The Forest of Elves is located in the south of the continent of Ireland. It is a vast emerald green forest in which all the elves live. The elves have formed an independent society in the forest that is almost isolated from the outside world.
Outside the Elf Forest, there is the protection of the forest and the patrols of elven warriors. Except for the elves, almost no other race can enter inside and have a glimpse of the elven world.
After leaving Yili Village, Xia Mi used the teleportation gate and came to the outskirts of the Elf Forest with Lulea. This is the closest town to the Elf Forest, but the distance is still a full one hundred kilometers away.
Because elves from the Elf Forest can often be seen in the town, this small town is named "Elf Town". It is not large in area, but the buildings with various functions are very complete.
In this small town, the two of them could see a forest in the distance that was so green that there seemed to be no impurities. That was the Forest of Elves.
"Okay, if we go further we will enter the territory of the elves."
The two said goodbye on the plain outside the town. Lulea was wearing an emerald dress from the elves, and her long golden hair hung naturally behind her waist.
Xia Mi looked at the forest from a distance and couldn't see anything strange. He just felt that it was greener and purer than ordinary forests.
Lulea looked at Xia Mi.
"Then I'm leaving."
"Um."
Xia Mi nodded.
"Ah, is it just a word "hmm"? Nothing else at all?! You will definitely be very lonely after I am gone! Maybe you will cry a lot when we are separated later? If you try to save me now, maybe in the future Can I come here to meet you every week?"
Seeing that Xia Mi was not in pain or itching, Lulea approached him dissatisfied, stood on tiptoes slightly, and stared at Xia Mi seriously.
"Lureia."
Xia Mi looked at the blond girl's face seriously.
"I will give you 5 enhanced version of the portal. I can only produce one of these portals every day. Don't use them all at once."
"I know that kind of thing."
The elf girl took the several scrolls that appeared in Xia Mi's hand and didn't pay attention.
Now is not the time to talk about this kind of thing. We need to have a separate atmosphere when we are apart. At least give someone a gentle kiss.
"Compared with the previous portals, these five portals have an added ability, which allows you to teleport over long distances and return directly to me when necessary."
"Eh?"
The elf girl suddenly became interested.
"But don't use this ability lightly unless necessary."
"oh……"
Lulea pouted.
Humph, anyway, after I appear next to you, I just say pitifully that I miss you, and you have nothing to do with the elf girl.
"If you teleport back to me and can't tell you anything important, and make up something like "because I miss you so much", I will never send you back to the Elf Forest. From Yili Village to the Elf Forest After a trip to the forest, the portal for my own use needs to cool down for a day. It will take at least half a month for you to go back by yourself, do you understand?"
Lulea blinked guiltily.
Oops, it was predicted in advance.
"I know, I know~ I'm leaving first~"
Still unable to get a farewell kiss from Xia Mi, the elf girl waved her hand and stopped forcing her.
The girl has already taken the initiative once, and if she takes the initiative again, she will appear to be less reserved.
Lulea turned around and prepared to fly back to the Elf Forest.
"etc."
Xia Mi took Lulea's hand and gently held her in his arms.
Lulea was slightly moved, her two little hands were stunned for a moment, and then she slowly raised them, wanting to hug Xia Mi.
As expected, Xia Mi still understands the occasion.
"I'm leaving anyway...I can give you a kiss or something if you want..."
The elf girl murmured in a low voice, but was almost immediately covered by Xia Mi's voice.
"Lureya, study hard in school and don't let the breasts of other elves of your generation affect your mentality. What suits you is the best."
"Ah? Are you seriously talking about something!" The elf girl blushed and pushed Xia Mi away, "Don't think that you have the right to speak after you have touched it!"
Lulea flew back to the Elf Forest.
"I'm leaving! Don't even think about seeing me for a year!"
Xia Mi sighed.
He just wanted to let Luleiya know that breasts are not a rigid standard for measuring elf girls. Her appearance and other figures are already perfect, and a slight blemish on her breasts is acceptable.
Compared with breasts, the most important thing is to work hard to improve your strength and not to become the weakest among the demons.
After bidding farewell to Lulea and staying in the elf town for a day, Xia Mi returned to Yili Village.
As soon as he returned, Xia Mi met the skeleton who came to find him in Maple Grove.
"Master Xia Mi, I have something important to tell you."
"whats the matter."
