episode_0013

From the day I returned from meeting Arna’s mother, I decided to live a little harder.

Arna still seemed to think that I didn’t have to participate in defeating the forest guardian, but no matter how much Arna wanted, I couldn’t just sit still.

I thought back to Arna hugging me and shaking every night.

It’s definitely not an easy opponent. And I could feel that my future depended on defeating that guardian.

If you’re an opponent you can’t beat, cooperate with them, and if you can beat them without my help, I’ll help you win more comfortably.

Arna wanted me to stay still. I didn’t want Arna to worry about me for no reason, so I tried to do it on my own without telling Arna.

However, there were limits to my abilities, as I couldn’t even walk around the forest alone.

While Arna left the house to go hunting, I went out alone and gathered magic power in my hands.

“Can I do it?”

After recovering excessively to learn recovery magic previously, my magical power had become quite sensitive for a while.

Thanks to that, the flow of return magic that went to the elf village with Arna the other day remained in my magical power.

Although it is blurry, the flow of magic remains like an afterimage.

I feel like I can do it perfectly if I just do it three or four more times… . For now, I have no choice but to rely on my current senses.

Where else can you find something like this?

I tried to imitate the elf’s return magic as best I could.

Please do it… … .

And when I closed my eyes, I felt my body moving.

The move itself is a success. Now the question is whether you can reach your destination, but isn’t this enough success?

The moment I opened my eyes, I felt that I was in a familiar space.

This place… … .

“Wow, more… More, ugh♡”

what?

What am I hearing?

This place… Carmene’s house. When I came here the other day, I had a rough idea of the structure.

Where I was standing was in front of a large door, and I could hear sounds coming from this direction, so I thought it was probably the bedroom.

“Huh, heh… Ha, wow♡!!”

I lightly pressed my ear to the door.

A voice that seems to be melting. It was unfamiliar, but it definitely belonged to Carmene, whom I had talked to before.

They say that when elves get older, they go to the forest and do nothing but make babies. It was true.

“More, more haeeet… !”

It felt strange to hear Arna’s mother doing that.

I was curious about what was going on inside, but I didn’t come here to eavesdrop on this.

I quietly and quickly left the house.

Come to think of it, it fell almost right next to a door.

If the coordinates had been slightly off, I would have been screwed. When I thought about that, I felt like my balls were shrinking.

In any case, of course it would not be right to ask Carmene, who gave Arna her homework, to train her, and the only one she can trust right now is Isella.

Still, he was quite friendly and said he would help.

I went back to my past memories and went to Isela’s house.

Now that I think about it, what if that woman is having sex like that too? … I can’t even imagine it.

I went to Isela’s house, determined not to be surprised if any embarrassing scenes appeared.

Fortunately, the house was quiet.

After looking around briefly, I knocked on the door. After a while, Isella, wearing a work apron, opened the door.

When he saw that it was me who came to his house, he looked surprised and didn’t say anything for a while.

“What, did you come alone?”

“Yes.”

“… … Come in.”

Isella was sharpening arrows alone inside the house.

The small house was already a mess with no space to move around, and she hurriedly put the work she was working on to one side.

“How did you come here alone? Did Arna get tired of it and abandon it?”

“Oh, no. I came here to imitate the magic my sister used.”

“Imitate it? … … After all, he’s not an ordinary guy.”

Even so, I’m not really surprised because I think it’s something that could happen.

It seems that if you live to be several hundred years old, you will inevitably become insensitive to these things.

“So why?”

“I want to help my sister… I can’t do anything on my own, and even if I wanted to help my sister, I would never say no.”

Isella listened to my story with her arms crossed, nodded, picked up the carved arrow shaft, and began attaching feathers to it.

“I came because I remembered that Isella said she would help me.”

“What… I didn’t say I would help you, but helping you also means helping Arna. … good. Instead, just make this.”

“I will help you.”

When I tried to touch the arrow, Isella froze my hand with her eyes.

I hastily put my hand away again.

“Do not touch and wait.”

“Yes, yes. Sorry.”

How did Arna grow up so gracefully and beautifully under these elves?

I smiled sheepishly and waited for a while for Isella to finish the arrow.

“Isella. Could you please allow me to ask a question?”

“You can feel free to ask.”

Isella just kept talking as she concentrated on making arrows.

“That… Is there still a chance that my older sister will have a younger brother?”

“What?”

At that question, Isella turned to me.

Oh, no, why don’t you tell me to feel free to ask questions.

“Ugh, sorry.”

“Why? What, did you do that when your sister did it to you?”

“Oh, no. Absolutely not.”

Oh, no. How could such a ridiculous idea… .

When I insisted on my innocence, Isella immediately exhaled softly.

