Episode 142 Moving into Elf Village (2)
After snooping here and there for over a week, I was able to picture the Grencia Mountains as if they had been put into my head.
When he learned where the dwarves were, where the elven village started and ended, and where Proxia’s troops were, Ray stopped wandering around after that.
I stayed in the tent all day and got up only when I needed to get food.
Ray, who was walking around the area picking edible grass or fruit, tilted his head at the sound of a nearby weapon.
It’s been about two weeks since I’ve been here, but I’ve never seen a battle take place.
Let’s find a good terrain and look at it from afar. It was sure to be elves and dwarves.
In the Grencia Mountains, since the two races have been together since ancient times, battles have occurred quite frequently.
However, things were a bit strange.
While there were more than ten dwarves, only two elves were fighting against them.
It was enough to know who would be pushed.
As soon as he finished speaking, the dwarf’s ax tore the male elf’s shoulder.
“Keugh!”
“you! are you okay?!”
“I’m fine! It’s fine even now, so hurry up and let the village know!”
“How can I leave you alone!”
Kaang-
A beautiful female elf pushed the dwarf, who was talking and spewing a sword aura.
As if the female elf was stronger than the male elf, she showed no signs of being pushed back even when dealing with two dwarves.
When a few dwarves joined in, even that was over.
The overwhelmingly pushed elves gritted their teeth and swung their swords madly.
Ray clicked his tongue and looked at him.
“Tsk tsk. I will die soon.”
He had a grudge against the elves who hadn’t done anything to him, but not enough to pretend he didn’t see a person in danger.
His mana-filled feet kicked the ground.
Ray, who was approaching with explosive speed like an arrow being shot, pushed the Dwarf’s ax away.
The Dwarf’s ax was deviating from the path of the sword due to the tremendous force.
Ray didn’t miss the chance and quickly picked up the two elves, one in each hand.
Then, just as it had come, it vanished as suddenly and with astonishing speed.
Only the remaining Dwarves were left frowning.
The previous battle, in which he risked his life, was starting to feel silly.
“What is that…”
“That’s right.”
It was a beggar by the way.
However, the monstrous movements he had just shown seemed by no means simple beggars.
Could it be that the Guardian or the High Elf came?
Dwarves with chills hurriedly left their seats.
* * *
Three figures descended around the humble tent that had been carefully built.
After leaving the two elves she had been carrying with her on the ground, Ray went inside the tent for a while and started searching for something.
Without knowing why, the elves who were kidnapped from the battlefield to the beggar’s den only blinked wide and did not say anything.
“found.”
Ray, who had brought a bundle of damp grass, approached the male elf who had injured his shoulder.
Then the male elf rebelled greatly.
“Get out of sight right now, human!”
It seems that hatred for people is no joke.
Ray, who claims to have a heart like a great sea, has been slightly upset by the elf who is gnashing his teeth and staring at him even though he has gone through a lot of hardships and saved lives so far.
A sulky mind naturally showed up in action.
The male elf screamed as he pressed his injured shoulder.
“Aagh!”
“Oh, you look very hurt. Don’t worry. I will treat you soon.”
It didn’t seem normal for a smile to creep up on his lips for talking.
The female elf next to her looked at Ray as if she had understood the situation, then lowered her head.
“We owe you our lives. Thank you for your help.”
He, who was giving the male elf’s shoulders a painful massage while pressing his shoulders, also waved his hand once.
“The situation is to treat this and listen.”
Pointing at the sitting elf as if it were an object, Ray began rubbing the grass he had brought from inside the tent into his hands.
Then juice flowed out of the grass with a thick grass smell.
“What is it?”
The female elves, knowing that Ray had no intention of harming them, took an interest in his actions.
“It’s called wormwood. There are many of them all over the forest. If you apply the juice made by rubbing it on the wound or dry it and powder it and apply it to the wound, it usually heals quickly.”
In a way, it was also compatible with the folk medicine of the elves, so it was quick to understand.
she admired
“You are well-informed.”
Compliments always felt good.
The bridge of Ray’s nose, lifted up by the sweet compliment he hadn’t heard in a long time, went up as if reaching God through the sky.
Rey tore the now tattered clothes and skillfully wrapped them around the male elf’s shoulders.
In the first place, the wound was not that big, so I finished disinfection and treatment with wormwood, and applied pressure with a bandage.
Even he, who had been extremely resistant to compression techniques and treatments that had reached a surprisingly high level, was slightly admiring.
“That’s amazing… I feel like the pain has subsided.”
