I walked closer to Hana and Rose to explain what had just happened right in front of them and beside me is Midori to help me explain some of it to avoid any more misunderstandings to these dense Elves. I don't want a bad image to be set in the minds of the Elves especially on Rose who isn't calm at all, but I do understand some reasons as to why she is very cautious to a stranger to me.
"Well...Midori, help me out" - Eisha
I asked Midori to wake the two up from their 'dreamland' state because they have been looking like statues for too long that you would set a world record for staying still as well as holding your breath. I am thinking of prioritizing answering questions from Hana because it is less exaggerated than Rose who is supposed to be a chief and a leader among the Elves should be understanding and fair, not someone pressing the panic button or something.
"huh? what?!" - Rose
"Mana...Eisha? who are you?!" - Hana
For goodness sake, I don't want to waste anymore time but even after regaining life again from the statue like state, they both still got a bit of shock in their faces and trying to comprehend what just happened. I don't know how long were these two trying to process all the pieces of information, but Hana was the first one to speak.
"Eisha, who are you? Everything that has happened to day would be considered sacred, especially meeting with...uhm...Midori....uh" - Hana
"Just call me Midori, priestess Hana~" - Midori
"yes, understood...Midori..." - Hana
Answering Hana's question on who I am, I just answered that I have very close connections with divine entities in this world like Himari, the Nine-Tailed Fox god entity for the Beastkin, and Shin, the Human god entity for the Humans, but for others like Demons, I don't have a very good connection with the Demon Lord while the rest just have their own racial beliefs which does not have any divine entity.
"So you are someone who is also divine?" - Rose
Oh! Rose is awake~
"You could say~" - Eisha
"Eisha is the one who created me and this world~" - Midori
I really want to have a cool and mysterious atmosphere as well as leaving good impressions towards them but Midori just destroyed by telling them both that I created the world and Midori.
I may be a goddess but having people to look at you and always expecting something in return is what I do not want to experience, sure go ahead and praise me but do not worship me like I would do everything in your wish. I only want to have peaceful days without the world looking right at you every single day just because you are a goddess.
Since Midori told I am the one who created everything already, I just told them the truth.
I told them that I am a goddess and I used my Divine powers to create the world then create the different divine entities to control and balance the world so it doesn't collapse, and I did not mention that I created this world as a realistic rpg like world and I wanted to have a peaceful adventure. I still thanked Midori for helping me explain things out to them.
Despite them being my creations, they are still a living being that has all sorts of wonder, curiosity, desires, and more like any living being...like me, and I am not a cruel person either, though I may have been an idiot sandwich...ugh.
After doing some explanation on who I am, they all found answers to their other questions because I saw the realizations in their faces many times over and over again without asking me a question any further.
"I really thought you were an impostor at first~ forgive me for my rude remark!" - Hana
"I thought you were a criminal at first with you setting all the mysterious atmosphere! I nearly flipped my switch that would behead you, damn goddess" - Rose
"Sorry...?" - Eisha
Those are really some heavy impressions there, I really thought I gave a cool first impression towards them but looks like some Elves would need some explaining as well when they start asking me. I would like to if these two just spread the word instead and not me since these two have more influence to the Elves due to their positions, one chief and one priestess.
Hana is a kind Elf while Rose just say whatever she wants, is she even a chief?
With the misunderstanding finally cleared, Hana suggested Rose to invite me and Midori for dinner since the sun is setting by the horizon after all what just happened today but Midori had other plans but I stopped her.
"I want to go to dinner with you all but I have to go back, I still have work-" - Midori
"Midori, you do not have to worry about the mana because I am here~ rest assured~ though can you eat food?" - Eisha
"I can eat food without problem, but it is not really needed~" - Midori
"Well then, I'll you three here first and I'll tell the others to prepare a feast~!" - Rose
Rose just run like a child has found a new toy and left us three.
"I am sorry about my older sister" - Hana
Hana bowed to the me and Midori, and I just knew now that Hana is the younger sister and Rose is the older sister. Rose is the older sister yet she looked like a child running around while Hana looked like a reliable big sister, and because of that, I can't really distinguished which is the older or younger sister.
Hana guided us again through the halls we walked through before but this time to the dining hall where we will be eating.
