329 – Traces of God – 1
The elder, who had been out for a while, came back into the house. With unidentified aircraft.
‘What is that?’
At first, there was a big tree next to the house, so I thought the insects were big too. It’s normal to have flying insects near plants.
But when I looked closely, it wasn’t. A creature about the size of a thumb, with wings, but with a human-like appearance. It was to the point of feeling sorry for mistaking it for an insect, even for a moment. Something flew around, so of course I thought it was a bug.
“Here—”
“God, God.”
“There, there.”
The elder, who had brought more than ten flying objects, tried to say something, but before the elder could finish his words, the flying objects flew towards us.
To be precise, it flew towards Tanian and clung to it.
“hahahaha, these are unusual people.”
Tanian, taken aback by the sudden attack, smiled as if this was his first experience. Where else can you experience thumb-sized children clinging to your hair or shoulders? It’s a story straight out of a fairy tale.
So what are these guys? I don’t think there’s any hostility, so I’m just leaving it, but I need to know what they’re doing.
“What are you doing rudely to a customer? Get out of here.”
“No, no.”
“The energy of Mr. Enen, long time no see.”
The elder who watched the scene sighed and rebuked the flying objects, but despite the elder’s persuasion, the flying objects shook their heads violently and clung to Tanian. Until now, it was at the level of hanging on, but now it is at the level of digging into it using hair or clothes as a shield.
“I’m fine. Curious kids seem to want to play, and playing with them is fun.”
Tanian, who was suddenly caught between the two and let out an embarrassing laugh, spoke softly, and the elder sighed again and stepped back. I can’t take those little kids off by force, and if the person concerned says it’s okay, I have no choice but to let it go.
“By the way, who are these children? Seeing as they say Mr. Enen, they are not ordinary children.”
Instead, Tanian addressed our questions instead. Overwhelmingly small size, wings, Enen suddenly became an uncle. Even if he ignored the others, Tanian would have flinched at the word Mr. Ennen.
I can’t quite figure it out. It seems like a different race, but I’ve never heard of such a different race, and even a dwarf that is said to be smaller than a human is not the size of a finger. In the first place, dwarves don’t have wings and aren’t cute.
“Have you ever heard of fairies?”
Tanian’s eyes widened rapidly at the elder’s words.
‘Oh.’
I don’t think I’ve ever seen him so surprised.
Before the Church of Enen’s Dawn took religious victory, countless gods and churches were scattered on the continent.
Among the gods that were scattered like during the Warring States Period, Constantina was worshiped as a god of vegetation, and was also the mother of the elves and a god who bestowed the World Tree to the elves. A gentle god who embraced nature and the elves rather than expanding his own power.
Thanks to this, Enen bowed his head first in the process of filming a religious victory, and due to the peaceful victory, the Church of Dawn also respected the traditions of Constantina and the elves, and a win-win relationship was created. To put it bluntly, the Church of Dawn also cherished the World Tree, saying it was a legacy of God.
“Those who communicated with the elves through the World Tree are spirits and fairies.”
As soon as he heard the word “Fairy”, Tanian got excited and poured out explanations to the point of making the listeners drool. It’s a shame because it’s something I’m curious about, but if I said something I wasn’t particularly curious about with that kind of momentum, I’d run away.
“The spirits were able to come out of the spirit realm into the human realm by using the World Tree as a door, and the fairies were born from the branches of the World Tree and made the World Tree their home.”
Anyway, according to Tanian, the world tree is a blessing from the gods, and the time when the world tree existed was a beautiful era when creatures serving the gods coexisted with humans.
Certainly, from the perspective of priests, it would be like a dream if they could coexist with creatures close to God through the tree left by God. Can you see the existence of God with your own eyes?
By the way—
“Didn’t the World Tree burn before?”
“…….”
Tanian, who opened his mouth happily at La Terre’s words, nodded sadly.
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The World Tree was splendidly burned at the end of Apels. Although it is a legacy left by a god other than Enen, from the Church of Dawn’s point of view, it is also a legacy left by a god who peacefully acknowledged defeat.
In other words, it symbolizes the victory and tolerance of the Church of Dawn, but the Apels Empire burned it. Thanks to that, the pope of the time excommunicated Emperor Apels. It is also the reason why the Holy Church is friendly to Kpelofen, who destroyed Apels.
“I heard that because of that brutality, the spirits could not appear in the human world, and the fairies lost their home and became extinct…”
After saying that, Tanian carefully stroked the fairy hanging from his shoulder. Then, the fairy grabs Tania’s finger and rubs his cheek.
Tanian’s expression melted rapidly at the expression of affection of the legendary being. It’s cute because it’s small.
“You know well.”
And the elder, who had been listening silently, nodded.
“The world tree burned, the spirits disappeared, and the fairies lost their home. Since that day, no new fairies have been born.”
Looking at the fairy, the elder made an expression as if he were looking at orphans who lost their homes in a natural disaster. A face full of sadness and pity.
“Originally, those children would also collapse, but fortunately, we were able to make a temporary base.”
“Are you saying you reproduced the World Tree?”
