Book 1 Chapter 504

504.

Luna, with her arms crossed, looked at the elves blocking their way with a slanted gaze.

Lunia flinched when she saw Luna's defiant posture, her head slightly tilted.

'Now that I think about it, Lady Luna…'

She recalled the events that transpired in Luna's world some time ago.

Barhalrun.

The city of the high elves.

There, Lunia had conquered the world in the role of an elven princess.

'The high elves' attitude back then wasn't much different from the Pureblood Society's.'

Moreover, Lunia clearly remembered how the high elves treated Luna at the time.

Later, when she entered Dweno's world, Lunia was able to read records about how the elves fell during the Age of Calamity.

That's why she could understand why Luna was reacting that way.

"What's the matter?"

Lunia stepped forward and looked at the Pureblood Society members.

Her unique red eyes shone coldly.

Even in current elf society, the perception of the Pureblood Society is not good.

Lunia, too, had never viewed them favorably, so her reaction was not kind.

However, she also knew that there were still many elves steeped in pureblood ideology.

That's why Lunia could guess why they were blocking their path.

"Lunia El Lundia. You are the future of Seirun and a candidate for student council president. Have you forgotten that you must always maintain your dignity?"

'As expected, they came to spout nonsense.'

Lunia let out an exasperated sigh.

"Another insolent attitude."

"I understand better than anyone that I am the student council president of Seirun. And I haven't done anything that would be considered a blemish, have I?"

"The very act of you walking alone in such a dirty alley damages the prestige of the elves."

Lunia looked up at the sky and muttered, 'Wow, this is driving me crazy.'

"You shouldn't use such vulgar language. In the first place, why are you associating with such low-class elves?"

The Pureblood Society elf at the front frowned, looking at Luna.

"Rumor has it. That there's someone in this street who gets drunk and wanders around, bringing shame to the elves."

"Who is it, exactly?"

As Luna, with her arms crossed, muttered as if intrigued, the Pureblood Society elves distorted their faces.

"Isn't it you?"

"Was it?"

Luna smiled faintly.

"What a disgrace to the elves."

"Lunia El Lundia. To associate with such an elf. Aren't you ashamed?"

"Aren't you ashamed before the name of the Progenitor?"

Lunia wore an incredulous expression.

'Who are they bringing up the Progenitor of the Nebula in front of right now!'

They were mentioning the Progenitor in front of the Progenitor of the Nebula herself.

And insulting Luna herself, no less!

Lunia fidgeted, looking at Luna.

But Luna seemed rather amused, as if the current situation was quite novel.

"What's wrong with Lunia now? The Progenitor of the Nebula would actually favor this Lunia more, you know?"

Luna chuckled and pulled Lunia into her embrace.

"Oop?!"

Lunia, her face buried in Luna's arms, opened her eyes wide and shifted her gaze to look up at Luna.

Luna looked down at such Lunia and winked one eye.

Lunia, who had been awkwardly held in Luna's arms, gasped.

'It feels like my mother's embrace.'

Feeling warmth and showing a relaxed expression, Lunia suddenly muttered.

'But unexpectedly, she's amazing.'

That thought came to her naturally.

"How dare you arbitrarily misinterpret the will of the Progenitor?"

"This is subtly entertaining."

Luna smiled brightly, looking at the elf who was constantly refuting her by mentioning herself.

"Lunia El Lundia. When you associate with a human like Leo Flov, your relationships around you will become more and more messed up."

But at the subsequent words, Luna's brightly smiling face changed.

Lunia, who was held in Luna's arms, also felt the change in atmosphere and wore a bewildered expression.

"What about Leo?"

Step-

Luna, releasing Lunia from her embrace, took a step forward.

"He's a thief who brazenly took an elf's treasure."

"And he acts as if he's chosen by the Progenitor."

"A vile human who gained fame by exaggerating his achievements."

The Pureblood Society slandered Leo.

There was no hesitation in trampling on others.

'Indeed, for this kind of people, the truth isn't important. What's important is just what they want to believe.'

