86 – 86 – Young (2).
It has been a week since I headed towards the easternmost forest where the Demon King is.
When I first set foot on dead land.
The voice I heard came as time passed.
It burrowed into her ear again.
Stop it.. Stop it!..
So, the spirit immediately tried to ask her priest to cast the spell again.
Please, stop.. Ugh!..
It sounded so sad that I unconsciously stopped trying to call a priest.
The same voice as the first day.
At first, with a black energy rising.
She was embarrassed to hear the voice of an unknown person and her heart was pounding.
She received help from the priest next to her.
This time.
For some reason, I had an intuition that I shouldn’t just ignore it like this.
Without showing off to people around me.
I decided to listen to this voice a little more.
If you don’t shout or cry, I think it’s a really nice voice to listen to.
The voice was a bit thick to be called a woman, but too pure to be said to be a man.
Could it be the voice of a boy who has not yet reached his transformation stage?
Why this boy?
What on earth is the story? Why are you shouting so sadly?
As the priest said, it is hard to call it a curse.
The target was not a spirit, and he was not blaming anyone.
She just kept asking.
‘ Hey.. Can you hear me? ‘
I was wondering if maybe we could talk.
I tried talking to myself.
Stop it…
Yes, it’s true that I was wrong…
Just get rid of me..
The voice did not answer her question at all.
She was just repeating what she wanted to say.
Are they being subjected to harsh torture because they have committed a serious crime?
That doesn’t mean I’m asking you to kill me, I’m asking you to get rid of me.
What on earth does this mean?
The more I listen, the more questions arise in my ears.
The boy’s voice in pain continued to be heard without stopping.
Someone please help me..
No, don’t help me! Don’t come near me!..
‘No, are you asking for help? Are you telling me not to? ‘
What on earth are you talking about?
I felt like even if I kept listening, none of my questions would be resolved.
For some reason, if I keep hearing this voice, my heart becomes heavy.
Because I felt like only sad emotions were blooming inside me.
I decided to stop listening.
I was going to ask the priest to use magic.
But the moment you open your mouth to talk to the priest.
I had no choice but to stop again because of the voice I heard next.
World Tree, please don’t hold on to me anymore!
‘The world tree? ‘
I heard that the World Tree is definitely a large tree in the Elven Forest.
As a sacred tree that protects the elves and the forest and provides protection.
Even if she is not the goddess who is the owner of this world.
I heard that she is a being who has a great influence not only on the elven forest but also on the world.
There must be a demon lord in the forest where the world tree is located.
So, the owner of the voice is trying to run away from the Demon King, but is the World Tree catching him?
No, the World Tree would have helped him run away, but he would have helped him. There was no way he could have caught him.
Then who is he?
In order to resolve this question, the spirit asked the priest a question instead of asking him to cast a magic spell.
” Priest, I have something to ask you. “
” Hero? Yes, tell me anything. “
Since I was first summoned to Isania, I have continued to practice beside the spirit.
Because he was the one who always helped me adapt to this world and gave me kind advice.
This time, she was able to continue asking questions because she felt comfortable.
” You said that there is a world tree in the elven forest where the demon lord is, right? “
” Yes, the World Tree did its best to purify the earth of this world so that it would not turn into a land of death, but it is now being corrupted by the Demon King. “
” Are you saying we are being corrupted? “
” Yes, since the Demon King entered the Elven Forest, the rate at which the Land of Death has spread has become even faster, so we believe that the World Tree is being corrupted. “
” … It seems like there’s someone else besides the Demon Lord next to the World Tree. “
” Yes? What do you mean? After the Demon King entered the forest, all the elves also moved to other places, so there is no one near the World Tree except the Demon King. “
“Are there no such people as the Demon King’s subordinates or prisoners? “
” Yes, the Demon King is destroying the world by himself, and he is a cruel person who unconditionally kills everyone in sight. So there will be only the devil in the forest. “
If what he said is correct, the owner of the voice is not next to the World Tree.
But the voice clearly told the World Tree to let go of itself.
Because there were parts that did not fit the priest’s explanation, Young, whose doubts were not resolved, muttered to himself without realizing it.
“Then whose voice is it?”
” A voice!? “
The priest who heard her words asked her with a crumpled expression.
” Ah, the voice the priest said was a curse. He said the voice was next to the World Tree. “
The spirit was a little surprised because he suddenly asked out loud, but he told the priest what the voice had said.
