Chapter 17 True Feelings
Lonis couldn’t see how Elus attacked at all, but the village chief, who was originally invincible, was as if petrified and could no longer move.
Riiip, the village chief’s body was split into two, and he collapsed as if stunned.
(Did I succeed? No, someone is coming from outside.)
Although Elus was skilled and finished off the village chief in just a few moves.
However, the previous fighting sounds still attracted the villagers.
The two young men in the front rushed into the hall with clubs.
“Village Chief?!”
“You… why did you kill the village chief!”
“Alarm, someone has killed the village chief, everyone gather.”
The villagers looked at the scene in shock. The current situation was that Elus had assassinated the village chief, so no matter what she said, it would not be convincing:
“I didn’t kill the village chief, your village chief was already possessed by a puppet worm!”
“How is that possible? The village chief was so kind and friendly… This evening, the village chief said that the two adventurers were acting suspiciously and should be watched. I didn’t expect you to actually kill the village chief.”
“!”
“Damn adventurers, give me your lives.”
Compared to the unfamiliar adventurers, the villagers would definitely believe the village chief… The two young men swarmed forward, furiously attacking Elus.
However, Elus’s reaction was also decisive:
“Slave Maid, run!”
“Huh?”
“We can’t stay tonight, let’s run out of the village first.”
…
…
Lonis was able to hide relatively easily because she was in the dark.
However, Elus was trapped in the Magic Drive Furnace room, and to get out, she had to get past the villagers… Facing the black-haired loli, they wouldn’t be gentle, but swung their clubs forcefully, trying to beat this little one to death.
And Elus, unable to kill the villagers, could only passively block, appearing a bit flustered.
But fortunately, her figure was small, and she could often slip under the legs of adults with a slide tackle. By the time the adults bent down to grab her, Elus had already escaped.
…
And so, about fifteen minutes passed…
“Where did she run off to?”
“It seems she ran towards the eastern road.”
“Stop her, these adventurers killed the village chief, we definitely can’t let them escape!”
…
The entire village was mobilized, and the villagers, holding torches, kept searching for the figures of the two.
However, as if familiar with the nearby terrain, Elus found a cave, took Lonis’s hand, and quietly hid inside.
“Mm, it should be safe here.”
As soon as she entered the cave, Elus sat down… This black-haired loli didn’t seem too flustered, but Lonis was sweating cold sweat in worry.
“Phew… phew… that was really close just now… I almost got caught by the villagers.”
“Oh ho, close? Lonis, didn’t you encounter anything more dangerous when you were a Hero?”
“Huh?”
Lonis was taken aback and replied somewhat awkwardly:
“I have encountered them, but being chased by villagers is the first time… This feeling is completely different. It’s fine to run away from monsters, but being chased by villagers feels like being a thief.”
“Hmph, the chicken in Brookwood Town, you didn’t kill it?”
“The chicken in Brookwood Town…?”
“Hah, you really are an idiot. (Not suitable to be a Hero at all.)”
Seeing Lonis’s blank expression, Elus sighed:
“In short, you saw what happened just now, that village chief was controlled by a Puppet Evil Grub. And decadent monsters like Puppet Evil Grubs are the ones we must eliminate…”
“Puppet Evil Grub?”
“A Puppet Evil Grub is a fallen monster similar to a leech, which invades the mouth when people are asleep. Afterward, it gradually occupies the host’s body and controls the host’s consciousness… like that village chief, he has been controlled for a long time and there’s no saving him, so I killed him decisively.”
“Oh, so that’s how it is…”
Hearing Elus say this, Lonis’s body trembled involuntarily… It wasn’t because she was afraid, but because she felt pity for Elus’s experience.
When she was a Hero herself, she would be praised by the villagers for completing a quest.
But this loli not only fixed the Magic Drive Furnace but also saved the villagers, yet in the end, she became the object of the villagers’ hatred, which was too tragic.
“Elus…”
“Hah? When did I allow you to call me by my name?”
“Ah… Master… I mean that…”
“If you have something to say, say it, don’t be wishy-washy.”
“That… Master, don’t you think it’s a pity? In this way, those villagers will always regard you as an enemy and even hunt you down.”
“…”
Hearing Lonis say this, Elus frowned, as if to say:
“You, a Slave Maid, don’t need to worry about my affairs.”
But perhaps it was because Lonis’s expression was a bit sincere?
Elus just snorted coldly and explained:
“Hmph, can’t you even endure this kind of thing?”
“Huh…?”
“To become a Hero and want to save the world… you have to endure more than just these misunderstandings. You have to make many choices that are clearly correct but are hated by others.”
“!”
“If you want to care about me, then you don’t have to… Those villagers will never leave the snow mountains. As long as we don’t return to this village, nothing will happen.”
“Elus…”
“In short, let’s make do with sleeping in the cave tonight. Really, why are all of you so annoying.”
The black-haired loli cleaned the dust in the cave, seeming to want to collapse and sleep.
However… Lonis understood something in her heart.
…
As expected, Elus was not an android. Something must have happened to her.
Killing the village chief without hesitation, skillfully evading the villagers like this… all this indicated that Elus was not doing this for the first time. She might have been misunderstood in the past.
But she was still helping the villagers.
Knowing she would be misunderstood, she still decisively killed the village chief who destroyed the Magic Drive Furnace.
In that case…
“Master Elus!”
Suddenly, Lonis clenched her fist.
“Hmph hmph, what is it, you want to be my human mattress?”
“No, that’s not what I meant…”
Lonis’s pretty face turned red, but she still raised her head and looked at Elus firmly.
Perhaps what she was about to say might be disliked by Elus.
Perhaps her actions would be seen by her as challenging the master’s authority.
But…
This was a feeling she had to convey:
“Master Elus, I, I know what you want to do.”
“Huh?”
“So, no matter how misunderstood you are by people, at least, I won’t misunderstand you. I know your true intentions are very kind!”
Lonis said very seriously, looking up.
