Half-elves Fall in Love

the pace if the other party also feels pleasure, but it is hard to squid earnestly.

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When I go out of the forest, the stinging cold air brings back the sense of the season.
The climate in the forest is so mild that I can understand the feelings of the elves who do not want to go out.

“It’s cold……”
“Andy-san, make sure your cloak fits”
“Please do your best today too”
　
With the encouragement of Apple and Selenium, who came out with me, I headed off to work again today.

I assembled Sharon’s armor on the wooden mold.

“The weight balance seems a little off……”
“Oh.
You noticed that, Bocchan?”
“What, Jackie-san, did you know?”
“I was going to tell you if you didn’t notice it until the end.
You’re right, it will make you hunch over if you wear it for a while”
“Do you want to counter-weight the back?”
“That’s good, but I think if you change the pull a little bit, it will make it taller”
“……I wonder if I paid too much attention to Sharon’s body shape”
“There is no such thing as too much care.
You just have to remember to pay a lot more attention to it”
　
Jackie-san’s depth and breadth as a blacksmith really doesn’t seem to have been just trained by my father.

“……Is Jackie-san really only taught by my father?”
“What is……only? Master Smithson was a really good blacksmith, you know?”
“No, even if you did that, you would have trained in practice in such a countryside……I feel like you’re really comparable to a blacksmith in the royal capital”
“I’m grateful to hear you say that, though.
I’m still happy with it.
Bocchan’s talent is dazzling to me.
You can make such a great product in spare time while being a soldier”
　
The words are regretful, but the way he says it is satisfying.
Jackie-san looks at the armor that is being completed on the wooden mold and says so sincerely.
……I’m embarrassed.
But I guess it’s this humility and desire to improve that has made Jackie-san so good at what he does.
I think he’s a lot more amazing than everyone else in town thinks he is.

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As I was heading back into the forest for lunch, I spotted Apple standing in the snowfield.
Unusual.

“Apple? What are you doing out here all alone?”
“Ah, Andy-san.
I thought I should help Andy-san get into the forest…….
Fennel-san is busy at lunch today, so I thought I’d……”
“Why didn’t you just come to the blacksmith shop then?”
“Yeah, but……”
　
Beyond Apple’s line of sight is the work site of the Crossbow Corps, which carries building materials, builds stone walls and constructs new barracks.

“Every time I walk by, it’s interesting to see how much building work is going on”
“Ah.
Indeed”
　
An ogre’s physique and strength of arms make him the most reliable tool for construction work.
Depending on the skill of the master builder, the speed of construction can be several times faster when using ogre workers than when not.
The building is steadily taking shape.

……In the midst of all this, some of the younger Ogre workers are not as strong as others and you can see several of them slumped together on the snowfield, breathing heavily.
Williams, who was passing by, raised his fist in the air in anger.

“Hey! Don’t you dare slack off! This is the place for you to sleep!”
“It’s hard to say that……”
“Why do we have to do this here? We’re not military engineers”
　
Williams cleared his throat.

“What are you talking about! If you can’t get wood, get stone, if you can’t get stone, get sand! Do as many things as you can for your friends and your future!”
　
Hearing this, the soldiers around, except for the young ones who were slacking off, all laughed in unison.

“There it is, the Smithson reference!”
“I’ve always thought that Williams is a terrible applicator”
“You guys!”
　
Williams turns red and raises his fist at them as well.

“It’s called……Smithson verse”
“Ah…….”
　
It’s an imitation of mine, originally from 100-man commander Grants.

“Aaah, I used to say it to encourage new recruits”
“……Is that what Naris-san and Tetes-san call the 『Quotations Maker』?”
“Don’t talk to me like that, it’s embarrassing”
　
As I’m making my excuses to Apple, Williams spots me and walks over to me.

“Hey, original”
“Original!?”
　
What do you call me?

“Let the recruits hear your sermons.
Arrangements are so popular in the troops, they’ve lost their originals”
“If there are no recruits who are crying in the march or training, it will be idle!”
　
I mean, what’s popular?

“Listen up.
Look, everyone’s paying attention.
Hey, it’s the rumored Smithson verse himself”
　
I was dragged out to the scene.
The old soldiers were grinning, the new soldiers were curious…..and Apple was staring at me with the same look as the new soldiers.

“100-man commander Isaac and 100-man commander Williams used to say it during the march”
“‘Please, 10-man captain Smithson!”
　
……Uwaa, you’re making it hard to say no.

“Emm.
……Ah, well, let’s just assume you’re in the mood to cry in pain and agony in front of your enemies, okay?”
　
I clear my throat, as does Williams.
It’s incredibly embarrassing to say in an unrelated situation.

“Stand up! Clench your fists, stand up and confront your opponent! Don’t give up because you don’t have a weapon, don’t give up because the enemy is strong! If you have no weapons, throw stones.
If you have no stones, throw sand!”
　
It was the end of the Celestial War.
At the end of the Celestial War, many of the trainees who fought in mock battles with other trainees soon became helpless in the face of the enemy.
Of course, this was a time when a mere blacksmith’s apprentice of 17 or 18 had to work hard to imitate a soldier.
The rest of the guys were just similar makeshift mobilizers, not professionals who understood warfare.

“The enemy won’t wait for us! Move! Do one more thing than the enemy! Look at your opponent, look for his vitals! If you know what you’re doing, a knife will be enough!”
　
But still, it is required of a soldier to be able to function as a fighting force, even if only a little, and.

“You want to get home alive, don’t you? You want to get home alive and see your family again! Then!”
　
He was expected to become a soldier who could return home alive, as soon as possible.

“Think about your next move! You haven’t lost anything yet! ……You haven’t struggled with anything yet!”
　
Become a soldier who can return alive.
You can cry or leak.
Be alive and become a soldier who is still afraid of the enemy.
These words of 100-man commander Grants were filled with the hope that I would be able to return to my parents again.
Over the years, I became a manager and a parent.
The prayers contained in these words are becoming even more understandable.

The applause started out of nowhere.
Before I knew it, I was overwhelmed by the feelings of 100-man commander Grants of those days.

“It’s so different.
100-man commander Williams, doesn’t have the same feeling”
“Hey, hey……well, I can’t speak this passionately, but”
“That’s hot, 10-man captain Smithson!”
　
……I suddenly feel embarrassed, so I raise my hand and run back to the path to the forest.

“……Andy-san”
“Ah, Apple……”
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you look so cool”
“……Do, Don’t make fun of me”
“No, I´m not.
……After all, I knew my eyes were right before I lost my memory”
　
Apple hugging my arm.
However, it’s a sale and a free-running speech.
If the story is about Apple’s memory, it’s hard to tease.
Various and complicated.