The Transmigration Survival Guide Volume 4 Chapter 58
Current time in the North.
âAngelina!! Have you seen the elves?! The elves on the second floor, have you seen them?!â
Angelina opened the door while yawning. She looked at Anna, who was panicking, and asked in a confused tone, âWhatâs the matter? Have the elves gone missing?â
âYes!! They were already gone by the time I went. Also, they took the sword Veirya gave them!! Theyâre definitely running away!! They ran away!!â Anna was at a total loss. She was literally on the verge of tears: âWhat do we do, what do we do, Angelina?! If Sir comes back and finds them missing, he will definitely be angry!! What do we do?! I failed to keep an eye on themâŚâ
âThereâs nothing to panic about, Anna; youâre mistaken.â Angenlina scrubbed her hair and nonchalantly explained, âVeirya and her man wonât be angry with you. Veirya doesnât like the Elven Queen to begin with because the Queen seduced her man, while heâs never considered them his assets, so he wonât think that they ran away. Heâll just think that they didnât want to stay here and, therefore, left. Itâs fine.â
âBut⌠but why did they run awayâŚ? We were very nice to them⌠We⌠we never mistreated them. Plus, plus, they promised to teach Leah⌠The Elven Queen also loves Sir⌠Why did they run awayâŚ?â
Angelina shook her head: âWho knows? We humans canât comprehend what goes on between elves. Itâs oftentimes impossible to comprehend what elves do if we apply our human logic. That forest holds a different meaning to them than it does for us. Ignore them; theyâll definitely come back. The elves exiled them, so they wonât accept the three. Without a horse, they canât leave from this town. They probably didnât take much food. Theyâll starve to death walking there without anyone doing anything.â
âDo we⌠need to search for them?â
Angelina wore an indifferent expression and looked away: âNo. They probably plan to go and do something during Veirya and her manâs absence. We donât need to search for them. If they want to go back and die, let them go die. If they plan to come back, we have no reason to search for them. Please bring breakfast in. I want to sleep some more today. Thereâs no one else at home, so I want to laze around a bit.â
âSure.â Anna didnât look too assured, but nodded, nonetheless. There was nothing that she could do, after all.
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Current time at the Elven ForestâŚ
âYour Majesty, be careful.â
Ciara helped the Elven Queen to carefully step over the tree stump. The Elven Queen had her eyes covered. She used the tree trunk as support while Ciara also helped her. She nostalgically touched the tree trunk and softly said, âWe⌠came back in the end⌠weâre back⌠It really⌠does make me so nostalgic that I want to cry.â
âUhm.â
The diplomat wasnât too happy, however. Sheâd turn around and look behind her every now and then. She quietly opined, âYour Majesty⌠we came here without notifying them. Furthermore, I do not think that it is good to leave while Lord Veirya and Sir Travor are absent⌠Moreover, I already promised Leah toâŚâ
âStop. Someone is coming.â
After Ciara put the Queen at a tree trunk, she aggressively drew her sword and coldly watched her surroundings. The diplomat fearfully hugged the Queen. The elves lived up to their reputation. They were able to detect even the subtlest movement of the grass from a breeze. Two elves appeared next to Ciara and aimed their long swords at her. One of them stuttered, âY-You are Madam Ciara? Which means, Her MajestyâŚâ
âYes, Her Majesty is also here.â
Ciara let out a breath of relief upon seeing the two elves. The two appeared to respect the Elven Queen. Although the Queen had been exiled, not all elves supported the exile. Some believed the Queen was betrayed.
The two elves sheathed their blades; they went up to the Queen and went down on one knee to salute her: âYour Majesty.â
The Elven Queen chuckled. She reached out to touch their heads. That was a customary action that was performed when the Elven Queen met with others. She shook her head in response: âI am no longer the Queen. You need not mind the formalities.â
Before the two could respond, an arrow pierced a leaf by the side and pierced the two of them in one go, spraying their hot blood out in an instant. The Queen had no idea what happened, but Ciara leapt over to cover her. The leaves rustled. Ciara aggressively swung her sword, clashing with the blade that came down from overhead.
