Chapter 306: The Runaway Elf
Chapter 306: The Runaway Elf
"Ely, what's going on? Why are you suddenly restraining these customers with your magic?" Ella touched Elysia's arm in anxiety about the sudden change of events. She absolutely had no idea about what just happened.
Elysia decided not to answer that first. She waited a few seconds, then the door opened, and four people entered the private room.
After Ariel closed the door, Elena put up several barriers in the private room. Then, Elena looked at the two young men in front of Elysia with a piercing gaze.
[| Lv. 141 | Spirit Mist Elf | Abel | Male (301) | HP: 125,600 / 127,000 | EP: 115,900 / 116,500 |]
[| STR: 21 | AGI: 51 | VIT: 25 | INT: 29 |]
Elysia narrowed her eyes slightly. This young master's servant was apparently not a human but an elf disguised as a human.
She didn't know their goal, but what this young master was trying to achieve was a great offense to her.
"Hey, please spare me from this restraining magic. We came here just to have a good meal. We didn't even commit any crimes." Abel asked once more after realizing that his attempts to destroy the magic were futile.
"Miss Elysia, let us go this instant. This is the last warning. I don't know why you are doing this to us, but this is going too far. You don't know who you are trying to offend." Reggie sat on the sofa and made a slight threat.
He realized that the chances of escaping were getting thinner when several other people entered the private room. The plan was perfect, but why did it suddenly turn out like this?
"Hmph! You don't know who I am, but two of my friends are princesses." Elysia snorted and looked back. "Let me ask, Do you know the Byrne Family? Is it an aristocratic family?"
"Allow me to answer your question, Miss Elysia." Ariel raised her hand slightly, and she immediately continued after receiving a nod from Elysia. "Byrne is an aristocratic family with a patriarch named Marquess Hugo Byrne. They reside in Orastin City and govern a quarter of the city."
"I see..." Elysia nodded slightly, then looked at Reggie.
She brought her index and middle fingers together and swung her hand inward, and her magic followed a moment after.
The suspicious black ring on Reggie's thumb seemed to rebel, but it finally slipped off his thumb and flew towards Elysia.
"Hey, that's my ring! A precious item, my treasure. Would you be that low to snatch away the possession of your customer, Miss Elysia!? You--" Reggie was shocked when he realized that his ring had slipped off his thumb by itself. He conveyed his grievance as if he was a victim.
Elysia ignored Reggie's follow-up nonsense and scanned the suspicious ring. After looking deeper, she only saw a collection of foreign energy like mist contained in the ring.
[| Lv. 45 | Earth Grade | Ring of Desire | 80/100 |]
'Eh, this ring's durability has changed? That's ten points lower than before.' Elysia was puzzled for a moment. She just assumed that the ring's durability was reduced due to brainwashing attempts on her and Evelyn just now.
"Reggie Byrne of the Byrne Marquess Family. You have committed a felony for your grave offense. You have tried to brainwash Evelyn and me with your evil attempts. Sir, Maximilian, please check these two men's belongings. I am afraid they are carrying some dangerous items." Elysia declared and gave her orders as if she had the authority to do so.
Evelyn and Ella were shocked to hear that, and Maximilian frowned with a grim expression. Even so, he stepped forward towards the man with a young master's vibe and rummaged this young man without caring about politeness.
"Hey, hey, what are you doing, old man!? This is robbery, this is a robbery! Lavely Pizza treats customers with disrespect. Help, ow, ow-" Reggie shouted for the people outside to hear his complaints.
However, Reggie fell silent immediately after the old wizard cast magic to Reggie's mouth. The interrogation could be carried out later, but now it was for a thorough search.
Abel was stupefied to see his young master being treated like that. He was sure that his young master's plan had failed. And again, their fate was in the hands of these girls.
"Hey, I'm innocent. I didn't do anything. Please spare me. I am a young man with good manners and love peace." Abel tried to plead with a pitiful expression.
"You are an elf disguised as a human. What are you doing on the Human Continent with a plot like this? We don't know what you and your young master want to do by trying to brainwash us, but we'll find out about that later." After saying that, Elysia turned around, and her friends did the same.
