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“Is that a fairy tree?”

[?]

“Yeah. That tree tried to kidnap you all night?”

I woke up happily and suddenly found myself as a victim of attempted kidnapping.

“I was so surprised when a sound suddenly appeared in the middle of the night. I was about to panic right away, but I noticed it right before and stopped. ”

The back of the mansion, led out by Yeonhwa’s hand.

As I blinked my half-asleep eyes, Yeonhwa shook her head in disbelief and pointed at the fairy’s neck with her finger.

“Huh… ?”

[question]

I tilted my head again and observed the fairy tree.

A fairy tree that has grown incredibly much beyond the original plan.

Although the leaves had not yet sprouted and the place was still bare, a mystical atmosphere flowed.

There was nothing unusual about it. Rather, it was getting healthier as each day passed. This was thanks to the roots and branches absorbing life from it.

The dead fairy tree has now become a living, breathing tree.

The expansion ability of Taesan, the life story board, and the uniqueness of my fairy tribe are intertwined to create something similar to resurrection.

At that moment, a noise stirred inside the fairy’s neck, and a vivid idea was conveyed.

-Uh… Are you the king?

Somewhere in the fairy forest, a hollow space was found where the fairy, Rio, was sleeping.

-Already… Haam… Did you sleep well…?

[Yeah, did you sleep well too?]

-Yeah… I slept really comfortably…

Rio crawled out, flapping his folded five-colored wings slightly. I, who was observing him, let out a small smile.

[That’s fortunate]

[Do you like the fairy tree?]

-Okay! I really, really like it!

The drowsy spirit that had been building up suddenly rose.

-I’m so happy! I’m happy to see you again!

This fairy tree is the tree where Rio and other children lived and were born. You can’t help but feel attached to it.

I had to send that fairy tree away against my will, and before I could even begin to control my emotions, I had to run away from the monster.

It’s no wonder everyone is clinging to the fairy’s neck.

‘Did Seo Yul like the fairy tree?’

Although his attitude was somewhat awkward, whenever he had time, he would come out and look at the fairy tree and stroke it.

It was a bit too much, but it was a good decision to save him.

I smiled faintly and shook my head.

[There’s no need to get up. I just came out for a moment, so sleep a little longer.]

-Yeah… but…

[I’ll check and go in soon… Okay?]

-Yeah… Okay…

Rio hesitated for a moment, but when he heard the truth in the voice, he felt relieved and slowly went back inside.

And then he falls asleep as if he has fainted.

“… Did you just wake up? ”

“Yes, so I said it was okay and that I could sleep.”

“Aha… Hmm… ”

“Why are you like that?”

As I tilted my head, Yeonhwa looked at the necklace of confession with a strange look in her eyes.

“No, when you talk to fairies, the way you talk is a bit… Ahem. My words came out a bit wrong.”

“?”

[?]

Yeonhwa shook her head without saying a word.

[hmm]

Anyway, there is nothing strange about the fairy tree itself.

The only part that I can feel is the uniqueness of the fairy tree. It seems like that part has its own will.

‘I need to check further.’

I didn’t think Yeonhwa’s words were a lie.

If there had been even the slightest threat, the sense of crisis would have sounded the alarm.

It wasn’t like that in the first place. There was no reason for Yeonhwa to lie to me.

Even if it’s a lie…

‘Well, there must have been a reason.’

He nodded and made a hand gesture with both hands together.

‘Manifestation, the power of knowledge.’

-Woooow!

The wavering consciousness settled down. The sensation in my body became half-diminished, and my consciousness became clear again.

My eyes opened.

Instead of fog, I saw countless bookshelves. Even when I turned left and right, or tilted my head up to look, there were bookshelves piled up as if wrapping around a round center.

‘No problem.’

It is a place of consciousness where ‘books’ realized with the power of knowledge are gathered, and it looks similar to the space inside the Tower of Knowledge.

I didn’t make it up.

When Ariel gave me the power of knowledge, it was already a library that was convenient and easy to use.

Consideration is not the only thing. This library… The power of knowledge is also connected to the power of observation.

Surplus information is not discarded, but is piled up in this library.

‘The memories from yesterday are over here.’

The body realized in consciousness emerged.

Passing through books of various thicknesses and colors, I came to a place where memories were collected.

