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Chapter 299 – The World Tree

“Ruan Friuli. Move.”

“That’s right. Ruan! It’s dangerous, so move!”

As if their brief hesitation was an illusion, the two did not abandon their will to fight each other.

Neither showed any sign of backing down.

“Calm down, both of you! Alisha. Do you want to fight your sister who just gained freedom? Can’t you ask about such a thing later! And Aris, I’m happy you’re angry for my sake. But you shouldn’t fight your sister! Realize your positions!”

High Elves are like kings among elves.

For the two of them to divide and fight could even lead to the division of the nation.

Especially now that Aris has gained her freedom, unlike before when she couldn’t properly act, the faction for her will only grow stronger.

Instead, the jackals eagerly eyeing power are likely to flock to this side.

As if they had reached the same conclusion, they finally hesitated and began to withdraw their power.

“…You’re right. I’ll stop at this much for now.”

“I’m sorry, Ruan. I got too excited.”

“There’s no need to be sorry. You two are each other’s only family. Let’s get along.”

Alisha and Aris exchanged glances.

Though lingering feelings remained between them, perhaps not wanting to ruin their relationship as the only blood relatives, as I said, they didn’t open their mouths.

Alisha straightened her clothes and then spoke.

“Then I’ll go. The curse is lifted, so there’s no more business.”

“Didn’t you say you had something to ask me?”

Alisha, who was heading for the exit, looked back.

Her face was as expressionless and dead as ever.

“…That’s fine now. It doesn’t matter.”

“Is that so? Alright. See you later.”

“Well. We won’t be meeting for personal reasons anymore.”

*Clank!*

Alisha left the room.

‘She looks really upset.’

It wasn’t just because she fought with Alisha; it seemed like she had some dissatisfaction even before that.

Perhaps it was because I had sex with Aris for too long?

“Come to think of it, it’s really late.”

The rape that began late at night finally ended in the deep hours of dawn.

The sun would rise in a few hours.

Tomorrow, starting in the morning, I had to produce both rape and 100-value semen with Deborah, then defile Pernia at lunch, and Leona in the evening.

If I didn’t want to suffer, I should go back and sleep soon.

“Aris. Then I’ll be going too. Today was fun.”

“Ah! I, I, I, I had f-fun too.”

“I’m glad it didn’t remain a bad memory. See you again later.”

“Yes! I’ll c-come find you!”

Aris raised her small hands and waved them enthusiastically.

She had grown somewhat, but she was still small and cute.

I left Aris’s room and returned to my dormitory.

‘It won’t be long now.’

Until the main episode of Elven Forest.

*

Today was the day for the World Tree tour, and familiar faces greeted us at the entrance.

“Ruaan!”

*Thump!*

Aris ran and hugged me.

Deborah and Alisa, who were on either side of me, and Isis, who was leading the second-year line, frowned.

In contrast, Uni’s brightly blooming face and Abel, tilting his head as if asking when they got so close, were striking.

Feeling a headache coming on, I first took care of Aris.

“Aris, what brings you here?”

“Ah! You didn’t know! I’m supposed to be your guide today!”

“Oh, really?”

“Yes! The World Tree is a very important place, you see. M-more than anything…”

“More than anything?”

Aris, twisting her body and showing an affectionate gesture, answered with a shy smile.

“I wanted to see Ruan.”

“Ah ha…”

Along with her shy confession, stinging gazes poured in from all directions.

Not only my lovers, but even Sara, who had been avoiding me next to Isis as much as possible, and Skadia, who had been looking at me like a roadside stone, wore expressions of disgust.

I felt a little unjustly accused by their looks, as if asking if I would even touch a child like this.

‘She’s an adult, though.’

Of course, they probably didn’t know that.

In fact, if they found out I’d even had sex with her, I might really be mistaken for a lolicon.

Anyway, as I was greeting Aris, Alisha stepped forward, whether to help or simply not caring at all.

“Now, I will guide all of you to the World Tree. The World Tree Yggdrasil, the parent of all elves and a living deity, is a legendary tree said to connect thousands of worlds. Please be careful, as a careless movement could send you flying to another world.”

Flying to another world… it does pique my interest a little.

Who knows?

Maybe if I trip once here, I’ll return to Earth.

‘Well, there’s no way that’ll happen.’

Alisha said thousands, but at this very moment, dimensions are splitting into tens and hundreds, so the probability of me returning to Earth is infinitely close to zero.

It would be more probable, statistically, to be struck by lightning 100 times in a row out of a clear sky.

“Then, please follow me. Sister. Stop clinging and come here.”

“Ah, uh, okay! Ruan. Talk to you in a bit.”

Aris, who had whispered cutely, kneaded my hand with regret before scurrying to Alisha.

As the World Tree tour officially began, I was immediately surrounded by my lovers.

“Ruan. We need an explanation.”

“Right! What happened? Why is Princess Aris clinging to you?”

“Ruan. Tell your older sister honestly.”

Soft skin pressed in from all sides, and fragrant scents tickled my nose.

Outwardly, it was clearly a happy scene, but plagued by a barrage of questions, I couldn’t enjoy their touch at all.

“W-well, it’s complicated to explain, but simply put, I broke Aris’s curse. As you know, I have the Phoenix’s flame. So she likes me for that.”

