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Chapter 185
Nightmare of the World Tree
Ferda recalled the way Erica had looked at them with disgust.
Why Erica showed such hostility toward the elves, why she had subtly engaged in a battle of wills when speaking with the Great Chieftain.
They had once been close.
Close enough to have been engaged.
"So that High Elf coveted Iorga's magic, did he? Seeing someone like you, it's not surprising at all."
W ӗ b̂n о̆v̌ е l Е ńu̇ m̊ а̊_
"You foolish thing! It's the opposite!"
Cyprus shouted, seething with malice.
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"Do you know what tyranny that water called knowledge and reason committed? It trapped my fiancée and killed her! That guy... even though she gave everything! Iorga treated her no differently than a mere mortal!"
Cyprus is an enemy.
There is nothing more stupid than believing an enemy's words.
But precisely because he hates Ferda, he could feel it even more clearly.
Е n̄_u m̀ a
This man is speaking nothing but the truth right now.
As Ferda stood unable to say a word, Cyprus smiled nastily.
"Think your woman will be any different? In the end, you'll be discarded like a worn-out shoe. She'll suspect you on a whim, and wander around looking for just cause to slit your throat!"
The moment he heard those words, Ferda was seized by something.
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It was like a demon, worming its way into the gaps of his heart and approaching.
The difference was, that demon had already taken up residence in Ferda's body.
Е̌ṅ umӑ . і̌d̃_
-She's mocking your fiancée. You gonna just take it?
Ferda answered by raising his hand.
For him, who couldn't even chant a spell, all that remained was his wretched body.
If he drove a mana bolt into his forehead, that guy would also end up as a lump of meat.
That's all he had to make happen.
"Ferda-ssi!"
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Ferda's breath stopped.
That voice right now was a voice that should not be heard.
And it was a voice that should not see him like this.
Regaining his senses, he turned his head toward where the sound came from.
Faintly visible red hair.
Two pairs of horns and golden eyes.
Е̇ n̈ u m_а̃ . i̊ ḋ
It was Valdrova.
But with a single blink, that form scattered like a mirage.
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In the spot where Valdrova had been just moments ago stood a High Elf, Rize.
"Ferda Regent-nim..."
She warned with worry.
"If you kill the Elder-nim, it will truly become irreversible."
W е̄ b̄ ǹо v е l̊ Еn u m̀ а
He had already crossed the line plenty with one arm blown off, so what did killing matter?
Even so, there was a clear difference between death and injury.
'If I kill this guy, will I be able to go back feeling refreshed?'
His body answered the question he threw at himself.
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The Shadow Circle kept on turning.
One thing was certain: if he had done it, it would have been something he regretted.
Е n̄ u ḿа
Ferda lowered his hand.
"Pull yourself together, Elder. At this rate, everyone will die because of your mistake."
"You damn short-lived race...!"
Ferda passed by his back.
Following that, Rize also moved hesitantly behind him.
"If you go behind me... you should give up on the thought of ever returning here."
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Rize's body flinched.
No one had ever properly liked her, but this was the home she had lived in all her life.
Leaving that home could not be easy.
Rize squeezed her eyes shut.
And threw herself over his shoulder.
Soon, along with a wave of mana, the rough sound of a waterfall was heard.
Е̊ n̊u m̌ã
Shortly after, the form of the woman Cyprus knew appeared before his eyes.
"My my?"
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Erica covered her mouth with her hand.
Contrasting with such an action, the corners of her eyes curved like crescent moons.
"It seems the Elder-nim got done in by a stupid short-lived race?"
"..."
Ěnum̃ â.і̄d
Not giving him any time for excuses, leaving only those words, Erica leisurely disappeared.
He desperately suppressed the urge to explode with anger.
Elf soldiers entered inside following her.
"Elder-nim!"
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The elf soldiers stopped their pursuit and checked the condition of the Elder, Cyprus.
Seeing that frenzy magic was cast on his mind, they hastily drew release runes.
W̊ е b ń ȯ v̂ е l Е̌ ṅ u mа
Since it was low-circle magic, it was easily undone.
"You need physical recovery. Please rest—."
"Get lost!"
Cyprus, armed with various protection runes, shouted with a face flushed bright red.
"Absolutely do not let the intruders leave this place! If they try to escape, you may kill them!"
The Elder ran off with the elf soldiers.
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The soldiers who had been pursuing first were standing around unable to leave.
"What are you doing!? Why are you standing around stupidly here!?"
Cyprus couldn't hold back and yelled.
"Th-that is..."
The elite pursuit team let out blank voices like new recruits who had just enlisted.
The moment he saw what the pursuit team was looking at, he knew it couldn't be helped.
Е̊ ńů ṁ а̂
What blocked their path was none other than three spirit bodies.
-No one passes this point!
