You think you're worthy of saving the world?

Elutia, the first princess of the Holy Tree Kingdom, secretly entered the Papal City as the queen's special envoy.

What is the purpose of Your Highness's trip?

Elutia did not mention it.

Why choose this particular time?

Miss thought to herself: Could it be that the elven scandal that the embassy was trying so hard to cover up has already reached Her Majesty the Queen's ears?

This speculation made her slightly uneasy.

The embassy was certainly not responsible for the evil deeds of the four elves, but it was Myster alone who decided to cover up their crimes.

Although Misty had a clear conscience and acted in the best interests of the Holy Tree Kingdom, things had become difficult to resolve at this point...

"Are you kidding me? I'm swamped with work here...!"

Miss didn't get much sleep last night. She was planning to get up at seven o'clock, but she was woken up by the noise from the street at just past four o'clock this morning.

She was seething with anger: Didn't she know that the princess of the Holy Tree Kingdom was sleeping in the guest room right now? Waking her up would be a major diplomatic incident!

Miss swore she would summon the Templar Knights and have all these unruly people thrown into the dungeon!

"Calm down... calm down... I only have 80 more years until I finish my term and return home..."

Missy took a deep breath and opened the door. Just as she was about to reprimand him in her elven tone, she saw—

The four elves, their hands bound and heads hanging low, were being led by a human with ropes.

A large crowd of onlookers had gathered around them.

But these are not the point.

The focus is on the character who leads the elves by rope, a boy with black hair and golden eyes.

Miss had seen her once before at a banquet held in the Papal Palace...

Yu, Yulphis Falsion!?

"May I come in?" Yuri asked, tilting his chin up.

"..."

Missy's face darkened, and she nodded.

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The reception room of the Holy Tree Kingdom Embassy.

Even before it was time for work, all the embassy staff had already gathered in the room.

The four elven criminals who were brought to justice huddled in a corner, trembling, while Yuri and Stella sat in chairs.

The atmosphere in the entire reception room was tense.

The reason, of course, is that someone arrested a fugitive from the Holy Tree Kingdom without the embassy's permission.

Logically, this should be a collaborative effort between the embassy and the Papal Court.

But the embassy was busy covering up the truth, while the Papal Court turned a blind eye to the elves' actions.

This is a tacit political understanding that has developed over many years of exchanges between the two sides, however...

The scandal that the Holy Tree Kingdom least wanted the public to know about has actually been exposed this time!

The one who exposed it was none other than Euryphus Falsion!

Unlike Euryphus, who is well-known in human kingdoms, he is not very famous among elves.

The overall reclusive attitude of the Holy Tree Kingdom makes them indifferent to apocalyptic theories and saviors.

However... Euryphus was, after all, the savior prophesied by the "Sacred Tree".

For the sake of name only, Euryphus Falsion can be considered the son named by the greatest elven demigod.

This greatly troubled Miss, who was wondering how to deal with this troublesome hot potato.

Not only did a princess arrive, but a prophetic child also appeared. How come I've encountered things that I haven't seen in decades?

After much deliberation, Miss decided that she should take a tough stance here.

Even if Euryphus is the savior chosen by the "Sacred Tree", he is ultimately not one of the Sacred Tree Kingdom's people, but represents the Queen and the Sacred Tree.

"Lord Euryphus, your actions are causing us great distress."

How could you arbitrarily arrest our citizens and parade them through the streets? As far as I know, you're not even a formal knight, are you?

Hmph, so this is the attitude I was expecting...

Yuri had long anticipated that he would face difficulties from the elves when he escorted the prisoners back to the embassy.

After all, the task they posted was to "provide clues".

Yuri exceeded expectations by completing the task, exposing their hidden misdeeds.

Yuri didn't think the arrogant elf would renege on his payment for the task, but it seemed a heated argument was inevitable.

He glanced at the four elves beside him: "I don't think there's anything wrong with me."

They committed crimes and should naturally be punished accordingly.

I am neither a knight nor a nobleman, but merely an ordinary commoner. Don't I have the right to stop illegal acts?

"I only refrained from making a big deal out of respect for your country's embassy."

Instead of handing them over to the Knights Templar, they were brought here directly...

I truly didn't expect to be criticized by you, Miss Miss; it's really upsetting.

Yuri didn't seem upset at all, and said with a relaxed expression.

Miss twitched the corner of her mouth, her expression somewhat displeased.

He actually claims it hasn't escalated... so many citizens of the Vatican saw it! Rumors will be spreading tomorrow! He definitely did it on purpose!

The elven diplomat took a deep breath: "They have indeed committed crimes, but this should be handled entirely by our Holy Tree Kingdom, and even the Temple Knights agree with this."

Your actions are undoubtedly arbitrary and self-serving, and I will consider lodging a protest with the Papal Court.

She tried to use the papacy to suppress the other party.

Having worked in the Papal City for decades, Mistre knew very well that all of Euryphus Falción's actions were controlled by the Papal Court.

Aren't you worried about punishment from the Twelve Holy Thrones for doing something like this?

Yuri really didn't care.

He retorted sarcastically, "So your approach to handling cases over the past month has been to release false mission information?"

If it weren't for my and my partner's quick thinking and proper handling, we might have met with disaster because of the incorrect information you provided.

Someone kindly helped you find someone, and this is how you end up? Is this how your country handles cases and what kind of etiquette you practice?

"...!"

Miss was rendered speechless by Euryph's retort, her beautiful face turning deathly pale.

Seeing her embarrassed expression, Stella curled the corners of her lips into a smile.

Although Yuri had already warned her before they arrived at the embassy: "We probably won't be treated well by the elves."

But Stella didn't expect these elves to be so unreasonable. They had helped catch the criminals, but instead they had to endure a scolding.

Stella's impression of the elves plummeted to its lowest point in a single day.

Normally, she would have left without saying a word.

"Lord Euryphus is indeed eloquent."

Miss remained silent for a long time before speaking again.

“I’ve heard a lot of rumors lately. People say the Child of Prophecy has become rebellious and more unruly every day.”

I initially thought it was just some pointless rumor, but after seeing it today...

Lord Euryphus, you should be aware of how special your identity is and that you cannot meddle in the affairs of other countries, right?

It seems you have absolutely no sense of your own identity.

“My identity is not so special that I can ignore the crimes happening in front of me.”

Yuri remained composed: "But I've realized one thing—"

The esteemed and special status of the elves is so high that it even transcends the laws of other nations.

"Your country's citizens must have committed many acts of recklessness, but they've all been suppressed. Your job must be very demanding."

"you……!!"

The debate between the Prophet and the Elf Diplomat ended in a complete victory for Yuri.

Miss was so angry that she gritted her teeth and couldn't speak for a long time.

The differences in their ideas were very sharp and fundamentally irreconcilable.

As a diplomat of the Holy Tree Kingdom, Misty believed that "national affairs" always outweighed "private affairs," and that the dignity of her country was paramount.

Yuri, however, believed that the embassy condoned elven crimes and took privileges for granted.

Neither side believed they were at fault, and the situation reached a stalemate.

"..."

Since they couldn't see eye to eye, Yuri felt it was about time to leave.

He's here today to collect his mission reward, not to lecture him.

Yuri wasn't naive enough to think he could change the arrogance the elves had accumulated over tens of thousands of years with just a few words.

Although Miss is quite unreasonable, she is very capable at work.

He understood what Yuri meant with just a glance, and whispered a few words to a staff member.

Two minutes later, a large box of banknotes appeared in front of Yuri and Stella.