Ilz City.
"Wow, this is the elves' lair. It really looks like embroidered flowers."
When entering the city of Ilz, Chalkin exclaimed this.
"Is this Tsarkin's first time here?"
Hulim asked curiously.
"ah."
Tsarkin nodded.
"This place doesn't really welcome us, and we're not used to places like this, so we've never been here. It's fair to say that only a few dwarves have been here."
"I've been here once before."
Eugene interjected.
"Oh, really? I can't believe you'd come to a place like this."
"Hmph, unlike you two idle fellows, I hold an official position. It's not uncommon for me to come here to communicate with the elves for various reasons, right?"
After a pause, Eugene continued:
"But you're right, Tsarkin. Everything in this place looks fragile. I can't believe what we'd do if the enemy broke into a place like this. Our dwarven Blackstone Castle is much better. Every step is a fortress."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk. I think it's because the elves are as extravagant and wasteful as ever that they sacrifice their sense of security and waste it on these flashy things."
On the other side, Aznov also echoed the comments.
"You say, it would be great if we could sell these things and exchange them for gold coins. What a waste, what a waste..."
"That's right."
"That's what I mean."
“… …”
Hulim was silent.
Although, he was traveling with them in case of reinforcements from Guros.
but... ...
As expected, should I come back alone with Igneel first?
"Tsarkin."
Hulim stopped.
"And you two."
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
The three dwarves also stopped and looked at Hulim.
"I forgot to tell you, I will report this experience to Irus in detail afterward...
Including what you just said."
“?” “?” “?”
... ...
Elf King City.
It was still Xiweier who was explaining.
"Now, with the arrival of the Dwarf Army and their occupation of the key roads leading to the north, we have effectively formed a situation where the north and south are in sync. Whether in terms of overall combat power or strategic position, we are no longer at a disadvantage."
"Based on the above reasons, I judge that the time has come to launch a full-scale attack on Guros."
After saying that, she turned her gaze to Irus.
At this moment, the attention of the entire conference room was focused on Irus.
"I see."
Ilus slowly stood up and looked around at everyone present.
Then he said:
"Everyone, go make your final preparations. Next time—"
"It's the decisive battle."
... ...
night.
The World Tree emits tiny glittering lights like a sky full of stars.
Hulim sat alone on the edge of Ilz's outermost wall.
"It's really rare that Hulim would sit here alone and enjoy the scenery."
"It's not that difficult, after all, Hulim is gradually growing."
"Really? You've changed so much in just six months. But you're right, the changes back in Milnabis were really scary."
Hulim turned and looked back.
Saw familiar dwarves and dragons.
"Tzharkin, and Igneel, you guys have the time to hang out at this time of night?"
"What do you mean by wandering around?"
Tsarkin shrugged his shoulders.
"I'm not interested in visiting the elf city."
After saying that, he raised his head and looked at the World Tree in the sky.
Then he was shocked:
"Tsk, it's true. Every time I see this World Tree, I feel like it's a waste for elves to live there."
"...If you dwarves were to live here, it would be totally out of place."
"Haha, that's right~!"
Igneel laughed.
"If people like Tzharkin were allowed to live in large numbers beneath the World Tree, they would definitely build a pile of black stones that would be completely disproportionate to the World Tree."
"Igneel, you bastard, how dare you mock the pragmatism of us dwarves!"
"What's this about pragmatism? It's clearly devoid of any aesthetic value."
"You want to fight, man?"
"Igneel—"
Hulim interjected,
"What about you? Don't you usually sleep lying down in the garden?"
"Hmph~, there are always times when I can't sleep."
"However, after seeing this guy acting suspiciously, I suddenly had the urge to see what he was doing."
"How many times have I told you? I'm just practicing to calm my mind!"
"A practice to calm the mind?"
Hulim looked puzzled.
"Well, how should I put it," Chalkin explained, "it's a habit I develop before every important battle. After practicing this, mistakes during combat are minimized."
Practice...
Hulim was thoughtful.
She withdrew her gaze and raised her head again to look up at the World Tree.
I am actually doing something similar, practicing.
... ...
Under the World Tree.
Far away from the city of Ilz, there is a temple dedicated to the sacred tree.
At this time, all irrelevant personnel near the temple had been cleared out.
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