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-You'll have to get past us!
-Right, right!
Adorable size and voices still childish.
Such childish behavior would be nothing but laughable.
Ėń ũ.m̄ а. і̄ ď
But to their eyes, it was different.
Though their builds were far from filling this long corridor, not a single one dared to step forward.
Even the High Elf Elder couldn't treat them carelessly.
"It would be best to step aside. Spirits."
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-We won't move!
-Rize, don't be mean.
W ӗb̆n о̂ v е́l̆ .Е́n û m̈ ă
-What did Rize do wrong to you guys?
"That man is trying to let the World Tree's enemy escape."
-Are you saying Rize is a bad elf?
"That is so."
The three spirit bodies looked at each other's faces.
Then they started laughing, clutching their stomachs.
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-No way that's true.
-Doesn't exist!
-Rize is nice.
-She greets us every day.
-The bad elves are you guys.
"You're saying we're evil?"
Ë n um̊ а.ї d
-Right, right!
-They left Rize out.
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-Even when there were things she hated, she always endured.
-But no one became her friend.
-Every single day, she had no friends!
-That's why!
W̌ еb̌ n̈ о̄v̀ еl Еńũm а̃
The three spirit bodies intertwined with each other.
At that moment, a surprising thing happened.
Wind rose and the World Tree's outer bark began gathering toward the center of that storm.
Their bodies swelled larger and larger until finally they took the form of a giant giant.
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A body glowing green with two threatening eyes.
The elf elite soldiers didn't just stop, they stepped back.
Ёn um̃а̇. i d̃
An overwhelming pressure that even soldiers trained to suppress survival instinct and advance toward death could not defy.
It couldn't be helped.
That form was the elves' nightmare.
Where did the cute voices go? A monster living in the abyss spoke damply.
-Rize is going to make new friends.
* * *
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Rize and Ferda boarded, and the sky carriage started moving.
It flew smoothly toward the sky, but Erica kept her tension, looking down at the World Tree.
"Compared to how fiercely they resisted, they let you go awfully easily."
"It couldn't be helped."
At Rize's words, Erica turned her gaze.
"Why are you so confident?"
Е̇nu̇ m̃ а
"Because the spirits blocked them."
"Spirits, you say?"
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"Yes, kids like friends who lived inside the World Tree."
There aren't many beings who can enter inside the World Tree.
That was no exception for spirits who cross dimensions.
Since high affinity is the elves' trait, there are many spirits hovering around the World Tree, but the inside is different.
Е̊ n̆ u m̌ а̃.i_d
'Could it be...?'
-Rize, Rize!
Three spirit bodies piercing into the sky carriage.
"You guys...!"
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Rize said with a startled face, looking at those spirits.
"Why are you here?"
E num̆а́. і̆ d
-Because Rize left!
-Right, right!
-And there's something you left behind!
"Something I left behind?"
The cute spirit opened a small dimensional gate and took something out from inside.
It was a beautifully arranged bouquet.
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"Ah!"
Rize had asked the spirits to make a bouquet long ago.
They had run all the way here to keep that promise.
Rize smiled faintly and said.
"It's okay to go back now."
-Not going back?
Е n úm ӑ
"Huh? Why?"
The spirits snuggled right into Rize's arms.
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-It'd be boring without Rize!
-And we're friends!
-Rize's friend!
-Friend of friendless Rize!
Ӗ n̄ ùm̄ а̄
That pure shout made her face turn red again.
The purity created by those adorable little bodies makes people smile, but Erica was quite different.
"Um... Secretary Rize?"
"Yes?"
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"Those spirits surrounding you right now... aren't they the ones called the World Tree's Nightmare?"
World Tree's Nightmare.
W ē b́ n о̆ v ѐ l È n ù mа̌
Spirits inhabiting inside the World Tree, holding its mana, which elves had attempted to subjugate several times but could never remove.
They grew feeding on the World Tree as nutrients, their size and power becoming so mighty they became existences with power too great to be separated from the World Tree.
"There is such a nickname. They're a bit excessively mischievous, but they're not bad kids."
"...Mischievous?"
They had endlessly tormented elves every night, and if touched, they'd return the pain dozens of times worse—using the word 'mischievous' for those pranksters.
High elves who thoroughly exclude outside things for the sake of purity had declared they had no choice but to coexist—one of the few troublesome existences.
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-We never bullied first.
-The ones who told us to get out every day and hurt us were the elves!
-The room is suuuper big, but they say it's all theirs!
-And they didn't speak kindly like Rize.
-That's why you had no friends!
"Ugh, that story isn't related so please..."
W̃ ě bnove ľ È n̂ u m̊ а
Rize's face turned bright red, and the spirits laughed kkkk.
They're definitely doing nothing but adorable things compared to their notorious reputation.
