Chapter 33 – The Past Cannot Be Easily Erased

Even when I exchanged greetings with Kiella and when she followed her and her servants into the village, I could hardly believe the change in her appearance.

“Hello, my lord!”

“Nice to meet you.”

“Oh my, Kiella! Thank you so much for helping me yesterday!”

“It’s natural since you’re a lord. Nothing special happened last night, right?”

“Of course. Thanks to Kiella!”

The village elves greet the lord as soon as they see him, and Kiella responds with a good-natured expression.
Although it seems like a peaceful life in her small town, the sense of discomfort she felt from the moment she met her never left her mind.

In fact, Kiella doesn’t act like a mad dog even to other elves.
If that were the case, she wouldn’t have been able to be in the royal castle she once was.

However, that doesn’t mean she wasn’t the type to chat with other elves like she does now.

‘If it were like before, I wouldn’t have paid any attention to the people around me.’

Are you managing your image as a lord?
To be honest, no matter how much a lord she was, she wasn’t the type of woman who would do such a troublesome job, but this seemed like the least possibility.

At that moment, a resident elf who had been chatting warmly with Kiella looked at me with a slightly anxious expression.

“My lord, is this person… Human?”

“Yes, that’s right. You are the only human who survived after the war with the Demon King. From now on, you will come to our village periodically to act as my guard.”

As the lord responded without hesitation, the anxiety on the resident’s face became deeper.

“Ah… Um, but is it okay to bring humans into the village? Humans are the race that summoned the Demon Lord… Of course, I don’t think all humans have a problem.”

“I know what you’re worried about, but it’s okay. This person is a member of the Queen’s direct order of knights. He is someone you can trust not only for his skills but also for his skills.”

Kiella used to frown when her subordinates expressed opposing opinions, but now a warm smile never leaves her face.

“And Ruinua, the goddess and mother of our elf sisters, wanted humans and elves to be in harmony. So, we need to look at humans with a more lenient perspective.”

Unlike me, who still couldn’t believe the sight before my eyes, the village residents seemed to be accustomed to the lord’s attitude.

“My thoughts were short. I’m sorry, my lord.”

The elf who apologized to Kiella even bowed to me and asked for an apology for his rude words and actions.

Other residents who saw this were not sparing in their praise and praise for Kiella, saying that our lord has a big heart.

‘Could it be that I’m dreaming?’

Kiella says she looks upon her humans with a generous eye, and she has her fellow elves praising her in unison.
Anyone who saw her real face could never easily believe her.

‘Or has his personality changed since the war?’

No, that can’t be true.
There’s no way her damn personality will change easily.

In that case, she must have put on her mask to look good as a lord.
Without relenting her vigilance in her heart, he followed her to her lord’s residence.

Perhaps because the village itself is small, the lord’s house was quite cute.

It’s several times bigger than the residents’ houses, but it’s just that.
It was far from the castle or mansion that usually comes to mind when thinking of a place where a lord lives.

Still, I didn’t relax my nerves.
No matter how much you wear a mask, it will be easy for your bare face to be revealed in your own home.

“Thank you for coming here. There is no more work today, so you can go back and rest.”

Kiella sends the servants away with a friendly tone.

Although the house is small for a lord, it is not enough to be alone, so why are they sending it back?

That question came to mind, but now was the time to be very nervous.
Because you never know when Kiella’s true nature will come out in a place that is out of sight of the villagers.

“Let’s go in, Dake. From now on, you can stay here when you come to our village.”

“Thank you, Kiella.”

When I went inside, the situation I had anticipated did not unfold.

Instead of revealing his hidden personality to me, he entered one of the many rooms as if he was looking for someone.

“Ruina. I’m back.”

“Welcome, Kiella.”

The elf in the room welcomes Kiella.
Judging by the fact that he doesn’t get up from the chair he’s sitting on, he seems to be quite friendly with the lord.
One thing that was unusual was that her eyes were covered with cloth.

“Ruina, the driver who was supposed to come last time has arrived. His name is Dayke, and he will visit every week and watch over Ruina for three days.”

You protect this elf, not the lord.
I asked about the story being different from what I knew.

“Ah, are you escorting this person who is not the lord?”

“Yes. As you can see, Louis is blind. Lately she has been hearing about strange monsters coming out, and she is worried… She stays in this house, so you can prepare for her in case something happens. .”

‘He was blind, so he was wrapped in cloth.’

“I’m really fine… But Kiella is so worried.”

Apparently, this elf named Ruina wasn’t very happy about my arrival.
I don’t know if Kiella knew that too, but she spoke quietly to appease the other person.

“But you never know. Ruina doesn’t like having other elves in the house, so she doesn’t have any servants.”

Kiella’s attitude is more friendly than when she deals with the residents outside.

In an atmosphere like this, it was unlikely that her fists would fly for asking a question.

“Are you shy by any chance?”

“I think so. Originally, I was worried about Ruina, so she wanted to have several guards in the furrow around the house, but she said she doesn’t want anyone else in the house even if she dies.”

There were troops guarding the outside of the village as well, but she seemed to be quite worried about Ruina as she was keeping her at home.

“Aha.”

“After struggling so many times, I finally managed to call at least one person. I thought that if I was going to call just one person, it would be better to choose someone with certainty, so I found the Queen’s knight. Even then, Ruina said she didn’t like it, so I could only call at least three days a week.”

“There’s no need to tell you all that…”

Ruina puffed out her cheeks in protest, and the startled lord immediately apologized.

“Oh, I’m sorry. It’s because I’m worried about Ruina, so let go of your anger.”

I can’t get used to Kiella’s gentle attitude.
Anyway, those two seem quite close, but what on earth is their relationship?

