Episode 19 Village of the Elves (2)
Seeing the humans chasing after her at insane speed, she screamed instead of screaming.
It was also the first time I used it this time, but I thought it was a means of transportation I liked enough to use over and over again.
Every time I stepped on it, the exploding air was generating tremendous momentum.
Ray remembered the inline skates he used to ride in modern times.
He cast a spell on his feet.
“Grease.”
As soon as he finished speaking, his feet, sliding on the ground as if oiled, were so effective that even the magician himself found it difficult to keep his balance.
At first, it was dangerous as if he would fall at any moment, but after a while, he regained his balance and started bursting with mana again.
Pop-pop-
The swiping of the background with each blast of air was proving to be faster than the original method.
More than anything, it was more comfortable in that I didn’t have to move my feet.
“Hahahahahaha! Get out of the way!”
Crazy for speed, he ran through the forest screaming like a wild animal.
That speed was enough to push her away in an instant as she was called the tribe of the forest.
She murmured as she watched him run (?) forward, overtaking the guide without even knowing the way.
“It must be a crazy kid…”
* * *
Thanks to the crazy speed of the crazy guy, he was able to quickly reach the entrance of the village.
It’s still a village to say, but there are many places where trees grow a little taller.
As Ray walked slowly and looked around, he felt that he had come to a place called a village as the terrain gradually increased.
I could see the road and the fence that seemed to have been made by adding trees that I could see around.
Ray looked closely at the fence, narrowing his eyes slightly as it stood there so naturally.
I didn’t know it when I saw it from a distance, but when I looked closer, the fence wasn’t made of wood, it was just a fence-shaped tree.
Ray asked out of curiosity.
“This fence. Isn’t it made of wood?”
Then she replied as if asking why it was obvious.
“Why are you cutting down trees to make a fence? We do not harm nature unless absolutely necessary.”
It couldn’t have been a truly elf-like answer.
At some point, clear skies began to appear, and the smell of elves wafted from the road leading into the village.
It was not a smell that I felt with my nose, but a scent that I could feel through the scenery.
A naturally built town.
It’s hard to express, but there was no sense of alienation as if everything was in the original forest.
“By the way, what’s your name?”
“I am Pia, a member of the Forest Tribe of Grandel.”
“Pia? that’s a pretty name Are all elves such pretty names?”
It was said without much thought while looking up at the sky, but as if compliments were rare in elven society, Pia’s face showed a clear expression of liking for a moment, then disappeared.
“Elf is not a pretty name.”
‘But it’s true that my name is pretty.’
It seemed that the words behind it were omitted.
The unspoken glances telling her to praise her more came poking at her body.
I tried to ignore the tenacious eyes and walked down the street.
Soon after, other elves began to appear.
They were alert to see if they could smell it before they could see themselves.
“human?”
“Looks like she’s still a child… isn’t it Pia next to her?”
“Are you a human to use as an assistant? How many hundred years?”
The gossips began to increase one by one.
A female elf with bobbed hair and ears soaring into the sky spoke.
“Pia. Who is this human child? Are you the new helper?”
“Seeley! that’s right. It looked good, so I brought it. It would be nice if I could become an assistant…”
Silira’s ears perked up since it was the first time she had brought an assistant with her in charge of protecting the outskirts of the village.
“Still, the being brought as a helper must be strong enough to protect itself.”
Seeing the sheep staring at Ray as he spoke, he seemed unreliable.
Pia nodded her head as she saw Ray looking around curiously and waving at the elves.
“At least I can protect myself. Are you strong?”
“Are you strong? Are you human? Besides, are you still young?”
“I tried a little hard to get him out, but it didn’t work.”
Seeley was startled by Pia’s words.
“Did your attack fail? How could that happen?! If you are a great race…”
Pia smiled as she saw Seely speak with a serious face.
“I thought so too, but it wasn’t. Didn’t you know that he was a great being?”
“…if you say so… but…”
She looked at Ray once more as she said it.
‘The mana I feel is extremely pure.’
Perhaps because of the pure mana he possessed, not a single blemish was visible on his skin, and even his hair was white, as if he did not allow any other color.
In addition, elves had eyes of truth, so they could clearly see through a certain amount of lies.
Of course, Pia could too.
