## Chapter 1140 – Elf Queen Shahrhan

The elves seemed to take it for granted that the queen couldn’t leave the inner sanctum.

I guess that’s a cultural difference.

“Anyway, the queen represents the World Tree.”
“Wait, so…”

The fact that the queen represents the World Tree means that she’s just a messenger, only there to convey the World Tree’s will.

In other words, the queen is just a figurehead, and the World Tree oversees all politics.

But the World Tree generally can’t convey its will to other elves. That’s why the queen exists… This feels like a subtle relationship. The fact that there’s an actual god is quite unusual.

“Does the World Tree get deeply involved in your elven politics?”
“Yes.”

Saintel nodded, looking very satisfied with my question.

“Unlike the gods of humans, our World Tree watches over us elves with great care. That’s why it’s so benevolent.”

His tone was full of pride.

Well, these guys’ state religion is the World Tree faith.
It’s only natural that they have such fanatical aspects.

Especially for a Guardian Warrior, this is practically common sense.

“The World Tree communicates with the queen, and through her mouth, governs the Elven Forest. Isn’t that wonderful? Our god is actually with us. It’s completely different from how human gods lend their power indirectly.”
“When you think about it, that’s true.”

Here we go again.

Humans believe in various unseen gods and receive power from each. They know that the blessings of the gods are there, even if they don’t know where.

But the elves believe in gods they can literally see.

And they live together.

“Then, do you elves not have what we humans call divine power?”
“Divine power…”

Saintel nodded at those words.

“That’s right. Humans receive such power from their gods. But elves don’t have that.”
“There are pros and cons to each, I guess.”

It seems that elves have almost no concept of divine power, that is, wielding power by receiving the blessing of a god. Thinking about it, the advantages and disadvantages become clear.

“Advantages and disadvantages, you say?”

At that moment, Saintel shook his head.

“We elves are born with blessings from the start. We are very intelligent, long-lived, and possess powerful strength.”

But.

“This is the blessing of the World Tree. The World Tree’s power is spread throughout the entire race like this, so there’s no need to have divine power like humans.”
“Ah.”

They consider the racial traits themselves as a blessing.

“And only priests can wield divine power, right? I’ve heard that most humans don’t receive such blessings.”
“Yeah. That’s right. Actually, the percentage of people who use divine power is very small.”
“That is the decisive difference that distinguishes the religious views of humans and elves.”

Well, this difference is inevitable.

“Of course, I don’t intend to talk about religion with you here. I was taught to be as careful as possible when talking about religion with other races.”
“Oh.”

Listening to the story, these guys have a pretty flexible way of thinking. But should I say flexible? Since the World Tree faith is only for elves, they probably don’t think seriously about other religions. So, they might seem flexible.

“Anyway, to receive such high-quality education. You’re getting a pretty good education.”
“It’s only natural. Elves border humans and dwarves.”
“Dwarves? Ah.”

Come to think of it, they were there too.

“Is there some friction with the dwarves?”
“Dwarves, you say? Come to think of it, your kingdom is in the east, right? It’s understandable that you’re unfamiliar. The dwarves’ kingdom is at the far west.”

Beyond the Elven Forest is the kingdom of the dwarves.

Thinking about it from the Karga Kingdom, it’s as good as being at the far west.

Unless you cross the Elven Forest, you have to go through countless human kingdoms to get there.

“I’ve heard that they’re not a very sociable race, so contact is kept to a minimum. An elf from the west would know more about this story. I don’t know the details.”
“Okay.”

Then let’s leave it at that.

“Let’s go in soon. There’s still some time left, but there’s no harm in going early.”
“I understand. Have you packed all your luggage?”
“Of course.”

I took out the two boxes containing the World Tree’s leaves and the charter from King Karga and checked them carefully.

Now, all I have to do is take these and deliver them to the queen, and my mission is complete.

“…Then, let’s depart.”

After finishing the conversation with Saintel, the head maid, who had been waiting quietly behind us, announced our departure. I immediately followed the head maid.

* * *

The closer we get, the closer the World Tree in front of us appears. There were many giant roots sticking out of the ground around the place where the World Tree was embedded, and many wonderful buildings were built between those roots.

The largest of these buildings was the giant temple located right in the center.

Of course, even though it’s large, it’s nothing compared to the World Tree.

That’s the Queen’s Palace.

The extremely large tree and the roots protruding from the ground. And the pure white temple-like buildings that harmonize with it. Looking at it like this, it feels very exotic.

It’s a harmony of trees, roots, and buildings, which isn’t that common.

“Ooh…!”

The closer we got, the more Saintel seemed like he was about to have a seizure.

Anyway.

We arrived in front of the Queen’s Palace.

“Please, enter.”

Following the head maid’s guidance, I opened the main gate of the Queen’s Palace and went inside.

“Hmm.”

The inside was quite luxurious.
And wide and tall.

Not only that, but there were a lot of elf maids wearing the same clothes I had pointed out. All of them were elves with their faces and bodies covered in see-through cloth. That seems no different from taking off your clothes… Ah, is that it? Do they wear such clothes to show that they have no weapons?

Certainly.
They don’t seem to have any weapons.

In any case, those maids in embarrassing attire were waiting for us, and as soon as we entered, they started to move. They approached and silently held out their hands to me.

“You want my sword?”
“…”

ㅡNod nod.

I immediately handed over Vugal and entrusted my body to the maids’ touch.
They took off my armor and my coat.

