A few days had passed since the upheaval.

　After finishing the distribution of the barely remaining sap, I had rested in the elven village and fully recovered, I had gone to the divine tree.

''Looks like the divine tree has fully recovered.

Yes, Lady Soria is in good hands.

　Hmph, I said, proudly puffing out my chest as if it were my own.

　The important thing to remember is that Soria was sneaking a sneak peek at me from a large tree behind me.

''...... Shy, not, right?''

'Tsk. It's a good thing that you're a good sport. Only Jide would look like that: ......

　Phil's gaze is sharp.

　How much of a tongue twister is that?

''It was normal when Kamiki was in a bad way.

It was an emergency. d*mn. ...... Hey.

What?

Speak to Lady Thoria.

　Phil says grimly.

　He's very blunt, but it's easy to be honest about his feelings.

'I know, I know. We can't function as a party at this point, you know. But,'

　He spins around.

　Pic!　And a trembling Soria instantly hid behind a large tree.

　Do you think you're not going to be found out ......?

You can't even talk to him in that one: ......

　I let out a sigh, wondering what's going on.

　But Phil, next to me, says.

'What do you think I'm standing next to you for?'

What do you mean?

Here you go.

　Phil handed me a ticket.

　It had a picture of a cup of coffee with steam coming out of it and 'One free cup! It said.

"Free tickets. Free cup of coffee. The café over there. d*mn.

　Phil indicated a nearby store by the neck.

　So it gave me an excuse to ask him out.

　You're a good-looking guy.

You're a good-looking guy. I'll pay you back.

'Shut up. You don't owe me anything, so don't worry about it.

　Phil stomps around on the ground, swinging his ankle dexterously.

　I'm too irritated and scared, but I take the ticket.

'In case you're wondering, don't get weird about it: ......!

Don't look at me like I'm such a brute.

Gururu: "Gururu ......!

　I leave Phil, who throbs and threatens me, and head to the big tree where Soria is hiding.

　I peek at her face and show her my ticket.

'Yo, Phil gave me one of these, do you want to go to the café?

'Yeah, yeah, yeah!　Me? ......?　No, no, no, no ...... its!

　Soria, shivering and buzzing after being found, struggles to look away with tears in her eyes. What is this feeling of committing a crime?

'Look, Phil's going too. We never had a party get-together before, did we?

'So, but Yui-san is ......?'

Yui, we're going to the cafe.

"Oke.

'Where from?!'

　With a rustle, he emerged from a branch just above Soria.

'Let's talk for a minute. No?

'Ugh, ugh. ...... is ......'

　......--Yes.

　As he was about to say this, a voice rang out from Kamiki's direction.

''Didn't the Wise Council get wiped out?　What's going to happen?!''

　The elves had built a hangout.

　There seemed to be quite a few of them.

　Our gaze naturally turned to them.

　Sille is in the center.

''So, from now on, we're going to work together as one ......!

But so far the elves have been held together by the wise council.　We can't have you suddenly replaced!　We're behind in many places, you know!

Yeah!　The Wise Presbyterians have lived longer than we have: ......!　How can an elf live without that amount of knowledge!

　Complaints seem to come from everywhere.

　It seems that the misdeeds of the Wise Council are well known among the elves, but they are anxious enough to mention their names.

　Rook came running in from somewhere. He held a large amount of material in both hands.

'I've put together a list of examples of taxes on diplomatic techniques, trade in other countries, etc.!　Use this!

　The elves look at those words as if they were surprised.

''But there's no way they can accept materials brought by an outsider!

'We only need you to see it!　I also have an elf wife and I have no outside feelings ......!　Please, please!

　Rook bows his head and holds out the material.

　The men who had been giggling like they were reluctant to receive it.

　They looked at the material for a while and made a frustrated face.

''We can't even come close to a wise old man's association with this!　First of all, those people can handle ancient magic!

Yeah, that's ......!

　Luc looks troubled.

　I walked up to them and called out to them.

'What kind of ancient magic is this?'

Oh, ......, no, that's .......

　The elf man was upset. It's probably because Phil is following behind me, and even more so because Soria is behind him.

　In case you're wondering, this is the party that saved this elven village.

　But one of the men stepped forward.

"I know you're strong. But you can't do anything to make the magic go away, can you?

　Then the man let out a spherical flame from the tip of his index finger. Then he continued further and opened his mouth.

''-- There is no way you can do it. Because only those who have spent a long time training in magic manipulation to eliminate a person's magic will be able to do so. ''Yes. ''I've done it,'' like the Wise Old Man's Association, ''What?''

　The man's flame was gone as he spoke at length.

　With a snotty, snotty face and a stupid face that just couldn't believe the scene in front of him.

'I, no, this is just the beginning. That's right. Try to extinguish my entire consciousness!

Are you sure?

Sorry about .............

　I shuffled back to my words.

''Ladies and gentlemen, listen up. We can live without relying on the Wise Council. Now, this is how we have someone we can rely on. Let's embrace the outside forces. The Wise Presbyterian Association will not take the lead, we will take the lead!

　Sille says.

　This time no one uttered a rebuttal.