It was what she said, so I could believe it as if I had seen it with my own eyes.
Seely shrugged once and smiled at her.
“okay. First of all, it’s been a while since I’ve returned to the village, so go see the elder.”
“I will. Oh. How is Aira-sama?”
Seeley shook her head at her question.
“You haven’t woken up yet.”
“Yeah… not yet.”
“Still, he said his breathing became much clearer. Maybe you’ll wake up soon.”
“It should be. Guardians can protect the forest, but they can’t protect the elves…”
Seeley changed the subject in a darkened atmosphere.
“Ahaha… Go to the elder as soon as possible. He was looking for you a lot.”
“Ah yes. ray! Let’s go now!”
Ray, who had already been conversing with the elves from far away, ran to Pia’s call.
Ray said, catching up with Pia.
“Not all elves are wary, are they?”
“of course. Who do you think brought you?”
Ray looked at Pia.
Is this elf really that trustworthy here?
If not, are elves a race that trusts each other immensely?
Either way, I felt a different way of living and thinking that was different from humans.
It was never a bad feeling.
As we went into the village, the houses got higher and higher.
The tree itself was enormous, but even if it was a large tree, there were houses that were one or two stories tall, but most of the houses you see now are three or four stories high.
“Why does the house height change?”
“Ah, the tall houses are used by the elder.”
Elves, who value authority and seniority more than human society, sometimes had different heights and shapes depending on who lived there when they built a house.
Ray nodded and pointed with his finger.
There he saw a large house perched at the top of a tree.
Even though it was built of wood, the colors were harmonious and it looked strong, perhaps because many trees were mixed.
“Then who lives in that house?”
Pia was taken aback by his words.
“That over there…”
Seeing Pia hesitant about answering the other questions in detail, Ray waved his hand as if he didn’t care.
“If it’s difficult to say, you don’t have to say anything. Because I am your foreigner.”
“Yeah….”
It wasn’t even a sin not to explain it, but his ears drooped and he became sullen.
Instead of comforting Ray, he took a look at the house located on the highest point in the village.
Even at a glance, the luxurious house was much higher than the house where a high-ranking elf such as an elder lived.
No, the tree itself was different in the first place.
Contrary to other houses built with dark brown large trees, the house built with light brown trees was a superb view wherever you looked.
How high a position he has, is he reluctant to even talk about it?
Even if it was an existence that could be higher than the elder I was going to meet, I couldn’t think of anything.
It was because the existence of a high elf was wrapped in a veil, to the extent that even Ray, who read countless books in the house, could not remember.
Although their existence itself is not unknown, no one has been able to describe in writing what exactly they are.
That’s why there were no books written about them.
Ray immediately looked away and followed Pia.
* * *
We have arrived at our destination.
Pia knocked on the wooden door.
Knockknock-
“…I’m Pia the Elder.”
“Hee hee….”
Because the house was located at a fairly high location, Ray was breathless.
In modern terms, it was about four stories high.
He had the eyes to go up while exploding mana, and since he was stopped by Pia, he had no choice but to go up with his hands.
It was possible because it also received the help of a considerable amount of mana.
At first, he asked to be taken in his arms, but Pia immediately blushed like a carrot when she heard the words.
Pia, who said that even if she died soon, would not be able to carry her in her arms, went up by herself.
Ray, who worked hard while grinding his teeth farther up, looked down and pondered on how to go down.
“The view is nice…. To be honest, if I go this high, I’ll help you go down, right?”
“…”
The answer he was hoping for did not come.
She looked at her with a sad heart, but her will was firm.
As Ray was about to say something more, the door opened and a finely aged female elf came out.
“Yes, come.”
Pia, who wanted to be right, hurriedly turned away from Ray.
“yes! Elder, long time no see!”
“Heh heh heh. Do you want to come inside But…”
The elder paused as he spoke and looked at Ray.
“Isn’t that a human child?”
“yes. It looked like it could be an assistant, so I brought it.”
“Yeah, good job. It would be better if we stayed together from a young age.”
Ray interrupted their conversation.
“No, I didn’t say a word about being an assistant.”
However, his opinion was ignored without anyone saying anything.
Ray thought seriously as he watched Elder and Pia enter the house.
“Is it the holy kingdom or the elves? My life is so turbulent.”
