Chapter 384 – Episode 384 – Phallic Stone in the World Tree Era
“Honestly, I don’t feel like I want to go down that road as much as I used to.”
“Because a lot of time has passed.”
Jad thought for a moment and confessed that he no longer had the will to continue his research.
It’s a dream I’ve had since I was young, and it has come to fruition in its own way.
It’s probably because it took so long to forcibly cut it off, making it impossible for me to love it.
“I no longer remember the enthusiasm I had back then. I don’t even think it would be fun.”
“Okay. Then…”
“But I still want to participate.”
“Uh, huh?”
It was an unexpected answer, so I quickly said what I wanted to say.
I don’t really want to do it, but I’m still going to do it.
Is there a reason?
“It’s impossible to be interested in the research itself anymore. But you’re not doing it because you’re interested in it, right?”
“That’s right.”
To save my precious people.
And in order to save the elves suffering from the remnants of this world tree and break the chain of evil.
Research was just an intermediate means for that.
“What if it’s the same for me?”
In the end, Asta and Zad were fooled by this nightmarish system.
Maybe it’s not this type of relationship, but a relationship that could have continued more normally…
“So, I don’t want anyone to experience this anymore.”
If this research can break the shackles of the terrible World Tree.
In the end, there will be no more victims like him.
If a world came where we could love and trust each other in a more normal way…
“I think it would be better to help with Asta.”
“That’s right. I’ll do my best to help.”
“Zad, Asta…”
I was honestly touched by the two people who said they would sincerely help us.
In particular, Asta, after being forgiven by Zad, is more like the old me who gave in and broke.
He said he would help me with a very clear and relaxed expression.
‘In the end, it was a form of escape.’
Because her downfall began with her complete hatred of herself.
This may be seen as a given, but it is.
As that part was properly resolved, the wing that was torn off during the fall was regenerated.
It was very shiny.
… Of course, if you see him acting coquettish as soon as the story ends.
It seems like there is still a part of him that obeys me out of a hobby.
That has become a sexual preference, so we should respect it.
“Are you going to the dungeon from now on?”
“Yes.”
First of all, Naeil checked to see if there were any health problems after that.
As a result, we were able to see that we were completely free from deteriorating health caused by the World Tree.
Previously, because parts of the body were replaced with the World Tree, the body collapsed just by maintaining the power of the World Tree.
Now, I am able to properly absorb the World Tree remaining in the dungeon and supply the energy on my own.
Thanks to that, I was able to inhabit the World Tree without any problems like I did.
Even at the cost of losing the characteristics gained through previous awakening.
Because I was able to awaken a new ability that seems to have originated from the World Tree.
In the form of a ‘high elf’, in a way, it has become a new type of awakened person.
“Tomorrow. I’ll ask you a favor.”
“Yes.”
Naeil stretched out his hand to the floor, and the tree roots that appeared nearby naturally got stuck in the floor.
And then it slowly started to glow, and before I knew it, about half of the space became brighter.
It seemed like it was starting to operate normally.
“It works properly.”
“That’s definitely true. I guess it was the right answer.”
This, the first dungeon we came to, seemed to require the power of the parts of the world tree that the three of us had.
They were designated as roots, flowers, and fruits, respectively.
If all three high elves with the three powers gathered together, they would be able to utilize the functions of this dungeon.
And in the dungeon we visited last time, Tomorrow becomes a high elf with the power of ‘root’.
One of the conditions was fulfilled, and it was working properly.
‘Well, other kids can sit in there too.’
Because he does not have the mental strength to maintain the power of the World Tree that he emits.
In other words, because the power of the World Tree could not be supplied stably, it was not possible to actually go to Dongjak.
Just like what Naeil experienced this time, I felt like I had to absorb the insufficient world tree.
“Then the direction itself has been found.”
“You could say so.”
Probably after solving the problems in each dungeon like this and coming back.
Ultimately, turning this place on and normalizing the elf dimension can be seen as the ending.
“The only problem is that the system is not cooperative with us.”
It’s close to a kind of program.
Because it is a system created to deal with the existing World Tree and High Elf system.
They just try to do what they have to do, without considering people’s feelings.
