Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 208 - 210: "Tradition"

Odom, who originally wanted to bend down, hold the beautiful girl’s hand in front of him, and perform a hand-kissing ceremony, suddenly froze in place at this moment.

After noticing the expressions of the people behind the black-haired girl and the faint black aura around them, Odom’s heart nearly jumped out of his chest, and a strong sense of fear instantly washed over him.

In the next moment,

Under Odom’s horrified gaze, Miss Xizhi behind the black-haired girl slowly raised her hand, pointing at Odom’s hand and mouth, and then made a ’friendly’ smile with a neck-slashing gesture...

Although she didn’t say anything,

Odom read a strong murderous intent in her eyes,

The shadowy memories that he had temporarily forgotten in his mind began to play again like a slideshow.

Recalling the previous scene where he was beaten to the ground by Xizhi and Qiu Mingtong for not wanting to come to the rescue, Odom took a deep, cold breath, and his heart felt a sense of wanting to cry but having no tears. After all, he didn’t know what he had done to make these people around him show such murderous expressions?!

’What on earth is this?!’

Odom couldn’t help but roar in his heart,

His intuition told him that if he continued, he might not see tomorrow’s sun...

At this moment, when his life was threatened,

Odom suddenly remembered the move his elder brother always used when dealing with the Black Rose Duke after provoking him...

No matter how badly his brother messed up,

After using this move,

The Black Rose Duke would basically not care too much about anything...

’No one is watching anyway!’

In the next moment,

The determined Odom directly discarded his dignity as an elven royal, and under the incredibly astonished gaze of the black-haired girl, he suddenly abandoned his goal of holding her hand, instead bending down and performing a full kowtow,

His movements were so practiced that it was heartbreaking...

At this moment, the entire cave fell into a deathly silence, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Even Xizhi and Qiu Mingtong, who had just been exchanging glances, couldn’t help but twitch at the corners of their eyes. Apparently, the actions of the elf prince were beyond their expectations.

Both sides fell into a brief, eerie silence.

It wasn’t until a moment later that the stunned Yumo couldn’t help but exclaim,

"Huh?"

Seeing the elf prince suddenly kneeling in front of her, this unexpected scene made Yumo frown, with countless question marks appearing around her.

Ah, what’s going on?

Why did he suddenly kneel down? I, I didn’t do anything?!

"Um, what are you doing?"

"..."

However, before Odom could respond,

The dragon-horned girl behind Yumo came to her side with a chuckle and said, "Don’t be too surprised, lady Yumo. When elves meet distinguished people of other races for the first time, their greeting gesture is like this~"

"Huh? What?! What did you say?"

Hearing these words, Yumo couldn’t help but twitch,

What kind of weird greeting gesture is this? Kneeling when meeting someone? Are you kidding me?

Yumo waved her hands repeatedly, saying with some suspicion,

"No, no, no, how could this be possible?"

"It’s true, Lady Yumo."

Qiu Mingtong chimed in from the side,

"Although it’s hard to believe, it’s indeed their tradition."

"This? This kind of tradition?"

"Yes, if you don’t believe me, you can ask him yourself."

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Yumo pursed her lips slightly and looked at Odom with confusion. She didn’t know if it was her imagination, but Odom’s kneeling posture seemed much more graceful than before as if he was genuinely paying respect...

However, she felt as if he had changed his posture only after hearing Xizhi’s words...

These girls must be taking advantage of the elves’ kindness to tease them, right?

"Um, Prince Odom, is this... really the tradition of your Elf race? It’s okay, you can be honest."

Yumo spoke as gently as possible,

Upon hearing this,

Odom raised his head nervously,

And after seeing Yumo’s signature smile, Odom was taken aback. An unparalleled sense of unease suddenly sprouted from the depths of his heart. From their conversation, Odom had already learned that the beautiful girl before him was the leader behind the Black Rose family – the superior of the Black Rose Duke.

A girl who could be that man’s superior was definitely not to be underestimated!

She must be like Xiao, with a deceptive appearance.

Having a beautiful appearance, but deep inside, filled with all kinds of schemes and plots, ready to trap people to their demise at any time.

Her smile was indeed beautiful, but,

He remembered when the Black Rose Duke first came to the Elf Forest, he smiled at them like this too. Then, they were utterly defeated...

