But aside from being forced into fights, Keo really had no experience in this area. Relying on his older brother persona, he answered first: "The hall!"
Yu Ling and the cattle and horses were stunned. They said it so domineeringly (loudly), as if they were about to do something extraordinary.
"What's wrong? Why are you all staring at me?"
Kaio also sensed something was wrong, but his crazy tendencies were already maxed out. What kind of normal person would do something like this, where they would risk their lives to take someone down with them?
He quite naturally ordered himself a drink and pulled Yu Ling inside, but his remaining rationality made him choose to sit in the most secluded corner rather than find a conspicuous place to embarrass himself.
...After a while, even the slow-witted Kaio realized that this was not a good place for pure little elves to play.
However, their geographical advantage and the fact that the cattle and horses instinctively concealed the existence of these two beauties prevented them from having any unpleasant experiences.
In the tavern, after filtering out all the useless noise, a rumor did indeed catch Keo's attention.
King Griwa III of Kennedy was bewitched by an evil ghost tribe and decided to sacrifice his princess to the ghost tribe's chieftain.
The only one who remained relatively lucid, the queen, offered a huge reward: whoever could bring the king back to his senses would receive immense wealth, marry a princess to him, and even become the king's next heir.
Amidst the joking chatter about dreaming of marrying a princess, many speculated that the candidate would be the renowned Cecil, given his impressive resume.
“This Cecil sounds impressive.” Caio took small sips of his drink. He was quiet now, without his previous wildness. “Heh, maybe that king is just looking for a good successor and is pretending to be bewitched.”
Yu Ling thought about it and found that it made a lot of sense. It was indeed the case that marrying a princess to an outstanding commoner to inherit the throne was a basic practice in fairy tales.
After listening to the gossip for a while, the two of them eventually left because they found the place too offensive.
Once outside, Kaio wanted to show off his rich survival experience to Yuling, but Yuling didn't give him the chance at all.
If you get rejected when you try to buy a house, surely you won't be criticized for buying something from a street vendor?
The two of them strolled from one end of the street to the other, not at all like refugees, but more like tourists. Especially on the food street, Yu Ling would break off a piece of everything she bought to taste, and then hand it all to Kai'ao, her "cheap older brother," almost stuffing the underdeveloped dark elf.
Elves don't need food to sustain life, but if they do eat, it will be slowly 'digested' by the magical energy within their bodies. In short, they just get a taste, and they can eat as much as they want without gaining weight.
Kaio went from being the leader to a follower, feeling like he had lost all his say and authority after the fact, except for the fact that he helped Yu Ling escape from the Earl's mansion.
However, the protagonist's ability to handle events is truly remarkable.
Especially for protagonists in dark fairy tale-style angst stories like Keo's, what good things could they possibly attract?
So even though Yu Ling was being very frugal with her spending and didn't flaunt her wealth, they were still being watched by a pair of malicious eyes...
The first to notice something was wrong was Kaio, because Yu Ling didn't need to notice; as soon as the guy who was following her got close, Yu Ling, who had activated her soul power, could see him at a glance.
However, Yu Ling was curious to see what kind of person Kaio had messed with was up to, so she didn't arrest him. Seeing that it was getting late, she and Kaio found a small, unsafe roadside inn to stay in. The two elves each had a room, and Yu Ling paid for it.
Finally having some time alone, Yu Ling transformed into a voyeur, using her spiritual senses to observe the next room, especially focusing on the guy named Kaio.
...the room next door...
On the generally worn-out sofas in the hotel, Keo looked at the unfinished fruit, cookies, bread, and cakes he had left aside, and his tense nerves completely relaxed.
From childhood to adulthood, he had always been looked down upon by elves or stared at with disgusting eyes by humans. To be honest, crossing the mountains with Yu Ling to reach another unfamiliar territory was arguably the easiest thing he had ever done.
It's not that the journey was easy, but rather the mood.
After being lonely for so long, even the company of an amnesiac elf felt incredibly precious to him.
But how long can this deceived affection last? What if he regains his memories, remembers that he corrupted the Elf Kingdom and handed him over to that count, then he...
Sigh, in the end, I'll still be all alone.
Kaio sometimes wondered what his life would have been like if he had been born as an ordinary elf.
Or perhaps he was simply ostracized, not driven out of the Elf Kingdom, and would be surrounded by the Elf Sacred Tree like the other elves, receiving offerings and reverence from everyone, enjoying their affection, and at least not struggling in despair and pain.
However, at this point, thinking about these things is pointless. The Elf Kingdom has been corrupted by him, and the Elf Prince has been tainted as well; right and wrong are no longer so important.
Since restoring his memories would be the most tragic revenge for that poor elf, I should be a little kinder to him before that happens.
Absolutely, only a tiny bit...
Thinking of this, Kaio subconsciously put the sweet cream cake into his mouth and chewed it, his eyes dimming slightly.
Cake is the food that Yu Ling eats the most; he seems to have a particular fondness for sweet things.
In truth, how could Kai'ao not know that Yu Ling was innocent? But the hatred born from his suffering needed an outlet.
Now, he has come to terms with it, but he has deeply suppressed his regret about bringing Yu Ling back into his heart.
Before he knew it, Kaio had finished eating all the food that Yu Ling had bought on a mad dash. It was completely dark by then. He tidied up the trash, curled up in the sun-warmed blankets in the hotel, and slowly closed his eyes.
Just then, the space near the vase in the corner of the hotel distorted for a moment, and a strange pink mist drifted in the air. Soon after, a stranger dressed in black with his face covered by a mask appeared there.
Yu Ling, who had been spying next door, finally perked up. "Is this the guy who's been following us? Tsk, he doesn't even dare to show his face, so cautious."
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