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Fortunately, no untoward incident occurred that caused Wayne to ask more questions. In fact, even if we told him the truth, there was a high possibility that Wayne would not believe it. Stella is the goddess Wayne worships, and in front of her, he says, ‘Yes. If you say, ‘Actually, I had a game with Stella,’ they will deny it.

“Then we can assume that the performance issue has been resolved, but the magic sword issue remains. Did you find the location of the nearest World Tree?”

“Yes. Prinia told me separately.”

The expression “I kept it in my head” was awkward at first, but now I see that there is no other expression as accurate as that. As I tried to remember the location of the World Tree, a place I had never been to and a place I had never heard of came to mind.

“It’s in the Ebrupto Mountains. I think you can find out the exact location when you go there.”

“Ebrupto Mountains… Yes, it would have to be that big to have a world tree.”

“Huh? What are you doing here?”

“Ah… It’s the most rugged mountain range on the continent. Well, it is nominally Verfia’s territory because it is a place where there is no thought of developing even a single infrastructure, but it is safe to say that there is nothing around and it is just nature itself.”

“Wait… then really?”

“Yes. I was told that after Potera there would be fewer monsters since it was human territory, but it looks like I have to go back the way I came. Monsters are also busy.”

“Why did he put the World Tree in such a place… No.”

Knowing that the reason Prinia planted the World Tree all over the underworld was to correct the cracks in the unstable dimension, complaining about the location of the World Tree was nothing short of foolish.

“Luckily, like I said, it’s close. If you put your mind to it, you can arrive within 3 weeks.”

“You say it’s close, but isn’t 3 weeks too much?”

“It would have taken three days to reach the mountain range itself, but if you search the mountain range to find the World Tree, it will take about that long.”

“That’s it. Because it’s going to fly.”

“Huh? Really?”

Wayne’s eyes widened, but I felt like asking him why he was so surprised. Of course, in order to make the time waiting for Arjen as stress-free as possible, he said he would travel around the continent like ordinary people.

However, that only applies when my safety is guaranteed. At a time when they had a pile of magic swords that were clearly believed to belong to Akasha, it was important to quickly move this time bomb to a safe area.

“I found out the location from Prinia, so that’s it. I will fly away and come back alone.”

“Okay. I’m just saying this just in case, but running into Akasha in that short period of time…”

“Don’t even say such ominous words. Don’t you know that words become seeds?”

“This is my first time hearing this?”

“I guess it’s a saying that doesn’t exist here… Anyway, don’t make other people’s hearts flutter for no reason. I’ll be back.”

I took the magic sword and map and flew upward. I was scared because of what Wayne said, so I looked around and flew around, but fortunately, as he said, I didn’t have to face Akasha unexpectedly.

“Phew… It must be around here. Sirocco. Let’s stop for a moment.”

“Okay.”

I literally flew like a ‘wind’ through the power of Sirocco and arrived in the sky above the Ebrupto Mountains in an instant. As Wayne said, the mountains were so rugged that even though I was looking down from the sky, there was no answer to the point that I was speechless.

Several rocks rising to a slope of 70 degrees that seemed gentle formed a mountain range, and in the meantime, large trees growing with roots in between the rocks formed a forest. To be honest, it seemed difficult for not only people but also wild animals to live here.

Just when I thought that at most a bird could build a nest and survive, I heard a bird’s cry and the sound of wings flapping from somewhere.

“Huh? What is that…?”

I saw a bird flying from afar. The problem is that the bird is quite large. The shape was so clear compared to the distance that my sense of perspective was disturbed, and by the time the sense of disparity was resolved, the birds had already come very close.

“Why does the bird… have a human head?”

“Hapine.”

“Harpy?”

Another fairly famous monster popped out. The harpy flying in front of me had parts that were similar to what I knew and parts that were different. The fact that it had a woman’s face and bird wings was just as expected, but even the torso was human, creating a very embarrassing situation.

Because, of course, I wasn’t wearing any clothes. In addition, perhaps because birds have large chest muscles, the fact that they have large breasts that are almost as big as their faces also played a role.

