When the story of the Shadow Alliance came out, Jaquel continued with a distraught expression.
"I understand that the matter is urgent, Aeria. But, what was the reason for accompanying Prince Pellas to this elven land?"
"There were two reasons I led him to this elven land."
"Tell me."
"The first is that he too is being targeted by the Shadow Alliance."
"Lord Pelas?"
"Yes. The dagger that Your Majesty is holding in your hand right now, this is the object that the guy who was aiming for the head of Lord Pelas was carrying.
Jaquel looked down at the dagger of the Shadow Alliance in his hand.
"Hmm. Looks like they were reaching out to humans as well."
"Yes. On top of that, Lord Pelas saved my life the first time I met him, when I was knocked down by the Shadow Coalition. Even though I could have just ignored it, he himself came forward to save my life and took good care of me. gave it."
"Ohhh. Did you mean something like that happened?"
"Your Majesty. And then Lord Pellas said to me, 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend.' Then he told me that he too was being targeted by the Shadow Alliance."
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend... I don't like that, but timing is timing."
"Yes. I didn't believe him from the beginning either. But after observing him for a while, it's my conclusion that he's trustworthy, Your Majesty. I'll post the details in a report."
Hearing Aria's words, Jaquel nodded.
"Okay. Alright then, let's hear the second reason."
"Yes. In fact, among the items Pelas has, there are items that His Majesty must see."
"thing?"
"yes."
At her words, Jaquel's gaze returned to Pelas.
Jaquel met Pelas's eyes.
Jaquel tilted his head and asked Pelas.
"Can you show me what Aria is talking about?"
"of course."
Pelas slowly raised his right hand.
On his finger was a ring that emitted black light.
It was a silver moon ring.
However, the appearance was still exactly the same as the mark of the black moon.
Jackel's eyes widened at that.
"that...!"
Aria followed his words.
"Your Majesty said, giving me this ring. If you find someone who has a ring like this one, be sure to help that person."
"That, it was..."
"But on the contrary, I was helped by him. He only knew I had this ring after he saved me."
"How could such a coincidence..."
"Maybe it's not a coincidence. Isn't it an opportunity given to us by the Ancient Gods? To punish those demons."
Jaquel nodded at Aria's words.
"Your words make me feel the same way. Lord Pelas. Would you mind if I take a closer look?"
"Of course, Your Majesty."
As they spoke, Pelas smiled.
It was because now he had a chance to lead the conversation himself.
From now on, it was necessary to utter each word carefully.
To direct a conversation right before an event occurs.
When playing Winter War 3, the troll raid event did not occur if I visited this elven land empty-handed.
However, in the middle of the game, Leonil, the main character, gets the Black Moon Token.
And after getting the token of the black moon and visiting this elven land, the same conversation as now continued.
Pellas had been predicting this next scene in advance.
'The attendant next to me is coming to get a ring from me.'
As he thought, the attendant immediately turned to Pelas.
To get the ring and show it to Jaquel.
'But here Jaquel will stop.'
"Wait a minute."
words that fit exactly.
And next.
'Now, Jaquel himself comes to me in person.'
"I go myself. I go myself."
As Pelas expected, Jaqel stood up from his throne and walked slowly toward Pelas.
A weakly trembling hand.
Everything was like Winter War, but only the trembling of emotions that were not expressed in the game made me realize that this was not a game.
Jaquel stood in front of Pelas before he knew it.
He knelt down and was at eye level with Pelas.
When Jaquel suddenly knelt down, the servants around him reacted greatly.
"your majesty!"
"Your Majesty, please stand up!"
"Please protect your body, Your Majesty!"
In an instant, the room became noisy with all sorts of voices.
Jaquel subdued all of that in one blow.
"Be quiet!"
Wind pressure spreading in all directions with thunderous voices.
Perong.
Only Pellas and Aeria were unmoved by the shock.
It was proof that Jaquel was perfectly controlling that power.
He has been an elf who controls the wind since the days of Winter War 2.
At the beginning of the game, he is ignored because of his weak abilities despite his age, but in the second half, he grows up with the main character of Winter War 2.
'And now I've become a great elf that no one can treat carelessly.'
Of course, from the point of view of the servants, the great elf could have been repulsed by kneeling.
However, the original Jaquel character was such a character.
It bends easily, bends easily, but never breaks.
Weak yet endlessly strong.
Pelas took out the ring and handed it to Jaquel, who knelt in front of him.
Elia, who was next to him, also took out the ring on her finger.
Jaquel took the two rings at the same time and examined them carefully.
In case there are any scratches, be careful.
"Really..."
It was Pelas who hid his expression, although his conscience was slightly pricked.
'That's actually not real...'
Of course, Jaquel would not be recognized even if he died and woke up.
