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Harem Tales of a Reincarnated Elf Prince (Web Novel) - Volume 3, Chapter 13 – To the Third Country
Volume 3, Chapter 13 – To the Third Country
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A few days later, in front of the gate of the royal castle.
“Then, Prince of the Elves, have you finished your preparations?”
“Yes. Thank you very much, your Majesty.”
I lowered my head to the king, who pushed his old body and came to see me off personally.
At first, he was suspicious of my story, but now he was already this friendly with me.
Indeed he also wants this world peace in his heart.
But as a king, he cannot afford to make people who came all of a sudden to see him. That’s why we’re doing this incognito.
As for me, I’m already thankful that we have settled our discussions well.
“But was it really all right with just this?”
The king inquired, referring to the horse-drawn carriage before us.
It’s a bit small, but it’s made well.
It is large enough for five people to ride.
The king had prepared this for us for the next trip, as he said it was necessary.
The horse hasn’t been connected yet, but he will prepare it later.
“It’s already too much for us, Your Majesty, and above all, this mission is purely dependent on my ability.”
“Surely it is. No matter. Use it well.”
The Country of Elves up to here is a road full of rocks and obstacles.
But from here, it is paved and maintained path, but it was still a long way to go.
Now is undoubtedly a time to use a carriage.
“I’m sorry. I’m somehow a nuisance……”
Next to me, Helena gave us an apology.
Perhaps she thought to be a race with a weak constitution such as herself is holding us back.
“Don’t worry about it. It’s that our members are a little too special.”
Cecil and I are elves that can keep running for many kilometers with our physical ability.
And Effie is someone who can fly to the sky.
Well, she might crash if she ran out of magic, but there is still a wide difference in mobility in hers to us.
Even our speed is like worms compared to hers.
“Besides, now that we have a carriage, we can now cope with sudden weather changes.”
Fran followed me up, to cheer Helena.
You might not notice it on the first glance, but she can be reliable at these times.
“She’s right. Plus, we can expand it to a tent and cook in the rain.”
“Now that you mention it, I haven’t tested Cecil’s dishes yet for a long time.”
We weren’t able to carry bulky things as we are moving on foot, after all.
In that sense, I’m also thankful that we have a carriage now.
“Heee, Cecil, you can cook?”
“Of course! I have confidence in my recipes!”
“When we were at the castle, didn’t you have the chef at the castle teach you?”
I knew that Cecil occasionally visits the kitchen.
Though I have actually eaten her cooking in the starting days of our trip, it was still far from the taste of something professional, because of the lack of proper ingredients and condiments.
“Then, can I taste the dishes of Elves too? I’m looking forward to this!”
“I have already bought something we might need to the shops here, so I think I can make something decent now.”
“If so, I will help. I lived alone before this, so I’m also good with housework.”
“Uhm, is it okay for me to see you cook? I am quite interested in it, too……”
Somehow, it became noisy suddenly…….
Well, I should have expected this in a gathering of women.
“Alan, you seem to have it hard too.”
“Haha…… Well, because I have gathered quite the companions after all.”
I gave a bitter smile to the king, who’s observing us in his direction.
“Then, where do you plan to go next?”
To that question, I gave the answer I have decided.
“I want to go first to another Country of Humans. I want to get information about the Country of Demons, after all.”
What I am most cautious about in this trip is the Country of Demons.
Since ancient times, demons with mighty powers have turned arrogant and have been in an abusive relationship with their neighbors.
The result is the previous war.
But with the cooperation of elves, humans, and spirits, we managed to fight them off.
We succeeded in reducing the scale of the demons that were invading around the globe into one country left.
After that was a ceasefire, and no large-scale wars happened anymore.
However, the demons still kept being unfriendly after that.
“They aren’t the type to let down their guard, after all, so we have to be cautious.”
“Yes, but I am more concerned about the other country you were speaking of.”
I was surprised at those words.
“That’s…… more than the Country of Demons?”
“In a way, you are correct.”
“May I hear the reason?”
The king began to talk about it.
“That country is the same country of humans as Bivnaheim, but its way of thinking is not the same as us.”
“You mean they are pro-war?”
“That I cannot say. It is a country where everyone can live better, for humans that is”
For humans, I feel bad about those words.
“Don’t tell me……”
“Yes. In that country, there are strict policies on other races except humans.”
“That is…… really troublesome.”
Even more so that I’m establishing friendship of all races here.
“Bivnaheim is located between that country and the country of elves and spirits.”
“So, this is a buffer zone?”
This is a country I visited because it was nearby, but it seemed to have played an even more important role than I thought.
“Yes. And some of them even hated the demons more than the elves and the spirits.”
Maybe they had a horrible experience with the demons in the previous war.
But a long time has passed since the war.
It feels absurd to have a short-lived species to have this long-time hatred over something that happened eons ago, even for us elves and spirits.
All the more, I have to make peace with the branches of the King Tree.
I have to change the common sense of values to the entire species of Algarde soon, or else another war will erupt.
“However, it’s all just diplomacy in the end. Still, I’ll make sure not to poke my head too deep to other countries’ affairs.”
“That I already know. You aren’t sent here for that reason. For now, let’s tie a horse to the carriage and send it at the gate of the castle town.”
“Thank you very much for your help.”
“This is all I can do. I wish you good luck.”
“Same to you, your Majesty. Please stay healthy until we come back again.”
After bidding our farewells, we left the castle.
We passed through the bustling town and headed toward the exit gate.
“Onii-san, what did you talk to your Majesty?”
“Oh, a little bit about the country we will go from here.”
I answered Helena’s inquiry.
By the way, we have already met with the king, so we don’t have to cover our identities anymore.
I appreciate the fact that we won’t be using that cumbersome hoods anymore, but we are being stared by many people from the surroundings now.
Especially Effie, who has her wings and vibrant hair color, now becoming the center of attention.
“Ara, to think you’re all going crazy about me. Fufufu, and I haven’t even used my temptation magic yet.”
Well, she looks happy, so it’s good for now.
Contrary to her was Fran, who has very little tolerance to the public’s eyes.
Wait, or is it that Effie is just that numb to shyness?
“Allan-kun, is there something on my face?”
“No, it’s nothing.”
I waved my hand to Effie, who noticed my gaze at her.
“The country that we will go hereafter seems to be not that open to other races.”
I spoke to everyone.
“It doesn’t matter. My duty is to follow Allan-sama.”
Cecil gave a natural smile.
“Me too, I won’t leave the prince’s side, no matter what.”
Changing entirely from the time we met, Fran’s eyes, now filled with strong willpower, stared me back.
“When that time comes…… Just a little sprinkle of magic and poof! Done! Fufufufu”
Good grief. We aren’t here for attraction……
Well, Effie’s optimism is also a part that I like from her.
“M-me too! I’ll do my best to accompany you!”
Helena, who has already acquired the mascot role, made everyone smile.
“It will be more difficult from now on, but everyone, please lend me your powers once again.”
All members nodded firmly to my words.
We thus departed for the third country on our list.
