Other than Chosen Ones, Shade had seen the material of a Destiny Ring change under other circumstances, but this was the first time he had seen a single item directly alter one:
"Emilia, how do you feel now?"
Shade hurriedly asked. After staring blankly for a moment, Emilia covered her forehead again. Her level had not changed, but her entire being seemed different from normal. It was difficult to put into words. It was not that her aura had grown stronger, but rather that her very level of life seemed to have been elevated:
"I can sense a great deal of knowledge, as well as many things I don't understand. But this really is Elven Royal Authority. Yes, I... I..."
She stammered for quite a while before removing the crown herself. All the abnormalities vanished at once, the green faded from her hair, and the jade hue gradually receded from her Destiny Ring:
"I think it really is genuine. I just never expected something that only appeared in Fairy Tales to truly still exist."
She stuffed the crown back into Shade's hands, stared firmly into his eyes, and shook her head:
"Shade, I can't accept this. It's far too precious."
But Shade stuffed the crown back into her hands again:
"Other than you, I don't know any other Pure-Blood Elf girls. This is yours. That was what I thought when I obtained it.
"And I have some selfish motives as well. Elves in this age live by clans. I want you to try. If you can truly accomplish great deeds in Vesta Woodland, would the elves of the other tribes be willing to recognize you, wearing this crown, as their queen? Humans need Unity, and elves do too. What we are about to face is a disaster for the entire