Chapter 1793 – 1793. Fate
A group of people had gathered in front of the Lord’s mansion in the center of the city of Veroprin since dawn. Led by Park Suho, the Lord of Veroprin, the group consisted of various elite knights, elite mages, and elite adventurers.
The purpose of this group was to support the Psychote Elven Territory, located a short distance from Veroprin.
In a somber atmosphere, they glanced at the elves behind them. More precisely, they were glancing at a woman in the center of the elves.
She was Hanel Psychote.
The official successor to the Psychote Elven Territory. That alone was enough to draw the attention of the humans, but now she was attracting attention for a different reason. Even the elves who were escorting and attending to her were glancing at her.
Hanel was very different from when she first came to Veroprin. At first, she had an aura of nobility and elegance. But now it was different.
Her clothes were unusually short. Her top exposed her navel without any cover, and her bottom revealed her sturdy thighs. That alone might be understandable. There were women among the elves and human adventurers who wore revealing clothes. But what was drawing people’s attention now were the tattoos on her body.
There were thorn tattoos on her neck and wrists, a rose tattoo on her right hip, and a two-headed snake tattoo on her left thigh. The end of a uterus tattoo on her lower abdomen was also barely visible.
Most surprising of all was her back. Though partially hidden by her clothes, a burning tree tattoo was clearly visible. It didn’t seem like an ordinary tree either. It was a tree that strangely evoked grandeur as it blazed with fire.
Many thought it might be the famous World Tree. But they tried to erase that thought from their minds. The owner of the tattoo was a high elf. Surely she wouldn’t have such a blasphemous tattoo on her body. Well, even if it was just an ordinary tree, the moment an elf tattooed a burning tree on her back, it was blasphemous.
‘Hehehe. This is hilarious.’
I suppressed a laugh next to Park Suho. It was a chilly atmosphere, perhaps because it was early morning. I couldn’t laugh alone here.
The reason Hanel was wearing revealing clothes was, of course, my doing. I had directly ordered her to wear revealing clothes.
‘That bitch is going for a slut concept. She needs to act the part.’
The only thing I found disappointing was her cheeks, which were flushed red with shame. I wanted her to be confident, like a true slut.
“Suho, what’s up with that elf? She wasn’t like that before.”
I asked Park Suho, pretending not to know. I was making the first move to avoid suspicion. Well, even if I hadn’t, Park Suho wouldn’t have suspected that I was involved in this at all.
“Well, I don’t know. Maybe she had a change of heart?”
“A change of heart makes you get tattoos all over your body? Weren’t you and that elf close?”
“We weren’t that close. More like less than friends. We haven’t known each other for very long anyway.”
“Go ask her why she’s like that.”
“Me?”
“You know that woman’s personality is no joke.”
If anyone other than Park Suho went to ask, she would definitely tell them to get lost with a look of disgust and curses.
Park Suho scratched the back of his head, looking troubled.
“She looks like she’s in a really bad mood. I’ll ask her later. We’re busy preparing to leave right now.”
Preparing to leave. It didn’t take long, though. Veroprin and the Psychote Elven Territory weren’t that far apart. The problem was the forest in between, rather than the distance. The forest was teeming with monsters.
“Is it necessary to lead an army? The elves only want your help, right?”
“Yes. I said the same thing… But they formally requested it, and they said that if I went alone, it would be a disgrace to Veroprin. It’s a kind of politics. I’m the representative of Veroprin, but these parts are a bit difficult. Diplomacy is harder than I thought.”
Park Suho sighed.
Having managed a territory myself, I understood his feelings a little.
‘No, Park Suho must have it harder.’
Veroprin claimed to be a neutral city. It was called a neutral city, but in reality, it was surrounded by enemies on all sides. Even if it maintained good relations with the Republic, there was no guarantee that it would last forever.
The more Veroprin grew, the more people would target it.
‘If it were me, I would have given up neutrality and attached myself to a strong nation to gain the maximum benefit. …Well, Park Suho will figure it out.’
In the end, Park Suho was the owner of this city. The rise and fall of the city depended on him, and either way, it had nothing to do with me.
“Let’s go!!”
When the preparations were complete, Park Suho shouted. We confidently left the city.
The citizens of Veroprin came out to the streets to see us off, even though it was early in the morning.
“Lord Park Suho! We pray for your safe return!”
“Goddess! Bless our Lord!”
“We believe you will return soon!”
I was a little shocked. They weren’t forced to come out, but they voluntarily came out to bless their ruler? Was this even possible?
