"Look! Check out this iron stake I got from the humans!"
"Whoa! That's dangerous! Don't just pull something like that out, you idiot!"
For immortal faeries, there was in fact one special Natural Enemy—iron.
After undergoing special treatment, iron would poison a faerie's skin upon contact and could even put their life in danger.
That was why faeries generally kept their distance from ironware.
"Great! Let's use these iron stakes and give it a try!"
"Make sure you dodge properly! Hahahahahaha!"
Shirou: "..."
By the time he came to his senses, he was already standing in front of the red-haired faerie girl.
The faeries stared at the outsider in surprise and lowered the iron stakes they had raised. "You're yesterday's..."
Shirou said nothing. He simply grabbed the bullied faerie by the wrist, turned around, and led her away from the open ground.
The Red-haired Fae stared blankly at the boy's back and timidly spoke up. "Um..."
Shirou ignored her and kept storming along until they reached the vicinity of the cottage, where he finally released her wrist.
"May I ask what you wish of me? L-Lord Knight..."
The girl recognized Shirou as well. After all, Shirou and Morgan had been the stars of the welcome banquet held in the village the previous night.
Shirou looked displeased as he asked, "Do people in the village often bully you like that?"
"Bully me?"
The girl blinked in confusion.
Shirou: "What? Did I get it wrong?"
The Red-haired Fae answered seriously, "Lord Knight, did you misunderstand?
"I wasn't being bullied. We were just playing a game."
Is this woman for real...?
Shirou was left speechless in astonishment. He had met plenty of cunning faeries, but this was the first time he had encountered one so incredibly guileless.
*They were about to throw iron