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I Don’t Know Anyone Like That
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“Impressive.” (Arc)
“Amazing.” (Iris)
The twins ran up to Leon, who had defeated the Elder Treant, and immediately leapt into his arms.
“To cut through the Elder Treant’s trunk with a sword…” (Elf)
“Just who are you…?” (Elf)
On the other hand, the elves were on guard. Although he looked like just a child, he had demonstrated unbelievable strength. It was only natural that they would be cautious. However, seeing their reaction, Leon tilted his head in confusion. If these were the elves of this forest, then Elder Treants should be something they regularly chopped down or rather, subjugated.
Of course, that was a story from a hundred years ago. Back then, Elder Treant wood was exported as material for weapons and other items. But in recent years, Elder Treants had rarely appeared in this forest.
“We are grateful for your assistance. Had we not received your help, we would have suffered great losses.” (Filia)
While the other elves were flustered, the one who stepped forward was a female elf who appeared to be their leader.
“I am Filia. We are the knights of Sedria.” (Filia)
It seemed that they were a knight order that protected the city of Sedria.
“I’m Leon. I’m an adventurer.” (Leon)
“I see, an adventurer. I’d normally question someone your age, but after seeing you fight just now, I have no choice but to accept it.” (Filia)
Filia said this with a wry smile. Then, she gave orders to the other elves.
“This boy saved our lives. He is, in other words, our benefactor. It is rude to treat him with such suspicion, wouldn’t you agree?” (Filia)
“Y-yes!” (Elves)
The elves quickly lowered their weapons and bowed their heads to Leon, saying things like “You saved us” and “Thank you”.
They’ve become quite friendly.
In his previous life, elves had left a much colder impression when dealing with those outside their race. Of course, there were individual differences, but there were few elves who would offer their thanks so honestly like this.
“Still, it’s the first time I’ve seen someone take down an Elder Treant in such a clean state.” (Filia)
“Really?” (Leon)
“Normally, we keep our distance and burn it down with fire. That’s the standard method.” (Filia)
“But if you do that, you can barely recover any usable materials, right?” (Leon)
In fact, Leon had wondered from the beginning.
Why had the elves used fire magic against the Treant?
“I thought the standard method was to get close and cut it down with a sword or an axe…” (Leon)
“That works for regular Treants. Only for those… Normally, that is. You are not normal.” (Filia)
Filia said this with an exasperated look.
I see…
It was only then that Leon realized he had gone overboard.
“Um, what should I do with the materials?” (Leon)
“Of course, since you defeated it, they are yours.” (Filia)
Though Filia said this, it would ultimately feel as though he had swooped in and stolen their prey. While Leon was hesitating about that,
“Then, please sell them to us. I am the head of the knight order, and with materials of this quality, we could produce a large number of high-performance weapons and armor.” (Filia)
Since he had planned to sell them somewhere anyway, Leon gladly accepted the offer.
“We’ll help with transportation as well.” (Filia)
“No, that won’t be necessary.” (Leon)
Leon lifted the Treant with one hand and tossed it into his item box.
“…Huh?” (Elves)
The elves blinked, as if thinking they had seen something wrong. However, the other Treants also disappeared one after another into the small bag. Some of the elves began rubbing their eyes. Filia looked around at everyone’s reactions and finally seemed to understand that the scene before her was not something only she was seeing.
“Th-that bag, what is it?” (Filia)
“? It’s just a normal item box…” (Leon)
“I don’t think a normal item box can hold that much… And how are you fitting it through that small opening?” (Filia)
Although item boxes were rare magic tools, Filia had at least seen one before. However, their capacity was, at most, about the size of a single horse-drawn wagon. Yet Leon had effortlessly stored more than ten Treants.
Furthermore, the size of what could be stored in an item box was limited by the size of its opening. It was natural that objects larger than the entrance could not be stored. For that reason, box-shaped item containers with wide openings were generally more common than bag-shaped ones, even though they were still called item “boxes”.
I always thought it was normal for the entrance to expand to match the item. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to carry spare equipment.
Incidentally, every time Leon obtained a more durable material, he crafted a new item box. The current one was his third generation. Its capacity was large enough to hold an entire small village. Naturally, that meant even an Elder Treant could fit inside without issue.
“Heave-ho.” (Leon)
“Even the Elder Treant?!” (Elves)
—
Leon arrived at the city of Sedria together with the elves. He had only briefly visited it in his previous life, but he remembered the townscape well. It had not changed much since then. The rows of houses were all made of wood, and the city overflowed with greenery, including beautiful hedges and flowerbeds. If anything, the city seemed slightly larger overall. Also, seeing people who were not of the elven race walking around normally was a sight that had not existed a hundred years ago. And there was one more thing.
“…Onee-chan, what’s that?” (Leon)
What Leon was looking up at was a massive tower standing at the edge of the city, right where it met the forest.
“That is the grave of Meltera-sama.” (Filia)
“Meltera-sama?” (Leon)
“Yes. She was a hero of our elven people who traveled with the legendary Hero Leon and defeated the Demon King.” (Filia)
Filia said this with pride.
…No, I don’t know anyone like that…
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