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Fraun Erenion. The leader of the elf race and a great high elf.

She grew up with a lot of favor from the World Tree and was extremely arrogant, but…

No matter how much she was, she couldn’t help but be taken aback by what the little hero in front of her said.

“I will try to save about 1,000 within today. Please guide me.”

“… … ?”

I didn’t understand.

Although he is a human being with some sense of divine power, he is still a human being.

How can a mere human save a group of seriously ill patients, to whom even the elven high priests shook their heads, saying they were helpless?

And that means saving as many as 1,000 lives in just one day. This would have been impossible unless he was a saint who occasionally appears in the legends of the main religion.

‘Are you being arrogant because you have a knack for healing? under.’

Fraun’s eyebrows furrowed as he concluded that the little boy in front of him was being reckless.

Her original plan was to explain the situation and mobilize a party of heroes to retrieve some of the kidnapped southern elves and to preserve the species.

However, contrary to her expectations, the fact that she said strange things did not look good.

but,

‘for a moment. Now that I think about it, that brown-haired person is definitely… .’

“… … … !!!”

Fraun’s eyes widened as he realized the identity of the strange feeling of discomfort he had felt earlier.

The identity of the knight in front of you is… I’m guessing it’s the kingdom’s best sword.

About half a year ago, the memory of clicking her tongue upon hearing the news that the kingdom’s best sword and shield had been broken crossed her mind.

‘I heard that his arm was cut off… no way.’

“… By any chance, could you use the arm of the kingdom’s best sword.”

“Yes. The grace of the Lord dwells in my cooking. As long as you live, you will definitely be able to get better.”

“Instead, promise me that you will release a hero from your side as soon as the treatment is over. If you ignore the agreement even though you have shown this much favor, Hohenstein will not remain silent.”

“… … … .”

Fraun’s expression became cautious.

A man who proposes an absurd miracle in front of my eyes with a calm face. No, warrior.

It was a suspiciously sweet offer, but…

There was no reason or room to refuse.

‘That child might get better…’ Let’s grasp at straws.’

* * * * * *

Fraun is seriously considering my proposal.

After a short period of time, her mouth was carefully opened.

“Then, please ask. ———Lucia!!!”

“… ?”

-Jump, jerk.

After bowing deeply to me, she called out the name ‘Lucia’.

Then the sound of footsteps began to be heard outside the door.

As I was looking at the door to see who I had called, the closed door slowly opened.

-Drur… .

“… … … !!!!!?”

And what appeared… It was an elf dressed quite shockingly.

A Japanese-style kimono similar to a frock flows down one shoulder, clearly revealing the bandage that bound her voluptuous breasts.

My face turned bright red at the unconventional outfit, which was different from Arthur or Elizabeth.

‘Oh, no. Isn’t that an Erov, not an elf!? That bandage looks like it could come off if I make a slight mistake… … .’

-Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.

“… … … Hmm.”

But even for a moment. I came back to my senses when I heard her clicking her tongue.

Feeling embarrassed, my eyes naturally evaded to somewhere other than my chest…

As a result, her eyes and mine made perfect contact.

-Meow… .

‘The eyes of a fresh fish look exactly like that…’ Why is there no light at all? awfully.’

When I met her, there was not a single glimmer of light in her eyes.

Like a blind person who cannot see.

-Tsk.

“… sister. Why did you call me?”

But she calmly looked away again, as if asking when she had seen me.

It’s the first time since I fell into this world that I’ve seen a woman who was so uninterested in me. It was quite a refreshing sight.

‘Everyone was looking here and there, knowingly or not. ‘Are you really blind?’

“Please guide these people to the ward on the Elven Hylithum side, Lucia. You’re forty-three now, so you can get this sorted out, right?”

‘Forty-three with that body… No, an elf can do that.’

“Yes. … Please follow me.”

Afterwards, she gestured to us with the same expressionless expression.

… You’re not blind? If you are blind, how do you know where we are sitting?

“Ha. Hero, let’s go first.”

“Yes.”

* * * * * *

Afterwards, the elf called Lucia led us towards the World Tree, making a continuous tsk tsk sound.

As if it wasn’t a lie that there was a war two weeks ago, the road was quite rough, with trees falling down along the way.

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But she calmly guided us around the obstacles.

The suspicions in my mind that she was blind quickly dissipated as I saw a sight that would never have been possible for a blind person.

‘Maybe it’s just that my eyes are dirty…’ .’

“Hero, are you okay?”

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– Molkan.

“… … … !!!!?”

However, my serious face once again melted away.

Thanks to the soft and warm strawberry glutinous rice cake attack.

As I hunched my shoulders in surprise, Elizabeth hugged me by the arm and whispered in my ear.

“No matter how you do it, cooking for 1,000 people is going to be difficult.”

“Hmm… Oh, Elizabeth. Too close.”

“I have no choice but to do this if I don’t want to be caught by the elves.”

-Kkooook.

“… … … Hmm.”

‘Beef ribs are about 5cm long… .’

… My heart felt like it was going to burst due to the physical contact that had become more explicit since the hot spring incident last time.

It’s nice that you’re worried about me, but I think I’m going to have a heart attack if I keep this up. This strawberry glutinous rice cake.

I was so busy memorizing the recipe for braised beef ribs that I just nodded and answered.

