Albrecht's Chronicles

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“Are you comfortable with your stay? ”

Albrecht greets you politely, looking at Wesard. Then Randolph and the nobles looked at Albrecht quietly.

It was similar to the standard of how Albrecht should treat Elves according to their behavior.

Wescade smiles softly and replies.

“Thanks to Kaiser's care, we are always at ease. ”

I think we've met for about three days now, but I thought it was a little more like when.

But Albrecht simply nodded his head because she was seeing the past, present and future.

“Glad to hear it. But may I ask what you're here for? ”

“I've come to Kaiser and Rosamund on a personal matter, and the High Elves here will tell you about something else. ”

Then a woman, Hielf, stood up with a bent staff at the end and bowed to Albrecht.

“My name is Elrendis, and I lead the Elves with the brothers and sisters here. It is an honor to meet the Emperor of the Empire. ”

She looks like she's in her late teens or early 20s. She's blonde, almost white, with her head straight down in the middle on a garma.

It seemed like a fine silk uniform rather than hair, because it was so shiny and shiny.

Clean skin and long eyelashes that looked as faint as any high-elf were not beautiful in the world, and the existence itself was sacred, but felt a poor and cozy atmosphere somewhere.

Albrecht trembles a little, but nods.

“Nice to meet you. Ellendis, have a seat. I like to do favors and make friends with trust. Feel free to say whatever you want to me. ”

Randolph and Hermann were a bit particular, and Albrecht, who had no friends, said hello to the guests.

Then she looks down slightly, looking at Albrecht with her bright eyes. The child is truly beautiful. Albrecht almost cries out.

“We want to live under the roof of the Emperor. Would you allow me to live in the Igrandale Forest in secret? ”

Igrandale Forest? Where is it? '

Albrecht looks at Einhart. I asked him to teach me where. Then Einhardt was embarrassed. It was because I didn't know myself.

“The forest north of Gautingen. ”

Wescade replied instead. It was the area where the Bedouins used to live. Albrecht thinks for a moment, then looks back at her and asks.

“It's not that hard. But may I ask why? ”

“Because that's where the world's water should be, Yggdrasil. Only when we live near the water of the world can we live in true peace. Do you know what Elf means? ”

Do you have any idea? Albrecht shakes his head.

“It means he was born from an Elven Leaf. We are originally a species born from World Water Leaf. So the world water is the mother of our elves, and the world water is our home. But a long time ago, with the Great War of Dragons, the world was on fire, and we fled to the southern continent according to Weska's India. Today, there are many Elves born of physical love among each other, but the life span is shorter and the soul is more corrupt as generations pass by. ”

Then she mutters for a moment in an unknown language. It doesn't just murmur, but it sounds like an echo.

Suddenly, he flares his white cloak, and a plant glitters through the air.

Magic has always fascinated people. Randolph and Hermann open their mouths, and Sigmund looks surprised, though not that far.

Ellen said it again.

"This," he said, "is the seedling of the world's water. I intend to plant it in Lux Eternal Mountain in Igrandall and settle there. ”

Albrecht was only a clever judge in political or military matters, but not a mythological one. Underneath and beyond?

The nobles stared at what looked like ash trees floating through the air with their roots intact. I forgot to even record Einhart and stared at him dazed.

Ellendis flares her cloak again, and the World Water Tree disappears like a lie.

Albrecht had no choice but to look at the Wescade beside him. I didn't want my great-grandmother to harm my grandchildren.

Wescade smiled and said.

“I'm just their advisor. He led them back a long time ago, and he brought them back where they belong. So Kaiser needs to see them, not me. As you said before, if you want to be friends with trust, they will also reward you with trust. That's all I have to say. ”

Albrecht thought Westard was the leader of the Elves, but it didn't seem that way.

To put it in a parable, it seemed to be a respected being who withdrew from the front line or was freed from the guilt of the Elven Society.

Westard said we could be together with trust, but Albrecht only agreed to let us see his face.

“Very well. You may settle in a forest called Igrandall, north of Gautingen." ”

“Thank you."

