Volume 9 (1/2)

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Let's talk about a certain young girl

The young girl was born as the only daughter of a poor hunter and lived in a redom

Her father was a half-blood elf

Her mother was a human with just a bit of beast race blood mixed in and was once a slave to an Asura noble

Both of the their love onto her

Fro but a happy child

However, her hair was ereen

Her hair was putting her life out of order

Ereen hair

According to one passage, the closer a Dereen the more violent it is said to be

Once upon a time, a race that shook all other races with fear — the Superd Race — had green hair as well

And then, there's a theory that the one who led the Superd race — the Dereen hair as well

The young girl wasn't a Demon Race

However, a head full of ereen hair made people afraid

A detested color

Even though that's the case, a young girl is still a young girl

The past is the past

The abundant Asura is far froic Continent, there are feith radical ideas of rejecting the Demon Race

The young girl's hair and both of her parents were coreen hair was due to a mutation

First they were surprised and looked at it with eyes of wonder, and then they gradually accepted it

But, the ones that accepted it were limited to just the adults

After the young girl began to walk around outside alone, she was attacked

She was ostracized and hadcalled an evil Dereen hair

The young girl always passed her time in constant fear and occasionally cried

She didn't understand why children of her age would always try to hurt her

Her hter's hair short and stitched pants thataway easier

Her father talked with the parents of the other children, petitioning for thehter

However, it couldn't resolve the fundamental problem

Every tieted

To the children, it was just a game

Beating up the lone child with a different colored hair

Gathering their strength together to defeat the deame

However, that wasn't the case for the young girl

The children ca mud balls and occasionally stones

If she were to run, they would pursue and catch up to her

If she tried to resist, she would be hit, kicked, and subjected to painful things

The adults warned them

For a period of tiain in places where the adults couldn't see

The young girl felt hopeless in the world

She thought that other than her parents, she had no other friends

She couldn't change the color of her hair

She couldn't do anything

She had no choice but to live with her head hung low, trying not to stand out

Then a single young boy saved this young girl

He was the sairl

After seeing the girl being hit with ed opponents that were double his own size and dispersed them

That wasn't all He called out to the young girl with a kind voice

Warirl

He cas

To the young girl, this was an event on the level of a miracle

There was an upheaval in the young girl's daily life

The young boy protected the young girl from evil intent

And then the bullying stopped

The young boy granted power to the young girl

He taught her the ic

The young boy was the sa

He taught her everything she wanted to know

Letters, ic, natural phenomenon, math

To the young girl, the young boy was an existence almost like God

The young girl would always act together with the young boy

She quickly came to love him

Even at her young age, she thought of e She knew of such words as bride, and secretlyto be his bride and marry him”

After that, a variety of things happened, and it become a bit aard

However, she still loved him

She thought she would forever be protected by him

And then, they separated

They were forced to separate

The young boy was beaten by his own father and sold to far away nobles [1][2]

The young girl thought: if I don't save hi him back

However, she was stopped by her father

What her father specifically said at that tiirl couldn't remember clearly

Supposedly the young boy had left on a journey for the sake of becoer

It's no good if you don't give it your best in order to not lose to him as well

So those lines was said

The only thing that remained in her ears were just the final words

”Does Sylphy want to keep on being only protected by him forever?”

She remembers just that line

She also re that it wasn't the case

She reood

If a tiain, she can't just afford to watch in silence

”I understand I'll get strong enough in order to save Rudi!”

That day the young girl changed

The young girl started actively training herself

She did the sa boy did everyday on her own

Building up her physical strength by running and training her body by swinging a stick

Everyday she used ic and sharpened the sensation

Even without the young boy, the young girl knehat she should do

Parallel to that she thought about the destination of the young boy

Within the young girl's knowledge and range of activity, she didn't know the young boy's destination

She couldn't even predict it

During ti boy do?

What would he say?

