Is It Okay? Is It Really Okay?! (Continued)

Although she had never been in contact with the human world, she hadn't been entirely without gain from observing the little people over the years.

At least, she knew that the way Maria was named was not typical of people from this area.

However, for her, the meaning of a name as merely a label was taken to the extreme, and she didn't care at all what Maria's name was, shaking her head slightly.

"I don't have a name... but they call me Sui, you can call me that too, there's no other name I can use anyway."

The girl responded with a smile, and with a wave of her hand, the surrounding mountains began to converge and gather once again. The trees that had been completely broken also began to assemble, and in no time, the small courtyard was built.

A delicate fiber disc adhered to her body, gradually weaving into a unique long robe.

Unfortunately, the softness of her chest had very little sidewall, and Maria could still see a patch of fair skin from her collarbone to her lower abdomen.

The small campfire was quickly lit, and the girl sat down, gesturing for Maria to sit with her so the two could have a good chat.

She truly kept her promise, just as she said she would.

"Speaking of which... are you really human? I've never seen a human like you before."

As the girl spoke, she pulled out a small earthenware pot from somewhere, boiled it in the scalding heat for a moment, and then generously handed it to Maria.

Maria could also smell the strong aroma of alcohol...

"Although my abilities may not be the same, I am indeed human..."

Perhaps because the other party was too unguarded, Maria simply stopped being cautious and quietly sat down next to them.

The scenery is beautiful right now... the mountains are lush and green.

Although many places were left in ruins due to the recent battles between the Great Beast, in this magnificent world, this imperfection has become a kind of beauty worth appreciating repeatedly...

She adjusted her body and slowly sat down to the side, leaning back on the bench.

The clear, transparent alcohol touched her lips, causing Maria to feel a sudden chill in her throat, followed by a burning sensation, as if something had bitten her...

"Don't you like the taste? I used to wonder why those little people liked this stuff, but after a while, I found it wasn't so bad."

The girl smiled and lit several more bonfires.

With a wave of his hand, something was suddenly sent flying from a distance, turning into a strange black dot in the air.

Moments after landing, Maria noticed that it was a sheep with a strange, pointed horn...

The girl didn't care about anything else and threw it directly into the fire to roast.

Even Maria, who could eat almost anything, couldn't help but twitch her eyebrows at such shoddy cooking techniques.

However, she still didn't say anything.

"To be honest, I didn't care what I ate before, but then I found out that although these little people aren't good at other things, they're really interesting at coming up with new ideas. I learned a little bit myself... It's just a pity that I still don't know what they mean by 'getting drunk'."

As the girl finished speaking, she settled the roasted lamb, picked up a small earthenware pot, and gulped down several mouthfuls. Then, she casually wiped her bright red lips with her hand and looked at Maria.

"So, you're here to fight us because of those scoundrels?"

"... You know?"

"All the mountains around here were built from my body, and I know everything that happens on them... but I just can't be bothered to care."

The girl smiled, but her calm words made Maria's hand tremble slightly.

This mountain range is...?

Looking up at the distant, undulating landscape beyond the viewer's sight, Maria remained silent.

This body... is several times larger than that of an ordinary Great Beast...

"Surprised? Your true form shouldn't be smaller than me, right?"

Although the size of Great Beast is not used to determine its strength, generally speaking, the larger the beast, the stronger its abilities tend to be.

Given that both of them were using proxies, Maria was able to suppress both himself and that annoying woman, which means that Maria's abilities must be quite high. Perhaps her real body is more than ten times larger than himself!

"I've said it before, I don't have what you call a physical body... What you see is all I am."

Okay~ okay~

Sui flicked his hand, and the dragon's tail behind him swept through the air, shimmering with a unique light.

But her words clearly showed disbelief.

After a moment, she continued to ask questions.

"So why do you like to call yourself one of those little people? What's so funny about it?"

The girl still considered Maria her companion.

Maria wanted to argue that she was human.

But looking at the stubborn girl opposite her, Maria finally gave up on the idea.

Never mind, let the girl be.

I guess I can't persuade this stubborn guy.

"Humans are not weak, and there is nothing to be ashamed of in being human."

"Aren't humans weak?"

The girl looked at Maria and pouted.

"You can't fool me about this. I've been watching those petty people in these mountains for quite some time now. All these years, ever since they entered these mountains, they've been going around in circles... unable to support the sky, unable to stand firmly on the ground, unable to even control their own lives."

"But they're still alive, aren't they?"

