The Villainous Noblewoman Is About to Be Forced into Love, Isn’t This Wrong? Chapter 218: Welcome to the Elf Forest

In the early morning, philia and Liana planned to leave Gran Town early to avoid being discovered.

But philia hadn’t expected that even at such an early hour, there would already be people waiting outside the hotel.

“Your Highness the Princess.”

“What is it?” philia looked at the crowd standing by the entrance.

Among them, many were seeing Princess philia for the first ti, but every single one of them knew in their hearts that Gran Town had beco what it was today entirely because of the princess’ help.

Therefore, every one of them was extrely grateful to Princess philia.

And, even if they had never seen her, they had heard about her deeds to so extent.

Not to ntion, what philia had done had genuinely helped them, so they were also very supportive of her becoming the next monarch.

But now that Princess philia had given up on this matter, they felt it was a great pity.

After all, only Princess philia had helped their remote region; of course they had to support her.

But they didn’t say too much to comfort or persuade her, as that would put pressure on the princess.

“This flower is for you.” A little girl, holding a bouquet of fresh flowers, presented it to philia on behalf of the crowd.

“Thank you.”

“It is us who should be thanking Your Highness. Without you, we would not be in our current situation. It was you who improved Gran Town,” the villagers said gratefully.

“I only did what I was supposed to do.” If it weren’t for Liana, philia herself would never have noticed the abnormality in this place.

philia looked at the villagers. They kept a certain distance from her, not getting too close.

“Is there anything else you wish to say?” philia asked.

They shook their heads. “We just wanted to see our benefactor. We know that Your Highness must have many things to attend to, so we’ll just take a look. Also, do your best, Your Highness.”

“...Thank you.” philia smiled faintly. She could see their restraint.

It was clear they didn’t want to disturb her, so they stood watching from a distance. It was also clear they didn’t want to add any pressure, waiting here only to offer a flower to thank her.

“However, there is soone else you should thank even more,” philia said.

“Of course! We have also properly thanked everyone from the Royal Knights.”

“I...” philia wanted to say more, but Liana gently tugged at her.

“...That’s good, then.” philia nodded.

“Then we won’t disturb Princess philia any longer.” The crowd dispersed, leaving only Liana and philia behind.

Oh, that’s not right. There was also Minoga, guarding them from the shadows.

“Everyone really likes you,” Liana said with a smile.

“Mm.” Unlike before, philia now chose to accept this kindness.

“Shall we go?”

“Okay.”

The two boarded ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) a carriage, which was driven by Minoga.

Liana looked at the scenery outside the window. “This is my first ti leaving the Lisat Kingdom.”

“It’s the sa for .” philia never had the ti to travel far, nor did she know what she would do if she went out.

The Luska Kingdom was a hostile power, and while the Elf Forest was a neutral territory, its attitude toward humans wasn’t particularly friendly, so there was naturally little opportunity to visit.

“We’ve experienced a lot of firsts together,” philia said.

“I feel like that phrase has a different aning when it cos from your mouth...” Liana said irritably, though what philia said was the truth.

“What different aning? How co I don’t know about it~?” philia looked at Liana with a sweet smile.

“You’d better genuinely not know!” Liana wasn’t about to fall into that trap.

“How about that place, does it still hurt?” philia asked with so concern.

“...” Couldn’t you have phrased that differently! Aren’t you ashad saying it so directly?

However, Liana still answered honestly, her face just a little red. “It’s much better...”

“That’s good. I’ll definitely be gentler next ti,” philia said.

Liana could believe many things philia said, but this particular sentence was one she couldn’t quite trust. However, she didn’t call philia out on it.

“I wonder what kind of scenery the Elf Forest will have. I heard from Sephirena that elves don’t have buildings like humans do. They live within nature, using magic to create living spaces inside tree trunks, probably similar to that elf shop in the Lisat Royal Capital.” Liana had only ever learned about the world of the elves from books and had never seen it with her own eyes.

Therefore, Liana was also very curious about what the place where elves lived was really like.

“Lady Minoga!”

“Open the gate. I need to go to the Elf Forest,” Minoga said, taking a token out of her pocket.

“...I understand.” Upon seeing the token, the guard didn’t ask any more questions.

If it were anyone else, they would have been subject to inspection, more or less, with no exceptions even for a Judge. But this was a direct order from the king.

Liana looked out the window as they moved away from the Lisat Kingdom.

The scenery outside the kingdom was sowhat surprising to Liana.

