Academy Light Attribute Vampire

58 – Forest of Elves (4)

After hastily putting on the armor again.

I followed the high elf, who was in charge of guiding me to the audience room,

I moved to the audience room.

“… Here it is.”

I stopped in front of a huge gate with a splendid wooden carving.

“Welcome.”

“… Yes. Then I’m done.”

We handed over to an older looking butler wearing the same suit,

Nert turned around and walked somewhere.

‘… It looks like they’re going in together.’

And.

Soon after that, the huge door opened and a loud voice came out of the old man’s mouth.

“Veronica is entering!”

‘It’s a surprise.’

I heard about the audience in advance, but…

Going through the door,

Dozens of people presumed to be high elves were lined up on both sides of the huge red carpet.

‘Huh?’

A gentle-looking elf man looking at us from the end of the procession.

‘…Somewhat familiar face.’

But there’s no way there’s anyone in Alfheim that I’m visiting for the first time.

‘It’s strange.’

While thinking about something else for a while,

The Knights of the Leaf of the World Tree, following us, turned and moved to the sides.

– Chuck!

‘It’s a surprise.’

Let me startle and be surprised,

Veronica opened her eyes and opened her mouth.

“…You remember what I told you right?”

“Sure… Maybe?”

“Haa… Don’t be too nervous, we’re here to help anyway.”

Veronica’s words are exactly the same.

Because it wasn’t us that we felt sorry for in the first place.

Even if you came to get information about the holy sword,

The other side doesn’t know about that fact.

Thinking that way, my body relaxed a little bit.

-Jerebuck. That buck

A spacious interior that can be seen through the slit of the helmet.

A middle-aged elf man was sitting on a huge chair in the middle,

Beside him sat an equally middle-aged elf woman.

That person is

The king of the elven nation of Elfheim.

Alfheim Ord II.

Now let’s get close enough to be clearly visible,

Veronica began to politely bow in aristocratic manners.

“Long time no see, Your Majesty Ord.”

“Nice to meet you, Miss Veronica. I’ve been telling you that you don’t have to be so polite…

Thanks again for answering my call.”

Let’s blankly watch Veronica say hello.

Chill-

Veronica started to notice with her eyes.

‘Oh.’

Only then did she take off her helmet and politely bowed her head in greeting.

“It is an honor to meet you, Your Majesty Ord.”

“…This one?”

“My name is Martina di Rai, who has come along with me as my secretary and escort this time.”

“… Martina?”

“Your Majesty thinks Martina is right.”

“Whoa…”

There is a difference in the eyes of the King of Ord.

‘…This is a bit burdensome.’

The king looked at me silently for a while and then said,

Immediately, Veronica and I started exchanging requests and considerations for this visit.

A few dozen minutes passed like that.

A middle-aged woman sitting next to her opened her mouth.

“… The guests from far away must be tired, so why don’t we let them rest here?”

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“Ah. I see. I didn’t think of that.”

“Thank you for your consideration, Queen Lurain.”

The wife of the King of Ord.

Queen of Alfheim Lurain.

‘It’s fortunate.’

“Then, go straight to the inn prepared in the castle…”

The conversation that seemed to show no signs of ending was coming to an end.

At that time.

“By the way… Excuse me, can I ask you a favor?”

Veronica interrupted her queen and she suddenly began to give her opinion.

“… What is it?”

“Considering the efficiency and speed of work,

I want to be assigned an accommodation near the World Tree, not inside the castle.”

‘Nice, Veronica.’

To be honest, I want to get out of this stuffy castle as soon as possible.

“That’s…”

The figure of Queen Lurrain with a slightly troubled expression,

But soon after, King Ord quickly sorted things out.

“That’s not difficult.”

With no sign of being offended,

King Ord calmly opened his mouth.

“On the contrary, I want to thank you for caring so much.”

“Thank you. Then…”

“If it’s near the World Tree… Elgrid!”

The gentle-looking elf man who met his eyes when he first entered the king’s name walked out.

Buck and go.

He came up beside me, put his knee on the floor, and bowed politely to the king.

Chuck.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Is there room in the current ranger’s quarters to accommodate them?”

“Of course there is, but the space may be a little tight…”

“It doesn’t matter.”

“…If you don’t mind, Veronica-nim, I’ll serve you wholeheartedly.”

“Okay. Then let’s finish the story.”

Determination and action are definitely different.

**

“Wow…”

Let’s get out of the stuffy castle and go through the gate and ride Elgrid’s carriage.

You can see the beautiful scenery with huge trees and houses that seem to come out of fairy tales.

‘It must be a well-to-do neighborhood.’

Unlike the outskirts that were close to the village I saw when I entered.

The interior, which is close to the World Tree, is full of seemingly stylish wooden buildings.

