Shut-in Magician

"But unlike my mother, Aurea's mother wasn't being chased, was she? I wonder how many strong warriors came out of the safe. If I had been pregnant, I would have had it removed."

Asked curiously, Garelado mumbled just a little. Then I answered small.

"It is difficult for the High Elves to have children. It has improved somewhat since I interacted with people, but it is still hard to do. Because of their long life expectancy, do you think too much, they often fall out of your mind when it comes to childbirth"

"That's..."

Garelado told me even more spicy when I was flattered.

"There are also a lot of skinny people. I can't tell you how pregnant I am by the looks of it. Yes, if he forgets about it, he won't notice it at all."

"Oh, yeah."

Siu laughed bitterly, thinking that you wouldn't notice if the moon stuff was stopped.

How big is it?

"Not to mention, whoever gave birth to Aurea is a manly man. To put it badly, it was a mess."

"... he was a manly man"

"No, man, it is"

"What?"

"Is it precisely amphoteric? Sexually undifferentiated for high elves? It seems that there is a high probability that those called will be born, and so were both Aurea's parents"

"... Oh, I was"

Another great piece of information. If I was surprised, Garelado went on pale.

"Aurea was also initially ambiguous, but lately it seems to have become masculine"

"... was it a boy!?

It was my biggest surprise. I always thought it was a girl.

"I'm not sure yet. They say it can change rarely. I don't know."

I'm really not sure about the system, but it's a species.

Thinking that far, Siu returned it to me.

"Me too? I'll be a girl in the future, too!?

When I grabbed Garelado's clothes and shook them, Garelado, who had talked seriously until then, laughed. And open your mouth.

"Ha ha, you look like that even in Siu"

"No, hey, not every laugh."

It leads to the collapse of identity. Even though it's very important.

It's not about discriminating against such people, it's about the root for who you are.

"As far as high elves are concerned, yes. My parents were each ancestral, and Aurea is a pureblood. But, Siu, you're not, are you? Aren't race names human, too?

"Oh, yeah. He's human."

"Then it's just like a half that draws blood, and it won't be a problem first. Instead, unlike normal humans, life expectancy is long"

"... after all, you have a longer life span"

"Not as good as a high elf. I can't tell you to be relieved."

All right, all right. I was stroked in the head.

"When it comes to growth, it will just be slow. High elves, halves, and our dragon tribes are roughly the same as adults. In the case of the Dragon tribe, to live longer as a warrior, growth will be relaxed during the best period of activity, but the Elf tribe is younger than that and will stay longer. They say he's about twenty. Adults to about twenty years old pass loosely and then as rumored to be stopping time."

"I didn't know."

"Elves don't make it that easy. I guess I haven't forgiven people's hearts since there was an elf hunt back in the day"

After the empire disappeared, the world seemed chaotic. There were examples everywhere not only of the elves, but also of the Beastmen being caught as slaves.

There were several gloomy incidents in history books.

Garellado and the others have memories because of their oral biographies.

"But I guess I'm a little relieved. I think I can still stay in school a little longer."

"If you hide the fact that you draw the blood of a high elf, you will be able to live among people. If you're over twenty, you might find it hard to settle down."

"I'm going to be an adventurer, so that's good. So far, there are three places to live."

Laughing, Garelado also smiled slightly and nodded.

"But if I think about the future, I'd rather have some kind of disguise or a pseudonym"

"... would you like to come inside my house for once? I can show you from there."

It must be about the hiding place where Aurea's parents lived. But.

"Um, fine. I don't like it when the chaser finds me."

"I don't think there's a problem with metastases, but, oh, for that matter, does Siu's secret leak? That might get you in trouble."

"Are you back sometimes now?

I was letting it include if I didn't deposit Aurea out of the blue. Garelado seemed to understand that. He nodded and told me one thing.

"Inside the Dragon Nation, I went back about twice. Both the families of the descendants of the High Elves met and talked once, but seemed hesitant to take Aurea away. If you're a pureblood, you'll have a higher chance of being targeted."

"So you're still wandering around."

"I have no choice. Big deal for Aurea, but I guess this is fate again"

Look far away, Garelado said.

"Maybe it's just fine. Aurea will see and know the world from an early age and understand her power. Born as a pureblood species, the time must come to exercise that power. It's good to learn the world from a young age so you don't regret it then. I also thought it was necessary to go out into the world to be strong as a warrior."

Garelado's eyes, which he now accepts, were brilliant with a strong light.

You're a strong man, I think.

"If there's anything I can do, tell me. 'Cause I'm one of those two people who's been involved in their lives."

"... oh. Let me rely on you when I do."

