'To unravel the history of the high elves, including the Eir Sethlumnir ...... she and other high elves that the Lord Commander has met face to face. That is my purpose, and the reason I volunteered for this mission.

　Ail Sesshomnir, High Elves, and Secret History.
　There's a huge amount of information crammed in there that I can't seem to chew on all at once.

'Wait a minute at ....... You're skipping too much at once. Could you take us through it in order?
I'm sorry, too.

　When I told him that I couldn't fully understand him in one listen, Hild regained his composure and breathed again, and then began to explain each one in turn again.

'It's not a common classification in human society, but we elves classify ourselves as 'high elves' and not-so-high elves. Dark elves, of course, are another: ......
'I've heard of some elves being called that, but I've never heard of them until I heard why.

　In the first place, the demon race called elves themselves tend to be secretive in all dungeons, and it is not uncommon for them to welcome visitors from the ground with open arms, but not reveal their inner workings.

　That's why it was no wonder that Senator Ail refused to mention something, saying, 'That's a confidential matter.

'There's only one condition for being called a High Elf. The only requirement to be called a High Elf is that you must have lived from the time of the A(-)special(-) generation to the present. This is why new High Elves will never be born, and their numbers will always be constant and will continue to slowly decrease.
'A specific era?　No way, that's not it.
'Its impossible. They are the elves who lived through the golden age of what humans call the ancient magical civilization, the golden age when the earth was most prosperous. Hence, they are also known as the Elder Elves of old.

　After all, that's where it all converged.

　There was no surprise, only the realization that it was as expected.
　It was only natural that Senator Eil was alive from that era, considering their previous interactions.

　If Alfazul was truly a person from the end of an ancient magical civilization, and Senator Eil had seen his eyes, it was a natural consequence that she had lived on since then.

'A crucial distinction was established between High Elves and ordinary Elves. It could be said that all members of the Senate are High Elves, but ...... even that is a distinction that seems trivial.
Like a commoner and a nobleman?
No, it's not an economic privilege, it's an intellectual privilege, if you will.

　Hild furrowed his brow and bitterly spoke the rest of the story.

'Why did the ancient magical civilization fall? Why did we elves have to abandon the earth and hide in dungeons at the same time as the destruction of some civilization? Only the High Elves who lived in those days are allowed to know the truth of those histories.

　It reminded me of an earlier meeting with Senator Eil.

　She had indeed described the character of Alfazul who lived through those days, but she had never attempted to mention the time before and after the destruction of civilization.

'I wanted to know the truth,' she said. I wanted to uncover the hidden history. That's all I wanted to do.

　Looking down at his own palms, Hild continued to speak of the stagnant anger and sadness in his chest, struggling to keep his voice from trembling.

'But I was not allowed to. They refused to forbid me to investigate further, destroyed the material I had gathered, and placed me under strict surveillance.

　He clenched his palms tightly and put his strength into them until the blood drained even more from his merely white skin.

''The situation changed when it was decided that the Westland Kingdom had extended its power to the north and that we, the 'Chalk Fairyland', would also help them on the ground.
That was the event that led to the formation of the Northern Tree Alliance.
''Yes, sir. Yes, I volunteered for a ground team, took the front line, faked my own death in the chaos of the early stages of the war, and surrendered to the Kingdom of Westland. After that, there had been no more major battles, so I was able to seize the opportunity of a lifetime.

　I heard about the circumstances of that area from the party involved, Theodore.

　He said that although several forces that fled to the north sought help from the 'White Chalk Fairyland', the Beaufort family, who were in charge of the front line, made peace at an early stage, and the situation was settled without a full-scale battle occurring.

''After all, the reason you defected is because you wanted to continue your research into hidden history?
'Of course you're right. I figured that with a kingdom that had nearly unified the continent, it wouldn't be impossible to collect the clues that were scattered throughout the continent.

　What a huge scale.

　The breadth of its physical meaning is also extraordinary, but the extent of its temporal significance is also extraordinary.

'His Majesty the King has graciously accepted me. I was rightly suspected of being an interloper on the side of the elves, and I thought that I would be forced to spend the next ten years under house arrest and subject to hearing and surveillance. ......

　Hild's expression finally relaxed here.

　Probably because he recalled the person who accepted him as such, His Majesty Alfred and Commander Angelica.

''The official treatment was that the Knights of the rainbow rainbow scales would take custody of me and monitor me, but Commander Angelica gave me enough freedom and discretion, and allowed me to research history on the condition that I would share my results with the group.

　They did not deprive him of his liberty and did not deprive him of his freedom, but allowed him to pursue the truth of history, which was his original purpose, while keeping a watchful eye on him as a precaution to persuade those who had doubts about him.

　Of course, His Majesty the King and the captains of the knights would never make such a decision out of simple pity or sympathy.

　Did they have some kind of conviction, or did they have proof that they could more than adequately monitor her actions?

　Or - did she meditate on some risk because she wanted to take in the knowledge she had as an elf in peace?

　As I was thinking about this, Garnett added an additional explanation from the side by side.

The rainbow scales are overseeing the temples, but they also do research on gods and the relationship between beliefs and skills. If this guy is really interested in researching ancient civilizations, it's probably a person he'd like to have on his hands as a rainbow rainbow scales.
'Yes. I believe, without fear of being misunderstood, that such a decision would have been made by me as well. Even with that in mind, ...... no, that's why His Majesty's and the Commander's dignity was sincere in my heart.

　After listening to a series of explanations, I could immediately understand why Hild volunteered for a secondment mission to the newly established knights.

　The essential role given to me is to oversee the adventurers exploring the basement of the demon king's castle and investigate the ancient magical civilization that is thought to have a close connection to the demon king.

　This is exactly what Hild wants.

''Lord Commander. It's hard to trust me when I've just met you. But please do one thing ...... selfishly, do you mind doing the one thing I ask of you?

　Hild turned to me in a serious manner and spoke forcefully.

''Let me examine the 'Right Eye of Wisdom' with my magic. I can only do the bare minimum, which is far from a full-scale investigation and analysis, but in the face of a large ...... clue, I just couldn't resist.

　I turned my attention to Garnett for a moment, and after receiving a response of eye contact, 'You judge as you please,' I quickly answered Hild's plea.

''It's true that I don't think we're too young to associate with you to trust you. But I have a lot of faith in His Majesty. I'm sure that's why His Majesty agreed to send you after knowing everything - please be gentle with me.
'Yes, sir!　Thank you!

　Hild smiled for the first time since he had come here and bowed deeply.