Chapter 52 – 52. Strange Companion – City of Witches (7)

“This is going to be amazing.”

Eris, she clicked her tongue as she looked at what was happening in the forest.

Gawain.

And Alicia.

A party member of the expedition team formed with Clark to capture the Demon King Cassandra.

And of course, as soon as he saw Alicia, Gawain expressed his happiness at seeing her and asked about her well-being. Of course, it didn’t seem like he was really happy. If she could, she wanted to ask why she ran away from there. She was smiling, but her eyes were not smiling, and it was hard to even look at Gawain, who usually got along well with monsters.

Naturally, it seems like he has lost some hair.

It was commonly said. Elves don’t have hair loss.

Naturally, when she pointed this out, Alicia overreacted because she was tired of her crane, and she made the Elven Guardians and Rangers who followed her attack Gawain, but of course, Gawain cut them all off at once.

She didn’t need to watch and didn’t intend to.

In all armies, deserters, deserters, and traitors must be executed. The same goes for articles.

Traitors and fugitives must be killed and punished.

That’s just it.

Although he wasn’t a very good opponent for his first battle after rehabilitation, at least no one can beat Gawain with his face and noon.

Night?

Well.

Even though it was night, it wasn’t any different.

An artifact received from Clark a long time ago.

An artifact containing the sun’s protection was embedded into the sword.

And with the effect of that artifact, I was able to make it look as good as a single face even at night. Of course, it is actually weaker than at noon, but even so, it is much stronger than in the morning or at sunset.

3 times in a day. Duration is 6 hours.

Of course, rest for the remaining 6 hours.

If you don’t rest any longer, you’ll die.

That’s why we decided on number 3 instead of number 4, and of course, that time alone was nothing short of a disaster for the elves.

That’s right, because I’m a stranger more than half of the day.

In other words, even if you only use it in the morning, evening, and dawn, there is absolutely no room for Gawain.

They eventually gave up on attacking Gawain head-on and decided to use the forest’s advantage.

I need to go to Gehenna, but I’m hoping that these things will use the forest to block the road and slowly wither away. Of course, that won’t happen, but annoying flies continue to block the road.

There should not be a delay of more than 12 hours.

At least you have to move at the same time as Clark.

He was moving quickly, and Drake Horse, a means of transportation that could move quickly even in the forest, had almost caught up with him as a result of running without stopping.

But wow, in the meantime, I met an elf in the forest.

The same goes for her teacher, Widi, and her other teacher also said that dealing with an elf in the forest is like finding a needle in the desert. Of course, there is no need to do such troublesome things here. She thought about burning the forest, but her mother wouldn’t let her do that.

That’s because the forest is full of people who could potentially become residents of the Demon World.

For their sake, the forest should be left as is.

Although you can feel a very sweet energy and smell from the east, it will probably feel like an absolutely terrible magic to others. And that it becomes a source of great strength for them.

In my heart, I want to secure it quickly, but you can’t kill a goose just to get the golden egg.

Well, that’s good.

No matter what kind of powerful being he is, at least he will not have much antipathy toward them.

That’s because the Chief of Staff has already applied saliva.

…I feel like I’ve become a bit more hysterical lately, but I’m sure it’ll be okay.

…

Maybe?

Well, leave that aside. Anyway, it’s useless to think about it and you have to work.

I’ve been playing tag in the forest with these damn elves for over 12 hours already. Of course, Gawain as well as Eris can hold out and do that for a whole month if they want, but that would take too much time.

“Gawain, I don’t have time to keep messing around with these things. Do you agree?”

“I heard the story, but dealing with elves in the forest is tricky. I don’t think dealing with fairies was like this.”

“Hmph, Gawain – no matter how strong you are, you can’t fight me in the forest.”

Alicia’s voice heard from the forest. However, the exact location of the voice that resonates so much that one cannot tell whether it is their characteristic or where it is coming from cannot be determined. If you attack here, they will hide again.

Of course, Gawain knows her ways to piss her off.

“It’s not you, it’s your troops. If you think about it now, like Clark said, you didn’t do anything within the expedition. In fact, Clark cleaned up all your shit. Did you think you were really good at it?”

And Gawain laughs and taunts Alicia.

“By the way, it seems like you’re losing a lot of hair. Even though I can’t see the location, there’s always hair falling out wherever you are… Are you suffering from hair loss? The person who said that elves don’t suffer from hair loss and criticized them for being a lowly breed of hair loss sufferers. Hair loss…”

Something Clark once said.

-It’s a great word to use when making fun of bald people. Try it on people who have hair loss. Are you going to be upset?

-Who did you hear that from?

-My friend.

Friends.

Should we try something? No, should we add more to that?

“Thanks to you, I can see it well. Alicia, the bald, tight-headed elf whose hair shines easily.”

Naturally, the effect was amazing.

“You damn-“

And when she appeared in a fuss and couldn’t even use the power of the forest properly, she was quickly discovered by Gawain.

“There you are.”

“…!!!”

Kaaaaa!!!

And as soon as it appears, Gawain’s huge sword of the sun flame is struck straight at Alicia. However, the Elven Guardian prevented it.

Guardian warrior of the World Tree.

Third level, Renatis of the paulownia tree.

Her sword barely tried to block Gawain’s sword, but it was impossible to completely release the force of the great sword striking from this huge body.

