Reborn As A Haier-Elvian: The Blood Hunter And The Warlock (Replace To New Account)

Chapter 09 "Haier - Elvian"

I exclaimed stifled. Just five seconds ago, there was an exotic tropical woman in front of me. But now she turned into a beautiful fairy. His hands look gurgling. Her pretty face throws a smile. I rarely meet that woman. It almost made me fall for it.

My consciousness came back, my brain thought. How can a human become an Elvian? But wait a minute! I think I missed something. Oh yea! Didn't he say it was a former scout? That means he's from the patrol squad of the Elvian Kingdom. Did he come here to catch me who had been hunting repeatedly in his territory?

Suddenly I became very vigilant. Clutch tightly to the sofa handle on the side. My eyes did not turn a second away from him, afraid that he would make a sudden move. I thought about running away from this place. The fatigue no longer covered my body. But what if he comes after me again?

Dalam kepala ini, muncul kecemasan dan pertanyaan dengan jawaban yang tak pasti. Sebulir keringat muncul di dahi. Di saat aku tengah menghitung mundur untuk mengambil langkah seribu, ia tertawa kecil.

"I told you, right? You don't have to be afraid. No one's gonna do you any harm here. I invited you to chat." The woman took a cup of tea, drank it casually. But I who still do not believe, still position my body in a state of alert. "So I introduced myself. Isn't it your turn?"

"Eh, me?"

The woman nodded. It's a pleasure to introduce myself while staring at me. I don't know why I felt her gaze was as warm as the sun. Warm up.

"My name is Anggi Nonatria. I'm a hunter of mystical animals."

A second later I closed my mouth with both hands. How careless and foolish am I, confessing to a hunter in front of Elvian? This is because of the intelligence of the woman who is able to melt the atmosphere to lower my alertness.

He looked at me sharply. "Hoo ... So you've been hunting animals in our territory a lot, huh?"

I shudder in horror. Unable to speak, only able to mute like a pile of pebbles on the side of the road. His gaze was so creepy, I could not bring my eyes down on the floor. I wish the stiffness in my legs would disappear, and I could get away from this place.

"It's okay, kid! I'm not at all concerned about it." Hearing his friendly words, I ventured to raise my head. "You're pretty lucky. If we met while I was still working as an Elvian scout, I would definitely cripple any hunter like you. Arrest him and imprison him for life." The woman laughed out loud.

Actually it's pretty funny. If only the situation hadn't been this stretch, I might have laughed along with him.

"You're a former Elvian soldier?" ask me carefully.

The woman nodded. "But it was out of the army a few years ago. I have a husband of a man and a son in this town. So inevitably, I'm with them."

Oh, so anyway! It answered the question 'What is the Elvian army doing here??' which keeps ringing in my head. It seems his words are true. I have been watching this house ever since. There are long sofas for some people in this living room, four chairs on the dining table, a pile of cutlery in the kitchen, as well as a fairly large bedroom. All of that is not needed when living alone, is it?

Hearing Elvian being in a human city was quite shocking, let alone interracial marriage. For I have heard that intermarriage is forbidden between two hostile races.

"Wait a minute, isn't your marriage against your family?" I tried to ask him closer.

"of course. Many families and friends do not like and forbid me. But it is true that human words. Love is beautiful, but it is also blind. I eloped with my husband." His eyes became glaring down. "Can you switch to another topic? I'm a little sensitive about it."

"Ah, no! Sorry, it's my fault! I was too presumptuous to ask such a personal thing."

The atmosphere was short for a moment. I pretended to sip my cup of tea that stayed a drop. He mumbled durja. His face was full of sadness. There may have been unpleasant events for him in the past. It looks like I set foot where I shouldn't. I don't know why I feel guilty.

"T-This tea is so delicious!" I said trying to melt the atmosphere.

"of course. This is not just regular green tea. Plucked directly from the best tea leaves in the northern mountains. I really like it. It gives me a sense of calm and comfort." The woman's hand again grabbed the cup and took a sip until it ran out. Silence for a moment, then glanced at me. "What about you? Do you also have a little secret in this town? Or maybe you fell in love with a human and came to this town?"

He laughed a little. I can't understand the funny part about it.

I'm shaking. "I've been an orphan since the age of five. Both my parents died in a ship accident. My childhood was nurtured by my aunt. But six years later he kicked me out because it was considered troublesome. I was stranded in the streets of the city until someone picked me up. Old man Grussel, he was the one who kept me in his hunting party until now."

