The Elf Saint is a NEET, so I Forced Her to Work in Another World

An Effort to Please (Part 2)

***The village of New Elebor...***

A young elf ran thought the dirt road that dissected the village of New Elebor, an hour even before the long sleep ended. In his hands were several copies of the Elf Saint's 'An Instruction to Farming' manga she made at the direction of the Lord Kuro.

"Lady Manahad! Lady Manahad!" his voice echoed throughout the entire settlement, rousing those who were still in the middle of their long sleep.

The village chief, initially alarmed at the sudden commotion, showed at the door of her house. "What's wrong, Cormin? Why are you screaming and running this early?"

"You better look at this, milady!" the elf handed her, and some other village elders, copies of the manga. "I saw it being given for free in Maverny, and took some to bring here."

"What's wrong with this? All I can see is people with what look like bubbles coming from their mouths, as well as some words," a village elder pointed out.

"Well, the Beastmen that are distributing these say that those bubbles with words mean what the characters are saying," Cormin told them. "Basically, it's like a talking book! But what's even more strange is the name of the author. Look at the front page!"

The village chief and her elders quickly turned to where Cormin told them to look. Much to everyone's surprise, they found a familiar name on the cover.

"This is..."

"Hinwe Tal-Inwir?" the Lady Manahad raised an eyebrow. "Isn't this the name of Her Holiness the Elf Saint?"

"Indeed, it is!"

The Lady Manahad's sleepiness dissipated as she skimmed once again through its pages. Unlike the humans, many of the elves living in Chersea were literate, as they knew they were in a foreign land, thus they wanted to preserve their culture through writing their histories. As such, the village chief and her elders understood well the contents of the holy lady's work.

One of the elders stared at the Lady Manahad. "Milady..."

"These images, Her Holiness drew this?" she couldn't believe herself, though at the end of the book, it was clearly stated that it was authored and illustrated by the Lady Hinwe.

"Not only Her Holiness knew how to draw pretty images, she knows a lot about farming as well!" another elder added. "This is how humans and Beastmen in Cherwind do their farming techniques, and look how prosperous they are back there!"

"Wow...it's just what our fathers and mothers say: the Lady Hinwe knows a lot about farming, and our ancestors never listened to her!"

The Lady Manahad then said, "Let's keep these talking books and have the young ones learn through this!"

"I agree!" an elder backed her. "However..."

"However what?"

"I'm worried," the elder replied. "If the Lady Hinwe published this talking book here in Chersea, then it only means she's here!"

A sense of dread suddenly enveloped the community, as they realized the saint their parents abhorred was in the land where they thought they were safe from her. However, the Lady Manahad didn't let their spirits dampened. She stood in the middle of the group and declared,

"Don't worry, my kin! Though Her Holiness the Lady Hinwe may be here, we will be spared from her wrath! After all, our new god—the Lord Kuro of Arles—will be our protector and savior! Have faith in him!"

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***The city of Dorian, Cherwoods...***

The news of the bloodbath in Cendorin finally reached Dorian, and brought new fear to its weary population. While the Lord Ingwer heard the events that led to the massacre, he couldn't bring himself to believe that Mister Kuro—in his capacity as Her Holiness' adviser—would order such atrocity. He had different experience of him when they met at the Saint's palace, after being turned away by the arrogant palace officials.