I don’t know if it’s because of my mood, but it seems like soft light is leaking from the trees…

Let’s stare at the scenery outside like that from inside the carriage.

“… The escort must have been to the Elven Forest for the first time.”

“Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t know…”

“No, the beauty of the forest is our pride. It makes us feel good.”

This person speaks very nicely.

I wonder if Veronica liked this person quite a bit,

He didn’t interfere with our conversation and was watching from the side with a happy expression.

“… How should I call it, Mr. Elgrid?”

“It’s too much. Feel free to call me Elgrid.”

“That’s kinda… Then I’ll call you Mr. El Grid.”

“Yes, what is it?”

“…You said earlier that it was a ‘Ranger’ accommodation. What is a Ranger?”

“Oh that’s…”

Veronica, who was watching from her side, opened her mouth.

“It’s the name of the group that protects the World Tree.”

“Yes, you can think of it as a sort of vigilante group of skilled elves or high elves.”

… Vigilantes.

Let’s chat like that,

At some point, the wagon arrived at its destination.

I’m about to follow Elgrid’s guidance and move to the lodging where I’ll be staying…

“Huh.”

The moment you get off the carriage.

There was a tree so huge that it couldn’t even be put in the field of view.

Incomparably huge wooden pillars and buildings,

Brilliant green leaves fluttering over the clouds.

‘…This is it.’

World Tree.

To be honest, I was overwhelmed the moment I saw it.

I have never seen such a huge building.

But what’s more, that’s an insult…

“…Are you surprised?”

“How do you check for something like this..?”

“It looks huge, but the mana stems inside the World Tree are connected.

The test I do is to scan the entire body of the World Tree through that mana stem.”

So, is it some kind of ultrasound-based health checkup?

“Come on. This way.”

I arrived in front of the inn under the guidance of Elgrid.

By the way.

‘… I like it?’

I heard it was a vigilante lodging, so I thought of a place like a fantasy inn.

It has almost the same facilities as an academy dormitory.

“Veronica’s room and Howie’s room are right next to each other.”

“Ah, yes thank you.”

“Then tell me after you’ve unpacked, do you need any help?”

“No, it’s not a lot, so I think I can finish it quickly with an escort.

Lai, can you help me unpack?”

“Ah… Yes.”

“Then I’ll be waiting for you in the lobby on the second floor.”

‘…Jim?’

In the first place, everything was in the magic bag…

Kiki-

As soon as the visit assigned to the accommodation is closed.

-Ugh!

Mana rose from Veronica’s body,

In an instant, a thin blue film was formed covering the entire room.

“This is…”

“It’s soundproof magic.”

The smile from before was like a lie,

At some point, Veronica, whose expression hardened, looked at me and opened her mouth.

“Lai. Listen carefully.”

“…Something suspicious?”

Nod.

Of course I know that much.

In the first place, wasn’t Nertra suspicious enough of the high elf’s actions?

“…The last time I came for a checkup, I didn’t gather the high elves in the audience room like I did earlier.”

“…? What do you mean by that?”

“So, Your Majesty sent us some kind of signal.”

Signal.

The reason why he gathered the high elves who were busy in the throne room and showed it to us.

“… Why don’t you tell us that?”

“Well, I get a rough idea… Maybe it was meant as a warning to the high elves.

It’s not something we care too much about.”

“If the headmaster is…”

There must have been an incident between the elves that I don’t know about.

But what… If Veronica doesn’t have to worry about it, she really doesn’t have to worry about it.

The fact that he even uses soundproofing magic to tell me like this must mean that I shouldn’t get excited just in case.

“… Okay.”

“Okay, then let’s go get something to eat.”

Clap-

Open the door and move to the lobby on the second floor.

I see Elgrid sitting on a bench standing up with a startled expression.

“… Have you unpacked already?”

“I really didn’t have much luggage, so could you direct me to a nice restaurant nearby?”

“Oh, it’s still lunch time for me too… Let me guide you to the most popular restaurant nearby.”

After leaving the accommodation and walking for about 10 minutes,

A downtown street that sells various sundries and food has appeared.

Of course, it wasn’t as big or bustling as the city of Merhem, but

At this level, everything was sufficient.

Among them, I headed towards a restaurant that looked like it had just been built.

-Tilling.

“It’s only recently opened, but the pasta here is quite famous.”

Let’s enter the store with Elgrid’s kind smile,

In an instant, the eyes of the shop were focused towards the entrance.

A human woman in a suit and a knight in armor appeared in a restaurant with only elves.

In a way, it was a natural result.

By the way.

-… Head of the school?

I heard a familiar voice from somewhere and turned her head.

In the same posture as holding a fork after rolling the pasta,

An elf staring this way, hardened.

Hair as soft as honey,

Eyes wide open in surprise.

‘… I didn’t expect this.’

It’s been less than 3 days since we broke up.

Elena was sitting.