This time, all the High Elves, including Elrendis, bowed their heads to Albrecht. Albrecht looks at the nobles and says,

“Since I haven't posted an immediate notice, I can't issue a formal decree, and I think you should know about it first. Elves within the realm of the Empire will enjoy peace. Anyone who tries to break the peace of the Elves will be an enemy of the Empire, so let them know. ”

It was ruled by the laws of the Reich until now. Albrecht was emperor, but he was also the Duke of Wrightingen and the King of the Lysen Kingdom. Each was distinct.

Anyway, Albrecht said we should just live in each other's bodies. The nobles just bowed their heads and listened to the emperor.

Albrecht turned his gaze back on the Hielves.

“But don't you need reinforcements? Monsters come out of the forest now. It's dangerous. That forest, Igrandale, we haven't explored yet, so we don't know what it is yet. ”

Then Westard replied instead.

“I'll take care of it. Kaiser.”

Albrecht nods. I just accepted what Westard said.

Again, she looks at Albrecht and says,

“In return for the Emperor's grace, I'd like to teach you about silk and pottery recipes, papermaking, and medicine, is that okay? ”

It was so welcome. Silk prices from the Eastern Continent have skyrocketed because of the sea monsters.How much of this gate will remain if you make it yourself in the Imperial Court?

As the realm of myth suddenly turned into reality, sweet fruits were waiting for me. They were the Elves who knew how to return the favor with trust, no matter what Weska said.

Albrecht was also a man, with lust and greed. I smiled a lot.

“That's fine. You're welcome anytime. Tell me as much as you need our human skills. ”

And she said, without a hitch.

“Then can you teach me metallurgy and ship manufacturing? ”

Albrecht nods happily.

“Metallurgy is the best for dwarves, but humans have evolved a lot these days. The Northmen are the best ships, so I'll let them go. ”

Albrecht also spoke favorably, but the humble Hielves frowned and said they were unpleasant. Did I do something wrong?

“It's nothing. It seems that no matter how high the spiritual lamb is, the wrath of the Dwarves is inevitable. ”

Westard explains. Albrecht is confused, perhaps. Even Dwarves used to hate Elves.

We hadn't seen each other for thousands of years, but I thought the genes were designed to hate each other.

“It's terrible to imagine the smell of a squishy dungeon and the unpredictable behavior. I hope I don't run into them. ”

“Well, we don't often see dwarves, so we won't have to face them. ”

‘Achillia said I was rotten to the ground by Elves. ’

Albrecht didn't bring it up out of his mouth.

It was none of your business anyway. If you monopolize your relationship with an Elf in the Imperial Court, the benefits derived from it were astronomical, so it didn't matter how much Dwarves and Elves hated each other.

In the case of papermaking, humans on the North continent could still make paper, but it took a long time and the material was poor.

Papers from the eastern continent were soft, light and not brittle.

However, Albrecht asked Ellendis one question.

“Silk and ceramics used to be imported to us across the Southern Continent. Do humans live in the southern continent? ”

“We don't know the human world, but we live in the southern continent. They have different skin colors and hair colors, but they're also human. In fact, we handed them the recipe for silk and porcelain a long time ago. Young Elves don't know that, and Humans seem to have forgotten it over time, but we were right to pass it on. However, we respect the human nature, but we haven't had contact for a long time because it doesn't fit with us. Without an empire like this, humans were not well controlled, and occasionally showed greed like sharp fangs. ”

From an Elf's point of view, the young Elves were not able to fathom how old they were. Only, Albrecht asked because the Elven's assessment of Humans was interesting.

“I don't understand the meaning of grading. ”

“It means that if you're ugly and beautiful and mean and noble and cowardly, you're brave and forgetful, and you don't fit in with us to pursue something static and stable, just like you do with Hahn. ”

Albrecht nods. The Elves could not understand, but seemed to know how to respect.

"Then why don't Dwarves just respect it? ’

Albrecht thought only to himself. It was just that this side, too, went beyond understanding and respected the life of the elf.

After all, the first meeting with the xenophiles ended well in a warm atmosphere. The Elves have a kind of municipality within the realm of the Empire.

If they don't come out of the woods, I just want to live face to face with the humans.

However, unlike the High Elves, ordinary Elves were somewhat human-friendly.

