episode_0093

Lechell, who started fighting with the Guardian, recalled the things her mother and father had told her about the Guardian before they left her behind.

― ‘Lechel, the next time you leave the forest, you must fight and defeat the forest guardian.’

He said that it was not an easy task, so we had to train hard and defeat the guardian.

― ‘Your aunt will help you more than anything else, so listen carefully to what she says and just do as she tells you.’

― ‘We did it together, but it might take a while for Lechel to come alone?’

Jihoo thought Lechel wouldn’t come out until she was 100 years old. However, he left the forest much faster than the two people.

It took several years to meet Mom and Dad, as if Isela’s word was law. I worked really hard to meet you again as soon as possible.

Lechel recalled that time and fought the guardian.

The guardian threw a dagger at Lechel, who was running from afar, but Lechel dodged it and jumped over the area where there might be a trap.

When they got closer, Lechel calmly took the sword swung by the guardian.

And at that moment, I was convinced.

‘I win.’

Lechel struck down his sword harshly, and the guardian who was pushed away used protection magic.

Lechel immediately slashed himself with his sword, using magical power that overpowered the protective magic the guardian was trying to use.

Just as he was confident that he could win, the guardian’s protective magic collapsed on that sword.

“Whoa, it’s easier than I thought.”

He was full of talent and worked hard with Isela.

When Lechel was young, she wasted no time visiting her parents who had to leave the forest.

To her, the guardian’s ordeal was nothing special.

However, while he was momentarily distracted, the Guardian, who had not yet disappeared, pounced, taking advantage of Lechell’s gap.

“Gasp!”

Surprised, Lechel took the sword and retreated, but was kicked by the guardian’s foot and sent flying away. And the trap installed in the place where it flew exploded.

– Boom!

There was a loud noise and dust rose, and Lechel slowly got up.

“It hurts… . After all, you can’t let down your guard.”

Nevertheless, Lechel got up unharmed and lunged at the guardian again at high speed.

There was still no sense of crisis.

“Hwaap!”

Lechel immediately clung to the guardian and struck the guardian’s sword away, quickly breaking the sword and decapitating him.

The body of the guardian, who was staggering back with his throat cut, was cut into large pieces.

“Ha… .”

With that, the guardian’s appearance disappeared, and Lechelle jumped up like a child and waved at Isella.

“Aunt and grandmother!”

Isella, who had been watching the scene the whole time, nodded and approached her.

“I won! Compared to what scared you, it’s nothing big, right?”

“You are amazing.”

Isella stroked the head of Lechel, who smiled brightly. A bright smile came to mind on Arna’s face.

Even as time passed, Arna was still a young elf, and her daughter defeated the guardian. It was unimaginable.

“Now, you can go to Orjas Port and go to the island where Grandma Carmene is. They’ll probably send you to where your parents are.”

“What about your aunt?”

“I have work to do. Come back.”

Lechel nodded and ran straight out of the forest.

“Has he already become that strong?”

Heclena, who was watching the fight between Lechel and the Guardian, came next to Isella and was amazed.

“Orbia is still telling you to watch?”

“Yeah, well… Please help me if anything happens. But it’s amazing. Will I become stronger than Carmene?”

“We don’t know yet.”

Nothing can be known from the beginning. Time sometimes brought the once strong elf into despair and turned him into a wreck, and sometimes made him a fool out of happiness.

But Isella looked at Lechel’s back with anticipation and smiled.

No matter what future awaits, it will be an interesting future for Lechel.

–

After leaving the village, we headed straight to the village chief’s house.

I came after hearing that I could get a carriage to go to Orjas.

An orc, the village chief, smiled and welcomed Lechel as soon as he saw her.

“Haha, really. That little guy is already this big.”

“You’re Mr. Cheshire, right?”

“Oh, yes. I recognize you.”

I only saw Lechel once when she was a baby, but Arna and Jihu seem to have told her a lot.

As time passed, wrinkles appeared on the young Cheshire’s forehead.

The previous village chief, Eurus, resigned from his position due to old age, and Cheshire, the most knowledgeable person in the village and an example to many, took over as village chief.

And the store he ran became his son’s.

Although it wasn’t as good as Cheshire’s, I was able to run the store without difficulty thanks to the rigorous training I had in magical research and alchemy under him from a young age.

Lechel smiled at Cheshire.

Although it was my first time seeing his face, I didn’t feel awkward or difficult when dealing with him.

“In a way, I am also like a son who is indebted to Carmene, so does that make me an uncle to Lechel?”

“Thank you. uncle. I will definitely go to my grandmother and tell her that she helped me a lot.”

“Yes, you have a bright personality and are very kind.”

Cheshire smiled kindly and gave the carriage to Lechel. A coachman hired by the village brought a carriage, and Lechel jumped on top of it.

“Thank you!”

A sturdy orc and a pink-haired woman came to the carriage that was about to leave in front of the village chief’s official residence.

It was Larisa and her son.

“Wait a minute! Are you leaving now? Get it here quickly.”

“What is this?”

Larisa smiled and explained to the puzzled Lechell.

