The Branded Female Fencer

the evening of the 16th day after the start of the storm season. It was the beginning of the conversation that Alphilis hit Faranx with a casual question.

"Speaking of which, why are you so kind to humans? For a strong warcraft like Faranx, I thought humans were the proper bait."

"Hmm..."

Faranx seems to be looking for a few words, but everyone else but Aerial and Alphilis was frozen. That is a question that was flushing, even though everyone thought about it once. By purposefully steaming back, if Faranx reconsiders, "Do you still want to eat," there's no way to resist the Alphilis and the others.

Miranda turns a blind eye to Alphilis, but Alphilis, while aware, ignores him and awaits Faranx's reply.

"Well... if you follow the code of weak and strong eating, your actions are a strange story"

"Right, that's why I've been caught up. As far as Aerial's concerned, you've hardly ever attacked a human being, have you?

"That's right. Except to unduly disturb the order of this prairie."

"But other warcraft feed on you."

"Right."

"Why?"

Faranx and Alphilis stare at each other. The other members look at it in a clear light, but Falanx suddenly looked at Miranda and smiled.

"Once upon a time... I have been helped by humans. Yes, to a Miranda-like Sister there."

"What, Atashi?

Miranda is surprised because she was suddenly told the story

"Yes... that was not long after the eagle was born, the eagle was in a position to be preyed upon in this prairie. In a situation where the herd's companions were wiped out and the life of the eagle was windlit, the Sister suddenly appeared before the eagle and his enemies"

"And in an instant, he captured the warcraft with sacred sorcery and instantly healed the eagle, which was so badly wounded that his guts popped out. I was really surprised..."

"What's the name of that Sister?

Alphilis asks. But Faranx just shook his head to the side.

"Unfortunately, I don't know, because I didn't understand Mandarin at that time. It just seems that the Sister was a fairly stately thing, and there were a lot of knights and monks and a lot of people around. That's not all I found out. And the eagle was picked up by the sister and taken care of until the wound was completely healed. I'd say she was my mother's replacement."

"So you don't attack humans?

"Oh, there are good people around that Sister, too. They used to play with me... on the meadows, sleeping with me... even though I knew I didn't understand the words, he talked to me diligently. After that experience, the eagle wanted to know the human language. I wanted to at least say thank you to them. But it didn't matter, they left the prairie... then tried to help humans whenever possible, and managed to make many opportunities to touch humans to remember the words. It took 200 years."

"Oh well..."

"That Sister is no longer alive. In the life of the eagle, that's all that's left of me..."

"... do you remember the look of that Sister?

Miranda came into the conversation. Everyone sees Miranda in an unexpected way, but Lisa seems to have felt the intention.

"Sure... he had green eyes on his blonde hair. She was a beautiful... very beautiful woman. It's a strange story that the Warcraft, the eagle, praises the human appearance. But that's what I thought... it was as beautiful as if I wasn't human. I guess the Virgin refers to the one who said oh. But what's wrong with that?

"No... (Must be the master...!

Only Miranda and Lisa would have thought of that. And I didn't tell him anything as it was then, but Miranda visited Faranx again by the time dinner was over and he was asleep.

"Faranx."

"Are you still here..."

"I need to talk to you, were you aware?

"Oh, I knew something. I knew it was."

"Yes... maybe your story Sister is still alive."

Faranx's eyes stain a surprising color. I inadvertently embarked on myself, but I remembered, slightly and calmly regained the colour.

"Why is that... no, you're talking on that spot if you can talk about a situation. Should I not ask?"

"You're really smart. You don't have to worry. If I tell them you exist, they might come for you."

"That's very good news. Thank you, my daughter."

"Oh, I'm taking care of Faranx, so that's all I want to say.... you, don't you have a very long life span?

Even then, Faranx's eyes take on a surprising color, but this time it goes right back to normal.

"... a sharp daughter."

"Does Aerial know that?

"I haven't said it directly from the eagle, but you've noticed. She's a smart girl... and she's close to life."

