I Quit Saving the Academy Heroes

Chapter 45

Felice’s Vacation

“Yes, it seems to be going smoothly.”

Thiel Nidia says:

“is that so? Not long ago, a complaint like this arrived from the Empire.”

There was no significant change in Thiel’s expression as he read the document the woman had handed him.

“… It seems that Elin has done something wrong. Even so, it doesn’t seem to interfere with the mission.”

The round table on which she sits now.

Around him were the 12 elders who made up the Elf Senate, including Thiel.

And the most splendid chair among them was the elven queen.

Thiel remembered the conversation he had with his daughter earlier.

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Judging from what I heard from Elin, the matter of recruiting the hero seemed to be proceeding smoothly.

On the other hand, about the Demon King.

Elin eventually nodded at Tiel’s words, but didn’t seem to fully understand.

“Mom, even if that’s the case… ”

“Focus on your mission now, Elin. There is nothing more important than that to us elves right now. Even if the demon king appears.”

After Tiel said that, Elin agreed.

Because there was nothing wrong with Thiel’s words.

In the first place, even if the demon king appeared for real, the reason why the elves can feel safe is because of the world tree.

However, now the world tree is being eroded by demonic energy.

If Elin fails in his mission, the Elves can no longer rely on the World Tree.

Therefore, the treatment of the world tree is more urgent than the birth of the demon king itself.

And I didn’t say anything to Elin.

It was such an important matter, but there was no way the elves could just trust Elin.

“Then you are lucky.”

Saying that, the Elf Queen shreds the letter of protest about the Ansberg estate.

“But, shouldn’t we always be prepared for the unexpected?”

Saying so, the elf queen looked at the elf sitting opposite Thiel.

At that gaze, the other elf elder opened his mouth.

“Of course, the second proposal is also proceeding as planned.”

“Report.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Two days ago, I finished the experiment even on humans who can use mana. The result is success.”

At those words, the queen’s expression brightened slightly.

“Have you succeeded in manipulating your mind?”

“Yes that’s right. But the opponent is a hero, so I can’t be relieved yet.”

The queen nods her head.

I am well aware of that.

If Elin fails to recruit Leo.

The elf queen and the senate were even thinking about controlling Leo through mind manipulation magic.

But the opponent is a warrior.

It was unclear whether the mind manipulation magic would work properly, and approaching him in the first place is the problem.

After working there, the reaction of the Empire was also a big problem.

Plan 1 of the content of Elin recruiting Leo was adopted first.

However, the experiment for the second eye was still in progress.

“Please dispose of the test subject appropriately. We must complete the treatment of the World Tree before the rise of the Demon King.”

A test subject is a human being moderately abducted near the border.

by the way.

The queen’s words were different from the words Thiel had told Elin earlier, ‘The demon king does not appear’.

In fact, in the case of the elf queens and elders, the possibility of the appearance of the demon king was quite high.

Of course, it was thanks to the ancient documents left by the ancestors of the elves.

“Our elves have been summoned every time the Demon King invades. Thanks to this, the river area of the Great Forest continued to expand.”

The elders nod their heads one by one.

The great forests are protected by the World Tree.

When the Demon King’s invasion begins, the first to suffer damage is other races outside the Great Forest.

If the Demon King attacks the Great Forest with all his might, even the World Tree will not be able to stop the invasion.

Leaving the other races easy to attack, there was no need for the Demon King to use all his power to attack the Great Forest.

So, if the Great Forest is attacked, it will be the last thing.

In order to protect themselves, the other races held hands and risked their lives against the Demon King.

And the elves, who were not going to be attacked until all other races were destroyed, did not join them.

While the world outside the great forest is devastated by fighting the Demon King.

The elves who did not participate in that battle, if other races sacrificed their lives to stop the demon king’s invasion.

Immediately after the war, they took advantage of their weakness to expand their territories and increase their power.

“Unfortunately, however, there has been no invasion of the Demon King in nearly hundreds of years.”

So, the Demon King’s invasion is not a pity.

It was a pity that there was no invasion of the Demon King, for the elves.

“This time, our elves will show off their power again. And to do that, we need to focus all our energies on the treatment of the World Tree.”

The World Tree must be intact, but the Great Forest will remain intact even after the Demon King’s invasion.

While other races fight to die.

The elves watch from behind, and when the war is over, they will be able to obtain sweet fruit.

