"....hah ... hah ... d*mn ... your Lord ... ...must be rotten in the guts....
　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one.
　It's a good thing that you're able to have a good time with a group of demons, as they've been making you fight a real battle in the name of training for the past seven to eight hours. It's not just a matter of not being able to get up on your feet and legs, it's as if your entire body has been turned into lead.

....now....I don't feel like....I don't think I'll be able to deny it...

　Aisha also fell to the ground next to him.
　The elves who were one place away were all dead. The same is true for Aisha, of course. It's not a good idea to move even one step away from this place right now, that's how I feel.

.....

.........there were some......strong ones in the mix.......I'm sure they were Nacht-sama's.... ...It's an act........

　The opponents that Aisha and Sylphy were fighting were not just the lowest level demons (Lesser Demons), but a large number of clever individuals who would form a clique and use decoys and ambushes, as well as ridiculously large and stubborn individuals that could clearly be called a higher level species.
　When that happened, it would take several times as much effort to fight the small fry.

　While sweating like a waterfall, the two of them complained to each other.
　Aisha herself was aware that she and Sylphy were never on good terms, but perhaps because there were many situations where they were unlikely to survive without cooperation, the distance between the two of them had naturally grown closer during the battle.
　He had overworked his body to the point where he thought he had already moved for a lifetime, and his magic power had dried up, but even so, only his mouth moved naturally.

''d*mn it.......how many lives will this take.......''

...

　Aisha, who has full trust in Nacht, gives Silphy a dubious look.

''You have too much faith in that monster--that thing is not in the frame of a person. It's definitely an inhuman monster, okay?

　Sylphy said this as if he was concerned about Aisha for some reason.
　Aisha honestly shows her surprise because she thought that she was hated, and she honestly thought that she didn't like it. But even so, Aisha outright rejects Silphy's words.

''What is a monster?''

　Aisha said as she asked.

'Are you a monster if you have the power?　Is being big enough to be a monster?　If it's not a person, it's a monster?　Aisha doesn't quite understand.

　Aisha just put into words what she thought.

'I thought people who were mad with lust were monsters. I thought that people who are addicted to power are monsters. I thought that a dragon that doesn't care about people is a monster. We thought that demons who destroy someone's preciousness were monsters. All the monsters that Aisha knew were scary - but someone saved the weak and miserable Aisha from those monsters. There was someone who gave her the strength to resist and the courage to fight. So surely Nacht-sama is kinder than anyone else in the world?

　Aisha knows.
　That Nacht deals with power based on the pride of being a person and reason.
　And that his mighty power is a gentle force that can help someone else.

　I won't let anyone deny it.
　That's because Aisha, who was saved, and Shtel is still proving that.

''Ha ... well ... but is this how a gentle Lord would treat you?''
　Sylvie said as if she was being mischievous.

'Ugh........maybe........'

　Aisha would also suddenly lose her confidence and give back such a vague reply.
　It was that harsh. It was so painful that she wanted to run away once more.
　Aisha couldn't possibly call the events of the day a training exercise.

　Nacht, who never tried to force Aisha to do anything, had given her a relentlessly harsh training. She had crossed the impending death line so many times that she had to cooperate with even the person who had insulted her mother the first time they met.

　It's not that Aisha didn't get along with her mother.
　It's not that they are close, in fact, they couldn't possibly be close, and nowadays I don't even remember their faces very well.
　But even so, I couldn't imagine wanting to get along with someone who had insulted me so much at the first meeting. Despite this, the conversation now proceeds naturally.

　Aisha looked at Sylphy's face like that.
　Even though she was covered in sweat and dirt, her silvery-white hair shone without fading. Her eyes, which originally looked calm, were filled with fire like a blazing fire.
　Her beautiful, feminine body was filled with an immense amount of magical power and spirit blessings, and she emitted a fantastic light.
　Looking at it this way, Aisha honestly thinks that she is a beautiful person.

''What, stare at me so much?''

'No ... well ... it's nothing ...'

　Thinking back, it was only because it was inevitable during the battle that we were able to converse naturally, but after this change, I don't know how to talk to her.
　Aisha is quite shy. It can be said that she has no communication skills.
　It's not uncommon for people to look away from me in conversations when I was in the village, receive disgusted looks, or be told to 'keep your mouth shut, Aisha-chan,' so I was not very good at talking to them on my own initiative.

　Should I use a respectful term of endearment since he is probably an elder?
　Or should he speak in a casual manner?
　Aisha was lost for words in a slumber.

'What a funny guy - are you really Floria's child?　That guy was unassuming, or rather annoyingly comfortable, but...

I don't really remember my mother very well... she was gone from Aisha's presence by the time I can remember. It had become....

