CH 191

Chapter 191

When Peaceful Times Cease To Exist : Character Introduction — Swamp Part

Translated by KaiesV

Edited by KaiesV

Name : Winthia

Age : Approximately 200 years old

Appearance : 160cm, 48kg, Green hair that reach the ground, green eyes

Occupation : Higher Spirit

Likes : Strolling, Listening to the wind, Her lover who she traveled together in the past

Dislikes : Cramped spaces, Noisy places

First-Person : I/Watashi/私

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She is the chief of Schutim, Euthy’s birthplace, and a High-level Wind Spirit. She may look quiet, but she has a strong and forceful personality, as she and Euthy have been engaged in a daily battle. She often scolded Euthy for her selfishness, but she did so with Euthy’s best interest in mind. She is like a mother or an older sister to Euthy.

As mentioned in the main story, when she was first born, she was an even more uninhibited Wind Spirit than Euthy, and while Euthy traveled secretly to avoid detection, Winthia was not afraid to be seen and actively engaged with humans. It seems that most of the fairy legends in the vicinity of the Central Highway can be considered to be about Winthia.

She fell in love with a human and became a Higher Spirit at the same time he died, and thus learned what it takes to become a Higher Spirit from a fairy. And when she learns that Euthy wants to become a Higher Spirit, she’s supportive, but inwardly she’s also very concerned about what she imagines Euthy will experience in the future.

She’s also a person who gave various advice to the girls, such as instructing Aerial about Spirit Guardians. After Schutim was attacked by Archfiends and became uninhabitable, she’s on the move with her fairy compatriots in search of a new home.

Name : Fairtuse

Age : Approximately 400 years old

Appearance : 162cm, 50kg, 84/56/82, White, slightly longer than shoulder-length gently wavy hair, Grey eyes

Occupation : The White Witch

Likes : Cultivating medicinal herbs, Serpent

Dislikes : Business about Witches

First-Person : I/Watashi/私

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She is the White Witch who lives in a swamp and is the organizer of the current Witches. However, she hates Witch work and doesn’t take it very seriously. Making medicinal herbs is just her hobby.

Before she became a Witch, her birthplace was hit by a plague. People were dying one after another, her parents had fallen, and her fate was no longer in the wind. Then, the White Witch from the previous generation appears in the village, sees her talent, and offers her a chance to be her successor. Already alone in the world, she accepted the offer without any consideration, out of a single-minded desire not to die.

But the Witch’s work was very boring for her. She became a witch and obtained an immortal body, and now she wants to look around the world. So she didn’t do much witch work, but traveled around and looked at different places. As a result, the act would bring her insight and interaction with Witches from all over, but she didn’t do it consciously.

On that occasion she met Serpent and envied him as he swam freely across the ocean. True Dragons were the object of admiration for humans, and were an object of awe for Witches more than for ordinary humans, due to the lore of the first Witches who were taught magic directly from them. However, Serpent, also unaware of his status as a True Dragon, spoke to Fairtuse in a friendly manner, and the two people became friends for a short time. Somewhere along the way, Fairtuse came to hate Serpent.

But after all, she was only human and he was a True Dragon. No matter how close they became, they were too different in status and everything else. She disappeared from Serpent’s presence as if running away without saying goodbye, but Serpent also likes her and finds her whereabouts, and they end up living together in the swamp. However, she felt that as a Witch she should never reveal her feelings to Serpent, a True Dragon, so she said nothing and proceeded to work in the swamp to purify it. There she was, single-mindedly devoted to her work as a witch, as if running away from a fruitless love.

However, over time, Fairtuse and Serpent succeed in having a heart-to-heart. But the events that stand before them do not allow them to be together. When will she truly be at peace with Serpent?

Name : Serpent

Age : ??（He’s about 100 years younger than Gwendolf）

Appearance : 120m in length（When in Phantom Form : 185cm, 78kg, Short blue hair and sea-blue eyes）

Occupation : True Dragon（Sea Dragon）

Likes : Swimming into the sea, Fairtuse, Talking with Gwendolf and Maia

Dislikes : Cramped spaces, Hot spaces

First-Person : I/Ore/俺

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One of the True Dragons that are said to have understood human language and given wisdom to various creatures including humans. He is the younger brother of Gwendolf.

He wasn’t aware of his status as a True Dragon, and was content to swim freely in the sea. And just because he was a True Dragon, the creatures that lived in the sea sought his help in some way, so he didn’t have much spare time on his hands. Although he didn’t willingly do anything on his own, in a sense he was fulfilling his role as a True Dragon. He also met Rouge in that context.

