Raising the Elf’s Genius Slayer

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Chapter

In an instant, the surrounding scenery changed.

As Enok pondered the distinct sensation that was markedly different from tearing through space himself, Rionne asked with a worried voice.

“Enok, are you okay? It could be dangerous.”

“Rionne, I’ve grown up.”

Not just grown up, but he’s a Grandmaster. At this point, he could be considered a super prodigy.

“Right, actually saying that to a martial artist of Grandmaster level is quite offensive.”

“Not really.”

When Enok shook his head at Tsukiyo’s words, she perked up her eyes. She seemed upset for not getting support.

“By the way, this place….”

Looking around, it was an open grassland with a clear horizon. However, the grass had a dull gray color instead of a vibrant green.

“This is the Magic Region in the western continent. It was called the Death Prairie, I think?”

Rionne explained casually as she tapped the ground with her foot.

As the space folded again, the scenery shifted once more. Various monsters appeared, and an elf was being chased by them.

The elf, resembling Rionne to anyone’s eye, made Enok instinctively leap forward.

[Convergence.]

In an instant, he entered a state of concentration, merging the spatial energies. The monsters within that space were crushed together. When the converged space became a sphere, the power of Ki transformed it into plasma.

[Railgun.]

With a simple command phrase, a plasma projectile fell into the area densely populated by monsters.

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In the blink of an eye, the newly created empty space had the elf, resembling Rionne, blinking in surprise.

“Who are you…?”

“Mom!”

The familiar voice made the elf swiftly turn her head. Her daughter, whom she had not seen for several hundred years, stood there.

“Rionne!”

Roxanna exclaimed in surprise as the quickly approaching Rionne pulled Enok into a strong embrace.

“He’s mine. Don’t get any ideas.”

“…Is that really something to say to your mother after so long?”

Regardless of Roxanna’s bewilderment, Rionne happily snapped her fingers.

Crack-!

Branches burst from the ground, crushing all the remaining monsters to death. Rionne boasted about her partner without a care.

“What do you think? Isn’t he super handsome? This is our Enok!”

“Wait. Hold on a second, Rionne. Mom is having a hard time keeping up with the situation, you know?”

Enok grew accustomed to Rionne’s over-the-top behavior as he gazed intently at Roxanna.

The last time he saw Roxanna, she must have been six years old? The fact that the toddler was now the elf in front of him struck him as strangely eerie.

She had a face similar to Rionne’s, but the aura was quite different.

If Rionne was a pure and innocent Satis tree, then Roxanna was elegant and refined… well, a noblewoman of some kind.

Whispering softly caused Undine’s outfit to burst.

[Pure? Innocent? Has she totally lost it in these few months?]

“Hey, it’s the truth.”

[You’re clearly a fool!]

Anyway, now that Roxanna had grasped the situation to some extent, she sighed.

“Anyway, thanks to you, I’m alive. I really thought it was the end this time.”

Now that he looked closely, Roxanna’s condition was not good at all. She was exhausted, on the verge of collapse, and had many scratches all over.

“What on earth happened during this time, Mom?”

“Don’t even get me started. Do you know how long I struggled trying to return him to his original form? Once he’s okay, I’m going to spank him.”

A Sword God getting spanked. Enok shook off the unpleasant image in his head and asked.

“Mother, have you found any fragments or anything?”

“Oh, oh my… Mother? I never thought I’d hear that in my life.”

Overwhelmed with emotion, Roxanna modestly nodded her head.

“I managed to gather about three. It was truly a big deal. There was even a time when his clone charged at me with a sword, and I thought my elf life was over.”

“Once? I only encountered a clone of Dad once, and it came at me with a sword right away.”

Rionne grumbled as she pulled out a fragment from her robe. It had a light sky-blue hue, a fragment of tranquility.

“If that’s the case… we have four now.”

Roxanna also took out her fragments. Each represented fragments of rage, love, and pure love.

“Pure love? What’s the difference from love?”

Undine shook her head at Enok’s question.

[I don’t know either. It’s probably because Kyle is known as a love-crazed elf even among elves, so that might explain it.]

Enok nodded at the assumption that perhaps the strong emotion of love had been split into several fragments.

‘There’s no way he was called a child love-crazed, right?’

Intuitively dismissing that notion, he asked Rionne.

“By the way, Rionne, didn’t you say a newly born demigod was nearby?”

“Yep, that’s right. It seems they’re on high alert as well.”

