The next morning, Tete and I spent the night riding in a carriage prepared by Ultia and heading for the Elf Forest.

It's been a long time since I've been in a carriage.

"When I went somewhere, there were a lot of witches' wands and flying carpets!

Carriages that have to be maintained and managed have been distant because they are used as an easy means of transportation, such as motorcycles and bicycles, to travel on canes and carpets.

"I think the two of you in [flying carpet] will feel slow to travel, but please be patient"

As we spend time looking out the window of the carriage, Ultia, who rides in the carriage with us, looks sorry.

"No, I was almost on foot before I could figure out how to get around flying on a cane or carpet, so it was fresh."

"The first time the witch rode a carriage, she was riding with many people ~"

"Yikes!? Teto, say a word when you're kneeling."

Then, in front of Altia, I whisper a whisper to Teto, who puts his head on my thigh, saying that there is no choice.

Altia smiles elegantly and pleasantly at our interaction.

"I heard from the witch that she was an ageless witch and an apostle, but I thought she was more cute than I thought..."

I'm sorry, but I can't stop laughing, and I can't stop looking out of the carriage from Mr. Altia, grabbing the cuckoo of the triangle hat and hiding my eyes.

However, Teto placed her head on my lap and whispered to me that she was ashamed of her expression.

"Is that so weird?

And when she muttered to rot a little, Ultia stopped laughing and looked at us with a serious expression.

"It's been a long time since many of the people who ask Her Majesty's attention have had something more or less in their bellies to guide people with a very calm temperament."

Those who are old, possess a variety of wealth and power, and want to meet the more rare High Elf Queen among the Elves, have some purpose.

He wanted to acquire the magic of a high elf with abundant magic.

He was trying to expose the entire hidden forest of the Elves.

He wanted a rare existence called Hielf as a slave.

He was trying to discover the secret of Hielf's immortality.

To acquire the land and resources of the great forest, the phantom beasts, the elves who live there.

It seems that various desires have been directed at the Queen of the High Elves.

"I'm not the Queen of the High Elves, I'm here to help combat the invaders of the Great Forest."

"But... Chise will be somehow in a position similar to Her Majesty's."

"I see. Maybe so."

I think that the shape of the Elf's large forest is one of the possibilities for the future of [Vain Wilderness] in a sense.

We interact with the outside world with a limited number of contacts and live while protecting the forest from outside interference.

Sure, close to us now, but...

"[Vain Wilderness] is responsible for the magic production of the world, but I think that when this world is full of magic, the forest can be cut open."

"Is that what you think?

I told Ultia my thoughts with a surprising expression.

"Not all the woods are cut open. Just a little bit. We certainly look like conservationists now, but we're not denying human and cultural development."

"Witches always enjoy reading books!

Teto is right, I like books, and books and typefaces are essential for the development of culture.

Besides, I think that nature and culture can be reconciled.

I do not like to destroy disorderly nature, but I hope that the forest of the [Vain Wilderness] will be cut open and that people who can coexist with the forest will be able to operate in the open land.

"Teto thinks it would be nice if the Phantom Beast could live wherever he wants."

"I see. I wish I could live in a world wider than the Vain Wilderness."

I certainly agree with Teto's words.

Now, poaching is occurring because the number of individuals is small and rare, but if the number of individuals increases and spreads across the continent and generalizes, the number of poachers of phantom beasts will also decrease, and the scene of coexistence with phantom beasts such as the dragon demon tribes on the back of Griffon and Pegasus and the disciples of Yushia with Ketsie may become a generalized world.

Of course, as the number increases and the habitat expands, phantom beasts will emerge who die from various causes, such as death from disease, accidents, and the killing of people and monsters.

But I also think that it may be a necessary risk for the Phantom Beasts to breed.

"I thought you were realistic, but you're an unknown romantic."

"I mean, isn't that nice? Everyone lives happily, and there are magical beasts in the city that can be mistaken for nature."

Ultia has such kind eyes that she sees a young child in our words.

Certainly compared to elves, it may be a child, but in the long life of immortality, which is often painful, without these dreams and hopes, it becomes a life of no interest.

So while I was talking to Altia, the carriage reached the entrance to the woods.

"After arriving at the first settlement, you'll get off the carriage and walk to the next settlement. Are you all right, sir?

"I'm used to walking in the woods."

"As long as you strengthen your body, I'm fine!

Out of the carriage, we look around the elf settlement.

Settlements in the woods have only elves and dark elves inhabited, but this is an ordinary settlement.

However, it seems that metal piles have been thrown around the village to prevent the settlement from being swallowed by the magically activated forest of the world trees, separating the inside and outside of the settlement.

And I somehow recognize the attitude of the elves in the settlement towards Altia who got off the carriage.

"They react the same way people do to witches."

"Perhaps Altia is quite a high-ranking person in Elf Country?

"I am, after all, a servant of Her Majesty's."

Say so, put a carriage in the village and greet the village chief.

This is the gateway to the Elf Nation, crossing the forest and heading for the capital where the Queen lives.

"Until now, even adventurers can enter with the permission of the elves. This is the way to the next settlement."

Walk along the Forest Beast Road under Altia's guidance and you'll be able to taste the Elf's Big Forest on your skin.

Well maintained forest, huh?

Whether it is well thinned, there is enough light in the forest, and the trees are fine.

Occasionally, you see animals running through the trees, calming down, breathing cool air, and waking up.

"Forest settlements are surrounded by stunning forests thanks to the people of the village, but a short detour from the veterinary path is a sprawl of uncontrolled primary forests."

In the native forests, various monsters inhabit as demons, which is said to be extremely dangerous.

However, the safe beast path we are walking on now has the eyes of the elves, so the intruders are invaded from the primary forest and damaged by monsters.

"I see... most of the country is inhabited by monsters, limiting access."

"Fewer places, fewer watchmen!

I wonder if the Elf Nation was formed to connect the big forests of the monster habitat with the dots.

"The country facing the Elf's Great Forest can enter from the Gard Beast kingdom, the Lobail kingdom, and then from the Sunfield Empire to the south."

Speaking of which, I recall that the Magic Book of the Church contained a map of the continent of the old times, but at that time there was no name for the Sunfield Empire.

"Speaking of which, what kind of country is the Sunfield Empire? I know a little bit about books and literature, but...."

"The Sunfield Empire, which faces the sea to the south, is a country with a large wind, a crucible of race that embraces humans, subraces, and demons."

It has one of the most prestigious dungeons on the continent, with developed land and sea routes, and a state arena where gladiators battle day and night and the people come to watch.

"Sounds like an interesting country. I'd like to go someday."

"Is Teto that Kentosi too? I want to try it!

Ultia's story was interesting because she was the one connecting the big forest of the elves to the outside world.

I wonder what kind of battle there is in the arena, and who the best flower gladiator is today.

I thought he was serious, but I realized that he was easy to get into fashion and so on, and I knew a little bit about people.

"I'm sorry I told you this."

"No, it was interesting. I'm an amateur and I don't know what to look at it from, so it's helpful."

"Teto became more and more interested!

"... thank you."

I felt that the dark elf's brown skin had improved slightly in blood colour, but I talked to Ultia while talking about the lack of other love.

Then, a few hours after entering the forest, you reach the campsite on the way to the beast road that connects the big forest settlements.