Chapter 768 - Rebirth (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Morning.

Cheryl laid her hand on her chest. Just a few moments ago, she woke up from a nightmare and she couldn’t recall what exactly happened. However, for some unknown reasons, she felt rather uncomfortable. She came to the window and gazed at the sky—thick layers of dark clouds hovered above Casabianca. As an Elf who was sensitive to the weather, she sensed that a storm was brewing. Or perhaps this was the reason for her uncertainties?

However, she widened her eyes in astonishment when she lowered her gaze to the garden.

“That’s…”

A razor-sharp, azure blade slashed through the air. It was Andre brandishing his Neptune’s Sigh—the ice-cold air swept along a layer of frost that struck forward menacingly. In an instant, a huge vortex rose with fluttering tree branches and leaves from the garden.

It still isn’t right!

Andre knitted his brows and came to a halt. He shut his eyes and recalled the dark figure—Rhode. That man used an incredibly strange swordsmanship that he couldn’t defend at all. As the holder of the Neptune’s Sigh, Andre was clear of his advantages and flaws in his swordsmanship. He was able to launch an AOE attack with the Neptune’s Sigh’s elemental attribute enhancement. During his battle in the Dragon Soul Ceremony, Rhode exposed all his weaknesses entirely. Although he had refined them… He didn’t know why whenever he recalled the dark figure of Rhode, he instinctively felt that he couldn’t defeat him based on this swordsmanship.

Maybe I should seek guidance from Teacher Soderfast…

“Andre!”

At this moment, a crisp voice interrupted Andre’s thoughts. He looked up and saw an Elf young lady flying toward him like a nimble bird. Her eyes were filled with unprecedented happiness. She threw herself into his arms and embraced him tightly.

“Andre… Andre… You’re finally…”

“Yes, I’m back, Cheryl.”

Andre blushed to her passionate hug. Then, he whispered into her ear gently.

“Sorry for making all of you worry for me… I’m truly a useless man. But don’t worry anymore. I’m back on my feet.”

“Andre…”

Tears welled up in her eyes, but she bit her lips to keep them from flowing out. Then, she took a few steps back to draw a distance away from Andre. The latter looked away shyly and let out an awkward cough.

“… Cheryl, I suppose everything is fine these days, right?”

“Hmm…”

Cheryl lowered her head shyly and nodded.

“Yes, the Light Parliament has been busy with the election for the next chairman, so… nothing much happened.”

“Election…”

Andre puckered his brows.

“Do you know who the candidates are?”

“I heard that the potential candidates are parliament members Nakvard, Carlson, and Greig.”

“What?!”

Andre instantly revealed a look of helplessness and uncertainty. He knew clearly what kind of people the three of them were. Nakvard and Carlson held strong popularity among the people. However, they acted in ways that defeated their purpose. Nakvard upheld human supremacy and incomparably rejected the Elves, Dwarves, Battle Angels, and other races, which led to a terrible relationship between the Country of Light and their neighboring non-human societies. The Country of Law held a neutral attitude toward the Country of Light. However, Nakvard only targeted against beings who were non-human. Within the human community, he strongly advocated integration, coexistence, encouraged immigration, communication, and was therefore deeply loved by the public.

However, Carlson was entirely different. He opposed Nakvard’s racist policies and believed that they should remove such policies and regulations that treated the other races unfairly and promote communications between races. Carlson was also Andre’s most respected senior. However, Andre was also aware that he wasn’t popular within the parliament and many people were uninterested in his suggestions. As a result, it was difficult for him to attain victory.

What worried Andre the most was parliament member Greig.

Unlike the other two, Greig was a pure supremacist of the Country of Light. He opposed immigration and on various occasions publicly and strongly condemned the immigrants in the Country of Light. He exerted that the immigrants brought chaos and disorder to the Country of Light and diminished their resources instead of contributing. He believed that the immigrants were either thieves or mice who had no contributions apart from their greedy demands in the Country of Light. Therefore, Greig thought that they should investigate and drive out the illegal immigrants for the sake of safety and unity. His ideas had received plenty of support from people who were troubled by the immigrants.

Among the three, Nakvard had the most support. Greig was second while Carlson was the last. After all these years, the Country of Light lacked favorable impressions of the other races and didn’t intend to treat them equally as humans. An Elf like Cheryl mostly held an identity of a slave or servant in the noble families. This was why the people were unwilling to take Carlson’s suggestion to treat the Elves equally because they would lose their high and mighty position above them. Compared Carlson’s unrealistic and illusory political idea, Nakvard and Greig were more in line with the interests of everyone.

“Got it. I will look for Teacher Soderfast in awhile before finding Sir Carlson.”

“Okay, Andre.”

Cheryl displayed a relaxed smile. She watched quietly as Andre left, placed her hands on her chest, and let out a sigh of relief.

It seems like Andre is really back…

At this moment, the strange uncertainties inside her mind had vanished to nowhere.

“… I sincerely apologize for the troubles that we have caused. We will compensate for the damages to your people from our reckless behavior.”