I also envied the strength of not trying to lean on it with all my might.

Same as Grandpa. Grandpa was also a strong man of heart again. I lived with faith.

Siu, too, wants to be such a person. To a man with a strong heart.

After that, I moved while still pounding on the status report.

Once we spotted the desert dragon, we were able to easily spot the rest in Ciu's enhanced omnidirectional exploration, so we helped chase the desert dragon around with Garelado all afternoon.

Garelado, when he used one of the first heads he found, was directing the rest of the herd while threatening him on it. Siu also helped create a siege net by using intimidation and other things from above, or by using drugs he didn't like dragons. Later Garelado complained about the "smell," but I think it's better than the pheromone smell bag the female dragon has. It seems from Garelado that they are both the same.

In the evening I finished a job, so I went back to the oasis in the desert.

The Beasts here are so-called lizards, also known as the Rachelta.

Same as the Dragon Nation, it looks almost human. There are no corners. Instead, I have no ears. There are closed holes in the deafening area. They say that's the ear. Then there's the tail. This is a lizard-like tail. According to one theory, the lizards are descendants of a people who have been transformed by a curse?

It's not like the dragons are descended from the dragon's human form.

Because of this, the target of discrimination from the human race seems to be the lizards.

"Dear Garelado, isn't that, a person?

So when I saw Siu, the villagers were afraid.

"I'm fine. This person is not a human being. A trustworthy opponent. Like no crude phase."

"... Ha. If Lady Garelado says so."

Everyone was flat-headed.

"Maybe, is Gal great?

I was curious and asked, and they laughed bitterly.

"I'm a young man. Not great. However, if you take it to Lacerta, the Dragon Nation is in the position of being on the cloud. Right, maybe it's close to the relationship between the elves and the high elves"

"Oh, you know what?"

I think lizards and dragons are completely different, but this whole thing seems vague. Maybe it's because of the way it looks. Anyway, I guess I'm protecting you as the same group.

"They betrayed the Dragon Nation. We also abide by past commitments, if anything happens. For this reason, when we cannot take Aur, we often keep it."

"Yes, it was."

Eventually we arrived at a sturdy brick building. Once inside, it is reinforced with stone.

I hide it on the floor, but it's a trail of magic formation. Garelado cast a spell before shifting the floorboard.

Then there was a staircase leading to the basement.

"It's one of the safe houses. Come on, come in."

Going down enough deep stairs as if they would last forever, there was a spectacular view there.

Directly beneath the desert oasis, there were undiscovered underground ruins.

At least it shouldn't have been in a book in the Great Library of the Seeker School of Magic.

"Wow."

"Ancient ruins seem to be part of unsavory local cities, but they are just right for us to hide."

"Oh well. It's easy to secure your escape route. You've already explored it, haven't you?

"Once a compatriot, the search is complete. It doesn't hurt to find it, but I use it as a safe house."

"Of course, I won't tell anyone."

"Helpful"

We proceeded through several passages and stopped in front of a room.

When I spoke the signal, the door opened from the inside. A woman shows her face, as she would like.

"Dear Garelado, Welcome back."

She was a lizard woman in her forties, and she seemed to take care of Aurea. As Garelado labored her, she laughed uncontrollably. Then I looked at Siu and moved my eyebrows a little, but left the room without saying anything in particular.

While Garelado is here, he also seems to be making a promise not to burn his care.

"Ah, Siu! And Ferret."

Haven't seen him in a long time, he was growing out of baby language for a long time.

Aurea is as glittering as ever. Come on, it's cuteness that makes you wonder if you're going to grow up to be a beautiful person.

"You remember me? I didn't see him recently, so I thought he'd forgotten."

"Aur, you won't forget, will you?

He came running over, and he must have hugged me. I look up with my hands around Siu's hips.

"It's Siu."

"Good. Thanks."

"Yes!"

"Nah."

"Ah, Ferray. Blocked. Ha ha."

All over Ferres' tail, Aurea laughed happily. I got away from Siu, and now I hold Ferres, and he looks like he's having a good time.

"Ferres is popular. Everywhere you go, you're adorable."

When I told Garelado, he seemed to be looking at one and the other again. My cheeks are a little loose.

"Fairaces are adorable, but especially this individual is adorable"

When the way I said individual was strange and laughed furiously, Garelado looked down at Siu.

"I guess it resembles the Lord. You're adorable too."

"... right?

"Oh. Sometimes, I do cute things to make you look like an adult. The beast looks like the Lord, but it's true."

"... I guess"

There is something more embarrassing to be praised by the type of person who doesn't say hi. Siu scratched his head as he could.