One day he sees a beautiful woman standing near the entrance to the cave where he lives. She is a Witch and says she arrived here while following a trail of signs of a True Dragon, and will stay with Serpent for six months, just when he was hungry for someone to talk to.

During that period, Serpent was attracted to her free spirit. Eventually he began to live with her, talking to her all day long, and he began to realize that he was content without having to go swimming in the ocean. Rouge was still alive at this time, but she seemed to have sensed such a quandary in his mind.

Eventually, Fairtuse abruptly left Serpent and he was disappointed, but he was too busy working to restore the rough sea that he had missed so much, and he couldn’t care less about Fairtuse or Rouge. Rouge then dies and becomes a zombie. Serpent, at a loss, eventually decides to pursue Fairtuse to escape from Rouge.

He excused it for Rouge’s sake, but then he wouldn’t have had to chase after Fairtuse, and he couldn’t admit his feelings either. Or perhaps he feared that Fairtuse would reject his feelings.

Two hundred years later, those feelings finally came to fruition, but fate’s evil play of tricks pulled them apart again. When will they really be able to live together?

Name : Rouge

Age : Approximately 150 years old（At the time of death）

Appearance : 10cm（When in Phantom Form : 166cm, 52kg, 83/58/84, Red waist-length hair, crimson eyes）

Occupation : Fire Dragon

Likes : Whatever Serpent likes.

Dislikes : Water, Cold spaces

First-Person : I/Watashi/私

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She is from a tribe of Fire Dragons from a volcanic zone in the western part of the continent known as Brome. She has a tomboyish personality, and when she went to a waterfall when she hadn’t yet grown enough wings, she was swept away by a waterfall and swept out to sea. She had been on the driftwood and was breathing fine, but she had been floating for seven days, and she had been deeply frightened until when Serpent, contacted by the Fire Dragons, came to her rescue. At that time, she fell in love with Serpent at first sight and decided in her childhood that she would be his mate when she became a full-grown dragon.

She has been going to Serpent frequently since then, but it was a love that would never come to fruition, not only because she was still young, but also because she was born a Fire Dragon and he was a Sea Dragon. Even just being with him weakened her power. The dragons of her family also tried to stop Rouge’s actions, but she stubbornly refused to listen. Even though she realized that Serpent’s heart was with Fairtuse. Serpent also left Rouge alone, thinking that she would eventually get tired of him.

But she continued to go to him even as an adult dragon, and Serpent, though annoyed, didn’t feel bad about seeing Rouge grow up beautifully, so he let her stay. As a result, Rouge’s minimal use of fire power in order not to disturb the Serpent’s roosting place (for a Fire Dragon, being in a place with strong water power all the time is equivalent to continuously soaking her body in poison), completely destroyed her body, and she met an unexpected end.

Furthermore, when Rouge died, she was happy to be by Serpent’s side until her death, but she was bothered by his very apologetic face, and she remained in this world as a zombie.

Now she has ascended safely with the help of Alfiris. Part of her remains as red scales on Alfiris’ small hands and on some of Serpent’s.

Name : Lanna

Age : 15

Appearance : 154cm, 43kg, 80/52/81, Black honeycomb (back and a little on the sides), brown eyes

Occupation : Dark Cleric

Likes : Alfiris, Dream Interpretation, Art Of Lovemaking

Dislikes : Nothing in particular

First-Person : I/Watashi/私

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She is half banshee and half human, raised by Fairtuss. Therefore, although she’s a disciple of the White Witch, who governs the Holy Attributes, she’s a Dark Cleric belonging to the Darkness.

Furthermore, the Attribute of Darkness is never evil. Darkness can also mean entering the darkness, exploring the psychology hidden within it, or supporting it from the shadows. Lanna is also a user of dark magic, but perhaps reflecting her personality, she’s not very good at attacking, and is better at recovering and assisting.

On the other hand, when she loses her temper, she is scarier than Fenna, according to Euthy. Lisa tried to ask Euthy what had happened, but she was so frightened that she hid in the pot and never told anyone.

She is very quiet in appearance, but she is always somewhat glamorous, perhaps because of her succubus blood. A single unconscious gesture can sometimes cause Alfiris and others to look at each other, and if Lanna starts doing this consciously, it could be tremendous. In addition, she herself is very uninhibited sexually, and if she likes someone, she will not care whether that person a man or a woman. Therefore, she has no hesitation in professing her love for Alfiris. However, she doesn’t like to be forced, so she will never make a move on her own until Alfiris accepts it. That is how serious she is about Alfiris.

She doesn’t have any particularly noble goals, and she travels with Alfiris simply because she likes her and her friends. In some ways, she may be the most ordinary girl.

