Chương 395: Chapter 368. Approval And An Entrance

" Aren't they supposed to be here by now?"" Our Scouts tell us that their carriages were only 2 miles away when we arrived, we'll be alerted any minute now of their arrival, King Leonard." /BANG! /" Kings and Queens! I'm here to report that the Elves have arrived in the courtyard!" Just as King Leonard began to feel impatient and Warrick was allaying his doubts, a Demon Royal Guard entered the room to announce the arrival of the Elves.

I looked back at King Leonard to see that he didn't really seem to be feeling better. It looks like he was hoping they'd no show. We were all currently sitting at a giant oblong table in a garden in the center of this building. At the head of the left side of the table was Warrick, to his right was Aqua, followed by King Alan and Queen Aria. To Warrick's left is King Leonard and Queen Crystal, I was sat at the right of Queen Crystal. This place...

It reminded me of the lunch I had to gauge people's interest in dairy products. It was nice and spacious with multiple different colored flowers with a good view of the sky, even with the giant stone walls all around us that managed to block some of the mountains on the horizons. With the Elves now arriving, I wondered if my job was done here?

I mean, the entire reason I was here in the first place was to make sure Warrick and King Leonard wouldn't end up fighting each other instead of finding out what happened today. Now that it's been accomplished, I've been wondering what it is I'm doing here exactly?" So, with that... Do I need to leave now? Or?" The entire room looked at me with a shocked expression." What? Should a Marquess be here?" I asked a simple question that everyone at the table apparently didn't think about."

Yes, why is Matthew here, Warrick? Aqua?" King Alan asked the same question as me. We all looked towards Warrick and Aqua. Warrick had a calm expression on his face and answered calmly to everyone's question." Emergency Medical and Defensive Operations. Also, he's the only non-commoner to witness the event."" What?" I was surprised by the first part of Warrick's answer. Aqua began to fill in the blanks." Don't you remember your own report, Matthew?

They made explosions happen out of thin air, while I know of Magic that can do that, it usually takes a bunch of preparation that shouldn't have been possible with a moving target like the migrating Humans. Therefore, they either have a Spell that we don't know of or even worse, they have a bunch of Spells we have no idea of. Because of that, having a Paladin here who can heal and protect us at a moment's notice, we thought was the best option to have with us while talking to them."

What Aqua explained made sense for the most part." If that's the case, does that mean I have to stand up between Warrick and Leonard when the Elves arrive then?"" No, your Barrier forms to the exact size that you wish it to be, also you can double and triple the Barrier now, right? I think you'll be fine sitting there. Just be prepared to use your Spells at the drop of a hat."" Okay." With Aqua's explanation complete, there wasn't much else to say."

If that's the case, let's say the worst-case scenario happens, and we're all injured. Who would Matthew heal first?" Queen Aria asked an interesting question." Well, wouldn't it come down to who was injured the worst?" Queen Crystal offered an easy answer to Queen Aria's question, granted it wasn't what I would do anyways." Even if that's the case, what if people are equally injured? I don't want to cause an argument, I just want to have a solid course of action moving forward."

Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. Queen Aria continued to ask questions. I kept my mouth shut since my place isn't to correct Royalty, I'm simply waiting for them to ask what I would do." Well, if that's the case, wouldn't you think that he should heal the Kings first?"" No way! I'd rather Crystal be healed before myself! Wouldn't the same hold true for each of us Kings? Alan? Warrick?" The conversation is veering off into quite a strange direction."

Pupupupu..." And if I'm not mistaken, Aqua is currently trying to stifle her laughter. She and Warrick are both aware that my Holy Heal can multi-target over a fairly good distance. After testing it a bit, I've discovered that my Spell can reach people 50 feet away from me. Watching King Leonard, Queen Crystal, King Alan and Queen Aria all argue about who would come first does hold some amusement to me, but I'd never laugh like Aqua...

Mostly because at the end of the day, if I make a mistake, a Country might want my head in retribution for failing to heal their King or Queen." Well, what about you, Warrick!?" Finally, King Alan turned to the couple that so far has kept quiet. Warrick had a calm gaze as he simply turned to me and spoke." Matthew, don't you think it'd be easier to just tell them?"" Do I have permission?"" Do you need it?"" It's not the place of a Marquess to correct Kings and Queens, right?""

