79 Episode 79 "Life Counseling for a Howahow Elf Girl".txt (1/2)

We chose a lake on high ground as our resting point.

The place is a little off the main road and surrounded by forest.

We spread our bags out there and took a break. We left the carriage a short distance away from the forest and covered it with grass and leaves to avoid detection. The horses are being brought in, unharnessed.

The lake, which had been formed by melting snow, was about the size of the site of a little shopping mall. The water was clear and the waterfowl floated carefree. It looked like it would be easy to hunt them, but we were too hungry, so we decided to eat first.

'I didn't know this part of the world existed: ......

I look around as I brush the horses.

The two horses were free of their harnesses and sniffing comfortably. They ate lunch and drank some water, so they seem to be relaxing now. When I scratched their backs with the brush, they looked at me as if they were comfortable. It's handy that he can tell you where it is itching.

Cecil and Rita go to wash up. I can't see them from here because of the shade of the trees, but they must be by the lake. Aine and Iris are helping with that.

Rafilia will be staying by my side as my bodyguard and guard.

Master, I'm going to take care of the horses.

Okay, Rafilia, you get some rest.

There's no sign of a monster in the area.

There was a wyvern flying around here a few hours ago, so maybe it's hiding in fear. So I don't really need an escort.

It's unsettling to be resting while your ...... master is working.

'It's my job as the 'life bargainer' to take care of the horses. Raphilia can just go and talk to me.

I'm so full I'm afraid I'll fall asleep if I don't say anything.

'Speaking of which, I had something I wanted to ask Master.

Rafilia, who was holding the bow next to me, mumbled, as if she had a little idea.

”What am I?

But the content was very heavy.

Raphilia was smiling forlornly, bow in hand, stroking her cherry-colored hair.

'Yesterday, you said the white man said, 'Old blooded people.'

You mean the vision I saw in front of my wing?

'Yes. The Master saw it too, didn't he?

I nodded.

Apparently the apparition was talking to Raphilia and Iris as well.

It was 'Greetings to the old bloods' to the two of them, though.

'But it's strange. If the elves are 'those of the old blood', then it's not surprising that other elves are seeing them. According to the Master's story, the merchant said, 'Nani-sore', didn't he?

...... I see, in this world, elves are common.

To me, the elves are legends and I'm pretty sure they're 'old blood'.

To the people of this world, elves are normal demi-humans, right?

'Then maybe being with Iris was a trigger.

Maybe... ......

Or maybe Raphilia really is a special elf.

'This is just a suggestion, Raphilia,'

I put down my brush and sat down by Raphilia's side.

I beckoned to her, and Raphilia sat down next to me, laying down her bow as well.

She took off her usual 'kawa no yoroi' and now she's wearing a light colored dress. Rafilia is sitting next to me, holding her knees and looking vaguely towards the forest, waiting for me to say something.

Normally, Rafilia is a natural heartwarming person, but today she has her head in her lap with a troubled look on her face.

I forgot about it because of all the things that have happened, but Rafilia's memory problem is still unresolved.

'You can terminate your master-servant contract with me as soon as possible and go find your own memories, okay?

'I don't intend to live such a boring life,'

No, it's your memory!

It was outright.

If Rafilia and the apparition were connected, wouldn't this be a chance to find out about the past?

'I do care about who I am. But I'm not going to lose my life right now for that.

It's complicated, isn't it, Rafilia?

'I'm having too much fun at the moment. Every day with Master Iris is like a jewelry box. The Master is my master and he is the one who controls me. If you were to ask me to choose between you and the past, I would choose the present without a second thought.

I don't mind getting a little lost.

'When you're lost, the good stuff gets snatched up by other people. That's what I've learned in my life so far, Master.

Raphilia bared her teeth and grinned, haha.

'It's fine. Even if I'm actually a mythical race, even if I'm actually the savior of the world. It's just that what you said made me feel a little uneasy. I don't want my past, which I didn't know, to destroy my present.

I don't care if Rafilia is a mythical race, or if she's the savior of the world - no, not this one.

'Mmm. I don't like the sound of that. Why is that, Master?

Because ...... hey.

I can't imagine Rafilia, the big boobed, chewy elf, saving the world, but I can imagine her running away from the enemy.

I'm sure you can imagine her running away from her enemies, saying, ”Please don't come here!

It's okay. I won't help such a nasty master even if I wake up.

'Okay, but ...... or maybe it's Raphilia's fault that Iris' midlife crisis is getting worse?'

I'm just tapping into the potential of Mr. Iris.

Don't let it bloom, that kind of thing.

'So ...... master knows who that 'white girl' is, right?

”I think it's 'The Residual Thoughts of the Tenryu Blancharika' or something else.

You're being very generous!

There's too little to go on.

First of all, the first piece of information.

That 'white girl' is not known to the public.

After hearing about it from the merchant, I asked him lightly at the inn, but he just gave me a weird look.

The second piece of information was my reaction to Iris.

It's been proven in the battle with the flying dragon that other dragons react to Iris's 'dragon blood'.

If that was the residual thoughts of a celestial dragon, it could have reacted to Iris.

And the third piece of information.

That 'white girl' could be seen by Cecil. I confirmed this before we left town.

The name 'Tenryu Blancharika' was still present in the ancient language.

That meant that Cecil's ancestor's demon tribe knew about 'Tenryu Blancharika'. If they didn't know about it, there wouldn't be any ancient language names left. Because of this relationship, Cecil may have seen the 'white girl' as well.

There's no way to answer that, but that's why.

By the way, what's the 'other' part, Master?

'Mysterious Wizard,' 'Mysterious Creatures,' 'Mysterious Demons,' 'Visitors,' 'Earthbound Spirits,' 'Natural Phenomena,' 'Actually Our Hallucinations,' 'Actually We're Already Dead and Conversely, We're Ghosts,' 'Souls of the People Fighting at the Stone Monument of the Sights,' 'Actually All the People in Town Are Hallucinations and Only That Girl Is Real,' 'Actually The Devil King's Messenger,' 'Actually This The whole world is a hallucination, and that girl is seeing a dream.” ”Actually...

It's no good, master. The amount of information is enough to make my head spin.

No, you don't want to be lying around with your head in your hands, do you?

Ugh. I was hoping the Master would be able to make my fears go away: ......