episode_0042
by fnovelpiaThe party walked the remaining path only after Karami recovered. As they took just one more step, a scene appeared that seemed as if a sound effect would burst out.
Roads and houses built along the edge of the trees that rose up, including the ground. It was an elven village.
How many people in the world have come this far? Karami felt a little moved.
“The watchmen are back?”
“Who did you come with? It’s not an elf.”
The forest becomes noisy. The eyes of the elves who were going about their business turn to the group one by one.
One all-purpose slave.
Two omnipotent slaves.
Three omnipotent slaves… .
Karami quickly shook his head to clear his thoughts.
‘Because he’s a dirty slave trader.’
You can’t force a person who is doing well to be your slave. Yeah, that’s true.
“What’s all the fuss about?”
“Elder.”
The watchmen salute the old elf as he walks toward them, leaning on his cane.
An appearance that combines neatness and elegance. The years deeply engraved on the face only added to the old-fashioned look, without making it look ugly.
The behavior of that elf elder seemed somewhat uncomfortable.
“Ah, Arpia?”
“Hello, Elder… .”
It was the elf who had his butt shot during Arphia’s debut as an archer. Arphia was hunched over, feeling uncomfortable dealing with the elf elder.
“What are you doing here? I’m sure you’re forbidden from entering the village… .”
The elder’s eyes narrowed. As a high elf who has lived for what felt like an eternity, his eyes see things that others cannot.
“What is that in the soul?”
For example, the chains that filled Arphia’s soul.
“It’s a sign of slavery. I’ve become a slave.”
In the past, Arphia would have tried to hide it somehow because it was dirty, but not anymore. She came forward with a confident attitude.
“Slave?”
“Arphia was taken as a slave?”
The surroundings become noisy.
The elder was also flustered, but it didn’t last long. He struck his staff on the floor and shouted in a heavy voice.
“Quiet! Quiet!”
A place where he can barely calm down. The elder exhales, regains his composure, and gazes into the soul. You can see where the chains extend from.
“This race is the master.”
“That’s right. My name is Karamira, the slave trader, Elder.”
“What is the slave trader doing here? Did he come here to enslave other elves too?”
Eek, the elves let out a new scream.
The adult elves hide the young elves in their homes.
Karami burst into laughter in an atmosphere where sharp blades floated in the air.
“If someone who doesn’t know hears this, they’ll misunderstand. I just saved Arphia from being kidnapped by strange men. I don’t have a hobby of forcibly turning her into a slave.”
“Kidnapping?”
The elder tilted his head as if he was hearing this story for the first time.
“Oh, you didn’t know that either? Well, how could you care about her after she was kicked out of the village? She probably lived her whole life without even knowing that she was being cruelly treated by humans.”
Karami continued speaking to the silent elder with a bitter smile.
“But don’t worry. I brought you here safely. Elves are a race that never abandons favors, so you wouldn’t harm your fellow benefactor, would you? Oh, no way~ You wouldn’t do something that would ruin the pride that the elven ancestors have built up for thousands of years?”
“… What do you want?”
The flow of the story changed. Karami slipped out of the encirclement and wandered around.
“Nothing special. Miss Arphia’s fairy dancer’s participation. It guarantees my safety during the festival.”
“Arphia can’t even handle a bow, let alone a sword. The result is obvious… .”
“If it’s as obvious as daylight, there’s no reason to hesitate, right?”
“Why is the slave trader so obsessed with the fairy dancer? What is he after?”
“That’s what I’m aiming for… .”
Karami looked around. The elves were watching as if it was an exciting sight.
They may pretend to be noble, but to Karamibogi they are no different from humans.
“I plan to crush the pride you have built up with the slaves I have raised.”
***
Got caught.
It’s not to the extent that prisoners are locked up in prison, but only to the extent that they are monitored so that they can’t wander around freely.
‘But the facilities aren’t that bad, are they?’
A space filled with the fragrance of nature.
A bed made of leaves is also soft.
Well, I made a lot of enemies, but it doesn’t matter. I got a promise from the elven elder that I would be safe.
The basic passive of the race is perfect.
If they were not rigid and rigid, they would never disobey the elders’ orders.
Come on.
I drank some unidentifiable, sticky liquid.
Sweet and sour is delicious.
Shasha Shasha.
“Eek.”
“Why?”
“There was a bug just now.”
“What am I saying again?”
Arphia lets out a hollow laugh.
The bug was as big as a human hand!
If it were just a little bigger, it would swallow my head!
He screamed inwardly, but perhaps he decided that it wasn’t worth fighting. Arphia sighed and looked out the window. Her eyes were filled with worry.
“What else are you so worried about?”
“I’m worried about the dancers. Do you know who won the last competition?”
“Isn’t that Leon?”
Arphia’s gaze returned to me again. She looked surprised.
“How did you know?”
“You’re wearing a laurel wreath. It’s an award given to the best elf warrior of the time.”
“Our master knows everything.”
Arpia, with a bitter smile on her face, looked out the window again and began to grumble.
“Lion has always been good at everything. Whether it’s archery, spirits, or leadership. He became the youngest leader of the forest guards. Since Leon became the leader of the guards, intruders have been unable to set foot in the forest.”
“Even so, it’s just a frog in a well.”
“You’re the only one who can call Leon a frog.”
Arphia laughs heartily.
“Do you think it will be okay?”
“I don’t know. But whether I win or lose, can I live with them?”
“I don’t know about that either.”
I cannot fathom the wounds that Arpia has accumulated over the years. I cannot say that everything will be fine if we win in a clumsy way.
Still, as a master, I can say this much to my slave.
