CHAPTER 36- A young grandmother.

CHAPTER 36- A young grandmother.

My name is Terkiana, I am 702 years old, and I am a simple and normal Elf.

My life has been normal and boring, but I am very satisfied with this life. When I was a young Elf, I was a B-class adventurer, but I retired when I got married. Also, I wasn't advancing anymore, I reached my limit, so I gave up trying to move up to A or S class.

The women of my race live for over 1,000 years. And men live only 200 years.

My husband died a long time ago. I think 400 years have passed since his death... To be honest, I almost don't remember him very well... He was kind... But I don't remember him... Age is already affecting me.

He was my only couple. And I have not had another. Why? I don't know... I simply stopped being interested in that kind of thing and used my time to educate my daughter and run an orphanage.

We only had one daughter... And she already has a daughter... I am a grandmother... I have always wanted to be a grandmother, although my daughter took a long time to make me a grandmother. It is one of the disadvantages of the Elves, it is very difficult to achieve a pregnancy.

I have lived all my life in an Elf village... We like nature, so our village is inside a forest.

As we are a warrior race, we have never had a problem with bandits or monsters... We live in peace... Until today.

"Grandma! Don't do it, grandma!"

Most of the villagers were badly injured… That damn demon... He was playing with us... He wanted to torture us.

He leaves us alive on purpose, just to make us suffer... I will not allow it... You will not kill my family!

"Daughter, Nerka, escape, I'll give you time!"

"Fufu. A grandmother who sacrifices herself for her family... It is very touching... Dark Magic: Block."- Said the demon, smiling.

While trying to escape, the villagers collided with something invisible. They could not escape from the village. That damn demon is more powerful than us. What can I do?

"No one will get out alive."

I have no time to hesitate, I must fight with everything I have!

"You bastard! Force magic!"

A black liquid surrounded my hands and I tried to hit him.

It's my special magic. I can improve my strength and agility, though only for a minute.

I hope it's enough to weaken him, at least a little.

"Slow."

Huh?

He stopped my fist with his hand without any problem and kicked me in the left side.

I went flying.

T-that hit took away 98% of my remaining hit points. That demon is impossible to defeat, at least for me.

Is this our end?

My daughter caught me.

"Mother!"

I... I can't do anything about it.

The most powerful Elves have been defeated.

There is no one else who can do anything.

Is this our end?

"He's... a real monster."

I don't know what to do... I don't know.

"I already had fun with you. Now you will all die."

"I see... Wow, wow... A village of Elves... I did not know this village... I guess I'll have to cry elsewhere."

Huh?

A boy approached the demon... Was that boy crazy? He's a human... What is he doing here? This forest is dangerous for a man. Did that boy get lost?

"How did you get inside?"

"That was easy. I just destroyed your barrier."

"Impossible!"

Huh? Why was the demon so surprised? Did he believe him? Was he seriously able to destroy the demon barrier?

Who is that human?

"You seem... strong... Do you want to fight with me?"

"Huh? You know I'm a demon, right?"

"Yes... I have no doubt about it."

"And you really want to fight with me?"

"Yes."

The demon began to laugh and smiled brightly, so full of confidence.

That human is sick in the head. Why does he want to fight with the demon? Does he want to commit suicide?

"I like you, boy!"

"My name is Crisfa."

"Why are you giving me a false name?"

False? How does he know it is a false name? Did he already know him...? Or... Maybe… Can demons detect lies?

If so, it makes sense that he would be surprised when that human said that he destroyed the barrier.

That human, if he was able to destroy the barrier, it means he's powerful.

A powerful man? The only powerful man I know is Kei Molfer. Is there another powerful man?

"It's true, most demons can detect lies... My name as an adventurer is Crisfa. I hide my real name."

"My name is Keimar. Are you ready?"

"Wait, I want to stretch."

"I am waiting for you."

That boy was crazy. Does he really want to fight with a demon? It is impossible for a man to defeat him... Impossible.

But, if he was able to destroy the barrier, would he also be able to defeat a demon?

That man... who is he really?

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["Thought communication" activated. Drin, Eris, Mio, Nem, I need help. I am in a village of Elves. The village is located near the lake "Grey". You will feel demonic magic when you are near. I'm about to fight with a demon.]

[Take care, darling! We'll be there soon!]

[Survive, nya! We'll be there soon!]

[We are located nearby. We'll be there in a few minutes.]

[Thanks.]

"Are you finished?"

"Yes... Let's get started."

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Minutes before.

Kei was walking through a forest, crying.

He was frustrated. He really hates his situation.

