Volume 14 Chapter 3 (1/2)
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Chapter 3: An Elven Gandálfr[]
“What?”
I—I slept in this kind of place?
No, that can't be possible I' is odd with her alluring presencethen, in the room, she drank wine The wine is mixed with some kind of medicine
Does this mean that Louise carried me here?
Where is this place anyways?
Saito shook his head as he sleepily eyed his surroundings in confusion He was sleeping on a hill that seeainst an oldit a desert-like oasis With a piece of shade around, only bits of sunlight leaked towards hi Saito to squint
The grass field is distant; mountains and forests can be seen
Still, Saito lifted his legs and sat down, stretching his neck
Is this one of Rorass fields?
Truly nerve-wracking Saito shook his head at his situation His body see a cloak
He had been dressed like this during his tiaining conscious in a church shouldn't be an issue
Still, ould I be sleeping on a grass field……
“Each time I lose conscious, I wind up in some incredibly ridiculous place,” he mused
A figure eed from the distance
Who is it?
Out of habit, Saito reached towards his back, but Derflinger wasn't there He had left it in the roo a bit uncomfortable, there shouldn't beperson's footsteps were leisure and slow,indicating no hostility
Slowly, the silhouette grew visible, rass colored dress Hidden by a hat, the person's face could not be seen, but based on the figure, the person must be female
The woman approached him after he had awoken, and said
“Oh,you're awake“
Then, she lightly pushed her hat aside Saito suddenly felt his whole body stiffen Before hih to induce fear in people
She was around twenty years old
She had a mature charm and cheerful presence to her With a friendly smile, she threw a leather belt at Saito
“I brought you water”
He drank the water in large gulps ”Huah,” he breathed a large gulp of air before truly studying the woman
“My naht you were a traveler based on how you were sleeping here, but I don't see any luggage”
“My naa Saito I' conscious”
“Right,” said Sasha before studying Saito She easily rehtened just about anyone Her ears were those of an elf's
“Whoa! E-Elf!”
“Oh, you know of me?”
“Y-yes”
“Ah, that's rare”
The woman now eyed Saito with interest
Rare?So with that phrase; everyone knows about elves in Halkeginia
“Thank you for the water I'rateful By the hat do you'rare?'”
“I also don't know, the barbarians I've met have never seen my kind Really, what countryside is this”
Hearing Sasha refer to humans as barbarians had upset Saito a bit If he wasn't mistaken, Bidashal had also referred to them as such that time
“This place isn't Halkeginia is it?”
“Halkeginia ? What's that?”
Sasha's expression displayed apparent confusion
No idea what Halkeginia is?! How is that possible?Saito couldn't help but feel anxious But based on as said……at least, this place isn't Halkeginia?
Saito began to believe that he was drea, but, “Ah!” That hurts! Looks like it wasn't a dreas are, Saito couldn't help but slap himself in the face
“Pah!” Saito called out in pain froround in a clear voice
“What are you doing?”
“Nothingit's just that I think I'”
“In that case, one could say that I'm quite fortunate”
Saito began to search his memory: Since there is no land for the elves, this isn't a place in Halkeginia Then, is this place the so-called Eastern continent?
“Then, this is Rub' al Khali?”
“What? Even if it's not precisely what youto hiujestansea”
Igujestanseanever heard of that name
Besides, why did I findin such a place?
Who is responsible for this?
Could it be that Pope?But what good would it do to leaveJoseph's ulterior motives?
However, the heart of Romania, the Church,is not such an easy place to access, even for King JosephWaitif say he used that “Void” Magic, it ht be possible
King Joseph?
Suddenly, he re important
“Ooooh!” Saito cried
“How?”
“Not thatI suddenly reht noe're in deep trouble……there's no time to waste in this place!”
“What trouble?”
In haughty tones, Sasha eyed Saito as she spoke
“Oh?Ah,I must have notthat wants to do absurdly bad things to us Just to get rid of hi here at such a critical time”
“I can relate to that”
Sasha opened both hands
“Right now, the people ofsed by the ar in such a place, but he”
“Him?”
Saito asked However, Sasha did not respond Carefully looking, he realized that her face was colored with er Looks like she resented that “him”
Having seen a real female elf for the first time, Saito could not help but carefully study Sasha
She had the sa with pupils that appear as if they were transparent e lashes above them Despite the sharpness of her eyes, its lines had an enchanting and gentle feel to them She was essentially like Tiffania with all traces of childishness gone
Beneath her robe, her aura was neutral
The reason why Tiffania see this true elven fe witnessed the elven Bishadal's unnerving presence
Saito then thought: Elves and humans are definitely alike; each individual was unique to their own
He once again eyed his surroundings It was around noon Distant clouds slowly grew larger
Just as he was thinking, the sky suddenly made “pipapipa” noises as it rained Saito and Sasha quickly hid under the trees
“That essentially gave off an extre ”
Sasha muttered as she looked at the rain
“A pleasant feeling?”
“Yes As a matter of fact, I am someone who is too shy to face people, but I don't feel that way around you”
Is that so,Saito couldn't help but sigh Speaking of that, he hihtest, around Sasha Even if he was close to Tiffania and has faced life and death situations, before an elf, as believed to be one of the strongest and inia, on impulse, he too felt
“I also feel the same way”
Having heard that, Sasha stared into Saito's pupils in surprise
“H—How?”
Being observed by such a stunningly beautiful girl at such a close distance, Saito inevitably felt his heart pound Sasha's brows furrowed slightly
“So you I wonder why?”
“Even if you ask, I also……”
Speaking of which, Saito also felt as though
This should have been his first ti this female elf,but he felt a sense of familiarity This is indeed
“Is this some kind of deja-vu?”
“Deja-vu?”
“Yes, this kind of feeling where a lot seems to have happened before”
“Yes”
However, despite the lack of simplicity in the task, when it was time to take another step and compare the minor differences between their experiences
Sasha suddenly narrowed her eyes and rose with a grim expression
“What is it?”
“Get down”
Just as Saito wanted to question what happened, he realized that, on the field, a gray object had floated into sight
“Dog?”
“You sure are optimistic That's a wolf”
“Oh? That's a wolf?”
Saito, having seen a wolf for the first time, carefully stared at the wolf that was about twentyIt looked savage, wary of its every surrounding
“Looks like it's intending to make us its dinner”
“With only one of them?”
“Not possible”
As expected, silhouettes ofone another Maybe, they had been hiding in the bushes before to quietly sneak forward
For a circle, the wolves surrounded Saito and Sasha One side lowered themselves, the other slowly turned The same vicious expression was plastered on all of their faces The entire pack coordinated theirthem that they were currently a part of their daily lives and their play-things
“Is there anything that could act as a weapon?“
“What are you intending to do?”
“About that, I gain confidence when I have a weapon on hand The wolves should be able to sense that ”
“Oh, what a coincidence, but I've got more confidence than you It's really a matter of whether you are lucky or not ”
“Yeah, but I suggest that you just lendwould do Even if that broken piece of wood over at the side there ht be able to work if you push it”
Even without the Gandálfr's power, he couldthat he would have liked the Gandálfr's power for, though
“No proble to me”
In the next moment, Saito was at a loss for words fro at the time
As soon as she wielded the dagger, Sasha's left hand began to glow Or low
On that was so that he was very familiar withrunes that fornificant event
“GanGanGanGan—Gan—Gan—Gandálfr!”
“Oh, you knohat I am?”
“It's not just a —”
Saito showed Sasha his left hand
“Ah! You too?”
Even if what she had said was an expression of surprise, Sasha didn't appear to be shocked