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As Claire finished speaking, she raised her head and puffed out her chest, looking at Roya with an attitude of absolute determination not to admit defeat.
Luo Ya felt exhausted. That was it; he didn't want to care anymore.
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After this farce, Grevas placed the document in front of the two of them and said, "This is a map to seal the sword spirit. However, if it really is the legendary Demon-Slaying Holy Sword, you should be prepared to die if it fails, especially you, Claire."
Grevas had made it so clear, but Claire remained unmoved.
Grevas shrugged and said to Roya, "You've seen the details, so please take good care of her."
Roya strongly suspected that Grevas was trying to set him up, but he had no proof, so he could only nod and look helplessly at the girl, saying, "Well then, let you try it first?"
This doesn't mean that Roya is so generous that he can remain unmoved by so-called treasures. On the contrary, Roya is essentially a very greedy person. When faced with special opportunities, Roya can say without batting an eye that "the one who is destined to possess it will take it."
If the Demon-Slaying Holy Sword is truly the legendary Demon-Slaying Holy Sword, then no matter what, this girl alone cannot take it away.
In fact, even if it weren't for the Sword Demon Holy Sword, this girl wouldn't be able to easily form a contract with any high-ranking elf.
Roya could sense the divine power emanating from the girl. That power was not weak, but it was definitely not strong either. Compared to Roya, it was worlds apart from the old woman in front of him who called herself a witch.
Therefore, Roja was able to generously let the opponent go first and try it out.
Claire snorted and turned her face away, saying arrogantly, "I will definitely succeed."
Looking into the other person's fiery red eyes, Luo Ya thought of a certain willful young lady.
Well, they all seem to be from the same bone, but there are still differences. If it were Alice from the Mushoku Tensei world who wanted it, she would probably beat the other person down without saying a word and then openly steal the other person's things, right?
I have a feeling I'll have to take care of the kids again.
Grevas glanced at Claire, then at Roya, and said with a faint smile, "Why don't you spend some time with Claire first? This Sword Dance Festival requires a group to participate, and Claire, you don't have a team yet, right? How about you two spend some time together?"
Luo Ya understood the other party's intentions. If he previously thought that the other party might not have 100% evidence to confirm that the other party was trying to trick him, now he didn't need that evidence to be certain that this guy was indeed trying to trick him.
At that moment, two voices rang out almost simultaneously.
Claire and Roya spoke at the same time: "No need."
Then both of them paused for a moment, their gazes towards each other carrying a hint of hostility.
Claire's thinking was simple: I can dislike you, but how can you dislike me?
Roya said expressionlessly, "I can handle the Elf Sword Dance Festival by myself."
Upon hearing this, Claire sneered, "Roya, I've heard of you, and I also know from the Dean that your sword dance is very strong, setting aside some of your strange abilities."
Roya corrected Claire's misunderstanding, reiterating, "I don't have the ability to get a girl pregnant just by glaring at her, nor do I have the ability to make someone impure by talking to them. These are all rumors."
Claire choked, her blush growing more pronounced. Perhaps it had been too long since she had interacted with a man, causing her to be at a loss for words after being interrupted.
Looking at Claire, who was standing there stunned with an increasingly interesting expression, Roya watched her reaction with great interest.
Then, Roya suffered the consequences.
Claire, enraged, had a complex, bright red engraving flash on the back of one of her hands. At the same time, Claire exuded a powerful aura of divine might, and Roya's eyes narrowed slightly.
This is an elven imprint.
After a spirit forms a contract with a spirit, a mark will be imprinted on a certain part of the spirit's body.
It is both proof of the contract with the elves and a gateway to the realm of elemental spirits.
Through this door, spirit users can summon spirits who have formed contracts with them in the elemental spirit realm to their side at any time.
In other words, Claire is currently summoning a spirit.
What is this about? Luo Ya had a very ominous premonition.
The next moment, a flame rose, and the divine power surged even more intensely as Claire grasped a long whip of flame in her hand.
This is the opponent's elven magic armor.
As expected, the long whip formed from flames attacked the direction where Roya was located.
The long whip, burning with flames, struck the ground, leaving a scorched mark with a crisp sound.
Finally, Roya couldn't hold back any longer and shouted angrily, "What's wrong with you?"
Chapter 183 Claire's Background
"Why did you attack me? What did I do to offend you?"
These are the words of Roya.
Seeing Roya's angry expression, Claire realized her mistake and gripped the flaming whip tightly. She now understood that she had gone too far.
Grevas glanced at Claire, noticing the slightly heavy atmosphere between the two, and said, "Claire, you can go out now. You should prepare yourself for the contract with the sword spirit in three days."
Upon hearing this, Claire nodded and walked outside.
For a moment, only Roya and Grevas remained in the room.
As Roya watched Claire's departing figure and heard the door close, he said to Grevas, "Aren't you going to explain this girl, and your arrangements?"
Looking into Roya's bright golden eyes, Grevas nodded and said, "She's actually a very pitiful person, isn't she? Her personality is probably a result of not having been around people her own age for too long."
