However, this time, it was thanks to Bell that I learned those wretched elves were still monitoring me, so I lent her a ring to make her feel a little better.
"Don't worry, at least this time I won't freeze you again! Come on, Bell… come with me." Ellie maintained the effect of her Despair Aura and intended to return to the military camp. Bell immediately clutched Ellie's clothes, looking terrified as she gazed at Ellie. Well, I'll indulge her this time, after all, Bell is purely an innocent victim.
Ellie's destination back at the military camp was actually to go and see those elves. She had already said she would help them, and while there was an element of using them, wasn't it entirely beneficial for them?
Even so, they still used those forest fairies to monitor her? So, Ellie turned back, intending to warn them.
If there was a Fairy User among them, Ellie guessed it was almost certainly Tilly. If it were Ti Du, she wouldn't have let fairies monitor her. Even if she wasn't, then it was her attendant who was locked up with her.
Because Bell kept tugging at Ellie's clothes, following slowly, Ellie, who had wanted to rush back to the military camp immediately, indulged Bell's willfulness this time. So, it took a long, long walk to get back to the military camp. Sticky Rice Cake, being over level sixty, was completely unaffected. Although she could have ridden Sticky Rice Cake and flown back directly, for such a short distance, it wasn't necessary. Besides, 'walking' with a frightened Bell was quite interesting.
"Yo-ho! Excuse me!" With a bang, the wooden hut's door was kicked open by Ellie. The first thing Ellie did after returning to camp with Bell was to go to Tilly's room.
"You… you… what… what are you doing here?" Tilly, who had already been untied, was fine and still able to stand. The other elves, however, looked as if they had seen a ghost, huddling together in a corner.
"I just came to say hello. Tilly, you're really too much. Didn't I say I would help you? Yet you still treat me like this." Ellie said, feigning the appearance of a victim.
"I… I didn't… do anything to you, did I?" Tilly tried to sound calm, but her trembling voice and legs betrayed her.
"Hmm? Where are your forest fairies friends? Can you call them out and let me see them? I've never seen forest fairies before." Ellie didn't bother to play dumb with her anymore and went straight to the point.
"So… this really was your doing?!" Tilly's face paled, and she immediately understood where the inexplicable panic she had felt in her heart came from.
"Hmm? Or who do you think it was? Me? I really dislike being spied on, so I just retaliated directly. You can't blame me for that, can you? So, can you call out your fairy friends?" Ellie continued to ask.
"They… they were all scared away by you. I can't… can't call them out." Tilly was indeed telling the truth. Just as Tilly herself was about to have the forest fairies continue to monitor the Princess, a sudden cold wind blew, and then all the forest fairies scattered and fled. No matter how she called them, there was no response. Then, immediately after, came that feeling of immense panic. Because she had magic, she could resist a little better, but all her companions who didn't possess magic fell into a state of panic, some even starting to babble nonsense.
"Oh-ho! Well, I'm really sorry for scaring your friends away." Ellie didn't even need to ask; Tilly was indeed the Fairy User. This time, consider it a lesson for her!
"You! What… what exactly did you do?!" Although her tone was fierce, her trembling legs had already betrayed Tilly.
"Hmm? What did I do?" Ellie deliberately feigned ignorance, taking one step after another towards Tilly.
As Ellie took a step forward, Tilly involuntarily took a step back. Once Tilly realized that this panic effect was brought about by the Princess in front of her, the fear in her heart grew even stronger.
Tilly understood that this must be the doing of this person. She was not someone afraid of death, yet looking at her seemingly sunny smile, she always had the illusion that she would be killed by her in the next second, and she was extremely afraid of it.
Finally, Ellie pushed Tilly into a corner step by step, leaving her no way to retreat. Tilly, flustered, leaned against the wall, not even daring to make eye contact with Ellie. It seemed that a level two Despair Aura had such a strong effect. If she used level three, wouldn't these people just go completely insane?
It was a pity that Despair Aura was an indiscriminate attack and could not selectively control affected targets; it would take effect on everyone within its range. Therefore, Ellie had almost never used anything above level three, fearing she might cause something she couldn't handle.
"I say, Tilly… if you don't trust me, you don't have to cooperate with me. I won't make things difficult for you. Out of consideration for Ti Du's good attitude, I could even let you go. But this way, wanting to use me yet not trusting me, truly makes me a little angry." Ellie said to Tilly with a smile.
"So… so what? To… to make me believe you… humans… so easily… dream on…" Although Tilly was stubborn with her words, her body was very honest. She didn't even have the courage to meet Ellie's gaze, so what else could she say?
"Didn't I make it clear before? I am not human! I am closer to your Demi-human, right? Uh… to be precise, closer to the abominable Alien race that humans despise, right?" Ellie said.
"…" Tilly didn't even dare to reply. Being able to remain standing at this moment was already quite remarkable.
"So, I sincerely want to help you… but you…" Ellie said with a hint of helplessness.
"Then… then what… what does this action of yours mean?" Tilly asked timidly.
"Didn't I say? It's retaliatory counterattack, oh. Didn't your grandfather, the minister, teach you? When doing bad things to someone, you should also guard against their retaliation, shouldn't you?" Ellie said with a smile. However, this retaliation of hers, for Tilly and her companions… even if they knew, they wouldn't be able to defend against it. In this world, the indigenous people known to be able to resist Despair Aura could be counted on one hand.
"What… what do you want?" Tilly asked, though her tone was still very stubborn.
"Apologize. That's my demand. Otherwise, I will let you and your companions experience what true fear is." Ellie said with a terrifying smile.
"Hmph… want me to apologize… impossible, absolutely not!" Tilly was still holding on, but her gaze had already shifted to her trembling companions in the corner. Perhaps she was also considering her companions.
"Oh? Is that so… Then… I'm going to use the Madness Barrier. I won't be responsible for what happens next, okay?" Ellie said.
However, that so-called Madness Barrier… was just something Ellie made up. Naturally, she couldn't directly say Despair Aura. She knew her information had to be kept hidden. PVP was all about information warfare, and Ellie, personally taught by Ainz, would naturally not forget this. So, Ellie concealed as much as she could.
"Madness… You wouldn't really use that, would you?!" As soon as Tilly heard the name of this technique, she knew what its effect would be. What she had used earlier must have been some kind of Fear Barrier or Panic Barrier. If she could really use some kind of Madness Barrier, would she and her companions fall into a state of madness?
"What do you think?" Ellie replied to Tilly very calmly, then raised her hand, as if ready to cast a spell at any moment.
"Please! Wait! Please wait a moment!!" Tilly shouted loudly.
"Apologize!" Ellie also roared sternly, even Bell, who had been clutching Ellie's clothes, was startled by Ellie's sudden shout.
"I'm very sorry! It was my fault! I apologize to you!!" Tilly was directly scared to the ground by Ellie's shout, prostrating herself to apologize to Ellie.
"Very good…" Ellie snapped her fingers, which had never made a sound, then returned to her usual smile and turned off the Despair Aura. Everything returned to normal.
After seeing off that terrifying Princess, Tilly was already lying on the ground, unable to get up. Now she finally understood.
What a terrifying person the Princess was.
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