‘Isn’t it normal to forcibly mobilize citizens?’
It was a culture shock.
• • •
“We are entering the forest of the Psychote Elven Territory. We must be vigilant.”
Just before entering the forest, an elite knight spoke. At his words, everyone checked their equipment. The atmosphere instantly became sharp.
The elves, who had been quietly following behind, stepped forward. Hanel, who could be considered their leader, spoke in a relaxed voice.
“There’s no need to be so tense with us here. The forest is complex and dangerous, but it’s our daily life. Follow us, we’ll guide you.”
We followed the confident elves into the forest.
And just five minutes after entering the forest, we encountered a troll.
There was no need for me and Park Suho to step forward. The elites stepped forward first, killed the troll, and split open its corpse to retrieve the magic stone.
‘I knew that the monsters here had magic stones.’
Seeing it in person made me think a lot of things. I wondered if the cause of the dungeons that appeared on Earth might be in this world.
‘Well, I can’t be sure. Dungeons and the tattoo world are clearly different.’
If all dungeons were connected to the tattoo world, the tattoo world would have been a mess.
And three minutes later, we encountered and fought a winged tiger.
In less than ten minutes, we had encountered two monsters. And they were at least C-rank monsters.
“There are more monsters here than in a decent dungeon.”
“Yes. That’s how vast this forest is.”
Park Suho said. He had experienced this forest before.
“The elves live in this dangerous forest? I can’t understand it. It’s hard to even sleep soundly in a forest like this.”
“Ah, there’s a large-scale barrier that protects the city, so it’s okay. Monsters can’t invade that barrier.”
“If the safety of the city is guaranteed… then the monsters in this forest make it a natural fortress.”
“That’s right. It’s hard to send an army because of the monsters.”
Even if they sent an army, they wouldn’t be able to deal with the monsters easily. Unlike us, the army would be made up of ordinary people. The reason we could easily deal with the monsters and move forward was because we were a group of strong people.
“But there are also downsides.”
“I think I know what you mean. If it’s hard to get in, it means it’s hard to get out.”
“Yes. Trade is difficult. But it’s not impossible if you try. The elves are strong.”
Elves were fundamentally stronger than humans. It was natural since they lived longer than humans. A human’s lifespan was 100 years. Elves could live several times that lifespan as a base. Imagine training for that amount of time. Even if they had no talent, they would inevitably become much stronger than humans.
‘Strangely, the number of elves doesn’t increase much. If there were as many elves as humans… the elves would have ruled this world.’
And I would have ruled those elves. Because I have an elf domination training app.
I looked at Hanel in front of me and smacked my lips. I wanted to grab her slender waist and thrust my dick into her right now, but there were too many eyes watching.
‘…Should I just touch her with the app?’
I turned on the elf app and rubbed the surface of my smartphone with my finger. I could feel the sensation of touching soft skin. Hanel turned around and glared at me as if she wanted to kill me.
‘What are you going to do by glaring?’
I poked her vulva with my finger. Hanel flinched and trembled.
• • •
Psychote Elven Territory.
At its center was a large tree. It was a tree called the World Tree. It was 50 meters tall. But this World Tree was not even 500 years old.
The original World Tree, which was so tall that it reached the sky, was burned down and disappeared in the distant past due to the machinations of an evil god.
An evil god. Also known as the God of Madness, a god from another world.
That evil god had been extending its influence into this world for several hundred years. The effects were gradually appearing in this world. The biggest evidence was the existence of the hero. The fact that the hero had reappeared in this world meant that the evil god had begun to actively move.
There was a woman in front of the World Tree.
She wore a white dress with a design similar to a high-leg swimsuit. Her figure could not be described as slender. Her breasts and buttocks were too large. Her thighs were plump. Still, her arms and legs were long, as befitting an elf. Her skin was also pure white, as she was a high elf.
She covered her vital areas with the white dress and draped a translucent robe over her shoulders. Her radiant golden hair reached down to her thighs.
In her right hand, she held a staff made of platinum and decorated with various jewels. The staff was taller than she was.
Teresia Psychote, the lord of the Psychote Elven Territory, touched the World Tree with her left hand. And she quietly closed her turquoise eyes.
Mana moved around her. The translucent mesh-like robe swayed gently.
She had a special ability.
The ability to see the future. Of course, there were various restrictions. One of those restrictions was that she had to resonate with the World Tree.
“World Tree. Show me the future.”
