Five elves collapsed under a tree in a deep forest.
　Seeing them.

Tsk....

　Nacht gave one big tongue lashing.
　After all, the only ones who fall in front of him are beautiful blond and silver haired men. Four handsome men on the level of making fun of Nacht's previous life.
　This is so--.

"-- not what I was expecting....

Oh, um........Nacht-sama.......?
　Aisha peeked in with a curious look on her face. Aisha might have mistakenly thought that Nacht was annoyed that he had been attacked, but Nacht's disappointment was not there.
　She had been expecting a welcoming party for the beautiful girl elf, but it was due to the generous baptism of hostility and the accelerated incompleteness of an even more anticlimactic ending.

'At least we had this silver-haired elf--'
　All the men were dressed in what looked like black light armor, but only one woman wore a white ceremonial outfit. Her silver hair looked like moonlight and her figure was uniformly white. When they were fighting fiercely, she had a terrific appearance that would make a demon run away at a glance, but the way she was fainting like this was ladylike and beautiful.

''Mm--great.''
　Her ears were even longer and more pointy than Aisha's. Her lips were slightly wet, and the soft cherry-red color was pleasing to the eye. When I lightly touched the girl's ears as she fell to the ground to try it out, a ticklish voice spilled out.

　It's a real elf.
　There is a real elf right in front of you.
　There was art there that even the most elaborate 3D graphics would not have been able to replicate.
　Nacht was just genuinely, genuinely impressed.
　That's why he remained oblivious to her wickedly sullenness.

'Nah!　Ha!　T!　Sir!

　A chill crawls up my spine, as if I've been doused with cold water, and in an instant my consciousness returns to reality.

''Huh!　No, wait - relax, Aisha - no, it's just that there were elf ears in front of me.

By the way, it's a shameful prank on a girl - how dare you, Master Nacht.
　Aisha, in front of the dragon, is already something beyond the dragon. It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one.

I'm not going to be able to get it right.
　But Nacht's words were not allowed to continue.

'Is that an excuse--the dragon's name weeps.
　A cold, dismissive manner. And Aisha had hit the nail on the head.
　Where did the lovely Aisha, who was trembling even against her balls, go?

''I'm sorry--''
　Nacht had no choice but to honestly apologize.

'You mustn't oita, Nacht-sama!
　Nacht nodded at Aisha's sharp voice.
　Then--

'Yes, and besides - if you want to touch your ears so badly you can always touch Aisha's ears.... .....

　How embarrassed Aisha looks down and says while fidgeting with her body.
　That is the reason why Nahat's heartstrings are irrepressibly shaken. You can't help but love Aisha who looks embarrassed.
　The voice of an angel grabs the heart and does not let go.
　What is this cute little creature - I want to punch myself earlier when I was gawking at something other than Aisha.

''Oh, my God - Aisha is really cute!　Of course Aisha is the best!　Because there's nothing prettier than Aisha's ears!
　I jumped on him, hugged him, inhaled his scent and stroked his ears.

'Heeeeeeeee!　Hey, Nacht, I said it was okay but I didn't say it was okay...　
　It was Aisha who said it was always okay.
　Aisha's ears were soft at the base and all over, but felt a little harder when she came up to the pointy end.
　Without letting go of Aisha, who was shaking with a buzz, he huffed and licked her sweetly.

''Hiyah!''
　With surprise, Aisha's face turns bright red. Nacht won't let go of Aisha, who is jittery and flailing.

''Hmph!　I'm going to lick it!
　Of course, Nacht will not listen to it.
　He touches her with his hand and his tongue in the same way.
　With his light red tongue, he licks and rinses, sometimes gently, sometimes furiously, making a tinkling sound.
　Her free right hand rested on her warm cheek. The cheek he touched was hot and uptight, and Aisha, breathing hard, tried to escape from Nacht, but he held her back mercilessly. At the same time, he gently stroked her with his left hand from her navel down to her thighs.

''Fufu--Aisha--''
　Mischievously, Nacht smiled.
　Only Aisha's moist expression filled her vision.
　Nacht could only see Aisha anymore.

''Ah--Nacht, sama--no........''
　Smiling, she opens her mouth.
　Aisha's face is tinted with shame, fear, and just a hint of anticipation.

'Ka-kanja-ya!　Hi, sir...........　It's too small....and I'm having a hard time getting my head around it!

Aisha's ears are delicious.
　There was no resting of hands and tongue. Aisha's body shuddered several times with a bikinis.
　I held her even more forcefully.




　It was a minute, or maybe it was two minutes, or maybe it was three.
　Satisfied with the time that was passing, Nacht released Aisha from his hands.

''Hi, it's awful.......Nacht-sama......not too much.......''

'It's because Aisha says things like that. I don't have the personality to be so patient.


　Nacht poked Aisha's side as she said that, and then Nacht pointed a finger at her.
　Aisha's gaze followed Nacht's fingertips as she followed Nacht's gaze.
　Beyond that--

What--?　Ah--what--!　Wha--!　Naaaaahhhh!

　The four male elves who woke up were all staring at Aisha and Nacht. They were only lightly deprived of consciousness, so it's not surprising that they would wake up if they made this kind of noise.
　Perhaps feeling sorry for the screaming Aisha, the man who seemed to be the leader muttered.



'Hey!　I'm sorry...　○×▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲◇? ----!

　An unvoiced exclamation was a wooden spirit in the forest.




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'Oh ... ah ... ah ... he saw me ... .........I want to die, sir......
　Aisha sinks in as if it's the end of the world.