"Well... if it's also a message to the example Sister, can I tell her?

"Right... but I want to thank you myself, so tell him I'll ask you sometime. What, you're still gonna live a decade from now?"

"If you come to town, it's a fuss."

"Kukukuk, is that true too? Don't stay with life..."

"Oh, yeah... anything else?

"Just one... what's the name of that Sister?

"I don't know if it's my real name... but it's called Miriazal"

"Miriazal... that's a good name. Powerful and gentle."

"Oh, that's who I am."

"Right..."

As it was, Faranx closed his eyes. Miranda leaves the spot gently so as not to disturb his sleep. I'm sure Faranx will have a good dream tonight.

The next day. Kazas and Uty have been free lately. They had nothing to do because they were all in training. I've also generally finished listening to Faranx, and there's really nothing left for the two of us to do. I had to say that it was physically and mentally unhealthy, such as every day I just watched the training.

That's how they decided to explore Faranx's residence. Of course, Faranx has permission. Anyway, the back of the house was quite large and there seemed to be no problem running on horses at all. In fact Kazas is putting out a horse, not Aerial's beloved horse Sylphide, but one of her deputies (so) eh horses.

"Well, what do we have here?

"It's huge, isn't it? How far does it go?

"Come on. But it's exciting to just imagine that. I don't mind stopping in about an hour."

"Yes, yes! This excitement is important, isn't it?

"You feel good, Uty"

"No, no. You're worried about Kazas, aren't you, Nia?

Uti laughs as if he meant it. But Kazas showed no agitation and responded with dignity.

"Yeah, I like Nia."

"Ma... no cowardice, that's what I often say ~"

"Because it's true."

"... a man not worthy of teasing! I thought I'd tell everyone."

"Thanks for that. I can tell you, in that case, when Uti first saw Faranx, it would also be amazing to see him get a little bit of a surprise, wouldn't it?

"Whew, why did you do that..."

These are the Kazas who advance their horses with such an irregular story. Surprisingly, these two felt comfortable in a private setting. There may have been a sense of coalition called non-combatants, but the knowledge of utilities not found in the books as fairies (fairies) was novel for Kazas, and Kazas' ability to reflect was interesting for utilities.

But Kazas wasn't interested in talking about human-smelling utilities if he loved romance stories, but he still listened to them in silence. He was in a category that was still popular as a familiar person among all the freak professors that would be difficult to stick with if he went back to college. Although it is a fact that Miranda is likely to rebel head-on if asked.

"... and what do you like about Nia?"

"Everything."

"That's not an interesting answer. Especially if you don't like it.

"No, the tricks and stuff are feminine and adorable. I have a straight personality. And I have a lot of things that I don't have."

"Huh, then why can't Miranda?

"She's beautiful, she's sweet in the roots, but she's got a hard time, she's got a bad mouth, so she's gonna have a fight with me every day."

"I still do... but what about Fenna?

"The lady doesn't suit me. Whatever. I'm from a pretty poor civilian."

"So what about Alphilis or something?

"She's a lovely woman, too, but I can get in her way."

"What do you call that..."

"Than that."

Uty's question was blocked by Kazas strong words. When Uty sees Kazas, his expression is changing rudely. And as he jumped off the horse, Kazas began to check the walls.

"What's wrong, Kazas?

"Don't you think it's weird, Uty? We've been walking on horses for over an hour now, haven't we?

"What, it's been that long?

"Yeah, because I was weighing in. Yet the cave hasn't narrowed at all, rather the branches are coming out more and more... isn't this a bigger cave than expected? If you do poorly, it's like spreading across the prairie..."

"Maasa!?

He gives the look that Uty is incredible, but Kazas arms up and takes it seriously.

"I certainly don't know the details... but if so, this isn't a natural cave"

"Then what?

"It's like a relic."

"Who makes these big ruins?!?

"Is that... hmm?

That's when Kazas, who was exploring the walls, noticed something.

Continued