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by adminEpisode 91 – The Giving Tree 6 –
“Currently. Not all Spirit Kings are here.”
The Spirit Kings are all absent.
It could have been so.
There are three types of spirits: low-level, middle-level, high-level, top-level, great-level, and spirit-king.
There is still no limit to the number of people up to the highest level.
It is said that there is a quota for the Great Spirit and the Spirit King.
And among them, there is only one Spirit King.
If the being I met was indeed the Spirit King of Water.
It is fitting that the Spirit Kings are not in Abenheim.
Because the place I visited was definitely not Abenheim.
“Yes. Then what is the reason?”
But that doesn’t explain it.
If the only person who knows about ghost sword techniques is the Great Spirit, there is ultimately less reason to come to Abenheim where the Great Spirit is not present.
So I asked why.
“What. Even if I tell you, nothing will change. Let me tell you.”
It seems it wasn’t really a secret.
If you think about it, the spirits don’t cooperate with the elves, they just stay together because the spirits like the elves’ lives.
It’s just that I didn’t trust spirits, so I asked other spirits.
“To start with the conclusion… The Spirit Kings are not in the Great Forest to begin with.”
“Yes?”
“In the first place, the reason why the Great Forest was known as the home of spirits is because you can always meet them.
This is just the spirits’ favorite place, so there are a lot of spirits residing here. It’s not the spirits’ hometown or anything like that.”
If you think about it, it was true.
Abenheim was revealed only once in the story in WFS.
However, many people, including players, were carrying around spirits.
This probably means that spirits appear outside of Abenheim.
‘If you think about it, Abenheim is a place established by a guardian after the fall of the Elven Empire, so there’s no way it’s related.’
Since those who become great spirits stay there, the number of spirits is also treated as such.
It is said that most spirits wander outside of Abenheim.
“We are the Great Spirit. That’s why it especially stands out. Since we are staying in Abenheim, this is almost the only place where we can see the Great Spirit.
However, Abenheim is a place that is not widely known to the outside world. We’ve been here for hundreds of years, so it’s no wonder rumors spread like that.”
The lifespan of humans is shorter than that of spirits.
Therefore, by spirit standards, it is just a long-term stay, but from a human perspective, it appears to live forever.
Moreover, it is a place where a being called the Great Spirit resides.
Abenheim was the largest community of spirits.
Therefore, from the human perspective, Abenheim was called the capital of spirits.
Even though the spirits have no capital.
“So the Spirit Kings do not exist on this earth. but. If the Great Spirit of Water, who surely doesn’t know that fact, sent you here… ”
“The answer lies in Abenheim.”
“That will happen.”
Neat answer.
And reasonable words.
Great information.
Since I don’t have much credit, I might try cross-checking.
Still, since the claims were not conflicting, I just assumed that was the case and moved on.
“Then I will go back now. I have to look elsewhere.”
“I hope that the noble person sent by the Spirit King of Water will find the answer.”
Now it was time to go back.
Fortunately, I didn’t get caught, so I was relieved that I didn’t have to become the healing saint’s stalker.
========
“So where have you been?”
“There was nothing special. And what does it matter where I go? Once you come back, you’re good to go. Did you forget it then?”
“Yes. The incident where you were found in Yeon-guk after running away from home to look for something?”
At that time, I thought it was possible.
The creation of Yeonguk. If I solved his problem, I could have received an elixir.
But there are many countries on Earth where it is dangerous for children to travel alone.
This was even worse in this land that was still in the modern era.
So it didn’t take long before I had a hard time.
Although he survived by pretending to be a child and deceiving others, he reached Yeonuk.
It happened to me because a servant who used to work in our family and had changed jobs was in that country.
No, my father put a bounty on me.
“It still makes me laugh when I think about it. No, if you’re looking for a missing person, people who want fame won’t get involved. They said you were a very vicious bounty criminal and made a request.”
“So, I am my father’s son. If my father’s conscience, humanity, and ethics are lowered, he will act similarly to me.”
“Did you know that your conscience was at fault?”
When living in the original world, there comes a moment when conscience must disappear.
Because on Earth, there comes a time when good and evil are not enforced and ethics and morals must be abandoned in order to survive.
When you go through that kind of life. Naturally, it gets thrown away.
Since honor is still important in this land, the social atmosphere makes it impossible to do so openly.
‘Because it’s the same on Earth. It’s just that it’s reincarnated and doesn’t mean much.’
The first-year cadets who gathered like that started talking to each other.
