The liquor was opened in the middle of the night and we fell asleep at Lailaās villa in a good mood.
And Laila came back at dawn the next morning.
āIt was more than I thought. As expected, I ate more than that and I cut them into pieces and roasted themā
āThe dragon is fullā¦ā¦was it actually still a pinch?ā
āSomewhat, even if itās a dragon, dozens of them cant be eaten, as the sandworms are surprisingly bulkyā
Laila sits down on a chair with a slightly disgusted face. She is naked.
āI want to drink alcoholā
āIf itās alcohol, I brought it from Jeanneās parentsā houseā
āOh, thatās right. Jeanne, Iāll have a drinkā
āNuuā¦ā¦ā
Jeanne is still curled up in bed. Laila gently strokes her, then tilts the barrel and pours liquor in a cup, before closing the lid again.
āā¦ā¦Umm, itās delicious. How about you, owner?ā
āSince dawn, I havenāt had alcoholā¦ā¦its a hopeless caseā
It was a fascinating proposal, but I declined. We may fly again today and it wonāt be fashionable if you vomit in the carriage. No, how long will we stay? Weāll be back at least the day before the New Yearās festivalā¦ā¦I think there are three days to spare.
āā¦ā¦Muā
Looking at Lailaās boobs while thinking about that, Lailaās hand stops.
āWhatās wrong, Lailaā
āOutsideā¦ā¦back, see. Main building, take a lookā
She closed her eyes and said so and when I went out into the hallway and opened the wooden window, I saw a strangely heavy Aurora. The second floor of the house and the backyard. We stare at each other for a while.
āAurora, what are you doing?ā
āā¦ā¦I have found itā
Aurora sighs a little badly.
āI changed my mind a little. Iām going to go to Klaves and talk to my father and brotherā
āNo, thatās okay, butā¦ā¦why is it bad if you find it?ā
āBecause itās about me personallyā¦ā¦I was thinking of buying a horse and going aloneā
āWhat?ā
āAndy and the rest, please go back to Polka first. I wonāt wait for the New Year, because it could be a little longer stayā
ā¦ā¦This idiot.
āHey, Auroraā¦ā¦ā
āThen weāll go tooā
When I tried to scold, Dianne came out of the building quickly.
āDianne-sanā
āItās about General Lucas. You donāt know what to do. If you canāt come back, Andy and Anzeros will be sadā
āThatās an exaggerationā¦ā¦ā
āFirst, youāre my subordinate now. Isnāt it so strange to supervise future operations so that they donāt interfere?ā
When Dianne says so, Aurora shuts up in trouble.
āItās not a rule. WeĀ“re not busy, but weāll prepare for the next oneā
Laila says so while tilting the cup, sitting on the window with her body cut in from the side of me. Donāt do that while being naked.
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āHee, Klaves is in that Celesta forest territory. They joined Celesta during the Fire Dragon War, right?ā
āNee-chan, youāve been alive since thenā
āAhahahahaha, honestly, I wasnāt interested in such a distant foreign story at that time, so I heard it laterā
āIām going for the first timeā¦ā¦ā
āThen, whatās going on after a year? Itās a sight to seeā
By the end of the dawn, everyone will get up, listen to our plan for Klaves and get ready. In fact, yesterday I got off the carriage, had a drink directly and went to bed as it was, so there is nothing more than grooming myself.
āI have to tell the people in the city. I hope I can have a drink next timeā
āWinter is still long after the New Year and Andyās Holy Beast Festival. There will be opportunitiesā
Dianne and Laila go to greet the people in the city. As expected, theyāve already put on their clothes.
āKlavesā¦ā¦?ā
Take out the crest engraving pen on the corner of the horse from the inner pocket and turn it around. ā¦ā¦Itās not like I donāt have any use for it.
After a while we take off again while being sent off by the townspeople of Helicon this time.
āThe living space of the carriage is getting smaller and smallerā
āI still refused the valuable thingsā
The back of the carriage is packed with tributes from the Lizardmen. I was eating a good volume with Dianneās souvenir.
āAnyway, what kind of wind is blowing around? 10-man captain Aurora. Certainly a few days agoā¦ā¦ā
āā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā
āNo, you donāt need a reason to meet your family, but thatās itā
Aurora just looks out with a melancholy face when asked by Naris. ā¦ā¦It doesnāt seem to be homesick.
āāāāāāāāāāā
After flying from Helicon for a while, your eyes will be filled with trees.
āOh, itās a forest. Itās witheringā
āThere are many deciduous trees in the southern forestā¦ā¦ The ancient barrier doesnāt promise everlasting spring like in the northā
āWell, even the winter forest isnāt bad, if thatās the caseā
As Naris says, a lonely naked tree stands out. I donāt really feel it because I came from the desert where the residents are highly exposed, but Celesta is also in winter. Laila flies straight for a while.
āBy the way, Dianneā
ā?ā
āI have never been to the city of Klaves, but is there anything that can be a landmark?ā
āā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā
Dianne looks at Aurora. ā¦ā¦No, we also went in and out by shared carriage, so I donāt know such a mark.
āCaptain Dianne, didnt you make a map of this area a long time ago?ā
Dianne sighs with a difficult face when asked by 100-man commander Becker.
āThe coastline. They didnāt let me survey into the woods. You probably know Becker to some extent, Klaves isnāt as real as a city because of the low density of houses and in the distance it is only as characteristic as the luminous rocks of the night roadā
āā¦ā¦Characteristics that are transmitted to dragonsā¦ā¦itās not like thatā
āOkay, Iāll guide you directly. Laila-san, please put me on your back!ā
āBoth hands are blocked by the carriage. I have to remove my arm or get off onceā
Somehow itās repetitive.
