Volume 7 - CH 3.3

Part 3

Rafleisha crossed her legs.

*Yusari* Her oversized breasts swayed.

「Well then, I will tell you a slight old tale. Something that happened long before the previous war──The Humans’ king dispatched a 《Holy Army》 to the forest that the Dark Elves of that time lived in.」

A question mark popped up in Diablo’s mind.

──Holy Army? What is that?

That is a name that didn’t appear even in the MMORPG Cross Reverie’s setting compilation.

Sylvie muttered.

「The Holy Army, that’s quite the old story. That’s the name of the army corps that was in the era of the Lifelia King from three generations ago, isn’t it?」

So it wasn’t narrated in the game since it was something from long ago.

Rafleisha continued her story.

「The Holy Army had the objective of obstructing the Demon King’s revival……Publicly that is…… With the Ceremony Magic that undos the Demon King’s seal that was handed down among us as the reason, they attacked.」

It was a terrible story.

Not just Rem and Shera, even Sylvie was surprised. This seemed to be an incident that a majority of the Races didn’t know of.

「Even though we only inherited the Ceremony Magic that was entrusted to us in the era of legends…… Due to the Holy Army, many Dark Elves were killed. The beautiful forest that they lived in at that time was burned to the ground, and that is why the few that remained alive hid in this Blackwood that is full of poisonous plants.」

「S, something like that had……」

Rem groaned.

Rafleisha talked with a deepened voice.

「When the Holy Army attacked……The Elves, not a single one of them tried to protect the Dark Elves. Isn’t it only natural to resent them? The Greenwood King of that time died just a few days ago though.」

Shera gasped at this.

「Sure, that’s fine!」

「Hohoho……As I thought, you wouldn’t hand it ov──Nn? Just now, what did you say?」

Rafleisha’s eyes went round.

Shera expressed a smile that had no worries.

「Like I said, that’s fine. Three times as big as this village? Although I don’t really get it, if it’s to that extent, I think it should work out.」

「That’s impossible! Aren’t even the Elves overflowing out from the forest to the point of having to go out of it!? Far from being able to concede any, they don’t have enough of it, right!?」

「But, Rafleisha-san, if what you say is true, I think that much is only natural. Living in a forest where only poisonous grass grows is difficult, right?」

「That’s……of course it is……」

「I, don’t know why Tou-san didn’t protect the Dark Elves. I think I’ll try asking Kaa-san later. But, I think that it would be better if both the Elves and the Dark Elves got along.」

Rafleisha shook her head left and right.

「Unbelievable! This is unbelievable! Th, that’s right……In the end, a princess is a princess, not the king. She does not have the authority to concede the forest. It’s that sort of thing, isn’t it!? You planned on saying “it was impossible” afterwards and making it null and void, weren’t you!?」