As she was pondering in her head, she heard Kiella’s voice.

“Then rest, Ruina. I’ll show you around the house and come back.”

“Yes. Come back, Kiella.”

After leaving Ruina’s room, Kiella took me to an empty room on the same floor.

And.

“…Hey.”

A low voice and eyes that glare at me and exude intimidation.
It was my first time seeing this expression since coming to town, but it didn’t feel unfamiliar to me at all.
Because I’ve seen it so many times in my past life.

‘It hasn’t changed either.’

“You’re not answering?”

“Yes.”

I answered immediately as I had hoped.
It wasn’t because I was particularly scared of her.

Thanks to the use of the app, we have a means to withstand even if the opponent attacks.

That doesn’t mean I can beat her, and there’s no need to upset her, so I decided to just watch her situation calmly.

“Listen carefully. If anything happens to Ruina while you are here from now on, you will die.”

When you look at him like that, it seems like the conversation you two just had wasn’t a lie.

When I replied that I knew, Kiella took a step towards her and pressed her grim face against her.

“And if she even lays a finger on Ruina, she will rip off that arm. So don’t even think about doing anything impure.”

Once again, I wonder what the relationship between the two elves is.
First of all, I know that Kiella cherishes Ruina.
Her attitude changed as soon as she entered this room, so I know that her pretentious attitude is due to Ruina.

Does the fact that Kiella cares for him this much mean that Ruina is her biological sister?
I don’t remember ever hearing in my past life that the Supreme Court Justice had a biological sister.

“Why isn’t there an answer? Do you think I’m bluffing? You think I can’t touch her because I’m the Queen’s knight? Should I just pluck a few of her fingernails right here to give you a taste?”

Even if you don’t necessarily remember her past history, you can tell that she is sincere just by looking at her fiercely raised eyes.

Before the other person’s patience ran out, she nodded her head obediently.

“It’s fortunate that you are a person who listens well. This is your room, so you can sleep here. I don’t know what will happen to Ruina during the night, so she is always on edge.”

-Kiella… ! Where are you?

Ruina must have come into the living room, and her voice can be heard through the door.
Upon hearing this, Kiella turned into a friendly lord in just one second.

“Ruina! What’s wrong?!”

She quickly opens the door and heads towards Ruina.
I couldn’t help but laugh because it was so different from when he just said he was going to pull out my fingernails.

—

As the first night in Laketown approached, there was nothing I did.
All you have to do is wait in your room or watch the two elves chatting affectionately from a suitable spot in the living room.

Contrary to the perception that the lord of the village would be very busy, Kiella was attached to Ruina all day.
It seems that he leaves the lord’s work to his servants and only takes care of the really important work.

‘If this is going to happen, why did you call an escort?’

That thought occurred to me, but I thought it could be understood as meaning that he really cared for Ruina enough to be prepared for even the worst case scenario.

Anyway, a leisurely and peaceful time passed and night fell.

Even though everyone else was asleep, I was sitting on my bed thinking about how I would get revenge on Kiella.

‘I thought of a few ways…’

Please note that the moonshine grass that was fed to Agnes cannot be used on Kiella.
To be exact, it had no effect on elves other than Agnes.

Elves are a race that lives in harmony with nature and receives the blessings of nature, so they are basically immune to poison from grass.

On the other hand, dark elves are a race that has lived in caves since ancient times, avoiding sunlight and forests, so they have no tolerance to poison.

‘What is the safest and most certain way to do it?’

Since I couldn’t make a decision easily, I went out to the living room to cool my head.
As the two elves looked around as quietly as possible in case they woke up, a sound came from Kiella’s room.

‘… What?’

I can clearly hear something, but it’s so small that I can’t hear it well.
I approached slowly, muffled the sound of my footsteps.

“Ugh, huh… Haa…”

A sound that becomes clearer as it gets closer, as if one is absorbed in something.

I was so absorbed that I forgot to close it properly, so the door was slightly open, so I looked through the crack in the door.

What I next saw was Kiella lying naked on her bed, touching her own vagina.

“Hmm, hmmm… Okay.”

It was a rare sight to see an elf masturbating, but it didn’t really surprise me.
She had already opened my eyes to her sexual pleasure by torturing me in her past life.

However, at that moment, a name that caught me off guard came out of her mouth.

“Ruina… Huh, okay…”

‘Ruina? Are you masturbating while imagining Ruina?’

As if to answer what I thought was correct, Kiella kept calling her by the same name.

“Ruina, I like it there. Touch me more…”

I was taken aback because it was so sudden, but it didn’t take long for me to understand the situation.
In the first place, masturbating while thinking of someone means you have a crush on that person.

‘I understand now.’

Thanks to this, many questions I had were resolved.

Why does Kiella wear a gentle mask in front of Louisa and the people of her village?
Even though I assigned Ruina as her escort, I don’t feel safe, so she doesn’t leave her side.
All of her strange behavior could be explained by saying that it was because she had a crush on Ruina.

Not only was it a very rare case for an elf to feel her love, but it was surprising that the main character was none other than Kiella, but she was clearly comforting herself and looking for Ruina.

‘… ‘You’re being damned.’

Without realizing it, I cursed inside.

The reason she pretended to be reborn, to be good and clean, was because she wanted to impress the elf she had a crush on.

Does that mean she never had a past of her own past?
Will my dark, dirty true self disappear?

I was so angry at the thought that he had done such things to me and was now showing off to me.

‘I’ll never see you living in the past after washing your hands.’

The fact that she was in love with her also reminded her of her proper ways.

I will definitely destroy that woman’s happiness.

With that promise, she silently returned to her room.