In the gondola, which unexpectedly isn't swaying at all, I look at the
scenery with the little dragon who was completely attached to me and
is sitting on my shoulder.
[Looking up from here, Symphonia Kingdom is brimming with
greeneries, doesn't it?]
Although the Symphonia Kingdom's royal capital is that developed, it's
very lush and beautiful when viewed from above.
It doesn't look like they're just wilderness that would make one feel like
they're uncharted territory, the scenery gives me the impression that
they're really taking care of nature.
[Yes, the Symphonia Kingdom is home to the largest elven forest in the
Human Realm, and is a country with a great deal of nature.]
[As expected though, the primary factor is that the Symphonia Kingdom
has a close relationship with World King-sama.]
Hearing my words, Lilia-san and Lunamaria-san explained.
[The Elves, in particular, were firmly worshiping World King-sama, and
the Sacred Tree Festival is also considered as a festival to give thanks to
World King-sama for the good harvest.]
[...]
Sieg-san vigorously nodded in affirmation to Lunamaria-san's words.
Apparently, she really is equal to a God for the Elves.
[If I remember correctly, Chronois-san told me that the World King is
the spirit of the World Tree, so is that related to why they're
considering her as a God?]
[Yes, the Elves… lost the forests they used to live in when the Demon
King's army invaded. When World King-sama learned of this, after the
treaty of friendship was signed, she used her power to create vast
forests for the Elves. Since then, the Elves have evidently treated World
King-sama as their God, and they're holding firm faith to her.]
[The Elves are a large race, but no Elvish Chief has named himself a king
since the Treaty of Friendship. Perhaps, it proves that to the Elves, the
only king they have is World King-sama.]
It seems that the World King is the greatest benefactor of the Elven
race, and that's why they were strongly worshipping her.
But even so, creating the world's largest forest, I guess that's to be
expected from one of the Six Kings, she has a really outrageous power.
[Incidentally, as it was the Symphonia Kingdom who provided the land,
since then, World King-sama has sent her spirit and fairy followers to
the Symphonia Kingdom, resulting in the development of Symphonia
Kingdom's food culture that is extremely rich in crops.]
I see, that explains what Lilia-san meant earlier when she said that
Symphonia Kingdom has a close relationship with the World King.
I remembered hearing that there's no God of Fertility in Symphonia
Kingdom, so I guess the one who brings fertility to the country is the
World King.
On the way to the Elven Forest, Lilia-san told me the story about the
World King and the Elven Forest.
After a short three hours of travel on the Flying Dragon Services, we
could finally see a city that's mostly made with wood in the center of
the vast forest below us.
Some of the buildings look like log cabins, others look like towers made
of wood, and in the center of the city conspicuously stands… a huge tree
that looks like it's several hundred meters tall.
That's probably the Sacred Tree that symbolizes this festival. Anyway, I
heard that they were living alongside nature, so I thought the place
would only be about the size of a large village, but even though their
houses may be different from the Humans, this place could already be
considered as a large city.
[T- This is amazing… All of their buildings are made with just wood?]
[As expected, they didn't just use wood, but they would use as much of
nature as possible.]
The white dragons landed in a place that looks like the entrance to the
city. It was amazing to see from the sky, but standing in front of it like
this is also quite a sight to behold.
It seems that Kusunoki-san also felt the same way, as she seems to be
deeply moved and muttered.
Stepping into the city of the Elves that renewed our thoughts of how
this really is another world——- is something nice to do if I was able to
do head straight into the city, but we first have to deal with a problem.
[Kyuuuu~~~~!!!]
[Errr…]
The little dragon that took a liking to me won't separate from me.
Just as my Sympathy Magic directly transmits my emotions to others, at
the same time, I can also understand others' emotions.
I don't know if the baby dragon liked me that much, but it sat on my
shoulder the whole time we were traveling, and even now, it still clings
to my clothes and won't separate from me.
[Miyama-senpai, it has become really attached to you huh.]
Just as Yuzuki-san said, the female driver is somehow trying to separate
her from me, but the baby dragon isn't listening at all.
I don't know if I should be happy or troubled that she has become
emotionally attached to me but… In any case, if I can't persuade this
baby dragon, I can't get in the city of elves.
