episode_0172

Putting aside thoughts about a woman I met for the first time suddenly asking me to be affectionate, or whether sex with a harpy is bestiality, I first cleared up the biggest misunderstanding. It seemed like this harpy called Oquipete was clearly looking for someone, not just anyone.

“First of all, I am not Notos.”

“Yes?”

“I have never heard of a being called the god of the south wind, and it was by chance that I flew in on the south wind. It flew with the power of this wind spirit.”

When I showed him a glimpse of Sirocco, Oquipete asked back as if he couldn’t believe it.

“But, you’re God, right?”

“That is correct. The god of conception.”

“If you are the god of conception, there will be no problem! Please impregnate me!”

“…….”

First of all, since it was a position where dignity had to be maintained, I couldn’t make an openly empty expression, but it couldn’t be helped that it was difficult to manage my facial expression. In fact, it took a lot of courage to even introduce myself bluntly as the god of conception, because the answer to that was to ask you to make me pregnant.

Instead of giving a clear answer, I once again asked Sirocco, who seemed to know a lot about harpies, a question in my heart.

‘Harpies don’t have males, right? ‘I know so.’

‘No. Normally, they give birth to unfertilized eggs, but when they receive seeds from another male species, they give birth to fertilized eggs.’

In that case, the fact that the harpy in front of me was asking for affection from me was not that strange.

“Oquipete. I understand that since you are a harpy, you want the seed of a foreign male. But I need to explain why I want the God Seed. Can you persuade me?”

“Uh… that’s…”

Judging by the fact that he had been speaking in a vain manner until now and then suddenly hesitated, it seemed that his purpose was not very positive.

“Actually, all of my sisters received a trust. It is said that only by receiving the seed of God can one live a long life and not be short…”

‘There’s an oracle like that?’

If we look at the oracles that mainly appear in the mythology where they originated, we could all agree that they are not sane, but that is only a story in mythology. Although this is a different world, it is a stark reality, and although I am a god, I have doubts about being an ‘oracle’.

An oracle is a prophecy or warning from God, but since the god here is not omnipotent and omnipotent, the prophecy and warning have little credibility. Naturally, I became curious about who the bastard who gave the oracle was.

“Where and from whom did you receive that oracle?”

“Yes! It is the oracle of the World Tree in this mountain range!”

“World Tree…?”

So, Prinia gave that kind of oracle?

“Are you sure? The World Tree gave you such an oracle?”

“Yes! It was clearly the oracle of the World Tree!”

“Then you were deceived. It’s not your fault, so I won’t question you.”

“So, are you saying you were deceived?”

Then I was deceived. Could it be that Prinia really said something like that? In the first place, the World Tree is not even Prinia herself, but merely a residual thought. The main task is to share Prinia’s excessive workload, not to give such a sick and threatening oracle to a single harpy.

Since it is true that the World Tree is located in this mountain range, the answer was clear. It meant that someone was impersonating the will of the World Tree and giving false hope to the Harpies.

“I happened to have some business to do at the World Tree, so it went well. Go back to your sisters and tell them that the oracle is false and to stop their vain search for God.”

“Oh, I understand!”

As soon as Oquipete heard my words, he flew away in the opposite direction from where he came. I decided to figure out the cause of what happened on my own.

I already felt very bad, thinking that I was just handing over the magic sword and had nothing to do with it, but it turned out to be a good thing.

“Let’s go, Sirocco.”

“Yes!”

I rode Sirocco’s wind again and visited the World Tree. Of course, I knew the detailed location, but the World Tree was quite easy to see. This was because the terrain was rugged, forming a mountain range where trees grew sparsely, and only around the World Tree were many different types of trees growing densely.

” Yeongcha.”

I landed hard on this sloping forest that was difficult to even stand on. However, since the roots, trunks, and vines of the trees were all in place, there was no chance of slipping or falling.

“……Ugh.”

As soon as I landed in this rugged forest, I automatically sighed. This is because there was a sense that the thread goes where the needle goes, and that it was natural to come near the World Tree.

