Just like many other words, the word "elf" that is spread among the languages of the human world today was also created by the Lamanite language.
Although its pronunciation is derived from the Lamanization of the name for elves in wizard language, the meaning existed long before the emergence of the Empire. However, in the long history, depending on the period, the Lamanites gradually gave it many different meanings from the original. Just like the culture of the Eastern Empire, which was profound and profound, this word has now become a polysemous word.
The suffix "Ni" in the Laman language has the meaning of "similar, similar" and "belonging to this thing". After combining it with the elves to become "Elfenni", the word became Suitable for describing all soft and beautiful things.
There are three types of days in the sunny main city of Parnilla. Sunny days with hot sunshine and cloudless days and less brilliant cloudy days occupy a considerable proportion respectively. And sandwiched between them, the soft days that are less vicious but still sunny, the citizens of Parnilla will call it when expressing it in Lamani: "Uun-Elfanny-Kirone" ".
This kind of mellow culture can only be understood by people who are born and raised here, and its presence everywhere in the Lamantic language further makes this language - let us quote a Lamantic expression again here Pun - "easy to learn, hard to learn" - a language that is not so friendly to foreigners.
Although they are humble and enthusiastic on the surface, they cannot shake off the pride of the thousand-year-old Eastern Empire in their bones. An East Coast native can clearly tell where you are from your accent and word choice. No matter how well you disguise yourself, these slang words that require a common culture to understand are not something that can be understood as long as you can read—— But let’s get back to where we started.
The word "elf" obviously has a very beautiful connotation in the Lamanite language. With the export of Lamanite culture to many places in the world, many people who have never been in contact with elves have an inexplicable fondness for these races that are much better than humans in terms of appearance.
But if we go to investigate the origin of human nature, who wouldn’t be like this?
Among the five major races, the dwarves have the most contact with humans, but the elves are the ones with the best reviews and the highest attention in human society - in the final analysis, it is still related to appearance.
The fluffy orcs are only limited to the Kursimu area in the western part of the continent. Although their women are also cute and cute, they are capable of staring at a cute face, tearing apart their prey with their claws, and drinking blood. Only a few people can accept it. Come.
As for the remaining dwarfs and dwarves, the appearance of the short and sturdy latter is similar to that of human children under 12 years old. Except for a few people with unique tastes, they are obviously outside the hunting range.
Based on the elimination method, the body shape of elves is the closest to humans, and at the same time, they also have an appearance that is superior to humans as a whole race.
The child of nature who walks through the forest all year round, the light that Gaia loves, things like obesity and being tanned by the sun have nothing to do with elves. And against the backdrop of their appearance, every move they make - at least in the minds of humans - becomes so elegant and charming.
To be in a daze is to gaze thoughtfully into the distance, which has temperament and connotation.
When you hang your head when you are in a bad mood, you are melancholy and endearing, with stories and connotations.
Even throwing tantrums—although elves rarely do so—is cute and adorable.
As long as you look good, everything seems to be forgiven. They don't need to explain themselves, humans have given countless related legends and books, as if they understand their ideas better than the elves themselves.
So.
What will happen when a person with such a hazy and beautiful impression really meets an elf?
Henry folded his hands and leaned against the tree trunk to watch the stunned faces of everyone in the camp, with a faint smile on his lips.
The evil-minded Mr. Sage is such a terrible adult. Mira, who was already very familiar with this person, rolled her eyes and conveyed this meaning wordlessly, but even she herself was shocked for a long time, because this petite elf woman, who was about the same height as Margaret, It is really.
So delicious.
"Although I have imagined it, although I can understand it, but" the minds of adolescent boys are easily hurt.
Filippo's reaction looked like - in fact - it was as if his beautiful fantasy had been shattered. He wanted to turn his head and not want to watch all this anymore, but he couldn't help being attracted to her and staring at her again. But after looking at it for a while, I still couldn't bear it and turned my head away. In the end, I could only sigh while holding my forehead and not knowing what to say.
It is impossible not to eat the fireworks of the world, but a petite and cute character who represents all the good things like a myth and legend solved the problem of providing food rations for eight people in just ten minutes——
"I-I'm going to calm down." Filippo covered his face and ran away.
The minds of adolescent boys are easily hurt.
"Pfft -" Mira laughed softly, and this episode somewhat brought others back to their senses. After all, most of the members who make up the team are adults who have experienced some ups and downs. No matter how beautiful the elves are, they will not lose their bearings like young people.
