"Bastard—" As soon as Uncle Nino entered the door, a deafening yell of anger rang out, scaring him so much that he stumbled and almost fell. At that moment, a figure dashed out and collided straight into him. Latis emerged wrapped in a towel, her graceful and elegant figure fully revealed. However, at this moment, her face was full of anger. "You bastard, spying on me while I bathe, you deserve to die!" "No, I didn't!" Tibias shook his head pitifully, tears welling up in his eyes, looking just like a lovable young girl at first glance. "I tripped by accident while passing by, then you came out yelling that I was spying—how could that be true!" "Shut up! If you talk back, I'll—" Tibias finally burst into tears at her shout. "Ahem, ahem." Uncle Nino coughed and picked up the sobbing Tibias in his arms, tossing him aside: "Latis, you are from the noble elven race, a symbol of nature. Please do not use your noble words to say such filthy and vulgar things." "Uncle Nino!" Only then did Latis, still angry, notice Uncle Nino and joyfully rushed onto him, "Uncle Nino, I missed you so much!" "Hey, Latis, don't, don't—" "Huh?" "Your towel, your towel…" "Ah?" "Your towel fell off…" "So?" Uncle Nino drank a mouthful of water and asked. Latis and Tibias sat in front of him, one wiping a bow with a cloth, the other holding a few silver coins and performing some kind of divination. "Ahem, ahem!" "I'm asking you something!" Latis pushed her brother aside slightly, but didn't stop her task. "Ah? Oh! What do you mean, ‘so'?" "You've been in Regar City for so long; you should know some of the recent events in the human territories!" Uncle Nino said irritably. "Of course we know!" Tibias looked around and leaned in to whisper, "A huge upheaval happened among humans: the previous government was overthrown!" "What?" Uncle Nino exclaimed, standing up in shock. "Shh!" Tibias grabbed Uncle Nino and signaled him to sit down, "Don't let the other elves know, or it will cause panic!" "How could this happen?" "It was initiated by the Wing of Hope knights and the Bloodstorm Crusaders together. In just a few days, they captured the entire Regar City. Now other places are also changing governments—there's a major reshuffling of human power!""Then... then what should we do? With the human race in turmoil, the demon race will inevitably take action. If the demons target us, won't we be in danger!"
"The plan for now is to first contact the Elf King and negotiate. Relying on the humans for protection won't work this time; we must defend ourselves!"
"Defend ourselves? If everyone is as weak as you, what use is defending ourselves?" Latis scoffed.
"Sister!" Tebias pouted in dissatisfaction, acting very sulky.
Uncle Nino impatiently interrupted him: "Quickly, how do we defend ourselves?"
"First, of course, we strengthen the border defenses. Send the elite forces from each tribe."
"Hmm."
"If the demon army really presses the border, we can use delaying tactics—delay them as long as possible, try not to confront them head-on. If necessary, we can negotiate... if it really comes to it... we switch sides!"
"Switch sides? Betray the human race?"
"There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests!" Tebias said earnestly as he peeled a banana.
Tebias, the youngest priest of the Elf clan, chose the most ruthless path in this critical moment of life and death without hesitation.
