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Chapter 119

Seeing a tourist attraction or being the tourist attraction

Upon seeing this sight, an elf that had been carrying a box quickly rushed towards them .

“Did something happen? It seems like the producers are very excited . ”

This elf was especially tall, and had eyes that were deep green like the forest .

“Hey, Yowl, what’s happening? We don’t understand the way that they think . I don’t believe they will become hostile, but I’ve never seen them in such numbers before . ”

“What? That’s what I want to ask, Hou . After all, the usually hardworking producers have abandoned their job in order to come here in large numbers . ”

“So then it must be…”

Hou looked at Maki and Chiharu with a suspicious expression .

“The two Saintesses are the reason . ”

Well, it was not really a surprise .

“Uh, but we didn’t attract so many things like this in the human and dwarf lands, okay?”

Maki insisted .

“It’s only in the elf lands that so many creatures have gathered like this . ”

“Hmm . ”

Hmm? Is that all he has to say? But while Maki was making excuses to Hou, Chiharu was being surrounded by bees .

“Woah, Chiharu . Damn it . ”

Maki was past being surprised or even scared . She waded through the bees .

“Yes, sorry, moving through . ”

What are you doing? Oh, it’s a Saintess . It’s another Saintess .

“Another Saintess? What?”

Maki was a little disappointed when she sensed what they were thinking .

They are so small . The Saintesses are small . That was what the bees were saying .

Maki wanted to say that they were the ones that were big . Especially their wings, which sent a cool breeze towards them . They were also surprisingly quiet .

Go and tell mother . Tell her that the Saintesses are small . Okay .

“Hey, wait a minute . What’s the point in telling that to the queen? Hey!”

After the bees had a little conversation, some of them flew off into the forest .

“Do you think the queen bee is going to come out now?”

Mother won’t come out . She is busy taking care of the small ones . That’s very important .

“That’s true . ”

While it looked like Maki was just talking to herself, Yowl explained to the others what was happening .

Why haven’t you two been raised properly? What have the humans done to you?

Maki heard Aaron burst into laughter .

“No, we are just like this . We’re adults . ”

Oh . Oh . At this size . Adult . The bees started to fly in a circle around Maki and Chiharu .

“Hey . We came here to sightsee . But now we’re the attraction . ”

“That’s a good one, Maki . ”

Chiharu chuckled . She now had one bee on her left shoulder and another on her head . Apparently, she already felt quite comfortable around them . Maki looked exasperated, but it was then that a bee landed on her shoulder as well . Its legs were on her shoulder, and its hands were on Maki’s head .

Okay . You should move in that direction .

“What are you, a navigator?”

Maki blurted out .

“Well, we should move as planned then . Let’s go to their nest . ”

Said the fifth princess in a calm voice . As for the first princess? She was chatting excitedly as she tried to touch the bee that was stuck to Chiharu . Ah . Uh . Everyone averted their eyes .

After that, they got on the carriage as planned and headed to the forest . When looked at closely, the large honey bees were covered in fine hairs . They had compound eyes that reflected the sunlight and beautiful striped patterns on their stomachs .

Before they knew it, the bees were not on just their shoulders, but also their laps . There was even one who was riding on Aaron’s shoulder as he sat there seriously .

“I have to focus on security, and must decline . ”

Hou said with a stern face . Everyone else was covered in bees . Eventually they entered a narrow road that led to an especially large tree . It was so big that ten people would still not be enough to wrap their arms around it . And when you looked up, you could not see the top . There were several holes within the trunk that looked like they would barely allow someone to squeeze through .

This is our home . The bees said proudly . And then they flew up all at once .

I want to show you inside . There are lots of little babies . However, it’s too hot for people to come inside . So you will have to look from here .

“We do have people go inside to accept the honey . But only a few are permitted . I’m sorry . ”

Explained Yowl .

“It’s perfectly fine . But this is such a large tree . Is this the entire nest?”

Maki asked . Yes . She heard the bees answer .

“This tree is still alive . They are very good at using the hollowed out space within . ”

Yowl said proudly .

Just then, an elf slid out from the entrance . He was holding a small wooden bucket in his hand .

A gift from the queen . A gift . The bees became so excited that their wings beat louder .

“They want you to take it . ”

The elf’s hands shook a little as he offered them the bucket . It was filled with a thick, milky white liquid .

“She said that you should lick it a little every day . Then you will grow up properly . ”

“What? We’re already grown . If anything, we can only grow horizontally now!”

Maki protested . The other elves gathered around the bucket .

“This precious…”

“It’s royal jelly . ”

Just then, an especially large honey bee flew out of the tree .

Older sister . Older sister . They could hear the bees murmur .

I see . I see . The bee flew in circles around Maki and Chiharu . Then it said,

It was just as mother said . There is something that you two are missing in order to live in this world . You will get it eventually if you continue to eat and drink here . But there is a lot of it in this special honey . You should eat it every day until it becomes cold and the leaves start to fall .

And then it beat its wings and flew back to the tree .

“Oh, uh . Thank you . ”

“Thank you!”

Maki and Chiharu were very surprised, but they shouted as loud as they could without coming off as rude .

After that, they were shown around the nest until all the bees had had their turn to come out and see them .

“It took longer than I expected, but now that we finished saying hello to the producers, it’s time to go to the factory where the honey is put into jars . ”

Said the fifth princess .

“Yes! And then it’s time for the honey wine!”

“Honey wine!”

“Honey wine!”

“Even you, sister? I suppose it cannot be helped . ”

We’ll take you there . We’ll take you . The honey bees said . And like that, they returned to the office .