He felt like a shitty person. He knows perfectly well that it is necessary to do so, but the feeling of feeling like crap just refuses to go away.

"What if she really cheats on me? I wouldn't stand it... I really hate NTR... Death to the NTR! But I'm cheating on her too... Fuck... I don't know what to think... Fuck... What should I...?"

Kei felt a chill and heard screams.

"They need help!"

He started to run.

Kei was using his form as an adventurer. He couldn't use his full strength, but he didn't have time to change.

"It's here... There is a barrier..."

He gained momentum and destroyed the magical barrier using his fists.

"I'm here."

Kei looked at the demon... For Kei, he was... great... Kei thought that demon looked cool and awesome, so much so that he took his time to observe him from head to toe.

The demon had black hair, black eyes with white pupils, and wore black clothing. He looked like a 25-year-old boy, too young, which made him look cooler in that style.

"He looks amazing..."

"No one will get out alive."

"You bastard! Force magic!"

"Force magic?"- Kei thought.

A black liquid surrounded the hands of an Elf and tried to hit him.

The Elf had an attractive body. Big breasts, beautiful legs, short yellow hair, and she was wearing a blue dress.

By the way, Elves age slowly. And they stop aging when they turn 50. The Elder Elves look like people in their 20s. Most races can tell the difference between a young and an old Elf, but Kei can't tell them apart, they all look equally young to him.

"Interesting."- Kei thought.

"Slow."

He stopped her fist with his hand and kicked her hard.

The Elf flew off and another Elf caught her.

"Mother!"

"He's... a real monster."

"I already had fun with you. Now you will all die."

Kei walked towards him.

"I see... Wow, wow... A village of Elves... I did not know this village... I guess I'll have to cry elsewhere."

[Skill obtained: "Magic Strengthening".]

"How did you get inside?"

"That was easy. I just destroyed your barrier."

"Impossible!"

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Kei and the demon stood face to face.

"Ok. Let's go. Show me your power."

"With pleasure."- Kei said smiling.

And just as the demon blinked, Kei hit him in the face, but the demon hit him back and both their heads moved back, to lessen the damage.

Their left legs rose up to kick each other and their legs collided, receiving the same damage.

After their legs collided, they both tried to hit each other again, but their fists collided with each other.

"Wow, wow. I think we're even, demon."

"Fufu. Not bad, human. What if we stop playing?"

"Okay, let's get serious."

They both smiled and their knees bumped into each other.

A great exchange of blows began and neither of them showed any sign of wanting to use magic. Both only fought using their own physical abilities. And with each passing second, the exchange of blows became more aggressive and impossible to follow with the eyes.

And as if they were stuck in a blender, blood began to spill all over the place, splattering the faces of the Elves, who could only stare open-mouthed at the scene in front of them.

"Mother, that human is so… cool! If he wins, I will offer to be his!"- Said a young Elf, full of admiration for Crisfa.

"That exchange of blows won't last long."- Said her mother.

"I can't even see the punches they're throwing. And with each hit, I'm sure they lose hundreds, or even thousands of hit points... Who will that human be?"- Terkiana said.

And yes, the Elf was right, the exchange didn't last long.

Both had almost the same amount of life points.

Both had the same strength.

Both were almost identical.

And with one last exchange of blows to the stomach, both reached their limits, falling to the ground together.

Kei was carried away by the Molfer blood, which forced him to fight in the same style as the demon, just for fun. It was very dangerous, he almost died, but he came out the winner.

Kei fought him using his fists at first to distract him and have Drin kill the demon using her bow, but as the exchange of blows became more aggressive and dangerous, his Molfer blood became excited and that only caused him to increase the speed of his blows, instead of moving away and using magic spells.

Instead, he used his magical energy to use healing magic and heal his body to continue fighting.

"I-impossible."

The Elves were amazed, as they were witnessing an impossible scenario.

The demon was defeated by a human man.

"Y-you're amazing..."

Kei and the demon were lying on the ground, completely injured and exhausted. Both ran out of magical energy and could not heal their wounds, so their wounds are still open. Only Kei has some magical energy, but he uses it to maintain his form as an adventurer. If they continue to lose blood, they will both die, so even though they are both on the ground, it is victory for Kei, as he will receive help from the Elves and his companions. No one will help that demon.

Kei has magical energy to maintain his form as an adventurer, as it doesn't take a lot of energy to use it.

"Y-you're just as powerful as me... It was a good fight."- Kei said.

"I say the same."

"Darling!"

"We're late, nya!"

Drin and Eris approached Kei.

