Novel Full Chapter 189 : Chapter 189
Chapter 189. This Place is a Mess Too (1)
“Ooooh….”
A gasp of admiration escaped Patrick’s lips on its own.
What for?
For the Elven village that had just appeared before his eyes.
Although Patrick had seen many beautiful landscapes in his life, the Elven village was special.
The scenery of this village, brightly lit by the sunlight streaming through the lush green branches, was enough to make one gasp in admiration just by looking at it.
‘It’s like a scene from a fairy tale.’
The ground was covered with soft grass that was plush to the step.
In the center, instead of a well, there was a spring where clear water gushed out, and the water was so clear and transparent that you could see all the way to the bottom.
The important houses were built high up on giant trees like bird nests, without damaging the trees at all.
It was as if the trees had spread their branches wide to make it easier to build the houses, and on the path leading up to the houses, the branches extended like stairs.
It felt less like they had developed the forest to create a place to live, like humans do, and more like the forest had permitted the Elves to live there.
“It’s beautiful.”
“Isn’t it? It’s a village built to minimize damage to the forest as much as possible.”
“It’s truly amazing.”
“Hehehe, I’m glad you like it.”
Patrick was genuinely impressed.
They were controlling the growth of the trees and using them in their architecture.
Building a house in this way would surely take over a hundred years for each one.
It meant it was something humans could never dream of.
While Patrick was admiring it, Elione led him to her house.
“Come in. This is ‘our’ home.”
“…Uh. Then, excuse me.”
Patrick felt a momentary sense of unease, but he still entered obediently.
Once inside, he saw a frugal but neatly organized interior.
A dining table and two chairs.
A two-seater sofa and a reception table.
Even the slippers were a pair of two.
“Do you live with your brother?”
“No. He lives separately.”
“Then a sister?”
“No. I live alone.”
Right.
She lives alone.
In a house where she lives alone, all the furniture is for two people.
‘What is it? What’s this uneasy feeling?’
As Patrick hesitated to step into the house, Elione gently pushed him from behind.
“Go on in and rest comfortably.”
“Uh… uh uh….”
And as Patrick entered the house, Elione followed him in.
Simultaneously….
Click. Clank! Clack! Clank!
Almost at the same time as the sound of the door closing, the sound of locks being bolted was heard three times.
When Patrick turned around, he saw Elione with a beaming smile, looking at him from in front of the door.
“What is it?”
“No, I was just thinking you’re quite thorough with your security.”
“Security is important. So that no one can get in. And no one can get out.”
“……”
And Elione, smiling brightly, said.
“Please rest comfortably. You like Elven wine, right? I’ll go get it now.”
“No, before that, I think I need to meet those high-ranking people? What was it? Right. There’s the matter of the World Tree, isn’t there?”
“That can be done later. I’ve already reported to the elders, so they’ll contact us slowly.”
“Ah. Right. You’ve reported.”
How efficient of her.
No, should I say meticulous?
As Patrick tried to subtly increase the distance, Elione closed the distance even faster and said.
“More importantly, Sir Patrick.”
Elione stealthily approached Patrick and placed a hand on his chest.
A seductive smile and bated breath.
The act of lightly licking her pale pink lips was even bewitching.
In that state, she looked up at Patrick with a dreamy gaze and said.
“I missed you.”
“Ah, right.”
“You missed me too, right, Sir Patrick?”
“……”
“You missed me, right?”
“……”
“You did, right?”
As she spoke, a madness began to creep into her eyes.
As the nails of the hand on his chest began to slowly dig in, Patrick hastily replied.
“Yeah. I guess so.”
“I knew it….”
Hearing Patrick’s answer, Elione smiled brightly.
She smiled as if she were genuinely happy and stealthily burrowed into Patrick’s arms.
“I thought so too. So Sir Patrick was thinking of me every day as well.”
“No, not every day, but……”
“I’m happy.”
“Uh, right. If that’s the case, then well….”
What is this? What is this kid?
At this moment, for the first time in his past and present lives, Patrick felt scared while facing someone one-on-one.
He had experienced some aggressive women in the Jianghu before.
There were even some bold young ladies who would barge into his bedroom wearing only their undergarments.
But this felt like it was from a different genre.
Patrick, who felt that getting involved would be more than just a headache and could lead to him being royally screwed, searched for an escape route.
‘I’ll smash through that window and throw myself outside. And then….’
At that moment….
Bang! Bang! Bang!
“Sister! Sister!”
