episode_0015

After washing cleanly, I went into warm water and was held by Arna.

Because his body got a little bigger, he had no choice but to stay closer to Arna.

I leaned against Arna’s chest, who was hugging me from behind.

At first, it was so small that it would lie down on my chest, but now it has grown so big that it touches the back of my neck.

I think it’s better like this.

Did I insult this warm heart like that yesterday?

“Let’s go out. If you stay too long, your body will swell.”

“Yes.”

So I washed up and had breakfast with Arna.

“So what does Jihoo do to become stronger?”

“I want to learn from Isella.”

“To your aunt? Would you like to help too? Let’s talk about it together.”

I shook my head.

A smile spread across my face as I wanted to brag about this and that.

“I went alone already.”

“What? How?”

“When I went there with my sister before, I remembered that magic and was able to go to that village again.”

Arna opened her eyes and looked at me.

“Really?”

“Yes, and I went to Isella and already talked to her.”

“I see… Well, even though my aunt looks like that, she is a kinder and nicer person than I thought. Unlike my mom.”

While talking about my mother, I asked cautiously.

“My sister, but why… What brought you here?”

“Because I don’t want to see my mom.”

Even though he was talking to me, I felt cold.

“Well, I see.”

“Ever since I was young, my mother kept bringing the males into the bedroom, making loud noises all the time, and gave me the breastmilk they expressed.”

It’s a little strange saying it like that, but I understand what’s going on anyway.

The older elf lived in his own way, and the elf who was just born did not understand that.

Honestly, in my opinion, this is something my mother did wrong.

“Males brought in that way rather than others… I hated being treated like an object. Even if you’re not an elf, you’re still the same life.”

“Hmm… . Did your mother become like that because she lived too long?”

When I spoke as if I was taking my mother’s side, Arna frowned and slapped the table.

“You’re funny!”

“Huh?”

“Uh, ah, no… hmm. I don’t think so.”

Arna smiled awkwardly and quickly returned to the Arna I knew.

“Because not all elves are like that. Just looking at my aunt, she is completely different from my mom.”

That was it too. Although Carmene and Isela may have an age difference, the way they accept long periods of time is bound to be different.

Because these are creatures that live by thinking and accumulating experiences.

“That’s right.”

I crossed my arms and nodded.

“I won’t be like my mom. I don’t know how in the world you live like an animal.”

“Like an animal… .”

Those words brought back memories from before.

If my mother keeps making noises like that every day, I think I will have no choice but to run away from home.

“… … But my mom is a very strong elf, so she can catch me doing this at any time. I thought you wouldn’t know if I ran away by now.”

no way. There was no way he wouldn’t have known.

From what I saw briefly, I could see that if I wanted to, I would come to you even if I was on the other side of the world.

“Anyway, even if you don’t like it, you have to follow mom’s suggestions. Because I will keep my promise to recognize independence.”

It starts with defeating the guardian of the forest and going out into the world. Hearing it this way, it feels quite symbolic.

“Okay, let’s try hard. I’ll do my best too.”

–

After breakfast, we parted ways with Arna.

Arna’s plan was to find a way out of the forest in advance and train while traveling through the forest.

I came back to the elf village to do the homework I received from Isella yesterday.

I went to the last arrow that Isela had shot yesterday and pulled it out.

When I pick up the arrow, I feel Isella’s magic. When I closed my eyes, I could feel the flow of magical power contained in the arrow. After feeling the magic until I got used to it, I opened my eyes again and saw the forest.

Very faintly, I could see the direction in which I felt the same magical power as the arrow I had.

“This way.”

I slowly entered the forest.

As I entered the forest, conscious of the magical power, I could feel how frantically the magical energy was intertwined in the forest.

When I see them searching for magic power so quickly, I can’t help but think how scary the elf’s instincts are… .

I sighed and wandered aimlessly through the forest.

One had to hold the arrow and concentrate extremely hard to detect the same magical power as that in the arrow.

This is why I can’t do it today.

The moment I thought that, I found an arrow stuck on the floor.

The magic was so faint that I didn’t even know it was there, even though it was so close.

Is there no solution?

I calmly recalled past experiences.

Shaty of Chaos, who was one of the Four Heavenly Kings during the battle with the Demon King, in which numerous magical powers were intricately intertwined.

He was a guy who drew various types of magical power from dead subordinates around him and hid among them.

The method Larissa used at the time to find Shaiti was to imitate Shaiti’s magic and push out all other magic.

The same type of magic is absorbed rather than pushed away.

Now, you have to mimic the magic power of this arrow and use strong magic to push away the magic power of the surrounding trees.

Easier said than done. How can I do that now?

As I stood still and thought about it, quite a bit of time passed. I started wandering through the forest again, relying on my faint senses.

At that time, a slime appeared in front of me.

A difficult opponent for me to defeat since I don’t have any attack magic. Let’s avoid it.

– Ugh

The moment I turned around, the surrounding bushes began to rustle, making a strange noise.

Ah, have you already been caught?

The slime chased me faster than I expected.

I started running, and even though I thought I had run as far as I could, the slime didn’t fall behind and didn’t give up.

In the end, if I don’t win, I have to go to Isella’s house with this.