Quickly, Drin used her healing magic on him, closing his wounds and regaining the blood he lost, and that returned him to the natural Kei skin tone he lost from losing so much blood.

"Thank you, Nia... Thanks to the training I received from you, I was able to fight with a demon... Although it was quite risky."

"Idiot... You were about to die!"

"You should have escaped and waited for us, nya!"

"34 life points... That was close."

Kei's wounds disappeared and Drin approached Keimar furiously.

Her eyes were teary, because she couldn't help her dear Kei.

"Any last words?"

"Yes... Crisfa, I want to be your slave!"

"Huh? Wait… You are... Wow... We were lucky."

She took him by the arm and lifted him up.

"Let's go, darling. Let's interrogate the suspect."

Kei slowly got up from the ground.

"Yes... Ouch, my body barely responds to me. Although it was interesting to fight with just the fists."

"Please wait!"

Terkiana and her family approached him.

"Thank you very much for saving us."

The Elves surrounded him and Kei turned red with grief. Kei Molfer is not used to being treated as a hero because, although he has saved people before, he always ends up disturbing them because he ends up killing his enemies in horrible ways, not caring that innocent, ordinary people are watching.

But this time, instead of receiving looks filled with horror, he receives looks of admiration and happiness.

"N-no, I was just lucky. I literally got lucky. I almost died."

"Please, choose a woman to marry you."- Said an Elf, the leader of the village.

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All was silent for a few seconds, as Kei's mind tried to process what they just told him.

Drin, hearing that, wanted to take Kei by the hand and lead him away, but she stopped and her gaze focused on Terkiana, who was with her family.

"Why do I feel that this Elf is different from the others...? I think it would be beneficial to have her on our side."- Drin thought.

"Well? Have you already chosen?"

—... "Huh...? What?!"- Said Kei, confused and nervous before such an offer.

"It's our way of thanking you."

"But what kind of thanks is this…?! Oh… I remembered. I've heard about that... When an adventurer saves an Elf, she can marry him... That always seemed silly to me."

"We are a warrior race. If they save us, we feel humiliated."

"And you punish yourselves by marrying your savior?"

"Even if our couple is of another race, the children we have will always be Elves. In this way, our race becomes more powerful."

"Having children with powerful people... You are truly a warrior race... And I also read that you are attracted to the power of a person. Like beast women, they too are attracted to power... Well, women in general, it's true... Ah, this doesn't make logical sense."

"I offer myself."- Said an Elf, raising her hand.

Kei turned to see her and she smiled at him. But, a second later, his gaze focused on Terkiana and he remembered the magic Terkiana used.

A very beautiful Elf approached Kei.

She is the most beautiful of all the local Elves. Her body is the most attractive and her face is beautiful.

Her long, beautiful golden hair was soft and she smelled good. Her blue eyes were beautiful and she was wearing a gorgeous, very revealing white dress. She was showing too much skin, but Kei was so focused on his thoughts about Terkiana, that he didn't get nervous as he commonly gets with women.

Her nipples showed through her dress, as she was not wearing a bra, but Kei, although he noticed that when he saw her, didn't give it any importance because he was thinking about Terkiana.

"My name is Nerka. Please, I want to be your wife. I fell in love with you. It was love at first sight."

She took Kei by the hands.

"I know I would be happy with you. Please accept my love."

"Love? We barely know each other. Love is not so easy to feel. What you feel is only attraction."

"Then let me be by your side, to know you and come to truly love you."- She said, stroking Kei's hand with her cheek.

"Well… Is it really necessary?"

"Please… We want to keep our pride."- Said an Elf.

"I see... Okay…"

Nerka's eyes grew bright, but Kei had an interest in someone else.

Kei pointed his index finger at Terkiana.

"I choose you."

"Huh?"

"Huh?!"- All the Elves shouted, even Eris.

All the Elves were confused and Nerka opened her mouth wide.

"Do you prefer my grandmother?!"

"M-me? W-wait! I am 702 years old! Don't you want a young girl?! My granddaughter is the most beautiful in the village."

"I'm interested in you. Your magic seemed interesting to me."

"B-but... I am an old woman."

"You look like a 20-year-old girl to me. You have a husband? If you are married, I will choose Nerka."

"No, but..."

"Then there is no problem. I must go. I will visit you tomorrow."

Kei and the girls ran away from there.

"W-wait! Are you sure you don't want to change your mind?!"- Nerka shouted at him.

"No, thanks!"

Kei and the girls left the village, and Nerka fell to her knees on the ground and began to cry like a baby.