“It’s a possibility… It won’t be easy. Having Arna was also a miracle.”

“… … okay. If you don’t mind, who is my sister’s father? .”

I felt like my question crossed a dangerous line.

I swallowed my saliva and glanced at Isella, who looked worried.

“I’m not sure. I’m not really interested.”

Anyway, although I’m curious, it’s not an important issue.

“Stay quiet for a moment. I will spend a whole day talking to you.”

“Yes, I will remain quiet.”

After a while, Isella, who had finished everything she had been working on, saw me waiting quietly.

“Why, why are you like that?”

“I made all of those, would you like to fill that empty container with 20 of them?”

“Yes.”

I immediately filled the quiver hanging on the wall as Isella instructed.

After filling five quivers with twenty arrows, ten arrows remained.

“Ten left.”

“Well, there are ten left. Yeah, take it outside.”

I grabbed my bow and arrows and followed Isela outside.

“Before I tell you what I want to tell you… Shall we start by listening to what you want to know?”

“Ah, yes. First of all, I would like to know about the detection abilities of elves as they search through complex forests.”

“Hmm… … .”

Isella nodded and held out her hand to me.

You’re asking for arrows, right?

When he held out his arrows, he put ten of them on the ground at once, then pulled out one of them and shot it toward the forest.

The arrow flew into the sky with great power, but by the time it fell into the forest, the power had disappeared and was not felt.

“The arrow just shot. How was it?”

“Yes? Something… I felt a strong force radiating presence, but it disappeared around the time I fell into the forest.”

At my answer, Isella nodded with a satisfied smile.

“Of all the people I’ve come across so far, you’re the best.”

of course. I was a warrior.

“Haha, is that so?”

“Don’t be puffed up.”

“Yes.”

“Anyway, like that arrow just now, it’s hard to feel power the moment you enter the forest. The trees that make up this forest give off different magical powers.”

It means that it is a space where various magical powers are intricately intertwined. Therefore, the existence of the arrow that entered it is bound to fade.

“Shooting an arrow there means. as it were… It feels like the color is burning into black paint.”

“I see. So how do elves distinguish and find them?”

“It’s instinct.”

“Ah… … .”

I didn’t ask that question to get that answer.

Is it just that there is no answer?

“Then, am I helpless?”

“Of course, even if it’s an instinct, it doesn’t mean you can’t follow it. However, while we can instinctively and easily distinguish and track magical power in a designated location, it will require tremendous concentration for you.”

It may be difficult, but in the end, it can be made through training.

After finishing her explanation, Isella picked up the arrows on the floor and shot them one by one.

The arrows that were being shot into the sky fell closer and closer, and the last one hit the tree I was looking at.

“The arrows I just shot each contain my magical power. Everyone shot from a certain distance. … Can you go into the forest and find it?”

I think it will take a long time.

“By the way, you said you came here secretly, right? It’s already late today, so I’ll have to go back first.”

“Yes, I will come back tomorrow and look for you.”

“Yes, come and find me anytime. Let’s do this after we find all the arrows.”

It may seem quite difficult, but it still seems meaningful.

“I, Isella.”

“Why.”

“Can you use a spell to get me back home?”

Isella sighed and grabbed my shoulder.

Then my body returned home again.

It was evening as the sun was setting, and as I stood in front of the house in a daze, Arna soon came back.

“Jihooya! I caught this today!”

Arna smiled brightly and waved her prey.

Today, for some reason, I caught a large bird instead of a rabbit.

A strange bird that was often seen flying around. It is a strange creature with large wings and an elongated body, but a face that looks like a pigeon. Still, the flesh seems plump and there seems to be a lot to eat.

“What should I do with this?”

“I’ll try it today.”

“Ugh, no. Ji-hoo is going to eat it, but what if Ji-hoo does it? Leave it to my sister.”

Arna smiled confidently again today and took the bird.

That day, Arna made me a monster boiled beak.

I don’t know if they made it knowingly, but the shape was quite similar to what I knew.

How can someone cook something they don’t eat and hate with such care?

I picked up the leg of a monster bird and ate it.

The taste like chicken legs suddenly brought me to tears. The rabbit meat was good, but it couldn’t compete with this stable taste.

“Uh, huh? Why are you crying?”

And strangely, I felt emotional.

“Too… It’s so delicious… .”

Maybe it was because I was reminded of Arna, who was scared yesterday.

“Ah, I see. If I had known you would like it this much, I would have caught you a long time ago. I’m sorry.”

What else are you sorry about?

I shook my head and ate the monster’s flesh without hesitation.

It is human duty to repay kindness.

If you are in debt and just watch Arna suffer without knowing it, you are not a human being.

I will definitely be of help to Arna.