Nobody could understand how the situation could escalate that quickly.
It looked like Nial, and Mathias had become the human race's diplomats without even meaning to, after all.
"Wait, what?!" Nial asked, feeling dumbfounded when he got to know about this piece of information.
His amplified senses had allowed him to listen to the discussion of the human Originals when he and Crevian had entered the Forest of Life.
Nial was able to connect the dots as well, which was why he had asked Crevian about it to confirm the truth.
However, the Old Elf's answer had been a simple shrug. Thus, Nial had followed Crevian to Valvian's home to ask him if it was true that they were considered the human race's diplomats.
But what he didn't expect was Valvian's eerily calm answer in response to his question.
"Isn't that obvious? You guys are the human diplomats, and we won't accept anyone else!"
This logic was beyond Nial's comprehension, but he tried to calm his mind, and figure out how the hell this was 'obvious'.
However, it was only when Valvian continued to speak that Nial finally comprehended why they would consider two youths human diplomats.
"Well, you are loved by mana and nature. We got to know you first, and you didn't discriminate against us when we came here. In fact, you openly approached us. That's why you are the best candidate to become the person to talk to us. I believe that you won't try to swindle us either." Valvian merely stated before his gaze flicked to Mathias, who he was able to see further away, talking with Tessa and Bilarn.
Miranda was also by their side, but she remained silent so as to prevent doing anything that could offend the elves.
"We got to know your friend through you. He may not be loved by mana but he is still liked to some extent. He is not a destroyer either. And as you can see, your master is also allowed to be here, so I don't see a problem."
It was almost as if Valvian didn't care about his opinion even in the slightest. It was a little bit frustrating, but Nial took a deep breath to calm down. It worked perfectly fine, which was why Nial didn't flip out.
'And I'm curious about your darkness imbued energy and the black miasma. The pseudo domain you created was everything but a simple creation!!' Valvian added inwardly.
He didn't hide the fact that he wanted to get to know Nial better, which was even more important when Crevian reported the intel about the Sacred Knights leader, that his name was Silvian, and that the Dryx had attacked the human race's shelters already!
"Looks like we will never be able to live in peace with him." Valvian said in a defeated tone when Crevian had explained to him everything about the connection of the name 'Silvian' and the Dryx race.
Valvian was much younger than Crevian. Thus, he didn't know much about the Dryx race and the individual Silvian anymore. They hadn't fought or met for thousands of years, after all.
However, his return made it clear that the past would repeat itself, and that their fight was bound to be continued, just in a different place.
'Well, even if we cannot avoid it, we can become stronger than him and defeat him and his race. On Jundra, that won't be a problem!!' Valvian was confident in his strength and the prowess of his people.
That was why he was much less worried than Crevian, whose old memories about the God of Saints and Devils were anything but good.
"It will be enough as long as we make adequate preparations against a possible attack by a tide of Dryx, right?" Valvian asked in the elven language while averting his head to Nial.
Crevian had already told him that Nial had learned a bit of the elven language while teaching them the human tongue.
'His entire existence is unique.' Valvian concluded while telling himself that Nial's energy was something even the Empress might be interested in.
Other Elven races would be interested in Nial as well, especially Dark Elves.
'He was quite fortunate to encounter us, otherwise, he might have been taken away from the human race, and potentially even turned into a half-elf, married off, and ordered to start copulating…well, maybe he wouldn't dislike that.'
Valvian's tactic was quite simple. He used the information he had about other human races to deduce how the humans on Jundra would react.
They might not be exactly the same, but their selfishness, their greed, and many other emotions were common between the races.
However, Valvian also thought that Nial was a bit different from ordinary humans, so he shrugged his shoulders and continued to speak with Crevian.
Not long after, Mathias, Miranda, and both Tessa and Bilarn entered Valvian's hut as well.
Nial joined his master and friend, while the two young Elves reported their fight against Nial and Mathias to Valvian.
They didn't know that Valvian had observed everything and that he knew every single thing that had happened, by now.
"Mathias, what do you think about the Elves…wanna give it a try?" Nial suddenly asked in a low voice.
"Give what a try?" Mathias asked in return, unsure what his friend was talking about.-
"Playing diplomats, of course," Nial said as if it was the most natural thing to do.
"Huh?!" A loud noise, overflowing with confusion and shock reached everyone's ears all of a sudden.
