Chapter 506: Impending Battle in rfolk Kingdom
"Then...what is he planning to do? How would he reclaim it?" Mier asked, curious on what his father was actually planning to do.
"That...I don’t know. However, compared to the family who I left behind, as they prefer to have you and presumably
to be a sacrifice to a god who didn’t even exist, based on what the Harvest Goddess knows about the gods, I would support your father without hesitation," Alessa said with determination in her voice.
"What your mother said is correct, Mier. There are no gods who require human sacrifice to prove loyalty or to show reverence. It is proven by the gods that there are no benefits for them to require a human sacrifice, and it is more like a waste of followers and believers, which would be less desired by the gods. Therefore, the act of sacrifice is sothing that shouldn’t be done by the gods. The god they believe in is presumably sothing like a beast that got pacified as a result of their constant sacrifice or sothing similar which resulted them to have this ritual, believing on that."
"Does that an, we are going to go back to the sea in the future?" Mier asked.
"Perhaps. However, you can choose to where you will live in the future. If in case we can go back without the fear of being sacrificed brought up in the future, then you can choose to perhaps live in the sea or remain here on land. It won’t be long, Mier."
Mier went quiet after the revelation. It is sothing she wasn’t expecting at all. It was all too much to take in after all.
"Looks like she is overwheld by what she learned. Considering that she is still a child, perhaps a good night’s rest would allow her to clear her mind. Go now, child. Have so sleep. Besides, the current ti is already not an idea ti for you to remain awake. Go and have so rest," the Harvest Goddess urged.
Mier nodded and yawned before she returned to her quarters. The Harvest Goddess turned to look at Alessa and shook her head.
"Why did you choose to hide the information that her father was actually doing a small rebellion to take over the rfolk kingdom and is already on the path of winning?"
Alessa shook her head. "She shouldn’t know just yet. Because there is a chance that Fohl might accidentally fight my father to the end, and I don’t want her to learn that his Grandfather and Father decided to fight to the death just to learn who will claim to be the rightful ruler of the kingdom of the rfolks."
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After Mier’s questions last ti, Elaina learned from the Harvest Goddess that she finally knew who her father was. It seems she has gotten a bit happier compared to how reserved she was and a bit shyer. Although her behavior did not change much, she is now much more smiling than before, and Elaina thinks that is a good thing.
One more thing that she learned is that Fohl will soon return, and this ti, it seems that he has so talks and so propositions that he wanted to ask later, but Elaina is not sure what. Despite this, Elaina didn’t mind it. As long as she can do it, then she will not have problems with it.
Since she is still busy trying to prepare to explore the Land of the Dead, a little bit of distraction from other things is a good way to pass the ti. So, after cultivating, checking the winter crops, and helping Curaj with the animals, Fohl arrived.
Contrary to what Elaina expected, Fohl arrived alone, and this ti, he didn’t use the usual place he used to co and visit Alessa at night. He ca in his regular form and visited normally.
"Sorry for suddenly visiting and only having my wife and daughter relay the ssage to you, Miss Elaina," Fohl bowed in apology.
"It is fine. Besides, sothing happened last night, right? It’s understandable, so don’t worry. Co to the living room, and we will discuss things there. I will also call your daughter and Alessa for a bit."
Fohl smiled and went to the living room while Elaina called for Alessa and Mier. Shortly after, the two arrived while Elaina and Julia were preparing snacks.
Mier quickly hides behind her mother, while peeking on Fohl who is awkwardly smiling while watching the two.
"Co on, Mier, don’t be shy, it is your father."
Although reluctant, Mier didn’t hide behind Alessa forever and revealed herself, but is a bit shy and is playing with her fingers to hide her nervousness.
"I am sorry, Fohl, Mier is just this shy with people she just t or talks to."
"I don’t mind. Consider this as sothing of a consequence of my actions, and I think I deserved it for hiding for too long," Fohl bitterly smiled.
"No! I don’t hate you, but perhaps I only needed to have a little talk and perhaps a few hours of bonding ti for
to get used to your presence," Mier interrupted, causing Fohl to have his face to seem to light up and show a faint look of relief on his face.
Placing the cookies, bread, and juice on the table, Elaina took a seat on the sofa and seriously looked at Fohl.
"Alright, let’s start with what you wanted from . I heard you have sothing that you needed to talk to
about. But what is it, and is it really sothing I can help with? I an, I am not one of the rfolk, nor can I help out with what you are doing there."
"Don’t worry, Miss Elaina. This task is more of a commission to you rather than a request. It is sothing we don’t imdiately need, but we need so help from you with what I will be doing soon. And no, it doesn’t involve you helping out in the combat that we will be doing soon, despite that little fact that we needed the help of soone who can fight. But we aren’t so desperate to force soone to do our bidding."
"Combat? Wait, are you fighting soone?" Elaina frowned.
"Soone? No. More like sothing."
"Eh?" Elaina and Alessa frowned when they looked at Fohl.
"Right. It was sothing. A monster. This monster is now scheduled to attack and try to destroy the kingdom of the rfolk soon. It was the consequence of the kingdom failing to offer a suitable sacrifice. And yes, I am talking about the so-called god of the rfolk kingdom," Fohl revealed.
Alessa was shocked. She wasn’t even expecting that it would co to that point now.
"That monster is going to attack?" Alessa asked.
"Yes. It has awakened after a few years of sleep. It seems it was expecting for the sacrifice to arrive but it seems but considering how the situation of the kingdom has beco after you left and how the disagreent of sacrifice has been bought up, many people are more than ready to clash blade and fight against the one they call the "god" just so they can destroy the law that requires sacrifice of unborn children. They wanted the won to have a safe pregnancy without fearing that they would be going to offer their babies to the monster and risk dying in the process."
Elaina went serious after hearing this. "What kind of monster is this, and how big are we even talking about?"
Fohl shook his head. "We can’t asure it regularly. But one thing I can tell you is that this monster is huge. Very huge to the point that rfolk like us look like ants in front of the monster. They call this god "Leviathan" and it is now going to rampage if not stopped soon.
Elaina was flabbergasted when she heard the na. She never expected to hear it. And what is more surprising is that the Goddess of Taming also expresses her shock.
"[Elaina, my dear, it seems that my blood, as the Goddess that bears the genes and blood of my father, God of Hunting, is tingling. I am hoping that you can help slay this monster."
"Isn’t the Leviathan the monster that is known to be called the Serpent of Sinners? The one they called to be the one who will devour the world if left alone? I thought it was just a legend, but that monster was actually real?" Elaina asked.
"[As real as it can be. I didn’t even expect to hear that monster’s na as well, considering that this monster existed way beyond the ti the gods walked with the humans back then. It is a known monster that has swallowed one of the gods in the past and was ordered to be killed. I didn’t even know that thing still existed till this day.]"
"Wait a minute, Goddess. Isn’t this a bit too much for ? I know I am strong in battles, but I am not soone who can fight monsters that would easily destroy
due to the size difference! Aren’t you expecting too much from ?" Elaina complained.
"[Don’t worry, as I said before, you will only support the slayers of the Leviathan. The one who will deal with and end the monster, and according to my father, the original Leviathan has been dealt with, so he suspects this Leviathan that is currently terrorizing the rfolk Kingdom is a juvenile monster. I wanted you to help with the slaying of this monster and deal with it, before it becos an actual threat. And yes, don’t worry, if you succeeded, we will be giving you a reward.]"
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