Chapter 103
Daphne, who had thus ignored Teppy, went deeper into the forest.
Fortunately, as she entered the forest, she was able to discover things like raspberries and apples.
“Take moderately and eat, tomorrow come out and hunt then it’ll be fine.”
Seeing signs heard from nearby, it seems there are many mountain beasts, which is fortunate…… Daphne’s face darkened slightly as she thought that.
“I hate myself for thinking this is fortunate…….”
It seems she has become accustomed to this raw lifestyle after rolling and rolling in the training camp.
“No matter how much I rolled like a dog under Bertio, it wasn’t to this extent.”
Daphne muttered that somehow her situation seems worse than before.
But, well.
The training at the training camp wasn’t bad.
Rather, it could be said to be good.
Systematic training methods and intense rolling.
Really, thinking about the future when going out to the battlefield, it was right to roll and prepare in advance like now.
“Oh my, my body aches.”
Still, tough is tough.
Whew. Daphne sighed and hurried her steps.
It was at that moment.
“Lady Daphne?”
A familiar voice came from right behind. It was Teiti.
“What. Why are you here?”
As soon as Daphne’s eyes narrowed sulkily, Teiti hurriedly opened his mouth.
“Not slacking off, not loitering, not running away, just came to gather herbs. Really.”
Seeing his fidgety appearance, it seems true.
Daphne then relaxed the tension around her eyes. Whew, the sound of Teiti’s sigh mixed with relief is heard.
“Then lady Daphne is…… ah, you came to get food.”
Teiti nodded while looking at the basket Daphne was holding.
“Wow. Somehow looks like a mountain dweller. It suits you very well. Am I the first elf to see the great dragon carrying a bundle? I’m really a blessed elf!”
“Are you teasing?”
“Yes.”
“Want to die?”
“No!”
Teiti smiled brightly and stepped back. The corners of Daphne’s mouth twitched.
“Come here.”
“……If I get close, you’re going to hit me.”
“No. Do I look like such a violent dragon?”
“Yes.”
“Just get hit.”
“Ouch! Ahh! See! You’re hitting!”
Teiti, who got kicked in the shin by Daphne, hopped around jumping through the bushes.
Such exaggeration……. Daphne crossed her arms and chuckled. And opened her mouth.
“Thanks.”
“Ahh, the dragon catches the elf…… huh?”
It seems she heard something strange. Teiti’s eyes widened.
“I mean for going all the way to your hometown because of this body. I heard before that you didn’t hate returning to your hometown. Yet you went to help me. It’s really something to be thankful for.”
“Uh…… um…….”
“If there’s a chance to hit you twice next time, I’ll hit once. This is tremendous consideration, so be grateful.”
“……I was about to be a bit touched, but it went right in.”
Teiti let out a hollow laugh and scratched the back of his head.
“Well, it seems I spoke too harshly back then too. My neck is precious to me as well. I thought if lady Daphne gets angry later, she might really kill me, so I went to seek forgiveness.”
“Okay. As you said, if I just left it, you would have been fucked by me.”
“Ha, haha! Oh my, a joke too!”
Hahaha! Teiti, who was continuing the laughter, stiffened slightly.
“……For real?”
“For real.”
“…….”
Teiti wiped cold sweat with the back of his hand.
Something felt uneasy so he went to meet the World Tree, imagining that if he ignored that uneasiness, he might really have been screwed, his body trembled involuntarily. Teiti glanced at Daphne’s mood.
“Well……anyway, isn’t it settled now? I felt guilty for being sorry to that body, but since I learned that the body wasn’t real but a fake lump of curse, then shouldn’t it be okay to live more comfortably with that body?”
Daphne had similar thoughts, so she nodded.
“For now, it’ll be like that. Still, I need to deal with those black magicians.”
“That was what you said from before.”
“Okay. So while I’m at the training camp, you go gather information. Where those guys have their base, what their schemes are. And…….”
Daphne recalled the three culprits she had been harboring in her heart all along.
“Where the other dragons are.”
“Dragons?”
Teiti was somewhat puzzled.
Why?
The disaster Selus, as far as known, has never even contacted other dragons……. What wind is blowing?
He was a bit curious, but thought he wouldn’t get an answer even if asked now. So he agreed for the time being.
“Yes, well. I’ll go with Shio.”
Going with the great sage would provide company for talk. Since this trip wasn’t bad, he thought going together would be fine.
But Daphne shook her head.
“Ah. That guy has to be left behind.”
“Huh? Why?”
“He needs to learn magic.”
“Lady Daphne is a dragon.”
“That’s right.”
“But why learn magic. Don’t tell me you forgot how to use magic?! What, dementia?!”
Thwack! Thud! Thud!
Daphne kicked Teiti’s shin again.
“Ouch! Ow, it hurts. Earlier you said you’d hit once instead of twice, but you hit three times!”
“Your mouth is the problem.”
Daphne clicked her tongue and picked up the basket she had put down. Because it seemed time to slowly return to the camp.
But at that moment, someone entered Daphne’s senses. It was Bunny, looking around with round eyes like a rabbit.
Daphne, who was staring blankly at Bunny, soon let out an ah, sigh and extended her hand.
-My mom is sick. Even going to the village doctor, they say they don’t know the disease name, and to find a city doctor, we don’t have money. So instead of my molar, could you look at my mom…?
Whooing! A somewhat cold wind began to flow from Daphne’s palm.
“And, before leaving, there’s something you have to do.”
“Huh? Something I have to do?”
“Okay. It’s nothing big, but it’s the easiest method if you do it.”
When Teiti was wondering what it was, the wind flowing from Daphne’s hand suddenly snatched Bunny.
“Uh, uhuh? What is it, what! Waaah! Help!”
Splash-! Bunny’s body was instantly caught and dragged over.
“Ahh! Instructor sir! Mom! I’m dying! I’m dying…… Eh. Lady Daphne?”
Daphne, looking down at Bunny who was thrashing with eyes tightly shut, casually opened her mouth.
“Treat this girl’s loose molar and the human who is this girl’s mother.”
“Yes?”
“Yeees?!”
Bunny then jumped up. Then alternately looked at Daphne and Teiti standing beside.
Though Teiti’s hair was covering his ears, the occasionally visible pointed ear tips and mysterious atmosphere immediately told that he was an elf.
Bunny’s hands trembled.
“P, perhaps, th, that, b, before lady Daphne m, mentioned e, elf sir……? I, is it real?”
As soon as Daphne nodded, Bunny burst into tears.
“Thank you! Thank you! Really thank you! M, my mom will be so happy! Ev, even if the treatment doesn’t work, still……!”
“What are you saying. I guarantee this guy’s skills.”
“Lady Daphne ……!”
Honestly, I didn’t believe it.
I thought it was just words.
So I only had a very very very small hope. A small hope to the extent that even if broken, I wouldn’t be disappointed.
But…….
To really be able to receive treatment for mother.
Bunny sniffled while wiping the pouring tears with the back of her hand.
“Thank you, really thank…….!”
“Ah. What are you really doing?”
Right at that moment,
Teiti’s sharp voice dug into Bunny and Daphne’s ears.
“Why should I do that?”
It came out.
Teiti’s human hatred.
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