Chapter 214


    「...Puha~」(Felnote)


    What I swallowed has the sweetness of the fruit, with a spiciness of the alcohol lingered on my tongue .


    I feel that my consciousness floats softly (drunk) .


    As I’m enjoying this feeling, I talk to the person sitting face to face with me .


    「...inviting me for a drink tasting huh, how rare of you, Aoba . 」(Felnote)


    「Yes, well... I was wondering if it would be right for me to check the result of fruit wine .


    Or rather, Felnote-san is the only person who can drink other than me . 」(Aoba)


    「Richelle is a dark elf so I think it’s okay for her as well...


    Even so, we have been staying here to the extent that you can make fruit wine . 」(Felnote)


    Was it just about 30 days today?


    I think it’s a long stay, but I have a lot of things to do, so I almost forget about time .


    「Well, this is good . Considering it’s a preparation state」(Felnote)


    「We can’t drink it on the battlefield though . 」(Aoba)


    「By the way, this is easy to swallow . There is no astringency」(Felnote)


    「Technically speaking it’s not wine . It’s like fruits soaked in sugar and liquor . 」(Aoba)


    「Fu~un...」(Felnote)


    This is the first type of fruit wine I drink . Did she invent it?


    She is the Queen of the Forest, Sherwood, and apparently intends to gain the right for territory in exchange for putting the end to this war .


    I’m grateful for someone who has a clear interest .


    She won’t betray us unless her interest is taken .


    Above all, Aoba seems to be an acquaintance of Arge . In that case, I can trust her .


    When I take another slip, I notice that even it’s easy to drink but also easy to get drunk as well .


    I don’t drink a lot like a drunk but let’s keep it in moderation .


    「Even so, don’t you have such luxury things here?」(Felnote)


    「These things are necessary for people like humans .


    There are no humans in my forest, but ...


    There are many things that have hearts, and they aren’t so different from people . 」(Aoba)


    「...I see」(Felnote)


    Aoba’s words sound dignified, or rather, they are unwavering .


    There may be a reason for her to be able to assert so clearly like that .


    But I didn’t think about digging it up .


    I will listen if she wants to talk about it though .


    「Thanks to the leader, people have a friendly atmosphere, but not everyone is like that . 」(Aoba)


    「It can’t be helped ...


    Because some people have lost their homes and important people . 」(Felnote)


    「Yes . That’s why I decided to make wine, fruits, medicine, and flowers to make even one more of them remember the feeling of having fun . 」(Aoba)


    Shaking the cup, Aoba drank the liquor in one breath .


    「... Yes . It tastes good」(Aoba)


    「You drink it...」(Felnote)


    「Or rather, my circtory function is so strong that Alraune can’t get drunk .


    That’s why I invited Felnote-san to see how strong the alcohol is . 」(Aoba)


    ...So that’s why .


    Convinced by that reason, I look at the liquid remaining in the ss .


    It has the color of the fruit, it’s a red color like a ruby .


    「It’s called Bayberry, do you know?」(Aoba)


    「I haven’t heard of it」(Felnote)


    「Is that so . Because I improved the varieties」(Aoba)


    「Aha . What’s with that, I don’t know such things」(Felnote)


    「No, I was wondering if it already exists in this world」(Aoba)


    I think that this kind of sensation is somewhat simr to Arge .


    It’s understandable if they are rtives, but since they Alraune and Vampire, it probably won’t happen .


    「...The Empire, huh」(Felnote)


    I’ve been hearing a lot of nostalgic names these days .


    When I was a knight, I fought with them many times .


    But I think the empire now is much more troublesome than it used to be .


    A hunting dog (hound) unit on an iron ship flying in the sky .


    And the powerful magic tool (Artifact), Artificial Spirits .


    The most surprising is all of them were brought by a single engineer .


    「Do you remember something in the old days?」(Aoba)


    「That’s right . Just a little .


    But it seems more troublesome than when I was a knight」(Felnote)


    「...Kuon’s family is dangerous」(Aoba)


    「Do you know about it? I’ve never heard of it」(Felnote)


    「... Well, just a little . It’s some rumors」(Aoba)


    Did the name I had never heard of when I was a knight be famous while I was retired?


    I thought I had read the newspaper without fail, but when I left the line, I wouldn’t be able to get thetest information .


    「Hmm ... well, if it’s about that airship, You can crash about five ships」(Aoba)


    「Just now, I’ve heard words that I can’t ignore ...」(Felnote)


    「Because the movement was slow no matter how you look at it, their arms for interception are also just cannons .


    It doesn’t have the magical function to hide its existence, you know?


    From the bottom, if you do it with <strong>“Zudon”</strong> in materialization」(Aoba)


    「<strong>“Zudon”</strong>......」(Felnote)


    (T . N: Maybe Aoba means to cut it with Felnote’s sword of light like Excalibur)


    Did she just say something strange?


    At least I don’t think it’s as troublesome as cutting the mountain in half or fighting that ck wings .


    I drank the rest of the liquor, tilting my head toward Aoba .


    She poured more wine right away, so I didn’t even need to talk .


    「... What will Aoba do when this battle is over?」(Felnote)


    「That’s the death g」(Aoba)


    「g...？」(Felnote)


    「Ah no . Nothing . As the Queen of Sherwood, I wonder if I’m going to make a triumphant return with Arge-san . 」(Aoba)


    「Eh, you are going to take Arge?!」(Felnote)


    「Yes, well... that’s our promise in the first ce」(Aoba)


    I was surprised because it was my first time hearing this .


    「Arge-san has already worked hard a lot .


    I also want her to live a leisurely time in my forest . 」(Aoba)


    「...You are really concerned about that girl」(Felnote)


    「I have known her since forever」(Aoba)


    The words spoken were so clear as if even before they were born .


    「What is Felnote-san going to do?」(Aoba)


    「I... I am... uhm...」(Felnote)


    「In my opinion, I think that if we end this war sessfully, you will be praised as a savior . 」(Aoba)


    「...Ah」(Felnote)


    Certainly, Aoba and Arge are doing so for Her Majesty .


    If I fight the empire and stop the war, my name will be known . Her Majesty would be happy to pull me back into the kingdom .


    I don’t hate to serve the pce again, but it’s true that I don’t want to stand out too much .


    For some reason, I also enjoyed my retired life .


    「Your face showed that you only noticed it just now, right?」(Aoba)


    「...U~u, what should I do?」(Felnote)


    「Fufu . Would you like toe to my forest to hide?」(Aoba)


    「I’ll think about it ...」(Felnote)


    Aoba smiled happily at the sight of me began to sweat .


    「...Fu fu fu」(Aoba)


    「What’s with that? Do you have fun?」(Felnote)


    「No . I’m not thinking about anything other than winning this war」(Aoba)


    「Isn’t that obvious?」(Felnote)


    Thinking about when you lost is just running away .


    We can think about the future because we have a strong will to win .


    Because I strongly believe that we will win and survive .


    「Win . Exactly, let’s finish it... we will go home, all of us, Aoba」(Felnote)


    「Yes . of course . At that time, let’s drink alcohol again」(Aoba)


    「Fu~u . That’s good」(Felnote)


    The fun has increased more .


    I don’t think I hate it and I drink more fruit wine .