Absolutely Do Not Touch Eldmia Egga – Chapter 29

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Yuziro
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The tears of Eldmia, who’s mental age exceeded 30, were not embarrassing.

Even an elf who had lived for 126 years cried. They were extremely reasonable tears.

“You’re really amazing.”

Asirye was dumbfounded by my mental triumph and slapped my back.

In the end, when we woke up the next day with swollen eyes, we had no choice but to look at each other’s faces and laugh.

However, except for our swollen eyes, there was nothing special.

We spent the remaining day as if nothing had happened, waking up as usual, training as we had always done, stealing more of Asirye’s work than usual.

The only thing different from our daily life up until now was our promise to exchange letters through the adventurers’ guild.

As if believing that if we did that, we would naturally meet again safely even as time passed.

We spent the day ordinarily as if we had made a promise, and we prepared my luggage as if we were going on a trip together, and faced the last day.

In fact, there wasn’t even that much luggage.

Just light clothing, one of Asirye’s canteens, a few bandages, and Asirye’s pouch filled with various medicinal herbs by type.

A small sleeping bag was all I needed.

I put the clothes in the sleeping bag, rolled it up in the scabbard, and carried it on my back.

It was such a light attire that you would believe I was going on a picnic on the next hill, and not going far away.

“You don’t really need to wear a sword since you’re going with the guard unit anyway. Rather, if Eldi now wore a sword, it could be an insult to the guard unit.”

I had never carried a sword on my back since I began wielding a real sword, so it felt very awkward. But after hearing Asirye’s explanation, it couldn’t be helped.

No matter how much credit I had, the fact that a civilian child under the age of adulthood, who had not even been recognized as a warrior in front of everyone, couldn’t let go of a weapon was no different from not being able to trust the guard unit, and her explanation was extremely reasonable.

“Come here.”

After finishing all the preparations, Asirye called me, pointing to a chair. When I went straight over and sat down, Asirye, who had been standing behind me and stroking my hair a few times, showed me something.

“Earrings?”

What Asirye was holding in her hand were earrings of the same color as her hair.

The earrings were about the size of one finger joint and looked like braided hair. They were incredibly solid, as if coated and compressed, even though I couldn’t tell what thread they were made of.

“What is thiiiiis?!”

And before I could even ask in puzzlement while admiring it, she suddenly put it on my ear.

I unknowingly screamed at the feeling of something being pierced into my earlobe, but surprisingly, there was no pain.

However, I couldn’t stop my startled heart from pounding at the small hook flying towards my eye.

“You startled me!”

“It’s an elf’s earring. It’s a kind of amulet where you cut your own hair, braid it into a shape, and complete it by processing it with magic. It signifies a safe return.”

“Asirye…!”

Realizing that she had been making something like this since yesterday, I got up and looked at Asirye, and she also had earrings on her ears.

“Huh?”

The shape was the same, but unlike mine, they were a color that shone black like ebony.

Looking closely, if what’s on my ear is Asirye’s hair, doesn’t that mean that one is my hair?

“I cut it the other day when you were sleeping.”

As if reading my question, Asirye spoke bluntly.

Recently, I hadn’t been grooming it often, so it had gotten a bit long, so even if I cut a little bit, that much would come out, so there was no need to worry about looking like a rat had eaten my hair.

But honestly, if it had that meaning, I wanted to make it myself.

“No, I don’t mind the cutting, but does it have meaning even if you make it yourself? If there was such a thing, I want to be the one who would make it for you…”

“It doesn’t matter, so don’t worry. What’s important in this is the heart and the form.”

It felt a bit subtle, as if it didn’t matter. But she smiled with satisfaction as she put it on her own ear, so I decided not to add any unnecessary comments.

Well, anyway, it’s good if we’re both satisfied.

“Come back, Eldi. Write letters whenever you have a chance.”

With all the preparations finished, Asirye briefly greeted me as I got on the borrowed military horse.

At that moment, many thoughts flashed by, but I realized that the best thing to do was to answer with a smile.

“Yeah. I’ll be back, Asirye. I’ll send one as soon as I arrive, so visit the village often.”

I rode the horse, leaving behind her waving her hand with a satisfied smile.

I waved my hand for a long time, turned around until the cabin that was gradually getting farther away, became smaller and was hidden by the trees.

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In the end, I arrived at the campsite, forcibly holding back my tear glands that had started to relax from about halfway through.