If you don't know it's fine if you ask, is what the young boy said

The young girl followed that and decided to ask

She went to ask a person ould know the location of the young boy

The young girl proceeded to the cleric's office of the village

It was the place where the

There, she asked the mother about his location

Naturally, the irl

The young girl started helping out at the doctor's office

It wasn't an action that she thought deeply about

Just, if she got along better with her then she ht somewhere in her heart

The fact that her father said, ”That sort of thing happened, but it's not good if you don't get along with his family” was another one of the reasons as well

Theboy would never spill the location of the young boy

The young girl thought about various means to hear it, but each tirin, ”If you want to ive it your best some more”

She was getting nowhere

And then the young girl thought

Of course, the young girl didn't understand the words getting nowhere

In any case, she thought that if she continued like this there was noto it

Which is why, she decided to get close to theboy's house

The young boy also had a father, but she was bad with him

Since she saw the scene where the young boy was beaten

He was an opponent she didn't know about, and it wasn't that she hated hiht she ht be beaten as well

The maid was devoted

She was devoted towards the young boy

”I'm sure in the future Rudeus-sama will be invited into a position similar to that of the Royal Family If you are to become the wife of Rudeus-sama, you have no choice but to learn etiquette so that you are able to act normally in society”

After being told that, half forcefully, she started getting instructed on manners and etiquette

Even though that was the case, after being told that it was for the young boy's sake, the young girl wouldn't say no to it

The way to walk in the royal court, the reet, and etc

She really had doubts about whether this kind of thing was necessary

However, the young girl was honest and had good memory

However, in regards to the vital location of the young boy, the maid would never let it out of her mouth

Just like this, it continued until her 10th birthday

The only one that congratulated her on her 10th birthday was her mother

Recently the monsters in the forest had been active, so her father had to remain on lookout

Since her father is a hunter and was familiar with the forest, he had to hunt when it came down to it

”Do you really have to go that far on her 10th birthday?”

Is how her mother asked the father

However, the young girl thought it couldn't be helped and gave up

At any rate, it was the same at the time of her 5th birthday as well

The birthday present she received from her mother was a white one piece dress

For the sake of this day, her father saved up soht some cloth Then her mother would stitch it for her

I it on her mother said, ”It suits you You look beautiful” and praised her

The young girl said, ”eh~”, while laughing bashfully, thinking that she wanted to show it to the young boy as well

And then si boy was doing

She wondered if he wasn't inconvenienced in an unknown place

And she wondered if he was congratulated on his 10th birthday

She thought [I want to send hi as well]

However, she couldn't think of anything that he would want

After asking herworks” was said

The next day when her father returned, she asked and received the suggestion, ”Then, it would be good if you sent hiood luck charm that is handed down in our family”

She was told that if a pendant was carved fros will happen

Her father always kept one somewhere on his body as well

It seeiven to her father when he becarandmother, a female elf [3]

After hearing that the young girl felt that it was a good choice

Everyday the young girl gave it her best to carve the wood

It was her first atteirl was by no means skillful

However, she gave it her best effort, carving everyday

And then she finally completed it

It was clumsy, but it had somehow taken shape

And then a problem rose to the surface

It's fine that sheit over to him

After worrying over it, the young boy's estion

”If that's the case, I'llsent”

She decided for that would be done

The young girl told the maid countless times, ”It's a precious item so absolutely make sure it's sent, okay”

The ed that, since it was a precious item it would absolutely be delivered

And she agreed to it

A short while after that

The teleport happened

The young girl was teleported into the sky

”Eh!!?”

She was at a frightening height

For a ht it was a dream

The sensation of gradually falling

The sensation of suffocating from the wind pressure

Piercing through the clouds

And then terror

Her entire body was telling her that it wasn't a dream

”Hiii~”

The young girl heard a screa from deep within her throat

The scream confirmed the fact that this situation was real

She didn't knohy

However, she was falling from the sky

If I don't do so

If I don't do so

I'll die

Die

Without a doubt die

No irl was, she clearly understood the fact that she would die if she fell froht

She used all of her ic power

She knew that the ground was gradually getting closer

The young girl raised the wind

Aimed directly below herself in order to fall onto it

She thought that her velocity would fall a bit

However, she accelerated back to her previous velocity

Wind was no good

What should I do in this situation?

What did the young boy say?

Remember, remember

Didn't the young boy say anything?

What to do at a tih place

Soften the impact

So soft

That's right Engulf yourself in so soft

But exactly how soft?

What should I create?

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know!

While half in frenzy, the young girl did everything she could think of

Creating water, creating wind, creating earth, creating fire

In any case, to slon her fall and avoid crashi+ng into the ground

She did everything she could

However, she fell

She crashed

Miraculously the young girl survived

She didn't kno

She wasn't unharmed

Her entire body was das were fractured

It was a irl survived

She didn't knoas good

However, her velocity dropped

She survived the fall froree of a fracture

However, the suffering continued

”ugoaaa!”

