“…”

“The barrier was unstable, but for it to break… Did you do that?”

“Yes, I broke it.”

“Huh?”

“Well, why are you not taking me away? You can tie me up if you’re worried.”

The elf looked confused when Davey stretched his hands out and stared. Then, the elf said, “You cannot go into the village. There is only one choice for you.”

“To die?”

The elf’s silence was enough.

“You are only giving me one choice, but I’ll give you two.”

When the elf slightly frowned in silence, Davey said, “Do you want to cooperate and let everyone live in peace or do you want to rot and be destroyed?”

Just as the elf was about to scoff, Davey added, “Half of your forest is corrupted, isn’t it? And it’s just getting worse. Your leader seemed desperate enough to sneak into the Heins Territory to fix it.”

“You…”

“Go and tell her that her boss is here.”

This land, this forest, was on Heins Territory.

‘I bet you guys don’t even pay rent.’

* * *

“L… Lady Yuria!”

“Did you look into it?” Yuria glanced at the guards calmly...