Strongest Alchemist System
Chapter 26: Unexpected statement
“Sial, I really underestimated you because you look weak.”
“Alright, first can you tell us your destination to this village?”
Ignoring Estella who said regretfully, I asked her about it which I have now released from Alicia. Now she was sitting on the floor on the pedestal of her legs, while Alicia was beside me.
There was no longer any reason to lock up his movements using Alicia's holy body, he should also understand the risks if he tried to rebel himself.
“You are terrible to a human being. Well alright, I will answer all your questions as long as it is not something related to His Majesty. You said you wanted to know why we came here, right?”
I'm nodding. “Well, please,” I said, and then I started listening to all of Estella's stories while leaning my head with my hands resting on the handle of the chair.
There, Estella began to answer everything.
“Reason why I can be here because I'm under investigation.”
“Investigation?” I cried wondering at a slightly different vocabulary than I thought it was. “Didn't you guys come here to absorb magic from the Sacred Tree?” my many.
Estella shook her head. “I am indeed interested in absorbing magic from the Sacred Tree, because it has a very pure and delicious magic content. But, our goal here is not for that.”
I furrowed my eyebrows. “So?”
“Our goal here is to investigate the source of the holy power that just suddenly descended on this place.” As Estella said that, she glanced at Alicia who was currently yawning beside me. “Your Majesty said that he felt a very extraordinary holy power around this place, so we were told to investigate the source of that sacred power.”
“Hm, I understand—”
—Eh?
Hearing what Estella said, my body instantly froze.
But, not paying any attention to my expression at all, Estella continued to continue her story, which made me even more trembling.
Alicia who listened to the story could also only fall silent.
“Yes, our initial goal is the source investigation of that power.”
“Te-Keep, why are you attacking this village?!” ask me once again, who tried to change the topic of his conversation in the other direction.
“Why does your voice sound trembling? Well, if it's about attacking the Elf village, it's the lizard's advice, not mine. He kept forcing to burn this entire Elf village because he said he had not gone berserk for a long time.
Of course, I've tried to stop him, after all this is an Elf village that has a barrier to not let anyone with evil intentions like us get into their village.”
“Eh, Barrier?”
Wait a minute, don't tell me?!
As I listened to the story, I became reminded of something we had done in this place before.
Alicia seemed to be aware of that as well.
Our faces were both frozen with flat expressions.
“I also actually don't know about the barrier itself, I just know that it is something created by their ancestors, and has the effect of dispelling any monsters that come close. I think it's kind of Crysta.”
“….”
“If it was an object that strong, it would definitely be hidden in a very hidden place, and I heard that it was also protected by a very powerful high-level spirit, too, so it should have been impossible to plunder this village if we had not even been able to break the barrier.”
No, that's enough.
Please don't say anything more.
“However, for some reason, the next day since we arrived here, the barrier is no longer there and we can—“
“Tu-Wait a minute! I understand, so you don't have to talk anymore! I already understand what you want to say in outline!” I said that quickly shut the little girl's mouth.
He looked a little surprised, but I ignored him.
If we continue to listen to what he has to say, I may die of immense guilt.
After all, the reason why this village was attacked.
—Not that it was obviously our fault!