After arriving at the village I had seen before, I realized that it was not actually a village where elves lived, but just a resting point for merchants with permits.

But that's actually a good thing. Otherwise, it would not be easy for two people who couldn't even speak a word of Elf language to pretend to be elves in front of real elves.

The elves are known for their long lifespan, beautiful appearance, elegant temperament, exquisite art and excellent archery skills, leaving a strong impression on the outside world. At the same time, their various plant seeds cultivated with natural magic and fine bows and arrows are also popular.

Of course, it is difficult for ordinary merchants to obtain anything related to magic and military equipment from The Realm through normal channels, so the goods purchased by these caravans in the inn are mostly exquisite clothing and other daily necessities produced by the elves.

Thanks to them, Aya easily bought a set of elf clothing for Tiran and made a slight change to her hairstyle. The princess looked completely like a native elf.

"Hmm, it looks pretty."

In the room they rented for temporary rest, Tiran carefully examined herself in the mirror and couldn't help but show a hint of joy on her face. Although she is usually a bit carefree, she is still a girl who loves beautiful clothes.

This set of clothes, somewhere between a dress and pants, paired with a pair of soft boots made from the bark of a special plant and accessories, cost almost one Milan coin, which is almost equivalent to a week's living expenses for a family of three humans. However, the clothes are indeed exquisite and well worth it.

The main reason is that before running away this time, Tiran picked up a gold card with a credit limit of five hundred thousand from the castle's storeroom, so she doesn't lack money at all, and... it's not her own money, so Aya spends it without any hesitation.

As for Aya, there is no need for such trouble. He can just transform himself into a set of clothes using dragon scales, following Tiran's appearance...

At this moment, the dragon girl noticed a very annoying problem. Wait a minute, isn't this outfit for women? It's definitely for women, right?! Hold on, you who sold the clothes, don't leave yet! Bring me another set of men's clothing to see!

However, the caravan that sold clothes had already left the inn after replenishing water and rations, and the remaining caravans seemed to have no sellers of clothing.

So, is there no escape from the destiny of wearing women's clothes?

"Hey, what's wrong with you? You have a look of death on your face." In the room, Tiran sat on a chair, swinging her slender legs and looked at Aya, who walked in unsteadily, with a strange expression.

"It's nothing, let's go." Sigh, it doesn't matter, I can just find a male elf in the city later...

With their nearly perfect disguise as elves, it became much easier to blend into the elf capital. The elf inspection is quite strict for foreigners. Aya saw that the human merchant convoy on the other side of the city gate was waiting for inspection, while the entrance for elves into the city had no inspection at all, and the guards simply let them pass.

"So this is the elf capital? It truly... completely embodies the elf style." Tiran looked up at the walls of the city, which were built directly from giant trees, and couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.

The area of the elf capital, Arda, is not as large as most human kingdom capitals, but its visual impact is even stronger than that of Milanía, which directly built a city on a half-mountain.

Perhaps it was the effect of elf natural magic, but there was no snow in Arda, and it was as warm as spring inside. The trees were lush, and there were even many flowers blooming in the flowerbeds on the sides of the streets that only bloom in the spring.

In addition, there are countless giant trees, almost a hundred meters tall, with many hollows inside that can be transformed into dwellings by the elves. It seems that due to increasing communication with the human world in recent years, there are also many human-style houses scattered between these giant trees.

"Natural magic seems to allow Magic seeds to grow into buildings when planted by elves." Aya's expression seemed a bit unnatural, partly because he was not accustomed to the aura of the elves around him, and partly because of nervousness.

The relationship between elves and dragons can almost be described as hostile. Take Aya and Tiran, for example, if their disguise is exposed, Tiran, as a human, might just be expelled from the city, but Aya, on the other hand, would likely face life imprisonment or be instantly killed on the spot.However, as long as we don't go to places with tightly guarded magical arrays, we shouldn't be discovered, right?" Aya comforted herself in her mind.

"Wow... so many elves." Walking into the elven capital, Tiran realized that there were quite a few elves walking the streets - of course, far fewer than the Gusteberd New Year celebration.

If there really is a god who created everything in this world, then he is probably a fair guy. While granting the elves long lifespans, their reproductive capacity is much lower than that of humans. Even if you were to add up all the elves, their population might not be as high as that of one prosperous province in the Kingdom of Milanía.

Even in the capital of the elven kingdom, under normal circumstances, you wouldn't see this many elves.

"I don't know," Aya shrugged, "Who cares? We just need to go to the World Tree."

"Oh, right, now that you mention it, I haven't seen it the entire time," Tiran scanned the surroundings, but didn't see any trees that fit his mental image.

Since it's called the World Tree, it must be a tall tree, right? But the trees around here are all about a hundred meters tall, so if it were taller than that, it should be more conspicuous.

