The sun is already setting when we arrive at the Elven capital gate. We are in front of a large stone gate with soldiers in duty.

The soldiers check the people that come and go in the city. The people being inspected show an identification card or some documents.Wait… I don’t have one…

Wait… I don’t have one…As I am trying to walk forward… the elven soldier stops me at my track.

I thought that elves are beautiful and most of their males are androgynous. But these soldiers are visibly elf but have manly features.

“Halt human! Show me your identification.”

“I don’t have one…”

“What do you mean by that?”

“…”

“Suspicious…”

The two girls came out from my back to help me in this predicament. Why are you two hiding anyway?

“Mister! Mister! This man is our friend and our guard!”

“Un! Susanoo might be a little lethargic and weird but he is a nice guy!”

“AH! Lady Casablanca! Lady Hibiscus! I apologize for that! I am sorry too human.”

“Don’t mind it.”

“Lady Casablanca, Lady Hibiscus, Lady Hinoki told us to tell you two when you arrive to give her a call.”

“”Ok!””

Call? What?

The Elven Soldier goes inside the house post and came out with a green crystal with antenna…

Call huh…

The twins take the crystal and said the word “Communication, President Office” and then it shines brightly. And then… I voice came out from the crystal…

“Hello, This is Hinoki Prasiolite, what’s the matter?”

“”MAMA!!””

“OH! My Precious little girls!! Thank goodness that the two of you are safe!” 

“Mama! Mama, you know what! We got lost!”

“We got lost, Mama! We were attacked by a treant!!”

“Yes! Yes! Then, then Susanoo came and defeated it!”

“Susanoo is cool! He also helped us!”

“Mama! Mama! We also got the herb because of him!”

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“Ahahaha…My little girls, I think we should end the call here. Mama got work to finish, okay!”

“”Okay!””

This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there.

“And also, come home tomorrow evening okay? I want to meet this gentleman that the two of you spoke of.”

“”YAY!!””

Somehow, I lost the timing, no, I was strip off of my privilege to refuse. It seems I will accompany this two up to their mother’s place. 

I am expecting great things from this place. This communication device that they have is one thing, but there should be more of this place. 

The guard called out to me.

“Hey, you are called Susanoo right?”

“Yes…”

“Well, sorry for being a bit vigilant to you earlier, by the way, my name is Gale.”

“Un. Nice to meet you, Gale…”

“Hahaha…  thank you for protecting and escorting Lady Casablanca and Lady Hibiscus!”

“You are too thankful…”

“No, no, no. You have experienced it yourself, right?

“… Yeah… I think I did a pretty good job….”

“Hahaha! You are an honest guy! Anyway, it’s your first time here right? Let me give you some simple knowledge about our city.”

As he said that, he open the gate and lead us in. 

We entered my view is something spectacular.

In terms of being a cliché, elven cities in novels and movies are depicted as a city full of trees and tree house. The grounds you walk on are soil and dried leaves… everywhere.

They are dressed in a green tunic and leather pants, or for girls is a green dress with leaf patterns. You’d expect that the elves acquire their food from plants and they only eat vegetables and fruits.

Nay…

The two girls behind me proved that elves eat meat.

Their way of dressing themselves, even though it is an academy uniform, greatly differs from an elf template attire from the depiction of novels and movie.

And this city...

The houses are lined up symmetrically and it’s made of stones and bricks. There also building like structures here and there.

From my far right, there are agricultural sections. To my far left, there are also agricultural sections. Even though there are trees here and there.

The location of the houses compliments these big trees that rooted themselves. Because of the trees, the shading of the city is good and the breeze is cool and fresh.

I try to squint my eyes at the center of the city. It’s so far away that it’s worth a day of a walk with breaks already. There is a big mansion…office?

I think it’s a house. It’s white…

I think I’ve seen that before…

Ah… right… it’s similar to a foreign country where I had one of my missions. The white house… I killed a senator there because of being overly corrupt to one of the states in their country.

While I’m at it, I killed another man too. I gathered information about him and confirmed that he leads a company in human trafficking specializes in young girls.

Yeah…

That house is so similar…

Gale called out to me…

“It’s incredible right, Susanoo?”

“Yes, it reminds me of a place I visited once. But your city is more spectacular…”

“Hahaha! Lady Hinoki did a really good job! Together with her husband before he passed away…” 

“Let me ask this, I don’t mean to be rude but… instead of queen, you are calling…um…”

“I know what you are trying to ask! My knowledge is limited but I can tell you how our government works.”

Government huh…

I listen attentively. Since the twins are here and listening too while nodding at the greatness of their city.

“First, about Lady Hinoki! Since she taken the position as the leader centuries ago, she reformed the whole system of the city! She implemented many advance structures that even the other continents lacks. She also united the whole elven forest community into one city! Currently, our continent has one city and it’s this city! The City of Leek! This city is circular in shape and located in the center of the whole forest making it easier to govern. Our military might is a bit lacking but the public order here is great! Lady Hinoki doesn’t even forget our traditions and we still do all the rituals for the spirits.”

It’s true that governing a city like this is easier, but tactically, if this city goes into a war, it would be difficult to set up defenses outside the parameter of this city. Their only advantage is that this city is in the middle of the forest that they themselves know well.

“Lady Hinoki also implemented the voting system for governmental positions. She cultivated many cultures from the other continents and synthesizes it with our own culture to accommodate our own needs. She even introduces devices that use magic and power of the spirits to make our everyday life easier. Like the communication crystal earlier, it’s range is only limited up to our posts, but it’s a convenient tool to convey message to the main office which it takes days to walk. Walking is not much of a problem now either as our researchers introduces new transportation system here. Well, they said it’s a carriage but it’s a box with wheels and can be moved by imbuing magic to it. You can travel from here to the main office in just three hours!”

This place is extremely advance compared to the human continent. But the human continent doesn’t suffer from poverty, especially the capital.

Their military force may be several times stronger than the elves military forces if he said that theirs are not great.

The twins called out to me…

“Susanoo…it’s getting darker…”

“We need to find an inn…”

“Ah… Okay… “

Indeed, bedtime for children is coming so finding an inn now should be the priority even though I want to gather more intelligence from Gale.

Speaking of information…

“Gale, as you heard… the ladies need to rest too… so… if you can recommend the closest and the best inn, we would be grateful…”

“No problem! There is a great inn close by, I can escort you guys there!”

“Thanks…”

“By the way Susanoo…”

“What is it?” 

“As a soldier, I am quite experienced in fighting. I can also tell the condition of the enemies if time is given me to analyze them carefully…”

“Hm?”

“I don’t mean to be rude but…your body presence… it’s not normal for a human…”

“?”

“I mean… it’s somewhat…deathly?”

What is this guy talking about?