Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 257



Episode 257

“How is it?”

Suddenly Forres turned to Suho and his group and asked them what they thought.

“….”

No one answered that question.

Forres wasn’t even curious about the real answer.

Because I knew it without having to open my mouth to answer.

“Isn’t it truly beautiful?”

Guardian and his party were touring Elvenwood under the guidance of high elves.

That sentiment flowed from Suho’s mouth.

“Honestly… it’s more than that.”

“Heh heh. “Thank you.”

A line was drawn at the corner of Forres’ mouth at Suho’s honest answer.

Proud smiles also appeared on the faces of the other high elves walking with him.

Elvenwood.

This green city where the high elves lived was a place that simply was not beautiful.

How can the inside and outside be so different with a huge transparent barrier between them?

A fierce battle was still going on outside the barrier but inside a world that seemed to exist in a fairy tale unfolded.

Soft and fluffy.

A fresh green lawn that softly supports their feet with every step.

Beautiful cedar trees grow neatly on both sides of the road.

“These trees are our homes.”

As the saying goes each tree had large gates and windows through which high elves could come and go.

Suho asked.

“Did you build these buildings yourself? “With magic?”

“It’s not something grand like magic. “It’s just ‘consideration.’”

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“consideration?”

When Suho tilted his head at the strange answer Fores spread his hands with a knowing smile.

Then something strange happened.

Slurp.

Following Forres’s touch colorful flowers began to pop out and bloom on the green lawn.

Even though there was no wind the flowers swayed from side to side as if they were waving at him.

A happy smile appeared on Forres’ face as he received that greeting.

It was as if he could actually see the image even though he had no eyes.

“Did you see it? Everything in our village was made with the consideration of the spirits. As I said we are nomads wandering aimlessly. But no matter where we settle down the spirits come out and prepare a place for us to stay. “It’s literally consideration.”

“…Spiritual arts?”

Stand tall.

Forres’ words stopped for a moment at a word that suddenly came out of Sirka’s mouth who had become less talkative from earlier.

Forres looked back at Sirca and smiled kindly.

“Heh heh. It’s elemental magic… I also went through that cumbersome process before becoming a high elf. “It’s such a long time ago that it feels like a new experience.”

Sirka’s eyes became a little tearful at the way he spoke as if he were talking to a newborn baby.

But the timing wasn’t good to ask.

Just then a small trickling stream appeared in their path and Forres walked over the stream without hesitation.

Slurp.

Then the tree trunks sprouted under his feet and intertwined with each other.

In an instant a rainbow-shaped bridge crossing the stream appeared.

Forres naturally stepped on the bridge and crossed the stream.

Sirka’s eyes widened at that sight.

It wasn’t some sort of elemental magic!

During the process of building the bridge no flow of mana was felt at all.

Forres spoke like a grandfather reciting an old story to his granddaughter.

“Did you see it? A young elf who follows Silad. For your tribe who have lived their entire lives in the snowy plains the existence of spirits must have always been a ‘harsh cold’ that they had to fight and endure at the cost of their lives. But that is far from the truth.”

“….”

“From ancient times we elves were not a race that fought against nature but a race that lived together in harmony with nature. And countless spirits born from Mother Nature were our friends and compatriots.”

“….”

Sirka couldn’t respond.

The age and weight of time were felt in Forres’ words.

So Sirka eventually nodded and politely asked him for advice.

“How can I become a high elf?”

“Uh-huh.”

Instead of answering Forres burst into laughter.

At the same time the other high elves nearby also burst into laughter.

“I can’t believe you’re asking such a question.”

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“Are you trying to run before you can even walk?”

“haha. “A high elf is not something anyone can become if they want to.”

“There are no special methods or tips.”

When Sirka suddenly became the subject of ridicule and made a sullen expression a desirable fruit suddenly sprouted from the tip of the tree branch next to Sirka.

Forres plucked the fruit and handed it to Sirca.

“Now eat. “This child also thinks you’re cute and wants to give you a gift.”

Sirka took the fruit with both hands without hesitation.

One by one the high elves around Sirka began to offer good wishes.

“This is it.”

“It doesn’t happen because you try hard.”

“You have to be chosen by the spirit.”

“…Choice?”

Fores nodded in response to Sirka’s question.

“okay. It doesn’t happen through effort. For an ordinary elf to become a high elf is a gift from the spirits. Now try it. “The gifts the spirits give are sweeter than any fruit.”

“….”

At those words Sirka was just about to bring the fruit to her mouth.

“Don’t eat it.”

suddenly.

Suddenly Cha Hae-in’s hand appeared and snatched the fruit from Sirka’s hand.

“…Huh why?”

Sirka embarrassed by having the fruit taken away looked up at Cha Hae-in.

“You shouldn’t carelessly eat food given to you by someone you don’t know.”

For some reason Cha Hae-in was looking at Fores with slightly angry eyes.

Forres who could feel the sign even if he could not see it looked embarrassed.

“Heh heh. The fruits given by the spirits are not dangerous to elves at all. Rather it is a tonic that makes you healthier and more beautiful.”

“I am grateful but it is up to the guardian to decide what to feed the child.”

“A guardian?”

At those words Forres looked as if he had heard something very strange.

“Aren’t you human? Why do humans claim to be elves’ protectors?”

“What does race matter? Sirka is like my daughter.”

“That is absurd. Even if the child is not a high elf it is unlikely that he will be protected by humans.”

Forres’ eyes beyond the green eye patch stared intently at Cha Hae-in.

Then he glanced at Sirka again and bobbed his head to the side.

“Now that I think about it I didn’t ask that question. “Who are you?”