A book that has been carefully packed with information observed that day. Thanks to that, the thickness is thrilling. I pulled out yesterday’s memories.

-Woooow!

At the same time, I regained consciousness. My fading senses returned. I saw Yeonhwa looking down at me blankly.

“Did you just get the book out?”

“Okay.“

Yeonhwa’s gaze returned to the book in her hand. A book with a pure white cover. Swish! As she poured magic into it, the book opened.

Memories of last night that had been forgotten came flooding back to me.

A tree branch slowly opened the window and came in, wrapping its arms around my waist and trying to take me away…

[What is this?]

I almost got kidnapped.

I turned around with a bewildered expression. I tapped the roots exposed above the ground for no reason.

[What are you]

[Why did you take me?]

I keep saying that, but I don’t feel that seriously.

If there had been even a hint of malice or danger, consciousness would have suddenly arisen.

That is, it means that only good intentions were involved and the results of the actions were not harmful to me.

-Slurp

At that moment, the thick root that had been knocking began to twitch, and a thin root grew out.

“Oh, it’s moving.”

It was just as Yeonhwa said. The roots that had been moving for a while slowly began to grow in this direction.

As expected, there was no malicious intent.

Rather, I feel a warm sense of goodwill. As I sat still without touching it, roots grew and gently wrapped around my hand.

-Hwaak…

The energy flowing from the roots warmed my body.

‘animation?’

Some of the vitality that filled the fairy’s neck seeped into me. The process was clean and without loss.

[Were you trying to give me some life?]

-Woooow!

The doctor’s intention was conveyed through wide-open eyes that touched the roots.

A small and young mind. It is difficult to call it consciousness… It is similar to a lower level spirit.

But the good intentions were conveyed.

A soft smile naturally formed on my lips.

[Thank you. You thought of me?]

As I gently stroked the root wrapped around my hand, the root began to wiggle as if it was happy. Before I knew it, the winged clothes that had transformed into three pairs of wings fluttered once.

‘?’

I turned my head at the gaze that was gently touching my cheek.

“Why are you like that?”

“Um… No, it’s nothing.”

Yeonhwa swallowed and coughed.

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While the cadets were somewhat reflecting on the achievements they had made in the entrance exam, the midterm evaluation day of the first semester of the second year arrived.

The schedule is no different from last year.

Two days for the written test and three days for the practical test. Today was the second day, the last day of the written test.

‘hmm.’

A cafe near the evaluation office. I had a strange expression on my face while drinking ice water.

‘I can’t be nervous anymore.’

I was so anxious and worried about the results.

I just finished the written test and I did it without any problems. I am confident that I got all the answers right.

The upcoming practical skills test and tournament? I had bad thoughts, but I wasn’t worried because the results would be good anyway.

‘I feel like the price is a bit high.’

What was it like this time last year?

I took the written exam to the best of my ability, keeping my conscience in mind. I swallowed dry saliva while thinking about the practical exam that would come next.

“Oh my… That wasn’t easy… It was hard… ”

That’s my situation.

Sitting across from me, I clutched my head. It seemed different from the others.

I bit my lip as I was about to ask how it was naturally.

[… Private, which problem was so difficult for you?]

“Ah…ugh…everything…everything was difficult… ”

[Didn’t it come out of the scope you studied?]

“Ugh… I did get it, but it was hard… ”

Daerasajeo answers with a fierce expression while slurping sweet coffee.

Last weekend, I stayed at Ihasol’s mansion, practiced, and prepared for the written test.

This also put me in the position of giving advice to Ihasol and teaching Daerasajeo.

“Ah… That was the most difficult part. That dungeon analysis… ”

[Um… You got most of it right?]

I tilted my head.

Compared to the whining, most of the explanations and answers are correct.

In a way, it was natural.

Although Daerasajeo wasn’t in a position to study recently, he had the knowledge he gained from surviving for several years.

“That’s right… but look at the other parts. I really don’t know about that.”

[aha]

But other than that, the score was definitely lower compared to the dungeon and monster sections.

“Oh my, my head hurts… But I’m finally done with the written test. My ranking will go up a lot after the practical test… ”

[hmm]

Erasajeo bangs her head on the table and lets out a sigh of exhaustion.

I nodded and raised my hand, thinking back and forth about the difficult problem that Daerasajeo had been complaining about.