"Don't look around, look up," Aya raised her hand and pointed upwards.

Holy shit.

At this point, there probably isn't a second word that can describe the princess's mood.

The sky was almost invisible, with only a few cracks allowing enough sunlight to illuminate the entire city.

The feeling of being within the mountains described by the ancients is probably like this. Remembering the exaggerated tree roots he saw when he was near Aldar on the road, which were over ten meters or even dozens of meters high... no wonder they couldn't see it. It turns out that the entire capital, Aldar, is built under the roots of the World Tree. But since they have been in a relatively dim environment since they entered the Frost Forest, they never noticed it.

"But wait, if the tree is that big, why couldn't we see it from the sky before?"

"There must be some kind of barrier, right? After all, it's the creation of a god, isn't it normal?"

"You have a point..." Tiran nodded, then looked somewhat embarrassed, "By the way... how do we get in? The World Tree here shouldn't be the real one, I can't feel the suppression of the laws."

The answer is actually quite simple, find Coco. Tiran had guessed before that her status in the elven kingdom would not be low. With her help, it shouldn't be difficult to infiltrate the World Tree.

But no matter how you look at it, Aldar is still a city, so it's not easy to find someone in a place like this. Even if they were to go to the palace or the temple, the pseudo-elves who can't even speak Elven wouldn't be able to explain themselves.

In the end, the man and the dragon made a decision that seemed stupid but actually... wasn't very clever: wait.

Just wait for that angel to come knocking on the door. Tiran didn't believe that Angel, who didn't care about harming ordinary people, would come to the elven capital and negotiate peacefully with the elves. As long as Angel and the elves start fighting, high-level experts like Coco will definitely show up. It wouldn't be too late to find her then.

Besides, there might be some true Holy Rank experts among the elves as well. If they were lucky, Aya and Tiran might not need to take action before the elves deal with Angel.

"So, you know what to do next, right?" Tiran turned to look at Aya.

Aya gave a thumbs-up, and both of them nodded almost simultaneously, silently reaching a consensus.

It's time to indulge in some food, drink and fun.

After exchanging enough gold coins at the exchange center specifically for human merchant groups in the city, the master and servant, who had experienced a lot of ups and downs, calmly expressed their nonchalance in the tense situation of being pursued, and then leisurely began to explore Aldar.

"This is so delicious!"

In a restaurant located halfway up a giant tree, Tiran held a spoon in astonishment as he looked at the iced fruit dessert made from crushed unknown fruits in front of him.

It tasted a bit like mango, but the flavor was lighter, and the texture when bitten was not as soft as mango, but rather refreshing.

"I still want to eat meat..." Aya slumped on the table, her expression full of resentment.

Excluding the black elf and the half-elf of mixed blood, the pure-blooded elves do not eat meat, eggs, or dairy products. However, Aya, who is essentially a golden dragon, is a firm meat lover. Although she can eat fruits and vegetables, she still isn't accustomed to it."Don't let any other Elves hear this," Tiran scooped another spoonful of shaved ice into his mouth and shook the spoon in his hand. It was quite a sight to see an Elf clamoring for meat.

"So, you don't like the Elf tribe, huh?"

Although the shop was quite spacious, there were still other Elf customers. To be on the safe side, Aya decided to activate the contract communication so they wouldn't be overheard.

"There's something I've been wanting to ask for a long time. Why is the relationship between your Dragon and the Elf tribe so bad?"

"..." Aya hesitated for a moment, "It's nothing, really. Maybe it's because they have a sweet tooth and we prefer savory... oh no, maybe it's because they don't eat meat and we do."

"Do you take me for a fool? Tell me the truth."

"It's a complicated matter to explain..."

"It's okay, take your time. We have plenty of time before Angel arrives, and we can't do anything in the Elf capital anyway." Tiran had a bright smile on his face as he ordered a glass of juice for Aya.

"Well... you know, the lifespan of Dragons is longer than that of the Elves, and our reproductive capabilities are also inferior. It took my parents nearly several decades to conceive me... and that's considered lucky, at least my parents are the same species. Dragons don't have large-scale settlements, so..."

"In simple terms, it's because single Dragons have been single for a long time so they started kidnapping Elves to be their partner?"

"Not exactly, there are female Dragons too."

"Oh, so it's like autonomous humanoid × self-pleasure?"

Emmmm... What an interesting plot. Wait a minute, Dragons and Elves... Is this not some strange human-animal play?

"Wait a minute!" Aya finally realized that the topic was going in the wrong direction and slammed the table, "The magical power and physical condition of the Elf tribe may not be on par with the Dragons, but they are still quite outstanding. It's only for the sake of reproduction that such thoughts arise! This is not what you said..."

"What? Didn't someone once say that 'the rumors about the Elves having a strong sexual desire are all made up' or something?"

"..."