The elder’s room was more frugal than expected.

The village of Elf lives in the hollow of a tree.

Because it was full of huge trees, dozens of elves each occupied one tree and created the environment they wanted.

It was decorated with gorgeous flowers, so it was more splendid than most cities even though it didn’t use jewels or gold.

However, to put that splendor to shame, the elder’s room was not decorated so that it felt dull rather than splendid.

“This is the only thing I can serve you.”

As he sat us down on a chair made of vines, he handed us a cup of green tea.

‘Is it rusty?’

I didn’t know that I would be drinking tea here, which was the second most common drink in Hyundai after coffee.

I like how bitter it is.

“like… You know how to drink tea.”

The elder’s muttering voice is heard.

Next to him, Lanos took a sip, but didn’t say anything, saying it wasn’t his style.

Earl Warrug smiled lightly as if he liked the green tea.

“Do you like tea?”

“Yes. I like it. I’m grateful that you even let me into the village, but I don’t know what to do when you treat me to tea like this.”

“ha ha ha. Humans say that. You are more polite than you think.”

He laughed out loud as if he liked me.

I looked at him and smiled.

“So, what do you want from us?”

When the tea was half empty, the elder said with a smile on his face.

“What do you mean?”

“No matter how far we are from the world, you know. If you told us about your mother, on the contrary, you must have a wish for us.”

“… .”

“Doesn’t human beings trade with each other in exchange for money? I know at least that I don’t move on things that don’t benefit.”

At his words, I couldn’t say anything.

The elder’s words are not wrong.

As he said, humans only move through transactions.

For mutual benefit, it was human to not move if there was nothing to gain.

Not all are like that.

Some people are driven by pure good will.

And I have nothing to say about this part.

I turned to Count Warrug.

Up until now, I had acted like a leader, but the real decision-making power rested with Count Warrug.

Earl Warrug knows the situation in the south better than I do, so he’ll tell you what’s needed instead of me.

I just did it to live right now.

If there’s anything I really need, it should be about the spirits they command.

Perhaps because he had already experienced the power of spirits, he became interested in spirits.

If that power helps me, I think it will be very reassuring.

“We want an alliance.”

“Hmm… .”

At Count Warrug’s words, the elder swept his beard.

What he said was something I hadn’t even thought of.

Allied with the elves.

But, it was a surprisingly good suggestion.

Currently, the tense balance in the south has collapsed due to Kairos.

They are still active and trying to take over the entire South.

It wouldn’t have known if the Red Hawks had remained, but now that they are gone, it’s hard to stop Kairos with the Eastern Marquis alone.

The population continues to grow with monster-like fertility, but the power of elves is essential to stop them.

It would be a great power if the Elf could help at this time when it was difficult to even ask for the kingdom’s support.

“I think the elder will know. How active the Kairos tribe is now.”

“know. I know all too well.”

“I can’t understand,” the elder muttered softly.

Perhaps it reminded him of the Kairos tribe, but in his eyes, a moment of death came to mind and then disappeared.

“I’ve spent my whole life dealing with them.”

“but… You’ve been dealing with them longer than I have, so you know how evil they are.”

“I have no choice but to know. Hundreds of children were killed by them, and I had to shed bloody tears because of them. How can I forget those memories?”

Even though he wasn’t cursing, his voice was very harsh.

As if Kairos had suffered a lot, he gnashed his teeth at the part where he said it was them.

“Then you must be quick. We don’t expect much from you. Ally, that’s an alliance, but in reality, please don’t be hostile to us. No, it is a kind of request not to attack first.”

“Well… .”

“Did you know that the Kairos tribe swallowed the red hawk?”

“Know. can’t know The head of the Red Hawk is entrusted to us now.”

“… ?”

what now

Wasn’t the red hawk annihilated?

How the hell is the head of the Red Hawk here?

No, in the first place, elves didn’t reject all non-elves.

Why did you accept the head of the Red Hawk?

And wasn’t the red hawk annihilated or enslaved by Kairos?

It was not easy to believe that the head of the red hawk was here, not even a normal resident.

“Is that so?”

Earl Warrug was also surprised, his eyes widening.

I only heard the news that the Red Hawk was ruined, but I didn’t know the details of the internal circumstances.

But I never thought the chief would be here.

“Is this such a surprise?”

“I guess… It seems to be very different from the Elf we thought.”

“Ah, I see. But even if you think so, you can’t help it, she’s one of us.”

“Yes?”

“… ?”

What kind of nonsense is this again?

