In thest few days, we have been preparing to leave this vige and start our journey to the Dark Continent, I must say that I am reluctant to leave such a beautiful and peaceful ce, but I am also looking forward to going to new ces and seeing amazingndscapes.


    But I must say that this trip to this vige had many unexpected things happening, many events that changed me.


    When I came to this vige I hadn''t decided where I should go, I only came here due to Sakura''s request, so I''m happy to leave here with a right direction of where to go, I can also enjoy tourism in the Dark Continent and see what a ce full of Demi races.


    But there was something in thest two days that caught everyone off guard, the day before our departure that is, yesterday afternoon, Sophia came to talk to me with her parents, I received them and brought them to the dining room to talk after the initial greetings.


    "I imagine they came to try to ask your daughter to stay in the vige, am I right?" (I)


    "It''s nothing like that, master." (Sophia)


    "They wouldn''te here for such a useless request, the decision to follow you is mine." (Sophia)


    "My daughter has already spoken of her oath, so I''m sure she won''t go back on her decision, but this is the path she chose for herself." (Carolina)


    "The oath of a Dark Elf warrior is something worth its own life, so no one has the right to say anything against it, not even your parents, but I hope you take good care of my daughter." (Roman)


    "No need to worry, for me and the others Sophia is already part of the family." (I)


    "I''m d to hear that, but we''re not here to talk about our daughter." (Carolina)


    "Then you can say what you want." (I)


    Sophia''s father has a serious expression as usual and looks like he just came along, he doesn''t look like he''s going to participate in the conversation.


    Carolina who is Sophia''s mother exchanges nces with her daughter before looking seriously at me, I have the impression that it must be something serious for one of the three vige leaders to be here in person apanied by the general since the matter seems to have nothing to do with Sophia.


    "By the look of your eyes, you can tell by now, but I''m not here as Sophia''s mother, I''m here as one of the three leaders of the Illusory Forest vige council, to ask the leader of the Shadow City for a favor." (Carolina)


    "..." (I)


    "Hundreds of Elves havee to the council in thest month since the news of his departure from the vige along with all his followers." (Carolina)


    "Most of them are younger Elves, with no family in this vige or who don''t feelfortable being here anymore for different reasons." (Carolina)


    "They all requested to leave the vige and follow you when you left." (Carolina)


    "Wait! What!?" (I)


    "You may have noticed while you were here, but there are many Elves who continually interact with the people who follow you." (Carolina)


    "Some of these Elves are people rescued from very, people who have a strong desire to go out and explore the world or in some cases Elves who have fallen in love with their followers." (Carolina)


    "The master knows that asking the people of the Dungeon to stop the custom of looking for temporary mates while we are here would not stop the sexual desire of the various races of the Dungeon." (Sophia)


    "It wasn''t difficult for the women of the Dungeon to seduce some Elves with no experience with Demi''s races." (Sophia)


    "In some cases, even a strong rtionship was formed and some marriages were made." (Sophia)


    "Wait! Weddings!? Why don''t I know any of this?" (I)


    "Marriages for us Elves are made in the presence of an Elf leader and with a mutual oath of love." (Carolina)


    "It''s not like Human weddings that are unnecessarily extravagant, for us what''s important is the desire of both parties to be together." (Carolina)


    "From what I hear there are two Arachnes, five Lamias, an Oni, two Ghouls, and a Lizardman who have married so far." (Sophia)


    Sigh


    "I don''t care about other people''s rtionships, if you want toe along you are wee, but why so many Elves? I don''t even know if the city that Leonardo was building has the capacity to amodate so many people." (I)


    "I''ve seen the city, it certainly has the capacity for that, in fact, it has the capacity to have even more people." (Sophia)


    "Why can''t everyone see the city but for me? Even Freya has seen the city, why can''t I go see it too?" (I)


    "Leonardo said that the master should only see it after everyone is in town, so everything will be perfect for you to see." (Sophia)


    Sigh


    "I''m looking forward to seeing it." (I)


    I get a little distracted from the subject when I hear that even Sophia has already gone to see the city, but then I look at Carolina again to talk to her.


    "I apologize, I get distracted very easily most of the time and I have a bad habit of getting off topic without realizing it." (I)


    "But I would like to know if these Elves will really be okay withing with us, I don''t know if I will ever return to this continent or the dangers I will face during my travels, I can''t even promise that they will be safe." (I)


    "I''ve said all this to my mother and to the Elves who want to follow us, but very few have given up." (Sophia)


    "This is normal among younger Elves or those who don''t have a vige attachment, usually they will live in cities of other Races or be adventurers." (Carolina)


    "Only half of each generation is content to live in the vige, there are also many who choose to return after not liking what they find when leaving the vige or retiring from their adventurous lives." (Carolina)


    "But these Elves who want to go with you seem determined, so I prefer that they all stay together in a ce with people who will treat them well instead of letting them go to ces alone, besides you are someone who cares a lot about the lives of that one by your side." (Carolina)


    "After saying so much, then they cane along, but they will have to follow Dungeon customs, but I imagine they must already know about that." (I)


    "Yes, they do, but some of them took it as a challenge to their abilities, Gray Elves especially." (Sophia)


    p "Their customs are very good at training people''s senses and caution in a natural way, unfortunately, that''s not something we can replicate here." (Roman)</anda>


    "Of course, we''re not going to replicate something so perverted here, no offense." (Carolina)


    "Alright, I agree with you, I also found it hard to get used to it at first." (I)


    "That''s because you''re always being protected, many women in the Dungeon still have you in their sights, they just don''t have the courage to attack." (Sophia)


    I try to pretend not to hear any of this, then after a few more conversations Sophia''s parents leave, then I give Sophia some instructions to organize these Elves who want toe along.


    After that, I spend the rest of the day doing a fewst things before heading to the World Tree temple in thete afternoon to speak onest time with the Elf Queen and the World Tree Spirit before departing tomorrow morning.