Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Perhaps she heard the sound of fighting outside the door. Coincidentally, Millicent, who was still in the prayer room, came out and stopped me and the noble knight guarding the gate.

The other party was quite easy to talk to. He did not pursue the wound I caused her. He immediately put down his weapon, turned back into an old man, used his spear as a cane, and walked back to the door of the prayer room to stand guard.

I also put away the night fire, smiled, and greeted Millicent.

"Zero, you are here as expected." Millicent smiled faintly and took me into the prayer room.

It looked like it had been abandoned for a long time, with weeds growing everywhere in the corners, the rows of chairs not arranged neatly, and even a few vases of flowers lying upside down in the aisle.

Instead, a candle was lit on the candlestick in front of the prayer room, which swayed gently with the blessing light, exuding the subtle fragrance of flowers and illuminating the statue on the wall.

It looked like an old man, wearing a cloak, holding a long scepter, with a piece of cloth covering his eyes.

——Could this be the founder of the Flowing Water Sword Technique, the blind swordsman who suppressed the Scarlet Goddess of Corruption and sealed her in ancient times?

Millicent was also looking up at the statue.

I took the initiative to ask, "Millicent, are you okay? By the way, how is Pollyanna doing? I heard that she was captured by those sisters."

"Since we came to the Holy Tree, the whereabouts of that group of people have disappeared, so I am still looking for clues about them." Millicent paused and continued, "But Pollyanna should be fine. Along the way, she must have realized that we, and those sisters, have an inseparable blood relationship with the Valkyrie Marennia... Perhaps we are all her descendants, or clones, although the details are not clear yet. But the deeper I go into the Holy Tree, the more I can feel that my blood and the scarlet corruption are echoing her power, pulling me, and will bring me to her... So, I think it's the same for Pollyanna and the others."

As she spoke, Millicent's hand, which was holding her right arm, trembled slightly, as if she had secretly exerted some strength.

Perhaps, she had already anticipated that before meeting the Valkyrie Marennia, she would have to have a life-and-death battle with the Holy Tree sisters.

I comforted her: "It's okay, Millicent, I'll stand by you."

"Zero...thank you." Millicent breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Also, there is one more thing I can ask of you?"

I patted my chest generously and said, "We are just friends, tell me, what's going on?"

"...There is one thing I want to return to Malenia - that is the consciousness she had in the past. Facing the whisper of scarlet corruption, the self-esteem as a human being that can fight against it. I want to return to her everything she once abandoned on that battlefield in order to fight against Latan... This is my mission." As Millicent spoke, she kept looking up at the blind swordsman.

After all, the Flowing Water Sword Technique naturally represents Marlennia's unyielding consciousness to Scarlet.

Millicent inherited that set of sword skills perfectly, and being smart, she naturally understood the meaning of it.

"What will happen to you after you give it back to her, Millicent?" I asked worriedly.

Millicent lowered her head in silence. She did not answer my question, but asked, "Can you promise me? Zero, if..."

"Ah~" I couldn't help but sigh and interrupted him, "There's nothing to worry about. Since you're determined to do this, as a friend, I will naturally help you to the end."

Millicent was slightly stunned, then she smiled and said, "Thank you."

"But, both you and Melina, you all take the mission so seriously. Compared to Lianlian, that brother-obsessed otaku, I don't want to hand you over, Millicent. Originally, I had already thought of a good way to tie you up." I couldn't help but complain.

After hearing my explosive speech, even the noble knight at the door poked his head out.

Millicent's eyes widened in surprise: "Really?"

Seeing her silly look, I sighed again, "It's fake. If I really did that, wouldn't you be angry with me, Millicent?"

Millicent shook her head, "Not really. After all, I know that if Zero really chose to do that, he would have a reason."

——······Then let’s just do it now, kidnap!

I changed the subject: "Millicent, since you and Marenia have some perception, do you know why she was determined to defeat Latarn at all costs?"

According to my original understanding, it was after Michaela was abducted by Monger that Marennia led her army to attack Gaileed.

The bond between the twins made her sense that her brother was in that land, but Marennia didn't know that Michaela was actually imprisoned in the Blood Dynasty underneath.

But from what I know about Latan, he is not the kind of unreasonable person. Even if Marenia came with her army and asked him to hand over Michaela, Latan would definitely persuade her with kind words first, and maybe even let Marenia join his army in person, or even go to Red Lion City to find someone. There is no need to fight to the death to prove his innocence.

—Well, but considering that Millicent is one of Marlene's incarnations, it means that Pollyanna's personality also comes from Lianlian.

——If she behaved unreasonably occasionally, perhaps she would really have to be beaten.

In addition, after talking with Loretta, I also discovered new doubts.

When Loretta led the Sons of Platinum to find the sacred tree, Michaela was still inside the sacred tree. Not long after that, Marennia led the army to the battle. Michaela was abducted after that, and the approximate time was naturally during Rodel's first defense battle.

Why, had Marennia already gone to war at that time?

Did he accept the invitation from the King of Blessing to fight against the coalition forces together?

No, in the game, when Mr. Mongget was criticizing everyone, he obviously didn't treat the twins well.

So on that trip, the only expedition that Marennia took, her final destination might have already been Gaileed.

As to why this is so, I can't find the reason.

Moreover, according to Marlennia's brother-control personality, that time was most likely the critical stage for the growth of Michaela's sacred tree and the creation of an ideal home. At this time, without a decisive reason, it would be unlikely for her to leave the sacred tree.

Unfortunately, Millicent couldn't answer my question. She shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, I can't understand the real reason why Marlennia broke the rules, especially after seeing Gallid's current state. Even I can't imagine her mentality at that time... Michaela?"

As she was speaking, Millicent paused for a moment and then suddenly uttered this familiar title.

"Michaela, what happened to him?" I asked quickly.

Millicent frowned and thought for a long time, but in the end, she sighed helplessly: "I'm sorry, the most I can feel in my mind is that this matter is closely related to the Holy Son, but I can't investigate the details anymore."

“······It’s okay. Anyway, this problem is not really a big deal.” I comforted her.

Although it’s a pity, we can only stop here.

But for some reason, deep down in my heart, I still felt that this matter might be closely related to the peace negotiations between me and Marennia.