You...

　I restrain Lily, who reflexively tries to stop Wraith, with my hand.

　It's true that it's difficult to assess the situation at a glance.
　But this Wraith is helping the victim and punishing the perpetrator.

'Why do you want to stop them? Magic is far too dangerous in a child's fight.

　That's right. Lily's right. I say it at a volume that only she can hear.

"...He's a [brave].

What--?　....!　The lake..... What does this--

"Boy,

　I call out to him.

'I'm in the middle of something. I'm floating around, bad guy, I'm just passing through. I'll explain the rest later.

　Wraith's explanation is brief. She doesn't even look at us.

'Ta, help!　This thing, this thing suddenly took me--wow!

　The boy, who is floating in the air with wind magic, gains even more altitude. If he goes any higher, he will exceed the height of the surrounding buildings. He would be in terrible fear.

'Wait, wait, wait. Isn't it funny that you want to help me?　I'm pretty sure I heard that, right?　You know what you said, when you pushed her against the wall and took her purse from her, you were like. If you don't like it, you should go against it" and "It's your fault for being weak. Come on, if you don't like it, you can go against it yourself.

I'm sorry!

What?　What do you forgive me for? You haven't committed a crime, have you?　It's bad enough to be weak. It's only the kid in there that's bad, by your logic. Oh, or are you talking about that?　But isn't it strange?　You didn't allow that boy to be weak and attacked him. Why do you think you're the only one who can be nice to him?

I'm sorry. I'm sorry!

I know. It's your fault. You just keep on coming up with all these stupid theories, and it's all lost. That's the worst kind of logic. If being weak is bad, being strong is right. If you believe that, then be thorough. If you get in front of someone stronger than you, just humble yourself and say it's your fault, you idiot. You fought back, didn't you?　I hate people who change their way of life.

　Then Wraith releases the wind magic.

''Eh, ah, ah, ah, ah!

　The boy falls. As he is sucked to the ground. And then, just before the collision.
　He floats again and falls to the ground with a whimper.

That's all I'm saying, bullying and purse snatching are bad things.

　A black stain spreads across the boy's pants. He seems to be incontinent with too much fear.
　Wraith takes the wallet the boy stole and gives it back to the still stunned child victim.

'You don't have to be afraid of this pee-pee bastard. If he does anything else, I'll be in town for a while... well, yeah, I'm staying at an inn called the World Tree Pavilion, so you can come over whenever you want.

Thank you very much.

You're welcome.

　Wraith's smile was innocent enough for her age.
　Finally, after the kid with the wallet disappeared from the alley, Wraith turned to me.

'You didn't stop me. Why?

'Because you're Lord Wraith, does that not answer the question?

No, you won't. I'm not sure.

　Apparently, he is not aware of us.

''Even if he had Aerial-san as his master, he wouldn't be drowning in power. It's because if he's that inexperienced, there's no way he would allow him to participate in the Demon King's Castle attack.

　If it's not runaway, then it's an exercise in rational magic.
　First of all, if it hurts or frightens you, there are plenty of other ways to do it.

　He didn't hurt the bully's body at all. He just did a very violent 'high, high'.
　He threatened to carve a lesson out of it without hurting the body.
　Even the magic to kill the impact was prepared before the fall.
　After taking all of that into account, I still don't think it's too much, but I don't think it's too much.

　Maybe it's because I was once a victim, but I know what I'm talking about.
　The perpetrators don't give up just to make up for it. I can't tell you how many times that has hurt Leme.

　Lace said he was just passing through. He thought that a half-hearted rescue would hurt the victim even more at a later date.
　He followed his own rules and didn't let the wrongdoing go unnoticed.
　But he also thought about the possibility that his actions might end in hypocrisy, and that he would go so far as to prevent the victim from committing the crime again.

　Besides, the way he dealt with the victim earlier.
　He is not comfortable with the use of force. He is a child who has righteousness in his heart.

