Chapter 251 – The Second Hero.(18)
When the meeting started in earnest, the content became longer and more complicated.
The warrior is arrested.
Elf is recognized for his innocence.
This was an important issue in this case, but besides that, the story got longer because I pretended to be an elf and Shuri condoned me, as if betraying the elf.
No matter how good Aper looked at me, he had to be punished for helping a noble sent from a potential enemy to infiltrate his country.
I understand the importance and seriousness of this problem, and Shuri herself was prepared, so I conceded and left Shuri’s recruitment and punishment to Aper.
Instead, I cleared this situation and received another reward.
I was allowed access to the World Tree on the premise that it was possible to form an alliance with the elves.
“Is it really okay? Even if humans go inside the World Tree?”
“It’s okay because I have that proof.”
I looked at the pass on my wrist.
The tree-shaped golden pattern is a token and treasure to meet the world tree that only the queen of elves can manage and welcome.
In short, this is one of the greatest treasures for elves.
However, Aper calmly handed it over.
“To give something to a stranger like me that could have been handed over to your younger brother…”
These items are usually used as a symbol of royal authority and are usually given only to blood relatives of the royal family.
As a blood relative of such a royal family, Apes has excellent skills, so he will grow up to be a warrior suitable for receiving this mark.
But Apert she chose to invest in me now.
“No problem. It’s an important item, but what’s important now is the forces that will protect us. In that respect, you’re the best person.”
“In a word, would you invest in me and extract that much?”
When I asked with a playful smile, Aper laughed and said yes.
This woman, she’s super hard when she’s hard, but soft when she needs to be soft. She’s a woman with great improvisation and situational awareness.
Probably, if you form an alliance, you won’t see any damage.
“Okay, I’ll pass on the alliance.”
“Allies desperately need your help, so we promise to give you all the support we can.”
Aper and I held hands and shook hands.
It’s fortunate that it ended well, and now the next item is on the agenda.
Our current location is the entrance to the World Tree.
The World Tree consists of a huge forest within 1k, starting with a giant tree, and only those with a token can enter.
And this forest is also where the warrior’s arms are located.
“Then, can I go in and get the warrior’s armor?”
The second reason we came here.
That is to retrieve the hero’s arms.
In fact, the armor of the hero is a gimmick to the elves.
Since it’s a warrior’s weapon, it’s useless to elves and can’t be used, so there’s no reason to keep it.
So at this point, I’m trying to get into debt by passing it on to me, and I’m willing to pay the debt even though I know it.
It’s good because I got the warrior’s weapon, and Aper is good because he handled the weapon and gave me grace.
Win-win for each other
“Then go in.”
I said that and went into the woods.
Even though it was midday in the forest, the wind was cool and it was not hot, and there were no small plants because the big trees provided shade.
It was quiet all around and no sound could be heard.
And, in that silence, the only thing that made a sound was the mark on the back of my hand.
The sign, which emits a strange resonant with bright light, reacted strongly somewhere as if guiding me along the way.
I moved as if guided by it.
But it didn’t take me long to realize that they were luring me, not guiding me.
“…Hmm? What is it?”
Peit!
Arriving in the middle of the forest, in an outlying area where the World Tree is not located, I turned to avoid the plant stems flying towards me.
Hard-
As the ground cracked, more and more stems and roots came up, and the tree began to move as if it were alive.
I wondered if this was the elven queen’s doing in a sudden situation, as if it was a sudden change of genre, but there was no reason for the elven queen to do such a thing.
Then there is only one answer left.
“Is the world tree rejecting me?”
The world tree is rejecting me.
I don’t know if he realized my intentions or if he realized what the choker around my neck was originally for, but at least I don’t think I’ll be able to enter it finely.
“I see… Is this the power of the World Tree?”
The waves of roots came crashing down on me as if they were about to eat me, and I caused lightning to burn the roots.
However, perhaps because of the power of the world tree, the roots were burned, but only the outer part was burned and the inside was intact.
I used magical power to increase the output of lightning.
The lightning combined with magic flashed fiercely and burned the roots even faster.
Paji Jiji!!!
The roots that approached me were burned and scattered to ashes.
