CH 299

Episode 299: Ora, wakuwaku suzzo(Hey, isn't it exciting)(TN:This is OBVIOUSLY referencing something, but I have no clue what. Ora is something gangster-types tend to say.)

"Then, take good care of yourself. If anything happens, we will help."

"Yes, thank you very much."

We had a party and stayed at the Elf Village.

As a result of my constant efforts, I succeeded in getting them to not take awe-inspired attitudes as much as possible.

Nanami and the others gave me a sermon, but I managed to get through it and wake up in the morning.

I'm very tired mentally.

I feel like I'm more tired from that than the banquet.

Aside from that, even though it is early in the morning, we are sent off by all the elves, no, the high elves, and had them open the transfer gate leading to Stonehenge, and we are about to return.

The teleportation gate is a structure that looks like a cut-out part of the castle gate, and the part that we will pass through is distorted black and swirling.

"Then, everyone take care."

"Then, see you!!"

"Nn."

"See you."

"Excuse me."

With our final greetings, we slip through the transfer gate. Immediately after, what spreads out in front of us is a group of megaliths that we should have just seen the day before, but which are terribly nostalgic.

"It's only been a day, but I feel like I'm finally back."

"That's right."

Nanami must have had the same impression as me, and she nods at my words as I mutter deeply.

Despite there being dungeons on Earth, no, because dungeons have become routine, we feel we returned to reality from a more fantasy world.

"Somehow, I know I slept, but it doesn't feel real, so I want to sleep again."

"I want to sleep a little more leisurely, too."

Amane and Rei seem to be mentally exhausted.

"Nn."

Shia is the same as usual.

"I'm sure everyone is tired, but let's go back to the dungeon and go to the next country. Take it easy while we're investigating the dungeon."

""Roger"" "Nn."

We walk outside from Stonehenge.

"Obaa-sama, can you really contact them here."

"I don't know. It seems we haven't been in touch for 200 years. Even so, we won't know unless we give it a try. Let's do it."

"Understood."

When we are about to pass by the boulder, three people appear from the tip of the boulder. I accidentally turned off the detection, so I didn't realize it until late, but one is an old woman, and the other is a girl who seems to be her granddaughter. The other is a man who seems to be quite strong.

We lightly bow and pass by, without saying anything in particular. At that time, my eyes meet with the man's for a moment, but we are able to pass each other without anything in particular happening.

Hoo. I'm glad nothing was said.

"Ah, Aniki!! You were safe!! You didn't come back at all, so I wondered where exactly you went!!"

"It's true!! Where have you been all this time!?"

I felt relieved for only a short while. As I leave Stonehenge, I hear familiar voices.

It is the duo of explorers we had serve as guides when we came to England.

"O, oh. I'm sorry. I'll give you more rewards than planned, so please forgive me."

"Th, thank you very much!! That's also important, but what on earth were you doing!? We were worried?"

I offer a large reward as an apology for making them wait, but it seems that's not the problem.

For some reason, they seemed to be worried.

"Would you believe me if I told you we were in the Elf Forest?"

"Haa!? What are you talking about, Aniki, there's no way there's a forest like that!! That's a fairy tale, isn't it?"

"That's right. That's the normal impression."

I try to be honest, but they don't believe me.

Naturally. We never thought that a fantasy race like elves would live on this Earth.

"But, there's also evidence. This is the leaf of the World Tree, you know?"

"Aniki, are you kidding me? That kind of thing is obviously fake."

I take out a leaf from the World Tree that the elves gave me as proof that I went to the Elf Forest, but they shrug their shoulders saying such a thing is fake.

"Then, I also have a picture taken with an elf."

"That kind of thing can be easily synthesized nowadays."

By the way, when I showed him the picture I took with the elf, he closed his eyes and shook his head.

"What about this video?"

"How elaborate is it to even create a language?"

When I show them a video of the elves, they seem to hear it in a different language. Since we were all able to converse, it's possible that these guys don't talk to foreigners very often, so their Conversation proficiency isn't that high.

As expected, I try to show them everything from roundabout physical evidence to the core things, but they still don't believe me.

They won't believe it until they see them in person.

But, I don't think I'll take them with me.

I don't know if they will leak it.

But, if there are elves, it's possible that this world is full of fantasies other than dungeons.

If you search for it, you might find spheres that grand wishes if you collect seven of them, or fruits that give you superhuman powers.(TN:DBZ and One Piece.)

I abruptly get even more excited. It might be interesting to try to find them.(TN:Gazen wakuwaku shite kuru. It's where the episode title comes in.)

I leave the country while thinking about such things.