“You can’t do that.”

I stopped and drew my sword.

So the slime that had been following me all the time stopped at a distance from me and started flowing.

Ordinary attacks don’t work. There is no need to check this.

If so, there is one method I can try now.

Attacking by adding magical power to the sword.

Fortunately, swords made with the dexterity of elves have a very good sensitivity to magic, and just by feeling the flow of magic, magic spreads to the sword.

As I was trying to recall the somewhat familiar flow of recovery magic, I suddenly saw an arrow.

If I use the magic power here… … .

The method Larisa used may be possible.

He held an arrow and a sword in both hands.

So, I felt the movement of magical power, and it slowly flowed into my arm and the sword in my hand.

Materialized magical power has specific properties.

Perhaps what this arrow has is an attribute of nature.

Regardless of what kind of magic it is, the properties of that magic are applied to the sword.

I knew the theory well.

It’s all thanks to Larissa, who was lying next to me, exhausted, chatting away all night about her magic knowledge.

I never thought it would be so helpful back then.

Because my body was restricted from actually using magic, I never had a chance to realize it until now, but now it’s different.

My sword was being infused with magical energy according to the concept I knew.

The light green light symbolizing nature began to gently surround the sword.

I nodded and ran towards the slime, who thankfully waited patiently for me to get ready.

“Uaaa!”

I ran with all my strength, one step at a time, with the attitude of being ready to strike at any time.

This is the rush of a hero fighting the devil.

Even if I die, it will be an honor. Slime!

– Boom!

As I struck down my sword, a strong wind blew, and the slime burst like a balloon when my sword touched it.

Traces of slime splashed everywhere.

As it stuck to the trees, I felt the complex magical energy from all directions subsiding, and soon I felt the exact same magical energy as the magical energy contained in the arrow from one side.

“Oh.”

Although slimes are weak, they are full of magical power.

When a spell explodes, it can amplify the magic and push away the surrounding magic power.

By using the magic power contained in the arrow to explode it, the magic power of the other trees was pushed away as planned, and only the magic power contained in the arrow could be discovered.

“It also works like this.”

I tried it just in case, and it worked well.

Larisa guy. Still, it helps. I’m worried that I’ve caused trouble for no reason.

And I slowly walked through the forest again.

As I walked toward the place where I felt the power of the arrow, I soon found the arrow stuck in a tree.

This is the third one.

Seven more?

If I’m lucky, I’ll find them all before the sun sets.

–

Luckily, it wasn’t bad.

I kept encountering slimes from time to time and was able to find arrows in the same way.

The sun was setting when all ten arrows were found.

We’ve come quite far, so going back would be a chore.

“Jihoo!”

At that time, I heard Arna’s voice, and Arna came running from the opposite direction of where I was going.

“You were here. I heard you went to the forest alone so I came to find you.”

Looking at the direction Arna came from, I realized that if I had just gone, I would have gone in the exact opposite direction.

“Uh… Thank you.”

“Did you find everything?”

“I found everything.”

I showed him ten arrows.

So Arna’s worried expression quickly brightened.

“Wow, that’s amazing. Our Jihoo is a genius after all? How did you find all this in one day? The kid who couldn’t even find his way in the forest.”

“So it just so happened that.”

Arna held my hand tightly and went out of the forest.

“Nothing dangerous happened, right? Haven’t you encountered slime or something like that?”

“Did you catch about eight?”

“Huh?”

Arna was startled and grabbed my body.

Every time we fight, he explodes with one blow, so it’s embarrassing to even have to worry about this.

“Are you lying to scare your sister?”

“No?”

Arna probably knows that if she walks around the forest all day, she will encounter that much slime.

So you have no choice but to believe what I say.

“Really… I guess it’s true what I said about Yongsanji. So you were fighting with that small body until then?”

“Ah, that’s… .”

Now that I think about it, the story goes like this.

“Actually, I was a little younger than I was when I ran away. I didn’t fight that young.”

I spoke honestly, and Arna nodded with an expression of understanding.

“Anyway, it’s amazing. I think my sister was worried for no reason.”

Arna patted my head, saying that she felt proud and relieved about my past rather than being strange about it.

“Let’s have dinner together at my aunt’s today. He said he would cook me something delicious.”

“Uh, really?”

They make something delicious. … The steamed cucumbers weren’t bad either. Whatever you eat here is delicious.

So we came out of the forest.

Isella’s eyes widened when she saw me coming back, and Arna pulled my arm and went in front of Isella.

“Aunt, look at this. Jihoo said he found all of this.”

“Uh, I see. It’s pretty cool to do it all in one day.”

“Jihoo was a warrior before he met me.”

That’s true, but it’s strange to brag about it like that.

I smiled awkwardly, and Isella looked at me with strange eyes.

“Hero?”

“Yes! that… what? Did you fight the devil?”

I shook my head, pulling on my older sister’s arm.

“Stop it… Let’s talk slowly.”

“Oh, I’m hungry. Auntie, Ji-hoo says he’s hungry.”

“Yes. I’m ready. Come in.”

Isella went into the house, still looking at me.

Isella is older than Arna, so I think she seems to know something. I’m nervous for no reason.