Henie was completely stunned.

She stared blankly at Vanilla's departure, hurriedly putting back on the black robe that could conceal her charm.

Before this, even she herself wasn't clear why Professor Viktor had asked her to always wear this outfit.

And now, after Vanilla's attempt, the thing that had always puzzled her seemed to have found some answers.

Perhaps the problem was with her?

Some idea flashed through her mind, feeling within reach.

But Henie still wanted to try once.

After all, practice makes perfect.

However, Professor Viktor had said that she shouldn't take off this robe casually.

Moreover, Henie would never do such a thing to ordinary people randomly.

Whether it was because of her own shyness or because she would be seen as a pervert.

So...

She paced back and forth in the room, suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her mind.

There were two candidates in her heart.

One was Professor Viktor.

But the professor would never let her take off her clothes, and besides...

She would also feel a bit shy to do this in front of the professor.

As for the other candidate.

She already had the answer in her heart.

"I need to find Cocotte quickly."

Henie used magic to push open the door and hurried down to the garden.

......

At this moment, in the garden of the Kravina mansion, Cocotte and Lexi were in the midst of a sea of flowers, facing each other.

Cocotte sat on a cloud, with an expression of extreme drowsiness.

While Lexi stood opposite her, looking at her with some anxiety.

"Your Majesty, you..."

"Oh, how annoying, I've told you not to call me Your Majesty!"

"Alright, Your Majesty, when will you come back with me?"

Cocotte sprawled on the cloud, her face wearing an expression of extreme helplessness and frustration.

"I don't want to! I don't want to go back!"

"I don't want to be just a machine for reproduction!"

This sentence reached the ears of many servants passing by the garden.

They looked towards the garden with utter shock.

Soon, the servants covered their faces, trotting away from the garden in embarrassment.

Probably after some time, rumors about a certain former fourth-tier councilor would spread throughout the Kravina family.

Although now, Cocotte was still very stubborn.

Lexi widened her eyes, equally devastated.

"But... if this continues."

"The Elf race will eventually become extinct!"

"Then why not just choose a new Elf Queen?"

Cocotte sprawled on the cloud, waving her hand indifferently.

Lexi continued:

"But, no elf could be as excellent as you, able to gain the recognition of the Yade Divine Tree."

"Oh my! Then let her go get the recognition!"

"But!"

Cocotte hurriedly covered her ears, shaking her head with an extremely unwilling expression.

Seeing her reaction, a hint of disappointment flashed in Lexi's eyes.

Cocotte became even more impatient, waving her hand and explaining loudly:

"Guess why I hid in Endymion for decades? Isn't it because you guys always nag in my ears?"

"What does extinction or not have to do with me? I don't want to be this queen!"

"Just because the Yade Divine Tree chose me, so I have to stay in that broken tree forever? What a joke!"

Lexi stared blankly at Cocotte.

Having stayed in the Kravina family for so many days.

She had never seen Cocotte show such an angry side.

Lexi felt unable to understand.

Being chosen by the Yade Divine Tree to become the queen.

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Shouldn't it be a great honor?

But why is this?

"Because it's a kind of forced coercion against her will."

At some point, Lia stood nearby, arms folded, watching the argument between the two elves.

Both elves reacted and looked towards Lia.

"I just heard from the servants that you were discussing something particularly exciting."

"I'm quite interested, so I came to listen."

Lia blinked and shrugged:

"But now, I understand."

Why would Cocotte rather run to Endymion and become a councilor than inherit her position as the Elf Queen?

Before this, Lia was still a bit confused.

No matter how good the status of a councilor is, it surely can't compare to being the queen of a race.

Cocotte lay on the cloud, half of her face buried in the white cloud beneath her, only her eyes exposed, feeling a bit unhappy.

"It's like this."

The Yade Divine Tree forcibly chose her.

For Cocotte, she didn't care what her identity was.

She just needed a stable place to sleep.

But inside the divine tree, even if she wanted to sleep, she would hear the constant prayers of the elves.

It was like mosquitoes buzzing in her ears constantly.

It made it impossible for Cocotte to sleep.

This is a very ironic thing.

Due to the special nature of elves, no one can force elves to do things they don't want to do.

However, the mother of the elves - the 'Yade Divine Tree', violated this rule.