Because it was actually copied perfectly.
Jackel looked up and asked Pelas.
"Can you tell me how you got this?"
Pelas repeated what he had said to Eria.
If you say something else, you will be suspicious.
"When I was young, an unknown righteous man saved my life. This ring was given to me by that lifesaver at that time."
Pelas raised his acting skills and made a serious expression.
Although elves are sensitive to lies, they are not lie detectors either.
In addition, it would not be easy to make an accurate judgment in such a situation where emotions were fluctuated.
"Did he do this to you?"
"Yes. You said it wouldn't be long before you had more of this. Leave it to me, and then he disappeared."
Pelas said with a bitter expression.
Judging from the fact that he believed Pelas' words, it seemed that the lie was working well.
"Huh... Let's see if you're the new heir to this ring, chosen by that friend."
A word that hints at death at a glance.
In fact, by now the main character of Winter Wars 2 would be dead.
deep in the underground dungeon.
Tears welled up in Jaquel's eyes when he realized the meaning of those words.
As a human, he was the main character of the previous work who survived for a long time with special abilities.
Hearing that he had died, Jaquel felt as if he had lost his brother.
Meanwhile, Pelas was plotting the perfect crime.
'I'll have to secretly retrieve it later.'
Pellas felt inwardly that he needed to devise a plan for disposing of the originals.
First of all, after solving the event well.
At that moment, an urgent voice was heard from outside.
"Your Majesty!! Your Majesty!!"
The door is broken. A man enters with a rough swing.
One of the servants scolded him with a frown.
"Look! What an excuse! His Majesty is welcoming a nobleman!"
However, the man's expression did not listen to such words.
His gaze was focused only on Jackel.
"It's a big deal!!"
Everyone present there realized that something was wrong.
Serious facial expressions.
Only Fellas was smiling softly.
'It's the beginning of the event.'
Jaquel snapped his fingers at the man once.
Then the wind whistled past him.
The man's breathing stopped for a moment.
It was the magic of the wind that Jaquel, the king of the elves, was proud of.
It was Jaquel who was able to handle magic that is not usually easily seen.
But at this moment, there was no attention focused on his magic.
All eyes are focused on the man.
Jaquel asked the man who finally stopped breathing.
"Calm down and speak slowly."
Felas silently copied what the next man was going to say.
'A troll has appeared, I guess.'
"A troll has appeared!"
words that match exactly.
It was a signal flare to announce the troll event.
It also signaled the arrival of a guy who would allow Pelas to receive the treasure from Jaquel.
* * *
"Keep it off!!"
A voice that sounds like a combination of the cries of a pig and a lion.
That huge cry hit the elves' ears.
"Shoot!!"
At the command of Cheralt, the commander of the defense, the arrows flew all at once.
chump chump!!
A rain of arrows is pouring down from the sky.
The troll raised one arm and covered his eyes.
Tick! Perk! tick tick! Tick!
The troll's thick hide deflected most arrows.
Although several arrows pierced his flesh.
"Keep it off!!"
The troll casually pulled out the arrows and threw them away.
What was even more surprising was what happened next.
slippery.
A wound that heals before even a few drops of blood flow out.
Fevered by the arrows, the troll picked up a stone from the floor.
To him, it was just a stone.
However, from the point of view of humans and elves, it was a boulder.
A troll that threw a boulder that he lightly lifted with one hand.
"Pi, avoid!!"
Whiik...Kwagwang!!
Did they say that a frog was killed by a stone thrown by humans as a joke?
The elves' camp collapsed in an instant at the sling of a single troll.
It was the part where the fear of the real troll was revealed.
Resilience that heals in an instant even if it pierces the thick hide that is incomparable to that of wild beasts.
There is a size that reaches 3 meters.
And a siege tank-like monstrosity befitting its size.
With just a few slings of stones, the walls of the elves were quickly becoming rags.
"Defense Captain!! In this type of war of attrition, our side will suffer more damage!"
"Damn it! Do I have to push through!"
Defense chief Cheralt's expression darkened.
He had been guarding the land of the elves all his life.
It was the first time a troll had appeared and attacked so suddenly.
Even outside the walls, many scouts were resident.
It was a troll that suddenly appeared in a situation that even such scouts did not notice.
Of course, there were doubts in Cheralt's mind.
Such a doubt that it might be a trap.
However, it was also a situation where there was no choice but to suffer a huge loss by dragging out time like this.
Just when Cheralt was about to make a decision.
Because there was someone who appeared like a hero.
It was Pellas.
"I will fight."
This was originally Leonil's line.
But now, the place where Leonil stood was now the seat of Pelas.
Pelas stood in front of them with a confident face.
'Now it's the hero's turn!'
< Episode 42. hero. >end