I Don't Want To Work! - Chapter 156

CHAPTER 156

In the assault on the elven village, there were no omens, and the reason was unknown, they were searching for something.

And I know a village that suffered immense damage from some kind of attack.

That’s the high elf village.

‘I remember.’

Didn’t something come crashing into the hazy memories of the past?

It was the Titans.

In broad strokes, elves and high elves were the same race.

So, the methods of hiding the village or the location of the village were somewhat similar.

Upon closer inspection, they were different, but to someone who didn’t know anything, whether it was a high elf village or just an elf village, it would be indistinguishable.

“……”

However, there were still missing links.

Why did the Titans suddenly attack the high elf village?

Aren’t they the ones in the darkness?

‘It’s strange to say that evil gods commanded it.’

Evil gods fell from the divine realm to the human realm and merged with darkness.

In other words, the way to return to the divine realm was scarce.

So, why would they attack the high elf village, which is one of the few ways to the divine realm, where the World Tree is……

Ah.

I see.

I got it!

‘The lord is the culprit.’

The Titans were also a race.

Many sought to ascend to the gods, but among them, there were surely those who tried to hold hands with the gods to escape the darkness.

Betrayal is always a possibility regardless of time or place.

And if those Titans attacked the high elf village on behalf of the Lord?

‘Yes, that makes sense.’

To the Lord, evil gods would have been a target of suspicion.

Having fallen and merged with darkness, they would have been like a bomb waiting to explode at any moment.

So, he tried to burn the last bridge to prevent them from ascending to the divine realm.

‘Elves didn’t have much interaction with the gods even in the age of the gods.’

They only had minimal interactions. 

Elves always lived hidden lives.

So, the Lord couldn’t be sure which village was a high elf village.

That’s why he sent Titans to every elven village.

“M-mmom…!”

“We, daughter.”

My mom and young me were swept up in there.

“Hah….”

I exhale deeply. My head began to throb.

A shock different from when the gods tried to roll me like this with my soul as the material for nectar struck my head.

I didn’t expect this to be connected like this.

The Lord was rolling me in multiple ways, wasn’t he?

‘My head is spinning.’

I bit my lip, took a long breath, and tried to calm my irritated heart.

“…Asiel?”

Either sensing my unusual mood or for some other reason, Ethaniel called me.

“Lottie.”

I swept my hair back and replied.

“It’s the name of this life. Lottie Pandelion.”

I didn’t even introduce my name or Lionel.

However, I was too angry to find the opportunity to do so.

“Yeah, Lottie.”

Ethaniel calmly corrected my name, looking at me.

“You seem to have realized something while listening to my story.”

“That’s right.”

I nodded.

“I figured out who messed with you and your village.”

“…Isn’t it that new god? The one called an evil god. I heard she merged with darkness and joined forces with the Titans.”

Ethaniel’s words trailed off as if groping for memories.

“She surely chose her own name. The name, the name……”

“Primus.”

Suddenly, Lionel, who had been silent, interjected.

“Primus, it means ‘first’.”

“How do you know that?”

Ethaniel’s eyes flashed. 

At the same time, the hands of the warriors standing behind him reached for their weapons like statues.

“We lost several warriors just to hear that name.”

Creak, he sat up straight. 

A crossbow was revealed from under his loose robe.

Right, he was the expert marksman with that crossbow.

“It was a name known only to the closest associates, but how did a human like you hear that name?”

Click, he calmly loaded an arrow. 

The tip of the arrow pointed towards Lionel.

“You, what’s going on.”

And anger reached me too.

“What the hell makes you believe such a thing.”

“I’ll explain.”

<Baaa!>

“……!!”

Splash! The sudden rush of water from Shu took away the crossbow and quietly placed it on the desk.

Having barely calmed my mind, I took a step to organize the situation.

“So, first of all. Lionel, this is Ethaniel, my closest friend when I was an elf.”

Lionel gave a slight elven-style bow. But Ethaniel’s expression didn’t improve.

“And Ethaniel. This is Lionel, currently known as Lionel Marcus.”

