The Elf Is a Freeloader

─ ─ ─ ─ How long have you been doing this?

I'm not sleeping. Or so it's not even awake.

If I don't, I won't be able to stay. That's what you told me the last time you broke up with me.

It was sad to say goodbye to those who were close. But I also knew that was something I had no choice.

Because together, my life is shorter than mine.

That's why I've been sleeping like I'm awake ever since I broke up with you.

Until one day, when a new one appears...

Around a little after 7 p.m. one day at the beginning of August.

The usual members, such as Yasushi and Elle, and Aye and Ryu, each walked towards a certain place with a flashlight.

".................. hmm. So, in El's world, a magic item or something is something that the adventurer searches out of the labyrinth and brings it directly to the merchant for sale?

"Yes. And the merchant sells it in his shop. So... I just think that Kikai named Katai Denwa is the same... because I can't believe how handy and awesome Kikai is made and sold full of people's hands... it's so incredible!

Elle and Aye were walking shoulder-to-shoulder, talking happily about Elle's mistake, which Yasushi asked me earlier.

"That's why I told you. There are no underground labyrinths (dungeons) like El's, even if there are caves of nature in this world."

About a few steps behind Elle and Aye, Yasushi, who was walking with Ryu, pinches his mouth.

"Right. Even in this world, dungeons are famous in the West. Most importantly, even if you say dungeon in a bite, it seems to give you more about caves and ruins and later places like catacombs than the maze type of nature and monster gushing underground that appears in the famous computer game. Folk heirlooms and magpies over there say that goblins and other monsters live in places like that outside of town."

Ryu, who is somehow in charge of a packed backpack, shows off his knowledge that he doesn't know where he bought it.

It was once believed that deep mountains in Japan were inhabited by heavenly dogs, river children at the bottom of the river, and various monsters and monsters such as seamen in the sea.

It is the same in foreign countries, and it has been believed that demons with distinctive characteristics exist depending on their respective countries and regions. Elves have also been included in this heirloom.

"Is that why? Maybe that's where we're going, maybe?

Where they're headed now.

It was a shallow shrine in the neighboring town, rumored to produce an example skeleton.

The Asama Shrine in the destination town of Higashigo is also close to the school attended by Yasushi. The sunset is late this time of year and it's still bright even after seven. But if we walk slowly from now on, it'll be completely dark when we get to our destination.

Yasushi and Aya, then Ryu, each possesses an LED flashlight, but Elle alone does not possess a light type.

When Aoi first wondered about it, he replied like this.

"Because we elves have dark vision abilities. You can't move around in the dark, can you?

That's why she doesn't seem to possess the lights.

The four of them have all worn long trousers on their long sleeves, assuming they would step into the woods at night. And firm shoes at your feet. Ryu and others wear trekking shoes.

Other than that, I also bring a little food such as towels, drinks, and sweets. The baggage was contained in the backpacks and body backs each carrying.

Being an adventurer, it seems important to keep your hands free when exploring somewhere. That's why everyone, including Elle, carries backpacks and bodybacks.

Nor could you ignore Elle's words, which were actually active as adventurers, and honestly followed her instructions.

"... and your backpack is unusually big?

Yasushi looked at the backpack borne by Ryu walking next door and muttered as if he was frightened.

What Ryu was carrying was something bigger one turn than a regular backpack. It's not exactly the kind of big thing to use for climbing, but I don't even feel a little overwhelmed just to go for a liver test.

"Just in case, I brought this with me. Maybe the skeleton will come out."

"No, it's just a rumor about a skeleton, isn't it?

"You don't get that, do you? Whatever. We actually meet elves from different worlds called Elves. Maybe that skeleton is also the real thing that's been distracted from the other world, right?

If they say so, I can't even argue with you.

It is no surprise that there are visitors from other worlds besides her, than there is a real example of Elle.

Fortunately, Elle was an extremely good character, but not all visitors from different worlds are like Elle.

I don't know if there really are visitors from different worlds ahead of us on our way. Still, I wouldn't have gone over to be on guard. Not just visitors from different worlds, but suspicious people may be wandering around.

─ ─ But if something really comes up... it's best if we all run away together.

Run but win. For them, who are only high school students, that would definitely be the easiest choice.

Just before 8pm at the time.

You have arrived at your destination.

In front of you lies the territory of the lit shrine with a few lights and the dark forests that surround it.

"... hey, something... look at it this way, it's really going to come out..."

The darkness in front of me stirs my fears, and Ryu gives me a distracted look somewhere.

"What are you talking about? It's not fun there."

Compared to such a ryu, the horror loving smell is an exciting look.

"Hey, Yasushi... are you okay...?

"Me? Hmmm...... I used to come here with my father like this when I was in elementary school to pick up the beetles. Aren't you that scared because you're pretty used to it?

