[Kingdom of Endroga, Only kingdom in Elf Nation that still exist]
Planning on training herself once again with the top elite swordmen in the kingdom of Endroga, Ingrid wore only a pair of cloth and leather clothing that she uses for Adventures to improve her speed on doing things
As she finished her preparation, she quickly packs up as she left her room together with Sarah on toe
While hurrying on her own way along the corridor, she accidentally bumped into the Queen of Endroga, Queen Vivian
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Name: Vivian
Age: 368
Gender: Female
Race: Elf
Job: Queen
Title: Queen of the kingdom of Endroga, Royalty elf, pure blood, High elf, Just Queen, Dutiful Ruler
Skill: Highly advanced Nature magic
Blessing: Blessing of Fertility and Leadership
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"Ah! Queen Vivian! Your majesty" reacted Ingrid
Following that she bowed her head as she showed respect while Sarah kneeled I respect
"Fufu! There's no need for formality when were not in the throne, rise up!" Replied Queen Vivian
Afterwards they both followed her request
"Your majesty! I thought that you were with Sui? Aren't you supposed to be with her during this time?" Asked Ingrid as she realized the time of the day
"Your right... . . It's my fault for sleeping late last night, you know how tiring it is to rule a kingdom, papers never ends like crazy, i don't even know how are they so many that they can't be finished" stated Queen Vivian as she troubled herself from this
Hearing her explanation, Ingrid have a rough understanding other situation since she too have once undergone this hardship when she was back at her kingdom
Thinking about it she was really fortunate to join Kaido in his trip since she escaped from all of that
"No worries your majesty" said Ingrid
After she said that she didn't even notice that while they were speaking, both her and the Queen were walking side by side along the Kingdom which even made it look like the Queen herself was talking to her consort or successor in the eyes of others
"Fufu! That little ojou-chan that some of you call her, she is really hard working... . . Nevertheless I'm glad that all of you recovered from your depressing state of mind" said Queen Vivian as she walked
"When we found you, only one word can describe your group at that time "depression", why? Because we can somehow feel that fr your atmosphere, you guys seemed to.have lost very something important and just like I expected you guys carried a dead body with you, she must have been a good person rest in peace" she added
"Yes a good person indeed, and a very important one to Sui" assured Ingrid as she felt disheartened
Seeing her like that Queen Vivian brought out another topic beforehand
"Who is the boy to that child? When her mother that you call had died, she somehow tried her hardest to snap that rampaged boy with her own body, in the end she got beaten up badly but she never gave up" asked Queen Vivian
"It's hard to explain but all I can say is that Sui looked up to him as her father since Kaido looks exactly like her deceased father" replied Ingrid as her face was solemn
Seeing her expression Queen Vivian pondered for a bit before she blurted out something that shocked Ingrid herself
"Tell me! Your in love with that boy aren't you?" She instigated
"Huh?!?!" Reacted Ingrid
"You don't have to hide it, I can see it in your expression, your face always changes when you call out his name, Kaido was it? Weird name but nonetheless it is still the name you longed for and plus... . . I know a person in love when I see one" stated Queen Vivian
"....."
"So have you confessed your feelings yet? Have you say you loved him yet? Have you expressed so passionately that you couldn't stop your feelings and suddenly kissed him yet?" Asked Queen Vivian as she felt interested in the relationship of some Princess in another kingdom to a person with no status in society at all
After hesitating for a bit Ingrid replied
"No! None of those... . . I haven't said anything yet to him, but I feel like he noticed"
"Is that so? Is it because of social status and a status quo that says a royalty can't marry a commoner?" Asked Queen Vivian
"No! It's not that, it's just I want more time to think it through after all I only noticed my feelings not long ago thanks to your son Elijah, so I'm quite in a precarious state right now, I want him to be with me but somehow it's just makes it harder for me to confess it" answered Ingrid
"Fufu! So my son has a play on your development, as expected of him after all he also the one who told me of such unrequited love during our break time, I always wonder if he ever liked to become a story writer rather than royalty since he's mind is creative" pondered Queen Vivian
"Well your son is really helpful, but he's still a child... . . Nevertheless he's a hero too and a quite different one from the Hero's I knew" said Ingrid
"Fufufufufu! He's my pride and joy!"
Afterwards Queen Vivian asked her
"So what made you hesitate to confess to him?"
Hearing her bringing up that topic again, I grid sigh deeply as she pondered her answer
"Time! I need time to think this through since it'll affect not only me but also the status of my kingdom"
"Ah! Time... . . A both ally and an enemy of everyone that is living, but I have a piece of advice for you as your elder" said Queen Vivian
"....."
"Don't hesitate for too long, time isn't friendly at all, you need to tell him how you feel directly, if he's in a coma you just need to tell him how you feel everyday to get through him, cause if you don't then time would take everything from you and by that time everything will be too late" said Queen Vivian with a reassuring smile
Hearing that Ingrid seemed to be stunned on her footsteps as she recall her passionate kiss on his cheeks few days ago
Even though she showed her feelings for him back then she somehow still couldn't say those three words at him, plus she wants him to hear it when he's awake
As if she somehow heard a revelation, she clenched her fist as she put of a dignified aura and resolute herself to confess to him whether he's asleep or not before time takes everything away from her
After that talk along the Kingdom grounds, the three of them made their way to the garden where Sui was training her magic per the Queen's instructions
When they arrived Ingrid was somehow surprised to see that Sui was somehow able to make the nature move on its own as it was apparent on how she interact with it
"She's a natural, even though she is a Siren and not an elf, she can use nature magic and by just observing her I can say that she has a pure potential of being strong enough to protect herself, if she continues to improve then one day she could be a strong individual" assessed Queen Vivian
At that even Ingrid agreed to her assessment, but as she observed her more Sui's expression was somehow became dull as she puts on a forced smile on her face like an adult
It was natural since she was the one who took the most hit out of all of them thus making her so depressed that her actions seemed to have changed from that once cute and cheeky brat to a well mannered person that forced itself to smile
Seeing this Ingrid suddenly felt a mixed feeling of guilt and sorrow inside her heart from seeing a child be burdened by the world like this
Of course Queen Vivian noticed this too so not long after she called unto Sui as she waved her hand at her
Seeing her from afar Sui immediately came towards her obediently and more respectful when she saw Ingrid and Sarah together with the Queen
"Your majesty! Ingrid and Sarah Onee-chan!" Greeted Sui
Hearing that Ingrid couldn't help it anymore as she pulled Sui to her arms and comforted her
"I know you felt burden from all of this but I want you to know that I'm here you could always rely on us, so if you need anything tell us" stated Ingrid
While still smiling at her like a smile of an adult, Sui answered her
"Sarah Onee-chan!"
