I Picked Up the Abandoned Hero

85. Bird in a cage

“And the diary ends here. “As it is a magic diary, the things I experienced that day will remain in the diary even if the grandmother does not write it herself, but unfortunately, I guess there weren’t enough pages to write the next story.”

Ilfred shook his head after reading the last page of the diary.

Unfortunately, this is the end of the diary, and only Shion himself knows what happened after that.

“…What, did that happen?”

Stella clenched his fist so tightly that blood flowed from his hand.

“Alfred, then what happened in the end? According to your story, your maternal grandmother is alive now, so that means the situation has been resolved anyway.”

“Probably so.”

“Then the elf elders in that conference room…Damn, were they ultimately sacrificed?”

“Well, in some ways, isn’t it a good thing to be self-employed? “One of them cut off communication, and the rest just conveniently followed the grandmother’s thoughts without thinking for themselves.”

It is also a result of one’s own choice.

Alfred closed the diary and looked at the bookshelf in the basement. He immediately took out a book.

“I found it. “A book related to the curse.”

In Sion’s diary, it was written that he found a book of curses used by elves in the laboratory used by the stem elder, and Alfred used it to find it.

“After a quick glance, I think it’s probably correct, but I’ll have to go back and look into more details.”

Even though it was a bit far from what Zion said, it would be a good thing if you found it.

“Let’s go back now. “But what’s wrong with you?”

Alfred said that was enough and tried to go back, but the two of them didn’t seem to have much trouble walking.

It seems like he didn’t let go of his feet easily, as if there was something bothering him.

“…So, in the end, you didn’t do it because you wanted to. Why didn’t you say anything?”

Stella was resentful of Shion for not saying anything.

When Stella first met Zion, Zion said that he was not an elder and that her ears did not want to listen to others.

“It would be better to tell the truth from the beginning…”

“It was probably difficult to talk about. “Because ruining everything because of your own mistake is… Painful.”

Now I see that it was something I said while blaming myself.

He said that since he was an elder, he tried to act like an elder, but in the end, it did not help, and he did not even think about having a direct conversation with the stem elder.

If I had had the courage to talk, the outcome might have been different.

First ask the stem elder why he did such a thing and why he had to do it.

If that were the case, the elves might have faced a different future than they do now.

You probably regretted not doing so in the past.

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Unfortunately, in most cases, it is already too late to regret.

“Look, I understand what you’re saying, but let’s go back soon. After all, it happened hundreds of years ago? It happened before you were even born. “No matter how much you miss the past, nothing will change.”

Alfred seemed to be well aware of this fact and said that it was futile to regret the past.

“I only recited this story to find this book. There is no particular lesson to be learned. “The only lesson we can learn is to start talking first.”

Arcel nodded his head.

Although Stella bit her lip, she seemed to understand what was being said, and the purpose they came here for was achieved.

In that case, it would be over if I went back now.

“When I return, I will visit my compatriots for a while. “If the story is true, the remaining survivors will have to come up with a plan.”

“Are you okay? “I could go with you…”

What Stella is talking about is the elf’s illness.

The number is already small, but because of this incident, not even a few hundred elves are left, and the disease that elves get is truly worse than death.

An abnormal condition that occurs in elves who have lived for a long time, similar to dementia in the elderly.

Thinking and judgment abilities rapidly decline, the ego becomes confused, and destructive behavior increases.

If you suffer from a disease for which there is no cure, dying would be the best option.

To be honest, there is nothing particularly special about elves, except that they are a long-lived species.

“This is a problem for us elves, mind your own business of undoing the curse on your body.”

Stella smiled and said.

But Arcel could tell that smiling wasn’t really smiling.

It is a disease that prevents elves, a long-lived species, from surviving for a long time.

Elves live longer than humans or demons, and as a result, the magical power and experiences accumulated in their bodies are different, and some have excellent magical abilities.

However, as in the story, if the onset of the disease is getting faster with each generation, symptoms could have appeared even before the average lifespan of an elf.

Perhaps it was more troublesome than the epidemic that spread to the elves.

For the latter, there is at least a difficult solution, but for the former, even that seems to be still unknown.

I didn’t even know that such a disease existed.

Even if we try to go back and take action right now, we won’t have enough time.

“Before you go back, make sure you don’t leave anything behind or forget anything. “I don’t want to come here again.”

Alfred said, stretching lightly.

Definitely, as you said, you will have to take care of things that you have forgotten until now.

Rock!

“What?! “Where am I?!”

Arsel’s necklace shook and Morian’s voice was heard.

As Sion’s story had become quite long, it seemed that Morian had also come to his senses within her seal.

Before I go back, I’ll have to sort out the Morrigan issue as well.

†††

Morian, who had fainted, seemed to come to his senses only after about 30 minutes had passed.

“Huh? Seniors? “Why did your seniors grow so big?”

But when she woke up, Stella’s appearance had grown significantly.

When I looked back, I felt that Arcel had grown so enormously that I thought he was a giant.

Of course, the truth is that she has only become small enough to think that the two of them have grown.

