They really do exist...

Elves...

............

You found one, Jill... a real one...

Lucky girl...

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You'll be fine now, Jill...

No matter what bad things happen...

You'll be fine...

Rosine!

!

Guts...!

Swordsman!

S...

Stop...

Please stop...

Rosine can't move at all now!!

Please don't hurt her anymore!!

Aah!

...wait! Please! Just let her lie here in peace!!

Why... why do you hate her so much!?

WHY...!!?

Jill!

......!

Guts, how dare you!!

Feel the wrath of the Goddess of Mercy!!

Guh...

Guts...!!

Stop, you idiot!!!

NOOOOOO!!!

Gah...

!

Woohoo! Take that!

I got him, I got him! I shot the Black Swordsman!!

D...!?

Your dad!?

Zepec!?

I did it, I did it!! I took down the Black Swordsman, all by myself!!

Drat... FIRE!!

Save the children!!

......!!

Don't let him escape! Capture him!!

Kyaa..!

Wait!! I'm coming too......!!

Zepec!

We have no choice but to pursue the Black Swordsman, but...

I must ask you to stay here and look after the children.

Wait, but...

Um... what about the Black Swordsman... I wanted to... uh...

You mustn't strain yourself!

The lone arrow you let loose earlier to protect your daughter was splendid! But we simply cannot allow an outsider such as you to get involved in such perilous duties!

Leave the rest of this task to us, relax and immerse yourself in the joy of your reunion!

But... that's not what...

Farewell!

Hey, wait...

......

.....

......dammit!

Screw that, lousy idiot!!

I didn't come all the way to the Valley of Mist with him for something stupid like that!!

I... I...

I want to try again, and be...

............

Stupid old man...

!

Rosine!?

Stop it, you shouldn't move...!!

: Jilll!! What's that!?

That's an e...elf, isn't it!!

...I've got to go home...

eek... aah...

Stop it!!

(old man thrust! thrust!)

You idiot, out of the way...!! OW!

Rosine!

: She still has the strength to...

I've got to go home...

It's already time to go home...

The sun's setting...

And the moon's already so high in the sky...

If I don't get home soon...

Mom and dad

will worry about me.

Ahh...

I'm so hungry.

I wonder

what's for dinner tonight...

On a little hill

situated between the village where not a single familiar person lived

and the forest full of Elves where humans were not allowed to stay

little left-out Peacuff cried and cried...

making his red eyes even redder.