Chapter 94

Posted by Kuze, ? Views, Released on March 3, 2025

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Araya has returned.

The person I faced… what was their name again? To be honest, I don’t really remember properly.

Anyway, I confronted a person named Algul, who is apparently in a position similar to that of the High Elves and Leaf Elves leading those who I faced.

I think it took a bit longer, but I returned calmly and without a scratch.

Unlike the person I faced, Algul seemed to be strong enough to intimidate even the spirits helping me, but I really think Araya, my sibling, is amazing.

… Although sometimes…? No, quite often…? She gets into trouble and worries me or the other siblings.

Recently, she went missing for over half a year after fighting a person called Gal Dragon, breaking contact between our mother and Saras.

I wanted the spirits to stick close to Araya, but they were too scared of her to do so.

I was genuinely worried.

To be honest, usually, she gets into minor accidents, but considering that there were times in the past when she almost died, I was truly concerned.

Furthermore, I’ve heard that Gal Dragon is somewhat similar to our mother.

How amazing must that person be, being compared to someone so great as my mother?

While I say Araya is amazing, she’s still a child.

She went missing while fighting such a person, and every time I thought of Araya, I couldn’t help but picture horrid scenarios, which I really disliked.

Fortunately, when spring came and the flowers began to bloom, Araya returned safely.

I really wanted to scold her like Atira sister by hitting her bottom red until she remembers not to act recklessly, but when I saw her again, I forgot those feelings and was just thankful.

Huh? You want to know who I am?

Now?

Hmm, hmm. I am Anart, Araya’s sister, born from the fifth peak of the World Tree, El Prigion.

Araya and Saras sister also call me Anya as a nickname.

The High Elves and Leaf Elves are very familiar with the spirits, but among them, I am the most familiar with those kids!

… Although I may be a bit clumsy in other aspects.

Just a little bit.

Moreover, I do get scolded often by Saras sister for whining too much, but to be honest, I was quite amazing back in the day!

When our elves were thrown bare into the vast forest, coming from our mother!

With the help of the spirits who liked me, I became a great help to the elves!

In fact, if Araya hadn’t created Martial Arts, I may still have been quite remarkable now!

… You think it’s not me who is remarkable, but the spirits?

The spirits and I are one! I am the spirit, and they are me, so that kind of talk doesn’t apply!

Really, you’re just like my brother Palas, joking around!

If you tease women like that, you won’t be popular with them!

Hmm… Where was I?

Ah, right. The stages of clearing the forest.

In fact, it truly has been eventful.

Especially when it comes to Araya.

Araya was a bit peculiar from the moment she was born.

Not only did she struggle to distinguish her gender, but she was also extremely small.

The elves started safely settling in the forest, loving and…

Love. Love is really a beautiful thing. Though I haven’t experienced it yet.

We elves love just one person for life according to the oath our mother inscribed and can have children with the person we love.

Saras sister said the only creatures similar to us in nature are wolves.

Wolves. Speaking of wolves, that brings back some bad memories.

There was a wicked being named Fenrir.

Huh? You want me to stay on topic?

Ah… I apologize. Where was I?

Ah, yes.

Children born in the next generation start from a very young age like ordinary beings, but the elves, created by our mother herself, were born fully grown adults.

Only Araya was born in the form of a child.

I’m sure our mother had her reasons, but to be honest, I was worried.

And understandably so, Araya’s height only came up to my chest.

Moreover, her body was slender, and I felt that if she encountered a dangerous beast outside, it could lead to a serious situation.

I had very few younger siblings, and while Elmony is also quite a cute child, I couldn’t help but worry as the eldest sister about little Araya.

Additionally, perhaps because she was born weak, during her childhood, she was truly a pitiful child who craved love so visibly.

While she tried to follow her brothers to dangerous places, I was so worried.

I asked the spirits to take good care of Araya.

The spirits genuinely adored Araya, so they readily agreed.

But then, something went wrong.

It was a truly great tragedy for both the spirits and me.

Araya had eaten all the baby spirits that she had kept by her side to send messages.

It was enough to make me, the spirits, and all my brothers faint.

I didn’t even know if such a thing was possible, but the bigger issue was that Araya seemed quite unaware of what she had done.

Spirits without the physical form like us, upon reaching the end of their natural life cycle, are thought to die leaving only tiny traces, so the shock was greater.

