01x03 - An Austere Elf Dances for Her Comrades

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Strong

I seek to be stronger than anyone else.

The pact between the humans and us elves

is little more than a farce at this point.

They continue to expand into our lands,

and in this world filled with

deceit and injustice,

there exists no one

to offer us any salvation.

Which is why I must be a warrior.

As daughter of our leader,

and for the sake of my oppressed kindred.

But

My encounter with this

warrior in silver armor

marks a new direction for my destiny.

And where do you think you're going?

Bloody hell, what is that thing?!

He got the others!

He's a monster!

Hi there. It's me, Arc.

And right about now, I've gotten used to

running casual quests in order

to cover my daily expenses.

One group of brigands, dealt with.

Well, well!

It seems these rogues

have quite a w*r chest.

There's no doubt they were up

to all manner of villainy.

Cages?

No matter.

Let's take what's for the taking

and head home, Ponta.

Let's hear your report, Celsika.

Sir.

The attempt to assassinate

Lord Luvierte's daughter, Lauren,

has apparently failed.

How were they unable

to k*ll that little girl?

Lord of Diento,

Tryton du Diento

I had heard they were supposed to

be good at their jobs!

They were able to k*ll all of her escorts,

but apparently a passing,

solitary mercenary wiped them out.

A single mercenary did this?!

What a worthless bunch of b*stards.

I suppose all bandits are

the same in the end

What about those beasts from the Eastern Empire

that we set onto the Luvierte lands?

According to our contact from the east,

those creatures were still

in an experimental phase,

resulting in the two basilisks

not working well together,

leading them to be individually slain.

Even if they weren't together at the time,

for monsters like that to be beaten

Might I ask why Prince Dakares

is targeting the Luvierte in the first place?

Who can say?

Maybe it's a request from His Highness's

backers in the Eastern Empire.

If the lands in the north of the kingdom

were under the prince's control,

the east would be able to focus

completely on their invasion of the west.

It is true that the Luvierte have the backing

of the Western Empire's Prince Sekt.

And that means we can't afford to have our

allegiance to Prince Dakares come to light.

Yeah.

If that happened, Prince Sekt

would be breathing down our necks.

More importantly,

see about securing our product.

They need to be ready

to be sent to market, soon.

And no matter what you do,

don't do anything that could

catch the ear of Princess Yuriarna.

I'm well aware.

And have you seen that idiot boy of mine?

If you're looking for Master Udolan, he said

he would be escorting the product today.

That imbecile!

He's just going to get in the way

No matter, leave me.

Why?!

Why is nothing ever simple?!

Nothing beats fleecing the

ill-gotten gains of villains, eh, Ponta?

Come on, let's head back to town

and have ourselves a feast of a dinner.

A surviving bandit?

So fast!

Where have I seen this girl before?

It's that elf!

You will return the children you've taken!

S-Stay your hand!

I don't know what you mean!

You'd play dumb?

This is some kind of misunderstanding!

Let's discuss the matter!

I have nothing to say to a human,

much less a bandit!

Do I look like a bandit to you?!

To think a knight would

lower himself to banditry..

Wrong!

No more talk!

A ventu vulpis?

Vent a what now?

Why?

Why would a spirit creature be

with a mere bandit?

Ponta, were you a spirit all along?

A spirit creature, not a spirit.

Specifically, a cottontail fox.

Spirit creatures are known to be cautious,

and rarely even take a liking to elves.

So to see one with a human

She took a liking

to me after I helped her out.

She's keeping me company for now.

One who communes with spirit creatures, eh?

S-Something wrong?

It seems you're not the liar I took you for.

I apologize for attacking you so suddenly.

As long as you understand now.

I had actually been

fighting bandits for a job.

What brings you here?

I had heard that the bandits

who operate here had been hunting elves.

Hunting elves?

Oh, that's what that was.

Unfortunately, there were no c*ptive elves

to be found inside of that cave.

I'm too late, then.

What did they intend to do

with the elves they had captured?

Elves fetch a high price

on the sl*ve markets.

Surely you know that.

Can't say I do.

Very well, then. Excuse me.

Wait a moment!

The truth is,

you're the first elf I've ever met.

If you could use some assistance,

I'd be glad to offer it.

That won't be necessary.

This is an issue for elves to deal with.

I would not ask the help

of men, silver knight.

Hey

Doesn't need my help, huh?

Still, any way you slice it

This is one of those event quests

where you help out a beautiful elf girl!

And no gamer would pass that up!

Be that as it may

She barely spoke to me at all,

much less told me her name.

How do I find that elf again?

Still!

That girl was the first

elf I've ever spoken to!

I can't just give up now.

Okay!

Ponta, I know what we're

going to do tomorrow.