In my heart I smiled wryly. There's no way I, plainly saying come lost from another world. The people here are just like in my world, thinking parallel worlds are just a myth. Surely they wouldn't believe me and laugh at me if I told you that.

This is a little sick of me. Because I had to make Old Man that bastard look like a good man. But the original is not so. He is a rude man and likes to play with his hands. Although I must admit, there was a time when he became a gentle and considerate person. But that's rare. I just saw him too. What I remember most about him is his toughness.

I don't know why, but the woman is getting closer to me. Sit on the side, and hold both my hands. Eyes glazed.

"Geez! I didn't know anyone was as unlucky as you. It must be hard to be born as an Elvian in a human city."

Seeing her sad face like this, I could not tell the truth that I was lying. I cannot betray her sympathy for me.

There's one important piece of information I want to get out of him anyway. That is the meaning of my existence as a Haier-Elvian. I've been asking and looking for information in the library, but nil. And Grussel too. Despite having extensive information and networks, the Old Man bastard could not find the answer. That's why I thought, maybe this Elvian lady knows something.

"Just calm! That's an old story. Now I'm happy living with my friends" I said, scratching my head. "Maybe this is how life is for half-Elvian and half-human beings like me."

Suddenly the woman nodded. His eyes were open and his jaw was open. His posture remained fixed for a while. Then he clasped both of my shoulders tightly. My body was shaken by it.

"What did you say? Half human and half Elvian? You mean you're Haier-Elvian?" The woman looked at me in disbelief.

"Ehm, at least that's what Grussel told me. I've only known about these past few months." I scratch my cheeks that don't itch. Trying to throw a fake smile 'to fool him. "It's worth me always being confused as to why I could have ears all this time. I'm not human."

A little laugh came out of my mouth. He looked at me for goals. "May I examine you for a moment?"

I'm a little confused. But decided to agree.

The woman asked to put both of my hands on her palm. I just followed it without thinking twice. Honestly, I was curious about the 'checking' he said just now. Because I also want to know what he thinks of me.

"Hello," cried I who tried to lure his consciousness back as he fell silent. "How's it?"

"I don't believe this! You are Haier-Elvian. The Esze structure you have is very different from Elvian. It looks more complicated, bigger, and stronger. I also didn't detect you using disguise techniques. Which means, your current appearance is genuine," he said, holding onto my head and ears.

"In disguise technique? You mean the one you used before?"

He's nodding.

"How many people know that you are Haier-Elvian, Anggi?"

"All the hunting members and some of my close friends."

"But if it has come this far and there has been no furore. It means they can be trusted." The woman muttered, then looked at me. "Listen to this, Anggi! Never tell this to anyone so easily."

"Why?"

He didn't answer. Just stare at me starkly. Then I moved up from beside my couch. The woman walked towards the small bookshelf in the corner of the room. After a long time of his hand down the dusty collection of books there, he pulled one. Removing dust in one blow and patting it before he brought it here.

She sat down on the sofa in front of me. He did not touch his half cup of tea. His hands were busy opening the pages of the book one by one.

"You really don't have an idea about yourself, do you?"

I'm nodding. A moment passed, his hand stopped on one of the pages. His eyes swept through the pages of the book from top to bottom. After making sure the page contained the information it wanted to obtain, the woman handed it to me. I don't know what that means. But at first glance, his gaze and nod of his head seemed to tell me to read it.

Although I hesitated a little, I finally tried to read the book. The book is written in Elvian, but I can still read it. According to this book, the Haier-Elvian race was a rare race. As a result of mixed marriages between Elvians and humans, the ratio of births of this race is very low. There is only one in a hundred thousand. Normally when a couple Elvian and human married, there are only two possibilities for their child, which is born as a human or Elvian. It could be that an older brother of a human has an Elvian sister from the marriage of both races of his parents. Even twins can be different races.

It is very difficult to find a Haier-Elvian birth. The long history of the Long Ears tribe only records 32 births of Haier-Elvian—or can be called the Mixed Race—ini. That was for tens of thousands of years. This Mixed Race was last recorded as being born about a thousand years ago. Long enough time compared to the life span of Elvian which ranges from five hundreds of years. Something caught my attention. It is said that not all Haier-Elvian can live to adulthood. Most of the men died when they were not yet five years old. The cause is an unstable Esze structure in the male body.

