Episode 381 Disaster (7)
Heprion’s eyes shone.
“Ho! You mean ‘help’ from one of us High Elves, not from Ray-san?”
“I never think our abilities are lacking, but at least in terms of finding mana rays, this human is the best among us.”
“That’s interesting again!”
High elves are quite capable.
Knowledge Mana Life Physical Abilities.
If you compare anything, there is only a corner that is far superior to humans.
Of course, Serien also knows this.
How could he not know that he was a high elf?
However, she insisted that she still needed Ray’s help.
There must be a reason for that, Heprion thought.
When I looked at her as if asking for an explanation, Serien sneakily showed me the parchment.
Various pictures were drawn on the parchment.
In a way, it’s like drawing the waves of the sea, and it’s like simply scribbling.
However, Heprion understood as soon as he saw the painting.
“It’s a mana flow.”
“okay. In just three hours, I found two mana lines that could be called the stems of the altar. I think I’ve proven my abilities enough.”
Sert shuddered and interrupted the conversation.
“Um... Um...”
“Did you say Sert? It’s okay, so tell me.”
“I... but I don’t think it’s a bit... to leave everything to humans.”
It was something that refuted Serien’s opinion for what he said in a creeping voice.
“May I ask why?”
Cultivated by Serien’s words, Sert opened his mouth.
“Protecting the altar... Of course, it’s important, but from the past, humans gave up their right to the altar... They were the only beings that could only be protected.... I thought... I might go against that tradition...”
As the words got longer, the already small voice became so low that it was barely audible with increased hearing.
Serien and Heprion, who listened to her until the end, silently nodded.
“It’s definitely against tradition.”
“I agree! In times like this, how about looking at the time longer, Serien?”
Serien, who was organizing her thoughts for a while, glanced at Aira once and agreed with Heprion’s opinion.
“It will take more than three days for humans to end their mana depletion. It will take more than ten days to return to the previous state. In the meantime, let’s talk again.”
“I agree!”
“I think it’s good that I do that too...”
After all of them agreed, Ray, who had been listening to the conversation so far, became impatient.
The condition of the altar was not good.
They continued to supply mana, but the amount of mana they filled in was also too much for them to handle.
If they were to cause a runaway here, they would never be able to stop it with their own strength.
Ray was the first to speak.
“It’s not that I’m ignoring the elves’ propensity to value tradition, but I don’t know when the altar will overflow. Would you expect the other high elves to be waiting for you when you have to hurry?”
It is said that valuing tradition is a virtue for elves, but talking about tradition in a current situation made my heart feel stuffy.
Heprion answered his words.
His eyes, which always had a smile, grew more serious.
“Lay, I don’t know how it will look to humans. However, for elves, tradition can sometimes take precedence over life in some circumstances. And I think now is the time.”
Sert hastily intervened.
“I think so too.”
Then, Serien also nodded.
The image of the first high elf in Ray’s mind was instantly upgraded to a goddess.
“Then don’t hesitate...”
The high elf looked at him strangely as his eyes were shining while looking at the meat.
“It seems like it’s been a while since I’ve had a proper meal. Eating is important to human beings, so why did you neglect it?”
“How can you eat meat when you are surrounded by elves? Rather... can elves eat meat?”
“Elves are also a race of gourmets. There is no high or low taste, but how can you savor it without enjoying meat?”
In other words, you eat because you want to eat.
It was the first time in my life that I met an elf who enjoys eating meat, and I felt a little strange.
It feels like my preconceived notions about elves have been shattered.
Ray popped the freshly grilled meat into his mouth.
“Well, there’s no law telling elves to only eat grass.”
“Ugh. It is good not to harm nature, but how can we avoid killing while living in harmony with nature? Killing is nature, and coexistence is harmony.”
I think I met a slightly unusual high elf.
No, it’s a rather unusual high elf.
While eating the meat without hesitation, I was convinced by the juiciness and quality of the meat.
However, strangely, the foreign appearance that did not match the normal elf seemed perfectly natural.
In her own eyes, she looked up at the night sky while grilling meat in front of a bonfire, rather than the high elves, who discussed day and night to keep traditions, seemed much closer to nature.
“If you want to go, go, if you want to come, come. Eat when you want to eat, sleep when you want to sleep. Isn’t it the most natural thing for oneself to move where one’s heart is directed? It’s a simple reason. Nature is the closest and the furthest. If you feel close, it is nature; if you feel far, it is also nature.”
free.
Freedom was evident in every word the woman spoke.
Something other elves don’t want to have.
Something other elves don’t have.
The woman had it.
The scent of nature wafted from her bright light green eyes.
Ray nodded.
The true identity of freedom emanating from her.
Already she was one nature.
“Eating together here is also meant to be, so would it be okay if I ask your name?”
“Elisa. Call me Elisha.”
“I am Ray.”
“Oh, that’s the person Aira was talking about! I didn’t expect to meet you in a place like this.”
“I was also preparing to some extent for another high elf to come, but I never thought I would meet a high elf who knew art.”
“Pungryura, that word is good! Ahahaha.”
Laughter is really loud.
He was a typically likable high elf.
The two went up to the temple only after erasing the traces of the meat and putting out the bonfire.
Elisa didn’t forget to look around even as she took a brisk walk.
If there was a resting place on the way, I did not hesitate to stop and admire the scenery.
Walking along the road with her, he could see the different worlds of the temple that even Rei himself had never seen before.
Caring for the altar is hard work.
Besides, thinking about how hard he had been trying to find the mana line still made his head hurt.
However, unlike herself, she seemed to enjoy the situation itself.
It’s not that I don’t enjoy it because it’s urgent, and I don’t want to lose my time because I can’t afford it.
“Isn’t it beautiful? I am quite fond of the night sky.”
It was unthinkable that he was a high elf who had just been eating meat and talking about the quality of the meat with shining eyes.
Looking at her, Ray wanted to learn to relax.
I don’t know what effect this will have on the vessel of Eon Spirit.