Volume 7, Chapter 20 – The Elves of This World

The Ymir Temple in the mining city of Gota was the most luxurious building in the entire city. In this place where water was scarce, almost everyone was proud to work at the Ymir Temple.

It wasn’t for their faith, but because the working conditions at the temple were excellent. The work only required them to solve problems for the followers, guide them in prayer, and clean the temple daily. With such a leisurely premise, the clergy could enjoy free lunches and cool, clean water in a sand-free environment. Although they had to abide by the church’s doctrines, considering the generous benefits, it wasn’t strict at all.

In this enviable place, several young women were sitting in the spacious hall reserved for envoys. A huge portrait of Pope Evelyn hung on the wall opposite the door, and below it was a long table that could seat more than a dozen people.

Although the walls of the hall had no reliefs or other decorative elements with a stronger church theme, the simple and clean appearance was more in line with the solemnity a temple should have. The long, stained-glass windows, appearing every few meters with a height of three meters, emphasized the mysterious atmosphere. Combined with the morning sun shining through the windows and the fine dust floating in the air, if the young women were wearing church-style clothing, this scene would probably be captured by a passing painter.

Sitting at the head of the long table, Yisi took in the scenery before her.

“Onee-sama, is the breakfast not to your liking?”

Noticing that Yisi hadn’t moved her fork, Camilla stopped what she was doing.

Coming back to her senses, Yisi quickly speared the fried egg on her plate.

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“No, it’s just that we rarely eat together in a setting like this, so I wanted to look a little longer.”

“Really? You look like you didn’t sleep well. You have dark circles under your eyes. If you’re tired, Onee-sama, you don’t have to force yourself to eat with us. You can sleep a little longer. When you wake up, I’ll prepare another breakfast for you. My cooking skills are now on par with Refina’s.”

With an expectant look in her ruby-like eyes, Camilla leaned forward slightly, placing her hand on her chest with confidence.

Yisi couldn’t help but smile wryly.

“It’s not that I’m forcing myself to eat with you, Camilla. It’s just that the air here is too dry. Once I woke up, I couldn’t fall back asleep.”

According to the locals, it had only rained once in Gota since the beginning of spring. For someone like her, who was born in a humid environment, the dry air made her throat feel like it was being cut with a knife. After getting up to grab a glass of water because of her dry throat, she couldn’t fall back asleep when she lay back down.

In the end, it was because she had spent too much time in the labyrinth yesterday. It was already three in the morning when she returned to the church, otherwise she wouldn’t be so tired today.

After defeating the Frost Spider last night, the angel-like woman from the ice coffin had suddenly appeared before her and called her master. But she wasn’t interested in this woman. Taking her back would not only cause trouble, but it would also be tantamount to stealing the reward that should have belonged to the adventurers. So, Yisi had refused the angel-like woman—a puppet, to be precise—on the spot. She had returned to the thirteenth floor, led the Cerberuses out of the labyrinth, and they were now staying in the area where the church kept its livestock. Yisi hadn’t had a chance to introduce them to her companions yet.

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“I wish I knew elf magic. Then I could make Master feel more energetic.”

Mary mumbled, biting on her fork.

Camilla turned her head.

“More energetic? Is there mind-related magic in elf magic?”

“…I’m not sure, but when I was in Celtic City, I saw an older elf sister use a pink magic on Baron Wells, and the drunken Baron Wells immediately became very energetic.”

“That was probably an aphrodisiac spell…”

Although it was very quiet, Yisi still caught Refina’s whisper and couldn’t help but sigh in relief. It was a good thing Mary didn’t know that kind of magic. Otherwise, she felt that Mary would use it on people everywhere, thinking it was a spell to make them feel more energetic.

Putting down the glass stained with blood, Edith wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and let out a light breath.

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“They’re elves, after all. The only thing in those people’s minds is procreation. It’s only natural they would know lewd magic. Even their blood has a taste so sweet it’s nauseating.”

“Eh…”

As if hearing Mary’s disappointed voice, Edith added with subtle emphasis.

“Of course, not you, Mary. Your blood is on the same level as Refina’s. That taste, like an explosion on the tongue, is something I’ve never experienced before.”

“Huh? A taste like an explosion? You feel that too, Pepe?”

“What is it?”

“If I’m not mistaken, what you’re describing, Pepe, is the taste of cola.”

Even with the same blood, different vampires could experience two completely different tastes. This was the first time Yisi had seen two vampires have the same impression of the same blood.

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As for what Edith had said at the beginning, “They’re elves, after all,” it was because the elves of this world were a rather promiscuous race. Since the entire race was female, they had to find males of other races to reproduce with. The offspring would still be female, so for the continuation of their race, elves either formed tribes and went out to capture strong men to be used as breeding stock, or they left the forests and became part of the outside world.

Yisi had once heard an interesting story: apart from a very small number of elves who were devoted to only one person, most of the elves who went to the outside world would voluntarily choose to become prostitutes. It wasn’t that they were forced by circumstances, but because it allowed them to obtain more vital essence from men. Having relations with multiple men was their interest.

These were the lower-ranking elves. As for the high elves who were willing to interact with the outside world, they preferred to become the mistresses of human nobles. If one were to use an example to describe their lifestyle, Pepe might be a close comparison, except that Pepe was in a position of absolute dominance and only targeted her own gender, whereas high elves only seduced men.

It must be noted that humans did not coexist peacefully with elves just because of their beautiful appearance and their ability to satisfy desires. On the contrary, the status of elves in the human world was only lower than that of the Blood Clan, never higher. This was because high elves were very vigorous and often dragged noblemen into an abyss from which they could not escape. This would eventually lead to the men’s health deteriorating due to overindulgence in pleasure, with men in their twenties looking as frail as men in their fifties or sixties. Therefore, elves were also known as servants of the devil in the human world. Nobles would only swallow their saliva when they saw high elves and dared not make a move, otherwise they would be ostracized by their families and other nobles.

Not taking Yisi’s words to heart, Edith put away her handkerchief and said very casually.

“Come with me to the adventurer’s guild later.”

Translator Note

noo… the elves…