I paused for a moment, swallowing my saliva. Then continue reading the next section. Haier-Elvian was born as a creature of fusion between two races. They inherit human intelligence and social skills, as well as Elvian policies and shrewdness to control Esze. Their senses and instincts are sharp, but not as long-lived as the Long Ear race. His life span is almost the same as that of a human, as well as his physical characteristics and body growth.

Very few records mention the Haier-Elvian race. The next chapter of the book is an explanation of the types of mystical animals. If I were the one who usually would read it enthusiastically. But not this time, because something caught my attention.

Come to think of it, I seem to know why I became a woman when I moved into this world. Because of the male type this Middle Being cannot live long. Maybe I won't last long if I'm forced to be born a man. But what I can't understand is, why should I be born a Haier-Elvian? Not a human, Elvian, or still a cowardly Anggi 'Boncel' figure? And what I want to know the most is, what can make us move into this world?

Although I finally found a bright spot about my existence, I still could not get the answer I wanted. It seems that this race still holds a great mystery. I closed the book and put it on the table, then threw a glance at the woman who had been watching me.

"Is there any other book?"

The woman shook her head. "The record of Haier-Elvian isn't as much as you think it is, son! Ah, but maybe you can find it more fully in the Library of Viar City, the capital of the Western Elvian Kingdom. But it's not easy, son! They won't allow any other race to roam their city."

"That's it, huh? I still want to know what it's going to be."

"There's one thing you want to know, Anggi!" exclaim that woman.

"What's that?"

"Jika keberadaanmu sebagai Haier-Elvian diketahui banyak orang, nasibmu akan buruk." Dia membuat wajah serius. Menatapku dalam dengan tatapan matanya yang begitu tajam. "Mungkin saat ini kau masih payah. Namun bakat alamimu dalam mengendalikan Esze perlu diwaspadai. Suatu hari nanti kau bisa saja menjadi yang terkuat di antara para Tetua Elvian. Karena itu ada banyak orang yang akan mengincar kekuatanmu. Banyak negeri yang menginginkanmu berdiri di pihak mereka. Mungkin juga ada orang yang berniat membunuhmu dan menganggapmu sebagai ancaman. Oleh sebab itu, Nak! Jangan sampai rahasiamu diketahui oleh orang banyak."

Aku menelan ludah. Lalu mengangguk kecil. Kemudian mencoba mengangkat tangan dengan ragu-ragu.

"Apa itu Esze?"

Wanita itu menepuk dahi. Tanpa banyak berkomentar, ia merogoh sesuatu dari dalam sepatu botnya. Itu adalah sebuah tongkat sepanjang tiga puluh sentimeter. Ia mengarahkannya kepadaku. Aku memiringkan kepala. Apa yang akan ia lakukan dengan tongkat kayu yang sudah usang itu?

Beberapa saat kemudian, mulutnya berkomat-kamit pelan. "Vitr Ans!"

Mendadak sofa yang kududuki berontak. Bergoyang tak karuan ke sana-kemari. Seakan tak mengizinkanku berada di atasnya. Tapi aku salah. Sofa itu tengah mencoba terbang. Ya, dengan sedikit bantuan oleh pusaran angin kecil di bawahnya. Aku dan sofa ini terangkat beberapa senti di atas lantai. Pusaran angin itu tidak kencang, tapi sanggup membuat beberapa benda ringan seperti kertas, plastik, dan karpet beterbangan.

Aku melotot tak percaya. Ini adalah magis. Ini benar-benar magis! Kupikir hal-hal seperti itu hanya ada dalam khayalan semata. Tapi sekarang aku menyaksikannya! Aku merasakannya!

Setelah beberapa saat mengambang di udara, wanita itu menurunkan tongkatnya. Bersamaan dengan itu, sofa yang kududuki kembali ke tempat asalnya dengan suara berdebum.

"Nah, apa kau sekarang paham apa itu Esze?"

Aku mengangguk kencang.

"Apa kau ingin kuajari tentang Esze?"

Aku mengangguk antusias. "Ya, aku ingin belajar. Tidak. Kumohon ... ajari aku, Almira!"

Itu adalah kisah pertemuanku pertama kali dengan Almira. Kukira, aku sangat beruntung bisa bertemu dengan orang hebat sepertinya. Di masa mendatang, dialah satu-satunya orang yang akan menjadi temanku, sekutuku, dan selalu berada di pihakku tak peduli walaupun aku salah. Melindungi dan mengasihiku layaknya keluarga. Seorang wanita yang mampu membuat perubahan besar pada dunia.

Seseorang yang ... tak gentar menghadapi puluhan ribu tentara dalam kecamuk Perang Besar.