The slanting sunlight shone into the room through the window, and the streets were bustling with noise.
Sophia stood in front of the window, looking out at the beautiful scenery of the Elven city, slightly lost in thought.
Her expression carried a trace of loneliness.
She thought of the days she spent in Zeloran Castle, the knowledge she read in the castle's books, the glory of the nobles that her teacher had taught her...
She had always thought that the nobles were glorious and great, benevolent and wise.
She had always thought that the Church was just and holy, and the Empire was prosperous and strong.
That was how the books described it, and how the nobles in Zeloran Castle fawned over them. She herself was also proud of it, and had set it as her goal to strive for in the future.
However, in her mind, she kept thinking about the decline of River Bend Town, the abandoned dead baby in the ravine, the magnificent noble's villa in Morning Star City, Duke Rosen's hypocritical and hateful smile, and Bishop Santis' indifferent attitude... All of them told her a cruel truth — —
Perhaps, she had always been too naive, and too wishful thinking.
Perhaps, she had only seen what others wanted her to see.
Perhaps, she had never truly seen the world clearly.
The world was not so beautiful, and the world was not so kind.
At this moment, Sophia suddenly remembered what the Elven Family's subordinate, Zero, Moonlight, had said to her before she left Gray Harbor for River Bend Town:
"Since you were young, you haven't really walked out of the castle, have you?"
At that time, Sophia did not know why he had asked that.
But now, she knew.
The nobles were not the benevolent and respectful Lord in the eyes of the commoners.
The commoners were also not regarded by the Empire's nobles as objects that should be protected and protected.
Even the Church was not completely holy and objective.
Her perception of the world was like a fairytale, a fairytale imagined from the exaggerated descriptions of books, a rainbow-colored bubble ….
However, when the fairy tale was exposed, when the bubble burst, what was left for the girl was a cruel truth, and a completely shattered future.
At this moment, Sophia was at a loss.
She raised her head slightly, looking at the blue sky, looking at the slowly moving white clouds on the horizon.
The cotton-like clouds kept drifting and changing, like a aimless traveler wandering in the endless sky.
Inexplicably, Sophia felt like she was a cloud in the sky.
There was no power, no direction.
She suddenly didn't know where she should go from now on …
It wasn't until a steady knock on the door that the girl woke up from her daze.
"Miss Sophia, I'm Li Mu. Can I come in for a moment?"
A respectful and gentle voice sounded.
Sophia glanced at the door and said tiredly, "It's fine.
"I want to be alone. I don't want to see anyone now."
"But you should at least eat something. You haven't eaten for a few days. We made your favorite pastries. Eat some to fill your stomach. Don't starve yourself."
Li Mu's voice sounded again.
"No, there's no need. People like me deserve to be starved."
Replied Sophia, without much interest.
The voices outside the door quieted down.
But after a while, there seemed to be a faint commotion.
In the next second, the door was kicked open from the outside with a clang, giving the girl sitting by the window a fright.
She frowned and turned around. When she saw who it was, her expression instantly turned cold.
"Didn't I say that I don't want to see anyone? Why did you barge in when you didn't want to see anyone? "
The one standing at the door was none other than Demacia.
Hearing the girl's words, Demacia suddenly laughed.
A hint of mockery surfaced on his face. He then crossed his arms and pursed his lips.
"Hey, hey, who are you showing that face to? Where did the insufferably arrogant viscount miss go? Aren't you the best at mocking me? Why are you like a frosted eggplant after a trip to Morning Star City? Aren't you going to inherit the territory and strengthen your family? "
Looking at Demacia's disdainful expression, Sophia's face turned even paler.
"Are you here to mock me?"
She clenched her fists and said with a trembling voice.
"Mock? Is it worth it? "
Demacia shook his head.
He glanced at the girl and sneered.
"I'm not in the mood to mock a little girl who gives up on herself when something doesn't go her way."
"You …!"