Lucilia dexterously kicked the tree trunk to spring away. Tone frigid, she brayed, âYou dare come back?! Youâre scum thatâs been exiled. How dare you come back to insult our forest!!â
âYou came quite fast; you just qualify as a lapdog.â Ciara coldly snorted. She poised her sword for combat and coldly added, âSpare the drivel; if itâs a fight you want, bring it on. This was Her Majestyâs order. I will protect Her Majesty no matter what.â
âYouâre now Travorâs asset, so I donât plan to kill you. He might get angry if I hurt you.â Though she said that, Lucilia didnât put her sword away. She vigilantly monitored the three: âOut of respect for Travor, Iâll spare you. Now, get lost. If you dare to take one more step forward, Iâll kill all three of you.â
âLucilia, we have no plans of returning to the elven lands,â The Elven Queen suddenly said then faced in Luciliaâs direction. âWe know that, if we wanted to contact you, then we had to return to the forest to meet you. We have news to pass on to you. Humanity, I met humanityâs Queen. They harbour ill-will toward elves; they will attack elves. We merely came to pass on that information to you. Weâll be heading back.â
âYeah?â
Lucilia looked at the Elven Queen then Ciara. The Queen was absolutely sincere, but Ciara had her sword poised, so it wasnât exactly safe for Lucilia.
The Elven Queen seemed to realise the fact: âCiara, lower your sword. Lower it.â
Ciara furiously looked at Lucia, but she obeyed the Queenâs command and sheathed her sword. Lucilia wouldnât attack an unarmed enemy. Once Ciara sheathed her sword, Lucilia also put her own away as per etiquette dictated.
âI know that I canât return home, but I canât watch someone destroy my home.â The Elven Queen struggled to her feet and suggested, âCiara, letâs head back.â
Ciara looked reluctant to leave. Alas, there was nothing that she could do. Ciara didnât have much of a chance of defeating Lucia. Further, when they left, the Queen said they werenât trying to return home but merely delivering the news. They just needed to deliver the news that humanity wanted to attack the elves. The Elven Queen knew Queen Sisi would absolutely attack the elves. She didnât want to see her homeland destroyed despite not being able to return home.
Lucilia didnât comment. The Elven Queen headed back with Ciaraâs support. They left again as when they were exiled from their homeland. This time, however, the Elven Queen didnât turn back to look at her homeland once. Perhaps the Elven Queen no longer missed the forest.
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Current time inside the inn at the cityâŚ
There was only one bed in the room. It was definitely because the owner believed that we were husband and wife that he arranged the one bed. I wasnât that emotional. For instance, when Veirya woke up the next day and discovered a man next to her, on the floor or sofa, she wouldnât be too touched. Actually, sheâd carry me to the bed. That was why I furtively lied next to her. The bed was big enough to fit the two of us. I, however, was still nervous. I took up just a small corner. In fact, I didnât dare to take the blanket, so I just shivered in my corner.
When I woke up, I found myself in Veiryaâs tight embrace. Her breasts were plastered to my face. Iâd go so far as to say that my face was basically buried in them as Leah did with my head every night. The issue was that she was Veirya!!
My brain instantly went blank when I discovered where I was. I was so nervous that I couldnât utter a word. Veirya pressed her weight on me. The tip of my nose was right next to her breasts. I basically took in her mesmerising scent with every breath. The pink tip moved around right at the tip of my noseâŚ
I didnât dare to utter a word or even breathe hard, as I was afraid Iâd wake her. I couldnât look up to check if she was awake or not, but she didnât let go. Admittedly, I didnât want to leave, either. I had no idea how long I stayed there for⌠In any case, I think it was around noon when natureâs call became unbearable. I had to give Veirya a pat on her arm. I was surprised when she instantly released me. She looked at me with her expressionless look and remarked, âYou wake. Very late.â
âArenât you in the same boat?â
âI woke up. Long ago.â
âWhy didnât you wake me, then?!â
âBecause. I thought you were sleeping.â
ââŚâ
âWe were thinking the exact same thing, thenâŚâ I realised.