At first, Arcel was wondering how to explain the situation, but then she opened her mouth again in Morian’s direction.

“Now that I think about it, the wound has healed… Aha! “The seniors are treating me and keeping me safe!”

Morian speaks with a pure smile.

Treating her wounds was a treatment that did not kill her, but in reality, it was the same as putting her in prison.

Nevertheless, Morian was happy and she was thinking positively about the situation.

No, maybe she didn’t know that it was more than just thinking positively about the situation, she really believed it to be so.

“…”

Because the words were not particularly wrong, Arcel remained silent and continued walking along with Alfred.

‘Everyone is quiet.’

However, Morian felt strange as her mood seemed to be more depressed than when she first met her.

Don’t they all look so gloomy, as if it were a funeral?

Of course, Alfred says he has finally found the book he was looking for and is walking with light steps as if he is flying.

In fact, she was pretending to walk and was actually moving by flying.

However, Arcel’s expression was not very bright, and Stella seemed to have a shadow in her heart beyond the darkness.

She was just curious as to what happened while she was momentarily unconscious.

She did, but she didn’t think she would tell even if she asked, and she learned that it wasn’t polite to ask, even though it didn’t seem like a very good thing to do.

To be honest, she was in a mood where it was difficult to even speak up.

“Oh, that’s right. “The castle is out of milk. Should I stop by a village on the way to buy some?”

“Alfred…”

“Why? It’s good to save time and buy it while it’s out. Or do you hate milk?”

Until Alfred started talking about everyday things that had nothing to do with anything.

Arsel touched his forehead and called out to Alfred, but he didn’t seem to know anything about what was wrong.

Anyway, thanks to that, the heavy atmosphere was instantly refreshed.

I feel a little lighter.

“No, I like milk, but I don’t think it’s something we’re going to talk about right now.”

“Don’t dwell too much on the past. If you keep looking back, you won’t be able to move forward. “If you go forward while looking back, you might trip over a rock and fall.”

Then something unexpected happened.

“…When it comes to milk, the best quality is from a ranch about 20km east of the demon city. Although it’s a bit far, it’s worth the time.”

Stella, who had never expected this to happen, opened her mouth, agreeing with Alfred’s opinion.

At that sight, Arcel and even Alfred looked at Stella with a surprised expression.

“I feel like I’m going to have chicken skin all over my body.”

“Why, you directly told me not to dwell too much on the past. So, I’m doing as you say. Is there a problem?”

“No, that’s not it. It’s so shocking that I have the same tastes as that earl. I was already planning on going there, but my tastes are the same as those of an earring?! “Oh my God, ancestor!”

Alfred looked disgusted and wrapped his arms in shock.

“…Someday, I will definitely kill you with my own hands.”

Stella showed her teeth as usual and seemed ready to shoot an arrow at Alfred’s head at any moment.

“That’s too harsh. Isn’t that what you do when you’re so shocked?”

“Why are you both like that when you want to be quiet?”

Arsel looked at it and frowned.

Seeing that made Arcel feel a little relieved, but on the contrary, she was also worried.

It was because she couldn’t tell if Stella was really okay or if she was trying to pretend she was okay.

Rather, I am more anxious about what seems bright now.

If there is bright light, there will inevitably be a shadow.

“Hey… Are you seniors planning to go outside?”

At that time, Morian, who had been willing to just watch in silence, carefully opened her mouth.

“That’s right. But why are you doing that?”

“Ah, that doesn’t mean anything else…”

Morian looked a little embarrassed as the three people’s eyes turned to him in an instant.

She was so small that she was trapped in her cage, so it was quite understandable that a relatively large gaze was directed at her.

“How did those seniors get here?”

“How did I get in? I came in after creating a short gap in the barrier.”

“So you didn’t defeat that monstrous elf?”

Perhaps Morian is referring to the high elf that Arsel and Stella saw.

In her past, she was called the elder of her branch, and Sion’s release of her was also the starting point of all her evil intentions.

It simply showed different symptoms from other elves, giving the stem elder a headache.

“Aha, I know what you mean. “I’ll take a look at the situation outside first.”

“Alfred?”

Alfred heard Morian’s words and hurriedly flew away as if he realized what he meant.

Arsel, not really understanding what it meant, just looked at Alfred in confusion.

And then I quickly passed through the hallway and went back to the entrance.

“…Ah, you fell into a trap as expected?”

More elves could be seen gathered around the tomb than before.

But that wasn’t a big problem.

Even though there are a lot of elves, it is possible to somehow get through it in the end, but that is the real problem.

“Then it’s not a good idea to go out of the grave now. “Maybe it’s out there by now…”

Ominous eyes in the shadow of an elf.

The eyes were watching the grave closely.

If it comes out of that tomb, not only the elves but also the shadows will react and devour everything at once.

Perhaps the fact that he entered the tomb relatively smoothly was intentionally sent to him.

“You have literally entered our grave!”

Alfred smiled broadly and clapped his hands.

Arsel and Stella inside could not do that.