Yuna-san and Kagari-san went with Luimin-san's grandfather.
I was watching Kagari-san and Mumloot-san, and they had a strange relationship.
The two of them were talking while we were coming to the village. Occasionally, laughter could be heard.
Somehow, it seemed like they had been friends for many years.
However, the age difference...
"Luimin-san, Sakura. I would like to ask you, what is the relationship between Kagari-san and Mumloot-san?" (Noa)
I was curious so I asked.
"Um..."
"That……"
Luimin-san and Sakura looked at each other and had troubled expressions on their faces.
"Maybe I shouldn't have asked? If that's the case, then..." (Noa)
I didn't mean to embarrass them.
However, considering their ages.
"Maybe Kagari-san is Mumloot-san’s daughter!?" (Misa)
Misa, who was next to me, raised her voice.
"No!"
However, Luimin-san immediately denied it.
"Please don't say strange things in the village." (Luimin)
"I am very sorry" (Misa)
Misa apologizes.
However, I had that thought too, although I didn't say it out loud.
When I looked at Sakura, she seemed to be thinking.
Then, she slowly opened her mouth.
"Mumloot-sama and Kagari-sama have been friends for a long time." (Sakura)
"Friend?"
"Even though they've been friends for a long time, their ages are..."
Kagari-san was quite young.
On the other hand, Mumloot-san appeared to be one of the oldest elves of all time.
He might be older than I thought.
"I cannot tell you the details, but Kagari-sama is a person with the same longevity as Mumloot-sama." (Sakura)
As expected, both Misa and I were surprised by those words.
"Even in this country, only a few people know about it, so please keep it a secret."
Was it okay to ask such an important question?
Maybe Sakura trusted us and told us.
"Yes, I'll never say that."
"I'm also sorry. I said something strange. I promise not to talk about it."
Misa and I made a promise.
However, this cleared up what was bothering me in my heart.
Yuna-san treated her as "Kagari-san" as if she was older than her. Sakura and Shinobu's respectful attitude. A person who was not a member of the royal family was in a position where she could meet the king and express her opinion.
Also, living alone in a place where no one could see her.
I was able to understand everything.
At the same time, I felt like the world in my heart had expanded.
As with fairies, there were many things in the world that I didn't know.
The world was full of mysteries and wonders.
There were still many things in this world that I didn't know.
See things with your own eyes, listen to stories from various people, learn thoroughly, and have fun.
"By the way, did Fina know?" (Noa)
"……yes" (Fina)
Fina nodded apologetically. After all, Fina knew.
I changed the topic to show that I would not ask about Kagari-san and Mumloot-san anymore.
"Fina and Shuri have come to this village before, right?" (Noa)
"Yes" (Fina)
"Yes, there is." (Shuri)
Fina and Shuri will answered.
It was the same with Land of Harmoni, but I was jealous.
Also, there was a sadness that I was not told about.
So when I heard about this from Yuna-san, I didn't want to keep it a secret from Misa.
Maybe Misa would be sad when she found out someday.
So I was really glad that Misa was able to come with me.
"Has Sakura ever come?" (Noa)
"It only happened once, but that time was when a big snake appeared in the Land of Harmoni. I didn't have the time or space to take a good look at the village." (Sakura)
"At that time, it was difficult." (Luimin)
Sakura and Luimin-san were laughing, but it must have been really difficult.
"I'll take my time showing you around today. However, it's a village with nothing to do." (Luimin)
Luimin-san's words made me laugh.
"No, just being able to go out with everyone is fun." (Sakura)
I was thinking the same thing as Sakura.
Luimin-san was said to be a village in the middle of nowhere, but to be honest, I had never been to many other villages.
Father never took me there, and I never went alone.
I just stop by when I went to the royal capital or other cities. Since I was only staying at an inn, I never took the time to walk around the village. The other day, I stopped by the village to look for Prim's sister. That one also moved quickly, so I might not have seen it.
So even though she said it's nothing, it looked fresh to me.
Misa was looking around, wondering if it's the same thing.
