77 – Ellinia (2)
We followed Elaine.
As I followed her, I saw a spirit floating quietly.
‘The spirit of chaos.’
A spirit that can handle all magic, divinity, and magic.
I had to hear about Elaine handling it, but this is my first time seeing it in person.
‘It’s actually quite strange.’
Unlike other spirits, I feel like there is no substance.
Usually it looks like a living creature, but this one just looks like smoke.
‘Is it because I haven’t handled it properly yet?’
If you think about it that way, it makes sense to some extent, but the problem is that another question arises.
‘I can’t handle it properly, but it’s too quiet for a chaos spirit.’
As I walked with that thought in mind, I eventually arrived at my destination.
Elain smiles and points to the village.
“Welcome! To our Ellinia village!”
As it is definitely an elf village, the only people walking around are elves.
In addition, the houses are all built on the branches of the world tree called Yggdrasil.
‘Before, I only came inside the barrier.’
I remember saving Elaine from her traitor and leading her to the front of the village.
At the time, the relationship between people and elves was so bad that I couldn’t go inside, but I had no idea they would let me in so easily.
‘Is it because of Elaine?’
Or maybe the elf elder heard the news and sent it in.
That’s when I thought that way.
“Professor, is it really a big deal?”
Elaine asks a question with her somewhat sullen face.
I shook my head at that question.
“No. “I was thinking about something else for a moment.”
“Is that so? “More than that, he said he was going to his hometown during vacation, but I didn’t know he would come.”
“I’m sorry, but I just left.”
“Oh, really?”
“Okay. Hmm.”
I quietly looked at the cold sweat running down her face.
She keeps secretly watching me.
‘What is it? ‘Why are you doing that?’
I thought deeply with doubts in my mind.
The next moment, a thought passed through my head.
“Now that I think about it, did you finish all your assignments? Elaine?”
-Finch!
Elaine noticeably stiffens her face.
Soon, she turns her head towards us like a broken doll.
“Ehehehe.”
“It looks like you didn’t do it all. “I’m going to take a test today.”
“Eek?!”
When she heard those words, she was shocked.
Seria, who was listening to our conversation, asked a question.
“What on earth is the assignment you’re freaking out about?”
“No big deal. “It’s just simple.”
Elaine looks at those words as if it is absurd.
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Kael ignored her gaze and asked her question.
“Better than that, can you guide me to where the elder is?”
“Now?”
“Okay. “I have a story to tell.”
“Uh, yes. All right. “He also said he had something to talk about with the professor.”
With those words, we headed to the house of Elder Kael and Seria.
***
The elf elder’s house was not much different from other places.
Actually, it’s a house made entirely of wood, so I wonder if there’s much of a difference.
“Are you here? But.”
“But?”
“Why did you bring that guy?”
The elf elder quietly stares at Seria.
Seeing the look in his eyes, Seria counters.
“Why do I want to come to my hometown?”
“When did you leave and are you coming back now?”
“Hmph. It doesn’t matter. “It’s not like my dad rented out the forest.”
As the two people argue, Elaine turns her head back and forth with a troubled expression.
Kael opened her mouth, letting out her shallow breath.
“I’m sorry, but I have something to talk about separately with the elder. Can you two leave?”
“Oh, yes! All right!”
Elain, realizing Kael’s intention, nods her head.
Then, she takes Seria and leaves her house.
“······.”
“······.”
Only two people remained in the house.
The elf elder asks a question.
“Well, is there anything you want to eat?”
“There is no such thing. “There’s no time, so let’s get to the point.”
“Bottom line?”
“It is said that there is a door in this forest where monsters from the other world are sealed. “Is there any place you can guess?”
“?!”
At those words, the elf elder’s eyes widened.
Soon, he caresses his chin and falls into deep thought.
“Hmm. “It’s a place you can guess.”
Looking at the reaction, it seems like there is something to be expected.
And sure enough.
“It exists.”
“Where is it?”
“Hmm, before I talk, I think I need to tell you about elven history.”
“Hmm?”
Kael made a puzzled expression at the unexpected remark.
