episode_0083

Love potions were popular among elves due to their good nature, tendency to show pure love, and the nature of living for a long time.

We seek pleasure to forget the indelible memories of the past, and increasingly seek excessive pleasure.

It was something that elves who had to live for a long time had as a chronic disease.

Therefore, it was said that the effect of a good pregnancy, along with the feeling of excitement when drinking the elixir, was even more important.

I heard that story from Lutia, who was on duty waiting for Isella in front of the sacred tree.

“They said that if you take that medicine, you can see the person you like again. I’m curious too… . I didn’t drink it yet because I didn’t really want to see it.”

Seeing someone I liked again… . Are you seeing hallucinations or something?

Perhaps because I looked puzzled, Lutia added an explanation.

“I guess I can dream. It’s a bit of a vivid dream, but for elves who can’t get pregnant and grow old alone and lonely… Isn’t that the only hope of life?”

Lutia smiled and shrugged her shoulders. This isn’t about me anyway.

“So it might be a little dangerous if you just leave yourself there. It’s a fun elixir, but it’s a little uncomfortable, right?”

When giving the potion, I remember what Isella said about there being many strange elves in the east.

It seems that elves who have grown older and lost their will to live are making such items in the east and relying on them to survive. When I think like that, it’s kind of scary.

“Oh, but don’t be too nervous. As Arna knows, elves are very strong both physically and mentally, so even if they become strange after taking such medicine, it only lasts for a short time.”

Arna nodded and held my hand. I smiled in response to the signal telling me not to worry.

“In the east, people live in more groups, unlike here. There is a person named Orvia who has lived for 2,000 years and is managing the elves who gather there to prevent them from deviating.”

“Ah, I see… . This is my first time hearing such a thing.”

I think that person is the elf that Carmene asked me to meet. A 2,000-year-old elf… .

“Because I usually don’t talk about the east to my kids. Arna left home early so I wouldn’t have had a chance to listen to it. Haha.”

Lutia laughed, and Isella was seen coming behind her.

“Anyway, if you go there, it will definitely be as fun as a village where humans live. Ah, Isela is here. I’m going!”

Lutia said that and returned to her seat.

Isella saw her leaving and came to us.

“What did you say?”

“You told me about the east.”

“You didn’t scare me unnecessarily, right?”

Arna and I shook our heads. Rather than intimidating, I would say it raised expectations.

“I don’t know what I heard, but it won’t be anything special.”

Isella took us to the center of the sacred tree.

As I went, I often saw elf quarantine areas, and I saw the bored expressions on the elves guarding them.

I also sympathized with how difficult it was to protect that place. It is said that he even guards it alone for several days, so… How hard can it be?

As I walked with that thought in mind, I soon reached the center of the sacred tree.

“The power of the sacred tree is connected to every corner of the forest. You can move by touching the force that is heading east.”

As we entered through the gap into the sacred tree, we could feel the power connected to all places, just as they said.

“Can Jihoo do it too?”

“Jihoo is also good at using magic.”

Arna answered for me. I don’t know if it meets the standard of being good, but… I think I can try it.

“Put your hand there.”

Arna first approached the place indicated by Isella and placed her hand. It was a glowing sphere the size of a palm, and when she touched it, Arna’s body disappeared.

You can move like that. I can’t believe there was such a convenient feature. That’s great.

“Jihoo should try it too.”

“Yes.”

I touched it in the same way as Arna, and in an instant, what I was seeing changed.

Town… … . There are a lot of elves too.

I looked at it blankly for a moment. I felt tense for a moment as I felt like I had been transported to a completely different world.

At that time, Arna held my hand.

“Wow, there are a lot of elves. Are they really all elves?”

Arna looked at me with a worried expression.

“I have to hold my sister’s hand.”

“Yes.”

Perhaps because a human appeared in the middle of the elf village, the elves’ eyes passed by me once in a while.

I was nervous because the elves here were different from regular elves and were older. I really need to hold Arna’s hand just in case.

Soon, Isela appeared in front of us.

“Here. How about it?”

First of all, aside from everything else, it was a place that was more prosperously developed than any other place we had been to.

Naturally, since it was a civilization established by elves who each lived for a thousand years, they were bound to live better than most humans… . It was completely different from the image of the village I had imagined because it was a forest.