The dining hall is a very wide and open hall. The ceiling is so high with chandeliers hanging from thick tree branches, the walls are literally walls of trees and bushes as well as intricate patterns you could easily see with a dim yellow glow in it, the kitchen is on the right side of the hall serving food, there are long or circular tables made of wood scattered all around the hall accommodating many elves who are going to eat. The most noticeable part of the hall is the long table at the other end and has very expensive looking chairs that are actually carved out. Base from what I can see is that this 'feast' that Rose said is actually a buffet setup, because the kitchen has serving tables where all the dishes are served.
I can't believe my eyes when I saw all of these things just inside one hall, it's like someone even came up the same ideas as the people back in my previous life, and it even feels nostalgic at the same time sad because of me remembering my past. I shook my head a bit and telling myself that I have a new life and I must not regret it.
According to Hana, the feast will start in a few minutes, but from the elves around, they seemed confused as to what made their chief announce a feast so suddenly when it is supposed to be prepared a few days in advanced to better accommodate everyone.
"I somehow feel sorry for them..." - Eisha
"Don't be, it is their job as well~" - Hana
"Elves may be dense but they are family oriented and help each other out~" - Midori
I guess there are good points and bad points to consider, but I still feel sorry for them to suddenly rush everything in just an hour. I am quite amazed on how much they can do in just a short amount of time to the point my mind has stopped processing all the small details that come into making this feast idea of Rose when it is supposed to be dinner.
When the feast was about to start and with Rose about to say something, a loud sound like an explosion was heard outside. Everyone started to panic while I am calm with the situation because I told myself that I am immortal so I can't die, and an elf carrying a sword who might be a guard suddenly rushed inside the hall towards Rose and whispered something on her ear. Unfortunately, I am a goddess so I boosted my senses.
"Chief, someone might have infiltrated and caused an explosion, we are still investigating the area, it might be 'them' again" - guard
"tsk, what timing...set up a perimeter around the village and search for them, show them no mercy, call the other guards to keep the everyone safe" - Rose
"Understood" - guard
So some kind of enemy has infiltrated the place and blow something up with an explosive or magic. I walked up to Rose to know more of the situation because this time, I will give them the cool impression, my powers as goddess though limited as to not destroy or kill anyone.
"Rose, may I know the situation on what just happened, who is 'them' and why again?" - Eisha
When I asked about it, Rose hesitated on answering my questions.
"I can handle this since it happened before" - Rose
That's another reason on why I should help her solve this case or at least give them a helping hand. I tried to persuade her on to letting me on help her on solving this problem because even though I am a divine one, I can never experience death though I really hate pain. Experiencing pain over and over again and not dying is basically torture to the mind and body but I don't know about my body since I am a goddess though I would never put it to the test at all.
"Fine, but you will have guards around you at all times and I don't want you to be in danger even though the World Tree...I mean Midori considers you a very strong one and a creator" - Rose
With Rose agreeing to let me investigate with her, I prepared myself for anything I might see, and Rose being kind and caring surprised me a bit because she did give me an impression of an angry or serious person. I really wonder if she is just having difficulty with expressing herself properly or just a tsundere.
Now with everything set, I wonder what those humans doing in the Galaeron forest. If they are here to conquer due to the massive amounts of human presence that I could feel, they best hope that they don't make me the enemy which of course I officially declare that they just made me an enemy.
I am not judging the sins of one person as sins of the whole group which needs to be punished but sometimes when a single bee stings you and it went back to the hive, it is best to just burn them all than find the one who stung you.
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Somewhere in the Galaeron forest near the Elves settlement, a huge army of commanded by a general from a certain human empire.
"One of our spies have arrived safely with the information, he said that the village is the main village of the Elves and also in its center is the legendary World Tree. This would beneficial for us and for the Human race because the World Tree controls all mana around the world" - Soldier
"We could also put the Elves into slavery that would give us a lot of money as well. Men! Get ready for battle! We shall conquer everything for the empire and destroy anything that stands in the empire's way!" - General
With the command from the general of the army, all 200,000 soldiers started arming themselves and begin marching towards the village of the elves, but someone hiding in the shadows saw the army.
"So they are conquering again...they never get satisfied at all, I need to tell this to Minami" - Maru