บท 90: An Emotional Aftermath

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"So you're a Dark Elf!"

"Scary!"

"I heard that Dark Elves betrayed nature to ally with darkness!"

"A-Are you an evil elf?"

The squirrel-kin that were less mature were all trembling while looking at Rita, who was boringly chopping into some bread I had just made from the flour I made by crushing grain some days ago. It was a nice and delicious bread, but it would get hard very quickly so we had to eat it while it was fresh and warm. Meanwhile, one of the Mushroom Brigade members named Chef quickly went to cook something with the ingredients I gave to him, saying to leave everything to him. I guess I can always count on him whenever I don't feel the strength to cook something myself…

"What are you talking about? Achlys is my best friend! She's a good and lovely girl!" I said. "She might be a bit rough around the edges but… She's good-hearted, so don't worry you guys!"

"Ooohh… If Lady Planta says so…! It must be the truth!"