Bell Cranel was raised by a pair of elven warriors, despite not being much loved, he proved that he can fight for them and earned respect. Thanks to this, the queen of the elves sends him to Orario in order to get stronger to defeat the black dragon...
It has been months since he was rejected by Fayna. Bell managed to forget about it thanks to the king of the Alf forest telling him the story about the shiro-akai. A race that rather was a civilisation that has never wished to expand by military or territorial means, they were peaceful after all. However, that did not mean they did not fight for the kingdom they were born into.
Flashback
- You know what I called you for, young Cranel, do you not? - the king asks the boy.
- Sorry, your majesty -
- Haha. Not to worry. You know you belong to the shiro-akai, right? -
- They tell me I am one of them. Is there anyone like me? -
- Sadly no, you are the last of them left alive -
- Do you know anything about them before they were killed? -
- Do you want me to tell you about them? -
- Yes, please -
- Let's go to a private room, then -
The two went to the royal room, Bell was amazed at the place he was currently in. The king sent Bell to sit in his desk chair while he went to sit on his bed.
- To begin with, we consider them shiro-akai because of two things: "shiro" is for the white-coloured hair and "akai" is for the red colour whose hue is similar to that of a ruby. Those are the basics you should know -
- I understand... But what is the difference between being called human and shiro-akai? -
- Well, I do not discard the possibility of being called human since you are biologically it. To be honest that is how they are known to almost all of us, however, they have a name: "the Siberians". They made up the kingdom of Siberia in the icy areas of this world or rather I should say, continent -
- Continent? -
- That's right. We discovered it thanks to their explorers. Despite not wanting to expand territorially, they have fed us with the knowledge and research they have done before the fall. The weapon you carry on your back is one of them -
- You mean the musket? -
- Sure. May I have a moment? -
Bell drew the musket and handed it to the king. The ruling elf looked at every part of the weapon and could not help but be amazed.
- They were indeed very advanced... The dwarves, in fairness, have created so-called arquebuses. I will show you -
The king returns the musket to Bell, goes to a large chest and takes out a arquebus and shows it to the white-haired boy.
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- This is what the dwarves created. It is not as long as your musket. The dwarves told me that at 50 metres they can shoot. How far can a projectile caused by your musket reach? -
