She Was Both Called God, as Well as Satan - CH 58

A few hours passed after the battle with the stone bird.

The young man finally arrived at the source of the magical remnants.

And, as he had expected, there stood a settlement of Elven people.

But there was one thing which the young man did not expect.

At the entrance of the village, Elven men were gathered and held bows aimed at the young man.

The young man stopped in his tracks, and took a closer look at an Elf holding his bow.

(I’m not sure because their face is hidden with cloth, but it appears that their ears are long

According to folklore, they were masters of the bow… but those are just normal, unenchanted arrows. Still they could kill me if I were to deactivate the barriers, so it’s best I keep vigilant

But their attitude certainly sticks out.

They’re obviously scared.

Perhaps they hid their faces to mask that fear?

Even from an amateur’s perspective, I’m quite relaxed, while I can tell that they aren’t hostile but rather horrified.

…Don’t tell me that rock bird was their trump card?

It was powerful, but…

Anyone properly equipped with combat gear could win.

…to be fair they have been isolated for a long time, so maybe they can no longer compete with magic from the outside world…

…No, their magic is still a work of wonders.

After all, such good efficiency cannot be seen with outside magitech.

If only they could somehow cooperate with this investigation…)

The young man looked at the men while pondering to himself.

Then an elderly man walked forward.

He squeezed out his voice while glaring at the young man,

「We do not know who you are or what you have come to do.

We do not know… but if you wish to do us harm, then we will fight to our dying breaths.

Even if our magic is ineffective or our arrows cannot pierce you, we will fight until the last one!」

Stimulated by the old man’s declaration, the men stretch their backs and pull their bows to their limits.