Chapter 51 – The Elf Who Wants to Eat Pudding
Right after the carriage with Esily and Theorard had left.
The elf, left alone in the front yard of the mansion, softly chewed on his lower lip.
‘Essilie Pelgarin.’
Judging by the words she uttered and the momentum she displayed, she was by no means an ordinary woman.
Originally, a noblewoman’s daughter was like a flower in a greenhouse, and even the slightest injury would cause her to blame herself and break down, but Esili did not do that.
Wasn’t she rather more ferociously biting down on this side?
There was a pulpit for a noblewoman. But it was an emotional blunder.
‘Does he like Theorard?’
The conversation in the drawing room was a point where there was no need to be angry if you didn’t like Theorard, or if you genuinely hated him.
There weren’t too many clues yet to conclude on one side.
Today, when Seely met Theo Rad, her mood was quite different.
Essilly yells at her for insulting this side, she is slapped on the cheek, and she takes Theorard out saying she will punish him.
If it’s not acting, if it’s the truth, then Seely’s inability to suppress her own feelings during her conversation today could be seen as ‘anger at the slave’s arrogance’ rather than ‘her love for Theorard’. Because it was
‘Should I follow you?’
It was fitting to follow her to alleviate her doubts.
The problem was that even if they followed, the results would not change significantly.
If all Esley had done was her performance, even if she was tailing, she would have thoroughly prepared her for it. It was obvious that she would not be able to get hold of the physical evidence.
On the contrary, if she was sincere, she didn’t have to worry. The two of them will take care of themselves and end up breaking up.
‘Hmm.’
The worried elf inadvertently raised her head and looked up at the sky.
You can see a few clouds floating in the blue sky. The sight is so relaxing and cozy that I am left blank without even realizing it.
As the elf rolled his eyes along the cumulus clouds that were slowly moving by the wind, he suddenly remembered pudding. It was a manifestation of her subconscious desire to eat something sweet because she was stressed.
‘I think it will take quite a while for Theorard to come back.’
It seemed that it would be better to eat pudding than to waste time with meaningless follow-up.
After thinking about her, the elf made sure no one was around her and snapped her fingers.
Damn—!
The space right next to the elf cracks and shatters.
In the distorted space, a mysterious darkness was overflowing as if it contained the universe.
The rift disappeared in an instant, as the elf went inside, changed her clothes, and came out, as she was accustomed to.
“Well.”
The elf who came out of the darkness looked around at his clothes.
An open robe that reached down to the calves, a short skirt, a sleeveless top and high-heeled shoes matched the elf quite well. The wide-brimmed conical hat with various accessories was also not much different from before.
It wasn’t just that she changed her clothes. The silver hair that had been emitting a brilliant light had become glossy black hair, and the blood-red eyes had turned black like graphite.
The pointy ears were also shortened like humans, so it was hard to think of them as elves from the outside.
‘It’s been a while since I’ve seen this.’
Even though I miss something, I feel bittersweet. The elf summoned an old-fashioned broom in the air and sat lightly on it.
It’s been a while, but the feeling is still there. When the elf memorized the starter word briefly, the broomstick flew through the air with a gust of wind.
“Huh…….”
I love the feeling of the cool breeze brushing my face.
A badge in the shape of a full moon swayed lightly on the chest of the flying elf with her eyes closed.
[Black Flame Witch, Riya]
Of course, it was a pseudonym.
*
The place where the elf arrived was a pudding shop located in the western part of the Empire, Baron Brenu.
She was also a shop that the elves favored during her witchcraft days.
But there are no people. There were only flies flying on the stall in one window of the store.
‘What?’
The curious elf landed on the ground and got off the broomstick.
As I approached the stall, Soo-in, who had been narrowing her eyes, raised her head in amazement.
“Liya-sama!?”
Fluffy hair all over her body her. Her raccoon-like beastman blinked her eyes and spoke to her again.
“Is it really Riya-nim? Maybe I’m dreaming…….”
“Right, raccoon.”
“It’s not a raccoon, it’s a raccoon…… !”
“It’s still the same.”
When the elf answered bluntly, the beastman gasped.
“It really seems like Riya-sama is right. It’s been almost twenty years……. But what are you doing here?”
“Why did you come to the pudding shop?”
“Ah. But now I’m in trouble. I can’t make pudding…….”
“Why?”
“As Liya-sama knows, I use Minotaur milk when I make pudding. But recently, the adventurer’s guild that was procuring Minotaur’s milk went on strike, and the supply was cut off.”
Somehow the store was empty. The elf, who had looked around the inside of the shop indifferently, opened her words.
“Therefore.”
“Yes?”
“What other ingredients besides milk?”
“Ah. All you need is milk. There are quite a few other things left in stock.”
“I will save you. Tell me where you are.”
Suin’s eyes widened. After twenty years of cutting off all contact, suddenly showing up and asking for pudding ingredients?
He was originally an unknown person, but now he was even more unknown.
Even so, I can’t refuse to help with the business.
“Wait a minute. There should be a map in the shop showing where female minotaurs live.”
The prisoner turned around and rummaged through the closet before pulling out a piece of parchment.
