0% There were two things that couldn’t be stopped by anyone: ti and divine mandates.
Divine mandates were the mandate of the Goddess, and it was because of this that the Great Elentals who usually lived in seclusion were gathered today. There were already two Elental Kings at the ‘Quay of Tranquility’, the planned eting place.
“Why are the other two so late?”
“Perhaps they had a bit of nectar last night?”
The male Elental with a naked torso snorted.
His na was ‘Ifrit’, the lord of the Fire Realm who ruled over all Fire Elentals.
“Even so, why is it so difficult to get together!”
Bang! Ifrit slamd the desk.
Having a fiery temperant, he wasn’t able to wait even for a mont.
There was only one who could appease Ifrit who was like this.
“Do not be so angry when you are simply too prompt, Fire Lord. Everyone will arrive when it’s ti.”
The woman right next to him who was being agreeable–she was the ruler of the Water Realm, known to be rciful and compassionate.
It was the Water Elental King, ‘Secuel’.
“See, the other three are coming.”
Secuel pointed sowhere with the hand that had been brushing a water flower. As she said, there was a man with a boulder-like physique walking over.
“Hello there!”
The Earth Elental King, ‘Gno’.
“Earth Lord has co. Where is the other one?”
“She’s up there.”
Gno said while pointing up at the sky. Ifrit’s gaze lifted up towards it.
There, a woman was floating around gently.
She descended calmly after stroking the ribbon on her back. On her head was a laurel wreath, which was the only visible clothing on her.
There was nothing else that could be called an outfit. It was because while she was technically wearing a fabric made of colored air, it was half see-through like a nightgown.
“.......”
Bow.
The half-naked woman bowed her head, then landed delicately like a nitrogenous compound.
“Everyone’s here including Aerial!”
Gno counted the number of persons with a boisterous laugh.
Around them were civil and military officials made up of Greater and Elite Elentals on standby. It was a force that would have no problems against an ambush by the Demon Army.
Plus, this was the ‘Quay of Tranquility’ in the deepest part of the Elental Realm. There were no chances of their talks getting out.
“Good, let us catch up first since it has been a while.”
“Wait.”
As they were about to start, Secuel interrupted.
“One person isn’t seated yet.”
“What?”
Secuel waved her hand.
It was in the direction of where the Elite Elentals were gathered.
“Alice, can you co out now, please.”
At Secuel’s call, a female Elental, who had been standing with her eyes closed, bowed her head and stepped forth.
“You should sit down as well.”
“...I am not worthy.”
“You’re doing it again.”
There were five chairs in the middle of the quay. Ifrit didn’t know why there were five. It seed they were trying to seat that female Elental.
But who in the world was that Elental?
The hair falling down to her waist was lovely like the first snow, but her voice was haggard and gloomy. With her eyes still closed, there was no way to know what type of Elental she was.
“I’ll go back to where I was and just listen.”
“Don’t be like that and co over here, hurry.”
“I’m afraid the other Kings may not permit it.”
“It’s fine, so co.”
Ifrit was slowly reaching his limit, and it was the sa for the other Kings.
“It’s fine either way so just co in and sit.”
“The Lady of Water has said so, so there must be a reason. Hurry up and sit!”
[Nod, nod.]
The female Elental, who had been cautious of the other three Kings, reluctantly sat down on the fifth chair.
The arms of the female Elental were wrapped up in chains and hooks. Flashes of lighting sparked from each of the 108 chains making up the pile.
“...Who is that child?”
Ifrit asked.
“A relative of Atlas.”
“What...!”
The three Kings’ mouths dropped open in shock.
The Elec Lord, Atlas–the Elental King who had been slain by the Demon King long ago.
“I thought the whole family was killed back then.”
When the King of Elec Magic had been assassinated, the Demon King destroyed his nine families. To say that he destroyed the nine families was the sa as exterminating the Elec Elentals.
“Open your eyes!”
[Nod, nod!]
The Elental Kings urged. The white-haired female Elental slowly opened her eyes and bowed.
“.......”
“.......”
“.......”
The gazebo in the quay beca dead silent.
“...My goodness.”
The female Elentals eyes were gold.
aning, she was the rightful protector of the poor Golden-Eyeds and the legitimate heir to the next Elec Elental King.
“You, you said your na was...?”
“It’s Alice.”
“What is going on? Where have you been all this ti and why have you shown yourself now?”
“It’s a long story.”
Alice bowed her head respectfully.
They may be Elental Kings, but they hadn’t seen an Elental of Elec Magic in a long ti, if ever.
Gno and Aerial especially since they had been enthroned after the Great War. In their hundreds of years of rule, they had not seen a single Elec Elental, let alone Alice.
