By the way, Tet, where are you going?

I was thinking of going to Alheim.

Oh, Eliza and her friends say it's the land of the elves?

Yeah!　Elves have a lot of clean rubbish.

'So, but Alheim is the country that was at war with this country, right?　I made a guild card in this country.......is it okay?

I'm sure it's all fine, okay?

Yeah?　If Tet says so, I'll go, but....

Yeah. Come on!　Akali, say 'Teni, Alheim'.

''Te, transference, Alheime-?

　Akari chanted as Teto said, and activated the skill .

　Unlike the nonsense transference that Hurt uses, it's a real transference skill that allows you to move instantly to anywhere as long as you know the names of places in this world.

　Akari was surprised to feel a sensation of her body being pulled strongly somewhere.

　However, in the next moment...


TOUCH!
''Eh........eh?''

　Akali and Tet had metastasized to the grasslands near Alheim.

　The royal capital of Alheim. Akari's eyes are drawn to the huge world tree that covers the top of it.

'That's the World Tree, isn't it?'

The World Tree....wow.

　Akari was simply stunned by the huge tree, which was unthinkable in the former world.

''Akari, come on.''

Uh-huh.

　Prompted by Tet, Akali proceeded to the checkpoint to enter and exit the royal capital.


　Unlike the capital city of Apristos, which has only the functions of a capital city, the capital city of Alheim has vast farmland and mines inside it as well.

　Furthermore, the Elves have a history of being attacked by other races, and Alheim's protective wall is many times larger than Apristos'.

''The wall is also very large.
Hey,

　As they walked closer to the checkpoint, the guards stopped Akari.

'You're a human race, young lady, aren't you?　Do you want to be in this country?

Yes!

Okay. Then, while you touch this, tell me your name, where you're from, and the purpose of your stay in the country.

　Just like with Apristos, she looked at the guards and said she wanted to enter King's Landing, but elves are a race with a high resistance to mental attacks and such.

　The fact that she hadn't yet mastered the didn't allow her to do the kind of thing that attracted Eric.

　As told by the elven guards, Akari touched the proffered true and false treasure and declared.

'My name is Akari. A, from Apristos. I came here because I wanted you to give away some gems and stuff.

　The jewel of truth and falsehood glowed blue.
　That was the problem.

'Apristos you're from Apristos, young lady, aren't you?'

　The guards' expressions turned grim.
　Akali had a bad feeling about this.

　When Harut turned back the national army of Apristos, and furthermore, when the fifth prince came to the throne, there had been compensation for damages to Alheim, but it had not led to normalization of diplomatic relations.

　It was possible for the people of each country to travel to and from each other's countries, but...


'Sorry, sweetheart. The guy from Appristos was supposed to be interrogated for a bit.

　A guard grabbed Akari's hand and was about to take her to the guard's choke point.

''Eh,''

What? It won't take long.

　In fact, even if you are interrogated, you will only be asked detailed questions about what you will do in Alheime-in a high-handed manner, and if you have no criminal record, you will be allowed into the royal capital.

　Furthermore, even if you are a human race from Apristos, it is up to the guards who are at the checkpoint at the time to decide if you have to undergo an interrogation or not.

　This checkpoint is also manned by several soldiers from the border defense who were killed by the Fifth Prince's private army when Apristos invaded.

　Akali was unlucky enough to run into one of them.

　Former border defense soldiers who were killed during the war with Apristos and brought back to life by Luca's Resurrection are allowed to harass the human race from Apristos to some extent.

　This was a secret pact that Alheim made with Apristos in order to assuage the resentment that the slain soldier had against Apristos.


　Akari was scared that the strong soldier would catch his arm and take him somewhere.

''Te, Tet--''

Hey, guard, wait a minute.

　Anxious, Akari was about to speak to Tet when a beautiful female elf with her long hair in a ponytail approached her.

''Rifa-sama!''

　The female elf was Rifa, the second princess of the country and Hurt's wife.

　The guards, who were about to take Akali with them, hurriedly let go of Akali's hand and kneeled down on the spot, surprised by Rifa's sudden arrival.


''This child is from Apristos, isn't she?''

Looks like it.

'I'm aware of our arrangement with Apristos. Of course I know that you have a grudge against that country. But you don't have to deal with these girls, either.

I'm sorry...

I'll take her. That's not a problem, is it?

Yes!

　Rifa heard the guards admit, and took Akari's hand.

