Episode. 11 Adelgarten (3)
“Now, what?”
Richard frowned and asked again.
‘Dad… … No, did you say that before?’
In the first place, it was impossible according to his common sense that the World Tree could speak.
‘Lee Ji-hoon’ didn’t set a personality on it.
It was a question that I had been thinking about ever since I made the Holy Grail and Adelgarten’s system window appeared.
“What are you doing?”
Richard growled lowly.
The cradle, which was commonly called the forest of the elves, was a mess.
The inhabitants who settled there, the elves, lost their spirit and withered.
This was another upset everyone experienced after finding out they had forgotten God.
One of the things Richard was most reluctant to do was this incident.
Knowledge of this world was one of the most powerful weapons in his hand.
“Please try to answer me.”
And the tree in front of me must have known all the circumstances.
Was he frightened by Richard’s question?
The tip of the branch swayed.
Soon, a branch that had touched Richard’s body slowly stretched toward the Holy Grail in his hand.
It looked very difficult, like a person who had run out of energy reaching out for a lifeline.
Took-
Richard, worse off, brought the Holy Grail to the end of the branch.
『Adelgarten demands the dignity and faith inherent in the lowest level of imitation Holy Grail.』
Seeing the phrase that suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, he twitched his eyebrows.
‘Demand the rank and faith.’
It was a counterfeit for trading with the elves anyway.
After thinking for a while, Richard nodded.
kudeudeuk-
As if the Holy Grail was sucking blood, it quickly dried up.
As if that wasn’t enough, the wooden cup was absorbed by the world tree along the branches.
Tududuk-
Thirty or so magic stones that I had worked so hard to collect were scattered on the floor.
『Adelgarten has recovered a little bit of energy.』
Then, the branches wrapped around Richard pushed his back.
It was as if he was pampering me by asking him to hug me.
– Come here… … .
A voice came out that seemed to have regained its strength.
“ha… … .”
No hostility could be found in the trees in front of him.
Richard walked obediently and approached the World Tree.
Soon, his palm touched the world tree.
“Ugh!”
The clock has been reversed.
Richard was standing in a vast meadow where flowers were in full bloom before he knew it. Looking up at the sky, the warm sun stung my eyes.
‘This… … It’s the elven forest I know.’
There was a giant tree in the center of the meadow, which was the healthy look of the world tree he knew.
For a while, I was taken aback by the sudden change.
A girl appeared with a bright smile next to the giant tree.
“Welcome to my world of images!”
It was a girl with light green hair like fresh leaves and golden eyes that seemed to embrace the sunlight.
“Are you Adelgarten?”
“huh!”
At the answer that immediately followed, Richard let out a blank laugh.
That little girl is the world tree.
‘I had no memory of making anything like that.’
However, Richard decided to choose affirmation instead of denial for now.
The fact that he had already entered the game itself was a mystery.
“I missed you, Dad.”
The girl walked towards Richard and said.
It was a voice full of longing and sorrow.
“Where have you been all this time… … ?”
Moisture permeated his voice.
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“Everybody forgot Daddy.”
At those words, Richard closed his eyes.
For some reason, the girl’s feelings were being conveyed to him.
“Still, I haven’t forgotten Dad.”
A girl came and stood in front of him. He blinked his eyes as if to be praised.
“Did you forget me?”
“huh!”
He ran his hand across my face.
I didn’t forget… … That word meant only one thing.
“Daddy created this world!”
The only creature in the game who remembers him.
The girl in front of me was a completely different being from the believers and believers who lived in Snowfall.
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What I heard from Adelgarten afterwards was shocking.
A story that is never short.
I needed to tidy up.
“So, I disappeared after the Great War?”
Long before the confrontation between knights and wizards began, two hundred years before the sword emperor and the great mage were born.
In other words, the Great War of the Holy Demons, well over a thousand years from now.
It is said that all the anomalies occurred after passing through those distant years.
“Yes. After the Holy Demon War ended with the church’s victory, there were no more miracles from my father.”
It can’t be.
‘Lee Ji-hoon’ had been playing games all along.
The Holy Magic War was an event that had passed so long ago that it was listed at the top of his game log.
But in this world, everything after that was said to have been cut.
As if someone intentionally manipulated their memories and history.
“What the hell is… … .”
My head was pounding.
But there were still mountains to be heard.
“Then what are you?”
“I am the world tree, of course!”
I didn’t ask for that.
“I never gave you a personality.”
Adelgarten then stared at Richard.
The two eyes on his small head, which looked like he was ten years old, were wet.
“My personality was born out of lack.”
“lack of?”
“huh… … To maintain the world without my father’s power, I needed my own independent judgment.”
At those words, Richard avoided the girl’s gaze.
For some reason, I felt like I was bullying a child.
“I’ll erase it if you want. Daddy’s here, so you won’t need it anymore.”
Richard let out a sigh as he lowered his head and mumbled.
It seemed that he had become the most evil person in the world.
“You can’t do it. More than that, why did the elves and the garden look like that?”
“ah… … .”
Adelgarten lowered her bowed head even further.