“I’ll explain what happened.”
After that, Alice’s long, long explanation began.
“I had rely been a newborn Lesser Elental at the ti of the war, so I was hiding from the Demon King under the Goddess’ orders.”
Alice had co after being away in another world, which had been the decree of the Goddess. She had been given orders to take care of soone there and bring them over.
While she was there, the axis of ti had tangled and twisted like a snake. As such, Alice hadn’t been on Ahrens continent for a long ti and only recently ca into contact with Secuel....
That was it for the summary.
“You aren’t lying about anything.”
“I swear to the Goddess.”
“Hmm.”
The three Kings humd.
“Well, isn’t that amazing.”
[Nod, nod.]
The Goddess, who kept her influence limited on the world, had designated one Elental to be her emissary in another world.
Which ant that the situation at the ti had been that urgent.
“Alright, then it’s fine to sit with us.”
[Nod, nod.]
“But how did you know that this Elental survived, Water Lord?”
The Elental King of Water, Secuel, spoke with a pleased smile.
“Because the Goddess told .”
“I see.”
This was the last Elental of the Elec Realm. She’d be treated appropriately only by talking first with the kind and generous Great Elental.
Secuel played her part well. Thanks to that, the other Kings were able to accept it now.
“I thought that Elec Elentals had all died long ago, but there was a survivor.”
“It’ll be a sha not to drink on a wonderful day like this! Hahaha! You there!”
Gno ordered the Greater Elentals to bring nectar and ambrosia.
They ward up a bit with alcohol before discussing political affairs. Enjoying so fruits including grapes, they took a mont to relax.
In this clean and gently intoxicated atmosphere, the Elental Kings began bringing up the main topic.
“We are gathered here today because the elves this ti are going on a mass tour of the divine tree.”
“Haha, that takes place every year! What’s wrong with that?”
“My underlings reported that the World Tree was soon going to be in great danger.”
[Nod, nod.]
Secuel and Aerial’s faces darkened.
The two Elental Kings governed water and wind, respectively. Elentals that used water and wind as diums were able to hear rumors from afar.
“I heard that there was disturbing activity within the Demon Army.”
“Ah, this one knows about that as well. Haha!”
Gno, drunk on nectar, continued with boisterous laughter.
“The earth shook not long ago. Quite hard, you see! My relatives weren’t able to sleep for a while because of it!”
“What would that be a sign of?”
“Only the Goddess would know!”
Being an Elental didn’t an one had all the facts.
They, too, were a race, just one that was closest to the Goddess.
“I only know that there was a powerful seismic wave. If it was an earthquake caused by an explosion, then Aerial would know.”
[Whoosh, whooosh.]
“Hm? You do?”
[Nod, nod!]
Aerial explained by waving her arms vigorously. She raised her arm and drew a mushroom several tis.
[Fweet, fweeet!]
And at the sa ti, she depicted an explosion with whistles.
A girl of small stature was making all kinds of gestures, which appeared rather childish and cute to the other Kings.
“Yes, I see.”
The rest of the Kings each all smiled differently.
“There must be soone in the Demon Army who can create magic with that much destructive and explosive power. Who on earth could it be?”
“They have to at least be of Heaven rank.”
The Kings continued deducing with their chins in hand.
“It can’t be Winter Heaven Jǫrmungandr! Every one of her techniques has no shape!”
“It cannot be Sumr Heaven, either. His specialties are torture and assassination, he isn’t the type to cause mass explosions.”
“Then is it one of the other two?”
After so furious deduction, they narrowed it down to two candidates.
Pasmo the Spring Heaven, and Aether the Winter Heaven.
“...What about Winter Heaven.”
“Winter is the weakest of the Heavens. She couldn’t possibly have generated that large a seismic wave.”
“Then does it an it’s Spring Heaven?”
That was the reasonable way to think.
“Spring Heaven is the best skilled of the Heavens, after all!”
“Had it been due to the lanterns?”
“I’m not sure. That man carries around all sorts of strangeness, so....”
Anyway, the direction was narrowed down to one.
There was a good chance that the World Tree was going to be attacked this ti. Before that happened, the Four Elentals had to work together to stop the arson. The Goddess had ordered the eting between the four for this purpose.
“She said to execute any Beasts we see without hesitation.”
[Nod, nod.]
Kaurelia was the entrance to the Elental Realm.
The Elental Realm was close to the Goddess’ domain, so it had to be defended, lest history repeat itself.
“Let us hunt them down and tear them to pieces if we even get a sense of evil energy.”
“W-wait.”
“Mmm... What is it?”
Alice, who had been quiet throughout the eting, raised her hand.
“Um, since it’s co to this, I have sothing to confess to the Four Spirit Lords.”
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