Luna's lips curled up.

She was tiredly familiar with this type of elf.

But being familiar didn't mean she wasn't angry.

'Especially, insulting Kyle is absolutely unforgivable.'

"Who are you uttering such slander to right now…!"

Lunia, her face fierce, was about to pounce on the Pureblood Society members, but then she caught sight of Luna's face.

Luna's face, which had shown no change in expression when she herself was being insulted, was now as cold as ice.

The moment Lunia flinched.

Luna stretched out her hand.

Grab-!

"Cough?!"

The elf who was at the very front grabbed his neck.

His body floated up and was pulled in front of Luna.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"What are you doing!"

"How dare you attack us!"

The elves, enraged, tried to cast magic.

At that moment, Luna lightly flicked the finger she was holding.

Clack-!

Whoosh-!

A small breeze blew.

"No…!"

"W-what is this!"

"Magic isn't activating?"

The Pureblood Society elves looked horrified.

They couldn't use star magic.

It wasn't just that the magic wasn't activating.

The very star mana needed to use star magic had disappeared.

"You won't be able to use star magic ever again."

Luna said, as if it was nothing.

"Such preposterous nonsense!"

The elf whose neck was caught by Luna's mana shouted in fury.

"If it were ordinary magic, that would be nonsense. But with star magic, it's possible. Your star magic is incomplete, you see."

The current star magic formula is the star magic that Seirun passed down to later generations.

Of course, even that alone exhibits powerful effects.

However, a critical flaw is that since it is Luna's unique magic, the star magic passed down by Seirun to later generations could only be a minor copy.

And even that was not properly completed.

If Seirun had had a little more time, it would have been perfected, but unfortunately, the Comet Mage had no time.

"You know that when you use magic with a magic formula, an invisible trace is etched into your body, right? It's the path through which mana flows. I've broken that path."

"That's impossible…!"

"Yeah. Normally, it would be impossible. But I can do it."

"What did you say?!"

"Because I am the creator of this magic."

Luna smiled sweetly.

The other Pureblood Society elves shouted, asking what she meant.

But the face of the elf held by Luna turned white.

Just because they held twisted ideologies didn't mean they were clueless or stupid.

He finally understood what was happening.

"P-Progenitor…?"

Luna, having released her perception-inhibiting magic, smiled cruelly.

"I'm not particularly benevolent or kind-hearted, unlike the stories say. When I'm annoyed, I have to retaliate to feel satisfied."

With an expressionless face, Luna pushed the Pureblood Society elf away.

"Ugh!"

He, who had been tumbling on the floor, hastily bowed his head.

"P-Progenitor of the Nebula! Please forgive me for uttering slander against you!"

Seeing him tremble and shout in fear, the Pureblood Society members who followed him also sensed that something was wrong.

"I didn't create this magic for people like you to learn it. And I certainly never told you to use this magic to divide elves into classes."

Luna said coldly.

"Above all. Insulting him is absolutely unforgivable."

Luna turned her head.

"You will never be able to use star magic again."

"P-Progenitor!"

Luna snorted and flicked her finger again.

With that, their movements stopped.

"What did you do to them?"

Lunia hastily approached Luna and asked.

"I erased their memories of the situation until just now."

Lunia looked back with a surprised expression at Luna, who answered as if it were nothing.

Indeed, the Pureblood Society members who had picked a fight with Luna were looking around in confusion, not understanding what had happened.

Even though such a commotion had occurred, the surroundings were quiet.

Luna had controlled the area with magic.

"You're amazing."

"Lisinas or Dweno would scold me if they knew. Well, they're not here right now anyway."

Luna smiled bitterly.

Lunia looked at such Luna and wore an apologetic expression.

"I'm sorry for showing you such a sight."

"It has nothing to do with you. I know very well that this kind of thing is an elven racial trait."

Luna shrugged her shoulders as if she didn't care.

"Now, since I'm feeling a bit down, how about we go cheer ourselves up?"

"Yes! Where should we go first?"

