Chapter 3 – I’m the Master?

Surprisingly, it didn’t take long to reach the elves’ village.

It was a wild forest with no proper roads, so I wondered if it would be quite difficult.

Oddly enough, I was able to reach the village without falling behind Alicia at all.

Could there be a mysterious harmony that allows you to walk comfortably through the forest by following the elf?

The elven village seen from afar had a more ordinary appearance than I had imagined.

When I say normal here, I mean it was like that even when I saw it by my standards as a modern person.

Since they are elves who live with nature in the forest, I expected their lives to be completely different from humans.

In reality, it wasn’t like that at all.

Rather, there were houses made of wood and well-maintained roads, reminiscent of a village of ordinary humans seen in fantasy comics rather than a village of elves.

Do the elves here have no qualms about cutting down and processing trees?

Well, from the moment I saw Alicia’s outfit, I felt a sense of deja vu.

It looked a bit old, but it was a leather jacket and shorts that were not inferior to the perfection at all compared to the modern one.

While thinking such useless thoughts, Alicia and I arrived at the entrance of the village.

“Irumina sister!”

Aricia waved her hand at the elf guarding her entrance.

It was a tall female elf with long dark blue hair braided into a ponytail.

She strides towards us, she sees me in the distance and puts her hand to the longsword she wears around her waist.

“You did a good job today too. Aricia. But what is that guy behind you? A mutant orc?”
“Ah, Irumina sister. That’s not an orc…”

Why do all these guys call me an orc?

Is that why I look like an orc?

Instead of Aricia, who was at a loss as to how to explain me, I personally greeted the elf called Irumina.

“Hello? Nice to meet you. My name is Seonwoo Lee. Ms. Irumina. Please take good care of me.”
“…What did the orcs say?”

When I spoke Elvish, Irumi opened her eyes wide in surprise as well. But I continued talking with a calm expression.

“I am not an orc, Mr. Irumina.”
“You’re not an orc?”
“Yes. I am human.”
“!”

Irumina’s reaction to the word human was similar to Aricia’s.

Humans must have gone extinct, but how? Expression.

But I said nothing more.

After all, I don’t know much about the people in this world either.

Rather, I focused on Irumina’s appearance.

Alicia was also quite tall, but this elf named Irumina was even taller than him, to the point of being about the same as me.

At the same time, the volume of her breasts and buttocks was also considerable, and the faintly visible muscles were also attractive, as if her body had been trained considerably.

Shall we say that he has a body that can only be seen in 19-year-old cartoons?

Of course, her face doesn’t fall at all either.

Compared to Alicia, who basically gives a mild impression, her eyes slightly lifted and gave a sharp impression, but after all, an elf is an elf. She was basically the same as being a great beauty.

If Alicia is a kind childhood friend style, then this is the sensual older sister style.

On the other hand, Irumina looked me carefully as if she were looking at a strange animal and said,

“It’s amazing that there are still humans alive. I don’t know if they’re really human, but…”
“Wait, Irumina sister! Don’t get too close. It’s dangerous!”
“Huh? Didn’t you properly bind it?”
“It’s not like that…”

When Irumina tried to approach me, Aricia stopped her and whispered something in her ear.

I can’t hear her very well, but seeing that her cheeks are blushing, she must be explaining what just happened.

After hearing her story, Irumina shrugged her shoulders as if she didn’t know what she was talking about, but she didn’t come closer to me, as if she had accepted Aricia’s advice.

“Well… I get it right now. It seems that there is a strangely disturbing smell coming from it.”

I tasted it inwardly.

I was wondering if that woman would react the same way as Aricia.

Well, there will be a chance to check later.

Smell anyway

Should I assume that my body type and pheromones are influencing the elves?

The conversation between the two was heard again.

“So, what are you going to do with this self-proclaimed human?”
“Yeah. First of all, I’m going to take him to the Guardian and show him. If he’s the Guardian, he’ll know if he’s really human.”
“…Right.”

Apparently, neither of them had ever seen a real human being, so it seemed that they couldn’t easily believe that I was human.

On the other hand, the elves called guardians lived in the era when humans existed, so it seems that they can be recognized at a glance.

As if I was convinced by Aricia’s words, I lowered her hand that had taken her longsword back.

… It’s brutal.

Anyway, the moment I got her permission from the gatekeeper and was about to enter her village, Irumina spoke to Aricia as if she had forgotten.

“Oh, I heard Allen started having a fever again in the morning.”
“…Allen?”
“Yes. If you’re going to my house anyway, please show your face to him as well.”
“Oh, okay. Thanks for telling me, sister.”
“What. I just told him because he likes you when he visits.”
“That, that… I’m not really…”

At Irumina’s words, Aricia blushed and stuttered her words.

Whoa… I think I know roughly.

By the way, are the elves also playing sick?

Irumi saw Aricia’s fresh appearance, and she waved her hand as if asking her to go quickly.

***

The scenery inside the village was not very different from when I saw it from a distance.

It feels like a rural village that can often be found in medieval fantasy games.

I don’t see anything particularly special about it.

The singularity was seen in the elves living there rather than the appearance of the town.

“Miss Aricia. Are all elves only women?”

Yes.

