This is truly a series of messy relationships!
From Ti Du, I understood the general situation: The Elf King desired the wife of Ti Du's father, specifically her talent as a Fairy User, so he orchestrated the death of Ti Du's father and forcibly took Ti Du's mother, which led to the birth of Tilly.
However, Tilly's birth did not meet the bastard Elf King's expectations, so, as usual, he simply abandoned Tilly and her mother, even wanting to kill them to destroy the evidence.
But... in the end, it was the Elf King's minister at the time, who was also Tilly's grandfather, who secretly helped the mother and daughter.
However, don't assume that Tilly's grandfather, who adopted her, was a good person; he only helped her for the sake of his true granddaughter, Ti Du.
Because Ti Du had shown talent as a Fairy User from a young age, not inferior to her mother's, if things continued this way, Ti Du might once again be defiled by that bastard Elf King, just like his daughter.
So, to protect Ti Du, Tilly's grandfather came up with a plan: he made Tilly his superficial granddaughter and focused on raising her, outwardly appearing to groom her as his successor. In reality, however... he had no good intentions. He merely wanted the Elf King to see Tilly's excellence, and then... you see, Tilly is the Elf King's daughter. If the Elf King were to take an interest in Tilly's talent, wouldn't that be... Uh... I have to say, this old man is indeed quite vicious. But that perverted Elf King probably wouldn't care, right?
After all, he's a super pervert. It's truly a pity for Tilly; the person she hates most is her own father. Fortunately, Tilly couldn't hear Ti Du's narration anymore.
So, Ti Du naturally knew about her grandfather's plan, but she couldn't stop it. After all, the murderer who killed her father and mother was the Elf King. She had no reason to stop a plan that would get revenge on the Elf King.
But... no matter what, Tilly was innocent. After spending so many years with Tilly, they had developed feelings for each other, so she didn't want anything to happen to Tilly.
However, the hatred for her parents' deaths had to be avenged. Although she was a Fairy User, she was still far inferior to the Elf King, who was once one of the Thirteen Heroes, so she could only resort to such underhanded methods.
When her grandfather passed away, Ti Du also understood. According to the original plan, Ti Du should have sold Tilly to the Elf King, but she did not follow her grandfather's instructions; instead, she helped Tilly escape, even blocking a knife for Tilly at a critical moment.
After meeting Ellie, Ti Du decided to use Ellie in turn, because Ellie was far more excellent than Tilly. With Ellie around, the Elf King would have no interest in Tilly.
Ti Du's calculations were indeed good. If Ellie hadn't been smart and invincible enough, she would have truly fallen into the Elf King's trap.
After listening to Ti Du's tearful confession, Ellie couldn't feel any anger at all. After all, to Ti Du, Ellie was an outsider. Isn't it natural to use an outsider to save your own family? You see, this world is not like the one Ellie lived in before, which was bound by all sorts of rules. Ti Du and Tilly didn't have the ability to directly confront the Elf King, so using a little cunning is understandable.
Thinking of this, Ellie decided not to make things too difficult for Ti Du. After all, the real culprit was still the Elf King!
The Elf King, who had also listened to this bizarre revenge story, showed no reaction at all. Instead, he mocked Ti Du and Ti Du's grandfather, saying that if it weren't for giving Ti Du's grandfather face, he wouldn't have left Tilly until now to make his move.
Hey, hey... Tilly is your own daughter, you know? Is a 'demon father' plot really okay? It seems this scourge truly cannot be left alive!
"So... this is all my fault, Lady Clementine, please, you must save Tilly." Ti Du said to Ellie with a look of deep self-reproach.
Well! In the end, Ti Du's conscience kicked in, and she reminded Ellie of the Elf King's abilities, although it was a bit late. And she truly cared about Tilly, which is why she used Ellie in this way. But before that.
"Hey! You pervert over there! Get over here! Lie down!" Ellie turned her head and commanded the Elf King, who was still under her Ruling Spell. He probably used this ability to control the girls he fancied!
No wonder this guy had the nerve to defile even Zesshi Zetsumei's mother; after all, she was of the Six Great Gods' bloodline.
Hmm? Speaking of which... Ellie remembered. That bastard Elf King kept talking about 'bloodline, bloodline' just now. Although she knew the reason for the Elf King's bastardly behavior was to produce an invincible child, just like herself, the Elf King's attitude when he first saw her was indeed too strange.
Honestly, this was Ellie's first time meeting the Elf King. Although summoning the Sticky Rice Cake outside was a small display of power, the Elf King looked at her as if he knew her, as if he knew she was very powerful, directly calling Tilly, who was originally his target, 'roadside trash.' This was indeed very strange. Before dealing with the Elf King, she should first get some information from him.
Due to the influence of the Ruling Spell, the Elf King very obediently crawled over and prostrated himself before Ellie. How could the Elf King's shoddy ability compare to Ellie's effective Ruling Spell? Ellie directly stepped on the Elf King's head with considerable force; after all, this one kick wouldn't kill him.
