"!!!" Elsie was in extremely poor mental condition after returning to reality.
They clearly spent too much time in the council chamber.
So, what did you talk about in the chamber just now?
What... I don't remember it?
It seems all we know is that Zhige and Visemmo died, and then...
Go north, Elshir.
The side quest will end there.
"Ha, what's this? The North again!" Elsie covered her face. "Why do they always lead me to that barren place?!"
"Haha..." Suddenly, a voice came from outside the door. It was Aicardo!
He was clearly very weak, but now he sat down by Elsie's bedside, looking refreshed.
"Elsie, you don't seem very happy?"
"Grandpa!" Elsie went over and hugged him, and Ekado also reached out and patted her head.
"Grandpa, I just heard you say you want to go north?" Alcardo said worriedly, "That place is very cold!"
"Yes, there are some things I must do," El said, gazing at the full moon in the sky.
"...Ha! Look at me, this old senile man, I've forgotten what I was supposed to say." Ekado chuckled and patted Elsie's head.
"Ledo and Aize are such a worry, Elsie. I hope that in the future you will not be bound by anything."
"You should know that we humans are inherently free in the primeval forest, outside of the rules."
"How can a free person be happy within the cage of rules?"
As night deepened, Elsie went to bed, and Ekado covered her with a blanket, sitting gently by her bedside, smiling as he coaxed her to sleep.
Although... there's no need for that.
Moreover, this feeling seems a bit strange.
Elsie hugged the blanket tighter and closed her eyes.
I heard Alcado's voice in my ear.
"Elsie, there's a birdcage in my room. Could you open it tomorrow?"
"Birds are better off in the sky..."
...
A frost and snow froze Elsie's tears; she couldn't imagine it all.
“I can’t imagine it either.” El stared blankly at the mithril coffin in front of him. “That was the last time I saw him.”
He was perfectly healthy that night, wasn't he?
Why did it happen overnight...?
"Elsie." Kelyat knelt down and wiped away Elsie's tears.
The other knights also closed the coffin. The inside of the coffin was filled with Saint Yarrow orchids. As the coffin was completely closed, many knights who followed Ecardo knelt down with tears in their eyes, expressing their loyalty.
He will be sent to the manor's cemetery.
Well, at least in his final moments, he saw Elsie.
However, his passing was a great loss to Elsie.
You could have spent more time with this lonely old man!
She gazed at the burial goods, the furniture taken from Alcardo's room, and... the birdcage.
Elsie approached the birdcage, recalling Alkado's words from the previous night.
It's a bit... inexplicable!
"Chirp!" The bird in the cage made a startled sound.
"Elsie?" Kelyat and the others looked at her in confusion.
"This is utterly absurd!" Elsie roared. "Open the birdcage, and it will definitely fly! That freedom will never change!"
Elsie reached out and crushed the cage door. The bird stared at the sudden hole in the cage, its eyes flashing with light!
The light of freedom!!!
Then! It flew off, gliding heroically across the grass, hopping and skipping joyfully...
Watching the little bird hopping on the grass, Elsie's lips curled up, and she let out a self-deprecating chuckle.
"I see..."
That day, the bird looked at the sky, but remained peacefully on the ground. It seemed to be free, and it probably was!
...
A few days later, Elsie led her troops to the north gate of Orvik.
She gazed at this city filled with memories. If she wanted to stay, it was probably mostly because Alcado was here.
Like a bird that has been trapped in a cage for years, can it really return to the sky once it is freed?
“I think I understand what Grandpa meant.” Elsie took a deep breath and gazed northward.
The memories sealed by Sia, and the plans that the nameless skeleton would discuss with him, will all come to an end in the north.
"..." El looked at Karin, who was checking the team over, and said, "Ready? If you're ready, then we'll..."
"Your Highness Elsie!" Suddenly, Kelyat rode up from the north gate. He looked at the young and spirited Elsie not far away and felt a pang of sadness at the ruthlessness of time.
"Your Highness, are you really not planning to stay?"
"Duke Alcado has passed away, and the people of the city hope that you can stay and guard the city."
Ai looked towards the north gate and indeed, a large number of city guards and ordinary people were craning their necks to look out.
Even the volunteer allies, shouting to Elsie from the city walls, seemed to be begging her not to leave.
“Grandpa Kelyat, I’m sorry.” Elsie shook her head. “I have more important matters to attend to in the north. Let’s talk about it when I return.”
“Come back…” Kelyat paused for a moment. He reached out his hand, wanting to say that he probably wouldn’t live for many more years. Who knows how long this separation from Elsie would last!
but……
Kelyat suddenly smiled, wiping away his tears: "Alright! Very well, Your Highness Elsie, we'll wait for your return!"
“Hmm.” Elsie pulled on the reins, but the next moment, her gaze was drawn to the distance.
A troop of cavalry is galloping towards us!
"The Volunteer Army?" Karin guessed.
Suddenly, the city wall guards of Orwick rang the alarm bells, indicating that the enemy was not the Volunteer Army!
"It's the Templars! Templar cavalry!" shouted the guards on the city wall.
"The Sanctuary?" Elsie drew her longsword, standing alone on horseback before the city: "You still dare to face me directly?"
In the distance, the Holy Temple's cavalry were gathering, and the leader was... someone I didn't recognize...
[Beep beep beep, scan successful. The target's name is Hagen, Grand Master of the Holy Knights of the Sanctuary, level 120 unit. Welcome to use the Narrator Detector next time!]
"I really don't recognize her..." Elsie covered her head in distress.
Last time we fought the paladins, this time their raid leader came, so does this mean we fought the younger one and the older one came?
"It doesn't matter anymore. I really don't know what the Holy Temple is thinking."
"Just a level 100+ character? I've already killed him!"
[Beep beep... →_→ Friendly reminder: Your plan with Nameless is related to the power of reversal, so it's best to save it and not use it carelessly.]
[Oh, by the way, how long are you going to hold onto your ultimate skill, Cataclysmic Storm, before unleashing it?]
"Cut it off until the universe is destroyed!"
Get lost! I didn't tell you to answer like that!!!
"Hey, it doesn't matter. We can still fight even without natural disasters!" Elsie stretched her arms and loosened her muscles a bit.
With her physical abilities, she can still achieve top-tier combat power in the world!
Now... let's start the war!
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