A book came to mind. It is a book realized with the power of knowledge.

[yap]

“That’s it.”

He put it on Daerasaje’s head. The book melted into his head. Daerasaje, who had been lying down, woke up in surprise.

“What, what, what… Hey… ?”

The stammering words trailed off at the end. His blue eyes opened wide and he blinked absentmindedly.

“… Huh?”

[Do you understand now?]

“Huh, uh… Huh? What was that just now?”

Daerasajeo muttered, patting my head. She seemed not to understand. She nodded and rubbed the ice.

[It’s one of my abilities]

[It’s about condensing knowledge or concepts into a book… and you can give it to others.]

It is the exercise of the power of knowledge.

“… Ah! Wait! Then why didn’t you just give it to me? ”

As I was chewing on a few pieces of ice, Daerasaje, who had been opening her mouth wide, let out a sigh and pointed to my head.

[That’s true]

“What the heck! Then before I look at your notes, with this… ”

[Then it seems like too much foul play. If you take the test with the knowledge I gave you, you will be taking back the smartwatch and communication device…]

“… Oh, is that wrong? Well, it’s a bit weird to take the test like this.”

I quickly realized that Erasajeo had become a street vendor. I smiled bitterly at that sight.

[Ahaha. If you just pass it on like this, your own growth will be delayed. Learning that comes with understanding is much better.]

“Yeah, the priest is right. Oh my, nothing in this world is easy.”

Erasajeo, who was muttering in vain while taking a sip of coffee. After only three sips, the coffee was empty.

“Priest. Are priests also participating in tournaments?”

[Yes, I will also participate in the combat major]

“Wow… What about the people who meet the priest during their second year? No? Rather, there might be people who like it because it’s advertised.”

I nodded at the question that suddenly came to mind.

Tournament. The thought still came to me after that.

After the midterm exams are over, it’s vacation time.

There’s a lot to do during the vacation.

‘I also have to go into the dungeon that has the Jewel of Attention.’

The dungeon level is so high that I’m being cautious, but I think I should obtain it for safety reasons.

There is a lot more room for growth.

However, the most important schedule is the meeting between the three generations of the family.

‘Should I leave right after the vacation to prepare…?’

Because the conference is of such a large scale, you will need time to arrive early and prepare.

The truth has already been revealed. The nature of homogenization has not been revealed, but it is known that it uses Kyeophwa, Changhae, and Taesan.

I don’t know how the meeting will go. The third meeting, which had a similar flow, ended just before the meeting was held.

‘If the event proceeds in a similar manner… I will also have to undergo a verification of my unique abilities.’

It will probably be held in a format similar to a duel.

‘hmm.’

I nodded as I stroked my chin and measured the estimate.

Whatever it is, it can’t hurt to look good while you’re at it.

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That evening.

I entered the spacious training room in the basement of the mansion and opened a space in the empty space.

Thud! The monster’s corpse fell with a heavy sound. There wasn’t much blood or anything on it.

‘Was this a 4-tier thing?’

One of the monsters that was subdued on the other side, the monster’s corpse was often put into a subspace.

In particular, the corpses of these high-ranking monsters have so many uses that I collected them carefully.

The main use is, of course, necromancy.

I crossed my arms and observed the condition of the body.

The monster’s corpse was not decayed. Rather, it was so lifelike that it seemed like it had just died.

This is because the flow of time in subspace has been manipulated.

‘But, it’s not good enough to be called a special.’

In the first place, it is difficult to create a special command.

It is difficult to strengthen and attach the corpse, but it is due to the innate limitations of the commander.

A dead body… A doll that moves by pouring spirit and life into a broken vessel.

That is the nature of command.

In other words, the more vivid and clear the idea of moving the puppet is, the better.

‘then…’

I drew the sky again.

It wasn’t a subspace. Instead of a hole, a black book appeared in the air.

‘The condition… is okay as expected.’

He checked the condition of the book and pushed it into the body.

The book naturally blended into the corpse.

Boom! The corpse shook. It was a positive reaction that occurred as a vivid soul that suited the aptitude entered.

I nodded and made a sign for Mt. Taesan.

‘Well, it’s your original body. It should fit well, right?’

The power of knowledge can contain various things such as concepts and knowledge in books.

There are souls within that range that I can handle.

A commander who was close to success rose up.