127 – Truth (1)

“Stigma, what do you mean all of a sudden…”

Are you thinking of pretending not to know after already being surprised?

As expected, Tyria couldn’t stand a lie.

Suddenly, Kayla came to mind. Unsurprisingly, the two had a lot in common.

“Goddess protection. The stigma engraved on my body after receiving the revelation.”

“That… what does that mean…? I’m hearing this for the first time…?”

This is the first time I’ve heard of it. It’s funny.

There was no way there was anyone in this world who didn’t know about the goddess’ protection.

She knew long ago that Tyria had the protection of her goddess.

And the current situation Tyria is in, and why she can’t resist Chloe.

I knew everything.

“How did you know..?”

“The inside of her right arm. I saw she had an imprint.”

“…”

A dagger on the right arm that other elves did not wear.

The reason for being in a fairly unnatural position was simple.

To cover the stigma as naturally as possible.

“…Yes. That’s right.”

In the end, Tyria accepted it meekly.

She avoided her gaze while holding onto her right arm.

Unlike me and Erina, Tyria was stigmatized in a position that was difficult to hide.

Compared to the inside of her thighs or the back of her shoulder, the forearm of her right arm is too easily exposed.

She tried to hide it with her dagger pouch, but she was in high danger of being caught.

“Tyria.”

Before she misunderstood, she was hastily speaking her words.

The way she looked at me changed.

An attitude full of vigilance and hostility.

This is also why she did not want to reveal her true identity to Tyria.

She had to clear up the misunderstanding before the mistrust built up.

“I want to help you.”

“…Sorry.”

An apple sticking out like her habit. Rather than feeling sorry for me, the meaning of rejection was stronger.

It’s hard to convince her with her words.

She couldn’t help but decide to be honest.

“Me too.”

“Yes?”

“Goddess protection. I have one too.”

Then the table shook with her roar.

Erina, right next to her, hit her table with her fist.

“Seohyun-nim…!”

The atmosphere froze in an instant. My heart was full of resentment.

I could understand her reaction.

It was too dangerous to recklessly reveal the goddess’s stigma.

It was the same when I first met Kayla.

At that time, Erina didn’t know that I had a stigma, so she went overboard.

But things were different now.

“Erina. Lower your voice.”

“Why are you saying such dangerous things… !”

“I know. Still, I have no choice but to convince Tyria.”

“Please…”

Erina couldn’t keep up with her words.

She knew me as well as I knew Erina.

No matter how hard Erina tried, she couldn’t break my stubbornness.

Maybe I am the same as Erina.

No one could defeat him if he was stubborn.

“Seohyun-nim…”

Tyria was quietly listening to the conversation.

She was taken aback when she heard the sudden confession.

“Really… ? Did you also receive the protection of the goddess… ?”

“Yes. I’ll be honest. Me and Erina are the same.”

Among the elves, those with the protection of the goddess were rare.

No, in fact Tyria was the only one.

From her point of view, she will be the first person to see a person who has the protection of a goddess.

But still, doubts did not disappear.

“Well, then…”

She slipped down her dagger pouch that was strapped to her right arm.

Tattoos dyed black. A mark that proves the protection of the goddess.

As expected, Tyria is one of the people who received the protection of the goddess.

“Maybe… Can you show me the stigma…?”

Did you think it was a lie even after looking at the situation just now?

It was embarrassing to show the stigma to others, but there was nothing I couldn’t do.

But there was a problem. She sighed and confessed her truth.

“Okay. I’ll show. But there is a problem.”

“Yes? Something?”

“My brand is on the inside of her left thigh.”

“Eh… ?!”

“If you want to see it, it’s okay to watch it. However…”

Living in the moment, filling the space.

A sense of heaviness dominated the space, as if the entire body would be weighed down.

Erina’s red eyes were dyed even blacker.

With her eyes out of focus, she opened her mouth.

“Don’t come close to Seohyun… !”

“Oh, no… It’s not…”

It was unintentional, but it upset Erina’s heart.

Of course Tyria had no intention of doing that.

However, Erina didn’t need any excuses or explanations.

Before things got awry, I stepped in and calmed them down.

“I can show the stigma, but Erina doesn’t seem to want it.”

“Yes, yes! It’s okay if you don’t show it!”

Tyria hastily retrieved her request.

The reason I wanted to check the stigma was simply because I was curious, not because I doubted what I was saying.

Anyway, I found out that all three of them had the brand of a goddess.

But the problem started after that.

“Tyria. Can you tell me honestly?”

“What do you mean… ?”

“I’ve heard rumors. The story of an elf who received the protection of the goddess.”

Tyria’s body trembled.

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A surprised expression appeared as if asking how the hell he knew.

‘This is why I didn’t want to say it.’

I didn’t want to be suspicious of buying it unnecessarily.

Especially as much as Tyria wants to be with her as a colleague.

She wanted to build strong friendships and acquaintances.

However, as the situation is the situation, she chose to break through head-on.

Then I have no choice but to accept a little doubt.

“What is the rumor about? ?”

“I don’t know the details either. Except for being banished from the forest.”

The elven village is a thoroughly isolated society.

Tradition and nationalism have established the world tree as the center of faith.

Then, how will the elves accept those who have been blessed by the goddess?

“…”

Tyria couldn’t bear to open her mouth.

She is rather fortunate if it ends in deportation.

She had to undergo torture to erase her stigma in order to remain in the village.

Even that is not enough, she even has the dishonor of being the person who betrayed the World Tree.

