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Translator: FusionX
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The evaluation of the braised chicken was much better than expected.
It was praised as a new taste that wasnât bad.
Especially Yuren and Bayard ate it with the most gusto.
However, not everyone enjoyed it.
Clara didnât like it.
She said it was too salty or something.
So she only picked out a few vegetables to eat.
Well, each race would have different tastes.
If you were experienced like Cluna, you wouldnât be picky about any food.Alll latest novels on
But Clara wasnât that old by elf standards.
Next time, it would be nice to cook separately considering their tastes.
I nodded and said,
âThen next time, weâll serve it with a milder taste.â
âIâd be grateful if you do that!â
âJust eat what youâre given.â
âWhy is Helia being so cold only to me?â
âItâs only natural! Youâre just a lump of ore!â
Recently, Helia often hung out with Clara and Ruby.
As a result, they naturally became close enough to speak casually to each other.
I smiled at the sight.
It was a good phenomenon.
In the original work, Helia was popular, but on the contrary, she also had many antis.
Because she was excessively obsessed with power, causing trouble for those around her.
In the worst case, she even betrayed them.
So people who really hated Helia called her âHellwormâ as a derogatory term.
I wasnât that extreme, but honestly, my first impression wasnât very good.
The reason Helia was so obsessed with power was to overcome her past.
Her village burned down, and the girl who survived alone became an avenger obsessed with power for the sake of revenge.
It was understandable why the original Helia turned out that way, but was there any need to keep maintaining the bad parts?
Shouldnât it be right to fix most of it if possible?
âHelia has become much brighter.â
âIndeed.â
âThank you, Cluna.â
âBut I didnât do anything?â
âI know you put in a lot of effort for her.â
The first one to notice Heliaâs unstable mental state was none other than Cluna.
Was it because she was the only parent with a child among the Royal Knights?
Or was she just quick-witted?
Anyway, I consulted with her and poured in countless efforts to guide Helia on the right path.
And the result was starting to bear fruit little by little like this.
Thanks to that, I survived.
If it were just me, I wouldnât have been able to raise her like that.
I expressed my gratitude to Cluna once again and turned my gaze to look at Bayard.
She had a blank expression on her face.
âBayard, is something the matter?â
âAh, itâs nothing.â
âI see. If thereâs anything, tell me right away.â
âI-Iâm sorry. F-For causing you concern...â
âYou always lack confidence! At times like this, training is the answer!â
Oh dear.
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As a guardian of the forest, Cluna had done countless tasks.
As a guardian protecting the forest, she didnât leave the forest that often, but there were definitely times when she left the forest.
Notably, it was for exchange and trade with other races, but there were also times when she left because of war.
Especially in the distant past, there were quite a few times when they almost started a war with each other.
If the Dwarf Republic was a wild boar that charged recklessly, the 12 tribes, especially the Rat Clan, were like a secretive snake.
They slowly spread poison to weaken their prey and swallowed it whole.
If Cluna hadnât noticed it first and intervened, they would have lost more than half of the elvesâ territory without even realizing it.
That was how meticulous the Rat Clanâs schemes were.
âItâs a pity. Iâm too busy with work to go.â
And it seemed the commander was aware of that too.
Cluna understood in an instant.
Make an appropriate excuse and refuse.
As expected, the commander was wise.
It was better not to get involved unless it was necessary.
Especially now when our foundation was unstable.
We were not in a situation where weâd starve to death right away without support.
In that sense, the commanderâs choice was right.
To be bound by as few strings as possible.
âPolitely decline. Iâm counting on you, Cluna.â
Otherwise, we could end up as a bird trapped in a cage.
At this point, she had a rough idea of the commanderâs past.
But for now, she would keep quiet about it.
It was not a matter to be discussed lightly.
Cluna perfectly carried out the commanderâs order.
She wrote a letter politely refusing their proposal, just as the commander said, and sent it by carrier pigeon.
That letter reached her hands.
However, unfortunately, we donât have the time to spare.
If you really want to have an exchange, please visit the fortress directly.
âThis is...â
âI never dreamed they would refuse so blatantly.â
Looking at the letter placed on the wooden desk, the gray-haired girl smiled.
Her gray hair was tied in a tassel shape using a hairpin.
She was wearing a thin dress made of dark blue cloth.
Outwardly, she was a beauty.
Anyone would surely think so until they met her hollow eyes.
âWhat? Why is this a refusal? Didnât we invite them?â
âShe is the leader of the 12 tribes. How could the chief of the confederation go there directly?â
âThen why did those guys send the letter like that?â
âThey know we canât go, so they sent it like that, even if itâs just for formality. To put it simply...â
âTheyâre blatantly mocking us.â
The girl, who was the leader of the 12 tribes and the chief, going directly to the dangerous outside?
Of course, it was something that couldnât happen under normal circumstances, but not now.
The girl spoke with a smile,
âI was trying to see a friendâs face after a long time, but if I received an invitation like this, it would be proper to go in person.â
âItâs dangerous! You canât go!â
âWeâre not ones to think. We just follow.â
The round animal ears on top of the girlâs head twitched.
Originally, she had no interest at all, but after receiving this letter, she became interested.
The elegant handwriting, the message that absolutely wouldnât back down.
As expected of the commander of the Royal Knights, even if rotten.
It was not for nothing that he sat in that position.
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