“……”

“My disciple.”

“……??”

Ethaniel’s face filled with questions. 

But it didn’t take long for those questions to turn into astonishment and then immense anger.

“You sided with the minions of the evil god!”

He wasn’t lacking in knowledge either.

I had always told him that my disciple was my first disciple, the only one.

And I knew that before the evil god fell from the divine realm to the human realm, she was responsible for eternal life.

He must have found the link in an instant.

At his scream-like outcry, the warriors drew their swords and raised their bows.

This could get messy if not handled properly.

“How, Asiel, how could you! Join hands with an evil god!”

He showed strong hatred.

“Even though you provided the remedy for our chronic disease, Asiel, I can’t tolerate this.”

“Because I’m Lottie.”

Mixing even the names from the past blurs the boundaries. 

That’s why I always instructed anyone who knows about my secret to address me by my current name whenever we meet.

Well, Asiel’s life is too long to mix, but still.

“And calm down. My explanation isn’t over yet.”

“……”

“If, as you say, I’m the hero who found the cure for the elves, and if I’m still your friend, then listen to my explanation till the end, Ethaniel.”

He gritted his teeth at my firmness.

“You’ll have to convince me and my warriors.”

“Be afraid.”

Lionel sneered. But as soon as I jabbed Lionel’s side, he immediately shut his mouth.

“It’s true that Lionel briefly joined forces with an evil god. But that was to find me, and he’s completely withdrawn now.”

“How do you know that?”

“Because he found me.”

At my firm answer, Lionel nodded, and Ethaniel’s expression became peculiar.

But he couldn’t say anything more about the truth.

“There are other reasons too. Lionel recently scrambled through the mind of an acolyte named Achel.”

“…Achel? Ah, the dark elf, right?”

He had been keeping an eye on the Titans and evil gods.

So, it seemed he knew about Achel too.

So, he must have figured out the name of the evil god too.

“So?”

Perhaps he felt somewhat sure about disturbing the mind of Achel, whom the evil god cherishes the most.

Ethaniel’s voice softened.

Why didn’t he believe the story about me meeting the evil god to escape from the situation?

“And it wasn’t the evil god who ordered the Titans to attack the elf villages.”

I said firmly.

“It was the Lord.”

“The Lord?”

Ethaniel’s face contorted at the sudden mention of the name.

“Are you trying to bring up the Lord to escape from the situation?”

That reaction was natural.

In Ethaniel’s eyes, it would look like I’m suddenly bringing in another deity to justify myself.

“No, I’m sure.”

I emphasized my voice.

“It was the actions of the Lord, Ethaniel.”

I was about to present the evidence I had thought of. 

But before that, he stood up first.

“I can’t believe it.”

Ethaniel stared at me with resolute eyes.

“I can’t believe you.”

“……”

“You used to be my friend, my fellow elf, and our sister. But what about you now?”

Ethaniel leaned close to me.

“Round ears. And a short lifespan. You’ll barely live a few decades before dying.”

His gaze was piercing. 

“I’ll still be here, and our village will still stand even after you’re gone. But you’re saying it’s the Lord’s fault?”

I could understand why Ethaniel reacted so sharply.

As he said, I’m short-lived.

He might be worried that if he believes in me and blames the lord, all the remaining damage will fall on himself and his village.

That’s the burden of a leader, isn’t it?

One wrong choice could take the lives of dozens, hundreds of people.

Having barely calmed my mind, I stared back at Ethaniel.

“How about listening to the evidence slowly? And first, there’s something wrong with what you said.”

“Something wrong?”

“Yeah.”

I smirked.

“I’m a half-elf, of high elf and human descent. A half-high elf.”

“What?”

Ethaniel looked at me in astonishment. 

Mixed blood, especially of high elves, is quite rare.

“And Ethaniel.”

I plopped down on the chair next to Ethaniel’s.

“It’s going to be a long story. If you listen to it all, I’ll listen to you in return.”

I chuckled, tapping my toe.

“I’ll tell you about a way to completely subdue the Titan race.”