So under the watchful eyes of many people, she finally solved the problem of food and clothing.
"Huh--" She didn't burp the embarrassing burp, which was a blessing in misfortune. Even uncles like Mario and Moro breathed a sigh of relief, and after eating and drinking, the blond elf lady seemed to remember important business.
She first glanced back at the bald man resting on the side of the camp, the man who had fought with Henry before. In any case, the mercenaries were obviously not naive enough to completely relax their vigilance. The unconscious bald man was His hands and feet were tied with hemp rope, and four fully armed mercenaries were guarding him with their hands on the hilts of their swords.
"Hey -" the elf girl sighed, but she did not express too many opinions on this approach of humans. Considering what happened before, it is obvious that she is not what people often do. The concept is so ignorant of worldly affairs.
"So, can you start explaining?" The person who spoke was the business leader, not our Mr. Sage. Henry and Mira were standing on the periphery as if it had nothing to do with them. The core of this team is Margaret and Mario, who are just hired guards. So even though he can control some things so that they don't get out of control, the decision-making on the surface still has to be made by others.
This is an adult's philosophy of life. If you have to fight for the right to speak and control everything, it will only lead to division and confrontation in the team.
"" The elf didn't answer immediately. She looked around at the people around her.
Henry and her had a tacit agreement to keep some of their exchanges secret, and after the conflict between the sage and the bald man was downplayed as a misunderstanding, the reason why she approached the camp quietly was "because there were potential threats nearby." Because of this, I want to find out who the travelers are who will come to Bao Forest at this time."
Such a short sentence or two obviously couldn't convince the experienced businessmen and mercenaries, but before she could give a reliably convincing explanation, the elf lady felt hungry and finally relaxed.
fainted.
"" Mario frowned, while the elf girl looked around, refusing to speak.
"How about starting by introducing yourself?" The sage saw that although she had experience communicating with humans, she was obviously not very proficient yet. Maybe I have interacted with human society before and went with the elders, so although I am not unfamiliar with humans and run away when I see them, I can't communicate casually and smoothly like a familiar person.
Judging from this point, combined with her small figure, she should indeed be just a girl based on the age of an elf.
"Ah, well, my name is Oroni Doravan -" "The abbreviation is fine -" Henry interrupted her, and then rubbed her temples. Mira looked at him with a headache and whispered secretly. laughed.
"——Just call Horno." She said this, and the Lamani spoken with an elf accent sounded very beautiful. But except for Filippo who came back, most people's focus was still on The threat she was talking about.
So without further ado, Horno—her name means “bright eyes” in the Elvish language—began to organize her language, thinking about how to express herself in Laman language to ensure that everyone would understand. Understand the situation.
And when she finally found the first word in Lamani and spit it out, Mira noticed that Henry's expression changed.
"Witch."
"Wa——Do you know?" Although the pronunciation is beautiful, the wording is obviously a bit stiff and she still wants to say it in Elvish in many places. Fortunately, what she wants to describe does not contain particularly unpopular information. , at least for East Coasters.
"Witch? Really." Margaret was startled, and the other Lamanites were not much better. Only our little Mila looked around with a confused expression. She was born on the West Coast and did not have the same cultural background, so she was completely unable to keep up with the reactions of others.
"What is that?" Subconsciously, the white-haired Luoan girl asked.
Her voice seemed a bit abrupt when everyone else understood what it was, but Horno, who turned his head to look here, noticed the white hair and immediately understood the cause and effect, so he took the initiative to explain.
"Different from, superior to, the existence of magicians." - But her explanation obviously only made Mira more confused.
"It's a devil." Fortunately, the elves were not the only ones present. Margaret, who was born in a noble family and had better language skills, took up the topic. Mira noticed that the word demon she used was not the traditional concept of demons from hell with the smell of sulfur, but a being with supernatural theories that could be translated as "devil".
This word is a broad term in the Lamani language, used to describe a terrifying existence that exceeds human understanding.
"A long time ago, something happened." Margaret said, and for some reason she turned her head to look at the silent sage. For some unknown reason, she seemed a little flustered. She stuttered for a while and then continued to explain: "In the North, the main city of Suomir Kingdom, Aurora."
"!" This term made Mira leave and turn to look at Henry, but the sage was unmoved.
"A witch has appeared." The light of the campfire illuminated the face of the black-haired noble lady. Although she was immature, her serious expression made these words even more mysterious.