“…This way.”

Then, they unhesitatingly grabbed my wrist and pulled me along.
It seems there are many procedures.

“Hmm?”

But the maids stopped Saintel.

“Ah. I guess this is as far as I go. I’ll wait outside.”

Is this as far as he can go?

“Damn it. What a shame.”
“A shame? I’m dramatically moved right now. Really. Thank you so much, human. Thanks to you, I was able to see the World Tree again.”

What a crazy World Tree fanatic.

“Okay. If you’re happy, that’s all that matters. See you later.”
“I understand.”

After sending Saintel away, I walked down the hallway, following the maids who were pulling me.

The hallway was decorated with various plants. It looked like plants were planted in vases and jars held by very luxurious sculptures.

“Hmm.”

I don’t have an eye for art, but everything here must be amazing. If Ari was here, she would know what those flowers are.

It’s a shame.

ㅡSqueak.

I ended up entering a room like that.

“…”

When we arrived at the room, the maids brought something like strings and started measuring my body here and there, as if they were taking my measurements.

“Can’t you at least tell me what you’re doing? I’m embarrassed because you’re doing this without saying anything.”
“You have to… change your clothes.”
“Clothes?”
“You have to meet the queen, so…”

The elf maids were very curt. I guess they were trained to keep their words to a minimum. It seems that I have to dress properly before the audience.

ㅡSwish.

Soon, the maids brought a pure white dress.

I couldn’t help but be shocked when I received it.

“You want me to wear this?”

What the hell should I say about this?

It was like a slip gown that women wear. It was very soft and airy. It was even extremely thin, and it only came down to my thighs. Wearing such clothes is no different from putting a cute ribbon on a macho body.

“Do I really have to wear this?”

ㅡNod nod.

The maids nodded at my words.

Not only that.
They grabbed my hand and dragged me to the dressing room over there.

“I can dress myself.”
“It’s a procedure to check if you have anything that could be used as a weapon.”
“…I see.”

Damn it.

In that case.

ㅡSwish.

The maids started to completely undress me. They took off my top, unbuckled my belt, and took off my pants. Not only that. They even took off my underwear.

“…!”

The maids paused for a moment while taking off my underwear, but after clearing their throats once, they put the dress on me. Their faces were already red… I was even embarrassed.

ㅡClick, click.

But then, the maids gestured to each other. After the sign language was over, one of the maids left the dressing room.

“…Please wait a moment.”
“Okay.”

ㅡClatter.

Soon, the maid who had left came back with something.

“What’s that?”
“It’s perfume.”
“Perfume?”

Ah.

“…”

ㅡSpritz, spritz.
ㅡSpritz, spritz.

I couldn’t properly look at the maids who were spraying perfume on my body. It seemed that my semen smelled very strongly because they took off my underwear.

I’m so embarrassed I could die.

What kind of disgrace is this?

“Haa.”

Anyway, after I finished dressing, I went to a waiting room wearing slippers. The maid next to me was holding all my belongings.

There was nothing to do in the waiting room.

I sat on a luxurious sofa and spent time refreshing myself with fruits and cocktails that the maids brought.

“Aren’t there any special etiquette rules? Usually, they tell you that kind of thing at this time, right?”

When I asked that, they said there was nothing in particular.

It seems that if I just act politely, that’s enough.

“…”

And then, a time of silence followed.

The maids didn’t say a single word, they just stood still surrounding me. No, damn it. If you wear those clothes and do that, I can’t help but get hard.

ㅡSwish.

As expected, I soon got a full erection.

“…!”

The maids started to panic.

“If… If you want to avoid the misfortune of me meeting the queen in this state, please go somewhere out of my sight.”
“…”

The maids nodded at those words and moved behind my sofa.

“That’s better.”

After spending some time suppressing my erection,

“…It’s time.”
“Oh!”

Finally, it’s time.

I immediately followed the maids.
Am I finally going to see the queen?

* * *

I stood in front of a large door.

Beyond this is the Elf Queen’s audience chamber.

There’s nothing I have to do.
I just have to deliver the charter.

ㅡSqueak.

The maids even opened the door.

The door opened like that, and I went inside.

“…”

A pure white carpet with gold accents on the edges was laid out. The carpet was very long, covering the stairs in the far front.

There were 20 steps.
There was a throne on top of the stairs.

And a beautiful elf was sitting there.

Is that woman the Elf Queen?

ㅡThud, thud.

I slowly walked along with the maids, taking in the appearance of the Elf Queen sitting up there. She was an elf with very large breasts. Not as big as Winia or Risha, but she had very large breasts, and she seemed quite tall.

Her long hair, close to a bright mint color, was neatly arranged, and it was so long that it would probably reach her ankles.

Well, her face. As expected of an elf, she was quite beautiful.

Not as much as my women.

Anyway, the queen was wearing a white dress-like outfit, with her cleavage all exposed and adorned with all sorts of jewels.

The wing-shaped crown made of gold and jewels was also impressive, and the golden staff she was holding also looked powerful.

ㅡThud.

When I arrived a little in front of the stairs, the maids knelt down.

I also knelt on one knee.

Kneeling, I raised my head and looked at the queen’s face.
The queen was also looking down at me.

As I was about to start greeting her.

Suddenly, the queen’s mouth opened.

“…Shahrhan.”

A very languid voice flowed out.

“That is my name.”