* * *

The wooden room was neat and smelled fresh.

It was not a building made of wood, but a structure in which the tree itself became a building.

“… That sorceress woman. Who is that woman?”

Sentinel Ursil, who led the party into the room, asked Rizriel a question. Rizriel replied with a troubled expression.

“He… I’m not familiar with either. He was Philip Oswald, an acquaintance of a close friend of mine, so I couldn’t just ask.”

Sentinel Ursil felt a bit uncomfortable when she didn’t appear to be lying. Lizriel let out a small sigh. It seemed that her likability, which had been built up until now, had gone down a little because of this incident.

“Are there any problems?”

Castler Murella, who was observing the situation, asked. Ursil shook his head.

“no. The elder said just a little… I think you’re uncomfortable. I never thought that Grandma would have a relationship with a human wizard who is still alive.”

In an uncomfortable atmosphere, Johnny and Lua were busy paying attention to adults.

But soon Philip returned to the party with Privia and the Elder.

“Yursil. I would have told you to treat your guests with utmost care. Why are you still making guests uncomfortable here?”

Seeing that the party wasn’t getting enough rest, the elder hurriedly scolded Ursil. She seemed extremely afraid of making Privia feel bad.

It was good to see that there was no existence that could stop the other dragon, Privia, now that the guardian dragon, Alves, was in sleep.

From noble mtl dot com

“… sorry.”

“I will serve the guests, so you guide these two to the vicinity of the World Tree. They say they want to meet Shin Soo-nim who is staying there.”

Ursil was surprised by the elder’s words and asked back.

“Yes? Humans there?”

The Elder put his forehead on his forehead as if feeling dizzy and waved his hand.

“… Don’t be stuffy and move quickly.”

However, the elder was a grandmother who cherished her granddaughter. She summoned the wind spirit and gave Ursil a few words of advice.

―That wizard is a dragon, so be very careful not to offend him. Fortunately, he doesn’t seem to be that scary, so he won’t hurt you. If you act frustrated by mentioning rules or something… .

It was only then that all of Ursil’s doubts were answered.

‘… A dragon?’

She shuddered lightly and turned her trembling eyes to Privia.

“See what? Please guide me.”

When Privia grumbled, Ursil shook her head rapidly like a wet cat in shock.

“Oh, no. I will guide you right away.”

She, too, froze like a recruit.

‘… what?’

Lizriel tilted her head. It felt like the elves had become more polite and disciplined. However, she did not dare to imagine that there would be dragons among the traveling party.

“Do you take Lua too?”

Philip proposed to Pribia.

“You want to take the child? Is there any particular reason?”

‘I’m going to give you experience points.’

Philip, who was about to reply, thought for a moment and then whispered into Privia’s ear.

“It’s because I want to give you as many experiences as possible.”

“Well, do as you like.”

“I heard you. lua? Come here.”

When Philip gestured, Lua, who was sitting in the corner with Janice, jumped up and clung to Philip’s side. Janice, who was left alone out of nowhere, asked with tears in her eyes.

“Instructor. What about me?”

“Johnny, you… … .”

After thinking for a moment, Philip motioned her to come this way as if he couldn’t help it. Johnny’s somehow felt like he and Lua would become soul mates, so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to have them act together in advance.

Johnny also jumped up and clung to Lua’s side. Castler Murella and Cynthia Murella, who saw this, laughed in vain.

“Was that kid originally like that?”

“no. It’s the first time I’ve seen that. honey.”

The girl they knew, named Janis Murella, was not the type to be so kind to an aristocratic young man whom they had only met for a few months.

In particular, Cynthia Murella felt a sense of relative deprivation when she recalled the effort she had made to befriend her.

Soon, Philip, Privia, and the two girls walked along the Sentinel Ursil toward the place where the World Tree grew tall, deep in the heart of Elpenia Forest.

Lua tilted her head as she looked at the elf scout leader who was walking awkwardly like a toy soldier.

“Instructor. Elf sister, where are you sick?”

“… Can you ask me directly?”

When Philip, who was at a loss for words to answer, said so, Lua approached right next to Ursil and called her.

“Elf sister.”

Ursil responded in surprise.

“… yes?”

“if… Are you sick?”

“no. no. Thank you for your concern.”

At the question full of worries and concerns, Urshil shook his head with an awkward smile. Lua tilted her head again and asked the second question.

“Then, are you going to take a break?”

Johnny, who was drinking water with a canteen in his mouth, heard the question and squirted out. Philip, who was walking in front, felt his back get damp and turned around.

“I’m sorry. Instructor.”

“… Okay.”

