episode_0036

Berfia has four national holidays. It is the birthday of the first king, the birthday of the current king, the founding day, and finally, the day of star calling. Star Calling Day was a type of religious holiday that had meaning only among humans, considered to be the day God created humans.

Of course, it was an anniversary not only for the Kingdom of Verfia but for all of humanity, and that is why you can see grand festivals being held wherever you go in a city where humans live on Star Calling Day.

Therefore, of course, Eletrobe, the city we are currently heading to, is also preparing for the Star Calling Day festival…

I nodded as I listened to the explanation the coachman had given so far. If you suddenly wonder what the coachman was, it was because after a day of camping and while you were rushing to the next day, you caught a carriage heading to the city.

For your information, since both of them were disguised as elves using Arjen’s magic, the coachman answered these questions, which humans would naturally know, without any doubts.

“Anyway, it’s really a big deal! There are even cases where elves visit cities where humans live! I hate to say this with my own mouth, but humans and elves don’t get along very well!?”

In response to the coachman’s sudden words, I tried my best to make up something plausible.

“Ah… I guess it’s because there’s a famous dragon living around here. Since there is an overwhelming common enemy, shouldn’t we get along well?”

It was clearly an elf who came to Lair, but the threat that came after that was a human warrior. Therefore, there was a possibility that there was some kind of connection between humans and elves in this area. Sure enough, the coachman confirmed those words.

“That’s right! Speaking of that crazy dragon, I heard that Lord Eletrove over there is having a hard time because of that dragon.”

“Crazy dragon…?”

When Arjen opened her mouth in a tone that seemed quite annoying, I quickly covered her mouth and intercepted her answer.

“Yes? Are you Yeongju?”

“Well, that’s right. Listen to me. You may be a little different from us because you are elves, but that crazy dragon…”

“Arjen.”

If the crazy dragon kept talking, I felt like I would lose my hand even if I covered its mouth, so I quickly corrected the coachman’s words.

“Okay, Arjen. I offer tribute to that dragon regularly.”

I know that so well. First of all, it was a body that was directly offered as a tribute.

“But this time, the dragon burned down the village that offered tribute! No, it’s not that he didn’t offer the offering, and if he didn’t like the offering, he would have gotten angry on the spot… Strangely, he did it after some time had passed after the offering was well received.”

I never imagined that the butterfly effect caused by my tuberculosis would spread this far. From Arjen’s point of view, the village was burned with tears in his eyes, but from the humans’ point of view, Arjen had suddenly become an uncontrollable crazy bitch.

‘I need to solve this somehow…’

It was already too late, but even if you think about it with common sense, there was no way I could not speak out after burning down a whole village. I didn’t want to reveal that I was from another world, so I thought I would just say that there was an epidemic in the village.

It is true that tuberculosis is an infectious disease, and Arjen also said that he saw many villagers coughing, so it was not a lie. Then, of course, you can speak using dragon language, and in this world, dragons cannot lie using dragon language, so the problem is solved.

Well, Arjen actually doesn’t seem to care much about whether or not he is misunderstood by humans.

“We’re all here. That’s Eletrove.”

When I looked at the direction the coachman pointed to, I saw people lined up in front of the high wall. As the crowds gathered ahead of the festival, it seemed like they were checking people coming and going.

‘Wait a minute, but Arjen and I don’t have anything to prove our identities.’

I wondered if I would be frustrated by coming all the way here and seeing the city. Fortunately, he is currently disguised as an elf. I tried my best to keep my head down until it was our turn. It’s been a while since I tried to use my brain, and my head hurts.

“Pass!”

I was engrossed for a while and then it was my turn. First, the coachman who picked us up presented his ID card to the guard. The guard closely examined the identification card.

“Hmm, you are a merchant from Rutaka. Is all the luggage in the carriage goods?”

“Yes. It’s sugar cane.”

“But the two people in the carriage…?”

Finally, the guard came out and took interest in Arjen. I pulled down the hood I was wearing, revealing Arjen’s and mine’s faces. The pointy ears that Arjen created with magic will look impressive to them.

“Elf… That’s rare. What’s going on at Eletrobe?”

Since he was of a different race, he was different from the driver, who was a fellow human being, from the words he spoke. Of course, to me, who spent my graduate school days at the bottom of the human rights hierarchy, that level of coldness was nothing compared to the disappointed professor.

“…I have something to say to humans about dragons.”

In the end, it is the same context as what was used for the coachman. When you say dragon around here, of course you mean Arjen, and the guards understood that too.