The beastman, who brushed off the dust, checked to see if the map was clear, returned and handed it to the elf.
“Here. Minotaurs have a wide range of activities, so you’ll have to look carefully.”
The elf handed over the parchment checked the contents and nodded.
The elf, sitting on the broomstick as if he had nothing more to do, looked back at the beast man with a sudden thought.
“By the way, can you make pudding with breast milk?”
“Yes? Maybe? I haven’t tried it, but it might be possible.”
“Is it okay for normal humans to eat it?”
“Maybe… ? Is there anyone you would like to give it to?”
After thinking for a while, the elf shook his head.
“No. Nothing.”
Whoa! A gust of broom lifts high into the sky.
Su-in, who was watching him, belatedly remembered that there was something he forgot to say.
‘I’m looking for Riya-sama at the Poison Moon Guild…….’
One of the reasons why the Dokwol combination was created was to find the missing black flame witch, Riya.
Twenty years have passed since Riya disappeared, but that enthusiasm has waned considerably, but her Guild Leader, Dre Meth, is still looking for Riya. I’m sure you’ll be alive somewhere.
‘What…. You can tell me when you come back.’
The Minotaur was an adversary that even advanced adventurers alone could not do anything about, but there was no way that Riya would be defeated by something like the Minotaur. She wasn’t called the witch of black flames for nothing.
*
Parras, the apprentice witch, is now facing the biggest crisis of her life.
Leurrrrr—!
She was fine until she said that for her graduation assignment she would bring a red horned bird’s egg.
Because she thought that as long as Goejo’s eggs were enough, she could be recognized and graduated without difficulty.
But this is not it. She apparently had a sleep spell, but how did she wake up?
Gulp.
Parras swallowed, and slowly, very slowly, set down the egg in her hand.
“I didn’t mean to take it. She was just trying to see if she was sleeping well. Don’t worry, I’ll leave like this. Let’s break up as if nothing happened.”
Sneaky. Paras followed her step backwards, watching the bird’s movements. Still, she kept a forced smile on her face her.
It was because she was a very violent person, so it was absolutely forbidden to excite her. It was unclear what interaction a person’s smile would have with the bird, but anyway.
“It’s nice, it’s nice. Am I going now? I’m going, so please stay there too. Huh? I won’t come stealing again…….”
However, the rogue bird was not kind enough to return the humans who invaded its nest.
Keeeee
The grotesque bird, flapping its wings, starts jumping with its beak crackling. Embarrassed, Farras screamed and ran, spurring her to the ground.
“Sorry—! You said you were sorry!”
I spat out an apology in succession, but the monster would not listen.
Therefore, Paras desperately ran away, but the steep descent was not very favorable to human joints.
“Huh-!”
Chin! Caught in a stone beak, the body floats in the air.
Before he could prepare, Faras’ body rolled on the ground, raising dust. After rolling over several times, the body gets stuck at the base of a tree and stops throughout the winter.
“Ouch…….”
Paras sat down and stroked his butt her, then hesitated.
This is because he confirmed that a huge shadow covered his body of her.
“Eh…….”
Goose.
He was looking down at me with a frown on his face.
‘Ruined.’
You can become a witch in a little while. I am one step closer to my dream of owning a home. Compared to learning, you can be rewarded for the past, which was difficult to cover the excruciatingly expensive tuition…… !
It’s all over because of this damn freak. Thinking that he will die in vain soon, unknown anger boils from within.
“This dog-like monster-“
Perong!
In an instant, the grotesque’s head exploded, spraying blood all over him. Goejo, who lost his head, staggers from side to side, then falls to the ground.
As the startled Paras flinched, a mysterious witch calmly walked in front of him, waving a black robe.
“You.”
Parras raised his head in fear. A shadow falls on the face of the witch with her back to the sun. The witch immediately held out her map and continued her words.
“Do you know where the Minotaur is? It’s near here.”
“Yes? As for the Minotaur……”
A witch’s badge comes into view of Paras, who was answering blankly. The badge in the shape of a full moon that says [Black Flame Witch, Riya] Made Farass uncomfortable.
“Wait! Thank you so much for saving me, and I’ll pay you back, but you shouldn’t impersonate me!”
“Impersonate?”
“Why would you do this? Even a child knows that the Black Flame Witch is a legendary being among us. And the witch of black flame is like a hero to me. I don’t think it’s ethical to impersonate someone like that.”
“I’m sorry, but I’m the black flame witch.”
“Under? Rather, say that our mutt is a witch of black flame. That would be more credible.”
Seeing the sarcastic Paras makes me annoyed. It would take a long time to persuade with words, so I thought it would be better to give a simple example.
The elf raised a hand and pointed at the monster behind her.
“See?”
Why goose? Parras nodded her head with a puzzled look.
“Can you see?”
“What do you think is the difference between you and that monster?”
“Yes? Gojo has his head smashed and I……”
The moment he said that, Faras looked up at the elf in a cold sweat.
A delightful smile hung on the elf’s lips.
“You understand?”
There is no room for refusal.
Paras, terrified, nodded her head enthusiastically.
