Hi there, my name is Chamberin Bke, and I'm currently handcuffed with a tree's roots while being led by a bunch of women with bows and spears.

  Why does it feel like I'm a naive fner being led by a bunch of ibals back to their tribe?

  Well, if the said ibals are a bunch of slender and pretty dies, I don't mind beien by them. In fact, I might as well eat them too.

  It's like an y, but ibalism. Okay, that sounds a bit dark.

  A few minutes of walking ter, I finally found myself passing through some sort of barrier, a familiar barrier.

  'It's a barrier that not only keeps normal humans away but even weak supernatural beings. .'

  The moment we arrived ihe barrier, my breath was quickly taken away by the sight of an enormous tree, ten times bigger than normal.

  How e I didn't notice that? Its height alone is enough to gather not only my attention but even the people from the vilge.

  Before I k, I am now standing in front of a woman, this time, this woma wear any masks, proudly showing her beauty and those pointy ears that has been b me for a while.

  Uhe others, this one's hair was deep violet, her eyes were light green as it stares back at me.

  While I was standing, she was sitting ohrohat looks more like a simple chair made from the roots of the huge tree behind her.

  After a few moments of sileween us, the dy finally broke it off by initiating the versation.

  "…A devil. What is a devil like you doing wandering off in our forest?" She asked.

  "Would you believe me if I say that this entire forest is now my property?" I said, watg as anger fshed within her eyes, huge tree behind her brimmed in magical energy, that even I couldn't help but marvel at. Even the dies who escorted me fred their magical energies.

  Speaking of magical energy, I wonder how strong this dy is. Uhe others, she was sitting on a throne-like chair, as if she's some sort of hidden boss.

  With curiosity in my head, I used my magical seo peer through her magical energy.

  Great, it's empty again, like a void.

  o self, be wary against the supernatural beings whose magical energies 't be sensed.

  "How dare you, devil. You all are the same, nothing but a bunch of chaos inate beings. I bme your creator, the God of the Bible fing your race to life."

  "Wait, hold your horses, dy. What do you mean by bming God about this, and also, don't pare to the rest of the devils, I already said this to your friends behind me, but I'll say it again, I'm not a bad devil." I firmly pressed, seriousness pstered ay face.

  "Hoh? Not a bad devil you say? Sure then, I'll humor you, expin to me why you're not a bad devil." Smirking, the purple-haired dy leaned ba her chair and said.

  I 't just tell her that I used to be a human who turned into a devil, right? That might just worsen my current situation.

  "Well, for starters. I love humans, that's something you won't find from other devils. Sed, I've been living amongst the humans for months, I'm sure you're heard of the vilge just his forest of yours. Last but not the least, I saved a pair of human family from a vampire a few weeks ago." Hopefully, these three reasons are enough.

  "Hm? Vampire?" Suddenly, the purple-haired dy dropped her smirk and shifted around her chair while asking.

  "Yes, a vampire, I heard that he's been terrorizing that vilge for the past few weeks, so I put him out of his misery." I shrugged, as if what I did was a normal thing.

  Actually, ba the Marvel Universe, eliminating vampires are also part of the sorcerers' job, it's just a minor ohough, not a necessary job since we're more focused on Dimensional araterrestrial threats.

  " you…describe this vampire to me?" The dy voiced out with a bit of hesitation.

  That's weird, why would she be ied of that vampire out of all the things I mentioned?

  "No problem. Let's see if I recall. Long bck hair, very messy, pale skin, charred lips, red eyes and pointy ears, more pointy than yours. He was wearing a pin dark robe." The more I expihe more I see emotions fshing within the purple-haired dy's eyes.

  As soon as I'm done, she closed her eyes.

  "…So, what now?" I asked, I'm not liking the silence.

  "You are right, you're not a bad devil." At the gesture of her hand, the tree root that has been binding my wrist es off, slithering away.

  "I'm fused. What does a random vampire have to do in proving I'm not a bad devil? I don't mind listening to an expnation."

  "That 'random' vampire you've been talking about wasn't just terrorizing the vilge. But also ours, every week, he would bring a human victim inside our forest, kill them, toy them, staining our forest but we were powerless to deal with him."

  So this forest is where that vampire has been bringing his victims every week? But wait, how e they're powerless?

  "I'm sorry to interrupt you but powerless? I didn't eve when I killed him. Much less someone like you, who is strohan me."

  "You are right, if it was me, I won't also sweat when killing that vampire. The problem is, you see, is the vampire's identity." At the mention of her st sentence, I noticed slight fear emanating from her eyes.

  "That vampire is the son of a vampire elder from the Tepes fa. A fa of powerful vampires, currently the dominating force among the Vampires even after their former leader, Dracu's death."

  'What is this cultivation thing bullshit?'

  "So you're telling me, is that you are afraid of provoking the Tepes fa?" I received a nod as a response however I sensed a 'but' ing.

  "Yes, but that's not the only reason. If we still have the support of our Queen, there's no reason for us to be afraid of a meren leaderless vampire fa."

  "What do you mean? Were you exiled from your Kingdom?"

  "Before I answer your question. Allow me to introduce myself, to avoid fusion." The purple-haired dy stood, before tinuing.

  "My name is Sylphie Greenwood, the former princess of Elfheim, me and my friends performed a very dangerous expedition that could've caused not only war with another realm, but also lose the prote of the wise God-King Odin. Hence, my mother, the Queen, decided to exile me and my friends, and shall only e back after I learned my lesson."

  'So in other words, you're like Thor from Marvel?' I resisted the urge to show my lips quivering at the irony of the situation.

  So the multiverse decided to fuck up and make the princess of Elfheim experiehe fate of Thor instead of Thor himself?

  "S your exile, you decided to settle in this forest?" I asked and received a nod iurn.

  "And because you no longer have the prote of your momm- I'm sorry, your mother, you 't afford to be reckless anymore and cause your already worst situation to worsen?" In whice again, Sylphie nodded in response.

  Well, look at that, at least she's better than Thor during exile.

  "Ihat's why I'm grateful for what you did, though I am also sorry for what it about to e to you." Sylphie then casted me an apologetiixed with pity.

  Hey hey, why are you looking at me as if I'm already a dead man? I'm still alive you know!

  "Don't worry about it. Knowing those Vampires, the moment Dracu died, they became nothing but a bunch of cowards. Devils might be hated by the entire world but that doesn't mean we're easy to be picked on." I smirked fidently, yeah I know it's kind of weird to be proud of my race as a devil.

  "I see. I'm gd. It seems like you're truly not a bad devil." I saw a smile on Sylphie's face, captivating my eyes for a moment.

  "May I know your name? You've saved us from such trouble, I feel obliged to know the name of our beor."

  "Chamber, just Chamber." Of course, it would be rude to not do such simple thing.

  "Chamber. Such a name. For doing us such favour, you may ask me of anything iure. As long as it is within my capabilities." Ohh? A favor from the future Queen of Elfheim?

  And besides, I also o meet with Odin, I have a few questions I would like him to answer.

  Questions that might possibly bring me bay home.

  "I appreciate it. As for the favor, I don't want to sound rude but is it possible for me to cash it now?" I awkwardly smiled, watg as Slyphie's face twitched several times, probably a the fact that I'm asking for the favht now.

  "W-Well, I did say I'll grant you a favour, I wasn't just expeg it to be now. Just so you know, I'm a nobody for now, I have nothing to offer you." I see her frowning.

  "Then I say the favor now but cash it iure?"

  "Sigh. You may." Sighing i, Sylphie finally gave in.

  Finally!

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  [ Chapter: Ch. 30 - Earning the friendship of Elves]