You talk about your uncle as if you know him firsthand.

　I took the hood.

''I'm late to greet you. I'm the [Fire Brave] Fenix.

　Wraith rolled his eyes.

'Oh, you. I think my uncle called me. You're good at hiding your magic.

You're right, after all these years of being an adventurer.

'Haha, I see. Is that her in the back?　Passionate?

No, it's not. It's Lily.

"Love within a party?

I'm telling you no.

Haha. But I'm glad. You're welcome. I was just going to the meeting place and I got lost.

Well, no, but...

　He seems to think that Lily and I have the same destination.
　But in reality, we're not.
　However, I can't leave him alone.

'We had other plans for today. I can show you around if you'd like to go halfway.

Yeah?　Yeah, okay. Thanks, sempai. Please.

　Wraith then wakes up the incontinent boy. Before Wraith could say anything, the boy would run away.

'I still think I went too far,'

　We walked out into the street and headed for the Wraith's destination.

As an elf, how do you punish bullies?

"The guilty party will be locked in a dungeon to face their sins.

　He said that he would lock himself in a space like a wooden emptiness, just enough to hold his knees and manage to get in, and then lock the door.

'I see. What happens when you don't have the time or space for that?

You are not supposed to...

　Elves have complete relationships with each settlement, so it's rare for them to have a dispute with a stranger outside.
　If a dispute arises between a different settlement or tribe, the problem is not between individuals, but between the whole settlement. If this is the case, they can't solve the problem by themselves.

''Wow. It would be great if it could be resolved on its own.

....

　Lily gave him a subtle look. 'I have a thought, but I don't think she's going to say it.

'About earlier, do things like that happen often?

Look, I just moved to town.

That's not what I'm talking about,

'Haha, sorry, I'm sorry. I know. Yeah, I've only been using magic for a while now. I do it a lot. Is that called bullying?　Oh, that kind of thing, it's frustrating. It's also disgusting that in order to stop it, a more powerful person has to stop them in the end. Using your power for such a trivial thing.

So what do you think you have the power for?

Proof. We're strong, we can win. We're strong, so we can defend. Because we're powerful, we do what we think is right. That's what I'm capable of.

Yeah, right.

It's cool to be strong. It's cool to always win in the end. That's the most correct form of heroism. I don't care what kind of spirit you have, your face, your age, your gender, or whether you're spectacular or not... I think that's what I think, haha.

　His voice, which had been serious halfway through, turned deliberately cheerful.

''... you, have we met before?''

What, with Fennisenpai?　I don't think so.

Yeah, right.

Because you're hiding your face now. You can't call me a full-figured person.

　Wraith walks along with us, hiding his face as we do.

'Oh, yeah,'

　I feel like someone else.

　You will always win in the end.
　That was Leme's favorite phrase. But I have a feeling that it was someone else's words, rather than his original. It was probably the words of a brave man.
　Is the Wraith a fan of the same brave man?

'Wraith.'

　A white-haired girl appeared, completely covered from the neck down by a robe.

'Oh, Fran,'

I'm looking for you.

I've been thinking about it.

"...Wraith has no sense of direction. I don't want you to walk alone.

I'm not directionless. I just go where I want to go.

I can't help it.

And it doesn't matter because you're always here.

Yeah.

　The girl's expression didn't change, but the edges of her lips seemed to rise slightly.

'Thanks, Feni-sempai and Lili-sempai. You'll be fine so far.

You're right.

Hey, uh, you know, I don't think we've ever...

Yeah, I'll keep it a secret. I'll keep my love affair to myself.

So I'm telling you it's not.

Haha. Ah, yes, Fenixenpai.

What is it?

I don't know why, but you dumped Leme, didn't you?

I'm not sure...

Don't worry. That guy is going to come first in my party. I'll never leave my people behind.

"...Leme has already found his way.

I'm going to show them that this is a more fun way to go.

　With that, he left with a smile on his face.