Aisha would be twenty this year.
　However, her appearance was only a child of seven or eight years old by all accounts.
　The ear chiefs (elves) are a race famous for their longevity.
　They can live up to 1,000 years, and the passage of time for the elves is fundamentally different from that of humans.
　It is impossible for Aisha, who grows at a leisurely pace, to mature physically and mentally in a mere 20 years.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of the huge amount of magical power that surrounds your body by sleeping well and increasing your sensitivity to nature.
　This is the primary s*xual trait for an elf, and it takes about forty to fifty years to mature.
　This is the primary s*xual trait for an elf, and it takes about forty to fifty years for the body to grow.
　I'm not sure if I've ever heard of it. And it rarely grows old and decays until it reaches the end of its life span, and even those who survive a thousand years will end their lives with the youthful appearance of a human being of thirty or forty.

　In the third frontier village of Floria, Aisha's father was the only one who knew of this fact.
　It was good when the children of his age were still young.
　They had been treated as odd children, often in a daze, or meek and unmotivated.
　But by the time he was over ten, there was no hiding the difference in his physical abilities, and the difference in his learning ability was really evident.
　At some point, Aisha

"You're a failure!

You're cursed!　Cursed child!

It's a monster, isn't it?

　That's what the children had told me.
　Not that there weren't adults who knew what was going on in the frontier villages, where there was no such thing as a learned person. There were a few who were able to recognize, even if vaguely, that her differences were tribal.
　But no one was there to defend Aisha.

　
　Eccentricity.
　That was another reason for the cold treatment of Aisha.
　It was probably the fate of those born with the blood of the ear chiefs (elves).
　He couldn't bear the smell of the beast. He couldn't even carry meat to his mouth, no matter how hard he tried. Livestock milk also smelled so bad that she couldn't even think of drinking it, and eggs were no good. In the end, the only things Aisha could eat properly were grains, beans, salt and vegetable soup, and fruits that rarely came to the table.
　Aisha's common perception was that they were slow-growing, limited in what they could eat, couldn't learn to work, and were a nuisance that slept around.
　But even so--.

'Don't worry, Aisha can grow up slowly and at her own pace. Until then, Daddy will take good care of Aisha, I promise.

　Yes, it was because of her father's words that Aisha had been able to survive for nineteen and several months.
　She was able to survive because her father, a former adventurer, had been excellent at guarding her village, hunting and pioneering.
　Because of her father's kindness, Aisha was not sold in the face of famine, and she was able to grow up straight, even when someone broke her heart.

　But such good fortune was suddenly broken and gone.
　An epidemic.
　The disease that had affected a third of the villagers had left her father in the hospital.
　The family lost its workers and the end of the family was terrible.
　The time that passed was just that: time spent scraping up our meager savings and desperately trying to care for my father.
　Day by day, the family's savings were dwindling, and the table grew more and more desolate.
　No one was willing to help me. My father had helped me more than once, and yet no one - no one - helped me.
　On the contrary, it was rumored that the cause of his illness was from the House of the Cursed Child, and so on.

　Aisha understood intuitively.
　The reason no one did anything for her was because they hated her, she thought.
　That it was her own fault that her father couldn't get any help from anyone.
　That's half right and the other half wrong.
　There were no villagers anywhere who could afford to care for anyone.
　On top of that, he had only put his misfortune on Aisha to drown his frustration.

　My father's condition was not getting better.
　There was not even a doctor in the small frontier village.
　His father's words at the moment of death were--

"I'm sorry, Aisha - I'm sorry, Dad, I can't seem to protect you anymore - I'm sorry I broke my word. ----I couldn't keep my promise to you and to your mother, Floria... --I'm sorry. I love you, Aisha--

　When her father died, Aisha was abandoned.
　There's no one to take Aisha in.
　That's natural.
　There was no way anyone would take in such an awkward person who couldn't even afford to work or eat.

'I see, so it sounds like he was a good father.

Ahhhhhhhh!
　After she finished speaking, Aisha plunged down and started to cry.
　She must have been so clinging to life that she pushed her emotions out of her mind.
　The reason why Aisha was able to meet her in this harsh environment and not lose sight of herself is because of her father, who is no longer with us.

If you want to cry, you can cry. Spill as many tears as you like - what, don't be shy, I don't have much, but I'll at least lend you my chest.
　Nacht softly looked up at the sky.
　In a strange world, he couldn't help but feel a fate, a strange connection between him and Aisha - a girl he met for the first time - in a strange world. A strange fate, like the friends Nacht had once met.

　Little lives that would have been lost if it weren't for Nacht.
　I hold Nacht tightly to the noble souls who faced the harsh reality.
　The moon disappeared between the clouds and reappeared again, repeating itself again and again, and eventually the crying became muted.

'Hey, Aisha--would you like to come with me, if you don't mind?'
　Nacht tells Aisha, who has regained her composure and thoughtful eyes.

''But.........but.......I'm, well, I can't be of any help to you, Nacht-sama. I'm not strong, I don't remember things well, and I have a lot of likes and dislikes........

'Ha, I'm not looking for strength. I'm confident in my memory and I have a lot of food that you might like. So there's no problem.
　Nacht cocked his head a little apologetically.

'Besides, the dragon's followers you used to help Aisha are part of what binds you. I can always tell where Aisha is, and I'm sure she'll be influenced by me as she grows up - no?
　Nacht unknowingly had a worried expression on his face.
　Aisha looked at Nacht for a moment, wondering if she could make such a face, and then quickly hurriedly denied it.

'Yes, no. I'd rather be honored to do that, but--'

　Aisha knows herself to be incompetent.
　It was because of this that she was constantly causing trouble for her father.
　He didn't want to be around Nahat as a useless nuisance.
　It was easy for Nacht to read such feelings of Aisha.
　Then, after smiling brightly at one point, he tells Aisha to be a little nasty.

'I'm in trouble without Aisha. Apparently I'm quite lonely, and I need someone to talk to - even more so if it's a beautiful girl like Aisha.

A beautiful girl...!　Ha!
　Besides, with the dragon's followers, Aisha would become stronger from now on. She also felt a fairly large magical power from the former. She wouldn't be able to handle it yet, though, since she wasn't accustomed to her body. Even so, it could be said that it was only a matter of a few decades and even a matter of time.

''So, Aisha, come with me--I need you.
　With that, Nacht held out his hand.
　But Aisha was in no mood to do so. Her heart was pulsing violently and she couldn't lift her face, which she had lowered to hide her tears.
　One emotion exploded within Aisha.
　It wasn't math or joy at life, but pure joy at being needed by Nacht, a pure joy at being needed by Nacht.
　To be needed by someone, that was the first time in Aisha's life.
　Everyone alienated and despised Aisha.
　Everyone discarded Aisha as unnecessary.
　Denied and defined as unnecessary.
　That was what Aisha was all about.
　And yet, Nacht says that he needs Aisha.
　It needs you, he said.
　It's rapture.
　It's bliss.
　Aisha had indeed found her new self.
　A rush of unspeakable emotions washed over her, and an unspeakable pleasure ran through her chest and all over her body.
　Words I should not have known were strangely pictured in my mind. It was as if I had accelerated my growth just now, just for this moment.
　As if to spit out all of those thoughts, Aisha spat out.

''Oh, my Lord - Aisha, to you, I pledge my eternal allegiance.
　Aisha kneels down and kisses the back of her offered hand.
　How did this happen?
　Nacht could only stare at the kneeling Aisha, stunned.