Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

"... hey, braves? Dear Mr. Endels, what is it? She's going to say something about my sister, and she looks like she's having some sort of toddler regression..."

Until two days ago the Endels boy, with somewhat pointy narratives, also seemed to be strong. But now at this moment he just looks like a child...... About 90% of the ingredients disappeared somewhere.

Waltz, who has been in the wilderness for the past two days, doesn't know why Endels boy has changed...... I saw the gap he was feeding Polaris and asked a maid brave man who seemed to know what was going on...... The response back from the brave didn't seem to be a satisfactory one for Waltz.

"I just don't get it either. This morning, when I woke up, it was always that way."

"There's nothing going on..."

"You're a child...... Maybe there's been a big change in my mind."

"Then... I guess, Polaris?

And when Waltz is tilting his neck --

"I don't think that's all"

—— Nicole, the wise man who accompanied the Endels boy as well as the brave man, opens his mouth.

"His Majesty now, at the right age for appearance, according to what I have heard, is only ten years old"

"Elf, so I thought it was about time you were over 100, but you weren't?

"Ah. Until you're old enough to be an adult, you grow up at the same rate as a normal human being -- the so-called" human race. "

"People... the first time I've ever heard of you?

"I just don't ask because it's not a common word. Human beings and demons also enter this, with words that refer to all people, except demons turned into people like the dragons and long-lived elves. By the way, if the dragons are turning into people, the Dragon Newt tribe. Elves are the Elves."

"Hmm. Then I think it's all good to be" human "..."

"Because" human "means something a little different... Well, for now, I just need you to remember that there's that kind of parenthesis"

"Okay."

"So now, Your Majesty, I've been educated in brilliance to be a brave man since I was a very young man. Plus, I can't let you play like a child, and when it comes to being defiled, it's all about fighting demons against me... Until now, the childish part of His Majesty has been repressed."

"Does that mean... that since we caught it, there's no one to hold onto the child's part, and because of that, the young part has been exposed to the table?

"Oh, you probably are. I mean, it seems to me that His Majesty's reaction now is the original reaction."

"... yes. Sometimes you say something decent to a wise man, don't you?

"…………"

"Well, are you kidding me? Jokes."

and waltz to fly the white flag early, can't stand the gaze directed at you from the wise.

Now that we know what's going on with the Enders boy, Waltz tries to get back to him--

"Oh, yeah."

—— Apparently, apart from earlier questions, new ones have emerged.

"So now I want you to tell me, is there a race with ears growing out of your head? Look, like Leah."

".................. Pompoko?

"Yes, yes, Pompoko. But some people don't grow anything, do they? Sage... is a half-elf, so it's different, for example, a brave man or a swordsman..."

"That's... what's wrong with you?

"Yep... My ears are growing, they're not growing, my wings are growing from my back, I knew they weren't... I think there are different races that are very different from what they look like, but they don't change their lifespan or anything?

Sage answers Waltz's query that

"I can't say for sure because I've never been investigated accurately, but with exceptions like Mr. Yuki's, everyone has roughly the same lifespan. 100 years old is the limit, even when you're in high school. If anyone was over 150... you're definitely not human."

"If you were a human (...) tribe (...), it would be an indisputable monster..."

"Oh.... all you want to hear is about age? If there's anything else I'd like to ask..."

"... well, just one more thing"

After putting the time between them somewhere hard to say...... Waltz threw the question he was about to swallow at the wise man.

"What's a beast ear and tail... when it's gone, what happens?

"... what happens if you cut or chop a thousand?

"Yeah, you're right, right?

Hearing that question of Waltz, the wise man unwittingly narrowed his eyes.

But that's not because I felt like Waltz was thinking about something eggy. I was the first to ask about age, so if you have the next question to fly, you should be asking me about ecological differences, because Sage thought.

But the question that actually flew out of Waltz is way beyond his expectations... After asking about life expectancy, he didn't understand why he was asking about ear and tail defects.

Still, wise men don't try to ask why...... Respond straight to Waltz's question.

"... there is nothing particularly wrong with losing the cartilage part of the beast ear. If the magic-sensitive nerve on the surface of the scalp is damaged, the magic won't be felt, but it won't be life-threatening where it's lost. And the tail is... very delicate. There are no health problems even if it is gone, but it is connected to the spine, so when it is wounded or intentionally cut --"

"... if you do something bad, it's going to be a big deal, right? Leakage of medullary fluid or infection…"

"That's the thing. If you're trying to cut someone's tail, I suggest you stop it."

"Okay."

Waltz sighs when he hears the words of a wise man. At that time, the reason the hunter beside her held her own tail and she still had a crying look on her face -- well, I'm not sure.