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When the smooth face stared at me, I felt a burden, so I avoided looking away. They must have thought I had caught up with them, so the momentum on the other side broke down.

“How did humans come all the way here?”

What came out of her mouth was human language. As expected, since he was a high elf, he seemed to know a lot.

“Free… I have some business to do with the dark elves.”

Kalmond’s face came to mind and I felt sad, but even if I said I was a free elf, there was no way the high elf in front of me would understand. Sure enough, the eyebrows on his pretty face furrowed, as if he didn’t like the topic of dark elves being brought up.

“I have nothing to say about those apostates.”

“I’m there?”

“You seem to be in trouble. If you keep being rude like this, I have no choice but to take strong measures.”

We’ve just met and exchanged two words, but I’m already out of breath. The words make sense, but they don’t work. What on earth is this strange feeling?

“If you keep doing that, I’m going to mess with you too.”

“I think you are being too flippant about saying a dragon accompanied you. This is where the roots of the World Tree are located. Even if you are a dragon, this is not a place where you can wander around carelessly.”

As they listened quietly, they looked at us like trash. I glanced at Arjen. Arjen, who was not even listening to the high elf’s words, was ready to burn the entire forest at any moment.

“No, I want you to lift the curse of the dark elves. Then I’ll go home quietly.”

“…don’t you dare include their names here. If it weren’t for humans, it would have been dead a long time ago.”

It was only a polite word, but it was no different from a physical threat. I felt like I would waste all my time fighting if I continued like this, so I went out strong.

“……Hey.”

“Yes…? What did you just say…”

When I lowered my voice and spoke threateningly, the high elf seemed very embarrassed.

“Who are you? Can you do anything?”

” What are you talking about all of a sudden…”

“No. Now that I think about it, we didn’t even make a full statement. Because we just met for the first time. But why is the first impression so bad?”

I can assure you that the reason this guy uses polite language now is because he is not used to human language, and if he had been a little more open-minded, even harsher words would have been exchanged.

“Rudeness has gone too far…!”

The high elf whose name I didn’t even know finally revealed his teeth. I felt a magical force of pure energy that I had never felt before surge through her body.

“Oh….”

When I let out a short exclamation, the high elf smiled triumphantly.

“Hmph, it would be too late to apologize now.”

It was quite funny to see him playing drums and janggu by himself without even thinking about what he was thinking.

‘I’m not particularly surprised by the amount of magic power…’

The high elves’ magic definitely had a unique aspect. I felt a refreshingness that cannot be found in ordinary elves. However, if you ask whether that coolness is threatening, it is not true.

“Hmm? Who are you acting funny in front of now?”

Arjen yawned and scattered the mana that the high elf had collected. As the mana she had accumulated spread out into the forest, she made a dumbfounded expression.

“From the beginning, you talked about dragons as if there was something there, but it was just a bluff…”

To be honest, I was nervous because he had a very confident attitude. This is because no one has ever held their head upright in front of Argen. But, as expected, there was nothing special.

“Wow, this is ridiculous… How can humans and dragons use their power here…!”

Looking at the nuances of speech, it seems that only the elves here can use their full power, and there are restrictions on others. There is a part of me that believes in anything, so I guess I showed up proudly. Of course, despite that, I didn’t really feel any burden on my body.

“#$@&%!@#@#$%!!”

As I approached calmly and weakly, one step at a time, the high elf’s face became thoughtful and he walked back while saying something strange.

“What are you saying?”

“You want the spirits living in the forest to scold us?”

As soon as Arjen finished interpreting, the trees began to shake as if the forest was alive. Soon, small lights appeared one by one. It was a sight reminiscent of a swarm of fireflies in the countryside, but it seems that the land of the World Tree is not in its proper form, as countless spirits appeared that could not even be compared to the forest surrounding Argen Lair.

“Eh… If you kill the spirits, the dream will be wild.”

Arjen grumbled and quickly stopped him from raising his hand.

“Leave it alone. What are these people guilty of?”

“? But…”

Arjen, who was about to argue with me, was left speechless by the scene that followed. This is because the spirits that appeared ready to overturn the forest at any moment upon receiving the call of the High Elves have become infinitely more calm.