All the elves around me who were staring at me curiously were all women.

Even after washing my eyes and searching, the man is nowhere to be seen.

Maybe it’s hard for elves to tell men apart because they look feminine?

However, it doesn’t seem like that when you see everyone’s chest rising up.

However, the elf named Allen, mentioned in the conversation between Aricia and Irumina earlier, felt like a man no matter how you look at it.

To my question, Aricia answered with a somewhat shadowy expression.

“It’s… Not really.”
“?”

Does that mean that there are men?

Something is ambiguous about the answer.

Is there something wrong?

“Let’s meet the Guardian first. Then everyone will know.”
“…Yes.”

In the center of the village, there was a tree that was so large that it could even stand tall, and the guardian’s dwelling was located right under it.

It was located on a slightly higher ground than other houses in the village, and the size of the building was about twice as large.

It felt like a wooden two-story detached house.

“Guardian-sama. This is Aricia. Are you there?”
“…”

No answer came from inside, but Aricia immediately opened the door without hesitation and stepped inside.

“…You wait outside for now.”
“All right.”

Did he think that it might be dangerous if I went indoors?

I had no intention of going against it, so I decided to quietly wait outside.

How long did you wait for that

Took.

There was the sound of something falling behind my back.

“Huh?”

Just as he was about to turn around, a small, round object rolled across the floor and landed on his toe.

This… Apologize?

No, it looks exactly like an apple, but the color is purple.

A purple apple… Is it poisonous?

Looking further ahead, I saw an overturned fruit basket a few steps away and purple apples scattered and rolling on the floor.

And a female elf with purple hair the same color as the apple was standing there.

“…”

Since I had already walked through the village looking at many elves, I was confident that I wouldn’t be surprised by their moderate beauty.

Nevertheless, I had no choice but to stand with my mouth open in a daze, looking at the elf in front of me.

It was already an area that could not be explained only from the point of view of beauty.

I can say that I feel an aura that is difficult to express in words.

The elf in front of her was so beautiful that if there was a goddess in the present world, it might have meant her.

Wasn’t that the same for the elves I met earlier?

Of course you are.

But this elf has a different atmosphere than that.

To put it bluntly… What is the difference between unripe fresh fruit and appetizingly ripe fruit?

Although they look similar, the latter must be much more delicious when eaten.

She is a woman who naturally makes you feel that way.

There was a mature charm in her that I couldn’t find in the other elves I had just seen.

She was flustered, as was her counterpart.

“Ahhh…”

She looked more surprised than me… She was staring at me with her hand covering her gaping mouth.

To the point where he didn’t even pay attention to the fruit basket he dropped.

I guess roughly.

What orcs are in town? He must have been surprised while doing it.

If so, you need to reassure them.

“I…”

Just as I was about to say something…

“I’m sorry…”

Before I could say goodbye, tears started to form in her eyes.

A face that looks like it’s about to burst into tears.

This side of the view is even more nostalgic.

If you don’t calm down…

But the words that came out of her mouth were completely unexpected to me.

“Master…?”
“…Yes?”

***

“Guardian… He’s not there. Did you go out to pick the fruits?”

Aricia looked around her house and soon she stopped in front of a door.

“…”

She hesitated for a moment at the door.

‘Dah, I didn’t come here to see Allen… It’s just a combination…’

Soon she was trimming her hair and dressing, and after clearing her throat a few times, she cautiously knocked on her door.

“…Allen? Now?”

A few seconds later, a reply was heard from beyond the door. It was a thin tone, but it was clearly a male voice.

“No. It’s okay. You can come in.”

In response, Aricia opened her door and entered cautiously, when an elf-boy of hers greeted her half-lying on her bed.

A boy with a sickly image that would not look strange even if he vomited blood and collapsed right away.

Still, the elf’s distinctive beauty was unisex, and even that weakness could not cover the boy’s decadent beauty.

A pretty young boy who is so pitiful that he inadvertently arouses maternal instinct.

Allen didn’t even think to tidy up her messy silver hair, she smiled faintly at Aricia.

“Are you here? Did you return from patrol already?”
“Yeah. Rather, I heard from Lee Rumi or her older sister… Are you feeling better?”

Aricia bit her lower lip lightly as she asked her question. She knew how absurd her question was.

And as she expected, Allen replied with a straight smile.

“Me, well, it’s always the same. Just a little fever in the morning. Her mother will be picking some fruit fruits soon, so grind them up and drink them and you’ll feel better.”
“…Okay.”

Aricia sat on a wooden chair set some distance from the bed and looked out her window.

Allen’s gaze also turned to the same place.

After a moment of silence, Allen spoke first.

“How was your day? Did anything interesting happen?”
“Huh? No… I’m always the same… Oops!”

Alicia, who had forgotten for a moment that she had left her Seonwoo Lee standing outside her house, thumped her on the knee.

“What’s wrong? What happened after all?”
“No… That’s…”

How can I explain that strange man?

As Aricia pondered, Allen sensed her familiar voice coming from outside her.

“Ah. I think your mother is back?”
“What? Oh no!”

Alicia hurriedly opened the door and ran out.

“…Why are you doing that?”

Seeing her unusual appearance, Allen simply blinked her eyes.