Chapter 81
Chapter 81: The Flowing Blood
「I wonder if the princess will come . 」
A low voice echoed in the darkness . The faint light from a candle shook the ambiance of the room .
As that voice spread to the surroundings, small and whispering voices emerged from all over the darkness . The breath from the living stood around the table . In fact, this breath was weaker than the fire that came out of the small candle on the table .
The place itself was like moving sand . Everyone’s feelings were skeptical, swaying in the dark .
Their hearts were still vacillating, and they were far from being determined . They nervously blinked their eyelids repeatedly . This sudden disturbance caused their body to enter a fight-or-flight* state . Their legs developed tremors as if anxiety took over their minds .
They needed a switch to their hearts . It was time to scrape off their chests with a knife and decide everything . Even in the unknown moment in this era, all of them needed the switch to act as a key in order to move forward .
「Shush…Be quiet . 」
Suddenly, a strong-sounding voice echoed aloud . Who was the owner of this voice? Nobody knew .
The few whispering voices that crawled out of the darkness, quietened immediately . It was not because they were spearheaded by something, but because they were spearheaded by the words of the strong voice .
Then, every single life in the room began to notice the presence of emerging lights . Actually, these lights were different from the candle light . Faint glows that sprang on their own .
The nature’s spirits . It seemed that this force belonged to a high-ranking form . It was no secret that only those who were loved by the spirits were spared and were given the power to use them freely . No one dared to kill anyone who had the blessing of the nature . These spirits projected their own appearance to that said person as if they were their guardians . They could invoke themselves from a completely different place or be extremely far away . It didn’t matter much . The blessing of the spirits transcended time and space . This was what people called a miracle .
Yes, that’s right . Only one woman in Ghazalia had the power to create such a miracle . A blessing that made her special, unique and untouched .
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Everyone stopped swallowing their saliva and made no further noise . Every single person was trying to open up their eyes and their ears, in order to grasp the miracle that occurred inside of this room .
In the dark, particles of light accumulated as if they were gathering with one another . Eventually, they formed a familiar shape .
The pale sparkling crystals created themselves a unique shape that resembled a doll . It was unmistakably the shape of an elf .
「…Fearful voices from the shadows . Can you hear me? 」
The miraculous light illuminated the smile that everybody saw in the dark . This smile was even more beautiful than the moonlight . That’s right . A sight that nobody dared to avoid .
On this moment, the hearts of the people in this room were swallowed by a great stream . Every single breath stopped vacillating and their determination increased tremendously . As if their blood erupted from the back of their chest .
The elves on this room were followers of the beautiful elf princess that wanted to bring back Ghazalia to the good old days . Ghazalia was ruled by the old elf, Lagias . He was a villainous elf, which needed to be eradicated fast . She swore to her heart that this was the right thing to do .
「…Thank you . I swear by my name Eldith and the noble blood that flows in me that we shall overcome this . I wish you all happiness . 」
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My shoulders were going numb . I exhaled lightly, twisted my shoulders, corrected my posture, and finally settled down .
I’ve only hurt my shoulder and hand . But, if I were careless, I could get hurt again . I had to feel sorry for myself too . I was often in miserable situations like this . Yes, situations where my body got hurt constantly .
Still, I had no body of an elf . I just had a weak and mortal body . Besides that, it was hard for me to embrace all of Eldith’s weight . The weight of her fate and the weight of her homeland bear down upon me .
I came to understand that she possessed a great power . She created her own illusion in a remote location without losing all consciousness . This power seemed to be part of the wisdom and energy that Edith borrowed from the spirits . Therefore, that meant that I didn’t see Eldith’s real body when I met her for first time in the woods . Matia’s soldier and I just saw an illusion .
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I heard that once in magic, it was almost impossible to create an illusion connected with the invoker’s mind in a place far away from oneself .
And yet, Eldith created an illusion of herself far from this Tower . She managed to transport herself to the woods at the borders of Ghazalia . It almost seemed like supernatural work . However, that description wasn’t exactly correct . That’s right, it made sense now . After all, Eldith was the beloved child of the nature’s spirits .
However, no great power comes without weaknesses .
I noticed that Eldith’s posture remained serene . Her body was light and relaxed . I narrowed my eyes when I saw her performing her illusion skill . It seemed that she was completely defenseless when dealing with illusions . She needed to be protected or held by someone else . I thought that it would be ideal for her to lie down in bed and pretend to asleep so that it wouldn’t raise any suspicious from the outside guards . However, she said that it wouldn’t work that way .
If I looked closely, I noticed that Eldith’s eyes were slightly thin, and her lips quivered . There was no doubt that she was dealing with the power of illusions .