"The empire sent an entire legion to the rescue, accompanied by the Holy Knights of the Church who went to support the local branch. Not to mention the elite legion of ten thousand people, the Holy Knights are composed of the elite nobles and devout believers of the empire. , equipped with sophisticated armor and weapons, each of them is a strong man who can fight one against a hundred."
"It is not an exaggeration to say that this expeditionary force is the cutting-edge force of the empire." Margaret said this, and Mira nodded subconsciously. Although she did not know when this period of history took place, the Luoan girl changed A more familiar concept, according to Margaret, if this army is placed on the west coast, it may have conquered a country.
"But them." The noble lady said in a beautifully worded and well-pronounced tone.
"Gone never to come back."
"This is where history breaks off, because 'there are no survivors' -" When she said this, she glanced at Henry, as if paying attention to the latter's expression, but the sage remained calm, Ma Grete frowned in disappointment, and then continued: "So even I can't find any specific details."
"There are only various legends circulating among the people now, but no matter what, it is an undeniable fact that a city with a population of nearly 100,000 and the top military force of the church disappeared from the world in just half a month."
"For this reason, the church and witches became feuding, and a massive hunting activity was launched among the people. People hated the house and included magicians who also had powers they could not understand on the hunting list. In the end, This caused other magicians, except the elemental mages who sided with the church, to raise their flags of rebellion."
"This is what has been recorded in history as the 'Ten Years of Turbulence'. The empire was in dire straits because of this, and its origin was the witch." Margaret said, and other people from Laman also nodded.
"I see." Mira could finally understand why people on the East Coast had changed their minds about this term. It was not only because of the unexplainable power of the existence of witches, but also because there had been such witches in history. reason.
For the Padrosi people, who are proud and arrogant and are indeed rampant on the east coast, this long-lost name that makes them feel embarrassed is probably related to the level of shame and national hatred-Margaret continued said.
"According to the historical records left behind, the witch's ability is a combination of conventional elemental magicians and wizards, and is ten times and a hundred times more powerful than them." She said this, and Horno spoke again after being silent for such a long time. He spoke, shook his head, and interrupted the aristocratic lady: "What you Vala humans wrote is wrong."
"The witch is not a wizard, nor is she an elementalist."
"They are born and raised."
"The magic of human magicians" Horno said lightly, but it made waves in everyone's hearts: "It was created by the witch."
"In other words, they are gods to magicians."
"Absurd! How can this kind of existence be compared with God!" On the east coast where the White Church's belief is widespread, such words obviously irritated them. A mercenary shouted angrily, but considering that the person speaking was not a human being, He was not a believer, and he had nowhere to vent his anger, so he could only stamp his feet.
"Vara -" She used this word habitually again, and everyone knew to some extent that this word in Elvish language obviously refers to human beings: "Your mythology says that humans are shaped by gods in their own image. "
"Higher magical beasts will transform into human forms because this is the posture of a perfect god. They tend to be perfect and become gods."
"Magic is like this too." Horno said. Her language was simple and clear. After applying metaphors, even people who don't understand magic can understand what she wants to say.
"The magician uses spells to mobilize the magic power in order to recreate what the witch created."
“Just like children imitate adults, and humans worship gods.”
"Wala's church denies witches and wizards, and wants to kill them all because they will threaten the existence of gods."
"The witch herself is the same as the god. She has the ability to create things. If many people know about it, the church will be threatened." She said plainly, but these words sounded like a needle to the ears of people with faith. It was as uncomfortable as piercing the flesh.
"I can't listen anymore! How can a thing like a witch be compared with a god!" The mercenary who was stamping his feet in anger was the first one who couldn't stand it anymore. He turned around and ran to a distant place, and even if he stayed Moro, who came down, and even Uncle Mario, who had always been kind, also had cold faces at this moment.
"Then you want to say that the witch is actually some great being who can create life and create miracles, and our human understanding is all wrong?" Mario's rare words were thorny, which obviously threatened his belief even if he was The businessman couldn't keep calm either. But the indifferent elf lady did not notice these subtle changes. She shook her head and then continued.
"They can't create life."
"The witch is."
"An enemy of every living creature."
"Because of them." Horno opened her eyes and scanned everyone's faces. When she faced Mira and Margaret, she paused for a while, and finally stopped at Henry.
"They are." Her emerald green eyes looked directly at the sage's gray-blue pupils, both of them were similarly calm.
"Soulless," Horno said.
"Crack." The firewood made a crisp sound.