“There is no need to force your heart to melt and mix. If you have to, just go to Noktar.”
There is a master, and Arphia gets along well with children. Her refreshing and fruity personality does not go well with the boring elves.
Arpia nodded in agreement.
“That’s right. And now… .”
Arphia lowers her head slightly and looks at me with her pupils wide open. Is this the perfect angle? The destructive power is even stronger when Arphia, an elf, does it.
He stared at me like that for a while.
“Do you have anything to say?”
“There is, but.”
Arpia had something to say, but she kept her mouth shut.
Her lips formed a crescent moon shape, playfully curved.
“Later.”
“?”
“I’ll tell you later.”
***
After lazing around for a few days, that day finally came.
A village decorated with flowers. The elves’ songs are carried by the wind and spread throughout the forest.
A lively atmosphere announces the start of the Fairy Dance Festival.
The sight of children running around and elven women cooking was typical of any festival.
But that alone is not enough. Just as movies are the rule for popcorn, delicious food needs something fun to watch.
“Contest participants, come this way!”
The elf Ish, who is in charge of observing the dance festival, gathers people. Those who are confident in their skills, including the forest guards, gather one by one.
Arphia also went there and waited for her turn.
“Hello, sir.”
“Huh? Are you Arpia? It’s been a while since I’ve seen you. Are you going to join too?”
“Yeah.”
“Participation is free, so I won’t stop you, but please, don’t go wild like you used to. I’m telling you, I’m attached to the house now.”
The reason Arphia was banished from the village.
Spirit rampage incident.
One of the many houses that had been burned down at that time was Iss’s house. It was a long time ago so he couldn’t remember well, but Arphia scratched the back of his head because he felt sorry.
Playful flower Arphia lilyand.
Is added Arphia’s name to the list.
“What? Are you really going to participate in the contest?”
At that moment, a group of young elves approached Arphia.
“Irina… .”
If Leon was the solid object of comparison, Irina and her gang were the ones who took the lead in shaking off Arphia.
Compared to Leon, I can just ignore him by saying, ‘He’s a different person from me.’ It’s hard to pretend not to hear him when he keeps spewing bad words into my ears.
If Leon was a difficult opponent, Arphia clearly disliked them.
“You said you were a slave. Are you really trying to lower the status of the elves?”
“I didn’t do anything.”
“Your very existence is like that.”
“Even if I tell you, do you think you’ll understand? I’ve been a pain in the ass my whole life.”
It’s not gossip, it’s open criticism made to someone’s face.
In the past, I would have been unable to control my emotions and rushed in, and the spirit would have sympathized and suffered, but not anymore.
Arphia didn’t pay much attention to them.
“The competition will start soon, so participants, come and get your weapons!”
Elves begin to gather in one place.
“Be careful not to meet me.”
Irina pats Arphia on the shoulder and walks away.
After determining that everyone who was supposed to gather had gathered, Isga began to explain the rules of the competition.
“The rules are simple. Each person puts this string on their bow, and if the string comes loose, they are out.”
The Fairy Dance Festival is the last man standing.
All participating elves enter the forest and fight until the last one survives.
It is important not only for simple archery skills, but also for tracking skills, survival skills, and how well you utilize nature.
The elves received green strings and tied them to their bows. Irina, who was tying the strings on her bows, spoke.
“Hey, do you want to make a bet with me?”
“Bet?”
“I’ll bet you’ll be the first to drop out.”
“Oh, I want to do it too.”
“Me too, me too!”
The elves jump in without even asking Arphia’s opinion. It’s already become a foregone conclusion that they’re making a bet.
Irina couldn’t hide her bitter smile as she looked at the elves who sympathized with her.
“Arphia, do you have a bow?”
Then Iss asked.
While everyone else was tying their bows, Arphia was just standing there blankly.
“Yeah. It broke last time.”
The elves laugh, and Leon just watches the scene quietly. Irina laughs, holding her stomach.
“You want to participate without even having a bow? ”
“You have a spare bow, would you like to use it?”
“No, no. Okay.”
“If you don’t have a bow, you can’t participate in the competition… .”
Arphia looked straight at Irina.
“I’ll accept it.”
“What?”
“I accept it. Bet.”
A confident attitude.
Of course, I thought you would realize your topic and be flustered, but you came out confidently instead.
Irina’s eyes twitched. Ha! She let out a hollow laugh and swept her bangs up as if trying to suppress her anger.
“Okay? Let’s do it. What should I do if I win… . Oh, right. Arphia. Should we shorten our ears a bit? Then we won’t look like elves, so we can preserve some of the honor of elves. ”
“… … .”
“Another one is to never set foot in the forest again. Get out, holding hands with that inferior species.”
“Or so.”
Arphia answered silently.
Irina’s mouth twitched.
“I don’t know what on earth you’re basing your confidence on. It’s none of my business. What are you going to do when you win? Should I cut off your ear?”
“No need.”
“What?”
Arphia extends her hand.
The pass is open.
A brand that shines.
“What does it mean to say you don’t need it?”
“I won’t bet anything.”
The seven-colored lights are gathering.
Light that condenses and condenses into tiny spheres.
The elves stared at the light as if they were possessed. It was a beautiful spirit that everyone knew, and a spirit that no one knew.
Irina opened her mouth frivolously, but didn’t even think about closing it.
“You, you that… .”
Arphia grabbed the sphere.
Wow!
Light that spreads out long from left to right.
The shape the light created was a bow.
A spirit bow that glows in seven colors.
“Nothing to bet on.”
Arphia smiled at Irina.
A smile that resembles someone else’s.
“If you do something knowing the outcome, it’s not a bet, it’s fraud.”
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