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-What!? Human, that’s really… … !!!

-No matter how you are, the World Tree… … .

-Ruthless… … .

‘Ugh, it’s noisy.’

A group of elves became noisy at my bold declaration that I would heal the World Tree.

However, their eyes sparkled even as they spoke negatively. It seemed like he had no intention of hiding that he was secretly looking forward to it.

… Don’t you trust me too much? I’m not particularly confident this time.

Rather, the people who were worried about me were Elizabeth and Arthur, who had been watching all of my achievements so far.

“Hero, are you okay? No matter how much you do, the tree… .”

“That’s right. No matter how sacred the world tree is, it is fundamentally a plant. I can’t cook, so how… .”

‘I know. What should I really do?’

Most of my achievements were due to my fraudulent cooking skills.

Colleagues who knew this well reacted by saying, ‘No matter how much you do, you can’t feed a tree.’

In reality, it was something I did without any particular solution, so I scratched my cheek and felt embarrassed.

“Won’t it work out somehow? There is no way the Lord would have given me an impossible task.”

‘Surely they gave me an impossible quest? I guess this can also be solved somehow through cooking. … maybe.’

“Hero, you too… .”

“… The attitude to take on a challenge first!! After all, you are an angel!!!”

Elizabeth reacts with amazement to my gamer-like choice, and Arthur applauds me, showing infinite trust.

Among them, Lucia cautiously opened her mouth.

“… Is it possible? Warrior.”

“Isn’t it worth a try? I guess if I can’t treat it, no one in the world can.”

“… … Even if I fail, the World Tree will not be angry. All right. I will persuade you, so please at least give it a try.”

And then her face softened a little. It was clear that the boast that ‘it can’t be fixed without me’ was effective.

The reactions of the other elves who were noisy gradually quieted down.

-Well, if that person is… .

-A human touches the World Tree. Originally, it was a Buddhist scripture that would have torn limb from limb, but… That person might be okay.

-that’s right. Maybe even the World Tree will recognize that person.

‘Are you guys done with being a tsundere now?’

It seems like all the elves have no objection to me treating the World Tree.

The companions also nodded.

“Now that I think about it, Lucia was also a warrior, right? For the sake of Lucia, who will become Angel’s companion in the future, treatment of the World Tree is necessary!”

“No shame, but please be kind to me.”

“… … Heung.”

However, Elizabeth clicked her tongue with a grumpy expression.

There was something about it that seemed very unpleasant.

“A warrior. Even if other heroes increase, the first ally of the hero is me.”

‘… ? Why are you suddenly saying the obvious?’

“That’s right. For me, Elizabeth always comes first.”

“… … Hehehe. Hehehe. okay. All you need to know is ”

And then Elizabeth asks an odd question.

But when I answered calmly and smiled, her tall eyebrows soon calmly fell again.

… He sometimes. No, it’s weird quite often.

“Then, warrior. Can we start marching again now? It looks like the male elves have recovered their stamina quite a bit.”

“Ah, yes. please. Lucia. I want to finish it before the sun sets.”

“We should hurry. All forces, prepare to move again. I won’t rest anymore until I reach the forest.”

However, I already know that all of my colleagues are a bit screwed up.

I didn’t really care and got back on the horse.

I don’t know what it is, but as long as the party members get along well, it’s okay.

* * * * * *

A few more hours pass.

When we reached the entrance to the World Tree Forest, it was already evening.

When I left, it only took 3 hours, but when I came back, there were 1,000 male elves with me, so the march time was slightly longer.

From the middle, they were carried by their partner in a princess-like embrace, so they arrived before sunset…

Is it because I wake up early in the morning and make rice balls and sikhye? I’m already feeling sleepy.

“Hwaam… .”

‘I’m feeling sleepy.’

Finally, I got off my horse and headed towards Fraun. I forgot to even keep the concept and yawned.

As I was wiping away the tears from my eyes, the sound of laughter echoed around me.

“An angel even yawns like an angel!”

“A warrior. I’m sleepy? Do you want to sleep in today?”

“You can have World Tree’s treatment the next day, so if you’re feeling sleepy, go to sleep.”

Then, my colleagues offered me sweet temptations asking me to stop sleeping.

Even the elves around me nodded, saying things like, ‘It can’t be helped if humans get sleepy,’ but I just shook my head.

“Ugh… no. I’m not a kid… Hmm.”

‘One quest… No, I have to wake up and sleep on the quest.’

There’s a quest that’s about to be completed, so why don’t you sleep on it and do it tomorrow? That’s not a gamer, that’s just a gauge. cancer.

So, after shaking my head, I turned my sleepy brain over and thought about the solution I had come up with while marching.

‘I have something in mind, but… This means that I am not confident that I will succeed in one attempt. I’ll have to try it several times throughout the night.’

“I’m definitely going to stay up all night today until I succeed… .”

