Prologue 1

Book 1



"I'm heading off! I should be back by evening."
"Yes, here's your lunchbox. There's soup in the pot, careful okay."
"Ooh... Thank you very much!"
"Fufu, you're very welcome. Now go and give it your all today."

　Classes haven't started for real, it's still orientation time. But hearing those words from her fills me with joy.
　She's not exactly full of expressions yet the faint smile and her gentle voice is sweetly stimulating this early in the morning.
　Ah... I'm not sure that's an 'Elven' trait or because it's her.
　In any case, I'm sure this blissful morning and daily life with her acting like my own parent will support my new school life from now on.

"Well, it's all been so far, so good."

　I run down the mountain toward the enormous site of a school below while feeling excited at the thought of practical class 'Practical Combat Theory' we're having today.
　...Really, at first I wasn't sure how I would cope with this world but all it takes was to let nature run its course. 
　I trace back my memory to the day I lost my way into this bizarre earth yet not quite earth--