When the Elves turned their head to Mathias, who had exclaimed loudly, everyone could see how baffled the young man was.
Nial merely smiled, while Miranda tried to control her expressions. Her facade was crumbling and the corner of her lips began to twitch.
'Just…what the hell. Either I'm too old for all this, or Nial is an Ace at shocking people…' Miranda thought, while seeing that Valvian had approached them.
"What do you think, will you become the diplomat and represent your race in front of the Elves? If it's not you, we won't accept anyone else, for now, at least. You know, it might not look like this, but we don't trust anyone!" Valvian didn't think that it was necessary to lie.
Only those loved by nature and mana received some trust from the Elves. As for everyone else, they had to work extremely hard to gain even the slightest bit of trust of the Elves, or they had to be connected to those loved by nature and mana.
This was the case for Miranda, who was fortunate enough to have Nial as her disciple.
As for Mathias, he was liked by mana, even if it was not in an overly obsessive manner as it seemed to be the case with Nial.
"Well, It would be great to stay in the Forest of Life, but I cannot be the main responsible diplomat to represent humanity.
I have other things to take care of…" Nial said, his voice cracking towards the end of the sentence at the thought of his family.
He couldn't simply abandon them, even if the opportunity was great. When he talked to Mathias a moment earlier, he had planned on becoming the connection between the human and elven race for just the required time which would be enough to create his Ancient Origin ring before leaving.
The Forest of Life was more than enough to allow him to drastically shorten the time he would need to create his primary Ancient Origin ring, after all.
With the strength he gained from his primary Ancient Origin ring, it shouldn't be problematic for him to find his family.
At least, that was what Nial told himself.
'To be honest, that was to be expected. Jundra is vast, and an opportunity for every race that appears only once in a lifetime according to the prophecy of the Empress. Holding him back would be helpful, neither for Nial nor for our relationship with him.
If everything Master Crevian reported is true, Nial is not only a Destroyer but also a Healer, a preserver of Life… I don't know how that is possible, but it has to be the truth if Master Crevian says so.' Valvian told himself, feeling a light headache overcoming him.
The potential trouble with a God merely a week after the Forest of Life descended was already bothersome, but the entire existence of Nial was just too complicated to comprehend.
"So troublesome…" Valvian said in the elven tongue, which caused the three other elves to turn to him. They smiled at him pitifully because they could feel the responsibility and burden placed upon Valvian. He was the Midnight Elf of Jundra's Forest of Life who belonged to the first batch of Elves to arrive on Jundra so as to solidify their claim.
"How about we stay here for three months, and create a working relationship between Elves and humans? There will definitely be another human, who is loved by mana that you will find sooner or later. As long as you can trust him or her, this human can become our successor."
Nial just wanted to create his Ancient Origin ring in the next few months, while conquering the dungeons that were bound to appear around the Forest of Life.
With the high mana density and great quality around and within the Forest of Life, numerous dungeon portals were bound to appear, and they would be of better quality than the ones they had encountered until now.
If possible, learning the runic constellations that were known only by Elves would be interesting as well. However, the priority to learn runic constellations was much lower than everything else.
His family was the most important to him, and if the Forest of Life could provide him the push he needed to get closer to his goal of reuniting with them, everything would be fine.
The Elves had their own plans, but the same could be said about Nial and everyone else. Thus, Valvian could only nod his head.
"3 months? That will be more than enough. You will be a friend of the Elven even afterward!" He exclaimed in joy while smiling faintly. His eyes were overflowing with kindness. However, that irked not only Nial but both Miranda and Mathias felt a little bit odd as well.
'Why is he being so overly friendly!?' Miranda wondered, not understanding why the strongest of the Elves, who had descended on their planet, would be so friendly to Nial. It was nice, but Valvian was being way too friendly!
'Damian would love to tear apart every last descendant of the Elves apart but they act just overly friendly…' Nial could only think, clearly feeling Damian's anger boiling in the depths of his conscience.
'There should be a reason for his anger…'
For now, Damian's emotions were not important. However, Nial made a mental note about it, and he would definitely remember it for the future.'
'They have a plan in mind, that is for sure!'
It was only obvious, but Nial smiled on the outside, his hand reaching out to shake it with Valvian's.
"I'm happy to be of your service. Let's create a firm bond between our races!"
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