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Strong...

I seek to be stronger than anyone else.

The pact between the humans and us elves is little more than a farce at this point.

They continue to expand into our lands,

and in this world filled with deceit and injustice,

there exists no one to offer us any salvation.

Which is why I must be a warrior.

As daughter of our leader, and for the sake of my oppressed kindred.

But...

My encounter with this warrior in silver armor

marks a new direction for my destiny.

And where do you think you're going?

Bloody hell, what is that thing?!

He got the others!

He's a monster!

Hi there. It's me, Arc.

And right about now, I've gotten used to

running casual quests in order to cover my daily expenses.

One group of brigands, dealt with.

Well, well!

It seems these rogues have quite a war chest.

There's no doubt they were up to all manner of villainy.

Cages?

No matter.

Let's take what's for the taking and head home, Ponta.

Let's hear your report, Celsika.

Sir.

The attempt to assassinate Lord Luvierte's daughter, Lauren,

has apparently failed.

How were they unable to kill that little girl?

Lord of Diento, Tryton du Diento

I had heard they were supposed to be good at their jobs!

They were able to kill all of her escorts,

but apparently a passing, solitary mercenary wiped them out.

A single mercenary did this?!

What a worthless bunch of bastards.

I suppose all bandits are the same in the end...

What about those beasts from the Eastern Empire that we set onto the Luvierte lands?

According to our contact from the east,

those creatures were still in an experimental phase,

resulting in the two basilisks not working well together,

leading them to be individually slain.

Even if they weren't together at the time,

for monsters like that to be beaten...

Might I ask why Prince Dakares is targeting the Luvierte in the first place?

Who can say?

Maybe it's a request from His Highness's backers in the Eastern Empire.

If the lands in the north of the kingdom were under the prince's control,

the east would be able to focus completely on their invasion of the west.

It is true that the Luvierte have the backing of the Western Empire's Prince Sekt.

And that means we can't afford to have our allegiance to Prince Dakares come to light.

Yeah.

If that happened, Prince Sekt would be breathing down our necks.

More importantly, see about securing our product.

They need to be ready to be sent to market, soon.

And no matter what you do,

don't do anything that could catch the ear of Princess Yuriarna.

I'm well aware.

And have you seen that idiot boy of mine?

If you're looking for Master Udolan, he said he would be escorting the product today.

That imbecile!

He's just going to get in the way...

No matter, leave me.

Why?!

Why is nothing ever simple?!

Nothing beats fleecing the ill-gotten gains of villains, eh, Ponta?

Come on, let's head back to town and have ourselves a feast of a dinner.

A surviving bandit?

So fast!

Where have I seen this girl before?

It's that elf!

You will return the children you've taken!

S-Stay your hand! I don't know what you mean!

You'd play dumb?

This is some kind of misunderstanding!

Let's discuss the matter!

I have nothing to say to a human, much less a bandit!

Do I look like a bandit to you?!

To think a knight would lower himself to banditry..

Wrong!

No more talk!

A ventu vulpis?

Vent a what now?

Why?

Why would a spirit creature be with a mere bandit...?

Ponta, were you a spirit all along?

A spirit creature, not a spirit.

Specifically, a cottontail fox.

Spirit creatures are known to be cautious,

and rarely even take a liking to elves.

So to see one with a human...

She took a liking to me after I helped her out.

She's keeping me company for now.

One who communes with spirit creatures, eh?

S-Something wrong?

It seems you're not the liar I took you for.

I apologize for attacking you so suddenly.

As long as you understand now.

I had actually been fighting bandits for a job.

What brings you here?

I had heard that the bandits who operate here had been hunting elves.

Hunting... elves?

Oh, that's what that was.

Unfortunately, there were no captive elves to be found inside of that cave.

I'm too late, then.

What did they intend to do with the elves they had captured?

Elves fetch a high price on the slave markets.

Surely you know that.

Can't say I do.

Very well, then. Excuse me.

Wait a moment!

The truth is, you're the first elf I've ever met.

If you could use some assistance, I'd be glad to offer it.

That won't be necessary.

This is an issue for elves to deal with.

I would not ask the help of men, silver knight.

Hey...

Doesn't need my help, huh?

Still, any way you slice it...

This is one of those event quests where you help out a beautiful elf girl!

And no gamer would pass that up!

Be that as it may...

She barely spoke to me at all, much less told me her name.

How do I find that elf again?

Still!

That girl was the first elf I've ever spoken to!

I can't just give up now.

Okay!

Ponta, I know what we're going to do tomorrow.