What do you think that woman is thinking, leaving a child unattended after having a child...
　For some reason, Sylphy says again, as if he cares for Aisha.

'You do know your mother, don't you, Sylphy?　What was he like?
　I was curious and asked him.

You are brazen, ecstatic, and more nosy than most people - yes, but you are a stubborn man who will not compromise on anything, like your love for the Lord - I'm 125 this year. but that guy still treats me like a child anyway - the kind of person I'm not good at, to be honest.
　Sylphy said somewhat abominably.

''You hated your mother, didn't you, Silphy-san.....
　Aisha tried to conclude that, from Sylphy's mannerisms and from remembering what she had said and done when they first met.
　But Sylphy shook her head.

'I wasn't good at it - but I didn't hate it. I'm sorry for what happened that day. I think I lost my mind now, and I'm ashamed just to remember--
　Turning away and scratching her cheek, Sylphy turns to apologize to Aisha.

'It's just - I was jealous,'
　Sylphy spat out the black emotion smoldering in the back of his throat, sadly.

'Jealous?'

'Oh - my fiancé, Eurythmia, who I fought with that guy that day, is dead - and Floria, who I thought was dead, is still alive - and after all that. After all, she was even having children and I was helplessly jealous of that...
　The murmurings were filled with nothing but sadness.
　The words that should have been directed at Aisha seemed to be echoing somewhere in the distance.

........I thought we could live in that future....
　The words, chilled.
　A faint fire of hatred burned in Sylphy's eyes.

''I--!　I couldn't do anything about it!　A single blow from a masked demon nearly killed me!　Just before he lost consciousness, he couldn't even grab Ulysse's hand!　I couldn't even resist Urs trying to take me with him!　We don't even know how that man fought and how he was killed!　When I opened my eyes, there was nothing there!　I picked up my life in vain!　A life that shouldn't have been taken!　I'm still like that I'm helpless, I'm pathetic, I'm pathetic!　........I don't know what to do now, Ulysse......

　Aisha was only speechless when she saw Sylphy drooping at the term.

"When I think of her I get a tight feeling in the pit of my stomach, so I was jealous of Floria--

Mr. Sylphy....

I'm sorry. I don't feel a single bit bad about that monster, but I think it was a mistake to hit you.

You should apologize to Nacht-sama for that...
　Aisha rushes in unintentionally.

''No, if that thing unleashed its magic in the forest, I'm sure even Floria would eliminate it without question, right?

Ugh I can't say it back...

So it's not my fault - it's the monster's fault.
　Sylvie said, somewhat childishly, as if trying to be mean.

'Besides, we're about to be killed by your Lord in the present, aren't we?
　With the inferno that is training, he is driven to the brink of death.
　In fact, the nosy Nacht had crushed the demon with a blow at god's speed, instead of deciding that only if Aisha was about to receive a fatal blow would she be able to recover.

　Since they wouldn't die, at least a fatal blow would be good - such training would not be the earliest training.

　Aisha knew that there were about thirty recovery pills available today alone. As Silphy, who consumed one of them, he would like to complain about it.

''I thought I saw Ulis waving across the river.
　Sylphy said in a tone of voice that could not be taken as a joke or serious.

''But........they are the other party.........''

I know. They're very, very strong--

''Speaking of which, Sylphy-san fought in the Demon Clan's camp, didn't you?

..........
　At Aisha's question, Sylphy shushed her.

'Oh, um, Miss Sylphy?'

'Don't listen ... well, nothing ... don't listen ...'
　Sylphy looked down, a pained expression on his face.
　Aisha saw the expression on her face and wondered if she shouldn't ask any more.
　But--

"Most likely he didn't listen to the others and ran at them alone, caught in a trap, trapped, unable to fight, nearly killed, surviving on the mercy of the enemy - not once, but twice. Even.

　Someone poked the snake in the bushes with glee.
　Nacht interrupted the conversation out of nowhere and voiced a fact that Sylphy would not want to be heard.

'Nacht-sama you shouldn't say that...'

　I can't help but say it, even if the person who heard it says it.

'As it turned out, it was a lie, but from what I perceived just yesterday, I destroyed myself by running into a place where there was no one to take revenge on, and you don't want to say it yourself - use your head a little bit - but I'm sure you're not going to say it. -- no, not bad for a widowed silver-haired elf no good girl.

Ki-ki-ki, you--!　I'm going to beat you to death right now!

　Nacht avoids Sylphy's dagger, which is wielded vigorously, with a smirk.

''You're in good spirits, this looks like you'll be fine for another hundred or so--''

d*mn it!　My quarry is you!

"Hmm, nice attack, but not fast enough--

　Playfulness, I would say, is too dangerous an exchange.

What?

　Aisha let out a disgusted sigh.