Chapter 168: United Front
◆Dark Knight; Kuroki
The dwarves and I returned to Qtar along with the elves and Kouki. And then, once we arrived, Tess sprang out from the carriage, hugged me as if unwilling to let go of me. It seems we were going to enter Qtar this way.
「Tess, can you let go of me a bit? … I can't walk properly like this.」
「No~. It's our long-awaited reunion, after all.」
Despite my protests, Tess had no intention of letting go of me. So, we entered Qtar with Tess clinging to me like a koala. The gazes of the dwarf rangers who accompanied us prickled my back, but the other elves didn’t seem to mind Tess' antics.
Upon entering Qtar, the aureiad-like elf tied the deer to the side of the gate. The napaia-like elf looked at Qtar like a curious child, while the elven princess led them, walking alongside Kouki. That's when I noticed Kouki’s gaze—he was staring at me.
「Come to think of it, Kouki-kun, you don't seem to be an elf. Are you, by chance, from an elven village?」
I asked, genuinely curious. In truth, I didn’t know much about the elves. The only thing I knew was that their race consisted only of females. Still, it wasn’t unheard of for humans to live in the elven country. After all, the Fairy Knight had once been human.
「Uhm… You're wrong, Master.」