Episode 3

An Austere Elf Dances for Her Comrades

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The Elf Forest should be around here.

It's a lot more dense than

the forest I visited with Miss Marca

According to the guild, there should be

plenty of elves living in these woods.

What's the matter, Ponta?

One of them got away!

Catch her!

Ponta.

It looks like these bones

have caught their dog.

We may have lost that girl,

but we've come across something else.

Wait!

You gonna run off without your friends?

I caught her, Mr. Udolan!

Get the shackles on her.

Yes, sir!

Aw, another brat?

How am I supposed to have any fun now?

What's that look supposed to mean? Huh?

Do you get the position you're in?

Say, why don't you beg me?

Do a good job and maybe

I'll spare your friends.

U-Um please

Re-jected!

Mr. Udolan, we're meant to sell them

You telling me what to do?!

You people work for my father!

Do I need to tell him about this?!

Real sorry, sir.

Hurry up and load these bloody

brats into the cart already.

Sir!

I guess those are the elf hunters

Seems like they don't treat

other races like people.

It's like something out

of the age of exploration

Make sure to find any elves

that are missing!

We don't have nearly enough

to bring to the market!

Go on, better run before I stab you.

That girl said that I should

stay out of elf issues, but

I can't just stand back and ignore this!

Oh, here we go!

I have you now.

Wh-Who are you?

I'll be taking those children back.

Mr. Udolan, she's a dark elf.

A rare find!

She'll fetch a high price.

I'm not into feisty women. Do what you want.

In that case

We'll just have to show

her a good time instead

M-My arm!

Wh-What the hell is she?!

No doubt about it,

she's one of them elf warriors!

That elf really is strong.

She said she didn't need any help,

and she was right.

Don't move!

Unless you don't care what happens to them.

You'd use children as shields? Coward!

Do you really wanna see what happens

if you keep talking back?

See?

Did that one get under your skin?

Then how about this?

Oh, I love that look.

You filth!

So, so good.

Maybe conquering a strong woman

would be a nice change of pace

Don't move, now.

Just gonna examine the merchandise.

I may have promised otherwise,

but I'm here to help.

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Armor Lariat!

Armor

Lariat!!

You have my aid, elf warrior!

Prepare yourselves.

Sister!

Sister!

Is everyone all right?

Just wait. This won't take long.

The key

Let's see about getting them out of there.

I told you I didn't need help.

I assumed that the safety

of these children was more important.

I'm a friend. No need to be scared.

Come on, nothing to be afraid of.

It's all right now.

Sister!

You don't need to worry now.

I'm glad they're safe.

Mana-eater collars?

They had these things

What is a mana-eater collar?

It can keep us from using our spirit magic.

These are why they couldn't escape.

But what do I do?

I won't be able to remove them out here

Well, let's see about taking them off.

I just said that I wouldn't be able to—

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Uncurse.

Well, that must have been painful.

Heal.

Heal

The pain's gone

No scars, then?

And nothing else that hurts?

No, thank you.

You're quite welcome.

Healing magic and curse dispelling,

with minimal incantations

This human is no ordinary knight.

Up you go! Look how high!

Four children have been safely rescued.

Send someone to recover them.

They're in the Elf Forest near Diento.

It's not far from the main road,

so they should be easy to find.

What in the world is that bird?

It looked like you were speaking to it

It's a Whispering Fowl.

It's a type of spirit creature that can

remember speech and deliver messages.

Like a messenger pigeon crossed

with a voice recorder

A voi What?

Nothing to concern yourself with.

So?

Well

It's hard for any human

to tame a spirit creature.

So we use Whispering Fowl as a way

to communicate among elves.

I see! That is truly fascinating.

And truly fantastical.

Here they come.

You're all going home!

Right!

Well, I suppose this

is where we part, my friends.

Oh, I wouldn't worry.

If you run into more villains,

I will come running to your aid.

Thank you, Mr. Armor!

Goodbye!

Bye-bye!

Right. Fare thee well.

You are a very strange person.

I've only ever heard of barbaric,

dangerous humans

And you're capable of using

the legendary teleportation magic, as well.

Just who in the world are you?

No one of importance.

My name is Arc.

And I'm simply a traveling mercenary.

This is Ponta. My traveling companion.

I am Ariane Glenys Maple.

An elf warrior.

You have my gratitude

for what you've done.

I did only what needed to be done.

That's Danka's Whispering Fowl

Ariane.

They've made their headquarters

in the village of Diento.

Please, come at once.

We're going to rescue the others.

You said you were a mercenary?

Indeed I am.

In that case, Arc,

would I be able to hire you right now?

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Infiltrating the sl*ve Market! In Search of the World's Evil

Ha ha ha! The people are like garbage!

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