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Chapter 10, Part 8: Yuuji, trying to ask the elven girl Riese about elves

"Yuuji-nii, are we going to study today too?"

"No Alice, today I'm thinking about hearing stories of the elven village from Riese"

"Waah! Alice wants to hear them too!"

"Okay, okay. Then she'll do it while I interpret it, okay?"

"Oka~y!"

Winter day, Yuuji, Alice and Riese finished their dinner and bath time after finishing today's pioneering part.

Incidentally, currently Yuuji was not taking a bath together with Alice.

Taking a bath with Riese was her favorite.

Ever since Riese was here, it had been lonely baths for Yuuji alone. Well, he brought Kotarou from time to time however. Being alone is lonely after all. No, that was not it, it was to wash Kotarou who had dirtied herself from running around outside.

'Riese, today I want you to tell me all sorts of things about the elven village. Would you be fine with that?'

'Uhmm, anything besides the location is okay! I'll tell you all sorts of things! Riese knows everything after all!'

Puffed up in pride, Riese answered Yuuji. Incidentally, Riese could not go back because she did not know the location of the elven village. It was impossible for her to tell them the location and she did not know everything. She was an ostentatious lady.

'Do all the elves have long life after all? Do you know how old your dad and mom are, Riese?'

'Riese is now twelve years old! Father and mother said they gave birth to Riese while they were unusually young! They were told by the elders that they were young and thoughtless! But Riese is cute so it is fine, they said'

Perhaps happy being asked about her hometown, Riese was answering with a face full of smiles.

'That's true, you're cute so mom and dad must be proud. Riese, how old is your mom and dad? And the elders?'

'Uhm, let's see, Riese thinks father and mother are around a hundred and twenty years old! The elders are... they said they stopped counting after five hundred!'

'... Seriously? So hundred twenty years old is young? On top of that, five hundred years old and older you say...'

It appears that the elves of this world were the long living types. Nevertheless, it was quite the rough story.

"Uwaah, elves live long, don't they! I wonder if Alice-chan is going to live very long too. It's amazing, right Yuuji-nii"

Alice listened to Yuuji's interpretation and was amazed.

Kotarou too was barking. As if she was saying Amazing, I wonder what happens with the telomere. No, it must have been our imagination. Kotarou was not supposed to have such knowledge. She was a dog.

'In that case, they should have a lot of various things they know of then... Riese, could I go to the village and ask them about various things too?'

'Uhm... I won't know if I don't try asking them though...Riese thinks they would probably let you enter the village, Yuuji-nii'

"Yes! ... Yes? Why would they let me enter? Is it because I saved you Riese? What about Alice then?'

'I- I guess, it's because you saved Riese! Riese will ask them to let Alice-chan enter too!

Yuuji-nii probably thinks it's like that, but... W- well, if he listens to him who's living outside, he'll understand so it'll be fine for now I guess'

Riese answered while averting her eyes. It appears there was a reason she wanted to guide Yuuji to the village. As a result of her muttering the latter half in a tiny voice, it did not reach Yuuji's ears.