Sophia glared at him angrily.
"What about me? Am I wrong? "
Demacia snorted and continued.
"I didn't save you to see you being dejected here. I thought you were one of the few human nobles with a conscience. Although you're a little naive and foolish, at least you have a warm heart … I didn't expect you to only have this much prospects. With this little tolerance, you still want to revive your family?"
Hearing Demacia's words, Sophia's shoulders trembled.
She suddenly raised her head and glared at Demacia.
"What are you staring at? Are you trying to see whose eyes are bigger? Otherwise, do you think Big Sister would give you the Goddess' Summoning Idol? Big Sister and the rest hate human nobles the most, even if you have a little elf blood! "
Demacia glared back and continued scolding.
"You …!"
Sophia clenched her teeth.
"What about me? Even if I have a lot of problems, I'm still much better than you! At least I've never given up on a goal I've set! No matter how difficult it is! I'll do my best to complete it! "
Demacia snorted and said.
"Why do you think we're so good to you? At the end of the day, isn't it because of your high fighting spirit and the kindness in your heart? What happened in the end? You gave up on yourself after suffering a blow? You even said you deserved it when you starved? Do you still think you're a little kid and will be comforted by the adults by acting pitiful? "
He looked at the girl with a mocking expression.
Looking at Demacia's disdainful gaze, Sophia bit her lips until they bled. She was so angry that her chest was heaving up and down.
"Get out …"
The girl said with a trembling voice.
"Get out? I won't. I just don't like you today. If you're not convinced, bite me! Aren't you very sharp-tongued? Come on then! Why aren't you coming? "
Demacia sneered.
Sophia's eyes were spitting fire.
"Get out!"
This time, her voice was very loud, which gave Demacia a fright.
However, Demacia quickly adjusted and continued with his nose in the air.
"Why do I have to go out? This is my hotel, my hotel, do you know that? All the businesses of the Amway Trading Company were built by me, Demacia, from scratch! I'm not a piece of trash like you who only knows how to talk and get tired when faced with a small problem! "
Sophia was filled with grief and indignation after being scolded by Demacia.
Her eyes were red and tears gradually gathered in her eyes.
"Okay … okay …"
"If you're not going out, I'll go out!"
After saying that, she rushed out of the room without looking back.
Looking at the girl rushing out of the room, Demacia quickly followed.
He stood at the door and shouted at Sophia who ran out.
"Yo! Where are you going? You can't take it anymore after a few words? Or do you want to die again? Do you want to commit suicide? If you really want to die, please run far away. Otherwise, you'll dirty the city. Even I, Demacia, will look down on you! "
Hearing Demacia's words, the girl's back swayed slightly, then she disappeared into the street at an even faster speed.
After Sophia's figure was completely out of sight, Demacia let out a long sigh of relief. Under Li Mu's dumbfounded gaze, he sighed with emotion.
"That was a really satisfying scolding."
Li Mu was speechless.
"Didn't you say that you wouldn't use force?"
He looked at him speechlessly.
"I didn't use force. I just couldn't stand it anymore, so I used sarcasm. Anyway, even if she becomes a faction NPC, I probably won't be able to save my good impression of her. I might as well accompany her to the end. If I can wake her up with my scolding, that would be even better."
Demacia spread his hands.
Li Mu was speechless.
"Aren't you afraid that she'll really take it too far and commit suicide?"
The corners of his mouth twitched as he spoke.
"No, she definitely won't! She hates me very much. As long as I say so, she definitely won't do it. Even if she wants to go against me, she won't do it! Moreover, her AI setting isn't stupid to begin with. It's just that she's a little inexperienced. I think she should know a lot of things in her heart. She just can't get over it … If she wakes up, she should be able to understand a lot of things. "
Demacia shook his head.
"Are you sure?"
Li Mu raised his eyebrows.
"Of course."
Demacia nodded.
But after saying that, he was a little hesitant.
