Book 16: Chapter 35


    Lucia suddenly had a realisation. She gently hugged my arm and, by my ear, asked, Your Highness, you are going to Hilles City next, right?


    I caressed Lucias long ears with a smile: Lucia, do you want toe?


    Lucia firmly refused the offer: No. My memories in humanitysnds are, frankly, terrible.


    Indeed, Lucias memories in humanitysnds were horrendous. I was sorry. I swear, if I knew Lucia wasing over in her wedding dress, I would never have done that with Nier at the time. Wait, even if I did know, I probably wouldve done it with Nier anyway, as I needed to save her! It was a necessary part of saving Nier! I probably wouldve saved her, but I wouldve told Lucia about it, which wouldve allowed us to avoid all the problems that came thereafter.


    Lucia was still vexed about losing the duel. That was why she never wanted to set foot on humanitys soil. I doubted Lucia would ever go there if Troy City wasnt named after me. ordingly, I had to abandon Lucia to go to humanitysnds for the baptism.


    I wanted to know if the water the humans spoke of was the elven spring water or not. Even if it wasnt, I need to find out what the miraculous water was. If it had to do with magic, then it was definitely linked to elves. The biggest problem was that elven mana should be ineffective for humans. By logic, then, that so-called holy water had to be magic, or it had to be connected to something moreplex, where it was utilised as a tool. At the very least, we needed to start investigating it from the elven side.


    We needed to know if a human came over to get their hands on it. Elves and humans previously had a trading agreement, but very few humans came over. After the alliance between the two races was established, more humans visited the elvennds.


    I knew Mommy Elizabeth didnt explicitly harbour any ill-ill toward elves. Put another way, Mommy Elizabeth would never send a spy or someone to sabotage elves. If somebody came and stirred trouble, nheless, it would mean that Mommy Elizabeth tacitly gave consent. I was cognizant of the fact my two moms didnt have the best rtionship  of course, that was still because of me


    It must have to do with Daisy, am I right?


    I nodded: Yeah, its about Daisys baptism. I dont believe in their religion, but Mommy Elizabeth really wants for Daisy to go through the ceremony. It is the first time the royal familys descendant is returning to Hilles City, after all. I bet itll be quite the grandeur event


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    Fast forward to when Nier and Daisy return to Hilles City for the first time


    Her Majesty has returned! Royal Princess has brought Her Majesty back!!


    News of their return sounded as if a volcano erupted when the Valkyries heard of it. With Hilles City as the centre, news of their return instantly spread to the entirety of humanitys empire. Rosvenor Familys descendant was returning to the nation she ruled. Not long after news spread, all of the roads in the city were jammed with traffic. The military nearby entered the city to prepare for a grand parade. All of the vassal states gifts were delivered to the Royal Pce. It was all done to celebrate Daisys birth, and the first time her family returned to the nation.


    Elizabeth proudly went back and forth in the crowds. Elizabeth had been in the conference hall and seldom made appearances thest few days. Some people could even hear her cheerfully humming a tune. Nier, on the other hand, was in a tragic situation. She was originally a Valkyrie and, therefore wasnt use to socialising, yet she was by Daisys side the entire time as her mother and had to wee lots of people. She couldnt give them, thedies-in-waiting who wanted to see Daisy or the nobles, the cold shoulder. Elizabeth wasnt always by her side, so Nier was driven to the brink of insanity.


    The scale of the situation didnt pale inparison to the Empresss birthday celebration. The vassal states rushed into the Royal Pce to see Niers daughter. Though they were somewhat disappointed to find Rosvenor Familys descendant wasnt a boy, seeing Elizabeths high spirits, everyone thought they saw Elizabeth in Daisy. Nobody knew how Daisy would turn out in the future.


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    I went to the elven spring. I didnt know why I went there, but I felt as though there was a voice calling out to me. I continued to see the spring mouth in my dreams thest two nights. I could always hear the sound of the water from the spring. I didnt know why I heard and saw those things, but I felt Id find out something if I went to the spring.


    Mom didnt have ns to seal the springs. Before me was just an ordinary door. I did hear there was a spell cast on it, though. Had nobody told me, the spell wouldve shifted my focus away from the door. When I kept focussing, I could see the door.


    The soldiers down immediately surrounded me when I descended. I vigntly drew my handgun. I was aware that my handgun was useless, but it made my stance clear. The guards, who had me surrounded, slowly backed away to allow me passage to the path beyond them. I headed to the spring and never looked back at the soldiers.


    The spring was the same as before. The water was still flowing down with a cheerful rhythm. There was oxygen, flowers, birds, bugs and grass down there, but the ce would never change, not even the sun. The spring continued to gurgle and flow outside, delivering the limitless power god-gifted power. It ran toward the elven forest and everything in the surroundings, thereby delivering life and beauty to all living things in thend. The ce, the spring was the source of everything.


    What good was the spring water to humans? What purpose would it serve them? The crops at Troy City couldnt grow, so how did it make changes to humans? Elven mana should be useless to humans as humans werent magical creatures. Subsequently, the question was: would it affect humanitys structures? I, personally, didnt think so; otherwise, my factory couldnt have been built next to the river. So what exactly was their so-called spring water?


    Touch me


    Hmm? I looked around but didnt see anyone. There was grass, shrubs, but there wasnt even a breeze. I pondered, Was that voice I heard just my imagination?


    Touch me


    I heard the voice again. I stood up. I tensely scanned my surroundings. Again, there was nobody in sight. I was absolutely certain that the voice was real.


    I contemte, Wheres that voiceing from? Wait. Could could the the voice be


    I looked at the flowing spring. The water continued to cheerfully flow; but nheless, it was as though a pair of eyes was intently looking back at me.


    Touch me


    I crouched down and carefully reached my hand toward the spring