''Well ... how do you say ... I'm sorry ...''
　The blonde elf who couldn't see it said so.
　His thin body was toned with well-trained muscles. He had a body that was unlike that of an elf.
　This man must be the captain of the platoon.

''It's good, show them--I'm sure no one needs to be ashamed of me and Aisha's friendship.

You need to be more considerate of people's attention!　I mean, you've noticed!　You noticed and played a prank on Aisha, didn't you!

It's not a prank, it's a show of affection!

.........
　As I'm quieting down a completely discouraged Aisha, a man who is a platoon leader says in a tentative manner.

"I'm sorry to interrupt you in the middle of the conversation - first of all, I apologize for my companion's dogmatism, I'm sorry - and I'd like to ask you, could you tell me who you are?

　Seeing Nacht and Aisha's glossy appearance, even the squad members who had been dazed had returned to themselves and revealed their vigilance.
　A painful tension filled the place as they tried to squeeze their bows at any moment.

'Who they are, or - I don't know what they are - I'm now a traveler and master of Aisha.
　I don't think I understood, but the man continued without the slightest bit of agitation.

'What's your purpose here?　Not exactly a lost person, is it?　This forest is the home of the elves, please do not allow outsiders to enter.

What - as you can see from Aisha's appearance, she's a half-elf. I've been looking for her mother - the purpose of which is to visit her for three thousand miles.

"-Hmm, I'm not sure, but I suppose my people should be welcome - my name is Urs. I lead an elven ranger.
　I had imagined some developments that would make the half-elf Aisha hate her, but I didn't see any such harm in them. On the contrary, I felt their gaze on Aisha with interest.

'My name is Nacht--friendly Nacht, you can call me Nacht-chan, if you like.
　Nacht says with a soft smile on his face, as he seems to be quite wary of them.
　Since they are all men, there are also a few squad members who unintentionally blush and turn away.
　It's a good idea to have the same kind of a look at Nahat.

"I understand the situation - but the tremendous wave of magical power, the phantom beast species behind you, there's no end to the mystery for you.

A phantom?　My balls are just cats, okay?

""What--?"
　For some reason, the elves were stunned, but Nacht couldn't understand why.

'Nah, Tama.
　To confirm, Nacht said so.

Meow.
　The balls purred adorably and brushed their fur with their paws.

"'No, no, no,'

''How can such a thing be the same species as the Kirin or the God Wolf (Fenrir)?
　If that was the case, they could have fought Nacht and even wiped out a single forest without a trace by now.

''Well well, well - well, we don't know, but it looks like there's no danger. Wha........
　He decided that when he saw Tama rubbing his cheek against Nacht. Tama is completely turned into a lapdog.
　Nahat patted the pampered Tama and opened his mouth.

You can't have trespassing, but isn't that too much of an exercise of power?　Well, it was hilarious for me, so I don't mind.
　For Nacht, the struggle is another element that makes the journey more exciting.
　I'm not happy about it, though I would have liked to see the final blow anyway.

I'm sorry about that... it's just that if you look at the World Tree, you'll see that I've been busy for a while now, and that's when things get out of hand. The intruder who wasn't there had shown up. It's not only us, but also that guy's head is full of blood and he couldn't make a proper decision... If possible, I'd like to lead him to the village and hear what the girl behind him has to say, but it's difficult to invite an outsider now that the chief is away. I honestly hope you'll leave now if you can,
　That must be the unmistakable truth of the Urs.
　In fact, they seem to have come here to tell it. The woman's outburst must have been unexpected for them.

"Hmm...
　Nahat listens to that and thinks about it for a moment.
　It's a good idea to avoid pushing through with all your strength for once. It's the home of Aisha's mother. I can't afford to break that.
　But that doesn't mean we can let our guard down.
　When you've only met them for a few minutes, and you've shown a glimpse of Nacht's power in battle, it will take a reasonable amount of time to build trust.

(Should we come back out?)　(No, I don't know when these guys' problems will be solved or even if they can be solved in the first place--)

　Nacht looks up at the dead world tree.
　It is terribly small and could die at any moment, spreading its battered branches and standing weakly in the center of the forest.
　An occasional painful scream echoes from such a world tree. And screams as if it were being roasted by a fierce fire.
　The voice of the soul, which is not transmitted to anyone else, is heard only by Nacht.

　The circulation of magic power is weak. Because of this, a bias can be seen in the magic power of the entire forest. Unlike the World Tree (Yggdrasil) that Nacht knows, the World Tree in this world is the source of magic power and has the role of circulating magic elements (mana). Its benefits were similar to the power possessed by the four great dragons.

''Then I have something to ask you. Do you have any idea who this Floria is?''
　As Nacht told them so, the faces of Urs and the other members of the squad visibly tightened.

'Nah----!　How did you know the name of your predecessor...?
　Nacht pushes Aisha, who is still depressed, out of the room and just tells her the truth.

It's Aisha's mother's name here.

..........

　Silence filled the place.
　Deeply, wrinkling his brow in thought, Urs eventually slowly lifted his face.

''Nacht-dono, and Aisha-dono - I apologize for my apologies earlier. Let me take you to the village, albeit in an abandoned place.
　When Nacht told Aisha's mother's name, her attitude changed a hundred and eighty degrees.
　Nacht looks at Urs, who reverently bows his head and curtsies reverently, curiously.

'Are you sure?'

Yes. We would be remiss if we didn't show you the daughter of the previous guardian of the city.

'Well, let's get you to show me around - good for you, Aisha........?

.....

　It was going to take a while for her to come to her senses.