Fores finally became curious about Cha Hae-in’s identity.

I already knew that Seong Su-ho the child of shadow was the shadow lord’s blood relative.

I also knew that Sirka was a blood relative of the Lord of the Cold.

However Cha Hae-in who was caught between the two was just an ordinary human being so they did not pay much attention to him.

But how dare a mere human commit the atrocity of stealing the gifts of the spirits from the blood relatives of the Lord of the Cold War?

I also couldn’t understand Sirka’s attitude of taking things for granted even after something like that happened.

“I am….”

Just as Cha Hae-in was about to answer.

“Don’t answer.”

He pretended and this time Suho’s hand blocked Cha Haein’s front.

“I do not carelessly share personal information with anyone. Especially with these suspicious guys.”

Suho who had been leisurely looking at Elvenwood as if he were just a tourist suddenly had a hint of hostility in his eyes.

“…Suho?”

Cha Hae-in’s gaze landed on the back of Su-ho’s head.

[Well done. If it is revealed that Cha Hae-in is the master’s lover it will only become dangerous. Of course it will become known eventually but there is no need to say it here first.]

Suddenly Ber’s small face appeared and whispered in a voice that they couldn’t hear.

Then glaring at Fores and the high elves with narrowed eyes he climbed on Suho’s shoulder.

Wow-

Then this time a flying insect flew in from somewhere and landed on Suho’s opposite shoulder.

A bee with yellow and black stripes.

“…hmm?”

However upon discovering the bee Fores’ expression suddenly hardened.

It was natural for there to be a shadow soldier next to the shadow child but that flying insect was not a shadow soldier.

“Why are you reacting like that? Like someone seeing a bug for the first time?”

Suho glared at Forres and frowned.

Contrary to his tone of voice Suho’s whole body was increasingly glowing with fighting spirit.

At that sight the expressions of the high elves including Forres became even harder.

“Now wait a minute. No way you…”

“Ah well. This might be your first time seeing it. From what I’ve seen so far I haven’t seen a single bug in Elvenwood. It’s really amazing. “Not a single bug lives in a place full of flowers and trees like this.”

Why~

Even as he spoke countless bees were gathering on Suho’s shoulder.

The bees gathered together began to gradually transform into a beautiful woman.

…!

“Female Plague Lord?!”

“How can the king of bugs be here!”

[Ah that’s a good word. It is destined to happen sooner or later.]

‘Queen Bee Arsha’ responded with an ecstatic smile to their blatantly embarrassed reaction.

Then he looked at Suho again and pointed to the beautiful trees that were prevalent around him.

Those countless wooden buildings that were said to be the homes of high elves.

[As expected humans were trapped in the basement of those buildings.]

Stand tall.

As soon as those words were finished the expressions on the faces of the high elves who had been smiling benevolently from the beginning completely disappeared.

Like a soulless puppet.

“Oh my. “Is this what happens in the end?”

Among them Forres muttered in an embarrassed voice.

Whiiing-

Cool silence.

The warm and cozy wind that was blowing through Elvenwood suddenly stopped.

The green leaves quickly withered and became barren.

It only took a moment for what had been a paradise on earth to turn into a dry wilderness.

“…It would have been easier for both of us if we had just passed by quietly.”

“okay? “I somehow thought it would be like this.”

Cham choak choak!

Kamish’s anger appeared in both of Suho’s hands.

The two daggers cut a wooden building creating a black trail.

Damn it!

Then what was revealed inside was…

“Save me…”

“Off….”

The place was filled with the cries of people dying and dying wrapped in tree roots.

“Three goodness.”

Sirka’s eyes widened at the shocking sight.

On the other hand Cha Hae-in who had not relaxed even for a moment from the moment he entered this place was suddenly holding Baran’s long sword in his hands.

Suho who had already sent Arsha to scout the surrounding area was already ready for battle.

“They say High Elves are a group of failures who failed to become monarchs. “What on earth are we doing here?”

“A failure? “You use interesting expressions child of shadow.”

“A failure? “How dare you say something like that to us?”

“A failure? Are you saying that unless your father dies you will never be able to become a monarch?”

“what? Why are you all so angry all of a sudden? “Did you get scratched?”

Shwaaagh!

Elvenwood was filled with a bloody energy that exploded from the entire bodies of the high elves whose expressions disappeared for a moment.

As if to counter him the shadow that spread from beneath Guardian’s feet also filled the land of Elvenwood.

[Use ‘Skill: Monarch’s Realm’.]

In an imminent situation that seems like it could explode at any moment.

“…ah.”

Sirka finally realized.

What Szilard said before coming here.

What does it mean to fail to become a monarch?

For some reason from the beginning I felt like I was intimidated as soon as I saw the high elves.

“You guys have already been eaten. To the spirits.”

The moment I heard those words.

For the first time true expressions were revealed on the faces of the high elves.

“You got eaten?”

“I ate it.”

Seed profit-

A cruel smile that seems to quench your appetite.

Their faces at that moment.

Damn it! Damn it!

The whole bodies of the slim and beautiful high elves began to be covered with dry tree bark.

“We have you.”

Fighting.

With that the blindfold covering their faces was torn off revealing their hidden eyes.

There instead of useless eyeballs there were star pieces.

Two highly refined foreign stones were stuck in place.

“No matter how much you are the Shadow Lord’s blood relatives you are still just a human being.”

“Not the Shadow Lord himself.”

“You should blame me for coming into Elvenwood on my own.”

Shwaaak-!

At that moment all the flowers and trees of Elvenwood which was a paradise on earth attacked Suho and his party from all directions.

“Even your father the Shadow Lord will never know what happened here.”