“Tyria. You wouldn’t want to be stigmatized either.”

“Yes…”

If the fact that Tyria has a stigma is known to the villagers.

The elven village will be in great shock.

The Tyria had a considerable position in the elven village.

Although she is overshadowed by Chloe and Aria, she is also the daughter of her village chief.

She is one of those who hold power.

“I wonder if anyone else knows about this?”

Tyria spared her words.

She

She was wondering if she should answer or not.

“Chloe.”

“… ?!”

Tyria’s eyes flinched at the mention of her sister’s name.

“As expected, Chloe knows.”

She is, of course, a fact that she learned while progressing through the story in the first episode.

Who knows Tyria has her stigma.

And it was Chloe who helped her hide her stigma.

She used that fact as an excuse to draw Tyria’s cooperation.

“There must be a reason you couldn’t recklessly rebel against Chloe.”

“Yes…”

Did he think that there would be no point in shutting his mouth now?

Tyria accepted it meekly.

But she still lacked the justification to convince her.

Her vigilance still hasn’t subsided.

So, I decided to approach her more sincerely.

“So are we. I can’t even erase the stigma.”

Will it be possible to live while hiding the stigma?

It’s possible if you live in seclusion for the rest of your life.

But what is the meaning of living like that?

However, it is not that there is no way to erase the stigma.

“If you kill the demon king.”

“Yes…?”

“If we subdue the demon lord as the goddess revealed, the stigma might disappear.”

I didn’t lie.

After rescuing the goddess from heaven, ask her to take her protection.

I was able to erase Tyria’s stigma.

Right now, he’s imprisoned in the heavens and can’t use his power.

It was possible enough if he defeated the demon king and saved the goddess.

Of course, I had a separate purpose.

It was still too early for Tyria to know.

“Tyria. We intend to kill the Demon King.”

“Really… Is that possible?”

“For that, we need the cooperation of the elves.”

What do you need to convince your opponent?

I had to clearly state my wishes and demands.

I hope the elves will cooperate to defeat the demon lord.

There is no clearer explanation than this.

Tyria should be able to understand now.

Why do we want the cooperation of the elves?

Of course, I still don’t know what I really want.

In the current situation, it was enough to tell you this much.

“I see…”

Tyria nodded her head quietly.

Her heart felt a little relieved when she confessed the truth she had been hiding.

However, the situation did not change.

Me and Erina are on the verge of being kicked out of the elf village.

In that sense, she had no choice but to ask again.

“Tyria. You have to get away from Chloe.”

“It can’t be…”

“I will be honest. If the demon king’s army engages in an all-out war, there will be nothing but annihilation.”

If the Elves of Hellwood deal with the demon army, they will surely lose.

The strength of each elf was strong.

However, it was not enough to fight with the number of people who were not even half of the Demon King’s army.

The person who knows that fact better than anyone else is none other than Tyria.

At this moment, her family, co-workers and her hometown are her own choice.

Tyria couldn’t keep her mouth shut any longer.

In other words, she had to get away from Chloe.

“I will ask you one more time. Convince them both.”

Although it is impossible to convince Chloe.

If it was Aria, there were plenty of possibilities.

Although she has a good personality, she is incompetent as a leader.

If Tyria insists strongly, she will be able to convince Eiria well enough.

“Seohyun-nim…”

Somehow, the situation was reversed.

Rather, the elves should ask the kingdom for help.

The situation where I am recommending negotiations.

Why are we doing this?

Tyria knew everything.

“Thank you very much. To the extent that we deserve too much… “

After a moment of silence, she looked back at me.

“No, I don’t know what to do because you care about me.”

Did she know?

There was no way he wouldn’t know if he approached her so openly.

Aria. Chloe. Tyria.

Among the three sisters, I was only helping Tyria.

The reason was obvious.

Because only Tyria has the power to overcome this situation.

And because she wants to face the demon lord with her.

This is how it helps.

“I will tell you clearly tomorrow. To Chloe-sister, and to Aeria-sister…”

There was still fear on his face.

But his voice was full of conviction.

To protect my hometown. What choices do you have to make to save your comrades?

Now I know for sure.

“Don’t worry too much. I will help you.”

“Yes, thank you. But I will try my best to solve it.”

It’s like a promise to yourself.

Tyria made up her mind.

After the conversation was over, Tyria went down through the window.

“Tomorrow morning. I will come to wake you up.”

“Yes. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“Yes. Then… I’ll see you tomorrow.”

After saying her last goodbye, Tyria jumped out of her window and disappeared.

After she left, there was silence in her room.

‘Fortunately, the persuasion worked somehow.’

To be honest, I was worried about being able to convince them.

Because I had to persuade only with words in the yard where there was no evidence.

I didn’t know if Tyria could accept it.

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I felt much more at ease as I felt that the number of bets I had last played went well.

Of course, tomorrow’s work is more important.

At least it was enough to make Tyria on my side.

While I was organizing my thoughts for a while, the room was quiet.

Suddenly, I realized that Erina was quiet.

“Erina?”

Surprisingly, she was sitting quietly at the table.

Even her face was stained an earthy color.

“Why? Are you sick?”

A precarious expression as if shed tears at any moment.

I hurriedly approached Erina and brushed her hair.

Then, the moment Erina and I met eyes.

Without realizing it, I swallowed my breath.

“Seohyun-nim…”

She had her tears dripping in her weeping voice.

At the same time, the maddened eyes were empty.

Then Erina asked me quietly.

“Maybe… Did you fall for that elf… ?”

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