Love Letter From The Future

5. Bread and Dagger (61)

In the snowy village, only the sound of crackling fires resonated.

The old knight was staring at me without saying a word. He was an impressive man with a face drenched in blood and the corners of his mouth drawing ferocious lines.

Looking back, he always was.

He was warlike, hated elves, and had no hesitation in violence.

So, the appearance he is showing now was not surprising.

Sir Alex was always the same.

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Just looking at old Pope, who was thrown out in a bloody mess, that was the case. The other day, during a battle with an elven scouting party, Sir Alex had turned one of the elves into mush.

The situation is the same as then.

The only thing that changed was me.

When he defeated the scouting party, he was fine, but when he saw old Pope being killed, his anger took over. It was an embarrassing transformation even for me.

I couldn’t have hoped that Sir Alex would understand my feelings.

Nonetheless, I was persuaded.

“Sir Alex, what are you doing now… The elves in this village have never attacked humans. Since when did we, the human race, take advantage of the elves?”

“Ha, I heard you lost your memory… It just doesn’t look like it.”

However, despite my objection, Sir Alex’s voice was very relaxed.

His hand slowly moved towards the sword he was carrying on his back. And a thump, and the noise of pounding the ground.

It was to the extent that it felt like the ground was shaking for a moment.

A suffocating scream leaked from among the elves. With just one gesture, the elves shrank and trembled.

It was the skill of a knight who had reached full maturity.

Even though it was a light gesture that was merely a diversion, the weak had to be terrified.

Hee-ik, the groan was especially unpleasant. I tried to calm my pounding heart.

Sir Alex slowly opened his mouth, holding his sword straight on the ground.

“It is as you say, young master. We humans never play elves first. It’s just a ‘preventive strike’.”

“A preventive blow?”

To anyone’s eyes, it was a sound close to that of cotton wool.

I was so dumbfounded that I even frowned slightly.

But Sir Alex was wearing a confident face. As if to say something obvious, Nogisa added an explanation.

“Anyway, aren’t all elves potential enemies? So, before that, cut the sprouts. Or should we draw our swords only after they have slaughtered our neighbours?”

“Isn’t that a hasty conclusion… … !”

I said, gnashing my teeth.

“They raid our humanity? By what means… Are the elves struggling to get out of the coniferous forest, unable to even eat their immediate meal?”

“It is not impossible.”

“If that’s the case, I’d have to kill all the elves.”

“Yes, it is.”

It was an answer without hesitation.

Each of those six syllables gave off a fishy smell of blood. Even so, Sir Alex clicked his tongue and looked at me with pity.

It was the look of a young child for a long time.

I tried to argue with a broken heart.

If it hadn’t been for Sir Alex digging up my buried past just before that.

“Bocchan, do you still not know? Elves are nothing more than demons in beautiful shells. You have already forgotten the consequences of that cheap virginity!”

For an instant, I was out of breath and choked.

The memory of the day I fell into the elven village came back.

I once saved an elf. It was the life of the Elven scout team, including Veneta.

Even then, Sir Alex tried to kill them. They survived because of my opposition, but in fact, a tracking device was attached to Veneta’s body.

That mistake led to a battle.

It was a surprise attack taking advantage of the night. Not only the elves, but several Yurdina-kun must have been injured and died.

The price of that life will also be mine.

As I was speechless, Sir Alex let out a low sigh.

The old knight’s heavy voice continued.

“Brother, don’t forget… You are a human being.”

It was a fair word.

Against the background of the sad eyes of the elves, the old knight sat down as cold as frost at dawn. His tongue spewed out a series of cold waves.

“I mean, I’m not an elf… Bocchan’s family, friends, and acquaintances! Can you throw it all away?”

I chewed my lips carefully.

Still, no answer came to mind.

I wanted to save the elf.

However, can I abandon my precious ones for this?

My family, my co-workers, everyone I loved and loved.

That was how it was to side with the elves.

It meant that he had to turn his back on humanity and endure shame as a traitor to his own people.

The price of rescuing an elf who had been with them for only a few weeks was harsh.

I couldn’t hide the resentment in my eyes, but in the end, there was no objection coming back from me.

Sir Alex then smiled with satisfaction.

A hand clad in a thick gauntlet sent out a signal. At the same time, the soldiers resumed their actions in perfect order.

Whoa, I sighed and looked up at the sky.

damn it

“Kyaaa! stop it, no… Help me!”

Who are you talking to?

Even with my eyes closed, the screams were vivid. The heat that heated up the skin, the noise of the rustling of the armor, and even the giggling laughter.

A soldier burst into laughter.

“What, help me? Whoops, ha ha ha ha ha! Go, dare! Kuekuk, elves or something… Are you crazy!”

Puck, and the footsteps continued.

I could tell just by hearing the moans that flowed out. It was Isha.

A young hunter in the village who was always ticklish, but couldn’t hide his kind nature.

Such a woman could not even resist and had to endure violence.

It was because the bow had been broken for a long time, and even the arms and legs were restrained.

The soldier’s gasping voice echoes.

“Do you know who he is? You dare not compare yourself to the elves who are stuck in the countryside! Have you heard of it, ‘Ian Percus’… … .”

“stop.”

It was a quiet restraint.

That one word thrown along with a sigh was too small to reach the soldier.

On the contrary, the soldier even grabbed Isha’s hair. Despair was oozing out like droplets of water from those eyes that were forcibly lifted.

“Have you heard? The one who smashed both demons and monsters with a single hatchet! Hey, you are humanity’s rising divinity. I heard that the seal has already been finalized… … .”

“stop!”