Then, he speaks in a serious voice.
“Maybe you need to know to get to that door. No, to be exact, it is related to Elaine and Ceria.”
“······.”
What does it mean that they are related to those two people?
When Kael questioned, the elf elder spoke slowly.
“Actually, those two are not my biological daughters.”
“What?”
For a moment, Kael was startled upon hearing those words.
I never thought that she might not be the elf elder’s biological daughter.
“It looks quite different on the outside, doesn’t it?”
“That’s true, but of course I thought she looked like her mother.”
“I’m sorry, I once had a lover, but she died early in the fight with the demons.”
“I see.”
“Anyway, I strayed, but these two are not my biological daughters. “Those two people were born in Yggdrasil.”
“?!”
A being born in Yggdrasil?
Yggdrasil is the world tree currently at the center of this elven forest.
Saying that is no different from saying that you were born from that tree.
“Do you know any high elves?”
“I don’t know.”
“High elves refer to beings born from the World Tree.”
“Then are you two also high elves?”
“That was originally true.”
“Is that correct?”
“The two are a little different. Originally, there was only one high elf. “But.”
“Two people have appeared now?”
“You can say so. And originally, high elves are said to have overwhelming sniping abilities and control the spirits of chaos.”
“That’s it.”
Seria’s sniping ability is better than anyone else’s.
There is probably almost nothing she can’t get right.
And the elf who deals with the spirit of chaos is none other than Elaine.
“It means that the power of the high elves has been divided in half.”
“Okay. “You can see that.”
“I understand that. But what does this have to do with monsters from this world?”
“I’ll tell you the story now.”
With those words, the elf elder told everything he knew.
***
After hearing all the explanations from the elf elder, I took Seria and Elaine and headed toward Yggdrasil.
“Why are you going to Yggdrasil all of a sudden?”
“Is something wrong?”
“Hmm, you’ll find out when you get there.”
“”?””
The two people tilt their heads with puzzled faces.
I continued walking without paying attention to the two people’s reactions.
Then after a while.
‘Is it here?’
Soon we arrived at our destination.
A barrier spread out in front of the World Tree.
Just looking at it, someone created it artificially.
And if you look closely at this barrier, it looks quite familiar.
‘The magic power of those two people is similar.’
After gathering my thoughts, I turned my head to the two people.
Soon, he slowly opened his mouth.
“Can both of you touch this barrier?”
“Uh, I heard you’re not allowed to touch Lord Yggdrasil’s barrier?”
“I heard that too.”
“It’s okay. “The elf elder gave permission.”
“Then…”
The two people slowly nod their heads and place their hands on the barrier.
Next moment.
-Kugu Palace.
The ground around me is cracking little by little.
I recalled the story I had with the elf elder.
-Yes. The reason two people are needed is because of the magical power placed in the barrier. For your information, that magic power was not created to protect the elves. To be exact, it is a barrier to seal a certain door. But I didn’t know that it was a monster from another world.
-What if the person who made the seal was that?
-Yes. Invitation High Elf. That’s why you need two children. They have the soul of a high elf.
That time I briefly reminisce.
“Professor. “There’s a door here!”
A door appeared in the cracked ground.
When I saw that, I narrowed my eyes.
‘Is a monster from another world sealed inside this door?’
But, something is strange.
Why on earth do I feel demon energy at this door?
‘Assuming that the person guarding this door is a high elf, it is understandable that there is no one.’
That’s because, unlike Lee Ji-hoon, the high elf’s soul was divided into two.
But, other than that, there is no reason to feel the magic of that door.
‘Could it be a traitor?’
Can an elf, who is not even a human being and only lives in the forest, become a traitor?
Even if it were just one chance, how could this barrier be broken?
Honestly, I have to use my strength to break through.
But, I can’t imagine breaking through this barrier secretly.
‘Why on earth is there magic?’
That time when I was shaking my head.
-Whaaa!!!
I felt a very familiar energy outside the barrier.
When I turned my head, a dark magical energy stirred outside the huge barrier.
It looks like the Demon King’s army is planning to move in earnest.