"Shuri, don't move on your own." (Fina)
Apparently, we weren't the only ones.
Fina and Shuri also seemed to be having fun.
We walked through the village.
The villagers were glancing at us, wondering if they were interested in us.
As we were walking through the village while talking, the children were watching us from a distance.
Then, about five children approached us.
"It's a bear~"
The children hugged Kumayuru and Kumakyu.
Apparently, it wasn't Kumayuru-chan and Kumakyu-chan who approached us.
"Look, we have a guest coming. Don't disturb them."
Luimin-san gently warned the children.
"Sorry"
The children apologized and lef Kumayuru-chan and Kumakyu-chan.
"Kumakyu-sama and Kumayuru-sama are well-liked here as well."
"Kumayuru-chan and Kumakyu-chan are cute, so they are very popular in this village."
As expected of Kumayuru-chan and Kumakyu-chan.
We decided to play with the children to deepen our interactions.
The children seemed happy to meet Kumayuru-chan and Kumakyu-chan for the first time in a while.
While we were playing with the children, Shinobu-san, who had been watching us, turned grim and looked around.
"Shinobu?" (Sakura)
Sakura asked, feeling suspicious.
"Who are you?"
When Shinobu-san called, a man appeared in front of us.
I didn't notice.
It seemed like he appeared out of nowhere.
"I thought it was noisy. Luimin, who are these people?"
The man ignored Shinobu's words and asked Luimin-san.
The man was looking at us with searching eyes.
I had seen many people with eyes like this.
It was the eye used by aristocrats and merchants to judge items.
"If there's a black bear and a white bear, does that mean Yuna is coming?"
The man looked at Kumayuru-chan and Kumakyu-chan, and then looked at Luimin-san.
"Yes. Yuna-san is staying with grandpa. These children are Yuna-san's friends." (Luimin)
"Yuna's..."
For some reason, his expression changed to one of understanding.
"While Yuna-san is at Grandpa's place, I am showing everyone around the village." (Luimin)
"What about that girl?"
The man looked at Shinobu.
"Um, she's Shinobu-san, this girl is Sakura-chan's bodyguard? Taking care of her?" (Luimin)
"Shinobu" (Shinobu)
"...You're strong."
Shinobu looked surprised at the man's words.
"I'm weak. I can't even come close to Yuna." (Shinobu)
"It's wrong to compare yourself to that girl."
"...That's right." (Shinobu)
The man and Shinobu laughed a little, as if they had something in common.
This person might also be one who knew Yuna-san's strength.
Yuna-san was meeting a lot of people that I didn't know about.
"Luimin, if the chief knows, there is no problem, but just don’t make a fuss."
After saying that, the man walked away.
"He was a little scary." (Misa)
Misa looked relieved.
I was also a little scared.
"Well, Lavirata-san is the one who protects the village. He's blunt, but he's not a bad person. Please forgive him." (Luimin)
"I don’t care, so it’s okay."
"Yes, me too."
Sakura and the others nodded at my words.
Since I was aristocrat, I had seen many people who were loyal to their work.
So I knew there were people like that.
My mother said that I was clumsy in my way of living.
That person must have behaved like that to protect the village.
Afterwards, thanks to our children, the villagers became less wary of us, and when they learned that we were acquaintances of Yuna-san, they gave us fruit from the forest.
They were all delicious.
We parted ways with the children and said hello to Luimin-san's parents.
Luimin-san's parents seemed kind people.
Luimin-san's younger brother was also cute.
Then, I was surprised when I heard about Luimin-san's sister.
"I never expected that the guild master of the Adventurer’s Guild in the capital is Luimin-san’s sister."
I had never had a conversation with the adventurer guild master in the capital, but I had seen her several times.
If I remembered correctly, she was a beautiful woman with the same light green hair color as Luimin-san.
The world was a big place, but we were all connected to someone somewhere.
Author's Note
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*Thank you to everyone who reports typos.
Please note that some kanji have been revised to match the book, so some may not have been revised.