So,

The smile of the girl before him was definitely not a friendly one, but a malicious one! There must be some deeper meaning behind it. Wait? Did she intentionally interrupt my meal, drag me over here, force me to kneel, and then ask me in a ’teasing’ tone if it’s a tradition?

This woman is trying to intimidate me! She wants me to understand the status of the Elf race...

Does this mean that elves can only crawl in front of humans? If I say it’s not a tradition, this girl will undoubtedly force the kneeling etiquette to become a tradition!

These damned people!!

At this moment, Odom’s heart was filled with a strong sense of humiliation.

No!

This can’t go on, I must resist!

...

Wait?

But is it possible,

That this woman genuinely doesn’t know about this tradition? Her smile and question don’t have any special meaning? Am I overthinking?

No,

Impossible!

After briefly considering, Odom denied his thoughts,

’The person behind the Black Rose family, how could she not know this! She must be trying to pressure me!’

...

With this in mind, Odom mustered his courage, seemingly wanting to let out a few roars to express his determination never to yield. However, as he raised his head again and glanced at Yumo behind him, Odom froze once more. At this moment, Xizhi and Qiu mingtong were both wiping their weapons with a cloth, and looking at him with ’smiles on their faces’...

Odom: "..."

After being conflicted for a split second, Odom immediately revealed an incomparably ’sincere’ smile, beaming as he met Yumo’s gaze.

’Damn,’

’Instead of getting beaten or having a new ’tradition’’

’Might as well just accept it!’

In a sense, Odom and the Elf King were indeed brothers...

"Yes, Lady Yumo, I apologize for the misunderstanding. Our Elf race’s traditions can indeed be a bit strange, hehe... hehehe..."

Although he was laughing, Odom felt as if he was on the verge of tears.

"Hmm? It really is a tradition?"

"Yes... yes."

"Well, then... fine….."

Seeing that even the Elf Prince had confirmed it, Yumo reluctantly accepted this bizarre etiquette. After all, the world is vast, and there are many strange things. The Elves mostly stayed secluded in the Elf Forest, so it seemed reasonable for them to have some outdated customs...

Sebastian seemed to have mentioned something similar to her before.

While pondering inwardly, Yumo slowly turned to look behind her.

In an instant, Xizhi and Qiu mingtong, who had just been using their eyes to intimidate Odom, suddenly put away their malicious expressions and returned to their usual innocent demeanor.

Yumo: "..."

After casting a suspicious glance at the two girls, Yumo turned her attention back to Odom. As for Odom? After receiving Xizhi’s signal, he had already slowly risen to his feet.

"However, I still have to thank Your Highness for helping us with the rescue earlier."

"No, no, there’s no need to thank me for that. It was just a small effort."

"How can I not thank you? If you were discovered, you could have ended up as enemies of the Snowy Night Empire, right? You took such a great risk; of course, I have to thank you. And before, those ’Tears of Nature’ and various magic scrolls you sent were really useful! I’m very grateful for your help; you solved many problems for us."

"Hahaha, don’t worry about it; those were just small matters, hahaha."

’Damn,’

Even if we become enemies with the Snowy Night Empire, I don’t want to mess with the Black Rose! If we provoke the Snowy Night Empire, what can they do to us? But provoking the Black Rose? We’d probably go straight to meet the King of Hell...

As for the ’Tears of Nature’,

What do you mean, we sent them! You clearly forced us into trading!

Damn!

Odom complained inwardly, feeling wronged.

At this time, Yumo’s curious words once again reached the ears of the Elf Prince,

"Speaking of which, Your Highness, I heard that you’re going to the Sky Dome this time. The Elves, especially the royal family, usually live deep within the Elf Forest and rarely interact with the outside world. Why are you suddenly going to the Sky Dome?"

"Ah?"

This?

I don’t want to go either, isn’t it you who forced me!

Are you asking knowingly?

Of course, Odom wouldn’t say that, and instead revealed a polite smile:

"Recently, the Chosen One is holding a coronation ceremony and has sent out invitations to various forces across the continent. For someone who might save the world, our race believes that it’s necessary to pay a visit."

"Hmm? A coronation ceremony? All the major forces will be there?"

"Yes."

"Oh? This sounds... somewhat interesting..."

Yumo raised her eyebrows, and a hint of interest appeared in her crimson eyes...