Starting with the defeated female knight

The latter was still smiling, its wings flapping gently behind it, looking cute and lovely.

After a moment, the tentacle moved its eyeballs, scanning over the elven warriors behind her. After looking at them all, it turned its gaze back to her.

Why are there only females? Weren't there supposed to be males?

Or perhaps you live in a matriarchal society where women typically act as warriors?

"It's dead."

The little elf spread his hands.

"There were very few male elves to begin with, and when He went mad, He simply killed them all because 'men are not beautiful enough'."

[Wow, this is even sexist, huh?]

The tentacle makes a comment and then continues to swing.

What about the other Pokémon? I heard from them that you usually travel with a mix of Pokémon of different sizes...

"Most of them are dead."

Dolores sighed.

"Although the little elves were small, they had so many things on them that could be used as decorations. Plus, they were a bit silly. In that incident, they were basically all captured and used as backgrounds or various materials."

"but......"

She tilted her head and smiled.

"Why are you asking these questions? You're not thinking about something terrible, are you?"

silence.

The tentacles continued to watch her silently, without giving an immediate response.

for a long time.

So, what do you want?

"I want my children."

The little elf put his hands together and said sincerely.

“I know they offended you, but despite the hardships we’ve endured, we still have some things we can be proud of.”

"If you are willing to let them go, I guarantee I will give you a satisfactory price and will never let them, or any elves, come near you again."

Please~

Please~

"Let them go for the sake of a poor mother."

The little sprite tried to act cute, even hugging its tentacles and shaking them.

But the tentacles remained motionless for a long while before slowly swaying.

No.

"Why?"

The little elf looked aggrieved.

"All I want is my children back. If you think the price isn't enough, I'm willing to raise it further, as long as they're safe and sound..."

Do you know what I want most?

The tentacles gently swayed, then transported Melia, the former captain of the elves, from a distance.

Then, in front of the sprite, he used his tentacles to wrap around it and gently rubbed its cheek.

Once you're outside, you can ask anyone in the city, the entire empire, and even the orc tribes what my favorite thing is.

The little elf blinked, looking a bit confused.

But under the watchful eyes of the tentacles, she still flew to her children and sent the other elven warriors out to inquire around.

Then, with the return of the elven warriors and the delivery of certain messages.

The little elf's expression gradually turned strange as it looked at the tentacles in front of it.

Good heavens, she thought she was amazing enough, but how come there's someone even more amazing out there?

They can openly print that kind of thing on the back of gold coins without even putting on a show.

"Uh, well, well, um, ah..."

Looking at Melia, who was wrapped in the tentacles' arms, the little elf was at a loss for words for a moment.

If you're worried about their safety, I can assure you that I simply like them and would never harm them.

[Even if you're still worried, you can stay here for a couple more days and see how I treat them. You can also ask them directly about what happened before.]

In exchange, I hope you can also help me persuade them to stay with me.

I really like them, and I'll treat them well, really.

The tentacles looked at her sincerely, their tone earnest.

I was secretly delighted.

You like lying and disgusting people, right?

Look at what your dad did.

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P.S.: As usual, one update first, then continue.

Volume 1: Chapter 94: Who would have thought!

This green worm is definitely lying.

Green is certain of this.

But don't get me wrong, Green didn't disbelieve her. On the contrary, he completely agreed with every word, every action, and every punctuation mark she spoke.

He even dared to guarantee that even if he sent someone to investigate the elves now, or even used lie detectors, the results would most likely be exactly the same as what she said.

But the biggest lie is never the lie itself, but rather telling only half the truth, or even 99% of the truth.

The danger in their thinking is real, the story of that child is real, and the experiences and PTSD of these elves are also real.

But what about herself?

Especially with the last two questions, the other party didn't even bother to pretend.

The idea that "men aren't beautiful enough" and "pixies are good material" sounds plausible, but upon closer examination, one can immediately see that something is amiss.

Of course, Green was also confident that if he pointed out anything amiss, the other party would provide a very reasonable and logical explanation.

Even when you look at the whole story, it can give you a sudden realization that "that's how it is."

Thus overlooking a seemingly insignificant detail behind the whole affair.

Without males, elves cannot reproduce naturally.

If all the other sprites die, who will have the remaining 'seeds' and the continuation of the entire sprite race?

Admittedly, Green also knew that this was somewhat of a conspiracy theory.

The problem is that the moment he saw the little elf, even without his sense of smell, he could smell the scent emanating from it.

It was completely different from the stench of the capital, but much more profound and intense.

Even so, even though the other person's appearance was somewhat incompatible with his name, he did not make a judgment about the other person based on such subjective feelings.

But after the conversation, the feeling just wasn't there, and he couldn't say he could trust her anymore.

Moreover, adhering to the principle of "if you're disgusted, you must disgust them back," Green immediately used the excuse of being a little girl to shut her down.

Especially after seeing the constipated look on the other person's face, Green felt for the first time that this prejudice might not be entirely without its benefits.

As for why it's so complicated instead of taking more direct measures...

The answer is no.

Although there was no evidence, Green was certain that even after crushing that green worm into juice with its tentacles, the other party could still return unscathed.

If we do that, not only will it not cause her any real harm, but it will also cause her to go to war with Dawn City, or do something else, such as giving the elves a reason to form a certain perception.

As for the others...

Rather than people, they are more like living figurines.

Even if you smash it all, it won't make any difference.

On the contrary, it might even suit the insect's wishes.

In addition, this is Dawn City, his territory, not that green worm's, and there are tentacles watching every twenty meters.

With such a great opportunity and such great conditions, it would be a real shame not to play along with her.

Of course, Green also knew that the green worm couldn't possibly be completely unaware.

After all, even setting aside his two overly obvious follow-up questions, the excuse of liking little girls was indeed rather clumsy.

But it doesn't matter. He only wanted to retaliate in the first place, and if he really wanted to do something, the other party would have no choice but to notice.

It would be better to be upfront from the start and avoid unnecessary back-and-forth and dragging things out.

To be honest, Green's idea is not wrong.

However, he misjudged one thing.

Although Dolores did feel that Green had sensed something and was deliberately trying to annoy her when she initially decided to stay.

But after spending a few days in Dawn City, she became less certain.

Even the way they looked at the tentacles became eerie.

Even if it's just a pretense to appease her, isn't this going a bit too far?

Not to mention, in this world where cognition truly possesses power, even if He didn't have any particular preference before, such a broad, profound, and strongly consistent cognition...

Even if someone doesn't have a certain preference, or even resists a certain preference, they can still drastically change it, right?

Dolores was starting to feel insecure.

And he became increasingly pessimistic about whether he could bring those children back, especially that important child.

No matter how Green responds, whether he's gentle or forceful, whether he's easy to talk to or vicious, she's prepared.

But the answer that he 'likes little girls' was something she really didn't expect, and it was completely beyond her plans.

after all......

"Who would have thought of this!"

The green figure was so annoyed that it started scratching its head.

After a while, once she calmed down, she sighed helplessly.

Alright, the rest of the plans will proceed as usual, but as for that side, let's leave that avatar there for now.

Although the plan will be affected to some extent without that child, it is not impossible to proceed.

As for that incarnation over there, let the tentacles watch if they want.

That's perfect, she can keep an eye on him to prevent him from messing up her plans again.

And so, with different thoughts in mind, and following the invitation of the tentacles, the little green sprite and the twelve great sprites that followed her stayed temporarily in the reception area outside Dawn City.

And in the following period of time, he began to slowly learn and adapt to life in Dawn City.

......

Meanwhile, in Dawn City.