In the place she fell, there was a ht before her eyes

It was a wild boar with four ars

The young girl knew about this monster

She was told by her father that if she were to ever encounter it, absolutely never get close to it, do not make a sound, and wait for it to pass by

If you get noticed by it, then use ic to escape as fast as you can

She was told to do that against this opponent

The name was said to be Terminate Boar

The young girl had s she didn't know, but she knew that the Terminate Boar was a monster that rarely ever appears

Occasionally it comes out from the forest and attacks people with the E rankit

They are soerous monsters in Asura; domestically

Unusual for Asura Kingdom, it is a monster worthy of C rank

The danger of it rises up fros

Even individually it is at least a strong D rank

That is the Terminate Boar

”Kyaaaa???!”

Half in a frenzy, the young girl let out a screaic at the Terminate Boar

Interic, [Icicle Breaker]

She wasn't holding back at all

She was attacking it with her greatest spell from the start and to her utmost limits

It was a single hit

The Terminate Boar was frozen, shattered, and scattered

”Hahaagu!!”

In an attempt to stand up in one breath, she realized that both of her legs were broken

The young girl used healing ic and immediately healed them

While assisting in healing people, she discovered that healingpoints

However, it wasn't as if she was used to the pain

She used the ic with a half tear-stained face

”Haha”

Standing up

An intense headache started up

Her consciousness was getting dim and she felt faint

If the young girl's mental state had been normal she would have realized that it was because she was out of ic power

Suppressing the descent and attacking the ic

All of it was done without restraint, using her greatest spells

That is why, the young girl's ic poas exhausted

”Arare we saved??? Yoyou, where did you come from? What is your name?”

She heard a voice from behind her

With her head in pain and her vision growing hazy

While suppressing those feelings, the young girl turned around

There was a girl

She had golden hair and a beautiful face that al transparent

The girl earing a pure white one piece with detailed embroidery It was likely made of irl had received for her birthday

On her side there was a boy whose arainst a wall Next to the boy was a e of death

”Sylphiette”

The young girl said that and fainted

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This is how Sylphy encountered Asura Kingdom's Second Princess Ariel Anemoi Asura

『The Kingdom of Asura's Imperial City's Royal Palace - Silver Palace

In the Garden of Plants where the blosso white floere collected

Also known as, the White Lilies Garden

It was there that the monster suddenly appeared

It was there, before the eyes of the second princess Ariel, as taking a stroll in the white Lilies Garden

The uard of the princess, Guardian Magician Derrick Redbat

The monster oriented its evil tusk towards the princess

The ht Luke, and the princess was able to escape her predicament

Admirably, Luke protected the princess' life with his own body』

Ain the Royal Palace was an unprecedented incident

Such a thing happening was talked about by the nobles in the Royal Palace

The existence of Sylphy was concealed with help from the nobles of the Second Princess Faction

Lord Liston alone of the Second Princess Faction declared the following:

[Soled in a Terminate Boar into the Royal Palace and released it at the best tiarden

Thisto the Second Princess's Opposition Faction

The only person that could feasibly do this, Lord August, is in charge of the Royal Palace's defense

It is known that Lord August is the leader of the First Prince Faction

So without a doubt, this plot must be an act on behalf of the First Prince Faction]

Due to the rash actions of Lord Liston, this caused the second princess faction to be cornered, and began its tentative collapse

Sylphy was cordially nursed to health

She, who ca down from the heavens, was the one who saved the princess

It is a matter of course to well receive the hero who saved the princess in a pinch

Contrary to soerous as well

Suddenly appearing and killing the Terle blow

Also able to use chantless ic Academy

It's suspicious

So all the nobles who knew of her concealed her existence and decided to keep the questioning in-house

A those questions asked were:

[Wouldn't it have been better to have disposed of her while she was unconscious?]

