Chapter 474 I"m Here to Kill You Today
A figure in a white dress drifted over the Wind Forest. She would only have to tap a branch gently with her foot before her body appeared over 10 meters away. Her long silver hair danced in the wind, giving her the appearance of an ethereal G.o.ddess.
“Woah! Isn"t that Princess Irina?”
“It is! That"s the princess! It"s been three years; the princess has finally come out from that cave!”
“She"s still just as stunning as ever. As expected of the number one prodigy of our elven race.”
Many elves soon noticed the figure gliding over the forest, and they all extended respectful bows toward her. All of the younger elves wore reverent expressions as they looked on from below. Three years… It had been three years since Princess Irina returned to the Wind Forest, but it was the first time that she had set foot outside of that cave.
“Mistress Helena, the princess has left the cave.” Hetty rushed into a cave with an urgent expression on her face. She looked at Helena, who was looking up at the star charts on the walls of the cave, and asked, “Could it be that she"s trying to run away
again?”
“Snarr came back to the Wind Forest today, right?” Helena turned to Hetty with a calm expression.
Hetty faltered momentarily upon hearing that before nodding in response. “Yes, he only just came back, and he has most likely visited the princess already.”
“Looks like he gathered a lot of information from his trip to Rodu. I wonder if he ended up finding that little brat, and I"m curious to see whom she"s going to take revenge on now.” An intrigued smile appeared on Helena"s face.
“What should we do now, Mistress?” Hetty looked at Helena with a nervous expression.
“Let"s go and have a look. No matter whom she"s hunting down now, it has to be an ally of ours. Looks like I underestimated that Snarr.” Helena smiled and waved her wand, upon which she disappeared from the cave.
Is that b*tch trying to take revenge for what happened all those years ago? Hmph, she can barely keep herself alive. Does she still think that she"s the revered elven princess of the past? Hetty gritted her teeth before chanting a spell. Shen then pointed her wand toward the ground, and a plume of black smoke rose into the air, upon which she also disappeared from the cave.
In the Krol Family"s territory, a vast expanse of forest had been felled, and a grand white castle had been erected in its place. The members of the Krol Family wore lavish clothing, while other elves in plain clothes acted as servants. The latter would often be abused and scolded by the members of the Krol Family, in response to which they could only lower their heads and apologize.
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Schubert was the leader of the Krol Family, a 10th-tier great magic caster specializing in wood magic. During the war among species, he had contributed greatly to the elven race"s cause, and had received many benefits from the series of changes that Helena had made in the past few decades. For example, he had received this vast and fertile stretch of land as his territory, where the Krol Family"s estate had been built. He had also been a.s.signed some servants and become part of the elven n.o.bility.
The powerful Schubert also dictated the punishments handed down in the elven race. He held an extremely high position, and under his reign, the law and order system had been extremely harsh in the past few years. For ordinary elves, just a small mistake could get them thrown into prison, and as such, everyone had invented the nickname “smiling devil” for Schubert.
At this moment, a banquet was being held in the Krol Family"s castle. Krol wore a set of lavish golden robes and sat lazily in the main seat. He held a jade goblet in his hand and looked on at the dancing elves before him with relish. There was an elf standing behind him, fanning him with a large leaf, while another elf carefully ma.s.saged his shoulders. There was also another elf kneeling in front of him, removing the skin from grapes before feeding them to Schubert one by one. She did so with extreme concentration and focus, not daring to make even the slightest mistake.
The guests at the banquet were all members of the Krol Family as well as the leaders of families that had close ties with the Krol Family. They drank wine while enjoying the dances being performed and basking in the enjoyment of being attended to by other female elves.
“Schubert, get your a*ss out here right now!”
Right at that moment, a cold voice rang out throughout the entire Krol Family castle, ringing loudly in the ears of all of the elves within.
The music came to an abrupt stop, as did the dancing elves. All of them were at a loss for what to do, and they hung their heads low as they didn"t dare to say or do anything.
“Who goes there? How dare you speak to Master Schubert in such a disrespectful manner!!”
“Anyone in the elven race who shows disrespect to Master Schubert should be locked up right away!”
All of the guests immediately rose to their feet with enraged expressions.
“Pr… Princess Irina?” In contrast, Schubert shuddered with a hint of fear in his eyes, and unconsciously sat up straighter in his seat. He looked outside with surprise and panic etched on his face.
“Princess Irina?” The guests" expressions all changed upon hearing that. All of them fell silent as they looked at each other, at a loss for what to do.
It had been three years since Princess Irina had returned to the Wind Forest, but she had been in seclusion this entire time. Everyone had almost forgotten her existence, but who would have thought that she would suddenly leave her seclusion to come here? Furthermore, she appeared to be quite enraged, and no one knew what was going on.
However, no one dared to say anything about locking her up again. The princess"s influence in the elven race was below only the queen and Mistress Helena, so she was not someone that they could mess with.
“Princess Irina!” The younger elves" eyes immediately lit up with joy and excitement at the sight of their idol.
“Let me see what the princess wants.” Schubert quickly calmed down before making his way outside. A smile had appeared on his face, but all of the people that were most familiar with him felt a chill run down their spines at the sight of that smile. That was his signature smile that he revealed before delivering his cruelest verdicts, and it was what earned him the nickname “smiling devil”.
“Let"s go have a look as well.” The guests all hesitated momentarily before following him outside.
“Has Her Highness come out of seclusion to reform the elven race? When will these torturous days come to an end? I feel like I won"t be able to handle this for much longer.” After Schubert and the guests had left, the elf that was feeding Schubert grapes collapsed to the ground as tears welled up in her eyes.
“The queen and the officials that she has promoted haven"t paid any heed to our suffering. They see us as inferior life forms rather than equals. Aside from the elven princess, there"s probably no one else who can change this situation.” A dancer sobbed into her hand, and a wound left by a whip was clearly visible as she raised her arm to wipe away her tears.
“Even Her Highness will most likely be unable to change anything. Besides, there"s a good chance that she doesn"t even care. Otherwise, why didn"t she do anything when she returned to the Wind Forest three years ago? This is our fate. We should have left back when we had the option to leave this place 50 years ago.” A tall and slender elven dancer heaved a dejected sigh.
All of the elves hung their heads low in despair upon hearing that.
Can elves like those still be referred to as elves? Irina stood on the tip of the tallest tree in front of the castle and looked down at the Krol Family members with a frosty expression. She had seen them abuse their elven servants and stomp their dignity into the ground-it was a sight that had truly disgusted her.
“Schubert pays his respects, Your Highness. Please forgive me for not making ample preparations for your visit. What would you like to see me for today?” Schubert strode out from his castle, and looked up at Irina with a calm smile on his face.
“I"m here to kill you today.”
Irina looked down at Schubert with a serious expression and she raised her right arm, upon which a staff as tall as a grown person appeared in her hand.