Beginning of the 40th Covenant • The Elf and the Serpent

Somewhere in the world.

The blazing sun hung high above the clear blue sky, generously bestowing all things with brilliance, and the tall bodies of the trees like peaks enjoyed this blessing to the fullest.

A man lay on the grass in the shade of a tree.

He had a delicate face, short black hair, and was dressed in dirt-resistant black clothes with a long white cloth wrapped around them.

With your eyes closed, your hands behind your head are like taking a nap.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes.

Through the gaps in the branches and leaves, a gleaming spot of light and a petite figure were glimpsed.

Ding bell bell~

"Are you awake?"

The crisp sound of a bell, accompanied by the melodious sound of bells, awakened his consciousness from the fog.

The snake-like pupils reflect a goblin-like face.

When he was fully conscious, the snake's eyes disappeared and became the same as ordinary human eyes.

"Hmm, did I wake you up?"

The wind-like whisper carried a hint of apology.

"Not really! It's that I'm about to wake up, and it's not good to oversleep during a nap. ”

He got up and leaned his back against the tree.

Raising her head, she looked up at the girl who was sitting on a thick branch.

"You seem to be in a good mood, is something good going on?"

"Humph! Let you see. ”

The corners of her mouth curled, and a light lit up from her lake-like eyes.

"Naa! Listen to me, actually, .........."

She was in the tree and her eyebrows fluttered as she told about what had happened before, and the boy under the tree listened intently.

It seems to be affected by the fairy girl's mood, and a smile also hangs on the corner of his mouth.

“…… That's the way it is, how? ”

"This is really surprising! I never expected that such a thing would happen, from an existence outside the source...... It's interesting. ”

The pupils unconsciously erected, as if the entire primordial sea had been incorporated into the eyes.

"Universe, Milky Way, Stars, Planets...... The world of science and technology development...... The entertainment culture is quite rich...... Even if it's a different world, they still make the same mistakes......"

He closed his eyelids and opened them again, and when they opened them again, they were already in their original state.

Is this a "crossing" according to him? It's not wrong to call that "Goldfinger...... Pretty interesting. ”

"Hey, hey! Also, in the case of the two of us, should it be called "rebirth" in the words of the child's hometown...... Or the so-called "reincarnation". ”

“Emm…… In a sense, it can indeed be explained by this concept. ”

He narrowed his eyes, "What should I do?" That way, I want to meet that little guy too. ”

"๑ 乛 v 乛๑ hey!"

The dull hair on her head was raised high, and she puffed out her chest. "I had expected this for a long time, so I recommended him to Ouroboros."

"That way, you'll meet sooner or later, and until then, you'll just have to wait."

He whispered softly, "Biting snakes?" ”

The young man with snake-like eyes was full of emotion: it was really a long-lost but familiar name.

"That's right, it's a biter!"

The fairy-like girl stood on a tree branch and looked into the distance.

"There, that kid will surely find the answer he is looking for and reap the final 'fruit' of his journey."

"Because that's my guild, our bitersnake."