Because of this, unexpected situations may arise.
Like this time, the default may be to create new memories and delete existing memories.
Or something completely different and bizarre may pop out.
We achieved that half by chance this time.
From now on, this is an area that needs to be properly considered and guided.
“Well, you can think about it then. It’s a dungeon problem for now.”
“We have to go to the remaining dungeons and do something similar to this…?”
“Okay.”
“I like it because it’s simple.”
“But, didn’t you find the location of the dungeon last time?”
“That’s right. The location coordinates themselves are all recorded.”
Still, there was a reason why they only gave me that information.
There are reasons why it is impossible to visit other places now.
It was the only place I could go straight to.
“The place that is impossible to get to even now is a place called Alb Academy.”
The most famous academy in the world, a kind of university.
It is the best educational institution with numerous research and teachings.
Of course, only awakened people can enter this place.
“It’s protected by strict security, so I think you’ll have to give it some thought to breach this security.”
“It’s actually the final boss.”
“That’s right.”
It is a place where you have to occupy the place to enter the center of power to enter.
The decision was to increase the power as much as possible, that is, to go after gaining at least one more power of the World Tree.
Therefore, the explanation was that it would be right to visit the academy last.
In that case, the only remaining dungeon is the one that contains the power of the World Tree’s ‘flower’.
Jad pointed a stick at the material he had taken out, showing that the way to get there was easy.
However, the explanation does not seem to be the end, as the movement suddenly stops at the entrance.
“You can visit the remaining dungeons themselves. There is a key needed to enter.”
“Keys? That’s a pain too.”
“I found the location. The problem is that it’s not an easy location to get…”
The dungeon itself is not a difficult place to get to.
There is a key needed to enter the dungeon.
The explanation was that the work to obtain it had to be done in advance.
“Where are you?”
“It’s a museum.”
“… It looks like an old item.”
“That’s right.”
In fact, it seems that this part was researched on my own while I was away.
At that time, I had no faith in myself, so I had to get at least one piece of information like this.
He said he investigated because he thought he could use the information to make a deal with me.
“As expected, Jad is amazing.”
As someone who succeeded in investigating this starting point on his own.
We succeeded in conducting such an investigation in such a short period of time.
It even seems like I just figured it out using the information I had without going anywhere…
“By combining the hints in the dungeon, I figured out what the key was asking for. Since it is a historical item, it is not difficult to find out where it is.”
In particular, Jad was given full authority to Asta.
Because Jad could also access all the information that Asta could access.
It is said that based on that, they were able to find out where the relic was located.
“It is a museum on the outskirts that is openly open.”
Of course, these days, elves don’t have much interest in things like museums.
They said that unless students come to play in groups, it is not a place where many people come.
“However, other than what we are targeting, there are a lot of very important items. The protection is quite tight.”
“That’s a bit of a pain.”
“At least if the manager there is an elf named Reika, he can easily steal it away…”
He is a truly powerful elf who has fully awakened.
Even if few people come, I have great pride in the museum I run.
He said that he probably wouldn’t be able to seduce me in a simple way.
“If I were a person crazy about money, I could solve the problem with the funds I have…”
“I can’t help it. Still, it’s easier to access than the academy, right?”
“That’s right.”
It’s not that Reika isn’t a high-ranking official at all.
Still, it’s not really strict like the Academy.
The story was that he was a man who seemed almost like a border noble, so he would probably be a good target.
“Hmm, that’s right…”
Our current strength is not only that I have an F-class hunter.
The situation is such that there is a tomorrow that continues the high elves that should have already disappeared.
Even Asta’s power and funds are supporting us…
“Anyway, what is a key? Does it look like a real key?”
“No, I’m just filling in what’s missing here.”
Looking at the photo of the entrance to the dungeon that Jad showed me, it looked like something had been spread around the entrance to the dungeon.
I looked closely at the middle and saw that there was a blank space there, so it seemed like the empty space needed to be filled.
Looking at the arrangement, it looks like a clay pot from a tomb, but the shape is strangely unique.
“This is designed to look like a dildo.”
… So you have to find the dildo on display in the museum and fuck it to open the dungeon?
