Episode 388
Aveiro laughed.
“People who want to move the world, want to become greater people, want to become meaningful people, will increasingly appear.”
“… … .”
“Originally, even if such people appeared, there was no institutional foundation for them to unfold their dreams. They just quietly gave up their dreams, were buried, or lived their lives with their talents rotting away. Now, in this changed world, talented children will be able to show off their talents wherever they are. That is what the unification of all races and all nations means.”
“… … .”
“A world where I too can have hope that I can become better, a world where even a commoner like me with nothing can dream of success. That is the world we are trying to create. Isn’t that making any difference?”
Rommel stared into Aveiro’s eyes.
Those two eyes were deep, but there was a little worry in them.
“Are you hiding something from me?”
“… … .”
“If my feeling is not wrong, there is concern in your eyes. A concern other than concern for the system.”
I’ve felt this way for a while, but maybe it’s because he’s someone who’s been involved in politics for quite some time.
I tried to hide it, but I guess he felt a sense of discomfort.
“Certainly, the president seems to have a good sense.”
Aveiro laughed, but Rommel did not.
What could it be?
What on earth are you so worried about?
Rommel was genuinely curious, but had no choice but to put it aside.
“I can’t tell you right now.”
“… …Is it serious?”
“In some cases, it can be serious.”
“… … .”
Aveiro stood up from his seat and bowed his head towards the silent Rommel.
“……sorry.”
The beginning of this change is Jack.
To be exact, it is the power that Jack possesses.
But how can we say that there exists somewhere an enemy whose power surpasses that of the enemy?
Also, Aveiro heard this truth not from Jack, but from Jack’s teacher, Valentine.
The only person Aveiro served was Jack, and personally, to Aveiro, Valentine was simply someone to be respected as his lord’s teacher, and a past hero and the pinnacle of a past world that was unknown even to the records.
That was all.
It is natural to respect such a person.
Yeah, that’s it.
Nothing more, nothing less.
I heard from the master, not from the person concerned, that there was an enemy on the Eastern Continent.
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How can you go around bragging as if you heard that directly?
That is not polite. It is deceptive and crosses the line.
So I didn’t say anything.
Aveiro was that kind of man.
“I will definitely tell you when the time comes. I promise.”
At Aveiro’s serious expression, Rommel finally nodded and said, “I can’t help but say this.
“… … Okay, I see.”
To Rommel, Aveiro added just one more thing.
“You don’t have to worry. It won’t interfere with what we’re trying to do at all.”
It was trust and faith.
Jack now can’t win?
I’m not interested.
Jack is strong in Aveiro’s eyes.
Aveiro could not have imagined a power greater than that.
In fact, there is no need to imagine.
Because Jack will beat anyone.
If it’s Jack, I would never give up.
Because Jack is that kind of man.
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16th. 8:00 AM.
As the new ruler of the Demon Forest, I stood before the completely withered World Tree.
Of course, I wasn’t alone.
I was with my teacher.
And that too, just the two of us, the Master who had returned to his original form… … As I thought about that, a mana flow occurred behind us.
I could see it as soon as I turned my head.
Saxon and Benedict flew in via teleport.
As soon as the two guys saw me, they each spoke to me.
“Your Majesty, are you feeling well…?”
“It was definitely more spectacular than when I was on the island… .”
The two guys spoke almost simultaneously and stopped talking almost simultaneously.
They were just empty words, but it was obvious what would come next.
Saxony, who was worried about Benedict and the island, found it more thrilling to be on the continent than on the island.
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And now, the eyes of the two guys who had stopped talking in the middle were filled with an unconcealed sense of wonder.
Am I seeing things wrong?
Is it true?
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Such a wonder.
Soon both guys realized something almost simultaneously.
How did I know? Because we spoke at the same time again, just like twins.
“Ah! Your Majesty, surely not?”
“Your appearance seems to have changed… … .”
I ended up laughing naturally.
I see you noticed.
“Oh, I became a master.”
The two guys were shocked and I turned my head.
An elf kneeling in a corner with a vain expression.
Barbara Guido was looking at the World Tree with a face that seemed to have lost her country.
Until yesterday, the World Tree had at least had the shape of a tree, but now it looked like it would crumble and turn to dust if touched, so that was natural.
And since Guido had witnessed the whole thing, it was only natural for him to have that expression on his face as to why the World Tree had become like that.
He mutters softly.
“The World Tree… … The soul of the last remaining World Tree… … .”
* * *
Guido thought.
About what happened last night.
On the day of the full moon, a new ruler was born in the Forest of Demons.
Valentine Milos, a hero from 400 years ago who drove the alien races into the Forest of Demons.
She returned to her original form and her disciple freed the race from the dragons.