—

When he opened his eyes, the now familiar ceiling entered Felice’s field of vision.

These days, waking hours are so painful.

Sleep was Felice’s only rest.

But now even he was suffering from nightmares.

When she wakes up again, thoughts of her dead father and Young Ji-min always haunt her.

If I somehow get that idea out of my head.

Next was Louie.

I keep imagining Louis accusing me and looking at me with contempt.

His sorrowful appearance continued to torment Felice’s heart.

“Whew… ”

she breathes out

When I take a sip of the water placed by my bedside, I feel my mind finally calms down.

She slowly got up from the bed.

The lord’s castle was destroyed, and his room also disappeared without a trace.

So, the room I’m using now temporarily wasn’t very spacious.

Nevertheless, it took a long time for Felice to get from bed to door.

Felice puts her hand on the doorknob.

She continued to hesitate to open the door.

Because I was afraid.

When she went out, it felt like everyone was blaming her.

At the funeral of the last Earl of Ansberg.

That he lied by intercepting Louis’ ball.

That he was opposed to Louis’ actions to protect the Ansberg estate.

In other words, Felice herself was also responsible for the tragedy of the Ansberg Territory.

All of them were revealed by the princess.

From then on, everyone seemed to criticize her.

Felice inhales, hardens her heart, and opens the door.

And it wasn’t a mistake.

The maid was waiting outside her room.

She was a maid who had known Felice for several years.

In the gaze of such a maid looking at Felice, an indescribable hatred was revealed.

A member of the maid’s family who lived outside the castle.

Her mother and father were killed during an attack by a group of gargoyles.

It is said that only the maid’s sister, whom her parents desperately hid, was barely able to save her life.

At first, the maid thanked Felice over and over again.

Thanks to Felice’s advance warning, the soldiers bought time so that his sister could hide.

It was all thanks to Felice that even his little sister was able to save his life.

Hearing that thank you, Felice seemed to die of guilt.

Even so, it was impossible to deny that it was all a lie.

So, now that the truth has been revealed.

It wouldn’t be unreasonable for a maid to react like that.

“… Are you awake?”

Maid says.

Felice finally opened her mouth and spoke.

“okay… Go and rest.”

The maid glared at Felice until the end, and then disappeared.

I wanted to beg you that I’m sorry, I’m really sorry.

I had already apologized like that before, but there was no response from her.

Soon Felice heads to her mother’s office.

It wasn’t just other people.

After the princess revealed the whole truth.

Even her family despised her.

In the end, there was no one on Felice’s side now.

I was so lonely.

It was very difficult because there was no one to lean on.

Soon, Felice arrives at the door of the office.

The voices of the Countess and Lucy flowed from within.

Lately, there have been many cases of the two of them talking except for themselves.

Felice, who was about to knock, hesitated for a moment, then stood still and began to eavesdrop on their stories.

“… The subsidy claimed by the Crown Prince has been drastically cut. I’ll probably tell you about the princess.”

If the princess really only wanted to reveal everyone’s merits and faults, she would have talked to the Countess first.

Without such discussion, it was revealed at the funeral.

It was obviously an attack on the prince faction.

“Ha, is there anyone who can claim that level of subsidy even after watching the video?”

Contempt is revealed in Lucy’s voice.

Since they were related to the incident, Lucy and the Countess could also check the video recorded on the necklace.

“Still, subsidies are coming in from other families… For some reason, the support came from the Red Horse Tower.”

“Yes? What kind of connection is there between Mato and our family? ”

“To be precise, it is a grant from Veronica Eltwin. They asked me to write for the relief of Youngji people. Well, you said it was the same party as Felice.”

Leaving that question lightly, the Countess said.

“If the subsidy is significantly reduced… It must be difficult to rebuild a family. I don’t know if I’ll be able to put out even an urgent fire properly.”

“Yeah, I told you my sister was lying!”

“Let’s stop talking about that, Lucy.”

Still, at least, does her mother still take her side?

The moment when Felice’s heart is about to warm a little.

“You’re going to the academy now, too, Lucy.”

“If the current state of the family is… ”

Obviously, Lucy was also scheduled to attend Helon Academy.

Lucy wondered if it was right for her to pay that money to enter the academy in the current situation.

But.

“Don’t worry, Lucy. No matter what, I can afford to send you to the academy.”

“still… !”

“No, you must go.”