The streets were wide and clean, and the houses on all sides were beautifully built, matching the color and shape of the roofs.

There were some buildings that were quite tall, and you could also see elves enjoying leisurely leisure with a modern feel.

In the center of this long village, there was a mansion that looked huge even from a distance. That seems to be roughly where the elf who is said to be the leader of this place lives.

“I didn’t know a place like this existed.”

“It’s an unwritten rule not to talk about this to young elves… Because it is almost cut off from other places because of the forest. Even other trading races can’t reach the center.”

For some reason, this place, which they were trying to hide somehow, was truly an unimaginable place.

We walked slowly down the street.

“Most of the things that elves use are made here.”

I could see blacksmith shops making swords of the same shape as the one I had received from Arna, and the equipment that the elves I had seen from time to time had were displayed in a curiously similar way.

“Jihoo, shall we buy weapons?”

“Then.”

We entered the elf weapon shop first.

The first thing that caught my eye was the bow. Unlike the ordinary wooden bow that Arna has, this is a bow that looks amazing just by holding it with all kinds of decorations.

Just by shooting with that bow, it feels like the arrow will hit twice as hard.

Arna couldn’t take her eyes off of it.

“What are you looking for?”

The elf from the weapon shop smiled kindly and came to us.

“Um, this… How much is this?”

“Two gold coins. There is a special discount.”

“I want to live!”

Arna immediately took out a gold coin from his pocket and held it out.

Something like that would be hard to bear. Arna’s eyes sparkled as she held up her new bow.

“Jihoo, do you want to buy something?”

“I have this.”

I picked up a sword. It was a sword that seemed to be of fairly good quality. Light and solid.

“One gold coin.”

“Yes.”

Arna calculated that and came out.

Arna came out holding her newly purchased bow and grabbed Isella’s arm.

“By the way, aunt. Can I get the medicine I took back then?”

“Ah, yes. Looks like it was good.”

Isella laughed and entered the general store that brought in goods from outside the forest. As soon as I went inside, I heard the sound of fighting.

“Does that make sense? What I gave you for one gold coin yesterday, do you want me to give you two?”

“The price can of course change. Why are you like this? Not a hundred year old elf.”

“What is it?”

The store owner and an elf who seemed to be a customer were fighting.

A storekeeper elf sitting wearing round glasses and a light brown haired elf wearing armor were arguing.

“Don’t you have two gold coins?”

“Ha, that’s… .”

“Was it cut?”

The store owner, who had been fighting for a while, looked worried at the armor elf.

“Ha, why did you do that? Don’t worry about people’s business. Ah, a guest has arrived. What are you looking for?”

The storekeeper elf smiled and looked in our direction.

“I’m looking for a love potion.”

“Oh, I haven’t heard that much lately.”

She took out a bottle, glanced at me and Arna with wide eyes, and smiled.

“I think I’m still young. It’s been a while since I saw a fresh-faced elf.”

“How much is it?”

Isella did not reply, and the store owner put on his glasses and showed me what he had written on a piece of paper.

“Two gold coins. Don’t say it’s expensive. Because there is only one left.”

“ and expensive.”

Arna immediately said it was expensive and shook his head.

“I… . I think it’s okay to just look around for now.”

The store owner smiled and nodded at Arna’s words.

“That’s right, what kind of food does this baby eat? Only these old elves eat here.”

The armored elf frowned.

“They say they don’t buy it, what should I do? Shall I put a gold coin on credit, Heclena?”

The elf named Heclena immediately took out a gold coin from her pocket and threw it away.

“Haha, you have to pay it back by the end of next month.”

She took the potion and went out.

“Are you not looking for anything else?”

“Yes. I’ll come next time.”

We also went out of the store.

When I came out, Heclena was standing in front of the store.

“Isela.”

Heclena must have been waiting for us and called Isela first.

“Carmene, is this an errand?”

“No.”

“What is he doing these days? Orvia is worried that there is no news.”

“Well, my mom… .”

When Arna stepped forward, Heclena’s gaze turned to Arna.

“Mom? iced coffee… … . Is it your daughter?”

She looked at Arna with a strange smile.

“Then shall we go together for a while? Orvia must have a lot of questions.”