Episode 171
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Aside from being introduced as Io’s mother with such a young-looking face, what the group paid attention to was the word ‘Meneur’.
“Huh—.”
“Meneur…” … .”
The knowledgeable wizards began to murmur, and Hubert and Vermillion, who were standing behind Russell, exchanged words.
“Meneur is that…” … .”
“According to the information I remember, I understand that he is the leader of the elf race in this era when high elves do not exist.”
“I think I saw that record too.”
As the two chatted, Russell recalled information about the elves that he had seen in books.
‘It is said that Meneur, if translated into human language, is a being who is a leader or a leader… … .’
According to popular belief, the number of Meneurs is so rare that even among all elves, there are no more than five per century.
For some reason, from the time they first met, the elves around them treated Io in an unusual way.
Who would have guessed that her mother was Meneur?
‘Is it because of their bloodline that their hair is a little lighter than other elves?’
I didn’t know it might be so.
Just as Io has white hair because she inherited dragon blood, one of her parents will also have the same blood.
Of course, the level of blood manifestation seemed to be much lower than that of Io.
“I’ve already heard several times that you were a great help to that child in the outside world, and I know it very well.”
Russell and I make eye contact.
“I would like to thank you as the head of the White Ash Tree Tribe and as the mother of a child who has been blessed. Mr. Russell.”
Then she slightly lowered her head.
“Originally, you should treat your benefactor with utmost respect, but due to the circumstances, the treatment is inadequate. “Please understand.”
Russell waved his hand at Arain’s greeting.
“no. it’s okay.”
Not only is it absurd to expect extreme treatment in the middle of a battlefield, but there was no intention to do so in the first place.
“I never thought I would meet Meneur of the elves, whom I had only heard about through rumors. “My name is Niccolo Machiavelli, and I am the general manager of this punitive force.”
Niccolo took a step forward politely and said that, followed by Amelia Merwin, floating in the air and nodding her head.
“… … Deputy Director. Amelia Merwin—hey.”
Judging by his tone of voice, he seems confused as to whether he should speak informally or politely as usual.
That’s because although she grew up among humans, she was also half fairy.
Arain said with a small smile at her strange tone of voice.
“We are also ignorant of human etiquette and laws, so there is no need to go out of your way to say that.”
“Yes… … “Hey.”
He nodded, but it looked like it would take a while for him to return to his usual speaking tone.
After the greeting was over, Nicolo finally got to the point.
“If it’s okay, I’d like to discuss our future plans… … .”
“What are your future plans?”
“yes. Before arriving, we have established several operations within the kingdom, but for those operations, we need to obtain permission from the elves and other fairies living in the forest. And before that… … .”
Nicolo looked around and sighed.
“… … “I guess the first thing to do is take care of the injured.”
At his signal, the punitive forces waiting behind opened the subspace all at once.
In addition to the subspace that each individual uses, it was precisely for this situation that each person brought along one or two more artifacts with subspace magic.
“This… … .”
“Hoo?”
The eyes of Arain, Dwarves, and Feather tribe representatives changed as they saw the items pouring out of it.
“This is wound medicine.”
“Are these human bandages and herbs?”
“These are all the things I brought with me when I left the country. Because I was in a hurry, I didn’t have time to grab the potions, but with the abilities of the elves… … .”
Dozens of sub-spaces suddenly opened up.
From inside, all kinds of items, including medicinal herbs, were pouring out.
.
.
Perhaps it was thanks to the supplies provided by Endymion. Removing the injured progressed faster than expected.
Meanwhile, the three representatives of the fairy race and Endymion’s figures were standing there having a conversation.
If it were a normal battlefield, barracks or something like that would have been set up, but right now there was no capacity or conditions for that.
‘I guess it can’t be helped.’
Russell muttered to himself.
Nicolo spoke first.
“Before we discuss, can I ask one more question?”
“… … “What kind of question is this?”
“Are these the only fairies who escaped from the Great Forest and Underworld? “For some reason, it doesn’t seem like there are that many.”
I haven’t counted them accurately, but the number of fairies here is around 5,000, even including all casualties.
Although the fairy population was smaller than that of humans, the number was too small to be considered all of the fairy races in the forest.
At Nicolo’s question, the faces of the three representatives, including Arain, hardened.
“Just as you said.”
The one who started the story with a sigh was a dwarf man who introduced himself as Aetri.
“In the first place, not only did not all the fairies gather in one place and escape, but they even dispersed in a situation of repeated defeat.”
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The Feather tribe chief, who had an appearance similar to that of a crow, received the horse.
“The children of our clan are trying hard to search, but the situation is not very good because there are monsters flying in the air.”
“Then Io-sama… … .”
Arain shook his head at Russell, who was muttering as if something had suddenly occurred to him.
“Io was here until a few days ago.”
“… … ?”
