'W-wood... I'm sitting on actual wood...?'
Asa felt delirious, being in the presence of the Hero while comfortably relaxed on a luxurious surface. Sure, she had seen and even experienced the comfort of wooden furniture in the past, but none even ca close to this quality.
The nervous girl felt her body stiffen as her nose picked up the nice wooden sll of her chair. It was exquisite.
"Asa, did you hear what I just said?"
The Hero's slightly raised voice finally brought Asa from her dazed state, instantly causing her to yelp while blushing in embarrassnt.
Fortunately, Asa wasn't present so only two of them were in the room. Though, that in itself presented a problem for the nervous young lady.
"A-ah, yes. No... not really. I'm so sorry!" Her squeaky voice sounded funny, but Asa was not in the condition to pay heed to that.
"It's fine. I understand why you must be dazed. However, there's no need to be so flustered. Just remain calm."
Asa nodded obediently. With her head awkwardly hung on her shoulders, she waited for the Hero to repeat himself.
'Or should I just speak?'
"Asa, there's sothing you're keeping from . I'd like to know what it is." The Hero's soothing voice greeted her ears, and Asa felt her muscles stiffen even more.
It was finally the mont of truth—sothing she had been expecting.
'He already knows what I'm about to say, so I might as well...' Asa took a deep breath and decided to pour her heart out.
"Hero... I an, Sam, you are correct. I am indeed hiding sothing from you—no, from everyone in this city." As she spoke, Asa removed a ring that was on her right finger.
The object glead brightly as it ca off, shimring golden dust-like energy around her body. Slowly, Asa's body—well, mostly her face—took a peculiar new form.
Pointy ears grew, and her eyes turned bright luminescent green. Her hair also turned longer, and it had a nature-like allure to it. Her skin kept a moderately light glow, and her face looked a dozen tis more youthful.
Her current appearance—the beauty and elegance displayed—was evidently not human. It was sothing more.
"I am an Elf. My true na is Asariel Lucielle, sole daughter of the late Elven Chief and native of the Elf Sanctuary."
The Hero was silent, and his fierce blue eyes remained stagnant. Asa felt like she knew why.
'He already knows my identity. He wants to spill everything. Very well...' She took another deep breath, closing her eyes to summon more courage.
"I need your help, Hero. My people are suffering, oppressed under the tyrannical rule of my Uncle who forcefully took over our nation. I barely managed to escape with my life, so please..."
The Hero's calm face told her she wasn't wrong. He was indeed aware of all of it.
"... Please help , Hero! Save my people!"
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'Ah, shit. Things just got more complicated than I thought.
I had known Asa was an Elf since her na was added to the Character List, but how could I have foreseen this developnt? She was a runaway princess who had a murderous evil uncle and a nation that needed saving.
Just how much more cliche could her situation be?
'Oof, this sounds pretty rough.'
The original storyline never ntioned anything like this, so it couldn't have been plot-relevant, but... just looking at the desperate expression Asa was making made feel how serious this stuff was.
'Asa—or should I say Asariel Lucielle—is in quite the pickle.'
Why?
Because unlike the events of the past—where I had at least so idea of what I was doing, or the people involved—I was quite clueless here.
'The original Novel only slightly ntions the Elves, and that is when Damien encounters a survivor. According to the survivor, the Elf Sanctuary was destroyed.'
That event happened about two years after Damien appeared in the fantasy world, so I had to guess the Elven civilization wouldn't be destroyed until so ti later. Why and how were never ntioned in the story, so I had no clue.
'I'm just shocked and confused.'
Never before had I been utterly clueless.
"I understand your situation perfectly, Asa." Of course, I wasn't going to tell the young Elf that.
She was looking at with her sweet pearly eyes. What was I supposed to do? Tell her she ca to the wrong person?
'Besides, I pressured her to talk. She was clearly going to keep this to herself. It's my fault for causing this awkward scenario...'
That ant it was up to to fix it... even though I'd rather not.
'Welp, you wanted sothing interesting, Sam. Here it is!'
"You did well by speaking. You must have suffered a lot, keeping so much of this bottled down for so long..."
Asa nodded, tears dripping from her face as she sniffed pitifully. Seeing such a pretty lady cry so hard made my heart lt and ache at the sa ti.
"I... I... I've been having so many nightmares lately. I feel like so many horrible things have gone wrong in my absence. I'm so scared. I only ran away to beco stronger! Strong enough to liberate my people! I never... I never..." She sobbed even more, and I watched powerlessly.
"... I never ant to abandon them!"
I had never seen Asa so emotional before. The sincerity behind her words was enough to buy over. I would be worse than a jerk to turn her away when she presented with such a case, wouldn't I?
"Do not worry. Dry your tears, Asa." I rose from my feet, ensuring my flashy Hero smile remained active.
Asa's bright green eyes were now fixed on with both surprise and hope. I could feel her ragged breath from where I stood. Despite how awkward it was to stare at such an Elven beauty for so long, I kept my cool.
'I'm freaking out internally, so I'm grateful it's not so obvious!
"I will help you." My grin broadened, and her face softened.
"Y-you will...?" Asa looked at with such an innocently surprised expression that even I couldn't resist any longer.
'S-so cuteeee!' I squinted my eyes at the brightness of her cuteness.
"Indeed. So do not worry..."
Her tears dried and she nodded with such excited fervor.
"... Just trust your Hero!"
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