The Third Prince Want a Slow Live

《 Even so, Sirius is just as the rumors say, aren't you? 》

 The giggling elf woman name is Sophia, and after talking to her for a bit, it turns out she's a pretty interesting human being... no, elf.

If she was from the Elf absolutism!faction and believed that 'human are lower creatures!' , I would have ended the conversation early, but she and I were able to open up to each other in a short time.

As evidence of that, she began to call me without honorific. 

 Come to think of it, it might be the first time I've been called like that by someone other than my family.

With my status, it is difficult to call me without honorific. 

Well normally, it is not good for me to let someone says my name without honorific, but this's not a public place, and it is my territory, so I don't particularly care about that.

On the contrary, I find her more friendly and likable.

 《Rumor?》

 Sslte, who was scared at first, has calmed down a bit next to me, maybe she guessed that she's not a bad person.

Sophia replied to Salte's question with a grin.

《 yes!  The eccentric third prince who reforms his territory at a young age!  That's what they say. Well, if you think about it, it is quite amazing.  He is just like an elf, his appearance and maturity doesn't match at all.》

It is as if she could tell about my reincarnation, but well, it might be unavoidable if she thinks so.

 《 Because Master is an amazing person. 》

 Said the little proud salte.

 It might be even cuter if she make a  triumphant face.

 《 It looks like she admires you a lot. 》

 《Yeah》

 "Young lady. Your silver peach tart."

 "Thank you. It looks delicious."

Sophia answers the shopkeeper in human language.

 Yes, Sophia can speak human language normally.

Well, she's an S-rank adventurer, so it's not surprising that she understands it, but she's quite fluent.

《 Sophia-san is good at human language too. 》

 《 Do you think so?  Well, I've been involved in the human world for a long time. 》

There is not much information about the elves among humans.

However, you can learn from any fantasy work that their look and age doesn't match.

“In the past, including myself, there were probably a few eccentric elves who interacted with people outside like this, but once you realize that both humans and elves are alike in the end, it ends up being uninteresting, so it is more fun to wander around to a various place."

 I once heard some stories about how elves have a certain kind of prejudice against humans, and even among elves, it seems that discrimination based on the background is not that different from humans.

Are the inner circumstances of everyone the same everywhere?

"While being an adventurer, I sometimes find people like Sirius, but I don't usually get involved with them because they don't live long."

"But, you are talking to me."

 "Is it intuitive?  If it's Sirius, I think you'll live for a long time."

She doesn't seem to be lying. 

But I don't think that is all.

 《 So Sophia was really just interested in me, the eccentric? 》

I'm going to dig a little deeper.

 It's true that she was interested in me, but I have a feeling there is something else.

《 That's right, actually, there is something I wanted to ask Sirius, but... would you listen to me? 》

 《 It depends on what it is 》

 《 Do you know that there is an underground ruin near this town? 》

 《 Just some surface knowledge.  I'm sure they are still unexplored, but... 》

It's on the edge of my territory, so I know there is an underground ruin.

 In the past, my predecessor sent an investigation team several times, but no one came back, so it is still unexplored, but it is not particularly dangerous for the territory, so I didn't feel like working on it soon.

《 If it’s just me, it will be difficult to explore it. That's why I want you to help me. 》

《 Is there something wrong with the ruin? 》

The reason why someone would want to enter a ruin that had been neglected for a long time is either because there is something there, or something unexpected happened... Sophia said with a chuckle.

《 I just want Sirius to help me because it would be tough to do it alone.  If it is not someone as strong as Sirius, they will drag me down. 》

《 But we just met, right ? 》

《 Elves are sensitive to other people’s magical powers.  You are trying to hide it, but I quickly realized that you are stronger than me, even among the elves, with such a mana, you can be ranked among the top five. 》

Even humans can sense magic.

 That being said, it's mostly intuitive, so the accuracy isn't very high, but the elves have more magical power than humans, so they also to have a sharper sense for it.

I wonder if it is what they call birth privileges.

Since I am a former hero, my magic power is extraordinarily large, so I usually hide my magic power to the level of ordinary people just in case, but I didn't expect her to notice it. 

《 How about using myself as your reward? I think it's a pretty good deal since I am an S-rank adventurer and an elf, right? 》

 …… I don't know if there is another meaning behind that.

 Well, I will be grateful to be able to secure an S-rank adventurer, so it might be worth trying.

So I decided to accept the request.

 Salte looked a little worried, but the chances of it being a trap are low, and as long as I  keep my guard up, she can't do anything.

In case of emergency, there is also my space magic.