As the race closest to the Divine Race, the elves’ faith in the goddesses was even deeper than that of humans.
A thousand years ago, Mitra, the Hero, also entered the Elven Homeland. Introduced by Nadue, the Goddess of Nature, he met the elven royalty, gained their recognition and support, and the elves participated in the final battle a thousand years ago, fighting against the demon army.
Under such circumstances, with Lucy being both the successor of Mitra and favored by the Divine Race, it was impossible for the Elven Race not to welcome her arrival.
Therefore, Melika’s words to Lucy were sincere.
Whether Lucy understood or not, the princess simply smiled, her dignified aura fully displayed.
Looking at Lucy’s beautiful smile, as if she possessed all the light in the world, Melika couldn’t help but feel admiration.
(Only such a princess is worthy of being by Mr. Shien’s side, right?)
Melika thought, the jealousy in her heart gone, replaced by a slight melancholy.
However, Melika didn’t know that Lucy had been observing her.
Lucy wasn’t familiar with Melika, but because of Shien, she knew a little about this elf girl.
Frankly speaking, Melika was very beautiful.
After all, elves were known for their beauty. Even when Shien first met the members of Vivian’s squad, he thought that in terms of appearance alone, Melika was the most beautiful, surpassing even the gentle and graceful Vivian and the timid and shy Lumia.
Vivian was also beautiful, and Lumia was incredibly cute. If the full score was one hundred, these two would at least score ninety-five, but both Magray and Edel were immediately captivated by Melika.
Melika’s appearance would score at least ninety-eight.
That’s why she stood out from Vivian and Lumia, constantly being targeted by those with ill intentions.
Unfortunately, Diere emerged as a dark horse, not only developing a close relationship with Shien but also revealing her true appearance to him, letting Shien discover such a hidden beauty within Vivian’s squad.
Diere’s appearance would score at least ninety-nine, and she hadn’t even fully matured yet. Once she lost her childishness, she would definitely be a perfect one hundred, on par with Lucy and Nien.
If it weren’t for this, Melika might have been the one by Shien’s side.
Lucy knew about Melika and could more or less guess her thoughts.
Because of this, Lucy paid special attention to Melika.
The reason was simple: this elf girl was very likely the first person to develop special feelings for Shien after he came to this world, and the most likely to capture his heart. ŗἈΝŎbΕṥ
The reason why this elf girl didn’t succeed was partly because of her own shyness, purity, and reserved nature as an elf, preventing her from taking that crucial step, and partly because of bad luck.
A ninety-eight-point beauty, with bonus points for being an elf, plus the natural advantage of a girl pursuing a boy, it seemed impossible for her to fail in capturing the seemingly indifferent but secretly flirty Shien, right?
But look at the rivals she encountered.
Diere, a ninety-nine-point beauty with the potential to reach a perfect one hundred, and incredibly proactive.
Lucy, a perfect one hundred, flawless in every aspect, unmatched in the human race, seemingly an unattainable flower, yet so afraid of loneliness that she could be easily tricked into bed by Shien.
Facing these two terrifying rivals, Melika was still playing the shy and pure secret admirer. This was the typical path of a side character.
And not every side character could successfully steal the main character in the end.
Therefore, this girl was tragic.
Lucy had guessed this, so how could she not pay special attention to Melika?
After all, this girl was originally the most likely to become Shien’s official wife, but Lucy had taken her place, and Diere had emerged as a dark horse, pushing her aside. It was a bit pitiful.
Of course, Lucy wouldn’t sympathize with Melika.
Firstly, this was a matter of mutual consent, not a competition. There was no reason for “sympathy.”
Secondly, the battlefield of love was a fierce one. As a princess who just wanted to live a carefree life, Lucy was under a lot of pressure.
It wasn’t that she was being greedy, but Melika’s teammate was simply too tempting.
Besides, she had already given everything she could. She couldn’t just be used and then abandoned, could she?
Lucy just wanted to say, it’s tough being her.
In order to marry that dog, she had also been working very hard.
With these random thoughts flashing through her mind, Lucy’s gaze towards Melika softened, and she started chatting with her.
It was clear that Lucy wanted to have a good relationship with Melika.
This made Melika feel flattered and nervous, her voice much softer than usual, which amused Lucy.
Melika, however, didn’t think too much about it. Looking at Lucy, who was chatting with her with a smile and without any airs, her admiration for this princess grew even stronger.
This princess was truly outstanding…
Just as Melika was thinking this, the mansion’s gate opened.
“Haaa~~~”
Shien, holding the drowsy Lilith in one arm and the sleepy-eyed Airi in the other, yawning widely, appeared before everyone.
His lazy and sloppy appearance made Melika’s heart beat faster, and her face flushed slightly.
This was Melika’s usual reaction whenever she saw Shien.
Shien didn’t notice this and simply glanced around at everyone.
“Is everyone here?”