I didn’t say that I saw the saint yesterday.
If the story spread, rumors could spread that I was having an affair.
I wonder if that’s true, but it was 17-year-old girls who criticized Alice and I for dating when we had no romantic connection whatsoever.
It would be quite possible.
In fact, there are quite a few men in this world who have multiple wives.
Although most of them do so for political reasons, not to form a harem.
“ character. It’s time to get out. You don’t plan on wasting your time sleeping around here, do you?”
When daylight came, a professor came up to us and talked to us.
It meant it was time to leave.
“The elves prepared various experiences and such. It is said that the number of people can handle this much, but even so, there is not enough room, so it would be advantageous to go quickly.”
At the words of the professor in charge, the first-year cadets begin to prepare busily.
Nana came for the Ghost Sword Technique.
A saint who came for missionary work.
Except for Luna Kerenil, who came to sell goods, the rest of the cadets came here just to have fun.
17-year-old kids rush out.
I felt the same way.
In the morning, did the other elves let them know that humans had come here?
The elves weren’t embarrassed and just looked at us with curious eyes.
“Wow. This is my first time seeing a human.”
“I heard they look more like us than dwarves. It’s true, except for the pointy ears!”
“I think our average appearance is higher, right?”
“ugh! You can’t use words like that! They are guests who came to help us.”
It is true that there are many beautiful women among elves.
Elves are also living things.
There are also quite a few ugly objects.
As we rush to another place, we see other elves.
Two women who looked like mother and daughter looked at us and spoke.
“So why on earth did those people come?”
“There was an incident before where the branches of the World Tree were exposed, right? That’s why it’s like that.”
“Wow! Aren’t all of these people under 20 years old? Are you really young?”
“That’s because humans have a short lifespan unlike elves.”
A feast of countless stories.
And the differences between elves and humans that can be heard.
The Imperial Academy cadets who come here range from first to fourth years.
Since it is still January, most of them have not yet reached their birthdays and are less than 20 years old.
Even in Korea, I am considered young.
This is modern times.
Among the nobles, people get engaged and married from the age of 12, so some of the cadets have already seen their children.
I lived several times longer than those who have already become fathers.
Such a childish way of speaking.
A characteristic of the elf race that maintains the elf’s lifespan long.
This is happening because of the elf’s blessing.
‘Can I also receive the elf’s blessing? Even the shortcomings wouldn’t mean much to me now.’
The elf’s blessing is given by the guardian of the World Tree by borrowing the power of the World Tree.
It is a blessing that grants animals the power of some plants, which allows them to live for hundreds of years alone.
Of course, it does not increase lifespan.
It just slows down aging.
So, by human standards, those who are well past the age of adulthood and look at the elderly are also mentally immature.
It’s not that my lifespan is increasing, it’s just that I feel like my life is being pulled.
This is because infancy is that long.
To that extent, there is no particular problem for me who is already past infancy.
‘It is said that some humans received it and lived for hundreds of years… It would be nice if I could get it.’
Of course, there will be restrictions.
Because the guardian officially said that he doesn’t use it too often.
Of course, I won’t give up because I can at least hope.
It will be nice once you receive it.
If I meet the guardian, this will also be resolved to some extent.
“Hmm. So what are you thinking?”
While I was thinking about the blessings of the World Tree.
Suddenly, Luna Kerenil appeared out of nowhere.
As he did not come to have fun like me, but came for a purpose.
It seemed like I was standing out from the group.
Since I wasn’t really interested, I gave a cursory answer.
“What am I so curious about?”
“Why is this? Wouldn’t Mr. Abraxas know best?”
She calmly asked me the question back.
But I really don’t know the answer.
How can we know if he is not a character in WFS in the first place?
“You don’t seem to know what the real reason is? Can’t you see that? You’re still seeing the elf’s blessing!”
“What’s wrong with that? Wouldn’t everyone be equally envious of the elf’s blessings? Life expectancy increases by five times, and it is sometimes granted to humans as well.
Am I the lucky one who might receive an elf’s blessing? Wouldn’t it be possible to have the same delusion?”
“That’s right. If you are interested in longevity.”
After saying that, she had sharp eyes.
It was a sign that he had roughly figured out my behavior pattern.
‘You’re quick to notice.’
I’m not really interested in longevity.
To be precise, I’m interested, but it’s on the back burner.
It’s good if you can live long after achieving your goal.
However, if you have to die to achieve your goal, it doesn’t matter if your life is short.