The sound of someone urgently knocking on the door was heard.
It was a voice Patrick remembered.
“That bastard….”
Elione gritted her teeth and muttered with a cold expression.
Patrick quickly said to her.
“Isn’t that your brother? The one called Kirioth or something?”
“…I think so.”
“Then you should open the door, right?”
“……”
Elione pouted and muttered something, then finally detached herself from Patrick’s arms and went to the door.
And after unlocking the triple-bolted lock and opening the door, she said in a blunt tone.
“What is it?”
At that, Kirioth, with a swollen face, said.
“Sister! You’ve been deceived.”
“What, all of a sudden?”
“Look at those humans over there.”
Where Kirioth pointed, Patrick’s companions were gathered.
Seeing them, Patrick nodded and said.
“Ah, right, I had forgotten about them.”
Did they hear what Patrick said?
Matthew and the other companions glared fiercely at Patrick with eyes that seemed to say, ‘Are you even human?’
Patrick avoided their gaze and whistled.
In that atmosphere, Kirioth said urgently.
Like a witness at a trial revealing a crucial truth, he spoke with solemnity.
“Sister, do you see that black-haired woman over there?”
“What about her?”
“She is the princess of the Atronia Kingdom and that bastard Patrick’s fiancée.”
“…What?”
“You have been deceived, sister. So please, come to your senses.”
At Kirioth’s earnest voice, Elione snorted and said.
“That can’t be, can it? Sir Patrick is only for me….”
“Waaaah… I missed you. My beloved fiancée.”
Patrick quickly approached Isabella and grabbed her hand.
At that, Isabella was flustered.
“What is this….”
“Shh, just cooperate.”
And Patrick hugged Isabella tightly and said.
“I missed you. My fiancée, officially recognized by His Majesty the King.”
What an awkward self-introduction.
But it seemed to be enough to make someone’s eyes shoot up.
“Hmmmm….”
Elione’s beautiful eyes twitched.
Her expression as she looked at Isabella was filled with clear hostility.
At that.
“Hmph.”
Isabella also furrowed her brow.
And then….
“Huh? Senior?”
She pulled Patrick tightly into her own arms.
As a result, Patrick’s head was buried deep in Isabella’s chest.
Patrick was flustered, but Isabella, without even glancing at him, looked at Elione and said.
“Do you have some business with my fiancé?”
“Fiancé, you say….”
“……”
“You’ve got guts, don’t you?”
In an instant, a chilly killing intent pressed down on Isabella.
“Hmm….”
Elione was an Elven Knight.
Although her performance at Arcana was mediocre, that was because she hadn’t used her spirit arts and bow.
If she were to go all out, her martial power would surpass that of a 7-star knight.
When she revealed her genuine hostility, Isabella, whose level was still lacking, couldn’t help but be overwhelmed.
Elione took a step forward and said.
“Care to say that again?”
“……”
Elione, pressing down with her power.
Isabella, feeling the pressure, did not avert her eyes and glared at her opponent with a strong gaze.
For a moment, Elione found those eyes incredibly irritating.
How dare she, while holding Patrick in her arms, glare at her so strongly. She wanted to pluck out those silver eyes of that black-haired human and crush them so she could never do this again….
“That’s enough.”
When had it happened?
Another person had intervened and blocked Elione, who had been stepping forward without realizing it.
“I will not permit any further rudeness.”
It was April.
She stood in front of Elione, the Elven Knight.
At that, Elione said coldly.
“Move.”
“Step back.”
“I said, move.”
“If you come any closer, I will cut you down.”
“Haa….”
Elione let out a smirk.
What were these things?
Why were they bothering her?
Ever since that day, she had held only Sir Patrick in her heart and had waited and waited for the day she would meet him again. Why were they interfering?
Even more than the black-haired princess, this blonde woman was more irritating.
A beauty more beautiful than most Elves and the skill to not back down an inch against her, an Elven Knight.
And decisively….
‘They’re similar.’
She exuded a similar feeling to Patrick.
That was the most irritating part.
What was this woman’s relationship with Patrick?
‘Could it be? Could it be? Could it be? Could it be? Could it be? Could it be? Could it be? Could it be? Could it be? Could it be? Coul…….’
An ominous imagination and an unbearable displeasure arose.
A touch-and-go situation.
At that moment, an Elf ran up from afar and said urgently.
“Lady Elione. The elders are looking for Patrick Schneider.”
“Already?”
“Yes. They are looking for him now.”
