Beginner's Adventure With Elder Elf Part 1

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I saw it, how that man fought against the Devil Child.

On the night of the rescue of the missing village child, beside Aspa, Randa, the lost children, and the witch and her summoned demons. There was another figure watching the entire battle from a very close distance. Close enough for the Witch to notice.

With the fact that the forest had become part of her magic, be it the land, the plants, the animals, even the air around her. Of course, the existence of this figure could be easily realized, and immediately became a part that was considered a 'troublemaker' by the Witch.

“Khk!?”

The tree branch that the observer was standing on suddenly tried to wrap around the observer's small body.

She is an Elf with the body of a little girl with golden hair who with her speed and instincts can avoid being wrapped around the tree branches.

With that, while the man she was watching down there was busy dodging attacks from the multi-headed meatball, the observer has also been given her own preoccupation with the tree branches that continue to chase him.

The observer, the Elf girl shot three arrows at several parts of the branches that approached her. Making several branches that chased her instantly wither and die.

It's magic.

Magic is part of the source of life in that world. Mana is its soul, and magic is its release. By channeling mana into the tree branch, the Witch can give it a portion of life and control the branch as if it were his own body.

To be able to control all life in this forest. As I expected, his mana is very large!

The Elf girl had long been observing and studying the ‘Witch’ who had been confirmed to be of the same race as her.

We are both Elves. Even though he is younger than me, the fact that he is old enough to have a lot of mana, plus that he used various black magic practices during his life, it is not surprising that his power can be this great now.

“But, everyone has a limit to the power capacity of their body.!”

The Elf girl quickly readied her arrow again, aiming it at the last branch that was chasing her.

“...”

After making sure that no one was chasing her, the Elf girl could feel the empty silence from the gusts of wind that blew away the leaves of the trees above her.

“His mana is slowly disappearing. The Witch.. has been defeated? No… he is still alive-”

“GGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!”

A loud scream was heard not far from where she was. To be exact, it came from the man the Elf girl had last seen, busy dodging the monster's attacks.

But now, the man was already on top of the lump of flesh that was shrinking into thick smoke. He screamed loudly after successfully defeating the 'demon' type monster with great difficulty.

Even the Elf girl who was nearby couldn't figure out how the man could defeat her. All she saw right now was an axe that cut into a body that was a thick lump of flesh.

“How could it be... with just an axe??”

As the Elf girl was wondering in confusion, she suddenly felt a sharp gaze from a direction she knew.

The man stared at her.

“Hey, there! You keep watching me but didn't help me at all!”

“...”

Feeling that there was no point in hiding any longer, the Elf girl jumped down from the tree branch she was standing on.

Now, two people who defeated the enemy in the same place and time are facing each other.

“My name is Aspa Pandawa. A human. From your ears, you are...”

“I am Elvy. A ‘Pure Elf’.”

“Woaaahh~ This is the first fantasy human I've ever met!”

“I have hidden my presence with Invisibility magic. If it were a fellow magician it would not be surprising, but how did you notice my presence?”

The young man—Aspa—looked confused by the question that concerned him.

“It was just instinct, really. I saw a branch moving up there. And because it certainly looked weird, I looked at it in more detail and realized you were there.”

That was a reasonable explanation. He didn't notice me, but rather the branches that were attacking me. That was what made him aware of my presence.

“It seems like we can't chat for long. My friend is fighting his main enemy alone. It would be bad if something happens to him, he's still young. I also have to take the child there home.”

After pointing at the little girl who had fainted under the tree, Aspa walked away towards the next battle.

“Wait a minute! Are you going to finish off that witch like this too?”

“Depends on the circumstances. What’s wrong?”

“This is a bit selfish, but can you end it quickly??”

Aspa looked at the Elf girl in confusion..

“Why?”

“The reason I took this quest is because I know her a little. She was a kind child once upon a time. It was the fear of death that made her like that.”

“Even long-lived Elves can fear death, huh?”

“We are all living beings. You must understand that, right?”

“...”

Aspa didn't say much after hearing that. He just walked away with his back to the Elf girl while giving a thumbs up on his right hand.