Then the priest’s expression became even more crumpled than before and he became very angry.
” Hero!! You need to tell me that quickly! “
” Priest? “
Because the priest, who usually showed a gentle demeanor, became excited and raised his voice.
The startled spirit called out to him, but the priest continued to speak angrily in an agitated voice.
” It’s just a cursed voice trying to deceive the hero! Never listen! “
Is this something to be so angry about?
I don’t think it’s deceptive.
He didn’t talk to her or answer her questions.
I could only hear him grieving and pleading alone.
Young is making an unconvinced expression.
The priest raised his voice even louder and spoke.
” Hero! If you are eroded by a curse, you will not be able to fight properly when you encounter the Demon King. From now on, please tell me right away. No, I will continue to walk periodically. “
” Yes.. “
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Young felt aggrieved, but he answered that he would understand.
It was very difficult to agree with the statement that it was a cursed voice.
He thought the priest was angry because he was worried about having to defeat the Demon King.
For now, I decided to focus on continuing on the path.
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After crossing the border into the Land of the Dead, there were no cities or villages where we could stop by to rest, so we had no choice but to camp when it got dark.
Still, the church prepared in advance.
Because there were so many people that it could be said that it was a military unit, not a warrior party.
Young was able to rest properly every night because the camp was built properly.
Because the Demon King did not have any special minions, there was no need to organize many people to keep watch, so not only the warrior spirit, but also the knights and priests were able to rest sufficiently.
We also camped on the night Young was scolded by the priest for the first time.
She was lying alone in her personal tent provided for her.
Although the fatigue from the journey had accumulated in her body, she did not immediately close her eyes and fall asleep that night.
Because.
Even though the priest cast the spell again.
At that time, the voice was only briefly heard.
Because I kept hearing it again and again without stopping.
The priest will continue to cast magic periodically,
He told me to tell him right away if I ever hear him again like I did now.
But the spirit did not do as the priest said.
I didn’t know when the priest first cast the spell.
This time, rather than feeling like things have been cleaned up and cleaned up.
It was because I felt some inexplicable discomfort.
And above all.
Please stop now!!
Ah!.. I’m sorry! Because of me..
No! I told you not to come closer.
Don’t apologize.. It’s all because of me..
A voice pleading and apologizing like this.
Because she thought there was no way it could be the voice of a curse deceiving her.
Young had no intention of finding a priest.
The spirit asked her voice again.
‘Who are you? ‘
Of course, there is no way he will answer.
Because I wanted to know.
Keep going.
What are you asking me to stop doing?
What are you apologizing for?
And.
Ugh!..
‘Who makes you so sad? ‘
I just want to die now..
‘You want to die? ‘
Please just get rid of me..
‘I want you to get rid of it..’
Little by little, Young recalled what her voice said.
‘Stop it, I’m sorry, World Tree, I want to die, I’d rather get rid of it..’
It was very difficult to organize.
Young talks about the identity of the boy.
I tried to reason on my own once.
‘ He seems to be related to the devil. ‘
Or…
‘ Could it be the devil himself?.. ‘
The owner of the voice continued to be in pain.
In order to end the pain, they are asking for it to be eliminated rather than killed.
And what you said just now is that you want to die now.
That only sounds like something that came back to life after death.
You cannot escape pain even in death.
If so, it should disappear.
That means.
The owner of the voice wanted his own extinction.
And it felt like I was next to the World Tree.
Then.
It occurred to me that the owner of the voice might really be the devil.
‘ Ah.. No way.. ‘
But Young immediately shook his head and denied his thoughts.
A being who wants his own extinction.
Because there is no way he is the devil who is driving this world to destruction.
‘Then who is it? ‘
Young continued to try to reason as he listened to the pained voice, but he gave up because he had no way of finding out on his own.
I wanted to ask the priest or other people, but the only answer I would get would probably be a magical baptism.
I didn’t like that.
The unpleasant magic is.
It’s sad, though.
I wanted to keep hearing his voice.
I couldn’t even talk to him.
There was no way to comfort or help.
Continuing to speak like this, to make your voice heard.
It may be because you want someone to listen.
That’s why.
On this night.
Because I kept hearing his sad voice.
His heart felt heavy and numb.
Slowly close your eyes.
I decided to just sleep.