171 Visitors from the forest (2/2)

The last one in the front of the line would be Alseid.

They are called both Upper (High) Elves and Light Elves, and they are the higher species of the other elves, except for the Dark Elves.

It is said that they are full of grace and do not think of evil things like other elves do.

In fact, the way she stands in front of me is elegant.

It is the first time for us to see Arceid. Therefore, she attracts a lot of attention.

She and her friends are usually shut up in the elven country deep in the forest and never come out to the public.

What is the reason for her to come to our country?

I'm so glad you're here. Princess Rouxien. We welcome you.

The three elves behind him cheered as Rage stepped forward and greeted them gracefully.

Among them, Napier is particularly excited.

'Chiyuki-san ....... It's something different from my time. ......

Shilone beside me says, puffing out her cheeks.

Silone was dealing with the elves until we returned.

The elves seemed to be extremely bored at that time.

I can understand why they didn't agree.

'Well, elves are usually like this: ......

Then he lets out a sigh.

Most elves are face-eaters. They have a thing for good-looking men.

Many of the elves I met on my journey also came up to me every time they saw Rage.

Of course, that didn't mean he was convinced.

And I see the only quiet elf among them.

She's an upper (high) elven princess who called herself Rouxien. As expected of elven royalty.

She is not fussy and graceful when she sees Rage.

They say the reason they came is to see the land of the humans. And it seems that they stopped by Eldo on the way to say hello to the brave man of light, Rage.

But that's a lie.

I'm sure Reno, who can sense the lie, looked doubtful when he heard the reason.

I don't know what the true purpose is.

Shirone, who can sense hostility, didn't sense anything from them. So, we won't do anything either.

If Rouxien is an elven princess, I'm going to entertain her.

I look at Rousien.

She smiled and responded to Rage.

◆The Elf Princess Rousien.

After the welcome dinner was over, we walked through the palace of Eldo together, and the brave Rage graciously agreed to allow us to move freely through the palace.

He said that we can look at the palace at our leisure except for our private rooms.

So, we decide to visit the palace.

The palace is shabby compared to the Palace of Heaven in Elyos and the Palace of Alseidia. It is not large, and the materials are not that fine.

However, it is after all a palace in a human country. It's silly to compare them.

So this is how it should be.

The same is true for the girls walking behind me, they are not interested in the palace.

They are only talking about the heroic Rage.

It's a jackpot!　It's been a long time since I saw you... but not every guy is that good.　I think I'll live there~

Piara spluttered.

She was indeed a beautiful woman. There aren't many lords like that, even in Elyos.

I think he's on par with my father, Master Alfos.

It's true that Lord Piara is right. I'm not sure if there are any fairy knights as good as him.　If the princess can stay behind, I'll be there for her.

I feel a look from Oleola as he says this.

Oleola seems to want to stay in this country. However, she is a little reserved because she is my guard.

If I give her permission, I'm sure she'll settle in this country.

Tess is the one who is taking a step back against it.

She, too, marvels at the heroic Rage, but isn't as enamored of it as Piara and Oleola.

Apparently, she had met a man she liked more before.

'He was definitely a great beauty! If I hadn't met him before, I might have been crazy about him~. ''Yes, what about Master Rouxien?　What did you think of the brave man?

Tess waves at me. You look at me like you're expecting something.

Dryads are especially fond of stories like this. Tess seems to be no exception.

He was a beautiful lord, to be sure.

But it's also true that I wasn't that moved by it. And it wasn't my cup of tea.

Rather, I think my heart was more excited when I saw Raina-sama for the first time.

''Hmmm. He was certainly a wonderful lord, but ....... ''Oh?''

I feel eyes on me and stop.

I lower my gaze a bit and see a human boy holding a baby looking at me.

It looks like a girl, but elves have the power to sense gender. So it's definitely a boy.

The boy comes from across the street from us as we proceed. It was a narrow passageway, and we couldn't get past it because we were walking in a spread out way.

And we were too late to notice the boy because he was small.

I look at the boy. His hair is the same color as Lady Raina's. And his clustered blue eyes, reminiscent of the deep blue sky, reflect back at me.

For some reason, I feel a stirring in my heart as I stare into those eyes.

'I'm sorry. I didn't mean to block your path.

A boy moves to the side of the aisle.

He is polite. I admire his appearance.

'You seem to have a lot of sense for such a young man. 'Princess.　Perhaps you are a servant in this palace. Let's go, Your Highness.

Oleola urges me on, but I shake my head at the words.

'Wait, Oleola. Can I have a word with the boy for a moment?

When I say that, Oleola and the others look surprised.

But I really want to talk to this boy.

I kneel down in front of the boy.

The boy looks at me with a puzzled look in his eyes. He has good eyes. I want to keep it on display.

'Um, ....... What is it?

'No, I just want to talk to you, I've been watching you and I'm afraid of me?'

Ask the boys.

If I say I'm scared, I'm a little sad.

But the boy shakes his head.

'I'm not scared ....... I was just looking at it because I thought it was beautiful. I'm sorry.'

That's when the boy said that and apologized.

I felt something rush through my body with a thud.

Yeah, yeah. You don't have to apologize. You don't have to apologize, because I am beautiful. Is that your sister in your hand, by the way?

'This is Lord Thana. This is the son of the brave man. I don't know why he's become so fond of you, so I decided to take care of him. As a matter of fact, I was on my way to the saint's place now.

The boy explains.

The saint is probably a woman named Sahoko, a fellow member of the brave Rage. She is probably the mother of this baby.

The baby is a girl, clinging to the boy, sleeping peacefully.

For some reason, I'm annoyed with the baby.

'Yeah, that's a tough one: ....... By the way, do you mind if I ask your name?

I look straight at the boy and listen.

He stares at me and the boy goes slack-jawed.

He's so cute.

'Yes. My name is Koki.

When the boy said his name, I called it over and over in my mind.

Koki.

It's a good name.

I felt my heart skip a beat.