Chapter 124

Ariel and the group hurried towards the Eastern Village.

The atmosphere was clearly unusual.

It felt as if a war was about to break out at any moment.

Shortly after arriving at the Eastern Village, a dispute was already underway.

“Hey, Grok! Hand over the herbs right now! The children in our Western Village are sick!”

“What herbs are you talking about? We don’t have any herbs here!”

“But that doesn’t make sense! If you’re not hiding them, why are only the Eastern Village children healthy?”

“How should I know? Maybe you’re not taking care of your children properly in the Western Village?”

“What? Are you done talking? We’re doing our best!”

The two giants currently arguing were Grok and Brom, the leaders of their respective villages.

When Toruga asked a nearby giant about the situation, he learned that the children in the Western Village had recently fallen ill, while the Eastern Village children remained healthy, leading to suspicions that the Eastern Village was hoarding herbs.

“You Eastern Village folks go out to collect herbs every night, don’t you? We’ve heard noises beyond the cliffs!”

“What nonsense! Who goes out to collect herbs at night? It’s your Western Village that’s been sneaking out to hunt at night, neglecting your children!”

“When did we ever go hunting at night?”

The leaders of the two villages grabbed each other by the collars, shouting, while other giants around them gripped their weapons, glaring at the opposing side.

“If you won’t hand over the herbs, we have no choice! We’ll knock you all down and take the herbs ourselves!”

“Hmph, try it if you dare. We’ll knock you down first and take the meat you’ve hidden in the Western Village! Bring it on!”

Just as the fight was about to break out.

“Stop!”

Toruga shouted.

“Huh?”

“What is it, Toruga? You live in the forest cabin, why are you interfering?”

“If you’re not part of the village, stay quiet.”

The leaders and other giants all turned to look at Toruga.

Toruga spoke to them.

“Now is not the time to fight like this. Visitors have come to Azgrad.”

“What? Visitors?”

At that moment, everyone’s gaze turned to Ariel, Roo, and Teodoras standing behind Toruga.

“W-wow, it’s true!”

“An elf…!”

“So cute…!”

The giants’ expressions softened as they looked at Ariel.

They placed their hands on their chests, gushing about how cute and lovely she was, wriggling with excitement.

“…….”

The tense atmosphere had dissipated, but Ariel felt somewhat uncomfortable.

“Um, would it be alright if we took a look at the sick children?”

Roo fluttered up and asked.

“I’m a fairy, so I can make healing powder, and my sister can use sacred magic. So if you leave it to us, we might be able to heal the children.”

*

The dispute was temporarily halted, and Ariel’s group headed to the Western Village.

The children in the Western Village were all suffering from high fevers, with purple spots in their mouths and on their tongues.

After examining the children, Roo nodded and said.

“Hmm, I think I know what this is.”

She then went outside and plucked a purple flower from the roadside.

Though it was called a flower, in the world of the giants, it was enormous.

So large that Roo wouldn’t have been able to carry it without using flying powder.

“The children are sick because of this flower.”

“What? What’s that flower?”

Brom, the leader of the Western Village, tilted his head in confusion.

“It’s just a pretty-looking flower.”

Roo shook her head.

“This flower is called Lunaria. It glows softly under moonlight. It’s very beautiful and enchanting. But you have to be careful when it glows. It emits a deadly poison.”

Roo’s expression darkened.

“Lunaria is known as both a gift and a curse of the moon. The most enchanting things can also be the most dangerous. Like shadows hidden under moonlight….”

“…….”

Brom blinked as he looked at the Lunaria.

It was just a flower that had started growing in the village one day.

It was quite pretty and glowed softly at night, so they left it alone. Who would have thought it emitted poison?

“Lunaria is known among fairies as a highly dangerous poison. If we don’t remove this flower, the children won’t survive.”

“D-damn, I had no idea. I just thought it was a pretty flower.”

Brom ordered the other giants to remove all the Lunaria flowers from the village.

Meanwhile, Ariel used sacred magic to heal the children.

As holy light emanated from Ariel’s hands, enveloping the children, they soon began to regain consciousness one by one.

The high fever tormenting the children disappeared, and the purple spots were also removed.

The children’s health was fully restored.

“Ooh…!”

“Thank goodness…!”

Seeing this, the giants of the Western Village, as well as those from the Eastern Village, rejoiced, and the dispute was settled for the time being.

“Ah, we should do this!”

The giants immediately started preparing a feast for the visitors in the village square.

Meanwhile, Ariel wandered around the giants’ village, sightseeing, and the awakened children followed her around.

One child shyly approached Ariel and spoke.

“Um, can I touch you a little?”

“…….”

Even though they were children, they were still giants.

From Ariel’s perspective, they were quite large.

But there was no reason to refuse.

Ariel nodded, and the children approached one by one, gently stroking her head or lightly touching her cheeks.

Their touches were cautious, as if afraid she might break.

“She’s so pretty. I want to keep her at home.”

“What are you talking about? She’s not a pet. She’s an elf.”

“So what? I can take good care of her.”

Meanwhile, Roo was conversing with the older giants.

She asked various questions, much like she had with Gurak, seemingly gathering information for her book.

“Would you like to play a riddle game?”

Teodoras grabbed one of the children and suggested playing a riddle game.

The innocent-looking child happily agreed, but soon burst into tears and ran to their parents.

Everyone was peacefully passing the time.

However,

“Look, your village has so much meat. You’ve been monopolizing the hunting grounds, haven’t you?”

“No, this is the bear meat we shared last time. You definitely took some too.”

“You still haven’t eaten that bear meat? You’ve been having feasts every night.”

“When did we ever have feasts? We just lit a fire and chatted a bit.”

The giants from both villages started bickering again.

Ariel watched the scene quietly when someone approached her.

“Ah, they’re fighting again, always fighting.”

It was Gurak.

“It seems like if the villages don’t unite, a big fight will break out someday. They keep suspecting each other….”

At Gurak’s words, Ariel turned her gaze to the cliff separating the two villages.

Ariel spoke.

“There’s a solution.”

“Huh? A solution? What is it?”

“If that cliff disappears, it should be fine.”

“Well, if that cliff weren’t there, there’d be nothing to suspect. Both villages would be in plain sight.”

Gurak said this and took a sip of ale.

The ale was in an ice cup Ariel had made.

“But there’s no way to remove such a massive cliff. Unless a much larger giant comes and breaks it….”

Then Ariel stood up.

And she walked step by step towards the cliff.

“I’ll remove it.”

“What…?”

Gurak followed Ariel with a surprised look.

“You, you’re going to remove that cliff?”

“Yes.”

“But… no, that’s impossible. Even if you can use magic, such a huge cliff….”

Ariel stretched her hand forward, and Gurak fell silent.

At that moment, the massive cliff began to tremble slightly.

Simultaneously, the ground shook as if an earthquake had struck.

“W-what…?”

The giants stopped fighting and stared at the cliff.

Ariel poured vast amounts of mana into her telekinesis, causing her silver hair to flutter wildly.

*Crash!*

Soon, the cliff slowly began to rise.

It looked like a massive island floating in the sky.

The cliff rose higher and higher, defying gravity, and the giants watched in awe, unable to close their mouths.

“H-holy… this is impossible….”

Someone muttered, but for Ariel, nothing was impossible.

The cliff slowly moved and gently settled onto a wide plain near the village.

“…….”

Silence fell over the area.

No one spoke, simply blinking as they stared at Ariel.

Ariel’s hair, which had been fluttering from the mana, now lay still, and her expression was calm.

Ariel turned her gaze to where the cliff had been.

The area was now open, and the neighboring village was clearly visible.