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56 Fairy Forest (5)
It is evening when the sun sets and the lights that work with spirits and magic begin to illuminate Elbrium.
In the ‘Green Square’, which can be called the center, many fairies were busy moving.
The reason was to prepare ‘A Song of Grass and Trees’, the biggest festival of the Fairy Forest to be held soon, but it was to sort out the traces of the subjugation of the Demon Tree that took place several hours before that.
Because Shion smashed the floor as it was, part of the square was damaged, and there was still a huge amount of magic left in the underground cavity below.
However, the faces of the fairies who were tidying up were not dark.
Because of this incident, the fairy rim will come to life again.
“ Looks late.”
And on the outskirts of the square, Crevis, one of the Omar Spirits, and Jelles, the Archduke of Jealousy, were looking at them in hiding.
“ As soon as I arrive at the fairy forest, I will move immediately. From what I’ve heard, it’s really outrageous. By the way… … .”
A deep doubt lingered in Crevis’s eyes that muttered with a slightly hardened face.
“ I don’t know how the hell they found the place where the magic tree is. And so quickly.”
The underground cavity where he planted the Demon Tree was a place he made with all his heart.
In order to keep the secret, only a few executives were informed of the location except for the demons guarding the magic tree, and only one entrance was made, so it could only be entered at night.
Therefore, it was impossible for them to be discovered so quickly, no matter how imperial they were.
Unless you know the location in advance.
“ Besides dealing with the guards who guard the magic tree… … .”
In order to deal with the gatekeeper, a royal spirit was essential.
Since the fairies don’t have the ability to summon such a being, they must have been summoned by Zion Agnes.
“ It seems that the statement that you destroyed Orgrit-sama at the border is not a lie.”
“ Hmm… … .”
Next to Crevis, Jellis folded her arms and opened her mouth.
“ Now what do I have left to do to restore my strength?”
“ It will depend on where the spirit powers and blessings contained in the Demon Tree have been transferred, but in all probability, they would have gone to the World Tree.”
“ Yeah? Then you will have no choice but to eat the world tree.”
Jellis’s voice came out immediately as if he had been waiting for those words.
“… … In that case, there is a possibility of collision with Zion Agnes as well as the entire Elbrium. At least, how about moving after Zion Agnes leaves the fairy forest?”
In fact, if it was Jellice’s power, there was nothing she could do about it, even if she had to stick with the whole Fairy Forest, not Elbrium, but now she was injured.
Additionally, Zion Agnes had a history of killing one of the other Archdukes.
Therefore, Crevis’s proposal could be seen as natural.
But Jesse shook his head.
“ How many times do you think a demigod-class entity appears in the world?”
One question that flows with him.
Before the demon could answer that question, her voice continued.
“ It is very rare. enough to say no. And rarer beings who have risen from mortals. So beings who have acquired the class of a demigod can roughly know the birth and movement of other demigods. It’s rare as much as it’s tee.”
“… … .”
“ But with Zion Agnes, there was no such thing. Even when fighting arrogance.”
It meant only one thing.
“ The power of Sion Agnes will be far short of that of a demigod. Perhaps the killing of arrogance was also a lucky coincidence of hundreds of coincidences… … He must have used something that temporarily increased his rank or strength immensely.”
And it was highly likely that something was disposable.
Common sense, it was impossible to be given the power to permanently kill a demigod.
“ So there is no need to buy it.”
Even if they do meet, just press them down with overwhelming force.
“… … Okay. So, when do you plan to start moving?”
“ Exactly. There is no need to wait any longer.”
The eyes of jealousy that answered Crevis’ words like that were already dyed with an ominous purple color.
* * *
After the battle in the subterranean cavity was over, the events that followed went quite smoothly.
Although Sephir ate the spirit power, it was only part of it, not all, so it was possible to put out an urgent fire with only the remaining spirit power.
In addition, the Queen of Frost itself was a spirit king, so she was able to infuse the world tree with spirit power.
Even so, it was not enough to completely revive the World Tree, but now that the blessing of Archenidia has returned, there will also be Elemental King class summoners, so it wasn’t too much of a concern.
After completing one task like that, Zion is now.
“ This is the entrance to the ‘Cradle of the World Tree’.”
With the guidance of Diena and the other fairies, they had arrived at the entrance to the forbidden area in the deepest part of Elbrium.
Shion looked at the front where Diena was pointing.
Like the road we’ve been walking on, the road lined with trees on both sides continued to follow, but Zion knew that the road he saw was a fake.
‘ Barrier.’
It was because there was a barrier that was so high that it was difficult to even understand the principle properly.
‘ I don’t think it was made by humans… … .’
I saw it once in the Eternal Age, but it was still a barrier that gave me a strange feeling.
It is only speculated that it was probably created in the myth era.
at that time.
“ All measures have been taken in advance to avoid any inconvenience to His Majesty, so you can enter immediately.”
Hallegrion, who was standing next to Diena, gently lowered his head and opened his mouth.
His appearance was very polite.
Unlike in the past, when formal courtesy was shown because he was a member of the royal family, he seemed to express his sincere respect.
Not only that, but all the fairies in this place were all dealing with Zion in a similar way.
The reason was that Zion had solved the fairy forest crisis, but it was because he knew that he was a royal spirit, that is, the contractor of the Queen of Frost.