The infinitely shrunken appearance was like a child confessing his mistakes.
“Because I’ve been starving for hundreds of years… … At the same time, the ecosystem of those children has also collapsed.”
Apparently, the nourishment of the World Tree is faith.
However, the disappearance of people who believe in the existence of God in the world has caused a serious problem.
However, now it was not a problem.
“The foundations of the world are shaking. I don’t know what happened in a place where I can’t hear or see.”
The girl who had been muttering with a serious face suddenly opened her eyes.
“Are you going to be okay now? Because Daddy’s back!”
“… … .”
Actually, Richard couldn’t say anything.
Because there were only 12 followers of the god that was my father.
‘driving me crazy.’
How many surprises will appear in the future?
It was completely unpredictable for him, an ordinary human being.
It was a time when Richard was struggling for a long time.
“Don’t abandon me now.”
“what?”
“Please don’t throw me away. please.”
The girl who grabbed his sleeve said as if pleading.
and.
『Adelgarten demands affection.』
『Adelgarten demands stability… … .』
『Adelgarten asks for comfort… … .』
Numerous system windows covered my eyes.
『Adelgarten has achieved the qualifications of the divine beast.』
Among them, the one that stood out by far was the phrase that came to mind at the end.
“Shinsu… … ?”
When you say divine beast, do you mean the animal of God?
This, too, was an unexpected surprise.
But at least it wasn’t to his disadvantage.
“I’m not going to give up… … ?”
Richard involuntarily nodded.
Then something large filled his vision.
『I subjugated a being with a great status.』
『Achievement 1/3』
[Adelgarten] [North World Tree], [Divine Tree]
□ Specialty – [Basic], [Essence], [Life], [Great Tree], [?], [?]
□ Note – [Pampering], [Anxiety], [Irritability], [Weakness]
An unusual system window.
Aside from the confusing remarks, the things engraved on the specialty were all great.
‘It’s actually a world tree.’
I wasn’t aware of the sudden series of situations, but the crazy girl in front of me is the world tree.
As for what it is… … .
‘The pillars that hold the world together. In other words, except for God, the closest thing to him.’
Of course, I can’t imagine it in its present form.
“Are you not abandoning me? right?”
“Don’t throw it away.”
Richard’s hand ran through Adelgarten’s hair.
Suddenly she looked pretty.
‘Isn’t this the best surprise?’
If this was a variable, it was welcomed with double numbers.
Unaware of his speed, Adelgarten smiled broadly as if he had the whole world.
“I’ll call you Adele from now on.”
“Adele… … Adele… … ! i love it!”
Adele fell into Richard’s arms.
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“Oh, mother… … !”
Adele scanned the crowd. Her one hand was holding Richard tightly.
“The World Tree has appeared!”
This commotion happened when Richard got out of Adele’s world of imagination.
Adele whispered.
“This is my mental body. I was able to realize it by connecting with my dad.”
Adele, in the image of the girl she saw in the image world, waved her arm.
Seeing that, there was an uproar among the elves.
“Ahh… … !”
All the elves, including Tassar, bowed their heads.
They could tell right away when they saw it.
That the girl embracing that green light is the world tree.
To the elves, the World Tree was a god and a parent.
Adele stepped forward and opened her mouth.
“My children. You are very thin.”
‘… … her.’
Richard let out a laugh.
The way Adele spoke to the elves was completely different from before.
Isn’t that the attitude of an eternal mother?
“sorry. I could not take care of you as the world tree.”
“no! No, Mother!”
Adele’s gaze took on a sad light.
In the meantime, she had to watch the children who followed her die of starvation.
It was dozens of times more painful than my hunger.
But now she had Richard.
Things like before will no longer happen.
“You can rest a little bit now.”
The elves questioned her words.
“Poor things. In the meantime, the garden has not been able to take care of you.”
Step by step, Adele’s steps toward them were heavy.
“Recover your lost spirit in my arms. Let the withered flower bloom again.”
Swoop-
A small hand brushed Tassar’s cheek.
While his body trembled with emotion, Tassar had a sad foreboding.
Why does it feel like the World Tree is about to leave?
His gaze turned to Richard, who stood absent-mindedly behind Adele.
“Great will. Maybe the author… … .”
“You still have a good feeling.”
The elves were in awe when they saw Adele laughing.
“No! There are many dangers out there!”
“Anyway, this body is a mental body, and even if it dies, it does not die.”
Adele seemed to have expected their reaction.
She stomped her foot lightly.
And a miracle happened.
shoot ah-
Flowers and plants covered the garden. The elves looked devastated at the plants that covered their bodies and filled them up.
“No one will harm you. Just sleep well and wake up. Then, see you next time.”
Soon, their figures were obscured by the vegetation.
Richard stuck his tongue out inwardly.
A considerable area of the garden quickly became a dense forest.
“Sure, Dad!”
Adele, who had handled the matter quickly, suddenly looked back at Richard and shouted.
Compared to the majestic appearance from a moment ago, it was an enormous distance.
“Let’s leave immediately. A trip just the two of us!”