"To cheer up, spending money is always the best."

***

The place Luna and Lunia headed was Kuraju Street.

As befitting the Twilight Festival, Kuraju Street was also bustling with activity, enjoying prosperity.

Makeshift auctions were in full swing throughout the street.

Tourists, caught up in the festive atmosphere, actively participated in the auctions to buy good souvenirs.

Not only sales and auctions, but also street performances were in full swing.

Luna, today as well, sampled the street-side liquor.

Holding a glass of alcohol in one hand and observing the street, Luna arrived at a street where storytellers gathered.

Among them, stories about the great heroes were overwhelmingly numerous.

"Alright! Then! Who was the man the Progenitor of the Nebula, Luna, loved?!"

At that voice, Lunia perked up her ears.

"It was none other than the God of Blacksmiths! Dweno!"

At that shout, Lunia burst into laughter and looked at Luna's face.

Luna's face had turned murderous.

Lunia covered her mouth, looking at Luna's face.

"How was it with Lord Dweno?"

"You said you saw Dweno in person?"

"Yes. I met him in the hero's world."

"He asked you to be his nude model, didn't he?"

"…Yes."

"Do you think I'd like such a pervert?!"

Lunia scratched her cheek, looking at Luna, who was grimacing intensely.

"Then, weren't there any great heroes who loved each other?"

"No. There were no couples. Of course, there were people who had feelings for others."

"R-really?"

Lunia's eyes widened.

"Of course."

"W-which person had feelings for which person?"

Lunia swallowed dryly and asked.

Luna, who had been looking at such Lunia, drained the contents of her glass and then smiled faintly, saying,

"Kyle loved me."

"Huh?"

"He loved me passionately."

Luna calmly said something that would have made Leo kick her in the backside if he had heard it.

"Ah-," Luna clutched her head as if exasperated and let out a sigh.

"How desperately he loved and courted me. He always looked at me with burning eyes, you know?"

"…When I met him in person, I thought he was a cold person, so that's surprising."

Lunia recalled Kyle, the Hero of the Beginning, whom she had briefly met in Dweno's world.

His impression had been somewhat bland.

Luna looked at such Lunia and said,

"Yeah. He was that kind of person. But it's true that Kyle loved me. And by the way, this must be kept absolutely secret. Especially from that guy Leo."

"Ah, yes. But why specifically a secret from Leo…?"

"Because it's a secret."

Luna playfully smiled, pointing her index finger to her lips.

As Lunia nodded in bewilderment at that smile, Luna grabbed some passersby and said,

"Did you know?! That Kyle, the Hero of the Beginning, liked Luna, the Progenitor of the Nebula!"

Lunia looked serious, seeing Luna, with a straight face, acting exactly like a drunkard.

'It doesn't seem like much of a secret, does it?'

"Alright, everyone! Let me introduce a mysterious potion! Its name is the Love Potion!"

Luna squinted her eyes at an item with a familiar name heard from a street auction, and Lunia looked dumbfounded.

Anyone with magical knowledge would know how ridiculous a love potion is.

As expected, jeers erupted from all directions, and the auctioneer said,

"We cannot reveal the exact source of this potion, but for once, why not buy it as if you're taking a chance! Who knows, perhaps love might actually come true?"

But the auctioneer shamelessly continued the story.

In fact, such ridiculous items sometimes appear in these auctions.

Because it's a festival, sometimes lighthearted items are also featured.

The love potion up for auction was contained in a beautiful bottle.

The golden elixir, radiating a beautiful color, seemed valuable enough for ornamental purposes alone.

With the liquid itself looking like a work of art, some young couples caught up in the festive atmosphere showed interest and participated in the auction.

"All sorts of things are coming out."

It was when Lunia let out an empty laugh.

"That potion."

"Yes?"

"It looks a bit like a potion made by some pervert? Let's buy it to check."

"Ah, yes."

Lunia, with a bewildered expression, participated in the auction.

Luna chuckled idly, staring at the love potion.

'Nah, it couldn't be.'