Demons.

　I'm not familiar with their existence.
　I'm good friends with gryphons and sky horses. But I don't know much about other demons. This is partly because I've never met any demons other than the ones I'm friends with. I love gryphons and siefos. They're demons, but I think we understand each other. But there are many terrible monsters in the world.


　I understand that I knew that, but I didn't understand it as a fact. I was more shocked by the fact that monsters like gryphons and siefos were asking for sacrifices from the elves than I thought.


Can't you ...... do something about it?



　The grandfather elf said that the elves were being sacrificed. The old elf said that the elves were being sacrificed, which was not what the old elf wanted. Then can't we do something about the demon?


If I could, I would have done it by now.
Can't we just run away from the scary monster?


　If we can't do anything about the thing that sacrifices us, then can't we escape from the place where that horrible thing exists? Just as all the beastmen and us fled the land of the humans. Isn't it enough to run away? But then the old elf said to me in a rage.


"You can't do that!



　I screamed. I was screaming.


　There must be a reason why the grandfather elf can't leave this place. If he can't do anything about the demon, will he do something scary like sacrifice everyone? Then what can I do? What should I do? I think about that desperately. First, I have to ask. How did you get into a situation where you had to make a sacrifice.




"Why?
......... has the Spirit Tree.
A genie tree?　Is that where they say the spirits are born?
It's not a place where they say, it's actually a place where spirits light their precious lives. At the foot of that place, a demon sits. He can do whatever he wants with the tree. We can't just leave the tree and go somewhere else.



　I wonder if the reason the grandfather elf is telling me so many stories is because I can see spirits.


　The spirit tree is real. That's where spirits are born. There is a tree where spirits are born. The place where the beings I sensed are born. It sits there. ......... If the spirit tree was not important to the elves, they would have run away from this place and that would have been the end of it. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.



The spirit tree is where the spirit lives. Over a long period of time, the spirit grows in the tree. They grow up and spread their wings to the world at ....... They make a contract with us elves who take care of the tree. The rest of the spirits live their lives as they please in the world. There are those in ...... who can see as you do. Some spirits make contracts with them.
...... I only sensed the spirits at the grandfather elf's side.



　I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that many of the elves do make contracts with spirits. But all I could sense was the magic in the grandfather elf's side. What does that mean?



"...... The genie stays in the genie tree at a certain time. And they rest in the tree. Because of that demon, the spirits are not able to rest in the tree. Depending on the time of the return of the long-lived spirit, that demon has come to stay in the tree. My genie was a powerful genie in his own right so even you can feel it. There are many spirits who are too weak to feel it. In addition, that demon will eat even the spirits.
"...... eats spirits?
In addition to that, there are a number of other things that you can do to make sure that you're getting the most out of your time with your family. The demon will eat us.



　The grandfather elf said something like that. I'm not sure what to do. ...... I shudder to think of it. The fact that the grandfather elf is going to sacrifice all of the beastmen and Ran, who are very important to me, is the result of witnessing such things over and over again, and having his heart worn out.


　I don't know how long this has been going on, with our friends being eaten and our beloved spirits being eaten, but I'm sure it's been long enough for us humans and the elves, who probably hate the beastmen, to compromise on letting us live in the village.



Do the ......... grandfather elves want to feed us to their demons instead?
Yes, they will. Yes, he will, if it will keep the tree, the spirits and us elves alive.



　The elves don't tell me their names because they don't care about us. I'm sure they think we're just a quick sacrifice. That's what I think when I hear the ...... story.
　If I don't do anything, if I don't act, will everyone die without knowing about the horrible demon or the situation of the elves? ---- I don't want to do that. It's because I don't want to that I open my mouth.



I'm not sure what to make of this.


...... What are you talking about?
I don't want to be sacrificed. I don't want to be sacrificed. I love the beastmen and I love you. I don't like it, so I want to do something about it.
I don't like them, so I want to deal with them." "...... They're the ones we elves couldn't handle.　I don't know what to do.




　I'm not sure what to make of that.
　I said to the old elf.



When I met the elves, I thought it would be nice to get to know them.


　How wonderful, I thought.



I thought it would be nice if a beastman, who is physically strong, and an elf, who is good at magic, ......... and different races, could work together.
"...... What do you mean?


　I'm not sure what you're trying to say.



I'm not sure if I can help you, but I think I can do anything with the gryphons and siefos I've signed up with.


　The grandfather elf didn't say anything to my words. The old elf didn't reply, so I said to him.



I believe that if we all work together, we can defeat the demons that the elves alone could not defeat. I don't want to say that we can't do it without trying. I believe that what one race could not do, we can do if we work together.



　Maybe the elves are resigned to the fact that they couldn't win. But that's because the elves fought alone.



"Let's work together and defeat the demon. Nothing will change if we keep giving sacrifices. It'll just keep getting worse and worse. It's definitely better to defeat it.



　With that, I looked at the old elf.



　----- girl and elf 7
　The girl, who is probably a goddess, listened to the elf and suggested that. I couldn't do nothing about it.