"You don't believe those people who say that as long as you're alive, you'll have a future, do you?"

He was all smiles.

Although her words were offensive, Maria did not feel offended at all; she simply looked at the girl with her eyes slightly lowered.

The girl said those words simply because they were her purest thoughts.

She disdained to hide her thoughts.

"That's how the world is, it's a dog-eat-dog world. No matter how many generations of humans have lived, no matter how many so-called geniuses there are, what they can train in their entire lives is nothing more than what we can do in the blink of an eye."

I don't deny that they may not have fully unleashed their potential, but... ultimately, even if so-called "limited-power humans" appeared, they couldn't truly pose a threat to us... their individuality and physical limitations mean they can't do those things."

"What if we add tools?"

Maria suddenly asked a question.

"Tools? You mean weapons? Like these?"

As the girl spoke, she picked up the longsword beside her and brandished it a few times.

This is a weapon that can be called an unparalleled divine weapon.

The countless forging processes gave it an eerie blackish-red color, seemingly concealing endless flames that shimmered with a unique brilliance in the air.

This is something that even if a human spent their entire life trying, they could never forge...

With current technology, this is unlikely.

"These things are somewhat useful, but ultimately, they're just so-so. They're fine as toys, but you don't really expect those little people to dare use these weapons against us, do you?"

He smiled, his words containing no contempt for humanity... but also no respect whatsoever.

"No... it's another, far more magnificent tool."

Maria shook her head.

She wasn't referring to weapons like swords or long knives.

She was referring to the magnificent warship she had seen with her own eyes.

Although that magnificent colossal machine was not fully developed during the Kazdel era, and perhaps not even much developed in Maria's normal era, since such a thing had come out, Maria had no doubt that they could build a giant warship in the sky that could rival a planet!

By then, the world may no longer be the age of Great Beast...

"More magnificent tools?"

He tilted his head, seemingly not having thought about these things.

In fact, even Maria was stunned when she saw such a ferocious warship; she just had a higher tolerance for shock...

However, Sui didn't think too much about it. He took another big gulp of alcohol and then let out a long breath.

"Even if what you say is true, that some humans have obtained even more powerful tools... are you really sure they would dare to attack us?"

"If they had that kind of power, they would not hesitate to attack you... not even for a moment."

Maria always trusted humans in this regard.

No one desires peace more than humankind, but no one also desires war and killing more than humankind.

This answer finally piqued the girl's interest.

She sat up and looked at Maria in front of her.

"You mean... once they have the ability to fight Great Beast, they might launch a war against us?"

"It's not a possibility, it's a certainty."

Maria pointed out the problem with the girl's words.

"Humans will never allow anything beyond their control to remain above them; if there is, they will choose to drag it down and take its place."

Maria knew this all too well.

The girl, however, clearly couldn't understand this idea.

In her view, how could such weak beings as humans possibly have such arrogant and ignorant desires?

However, seeing Maria's serious expression, she shook her head.

"Let's leave the matter of the villain here... What was the purpose of your previous meeting with me?"

"Have you decided to fight again because of something?"

At the age of 18, he began to speak, then abruptly changed the subject, his eyes gleaming with eager anticipation.

Maria, however, seemed somewhat puzzled.

"What... do you mean?"

"Oh... I almost forgot, you're an outsider."

Seeing Maria's unpretentious expression, the girl realized that Maria couldn't possibly be the person she had imagined.

"Then you should know which Yan this is, right?"

"Um."

"Do you know how many of our compatriots live in this area?"

"... have no idea."

"Probably more than thirty."

As the young man spoke, his calm words caused Maria to frown.

More than thirty... Great Beast?

In the same place?!

Won't they fight?

Meanwhile, Sui continued speaking casually.

"Because there are too many people, but not many places in this area are comfortable to visit, and it would be troublesome to repair if they were damaged, and no one would give in to anyone else, we decided to choose a way to determine who owns these areas."

"They're divided into three factions... but I don't belong to any of them. However, whenever something happens that everyone disagrees on, I always have to go and fight... Over time, everyone has developed this habit: whenever two sides start fighting, the third side calls on me to go and fight."

"I thought you were sent by someone to warn me."

"And that one just now..."

Maria frowned.

"That was someone I used to know. I beat her up once, and she seems to hold a grudge against me ever since. She comes to cause trouble for me every now and then, but I just let her get away with it."

He laughed heartily, his smile pure and without a trace of impurity.

She has many skills... painting, forging, martial arts, weaving...

But these things could not alleviate the loneliness in her heart.