Tani An, who was playing with the fairies with his fingers, opened his mouth in delight. It would be surprising if the World Tree reappeared—
“It’s embarrassing to say it’s a reappearance because the spirits can’t use it as a door, and new fairies can’t be born. It’s just a level where the remaining fairies can survive.”
He made a sad face again at the firm answer.
Yes, God’s gifts cannot be made by mortals. No wonder.
“They are forcibly imitating the world tree by attaching the holy relics left by the gods to the trees. Since they are children who have barely endured with insufficient divine power, people with strong divine energy are bound to be welcome.”
After hearing the specific story, the fairies attached to Tanian looked a little different. Doesn’t that mean that the children who couldn’t eat enough at the orphanage welcome adults who donate food?
‘Unfortunately.’
This is all because of Apels. Why is the world tree burning and making a fuss?
After Tanian and the elder’s explanation finished, the eyes of the party watching the fairies suddenly became warmer. It’s easy to get a good impression because it’s small and cute, but there’s also a past of misfortune? Perfect for stimulating the senses.
But the fairies wouldn’t let anyone touch them. He was crazy about the touch of the saint, Tanian, but to the point of avoiding the touch of ordinary people without divine power.
“I guess I don’t like it.”
Thanks to that, Louise was stunned by being rejected by the fairy, but what can I do? In fact, it’s only natural when you consider that he suffered a lot because of humans.
—I tried to comfort him.
“Huh? Hmmm?”
Until a fairy wandered around me.
The fairy, who shrewdly avoided Louise’s touch, suddenly tilted her head and approached me. But when I stretched out my hand, I avoided it, and when I withdrew my hand, it came back. I don’t know what you’re doing. It’s not like you’re pushing me.
“Does he like you?”
“I don’t think so.”
I shook my head slightly at Louise who was muttering in envy. If he liked it, he would have clung to him like Tanian, would he just measure the distance like this?
The fairy who had been hovering around for a long time pointed at me and shouted.
“Lady Sky! Lady Sky!”
?
‘Aunt?’
Confused. Do fairies have a habit of changing genders?
But before I could answer the question, the eyes of the fairies were fixed on me.
“Ajumma? Ajumma?”
“Really? Really?”
“Me, Auntie, long time no see!”
It’s a bit stuck.
Even the fairies that hovered near Tanian, even sitting on its body, flew to me. It was embarrassing to see more than ten things suddenly running. I guess Tanian felt like this earlier.
“Ajumma, that’s right. Real ajumma energy, that’s right.”
And the fairy who called me Sky Lady had long since clung to my clothes.
“You’re popular with the kids? You’ll be a good father.”
“hahahaha…”
Since no one expected it, Marghetta made an awkward joke. Like Louise, Marguetta also tried to touch her fairy and failed. Is it because she is jealous that she shows weak jealousy?
“Here, on the body, there. Ajumma’s energy, there!”
A fairy whining and tapping on my chest. After seeing it, I could see why.
Unlike Tanian, whose whole body has been reduced to a playground, fairies who are only interested in the body, and fairies who are sensitive to the power of God refer to the sky—
‘Eternal blue sky.’
No matter how you think about it, that’s it. That’s the only thing I have to do with God.
‘Aunt…’
Eternal blue sky, a goddess. It’s a bit surprising that the god of the sky is female. I roughly thought of an image like Uranus or Zeus, but it was a prejudice.
“Ajumma’s energy, it’s not in it. You can take it off.”
“The energy that stays, the energy that stays.”
“Should I have it? Should I have it?”
In the meantime, an unusual conversation took place between the fairies.
Can you remove the energy of a god? What happened when a professional priest vomited blood while trying to heal?
‘Really?’
My heart is overflowing with the luck that came from an unexpected place.
Well, aren’t fairies closely related to the gods? Since it is on a different level than ordinary mortals, it can easily do things that mortals couldn’t do.
“Guys, what are you talking about all of a sudden?”
The appearance of fairies avoiding humans attached to non-priests. The elder, who had been watching the scene blankly, hurriedly approached as if he had come to his senses belatedly and asked the fairies.
“This person, Sky Lady, has energy. We can take it.”
A fairy chattering towards such an elder like a group.
“By the way, we don’t have anything to give. Mom said, if she wants something, pay for it.”
“We, nothing, everything burned.”
“Mom, I can’t follow your words. Mom, I miss you…”
“Mom, Mom…”
“Hey, guys?”
And when the complaint turned into tears looking for her mother, the elder was at a loss. If it’s a fairy’s mother, it seems to be talking about the world tree or the god Constantina, but she’s hard to meet either way.
“Over there.”
Anyway, I sneakily talked to the fairies who suddenly burst into tears. Even if I can’t give them a mother, I can give them something else.
“If you can take it, you can take it.”
At that word, the fairies who cried sadly looked at them with wide eyes and flapped their wings.
“Really? Really?”
“Can I have it? All? All?”
“Yes.”
I am sincere. Rather, I might pay for it, so please just take it.
Better beholden to the fairies than wait for the eternal blue sky to forgive you.