I don't know how the human world will be changed by Elves in the future, but it was clear that Elves will be changed by Humans, too.

However, humans used to throw parties when the talks were over, but they didn't know if there was such a culture, so I just wanted to say it like this and end it.

“Elves love wine. White wine, among other things.It's hard to get from the Southern Continents.Elves are hard to get. You'll be very happy with that if you drop it on them. ”

Westard advised me. I could give you white wine for free. Albrecht asked me to bring him all the white wine.

It's a practical story, and Albrecht has everyone pinned down.

He was a man, an elf, and they all stood up to pay tribute to the Emperor, who looked as if Albrecht was truly the owner of the world beyond his kind.

It seems that the Elves, including Randolph and the nobles, are still unfamiliar with each other, and the High Elves don't care much about them.

In fact, the nobles did nothing here, but they were the most powerful men in the human world, except for the emperor. Thus, they needed to see firsthand how interspecies relationships were established.

In a way, the two different worlds were the first to meet, but the place was shabby and nothing dramatic.

To put it this way, it was similar to when the leaders of the world met aliens, but nothing bigger than what they thought.

Without the absolute power of Albrecht, even this simple thing could have been a bloodbath.

It was also thanks to Albrecht and the design of the world from ancient times until now.

Eventually, only Albrecht, Rosamund, Westard and Einhart remained. Albrecht eyes you and sends you out to Einhardt.

Then Westard smiles and steps up to Albrecht.

Albrecht thinks he's going to untie himself and Rosamund, tied to the essence of the world. He thinks he's going to swing the staff, but then he leans over and pushes his face deeper. Suddenly?

When Albrecht saw Rosamund, he was caught and kissed without a chance to say, "I don't think this is it." Rosamund's eyes widen. Hey, Grandma?

But then my lips fall off, and Westard holds the key to his mouth.

Whether it was gas or solid, it was constantly buzzing like fire or smoke, and I bit the key in my mouth and kissed Rosamund this time.

I took my lip off again, but there was no key.

Is this the end? ’

Albrecht examines his body and mind, but there are no magical changes. He said, looking at Weska with a puzzled look.

“Is this the end? ”

Westard smiled softly as if Albrecht was lovely.

“Love with love. If I don't love them, it's unsolvable magic. ”

Albrecht turns his head to look at Rosamund, and Rosamund looks only at Albrecht.

“What do you think? Something different? Suddenly you don't like me? ”

Then Rosamund laughs.

“I'm going to hate you now. ”

Albrecht kissed Rosamund without even knowing it. Rosamund embraced it, but it felt the same as before.

The moist, supple lips of the beloved woman...... The pillar that has supported her soul that was crumbling, Rosamund.

Wescat sits in another chair a little distance from Albrecht. He looked at them lovingly, then firmly said.

“I have a favor to ask you. Kaiser.”

As Wesard speaks, Albrecht's increasingly fierce kissing drops into dismay.

Are you sure something's changed? You're out of your mind. ’

“Go ahead, Westard. ”

Then Westard said with a worried look in his eyes.

“Since the world's veil was up, some children have been born with magical gifts. This will continue. It's like a child holding a sharp sword. If you lead them well, it will benefit Kaiser and the world, but if you do wrong, they will do terrible things to themselves and to people. So, please, lead them well. ”

Albrecht had anticipated it, but now he's convinced when he hears from Westard. Wizard, you really have it now.

“What magic do they use? ”

“I don't know all of them. The world evolves into a spiral, but that spiral is part of a larger spiral, and a larger spiral is also part of a larger spiral. This will continue indefinitely. One thing I see in the future is incomplete. Looking into the future is not what it looks like. It's not looking forward, it's like stuttering into a memory. It feels inexplicable in language. ”

Albrecht and Rosamund were just listening to their great-grandmother.

“Some are naturally born or naturally enchanted, some are spellbinding like the High Elves, and some are twisting around with incomplete magical talent. Even with the same knife, a chef can make a great dish, and just as with a filthy, evil man, so will the magic that people cast. ”

Albrecht pondered a realistic issue with the wizard. How am I supposed to lead a sorcerer if I don't know anything about magic?