“What? That’s all it was? Still, it’s a bit dangerous, isn’t it? Be careful! Don’t add more women.”

“Alisa’s right. Ruan. Other women are fine, but Princess Aris is a bit… you know. Be careful.”

Isis seemed worried that I might become tainted by a distorted preference.

I was a little curious how they would react if I told them I had already enjoyed Aris’s dainty pussy.

I gave a vague answer and then looked at Deborah.

‘Why is she like that?’

Unlike the other two, she was silently lost in deep thought.

“Deborah. What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”

“Hmm… Ruan. I’m sorry, but as I recall, wasn’t Princess Aris’s curse engraved on her hymen?”

“Uh…?”

How did she know?

The moment that shocking information slipped out, not only I, but also Alisa and Isis, who had been relieved, froze.

The two stared at me with creaking movements.

“What are you talking about? Hymen?”

“Ruan. Is Deborah’s statement true?”

“N-no. That’s…”

“Tell us the truth! How did you do it?!”

“Ruan? Your older sister can understand. Even if it’s an unusual preference, it’s okay as long as you love your older sister. So tell me straight!”

This is really screwed up.

To think Deborah knew about the curse; my attempt to gloss it over was exposed.

First, I need to clear up my own curiosity.

“Deborah. How do you know that? That should be top-secret information, shouldn’t it?”

“…My teacher told me. She said she heard it when she went to Elven Forest. She told me not to tell anyone, as it’s top-secret information, just as Ruan said. More importantly, that question is as good as a confession.”

“I, I…”

“Ruan, so how did you break the curse? With your finger? Or…”

Deborah’s gaze dropped.

Following her, Alisa’s and Isis’s eyes, staring at my crotch, sparked with fire.

“Hey! Did you really have sex with that child!?”

“Ruan! A-are you perhaps into young girls? Is that it?”

“Ah, j-just a moment! Lower your voices! What if someone hears?!”

Fresh air, a dreamy landscape, a mysterious atmosphere.

The inside of the World Tree was truly magnificent, enough to be called another world, but I had no leisure to examine it.

I merely warned them so that this conversation wouldn’t reach other people’s ears.

Alisa and Isis also thought that the rumor of me being a lolicon shouldn’t spread, so they covered their mouths and looked around nervously.

The eyes of those who had been subtly glancing at us scattered.

“S-so, is it true? You really had sex with Princess Aris?”

“Ruan. C-can your older sister become a child too? I heard there’s a magic potion for that.”

“You don’t need it! And I only did that to break the curse; I’m not particularly fond of children!”

I was a little curious about what Isis looked like as a child, but I didn’t want to be misunderstood because of it.

Moreover, we would break up anyway when I returned to the Empire, so I didn’t know what the big deal was.

When I explained that, they immediately retorted.

“So you *did* do it. You *are* a lolicon.”

“Ruan. Don’t get complacent or you’ll be in for a big surprise. She might follow you, you know.”

“I’m not a lolicon! Anyway, Lady. Follow me? That’s logically impossible. How can a High Elf leave her post?”

It was impossible even normally, and even less so considering what was about to happen today.

*Boom!*

As if to prove it, a tremendous roar struck my ears.

“Everyone, form a defensive perimeter!”

At the same time, the captain of the Elven Knights guarding Alisha and Aris gave the command.

The Elven Knights quickly and orderly formed a formation according to the directive.

[Cackle cackle!]

Then, a single demonic sword pierced through the World Tree and appeared. Other rabble also emerged from all directions.

I felt a little relieved.

‘Hersculer isn’t here.’

Originally, two Apostles, including Hersculer, should have appeared, but it seemed his wounds from Cain hadn’t healed.

If there was only one Apostle, our current strength was more than enough.

[Hahahaha! You! Come at me!]

Calisto burst into maniacal laughter and charged.

The target of his sword strike was me, not the High Elf sisters or the leader of the Elven Knights.

“Crazy!”

I immediately used Incarnation.

*Boom!*

Immediately after, a shock rocked my body.

Calisto’s full-power attack, as if the previous fight had merely been a warm-up, unleashed an unbearable force.

Unable to endure even a moment, my body was sent flying like a toy, crashing into the wall.

But there was no time to rest.

*Whoosh!*

As Calisto pursued me right behind, I threw my body to the side, and his sword pierced the wall by a hair’s breadth.

The World Tree’s wall must have been incredibly strong, yet it went through as if slicing a radish.

[Hahahaha! Is this all you’ve got?! Try harder! Or you’ll die!]

“I was going to anyway, you bastard!”

*Whoosh!*

I pulled out all my strength.

Over 800 magic power was entirely converted into flames, rising up massively.

This was the moment I was about to use even the Declaration of Rape.

*Hummm!*

Suddenly, a resonant hum echoed, and the flames began to escape my control.

“What is this?”

Still, the power wasn’t so strong that I failed to recover all but a portion, but that was the problem.

*Whoosh!*

A speck of flame suddenly absorbed the abundant spiritual power from its surroundings and swelled into a giant.

And it took on a certain form.

“No way…”

As if proving my prediction, the flames transformed into a giant dragon made entirely of fire.

[Insolent fool! So we meet at last! I’ll burn you all to ashes!]

“Ifrit!”

The bastard was Ifrit, the Spirit King of Fire, the lolicon who had placed a curse on Aris’s hymen.