“Giving you more time?”

Eva muttered for a moment, she wanted to reject him at once, but she thought about the words Shin used.

Shin didn’t move his sight from the tree and spoke with a small smile on his face.

“I don’t have much time left. I was told that this tree can give me more time, that’s the reason I am here.”

Eva squinted her eyes slightly, but she didn’t say anything.

Shin turned around slowly and stood in front of Eva, no expressions could be seen on his face.

“I’m not stupid enough to believe that this tree isn’t important.”

“But, I need that tree urgently.”

“Follow me.”

Eva spoke plainly before walking away.

Shin followed behind her silently, he knew what he was asking for would be excessive, but he had no way around it either.

Glancing around while walking Eva, Shin could see wooden huts everywhere and children running around. After having walking for a couple hundred meters, Shin could see a gigantic house.

There stood guards by the entrance, but they didn’t stop Eva nor Shin.

After having entered the house, Shin could smell a fresh flowery scent. It calmed his breathing a little, as he wasn’t in a very good condition.

The more they walked, the more confused did Shin become. They had been walking in a straight line for half a minute, and it looked like Eva would continue to walk…

While Shin was thinking it might be an endlessly long hall, Eva stopped and turned towards the wall.

With this, Shin became even more confused.

Eva didn’t mind Shin’s curiosity, she gently pushed the wall, pushing it open like a door. Afterwards, she walked forward and walked down a staircase.

Shin followed behind Eva while glancing everywhere with awe and curiosity.

After having walked down in a spiral for over two minutes, Shin became flabbergasted, not sure why the Elven race liked to make endlessly long things. Still, Shin didn’t ask Eva anything and followed behind her quietly.

Luckily, a light could be seen not far away. After having walked through a door, Shin saw hundreds of large houses and an enormous villa on a hill. Shin’s mouth went agape, he was seriously shocked by the creativity of having an underground city.

“This is the capital; Evainheim. I welcome you, the first human to set foot here.”

Eva spoke with a gentle tone, but her voice was seemingly monotone, like she was thinking about something else.

A smile appeared on Shin’s face.

“Follow me, I will lead you to someone who can decide if you can have the Elder tree or not.”

Eva escaped her daze and said before walking.

Shin hurriedly followed her, he didn’t know why, but he had a bad premonition, almost like there were eyes staring at him. Shin’s mood turned bad, he walked a step behind Eva, hoping that the ones watching him would look away.

Eva seemed to catch up on Shin’s abnormality and figured out what it was. She raised her eyebrows and glanced at a few corners with sharp eyes.

Shin sighed in relief after sensing that the eyes around stopped staring at him. He obediently followed behind Eva, hoping that they would reach the destination sooner.

Not long after, they stood in front of the villa. There were no guards around, so Eva walked in and Shin followed half a step behind.

“If you’re wondering why there are no guards here, that is because there is no need for them.”

Eva said with a smile.

“Uhm, yeah. It looks better with no guards around…”

Shin muttered as he glanced around.

“Are you from royal family?”

Eva raised an eyebrow and asked. She sensed that Shin didn’t like having guards around, only important families could afford guards around their children.

Shin scratched his cheeks for a moment, replying vaguely.

“I think so.”

“They call mother, Empress. Would that make me from a royal family?”

Eva staggered and almost fell face first.

You’re a god damn prince and you don’t even know you’re from a royal family or not!?

Eva honestly wanted to speak her mind, but she knew that it was rude, and she remembered that Shin barely knew any common sense.

She tried her best to supress her inner feelings while walking in the villa, muttering to herself. She pushed open the locked doors, not even minding anything.

Shin thought he might have said something wrong, so he didn’t speak any longer and followed Eva deeper in the villa. Not knowing when, they passed another door and what Shin saw was a large room with a throne. The throne itself was made of some green material and it sparked slightly.

Eva walked and stopped in front of the throne, Shin stood by her side and waited.

A gust of wind could be felt, Shin glanced behind him, but he didn’t see anything. When he turned his head forward, he could see someone sitting on the throne.

In Shin’s perspective, he saw a girl at the age of seventeen or so. She had a cold expression on her face, long blonde hair which reached her waist and deep blue eyes. Overall, Shin thought she was pretty, Shin didn’t mind her cold expression, because he has seen way too many of those faces.

