Changes in Attitudes of Villagers

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Behind the house, Ars held the ax up, then swung it down and split a log in two.

Not far from him, there was a very cute silver-haired little girl. She took wood and placed a new log in front of Ars.

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Ars swung the ax to split the wood and Est would support him from the side.

The two of them coordinated well without saying a word.

"Big brother Ars, it's time for lunch!"

Walking out of the house, Areishia called out.

"Oh, apparently it's noon."

Ars wiped the sweat that wasn't on his forehead.

"Enough, Est. We already have plenty of firewood. This supply is sufficient for a month."

"Yes." Est said briefly, then approached Areishia.

Ars plunged the ax into the ground, looking up at the cloudy sky, he narrowed his eyes.

"Hopefully it's just my feelings."

Shaking his head, he and the two girls started eating lunch.

At the dining table that Ars made, he glanced at Areishia's ears hanging a pair of yellow earrings.

"Big brother Ars? Did something happen to my face?" Areishia tilted her head and asked.

"No, it's just that you look pretty in those earrings, Areishia." Ars was telling the truth.

Compared to South Korean actresses who gain beauty through surgery, Areishia's natural beauty trumps them all, even if she doesn't dress up and take care of her face.

"Big brother Ars is too much, compared to other girls, I'm just ordinary."

Even so, Areishia was happy to receive the compliment.

"Milady's words and her feelings don't match… Why did Milady lie?"

"Ah, Est. Don't reveal it."

Revealed by Est, Areishia covered her face in embarrassment.

"Milady is behaving strangely."

As her contracted spirit, Est felt Areishia's true feelings. She didn't really understand humans, that's why she was confused.

"Est, talking too much isn't a good thing sometimes." Ars acted like a father advising his daughter.

"Humans are too complicated."

Not understanding what was going on, Est continued to eat the bread with her small mouth.

High-level Spirits don't need to eat human food. However, she was ordered by Areishia, so Est couldn't refuse.

The atmosphere was made awkward by Est's innocent actions.

Ars and Areishia ate silently with their own thoughts.

(The frequency of appearances of Revolting Spirits has been increasing recently. I wonder if this situation is only happening here or other places are also experiencing similar things.)

Ars ate Areishia's homemade bread while contemplating the recent events.

It had been three days since Areishia made contact with the Spirit, Terminust Est.

During that span of time, the village had been attacked by the Revolting Spirits many times, the village would have been met with destruction if not for Areishia wielding the Sacred Sword and defeating all the Revolting Spirits.

However, instead of the gratitude she received, she was shunned and ostracized by the villagers.

The reason is simple, namely envy.

Areishia who was originally a shepherd girl now has unparalleled strength in everyone's eyes. Of course some people would be jealous and spiteful.

Why Areishia?

Why not themselves?

Especially women who feel they are better and worthy than Areishia.

As a result, they influenced other villagers and spread bad rumors about Areishia.

Do not underestimate the jealousy of women!

Now, the villagers took back their goats and didn't let Areishia become a shepherd anymore. Besides, the villagers would refuse her to work with them.

Apart from Ars and Est, no one wanted to interact with Areishia.

*Knock Knock*

The sound of knocking on the door was heard.

"Let me open the door."

It's been a while since someone came, Areishia excitedly opened the door.

"Haaa…"

Seeing his childish behavior, Ars sighed.

"Who are you?"

Areishia didn't recognize the middle-aged man in front of her.

"My name is Aelric Farnham, is this really where the Elementalists live?"

The middle-aged man introduced himself as Aelric and his tired face was filled with a glimmer of hope.

"What business do you have looking for me?" Areishia asked curiously.

Hearing that answer, Aelric informed the girl in front of him was the person he was looking for. Without hesitation, he knelt down and asked for help.

"Miss, please save us! My village has been attacked by Revolting Spirits. I beg you to help us all. Otherwise, everyone will die."

"Uncle, don't kneel, quickly stand up."

Seeing the middle-aged man kneeling in front of her, Areishia helped him up.

"If my power can help, I will help you, uncle." She agreed without the slightest hesitation.

"Thank you very much, miss. Let's go now, the village is still under attack."

"How far is the village from here?"

"That's... A 30 minute horse ride."

Aelric was worried about not arriving on time.

Areishia also understood this, then she turned to Ars.

"Time is running out... Does big brother Ars have a way for us to get there as soon as possible?"

She knew Ars was no ordinary person. So, she pinned her hopes on him.

"Since this is your request, how can I say no?"

Ars approached her with Est.

"I know big brother Ars can always be counted on. I leave it to you." Areishia showed a brilliant smile.

"You are..." Aelric looked at Ars skeptically.

It is common knowledge that men are weak and do not possess any magical powers. It was a normal reaction to hear a man say such absurd things.

Ars was too lazy to explain to Aelric. He walked quite a distance from the house, then the three tomoe in his eyes rotated and coalesced into a stone shape.

Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan!

Then, around Ars appeared a rib shaped purple energy. Not stopping there, the purple energy intertwined to form muscle fibers and finally formed a 150 meter tall giant clad in armor, a katana on his waist, and a pair of wings on his back.

Susano'o perfect form!

Ars is inside the pentagon which is located on Susano'o's forehead.

Because of Susano'o's large size, all the main inhabitants can see it. They wore horrified expressions and didn't dare to move an inch, afraid that they would anger the giant.

On the other hand, Aelric had long fallen down with his butt touching the ground. His eyes widened and his mouth opened.

"Wow, big brother Ars is amazing! I didn't know you could do something like this."

Areishia exclaimed in surprise, but there was no fear like the other villagers. There was only admiration in her beautiful eyes. Little did she realize, the always emotionless Est, now had fluctuations in her eyes

Ars controlled Susano'o, the big hand fell to the ground.

"Get on, we're going to fly."

"This will be my first flying experience, let's go aboard, Est."

Areishia grabbed Est's hand, and pulled her to step into the palm.

Aelric was hesitant and scared, gritting his teeth, he mustered up the courage and endured his fear.

After everyone else, Susano'o flapped the wings on his back, and started flying through the air.

"Show me the way." Ars said.

"Y-Yeah…" Aelric answered nervously.

With Susano'o's ability to fly, they arrived within minutes at the village Aelric was referring to.

Then Areishia with Terminust Est landed on the ground and started to defeat the Revolting Spirits in the village.

As for Ars, he killed the Revolting Spirit in the air.

With their cooperation, all the Revolting Spirits that had attacked the village were annihilated.