'I'm sorry to scare you. My name is Rifa-Elnor. I can assure you that you will be safe during your stay in this country.

Uh ... oh, thank you.

Let's get moving for now. I want you to tell me all about yourself while we walk.

You mean me?

Yeah. Come on. Let's go. Welcome to Alheim.

　Rifa gently took her hand and Akari decided to follow her.


　─ ─ ─ ──***──.

'Yeah. So Akali only stopped by Aplistos yesterday and didn't live there originally or anything.

''That's right. But I've also made a guild card, and from now on, I'm going to use Aplistos as my base...

　Akali was accompanied by Rifa into a trendy café on the main street of the royal capital, where she and Rifa were eating cake.

''That's okay then. Akari has nothing to do with that country when we were trying to go to war with this one.''

　Rifa felt sorry for Akari, who was on the verge of tears right now, and she couldn't help but feel relieved that she had saved her, but she was glad that she had saved her.

　Rifa could see how painfully the guards would hold a strong grudge against the Apristos who had killed them.


'Akali. Have you come to hate this country, now?

No, no!　Totally!　But more importantly, I'm so happy to talk to such a beautiful elf.

　Even Akari, who had seen elves as a thing in lantern illustrations and anime, was sincerely moved to see a real elf in person.

'Well, I'm glad. Thanks.

　Akari was glued to Rifa, who smiled elegantly as she said that.

　Among the elven race, which had many beautiful men and women, Rifa, a high elf and royalty, was exceptionally beautiful.


''By the way, Akari, you came to this country to collect jewels, right?''

'Yes but it costs a lot of money to be allowed to mine for gems and so on, doesn't it?

　He had come this far without thinking too much about it, but Akari realized that there was no way he would be allowed to mine freely in the mines in the royal capital.

''That's right. The mining sites in this country can be used by people from other countries if they pay for it. But whether or not the gems can be extracted depends on luck, and the fee for using them is quite high. 'Do you have any money, Akari?'

Not much....

　I've come all the way here, and I've been a little scared, but I've hit an insurmountable wall.

'Hmmm, well then. Here, I'll give you this.

　Saying that, Rifa took out the eight gems and held them out to Akari.

''Eh!　

Can you accept an apology from my men for scaring Akari?

But, but...

　Akari had only ever seen real jewelry or anything else that her mother had, but the jewels that Rifa had given her were more beautiful, shiny, and larger than her mother's.

　Rifa, who was watching Akari, who wouldn't accept the jewel, came up with an idea.

''You're going to make equipment with these and sell them, right?　If you really don't want to take jewelry for free, can I have the earrings that Akari made you?　We'll call it an exchange!

Well, in that case but they're not much of an earring at all, are they?

No, no. Let's see it!

　Prompted by Rifa, Akari shows the earrings she created with her skills.

What, wow........did you make these?

　Very finely crafted earrings.
　Rifa then felt very powerful.

''This, this kind of thing and jewelry is totally out of proportion, isn't it?

'No, it's not!　I'd rather have to give you more jewelry. But that's all I have right now.

Oh, really?　No, that's okay. This is enough for me!

　Saying that, Akari hands the earrings to Rifa. I decided to receive the jewelry instead.


　

　Afterwards, Akali, who was planning to go sightseeing in Alheim, and Rifa, who had some business to attend to, were separated.

If you have any trouble in the country, come to the castle over there. If you are in trouble in this country, come to the castle you see over there and ask the gatekeeper to call an elf named Sarion and I will make sure that he takes care of the rest.

　Rifa explains, pointing to the royal castle.

''I understand. Thank you for everything, Rifa-san. But after all, eight jewels and one earring are not balanced, so if I make something else, I'll take it with me.

Yeah?　Then I'll have to get you something other than jewelry this time. I'm looking forward to bartering with Akari.

　In Rifa's ears were the earrings Akari had given her.

'See you later, Akari.'
'Yes. Rifa, I'll see you soon!

　Rifa kept watching until she could no longer see Akari's back as he left the cafe and disappeared into the crowded streets of King's Landing.
　


''Here you are, Rifa.''
Oh, Mr. Hurt. Thank you for having me!

　When Akali was completely out of sight, Hurt came to pick up Rifa in transition.

''Whoa!　Those earrings look great on you. Did you get them new?

Hmm. I got this from a friend I made today.

　Rifa's ears, which seemed to be happy to be praised by Hurt, had a guardian's earring, a legendary-grade (Legendary) magic tool, shining in her ears.