"Uh, she shouldn't … really take it too far, right?"
With this thought in mind, Demacia subconsciously wanted to chase after her, but after hesitating for a second, he stopped in his tracks. Instead, he opened the chat interface and hurriedly called for people to chase after her in the guild channel.
Li Mu was speechless.
"Sometimes, I really don't know if your EQ is high or low."
He shook his head slightly and rushed out of the room.
…
Sophia ran through the streets of Gray Harbor with tears streaming down her face.
Her heart was filled with grief and indignation. But in addition to grief and indignation, there was also some hatred.
It was not hatred for Demacia, but hatred for herself …
She actually understood very well that although many of the things he said were extremely unpleasant, they were all right.
She was indeed confused and had indeed retreated a little.
However, although her rationality told her that she really needed to pull herself together, she really could not accept it emotionally.
At the end of the day, she was only a sixteen-year-old child.
Not to mention, she was a bunch of flowers that had lived in a greenhouse and had never seen the wind and rain.
Run, run …
It was as if she wanted to vent all the resentment in her heart …
It was not until she ran far, far away that Sophia gradually came to a stop.
She sobbed slightly, her eyes red and swollen.
The anger in her heart calmed down a little, but what came to her mind was a little more confusion.
Sophia knew that she needed to change, and she needed to pull herself together.
But, how could she work hard?
The fallen nobles, the corrupted church, the hopeless people, the dreary society …
The whole empire was like an old man in his twilight years, or a huge ship that had lost its direction.
She was just a viscountess with no power, no influence, how could she change the future of the territory?
The persistence in her heart had turned to nothing, and the belief that was not firm to begin with had completely collapsed. Where should she go?
Unknowingly, the girl did not know where she had run to.
This seemed to be a relatively quiet residential area. The houses were all newly built and had a strong traditional elven color.
The greenery between the buildings was very good. Here, it was as if she was in a garden. There was green grass and flowers everywhere, as if it was enchanted. Even in winter, the grass and trees were still thriving.
And on the streets, there were some elves who came and went, wearing more traditional clothes.
They did not have the fancy equipment that Demacia and the others had. They looked more simple.
At the same time, they did not have the intimidating aura of the "Elven God's Chosen". They seemed more approachable and simple.
"The elven civilian area..."
The girl sniffled and muttered to herself.
She subconsciously thought of the human civilians she saw in River Bend Town, and a complicated look flashed in her eyes.
"Civilian area? No, the elves have never had any civilian areas. "
A gentle and pleasant voice came from behind, attracting Sophia's attention.
The girl turned her head and saw a female elf dressed as a Druid.
Her robe was as luxurious as the "Elven God's Chosen", but her aura was more noble than theirs.
Seeing Sophia's gaze, the female elf smiled.
"This is the residential area of the returned elves."
"The residential area of the returned elves?"
Sophia was slightly surprised.
Thinking of some rumors in human society, the girl's eyes flashed with understanding.
"The rescued elves..."
She muttered.
Sophia looked at the elves in the distance, and what she saw were their blissful smiles.
The children were playing happily, and the elderly were sitting on small wooden chairs, leisurely playing war chess, which had recently become popular in the empire.
As for the adult elves, they were busy with their own duties.
Their eyes were filled with passion and hope, completely different from the elven slaves and the human civilians the girl saw in the human world.
They were not walking corpses, but living beings that were truly free.
"They... seem to be very happy."
Sophia could not help but say.
"Of course, under the protection of the Goddess, all elves will live happily. Because there is no oppression here, everyone is equal. As long as you work hard, there will be gains, and there will be a beautiful tomorrow."
The female elf smiled.
"No oppression, everyone is equal..."
Sophia's heart moved, and she fell into deep thought.
She suddenly raised her head and looked at the other party.
"How should I address you?"
The girl asked.
The gentle female elf smiled.
"Wind."
"You can call me Wind."
She said gently.
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