Miss Witch, please don't leave your fragrance everywhere

When Angelica first arrived at the Elf Island, she rescued a high elf in a certain town who was exiled to the sea and was regarded as carrying the misfortune of the entire town.

"Thanks to the letter of recommendation you gave me, I was able to find a job here with His Majesty the Elf King."

After bidding farewell to her hometown, Nicola came to the south of Albion Island with Angelica's letter of recommendation. Unexpectedly, she was directly received by the Elf King Oberon. After learning about Nicola's situation, Oberon readily gave Nicola a new job, allowing her to live in the south of the Elf Island. After all, after experiencing all that, Nicola was no longer willing to return to the north.

364 Unequal Duel

"My job is to distribute daily necessities... It's a tedious, boring, but not complicated job."

"Ah, I know that elves have the habit of distributing daily necessities."

Angelica had heard a little about it. Its nature was similar to the minimum living allowance she had experienced before she traveled through time. The elves would distribute some supplies that could allow the elves to survive to a minimum, but in the actual implementation process, they would often distribute many things other than necessities, such as exquisitely made hats.

Angelica had also thought about taking advantage of the situation, but unfortunately the resources would only be distributed to the elves. Even if other races were qualified to temporarily stay on Albion Island, they would still not receive any supplies.

"I met this maid some time ago, and I was thinking it would be nice if I could repay her a little, so I chatted with her for a while."

"I see. You must have discovered something, right? Otherwise, Anna wouldn't have come to me in such a hurry."

"Yes. Please move, Master."

Anna took Angelica to a wooden box.

"Let me guess, this is why Gwenhwyfar was able to predict the movements of Oberon's army."

After getting a definite answer from Anna, Angelica couldn't help but wonder what was inside that made it so mysterious.

Angelica opened the wooden box, and her relaxed smile finally froze and disappeared.

"...That's it."

at the same time.

Rutland.

The competition between magicians has gradually turned into a one-sided suppression.

"Ugh...!"

A painful wail escaped from Gwenhwyfar's throat. It was a great shame to lose control of herself in front of the southern elves.

Compared with the humiliation suffered mentally, the pain of being torn physically was nothing.

Gwenhwifa's condition was not much better. Her face was covered with scratches and her entire right arm was drooping limply, which was proof that her neurons had been cut off and destroyed by magic.

On the other side, Oberon was obviously in much better condition than Gwenhwaite. Although he was not completely safe and sound and had several eye-catching wounds on his body, compared to Gwenhwaite's condition, Oberon could be more accurately described as being at ease.

"Oh my...it looks like I'm the winner."

"Shut up! It's not over yet!"

"No, it's over. Gwen Hwaifa, you should know that you have already squandered all the magic power you can use... If you continue to fight, I will completely defeat you with my next blow."

"..."

"You fight like a bull that doesn't know how to hold back. You have no strategy, just throwing magic randomly. So, it's time for us to talk about the future of Albion. Gwenhwyfar, I..."

“—that’s wrong.”

Gwenhever suddenly interrupted Auberon.

"Since its birth, I have been disgusted by the way Albion Island operates and exists... I was born noble, but I have not received the submission and service I deserve."

"Gwenhuaifa, the reason why high elves are called high elves is because your ancestors served the Great God and received the Great God's blessings. However, just like the sun is equally distributed to every elf, after the Great God left the world, there is no difference between you and me."

“That’s what makes me sick to my stomach.”

Auberon felt a chill and tried to persuade Gwenhwyfar, but it seemed that he was too naive and kind.

"Green leaves should just be your own green leaves, and never try to compete with flowers for beauty! Now that the great god has left, let me restore the proper order of Albion Island!"

Gwenhuaifa raised his left hand, which was still able to move, and a powerful magical power suddenly emerged from Gwenhuaifa's magic wand.

"Wait! You—"

"Dedicate yourself to me."

Soon after, the wounds on Gwenhuaifa's body began to heal, the blood was washed away by the magic power, and the right arm that should have lost the ability to move was quickly repaired, as if it had been replaced with a brand new arm.

At the same moment when Gwenhuaifa recovered, a high elf in the elven army brought by Gwenhuaifa fell to the ground with blood coming out of all seven orifices, and his limbs twitched continuously.

"...Gwenhevere, we should have agreed before that the use of Sequence One magic is prohibited."

"It's not a covenant. Only an equal relationship can be called a covenant, and there is no equality between high elves and ordinary elves. It was nothing more than a favor I bestowed, and now I want to take it back."

