Chapter 1391 Chapter 1248: Their Real Purpose
'Hah! My old bones like can't handle this pressure but I'm glad I'm alive to see such a worthwhile scene.'
At this thought, the old man let out a sigh. Even though he was worried about his future, he couldn't help but feel satisfied upon witnessing the sorry state of those high and mighty dark elves. As a human slave in the past, he had suffered endless agony. His legs and even his entire life were thoroughly destroyed by the dark elves. Right now, he was nothing more than the walking dead. But… After witnessing the dark elves' raw blood and hearing their wails, this was the first time he felt so alive, agitated, and excited. It was especially so when Gracier snapped the female mage's neck, to which he shivered from head to toe. The invincible and superior dark elves were slaughtered like pigs by those people.
Who would have expected this day to come?
For the sake of this scene, he felt like it was worth the price of letting them stay in his inn. If the dark elves were to seek revenge on him, he would gladly accept it. At the very least, it was still better than being imprisoned in this dark city like a Deadman. The old man shook his head. The corners of his lips raised to force a smile. Maybe it's time for their retribution, the old man thought as he continued to smile.
Saeko stared at him for a moment before turning to the rest. She seemed to have understood something because in turn the corner of her mouth rose to form a knowing smile.
''You went and had fun as expected.''
A sudden voice rang out forcing the old man behind the counter to tremble violently. If previously Gracier's action frightened him, he was even more afraid of Maria as his instinct was telling him that Maria was the most dangerous of the bunch.
Maria stared in his direction for a moment before moving towards the others.
''Yeah! Big sister, I have had a little bit of fun crushing a disgusting bug's head. You should have been there and seen how her head popped. Hehehehehe! It was fun."
Saeko rolled her eyes at Gracier while the others shook their heads.
Maria chuckled before snapping her fingers and a barrier was erected around the group. Her eyes became serious as she raised this question.
''I hope the one you killed is enough big to make the real deal to act?"
''Of course, she is. Although a bug, her strength wasn't weak. She is the owner of a Gift which means she is the daughter of one of the matriarchs. Knowing how they like to keep the face from the information gathered, we should be facing one of them soon now that we killed an important member of theirs.''
Gracier went on and elaborated. It was a funny sight to see, this also means she hadn't killed that female mage out of rage but purposely targeted her. Not only she is strong she can also use her brain when needed. Maria had said to take care of any problem that would arise when they were upstairs checking their rooms.
''That is good then. I knew you'd do it.'' Maria complimented Gracier before continuing.
''So, what do you girls think of this mission?"
There was a moment of silence as if each member of this group was thinking before answering and finally, after what seemed to have been an eternity Sakuya opened her mouth and instead of responding directly, she raised another question.
''Your real question is what the real purpose of this mission is right?"
Maria rolled her eyes at her, she knew her best friend the best while she already understood what her aim is, she was still playing. While it was irritating Maria calmed down and nodded.
''Indeed that's right.''
''I see!" Sakuya said and simply closed her eyes as if deep into contemplation. Maria clenched her fingers so hard that they almost whitened, if she hadn't done this she wouldn't have resisted punching Sakuya's face and beat the shit out of her but now wasn't the time. Maria vowed to personally this sister of hers a lesson later.
Luna observed the interaction between the two with a smile. This brought up some memories but before she would start reminiscing someone interrupted her, it was none other than Pandora who hadn't spoken a word since they arrived in Gandor.
''I think the real purpose of this mission is to test water.''
''Hoh!? Do elaborate.'' Maria said while the others looked at Pandora interested in her explanation.
Pandora nodded before she started her explanation.
''While from an outsider's perspective, this is a simple investigation mission in this place, the truth is far from this. This is Gandor, a small place ruled by dark elves hostile to the other elves and the outside world. While previously it was not to the extent that necessitate the royal family's intervention, in recent years it has worsened. Pillage, slaves, and other inhumane activities have become this city's forte. They become reckless, too reckless even. While I believe they weren't so foolish to do that because of jealousy, I'm sure it was because someone is behind them. They got a powerful backer for them to turn this reckless.''
Pandora stopped for a moment and emptied her glass of wine before continuing.
''The royal family could have dispatched an elite to get rid of this tumor but by doing so they will earn the resentment of the other hidden group of Dark Elves. While not all of them were like this, by directly eliminating this the others could join hands and rebelled. This is something that must happen, especially with a lot of spies hidden in the empire waiting for the smallest chance to ignite an internal war, so the only solution left is to borrow external help. For example, hiring a group of powerful adventurers to investigate the recent dungeon that appeared. This group of mismatched adventurers would surely attire attention and the prideful dark elves would attack, this group will then respond in self-defense killing them as they carried their mission. Our real mission is to get rid of the powerful dark elves and if we could by mistake find some connection with some external force while carrying out our mission, it will be a plus as this could give the royal family the perfect excuse to clean this place. Is my analysis wrong?"
''Not all.'' Maria immediately responded with a smile after Pandora's lengthy explanation.
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