No sooner had she finished speaking than Rionne’s expression stiffened slightly.

“They’re coming this way fast.”

Boom────────!!

Dust flew into the air. At the same time, the screen vanished as if transitioning. What appeared was an orc. A man with green skin scanned the party.

[So you are the one. The one who will challenge the divine.]

Rionne twitched her eyebrows at the orc’s gaze.

[You are a being of the Demon Realm, aren’t you?]

[Incorrect. I belong nowhere.]

[What do you mean by that?]

The orc explained in a slightly more fluent manner than before.

[I am born of beings from different realms. Is more explanation necessary?]

[That shouldn’t be necessary.]

The Lingua Franca transcended the limitations of language.

Thoughts were communicated as they were, and the other party exchanged them into a language they understood. Thus, the chances for misunderstandings were almost eliminated.

The conversation with the orc was very much in the same vein. This orc wasn’t using the continental common tongue.

[How should I address you?]

[Kakuhu.]

[Alright, Kakuhu. Can I assume you have no intention of fighting?]

Rionne maintained a firm demeanor, unlike her usual self. This was her Swordmaster form.

As Enok listened quietly to their dialogue, he calculated the disparity between himself and the orc.

[There’s no need for me to desire a fight. Our tribe’s characteristic competitive spirit has long vanished; there’s no reason for it.]

[Then why did you approach us?]

[Because you invaded my territory.]

[I see.]

Rionne cautiously regarded Kakuhu and then asked Roxanna.

“Mom, we have no business here, right?”

“Right. We’ve collected the fragments that were here.”

Rionne nodded her head.

[Let us take our leave then.]

[Alright.]

Kakuhu turned without hesitation. Rionne let out a small sigh and turned to her group.

“Everything is resolved. Let’s go back.”

*

In an instant, they arrived at Rionne’s home, and Roxanna blinked in surprise, looking around as if in shock before starting to doze off.

It was curious that she did not show any signs of disarray while doing so, but Rionne couldn’t just let her be.

Rionne used a simple spell to tidy Roxanna up before leading her to a room.

“Thanks a lot.”

“No need to mention it, just rest comfortably.”

Roxanna slept the entire day and, when she finally emerged from her room, she found herself faced with the sulking expression of Undine.

“What’s wrong? Did you have a fight with Rionne or something?”

[No! Roxanna! You have to listen!]

By the way, it seemed that the girl from the Black Cat Tribe and the fox spirit were also present here, having not properly introduced themselves yesterday.

Roxanna gave a slight nod to them, and they returned the greeting with similarly sulking expressions.

[Rionne’s locked herself up again?! Even with her mother here! That beastly girl!]

“What…? What are you talking about…?”

Just as Roxanna was about to question the direction of Rionne’s room, it seemed the soundproof barrier had trembled, allowing Rionne’s voice to trickle out.

– Aaah…! Enok…♡ Enok…!

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Roxanna’s forehead.

*

After hearing the explanation, Roxanna was left speechless.

“An entire week…?”

[That’s right!? Who knows when they will come out again!]

“Oh my.”

It seemed our daughter’s stamina was extraordinary. Or was it because our daughter had pent-up feelings?

In the midst of her serious contemplation, Rionne’s door swung open. Last time, she said it had been a whole week. Maybe this time she had restrained herself a bit?

“Did you wake up, Mom?”

As Rionne stepped out, her legs were trembling. The look on her face seemed blissful. Her skin had a healthy sheen, indicating satisfaction.

“Rionne. As much as you’re newlywed, you can’t do that when guests are present.”

“Oh, that’s not….”

Rionne was rolling her eyes, pouting with her lips.

“But I managed to keep it to just a day…. And Enok kept seducing me, what was I supposed to do? It was beyond my control!”

“I…?”

Enok, stepping out of the room, gave a strange look to Rionne. Rionne, noticing it, awkwardly smiled back.

“Anyway, it was out of my control!”

“This girl….”

With a slightly flushed face, Roxanna glanced at Tsukiyo. Spirits aside, is it okay for a guest like Tsukiyo, a great warrior of the Beastman Tribe, to witness this?

“What nonsense. I’ve already grown accustomed to it. She’s an elf who can’t even act her age. Shinhou, did you know? That elf is actually eight hundred years younger than our dad!”

“…?”

Dad?

Well, being eight hundred years younger could be conceivable, but… Dad? What kind of nonsense was that?

Roxanna’s expression became blank.