“I don’t think I’ll say anything nice, so I’ll say this in advance. Everyone jumps out.”

As I chanted it as a warning with the power of my faith, people who were hiding here and there came out at the same time and gathered in front of me in tears. It was a group of elves that looked to be less than thirty people.

“Gui, who are you?”

Instead of answering an elf’s question, as usual, I took out a bow. It was the bow of the World Tree that you loved so much.

“Meet you, Titania!”

Like all the elves I had met so far, all the elves who received the bow called me Titania and revered me.

“Did you come to such a rough place just because the World Tree took root?”

To be honest, my opinion is that no two-legged creature other than a winged bird would ever survive in these mountains, but the elf answered confidently as if it was no problem, as expected from an elf.

“Of course! Wherever the World Tree takes root, it is paradise!”

It’s paradise. That’s a good thing. But aren’t there people who ate well and lived well here, regardless of the existence of the World Tree? Since I suspected that there was a high probability that these elves were the ones who had deceived the harpies, I cautiously tried my luck.

“……Yes, but there are people who originally lived in that paradise.”

“No. We started settling down here three days ago, but we didn’t see anyone’s footsteps.”

They don’t seem to care about monsters like harpies.

“There is no way there are footprints. They have wings and live in the sky.”

I saw some elves startled by my words. Gotcha, you guys.

“I will say it without hesitation. What did you do to the harpies here?”

“…….”

The elves who have become a mixed race. I threatened them by gently raising the bow of the World Tree.

“I’m disappointed. You’re hiding something from me.”

“Well, that… Actually, the harpies were a hindrance to us settling down here, so we took action.”

“What measures?”

“…I hide myself in the forest and say it is the World Tree’s will to leave this place in search of a non-existent god….”

I stopped and slapped my forehead with my hand in response to the elves’ confusion. Now, you are committing fraud by impersonating the World Tree. Babies called elves.

“How dare you impersonate the World Tree and deceive others? These outrageous acts… Did you do this knowing that it was blasphemy!?”

I know. In fact, Prinia wouldn’t even care about this kind of thing. Still, it wasn’t like that. No matter how much the harpies are treated as monsters, how can they commit fraud like that to steal the home of an opponent they can communicate with?

“Sorry, sorry!”

When I screamed, the elves all trembled like aspen trees and asked for forgiveness.

“The ones you should apologize to are not me, but the harpies. I told one of the Harpies that the World Tree oracle was a lie, so if a dispute arises with the Harpies in the future over this, you should give up this place and retreat.”

“Yes… yes! Okay!”

“…I’m glad I have the last conscience.”

Still, there was something I liked about the military-style answer. If I kept making excuses like ‘but’ or ‘but’ until the end, I was planning to tell Prinia directly through the World Tree.

Anyway, if something bad happens in the forest and you shoot an elf, you’ll get roughly hit. At least, that was the case with all the shitty things I experienced in the forest when I came to this world.

“Um… Titania, is it okay for us to stay here if we have permission from the harpies?”

“Okay… no, no. Now that I think about it, I think it would be right to leave this place.”

“Yes? How could that…”

It wasn’t that I didn’t like the elf, but it was a reasonable decision. I had come here to store the magic sword, and of course this place would attract Akasha’s attention.

Of course, attacking the World Tree was tantamount to declaring war on Prinia, so the possibility of him actually invading this place was quite low, but it was not for nothing that they said it was just a chance.

In any case, their safety was not guaranteed by the World Tree, so it was better for the elves not to set foot here, at least unlike the harpies who originally lived here and could easily escape by flying in the sky.

“I can understand the feeling of not wanting to leave the side of the World Tree that you have found so long ago. It’s hard to say that I’m a minister, but I want to lead you to the green land…”

As soon as I finished speaking, the elves cheered.

“Green land!?”

“Wow! Thank you, Titania!”

“Hurrah! Long live Titania~!”

I couldn’t explain the magic sword, so I came up with a rough appeasement plan, but I was glad that he liked it so much. Anyway, because of this incident, a new group of elves joined the vicinity of Arjen’s Lair, and my perception of elves fell into the abyss once more.