Gaiden: Meeting and Farewell
"Are you nervous?"
Behemoth asked, sitting on Bena's head with only his head down.
Like the question, Bena's expression was quite stiff, perhaps because of her nervousness.
Huh. It's a little bit exciting."
About a month has passed since I left Saint-Dermain.
Han, Azad, and Alex said they would go to the Frontier headquarters, so they broke up in the middle.
Braha was on the journey as a guide to the great Aryazad Forest, established by the Valkyries, and Behemoth, at Jamie's request, agreed to stay with her until she was settled.
said Braha.
"It's going to be the first time I've seen you in 10 years, so it's weird if you're not nervous."
"Would you like to eat an apple?"
Hehe. Thanks.
Behemoth offered an apple he was eating, saying that an apple was the best way to relax. Benna took it again.
Braha burst into laughter as she looked at the two seemingly simple faces.
Bena muttered an apple and asked Braha.
"How much left?"
"It will be about an hour."
"By the way, I heard that the Ariazad Great Forest is a very dangerous place Can I go without preparation like this?"
When Bena asked worriedly, Braha smiled and looked at her with a cute face.
"You really don't know anything?"
on?
"Well. It has been raised by human hands for 10 years. I have very few memories of my childhood. It will be unavoidable."
"What do you mean?"
"As you said, it is true that the Ariazad Great Forest is a dangerous place. But not for us."
Ariazad Great Forest, one of the six prohibitions.
It's a place you can't go in without.
There are a lot of monsters that are as powerful as they are banned, and things that are deadly to living things are all over the place.
A place so dangerous that even the expedition organized by the Sword Master was annihilated leaving only the Sword Master behind.
But it was only limited to humans.
"For forest races like you and me, the forest is just a home."
"A home?"
"Have you never been to the forest?"
uh I think it was once."
"How was it?"
"My body was full of energy. The condition was good."
"That is the most basic phenomenon. Elves and Valkyries are not nicknamed 'Forest Fairy' for nothing. Because we are the strongest when we are in nature, and we are the kind that nature loves."
" love.
okay. You've spent more time growing up in human arms than in the forest, so you'll need to get used to it, but it's okay with me. Humans are afraid of the great forest, but we need not fear."
"He is right. vena. Don't be afraid mans. I am there!"
Behemoth jumped down on Bena's knee and snorted triumphantly.
Huh!
Benna replied vigorously.
* * *
After about an hour passed, a large forest began to appear in the distance.
The trees were so densely stacked that the beginning of the forest had a very dark atmosphere.
Bena swallowed dry saliva in the background as if even a ghost would pop out.
Aside from that, I could feel my condition improving little by little.
"Are you over there?"
Huh. That is the beginning of the great forest."
"Huh. Quite a deb."
Behemoth looked at the great forest with a look of preparation.
The energy felt in the forest itself was considerable, and I thought I could understand why humans were afraid.
There were very dangerous creatures nestled there.
Go.
Unlike Bena, who was nervous, Braha held out her hand with a very relaxed face.
Bena nodded and took her hand.
A wind spirit appeared and wrapped around them.
As soon as the body floated into the air, the surrounding background began to pass by at a tremendous speed.
"Father, go ahead!"
"Uh-huh! This speed! Long time no see!"
"Aren't you supposed to get used to this? In the future, you should fly faster!"
They broke through the beginning of the great forest in an instant and rushed into the center with incredible speed.
Bena's eyes became dizzy.
The wind spirit was carrying it directly, so it was different from the speed when flying directly.
"Wow!"
Ha ha ha ha ha! Fly faster! faster!"
"It's cool!"
A screaming Bena, a cheering Behemoth, and Braha, who turns out to be a speed freak.
They crossed the mouth of the vast boulevard in a literal instant and reached the center.
* * *
"Wow!"
"Wait, are you okay?"
"I'm fine Whoops!"
Braha patted Bena on the back with an apologetic expression.
Bena tried to shake her hand saying it was okay, but when her stomach started churning again, she quickly covered her mouth and ran to the tree to vomit.
"I thought it would be ok to increase the speed a little because I knew how to fly ."
I had so much fun flying.
I flew at the speed I normally enjoyed, but it seemed like I couldn't handle it.
"Tttttttt. What if it's that hard?"
Behemoth kicked his tongue and flew around Bena.
Bena was squatting and staring blankly at the floor, as if there was no time to worry about him.
However, as time passed, my stomach felt a little more comfortable.
"Drink some water."
Braha summoned a water spirit and slowly poured clear water over her lips.
"Whoa~"
Bena let out a deep breath, wondering if she would live for a while, and her complexion returned a little.
Braha apologized again.
Sorry If you just speed up, you can't be the subject."
It's okay. You arrived quickly though."
Bena smiled hard and looked around.
Unlike the beginning, which was full of trees, the center was not full of trees.
However, there were a lot of rare trees and plants that could not be found outside.
Among them was a faintly glowing white flower, but Bena was unwittingly so pretty that she tried to pick one.
No.
Braha grabbed her wrist.
"It's poison. No matter how we are, our skin melts the moment we touch it."
"Is it poisonous too?"
Huh. There are many plants here that attract and eat their opponents with their beautiful appearance and scent. The deeper you go, the more you get, so be careful."
" But why is he okay?"
Well?
Bena pointed behind her.
When I looked there, Behemoth was staring blankly at them and chewing on something.
It was the poison Braha had just warned of.
"Is the Behemoth okay?"
"What do you see?"
" ."
A small beast that casually chews a powerful acid poison that melts the skin upon contact.
Braha said to Bena, rubbing her forehead.
"This guy is an exception. So ignore it."
Yeah.
"Even so, it's not funny. Can you eat something like that?"
Braha took the lead, muttering with an incomprehensible face.
* * *
After walking for a while, an open field appeared.
Basically, it was a heterogeneous space in the great forest, which was formed as a huge forest.
said Braha.
"Only you can enter from here."
Me?
Huh.
"Can't I go too?"
"You have to wait here with me too. From here on, it's the realm of the Valkyrie."
An empty empty field is the realm of the Valkyrie.
I heard that Vena once heard that the Valkyries live in a place called the Fountain through which time flows.
But there was no such thing as Sam here.
"You will find out when you go. Everyone is calling you."
Braha was listening somewhere with her eyes closed.
"Go."
" I will go."
With a face full of tension, Bena took a step forward. Behemoth's cheering voice was heard from behind.
"Worry man! I'm here, so don't be afraid to go!
Huh!
Hearing the cheers gave me a little strength.
Bena took a deep breath and moved forward vigorously.
At that moment, I wondered if the space was shaking, and the pastel colors that seemed to come out of a fairy tale book began to flow over the empty space.
White trees were growing in the dreamy background, and the grass on the floor was swaying as if welcoming Bena.
And a small fountain not far away.
Little birds of various colors were sitting and singing on the branch of a slender tree growing in the center.
here ."
Bena walked towards the spring like a bewitched man.
Her pink hair slowly turned red, and the fairy's wings slowly spread out from her back.
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