The Blind Saint Who Can See - Chapter 62
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#62. The Land of the Black-Haired (4)
“Here, here’s the meal. I brought it.”
I stared at Cedric, who was squeaking as if he had committed some great sin.
“Oh, feed me. Should I feed you?”
“…are you okay.”
There is no need to feed him like a child.
I fumbled and took the soup and bread he offered me.
‘It works once.’
It wasn’t intentional that Cedric was half-naked when he entered the room. He was thinking of taking off his priestly attire because it was secretly hot.
Ah. The shy girl image that followed was acting.
There’s no way I’d blush just because I showed my back to a guy. I’m not a kid.
‘Is Cedric immune to women?’
He looks like that with just one back, so I wonder what kind of expression he’d make if you threw a naked woman at him.
Should I be flustered and have a blank expression? Or, surprisingly, should I not react much to someone I don’t like?
It doesn’t matter either way. That’s not what’s important to the story.
I tore off a bit of bread and dipped it into the soup.
‘It’s delicious.’
It’s spicy, salty, and stimulating.
It was good.
It’s been a while since I’ve had such freshly cooked food on my recent carriage trip. Even in the holy country I stopped at… … they didn’t serve such a stimulating soup.
For a while, the only sound in the quiet room was me eating.
It’s just the perfect silence.
Since my graduate school days, I have loved this kind of quietness.
But it doesn’t seem to be Cedric.
It was crazy to see him moving his hand back and forth like a puppy that needs to poop. Maybe he thought I couldn’t see it, but it was so obvious.
“Cedric.”
I put down the bread I was eating and turned my head towards Cedric.
“Shall we sleep together today?”
The way he stiffened at such a trivial suggestion was strangely satisfying.
***
In the middle of the forest.
As you cross the line that stretches out like a barrier, a village that wasn’t there before appears.
“and.”
Izumi was filled with pure admiration at the civilization that was difficult to see with human talent. Liliana also tried not to show it, but her eyes were trembling.
“This is the elf village. Humans do not easily enter, so both of you should know it as an honor.”
“It’s an absolute honor.”
Izumi muttered as she calmed down.
In fact, he was moved.
Not only did I meet an elf who was just a fictional character in my previous life, but I was even invited to the village.
His heart raced at the thought of going on a fantastic adventure. He smiled, clutching his heart.
“This is the elf village.”
The first thing that stands out is the absence of any artificial structures.
All the houses in the elf village were inside trees.
Yes. It’s ‘inside’ the tree. Not above.
Surprisingly, they were living inside a tree thick enough to be used as a home.
Wherever I looked, I saw windows inside the trees. The scenery glimpsed through those windows was full of life.
However, there is no door visible around the tree. So, out of curiosity, I looked closely to see where the entrance was, and often saw an elf going into the top of the tree.
There was no such thing as a ladder.
Two small children, about as tall as his waist, chattered and ‘walked’ up the tree trunk.
The vertical angle was impressive. Just as spiders move freely on their webs, they also walk naturally on the trees.
What was even more amazing was the blue smoke that occasionally came out of the entrance. When I asked what they were doing, the answer I got was, “It’s dinner time. Everyone is cooking.”
As Izumi listened to her explanation, she suddenly became curious.
“Daphne, do elves eat meat too?”
“…What’s your question? Why do you think I won’t eat it?”
“It’s an eco-friendly image… … .”
Izumi scratched the ball.
Well, the elf settings were different in each fantasy. The stereotypes were that they were vegetarians, couldn’t lie, were good at archery, and lived long lives.
Izumi crossed out the image of an elf as a ‘vegetarian’.
That was when.
“What is it, human?”
“Daphne, that guy. He brought two humans. What’s going on?”
The surroundings became noisy.
The elves sitting on the tree looked at Izumi and Liliana. He instinctively touched his blunt ears.
“Covering your ears won’t help. Elves can tell humans apart by their aura.”
“strength?”
“Humans have turbid energy.”
It was a sound I didn’t understand.
“… … There is a world like this.”
As I tilted my head, I heard a small murmur from the side.
At Daphne’s suggestion, it was Liliana who carried the rifle on her back.
“Huh, isn’t it amazing? Humans are so sloppy that they can’t even build houses inside trees.”
“There’s no need to build it.”
“It’s not like you can’t do it?”
“Well,”
Liliana paused.
Of course, humans also have the concept of a ‘treehouse’. However, it is different in form from the treehouses of elves.
That makes sense, the idea of digging into such a huge tree to make a home… is difficult for humans to do.
Moreover, some of the techniques were so incomprehensible that they could not be understood even by looking at them. This was the case even at the entrance to the village.
To create a transparent barrier in the seemingly empty space. At least as far as Liliana knows, this is something that humans cannot do.
“I admit it. The elves’ architectural skills are special.”
“That’s what you should do!”
While Daphne was feeling proud after being recognized.
“Daphne.”
“This is pretty awesome- Whew!”
“You dare let humans into the village?”
“Ouch! I was wrong, Mom!”
A slender, green-haired beauty appeared and began pulling on Daphne’s ears.
Daphne’s ears turned bright red from how hard he pulled. She groaned and struggled, but she couldn’t get free.
“Anyway, when will you grow up?”
“Eek.”
Daphne, completely depressed.
Izumi thought to herself that it didn’t suit her adult body at all.
“… … Okay. Since I brought the human anyway, I might as well use him. Leave him there.”
“yes?”
“Follow me.”
Daphne was dragged away, still holding her ears. Izumi and Liliana, who were left alone, soon felt the suspicious gazes and followed Daphne’s mother (presumably) in a hurry.
***
“You want me to slay the demon?”
“Yeah. There’s been a lot of monsters around here lately.”
The elf with his arms crossed explained.
“We elves are at odds with the demons. It would be much easier for humans to deal with the demons.”
“That’s not difficult.”
Izumi readily agreed.
Although Liliana is currently unable to exert her powers and must work alone, she has already dealt with Changcheon.
At best, there was no reason to be afraid of a pack of mindless monsters.
“I’ll pay you a good salary. And a place to sleep too.”
“thank you!”
“But there is a condition.”
She said with a serious face.
“You must not reveal the location of the village to anyone. If you do, the elf curse will fall upon you.”
“all right.”
“Then let’s rest now. We can start subduing the demons tomorrow.”
She soon backed off.
Then Daphne, who was in the next room, popped her head out.
Even though it was called the next room, it was a house dug into a tree, so there was no door or anything.
“I’m glad Mom got over it. I’m sure the other elves won’t say anything if we do this.”
“Your mother is the village chief?”
“Village… chief? If you’re talking about the leader, then yes. But the word village chief isn’t used.”
“aha!”
Izumi nodded.
“… I’m tired. What kind of bed should we use?”
Liliana asked from the side with a very tired expression. Then Daphne stopped.
“‘Us’? Could it be you… … lovers?”
“no.”
“no.”
Both of them denied it outright.
Then Daphne smiled with a strangely satisfied expression.
“Yeah, that’s good. The woman can use the bed on the far right- and you, Izumi.”
“I am?”
“Follow me!”
“…See you tomorrow.”
After Liliana left for the room with a tired face, Izumi followed Daphne around.
“Just write here!”
“Wow, thank you.”
The room we were shown was quite nice. He looked around inside and asked.
“By the way, where is your room?”
“huh?”
Daphne tilted her head.
“Is this my room?”
“Huh? Then where do you sleep?”
“huh?”
Blink. Blink.
After a moment of silence.
“I’ll sleep in the same bed as you, too? And we’ll even take a bath together!”
“Uh.”
Izumi made a strange sound.