"Uwaaaah! I was rejected! He preferred my grandmother! It's not fair, it's not fair!"

Terkiana stroked her head.

"Don't worry, Nerka, I'll convince him to choose you."

"Grandmother..."

Nerka got up and hugged her.

"Thank you very much!"

And while her granddaughter hugged her, Terkiana remembered Kei.

"Crisfa... How did one man manage to be so powerful?"- She thought.

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Walking away from the village, Kei turned completely red and began to tremble.

"Elves are weird!"

"You accepted very quickly, darling."

"Yes, I'm so sorry. That Elf's magic seemed interesting to me. I want her to teach me how to use it... And to be honest, I felt potential in her."

"Yeah, I felt it too... That Elf is different."

"Wait... I got another companion... Shit, this is bad! I am getting companions very quickly. If this were a novel, readers would be furious. My story is moving fast... And that's bad... Something bad is going to happen."

"Yeah, I feel it too, nya."

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Keimar was tied up and was trembling with fear as very dangerous girls were furious with him.

Drin, Eris, and Mio were looking at him with hateful expressions.

Nem was eating with Kei, as he didn't want to get in trouble too. He is afraid of Drin's temper when she gets angry, so he prefers not to interfere with the interrogation.

They were in the house they used as a base.

Kei returned to his normal form, as he no longer needed his form as an adventurer, as did Drin, who used her human form.

"I guess you don't remember me, Keimar."

"Yes, I recognized you immediately, Drin. Your smell is unmistakable."

Drin clicked her tongue and looked at him with disgust.

"You disgust me. What are you doing here?"

"I heard that you betrayed us... And I wanted to confirm it."

"You almost killed my boyfriend, future husband, and future father of my children. I'll kill you."

"W-wait! That boy interested me! I want to be his companion!"- Said the demon, whose voice changed to a feminine one.

"Tsk. You are very annoying."

"Wait, Drin."- Kei said.

Kei approached them.

"You're... a girl?"

"Yes. Why? Do you like me?"- Keimar said, winking.

Drin took her by the neck and Keimar broke out in a cold sweat.

"I-I was kidding."

"Is she your friend, Drin?"

"You could say she's an acquaintance."

[Unknown demon magic detected]

A message appeared in Kei's mind.

A warning.

"Huh?"

Keimar smiled devilishly.

[Enemy detected.]

"Drin!"

An arm came out of Keimar's mouth.

She tried to attack Drin, but Kei pushed her away and saved her.

"Again..."

The arm grabbed him by the neck and Keimar began to laugh like a typical villain.

"No one takes my dear Drin from me! If I kill you, she'll come back to me...!"

"No."- Drin said, with a serious and cold tone.

Without any hint of mercy, Drin pierced Keimar's chest with her right arm, destroying her heart.

Without the heart, magic cannot be used.

If the heart is destroyed, there is nothing to save her.

She will die, yes or yes, and she knows it perfectly.

"Huh? D-Drin? W-why?"

She released Kei and began to cry.

"W-why do you prefer him? Why did you abandon me? What is wrong with me?!"

"I always considered you a nuisance."

"N-nuisance?"

"I love Kei with all my heart... And I hate you."

"Drin..."

"Tsk. Die!"

With a powerful kick, Drin destroyed Keimar's head, killing her instantly.

The atmosphere became tense and Eris approached her.

"Drin... She loved you... She even cried, nya."

"I was her only friend. But I was only her friend because I felt sorry for her."

Eris looked at Drin in fear at those cold words and turned to see Kei.

"Kei... Demons scare me so much, nya."

"Her only friend...? Didn't she have any other friends?"- Kei said.

"No... She was a demon with little magical power. She suffered discrimination for that."

"I felt sorry for her... She really wanted her friend back, nya."

"By the way, she couldn't get out of hell. That means they already discovered my betrayal... They used her because they thought I wouldn't dare kill her... We must be careful, darling."

"Yes... I know."

Kei looked at Keimar's lifeless body and after a few seconds walked away.

"Where are you going, darling?"

"I'm going to dig a grave."

"Don't waste time on that, darling. She doesn't deserve a grave. I myself will destroy her remains."

"No, Drin... She just wanted to see you again and be your friend. We are going to bury her."

"But..."

"Eris, I will go dig the grave. Prepare some flowers."

"Yes, nya!"

"Darling?"

Kei went out into the garden and sighed, while a few small tears fell from his eyes.

"I could see sadness and fear in you, Keimar. You really loved Drin... I hope you rest in peace."- Kei thought.

Sixth girl: Terkiana.

Race: Elf.