“About dragons? Why would an elf come to a city where humans live?”

The guard looked very distrustful. Of course, there was a high probability that this was a bluff due to the fact that inspections had to be conducted. This is because it is common knowledge in this world that elves are also a race that does not lie.

Well, of course, I’m not an elf, I’m just a human disguised as an elf… And a human’s specialty is lying.

“……You must be in trouble because the village burned down.”

I briefly unpacked the information I heard from the driver just before coming here. The guards of such a large city would naturally know that the lord was having trouble due to the commotion caused by Arjen.

To be honest, I’ve said enough that even merchants who trade sugar cane know about it. Sure enough, the guard’s expression seemed to become agitated.

“Uhm… Of course you don’t have an ID, right?”

Do elves have the ability to have ID cards made by humans? When I shook my head, the guard who was checking shouted to the guard inside the checkpoint.

“Hey! Bring me two passes!”

Then the guard inside the checkpoint asked a question.

“What? You checked properly, right?”

It seemed like work was quite a hassle. The voice of the guard checking to see if he had seen that point was tinged with irritation.

“We are interrogating and harassing the elves… Once we hear the purpose of the visit, it’s over.”

“Are they real elves?”

“Fuck, they both look so damn pretty and their ears stick out, so you too, hurry up and get your pass.”

Only after I had finished eating a large bowl of curses did a guard come out from inside the checkpoint and hand me two passes.

“You may be called an elf, but today there will be a lot of people due to the festival, so it may be uncomfortable, so please refrain from doing anything that stands out.”

“Keep this in mind.”

That’s how Arjen and I were able to enter the city safely.

“Then I guess this is the end of our meeting. I will sell the sugar cane and enjoy the festival, so I hope you all have a good time.”

“Thank you for giving me a ride into the city.”

After saying goodbye to the coachman, our city date truly began. First, I took a quick look inside the city. It literally felt like it was in the Middle Ages, with mostly Gothic architecture.

“Wait a minute, Eugene. I’ll remove the polymorph spell.”

“Huh? Why suddenly?”

“It was easier to be an elf to enter the village, but since I received a pass, it was easier to be a human in the human city.”

When I heard it, it turned out to be true. When Arjen removed the polymorph spell, his ears returned to normal. In her own way, Arjen removed her horns and tail and made her appear human.

“Isn’t it uncomfortable to be in human form?”

It was refreshing and nice to see Arjen without horns or a tail, but I asked this question because I thought it might be inconvenient to hide the original body parts.

“That’s okay. It’s just that it’s a bit difficult to suppress mana. Some guys with good sense can roughly guess the amount of mana.”

Now that I think about it, I remembered that the warrior noticed that I had no mana, and the elf who had requested an audience with Arjen was also afraid, saying that he could not understand my mana amount. Then, it was natural to be able to judge Arjen’s enormous magical power.

Well, of course, it’s a completely different world from me, who doesn’t even know how to do magic, let alone magical power.

“Hey~ There you are! How about some warm sausage?”

Before I could walk a few steps, a street restaurant appeared, tempting my stomach. Of course, Arjen’s rice was very delicious, but street food had its own charm.

When I came to, I was already holding two sausages. Arjen doesn’t even eat it, so why did he buy two?

Of course, it was strange to see just the two of them walking and only buying one food, but I looked at Arjen’s expression first. This is because I was concerned that I may have been overspending unnecessarily.

But Arjen didn’t care about that at all and was just smiling as if he liked being with me.

“Eujin, look at that. It’s written about the festival.”

The place Arjen pointed to was the plaza bulletin board. There was a message promoting the festival written there, and it was written in an easy and fun way so that even young children could understand it.

‘At times like this, I’m so glad I learned to read.’

Star-calling day. It is said to be the day when God created humans and the day when God comes down from heaven to the place closest to the earth to watch over the humans he created.

Therefore, on Star Calling Day, it is a day when you can see a very beautiful starry sky with countless stars emitting brilliant light.

Isn’t that just the day when the stars are the best to see in the year? Isn’t it just a day where the weather is clear and the stars are good to see and a legend is created by mixing it up with the pretext of a god?

If others heard it, they would be shocked, but as someone who doesn’t believe in God, what can I do? Whatever it was, tonight was a good day for stargazing, so all I could think was that I had chosen the right date for my trip.

“I’m looking forward to the night.”

The night sky I saw before was very beautiful, and I couldn’t help but look forward to the night sky on the day with the best stars of the year.