The Tale of Hero Alice's Social Death (Pantsu Hero Alice) Chapter 161 - I Shouldn’t Have Recklessly Decided on My Appearance

The muscular Hero did not leave his name behind, nor did he accept the elves' offer to stay a few days in the elven village. He simply walked across the grassland and toward the distant horizon, leaving the elves with the sight of his mountainous back.

Alice naturally wouldn't accept the elves' invitation. She still wasn't adapted to moving in the power armor. The only reason she didn't get seen through just now was because she had mostly stood still throughout her entire fight with Luna, thus hiding her stiff movements from everyone. If she accepted the elves' offer to enter the village, it'd mean that she would have to interact with the elves at a close distance. In that case, it was almost certain that she would expose her secret.

Thus, while subjected to the elven patriarch's disappointed expression, Alice had rejected the other party's offer and promptly walked into the distance. Then, as soon as she moved out of the elves' sight, she promptly retracted her power armor and used Flight to fly back to the elven village. With the March Academy's magic robe combined with her right hand's ability, Alice flew back into the Elven Forest and returned to her room undetected.

By the time Alice had returned, news of the demon army surrounding the Elven Forest and the Hero's subsequent appearance had already spread throughout the entire village, causing a huge commotion. On the one hand, the elves could finally relax their tense nerves. On the other hand, the March Academy's students expressed their regret in missing the fight between the Hero and the Demon King.

Everyone from the March Academy had remained ignorant of what was going on outside the Elven Forest during this past week. The elves had previously told them that there was danger outside and that they shouldn't run around recklessly. Meanwhile, taking this warning at face value, the March Academy's instructors and students remained in the village and never bothered to check what was going on outside the Elven Forest.

Because of this, the March Academy's students

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