Sorry, I'm late.

Virum appeared in a bit of a hurry.

Satya and the other spirits and elven girls had gathered there.

''Mel-chan!''

The cow-man girl who had been following Wyrm, as soon as she spotted the elven girl, jumped at her and hugged her.

The elven girl catches the rush and ━━

Kuna! You're nothing!

He couldn't ━━ and dived to the floor as he was blown away.

They watched the situation for a while, but the elf girl began to twitch a little bit badly, so they decided to pull the cow man tribe girl off for now.

''Hey little girl, get a grip!''

He seemed to have regained consciousness when Radia called out to him and gave him a light squeeze on the cheek.

'I'm glad to see that both of you are feeling better. Well, you didn't tell me your name yet. My name is Virum-Servantil. I live here as the son of Satya Servantil, Queen of Spirits. I want to talk to you about the future, but for now, tell me about the two of you.

(And a human being is the child of a spirit queen...?)

The elf girl thought it was impossible, but as long as the spirits around her and the queen herself didn't deny it, it must be a fact.

And the girl, who felt that if she denied that fact, she would incur the wrath of the spirits, responded with an air of equanimity.

''I can't thank you enough for helping us both this time. My name is Meldina. I travel from place to place as an adventurer.

'Wow, my name is Cunaria. Mercha... I'm traveling with Mr. Meldina.

They have just finished saying their names when Virum opens his mouth.

'There's another one, isn't there? I even had to act like I was disgusted with myself to save her. And you're not going to say anything?

I stare at the space behind Meldina, where I can't see anything.

'Mmm, you really can see me, can't you? I was trying to make sure no one but Meldina could see me.

The space shook slightly, and what appeared was a spirit the size of a small doll.

'Thank you for saving Meldina and Cunaria. I'm a water spirit under contract to Meldina, and my name is Miselio. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this in the future.

Saying that, Miselio stuck out his tongue and scratched his head with a techee.

Despite the fact that there are queens and spirit beasts that are high-ranking beings, the reason why he speaks in a light tone is probably because he hasn't been around long enough to become a spirit from a fairy.

Satya, who had been listening to that exchange in silence, opens her mouth.

''Meldina, Cunaria, and Miselio, it's a tough time for you. I'm not sure how many times I've heard that Wyrm has brought a person, albeit a victim, with him, but all three of you have clear eyes. It's not a mistake that they decided that there was no problem in revealing our existence. But...''

Satya moves over to Coonaria and holds her hand over her head.

She feels the Spirit Queen's presence up close and personal, and she's terrified.

''I see. As Virum said, there are signs that the circulation pathway of magic power has been disturbed, right?''

?

Cunaria is shocked to be informed of a fact that even she didn't know, and she is shocked.

Meldina, who was traveling with her, also widens her eyes in surprise.

''I noticed that when I was healing Coonaria. When I poured the magic power into her, it wasn't well distributed throughout her body. Have you ever had a high fever for a long period of time in the past?

'Ha, yes. I did have a high fever once when I was six years old and was in bed for over a week...

I knew it. When I was a child, I once came down with the same symptoms, but when you get this disease, the magic power inside your body can't circulate properly. Most of the time, the high fever is unbearable and you die, but even if you're lucky enough to survive, the disordered magical power inhibits your actions, making you easily tired and stunted as you use more energy.

"...Mr. Vilm seems to be growing up well?

''This disease is treatable, including the after-effects. You can pour magic power from the outside and regenerate the original circulation channel. In my case, it was the spirits that cured me. I can't thank everyone enough.

A sudden thought comes to Cunaria's mind as she was listening to the explanation.

''Virum-san, I've been feeling really well since I woke up today, could it be...?''

''Ah, I've treated the circulation pathway of magic power. It will still take some time to fully heal, but you won't get tired just from moving a bit like before.

"? Oh, thank you!

A body that was hard to grow and tired easily.

Cunaria, who had been struggling with that for a long time, was grateful with tears in her eyes.

Meldina, who has been working with her, is also smiling happily.





Once Kounaria has calmed down, Satya cuts to the chase.

It's about the future of the girls.

It's a good idea to have a good time with them. I can't say I'll do what you want, but I'll do my best to accommodate your wishes.'

'Wow, I want to continue being an adventurer. Seeing different places and finding out what I don't know is what makes life worth living for me...

'I want to follow Mercha... I want to follow Meldina-san. Thanks to Mr. Wyrm, I'm feeling better, and we're friends after all, so I don't want to leave you.

'I'm Meldina's contracted spirit! Wherever Meldina goes, I'll go with her~!

Hearing the three of them hope, Satya closed her eyes and nodded, then called out to Virum.

'Vilm-Servantil.'

Ha!

When Satya called his name, Virum immediately replied and straightened his posture.

'I've found the girls to be trustworthy. I would like to fulfill their wishes, but I can't let them return to the outside world alone.''

As long as there's a chance that the village might be known, it's only natural.

''Virum-Servantil. You are ordered to go to the outside world with Meldina, Cunaria, and Miserio to watch and guard these women.''

The three of them looked down in disappointment, but they looked up in surprise at Satya's subsequent words.

''And make sure you come back alive. Is that clear?''

'Ha! Vilm-Servantil. I humbly accept Lady Satya's command!

I'm not sure if they knew about it beforehand, but Virum and the spirits are not upset.

It's not as if Satya, who gave the order, is trembling, but it's probably just my imagination.

''I'm going to prepare to leave, so I'll excuse myself here.

With that, Vilm turned on his heel and stopped in front of Meldina and the others.

''Our departure is tomorrow morning. If you need anything, just tell me what you need. If you can procure something from the village or the forest, I'll prepare it for you.

The three of them were stunned with surprise, but their words brought them back to consciousness and they left, followed by Virum.





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After the Wyrm's group disbanded, the only ones left were Satya and her sidekicks, Jenny and Meeni.

Satya closes her eyes and thinks seriously about something...

"Urryu.

The tears are gathering in his eyes as he looks at them.

''Ugh! Jenny! Meeni! Ville's going away!

"Oh, oh, my God, please calm down, Satya!

"Yes, that's right, we talked about it yesterday, didn't we?

Jenny and Meeni tried desperately to quiet them down, but to little effect.

'I'll miss what I miss when I say that!

It was Satya, screaming from the sadness of her own child's departure.