The soldier’s body flinched and trembled at my shout.

Finally, my eyes went somewhere. To the soldier and the coughing Isha.

I spat out a single word through my teeth.

“…Let’s stop.”

No further instructions were required.

The soldier immediately bent his back as if he was rude. And even started to move Isha.

I was about to add another word, to treat the elves a little more kindly.

It was cheap hypocrisy.

In the end, the ending I reached was also like this.

Helpless, I was human. How could he betray his own people and live on?

Friendship between humans and elves was impossible in the first place.

I’m not the only one who realized this.

It was after the elves’ gazes toward me had calmed down.

Only feelings of disappointment and despair, understanding and compassion are alternately conveyed to me.

Even unfamiliar emotions were seen in their eyes. I was surprised to see that even the soldiers of Yurdina’s army showed respect to me.

Like this, a high and tough barrier was placed between me and the elves.

My hand unconsciously fiddled with the hatchet. It was my intention to somehow finish the story by taking the village elves prisoner.

Until you meet someone’s eyes.

It was an elf with gray hair. Those blue eyes stared blankly at me.

It was Avian.

There was a memory that suddenly came to mind.

Ned, the boy who died protecting his sister, left me his last will.

Great article, glad you didn’t lie.

I promised to protect you

A small shock was applied to the dam of the accident.

It was a light ripple, as if a stone had been thrown. However, in that trembling, a chain of accidents continues. It was a very simple association process.

Gray hair, blue eyes.

Ceria.

Yurdina.

Senior Delphine.

why me

Inadvertently, an involuntary question is spit out.

“… … Senior Delphine.”

Sir Alex, who was servicing the gauntlet, looked at me.

There was a strong conviction in those unwavering eyes. There is nothing shameful about that confident attitude.

So I couldn’t bear to ask.

“Do you know Delphine-senpai?”

Standing tall, Sir Alex’s gestures stopped.

Again a bleak wind blew between us. The cold north wind was trying hard to pierce his bones. Even so, the prosecutor who has risen to the stage doesn’t even show any movement.

“young master.”

As if letting out a choked breath, Sir Alex only had a serious look on his face.

“I’ll talk to you later.”

After that, Sir Alex turned his back.

Again facing the elf, his hand gripped the handle of the sword. As much as the young fear in the elf’s eyes, the voice of the old knight rose.

“Execution begins now! The crime is that of daring to target human territory and massacring our families and neighbors!”

“Ooh, we didn’t!”

The elves screamed and pleaded, but no one listened.

The soldiers also grabbed their arms and glared at the elves. When that sword and spear are fired, flowers of blood will bloom in the snowfield.

Sir Alex seemed eager to see the sight.

There was even a kind of madness in the voice he shouted.

“Kill them all, make them food for animals!”

“Yeah!”

With a roaring answer, the moment a soldier was about to stab his spear.

Strength went into my hand holding the hatchet.

Pak, and the world is torn apart.

It was to the extent that the fluttering snowflakes were crushed only by the anti-elastic force. A trail of silver light fired without even breaking through hit the spearhead in a straight line.

Ugh, the wooden spearhead explodes like an explosion.

The soldier made a gasping sound at the sudden restraint and retreated. It wasn’t just the soldier who stopped.

Everyone’s movements stopped.

It was as if the north wind had taken all the momentum away. The only thing still moving there is a hatchet spinning taut in the air.

When I raised my hand, the ax came back with a thud.

I didn’t want to hesitate any longer.

“Everyone, keep your hands off the elves… Don’t touch even a single hair.”

At my growling warning, Sir Alex laughed.

The sound of laughter that burst out expressed his feelings.

He shook his head again.

“You still hesitate, young master. I’ve said it over and over again… Unfortunately, I will decline that request.”

Sir Alex signaled to continue.

Then, while hesitating, the soldiers sneakily approached the elves again.

It was then that my body was shot.

With a thump, my body hit the ground and was thrown at high speed. Before I knew it, my hand was pointing toward the handle of the sword hanging from my waist.

It was a lightning-like footsword.

A sudden blow that made it impossible to respond. If the person in front of me was talking nonsense, this sword strike would have already decided the outcome.

However, the opponent is an old man who has gone through a hundred battles.

With a thump, the old knight’s greatsword tore through time and collided with mine. The slashed sword pressed heavily against my blade.

There was little time difference between turning around and lowering the sword again.

But there can be no agitation.

My foot smacked Sir Alex in the stomach.

It wasn’t a fatal blow because of the armor. Even so, it was enough to hesitate and take a step backwards from the shock. Even then, the hatchet was clutched in my remaining hand.

Again, the silver trail draws a circle.

“Ouch!”

“Ugh!”

With the sound of bang, bang, the windows exploded one by one. In addition, he struck the sword body, causing some soldiers to drop their swords.

It didn’t take long to neutralize everyone.

Sir Alex shouted.

“What are you doing, young master!”

“Sir Alex… … .”

“Tak,” I said as I grabbed the returned hatchet.

“It’s not a request or a suggestion.”

Both hands fully gripped the handle of the sword. Then, the cool anticipation of the blade seemed to pierce his bones. It was a feeling of tension that I hadn’t felt in a long time.

This feeling only comes back when facing a formidable enemy.

“Don’t touch the elves anymore. I warned you.”

Sir Alex immediately frowned, and the soldiers exchanged visibly puzzled, bewildered glances.

And even the elves just looked at me with bewildered eyes.

I couldn’t help it.

Because great knights don’t lie.

As if to prove this, Avian sighed in relief and closed his eyes.

It was snowing in the village.