"Oh well... well, Elle doesn't have to ask..."

El that he has dark vision abilities. This place, which is dark for Yasushi and Ryu, is also a clear prospect for her, I guess. From earlier on curiosity was my eyes, and I looked around with pleasure.

"I kinda miss places with lots of these trees reminiscent of my hometown. Oh, look, Mr. Yastaka!! Something flickered around the lights. Yikes!? What is that?!?"

"That's a worm called a moth. I don't even know what kind of moth that is."

Elle walks all the way to the side of the dim street lamp and looks seriously closer to the moth clinging to the strut of the street lamp.

"You're a creature in a strange shape. There was no such thing as a flickering creature in the world I was in. Plus, there's a beautiful pattern in the feathers and stuff...... WOW!! Now another creature is here!! Unlike a creature like Ga this time, it's small but my body looks sturdy!! I'm bumping into the lights and turning them on!!"

"... and you're tense, Elle..."

"Eh heh. I don't really know what I'm going to do about this creep of the day, to tell you the truth... but what I'm doing now makes me seem somewhat of an adventurer and fun to follow, does it? Especially where I'm acting with you guys at night."

Elle looks back at you and smiles.

Rent novels and comics from Ryuya Aoi, and hear firsthand from Elle about how he lived in different worlds.

Now Yasushi also understands what an adventurer is like.

Simply put, an adventurer is a troubleshooter who works on a request. For this reason, depending on the request, it may have worked this way at night.

If Elle is going to enjoy it, then today's liver test is worth it. Yasushi thought so and taught as far as he could tell the bugs gathering in the street light that Elle pointed to.

"Well, then, let's get ready!

That said, Ryu threw down the backpack he was carrying.

And start to take something out of it.

"First of all, a weapon."

What Ryu took out of his backpack were two stretchable special batons. Ryu wore one of them, which fit in a dedicated holster, through his belt, and threw the remaining one towards Hayashi.

"So, this is for you."

"What is this? A flashlight? If it's a flashlight, I bring it myself, though?

Aye protests with the flashlight handed to Ryu and the flashlight in front of him in his left and right hands.

"Actually, it's a flashlight type stun gun."

"Sh, stun gun!?"

The surprised aye almost accidentally took off the flashlight-shaped stun gun in his hand, and now he stares seriously at it when he hastily holds it back.

"Shh, how did you get the stun gun?

Takashi answers Yasushi's question with a proud face.

"You're selling it normally next to Osu's candy with a special baton, right? It sounds funny, so I bought it before."

"No, you don't usually think of buying a stun gun..."

Yasushi squeaks like a jerk. Next to that, Aye too. Yeah, nodding and agreeing with him.

"Oh, uh, what's sooty cancer?

Once again, the intrigued Elle asked as she peered into Aye's hand.

"Right...... if it's easy to explain to Elle, is this the magic item that unleashes the magic of electric shock on the person he touches?

"Ooh, ooh, I mean, it's just like 'The Magic Stick of Electric Shock' hey!?"

"Hmm... Ryu's explanation isn't wrong though, is it?

"Yeah, it's not magic, it's just enough to unleash charged electricity."

Listening to the conversation between Ryu and Elle from the end, Yasushi and Aoi consult each other as they lean their necks.

"Something else I've brought you, referring to the story of Elle, the adventurer, is some kind of rope or some kind of simple medical product like a bandage or a bandage or something like that,"

"I'm ready. Well, was this what you were talking to Elle about on the phone yesterday"

Last night, Ryu called me, but Yasushi remembered that she and I had changed the phone because she wanted to talk to Elle. Apparently, I talked to El, the adventurer, about what he should have taken today at that time.

"That sort of thing. I thought we should listen to the real adventurers here. Come on, now we can leave when we spray the bug shelter later, okay?

Ryu shook the spray he had removed from his backpack up and down, then sprayed it all over his body first, then handed the spray to Hayashi.

Yasushi also gives the spray to Aoi over his body, and Aoi sprays it on himself and then on Elle's body as well.

"Ko, what is this? Hey, it smells so bad..."

"Just be patient. Put this on, 'cause the bad bugs won't come close."

"Maybe this is also kicky?

"Exactly. This isn't a machine."

Apparently, he smiled bitterly at Elle for misrecognizing something called a machine, while Aye returned the spray he had finished wearing to Ryu.

I put it in my backpack, and Ryu rebacked his backpack when he got up.

"Ready? Then we're finally leaving for a liver test!

When Ryu pointed the flashlight light at the end of the dark road, he walked out to the end of the dark road with a refreshment - - stopping unexpectedly and looking back.

On its face, a cramped grin is affixed.

"Ko, I figured Elle, the real adventurer, would walk the lead...?

There was no one left. A lot.