CH 2.2

Translated by BAD MACHINE.

Last edited: 20/04/2020

What Bash pulled out was a jar about the width and height of his hand.

It was topped off with a thick steel lid on top of which was glued a skinny paper tag adorned with a magic circle.

Inside the bottle was what seemed to be a miniature human being.

Emitting a faint glow from its body, it was about thirty centimeters tall. A pair of small translucent wings adorned its back.

It was a Faerie.

“You… you’re…”

The faerie seemed surprised to see Bash. She grimaced, seemingly struggling to speak.

Apparently, the magical tag not only prevented them from escaping, but also kept them from expressing themselves vocally.

With a sharp jerk of his hand, Bash ripped the tag off the lid, and forcefully twisted the jar open.

As soon as it was freed, the Fairy flew out of the jar at full tilt, circled around Bash a couple of times, and finally ran straight into his face, giving him a big open-armed hug.

“~Mister~! Long time no see!”

Bash delicately grabbed the squirming Faerie with his fingertips, making sure to not crush them, and pulled them off his face.

The Faerie, caught between Bash’s thick fingers, kept struggling to rush back at his head, her arms open in a wide embrace.

“Hey Mister! Oh, thank god! I thought I’d be in there forever! Trapped in a jar for the rest of my life! I really thought I’d never get out of there if you hadn’t saved me. You’re always there to help me out, you know? Huh? Mister? What’s wrong with your face? Did you forget about me?”

“Ha, how could I forget.”

They were acquaintances.

This Faerie’s name was Zell.

“A wife, huh! Wives are a super-duper-special thing for Orcs, right? And if you’re a Hero, like my boss right here, it wouldn’t be surprising if you already had a wife… But with the whole situation going on in Orc Country right now, after losing the war and all, you can’t find a wife that lives up to your standards, right? And so, that’s why you left on your own on a journey to finally find the one…”

“Yeah… that’s about right.”

Zell’s interpretation of the situation was almost identical to the Orc King’s.

Obviously, if you knew Bash and how he’s a Hero and all, that’s what you’d think.

Yes, this was the insight of “Zell the Wise(self-proclaimed title)”!

“Gosh, I’m so smart! If only I wasn’t a Faerie, I’d be down to be your wife too!”

Faeries were physically tiny, so much so that it was impossible for them to reproduce with other species.

In the first place, they were an odd race that didn’t even properly distinguish between their male and female members.

And this was one of the reasons why they were able to form a common front with the orcs…

Anyway, she was more than inadequate as a wife candidate.

“All right!”

Zell looked deep in thought for a moment, rubbing her tiny chin with her tiny fingers.

And then struck her fist into her chest.

“Okay! You want a wife? I gotchu, just leave it all to me! These days there aren’t many women out there who are down with being wed to an Orc… But if it’s you… If it’s you, I’m sure you could find 10, no 20 candidates in no time! After all, even I want to be your wife! Don’t worry, I’ll help you find ‘em!”

Bash was well aware of Zell’s abilities and her wartime prowess.

She had risked her life countless times, infiltrating deep into enemy lines to collect and return with valuable intel.

When it came to gathering information, even amongst the Faeries, she was one of the best.

But he also knew that she had been captured and nearly killed quite a few times…

But they weren’t at war anymore.

If all Bash was doing was looking for a wife, there would be little danger.

It wouldn’t be an issue to rely on her.

“If you’re sure of yourself, I’ll leave it to you.”

“Yup, just leave it to me! Let’s hurry and get to the town! Not like we’ll find any beautiful ladies in these woods anyways. Let’s go, go, go!”

And so, Bash was reunited with his old comrade-in-arms, Zell.

Orcs and Faeries, together once again.

And with that, the pair set out towards the Land of Humans.

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