26 - Chapter 22: The Visit of the Elf-san
The interaction between Gio and Latia was like Christina countering O-lin's pose.
Kazuha's mornings are early.
Since her stepmother, Kureha, is someone who cannot do housework at all, she and the maids take turns handling the cooking, laundry, and cleaning in this house. Kazuha wondered how someone could live for 1500 years and still not be able to do a single household chore, but it seemed Kureha was originally a young lady from a good family. She then devoted herself to magical research and became a court mage. After the Gaoga Kingdom collapsed, she apparently wandered through various countries, but she seemed to have had attendants with her, so she faced no hardships. After becoming a Holy Beast, she was worshipped and became the leader of the village, so she had even less reason to do anything.
As a result, a village leader with absolutely no life skills was completed.
That said, she is over 1500 years old. Her accumulated knowledge and wisdom far surpass those of ordinary people, and her magical power is constantly renewing its peak. This is the reason why Mahora is able to function as a kind of independent autonomous district within the Empire. It seems that Imperial nobles have sent armies several times in the past to suppress Mahora and attack it to make it their territory, but they were beaten head-on by the Mahora army led by Kureha... though the army was merely a small band of followers.
Now, Kazuha, who has such a knowledgeable and brave stepmother, is Kureha's direct descendant and also her disciple. She is a mage who specializes in barrier magic, and regarding that one point, she is so skilled that even Kureha said, "If she continues to grow like this, she will succeed and be able to use barrier magic on my level." Kazuha does not let this make her arrogant and strives every day. She wakes up early to train, and then prepares breakfast. It was while she was on her way to call everyone after finishing that she heard the sound of impacts, and when she peeked, the Three Idiots were in the courtyard.
"Um... good morning...?"
"Hm? Ah, Kazuha. Morning."
The source of the impact sounds was Geoglyph and Marianne. Together, they were frolicking, filled with jokes like "Nanto Gokuken!" or "Hokuto Goeiken!"
When Kazuha timidly spoke to Later, who was sitting on the veranda watching them, he also noticed her and greeted her.
"Um, what are you all doing?"
"Morning practice, morning practice. It's our daily routine."
The joke-like frolicking was apparently combat training.
The general value in a previous life is that techniques appearing in manga or anime have no practical use. Well, there are things that can be used as reference in stoic sword-fighting or fighting works, but most of them are just jokes if done in reality. At best, you would be looked at with cold eyes or teased as having chuunibyou.
However.
The world where these Three Idiots are now is another world where a mysterious power called magical power exists. From the perspective of Later, who can perform ultra-high-speed maneuvers by utilizing it, jokes do not end as just jokes. After all, one can clothe a sword in magical power and send out slashing attacks. In other words, Ma-ken and Advance Rush have become real.
Developing from there, the Three Idiots thought, "Then maybe we can do Mu-ha or Kame-hameha or Maru?" and as a result of trying various things, they succeeded. From there, their training shifted to how far they could reproduce subculture jokes from their previous lives. It is unknown how close they can get to the truth, but it is a peculiar way of thinking brought about by knowledge that does not exist in this world. They thought this would become a useful weapon.
As a result, they began reproducing jokes under the guise of morning practice. Today seemed to be the combat edition.
"You are diligent, aren't you?"
"Well, we don't have cheats."
Later, noticing his slip of the tongue as Kazuha tilted her head at "cheats?", changed the subject.
"So, what is it?"
"Ah, yes. Breakfast is ready, so could you please come to the dining hall?"
"Oh, food. Hey, Sensei, Princess! They say it's food!"
Thinking that they would die if they kept going, Kazuha called out to the two idiots who were trying to test techniques for self-destruction in order to have "not a single regret in my life." The two stopped frolicking and entered the main house saying "Coming!" and...
"Mmu."
There, Geoglyph's movement stopped. He suddenly took on a serious expression, and the sound of a flexatone could be heard from somewhere.
"What is the matter, Gio?"
"This sensation... is it the Elf-san...! There!"
As soon as he spoke, Geoglyph leaped out of the main house and ran headlong toward the village entrance.
"That man looks like he'll start hunting elves eventually..."
"Once he starts stripping them, let's pretend we don't know him."
The two idiots watching the back of the one sprinting idiot muttered in exasperation.
They are people who ignore their own faults.
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Latia Fa Swin stayed in Mahora for about three days after the Earth Dragon incident, while the refugees healed their wounds and departed for the Imperial Capital. After the refugees left, she also returned to the elf village to report, but there, she was entrusted with a mission by the village chief and visited Mahora again.
Having been let through by the gatekeepers she already knew, she was walking to meet the village leader Kureha when she reunited with a certain boy.
"Ah, you are...!"
It was Geoglyph. He cleared his throat once and called out triumphantly...
"Hey, Elf-sa..."
"Demon King!"
"..."
His momentum was crushed, and he lost his words. It might have been better that he didn't scream as his old wound was gouged.
However, Latia, who called him the Demon King, had sparkling eyes. She was directing incredibly sparkling eyes toward Geoglyph. Wait, maybe the reaction isn't that bad? Geoglyph thought. Perhaps she admires the Demon King. Her cheeks seemed to be blushing slightly. To win her favor, it would be a bad move to hide it here by saying, "No no, I'm not the Demon King, oh stop it."
In a mere 0.3 seconds, his decision after agonizing over it was...
"It has been a while, Elf of mine."
The execution of the Demon King play. Of course, while turning his eyes away from the scars that would surely follow.
"Why are you here?"
"Hmph. I have grown tired of being a mere human. Now, I am seeking liberation from humanity."
"Amazing..."
What is amazing about this, the Geoglyph-san of his previous life in his heart retorted while scratching his back. However, the Geoglyph-san of this life did not stop.
"I haven't introduced myself yet."
He flipped his cloak with a swish and spread both arms.
"I am Geoglyph Triad. A wanderer of souls."
He announced his name along with a mysterious pose.
"I, I am Latia. Latia Fa Swin. A daughter of the Swin family of the Fa clan in the Forestesque Great Forest."
The Elf-san also introduced herself without losing, striking a mysterious pose as if embracing her body, but since she was beautiful and had a model-like figure, it looked strangely fitting. What is this, so cute, the Geoglyph of the previous life and current life reached a consensus and formed an agreement.
"Thank you for that time, Geoglyph. I wanted to properly thank you."
"What, there is no need to worry about it. If it still bothers you, would you not call me Gio? Elf of mine."
"Really? Then, please call me Latia too."
They exchanged meaningful smiles with a hmph, and a peaceful atmosphere flowed, but...
"I am Geoglyph Triad!"
"A wanderer of souls...!"
"Guh-fuu...!"
The two idiots who had caught up began the reproduction and landed a critical hit on Geoglyph.
"W-what happened, Gio!? Are you okay!?"
"I-I'm okay, Latia... just a bit, ah, just a bit, an old wound that just now happened is throbbing."
Geoglyph, suffering on one knee, smiled to reassure the panicked Elf-san, but there was no way the two idiots would show mercy.
"Would you not call me Gio!?"
"Elf of mine!!"
"Gaha!!"
"Gio!? Gio...!?"
Receiving the follow-up of the reproduction, Geoglyph sank into the ground.
Furthermore, the dying message he wrote on the ground by squeezing out his last bit of strength naturally said furry fan and yuri-pig.
To be continued tomorrow.