Chapter 444: Bridge the Truce
That afternoon became a moment of sorrow that enveloped the holy city.
Along with the emergency regulation"s repeal, a funeral ceremony was held in the courtyard of the Holy Cathedral. An event attended by several divine beings, but only a handful of people knew about it.
Nevertheless, one thing was clear to the public. Everyone was aware that the G.o.ddess of Blessings was present among them! But, they just had no idea where their G.o.ddess whereabouts.
After the funeral ceremony ended, Elena gently stroked Elysia"s back. "Let"s go back."
"Back, but to where?" Elysia heaved a subtle sigh and nodded.
"To your apartment on the top floor at Lavely Pizza? The Holy Cathedral is getting a renovation from the G.o.ddess of Blessings, yes?" Elena glanced at the floating Nell.
"Mm, well, even if that"s true, I won"t be starting to renovate the Holy Cathedral this afternoon either." Nell rolled her eyes and looked to the side.
"You want to eat until you"re full first? Fine, I"ll treat you so you can work harder." Elena gave a wink with a playful smile.
"You will treat everyone? But I"m sure Ely will pay for everything." Nell blinked a few times in surprise, but she just shrugged her shoulders in the end.
"Ely and I shared our possessions. There"s nothing wrong with that. Let"s go." Elena turned around and walked away, Elysia following right beside her. Rhea was still in Elysia"s arms. While Nell followed right after.
Evelyn, Ella, and Sylvia looked at each other with complicated feelings. Their friend Elysia got along well with the divines. For some reason, their relationship with Elysia felt distant because they felt inferior.
Elysia noticed that her group didn"t seem to have been invited, and no one had followed her either. Thus, she stopped in her tracks and turned around to ask the others.
"Erm, what"s holding you all back? Let"s go to Lavely Pizza. Eve, Ella, come on, we have many guests to entertain." Elysia waved her hand lightly.
"En." Ella and Evelyn nodded with a smile. The two of them soon followed. Turns out, Elysia was still the Elysia they knew. Nothing had changed, except for more new friends.
"Mother, you will also come with me." Ella stopped her steps and went to her mother, then she asked her grandfather"s plan. "Umm, grandfather, how about you? Come with us?"
"Hmm, fine." Alexander nodded and decided for his daughter-in-law too.
After that, Elysia"s group left the vicinity of the Holy Cathedral, although her group really attracted attention.
Arthur just watched that group leave with a complicated gaze for one thing... He wasn"t invited! He, the Emperor of this region, was abandoned and ignored!?
Even so, he just took a deep breath and put aside his veins of embarra.s.sment. He immediately joined the group on their way to Lavely Pizza.
Dozens of elite holy knights and imperial knights also followed to escort the super-duper important executives.
"Psst, hey, we"re going to Lavely Pizza, right? Why do I now feel that this place is no ordinary restaurant?" Sylvia whispered to Ella and Evelyn while covering her mouth with her hand.
"Of course, Lavely Pizza isn"t your average restaurant at all. It"s a special place of choice." Evelyn gave a thumbs up and wiggled it with a smile.
"O-oh, I know that, anyway. I just bought more than a dozen pizzas this morning, but those holy knights wanted to catch me after that." Sylvia pursed her lips and adjusted her sungla.s.ses.
"Huh? Did something happen? Did you buy a lot of pizza but didn"t want to pay?" Evelyn tilted her head slightly.
"Hush, that"s rude, little girl. This big sister is rich and important. I even feel insecure sometimes because of the wealth I have now." Sylvia put her hand on her upper chest proudly.
"O-oh..." Evelyn and Ella smiled wryly at Sylvia"s exaggeration.
"But, well... Luckily, Lavely Pizza belongs to Ely and you both. Otherwise, this big sister will take care of the bill." After saying that, Sylvia glanced at Elysia and the G.o.ddesses.
"Our friend Ely seems to have a unique charm to attract divines. Look, she"s like being the nurse of the G.o.ddesses. Oh, G.o.ddess Tamer, perhaps? Humff!" Sylvia whispered once again while covering her mouth.
Ella immediately pressed her hand to Sylvia"s covered mouth to silence the latter. "Hush, that"s rude. What happens if you offend someone you shouldn"t."
Meanwhile, Elysia smiled faintly to realize what was going on behind her. She didn"t need to look back to know what happened, thanks to her advanced perception.
