After talking for so long, they were still back where they had started.
Shen Yi rubbed his forehead slightly, feeling rather speechless.
The extent to which elves cared for their own kind sometimes struck Shen Yi as absurd.
But at times, that was not necessarily a bad thing.
"What about you?"
"What do you think?"
Shen Yi sighed and turned his gaze toward Shimada Yukimi, who had remained silent at the side all along.
Theoretically, she had absolutely nothing to do with this matter. Having her speak would indeed make things more balanced.
"..."
The women in the room were visibly taken aback. Even Shimada Yukimi herself had not quite reacted, but when she saw Shen Yi's serious expression, she became somewhat flustered.
Xilos frowned as she looked at this woman she had never been able to see through. From Shen Yi's subtle attitude toward her, she could vaguely sense that there was something unusual about her.
It seemed...
She possessed a power that even Shen Yi had to take notice of. Yet that power was either buried too deeply or concealed too well. Even when Xilos focused all her senses, she could only detect the faintest trace of something transcendent.
It was like... a strange sensation of being suppressed in some aspect, or perhaps on an entirely different level.
"Is there no other way? Or is that Elf Tree already so important to the Elf race that it cannot be separated from them?"
Shimada Yukimi did not speak loudly, and her gaze appeared to sweep casually over Xilos.
"Yes, it's very important. To the Elf race, it is almost as important as Lord Shen Yi is to all of you now."
Mei Fu hurriedly replied, a trace of confused surprise flashing through her eyes.
To the current Elf race,