chapter 27
Chapter 27 – New Paradise (7)
Chapter 27 – New Paradise (7)
‘I came.’
At that time, I was sitting in front of a desk in a daze and continuing my work. Inside the mobile phone screen that I checked habitually, the images of the elves were captured on the camera installed.
[Population: 05]
In fact, the population also increased by one. The newly added elf is one male elf who looks like a young man like Leon.
He was talking fiercely with Serenian, who crossed his arms.
I swipe the drone to inspect them from a better viewing angle. Although their eyes turned to drones and ultimately failed.
‘Isn’t the atmosphere bad?’
Serenian wanted his people to come, but when they did come, he responded with a cold impression.
This time, as in the case of Leon, the male elf, whose eyes fluttered when she said something, lowered her head and just listened.
“—, –.”
It was then that Leon, who had been listening quietly by the side, stepped out.
As if Leon was mediating between the two, he said something, and Serenian nodded.
Then the two elves who returned soon returned again. I didn’t chase the drone this time, so I picked up the walkie-talkie instead.
“Are things going well?”
“You don’t seem to be sleeping. Seeing them notice and contact me like a ghost.”
I heard her voice laughing over the walkie-talkie. In the potted plant, with her walkie-talkie, she could be seen perched astride the roots of the World Tree she trudged out to reveal.
The faint light from the street lamps coming through her window shines like moonlight, so she leans her head against the huge tree and looks up at the sky, which is so beautiful.
“The mind is too complicated. I need to act like a chieftain representing a new clan, but I can’t. It’s hard to get rid of worry and resentment properly. Sometimes you just think you want to run away.”
“Of course, running away is one way, but it is hard to say that it is the right answer.”
If you listen to her circumstances, it is more strange that she is not struggling. Right now, she is an elf who lives over 100 years old, but she is a few years younger than me.
The age I ran away from was exactly her age.
“I don’t know. Unless there are only good results in the future.”
“There must be good results. Certainly.”
It’s me, I only need to take care of it, but isn’t she? I didn’t want her to run away.
***
[Elf Village Eden]
[Population: 31]
This is the result of staying up all night. In the dawn of dawn, Leon, who had been back and forth three times that day alone, brought quite a number of elves with him and returned to the flowerpot.
Their reactions were the same, including men and women of all ages.
I was surprised to see the World Tree, afraid to see Serenian, and amazed to see the miniature house and her bow.
I don’t know if she really overcame it or if she was just ignoring it.
However, she led and commanded the newly relocated residents as befits a leader who leads her clan.
The first thing to try was, of course, building a house.
A large amount of clay and wood stocked up for such a time was released, and the elves, like Leon, all jumped in and started building their houses in flower pots and inside walls, even though they were unfamiliar.
‘It really is a village.’
Only a few more houses are being added, but it feels like the empty land is being filled up with just that.
Everywhere I looked now, I could only see wriggling elves doing something.
In addition, unlike Leon and Serenian, there might have been an elf who did construction work. That elf, who was a little bigger than the others, was building a more plausible house by combining clay and toothpick wood.
[The ant nest vibrates]
Then how will they deal with this?
The world in the pot was never a complete paradise where I only watched and took care of it. Because there are always threats, and only by overcoming them can we find peace and stability.
“—!”
Serenian was shouting and urging the elves. They were confused as to whether they had heard anything, but each grabbed his weapon and hurriedly ran toward the barrier.
Of course I didn’t move the Battlebot. This is their fight, which they must overcome.
As many as five monster ants, as large as the barrier, crawled out of the burrow, but unlike the other elves who were greatly surprised, Serenian, who had already fought several times, did not waver and commanded them.
‘Strong.’
I was a little nervous as I watched them, and I admired their strength.
The arrows of the elves carried strength and mana and pierced the ants at once.
Some of them put all their strength into the javelin, and the chim-pin flew through the wind, to the point where even the demon’s hard carapace was crushed and stuck.
As Serenian said, elves are born with the power of mana from the moment they are born. In other words, they are hunters who can fight monsters regardless of age or gender.
Excluding the very young children, even the boy Ren was fighting with the adults by shooting arrows, so their combat power was not at a level I was concerned about.
[End of the 7th wave]
Unknowingly, the wave that piled up to the 6th ended more blandly than I thought.
Of course, these are just the emotions I feel watching as an observer.
Where can bland battles be in this world? The elves slumped against the barrier only after all the enemies had been defeated, shuddering at the afterglow of the battle.
“—. –!”
Serenian’s and Leon’s faces were also dark, but I could see Ren, who was excited and triumphant by himself.
Since I didn’t see Serenian glaring at me, I think I’ll get scolded later.
“The sight of the monsters aiming for the World Tree is shocking. Ever since the entire Great Forest became our domain through the struggles and achievements of our ancestors in the distant past, we have enjoyed peace all this time, so even the 200-year-old is not accustomed to something hating us and trying to kill us.”
“The spirits will send more supplies. If you use it well, wouldn’t it be able to appease the shocked people? Then it will be easier to persuade and bring back those who have refused to relocate in the future.”
Me and her are partners. It’s also her one-sided observer point of view, but I liked the fact that she was doing something with her.
“That would be nice.”
Does she think so too? Seeing her smiling with the corner of her mouth raised, I took out the things she had prepared in advance.
After being sent once, the elves bought useful items in advance. Wooden toothpicks, tack pins, blades, different types of fabric, small cuts of coated paper, paper, etc.
Anyway, what I’m doing is the same as throwing these things away in a pot. In other words, it is not a story that twists reality and laws like adjusting the size. It is up to the elves to use it.
“–, —!”
Serenian summoned the elves in front of the world tree. They were taken aback by her actions, but soon all looked up at the sky.
Thinking it as a kind of signal, I threw the things I had prepared in advance.
In front of my eyes they crashed to the ground. Compared to the wide pots, small toothpicks just fall off. However, looking at it from the perspective of the elves, a huge log fell from the empty air.
I can’t help but be surprised. Just like the Serenians when they first received the thing I gave them, all of them were surprised and flinched and backed away with frightened faces.
“—!”
At that time, everyone was just staring in shock. Leon, who is as experienced as Serenian, clapped his hands and woke them up.
As if he had given instructions, the elves all at once approached the fallen toothpicks with their tools, cut them off, and began to whimper and move them to the storage room.
‘Next is a piece of cloth.’
I continued to throw materials at the timing when they were clearing and organizing them.
Even I, who couldn’t hear their conversation, knew that this act was meaningful.
As they organized and moved many different things, the elves’ faces disappeared without warning or fear, leaving only interest and mystery. Sometimes I even laughed.
There were also those who rubbed their faces against the soft silk.
‘It’s fortunate.’
I smiled faintly at the sight of Serenian moving the chimpins along with the other elves.
Even though they were struggling with hard labor, they clearly had hope and joy on their faces.
“Thank God. If it wasn’t for him, neither I nor we would be here.”
Wiping sweat in the middle of the crowd, she took out her walkie-talkie and spoke to me with a voice that reminded me.
It was something I really wanted to hear, something I had been wanting to hear for a long time.
“We had a lot of hands, so everything was done quickly. So now is the time for revenge.”
But Serenian did not stop. She looked at the other elves and made up her mind. That evening, she selected several elves.
An expedition of 10 men, including herself, of strong men and women. At night, when they had finished their other work, they lit up and began making weapons and equipment.
The ant burrow expedition that Leon and I tried together last time failed. This time, he was determined to succeed.