The King of Spirits, or even the rarer contract of an absolute unique spirit.
The position of such a contractor in the Fairy Forest, where communication and exchange with spirits is more important than anything else, and where summoning spirits is essential, was so great that it is not enough to say that it is high.
Thanks to.
‘ If you are the king’s contractor, you may be qualified to take on the role of Fairy Rim… … .’
Even these words were flowing out one by one.
Of course, regardless of those things, Shion planned to take over the entire fairy forest this time.
“ The priest Spirena here will accompany you to the depths of the cradle and will guide your majesty. Of course other people cannot get inside the ban.”
“ Why! I want to see the world tree too!”
Riusina complained about it, but the complaint disappeared immediately after Hallegrion’s words.
” There’s a mint tea shop nearby, why don’t you wait for your Highness to come out from there?”
“ Really? Master, welcome!”
A witch who immediately waved her hand toward Zion as if her regret had just been a lie.
When Shion shook her head as she looked at Riosina like that.
“ But what’s the point in the ban?”
Diana asked Shion as if she was suddenly curious.
“ I have something to look for.”
“… … thing?”
The 5 princesses with a questionable expression on him.
However, Shion turned around without answering any more.
“ Then let’s go.”
With those words, the moment Zion takes a step forward.
Wrath!
The landscape unfolding before my eyes was completely changed.
It entered the barrier and revealed its original form.
The interior scenery that was revealed like that was quite bizarre.
Did you even collect all the four seasons in one place?
The four zones, divided by the center, symbolize spring, summer, autumn, and winter, such as blizzards and heat waves. It had distinct characteristics, and the spirits that stayed were also clearly distinguished.
at that time.
“ The inside of the cradle is wider and more complex than I thought.”
Spirena, who followed Zion into the cradle, opened her mouth.
“ So if you tell me your destination, I will guide you.”
“ No.”
But Shion shook his head.
“ I don’t think it is necessary.”
The destination he was heading towards was clearly visible from here as well.
A tree that stands tall in the center of the cradle.
The tree had an appearance similar to the magic tree I saw last time, but it was enormous and incomparable to it, and the aura it felt was also very transparent.
world number.
It was the heart of the fairy forest and the tree called the source of spirits.
Zion begins to walk straight towards the world tree seen in the distance.
Behind such Sion, Spirena quickly followed.
“ The World Tree is the first tree planted in this world by Archenidia, the god of nature and spirits in ancient times.”
Sion didn’t even ask, as if he liked to explain things from the beginning, but Spirena started explaining about the world tree.
“ She is also the mother who brought the first fairies into this world. That’s why we refer to all the top leaders of the Fairy Forest as the leaves of the World Tree in his honor. In addition, the World Tree connects fairies and spirits… … .”
Sion, who had known the secret of the fairy to some extent since the time of the Eternal Age, noticed that there were many errors in Spirena’s explanation, but did not bother to correct it.
I didn’t really care, and I knew that sometimes lies are better than uncomfortable truths.
How much longer did I walk while listening to the explanation?
‘It was still there.’
Shion, who finally reached the vicinity of the World Tree, noticed something and lit his eyes.
ring.
It was a ring.
The black ring embedded in the base of the World Tree was small enough to be less than a particle compared to the World Tree, but it exuded a presence that was clear enough for Zion to find it immediately.
And its presence was so ominous that it did not suit this place at all.
“ I hope it’s something you’re looking for… … .”
“ Right.”
“ Oh no! If you put your hand on that ring!”
Spirena exclaimed urgently as she looked at Shion who was approaching the ring.
“ It is the ring that the Eternal Emperor left behind as a token of his visit to this place in the past!”
Precisely, the ring that the Eternal Eternals put in the World Tree as proof that Agnes had the Fairy Forest and the World Tree under his feet.
Because it was a humiliating symbol of the history of defeat, several times they tried to separate it from the World Tree, but each time Spirena failed.
He interrupted her with a burst of power so strong that he could be fatally wounded just by reaching out to get the ring.
Because of that, there were times when I almost died one day.
So Spirena was thinking that this time the ring would do great harm to Prince Zion.
“ I know.”
However, regardless of her persuasion, Shion immediately reached out to the ring.
“ Sir, danger… … !”
Then Spirena ran towards Zion.
“… … uh?”
The scene did not unfold as she expected.
As if meeting the original owner.
self-
A ring that slips out of the World Tree and puts itself on Zion’s finger.
The fairy’s mouth begins to open involuntarily at the sight that is completely incomprehensible.
But for Zion, it was too natural.
Because from the beginning, this ring, Mukryeonghwan (墨靈環) belonged to him.
‘The power remains the same.’
There is only one function of Mukryeonghwan.
It was the storage of Black Seongha.
In the past, he didn’t need this function, so he put the ring in the World Tree as a token of his domination, and hundreds of years later, he recovered it in a different body.
‘ Now, using the stored Black Star, go straight to the 7 Star… … .’
It was the moment when Shion thought so, feeling the creepy overwhelming power he had left behind.
stand tall.
Everything stopped.
As if time itself had stopped.
Even the leaves falling from the side.
Even the blizzard that blew from far away.
Even Spirena with her mouth open right next to her.
And to the ears of Zion, who moves alone in a world that has stopped like that.
“ Wait, contractor.”
A fresh voice rang out.