The spirits who believed there was no fear of death must have found such deaths horrifying. Honestly, I think I would have too.

Unfortunately, the spirits feared Araya after that and couldn’t approach her.

Still, perhaps because Araya is truly smart, without knowing the spirits or without them, she created something called Martial Arts.

Martial Arts was outstanding, and not only Araya but also other elves became significantly stronger upon using it.

However, not everything was good.

Once Araya created Martial Arts and started playing a major role in helping the elves, my relationship with brother Palas became awkward, which was painful.

If you feel that your mission has been taken from you, I would feel heartbroken too.

I understood both Palas and Araya, but there was a time when we siblings had to navigate cautiously around each other.

And then there was Fenrir. That wicked wolf!

I know he had lived in the forest for a long time, but he was truly brutal.

He tormented others for no reason and did many heinous deeds.

Originally, it was Elmony’s job to regulate such beings, but Fenrir became too fierce, leading to Palas and Araya confronting him.

Given that their relationship was already bad, I was worried.

Sure enough.

Araya’s belly was torn open, revealing bones in a horrific injury.

If Fenrir’s claws had gone just a bit deeper, she could have been cut in half.

Atira sister and I nearly fainted.

It was the first time I saw Atira sister cry.

Brother Demis was extremely angry with brother Palas.

Thanks to our mother, Araya eventually became healthy without any scars, but just thinking about that time still makes our hearts race.

However, after that, Palas seems to have felt something and reconnected with Araya.

The earth soaked from rain in the forest hardens again with time.

It felt like the relationship between Palas and Araya was similar.

From then on, it seemed like a truly comfortable and happy period arrived.

Elves fell in love, and new lives were born from them.

Truly adorable babies sprang into existence.

Every time those tiny hands of the babies wrap around my fingers, I think.

Ah, I want to have someone I love too.

I want to have a cute baby with someone I love.

But unfortunately, there don’t seem to be any opportunities for that.

The High Elves seem like equally great beings to the Leaf Elves as our mother.

There seems to be a psychological distance that doesn’t easily diminish.

Regardless of the background, love should be mutual between those who care for each other, and it’s not good for one side to be viewed as an idol.

Yet, to marry my brothers or Elmony… it feels like we’ve been together for so long that I don’t think of them romantically anymore.

Why are you sighing?

You can’t keep up with the conversation?

Uh… What were we discussing?

You don’t know?

Um…

I paused for a moment, trying to recall how the story began.

Thinking about it, I’m not sure.

Araya has returned, and… hmm… yes!

Araya returned together with the person called Gal Dragon, with whom she fought.

It seemed they had fought severely enough that our mother’s branches and Saras sister’s guardian were all destroyed, but they somehow looked a bit friendly.

Among the elves, sometimes the boys fight among themselves but reconcile and become closer.

Araya has had boyish traits since she was young, so maybe that’s the cause?

Maybe they became closer after fighting.

Honestly, I want to give Mr. Gal Dragon a playful hit on the head for being annoying, but it seems like even the spirits find Mr. Gal Dragon scary and avoid getting close to him.

It seemed like they were more frightened of him than of Araya in the past.

Ah, and by the way, I don’t know what happened, but all traces of the spirits that were left on Araya’s body have disappeared.

That’s not an easy trace to vanish, so what could have happened?

In any case, with those traces gone, the spirits might fear Araya a little less.

But in my thoughts, it seems that the relationship between Araya and Mr. Gal Dragon is something out of the ordinary.

I’ve heard that Mr. Gal Dragon originally appears like a huge lizard, but now he seems to have taken on an elf’s appearance like us.

Moreover, both of them were wearing clothes that matched their hair color, looking quite cozy together.

You think I’m the only one who thinks that?

I don’t think so.

Since brother Palas has been very concerned about Araya since the incident with Fenrir, and every time Mr. Gal Dragon says something to Araya, he seems to get extremely attentive.

There’s definitely something unusual going on.

At least one side is clear!

It’s a woman’s intuition!

You’re concerned that there might be issues because of the different races?

…

We are a harmonious race, after all.

Even if we bond with another race, as long as the feelings are genuine, there’s no reason it can’t connect.

What?

You’re saying I suddenly have a serious face?

I’m always serious!

You think not?

How rude.