Because of this strangeness, people around me cannot understand my behavior patterns.
Because there are very few people for whom purpose is the first priority of their actions.
Is Luna Kerenil trying to explain something to me?
After making an explanatory gesture, he continued speaking.
“I will become the next top seller. And do you know what the top values most?”
“Why is that suddenly happening?”
“Let’s answer first. A claim must also have evidence to be plausible.”
“To answer the question from earlier. It’s money.”
“That is the goal, and to achieve that, I consider it important.”
“Investment? Because money increases just by keeping books?”
“It’s similar. The most important thing for the top is to find things that are undervalued than they actually are.”
This world is well-organized, so things that are overvalued or undervalued will eventually find their place.
Of course, there are some that don’t, but they’re not that important at the top.
If it is undervalued, all you have to do is get it and show me what you got.
“So I understand that, but what does that have to do with approaching me?”
“This is my analysis, so just listen to it. Even if it’s wrong, you’re saying why you made that judgment.”
“Try it.”
“ character. From what I can tell, you are not particularly interested in lifespan. This is especially true because if you look at his usual appearance, he is not a person who acts out of loyalty or honor.
The behavior pattern of people like Mr. Abraxas is to move because they have an idea or reason, and to give up their life for that reason.”
Perhaps because he is a merchant, he has great insight.
You have a good understanding of me.
“But I came to this land. There must be some reason why someone who doesn’t care about life, honor, or attention came to the elf forest.”
“Even if that is true, why are you approaching me? Didn’t you come here to sell something?”
“That’s right, because the fact that you came is important. I’m sure there’s a reason you came here. Then the reason will be revealed in your actions, right?”
“According to what you said, I don’t really pay attention to anything else as long as it’s for the sake of the goal.”
“That’s right. But you paid attention to the elf’s blessing? A place like that.”
“I decided that it would be helpful to my purpose?”
“That’s right. And that it was judged to be helpful for the purpose. I thought there was something that could be utilized.
So what do we have? Don’t answer that you don’t know. Because we already know that Mr. Abraxas is the source of the information about the evil saint that even the imperial family did not know about.”
I couldn’t help but be taken aback by Luna Kerenil’s words.
Could it be that it was leaked?
Are you stealing information from those under the imperial family’s control?
Do you want to search?
If I hadn’t risked people’s lives as collateral like I did when I wrote the incest novel, everything would have been revealed the moment the saint appeared.
“Don’t ask me how I knew. To put it simply, it will be easier to understand if you say that you used a unique magic spell.”
“Unique Madora… Aren’t you saying you’re just going to move on without explaining too much?”
“It’s true. Well then, should I at least use contract magic? Half the money!”
“I will refuse. There is no particular disadvantage to me for not believing.”
Just because there is a problem with the imperial family does not mean it is my problem.
It’s Alice’s job to handle that.
It’s not my job.
And if it’s Alice’s aura of domination, you won’t have to worry about it since you’ll find it without any hesitation.
“So, first of all, how do you plan to use the blessing?”
“Yes? I don’t know about that?”
“Haha. If you are saying that you are afraid that I will not give you anything, I would like to tell you once again that I am a merchant. If you want compensation, give compensation. If you want a share, I can give you a share.
If you adjust the ratio appropriately, you can give both. If the business is successful, we can also give you additional money.”
“Isn’t what you said wrong? If I had no regrets about wealth, fame, or life, would I be tempted by those things?”
“What if it’s not money but things? We have many rare relics.”
Relic, an artifact with special powers.
Usually, there are not many items for sale and there are not many people willing to buy them, so they are not released on the market.
So, I just visited once in a while and just checked the list… There is such a thing?
‘It’s not cheap, but there’s no demand, so just storing it won’t help your finances…’ ‘
She must have even found out about my secret search for relics.
‘It definitely helps. I’ll have to hear what kind of items they have, but… ‘Use the elf’s blessing.’
However, it is difficult to grant her request.
Because I also don’t know how my journey here will proceed.
Ghost Sword Technique, Branch of the World Tree, Spirit King, Guardian of the World Tree.
And even the rise and fall of the elves and Abenheim.
Because a cataclysm will occur.
‘This is not something that happened in WFS, so we can’t predict it. So it’s hard to agree… ‘
The best thing to do is to withhold judgment.
Because nothing has been confirmed yet.
So I postponed judgment.
“I’ll put it off for now.”
“Yes? Delaying the proposal may have greater benefits. They say you may have to sign a contract at a loss. Is it okay though?”