In addition, due to the strange sight of the sun shining even in the middle of the night, the advantage of a night attack under the cover of darkness has completely disappeared, and the opponent is gaining a huge advantage from this.

A mighty warrior who faced the Demon King and defeated Cassandra.

Is this really what it means to be the mightiest warrior among the lower species?

However, soon after, Gawain’s body is wrapped around the tree trunk with which she put all her might –

“…Big, wow-“

At that moment, a dagger was stuck in his neck.

Traitors with black skin, flowing silver hair, and red eyes came to the forest. That was the last sight Renatis saw.

“Carr… Neti… Ah… Black… Hand… You…”

“…Tsk, do you think you’re the only ones who know a lot about the forest?”

And Renatis, who has wrapped himself around himself, is immediately decapitated, and his head is lifted with his ears cut off.

Naturally, this is the method the Dark Elves use to execute the Elves of Elvenheim. They always want to die as proud elves. If so, spit on it, insult it, and kill it.

That’s the way of the dark elves.

And the leader of the dark elves. This is the method of ‘Carnetia – Black Hand’.

She came back to this forest.

She is here now.

‘Carnetia – Black Hand’

However, the Demon Lord’s army, not Cassandra to be exact, but Elistro, another Demon Lord clan from the Demon World, took them, and they have been hiding and sharpening their swords ever since. Naturally, when she heard that Eris and Gawain were passing through this place, she volunteered to come here with Wydi.

To kill the elf rangers and guardians who are here now with 10 elite members.

It’s not just elves that are familiar with the forest, but dark elves as well.

And because he has been hiding in the shadows and actually living in their shadows, he can tell where they are as if he were reading his palm.

That’s why I was able to stab them in the back and run away to the demon world.

I see Arsia’s stupid daughter. If you think about it, we’ve been watching them for a long time. An expedition team gathered to kill Cassandra. Its main members.

Gawain, now a public official, Kogan of Dverg, Elizabeth of Phrygia, and the Golden Sun of Magia.

The wizard Clark Dawn Bringer is waiting impatiently for Weedy.

And even that damn Arsia’s daughter, Alicia.

And Alicia stands before herself.

Carnetia Black Hand.

Traitors who betrayed Elvenheim a long time ago and fled to the Demon World.

And the leader of those traitors is in front of him.

And she beheaded and killed Renatis, who was stronger than her.

There’s no way I can win this.

“Ah ah ah ah ah-“

I have never felt this much fear, not even in front of the Demon King. Because he’s going to run away anyway. What does it matter to me that these damn lesser species and dwarves die? The return section leading to the World Tree of Elvenheim cannot be broken by anything.

The world tree spreads its roots all over the world, so he was able to escape anywhere by climbing on the roots, but when death came before him, his legs lost strength and he could not do anything.

Is this a descendant of that Arsia? Carnetia laughed while saying this.

…Of all the idiotic Arsia children, you are by far the most idiotic.

And when the other Elven Guardians see her, they immediately escort Alicia and take her away.

“Retreat, retreat!! Tell Her Majesty! Retreat! To the Elven Forest!! The ‘Black Hand’ has returned to this forest!! Run away!! At least one person must survive to inform Elven Haim!

“…Tsk.”

I had no intention of chasing it anyway. This matter in the great forest will have to be dealt with someday, but not right now. Arsia deserves to be killed to avenge the past, but that is not today. It is said that revenge is not too late even if it takes 10 years.

I was willing to sell my soul for anything if there was a chance to destroy Elvenheim more thoroughly and thoroughly.

Just like that, the rangers and guardians of Elvenheim who were holding on to Gawain and Eris escape.

Well, even so, they will follow soon.

Leading more troops.

And Carnetia approached her Eris, got down on one knee, bowed her head, and followed her, 10 elite members, respectively a wizard, a warrior, a ranger, an assassin, and people who had received special ‘positions’.

A total of 10 people and Carnetia report to her.

“Reporting, Your Highness Eris. Carnetia – Black Hand and 10 others have now joined.”

Carnetia – Black Hand.

The leader of the Dark Elves who escaped Elvenheim. No, the leader of ‘her’. Like Withi, one of the teachers who taught him ‘fighting methods’. And that’s why, despite being the first heir to the Demon King’s throne, she was giving Carnetia her honorific title, and at the same time, she approached her and held her hand to express her gratitude.

“Thank you for coming, Carnetia. It helped me shake off the long hold on her ankle.”

“It’s best to get out of the forest quickly. We’ll back off this time, but they’ll definitely come after us again. Most of the time, they’re lazy, but when they throw away that laziness, they become truly terrifying creatures. We aim for the moments when they become lazy. “We were able to escape Elvenheim.”

“…Of course, it’s a hassle. But I think we’ll be able to plan Elvenheim sooner or later, Carnetia.”

Intense magical energy felt far away in the direction of Elvenheim.

And did Carnetia feel it too?

Pollution that is slightly felt.

No, that intense energy that feels infinitely sweet to those who have now joined the monsters.

And an even sweeter scent from the Freesia side.

The Frisian side was more intense.

That strong scent is similar to that of the Demon King, but it is a being of a higher rank.

And that we have to secure it.

At the very least, you should not incur their hostility and you should ask for peace.

Also, the staff is already very into it.

And that I want him.

And that his life was saved by his staff.