And no matter how Albrecht deals with it, how do people see the wizard? It may have been fortunate to be discriminated against and mistreated and not burned.

Albrecht looks at the puddle of light floating in the air. The light in the beam was surprisingly dull. Albrecht looks at the beam and says,

“But Westard, I know nothing about magic. And it's not going to work out just because I pity them. What is magic? ”

“As I said before, magic is about interfering with the real world and influencing the real world. Dragon magic is a bit different from that of the original beast, but it travels in an essential-world dream for a long time. Then, it detects and synchronizes with wavelengths or waves that match itself. It's only when you wake up that you have your own nature that the magic they cast is in the essence of the world. ”

He also said, looking at the glow he had made in the air.

“Humans, on the other hand, are born of nature. They're just as close to the real world as anyone else, and there's nothing wrong with them. They don't even understand why it's in them. They don't know how to use it. They don't know what the risks are. ”

He looks back at the beam of light and says, "Albrecht."

“Just treat it the same way. Punish if you have sinned, praise if you raise the ball. If you treat them with bias and discrimination, they will be distant from the world. And then they will sin against themselves and against the world. ”

I don't know about magic, but the Wizard was a man after all. Perhaps they will rejoice, grieve, suffer, rejoice like ordinary people.

Albrecht decided not to discriminate, rather than pity them in particular, as Westard had said.

Then Albrecht looks at Wesard and asks,

“When you killed the Orc King the other day, was that magic, too? The overwhelming power, I guess, was so powerful that I would lose myself on the line between reality and fantasy. ”

Then Westard shakes his head.

“It unleashed a tiny bit of the power that was in the soul fragment of Kaigerius. It's not magic. It can have very dangerous consequences for Kaiser. I couldn't have risked my life if I hadn't cured it in time. So let's forget about that power. ”

Albrecht nods. I didn't feel bad about it. Even though he thought he could handle the power at that time, he was not in a position to do it. Now I just thought I was living hard, being loyal to the present.

Albrecht looks back at Rosamund, and Rosamund reaches out for Albrecht's hand.

Westard smiles calmly, then gets up and lowers his waist slightly to Albrecht.

“Leading the elves on a massive leap through space, I'm a little tired, too. I'm going to take a break. ”

Albrecht stood up, holding Rosamund's hand.

“Of course. Soon we'll reach Poitier Castle. It'll be more comfortable there than here. ”

Then Westard shakes his head.

“I've been using an elven shell for a while now. Nature is most comfortable. I'm happy now."

Westard tries to leave, but Albrecht suddenly recalls something and calls her back.

“Oh, wait a minute. He, the Bedouins, believed in the number of the world called Irminsu. Were there any Elves involved? ”

Westard shakes his head.

“There were traces of old memories, but they didn't really understand the world's numbers. ”

Albrecht carefully asked again.

“When I didn't know much about Igrandall, you said it was a forest above Gautingen. Gautingen is the name of the region that humans call. Did... did you see me slaughter the Bedouins? Or was it even designed? ”

Wescade didn't answer. You just look down at Albrecht again, and leave the tent.

Albrecht looks away from his tent and gazes at Wesard's back, just boldly and unanswered. If it's better not to know, I won't ask.

As Albrecht begins to feel heavy, Rosamund pulls Albrecht's ear. Then I whispered in his ear.

“Hey, Emperor. Baby, make it. ”

Rosamund follows the words of the soldiers. Albrecht looks down at her, looking at her husband as if she had never said anything like that.

Albrecht whispered in her ear.

“Hey, Empress. Maybe we'll be scavenged today. ”

Then Rosamund giggles. Albrecht picks her up and snuffs her onto the bed.

“Ugh!”

Immediately Albrecht takes his position, striking her and lifting the veil from the air. Rosamund chirps and laughs.

When the burden that had been crushed for over a decade was lifted, the love of the two was as passionate and green as when we first dated.

The night wind blows over Weska's silver feet. Looking at the Emperor's tent from afar, he smiles bitterly, satisfied.

She looked up at the stars in the night sky. Does she also believe that if someone dies like humans, she will become a star in the sky? I searched the stars one by one, looking for someone.

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