No, it's not that they were preventing us from entering the city but… the
fact is that this baby dragon isn't my pet, this is the Flying Dragon
Services' baby dragon, so I can't just take it along for my own
convenience.
[Don't worry. We can meet again when we're going back, and we can
also meet back in the royal capital.]
[Kyuuuu~]
[Unnn, so you have to diligently listen to what the driver says.]
[…Kyuuii.]
The baby dragon looked very sad, but I managed to convince her with
my words as it made a small nod.
And then, her grip on my clothes weakened…
[Kyuu!]
[ ! ? ]
And she suddenly bit me on my neck.
I was startled for a moment, but it doesn't seem like she sunk her teeth
on my neck, and after play-biting twice, she let go.
What was that just now? I don't really know, but the fact that the female
driver is surprised probably means that it may be an act to show
affection or something like that.
Anyway, after that, the baby dragon separated from me, and as I waved
my hands to her, she gave me a cry of reluctance even as she saw me off.
She was a really cute child. I've heard that this Flying Dragon Service
has set up a shop in the royal capital, so when we go back, I'll
occasionally come to visit her.
Saying it once again, we finally stepped into the city of the Elves.
This world has something called magic, and the big city is said to be
enclosed inside a Barrier Magic, so there's no such things like an
ostentatious wall surrounding the city and we were able to easily enter.
[Everyone, we will now be meeting up with the people who will be
guiding us here.]
[The one who will be guiding us?]
Lunamaria-san said that although her father was a half-elf, she had
never been to the Elves' city before… so could it be an elf acquaintance
of hers? Or perhaps, there's someone who's working as a tour guide
around here?
I was about to open my mouth and ask Lunamaria-san the question, but
right at that moment, I heard a loud voice that came out of nowhere.
[Symphonia Kingdom's!]
[Duchess Albert and her entourage!]
[ [ [ ! ? ] ] ]
[…!?!?]
The voice that came out of nowhere startled me, Kusunoki-san and
Yuzuki-san, and for some reason, Sieg-san also had a shocked
expression on her face.
And when I moved my gaze towards the voice, I saw two shadows
running towards us from the distance.
A male elf with short blonde hair and a female elf with long red hair…
The two of them each ran in a straight line from diagonally to the left
and right in front of us, and they began crossing with each other a few
distance in front of us.
[Hahh!]
[Touu!]
Crossing with each other in midair, they somersaulted once before
landing. And with that landing, the two elves struck a pose, standing
with their backs behind each other.
[ [ Welcome to the elven city of "Rigforeshia"~~!! ] ]
[ [ [...] ] ]
How the heck am I supposed to react to this? Something's wrong. Their
tensions were obviously greater than even we, who had just come here,
had.
And then, seeing that Sieg-san's holding her hands on her head, could it
be that these people are…
[…A- Arehh? Why do I feel like all of you are drawing away from us?]
[Mhmm, could it be that our pose is a little too sophisticated for them?]
[ [ [...…] ] ]
I guess that's to be expected from elves, the blonde man and the redhaired woman are both tremendously beautiful, but how should I say
this… Their excitement was excessively out-of-place.
In front of the dumbfounded us, Sieg-san, who was holding her head in
her hands, slowly stands up and draws her two slender swords.
[...]
[A- Arehh? Sieg-chan? What's wrong? Your face looks really scary.]
[Hahaha, she must surely be feeling bashful!]
[However~~ I feel like she would try to slash me any moment soon…]
[H- Hahaha… W- Wait right there, Sieg. Let's calm down and talk…]
[…!!!]
[ [ Gyaaaaaaahhhhh!? ] ]
Sieg-san, who had turned into a shura, attacked the two elves and their
miserable screams rang out.
[…Umm, Lilia-san. Could those people be…]
[Yeah, errr, they're Sieg's "parents".]
[ [ [...…] ] ]
What can I say, no… I don't even think that there's anything I can say.
Just when she's about to attend a festival in her hometown with people
she knows, and for her parents to suddenly appear with an
outrageously high excitement, from a daughter's point of view, it would
be nothing more than shame play.
Sieg-san's sad emotions were being fully conveyed, even without my
Sympathy Magic, just from the deep blush and the anger that could be
seen on her face.
Dear Mom, Dad—— We've arrived in the elven city of Rigforeshia. And
there—– I met Sieg-san's parents.