“Yes. It’s no big deal so I’m just having fun doing what I’m doing. No, I’m not asking you to play with me…”

As soon as the spirits made eye contact with me, they didn’t just act like gentle sheep, they came closer and started playing with me. I was fortunate that the spirits here, like other forest children, were basically friendly towards me.

“Uh… Uh, how…!?”

Of course, the expression on the face of the high elf looking at this from the opposite perspective was not very good. Now that things have progressed this far, she will be able to roughly understand the situation.

“How can humans… not understand the boundaries of nature, and have ridiculous affinity with spirits…”

“It seems like this place is a paradise for elves. The influence of the World Tree is at work, right?”

If that were true, this was not a paradise for the elves, but it was no different from my own home. I’m embarrassed to boast about it with my own mouth, but I have a close relationship with him to the point that the World Tree allows me to bow.

‘I’ve never actually seen it, but…’

Anyway, at this point, he might have given up, but the high elf’s eyes were still filled with venom.

“Well, is there still a secret left?”

“Hehe… you. Haven’t you heard the saying ‘don’t deal with elves in the forest’?”

“Huh? I’ve never heard of it, but it makes sense. In the neighborhood where I lived, ‘Even a mutt eats half of his food before leaving home.’ There is a saying, isn’t it similar?”

“Ugh…!”

Her face scrunched up beautifully, as if she didn’t like my analogy. Maybe it’s because the original version is so pretty, but even with the face written like that, it wasn’t unpleasant to look at.

“Everyone shoot!”

With those words, arrows rained down from all directions. There were a considerable number of elves in ambush nearby.

“Wow!”

I was startled by the force of the numerous arrows flying in with a sharp sound of cutting through the air, and I screamed awkwardly. Of course, thanks to the defensive magic activated from the necklace Arjen gave me, I didn’t get hurt at all.

“Wow, I’m surprised… I had no idea.”

“It was more than I expected.”

Even Arjen couldn’t figure out the exact number. Normally, elves can be captured using magic, but because there are so many spirits wandering around this forest, it is difficult to accurately determine the number of elves.

‘And there is a very strong magic power beyond…’

The tingling force of magic delivered by Sirocco’s senses. Even though I was clearly far away, I felt a stronger energy than Argen right next to me. Perhaps that is the world tree.

“If you don’t want to be a hive, just stay calm.”

As the number of people increased, the high elves seemed to have gained courage that they had never had before, and soon they regained their composure. The more you see him, the more you watch him, the more his emotions fluctuate at any given time, the funnier he is.

“Hey, you guys couldn’t even touch my collar? Why are you so triumphant?”

“Hehe… It doesn’t matter. I don’t know what tricks you used, but if you make more of a fuss here, the World Tree will be angry. Moreover, if you even hurt us… nature’s anger will not remain silent.”

So, it means that they are now believing in the world tree and stretching it out like that. I thought high elves would be okay because elves are like that, but it was truly elf-like to easily betray my expectations.

“What did Eugene think before he met the elf in person…?”

“No… I thought I was a race that loved nature and peace… That’s it, that’s it. I should understand… Even where I live, all the bastards with noble slogans like ‘environmental protection’ or ‘vegetarianism’ have a screw missing from their heads.”

The problem of those who force it on others was especially serious. In a way, it was no different as they also forced their ideas on the free elves. From the beginning, once I had the mindset that these guys were like that, the irritation that had been building up subsided as if it were a lie.

“Phew….”

Of course, this does not mean that we will just sit back and suffer. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, an arrow for an arrow.

“You guys started first…”

After rationalizing this in my mind, I quietly lifted my bow. Of course, I had no intention of actually shooting him. It’s just for performance purposes.

Sigh!

The moment I held the bow, which looked shabby and insignificant, in my hands, the atmosphere changed 180 degrees. The moment I encountered the bow of the World Tree, which was so dazzling that anyone could say without hesitation that it was a ‘holy relic’, the elves who had been aiming their weapons at me with such fierce force just now looked as if they had seen a ghost.