Isekai Journey Of The Magic Archer

[[ "Ast?" ]]

Grandma looked at the little fairy with surprise-filled eyes, an excited expression covering her face.

Ast had the same excited expression and couldn't contain her happy smile.

[[ "Isn't your voice young, old friend?" ]]

Grandpa asked with a happy smile, and both of them chuckled at his words.

This was their first time hearing their friend's voice and I could only imagine how they could have conversed until now.

They were happy they were able to speak with each other for the first time, and this was only possible because of their young grandson.

They happily talked for a while and greeted each other.

And after some basic chat, they nodded at each other and looked at me with thankful gazes.

Well, I didn't even do anything here.

They were more amazing to actually know this amazing fairy. I was thankful to them~.

Maybe I will be able to get some rare fairy dust from her. It would be amazing if I did~!

But that wasn't the point right now. And someone might misunderstand me for thinking things like that.

Well... anyway.

They were looking at me, ready for something long, and I was expecting a short story from them. Or at least something about the three of them.

Grandpa nodded at the two, ready to take the lead in this small story or… a brief overview.

[[ "Eon, Elle. Ast is a friend who is with us since the time we were newly married.

Her home is actually on a small island near our first home and I know you already know that she is special among other fairies.

Her stardust is pink, something that has a property to induce love, affection, and truth.

She is rare because this special kind of fairy dust is rarely produced by the unique fries or only by some rare nobles.

Her dad is a cool person and a noble of their kind, but that isn't much important right now.

As you already know, the north is a coastal area with many islands, ships, and the mainland of the north that your grandma guarded in her time.

It was a time just after the 'great maroon war' and when the northern parts had successfully defended their borders from enemy invasions.

We were married after your wonderful grandma waited for me for years at the time of the long war.

And that was after our six-year-long fights and skirmishes between our families. She was a cute one like Elle in her younger days; I tell ya~.

She was called by many names at that time, but she was also a wonderful leader and lord that others still unconditionally bow before.

And you will be surprised to hear how the pirates of that time were... hohoho.

That was a fun time for me, and a headache for your grandma.

From our first meeting in the middle of the ocean, on two different burning ships, to our long strange time spend by each other's side, everything was magical...

The first meeting, those coincidental meetings, her days spent in the oceans with me to my nights spend on land with her, we were enemies, then we grew closer, which still seems unrealistic.

But then one day, as you might already know, the maroon war, the war that was so unexpected that even the empire failed to predict it, threatened the entire nation and the seas.

Land sky and seas, everything was the target and the coastal land was considered the second weakest border of the nation.

Her duty was the protection of lands from the invading forces and she did her best, to make the Griffin archipelago an impenetrable fortress.

We, the owners of the sea, took over the task of protecting what was ours from the one who dared to threaten our peace.

And to block them from even reaching the coast, the defensive parameters were set far away from the main coast, making islands the navy camps.

That was the time the dumb pirates of the north, for the very first time in their lives, met the royal knights of the empire and their powerful fleets.

Those were the times… that turned the tyrant of Mavis into the warm golden hammer everyone knows about.

The war continued, and every soldier risked their life for a better future and for their family that might hopefully be safe until they return to them, safe, at least alive.

Lives were lost, blood was shed, and the brothers in arms… were taken away by strong foes.

Deep waters of the great northern Mavis sea were burned, painted in crimson red, and sometimes even black…

Those were tough times. Not the worst, but still… some of the longest and coldest ones.

And after suffering for that long time, when peace had returned to the lands, she who had waited this long, decided to retire and gave her position to Luther.

Then... well, we went on vacation and on a fun journey of the vast wide sea.

And one day, by chance, on a distant, unknown small island, we met this fairy who was just a kid at that time.

A young kid who had injured herself.

This little thing was running away from her home just because her genuinely wonderful dad wanted to protect her while she wanted to see the outside world.

Well, she met a 'dangerous' beast and injured herself, and then... we met.

But, even before we could help the little hurt fairy, her dad reached that place, and seeing her dear daughter like that, he couldn't help but naturally get angry and... as any parent would do in that situation, he attacked us.

And, well, Griz and I still remember that day.

A fourth of the island vanished during that fight and even as a [Rank-6] bishop, I was barely a match for that angry father who was ready to give away his life for her.