It is when they're about to end up in a fight over something trivial."" Okay." I looked away from Warrick and looked at the table." My Healing Spell can target multiple people at once. To answer the question a bit more completely, if everyone were to be injured, I'd first cast a Barrier Spell and then use my Healing Spell on everyone immediately. Therefore, there's no need to establish that someone is a higher priority person than the other.

You all are Kings and Queens, therefore you're all of equal importance to me." The 2 foreign couples looked quite embarrassed at my explanation." Why'd you let the argument go on for so long!?" King Leonard was not pleased by my words. It looked like he was attempting to hide his embarrassment. I simply answered with the truth." As I've stated, a Marquess is not allowed to speak unless spoken to by a King or Queen.

Would you allow a Foreign Marquess to correct you while you're having an argument with someone, King Leonard?"" But... That's not the point, I mean-" King Leonard's expression changed from what I said. Maybe he thought that we were closer than we were? I mean, I did guide them... But it's not like I'm as close to him as I am Warrick or Aqua.

Even with them, the only reason they allow me to get away with speaking to them the way I do is a combination of me being their Son-In-Law as well as their view of me being their kidnapping victim. Even though I've already explained to them that I'm not angry about them doing it, I even understand why they did it. Yet they do tend to apologize when they find a moment to do it. When it comes to the other Kings and Queens, I'm kind of walking on a tightrope here.

On one hand, they're my "Subordinate's Parents" and they also have shown to possess a slight inferiority complex, on the other hand, I more or less am dealing with Sarah's Aunt and Uncle. And they're people I can't read that well. And again, they're all Kings and Queens in a world where it looks like Monarchy is the rule of the land and not something that can be challenged. Which means, I more or less need to do whatever they want, unless they ask for my input.

This all sounds like I've been dealt a bad hand by interacting with them, but it's not like that, it's just the simple reality of our Status at this current point in time. I just want everyone to leave here without any issues." What My Husband is trying to say, Matthew, is that we're okay with you correcting us if you can. We've entrusted Our Daughter to you, you can tell us that the sky is blue, we won't get outraged by it." Queen Crystal seemed to have read my mind to a degree." Hey! Us too, Matthew!

We already told you, Sarah is like a Niece to us! You can say whatever you want to us as well! Alle and you are Friends, aren't you? What kind of Parents would we be if our Daughter's Friend had to constantly hold their tongues with us!?" King Alan quickly backed up Queen Crystal's words with his own. I was a little surprised that they said all of this so close to the Elves coming here. But I guess it's important to them? But... Well, since I have their agreement on it. I simply nodded my head and answered them."

Okay. I'll remember that from now on." They seemed to be put in a better mood from my agreement with their requests. /CREEK! CRANK! SPLASH! / And that better mood was shot back to being tense as a draw bridge was connected to our right, it was the entrance for the Elves. After the bridge had been fully put down, a mob of Demons, Dark Elves and Beastmen brought a smaller group of pale, blonde, green and blue-eyed Elves with them through the somewhat large Gate connected to the Northern part of this castle.

It was like I saw fairy tales fully come to life as they're all almost inhumanly beautiful. Seriously, it's like a mob of professional models from my world just walked in. What was the most eye-catching was the center of the group of Elves, in the center was what I can only assume was a middle-aged, handsome man walking with a confident gait. Behind him was a familiar face however and it was the face that drew my attention. It's her, the girl I fought last year...

Even though I joked about it when I first saw her, it feels like it bares repeating. She's absolutely beautiful, deep, dark-blond hair and emerald green eyes, a lean body, but still with curves that drew my eyes to her. She walked with an air of importance around her. Like a lone flower on a mountaintop you could never reach. And that's when I finally noticed something important, she was staring at me for some reason? And... And her eyes were full of disgust and anger as she looked at me?

This left me with one question as the Elves approached... Do the Elves think the same of Humans as Demons do?