Episode 3

An Austere Elf Dances for Her Comrades

D i m e n s i o n M o v e

It's a lot more dense than the forest I visited with Miss Marca...

According to the guild, there should be plenty of elves living in these woods.

What's the matter, Ponta?

One of them got away!

Catch her!

Ponta.

It looks like these bones have caught their dog.

We may have lost that girl, but we've come across something else.

Wait!

You gonna run off without your friends?

I caught her, Mr. Udolan!

Get the shackles on her.

Yes, sir!

Aw, another brat?

How am I supposed to have any fun now?

What's that look supposed to mean? Huh?

Do you get the position you're in?

Say, why don't you beg me?

Do a good job and maybe I'll spare your friends.

U-Um... please...

Re-jected!

Mr. Udolan, we're meant to sell them...

You telling me what to do?!

You people work for my father!

Do I need to tell him about this?!

Real sorry, sir.

Hurry up and load these bloody brats into the cart already.

Sir!

I guess those are the elf hunters...

Seems like they don't treat other races like people.

It's like something out of the age of exploration...

Make sure to find any elves that are missing!

We don't have nearly enough to bring to the market!

Go on, better run before I stab you.

That girl said that I should stay out of elf issues, but...

I can't just stand back and ignore this!

Oh, here we go!

I have you now.

Wh-Who are you?

I'll be taking those children back.

Mr. Udolan, she's a dark elf.

A rare find!

She'll fetch a high price.

I'm not into feisty women. Do what you want.

In that case...

We'll just have to show her a good time instead...

M-My arm!

Wh-What the hell is she?!

No doubt about it, she's one of them elf warriors!

That elf really is strong.

She said she didn't need any help, and she was right.

Don't move!

Unless you don't care what happens to them.

You'd use children as shields? Coward!

Do you really wanna see what happens if you keep talking back?

See?

Did that one get under your skin?

Then how about this...?

Oh, I love that look.

You filth!

So, so good.

Maybe conquering a strong woman would be a nice change of pace...

Don't move, now.

Just gonna examine the merchandise.

I may have promised otherwise, but I'm here to help.

D i m e n s i o n M o v e

Armor Lariat!!

You have my aid, elf warrior!

Prepare yourselves.

Sister!

Sister!

Is everyone all right?

Just wait. This won't take long.

The key...

Let's see about getting them out of there.

I told you I didn't need help.

I assumed that the safety of these children was more important.

I'm a friend. No need to be scared.

Come on, nothing to be afraid of.

It's all right now.

Sister!

You don't need to worry now.

I'm glad they're safe.

Mana-eater collars?

They had these things...

What is a mana-eater collar?

It can keep us from using our spirit magic.

These are why they couldn't escape.

But what do I do?

I won't be able to remove them out here...

Well, let's see about taking them off.

I just said that I wouldn't be able to—

U n c u r s e

Uncurse.

Well, that must have been painful.

Heal.

Heal

The pain's gone...

No scars, then?

And nothing else that hurts?

No, thank you.

You're quite welcome.

Healing magic and curse dispelling, with minimal incantations...

This human is no ordinary knight.

Up you go! Look how high!

Four children have been safely rescued.

Send someone to recover them.

They're in the Elf Forest near Diento.

It's not far from the main road, so they should be easy to find.

What in the world is that bird?

It looked like you were speaking to it...

It's a Whispering Fowl.

It's a type of spirit creature that can remember speech and deliver messages.

Like a messenger pigeon crossed with a voice recorder...

A voi... What?

Nothing to concern yourself with.

So?

Well...

It's hard for any human to tame a spirit creature.

So we use Whispering Fowl as a way to communicate among elves.

I see! That is truly fascinating.

And truly fantastical.

Here they come.

You're all going home!

Right!

Well, I suppose this is where we part, my friends.

Oh, I wouldn't worry.

If you run into more villains, I will come running to your aid.

Thank you, Mr. Armor!

Goodbye!

Bye-bye!

Right. Fare thee well.

You are a very strange person.

I've only ever heard of barbaric, dangerous humans...

And you're capable of using the legendary teleportation magic, as well.

Just who in the world are you?

No one of importance.

My name is Arc.

And I'm simply a traveling mercenary.

This is Ponta. My traveling companion.

I am Ariane Glenys Maple.

An elf warrior.

You have my gratitude for what you've done.

I did only what needed to be done.

That's Danka's Whispering Fowl...

Ariane.

They've made their headquarters in the village of Diento.

Please, come at once.

We're going to rescue the others.

You said you were a mercenary?

Indeed I am.

In that case, Arc,

would I be able to hire you right now?

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Infiltrating the Slave Market! In Search of the World's Evil

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