To think that the head of the Red Hawk and the Elf are the same member.

Does that mean the chief is an elf?

“Oh, she’s not an elf.”

Perhaps reading my expression, the chief smiled softly and shook his head.

“She’s not an elf, but you can call her an elf. Although they do not share the same blood, she is a child blessed by her mother.”

A human from a foreign land blessed by the World Tree.

That was the true identity of the head of the red hawk.

Well, otherwise, there’s no reason for her to come here.

“Then where is she?”

“I am resting well next to my mother. I cannot tell you more than that.”

I didn’t even ask him to tell me, but he flatly refused even before asking.

Earl Warrug was not one to dwell on things that did not work.

I nodded my head at his reaction that I could never say anything and turned around.

“All right. Then you would know better. What a dangerous situation right now.”

“Well… .”

“These are the ones who have already swallowed the red hawk. And now they are targeting you.”

“We who are protected by our mothers will never lose.”

“I know. I’ve seen it with my own two eyes, and it would be weirder to say I don’t know.”

“Then it happened… .”

“But isn’t that the story of your mother, when the World Tree is intact?”

“… .”

At Count Warrag’s words, the temperature in the room went down cold.

In an instant, a frenzied spirit filled the room.

Scared to mention the world tree, the elder wrinkled his face and glared at Count Warrug.

Earl Warrug calmly received the elder’s momentum.

Even if he borrowed the power of the spirit, Count Warrug was a sword master.

The momentum is not inferior to anyone.

He was just accepting it to show that he had no hostile intentions.

How much time had passed like that?

The elder, who had been glaring at Count Warrug, took a deep breath and regained his momentum.

“I must have been sensitive too. It’s nothing to be angry about, I’m sorry.”

“no. I know it’s a situation where I have no choice but to be sensitive.”

Count Warrug shook his hand saying it was all right.

Like that, the elder shows a faint smile.

“Thank you for saying that. yes, that’s right You’re right. Without mothers, we are powerless.”

“Shouldn’t that be happening? That’s why we came.”

“right. You said you know why mothers are hard. There is even a treatment method.”

“Yes. you’re right. But shouldn’t we also have something to gain? I came prepared to die, but if I don’t get anything, I can’t tell you.”

“yes. In return, I offered peace. If that’s the case, it’s possible. Then it happened… .”

“no. That alone isn’t enough. That is for everyone to be happy, isn’t it something we can achieve?”

“Well… .”

“As you know, Elder, we are creatures that make a living by trading even the smallest of trades.”

“know.”

The elder shuts up.

Earl Warrug became more relaxed and continued.

“We don’t want anything big. Helping us when we want it. That is enough.”

“It’s about helping… .”

The elder sweeps his beard.

After thinking for a moment, he opened his mouth.

“That is something I cannot decide on my own. Even though I am the elder of the village, I have to listen to everyone.”

“Then it’s very likely not. You guys hate us.”

“That doesn’t mean there isn’t a way. There is one way. And it should be done by you, not me alone.”

Earl Warrug listened intently to him.

And his eyes widened at the elder’s words that followed.

***

The elves gathered in one place.

I looked around at the elves surrounding me.

“It is human.”

“He said he knew why my mother was sick.”

“Isn’t it because of him that my mother is sick?”

The elves were full of hostility.

A few of them were interested in the unfamiliar human creature, but most were impatient to attack us.

“I’m sorry. I could collect them, but I couldn’t help them show hostility.”

“it’s okay. I’m used to this.”

At the elder’s words, I shook my head.

These reactions were all too familiar to me.

I haven’t felt it lately, but in the past I felt it every day.

He ignored me and showed hostility with that title of incompetent scumbag.

Although much of that has disappeared now, in the past even the knights and wizards of my family ignored me.

Compared to that, this was like playing house.

At least they’re not ignoring me.

Far from ignoring me, they were wary of me.

At least that I can’t hear that I’m incompetent.

That alone made me satisfied.

“Then, could you name just a few of them? We will only deal with urgent matters right now. There is the biggest one, but it’s not something that can be solved right away… .”

“Okay. Roxy, Taran, and Jar. You guys move along with interest, fill in what is needed, and give help.”

“elder! That guy is human!”

“How can you ask to help a human!”

“Think again!”

“It is for my mother.”

“… !”

They protested greatly, but shut their mouths at the one word, “for the sake of their mother.”

There are many things I want to say, but I can see that you are pressing hard.

they came to me

“i look forward to.”

“… Tsk.”

They looked at my outstretched hand, clicked their tongues, and turned their heads.