The skeleton showed a deep expression.
"Natsumi-sama should know that a skeleton that only lives in the cemetery cannot grow to a large size."
"Hmm... Is this a proverb from the skeleton tribe? But under normal circumstances, the skeleton will only shrink and not grow."
Xia Mi looked over strangely.
"It's good to be able to stay with Natsuya-sama all the time. But always relying on Natsumi-sama will make it impossible for me to grow."
"It's too weird for a skeleton soldier to talk about growth, skeleton. Your goal is to burn yourself and work hard for the demons."
"But before that, I still want to go out and see the world alone. Sir Xia Mi, I told you when I met you that I want to pursue a path different from that of ordinary skeletons."
Xia Mi was shocked by the serious look on the skeleton's face.
This skeleton looks real.
"so what?"
“During my trip to Senmai, I visited all the underwear and stockings stores in Senmai City and discovered that there are so many types of stockings in the world, which really amazed the skeleton.
I heard that the types and usage of stockings are different in different places. I want to have a deeper knowledge in this area, so I want to see for myself the thousands of stockings in the world. "
"After all, it's all about stockings! So you want to follow the stockings spiritual path!"
Xia Mi frowned, but after thinking about it carefully, there were not many places where the skeleton needed to be used. It basically did some chores here.
In this case, it is better to let it go out for a walk.
And after the weak point was transferred to the toes, the life-saving ability of the skeleton has been greatly improved. Even if the entire skull is gone, as long as the toe bones are not damaged, you can still live.
"Okay. I agree."
After thinking for a moment, Xia Mi approved the skeleton's study tour request. At the same time, he took out a cheap storage ring from his Demon King's Ring.
"This is a storage ring. It contains 100 gold coins and a one-time portal. The emergency portal can be used to escape when the situation is most dangerous. This portal also has a special ability that allows you to return directly to Yili Village. .”
The skeleton stood there blankly, its empty eyes staring at Xia Mi in disbelief, its bones trembling slightly.
"Master Xia Mi, is this true?"
"Um."
"You're so kind to me!"
Xia Mi picked his ears and didn't refute.
Nonsense, using the public funds provided by the demon king to study abroad, he can definitely be regarded as the best demon king in the demon world of Ellan continent.
"Although I have no objection to skeletons wearing stockings, stockings are still a good invention. I hope you can gain something from this and teach stocking civilization to the demons."
"Sir Xia Mi! I understand! I will definitely live up to your expectations!"
The skeleton nodded cautiously, then the two skeletal legs became coy and stretched out its left hand.
"Natsumi-sama, please help me put it on the ring finger of my left hand~"
Looking at the skeletal hand bones, Xia Mi was quiet for two seconds, moved a little, made a motion of throwing a shot put, and threw the storage ring far away with all his strength.
"This is the first challenge you have to face. Go find it, Skeleton. If you can't find it, don't go there. Just stay by my side."
"Natsumi-sama! I will definitely come back!"
The skeleton followed the direction of the parabola of the ring, said goodbye to Xia Mi, and ran away from Maple Forest.
After briefly checking the status of the slimes in the maple forest clearing, and then listening to the wisteria tree spirit report at a very slow speed on the situation here during the past three days when they were out, Xia Mi returned to the village.
The white-haired girl has been lingering at the door of Xia Mi's house for a long time.
She was very hesitant and didn't know whether to tell Xia Mi about this.
The brave girl sometimes sighed, sometimes felt melancholy, with a tangled expression.
“Lina, are you waiting for me?”
"Ah, Xia Mi..." The white-haired girl dodges her eyes and wants to turn around and leave, "Actually, there's nothing wrong..."
Xia Mi could tell at a glance that something was not right about the white-haired girl in front of him, so he quickly grabbed the white-haired girl and checked the white-haired girl's condition immediately.
【Loyalty: 96】
[Favorability: 96]
[Status: Depressed]
"Did you encounter something troublesome?"
Seeing Lina's state, Xia Mi looked over gently.
He rarely sees the white-haired girl in a depressed state. Although his loyalty and favorability have not declined, he can't help but worry about the white-haired girl.
Lina opened her mouth slightly, hesitated for a while, and decided to tell Xia Mi.
After all, continuing to hide it won't solve the problem.
"Um...Xia Mi...do you still remember when I met my teacher when I was traveling in Senmai?"
