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The train finally arrived.

[Nameless Hawk] clicked its beak and spoke.

“Beep profit! A very pleasant ether flows here! order! I feel the energy of order! Beep—!”

“Hehe, this is sacred land where a part of the roots of the World Tree are located.”

“I see! This is the land where the holy sword is. Beep! It’s been a while since I woke up, so there are a lot of things I don’t remember! Hero, let’s go meet the sword spirit. Beep—!”

“Ah! We need to talk for a moment—☆”

“Beep profit?”

After briefly biting at Piyak and the students who were trying to take them to the theology department, I called Albit and Kara.

The juniors came to me with puzzled expressions.

“What’s going on?”

“Is there something important?”

“Yeah♪ Now, if you open that door and exit the train, do you know that it’s a different school—☆ Then you’ll have to follow that school’s rules, right?”

“… ?”

“What an obvious statement… ?”

Albit and Kara’s expressions were changing to something like, ‘Why did you call me to say something like this?’ However, I knew that that reaction was the seed of what happened in the ‘original work’.

‘If there are no major problems, I would like to watch the original event when it happens… This time it could get really serious… ‘

A taboo in other schools.

Originally, as the story progressed quite leisurely, I encountered students from and had to go through a lot of trouble to find out…

‘The kids are growing up so fast, so I’m fighting off the chaos bugs in the dungeons before they go to other schools here and there to beg… ‘

I told my juniors, who still looked puzzled, what they should not say in front of students at .

1. Do not refer to the World Tree as if it were an object or say it is ‘just a big tree.’

2. Do not pretend to know anything about farming or growing plants.

The juniors who heard that sighed as if they were looking at a nagging mother.

“… I don’t think I would have done that even if you hadn’t said anything about it. Even if I don’t get sympathy from others, I get angry when something I believe in is treated trivially.”

“Hmm… Well, isn’t it obvious? Looking at the big picture, I am also walking the path of a craftsman. I know how rude it is to criticize others’ areas of expertise.”

I internally slapped my forehead and cheered.

Ugh… !

Is this the statement of the orthodox protagonist and his party?

If I don’t get 100 goodness, does that mean I can’t become a hero?

‘I don’t know if they are from a family, but they grew up really well. Oh, they are my babies.’

But there was a fact that they were overlooking.

What you know and what you actually experience are very different.

“Yes♪ I’m glad that Albit and Kara are exemplary juniors… ☆ But… ”

“But… ?”

“But… ?”

“ The kids are a little… They’re special kids… Perhaps you imagine… hmm… It’s not like that. Anyway, no matter what you see, just nod your head—☆ Okay? Do it once and never forget number 2?”

“… ?”

“… ?”

hmm…

It seemed like he still didn’t know what I was talking about.

“You’ll probably see it soon♪ You really should never ask ‘Isn’t that a tree?’ and ‘Isn’t that how they do it?’”

“If you emphasize it that much, I feel a little uneasy… ”

“What kind of scenery is this? ”

“No way, it’s like the goddess’ oracle… ? We might fight with … ”

“Ahaha☆ That’s not it—☆”

Albit often timidly asked questions like this because of the words and actions of Urd, who had an accurate insight into his past.

‘The effectiveness of the Goddess’ operation was very effective.’

I couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

Currently, the juniors were in a speed run state where they only experienced the main battle event. Compared to the growth rate, it can be said that there is a relatively lack of common sense about other schools.

Unexpected behavior by newbies who skipped the story.

That’s what I was afraid of.

‘Originally, I should have given out a lot of quests related to other schools as a ‘Clara action’, but because of the image and , I couldn’t do them as I wanted.’

However, currently has a pretty good image in Academy City for it to turn into a troublemaker.

For example, if the name of comes up in the mouths of high school girls who are discussing dating news and radish alliances at a dessert cafe…

-But why are they helping other schools? There’s no benefit, and more than anything, it’s not their area, right?

-It’s the right thing to do… Because it is benevolence and righteousness.

-Well, that can’t be possible! It’s probably just an act of borrowing from the power of !