The Yade Divine Tree forcibly named the elves, giving them different identities.

Every elf assigned a different surname had to obey their own position.

And the elf who obtained the surname 'Yade' needed to strictly adhere to her position.

Becoming that leader who reproduces for the elves.

The young Cocotte was unwilling to be bound by the divine tree, and even more unwilling to be forced by her fellow elves.

So she took advantage of the night when her people were off guard, escaped from the divine tree, escaped from the Elf Forest.

Although she eventually became an employee of the Kravina family, compared to when she was the queen before...

It's much freer here than within the tribe.

Called the freest race, yet their queen couldn't have a bit of freedom.

How ironic it sounds.

Cocotte lowered her eyebrows, as if unwilling to recall the past, completely burying her head in the cloud, her body also calming down.

But Lexi still couldn't accept it, she could only quietly look at Cocotte and say:

"If you don't go back..."

"At least, I should bring your news back to the forest."

Having said that, she turned to leave.

But then, Lia's voice sounded, stopping her.

"Hey, little girl... uh, your age might be much older than mine? Nevermind."

She shrugged, and when Lexi's puzzled gaze turned to her, Lia took out that black and white contract and waved it in front of Lexi.

Lexi blinked, feeling a bit confused.

"Don't forget, we have a contract between us."

"As an employee of Kravina, if you leave here, it would be equivalent to breaching the contract."

Lia put away the contract and smiled at Lexi:

"I don't need to tell you the consequences of breaching the contract, right?"

Lexi's body trembled slightly, saying somewhat stubbornly:

"You, you're forcing me!"

"Wrong~ How can exercising my rights over my employees be called forcing?"

Lia still wore a smile.

But her words full of calculation sounded a bit harsh to Lexi.

"It's written clearly on the contract, this is not forcing."

"This is the condition you agreed to with me."

Lexi's mind was in a daze, flashing back to many memories of that time.

Find the Elf Queen.

The premise is to sign the contract.

Become an employee of the Kravina family.

She widened her eyes, stepping back a few steps, feeling somewhat incredulous.

At this moment, she finally understood.

How foolish she was when she first entered human society.

She had become a poor soul controlled by others just like this?

"Is this... human calculation?"

A feeling of being out of control filled her heart, Lexi's body seemed to go limp, unable to stand steady.

At this moment, she seemed to personally experience Cocotte's predicament.

That feeling of being forced, yet powerless to resist.

It really feels terrible.

Lia ignored Lexi who was struggling to accept reality, swaying her waist as she walked to Cocotte's side.

Seeing her lying on the cloud, looking dispirited and sad.

Lia sighed slightly, her gaze softening a bit.

She reached out a hand and gently patted Cocotte's back.

"Alright, we promised you that we wouldn't let other elves force you to go back."

"You're an employee of our family, how could I let you go back to inherit the title of queen?"

Cocotte still didn't respond.

Seeing this, Lia became a bit worried and continued.

"Come on, get up, no one will force you anymore."

"In the Kravina family, you are free."

There was still no sound from Cocotte in the cloud.

Lia was a bit worried,

She slowly leaned her head over tentatively.

But she only heard a few quiet breaths, exceptionally steady:

"Zzzzzzz..."

"...?"

Lia was stunned for a moment, looking at Cocotte who was completely buried in the cloud in disbelief, and even pushed her a bit.

But there was no response at all.

"She... fell asleep!?"

Damn it, give me back my concern from just now!

She helplessly withdrew her hand and covered her head.

"I'm really stupid, how could I worry about someone as heartless as you."

But just as she lowered her head, a black figure emerged from the lush part of the garden.

She crossed over the high flower wall, blocking the bright sun.

Appearing in front of everyone.

"Cocotte! Can you help me look at..."

The moment the voice sounded, Lia raised her head, her gaze following the sound.

She saw Henie.

This little teaching assistant who was actually very beautiful, yet had to wear an unfashionable, oversized robe.

At this moment, she had placed her hand on the button at her chest, as if about to unbutton her clothes.

But she also saw Lia, and the movement of her hand paused.

Henie looked at Lia, Lia looked at Henie.

Their eyes met.

Inadvertently, Lia's words slipped out.

"Henie, you..."

"If you really can't hold it anymore, you can go find Viktor."