The Elf girl Coco was thinking about what kind of things in the world would make people want to die.

Until she saw her elder sister propose to their father, "Do you want to go on a date?"...

"Sister...Elder sister?!" Coco's face turned bright red, she grabbed Tiran's sleeve and shook it desperately.

Even the expression on the Elf King's face froze slightly, looking at Tiran with some astonishment.

"Well, it was just a joke, just a joke," Tiran tilted his head, innocently smiling.

"You shouldn't make jokes like this...I'm already married, you know..." The Elf King smiled bitterly, suddenly feeling a chill down his spine. He was already at Holy Rank, and yet he felt this dangerous sensation...

Feeling a sense of unease, the Elf King suddenly realized that the Empress Massaca had heard them?

Then the two, one old and one young, stared at each other for a long time, both revealing slightly sinister smiles, causing Aya and Coco, who were watching from the side, to tremble in fear.

"So, about what happened last night, doesn't the Elf King have an explanation?" Tiran pulled Coco, who was huddled next to Aya, closer and rubbed the young Elf girl's head. "We were inexplicably drawn into a battle. Shouldn't we at least have the right to know?"

"Prince Tiran really lives up to his reputation," the Elf King's expression seemed helpless, clearly thinking of asking what he wanted to confirm first, but unexpectedly, Tiran had already taken the first move. "Actually, it's not that complicated. As you all should know something about the situation in the Elf Kingdom, the Dark Elves who invaded last night are a branch that broke away from our Elf race, always causing trouble for us."

"Why? What's the deep-seated grudge? Aren't they all Elves?"

"I don't know."

"Huh?"

"I'm not sure either." Alamt spread out his hands and said, "It seems that the Dark Elves have existed since the birth of the Elf race, like shadows to us. It is said that they were able to coexist peacefully at first, but then a war broke out for unknown reasons... The result was that we won, and as a result, the Dark Elves disappeared, only occasionally causing some trouble."

"Why don't you, as the Elf King, know the specific reasons?" Tiran stared at Alamt with a suspicious look.

Alamt shook his head. "No matter how much we search in the ancient books of the Elves or within the World Tree that holds a lot of history, we can't find any clues. Even I can't do anything about it."

"Okay...Let's just believe you. So, you guys have been tearing at each other because of some unknown reason?" Tiran began to doubt the intelligence of the Elf race. Since you can't kill each other, why not just live together peacefully?

"Because it's the will of the gods."

"Gods...Are there really such things?" Tiran blinked in confusion. Well, perhaps there were gods in this world after witnessing Angel, but as an atheist, he was still a little unwilling to believe.

"Of course they exist!" x3

"I just said it casually...it can't be true, right?" Tiran was startled by the three people around him who were shouting in unison. "By the way, Aya, why are you so excited?"

"Perhaps humans and us are different, but at least among the Elf race, we can often receive the will of the gods and even communicate with them through the World Tree," Alamt explained. "We have also asked about the Dark Elves, but the only answer we received was always 'elimination'."

"Why did they capture Coco?" Although Tiran couldn't understand Elf language, judging from the behavior of those Dark Elves last night, they definitely came for Coco—otherwise, after Tiran and Aya had disguised themselves, they would have just looked like normal Elves, and those Dark Elves wouldn't have had any reason to trouble them.

"This involves an important secret of the Elf race, I'm sorry, I can't tell you two," Alamt flatly refused, but then quickly changed the subject. "Of course, if Prince Tiran is willing to promise me something, I can tell you."

"No inappropriate things, okay." Tiran cautiously crossed his arms and stared at Alamt.

"..." Alamt felt a bit unable to keep up with Princess Tiran's thoughts and couldn't help but cry and laugh, "How is that possible? Prince Tiran, what do you take us for?"

"What...is it?"

"I've always been curious about the reason why His Highness Tiran came to the Elf Kingdom," Alamte interlocked his fingers on the table. "It can't just be for sightseeing, as His Highness said, right?"

"Um..." Tiran immediately felt guilty. Of course, it wasn't just for sightseeing; she and Aya had come to seek refuge.

Originally, the plan was to bring Angel to the World Tree, a place where the rules couldn't be used. But now that it was confirmed that there were Holy Rank experts among the Elves, they could just stand on the side and watch.

If she were to easily throw a Holy Rank troublemaker at the Elves, even someone like Tiran, who had no regard for decency, felt a bit sorry. Naturally, she wouldn't say it willingly.

"I heard that there were disturbances during the human New Year celebration, with the manifestation of the Angel of Holy Fire... Am I right?"

"..."

"And the person who caused the Angel to appear is none other than His Highness, right?" Alamte's expression was a mix of smile and smile.