“Hi, I am Shin von Meria.”

Shin spoke calmly and tried to bow down slightly. His eyes turned bloodshot for a moment as he had the urge to cough once again, he swallowed the blood which entered his mouth.

The girl on the throne frowned as she could see that Shin was supressing a cough and she smelled blood.

“I know.”

It wasn’t her worries, therefore she overlooked it.

“My name is; Lola Wathan.”

Still in a daze, Shin glanced at Eva, then at Lola. After having thought it through, Shin muttered.

“Oh, it’s like that…!”

“Lola, let me tell you a couple of things before you continue.”

Eva couldn’t take it any longer and spoke with a sight.

“Shin is escorted by the First Wood King; Malika of the Woods. Shin himself seems to be a prince. And, he seems to have absolutely no common sense…”

Lola raised one eyebrow when she heard Eva speak.

Shin was in a bad mood again, he pouted and muttered to himself while stomping the ground with a weak force.

“Why is everyone saying that I have no common sense…?”

“It’s not fair, I know a lot of things, why can’t the things I know be the common sense?”

“They are just bullying me, it’s really unfair…”

Shin kept muttering to himself, he really wanted to continue, but he remembered he was in front of two elves.

Both Eva and Lola were shocked by Shin, they had no idea how someone can be so ignorant of common sense.

“Why are you here for?”

Lola tried to forget about that scene and asked a question.

“Oh, I want that large tree.”

Shin said with a bright smile.

“What will you give me if I gave you that ‘large tree’?”

Lola asked with a frown on her face.

Shin tilted his head for a moment before answering her with a smile.

“I have nothing to give, what about one favour?”

Honestly, Lola had no idea how to communicate with Shin. Lola had tried to act cold, but it had no effect. Nor is Shin making any sense, how could he think that a single ‘favour’ be the same as the Elder Tree!?

“One favour…?”

Lola gazed coldly at Shin.

“Yes.”

Shin nodded, he thought that they were about to make the deal, he was really happy that it was going easier than he thought.

Lola narrowed her eyes and said coldly.

“Then, give me a child.”

Eva’s expression froze.

“A child?”

Shin muttered while glancing around.

“What kind of child? Do you want an elf child or human child, and how old do you want it to be?”

After having muttered that, he widely opened his eyes and shook his head while staring at Lola.

“No deal, I will not kidnap a child from a family for you…!”

Both Eva and Lola wanted to facepalm, how can there be someone like Shin, not even knowing simple things.

While the three were stuck in their discussion, a green light from Shin shined brightly. Near Shin’s body, Malika appeared.

“For God’s sake, just give him the tree!”

Malika roared in a deep voice, he seriously couldn’t watch any longer, it was unbearable.

“M-Malika of the Woods!”

Eva said with fright, not knowing when she was already kneeling towards Malika.

Lola was the same, unbeknownst to herself, she knelt while glancing at Malika with awe and worship.

“Why did you appear? I was about to make a deal…”

Shin pouted as he whined.

Malika supressed his laughter, but he calmed himself down and glanced at Eva and Lola.

“You two don’t mind that Shin takes the Elder Tree, right?”

He said with a smile, but his eyes were coldly staring at them.

Eva was about to shake her head, but before she could do so, a voice sounded out.

“Only if he gives me a child.”

Lola said with a seriously calm tone. She had confirmed that Shin was someone the First Wood King supported and Shin himself might have high status in the human world. It made her wanting Shin even more.

“I told you, I won’t kidnap a child!”

Shin rejected her without thinking twice.

“There are other ways to make a child.”

Lola spoke, her cheeks turned slightly pink, but her facial expression didn’t change that much.

Shin turned towards Malika and asked while tiling his head.

“Are there ways to make a child?”

“Don’t ask me!”

Malika said in fright, he shook his head and continued speaking with fear in his voice.

“I know nothing, I honestly know nothing at all!”

“Please don’t tell the others about this, they would rip me apart!”

“I know nothing!!!”

Malika’s face turned pale and he could sense his back drenched in sweat.

Not knowing how, Malika’s body faded slowly.

“NOOO, I didn’t say anything, I promise!”

Malika’s body turned into a green light and was sucked into Shin’s body.

Not sure why, Shin thought that it would be some time until he would meet Malika again…