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58 Festival(1)
The mystery that existed anywhere in the world, like air, completely disappeared in Elbrium.
As a result, the spirits and Magi disappear.
Not only that, but the mana and power flowing through the atmosphere, and even the dwarf world that Jellice has unfolded begins to be erased as if it never existed.
And at the center of it
“… … Is this possible?”
A jealous archduke stood there with an empty expression on his face.
It gradually turns into powder and scatters her body.
Even if it wasn’t, since half of the upper body disappeared and even the mystery disappeared, it was no longer possible to maintain the body.
bum bum, bum bum.
Jellis moves toward Zion by moving her crumbling body.
“I ’m sorry.”
At the same time, her hand also begins to slowly extend toward Zion.
“ If I had had a little more time, my ‘dwarf world’ could have devoured the World Tree and you… … .”
“ You said it.”
Looking directly into the eyes of the Archduke, Shion smiled and spoke in a cold tone.
“ I have no intention of waiting.”
The body of Jellis, who grinned at him,
“… … is it.”
It completely disappeared with the last word.
The Archduke’s hand could not reach Shion’s body until that moment.
It was the symbol of jealousy among the four great princes, and it was the end of Jellis, who was always jealous of everything and wanted to go against even the Demon King.
“… … .”
Sion, who was quietly looking at the spot where the second Archduke, who had met the end in his hand, slowly turned his head.
The fairies and demons were looking at this with eyes that could not be trusted regardless of allies and enemies that came into view.
Soon after, from the mouth of Crevis, one of the demons who looked at Zion like this,
“… … It’s over.”
A voice of despair rang out.
* * *
After Jellis met the end, the rest of the demons were quickly cleaned up.
One of the Five Magic Spirits, Krevis with six claw-level skills existed, but there was nothing he could do alone.
In the first place, seeing the Archduke die right in front of his eyes, his morale was also weakened to the point that it could not be lowered any further.
After sweeping away the remaining demons and repairing the broken buildings and barriers to some extent,
“… … Blessings of nature and spirits!”
The ‘Song of the Leaves of Grass and Trees’, which can be called the biggest festival of the Fairy Forest, was held in Elbrium right away.
The battle that took place in the middle of the city caused a lot of damage, and the situation in the world was so chaotic that it was impossible to know when a great war with the devil would occur. Nevertheless, there was a reason why Fairy Forest was pushing the festival.
The ‘ Song of the Leaves of Grass and Trees’ was not a general festival, but a ceremony to honor their god, Achenidia, and at the same time, it was an essential event to maintain the world tree, the source of the fairies.
‘ Probably, the condition of the World Tree is not good, so I would like to restore it to the original state as soon as possible.’
Sion thought so and looked at the head of the fairy forest, who was preparing a tribute to the god of nature, Achenidia, in front of him with slightly tired eyes.
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Maybe it’s because Archenidia likes mint?
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Most of the offerings prepared by the leaders were mixed with mint or mint itself.
Just looking at it makes your mouth feel refreshed.
However, unlike that of Zion, the faces of the fairies who were preparing the tribute were more memorable than usual.
“ Oh my God… … Did something like this happen!”
Perhaps they inherited the taste of the gods as they are, and most of them are fascinated by mint.
“ Mixing mint with chocolate and milk… … What a genius idea!”
The reason was the mint-related foods that were newly selected as a tribute this time.
“ This taste… … It really is a drink from the gods!”
Spirena pouring admiration over and over again as she sips the mint chocolate latte to be offered as a tribute.
Next to him, Hallegrion had a mint chocolate in his mouth, with an ecstatic expression on his face.
Of course, all of that was Riusina’s work.
“ We cannot taste this taste alone, so Selfia should try it too. There is little left, except for the tribute to Achenidia.”
“ Ugh, I, I… … !”
Selfie sent a look of salvation to the continued invitation, but Sion turned away from it like the last time.
Zion’s theory was that adversity can only be overcome by oneself to become stronger.
‘ Where did you go anyway?’
As usual, I couldn’t see the figure of Riusina, who was smiling satisfactorily at the reactions of the fairies in the middle.
Shion’s eyes, which had been expanding their senses as they turned their heads to him, gleamed with light.
‘ Were you there?’
With him, Sion escapes from among the fairies and starts walking the streets at night.
Unlike other festivals, the main event of ‘A Song of the Leaves of Grass and Trees’ was held after the sun went down, so the current time was also in the evening.
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Finally, Zion arrived at a quiet vacant lot on the outskirts of the city.
“ Were you trembling alone?”
Shion slowly approached the witch, who was sitting on a rock in the middle of such a vacant lot and quietly looking at the full moon hanging in the sky.
Unlike usual, Riusina looks very calm.
That figure was making me remember the first time I met her in the city of Ruin.
“ What’s going on? The owner comes to me first.”
“ It’s awkward without you where Mint is.”
At that, the witch, who smiled lightly, moved her body to the side and gave up her seat.
Shion sat next to her and looked at the moon without saying a word.
It’s like waiting for your mouth to open first.
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“ Yes, Master.”
Liusina’s mouth slowly opened.
“ I used to be very strong. Everyone was at my feet and no one could stop me.”
The slayer who killed the most lives on the whole of the continent and the world’s strongest blood mage.
Her strength was beyond imagination, to the extent that she was given the title of Thousand Deaths (天殺), which is said to kill even the sky.
“ But now it is. I don’t know if I’m really strong.”