Name : Ilmatar

Age : Approximately 2 years old

Appearance : When in Phantom Form, 82cm, 12.5kg, Dark pink hair, Amber eyes

Occupation : True Dragon

Likes : Alfiris

Dislikes : Being alone

First-Person : I/Watashi/私, or Il

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A True Dragon cub hatched from an egg warmed by Alfiris. Gwendolf says that although she’s not yet able to move or speak human language, she must have learned to do so out of a single-minded desire to meet Alfiris.

Since a True Dragon child is supposed to recognize its parents in proportion to the time it has been warmed up, Alfiris should recognize her as much as「I know this person,」but Ilmatar recognizes Alfiris completely as her parent. Of course, if she go in front of her original parents, she can detect it by instinct, but Gwendolf decided to let her travel with Alfiris because in many cases, she somehow detect that her original parents are different by themselves before that, and also because Ilmatar would be confused if she was brought to her real parents in her current state.

Ilmatar, who finally got to meet Alfiris, doesn’t want to leave her even for a moment. Alfiris is a little bewildered, but she takes good care of her because she’s so adorable.

Also, her hair is darker pink and more ruthlessly habitual than Lisa’s, as if she still can’t get her phantom body right. Whenever she wakes up in the morning, she is like a bird’s nest, and her hair is always combed by Alfiris or Lisa.

She only likes Alfiris now, but each True Dragon will eventually assume some role in the natural world. What will Ilmatar assume?

Name : Gwendolf

Age : Roughly 4000 years or so (he doesn’t know for sure)

Appearance : True Dragons are 20 meters long, and when they spread their wings, they are about 40 meters long. When in Phantom Form, 188cm, 80kg, black waist-length hair, green eyes

Occupation : Head Of True Dragons（The Destroying Dragon）

Likes : Basking in the sun

Dislikes : To those who ask for their knowledge, Being interrupted in meditation

First-Person : I/Watashi/私

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He is the current head of the True Dragons and a friend of Alfiris and her mentor Aldreus. Gwendolf happened to live near the place where Aldreus had settled with Alfiris.

In the past, Gwendolf was known as the『Destroying Dragon』because he was a fiery fighter and loved to fight. However, the previous chief, Daren Rokia, who was concerned about Gwendolf, appointed him as his successor and imparted various knowledge to him. As expected, the Destroying Dragon couldn’t disobey the chief’s order and quietly studied various things.

As time went by, his friends who would later be called the “Five Sages” gathered together and became close friends through repeated discussions. Gwendolf’s interests would also shift from fighting to contemplation and its execution. Rather than momentary battles, he was more interested in constructive events that could be worked on over a longer period of time.

He would go on to impart his knowledge to various species. But sadly, much of the knowledge was diverted to battle and much blood was spilled on the continent. When his companions saw what was happening, some left the continent, some reached the end of their lives, some went into hiding, and some went down into the fields on their own in search of more hope.

Gwendolf, for his part, hadn’t yet reached a conclusion about what had happened, and was hiding in the mountains to see how things would turn out, when Alfiris came along. He and her became sunbathing buddies. For Gwendolf, it was very refreshing to see that the creatures that visited him didn’t demand his knowledge, but simply treated him as an equal, and he was truly comfortable in Alfiris’ company. For Gwendolf, Alfiris is a friend of a different race of five wise men request.

As the chief of the True Dragons, Gwendolf seems to have some idea of what Aurangzebul’s purpose is, but he doesn’t say anything. What on earth he is thinking will be revealed in the stories to come.

Name : Kaede

Age : 15, Human Female

Appearance : 158cm, 45kg, 82/54/83, Black hair, brown eyes.

Occupation : Kunoichi from the Mouthless

Likes : Growing Flowers

Dislikes : Thunder

First-Person : I/Watashi/私

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She was born and raised as a genuine Kunoichi. Her parents, who are also Mouthless, have never treated her as a member of their own flesh and blood. Although they know each other as parents and children, they don’t interact with each other as a family at all. This is exceptionally strict, even among the Mouthless.

But she endured the rigorous training without complaint. She is now recognized as one of the most powerful Kunoichi, who serves Miliazar without a mouth, including the fact that she is a『Magical Eye Holder.』

Hence, she was sent to the prairie as Miranda’s escort, and furthermore, he was assigned by her boss, Azusa, to be Miranda’s sole escort. Will this assignment bring her anything?

Moreover, she’s a person with no facial expression and performs her duties with ease, which often leads people to believe that she’s emotionless, but in fact she is a deeply compassionate person. This is probably because her parents were more strict with her than others, and those around her paid particular attention to her, and because Azusa, who was in charge of her education, treated her with love and affection. By the way, when she drink alcohol, all her suppressed emotions come out at once. She is a bit of a drunkard.