A Guide to Raising Elves [Interstellar Post-Apocalypse]

Synopsis 1

An utterly ordinary scavenger crew finds a "metal egg" on a garbage planet. Inside is a female infant from an unknown species!

After going through untold hardships to get the golden-haired little girl tested

"Species: Elf. Age: 1,631 years old. Form: juvenile, in the growth stage."

"???"

Wait, what kind of species is still a baby at a thousand years old?

Raising an elf is really hard, even though she's well-behaved most of the time.

Not only is she very opinionated and has a huge appetite, she also likes talking to flowers and plants.

Watching a tree bend down on its own, they couldn't help asking, "How did you do that?"

The golden-haired little girl blinked her big eyes. "I told the tree I hoped it would bend down a little."

"???"

This is the interstellar age! Is that even scientifically possible?

They had once thought she was just a delicate little girl, with maybe a bit of purifying ability.

That was until they saw her ignore gravity and "fly" through the air, summon wild winds and flames, make plants grow, and sing thousands of rampaging dark beasts to sleep.

She said this was called "magic."

"?"

The people of the interstellar age, accustomed to mechs, battleships, and head-on physical attacks, began to feel that something was off.

Synopsis 2

The "ancient humans" who had led humanity into the interstellar age went extinct due to the decline in females caused by the Black Tide Disease. Now the "new humans," made up of beastfolk, plant-based Qiya, and the insect race, are facing the same crisis.

Xiya's arrival brought hope back to a universe on the brink of destruction.

The gods have not abandoned them after all.

The beastfolk-led Galactic Empire will stop at nothing to keep this juvenile with "purifying abilities" as a captive. To protect her, her followers directly topple the decaying old regime.

"Miss Xiya says she likes little animals." Mo Xili, the jade-faced Supreme Commander, smiled warmly, while the empire's twin stars stood on either side of her.

The Qiya regard this elf as their only chance to revive their Tree of Life. Though they have always avoided conflict, they too have joined forces to fight for the right to raise the elf.

"She may not reach adulthood for several thousand years, and we can live a very long time." The stunning sage Felix held tightly onto the little one's hand and refused to let go.

As for the insect race

"She will be our new queen. We are willing to offer her everything, even if it means sounding the call to war once more."

Behind the beautiful insect kings stood millions of soldiers and battleships, poised for action.

One day, this adorable elf girl suddenly returned to her adult form.

With her peerless beauty, the great elf conquered the universe once more.

[Author's note: I originally planned to finish writing the whole story before posting it, but writing all alone is so lonely. I couldn't resist posting it after all. If you like it, please add it to your favorites!]

Content warnings:

+++ 1. A post-apocalyptic interstellar setting with many more men than women.

+++ 2. The heroine is not a native little girl. She is in a childlike form at first, but grows up later, with all kinds of love-triangle drama.

+++ 3. Otome-style, Mary Sue story!! Everyone has a one-sided crush on her [emphasis].

+++ 4. Many of the settings aren't original. They're common in this type of story. I love this genre so much, but couldn't find anything to read, so I decided to write one myself. This is a self-indulgent labor of love.

Theme: I hope everyone gets the chance to "choose."