Chapter 157: Nation Of Vanity
The roar of the war horn resonated throughout the area as we walked towards the entrance of the kingdom of Erela. We walked forward until we reached the capital while being escorted by the elven knights while the king of the kingdom was in the front of the line guiding the injured.
The citizens of the kingdom emerged while cheering the elven warriors passing through.
Their faces were filled with happiness upon realizing the acquired victory of their kingdom against the forces of humanity.
The people on the sidewalk were cheering and throwing flowers with smiles on their faces, that for some reason, instantly vanished upon seeing us, the ones who were in the last group in the line.
Their beautiful smiles turned into grimaces or faces of fear, some of them were showing both expressions while walking back as if we were some kind of anomaly passing in the street.
I exhaled.
I see. So this is what Tanya was talking about.
I tried to ignore them and wandered my eyes through the area, the buildings around were made of chiseled white stones carved in beautiful shapes and woods. This capital was less of a forest type of a place and much more massive than I thought, and I would say that the buildings were impressive. Most of the buildings around were white, green, and brown due to the woods they had used that were carved beautifully and made the entire place look so elegant.
And the people? All of them were beautiful. They were wearing silky white dresses complimenting their snow-white skin. They had blonde hair and smooth gorgeous faces that seemed like they would never fade, and their striking gem-like eyes were extremely stunning and so fascinating to look at, if only they weren't looking at us with such disdain on their faces.
At least, try to hide it, you know?
"Boss, this place is full of narcissistic blondies with beautiful faces that every time of the day would look at you with disgust," Leo smirked at me. "Knowing you, you will love this place."
I stared at him with my widened eyes, I slowly opened my mouth to say something, but the words I wanted to say did not come out.
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I think you're misunderstanding something, Buddy.
And anyway, how about you wash your hands first? Those hands have been getting a lot of looks for a while now.
I shook my head and just shifted my eyes towards the people staring at us. And as I observed thoughtfully, I noticed that the majority of them were not actually looking at me with their disgusted faces, many of them did, but... most of the eyes were on the person walking beside me.
Tanya told me about this hate by the people of Erela towards Kuro and her. But even after seeing it happening right in front of my eyes, I still can't believe it!
Although I could pretty much tell that Kuro was just ignoring them and just walking with her head high, I could not help but ask.
What the fuck is with the hate with these lovely girls? What kind of despicable people would hate them?
Just look at that attractive girl wearing a maid outfit! I would never hate Kuro!
"Leal Lei."
I shifted my gaze towards the owner of that soft voice. I found an extremely attractive woman who looked like she was just in her early to mid 20s, she had silky blonde hair and a very tender-looking face that was filled with kindness in them, her gem-like jade green eyes were directed at Leal and Kuro.
Yep, this is what Leal looks like if he happened to be a girl. Definitely his older sister.
The young lady rushed to Leal and Kuro and hugged them both tightly. On the other hand, both Leal and Kuro expressed smiles of happiness on their faces while hugging her back.
"I've missed you two so much, Leal... Lei." The lady said while tightening her hug.
Did she just call Kuro Lei? Seriously, how many names does Kuro have?
"Queen Ayani."
Queen?
"I've missed you too... Mother."
Mother?
What!
Mother!
Of course, that young-looking lady is his mother! Who am I kidding? Even his father looks like just his older brother! Of course, what am I expecting! That's elven people for you!
The next thing I knew, his mother was already standing in front of me while expressing a gentle smile toward me. We stared at each other for a few seconds before she put her hand on her chest. "My name is Ayani Durmada. The queen of the kingdom of Erela. You have my deepest gratitude for taking care of my Leal and Lei."
Ah, the Queen of the kingdom of Erela.
I scratched my cheek using my index finger. "I don't remember taking care of them. They have been fighting their own battles on their own long before I even arrived. And when I met them, they were already outstanding individuals. To tell you the truth, it's the opposite of what you've just said because the two of them are a pair of very valuable comrades of mine. So valuable that losing either of them is something that I could not let happen." I smiled at her. "You should be proud because they are remarkable elves."
She stared at me with her widened eyes. "I see. I am glad to hear that."
"Oy, Leal, why are you smiling like an idiot? Were the words of praise coming from Boss made your little heart melt, You little softy?"
"You stupid! Your hand is drenched with blood! You made my clothes dirty, you bastard! Come back here you idiot!"
What came next was Leo's laughter followed by the much louder laughter coming from the warriors of Agrona as they watched the two chase each other through the crowd.
I chuckled as I stared back at King Asmit who was staring at me with visible confusion on his face as if he just saw something very unbelievable right in front of his eyes. "Pardon the chaos, my people are a little bit wild in nature."