"Hey! Pervert, I have something to ask you! Have you seen me somewhere before?!" Ellie asked. However, the Elf King, who was trampled under Ellie's foot, didn't utter a sound, but instead let out a disgusting laugh.
"Speak quickly! Where exactly have you seen me?!" This time, Ellie used the Ruling Spell. Since she knew he couldn't resist this move, she could do whatever she wanted to this pervert.
"I am seeing you here for the first time." The Elf King, unable to resist the Ruling Spell, honestly explained this time.
Ti Du, standing by, watched the Elf King become so obedient, utterly surprised. After all, she didn't know about Ellie's Ruling Spell, although she knew Ellie could use skills similar to those used by the Elf King.
"Then what's with the 'bloodline' you mentioned just now?!" Ellie continued to inquire using the Ruling Spell. This is what she wanted to know.
"The bloodline I spoke of is the bloodline of the God of Life, whom humans regard as a deity." The Elf King's answer startled Ellie.
This was not strange. The Six Great Gods were players, so they were definitely powerful. After all, Zesshi Zetsumei, who inherited the players' bloodline and equipment, was also a troublesome existence for her. However, weren't the Six Great Gods, except for the God of Death, supposed to have died of old age?
Although she knew elves lived a long time, the Elf King's appearance shouldn't be that of someone who lived for six hundred years, right?
And from the very beginning, the Elf King's cryptic words always felt strange. She should be able to ask a few more questions now. Although the Ruling Spell was very effective, it had limitations, namely the accumulation of resistance. She couldn't give too many commands to the same target in a short period. Each command or after a certain amount of time, the target would accumulate resistance until it became completely ineffective, and then, for a certain period, it would completely resist the Ruling Spell. Therefore, Ellie couldn't ask too many questions.
"When and where did you see the God of Life?!" Ellie continued to ask.
"The first time was two hundred years ago on the battlefield where the demon gods were subjugated during the Demon God War. The second time was ten years ago, in the Argland Council State." The Elf King said.
This information greatly surprised Ellie. One of the Six Great Gods was still alive?
This isn't right! In the original work, it was described that the Six Great Gods, except for Sir Xia Na, were all normal human races! How could they still be alive now?
Moreover, she had stayed in the Slane Theocracy for a while, and almost no one had mentioned that one of the Six Great Gods was still alive. Furthermore, if the God of Life among the Six Great Gods was still alive and participated in the Demon God War, the Slane Theocracy's nature would surely lead them to praise her extensively. How could there be no news about this at all?
What's even stranger is that the second encounter was in the Evaluation Country. Why would the God of Life go to the Evaluation Country?
Recalling carefully, when the Elf King saw her, he said, "Has the seal been lifted?" So, if that's the case... the God of Life might be sealed within the Evaluation Country. After all, those few dragons in the Evaluation Country greatly detest humans, and even more so the players who crossed over and polluted this world.
It's understandable that the God of Life was sealed in the Evaluation Country. Uh! If this inference is correct, then her appearance must be very similar to the God of Life, which made the Elf King misunderstand that she had some connection with the God of Life, right?
Well! After all, those players were playing online games before they crossed over, so it's normal to have similar faces, and it's not strange to have similarities. It's very possible that the player of the God of Life, by chance, had seen Shalltear or Albedo at that time and created a similar character!
Or perhaps the God of Life player might have even been good friends with Peroroncino or Tabula Smaragdina; in that case, it directly tricked the Elf King, which feels a bit subtle.
This can be considered a very important piece of information. Ainz's father has been searching for players, and finally there's a clue. Although they are not Ainz's father's companions, they are players nonetheless.
The Evaluation Country, huh? It seems she has a new goal. But... although she knows about other players, how should she handle this?
She can't possibly tell Ainz's father this information, can she? Otherwise, how would she explain how she knows about the existence of players?
According to her setting, she was born in this world, so she shouldn't have information about players. Normally, the Guardians rarely talk about things before crossing over, and they rarely mention the forty-one companions of Nazarick. So, even if she knows about the existence of players, she can't say it.
This is very perplexing. However... this important information indirectly confirms that the God of Life is a formidable character. In the hands of the Evaluation Country, which so deeply hates players who crossed over, she was only sealed, not killed... This really says a lot.
It's not that the Platinum Dragon Lord and his dragons showed mercy; it's that they couldn't kill the God of Life, right? This point must be noted. Although she can't send back the information that the God of Life is a player, she must at least leak the information that the God of Life might be a powerful enemy to Ainz's father.
Ellie remained silent for a long time after hearing the Elf King's words. With just these few simple sentences combined with her own knowledge, she could basically infer the general situation. So, the Elf King was useless now; it was time to deal with him.
Ti Du, standing by, was stunned. Her gaze towards Ellie was a bit off.
"So that's how it is, I understand. Hey! Pervert, gouge out your own eyeballs!" Ellie commanded the Elf King without mercy.
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