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Rize patted her own face and handed the bouquet to Ferda.
"A-anyway, this is the bouquet I was going to give to Ferda-nim!"
Grass withers when plucked, but the fresh flowers still seemed to be breathing alive.
A subtle floral scent mixed with spirit mana energy, and holding it, a refreshing mood seeped in.
Wе b̆n о̇ v́ ẽl Е n_ŭ mа
Rize then rummaged through her bag.
"And these are from Father... but wait, I can't give you everything..."
Rize had categorized pages by folded marks, and handed four sheets of paper to Ferda.
"Father said to show this to Ferda Regent-nim first."
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"To me?"
"Yes. He said to listen to the stories he couldn't tell, and left those words."
Е́n̊u m̆ а. ìd
Erica glanced at the stack of papers and said.
"Ferda-nim, you read that, and I'll go get what I need to receive."
"Th-that is..."
"Why? You want me to read this first and show you?"
"...Y-yes..."
Erica glared at Rize.
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The pressure as a Dragon Spawn who had swept away elves like water was different from before.
-Don't glare at Rize!
-Bad dragon!
The spirits blocked in front of Rize.
Since they had something to believe in, she couldn't treat them easily.
In the end, Erica threw herself against the backrest, and Ferda slowly read the letter.
W ē b̀ n̊ о v̂ ĕl̂ Еn̊ů m а̊
-To Ferda Regent-nim.
First, I apologize in advance for what will happen from now on.
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You will surely be chased by elves, and things will happen that cause trouble in our relationship.
This is not Ferda Regent-nim's fault, but solely due to my fault.
However, please understand that I cannot explain this matter.
It is something that had to be done for the Serdes Continent, and for us elves.
W.е̃ bnô v̇ē l Е n̆u m а̃.
-We High Elves have one long-cherished wish.
It is what we call 'Mother's Seed'.
In human language it's different, but you probably know what this means.
Mother's Seed.
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Hearing it for the first time today, Ferda could infer what it was.
Magic differs in form and name, but all draw closer to the Source the higher the circle.
E̊ ṅům̊ а
Mother's Seed is that very Source.
It is none other than the 9th Circle magic, Wish.
'The Great Chieftain knows I reached Wish.'
Is that why she was surprised?
Ferda turned to the next page.
-We elves spent hundreds of years enjoying joy for that Seed.
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Because joy is what makes this land abundant and makes us better beings.
But for the last few hundred years, the steps toward obtaining Mother's Seed have slowed.
It was natural.
Because it was trying to reach the Divine Realm higher than Mother.
But they didn't think the reason for the stagnation was natural.
That's why they coveted the path Ferda Regent walked and his knowledge.
En ũ mӑ. i d
What they couldn't let go of in the end was greed.
Greed was the Original Sin that even long-lived elves couldn't shake off.
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-Though it stemmed from my foolishness, I have no regrets because I could see the end.
Ferda Regent, you know what result the end of Ferda, who lived only on anger and hatred, led to.
-Though the driving force differs, the nature is the same, so coincidentally I learned that the path we walk is exactly the same as yours.
They forgot the reason they must endure, the reason they must mourn and grieve death, and focused only on joy.
Ẅ е̃b̃n̆ о́v̂ е l̆ Е́n̂ ûmа̇
Impatience eventually blurred even what they clearly knew, and only the pleasure from wrong methods was eating away at them.
Only then did they realize.
That the inside of the World Tree had already been seized by someone's scheme.
"The World Tree... was seized... by someone?"
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"Seized? What does that mean?"
"I don't know. There's only the statement that someone has already seized it."
W e b n ò v е̂ l Ë n_úṁ а
"That can't be... No one can look into Mother's heart without the Great Chieftain-nim's authority..."
Erica and Rize showed the same reaction.
Ferda finished reading the letter.
-Someone is trying to take all of the land and Mother's things as their own without permission.
I realized it, but this old man's condition is already poor, so I cannot weed them out.
If I inform you two of this matter, it will become difficult to escape this place.
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Your safety is my priority.
When you escaped without knowing the reason, the Tower Master-nim surely would have protested fiercely, so please apologize for this fact on my behalf.
"He asks me to convey that he's sorry for not telling you in advance."
"That old man... if he'd told me in advance, there would have been more I could do to help..."
Erica showed a very disappointed reaction.
Is this what they call love-hate?
W ĕ b_n.о̊ v̊ ë l̂ Е nu m̄ å
Ferda turned to the next page.
-The idle talk was long. From now on, I will give advice that will serve as a signpost for the path Ferda Regent must walk.
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The cause of that incident was finally mentioned.
The next content was as follows.
-To state the conclusion first, the answer you seek is in the East.
Right now, that place called the Devil's Land.
Еňu m а̇. і d́
There lies the answer the Demon King couldn't have.
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