The Peerless Kobold - Chapter 194
I heard she was known as the best archer among the Obsidian Elves, and although she came out clean in the end, she was suspected to be the assassin hired by the reform extremists to shoot the priest Marcus. She was living a difficult life because of it when she was asked to be a bodyguard.
At first glance, she looks cool and pretty, but she’s the type who hates to lose. Ever since I killed a wild rabbit before she did when we were hunting together one time, she became very competitive with me.
But even though she’s a better hunter than me, I wish she’d stop snickering whenever I get to her prey first.
Anyway, I still have some errands today, so I should just ask them to hunt lunch for our group.
“Guan seraaoon, wofa guruaaoouu.” (Then again, I’ll leave the hunting to Selica. My sister and Buster will accompany you.)
“Vitora roze.” (…There’s no competition, how boring.)
Selica muttered in Elvish as she turned around and made her way to the forest while my sister who was wagging her tail in a good mood and Buster who carried his greatsword followed along.
“Woaoonn, gurua.” (We’re going, Chief!)
“Kuruauu guaaoon~♪” (We’ll bring back something tasty, okay~♪)
“Wau, kuuoaan.” (Sure, I’ll leave it to you.)
After nodding and sending the food procurement team off, I took the mithril mask that was hanging on my belt and put it on. Selica was good at the Kobo language because she often encountered kobolds whenever she went hunting as it was essential to avoid conflicts. But I had to remember that everyone wasn’t good at it and that it was still necessary to communicate via telepathy.
“Wau, guruo oarukuaau… kuaruou wafuoaaan?” [We’re going to finish the rest of our shopping in the village, but… what about you guys?]
“Hmm, well, it’s rare for us to visit a cat people village, so I guess we’ll just look around.”
On behalf of the other elves, the Priestess Listy who had her familiar, a small sparrowhawk, perched on her shoulder, answered while directing her gaze towards Wallace for confirmation.
“It’s no problem. Our ancestors also lived in the Ancient forest before, so we also consider you as good friends.”
“Then, I’ll show you around!”
As Listy thanked Liz, whose cat ears were excitedly twitching as she offered to show them around, the newlywed Bronze Elves beside her who were huddled together tightened their hold on each other’s hands in excitement. After all, Bronze Elves were naturally brimming with curiosity…
“Hmm~, I’m a little concerned about the medical situation of the cat people around here.”
“That’s so like you, Mira. Alright, I’ll come with you.”
“Thank you, Asta～♪”
The one squeezing her husband’s arm to her chest was the Bronze Elf Apothecary Mira, and the man hopelessly wrapped around her finger was the Bronze Elf Blacksmith Asta. I was told that they were childhood friends and they had not been aware of each other at first, but when Asta was imprisoned for selling weapons and gunpowder to the reform extremists, their relationship changed and it developed rapidly from there…
(Their relationship is so intimate and sweet that it’s giving me a toothache.)
As I averted my eyes from the scene, my eyes met with Lenaide’s who was also single and she similarly turned her eyes away from the scene. Anyway, after we endured their sweet musings for a while, we entered Lucua village and spent our time exploring the village.
On the way, our luggage carrier Ax was captured by the cat child Lilia and was petted, but in the end, we finished our shopping and promptly returned to the campsite where Selica welcomed us, pointed to the wild boar she had killed, and proudly puffed her small chest before turning away.
After we had finished the lunch that Selica and my sister had prepared while waiting for us to come back, we spent two more days traveling and finally set foot in the settlement that we hadn’t seen for a while.
Character Introduction
Name: Selica Greenwood
Race: Obsidian Elf
Class: Elf Archer
Skill: Eagle Eye (Can see at least 5.4 meters ahead) Elementary Magic (Water・Wind), Erase Presence (Medium), Enhanced Jumping Power (Medium/Effect is constant) 6 Consecutive Shots (1 shot per second with 80% accuracy)
Title: The Tree-lurking Huntress
Weapon: Elven Bow(Main), Crystal Dagger (Auxiliary)
Armament: archer’s breastplate, archer’s bracer
