We are close to the Elven lands.


As I crossed my arms in frustration, a young elf approached me while smiling at me.
When I say young, I mean young compared to Amelia and the others, but he's probably much older than me.
As usual, this elf is also a beautiful man.
Handsome destruction.
I don't know how he interpreted my, murderous gaze, but that elf huffed and hurriedly introduced himself to me.


''My name is William.


I nodded my head.


'...... That's a name I've heard somewhere.'

I'm embarrassed to say that my parents are fans of Master Liam: ......

'I see. You put Liam's name in your son's name.


'So it's a morrigan to get your name from someone you respect.


'Yes. I respect Liam-sama myself, so I have no complaints about the name. I'm a little embarrassed by it, though.


I mumbled to myself, remembering Liam's wasted, well-groomed face during the duel.


'I don't know what's so good about that ...... thing,'

Did you say something?

...... No.


Indeed, Liam's work has been amazing since Kirika's fascination was lifted.
He went east and west to rebuild the elven nation, declaring to Amelia and Kirika that he was officially breaking off the engagement, and apologizing for it, as well as getting down on his knees to apologize to me.
That was a wonderful, heartfelt Japanese level of kneeling.


'Akira-dono, not only did you almost kill him, but you also caused me a great deal of trouble in everything I had to do, including stopping Kirika-sama and saving Amelia-sama, which I had to do. I am truly sorry!!!!!''

"Oh, hey, what, get down on your knees? Where did you learn to do that? And it's so beautiful for nothing! Get your face up!

''I heard that in Yamato, the land of the human race, this is what they do when they ask for an apology or a favor. I heard that your hometown has some similarities to Yamato, so I hope you will accept my apology to the best of your ability!''

"All right, all right! He wants you to look up so he can forgive you!'


Eventually, I guess I let the spirit of the situation get the better of me and forgave him.
Without noticing my distant glance, William starts talking about Liam.


''Truly, Master Liam is a wonderful man. It's true that this elven tribe wouldn't be able to exist without a king, but the same can be said for Liam-sama. I heard that he's been working almost all night every day to rebuild the country's finances, but I'm still in the middle of learning, so I have no idea what he's doing. Even though he is a civil servant, Liam-sama is the second most skilled archer among the elves, second only to Amelia-sama, and he has never once missed a prey when hunting. Liam-sama, you are the one who is known for your literary and military skills!
That's true.


As I was suitably ministering to William's lengthy statement, the front of the room started to make some noise.
And then the progress that had been going smoothly stopped.
William said they were almost there, but it couldn't have been this soon.
The proof of this is that William is in a hurry.


'Shit! They are bandits!

Bandits? So you're a thief?


Protect Amelia at the center, and take up your weapons.
Since we are still in the forest, the long sword gods cannot be used.
Besides, they are far outnumbered.


It's not true! They used to come here to hunt, and they would take the women and children! And no one is coming back!

'...... kidnapping. According to the temps, the elves are more likely to be slaves to other races because of their appearance, or something like that.

'You are well aware of this. They are selling their own people as slaves to the beastmen and the human race!


Blood flowed from William's palm as he clenched his fist.
I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one.
There is no sign of the calm Liam's followers from earlier.

This feeling, I can only speculate, but William must have had someone close to him kidnapped by these guys.
Looking around, there are several others who are in the same state as William.
The elves are kindred spirits.
They will give up their lives just to say that they are of the same race, even if they are not related by blood at all.
They will do anything to get revenge.
The fact that they are enemies, and yet they kidnap them so openly, is either the country or the continent behind it?

I abandoned my thoughts as the circle shrank further and further.
For now, I have to think about how to get out of this siege.
We can think about everything else later.
Unfortunately, I'm the only vanguard.
If the kidnappers are there, should I have brought Kirika with me?
I mean, why didn't you tell me first that the kidnappers were there!


Now, Elves, give us your princess. Give us your princess and I will let you live.

A princess?

It's about Princess Amelia. Now, get on with it.


I finally got close enough to reach my voice, and now he's insinuating that I should give him Amelia.
One of the dark tools in my hand shattered into pieces with a snapping sound.
Can I kill it?
No, I'm not going to kill him, but I'm going to bind him with 'shadow magic' for now?
I'll give you an arm or two of my arm for 'shadow magic' as well.


''Ah, Akira-dono?''
Yes, William?
Bu, my weapons are no longer useful. ......
Yeah, it's still there, it's okay.
Akira-dono, do you find your tone odd?
'What are you talking about, Mr. William? I'm just a little annoyed, that's all.
Oh, really?


Only around me did the elves back away, including William.
The reason for this is because they were hit by the murderous atmosphere pouring out of their bodies.
But that raging murderous atmosphere is transformed into a mere breeze by one girl's words.


You're not going to be able to get away with it. Please don't let me go.

'......, of course. What man would let a woman he loves go?


As Amelia came to her side, she found herself calmed by the slightest touch of the arm that had shattered the darkware.
Amelia sucked in a quick breath and shouted to the hunched-over elves.


'There are more enemies than we are! But as long as this Akira is here, we cannot be defeated! Let these brigands, who have kidnapped our people, show them the power of our elves!

""Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. ！！！！！！！"


Amelia raised everyone's morale.
She was preparing to activate the 'Gravity Magic' herself.
They're going to fight together.


'In the meantime, I'm going to go fight for my profession. Amelia, don't take it easy.
Akira too.


I activated 'air cover'.
For now, I'm going to subdue the leader, then the small fry.
I was alone, and I slipped out of the circle of elves and headed towards the voice.
No matter how hard I was walking while stepping in by 'Assassination Technique', which had increased my skill level, no sound came out.

It's okay behind me.
There's no one in there who can beat Amelia.