At this precise moment, Eldith was trying to get to the designated meetinghouse . The elves in that house could be Ghazalia’s valuable supporters for Eldith . They were the ones who had the power to become Eldith’s arms and legs . Without their cooperation, we won’t be able to escape from this Tower .
Therefore, tonight must be successful . For that reason, I held onto to Eldith while checking up the surroundings .
Even so, I felt great anxiety on my chest . After all, these so-called supporters were the elves who didn’t act against the coup d’état, which happened in the old days . They accepted the rule of Fin Lagias without defying him .
If so, then no one would take part in this rebellion even if the leader were Eldith . Besides, the race of elves was very ancient, most probably because of their longevity . A decade or two decades for humans were just a little moment in the lives of the elves .
Therefore, it may not be possible to give the sense of urgently to some elves .
Either way, this wasn’t something that could be decided immediately .
In that case, I had to wait for several minutes while holding onto to the elf princess . And if something bad happened over there, then I would have to wait several hours .
Suddenly, the back of my brain shook for a moment . I blinked my eyes .
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Up until now, I had never stared at Eldith’s face so closely . I never had the opportunity to see her clearly . For me, she looked intangible . Far away . As if she never stood there in the first place .
After all, she was terrifying and poisonous to my eyes . This immaculate face portrayed with such beauty was never perceived by my old self . She always had that royalty aura . An unmistakable princess who had grown in a greenhouse .
I sighed unexpectedly . Even though our bodies were touching each other, it felt as if I were someone unworthy in my chest . It was a feeling of inferiority rather than revulsion .
I’ve always felt it . From my time in the Journey of Salvation up until the present .
This person was Eldith, a member of a royal family from birth . Their subjects worshiped these royals . And even if these royals were sent into prison, the soldiers were obliged to honor these prisoners .
This subject was particularly heavy to my heart . Yes, in the past . I always felt unfortunate and someone lowly . Yet, something changed recently .
Why was this happening to me now? What was this? Wasn’t this feeling good? It felt as if I were proud of something inside of my body . As if it were buried in me since the day I was born .
Recently, the anxiety that surged in the chest became quiet . It would be natural for my rage to erupt in this sort of place . But, it didn’t happen . I had no other choice but to wait . In this Tower, even the sound of the wind didn’t echo .
Caria gave me her hand, and I won over Filaret’s heart . Right now, I tried to put this elf princess in the palm of my hand . Ah, this was a huge deal for me . My old self wouldn’t even believe this . I felt as if I was the true villain .
Even that hero, Helot Stanley, was rewarded with my strike . No matter how far back I stood in this era, these occurrences were too good for me .
Yes, for me they were .
I involuntarily bit my lips with my front teeth .
I mustn’t get too self-confident . There was a black stain on my chest that I could never wipe away . It would never disappear no matter how hard I tried .
It was something that couldn’t be overturned in any way . It had been determined since I was given this life . In other words, my birth status . What kind of blood was flowing in this body? It was rather obvious . An irreplaceable point .
Indeed, irreplaceable . No matter how far back I came in the past, this body of mine was insignificant . I was just a lowly rat that was bred in the slums . Yes, I was raised in the slums dirt .
No matter where I went, I never stood at the same level as them . I envied them to the core of my heart . Talent wasn’t the only difference that distinguished them from me . There was also difference in the blood that overflowed through their body . The difference in birth .
The birth and blood flowing in this body . What an irreplaceable difference .
Therefore, I wondered why I felt this good . How could I feel this way? No matter how lucky I may be . In the end, all of them belonged to a different league .
The muddy and tenacious emotions stuck into the depths of my viscera . Forever .
Worthless . Such dull thoughts were confusing me . I couldn’t even describe the current relationship I had with Caria and Filaret . Were they really my comrades right now? I felt a muddle in bottom of my heart .
I understood two things very well . First . Caria and Filaret . Their feelings for me weren’t bad at the moment . After all, I was a non-talented person, and yet, I received their affection . It was unbelievably comfortable now when compared to the past hurdles . It was a delight and a pain at the same time .
Should I enjoy this? Should I accept this? I knew the answer . I was bound to be disappointed in the end . I shouldn’t let my guard down . I shouldn’t let these feelings of comfort cloud my judgement . Eventually, my heart could be deceived and it could be knocked down .
Right now, I was just an imposter . I was just riding along the curve with the knowledge I used for my advantage . I was only an ordinary person . There was no reason why they should favor me .
Still, I just had to scratch my legs . Even if I didn’t know what was in store for me in the future . I just didn’t want to give up now . However, in the depths of my heart, I kept remembering the limits of my non-talented facade .
I clenched my lips with such strength, that blood began to surge and dripped from my mouth . Red, a very red blood .