The road to the Elf Forest was a stretch of barren wasteland, where not even weeds existed.

“Legend says this was the battlefield against the demon race a thousand years ago. This land was corrupted by the blood of demons and thus cursed. From a thousand years ago until now, it has remained in a barren state, with no living creature willing to survive in this area,” philia explained.

“This conveniently separates our three kingdoms,” Liana remarked.

Because it was a barren wasteland, anyone trying to cross would be easily detected, which was one of the reasons why stability could be maintained between the several kingdoms.

“Even after so much ti has passed, this place is still affected by the demons.” philia fanned herself with her hand.

Stifling, barren, and oppressive.

The mana in their bodies felt as if it were being obstructed by sothing.

“No wonder so few people are willing to go out,” philia said with a frown.

Due to the influence of the demons, the mana stones in the carriage were affected to varying degrees and couldn’t cool properly.

This made the entire carriage rather stuffy, forcing them to use magic manually to cool down.

Soon enough, however, Liana saw a verdant green forest. This was likely the Elf Forest.

Minoga stopped the carriage in front of the forest.

A winged folk covered in red feathers flew out from the air.

“We co from the Lisat Kingdom. I am philia Lisat, a princess of the kingdom. We have co to the Elf Forest this ti to inquire about certain matters. We have also confird with Princess Avira beforehand, and she knows we are arriving today,” philia said.

“Let confirm first.” The winged man dared not let humans into the Elf Forest carelessly. If any accident were to happen, it was a responsibility he could not bear.

“There’s no need to confirm. Princess philia is a guest of our Elf Forest.” Avira appeared before them.

“Yes, Princess Avira!” Upon seeing the princess erge, the winged person knew his presence was no longer needed here. It was better to leave quickly and not disturb them.

“Everyone...” Princess Avira’s gaze fell upon Liana, pausing for several seconds before she continued, “Co in.”

Liana took a step forward. As she crossed into the forest, she could clearly feel sothing like a barrier.

But it didn’t attack her, likely because of Princess Avira’s presence.

Upon entering, Liana felt the scorching heat completely disappear. The surrounding temperature and environnt were extrely pleasant, giving one a very comfortable feeling.

Moreover, the speed at which the mana in her body circulated and recovered was greatly enhanced. For anyone who used magic, this place was simply a holy land.

“Welco to the Elf Forest, our guests.”

“Thank you, Princess Avira, for coming out to greet us,” philia said.

Avira smiled faintly. “Follow .”

Liana followed behind Avira, looking around with curiosity.

The place was teeming with life. Dancing spirits could be seen everywhere, and the plants here were much larger than those normally seen outside.

And, the further they walked in, the more familiar the scene before Liana beca, as if... she had seen it in Sephirena’s illusion.

But strangely, the place where the holy sword was sealed in the illusion was completely absent, as if it had vanished from this world.

Although Liana was puzzled, she didn’t say anything. This matter could probably only be unraveled when she t Sephirena.

Along the way, Avira didn’t speak much.

Liana walked shoulder to shoulder with philia. philia looked at Liana’s swinging hand, really wanting to hold it.

But right now, Liana was just an elf, just an ordinary friend, and she was still in disguise. Holding her hand at this mont would only bring them a great deal of trouble.

They arrived before a massive tree. Avira raised her hand, and a door appeared in the trunk.

“Co in.”

The group walked inside, looking around with curiosity. The layout of the room was not much different from a human’s room.

The most noticeable difference was probably that there were more plants, and that it was inside a tree.

Just as Liana had thought, it was indeed arranged similarly to the elf restaurant she had visited before.

“This must be Princess philia’s first ti in one of our elven buildings, isn’t it?” Avira said.

“Yes. Although there are so elven shops in the Lisat Kingdom, this is the first ti I have truly seen an elf’s dwelling.” philia looked around curiously.

“Is this magic?” philia could see obvious magic patterns suffused throughout the various parts of the house.

“Why not ask the miss elf next to you, Princess philia? Perhaps she would know,” Avira said, looking at Liana, seeming to have already noticed sothing. “Won’t you say a few more words, miss elf? You should be very familiar with the most basic structures of our Elf Forest, right?”

“...” What do I know? Didn’t Loraviel say I wouldn’t be discovered?

“Aren’t you going to continue the disguise? Perhaps you could deceive the other elves, but in front of , it’s not quite enough. I know basically all the elves who are blessed by Mother Tree of Life,” Avira said with a laugh.