Chapter 38 - Volume 3 (1/2)

Volume 3

A few days later we are now in front of the gate of the royal castle.

“Then, Prince of the Elves, have you finished your preparations?”

“Yes. Thank you very much, your Majesty”

I lowered my head to the king who pushed his old body and came to see me off personally.

At first he was suspicious of my story, but now he was friendly.

Surely he is also wanting this world peace in his heart.

But as a king, he cannot afford to make people who came all of a sudden to see him.

I’m thankful that we have settled our discussions well.

“But was it really all right with just this?”

That said, there was a horse-drawn carriage ahead of the king.

It’s a bit small, but it’s made well.

It is large enough for five people to ride.

The king had prepared this for us for the next trip, as it was necessary.

The horse hasn’t been connected yet, but he will prepare it later.

“It’s already too much for us, your Majesty, and above all this is purely dependent on my ability.”

“Surely it is. No matter. Use it well”

The Country of Elves up to here is a road full of rocks and obstacles.

But from here, it is paved and maintained path, literally.

Now is certainly a time to use a carriage.

I’m sorry. I’m somehow being a nuisance……”

Next to me, Helena gave us an apology.

Perhaps she thought being a race with weak constitution such as herself is holding us back.

“Don’t worry about it. It’s that our members are a little too special”

Cecil and I are elves that can keep running for many kilometers with our physical ability.

And Effie is someone who can fly to the sky.

Well, she might crash if she ran out of magic, but there is still a wide difference in mobility in hers to us.

Even our speed are like worms compared to hers.

“Besudes, now that we have a carriage, we can now cope with sudden weather changes.”

Fran followed me up, to cheer Helena.

You might not notice it on the first glance, but she can be reliable at these times.

“She’s right. Plus we can expand it to a tent and cook in the rain”

“Now that you mention it, I haven’t tasted yet Cecil’s dishes for a long time”

We weren’t able to carry bulky things as we are moving on foot.

In that sense, I’m also thankful that we have a carriage now.

“Heee, Cecil, you can cook?”

“Of course! I have confidence in my recipes!”

“When we were at the castle, didn’t you have the chef at the castle teach you?”

I knew that Cecil occasionally visits the kitchen.

Though I have actually eaten her cooking in our trip, it was far from the taste of something professional.

“Then, can I taste the dishes of Elves too? I’m looking forward to this!”

“I have already bought something similar to the shops here, so I think I can make something similar.”

“If so, I will help. Once I lived alone before this, I’m good with housework”

“Uhm, is it okay for me to see you cook? I am quite interested in it too……”

Somehow, it became noisy suddenly…….

Well, I should have expected this in a gathering of women.

Alan, you seem to have it hard too”

“Haha…… Well, because I have gathered quite the companions after all”

I gave a bitter smile to the King who’s observing us in his direction.

Then, where do you plan to go next?”

To that question, I gave the answer I have decided.

“I want to go first to another Country of Humans. I want to get information about the Country of Demons after all”

What I am most cautious about in this trip is the Country of Demons.

Since ancient times, demons with powerful powers have been arrogant and have been in a vicious relationship with their neighbors.

The result is the previous war.

But with the cooperation of elves, humans and spirits, we managed to fight them off.

We succeeded in reducing the scale of the demons that were invading around the globe into one country left.

After that was a ceasefire, and no large-scale wars happened anymore.

However, the demons still kept being unfriendly after that.