Well, the old wizard sure did a thorough search, even to the young master's underwear. It was embarrassing, she and her friends didn't have to watch that.
"No, no, no, you seem to have a misunderstanding here. Neither of us is trying to brainwash anyone. It's just, hmpf-" Abel didn't have a chance to finish his words because his mouth was immediately silenced by the Saint-level wizard's magic.
"You can tell your defense later during the interrogation. What you are trying to do is a felony. An elf who tries to carry out a scheme with a young human over here. Your disguise is pretty good, elf. I wouldn't have noticed if Miss Elysia hadn't told us about it." Maximilian curved his mouth down in a harsh tone.
Meanwhile, Evelyn and Ella gripped Elysia's arm tightly. There were anxiety and fear in their expressions. They didn't doubt Elysia's words for some apparent reason, and they were scared because they were nearly brainwashed by that evil young master.
Elysia walked closer to the two Goddesses. Whereas Evelyn and Ella just followed like the terrified little girls.
"Master, please check this out. The Goddess of Blessings, perhaps you know something about this suspicious ring or about the Mist Elf?" Elysia handed the suspicious black ring to Elena for a reason.
Elena accepted the ring to examine it for a moment. She knew that Elysia wanted to secure the dangerous ring under the guise that it was already in the Goddess' hands.
"Ah, I know this ring! This is the Ring of Desire." Nell suddenly expressed her knowledge. She came out of her invisible magic and stared at the black ring in Elena's hand with confidence.
Hearing that confession, Elysia and the others turned towards Nell at once.
"You know something about this ring, little one? Then, what about the Mist Elf?" Elena asked for further explanation.
"Of course, I know. The man in the white robe over there is a Mist Elf, just like Elysia said. Then, this black ring is an ancient item used to pass on the same desire to the user and other beings at will." Nell flew a little into the air, and everybody the attention was on her. Including the old wizard and the two people who fell victim to his hands.
"As far as I know, this Ring of Desire is an item that belongs to one of the royal families in the Elf Continent. Its quantity is no more than nine due to its extremely complicated and difficult manufacture. I'm quite surprised that an ancient item like this still exists. It's been a hundred thousand years, you know?" Nell tapped her cheek with her finger as if in thought. Then, she floated towards the Mist Elf.
Nell deactivated Maximilian's magic after waiting for him to snatch all the items on the elf's body. She hovered right in front of the elf face.
"Nee, you are an elf who lives far away in the Elf Continent, right? What are you doing in the Human Continent, and what kind of scheme are you planning for these three innocent girls? Tell me the truth. You can't lie in my presence." Nell looked at the elf with a profound gaze. A subtle Holy Magic was emitted by her to ensure that only the truth would escape from this elf's mouth.
The elf was a little angry and felt tarnished after being groped by an old man. However, he immediately calmed down, and his eyes lost focus. He looked at the fairy and opened his mouth. "Hehe, you are a fairy, and you're in the Human Continent too. Why can't I be here? Elven Continent has become somewhat chaotic recently due to major war preparation. I just fled to a relatively peaceful place. The Holy Central Region of the distant Human Continent is the best choice for me."
Maximilian put all the items belonging to these two men on the table, then he took a few steps back. He didn't want to interfere with the interrogation being carried out by the Goddess of Blessings.
"Mpf! Mhpf!" Reggie tried to speak, but nothing came out of his mouth but a muffled sound. Whatever it was, they were doomed. His grand plan failed just like that, and so did his harem wishful thinking.
Abel paused for a few seconds as if in a daze, then opened his mouth again. "We don't have any schemes. I just traded that lousy ring to Young Master Reggie for the assurance of my welfare. Young Master Reggie just wants to form a harem full of stunning, beautiful girls with great backgrounds to pave his path to his dreams."
"I see... Now I have more questions for you two, but let's save those for later, after the top-level meeting." Nell smiled faintly, but she had a look of contempt.
"Ariel, please imprison them in the Ecclesiastical Prison. Make sure no one finds out about them for a while. I need to squeeze a bit of information from these two later." Nell revoked her Holy Magic and silenced the elf with magic.
"I will carry out your orders without error, o the Goddess of Blessings." Ariel gave a slight bow with her hand on her chest.