Reincarnated in the Alternate World, I'm A Demonic Lord as Well as a Villager-Chapter 651 - 329: The Elf Forest’s Runaway Princess Lureya (Part 2)
"Another outsider girl?!"
The elf maiden was completely unsettled, but after carefully examining the seemingly even more barren chest of the pink-haired girl in the Recording Crystal, as well as her face and slightly shorter stature, she slowly regained her composure.
"Shami wouldn’t like this kind of pink-haired loli. Shami likes long-legged, big-chested outsider girls, and long-legged, flat-chested elves."
The elf maiden slowly lifted her legs in the hot spring, hugging them with her arms.
Clearly, the hot spring didn’t change the elf maiden’s low mood.
"Lureya, what’s wrong?"
Seeing this, the white-haired girl quietly moved closer, gently leaning beside the elf maiden. Behind their slender waists, golden and silver hair intertwined on the surface of the hot spring, forming a beautiful web of gold and silver.
"Are you still worried about being wanted across the continent?"
Lina’s gentle voice was like the evening breeze.
Lureya nodded.
"I don’t know what the response from the Elf Forest is right now. If they officially announce my expulsion from the Elf Race, then I can never go back."
Lina could understand why Lureya was sad.
To Lureya, the Elf Forest, where she had lived for many decades, must have many things worth cherishing.
Whether it’s the places visited, or family, friends...
She gently held Lureya in her arms.
"But Lureya, this can also be your home. If you’re willing, I will always be by your side."
"Lina, you always say such things that make people feel so much better."
Moved, Lureya turned her head to look at Lina.
The two embraced each other, and through the hot spring, they could still feel the warmth of each other’s delicate skin.
"Thank you, Lina. Actually, I’m also worried that I might not live to be 100 and just die. Maybe I should learn Holy Light too—then you can take the lead, and I’ll support you from the back."
Although Lureya didn’t seem like someone with enough energy to support, Lina believed without hesitation.
"Yes!"
Lina’s lips gently curled up, thin and moistly pink, while Lureya’s lips were a charming cherry blossom pink.
It was the first time the two honestly gazed at each other so closely.
Suddenly, the hot spring fell silent.
Although they usually frolicked without care, upon closer inspection, Lureya was indeed unbelievably beautiful, completely like a work of art.
Lina stared dumbly at Lureya’s face, her heartbeat gradually accelerating.
Lureya’s gaze was also a bit absent-minded.
Though she didn’t want to admit it, Lina was indeed a very beautiful maiden. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have considered Lina a rival.
The two silently stared at each other, and the steam from the hot spring gently rose.
The wooden door suddenly creaked open, and Lureya and Lina quickly separated, retreating to the opposite side of the hot spring.
"Lureya and Lina are both here, huh."
The Dragon Race maiden swaying her big tail slowly walked in, casually discarding the towel wrapped around her onto one side, entering the hot spring, casting them a curious glance.
"Say, why are your faces so red?"
The Dragon Race maiden curiously scrutinized them.
The elf maiden and heroic maiden blinked anxiously.
What just happened! Why did the atmosphere suddenly change!
"Uh, the hot spring was too hot."
The elf maiden found a random excuse.
"Sure. It definitely wasn’t because Lureya was so pretty that I froze. I’m a normal girl! I was just curious about the necklace around Lureya’s neck that was glowing."
"Lina, don’t explain so much! That’ll make people more suspicious."
The elf maiden coughed and then skillfully changed the subject, lifting the necklace on her slender neck with her little hand.
"Of course. This is the Elf Forest Necklace possessed only by the Elf Race. Even elves can only own one each. It emits a faint green glow at night because the Elf Forest Necklace is being summoned by the distant Elf Forest."
As the elf maiden spoke, she suddenly stopped, staring in surprise at the Elf Forest Necklace on her neck, which was emitting a faint luminescence, her pupils gradually widening.
The Elf Forest Necklace was still glowing, meaning she could still enter the Elf Forest normally.
"Everyone, I need to excuse myself for a moment."
Quickly standing up from the hot spring, the elf maiden wrapped a towel around herself and hurried to the dressing room to get dressed.
"What’s wrong with Lureya?"
The Dragon Race maiden curiously tilted her head.
"I don’t know."
The white-haired girl shook her head.
"Then help me scrub my back like usual, Lina~"
The Dragon Race maiden went closer to the white-haired girl, handing over a back scrubber with her tail.
Somewhat at a loss, the white-haired girl fidgeted.
"Uh, um..."
After what had just happened, the white-haired girl still felt warm inside, her thoughts wandering.
"Just like usual is fine."
Elze turned her back to Lina.
"I’ll do my best..."
Lina swallowed.
Before long, Elze noticed that the person behind her suddenly went still and turned around in curiosity.
"Lina! Why are you staring blankly at me and having a nosebleed!"
Outside the Elf Forest.
When the elf maiden arrived here, it was already late at night.
The Elf Forest was shrouded in a gentle green glow in the night, sacred and beautiful, and the elf maiden looked incredulously at the Elf Forest Necklace in her hand.
The Elf Forest Necklace emitted a faint light, as if a faint thread of light floated from the necklace, intertwining with the glow coming from the distant Elf Forest.
The Elf Forest did not reject her necklace, indicating that she could still enter the Elf Forest now.
"Can I still go in..."
Staring blankly at the distant Elf Forest, the elf maiden muttered to herself.
She recalled a piece of history of the Elf Race she read long ago.
[Those elves who still believe in the Elf Forest will forever be under its protection. The Elf Forest always welcomes its children home.]
The reason the Elf Forest could become the place where the Elf Race lived for hundreds of years is precisely because the Elf Forest itself is a living, giant spirit, forming a subtle symbiotic relationship with the elves living within.
The Elf Forest protects the Elf Race, and the Elf Race, in turn, protects this forest.
It is said that the Elf Forest can sense every elf’s heart, thus judging each one’s nature.
"Does that mean the Elf Forest still acknowledges me..."
The elf maiden gazed blankly ahead.
Finally, as if making a resolution,
the elf maiden bit her lip and spread her Elf Wings, flying towards the Elf Forest.
The elf maiden had lived in the Elf Forest for nearly eighty years, and since her birth, her memories were all within the Elf Forest.
That cottage nestled among the sea of flowers held many precious memories for the elf maiden.
If she could never return in the future, she at least wanted to take some things with her!
Flying in mid-air, the elf maiden clenched her fist.
Elves are extremely long-lived creatures, particularly valuing memories. In their twilight years, they often recall their three to four hundred years of life. And those objects that had once appeared in their memories become their spiritual support, making the past vivid.
Now, before the Elf Race announced anything about the Elf Demon Envoy, tonight was the best time to enter the Elf Forest.
The elf maiden traced a secret path she used to sneak out of the Elf Forest, penetrating the forest.
The light from the necklace softly enveloping her, the Elf Forest’s Spiritual Qi gently caressed her body.
Without the slightest hindrance, the elf maiden entered the Elf Forest.
This time back, she wanted to take those valuables imbued with her childhood memories and bid farewell to her parents.
Passing through the towering outer trees of the Elf Forest, the elf maiden returned to the Elf Race’s residence.
After arriving here, she needed to be more careful not to be discovered by other elves.
It was deep night, and an elf maiden quietly traversed the softly luminescent flower fields at night, returning to her little house. It was unchanged from before, with no sign of patrol elves spotted.
The elf maiden dared not enter through the main door, secretly flying to the second floor, stealthily opening her bedroom window, nearly getting stuck, legs flapping outside, but successfully returning home.