-No, they always solve the case and then suddenly disappear… ! Because that’s ‘hyeop’!

-Ah… ?!

– is a ‘charlatan’… !

… Roughly speaking, our current image was engraved in the image of ‘charlatans who suddenly appear and help.’ There was no need to cut this down.

‘Actually, a few people came saying they would enroll after that, but they ran away after seeing the school… ‘

Compared to the beginning of the first semester,

Even the comparison is rude.

anyway…

Besides the overall impression,

Each and every one of us was in the spotlight.

Arbit, who led the coalition meeting, had his face stamped properly, and Rota, who was having a great influence on new magic research, also began to be known as an amazing talent.

‘I’m a bit complicated because of the scandal with Hilde… Anyway, I became famous again in many ways.’

In other words… Now we were in the spotlight,

Mistakes made in this state are highlighted more than they originally were.

‘Whether you like it or not, people remember bad deeds better than good deeds.’

Especially if it is a mistake made by someone with a good reputation…

Since I am only walking on a straight and good path,

I wanted to get along well without causing problems with other schools.

‘Actually, I myself am living like a [spiral] going back and forth from the past.’

I smiled and said to my juniors.

“Okay? Then let’s go—☆”

*

When we got off the train, the theology students kindly took the lead and offered to show us the way. He was walking ahead at a waddling pace.

“Ah! right. First of all, to commemorate you coming to our school, I will give you a souvenir!”

“It’s a souvenir… ?”

“Yes!”

A theology student who smiles and answers Albert’s question.

As she claps her hands, a large picture frame is brought from next to her.

“Wow! This is a bromide with a photo of the World Tree!”

It was a picture of a tree taken from afar.

“This is just me… ”

“Yes… ?”

The light was about to disappear from the eyes of the theology student in an instant.

Shock—!

Arbit was about to answer unconsciously, but he covered his mouth as if he remembered my advice. After taking a moment to catch his breath, he said, ‘Thank you,’ and accepted the frame.

“… Is this a gift to me? Thank you.”

“Hehe, that’s a big deal! I’m glad I was able to convey the image of the sacred World Tree to you!”

“… ”

I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that.

The attack of begins without a rumor.

‘When I first saw it, I was so embarrassed that I almost made a mistake… ‘

We emerge from the shining white ether station.

There were many eyes watching us.

“Oh my… !”

Around them, elf girls with their white ears twitching turned to each other and whispered.

“Oh, that 1st grade kid is really the [Hero] that the Sword Spirit spoke of?! Oh my… !”

“The pink senior there is a [saint]… ?!”

“There was a [Hero] and a [Saint] in the same school… This is clearly the guidance of the World Tree!”

“ … It is not in the center, but the reason it was given the name “center” must have been guided by the World Tree.”

“The fact that farming is going well this year is a blessing from the World Tree!”

“Let’s all be thankful for the grace of the World Tree… !”

“Yes! Let’s all pray… !”

“Ah, the grace of the World Tree… !”

“Let’s pray.”

“Thank you. World tree… ”

“Thank you… ”

One person…

Two people…

Three people…

A wave of prayer spreads.

The agriculture department students, dressed like farmers, and the theology department students, dressed in elegant white uniforms, all pray in unison.

“… ”

Soon, hundreds of simple-looking elf girls passing by the station all bowed in agreement and began to pray.

Before we knew it, the hundreds of meters of street in front of us had turned into an outdoor prayer hall.

“… ”

The appearance of the elf students was so outstanding,

At first glance, it had a beautiful atmosphere like a romance comic…

‘No matter how you look at this, it looks like the beginning of a horror movie that takes you to a suspicious rural village that has fallen into a cult.’

A fanatical atmosphere gently flows through this idyllic landscape…

If I say a word wrong,

It looks like I will be dragged into a dark warehouse.

“… ”

“… ”

Albit and Kara seemed to realize what I meant. So I didn’t say anything and pretended not to see it.

Low murmurs heard here and there.

This is also thanks to the World Tree.

That’s also thanks to the World Tree.

is all thanks to the guidance of the World Tree.

Farming is successful because of the dances and songs dedicated to the World Tree.

