be welcome.

"I didn't expect guests in my village."

The man sitting right in front of me is King Alvers, who carries this dark elf home.

It has gray hair on brown skin and is different from dark elves with reddish-brown eyes.

King Alvers, with his silver hair on dark skin and golden eyes, is a high-dark elf.

And King Alvers sat cross-legged with a beast round his thigh.

Itachi, with his glossy black fur, stared at Sophie and the spiritual gods rather than at them.

This black-and-white beast is the Spirit King Fabre.

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Spirit King Fabre and Spirit God Rosen met, so the hall calmed down at once.

However, neither the Spirit King nor the Spirit God seems to say anything.

Look at that, Sophie sits slowly where she was told to sit.

"There is also the code of the countryside. Thank you for your response. Sometimes I had to tell you urgently."

Sophie thanked the Spirit God Rosen on her lap.

King Alvers' gaze shifts.

After staring at the Spirit God and staring at Bird A's Summoner on Merle's head, I slowly turned back to Sophie.

Of course, the Spirit God was concerned, as was the Summoner of Bird A, the mysterious existence above Merle's head.

As Allen's liaison officer, there is no Spirit A Summoner here who can speak words.

Outside the exterior walls, we prioritize the extermination of the Beasts.

The beasts that were already adjacent to the outer wall were defeated, but they were still surrounded by evil spirits.

This means that the destruction of the Beasts should be a priority, but Sophie's position as Princess Rosenheim also means that she left the matter with the Dark Elves to herself.

It's a fire. You mean the beasts that came in here a few days ago?

Looks like he's been fighting the evil guys for days.

"Yes, we are here to fight that beast. The Beasts are not around the village anymore, but they are still unresolved. May I tell you what's happening?

"Well, is it time for the Elves to advise us on the Dark Elves?"

"" Huh!?

I feel angry at Sophie when Dark Elf generals suddenly come to advise me.

Looks like King Alvers decided to get in here.

It appears that the Dark Elves are challenging King Alvers' decision silently.

"I'm free to tell you what I told you. But I don't want to leave anything behind between us."

Whatever conversation went on, Sophie decided to provide the information first.

Say hello.

"Now, one of these cases is due to the design of the Demon King Army. And...."

Sophie talks about the disturbance.

Distress signals from the Christian capital of the State of Elmar, Theomenia.

The cult distributes holy water, and the believers who drank water become monsters called evil spirits.

If they bite you, you'll turn into a cult just like them.

There are demons in the temple of Theomenia, and they did this for some purpose.

Sophie closed by saying that there are a number of similar situations in this coalition country, one of which is the city of Oasis.

Then the dark elves in the hall started screaming.

"King. Don't be fooled!!

Finally, one of the closest elders is indignant and tells the king not to make the wrong decision.

It seems that King Alvers was inspired by the story of the Princess of Rosenheim and asked for advice.

Between the elves and the Dark Elves there is a thousand years of conviction.

It's a long time since the Demon King appeared.

Dark Elves thinks the elves kicked the Dark Elves out of Rosenheim.

"As I said earlier, I'm free to do what I tell you."

"" Huh!?

I told her that I would leave it to her to decide what to do with it.

"I heard it was Rosenheim's new queen."

I had heard through diplomacy that Sofia Rone was taking a step forward as the next queen.

That's what I heard, but Alvers understood that when the Spirit God was on his lap, it wasn't the dimension of a lead.

Alvers prompts Sophie to know what the purpose of the advice was.

"I certainly have a few favors to ask."

If this is true, I wondered why I conveyed such valuable information, but it was apparently an act in return.

"Hmm. What do you want?"

"There are three things we are looking for. I want a map. Evil people attack towns and villages and increase their numbers. So I want to know where there are cities and villages in this vast desert."

Sophie remembers that Allen had a map.

Allen continued to make maps in school cities, in Rosenheim's war, and in S-class dungeons.

Allen likes to analyze everything, but he seems to be putting his life at stake in mapping.

"Allen is made of maps."

This is a recognition of Allen's people.

I worked hard to give the map in the S-Class Dungeon and the Adventurers Guild a spare no effort.

What Rosenheim's queen asked for when she came to Elmar was also a map.

Sophie thinks she's dyed herself with Allen for years.

"Well, we have a map."

"Yes, I think this city is supported by the power of the Spirit, but it will be difficult to be completely independent. There is a trading place for that. Isn't that what the building was in front of the village?

There are things that can't be covered by spirits, such as salt and minerals, even if they make water and crops with the power of spirits.

To this end, we create trading areas and trade with surrounding villages and cities.

And some of the Dark Elves should specialize in trading.

They want me to show them the map they have.

This desert is very vast.

There are ten days' walk from the desert city to this village.

Oasis itself is small and dotted with urban states.

And there are tens of thousands of people living in one city country.

We need maps to make sure and save lives without wasting time.

"Okay, what's the second one?

"Secondly, I think there are people who have fled a group of heretics."

"You want me to hide in the back? You know my village won't let anyone in except the Dark Elves?

"No, I found that difficult to handle so far. So please allow us to hide on the trading ground outside the village or to create shelters for those who have fled evil."

Sophie tells King Alvers what to do.

Sophie thinks there will be fewer evacuees.

But if you come to me for help, I want you to stay out of my way.

"Relief for evacuees? Elves have become forgiving unlike us. And were those half-blooded and half-blooded of Lukoaq? I don't think it's a coincidence."

The city of Oasis that Sophie and the others were looking at was called Lucoac.

"Huh? What happened?

King Alvers talks about the people of the city of Oasis, Lukoaq, who came to the trading place with a meaningful gesture.

"That's right. They're from the city of Oasis, who used to negotiate."

It seems that King Alvers will tell us what happened.

Perhaps it also includes the meaning of being in a reciprocal relationship with an elf.

The Elder became emotional not to be deceived, but it seems that there are some dark elves here that come to mind.

They say, "Is that the people of Lukoaq?"

King Alvers sends his gaze to Elder Diamnir to explain the situation.

"This is a village built from a distance from where the water springs. Nothing happened decades ago, but suddenly the water began to gush out there."

Elder Diamnir explains the city of Oasis, Lukoaq.

This village was built so as not to leave any water because it was too far away from people.

It was convenient for dark elves who wanted to live in isolation from the rest of the world in a desert with nothing around them.

Water can be made with Spirit Magic.

There are many rivers flowing in this country.

But decades ago, there was an oasis where nothing had ever happened, and people came together.

He had an unknown faith in Gushallah, and said that all this water was a power and a miracle of Gushallah.

Nomads and travelers who heard that the water was overflowing began to migrate more and more, creating a huge city.

"That's...."

Listening to the words, Sophie shuts her mouth.

It was no coincidence that the pillars of light were rising from the city of Oasis, Lukoaq.

It seems that they spent decades plotting "precious water, miracle water" to gather many cults and set a trap.

And I came to the Dark Elves and told them to believe.

Dark Elves have been out of town for decades.

"So what is your last wish? You're telling me to save someone again?

King Alvers said the third wish was because we explained the situation.

I somehow found out what was happening to Dark Elves and came to rescue them.

The Dark Elves also think it is a story that leads to that.

"The third one is about Lazer-sama."

"Hmm? What's wrong with my father?

The dark elves focused on Sophie.

Meanwhile, Sophie and King Alvers' story progressed.