In the eyes of the witch who said that, there was a feeling of skepticism that had never been seen before.
“ No, I don’t know if it’s strong enough to be of any help to the owner.”
The battle with the Six Claws, and the battle with Jellis this time.
The defeat she suffered in those two battles was the cause of the skepticism she felt.
In particular, the defeat she suffered this time was very painful for her, who was recovering her confidence as she climbed to the next level beyond the age of 1,000.
The fact that the opponent was strong was not an excuse.
It was true that, in any case, it did not help Shion.
at that time,
“ Do you know?”
A low question came out of Zion’s mouth, who was listening to Riusina.
“ How strict and strict the criteria for selecting my subordinates are.”
“… … .”
“ Even the hero and his companions didn’t meet my standards, and that’s why they haven’t been able to stay with me until now.”
Zion’s eyes slowly turned towards the witch.
“ You are the first number I ever achieved. And he stayed by my side longer than anyone else. I’m sure you know what that means.”
Those eyes shed a determined light as if they would not accept any disagreement.
“ If you doubt your strength, it is no different than doubting my eyes that have you under my control. So be confident.”
Zion knew.
If Riusina passes through the current transition period and is reborn as a true ‘witch of the apocalypse’, she will be able to have power comparable to that of the Four Grand Dukes.
When that time comes, you’ll have to worry about how to control her rather than worrying about her lack of power.
In a way, a woman with the potential of a hero was right in front of her.
After saying those words, Zion got up from his seat and started walking slowly.
“… … Thank you, Master.”
Liusina, who was looking at Shion’s back so far away, smiled a little differently than usual and muttered quietly.
* * *
When Zion returned to the center of Elbrium, the festival was already in full swing.
“ Inheriting the spirit of the great Achenidians… … .”
On the wooden altar set up for the festival, the offerings prepared a while ago were piled up, and in front of it, the second leaf and priest, Spirena, was reciting phrases that looked like prayers.
And the spirits of all attributes that were summoned were moving around the altar as if they were dancing.
They must be praising their god, Achenidia.
Sion quietly permeated into the crowd without heading to the upper table, appreciating the ceremony.
“ Sir Zion… … Where the hell did you leave me alone… … .”
At the top of the table, Selfie was still surrounded by fairies and being tortured by Mint.
Regardless of her sadness, the atmosphere is getting higher and higher.
The moment that atmosphere reached its peak,
~~~~~~~~~~~~!
The spirits who were dancing around the altar began to emit a clear sound.
A sound that continues in accordance with a certain rhythm is a song that fits the word.
As if it doesn’t end there, the song of the spirits spreads more and more with the wind.
As a result, not only the altar but also all the spirits in Elbrium begin to sing.
A song of grass and trees.
No, the song of nature was ringing in Zion’s ear.
The mysterious dance moves of the spirits that fill the field of vision and a calm melody that calms the mind.
‘ Not bad.’
It was when Zion thought so.
“ How about it, it’s not as good as the founding party of Hubris, but it’s pretty good, isn’t it?”
How did she find it? Diana suddenly stuck her head out next to Shion.
The 5th Princess, who smiled slightly as she looked at Sion, who nodded slightly at her question, turned her gaze to the dancing spirits and continued speaking.
“ Thank you. Elbrium, no, for saving the fairy rim.”
Although Diena’s voice was small, it contained sincerity.
The affection she had for the fairy forest was, in a way, so great that it went beyond her obsession with the throne.
Since Sion saved such a fairy forest, Diena was truly grateful.
“ Did you know how to say thank you?”
“ Yeah, I knew, I just didn’t do it until now.”
The 5 princesses, who answered in a brazen voice, looked at the altar for a moment and remained silent, then opened her mouth again.
“ From now on, Fairy Rim will follow you.”
It was a shocking and sudden remark that I never thought would come out of her mouth, but it was not a hasty decision.
It was a decision that I had been thinking about for a long time and after sufficient discussion with the other leaves.
Diana thought.
A great war against the devil will soon take place.
Will he be able to protect the Fairy Forest and, furthermore, the Empire in that great war?
Originally, he would have thought he was confident, but after seeing Jellys, one of the Four Grand Dukes, his thoughts had changed.
overwhelming power.
He was so helpless in the face of that power.
To the extent that it is difficult to even take his own life, let alone protect anyone else.
I hated to admit it, but the only person in the whole empire to protect the fairy forest from such monsters was the man in front of me.
‘ There are still many unknowns… … .’
It wouldn’t matter much.
“ Still, the emperor has not completely given up.”
With those words, Diena, who had a mischievous expression on her face, continued speaking to Shion.
“ If you think you are inferior to me, I will always aim for you, so you should do well, Sion.”
“ It won’t happen.”
Shion, who smiled at the name she had heard from her mouth after a long time, answered in a low voice.
“ Oh really! But let me ask you one thing.”
“ Tell me.”
A voice full of doubts came out of the mouth of Diena, who had a really curious expression on him.
“ A ring of eons embedded in the World Tree. They say the ring came out on its own and stuck on your finger… … How did that happen?”
“ Simple.”
Shion responds with a look of indifference.
“ It was mine from the beginning.”
“… … I beg your pardon?”
Diana asked with her eyes wide open at the bizarre remark, but she couldn’t hear any more.
Paah!
A brilliant green light erupted from the singing spirits as their consciousness reached their peak.
All that light was flowing toward Zion, who was beside her.