"What a brilliant rebuttal."

Auberon retorted sarcastically.

"Gwenhwyfar, I understand your Sequence One magic. The obedient authority of a Queen Sequence One can force your subjects to devote everything to you, including their bodies, souls, and magic power."

The life force of the fallen high elf was sucked away by Gwenhuaifa and used to heal himself. Now Gwenhuaifa is back to full health.

However, no one tried to save the dying high elf. The other high elves watched coldly. Even if they might be the next to be robbed by Gwen, they remained indifferent, as if they had already accepted the fact that they were consumables. It is said that those who are affected by the magic of the monarch will not even think of resisting.

"Sister, please hold on."

In the end, the person who ran to rescue the high elf was Sister Alice. Oberon shook his head and sighed.

"I finally understand why you brought your troops with you. You planned to treat them as consumables when necessary."

"Consumables? Ha... They didn't have to be sacrificed. If you had just submitted to being slaughtered, nothing would have happened, right? If there is an elf who should be held responsible for their sacrifice, it will not be me, but all those who go against the laws of nature."

"There is absolutely no option in your logic that you are wrong."

"Mistake is a word that has nothing to do with us. It only happens to ordinary elves, so you are ordinary elves. Okay, now let's move on to the second round."

Gwenhuaifa raised her wand, and both the speed of chanting and the power of magic were significantly improved. If Oberon had not used magic to protect him in advance, Gwenhuaifa's attack would have been enough to seriously injure him.

The Queen's Sequence 1 Obedience can double the magician's chanting and magic power. Even the most basic passive ability is enough to make magic transcend limits. To describe it in terms of game values, it will appear to exceed the original limits.

Not good...

Oberon was severely injured by Gwenhevere's magic bullet, and he knew very well that the situation could not be easily resolved.

Auberon had no wish to use Sequence One magic, but the only thing he could do now was...

Just as Oberon was considering whether to throw everything at the stake, a black figure landed in the center of the battlefield.

365 Witch and Eavesdropping

"Wait a minute."

Angelica forcibly ended the duel between Oberon and Gwenhever. Although it was not visible to the naked eye, the two elves, as powerful magicians, could feel that the witch had disrupted the magic power, and whoever used magic would be disturbed.

"What does this mean, Black Witch?"

Gwenhwifa was unhappy. She had the upper hand, and now the witch interfered, and it was obvious who she favored.

“Because there are things that I care about, I chose to intervene.”

Angelica didn't mind Gwenhive's protest at all. After all, witches are considered by the public to be a group of people who do whatever they want, and Angelica's actions are in line with the stereotype.

The witch's public appearance caused quite a commotion among the surrounding elves, but that was not what Angelica was concerned about at the moment.

"...Black Witch, your personal affairs can be discussed after the duel is over."

Oberon also stepped forward to try to stop Angelica. He did not deny that Angelica's intervention gave him a chance to breathe, but nominally Oberon still needed to express his opposition to Angelica's tyranny.

However, based on Oberon's understanding of Angelica, she might not intervene on her own initiative just to help her friend, and even if she really decided to intervene, she would never have such an expression.

"Although nominally it's my personal matter, the Elf King should be very interested in it, right? The premise of your proposal for a duel is that you've been frustrated on the battlefield many times. No matter what you do, the high elves seem to be able to predict the future. Aren't you curious about how they do it?"

"..."

Oberon was speechless. He had to admit that the defeat on the battlefield was the main reason for the duel. Oberon had also conducted an investigation, but he could not find out what method Gwenhwyfar used.

"Well, let me reveal the truth now. The reason you are able to know all of the Elf King's movements is because of a certain tool that has entered every household on the Elf Island."

"The props that enter every household..."

Auberon was slightly startled.

"Wait a minute, is that what you're talking about?"

"The answer is Angel Voice, a magical tool that can achieve long-distance communication. It was invented by a magician in the human world."

The effect of Angel Voice is similar to the mobile phone Angelica used before she traveled through time. It can communicate over long distances, but it does not have as many functions as a smart phone. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to describe it as a pager.

The human magician who invented the Angel's Voice did his best to lower its cost, but still failed to make it popular on a large scale in the human world. In contrast, it seemed to be particularly popular in Albion Island, especially in the southern part of the Elf Island, where it was available in almost every town.

