From now on, the vampire girl escapes from the world

Her shoulder-length light blonde hair was loose, and the tip of her ear peeked out from one side.

It's an elf.

As expected, when he was still setting up the barrier... he was already found.

Seeing Ai'er, a fellow tribe member, smiled as if giving up:

"Hey... Sister Sharon."

……

Ai'er knew the other person, and their relationship was not bad.

They are more like family members than friends - because elves are such a group.

But when acquaintances meet, the atmosphere is always somewhat subtle.

"Are you the high-ranking race behind the Marquisate? And you were the one who told the Marquis's woman that you would come to see me in two days?"

Ai'er held her flat chest and complained to the girl in front of her.

Sharon nodded. As if talking to a child who had not grown up, Sharon continued:

"El...you know why I came to see you."

"Is it because of that orc?"

"No. That doesn't matter." Sharon said to Elle:

"You should come back."

Ai'er's heart skipped a beat.

Sure enough, this topic always comes up when we meet.

Ai'er also knew that the tribe had been urging this matter for a long time.

"The battle for the throne has already begun for a while, and it will only get more and more dangerous out there. You've been having fun in the human world for so long, it's time for you to return to your clan."

This is why Ai'er tried her best to avoid meeting people of the same tribe and even wanted to escape.

Elle's answer was also very simple:

“…I don’t want to go back yet.”

51. Dispute

"Why? Haven't you had enough fun outside? There should be a limit to your willfulness."

"Do we have to go back now?"

Al asked.

"It's not that we have to go back now...but we should have gone back a long time ago."

Sharon's meaning was clear.

"You have been staying in the human world for so long that we are a little confused, but we respect your choice. But now is a very serious time. Even if you don't want to accept the protection and education of the tribe, it is time to return to this family and do your part. This is the consensus that every elf should have."

"...I know. But now I..."

"Don't you want to go back?"

As if it had been expected.

Sharon interrupted Elle.

Ai'er was stunned.

"El, I still have some doubts." Sharon frowned. "What's so good about the human world? The resources you spent a year or even two years earning in the human world can be easily provided to you by the tribe. Whether it's magic or craft technology, the ones used by humans are defective products here. As a theoretical genius in the tribe, you have already understood it - there is no need for you to learn in the human world."

Sharon continued, "Those humans have long been corrupted and become dull. Even if you kick them, whip them, or make them twitch in pain, as long as you feed them candy, they will endure it. They will even thank you and kiss your toes. You have been wandering around in the human world for so long, you must have understood this a long time ago."

Elle was unexpectedly silent.

A group that lacks ambition has no future.

Although they are intelligent, they are no different from a colony of ants in the forest.

Just doing repetitive work to survive.

Everyone, that’s what they think.

"No..." Ai'er said, "Humans, it's not like that."

Sharon was stunned.

It seemed as if he hadn't expected Ai'er to refute like this.

"Humans can be creative, united, and motivated... maybe they are temporarily blinded, but one day they will burst out. Maybe the current thinking of humans seems shallow, but if they lack magical talent, they may be able to discover other possibilities... I have always believed this."

Sharon frowned in dissatisfaction:

"Why are those humans worthy of your expectations?"

"——I like humans."

Al said.

“Perhaps humans today are dirty and disorderly, extremely weak but love to fight…but all these complexities are completely ‘native’ to this world. I believe in the possibility of human progress…just as I love this world.”

Sharon kept shaking her head:

"I couldn't understand it from the beginning. You kept saying that you loved humans, and you even took the initiative to give up your tribe's care for you. Is the time you spend with your family not as good as the fun you have playing among humans?"

"This and that are two different things."

"Then why do you stay in the human world?"

Elle was speechless. To Sharon, Elle's remarks above were not even justified.

Because I didn’t believe it.

"Go back, Ai'er. I know you have companions in the human world... Is it because of those two little human girls?"

“……”To say no is a lie.

Of course, this is one of the reasons.

Sharon took a step forward: "But if you still don't want to go back... I'll have to take you back."

"If Sister Sharon wants to arrest me, I will resist, okay?"

"That's not necessary."

Sharon's exit: "Elder. You can come out now."

Elder?

Elle was startled.

Now that the elders are here, it seems they have to capture me back.

However, there was no movement in the forest behind him for a long time.

The scenery rendered by the moonlight did not change at all.

"...Elder?" Sharon frowned and tried to call again.

But still no response.

Or maybe no one was there at all.

"What? I thought they really came. Turns out they just wanted to scare me." Ai'er interrupted with some pride: "That's what I told you, hehe~ The elders are so busy~ How can they have time to come here, hehe~"

He put his hands on his waist and spoke in the same proud tone as when he usually boasted in the tribe, "You are indeed a genius."

To be honest, it's a bit annoying.

Sharon gritted her teeth in dissatisfaction: "...I can capture you back by myself without the elders' help."

"Only Sister Sharon? Although I can't beat Sister Sharon, she may not be able to catch me either." Ai'er said proudly: "I am very good at decoration and barrier! In terms of theoretical magic alone, few people in the tribe can keep up with me."

"Even if I make you physically unconscious, I won't let you go."

"Sister Sharon, what you just said is a bit dangerous... Violent law enforcement is prohibited in the tribe!"

Looking at the smug look on the girl in front of her, Sharon felt helpless and a little annoyed.

Everyone in the tribe has always respected individual freedom.

If Ai'er insists on staying in the human world, no one except the "parents" can take her back.

Even if Sharon is one of the "parents" and wants to force them to go back, she cannot cause harm to the individual.

The problem has no solution.

but--

"Benil El. I am now officially reporting to you as one of the parents of the 'Thirteen Parents Council' -"

Sharon's eyes were more serious than ever.

Ai'er's body stiffened involuntarily.

"——You are required to report back to the Elven Land within one day, and you are not allowed to go out without your parents' permission. If you do not comply, the tribe will suspend all assistance to Benil Ai'er outside!"

The sound is loud and clear.

This is no longer an exhortation.

It is a real order.

Suspend aid.

That doesn't just mean suspending the supply of resources and temporarily stopping help from fellow tribesmen.

Even if there is a conflict with other races outside, the tribe will not provide help.

According to the covenant, if a higher race dies in human territory, the tribe will reserve the right to pursue responsibility.

But if there is no help, perhaps no one will even care about death.

In other words, it is no different from temporarily "stripping one's ethnicity".