“……”
Elione let out a deep sigh and calmed her aura.
There were many things she wanted to question and ask.
But for now, the clan’s problems came first.
She calmed her killing intent, sighed, and said.
“I understand. Um, Sir Patrick.”
“Yeah. I heard. I just have to go to those people called the elders, right?”
“Yes. I’ll guide you.”
“No, it’s fine. Kirioth, was it? You guide him.”
“Why should I guide the likes of you?”
Kirioth, retorting fiercely.
And Patrick went over to Kirioth, put an arm around his shoulder, and whispered.
“Do it.”
“I don’t want….”
“Do it if you don’t want to die.”
Kirioth flinched at Patrick’s killing intent.
The terrible and brutal violence he had just experienced from this monstrous human came to mind.
As a result, he averted his eyes and said.
“The clan’s business does take priority. This way.”
“Right, thanks. The rest of you, wait here. I’ll be back after I take care of business.”
And so, Patrick left the scene as if he were escaping.
“……”
“……”
“……”
Completely ignoring the subtle atmosphere left behind.
* * *
On the way, Patrick said to Kirioth.
“Hey.”
“……”
“You’re not going to answer?”
“I have nothing to say to you.”
“Want to get beaten?”
At those words, Kirioth flared up and shouted.
“Does every human solve everything with violence like you?”
“Of course.”
“…Huh? Really?”
“Yes. The fact that most of the world’s problems can be solved by beating them up is common sense in the human world.”
Patrick said, puffing out his chest proudly.
“Such barbaric….”
Kirioth said with a look of horror.
Although he didn’t know much about humans, he hadn’t known they had such a violent culture.
Patrick patted Kirioth’s shoulder and said.
“What can you do? We have our differences. Shouldn’t we respect each other for that?”
“Hmm…. There is some truth in that.”
No. Only this bastard is different.
Don’t lump all other humans together and think of them as a barbaric warrior race.
Unfortunately, there was no one here who could point that out.
In any case, as Kirioth seemed to be somewhat convinced, Patrick got to the point.
“Let me ask you something.”
“What is it?”
“What’s wrong with your sister?”
At that, Kirioth’s expression hardened as he said.
“Did you not take my sister’s purity?”
“I did not!”
Patrick also shouted back.
No, he wouldn’t even feel wronged if he had actually done it.
No matter how much Patrick searched his memory, he had not committed such a shocking act.
“I just used your sister as a medium to perform Qi Guiding and Harmonizing to breathe life into the branch of the World Tree…. Aaargh, really, would you even understand if I explain it like this?”
“That’s it. That’s exactly it!”
“Huh? You understand?”
“I don’t know the details. But didn’t you make the branch of the World Tree bloom with my sister?”
“I did, right? What about it?”
At that, Kirioth said, as if frustrated.
“What Elven woman wouldn’t develop feelings for someone after such a fantastic experience?”
“…Huh? Really?”
“Of course.”
Only then did Patrick begin to get a sense of it.
It seemed that the experience of making a branch of the World Tree bloom was a very unforgettable experience for the Elves.
However….
“No, but really, it’s not her purity. Really, nothing happened.”
“Tsk tsk, this is why humans are….”
“What? You Elf bastard?”
“A physical relationship is merely a secondary act. Even animals without emotions have physical relationships without love.”
“Uh…, so?”
“Doesn’t true love between a man and a woman lie in a spiritual connection?”
“Keep talking.”
I don’t get it, but I’ll at least listen.
To Patrick, who seemed to be thinking that, Kirioth continued.
“In the process of making the branch of the World Tree bloom, you gave my sister an experience unlike any other in the world.”
“And?”
“That is why my sister feels a strong love for you.”
“So?”
“If she has given you her heart, how is that any different from giving you her purity?”
“It seems completely different to me.”
At Patrick’s words, Kirioth beat his chest in frustration and said.
“For us Elves, that is what love is. A connection of heart and heart. And the fact that you have entered my sister’s heart means that you… Keuk….”
Kirioth bit his lower lip until it bled and said with a look of utter frustration.
“You, my sister’s purity… how dare you…. Keuk….”
“Wait, wait, hey. Hey… no. No matter how I look at it, that’s not it. Think about it. Purity is that, right? When a man and a woman in a bedroom passionately….”
“We Elves are different.”
“I’m human, you know?”
“I am an Elf.”
“……”
“And didn’t you just say that we should respect each other’s differences?”
“…Damn it.”
This is why you shouldn’t speak carelessly.