-Nod.

“Well, you cooked for 500 people in 1 hour. It would be possible to serve 1000 people.”

“Yes… So stop now… … .”

“But there’s one more thing I’m worried about.”

“… … ?”

-Whispering.

“Elves don’t know grace. I won’t even say thank you to you, is that okay?”

‘Wow, it tickles…’ !!!’

However, Elizabeth tickled my ear in an ASMR style, as if testing my patience.

Because of this, I couldn’t even think about it in detail and could only nod hurriedly.

-Nod nod.

“… … As expected, the hero is amazing. huh. We know full well that the warrior is great, so don’t worry about the reaction of the uncivilized elves.”

After hearing my answer, Strawberry Daifuku let go of my arm as if he was satisfied.

Only after the feeling that had been pressing down on my forearm disappeared did I sigh.

‘I barely survived… .’

“Hehe. The closer the warriors are, the brighter the future of this world!”

-Stop. mum.

‘… Why are you guys in spectator mode again?’

The dog duo smiled happily when they saw us.

Thinking that if I had made a mistake, I would have shown the mushroom growth log to the two, I sighed in relief once more.

… It certainly seemed like the atmosphere was quite serious just a moment ago, but I wonder why it becomes like this again when we get together.

anyway. As we finished chatting among ourselves, Lucia, the elf guide ahead, began to slow down.

-Tsk, tsk, tsk.

“… We’re all here. This is ‘Elven Hylithum’ where you can experience the energy of the World Tree up close.”

“Oh… !”

“This is my first time seeing it this close, but it is indeed a world tree. It is worthy of the name Shinmok.”

We also stopped and looked up at the World Tree.

Even from 10 kilometers away, it felt big, as if it had ignored perspective, but seeing it up close made it even more majestic…

‘… … ‘I wonder if I can say this to the tree, but it doesn’t look fresh.’

… It should feel majestic, but is it because I feel like it doesn’t look fresh even when I look at it, like a mugwort that has been in the refrigerator for two weeks?

I looked around to see if I was the only one who thought this, but Arthur and Elizabeth seemed to be just amazed, so it seemed like I was the only one who thought that.

As I was looking up at the World Tree with a subtle expression, the eyes of the elf in front of me turned to me.

“I was told to guide you to the ward… There, a small human man.”

“… Yes?”

“For a man, it is quite a terrible sight. What do you want to do?”

Then, Lucia, the elf, casted something oblique, saying, ‘Hey, this is hell in front of us.’

… Now that I think about it, I don’t like horror games or gore games, so I don’t have much tolerance for these types of things.

But then I shook my head slightly.

‘Still, I have to check. ‘I tell you how much damage the Four Heavenly Kings caused.’

“It’s okay. Please guide me.”

“… If so.”

“As expected, you are an angel… !! But don’t overdo it!!”

“If you can’t see me, you can hug me. Warrior.”

When I nodded, she glanced at me once more and started walking again. We also started walking along.

and…

———Not long after, a strong bloody smell washed over us.

“… … … !!”

“Arrived.”

“Oh my god, I never thought it would be like this… .”

Lucia arrived at a large vacant lot, not a building or anything else, and declared that she had arrived.

… However, what she said about arriving at the ward was not a lie.

There were endless wounded people lying on the ground who looked like they were on the verge of death.

It was such a cruel sight that the elf with his arms and legs torn off was considered a minor injury.

‘Wow, isn’t this a cruel game to begin with…? Ugh. Nausea… !!!’

-Tiring!

[This is an effect given to the cooking skill, avoiding the ‘PTSD’ condition that makes it impossible to cook meat.]

[Cooking Lv.Max (Normal) – You have reached the level of a master and can cook anywhere, in any situation.]

‘… … No, this is where cooking skills come from?’

It was a terrible sight for Lee Si-hyeon, who had lived a peaceful life, to endure, but thanks to her cooking skill’s super save, she did not feel nauseous.

Those eyes looking at me with concern.

I opened my mouth with a serious face.

“… Lucia? Are there any patients anywhere other than here?”

“Yes. Here, 1,000 people who will die if they are not in close contact with the World Tree are gathered here, and there are also slightly over 4,000 people who are seriously injured.”

“… … … .”

Lucia’s answer came back as expected.

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I hurriedly turned to Elizabeth and whispered.

Without even trembling in shame before, we just stuck together.

-Whisper.

“… Elizabeth. I want to save them all.”

‘I didn’t know it would be this bad… !!! If I left this alone, the game would have crashed!!’

After seeing 1,000 elves knocking on the door of death, I realized that the game was about to explode and became serious.

Knowing what happens when so many corpses appear in one place, I had no choice but to be urgent.

… In the first place, no matter how game characters are, their ethics are not so corrupt that they allow them to die so miserably.

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Therefore, I naturally spoke of their salvation.

“How many days can I stay here?”

“As expected, you… Hmm. If the elves are okay… Objectively, it’s worth spending about a week on. No matter how ungrateful you are, first of all, you are an ally.”

“4 days… No, 3 days is enough. Thank you, Elizabeth.”

Elizabeth smiled and gave permission as if she had no choice.

Beneath that smile, Lucia looked at me and tilted her head.

“What now.”

“Lucia. I’ll just ask you one question.”

“… … ?”

“Can elves eat meat?”