“That’s not the reason. There is a way… It might get clogged.”
Luna Kerenil was silent for a moment at those words.
It may be because you understand what I mean.
As she said, I came here for a purpose.
And my words had a specific meaning.
[I want to listen, but Depending on my activities, it may become impossible.]
“Then definitely later. Please come back again if possible.”
“I will. Well, it’s not really impossible.”
Unfortunately, negotiations broke down.
But I was satisfied that at least I had a connection with someone named Luna Kerenil.
When you are about to proceed to the next step.
Suddenly~
Suddenly, an intruder appeared out of nowhere.
“What is it? What about you?”
An elf suddenly appeared and spoke to us.
An ordinary elf who looks scrawny at first glance.
But the elf was complaining, as if he had something to say.
“Why did humans come here!”
“I came because Elf called me first. We’re not intruders in the first place, so why can’t we come?”
“Well, that’s… !”
I knew it.
There’s nothing special about it, but it seems like it’s just twisted.
There was little need to deal with it, so I just reassured him.
“We’ll be leaving in a few days anyway. So just stay still and it will disappear on its own.”
“Apart from that, I don’t want unclean people like you coming in! So get out of there quickly!”
Filthy humans?
A question arose at those words.
Elves don’t have a bad perception of humans.
In reality, the discord between the two races only extends to the Elven Empire from long ago.
That was tens of thousands of years ago.
The only elf who remembers that time is the guardian of the World Tree.
Also, it is ambiguous to say that the fall of the Elven Empire was due to humans.
So, elves may view humans as pitiful or inferior. I don’t swear.
But they hate it just because they are human.
Aha.
“It’s a half elf.”
In “? Mr. Abraxas? What is that all of a sudden?”
“At a glance. Considering how bluntly pointed their ears are and how strangely hostile they are towards us. That’s exactly the answer. I’m a half elf. A mixed race born between a human and an elf.”
The elf’s eyes became more frowning.
As if something was caught that should never have been caught.
And a strong negative reaction is a positive one.
“You. Half elf, right?”
Half elf.
A being with only half elf blood.
There are differences depending on whether the target is a dwarf, a polymorph dragon, or a human.
There is only one thing in common.
It is a being that is shunned among elves.
You might think it’s strange that you avoid half-elves when you don’t avoid humans.
This can be easily understood by looking at India’s caste system.
In the case of foreigners, they are treated on the same level as the second caste Kshatriya.
The moment one converts to Hinduism, one becomes a Shudra, the lowest caste.
Unlike humans, there is no need to be hostile to elves because they are just foreign outsiders.
Because half-elves are heterogeneous insiders, there is discrimination against them.
Moreover, the upper elves have no intention of stopping such actions.
‘That’s why half-elves usually focus more on nobility and such.’
This is roughly the Gukppong that was found in Korea.
Just think of white/black supremacists.
Because you are discriminated against, your self-esteem is lowered.
They elevate the entire population to which they belong and lower the other.
He praises elves and says that he who has even half elf blood is superior.
So humans are inferior.
“So what. Do you think I’m funny too?”
The elf seems to be mad at me and is getting irritated with me.
When I saw that it was funny, I guess that was disgusting.
And I came up with a good strategy through this elf.
And did it.
“Yes. It’s funny.”
When the elf hears that, he gets more excited than anything else.
It was truly a sight to see the once white skin turn bright red like the devil in the media.
Luna Kerenil had an expressionless face when I provoked the elf.
It was obvious that he was embarrassed, as his hands were shaking.
“If someone suddenly curses at me and says you’re like a girl, I’ll just say that’s bullshit and ignore it. It’s nonsense so I don’t even care.
So what you said was funny. In other words… They think they can look funny.”
There was no need for provocation.
But in order to achieve my desired goal, it was ultimately necessary to cause an incident.
I can’t meet the Spirit King. Beings below the Great Spirit do not know much about ghost sword techniques.
However, the Water Spirit King told me to come to this land.
There are only three pages left.
The real culprit who stole the elf council of elders and the branches of the world tree.
And only the guardian of the World Tree.
“So you are funny. Is there any reason why people who think they are funny wouldn’t look funny?”
So I have to meet them.
And this elf will open the way to them for me.
The elf’s face fluctuates dynamically.
My face turns red as if a volcano is about to explode.
The earthquake that started to occur in the face indicated that the half-elf was about to explode.
“Youooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m dying!!!!!!”
The half-elf eventually rushed forward.
It was the beginning of the operation.
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