Thankfully, Griz was there to clear the misunderstanding and Ast also helped after Griz healed her.

That fight concluded with the whole tribe living on that island coming out to the place this fight had happened.

The two of us talked, Ast and her father apologized, and after things were cleared up, he asked us about the outside world as we were the first visitors of that place in all the years they had lived there, according to them.

Thankfully, her father has a unique skill that could translate everything he said for us, somewhat different from this one though, so... that was our first talk with fairies.

Our talk went on for a long time in that fairy city at the core of the island, and he was surprised at how the world had changed from the times he could remember.

Things were naturally different, and the world was a safer place for his daughter than he had thought.

But still, at that time, she was young, weak, and inexperienced.

Both of them were thankful to us and because of our talk, he decided to give her permission to go out only after she was strong enough in his eyes.

Haaaaaa... impatient, passionate, talented, carrying a great desire for adventure in her heart, she learned everything there was to learn from her father as well as everything else in that place in just a few years.

And her dad, in the end, couldn't help but accept that her wish was more powerful than his fears.

A helpless parent, something all of you young ones' parents believe they are while looking at you...

Well, we weren't there to see her training and all as there was our own fun at that time but, after a few years, we met again when Nol was newly born.

We were at our home on the northern coastline. And this one had appeared out of nowhere, surprising us like the anti-hero of midnight.

She had grown up at that time but was still the little young person she was back then.

It is a memorable day and then... well, we talked for a long time.

Nol and El do know that we have a fairy friend and that she visits us occasionally like this but, you are the first ones to meet her like this.

And this is our first time hearing her voice like this too.

Before that, we had only ever known each other through our feelings, behavior, writing, and hand signs.

Thanks to you, Eon, we are finally able to talk like this..." ]]

Well, this was long and though he said this in brief, the occasional reactions from grandma and Ast were adding more colors to this story.

I at least had some idea of how my grandparents were in their younger days and... well, they were just supppppper cool~!

One was a pirate who plundered the lands and ships and caused chaos.

The other was a wise ruler of those lands who could create large waves in the calm ocean.

People might have already forgotten but he was called (Tyrant of Maris).

Captain of the largest pirate group who had ruled the seas for a long time.

They plundered the ships of other nations and had a long treaty with the Griffin archipelago and Heliox house.

They didn't interfere with the coastal lands and the ship belonging to the empire and Heliox.

But for anyone else, they were a source of fear and dread.

Every time they entered the waters of their territory, only the ocean god and goddess of luck could help them from going broke.

And entering these waters was inevitable.

Be it the ships or the ferocious sea monsters that frequently attacked the coast as well as many islands.

Grandmother protected the coastline from the famous white lighthouse and grandpa and his big family eradicated any threat to their homes.

I wanted to know more about them, things that weren't written and known, things like how a special fairy was their friend and the destruction of a large part of the island they had discovered themselves.

I was excited from the moment he started speaking and I still couldn't contain my happiness.

I had just heard many things that no one knew as well as some very amazing stuff like Ast's father.

It was evident that beings that live in seclusion wouldn't know anything about the outside world, and there will always be someone, a unique being among a common group of people who will question things that they hadn't seen.

They would want to go outside of the secluded place they live and explore the vast world mentioned in their folklore.

This was a fact and in this group that they discovered, this little fairy was the one to break the normal mindset and point of view.

She was here right now, and from what they said, it was clear that she didn't just visit this place and stayed here.

We were lucky to meet her here today but she definitely was an adventurer, an explorer, a being that roamed the world in search of new experiences.

This fairy was a traveler, and I liked her even more now.

Grandfather's talk was over and then grandma started with Ast speaking with him.

Both of them looked closer than she was with grandpa but this was understandable.

Two ladies with similar likings would obviously be good friends.

We talked for a while, and I knew they knew that I couldn't do what I was doing right now for a long time, and they were the same.

The great burden aside, the amount of energy it required for us to stay in this form was even more than using high-grade spells and techniques.

So... after talking for hours in this form, which wasn't even an hour in real time, it was finally time for our talk to finish.

And that finishing was naturally going to be from Ast, the fairy of love who was able to talk with her long-time friends for the first time in this long they knew each other.