When this opinion came out, the second princess Ariel Anemoi Asura stated clearly:

[Does it matter what her true identity is? She is the benefactor who saved ive any rudeness in this matter]

Then, to these words, Guardian Knight Luke also agreed:

[I also feel this way Suppose for a irl was sent to harm the princess, then she certainly wouldn't have had a reason to stop the monster's attack]

It's clear that if Sylphy didn't appear at that time, the Princess and Luke would both be dead

If Sylphy was a ed his opinion on the matter

Although breast size was nothing more than a hobby of his, the reason was because she was a beautiful girl with a pretty face, and that improved her impression on that of Luke, a ladies' man [4]

[If the Princess says so]

[Luke even ood point]

[We shouldn't go that route]

The result of the discussion, they would do an interrogation, but even in the case that she is concluded to be an enemy she would be overlooked

And so the debate came to a conclusion [5]

The ht she was in a dream

The bed was too luxurious

The clothes worn by the people were too luxurious

The room was too luxurious

'I don't know the reason why I'ly luxurious place'

[Yo, good ]

One of them spoke

The one with the dressings of a Knight, who seemed just a little bit older

Then Sylphy opened her mouth

For just a moment, he resembled Rudeus

[My name is Luke Luke Notus Greyrat And yours is?]

His soft s face made one feel relieved

Every noble girl had surrendered themselves to his childish smile

While there were some who could resist, they found they could not speak

He was possessed by such pride

[!]

Sylphy, in order to protect her foolish self, curled her body up into the fetal position

Even though he looks like Rudeus, she disliked other children of the sae

Still to this day, there were children in Buina village who glanced at her with hostility

[Oh, what's this? What's the matter?]

Seeing the excessively frightened Sylphy, the boy becaitated

It see rejected

Watching this play out, the surrounding nobles laughed

[Ha ha ha! It seems she's not the type to fall for a lady-killer like you!]

[We left care of this to you because you are said to be theladies]

[You are still too young for soive it up already!]

The surrounding adults said such things towards Luke, trying to make him quit

However, Luke obstinately stood his ground

[Please wait From here, it starts from here!]

He was possessed of only a single word in regards to a woman

It was his 'pride'

[I aiven you a reason to be afraid?

Still, if you will allow ratitude

You of the beautiful white-washed hair, I am truly thankful that you have saved my life]

Sylphy wondered what in the world he meant by white-washed hair?

Who is this boy?

While confused, she saw the side of the bed

There was a dresser placed there

It is said in this world that a [mirror] is extremely expensive, however

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At first glance, Sylphy did not realize that she was seeing herself

With the girl sitting up alone, on the bed, there was soe

Their eyes meet

When she irl's hand moves too

She i as as being reflected in the surface of the water

Sylphy was surprised

[Eh?]

The hair of Sylphy had become pure-white

[W, white?]

While Sylphy was confused, Luke continued to talk kindly

Luke bowed his head, and praised the white hair of Sylphy in floords that she didn't quite understand

[Yes Your hair is like the first snow that falls in the late autumn]

Those words which would set one's teeth on edge do not reach the heart of Sylphy

Sylphy was earnestly confused

Her hair should have been green

Though there was no mirror then, she had seen the hair left on her comb before

Nevertheless she wondered why it had whitened

While it was a happy thing for sure, she didn't understand thebehind it

[W, why is it?]

How did it become this way?

Where am I, anyway?

Why am I even here?

And for that et here?

Sylphy truly could not comprehend, so she only sounded pitiable when she finally spoke

Afterwards, the questioning started

The nobles conducted the questions

Luke, as no longer necessary to keep her company, with a shocked face stepped aside

[Where did you come from?]

[Whose underling are you?]

[Whoic from?]

Sylphy did not understand the situation

Why? Why am I here? Why am I surrounded by all these people with scary faces?

However, since she was asked, she replied honestly

I, who hail frohter of a hunter in Buina Village, and learned ic from my friend, Rudi

And before I knew it, I was in the air

Somehow, I came down near the place that ic I knew to defeat it

I have no idea hohy any of this happened

So I answered honestly

The nobles who heard, looked at her doubtfully

A village with a child ician

Suddenly realizing they are in the air

Suddenly realizing there is a monster

It was not a believable story

Still this ician who tries to carry favor with the princess, did a perfor the Terminate Boar to show their power

It was easy to understand why they had complaints

There wasn't one reason to believe in anything Sylphy said

The nobles of the Second Princess Faction talked about this and that for a while

[Come to think about it, there is a story like that]

Ast themselves, one noble recounted the rumor he had heard

[There was a noble of Boreas who eic as well He was a young genius as able to use saint class e Is not, perhaps, this person that so-called genius?]

It is Rudeus

To the Imperial City, only faint rumors of Rudeus had yet been transmitted

It is because of the pressure on information Sauros exerted