"of course I remember."
Lina's little face slowly lowered, recalling the conversation with Harlan that day.
"When the previous Demon King was still there, I left the village to defeat the Demon King... At that time, when I met Mr. Harlan, I was an ordinary person who couldn't even hold a sword... Mr. Harlan thought I was very talented. And with an extremely strong belief that is difficult to understand, I decided to accept me as a student and teach me swordsmanship..."
"I have lived up to my expectations and embarked on the path of a swordsman."
"But Xia Mi, you know, normally, no one can raise the level to level 72 in such a short period of time... The reason why my level is so high is because I used some special methods... Now there is a backlash. Already..."
When Xia Mi heard this, he looked at the white-haired girl with her little face lowered and became very nervous.
He smelled the knife.
"Lina...this backlash means that your level improvement is at the expense of your lifespan. Now...you are about to die or something..."
Lina quickly shook her head.
"It's not that it's such a serious backlash. It means that the level is improved too quickly, so the strength is not solid enough and the strength is not stable enough. Except for the holy sword style, many times it is not possible to display the true level of a level 72 great swordsman."
"That lifespan..."
"There is no backlash in that regard." The white-haired girl denied it for the second time. "Teacher Harlan was also surprised at how quickly I improved my level. She attributed this to talent and belief. Because she has strong belief, she can force herself to improve. So fast.”
Xia Mi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
The white-haired girl nodded and smiled. Xia Mi was caring about her, which made the girl happy.
"Then this belief is amazing!"
Xia Mi sighed and immediately frowned again.
"Wait, this belief refers to the agreement between you and me, right?"
"Well!—of course not quite! No, no, of course not!"
The white-haired girl quickly waved her little hands to deny.
"When I met Teacher Harlan again, she wanted me to go to her to practice systematically. She said that I might waste my talent as a swordsman in a small village."
It turns out that this is the problem.
Xia Mi understood everything now.
Indeed, if the white-haired girl was left in the village, she would probably be buried.
Although as a demon king, he also has the ability to return rewards from missions, but for the white-haired girl, the increase in income that this can bring is too low.
Now he has very few resources to give Bai Mao. If he can let her practice with the great swordsman, it will not only improve her strength, but also allow her to have better contact with the world.
This is the best thing.
"Isn't this great?" Xia Mi smiled.
"But..." the white-haired girl hesitated, "I don't know if I want to go..."
"Well, is there anything here that you can't bear to part with? Lina."
Xia Mi gently enlightened the white-haired girl.
The white-haired girl bit her lip.
"……you."
Lina raised her face and looked at Xia Mi steadily, "I don't want to let go of Xia Mi... If I go to Teacher Harlan's place, I may not be able to see Xia Mi for a long time."
Although she really wanted to improve her strength, the white-haired girl was unwilling to give up the status quo.
Being able to see Xia Mi every day is what the white-haired girl dreams of.
Xia Mi touched Lina's head.
"Idiot. Go ahead. We will have many opportunities to meet. But there is only one chance to practice."
Xia Mi took out the enhanced version of the portal that he had been working on these days.
Since the day he got this craft, Xia Mi has made one every day, and now has 8 in stock.
After giving 5 flat golden retrievers and 1 skeleton, there are still 2 left.
He never thought that Lina would also leave the village.
Otherwise, one more will be reserved for her.
After handing these two enhanced portals to the white-haired girl, Xia Mi gently stroked her silver hair.
"Go on, we will be in constant contact through the portal and the ring on your hand in the future. I can also feel you, and I will act like I am always by your side."
Lina's eyes were sparkling, and her white teeth bit her lower lip.
"Um!"
afternoon.
The white-haired girl who had packed her luggage stood at the door of the hotel, holding a torch in her hand.
"Lina?"
The magical girl who happened to come out of the hotel tilted her head strangely.
"It's a little early to have a bonfire now, it's still daylight."
"No. I'm thinking about burning this place down."
"Don't do such a thing! That's someone else's house!"
After the white-haired girl gave up the idea of burning down the house, she came to Xia Mi's house and secretly took away two pairs of underwear that Xia Mi had hung to dry under the eaves as a souvenir. Then she said goodbye to the village and went to the meeting point agreed with Harlan.
Xia Mi had been standing by the big tree at the end of the village, watching the white-haired girl leave the village.
(End of chapter)
