[ENG] Reborn As a Haier-Elvian: The Blood Hunter and The Warlock

Chapter 19 "Ruvia City"

A few days ago, I was still confined in the dungeon. Thinking about getting out of a room with four hard walls on all sides was impossible. I at that time would not have thought that in the future I could walk freely in a city like me now.

Likewise me right now, I couldn't believe I could walk freely in the middle of Elvian city, Ruvia. I could freely walk anywhere without worrying about being caught. Instead, the soldiers who previously tried to capture me were actually escorting me this time. But, one thing still the same was their gaze seemed to be looking down on me, as well as the other Elvians. Even though the figure of the third prince Keylan was beside me, it still didn't eliminate the impression of a mixed being like me.

"Don't take it to heart. The hostility with humans for a long time clearly makes them like that," whispered Keylan, who quickly understood my anxiety.

"Then, do you hate me too, Prince Keylan?" I asked carefully.

"Of course not, I have no reason to. That war happened a long time ago, it has absolutely nothing to do with me who living in this day and age. Besides, I wouldn't take you for a walk if I hated you."

"Then thank you." I smiled.

The two of us stepped on a wooden path nailed between two giant trees Sroth, or as the townspeople called it. When I looked up, dozens of sroths hung haphazardly overhead. Making the big trees in this forest tied to each other. Due to the height of the trees and the sroth hanged everywhere, the sunlight had a hard time penetrating downwards. That was why decorative lanterns were installed from the ground to the middle tree on sroth side. The combination of colorful decorative lanterns and dim sunlight made the view even more pleasing to my eyes.

Keylan took me to various exciting places in Ruvia. In the morning, he took me to an Esze museum. There, I found out a lot of information about Esze. There was about the history of when Esze first came to this world through the gods, stories about the most renowned Esze users, as well as a collection of historical viglets used in the last great war. This was the first time I've been so interested in Esze's facts. Because usually, I ignored it when Almira told me.

At lunchtime, the Third Prince took me out for a meal at the most luxurious-looking restaurant in town. This could be told from the huge size of the room in the tree trunk. Likewise, dozens of sroth that came straight here indicated that this room was so important. Besides that, luxurious furniture and dozens of waiters serving customers in this two-story restaurant. The served food was also fantastic. I didn't know if it was expensive or not. The currency here was different from the coin system at Glafelden. As long as there was a treat, the price was not a problem for me. The food was also quite delicious and unique. Really, I had to get used to the taste of Elvian's food.

...!!?

Wait a moment.

That's right, I just remembered. I was in Elvian territory right now, even more in a free state. The library in this city might have one or two books about Spirit Crystals. The information might be more complete than at Glafelden Town.

"Prince Keylan! Is there any library in this city? If possible a large ones." I asked politely while just having the pudding for dessert.

"Of course there is. Do you want to go there?" replied the man casually.

I nodded enthusiastically. "I'm curious about the library in this city."

"Alright, let's go over there!"

To be honest, I didn't think that Prince Keylan would grant my request. I knew it myself. For someone who had just been rescued from the darkness, I shouldn't have asked anything as I please. In fact, if we followed the original plan, we would go to the city government office where he worked.

Yes, you're right. Not only Supreme Commander of the Elvian army, but this young prince also served as the head of the government of the Ruvia City. Maybe you could say his position is the same as mayor at Glafelden Town. That's why this man was so amazing. He had several jobs and was still able to do them all at once. He also seemed to have some great and nimble people backing him up.

After fifteen minutes of walking up the sroths and the bridges, I arrived at a fairly large tree room. Two large doors that were wide open welcomed anyone who wanted knowledge hunting. Many people visit this library. There were too many in fact, to the point that this tree room was as crowded as a market but still in a quiet condition. According to Prince Keylan, this city has a lot of educated people. So it was natural that they often come here to support school activities.

All attention was on us as we stepped inside. Most of the people here had appearance alike teenagers if calculated by human age. Many pairs of eyes fixed on Prince Keylan. They lowered their heads and gave way to us. It seemed they had been taught to respect members of the royal family. Some pairs of eyes turned to me. Perhaps this was their first time seeing Haier-Elvian. Curiosity was evident on their faces.

I gave the cold shoulder to them. Then walked towards the shelves with 'History' signboards. Prince Keylan was busy with teenagers questioning him like reporters. While the guards were busy separating them from their leader. This was actually a pretty funny thing. Those teenagers must have thought of the third prince as an admired figure. Surely the man would not expect to be surrounded by people who admired him. I couldn't even stop laughing at that. He looked troubled, but I didn't think that would upset him.

My little footsteps drifted between the tiered bookshelves. Indeed, many books here interested me, but I didn't have enough time to read them. So I couldn't help but pick a few of them. I picked up five books with titles that I thought could lead to any Spirit Crystal information. But it was useless. Even though I'd read it completely, I still couldn't find it anywhere. Then I took a few more books and read them into the evening.

"No use," I mumbled quietly. "It's more difficult than at the Glafelden Town."

"What are you looking for?"

I suddenly gasped with a sudden voice. Prince Keylan was already in the front seat where I was reading a book. His warm smile like the morning sun seemed to make me always in the morning even though dusk had come.

"No, it's nothing, really."

"Really?? From the start it seemed like you really wanted to find something here, you know."

I was confused. Actually, I didn't want anyone to know my secret, which wasn't from this world. Because it might endanger my friends and me later.

But... what should I do?

This information was very difficult to find. Even though I had to look for it to find my way back to the original world. This high-standing Elvian seemed to know something like Almira had said. I'd rather just ask than not at all.

"A-Actually there is information I want to find."

"Hoo... what is that?" asked Prince Keylan with a little interest.

"About Spirit Crystal."

Immediately, his face turned very serious. An expression he never showed me other than his warm smile. "How did you know about that?"