However, the burned roots were filled with other roots, and the situation did not improve at all.
“This entire forest is the realm of the World Tree… It’s impossible to win in the volume battle.”
Saying so, he hit the ground with his fist.
The strong force shattered the ground, blowing wind pressure in all directions, and the roots were temporarily blown back by the wind pressure.
I stepped on the root at the highest point and climbed up the tree to confirm the location of the World Tree.
“It’s been pushed to the outside, I’ve been fooled quite easily.”
I will also find the location.
Quickly moving back and forth between the trees, he ran toward the World Tree.
The stems and roots constantly rushed at me, but they were extremely slow, so I ran through them in a straight line, clad in lightning.
After repeating the penetration of the World Tree by me several times, he stopped attacking and allowed me to enter the center where the World Tree was, probably thinking that there was no answer in the same way.
“Arrived.”
Arrived at the center.
Shortly after being delighted with this, I marveled at the transcendent magical energy that filled the center.
“Is this the magic of the World Tree?”
The world tree is the source of the magic that fills space itself.
This magical power is the magical power of the World Tree.
It wasn’t that he discharged his mana, nor did he intentionally gather it.
Even if it’s just normal magic power, it’s this much… I can’t even get a sense of how transcendental power that body has.
[Did you finally realize my power, stranger.]
“…Are you the world tree?”
I heard the words in my head, but I, who had already been trained with Darkness and Claus Solas, was able to see through the identity right away.
As if the answer was yes, the world tree opened up a gap between the giant trees and revealed a human-shaped wooden doll.
Soon, the wooden doll opened its mouth and spoke like a human.
“Listen, I know you came to get the warrior’s armor. But the warrior’s armor is only for the warrior. It’s not given to usurpers like you.”
“…That means I’m a usurper.”
Pierced.
The World Tree saw through that I possessed the power of a hero and that I had usurped it with ruthless power rather than formally obtaining it.
Then there is no point in hiding it.
I raised holy power along with the strength of the hero.
A second energy oscillated in my body and wrapped around my whole body with magical power.
The World Tree narrowed its eyes at the scene.
“Is that already that much… It’s amazing, even as a usurper, you are strong.”
“But you have no intention of handing over the arms to me, and you have no intention of sending me away, right?”
I have already seen through this side that the tree is not friendly to me.
The World Capital did not refute my words, but smiled and affirmed my words by being silent.
I shrugged my shoulders and took off my choker, and the World Tree pulled out countless plants from the land.
“You are dangerous. A threat to the hero. In other words, evil.”
“Really? This is a coincidence. Villains are my hobby too.”
“Then die as evil.”
Wedge Lover!!!
At the same time as the plants flew to restrain my whole body, I drove my choker into the ground.
The powerful and dense magic here is the optimal environment for this choker to maneuver.
“Everything goes according to my plan. It’s surprising that you have an ego, but it’s within the expected range.”
Soon, the choker glowed and sucked in the mana around it.
The round choker became a simple teleport device, its original function, and moved my beloved sword.
“! That sword!”
The wooden doll of the World Tree frowned in amazement.
The plants also stopped as if they flinched at the energy of the sword I took out, and I grabbed my beloved sword, Darkness, and rotated in a circle to cut down trees.
[Hoho~ Is this the world tree? It looks more delicious than before]
“Is absorption and digestion possible?”
[Of course it’s possible… ! I want to say, but I can’t do it alone. You might as well sing Cloud Solas.]
“Then let’s put off the absorption until later… Let’s just drain the power of the World Tree.”
As I finished the conversation, I looked at the world tree, which was still frozen.
The World Tree saw me dealing with Darkness and stuttered as if it was nonsense.
“Eh, that’s ridiculous. How can someone with the power of a hero get the weapon and the power of the demon king…!”
“What bullshit. Darkness, did I have the power of a demon lord?”
[Hey. The country is a powerful force!]
I don’t know if I can hit Darkness with power, but I decided to do it because it’s a spirit state.
“Then let’s start hunting. Just as we promised before.”
[Yes, as promised, I will eat the World Tree and be revived!]
Thinking Darkness would have had the same expression if he was outside, we rushed to eat the World Tree.