"Don"t humans and devils get along well? Look at them, there"s no real difference between them." Elena muttered while glancing at Nell then at Rhea.
"You may be right, and I was hoping that it could be realized one day. But, this era is not like ours. The strife has been going on for far too long, and the hatred between humans and devils is ingrained. These two races are not even willing to make a truce. I don"t even know what to do anymore." Nell looked up at the sky with a tired look. She had known the problem for the past thousands of years, and no solution came to mind.
"We are here and the Evil G.o.d is there. We can only let time tell. All we can do is prevent a big battle from happening." Rhea also looked up at the sky. She also didn"t have any bright ideas to resolve this serious dispute between humans and devils.
"Mm." Elysia nodded in agreement. For now, none of them could do much about the dispute between humans and devils. "In the near future, we will be going to the Devil Continent as well. What do we need to do, huh..."
"Ah, we"ve arrived." Elysia simply put her thought aside. She looked at the fourth-story building in front of her. It was still as nice and beautiful as she remembered.
"Let"s go in." Elysia revoked her invisible soundproof barrier and looked back. She invited her group to enter.
"Welcome-" The employee"s voice seemed to be stuck in her throat. Her eyes widened to see who it was. Not only her, but almost all employees were the same.
It was not only the owner but also with many guests. But the most important thing was that all of them were important people, even Pope and Emperor! But also with a fox girl and a huge dragon-like man?
Elysia just smiled to see the employees stunned expressions. She only guided her group to go directly to the fourth floor.
"Ayla, nice to see you again." Elysia greeted the bespectacled girl who, for some reason, was already waiting on the fourth floor.
"It"s my pleasure to see you again, Miss Elysia." Ayla gave a slight bow of respect.
"Ayla, please prepare a banquet for my guests." Elysia immediately asked without much ado.
"Understood. Then, please excuse me." Ayla gave another respectful bow before leaving the vicinity.
After entering the living room, Nell asked everyone to sit down. She opened a serious conversation at the very beginning. "Alex, Arthur, maybe the day after tomorrow, my group and I will go to the underwater region of the Aquatic Ocean.
After that, we will go to the Devil Continent. What"s your view regarding the truce between the Human Race and the Devil Race?"
Alexander and Arthur furrowed their brows for a moment, but it was only for a moment.
"The clash between humans and devils is the worst compared to the other races. If that"s your will, then that"s what will happen. However, it won"t be that easy..." Alexander sighed as he didn"t dare at all against the will of his G.o.ddess.
"I have a similar opinion. However, it"s not something that can be decided unilaterally. I hope for a high-level meeting consisting of the highest authorities between the two races. We need to settle things at that meeting." Arthur emphasized his request, but it sounded a bit like an order.
"Understood. I"ll take care of that later. We don"t have much time. I just hope, there isn"t a battle between each other when we need to work together to face the inevitable." Nell floated down and landed on the table. She pulled out a seat for herself and sat there.
"We need to bridge the truce from racial strifes? Humans and devils, beastkins and beasts, elves and fairies as well as dwarves... We have quite a bit of extra homework." Elena leaned back on the sofa. She muttered, but it sounded like a sigh and loud enough for everyone to hear.
Alexander looked at the three divine beings in the room, two near Elysia and one at the table. The Human Continent had three divine beings as their backing, so it was clear that humans triumphed over the devils if only seen from this alone.
"Nee, Ely, are we going out to sea? I"ll come with you, okay?" Sylvia tugged the hem of Elysia"s dress for attention.
"Okay, but you will also come with us to go to the Devil Continent." Elysia gave an agreement without a second thought as she had planned it beforehand.
"Yay~" Sylvia raised her hand high. "We"re going to explore the world, right? Devil Continent won"t stop me."
Hearing that, the two girls beside Sylvia instantly became incredibly envious. They also wanted to come along with Elysia. Still, they were afraid not to get permission because it was dangerous, and they didn"t have the power to protect themselves.
Nevertheless, Evelyn would not give up before trying. She ventured to ask. "Umm, Ely, you"re leaving again the day after tomorrow with the G.o.ddesses and the representative amba.s.sadors? If that"s possible, may I come along? I"ll be a good girl and stay out of any harm. I won"t be in trouble."