161 11. People you care about

When Norm took Princess Emerald back to the Ore Castle, the maids blued their faces.Even so, I grabbed people again.

"Dear Norm, for the sake of God!What the hell are you doing!

"Which princess is it this time!!"

Besides, unlike Lucia Arrows, she's in Ore Prison.Besides, you seem to be out of your mind.

This magic is named Prison, but it is safe to prevent any attack while inside.

However, it is not possible to enter and exit at the will of the person who is inside.

Gnomes silence at the words of maids.

I can't say I took the Princess of the Kingdom of Philadelphia.They trade food with the Kingdom of Philadelphia, so it's a very important country for the dwarves.

…………

The maids hold their heads when they see a gnome that says nothing.

"For the time being, why don't you let him out of here?

"It's safe inside, but it's cramped."

The maid says that the Ore Castle is not in danger, so it's better to let it out, but the gnome shakes his head and refuses.

"I let this kid go because Sylf asked me to."

"Would you please do me a favor...?"

"... yeah. I'll rest in my room for a while, so don't let anyone near me."

The maids looked at each other like a gnome who said so.

Master Norm, you seem to be overwhelmed.

"You must be worried about the fire of the flame spirit.Norm, of course, but it's also very important to us Dwarves. "

The maids were silent for a while and immediately shook their heads.

"Let's set up a room so that this princess can come out whenever she wants."

"Yeah, that's it."

I was hoping to get the room ready soon, but Emerald, who was in the Ore Cage, woke up.

My eyes twitched and stirred many times.But no one in this room knew Emerald, and I realized that no one would come to help me by screaming.

"Ah, um..."

When Emerald spoke, the maid shook her shoulders in a panic.I'm sure you didn't expect to wake up so soon.

"What should I do? The princess is awake."

"Norm's gone, and we can't let him out."

Speaking of which, how many people can I talk to?

After seeing the maids in trouble, Emerald decided to have a chat that seemed unreasonable.

"Ah, um... I'm Emerald.Dwarf's maid... right?

"Yes, we're maids...."

"Aren't you surprised to see the dwarf?

Ordinary people will feel weird when they see dwarfs.Different ears, different from ourselves.Some people just refuse to react.

"It's okay," Emerald smiles.

"I've met the dwarf a few times.Sometimes it's a contract before we make a deal...I've been to the city with Sylf. "

Well...

The maids gave a voice to Emerald's words.The Ellie kingdom comes because only a few people are really in the Philadelphia kingdom.

"Are you the Princess of the Kingdom of Philadelphia?

"... yes"

Emerald didn't intend to reveal himself, but he was already discovered.

Perhaps it would be better to ask this straight away.

"Why did you bring me here?He's a man of no power or power. "

The fire of the Fire Spirit was originally a great flame that could be seen from anywhere in the Ellie Kingdom.But now it's getting smaller, and it's getting smaller up to a few meters.

Gnome sits in front of the Spirit of Fire and stares at the burning state.

"If you don't hurry, it'll disappear..."

It was the power of the flames that I found, but it was recovered.

I wish Sylf would do me a favor....

If Lucia Arrows and Sylf share magic, I'm sure that little body won't be able to control it.

At that stage, it is a maneuver to resurrect the flame by sucking the overflowing magic into the flame spirit.It's a maneuver, but it's not working at all.

If we don't do something about it before it disappears, our country will be gone...

Hey, what does that mean?!

Silf!?

Reacting to the murmuring, Gnome opens his eyes in surprise.And from the silf staring at me... I'm distracted.

But it's not a silf that forgives it.

Gnome, explain!If you don't tell me, I won't know!! "

"I wonder why Sylf is here...!The magic of Lucian Arrows..... "

I'm here to talk to you!

Eh......

In Silf's words, Gnome blinks.

"You know, how long do you and I have been dating?Of course, Emerald is a dear friend, so I'll get it back, but you want to blacksmith, but I don't think you can grab people just for that.If you have a reason, please talk to me before you do it...!! "

......!

Tears float in my eyes.

Norm rubbed his eyes on his sleeve and started talking about the fire of the flaming spirit.

The spirit gnome of the earth was born in the mine.

It had a hard body that could protect itself from the outside enemy and an ore - a flame spirit.Norm soon learned what a flaming spirit was.