"Yes?!?!" Reacted Sarah
"Ingrid Onee-chan!"
"Hmm?!?!" Reacted Ingrid
"I want you guys to follow me together with Melfina and Zia Onee-chan" said Sui
"Huh? Why? Can you tell me the reason?'
After hesitating for a bit Sui answered
"I want to visit my mother and father, today... . . Is my birthday, I want to tell them how I felt"
"Your birthday?" Said both Sarah and Ingrid as they didn't realized about that
"Yes! Only Papa knows the day of my birthday, but since he is somewhere in a precarious state... . . Well you know"
After saying that both Ingrid and Sarah hugged Sui tightly as they comforted her downed self and greeted her
"Don't worry! We'll do just like you said and happy birthday Sui!!!"
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(Sui's updated status)
Name: Sui
Age: 9
Race: Siren
Gender: Female
Title: So called daughter of Kaido, the little princess of the group, little miss ojou-chan
Job: None
Skills: Beginner nature magic
Blessings: None
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Seeing them like that Queen Vivian tried to sneak into their conversation
"Umm... . . Sui? Can I join you perhaps?" She asked
"Umu! It will be reassuring" replied Sui as she nodded
Afterwards granting her per request, the four of them headed straight to the military's battleground
There they saw both Melfina and Zia having a joint cooperation as they fought against Elijah who was for some reason really good at close archery combat
While the former served as the main attacker while the latter provide cover fire, they unhesitatingly charged towards the elf hero as they showed their capability and accumulated battle experience
Nevertheless due to his status as a hero, Elijah seemed to be able to contest against the both of them as the battle goes on
With quick maneuvering of arrow shot and flexible body movements, Elijah was able to pin down both of them
His location was also added to the factor that he got in between them which made Zia have a harder time of covering fire with the risk of hitting Melfina
But nonetheless both outsider elf was able to put up a good fight against him which even surprised the surrounding and spectating soldiers, mages, officials, and special forces
From afar even Queen Vivian was impressed on how much both Melfina and Zia have improved not only in individual aspect but also in the team up aspect
"You guys are really incredible! If my son was a genius prodigy for his fast learning, then you guys are monsters to be able to keep up with him" praised Queen Vivian
Hearing that Ingrid couldn't even thought of taking that as an insult or praise from her tone but nevertheless she nodded as she said
"Well no one wants to be useless in front of him, Kaido always believed in them that one day they will become a force to be reckoned with" answered Ingrid
"Ho!?!?" So your telling me that the boy is an excellent judge of character?" Asked Queen Vivian
"It's not that... . . It's just he has some charisma that pushes people to become even better than they should be... . . It's just who he is" answered Ingrid solemnly
Hearing that Queen Vivian thought of pushing the matter aside and decided to call out her son
Not far from them Elijah was somehow pouting about the fact that he was interested in making both Melfina and Zia to be in his Hero party after defeating them cause of their skill, but in the end got rejected
"Are you sure you don't want to be in my Hero's party? It will be fun" insisted Elijah
"Just as I said, I'm Kaido-sama's shadow, I can't join you because I'm more loyal to him than grateful to you" answered Melfina
"As long as Melfina and Sui trusted Kaido-sama, it will be natural that I trust and never abandon him too" answered Zia
With that Elijah gave up on his attempt as he pouted
"Haystt... . . Looks like you guys really got influenced so much by that guy, I can't even compete it with my cuteness and playfulness... . . Is he really that charismatic?"
As he asked this both Melfina and Zia smiled as they replied
"Always has been"
At that Elijah raises up his hands as he said
"I give up!!! Maybe it's reassuring if old man Horus could become my teammate after all" said Elijah
After that he saw his mother calling him out and happily approached her while giving her a hug
Not far from him both Melfina and Zia approached Ingrid, Sarah, and Sui
Later on they were informed of Sui's birthday, thus congratulating her, of course Sui was grateful for that but all of them knew that what she wanted to hear it the most is Kaido telling her that
After realizing her wants Queen Vivian thought up an idea as she said
"Sui? Can I present my gift for your birthday first?"
"Gift? For me?" Asked Sui
"Well yeah!" Confirmed Queen Vivian
"I don't know... . ."
"Don't worry I can assure you that you will like it" assured Queen Vivian
Hearing that even Elijah seemed to have noticed it and happily assured Sui too
Due to the others were curious too, they slowly assured Sui as they probed her, not long after Sui herself agreed
Seeing that Queen Vivian clapped her hands as she said
"Alright! That's settled now to present my gift to you, I will have you guys follow me"
"Follow you? To where?" Asked Sui
"To the Spirit's of the Forest of course" answered Queen Vivian