The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated Chapter 518: Is This… A Confession…?

Shien hadn’t expected lika to have such a past.

But on second thought, it made sense.

Why else would lika leave the village and travel?

Shien already understood the Elven Race sowhat and knew that very few chose to leave the Elven Holand to travel.

There were three reasons for this.

One: The Elven Race’s wariness and rejection of the outside world.

The elves’ vigilance towards n from other races showed their negative impression of the outside world. Coupled with the long history of harassnt and persecution from outside n, those who had traveled outside either warned others about the greed of n or were heartbroken, unable to extricate themselves from their emotional wounds. Elves naturally wouldn’t have a good impression of the outside world, thus affecting their willingness to leave their holand.

Two: The conditions in the Elven Holand weren’t necessarily worse than the outside world.

Since elves were a naturally magical race, their research and developnt of magic were far superior to the outside world. Within their race, there were also many powerful elders, and the world’s strongest magician and magician corps were also here. Therefore, elves didn’t need to go outside to learn. They could achieve better results by training in their holand.

Three: The Tegor Forest, where the Elven Holand was located, was the largest monster forest in the human world.

In the Tegor Forest, not only were there nurous monsters, but also many rare species not found elsewhere, encompassing monsters of all levels. Elves had no shortage of opponents to fight or environnts to level up. It was even better here than anywhere else. Even if there was danger, there were elders of their race to watch over them, so there was no need to worry.

For these three reasons, elves didn’t need to travel to steadily improve their strength.

So why would they want to?

In fact, among the elves, probably less than one percent chose to travel.

In other words, most elves in the Elven Holand had never left, being born, raised, and growing stronger here. Those with talent would eventually join the Elven Corps, becoming archmages above level eighty.

With such good conditions, why would they want to travel?

Of course, there were still so elves who chose to travel, proving that it had its benefits.

What benefits?

It was simple.

Faster growth!

Improving one’s strength was faster than staying in the village.

Admittedly, in the Elven Holand, every elf could enjoy the best growth conditions and steadily improve.

However, steady didn’t an fast.

It was well-known that although training could increase one’s level, the most effective thod was still fighting against opponents of similar or higher strength. 𐍂₳N𝔬𝐛Ëş

Fierce battles between life and death were undoubtedly dangerous, but they were also the fastest way to grow.

And in the Elven Holand, with the protection of elders and such stable training conditions, there was little sense of danger or opportunity for battle.

Life in the Elven Holand was too peaceful and stable, so although elves could steadily improve their strength in this environnt, their growth rate wasn’t fast.

Otherwise, with the elves’ talent and long lifespans, if they lived for a hundred years, even the weakest among them should be a top-tier legendary expert, right?

But in the end, there were only three legendary-level existences in the entire Elven Race, and these three had all lived for at least a thousand years.

A thousand years!

If it weren’t for limitations in talent and potential, even a pig could beco a legendary expert in that ti!

This showed how slow the elves’ growth rate was.

This wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Elves were long-lived and protected by the barrier set up by the Goddess of Nature. They could grow safely and steadily.

The reason the Elven Corps was the strongest magician corps in the world was because each mber had trained for at least hundreds, or even thousands, of years.

As long as their potential wasn’t exhausted, and they hadn’t reached their limits, eventually, all elves could naturally reach level eighty.

This racial talent was comparable to the Dragon Race, known as the kings of monsters.

After all, dragons could naturally grow to level eighty, reaching adulthood as powerful monsters.

Although not every elf could reach this level, and so had lower potential, eventually reaching their limits and unable to increase their levels further, the fact that there were over a hundred mbers in the Elven Corps showed that elves were still incredibly blessed.

Only a small portion of elves, dissatisfied with such slow growth, would choose to leave the Elven Holand, seek challenges in the outside world, and constantly push their limits.

After learning about this, Shien had once wondered why soone like lika, who didn’t seem eager to beco stronger, would leave the Elven Holand and travel.

Only now did Shien realize that lika overca her timidity and decided to leave the village because of the pressure from her childhood friend.

And this wasn’t a wrong decision.

“When I first left the village and saw the outside world, I was very scared.”

“Many people stared at because I was an elf, and many ca to talk to , which really scared .”

“Fortunately, a senior guided and brought to Larmigion.”

“There, not only did the elves living in Larmigion help and give a place to stay, but I also t Sister Vivian, Diere, and Lumia…”

lika’s tone finally brightened a little.

“Everyone helped , allowing to find my footing in the outside world.”

“And thanks to joining Vivian’s squad, I was able to go on so many adventures and subjugate so many monsters.”

“Although I experienced several dangerous situations and so unpleasant things, I always felt that my decision to leave the village two years ago was the right one.”

Saying so, lika unconsciously looked at Shien.

“Otherwise, I wouldn’t have t everyone, and I wouldn’t have t Mr. Shien…”

As she said this, lika’s eyes gradually beca moist as she looked at Shien.

Within them was a deep affection that moved Shien.

“…”

Shien fell silent.

He was a little at a loss.

This… could this be a confession…?

Shien suddenly felt a warmth spread through his body.

Undoubtedly, this was the first ti he had faced such a direct and pure expression of affection.

Unlike with Lucy, where their feelings developed unconsciously amidst their playful banter, and unlike with Diere, where their ambiguous relationship developed under the premise of her entrusting herself to him, finally confird by their passion, lika’s feelings were like the most ordinary, yet also the most profound, love, so pure and touching.

And this was undoubtedly sothing Shien had never experienced before and wasn’t good at handling.

(I’m just a wanderer!)

The never-serious Hero roared in his heart.

Such a serious confession was a bit too much for the unserious Shien.

At the sa ti, this also confird Shien’s previous thought.

lika’s feelings for him were deeper and purer than he had imagined.

If Shien knew about the Elven Race’s values regarding love, he would understand that this feeling was even more sacred than he thought.

Of course, even without knowing, sensing lika’s feelings, Shien couldn’t be indifferent.

He was just unserious and liked to play around, not a scumbag who only thought with his lower body.

Having received lika’s affection so directly, there was no need to consider what to do next.

Shien touched his nose and adjusted his emotions.

Lilith and Millu, watching this from the side, looked at each other.

Lasha’s eyes flickered, but she remained silent.

As for Lucy, looking at lika, who was staring intently at Shien, seemingly forgetting her nervousness and shyness, her heart completely occupied by her emotions, as if bravely confessing her love, her eyes filled with affection, Lucy’s expression was sowhat complicated.

At this mont, Lucy couldn’t help but feel a pang of sadness.

But looking at the unconcealed love in lika’s eyes, Lucy felt relieved.

She had said before that as a royal princess, she understood and allowed Shien to take concubines.

And if that person was lika, Lucy felt that she could completely accept it.

Unlike Shien, Lucy understood the elven view of love and knew what would happen if an elf fell in love with soone.

Moreover, Lucy didn’t dislike lika, even having so fondness for her. Along the way, she had already subconsciously regarded lika as her future sister.

Now, driven by her emotions, lika finally expressed her affection for Shien.

Although this was due to the circumstances, a completely impulsive action, the result wasn’t necessarily bad.

Otherwise, with lika’s usually shy and nervous personality, she wouldn’t have confessed to Shien.

As for Shien, this guy was just waiting for others to throw themselves at him, with no intention of actively pursuing anyone. Expecting him to make a romantic confession would be like waiting for the sun to rise from the west.

Therefore, this was a golden opportunity.

That’s what Lucy thought.

Unfortunately, not everyone wanted to see this happen.