Vol 1 Chapter 28 (2/2)
Deedlit lept into the air like an arrow taking flight She went incredibly high before landing as softly as a feather “Slayn, I have nomy homeland Here… or rather this plane, is the world I really live in”
“Huh” Slayn felt like theHe called out to Deedlit “You’re a high elf I had no idea I thought you had gone extinct”
High elves were a people of legends Not just their culture but also the people thedom, and it was said they were the upper class of elves in ancient tih Elves
“We’ll probably disappear one day But that is long in the future - once even the souls of the Gods begin to fade, and the corpses of dragons rot
Slayn was deeply e fro elves Deedlit came from an elite clan
“I’ve heard us dwarves used to live in this world as well But we left it long ago They say it was in order to find real gold, not this fake stuff Anyway, it seems like there aren’t any riches beneath the earth here” Ghiazed at the head of the battle-axe he held as he spoke “Fairies hate iron, so it must not exist in this world”
The axe’s blade had vanished Seeing that, Parn hurriedly checked the ar It too had disappeared He wore only a linen shi+rt and a short loincloth
“But… I can still feel the weight of my armor”
That hy he hadn’t realized His arh he couldn’t see it
“It’s fine You just can’t see it because iron cannot exist in this world It’s the same reason you can’t see the true form of the Gods or the bodies of certain fairies in the material world But hurry up I told you not to waste tiotten”
Deedlit was getting annoyed Parn picked up his pace and loped after her
“What does she ht up with
“That’s simple In the fairy realm, time moves more slowly than in our world If aste tiht pass in the material world”
“Uh-oh” Parn blanched “Deedlit, we’ve got to get out of here, quick!”
“I don’t want to get any older!” yelled Wood It would seem he misunderstood Slayn’s words
That’s why I’ve been telling you to hurry up this whole tiht of Parn’s desperate expression and burst out laughing before she could stop herself
When they had advanced through the golden forest for another ten e words As she did so, another pair of twin trees just like the spot where they had entered appeared The party ran out through the gate and left the realm of the fairies
Outside, it was night
“It’s true It was the middle of the day ent in” As he spoke in a voice filled with surprise and admiration, Parn checked in the darkness that his ar warrior seeround, breathing deeply to catch his breath
With a flash of ht, Slayn’s blue-robed form shone next to him
“But how hts has it been, I wonder?” Slayn looked out froht, he could see that they were surrounded by hills Behind them, of course, was the Forest of No Return In the darkness it seeht — even now — stretch out a tentacle to grab Slayn
“Judging by the distance we’ve come, I’d say it’s been three days If you lot hadn’t wasted so h”
“There’s no e could have been calood experience Many huone into fairyland, but few are those who have returned to the etic elf, Slayn finally stood, brushi+ng the dirt from his robe
“Where exactly are we, though?” asked Eto, looking anxiously in the direction of the forest
“About three days east of Valis If we cross this hill country, we ought to be near the northern highway that links Kanon and Valis But it would be better to cross the ht in the middle of the war between Valis and Marmo” As she said this, Deedlit pointed up the steep slopes, looking up at the stars to be sure that it was really due west
“Let’s get a lance back at the forest, Woodchuck picked up his bags and slung theain
“I agree Even though it’s night, I don’t feel sleepy We should walk through the night and get as far away from this forest as possible We can decided e reach the mountains”
True to Parn’s words, the party made their preparations and set out
“This time difference is a pain,” said Eto to Woodchuck, alking beside hi prayers have I missed?
“Yup ItBut I’ry”
“Truly, I feel as though I haven’t eaten in three days!”
Ghiht smiles back to the party’s faces