“Hero is also true. okay. I’ll be by your side too.”

“I will always protect you, my angel, by my side!”

“Me too… … .”

Even I, who have some expertise in cooking, am not confident that I will be able to succeed at it all at once.

When I declared that I would stay up all night to try it, my companions smiled as if they had no choice and shouted that they would stay up all night with me.

Normally, I would have been willing to receive help in various ways, but…

“… … no. Everyone, please sleep first.”

-Dori Dori.

I blushed and shook my head again.

It wasn’t something I would make in large quantities, and I didn’t need their help to make just a small amount for experimentation…

“A warrior? If you’re doing it because you’re sorry… .”

“… What I’m going to say today is that it would be embarrassing to be seen. When I see it, I don’t like it… .”

‘I can’t believe I’m failing at cooking. ‘It’s the greatest humiliation for a cook.’

… More than anything. What I’m going to do today is basically a dish that even I tried for the first time, even though I was prepared to fail 10 times.

And, I didn’t want to show my colleagues that I was failing.

I have a concept that I’ve been working on for a while. How embarrassing it would be if it broke.

However, my companions all cleared their throats and turned their heads, wondering how they interpreted my words, ‘I’m embarrassed.’

“An angel has that kind of expression and voice… ? I’ve never been so embarrassed before… !!”

“Keuhum. Arthur, the warrior is ashamed. I’m not asking this kind of question. Warrior? If you’re embarrassed to say it, you don’t have to say it.”

“I don’t know what it is, but if you’re worried about other people’s eyes, I’ll feed the other elves as well while you’re cooking.”

“… ? Thank you everyone… .”

‘Why is everyone blushing like that?’

* * * * * *

After a while.

“To come back without even a single person injured, let alone dead. And with all the surviving elves… … !!”

Fraun was waiting desperately for us.

When I briefly told her the news of victory, she smiled with narrowed eyes.

“Thanks to the elves fighting hard… Hmm.”

“… … ? Do you want to go to bed soon? In that case, I will personally place the warrior in the most comfortable bed… .”

“No… Haaam. I need to treat the World Tree.”

“… yes? Treatment from the World Tree. What is that.”

When I, who was sleepy, got straight to the point and talked about the world tree treatment, Fraun was shocked and embarrassed.

… ah. He was here so he didn’t hear the details of the demon interrogation.

I summarized the interrogation briefly for her.

“10 years ago, the Demon King’s army attacked the elf forest, right? At that time, some demons secretly placed a curse on the World Tree. So the World Tree is slowly being encroached upon by demon energy… Hmm.”

“… … … … !!!!!”

It was a bit serious to say with a quick yawn, but to sum it up, it was this.

10 years ago. While the troops led by Asterios were carrying out a moderate diversionary operation, the Incubus secretly hid in the forest and placed a strong curse on the World Tree.

Because of this, the World Tree was gradually eroded by demonic energy, and the blessings bestowed upon the elves were increasingly overshadowed by demonic energy. end.

‘The World Tree is an entity that allows elves to photosynthesize proteins. If only the elves were bathed in magical energy, then of course we should have suspected the World Tree… It was so fantasy-like that I couldn’t even think about it.’

“That’s ridiculous… .”

“The only thing that is fine in Magi is… Fraun, did you intentionally withhold divine protection?”

“… … … !!!!!”

At first, Fraun reacted in disbelief, but when I asked him, ‘Are you the only one who didn’t receive protection?’, he looked embarrassed again as if I had guessed something.

Eventually, she looks at Lucia with trembling eyes.

It was a bonus that his eyes were so bright that it was impossible to imagine him as a character with narrow eyes.

“… … I wanted him to grow up quickly and well, so I gave him my share of blessings. Could it be that only Lucia has severe symptoms? .”

‘Hey. After all, that is the cause. If he’s the only one who’s fine, he’s usually the cause. cancer.’

And, when I heard her muttering, I nodded.

High elves will receive more blessings from the World Tree than other elves, even twice as much?

It’s only natural that Lucia is so engulfed in magic that she can’t be cured by overhealing. cancer.

“What did I do… … .”

“Sister… ?”

Perhaps realizing what he had done, Fraun grabbed Lucia’s shoulders with trembling hands.

Even that wasn’t enough, tears welled up in her eyes…

I was calm.

‘I’m going to die of sleepiness, so let’s skip those new wave events.’

“Fraun, don’t worry. I will heal the world capital and Lucia too… … Hmm.”

“… … … !!!!? Hero, is that possible!?”

Normally, I don’t skip events like this when playing games, but I felt like I would fall asleep if I tried to sit still, so I calmly joined in.

While Fraun was shocked, I repeated the request I had made to Lucia.

“It will probably work. therefore… Right next to the World Tree. Please let me into ‘Elven Hylithum’. Don’t let anyone see, just me.”

‘I have to make a lot of white and sweet things without anyone seeing it.’