Kara suddenly muttered after hearing those words.

“Dancing and singing have something to do with farming… Huh!”

“… ”

Praying next to me,

A languid-looking elf wearing a straw hat was watching Kara with narrowed eyes.

Kara added hastily.

“What… I wondered if there was a connection, and it turned out to be a blessing from the World Tree!”

“Hehe… that’s right. Everything follows the guidance of the World Tree… ”

The agriculture department student narrowed his eyes and concentrated on prayer again.

“… ”

Even after hearing it, I couldn’t empathize with it.

I have never really received guidance from ‘Just Big Tree’.

The ones who guided me were Frida, Nina, and Selma.

but…

I didn’t necessarily say it out loud.

‘When it was a game, I thought it was simply a Christian religion, but it has a primitive and fanatical aspect to it, which is embarrassing… ‘

To be honest, I thought it would inevitably be called a pestilence.

I barely swallowed the words in my throat and gave a happy smile.

“… Yes♪”

I calmly pretended not to hear anything and moved on.

‘There’s no need to fight with kids who treat you kindly, and there’s no need to ruin your good image by making mistakes. Anyway, if Arbit gets the holy sword, he won’t come back… ‘

But why did the [Saint woman] ask you to come?

At first, I couldn’t guess because it wasn’t even mentioned in the game.

“… ”

What is that kid thinking? What is the sword spirit?

‘Come to think of it, she also had pink hair.’

Although it was an NPC that it was impossible to have a proper conversation with.

If you think about it,

Goddess, saint, spirit…

Everyone got along well.

‘I didn’t know that Urdu and [Saint] didn’t appear in the game, but this is also a bit strange.’

*

“Wow—☆”

“Yes~?”

“Ukkk—♪”

“Ah, really? Coming? Hehe… It’s really cool~”

“Crackling☆”

A girl with long brown hair that drags on the floor. A girl wearing a leaf-shaped headband was holding a pink-haired child in her arms and talking to him.

“evv—♪”

“Hehe… ”

When a pink-haired child wearing white clothes plays with a girl’s long brown hair in her mouth, the girl looks at it happily.

“… ”

[Dark Green’s Great Palace] Anna, who was watching, tilted her head and said.

“… It’s really amazing to hear what the Sword Spirit is saying.”

“Hehe, it’s easier than you think?”

“Is that so? Nella, I think it’s possible because you are the head of the theology department… ”

“Hehe… ”

“Anyway… Why did you suddenly sing Clara and like this? I’m not calling you simply to confirm [fate]… Are you really going to hand over the holy sword right away? Why are you in such a hurry?”

“… Hehehe.”

Nella spoke while holding the sword spirit, who had already begun to doze off, in her arms.

“… Soon, great darkness will come. The darkness grew as quickly as the light grew quickly.”

*

The man woke up in the dark.

And there was a silver woman watching it.

“… ”

“… The time of promise.”

The silver woman handed over the huge glass crystal ball she was holding in her arms.

The man in the dark… The prophet held it as if it were natural and closed his eyes. Then, what the silver woman had seen and heard so far became a ‘dream’ and entered the man’s head.

The Prophet confirmed all the dreams and opened his eyes.

“… With Grafbolud and Ofnir dead, is the only beast god power used is ‘Snake’?”

“Positive.”

“Twins?”

“Appointment, outside, waiting.”

“I see. Even if you tell the ‘prophecy’ like that, it means that in the end, nothing is handled properly.”

“… ”

“I’m not blaming you. In the end, this world is like a play that moves according to [fate].”

“… Positive.”

“I was just testing to see if there would be no change even if I gave the maximum number of variables.”

“… Positive.”

The prophet felt the will of the [dragon crouching in the abyss]. However, none of the seals had been released yet, so it was very weak.

“What was successful was… Am I just now able to use the power of the ‘dragon’?”

“… Positive.”

The prophet closed his eyes and was thinking about the variables found in the woman’s memory.

“… ”

changed.

More than intended…

Everything has changed.

“… ”

Obviously… In this Academy City, there were other transferees other than himself.