I don’t know about other things, but this was certain: it was ruined from the very start.
If she had covered her face with both hands, it might have been different, but because she covered her eyes with one arm, the angle became suggestive.
Even her face, of course, and even her pointed ears had turned red, giving off a strange atmosphere.
ㄴPassing Dwarf) Isn’t that angle from those red crystal orbs rolling around the black market?
ㄴHeavenly Demon) I have heard of such content on the Gallery before.
ㄴSmart Demon) Seriously, the Gallery ruins everyone;;
What do they mean by red crystal orbs, not red tape? By the way, it was truly surprising that such videos existed here too.
Indeed, looking at the Gallery sometimes, all sorts of photos and videos circulate, so reality wouldn’t be any different.
Right now, even I save photos of noonas whenever they are posted, so I didn’t have much to say.
"No, hey. You give speeches just fine in front of your citizens, so why are you embarrassed? I don’t get it."
"T-That and this are different! When giving a speech, I can at least see the faces of my citizens, but right now there’s no one here, so it’s more embarrassing!"
"What a strange person."
Giving a speech in front of so many people is fine, but now she’s embarrassed.
I knew she was a unique person from before, but she’s like an onion the more you peel her.
Anyway, this isn’t what I wanted. Elia also seemed to regain her composure, clearing her throat and speaking seriously.
"Hello, citizens of Alfheim who are watching this video. I entered the Forest of the Four Seasons due to an unexpected accident, but I was able to come here through the grace directly bestowed by Chief God-nim."
The redness on her face gradually subsided, and she revealed her dignity as the Elf Queen.
At her confident and resolute spirit, I also began to watch silently.
Elia was normally a geek itself, but returning to her main job, she felt new.
"Currently, Alfheim is in great chaos. The Senate heavily provoked Mountain not even a day after I disappeared. Do you really think this is normal?"
To the point of using clever speech to shift all the blame onto the Senate. I stuck my tongue out.
As everyone knows, that was merely a conspiracy, and proper facts hadn’t been verified.
It was practically nothing more than instigation, but the one doing the instigating was none other than the Elf Queen.
Even before entering the Forest of the Four Seasons, Elia’s approval rating was extremely high.
It was obvious what kind of results that instigation would bring.
’Moreover, since she revealed that I personally rescued her, it will intensify even further.’
In this case, there is practically nothing the Senate can do.
No matter how much of a politician one is, it is meaningless if the people do not follow.
If push came to shove, they could raise an army, but I didn’t know if Alfheim would even be capable of that.
"Everyone. I am alive through the grace bestowed by Chief God-nim, and I will leave someday. The Senate should assist me, not covet my empty seat."
"...."
"So, citizens of Alfheim. Please maintain the peace of Alfheim until I return. I beg of you."
You were the one who originally tried to break that peace. How can she be so shameless?
I know that politicians have to be shameless, but facing it in person was mind-boggling.
After that, Elia’s speech ended, and all that was left was Alfheim’s reaction.
It would take time for a reaction to come, but that was something to check gradually.
I ended the video transmission and left a word of appreciation to Elia.
Perhaps it was a tense moment for Elia as well, as she patted her chest and let out a sigh of relief.
"Phew... A commotion will break out in Alfheim. For the time being, the Senate won’t be able to do anything."
"Good job. Is there anything else to consider?"
"Mountain, of course. Mountain might take advantage of Alfheim’s chaos to declare war."
Alfheim was roughly resolved, but Mountain still remained a point of anxiety.
Besides, the only fixed handle I knew in Mountain was Passing Dwarf.
I didn’t know if he was using the recipe I handed over last time well, but this was also something time would solve.
I had rescued Elia to buy time until the dwarf could create something from the recipe.
"What I wanted was to buy time. I think a war between the two is bound to happen someday."Read this novel at novelping(.)com for the best experience.
"Exactly! That’s why I led the Ghost Ship to the border. Although it ended up like this now."
"That’s not something to brag about."
I gave Elia a piece of my mind and then pondered the future schedule.
Since I had rescued Elia, I planned to rest at home for the time being. The fatigue of the journey hadn’t completely faded.
’Ah. Right. I should upload the recording to the Gallery.’
I almost forgot. I uploaded the recorded video to the Gallery.
It was a duration well exceeding 100 hours. A long volume that would still have plenty left even if played while sleeping.
Wondering if anyone would actually watch this raw, I closed the Gallery.
There wasn’t much of anything special while I was away. If anything, it was just that the Heavenly God Martial Festival had approached right in front of us?
Since the journey to find Elia had taken about two weeks, there were roughly fifteen days left.
Considering the current situation of the Central Plains and the poor transportation of the Heavenly Demon Cult, it was about time to prepare for departure.
It was exactly two days later.
"Ah, shit. Is it winter already?"
"It’s snowing heavily!"
Winter had arrived, with snow piling up in heaps.
It seemed I would have to spend a week doing absolutely nothing.
"Heave-ho! Heave-ho!"
"Seriously, every time I see her, she’s incredibly good at shoveling."
I couldn’t help but admire Elia as she shoveled diligently.
While Grylls was busy dealing with the approaching winter.
The outside world was thrown into commotion for a while due to Elia’s speech and the video uploaded by Grylls.
Just Grylls rescuing Elia was surprising enough, but Elia had even issued a mandate to Alfheim.