Lagnis, who came out to greet me as soon as she heard the news of my arrival, burst into a hollow laugh as soon as she saw my appearance, as if she understood the situation.

“So even Eldmia can shed tears?”

“Something got in my eye.”

“I’m sure. Then can I take it that you’re accepting Sir Ekaf’s proposal?”

“I said I didn’t cry.”

“Who said what?”

I was annoyed by Lagnis, who was smiling without even trying to hide the subtle expectation in her voice, not knowing other people’s feelings, but I didn’t refute it because it was true.

“Yeah. Anyway, for the revenge I’m going to do it’s better to do it this way, since it increases the chances of survival. Asirye agreed too.”

“Yes, yes. That’s right. Honestly, I was worried that I might suddenly hear the news of your death a few years later after you refused, given your personality, but you really thought it through.”

“What kind of guy am I in your mind?”

“A reckless man who just rushes in first and then thinks?”

“Damn it, that doesn’t seem right, but it doesn’t seem wrong either, which is a bit annoying.”

It’s hard to deny or affirm because even though I make plans and rush in, those plans always come with recklessness.

Thanks to that, I forgot my sad feelings and made a subtle expression, and Lagnis, who looked at me with a satisfied smile, took me to where Sir Ekaf was.

“Thank you for accepting the proposal.”

“I should be the one thanking you for giving me such an opportunity.”

Sir Ekaf, who would now feed and shelter me along with his teachings, naturally started using honorifics, and he was very happy with my decision.

I thought that a knight of that caliber wouldn’t lack people to teach, but he seemed happier than I expected, so I was surprised.

Radnelband, who noticed this, added an explanation next to me.

“It’s not only your talent, my friend cherishes his daughter quite a bit. But there are hardly any kids who can keep up with her among her peers, so he was worried about that when he met you.”

According to him, Sir Ekaf is very humble and serious compared to his position and reputation, and he considers that a virtue.

So, while he was proud of his daughter who was growing up proudly, he was recently very worried that she might fall into arrogance because she was too outstanding.

With her about to enter the Royal Academy, where the top geniuses gather, he thought he would feel a bit more at ease if she went there, but he couldn’t ignore what was bothering him right in front of his eyes.

Honestly, aside from all that uninteresting explanation, it was an explanation full of praise to the point where it would seem like flattery if anyone else had said it, but when Radnelband said it, it just felt like a plain truth. A

re mages really animals that only speak the truth? It just sounds like the truth for no reason.

“She actually got the qualification to enter as the top student at the Royal Academy this time, so she’s indeed outstanding. She doesn’t talk much, but she has a kind heart too.”

“…Recently, I felt a bit of distance from her, which is bittersweet.”

Seeing him praise her even more than Ekaf, her father, it doesn’t seem to be just empty words.

Come to think of it, if she’s the same age as me, she’s 14 years old, so the distance he feels is probably because of puberty.

“Hehe. Come to think of it, didn’t you say last time that she got upset because the clothes weren’t sorted and washed separately. So she didn’t even bother to talk to the servants?”

“But she didn’t reprimand or show irritation… Sigh.”

It seems puberty in this world is really not much different.

It’s unbelievable that even a person who is the King’s 3rd Sword sighs like that when it comes to his daughter. The common nobles I picked up in this world didn’t openly show such deep family affection.

Since Tzin is included in his name, he must be a very high-ranking noble. But contrary to the commonly known nobles, perhaps the high-ranking nobles are united by strong family bonds.

“Anyway, I won’t deny what Sir Radnelband said. It will clearly be a good opportunity for both of you to grow.”

Sir Ekaf, spoke with a dignified smile.

I couldn’t help but feel that he was truly a good person, he seemed to have a faint halo emanating from his back.

It wasn’t as bright as when I faced Asirye, but anyway, that’s how it felt.

This person… might be a man of character!

“Thank you, Sir Ekaf. Lagnis? Honestly, thank you for giving me such an opportunity…”

Lagnis, whom I turned to for greetings, had a subtly stiff smile on her face, fidgeting with her hands gathered together and pressing her thumb.

For some reason, that looked… subtly anxious and uneasy.

As if something unexpected had gone wrong…

“This much is natural for a savior. I still have a long way to go to repay you, so you can expect more.”

It must be my imagination that she seems to be biting her lower lip and smiling.

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