"..."

"Because you couldn't defeat the Angel, you decided to bring it to our Elf clan and let us deal with this trouble?" Observing the stiff smile on the princess's face, Alamte took a sip of fruit tea. "It seems like I'm right."

"I-I'm really sorry." Tiran sighed dejectedly, lowered her head, and after struggling for a moment with her head in her hands, she resolutely pulled Aya, who was watching from the side, and pushed her forward. "As an apology, I'll give you this little Dragon's Breath Dragon!"

"Hey, hey?!" Aya was shocked. Could she even get involved when she was just watching from the sidelines?

"No need for that... Moreover, keeping a golden dragon in the Elf capital would be a hassle for us, wouldn't it?" Alamte looked at Aya with disdain and politely declined.

"But don't worry, I can transfer the contract to you. Although this little dragon is a bit stupid, it's quite useful in critical moments." Tiran pointed at Aya as if she were a merchant sincerely recommending her own product.

"Are you a human trafficker?! Before saying something like that, please consider the feelings of the person involved, hey!" Aya slammed the table.

"Both of you," Alamte tapped the table and put on a serious face, "do you know how serious it is to attract a Holy Rank expert?"

Of course, they knew. Even if it was just a regular expert like a Great Knight or a Great Mage, unleashing them could possibly destroy a small town. Not to mention a Holy Rank expert who could use the rules of this world as a weapon.

"If I were to really fight against the Holy Angel in the Elf capital, I might accidentally cause catastrophic damage to the entire city. The aftermath of a Holy Rank battle transcends the rules of this world. The threat to Alda is much greater than last night's forbidden curse."

Alamte's gaze was stern, and there was a hint of gratitude in his tone. "Fortunately, I ended the trial in the World Tree ahead of time. Otherwise, I would regret it when the Holy Angel comes knocking on the door."

"Wait, if we can't fight in the Elf capital, why don't we intercept it before the Angel arrives?" Aya raised her hand and offered her own idea. "If we engage in battle in the sky, even if the world is turned upside down, it won't have a big impact."

As a result, Aya received synchronized expressions of concern and a look of dumbfoundedness from Tiran and Alamte.

"We're not obligated to fight an enemy of the same rank as us," Tiran sighed, holding her forehead.

"No," Alamte shrugged, "although you've helped Coco, if I weren't the Elf King, I would be willing to lend a hand. But as a king, my actions represent the will of the Elf clan and the Elf God in the human world. If I were to rashly attack the Holy Angel, who is an emissary of the Goddess of Light, it could be seen as our divinity declaring war on the Goddess. I cannot take that risk."

"So, even though I'm sorry, I still hope that you two will leave Alda before the arrival of the Holy Angel," Alamte said firmly.

"Huh? Father, can't you really help Sister?" Coco bit her lip and looked at Alamte with pleading eyes.

"I'm sorry, Coco, but not this time. Unless it is a command from the gods." Alamte affectionately rubbed her daughter's head but still didn't relent.

There was a bit of disappointment in Tiran's heart, but it was also expected. Besides, assisting Holy Rank was not part of the original plan anyway, so they would have to rely on themselves.

"We can handle the blazing Angel on our own," Tiran stared into Alamte's eyes, "if Your Majesty, the Elf King, can grant us access to the World Tree."

"The World Tree?" Alamte raised an eyebrow, showing a sudden realization, "Do you want to use the laws inside to suppress it? Very clever."

As a Holy Rank himself, he had also felt the suppression of those laws during the trial in the World Tree. The world rules that could be easily manipulated outside became ineffective once inside the World Tree, and his strength was forcibly limited to an ordinary level. It was likely the same for the Holy Rank Angel.

If it came down to ordinary levels... it would depend solely on their own strength. Tiran was also a half-step into Holy Rank, completely capable of fighting the blazing Angel without relying on the laws of the world.

"Heh, well, this should work, right? I heard that the World Tree exists in a different realm, and fighting there wouldn't pose a threat outside. I believe Your Majesty, the Elf King, would agree, right?"

"...Although it's embarrassing to say," Alamte said with some distress, "unfortunately, no."

"Why not?" Aya couldn't help asking, "Isn't it said to be a trial ground open to anyone?"

"That may be true, but the entrance to the World Tree is still under our control. Allowing you both to enter and fight the Angel... If the Goddess of Light were to investigate, our Elf race would be implicated as well, and it would only lead to trouble. In the worst case scenario, the Goddess may declare war on the Elf Gods."

Aya felt helpless. Well, despite thinking that the Elf King's attitude was cowardly, his words were actually quite reasonable, and there was no way to refute them.

Now, how to deal with that Angel was a headache!