The sight of him bringing the kings of all races to their knees with overwhelming force and easily cutting off the dragon’s neck.
It was so overwhelming that I was naturally in awe.
Orc Lord Blackman and Harpy Lord Villea, who seemed to be on the brink of death, didn’t care whether they fell or not.
No.
It was to the point where I thought it would be better if I died.
So I cheered for them to lose more.
There are a lot of gaps on the face there, so I’m going to clean those up a bit.
As if through telepathy, Jack’s fist struck Blackman in the face.
It felt refreshing.
I want you to lose more, I want you to lose more.
I kept cheering you on.
Of course, there was a reason for this cheering. They were sure of one thing.
Those two guys won’t die even if they get hit like that.
Guido knows how tenacious the life force of those two is.
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And looking at it, it seems like that guy Jack doesn’t have any intention of killing those two.
You’re just playing with it. You could kill it at any time, but you’re not. That should be all there is to it.
I stared blankly.
The real problems started after that.
As expected, Jack didn’t kill those two. He just subdued them.
Looking at Jack like that, Guido made a judgment.
I need to somehow build a good relationship with that guy.
It was similar to the feeling I had a while ago, but a little different.
This time, I wanted to hang on, really hard. I wanted to hold your hand.
It was an instinctive choice for the future of the race, and it was the most reasonable, or at least the most meaningful decision in Guido’s 100 years of life.
So I asked him.
Would you like to go to the Elf Forest?
Guido talked to Jack about all the good things about Elf honey hidden in the house, how it was incredibly delicious, how if you ate it you would regain your lost energy, how there was also wine made from the leaves of the World Tree, and how there was a court lady named Ludwig who was incredibly talented at music, and how he would give him anything if he came to the Elven kingdom of Elderim. Guido kept trying to sell Jack, urging him to come with him.
He actually took out some elf liquor and handed me a bottle. And it wasn’t just any elf liquor, it was the best.
surprisingly.
Jack said this to Guido.
“Okay, let’s go.”
Jack gave his permission, and Valentine, his former hero, nodded.
Guido smiled as he looked at the sight.
Yeah, if it had gone that far, there wouldn’t have been any problem.
Haha, hoho, while drinking tea, they would talk about the world, talk about the past, talk about personal matters, and become close friends like that. Guido had imagined something like that, but what happened next was on a different level from that.
Those two guys… … no, a man and a woman teleported to the Elf Kingdom and headed straight for the World Tree.
When I asked him why he was going there, he said,
“You said you’d give me anything?”
Although the nuance was subtle, Guido nodded.
“……of course.”
Although he stuttered, he meant “okay.”
After that, ‘that thing’ happened.
Jack Valantier.
That monstrous human placed his hand on the World Tree, which still had the shape of a tree.
At that moment, Guido thought.
Now that I think about it, wasn’t the reason the World Tree ended up like that because Valentine Milos, who was in the form of a doll, burned it?
I thought it was because I only saw it in literature and not in person, but it was truly an ironic situation.
What are you thinking in front of that world tree?
The once abundant World Tree was so large that it covered the entire ‘Elf Forest’ where the elves lived, beyond the former Elven kingdom of Elderrim.
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Could it be that he is trying to express his condolences in some way, unlike his teacher who turned the once-gigantic World Tree into such a twisted old tree?
It was a complete miscalculation.
It was a split second.
It really happened in an instant.
The world tree, which was already withered and twisted, began to shrink.
oh my god.
It happened so suddenly that I couldn’t even think about stopping it.
No, even if I had thought about it, I probably wouldn’t have been able to stop it.
The World Tree shrank and shrunk, and the few branches and leaves that were holding on began to turn to dust and scatter into the air.
At least to Guido’s eyes, the World Tree now appeared to be dying.
In contrast, what does Jack look like?
As if absorbing life force, Jack’s body began to glow and grow.
No. Should we call that growth?
I was astonished at the strange sight of it returning to its original vessel, as if time had been forcibly turned back.
A circle is engraved on his heart, and it is engraved again.
Kwaaang-!!
There was a loud noise, wind blew through the air, and all the mana swirled around his body.
Boom-
Soon his body was twisted and the sound of bones snapping was heard all around.
That’s a complete transformation.
surprisingly.
Amazingly enough, Jack Valanti is now a master.
I was surprised once more by the fact that he wasn’t the original Master, and twice by the fact that he had shown such absurd strength without being a Master, but these were just idle thoughts.
Guido, who had grasped the situation, sat down on the spot with a thud, as if in despair.
He knelt down and lamented.
oh my god.
Let’s just look at the results, just the results.
That man has now absorbed the soul of the World Tree.
The World Tree that has taken root in this land for thousands of years.
They sucked out the remaining life force of the eternal world tree that created the elves’ traditions.
That punk kid.
