Hero of Harmony (Continued)

Chapter 239: Racist Elves

Ignoring the grumbling of the Inn's manager, I paid for the night Lazuli and I spent before promptly leaving, wishing to distance myself from the annoying manager.

"I can already see my time here isn't going to be that fun." Muttered Alexander with a deep sigh as he walked through the city's street with Lazuli following beside him.

Unfortunately, It seems my words were spot on since I received numerous looks from the surrounding Elves, and while most of them held some semblance of curiosity, it was mostly drowned out by their harsh and unfriendly expressions; not only that, but their eyes held an inborn arrogance whenever they looked at Lazuli or I as if they were looking at something or someone beneath them.

I wasn't trying to judge everyone, but it seemed to me that just about every Elf was somewhat racist, and that didn't look like any fun whatsoever.

'Don't tell me they're still upset about that war from thousands of years ago?' Master wasn't even born when that shit ended; you can't be serious.' Thought Alexander with an annoyed expression as he gazed at the numerous Elves, only to sigh deeply.

'Long-lived species tend to hold grudges for quite some time, Master; as you can see, some even pass it through generations.' Stated Zartha lightly as she calmly floated across the clear ocean while gazing at the sky, Trina nowhere to be seen.

Grunting at Zartha's words since they seemed to hold some truth, I rubbed my face and figured I should try getting used to this; I would be staying here for a few weeks at the least, so I couldn't get annoyed at every inconvenience.

'Haa, but I imagine trying to do anything is going to be such a pain in the ass, just like what happened at the Border Inspection.' Thought Alexander, his enthusiasm nowhere to be seen as he walked through the crowds.

"Haa, let's go to the Adventure Guild to acquire our Asckbon license." Said Alexander lightly as he placed his hands in his pockets while Lazuli calmly nodded in agreement, her face void of expression as she walked beside him.

Since neither of us knew where the Adventure Guild was in this city, it took us quite a while before we found it, and although initially hesitant, I did end up asking a few Elves for directions, but, other than being ignored, given a look of disgust, or flat out cursed at we received no help.

So, after a few failed attempts, I sighed and decided we would find it on our own; it took nearly an hour, but that hour was mostly peaceful, at least better than being cursed at or looked at in disgust. I will say, during that hour of walking around the city, I didn't spot a single human; I noticed a few other species, mainly different kinds of demi-humans, but they seemed to be exempt from the harsh treatment Lazuli and I received... I was indeed jealous.

Once we arrived at the Adventure Guild, I opened the double doors first, allowing Lazuli to enter while I followed directly behind her, and unlike usual, I wasn't hit with a powerful scent of sweat, shit, vomit, blood, and alcohol; instead, it smelled like I had just entered a forest, which slightly took me aback.

'I could definitely get used to this.' Mused Alexander with a faint smirk as he deeply inhaled the air, though the silence of the guild quickly broke him out of his daze.

Unsurprisingly, all eyes were on Lazuli and I, and it wasn't the good kind of eyes; the Elven Adventurers were looking at us with hostile expressions, and they weren't even trying to hide it either; it was clearly visible on their faces.

"Tsk, fucking humans." Said an Elven warrior donned in faintly glowing leather armor as he spat onto the ground while eyeing Alexander and Lazuli.

"Hmph, why can't they just die off already? Bunch of cockroaches." Stated another warrior with a sneer, wearing light-plated armor while staring at Alexander and Lazuli from a distance.