It wasn’t a big deal that his clothes were a little wet, and he understood Janice’s feelings to some extent, so Philip said it was okay and then moved his gaze to Ursil.

I was a little curious what she would say. But she didn’t answer, but pointed in one direction.

“Oh, right there. We elves call that place an ‘orchard’, and it’s a place where you can pick the fruit of the world tree. In recent years, I haven’t been able to do that at all because Shinsoo-nim has settled here.”

A divine beast usually meant a beast with mighty power, such as a unicorn, a heavenly horse, or a pure-blooded mermaid, but beasts that lived long enough to accumulate physical and spiritual strength were also commonly called divine beasts.

Philip could clearly see the divine beast even from a little distance away.

A huge wolf curled up near it, as if protecting the fruit from the branches of the World Tree. It was a wolf with a coveted silver coat.

“You really are a wolf. How did you know about this?”

Privia looked at Philip curiously.

“It is a god you know. They don’t know me.”

Philip’s answer only deepened Freevia’s doubts. Philip strode towards the giant wolf god. The wolf, which seemed to be 3 meters tall, felt the presence of the party and stood up.

―Who dares to disturb my sleep?

At the low cry, Lua and Janice shrank their bodies with a small shriek.

Philip raised his hand to get the wolf’s attention.

“That’s me.”

The wolf scratched the ground with its paws and glared at Philip.

-You’re a little human. Why are humans here? Isn’t this the realm of elves?

“That doesn’t seem to be your concern. Why are you here? From what I hear, it seems to be blocking the fruit of the World Tree.”

—… cheeky human You’ll need to be a little polite. Why would a lowly human like you dare to interfere in my affairs?

Philip only laughed at the wolf’s attack.

“… I think I roughly understand why the divine beast who is supposed to protect the mountains, forests, and fields is doing this here.”

Upon hearing Philip’s words, Freevia looked at Philip in surprise.

“Son, are you feeling it too? What is growing here?”

Philip nodded.

“of course. do you see it over there It is a golden fruit hanging from the end of a branch. It’s obvious if you don’t look. I want to monopolize that. The ‘golden apple’.”

The fruit of the world tree had a mysterious power. It makes people healthy, removes waste, and the fruit itself contains a large amount of mana, so a swordsman who has learned proper training can increase his aura through the fruit of the World Tree.

However, it was known only to a very few intellectuals that there was something special among the fruits.

aka ‘Golden Apple’.

A mysterious fruit that is said to give you immortality with just one bite of its fragrant flesh.

Philip was already aware of the fruit’s existence. It was because it was an extremely rare item in the original game.

‘Eating that slowly reconstructs the body.’

It is an item that can be used a total of 4 times, and the growth rate of the target students is noticeably increased, and the probability of awakening special abilities is also increased.

‘Me, Lua, and Tania. and… I can feed it to Janice.’

Powerful and excellent items were overflowing in this world, but items that helped growth itself were rare. Moreover, since the ‘Golden Apple’ was a fruit that the World Tree gave out at will, it was unknown when it would reappear.

‘That’s mine.’

I didn’t intend to let a Shinsoo eat that precious thing carelessly. He moved closer to the wolf.

-Don’t come closer. Be warned.

“What are you going to do when I get closer? Are you going to attack me and become a Witchbeast?”

―Do you think you’ll become a witch just by killing one of them? It wouldn’t happen even if it swallowed an entire village.

Freevia, who had been listening to their conversation, stepped out.

“Stupid and incompetent. This guy who must have lived for over a thousand years is so blinded by desire that he can’t even read the law of cause and effect properly. Do you think anything will change just because you, the Shinsoo, eat it?”

She clicked her tongue as if she was pathetic, and then opened her mouth to speak.

[Stupid. Get out of here right now.]

Then Philip felt an excruciating headache and touched his forehead.

It was a very concise and abstract language. It was neither phonetic nor ideographic, but more like an advanced cipher.

Human intelligence can never interpret it, and even the effort to understand it required a level of mental power that transcends humans.

‘But why can’t I hear this?’

But Philip could hear the dragon. He didn’t know why, but that fact was enough to surprise Privia.

[Did you hear the dragon?]

“ah… yes. I heard. So stop. Because it feels like my head is going to break.”

Soon, blood flowed from Philip’s nose. It felt like someone was directly touching my brain. Startled, Freevia shut her mouth.

-Dragon? is it a dragon? Do even dragons born as perfect creatures covet this fruit?

Freevia’s direct action didn’t seem to have much effect.

—… Looks like I’m not wrong.

The wolf jumped high toward the golden fruit with a gleeful expression on his face. It seemed like he was going to swallow it in one bite.

Seeing this, Philip exclaimed in great amazement.

“no!”

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like