“Harpy is famous for having a dirty temper. Why is it flying around like that?”

“I don’t know. If you are going to harm me, I have no intention of being treated gently.”

Since I had done nothing wrong, of course I had no option of running away. As I was exchanging a few words with Sirocco on the spot, the Harpy stopped in front of me and began hovering. Just like the red feathers, it had red hair and red eyes.

If you had to pick parts of her body that weren’t red, it would be her pure white skin, yellow bird legs, and bright red nipples? At the end, I hurriedly looked away because I felt like there was a corner.

“Harpies are ugly and have a strong odor, but this harpy is a bit special.”

I also tilted my head at what Sirocco said. The woman in front of me had an appearance that would make it difficult to call her ugly, even in empty words. Rather, I was confident that if I walked around the streets with a face like that, it wouldn’t take even a minute for me to get into trouble.

“What business?”

First of all, my impression was sharp, so I didn’t think anything nice would come out of the other person, so I spoke harshly first. As a result, it was a hasty action.

“Ah, hello! My name is Oquipete.”

As I watched her introduce herself very politely and even bowed in public, I felt the need to correct my tone.

“Uh… um. This is Eugene.”

“Please speak lower. Great God.”

I was momentarily speechless at the words of the harpy called Oquipete. Faced with a harpy that didn’t stink, wasn’t ugly, or was not fierce, all I did was look at Sirocco, who had mentioned earlier as if he knew a lot about harpies.

“Well, even if you look at it that way, I don’t know! All the harpies I’ve ever met have been like that.”

Sensing the true meaning of Sirocco’s words, I concluded that the harpy in front of me was indeed unique.

“First of all, how did you know I was God?”

Since the other person knew my identity, treating me with respect could have a negative impact on my faith. This is something that must be applied consistently even with the exception of the human species that directly gives me faith. This is because there is no law that the only people who believe in me are humans.

That was why Stella, who is currently gathering the faith of humanity, used the words of a high-ranking woman from a historical drama sloppily when she first met me.

“Because we Harpies are also daughters created directly by God.”

I thought for a moment about the presence of harpies in Earth’s literature. All I know about harpies is that they often appear in fantasy comics and games, and that they originate from Greek and Roman mythology.

Apparently, the harpy in front of me was a harpy from a game, but the background seemed to follow mythology. In mythology, there are many monsters that are the blood relatives of gods.

“There is a legend that says that is the case, but it does not mean that it is actually so.”

Sirocco, who heard the harpy’s words, whispered to me. That’s it, I know. In the first place, since I am well aware of the reality of the gods of this world… gods are not beings that can perform the extraordinary act of creating life.

Even though Prinia receives the elves’ great faith, it only promotes ecosystem activity very quickly and cannot sprout seeds that did not exist in the first place.

Maybe it’s just that there is a special way to feel the power of faith. After carefully listening to Oquipete’s words, I nodded and said.

“Okay. As you can see, I am God. So my first question is, what business did you come to see me for?”

“Ah… Um… I hurried to see if it was Notos, the god of the south wind. ”

Was there such a god? Before asking the fundamental question, I had a new question and asked another question.

“Do you know the name of the God of the West Wind?”

“Of course! It’s Zephyrus!”

I asked just in case, and as expected, my prediction was correct. From my short knowledge of Greek mythology, I know that the god of the west wind is Zephyrus, but I don’t know the name of the god of the south wind. I don’t know where the story came from, but this harpy was looking for a god from Greek mythology who does not exist.

There was no need to know the source in detail. Anyway, it’s probably a joke from God who came over here from Earth. Or, it may actually be that the Greeks came over here before BC, gave people who looked similar to harpies the name harpies, and spread Greek mythology.

“Why did you think I was the god of the south wind?”

“Ugh… He’s a god who flew in on the south wind… He’s very handsome, just as I imagined.”

Oquipete blushed as she said that. This is the moment when a new red area was added to her body.

“Boo, please, Notos! Please be kind to me!”

What on earth is going on? As soon as I leave Arjen’s side and wander around the world, women suddenly start attacking me like crazy.