"... this is the power of the Gnome until now."

There is only one spirit of the same kind in the world.

Among them, substitution is also performed.At that time, I was powered by the next generation of spirits, but in the case of gnomes, it became a visible form of ore.

That is where the existence of a gnome loves blacksmithing.

If you use the Spirit of Flame to light a fire, you can make a great weapon......

I can tell by instinct.

This ore has been used by generations of gnomes to ignite fires for blacksmiths.Instead, my powers are inferior to other spirits.

But with this, you'll be fine.

Build your own forgery.

Norm thought so and lit the fire of the Spirit of Fire near the mine where it was born.

Mine ingredients in mines, make weapons… I've been living like this for years, and I've found someone who's been attacked and fallen by a traveling bandit.

As a result of his immediate help, Norm became acquainted with the human being.And the sword he had was a very good substitute - it took away his eyes.

Who made this sword!?

"Eh, this is it... uhn..."

Humans are confused and wonder if it is okay to answer that question.Because the sword was made by a dwarf.

They didn't like to appear in public, and they didn't like being told to make weapons by people who didn't know how to make them.

"But you are my benefactor.If you promise not to say anything else, I'll tell you. "

Of course.

When Norm nodded, he told me that there was a race of people who loved dwarf blacksmiths.

A lot of swords and equipment are made there, and many people aim to have weapons made if they wave their swords.

Dwarf... I'd love to meet you.

"It's a difficult race, but if you're kind, you might be able to get along."

After hearing the story, Norm came to the place where the dwarf lived with a flame spirit ore.The sound of the iron striking Khan Khan, day and night, excited Gnome's heart.

Gnome, who loved blacksmithing, was quickly accepted and spent every day blacksmithing with the dwarves.

Norm's fire-enhanced weapons became a national treasure, and the dwarves shook their arms.

Years, decades, centuries….

When the dwarves ran out of life, the gnomes stopped growing when they reached some appearance.

Those dwarfs also realized that Gnomes were not the only ones.And I found out that there was a ghost gnome of earth.

Norm spent hundreds of years with the dwarves blacksmithing.I couldn't get used to watching my long-lived companions die, but everyone passed away with a smile thanking them for meeting Norm.

About 100 years have passed since then.

The number of humans has increased and the dwarves have begun to be treated as heterogeneous.They are just blacksmiths and live, and nothing bothers them.

Even so, the humans became stronger against the dwarf.Dwarfs who were out were attacked by humans, causing more injuries.

"Don't be ridiculous, what the hell did we do...!!"

"That's right. They don't just use the weapons we make."

"The sword decorated in that castle is a sword made by my grandfather!

What a terrible thing to do, the dwarves grieved.

His smiles disappeared every day from the dwarves, and he could not hear the sound of the iron pounding.

Well then, that's no good.... let's go where there are no humans. "

It was the Wind Spirit Silf that helped me then.

I ran into her while collecting food in the woods.Then I met him once in a while and became a friend to talk nonchalantly.

Norm decided to use the power of the Flame Spirit Ore to create a new country.

Normally it was within Gnome's reach, but I couldn't help but create a country to live with the dwarves.

Norm laid the fire of the Spirit of Fire on the ground, and unleashed its power.

Then, you'll be attacked by a feeling that your magic has slipped out of your body.I thought it was scary, but much better than being persecuted by humans and no place to live.

"Control the fire of the flame spirit and build a kingdom."

Then, the ground drops around the place where the fire of the Spirit of Fire existed.

"It's okay," Gnome tells the annoying dwarves to calm down.

Even if you're on the ground, you'll only be found by humans, so let's build a country underground.The name is... "Ellie Kingdom".It's our new country. "

"... at this time, I got a lot of help from Silf.The people of the kingdom of Philadelphia were kind, and the dwarves gradually became able to accept humans. "

That's right, it's going well.

Yeah.

Well, that went well.

But the Flame Spirit, who left my hand, kept using its power for as long as it kept burning.When I realized it, I was already exhausted to the point where I couldn't help it. "

Accept if only a part of your power is lost - but as it is, the country created from the ore of the Spirit of Fire will be crushed and buried in the ground.

"I want to protect the dwarves."

Gnome saw the silf with his faithful eyes.