“But right now, I’m just going out to pick them up after receiving information that there are stranded fairies a little away. “If nothing special happens, I’ll be back before long.”
“okay.”
Nicolo nodded as if he roughly understood the situation.
“Then, let me now explain the strategy we have been thinking about. Once established in our country, the first goal is to form a siege network.”
If the 5th and 7th corps arrived here, their military strength would be close to 60,000.
If that happens, we will be able to form a much tighter siege than now.
“and… … The second goal is to subdue the monsters inside the siege and drive them back into the forest… … “Hey.”
Without adding an explanation, Amelia Merwin glanced at Arain and the Feathers.
“The battlefield changes from a red canyon to a major forest.”
Arain also seemed to understand the meaning of those words and muttered to himself.
If the battle progressed like this, the forest was bound to be damaged in some way.
“yes. Because of that problem, we needed to seek the understanding of the fairies.”
As is known to the public, the elves were a race that extremely disliked the destruction of nature.
If you don’t get their consent in advance, something big may happen.
That’s why Nicolo hastily added -.
“It is difficult to guarantee the extent of the damage, but if necessary, Endymion will help with reconstruction. In the meantime, if the fairies of the Great Forest need a new home, we will provide that as well.”
At first glance, it may appear that Endymion is providing help unilaterally, but in fact, this was a proposal based on careful political calculation.
‘It will take at least several decades for a forest to completely regain its original appearance.’
Perhaps the Great Forest would take more time than that.
‘Fifty to a hundred years or more.’
The Great Forest is a land that is said to have the protection of the Earth Mother Goddess.
That’s how strong the soil was, and the rate at which greenery grew quickly was also rapid.
However, as the area is large, it will take some time to fully recover.
For fairies with long lifespans, it may not be a very long time.
but.
‘For humans, the time is long enough for generations to change several times.’
What if you could have the fairies of the Great Forest within your country during that time?
As Endymion, he was also able to aim for an increase in national power.
In the long run, it doesn’t mean that we just give things away.
While Russell was reflecting on his political thoughts, Arain, who exchanged glances with the Feather chieftain, let out a long sigh.
“It’s heartbreaking to see a place as beautiful as a great forest being damaged, but it’s something that can’t be helped.”
“In fact, we were also prepared that things might turn out that way.”
“It would be overly optimistic to think that this number of monsters can be defeated all in the canyon.”
I thought it might take a few hours to convince him, but I never thought he would convince me so quickly.
‘Are you saying that the fairies of the Great Forest weren’t just stuck in the past?’
If it had been as recorded, it would not have been easy to persuade them because of their stubbornness.
Trends of the times and changes in thinking.
The meeting continued as I felt that the situation of being driven out by monsters had an effect on the fairies, along with the subtle flow created by those two things.
The deployment of a separate team to investigate abnormal phenomena that may have occurred inside.
In fact, it was a situation where the ridge had been crossed. The discussion regarding the subsequent plan proceeded smoothly.
When all the detailed plans were finally made, it was almost evening.
“The monsters will be coming soon.”
“We should prepare to meet them.”
Hubert muttered, and Vermilion, who was feeling his body tense and stretching his muscles and joints, responded.
He then tapped Russell on the shoulder and asked.
“But what is the priest looking at like that from earlier?”
“Ah, the method of combining herbs used by elves seems a bit unfamiliar.”
Even though magical medicine was not his specialty, he still knew some of the basics.
However, the elves’ method of combining herbs seemed quite different from the basics.
“It is not a well-known fact, but in addition to archery and elementalism, herbalism is also one of the skills of the elves.”
Hubert muttered.
“As the elves are friendly to nature, they can feel the natural power contained in medicinal herbs. They say they use that power to make medicine… … .”
“her!”
Vermilion was pleased with Hubert’s explanation and exclaimed.
“If what the priest said, the elves might also know how to combine herbs to grow muscles.”
How can a story about medicine go that far?
Have you really lost your muscles?
Russell and Hubert, who were looking at Vermilion with that thought in mind, made eye contact and complained.
They both had the same thought in their heads.
‘If only there was a way-.’
‘There is no way an elf would have such a slim body.’
I couldn’t tell Vermillion, who was overflowing with anticipation. Does she know what those two people are thinking or not?
An excited Vermillion continued.
“Once the war against monsters is over, we have to ask the elves how to do it-?!”
It was then.
What caused the commotion.
Through the red setting sunset, a shadow was staggering and flying towards us.
He was shaking violently up and down, as if he was going to fall at any moment.
just as expected.
The moment you get closer, a shadow with wings falls down.
Kuta party!
Inside the exhausted and wounded wings, the Feather man raised his head, his whole body trembling.
“I, the loser, the silver-haired Sentinel… … .”
He then stuttered and spit out a few words.
“… … Up, danger.”
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