Luo Ya frowned, displeased, and said, "Does this little girl have any other stories to tell?"
Grevas chuckled, “Yes, it’s a long story. Her real name was Claire Elstein. She was the second daughter of the prestigious Elstein family of the Idisia Empire. Because her older sister, Rubia Elstein, betrayed the Fire Elf King, she was stripped of her title and land. Her parents were put on a nominal trial and then imprisoned in Balthus Prison, a place for political prisoners. From then on, except for a very few people, everyone treated her as the sister of the calamity-ridden Elf Princess, often insulting her and looking at her with contempt and hatred.”
Luo Ya knew that in this world, the Spirit King, who was in charge of managing the various elements of the human world and the elemental spirit world, was the one at the pinnacle.
Like a god in the Mushoku Tensei world, not someone given the title of sword god or anything else, but a true god.
For the humans and elves of this world, the Elf King is synonymous with god.
There are five Elf Kings in total.
The Fire Elemental King — Volcanic.
The Wind Spirit King — Beval.
The Earth Elf King — Rod Gia.
Water Spirit Queen — Isalia Shiva
The Holy Elf King — Alexander.
The five spirit kings each govern one of the five elements: wind, fire, water, earth, and holiness, bringing different blessings to humanity. The consequences of betraying the fire spirit king are self-evident.
Because of this incident, the god who controls the element of fire directly used his authority to target the common people of the Edisia Empire, punishing them with flames that burned crops, resulting in almost a complete crop failure that year.
This move undoubtedly shook the foundations of the Idisia Empire at its core and brought suffering to others. Naturally, Claire, as the source of the disaster, was regarded as the source of the disaster.
Luo Ya was unaware of the full details of the events and was unable to make any further judgments.
But if what Grevas said is true, then this girl has suffered greatly since childhood.
Although she was born into a prestigious family, her parents were imprisoned because of her older sister, and she could never see them again. From a young age, she was looked at with strange eyes by others, and at that time, Claire was just a child.
It's a bit pitiful just to think about it.
No, this level of misery goes beyond pitiful; it's more like utter misery.
After thinking for a moment, Luo Ya said, "Considering how pitiful she is, I'll reluctantly take care of her."
This is Luo Ya's idea, but if the other party continues to have such a bad attitude, then Luo Ya will try to teach the other party a lesson.
Grevas stared at Roya with her grey eyes and said, "Claire isn't inherently bad. Her personality may seem stubborn, arrogant, rude, and haughty, but that's all because of her sister's betrayal and the sadness of her past while she's living alone. The real Claire is kind, with a delicate and easily hurt heart. So, if you can, please help her."
Now it was Roya's turn to be surprised. Roya looked up at Grevas and said, "I don't think you are such a kind person as to say such a thing, hoping that I will take care of her."
Grevas smiled and said, "Well, although I'm called a witch, I do want to do some good deeds sometimes. Anyway, I'm leaving this girl to you. Of course, don't go too far. I don't want to hear any bad reputation from you in a few days. Also, as an elf, you must keep your body clean. Once that happens, your abilities will decline considerably."
Upon hearing the mention of this elf user, Roya looked at Grevas with great curiosity and asked, "Excuse me, how old are you?"
Roya's intuition told him that Grevas was definitely much older. Despite looking like Claire in her early twenties, she was definitely older than that.
Grevas said with a smile, "Didn't anyone tell you that asking a girl's age is extremely impolite? A girl's age and weight are known as a woman's three great secrets. Kid, you've crossed the line. But, telling you isn't a problem. I'm eighteen."
Luo Ya's lips twitched, and he gave her a "you're kidding me" look. He sighed and said, "Fine, since there's nothing else, I'll be going now. After all, there's an uninvited guest standing outside the door."
Grevas smiled and nodded, then continued, "Remember to get along well with the other person."
Roya waved his hand, pushed open the door, and looked to the right of the door. A girl named Claire was standing next to him, arms crossed, with a cold expression.
Luo Ya glanced at the other person and casually asked, "What are you planning to do standing outside the door for so long? Waiting for me?"
When Claire saw Roya, two blushes appeared on her cheeks again, but this time she said to Roya very seriously, "I've been thinking about what happened just now, and I think I went too far. Hmm, I won't be so rough next time."
Luo Ya was slightly surprised. The general meaning of what the other person said was: I was wrong, I won't do it again next time.
However, there was no sense of apology in the other party's tone; it was full of arrogance. But the fact that Claire was able to stand at the door and apologize to Roya was, in essence, an attitude.
Luo Ya said irritably, "I'll let it go this time, but don't do it again next time."
Claire nodded seriously, and then Roya prepared to leave.
But while Roya was preparing to leave, Claire had no intention of letting him go so easily.
"stare----!"
Claire followed Roya furtively from a distance. Whenever Roya looked back, she would nonchalantly look away and rub her hair behind her ear.
But who can be fooled by such obvious stalking?