Laila descends into the forest and then takes off again with Aurora on her back. After a meandering flight for about an hour, we finally landed in Klaves.
āYou can hide in an illusion properly! The people of the southern forest havenāt known any dragon since the Fire Dragon War!ā
āI know, I knowā
Landed in a square, a corner of the forest. Laila quickly transforms into her human body. Without noticing the illusion, an elf young man reading a book nearby suddenly falls off the bench as he notices a carriage and a naked woman.
āIs this Klaves? Iāve been to Arcus, but it feels more like deeply forested than thereā
āLetās take it as a compliment. ā¦ā¦I beg your pardonā
Aurora gives clothes to Laila while giving a light bow to the mossy young man with his eyes open. He was surprised to see Laila, but the young man who saw Aurora made his eyes even rounder.
āOoā¦ā¦o, Auroraā¦ā¦sama!?ā
āNice to meet youā
She deals with it lightly.
āNow, what should I do with the car body? If there were Boyd-san and Goto-san, they could just push itā
āWe have to leave it here. When we bring out what we need, I have to magically seal the doorā
āThere are a lot of regrettable things when stolen. Given to 100-man commander and elder sister Lailaā
āWell, if it was taken, it was taken, so this is where I come in. Iām pretty good at investigating that kind of thingā
āI can follow the smell within three daysā
Racially rich people who get off with a rush. Finally, Dianne and I get off and breathe the air of Klaves for the first time in a year.
āā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ After all, there is only a forest and the air is goodā
āDo dark elves want to live in the forest if they could?ā
āI think itās more comfortable, but on the contrary, it doesnāt have to be in a forest. You canāt stick to the forest as much as a white elf. The important thing is to always help your friendsā
āSo thatās itā
An elf who claims to be unable to live without a forest and a dark elf who finds the meaning of residence in human relationships. What values āāhe relationship with the earth and what does not. Thatās it in both cases and I wonder if itās correct.
The cafe where I drank tea with Anzeros, the crest engraving institute and the hotel I stayed at in front of me all look exactly the same as time has stopped. Well, for an elf who lives more than ten times as many as a human, a year ago is the same as last month. Hmm? With that in mind, it feels like a year and a half when an elf born is converted into a human until he becomes an adult.
āChildhood for elves is super shortā¦ā¦ā
āWhat do you say all of a sudden?ā
āNo, some feelings about the passage of timeā
Dianne made a strange face, but the only ones who can understand are 100-man commander Becker and Luna.
We all aim for the colony leader, Diorās mansion. To be precise, there is a good position in the elfās family, ćSky Blue Clan Chiefć, but the valid title in Celestaās territory is colony leader.
āOh, welcome travelers. Dior-sama is busy, so if you need to visit him, please do so in advanceā¦ā¦ā
A guard who tried to warn in advance to Dianne who was walking at the front, even though it was soft. Aurora interrupts and greets there.
āHow are you doing, Remud, Naftorā
āā¦ā¦Th, This is Aurora-sama! What a wonderful return!ā
āExcuse me!ā
Two elf guards guarding the gate stand upright and greet.
āAs one would expect, Aurora. It was a question and answer when I cameā
āIāve been a vassal since I was born. I donāt want to be forgotten in a year or soā
Enter with a free pass.
Dior-shiās mansion was magnificent. Itās not as big as Carlos-san, but itās a house where 100 family members and their servants live, so it canāt be helped. Rather, it can be said that a house with a size that allows a hundred people to line up in the entrance hall alone, even though it has only two children and does not surround the bride in a mountain.
āDior-sama! Aurora-sama is backā¦ā¦!ā
Looking at Auroraās face, several servant elves rush to the back of the mansion.
āThere was no surprise, right?ā
āDid you want to be surprised?ā
A word that doesnāt match the melancholy look on the way. Involuntarily asking, Aurora shrugged her shoulders.
āItās ironic. Iām not really happy when Iām surprisedā
While talking about that, an elf young man in a fine robe appeared from the back of the mansion.
āAurora! When I think youĀ“re suddenly goneā¦ā¦I was chilled when I heard that you had a crush on the northern forest!ā
āLong time no see, fatherā
Aurora bows gracefully. Then, Dianne advances to him, who was taken aback by the elegance for a moment and still tried to ask for something.
āSimilarly, Dior-dono. ā¦ā¦Aurora is now one of my subordinatesā
āDianneā¦ā¦you! ā¦ā¦Ah, the details are good. Today is a good day.ā
What a self-interested person. When I thought about it, Aurora raised her face.
āWhere is my older brother?ā
I heard something she doesnāt have to ask.
āLucas. ā¦ā¦Diane, Iām sorry for that time. Iāll lose it late, but now againā
āIām asking you where, fatherā
āMuā¦ā¦ā
āI want you to give priority to Auroraā
āā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā
Dior sighs.
āIf itās Lucas, he is in this building. If I let him go, heāll be poked by the army. Itās virtually house arrestā
āā¦ā¦Its fortuitousā
Aurora smiles while lightly pushing the handle of her sword.
āWhat are you going to do, Aurora. You should better stay away now. He has been rough since last yearās incidentā
āItās a good opportunity, especiallyā
She starts walking and passes next to Dior-san.
āItās been a long time since weāve been seriously talking to each otherā
āAurora!?ā
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