Of course, since she was in the Forest of the Four Seasons and not Alfheim, it was difficult to exert proper influence.
The problem was that there was a person who had escaped the Forest of the Four Seasons with Grylls’s help.
That person was still receiving steady support and had become a reliable pillar of the Holy Kingdom.
Therefore, they believed that Elia would also receive Grylls’s grace after returning to Alfheim someday.
Honestly, with a precedent clearly existing, it was inevitable that believers would increase.
"What is the current situation in Alfheim?"
"It is as you expected. There are many voices telling the Senate to step away from politics."
"Even so, the Senate won’t be able to step away from politics. It has always been that way."
Asella grasped everything that had happened in just two days. As expected, Alfheim fell into great chaos.
Elia’s approval rating was already high, and now her survival had been revealed.
It wasn’t just simple survival, but it was revealed that she was staying with Grylls.
Bbudeuk!
"...Hero-nim?"
"Ah. I’m sorry. I was lost in thought for a moment."
As that thought continued, the quill pen held in Asella’s hand snapped in half.
The attendant who saw this was flustered, but Asella passed it off with a bright smile.
"If the Elf Queen’s return is certain... this Christmas would be the most likely time."
"Yes. That’s right. Ludwig-nim also said so."
The miracle of Christmas had given the Holy Kingdom of Avalon the greatest gift.
Ludwig, who was the pillar of the military, had returned, and children who were physically disabled were now running around.
It was a situation where even describing it as a miracle was insufficient, but there was no guarantee that the miracle would only happen once.
"Although there is still a lot of time left until Christmas, it would be best to make plans assuming that time. Since Mountain might ask us for help in finding her in the meantime."
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"Then, I’ll be in your care in the future as well."
Following Asella’s words, the attendant bowed politely and left.
Thus, Asella was left alone in the office. She let out a sigh and tilted her head back.
Tilting it back, the high ceiling came into view, and turning her head, documents were piled up like a mountain.
No matter how much time passed, the workload did not decrease. On the contrary, it kept piling up.
It meant the Holy Kingdom was developing that much, but for Asella, the future looked bleak.
’Grylls-nim did it to save the dwarf... but I don’t feel good about it.’
Asella wiped her face dry and probed Grylls’s intentions. Actually, it wasn’t that she couldn’t understand.
Since it was the result of doing his best to prevent his friend, Passing Dwarf, who had helped him without expecting anything in return, from being conscripted.
If he had done nothing and just sucked his thumb, the dwarf would have likely been conscripted.
How noble his steps toward hell for his friend were. She realized anew that he hadn’t become the Chief God for nothing.
’Though I’m worried about what that fox of an Elf Queen might do...’
But Elia was a separate matter. She possessed extraordinary beauty as an elf, a race of beauty.
Wasn’t what she showed during the video transmission just now truly amazing?
Since he had ended up staying with such a beauty, Grylls’s chastity (?) was bound to be in great danger.
Because Elia, as a seasoned and insidious politician, might use Grylls.
To make matters worse, Grylls had never met a woman except during Christmas.
He was practically in a very vulnerable (?) state, so if Elia gently seduced him, the possibility of him falling for her was quite high.
’If she touches Grylls-nim...’
She didn’t know what she would do when Elia came outside in the future.
Blasphemy for defiling a god, and furthermore, jealousy for stealing the man she loved.
Since these two things blended so harmoniously, going astray was only natural.
Anyway, putting this aside, Asella accessed the Gallery and checked the post uploaded by Grylls.
A duration well over 100 hours. A video recording the journey to find Elia.
’A snowy mountain where even breathing causes symptoms of the Nine Yin Severed Meridians... It is truly a terrifying place.’
Especially, the dread of the snowy mountain was enough to give even Asella chills. She didn’t care about the giant Yeti that appeared after.
No matter how much the Yeti’s breath was on the level of a natural disaster, it couldn’t be compared to the air of the snowy mountain.
Fortunately, he had somehow defended himself through the World Tree Cigar, but even that was merely a defense.
Also, it was a good thing it was Lackey; if it had been an ordinary person, the inside of their body would have frozen in less than a minute.
’By the way, Grylls-nim can fight this well?’
She also overlooked the fact that he had half-destroyed the Ghost Ship to rescue Elia. What stood out more was the ossuary, or more precisely, the recollection part.
Movements trained solely to kill people. Killing without a single moment of hesitation.
He said he could do it too, but he didn’t use it because it didn’t work on the monsters of the Forest of the Four Seasons.
’If so, it means Grylls-nim really lost his memories... Did his physical condition also return to the distant past as he lost his memories?’
She couldn’t help but seriously ponder this.
Just what kind of past did Grylls experience? She became increasingly curious about him.
Meanwhile, around the time Asella was pondering.
"So there was a reason you sought incense from this seat."
The audience chamber of the Heavenly Demon Palace.
The Heavenly Demon, Yoo So-wol, was able to realize through the video why Grylls had asked for the incense.
For his parents, and for his friends who were no different from family, and their families.
To think he prayed for their souls with the candlestick and incense she had given him, her heart felt strangely filled.
’Next time, it would be best to visit in person. Since his parents and friends were the benefactor’s heaven and everything.’
Yoo So-wol made a firm resolution.
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