Even the Elf King himself is using it... It's also very popular in the army. No matter how you think about it, it's more convenient to communicate directly over long distances using the Angel Voice than to deliver letters over long distances.

But at the same time, it also gives people with ulterior motives an opportunity to take advantage.

"Am I right? High Priest of the High Elves, you have tampered with the Angel's Voice, giving it the ability to eavesdrop. This makes it much easier to get intelligence on the Southern Elves."

"So what?"

Gwenhwifa asked in return, implicitly acknowledging her invincible trump card in the war.

By intercepting the intelligence transmitted by the Voice of Angels, the war seen by Gwenhwyfer was no different from that seen from a God's perspective, and she was fully aware of all the actions of Oberon's side.

"Really... you tricked me."

Oberon, who had recovered from his shock, gave a wry smile. He had never thought that the Voice of Angels would have such an effect. It was true that magic could be used for eavesdropping, but such a use was unheard of.

Oberon cannot be blamed for being stupid. Before facing unknown things, people always do things that others later think are stupid.

In the world where Angelica lived in the past, the ocean was dominated by huge ships and cannons, and the marines and sailors naively believed that caliber represented truth and justice. This cognition did not change until humans later flew into the sky.

Later, the British Empire sent out a fleet in the war, trying to intimidate the ocean-going enemies, but countless planes soared in the sky like swallows, dropping fire from the sky to bombard the fleet. Only then did people realize that cannons were powerless against such insignificant little gadgets flying in the air, and the fleet sank to the bottom of the sea.

From the perspective of later generations, the sacrifice of the fleet was meaningless, because the importance of air supremacy became increasingly apparent soon, and the era of giant cannons and battleships was completely over. But at the time, those who believed in giant cannons and battleships were completely unaware of this, they were just standing at the intersection of the times.

Without the ability to predict the future, when faced with new things, there will always be so-called subconscious reactions... just like people who are accustomed to the era of giant cannons and battleships cannot adapt to the fact that carrier-based aircraft have become the key to the situation. When Oberon and the southern elves came into contact with the voice of angels, they never expected the possibility of eavesdropping.

Then Auberon suddenly thought of a new question.

How did Gwenhwyfar come up with the idea of ​​using the Voice of Angels for eavesdropping?

Oberon was convinced that Gwenhwyfar could never have devised such a brilliant plan on her own, and there was another, more critical problem.

Due to the characteristics of the high elves, except for a part close to the Fairy Island in the north, the rest of the Elf Island is extremely resistant to communication with the outside world. In other words, there is no port in the north of the Elf Island at all. As a foreign product, the Voice of Angels cannot enter from the north. It can only enter at the port in the south of the Elf Island.

This is indeed the case. Oberon almost experienced the entire process of the Angel Voice becoming popular on the Elf Island, its large-scale introduction from merchants in the human world, and finally Oberon dispatching special people to distribute the Angel Voice to facilitate communication between the southern elves.

When did Gwenhevere do this? She shouldn't have had any say in this, right?

Angelica sighed softly after receiving Gwenhwyfar's answer.

"Did you come out here just to expose how we are invincible, Black Witch?"

"I am indeed interested in how you win on the battlefield, but I am not yet interested in solving the mystery. However... I am a little concerned about the magic items you use."

Angelica stared straight at Gwenhwyfar.

"It was not intended for eavesdropping in war."

"What does it matter?"

Gwenhuaifa frowned. She couldn't understand what the witch was struggling with. Or was it that the impression she had of witches was different and the witches were actually very nagging?

"It really doesn't matter. Once something is created, how others use it is no longer up to the creator to decide."

366 The Witch's Price

In the world before Angelica traveled through time, humans without magic invented firearms. They used gunpowder to create weapons that could cause damage at a long distance. From then on, humans entered the hot weapon civilization and left the cold weapon era.

Gunpowder refers to a substance that explodes with high heat energy under external influence. However, it is said that the discovery of gunpowder was originally an accident. In the pursuit of immortality and immortality by the emperor, the alchemist who was refining the elixir made a mistake in the preparation, and discovered gunpowder by accident.

But gunpowder was originally used only for fireworks, perhaps due to lack of technical capabilities, but eventually it became a weapon that could hurt people.

Angelica naturally knew this truth.

It is true that the Voice of Angels was invented by Merlin, but after it was created, how it was used was no longer something Merlin could control. The elves would regard it as a magical prop to facilitate communication, and it was reasonable for Gwenhwyfar to use it as an anchor for eavesdropping.