“It’s a gift to Arna and Jihoo.”

“My mother and I made it.”

Leshell opened her eyes wide and nodded, looking back and forth between the burly orc youth and Larissa.

“Ah, a gift! I will deliver it properly.”

“Yes, we have a long way to go, so we should start quickly.”

Cheshire started the carriage.

Lechele left the orc and human wizard who became her parents and headed towards where her mother and father were.

Lechelle also smiled happily as she looked at Cheshire smiling happily while hugging Larissa’s waist and Larissa smiling shyly as she was hugged by him.

“Mom and Dad were like that too.”

I’ve only just left, but I wanted to see it quickly.

–

The carriage traveled for several days and arrived at a place near the sea.

Lechel was very excited as she saw the ocean for the first time in her life, and when she heard that she could float on the ocean, her heart pounded as if it would explode.

“That’s the sea… .”

Lechel recalled the vivid sea story she heard from Arna.

I also remembered the romantic story of when my dad and I kissed while passing through the sea on a boat, and I laughed.

― ‘Lechel, if I explain how good it was back then, you wouldn’t know. later… If you find someone you love in the future, make sure to go out to sea on a boat together.’

Now that I’m out of the woods, I feel more confident that something like that will be possible someday.

“Arrived.”

The carriage stopped, and Lechel jumped out of the carriage.

“Thank you!”

Lechel ran straight to the beach.

As I ran, stepping on the sand, a cool sea breeze blew. My heart was pounding as if I could already feel the still unfamiliar smell of the sea and the emotions my mother had mentioned.

At that time, someone grabbed Lechel’s shoulder.

“Are you Lechel? I understand even if you don’t say it. Haha.”

It was an elf. Lechel, seeing the elf’s face smiling as cheerfully as the forest, smiled and nodded.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“There’s Carmene’s face, Arna’s face, and Jihoo’s face. Nice to meet you, my name is Leah. Carmene asked me to bring her, so I was waiting.”

“Are you a grandmother? Wow, hurry up!”

Leche followed Leah onto a ship in the harbor.

It was a ship with a flag indicating that it was heading to the golden island of Carmene. Lechell looked at the flag and then looked at Leah who came next to her and said.

“Mom told me to go on a boat.”

“Huh?”

Leah tilted her head. Contrary to that pure reaction, Lechel felt overwhelmed as she looked at the endless sea.

As she moved in the sea breeze, her hair and clothes flew around, so Lechel tied her hair up.

“It’s so fast.”

And then I saw Orjas Port where I left. In an instant, the port seemed smaller than the palm of your hand.

“Soon, look over there.”

Leah grabbed Lechell’s arm and pointed to the island in the direction the ship was heading.

It arrived really quickly.

It happened so quickly that I felt regretful that my time on the boat was short.

And Lechel started to get a little nervous again. Although I had heard many stories about my grandmother from my mother, father, and Isela, this was the first time I had actually met her.

‘I said he was a scary person… .’

In particular, Isella told many scary stories about her grandmother.

He pushed his mother to the brink of death just because she met a human, and he was also said to be strong enough to instantly destroy a being called the Demon Lord. Isella said that he was an old man with an eccentric personality, a self-indulgent attitude, and a hard time communicating. He always advised me to be careful.

As I started to worry, the boat reached the island faster.

“We’re here.”

“Thank you.”

When the ship arrived, the crew began to unload the cargo, and Carmene’s servant approached Lechel, who had landed on the island with a puzzled expression.

“You are Lechell. We will guide you.”

“Ah, yes.”

That’s how Lechel was guided to Carmene’s mansion. The island looked better than the cities of the Corbel Federation that I had seen before coming here.

There were many luxurious lodgings to welcome people coming for recreation or merchants from all over for trade, as well as shops selling goods and food from various regions.

Lechel followed behind the servant, looking around at them with wide eyes.

He led Lechel past it all to Carmene’s mansion on the northeastern coast of the island.

“You are waiting.”

“Yes, thank you.”

Lechel smiled and said hello and entered the mansion where Carmene was waiting. As I passed the door and followed the path, I saw an elf drinking a light blue drink alone on a terrace overlooking the swimming pool.

Lechel could instinctively sense that she was Carmene.

“Grandma?”

Carmene was startled when she heard the word ‘grandmother’ and turned her head. Carmene also saw Lechel for the first time, but knew right away that she was his granddaughter.

“Lechel, you are Lechel.”

As soon as they checked with each other, Lechel ran to Carmene and hugged her.

“Grandma!”

Lechel smiled cutely and rubbed her face against Carmene.

“Wow, it smells similar to mom.”

“Really?”

Carmene stroked Lechel’s head.

“So, you already defeated the guardian alone?”

“Yes!”

Lechel looked up at Carmene and smiled brightly.

“It was easier than I thought?”

“Umm, really?”

“What my mom and dad told me… I did as my aunt told me and I just won.”

Carmene smiled and nodded at those words.

“And I heard that I need grandma’s help to get to where you two are. I came here!”

Carmene nodded and recalled how Arna and Jihu stopped by here a few years ago before leaving for the north.