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She must have remembered what was going on at the time, and I could see the irritation in her tone and gestures.

'So? I was going to say no, but not only everyone in my hometown but also my father and mother said it was a good deal and that I should accept it. I ran away because I thought I would be forced to marry them if I didn't,” she said.

It's a good thing that the elves are honored to receive a marriage proposal from a high elven tribe, but that's not the case with Meldina, who is the odd one out among the elves.

It's a good thing that you're not the only one who's been in the market for a while.

Mel...

Sitting next to Meldina, who didn't look up even after finishing her story, Cunaria held her hand with a sad look on her face.

Judging from her expression, he probably hadn't even told her.

''After all, it was right to take her out of that place!

It's awful. I'd go ballistic if I was you.

Before long, Miselio, who was supposed to be making a lot of noise, and Oma, who was dealing with her, were right beside her.

Miselio, who had been with her for a long time, acted as if he was involved in the events of the parties involved, while Oma, who seemed to have imagined it by applying it to herself, had a look of disgust on her face.

As the sympathetic gaze focused on Meldina, Vilm, who had been silent since she began to speak, opened his mouth.

''I'm still speculating... but... the reason they came after Meldina this time has something to do with that necklace, doesn't it?

By necklace, you mean the one that Ville broke in the hallway?

It's the same kind of magic those Rastabelle guys wore, right?

'Oh, first of all, there's no doubt about it. At least it looked exactly the same on the outside.

'So, but what does that have to do with this one?'

Virum nodded to Oma, who answered on behalf of the identity of the magic tool, and Cunaria, who still refused to leave Meldina's side, questioned him.

'Their inexplicable deaths. I have briefly examined the bodies and there is almost no possibility of poison or a curse. The only thing that was different before and after they died was that necklace I crushed in the ground.

'Hmmm... how many times do you think breaking a necklace is going to kill you? It's a bit too forceful, I think, for the sake of quirkiness.

That's what I thought, too. So I thought, ”Well, maybe it's the other way around.”

”'Reverse?'

Meldina, who wasn't convinced by Wyrm's speculation, pointed out a point of concern, but what came back was a surprisingly simple agreement and another answer.

I'm sure you'll be able to see that the necklace has the effect of unleashing your latent abilities and raising your physical capabilities. If that's the case, instead of 'I died because I broke the necklace', don't you think that 'wearing the necklace prevented me from dying'?

That necklace works like that? So the reason those people were so reluctant to go out is not because they didn't want to, but because they couldn't...?”

'So... does that mean... now that you're wearing that necklace and can go out, you've come after Mel?

'That's what it comes down to. That's why I'm wondering why the high elves have it. That necklace was supposed to be a recent development by Rastabel.”

You're not gonna...

Guided by the hypothesis spoken from her mouth, Meldina, who had come to the same conclusion, took a breath.

As it was, Vilm nodded to her, who met her eyes as if to hasten her answer, and spoke the conclusion he had reached.

''The High Elves have some kind of connection to Rastabel.

'Hey, wait a minute, Mr. Virum! The High Elves are a spirit-worshipping race, just like the Elves, you know? There's no way I'm going to cooperate with a rastabel that hunts spirits!

Oma himself has no intention of defending the high elves, and seems to have unintentionally spoken out at Virum's conclusion, which is unthinkable from the common sense he knows.

'That's something we'll find out from now on. There is no clue about the people who escaped from the Rustavel, and it's well worth looking into, right? And...

Vilm, who had been answering Oma's rebuttal so nonchalantly, raised the corners of his mouth slightly and snapped his fingers.

''I'll have to make you regret trying to mess with Mel.

In the depths of his eyes, I could see the fire of anger burning from within.