The Shocking Revelation

Esha could not believe that despite eating all the world's rare delicacies, this packet of snacks couldn't compare to the food she had eaten since she was a child.

.....

Seven minutes ago...

After walking out of the room stealthily, Esha walked around the floor and saw many similar doors to the one she was staying at.

She opened one of the doors, after checking that no one was present inside, she sighed in disappointment. She was about to close the door when a spiritual mouse got out of her sleeves on its own and ran towards the table.

Esha was surprised to find that the mouse which only knows how to eat every five days had run out now on its own initiative.

Like a hungry mouse, it repeatedly circled around the table and kept making noises while sniffing.

Esha followed the mouse and came to the table. She opened one of the drawers and saw many strange things packed up together in it.

Her eyes twinkled with curiosity. She reached out and took a packet of potato chips and looked over and over with wonder.

'What is this?', she thought.

She tried to tear the packet, but to no avail. After observing that there was no one around her, she put the packet inside her sleeves and called the small white mouse to follow her with her consciousness.

Esha has a very good memory, she remembers the way she came, and walked back in exactly the same way.

After closing the door and walking towards the bed. She took the packet closer to her mouth and tried to tear it with her teeth. The packet was torn, and a tempting smell wafted out of it.

Esha gulped her saliva and took out a piece from the packet. She put the piece in her mouth and was immediately conquered with the strange yet spicy taste it had.

The little mouse got on her wrist after climbing and stared at the packet without blinking. Esha saw its behavior and reluctantly took out a piece to hand it over.

The little mouse took the piece and started crunching it with its teeth.

.....

When Esha came back to her senses, she realized that the packet of potato chips had already been eaten. She stared at the next packet of chips, but did not reach out to take it out.

After all, this was her savior's home, and she had already eaten one packet without his/her permission.

Just as she was lamenting about the potato chips. A voice spoke to her, ''Princess Esha... Esha....''

Esha turned sharply and saw no one around her. She took her sword that was kept beside her and pointed it towards the opposite direction.

''Who is it!?'', Esha asked loudly.

''It's me, Aaron'', the voice said.

Realizing that it was an acquaintance, the killing intent in her eyes vanished and was replaced with worry.

''Aaron, why can't I see you?'', Esha asked, searching for his presence.

''It is because, with this device, I can only transmit some messages to you. According, to my understanding, you may be able to see me when I reach the fourth level of swordsman'', Aaron said.

Esha nodded her head and replied, ''I see''.

''We don't have much time. So, I will briefly introduce you to the current situation of our tribe. A 'D-level' hole was opened just as you went missing. After realizing that you may have gone out for adventure, we stopped searching for you''.

At this moment, Esha realized something was wrong, very wrong. According to her intuition, she asked the thing that concerned her,'' Aaron, what about my life lamp?''

''Your life lamp?'', Although Aaron felt strange that Esha was asking about it, he still replied to her, ''The main reason we stopped searching for you, is because your life lamp is well and stable''.

Esha was shocked to find that her life lamp had always been stable. Obviously, she was about to die some time ago, but the life lamp still displayed that she was fine and couldn't be more safe.

At this moment, she came to the conclusion that everything that happened to her on this journey might be a part of someone's conspiracy.

Now she understood why every time she fought the beasts they seemed irrational. As if agitated or incited by something.

'No wonder...no wonder.. When I hid, the monsters were always able to find me. It seems that I was too naive to think that it might be due to my carelessness'.

'Now that I think about it, I was not able to contact the clan members in any way, despite communication being one of my racial talents. It seems I have been plotted. Maybe I was targeted since the beginning, and there is no such thing as Gringera herb', Esha thought disappointed.

The voice continued, ''Princess, the tribe leader doesn't have much time left to live'', and dropped shocking news.

''What!!'', Esha exclaimed in shock.

''The D- level hole is still open and monsters which are very powerful are still coming out of it. We cannot open the protection array without you'', Aaron said.

''But... What about Prince Alexander? Shouldn't he open the protection array by now to ensure the tribe's safety?'', Esha asked in a strange way.

Aaron hesitated but still reported truthfully, ''He.. he refuses to agree to open the array. He has given us a condition to accept, then only he will open the array''.

''How dare he!!'', Esha shouted in rage.

She calmed down and asked what his condition was.

Aaron, he, dare not answer. He knew that he might be killed if someone hears his words.

''Tell me!!'', Esha shouted after not hearing any response for some time.

She continued in disbelief, ''Aaron! Are you betraying my tribe?''

There was no response from the other side. Esha came to a conclusion that connection has been lost.

It seems many things have happened in these three days she has been away from the tribe.

Esha's body trembled in anger whenever she thought of her half-brother Alexander. She knew that he was not honest and often did bad things. But to think, he would go to this extent!

He might have lost his mind!!!