As he said, wormwood has a soothing effect on wounds.
Well, no matter how much less it hurts, it will be much better than before.
He kept his mouth shut for a moment, then lowered his head slightly.
“Thank you, human. Please forgive my initial rudeness.”
“That’s about it.”
“Elf never forgets grace. If we can help you someday, we will definitely return this favor.”
It seems that the grace must be repaid right now.
To help get into town!
However, I still had a lot to say, so I forced myself to swallow the words that rose to my throat.
Ray had a few oddities.
‘It’s like fighting dwarves. But why don’t you pay attention to Proxia’s army that suddenly came in one day? Fighting so much against the other race, the Dwarves?’
It seemed that there was a story that could not be told.
It was something sensitive to the elves.
He naturally led the conversation.
“By the way, what did you fight with the dwarves for?”
“…It’s a common thing here. It’s a territorial battle.”
Is it a territorial battle?
What’s the point of fighting over territory in such a large mountain range?
The doubt was soon resolved.
“A mine was discovered not far from where we are. The dwarves seem to have their eyes on it.”
“Are the elves blocking that?”
“Of course. Nature is our friend and family. To destroy it right in front of our eyes! This is nonsense!”
I will do it.
The weight of life is almost the same for elves.
It is said that they think that the life of a dwarf and a tree are the same.
If you were to mine a mine in their front yard, it was only natural that a fight would break out.
For the dwarves, the mine itself was a treasure, and for the elves, nature was a treasure, so it was self-evident that neither would back down.
Since they cannot compromise with each other, the only solution is combat.
The two elves looked around and smiled.
“On the contrary, I like your consideration for humans.”
“My love for nature is transmitted to me.”
That will be too.
In order not to go against the planting of the elves, the tent was built with dead tree branches and the roof was topped with fallen leaves.
And what about herbs and ingredients?
Except for fruits and fish, the rest were all dried up or already dead.
Even the wormwood he used to heal male elves was taken from dead grass.
If he hadn’t known about his sincerity and sincerity, he might have just turned everything upside down.
Didn’t express a single word.
He lied softly without spitting in his mouth.
“Nature has been one with us since time immemorial. The act of destroying is like cutting yourself.”
Even though he flirted with words that sounded like something out of a public service announcement, it worked well for the elves.
In the first place, Ray lived in a modern world where nature was severely damaged.
In a place where trees were cut down and global warming progressed, I could see how precious oil and natural resources were, so in other words, I already knew the value of nature.
As a result, even the elves, who could discern lies with the eyes of truth, accepted it as the truth.
They nodded their heads with expressions that were moved by the sincere praise of nature.
“It’s amazing that there are people like you in the world.”
“I mean. ah! Come to think of it, I haven’t even gotten a full name yet. I am sepia.”
“I am def.”
When an elf gave a name to a different race, it meant that a relationship of trust was established.
As the effect was better than expected, the corners of Ray’s mouth slowly went up.
“I am Ray.”
The three of them sighed and prepared a modest meal.
The elves were excited to meet a different race they could relate to for the first time in their lives, and Ray was excited to think that he had obtained the key to the village.
Naturally, a good atmosphere was created when we got excited.
The porridge was so bitter that it numbed the taste buds boiled with dried grass.
Haha, hoho, laughing and chatting, they asked Ray.
“By the way, what did Ray come here for?”
Ordinary humans live together in a faraway kingdom.
Since this is a neutral area, there was no human traffic, and even if they came, it was not a place that would benefit.
They thought there was no need for humans to visit this area.
Ray stiffened and sighed.
“Whoa… You know that a human army has been here for a while, right?”
The faces of the elves hardened slightly as they lowered their voices as if talking about a serious matter.
“know. It must have been one hundred and fifty years.”
Tteak!
Ray almost let out a scream of astonishment, throwing away the atmosphere he had been holding so well for the moment.
150 years?
I mean, it’s been that long!
What were the other kingdoms doing in the meantime!
To reach these mountains, one had to pass through the filthy snowy mountains or pass through two or three kingdoms.
Even with only half of this force, they had no choice but to be caught by the kingdom in order to come to the Grencia Mountains.
Nevertheless, the fact that Proxia’s troops were here had to be seen as being in line with the fact that there were officials who had been taking bribes.
Moreover, if Proxia intervened in the battle between elves and dwarves, the composition naturally turned into a three-way battle.
In addition, it is doubtful that the Dwarves, who were so keen on making weapons, suddenly built a new mine.
I couldn’t get rid of the thought that Proxia was instigating a fight between the two races.
