111 – World Tree – 1
Reina is in shock when she realizes that she has a competitor.
Looking at Reina like that, the queen thought to herself.
‘I never thought this child would have such a side.’
Since she was Raina who followed her own teachings well from her childhood, she knew she could do anything well.
‘I’m sorry. All of this is what I lack.’
Sergina realized that her own teaching was not enough.
After displaying her queenly qualities, she spent so many years trying to become a queen to lead the elves, and because of that, she had no time to feel such fresh feelings.
She thought that once she became queen she would be better off, but because of her policy that her queen mates should be chosen carefully, she never experienced her heart beating. It was Sergina who wasn’t there.
How could she teach what she learned only through books?
The reason Reina showed a lack of s*xuality stemmed from that.
“Raina. I’ll say it again, your charm is too much for humans. Be confident.”
“But since they are also colleagues, what should I do…”
“Aren’t you the one who followed my teachings?”
“He’s a human too, wouldn’t he be attracted to the same human…”
Seeing Reina speaking in her timid voice, the Queen opened her mouth.
“Was it like that when you first held the bow?”
“Why are you talking about that all of a sudden…?”
Sergina closed her eyes and began to recall her past.
“You must have said that when you first tried your skill and failed. If it’s my bow, you can use it too. Now that I think about it, what a bold kid.”
Sergina muttered in her longing voice as she stroked the necklace around her neck.
“Isn’t that what happened when I was a kid! Talk about the past now…!”
“It’s already been more than 200 years. Looking at what you’re doing, it doesn’t seem to be much different now.”
“Queen!”
Sergina covered her mouth and giggled as she looked at Rayna, who was visibly embarrassed.
She then returned to her serious voice and gave her advice.
“Remember, Reina. Humans have always taken the lead through reproduction.”
Originally, it would have been a word with a fundamental meaning that widened the gap between humans and elves, but in the current situation, it was a word with a different meaning.
“Even for elves, having a first child is special, but what about a human who lives a short life?”
Gulp.
Following her Queen’s advice, Reina found herself at a disadvantage.
“So keep your senses.”
“Yes, my queen.”
Sergina looked at Reina with a sense of dread in Reina’s eyes.
‘The first child.’
She remembered the first time she saw Reina.
‘If I had a child, I wouldn’t be as happy as I was then.’
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The warrior party returns to Raina’s house after the meeting.
It was the result of the opinion that she should buy ingredients and eat at home instead of eating at a restaurant receiving unkind stares.
In the middle of that quiet sound of tableware clashing. There was one person whose expression was not particularly good.
“What is this…”
Chloe is tearing up in front of food.
On the plate in front of her was a fresh salad of colorful vegetables and something resembling pickled cabbage.
Though there was soup that was better. She had already licked her bowl, so it was shiny enough that she didn’t have to wash the dishes.
“Master… This town is strange… How can you live on only these things?”
It seems that the elf’s eating habits, which were traditional vegetarians, caused a culture shock.
“I can’t help it. Elves don’t eat meat.”
“Aren’t goblins good at eating meat?”
“It’s because he’s been eating sausages and beer since he was little.”
If you grew up with dwarves, you probably would have had beer instead of milk in your baby bottle.
Koouk kook.
Chloe pulls on my clothes when there is no other way.
“Master, do you have any leftover meat…?”
“You already ate it on the way home.”
She must have been gifted with her thieves, but she secretly ate the salted meat she kept in her bag while walking.
To rob the teacher’s bag.
This is your business. Accept it
“Heeing…”
Faced with the merciless diet, Chloe collapsed with her face on the table.
It must be too much for a meat-eating japchae.
“Come on.”
Soup and bread came out in front of me thinking that giving grass to a cat is no different from abuse. And pushed all her cheese towards her.
“But it’s too small…”
A guy who works hard to take it to his mouth while complaining.
The time I was about to put a salad in my mouth while looking at the dish that had become even more unsightly.
“I like cheese too.”
A voice that seemed uncomfortable came from somewhere.
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When I looked up, Talia was clearly angry.
What kind of business are you doing this time?
“Porter. Why are you so nice to that stray cat? Clothes and food.”
She asked if she had been neglecting herself lately, but there was a reason for it.
That’s because he’s going to have to stand alone soon.
I once asked the hero what it would be like to hire Chloe to fill my vacant position.
-It is true that Chloe is quite strong, but I think she is not enough to join us on our journey.
-Then what about me?
-I don’t expect a brute force from the porter, so it’s okay.
An unfair answer to the world has returned.
Why can’t he do it, but I can?
I silently glared at the hero who had no remorse.
Are you going down your throat with salad?
“A porter?”
Looks like I’ve been thinking about this for too long.
“Please look upon her with broad generosity. Chloe is still a child who has a lot to learn in many ways.”
Look. You’re still half-crying while eating soup.
“That’s true, but…”
Did you like the word broad-mindedness? Talia put on a slightly softened expression.
“I can’t help it when the porter says that. I, who is broad-minded, will let you go. Women like her are rare.”
Definitely. It’s not uncommon to be a great mage and tower lord.
Chloe, who was staring at a certain part of Talia, looked at mine and opened her mouth.
“I don’t think it’s very wide?”
Chloe pours oil on the fire she barely put out.
She had no choice but to pay for her thoughtless words.
“Ah! That’s what I meant to eat!”
Talia ate several slices of her favorite cheese with a fork.
“Noisy stray cat. Thank you for not giving me food.”
Considering efficiency, it might be right for Talia to eat it? It looks like you need some calcium.
After such a noisy meal, when I came out, I saw a procession of elves moving somewhere.
“It looks like it’s heading towards the World Tree. Let’s follow it.”
How long has it been since you followed the elves like that?
“That’s the World Tree.”
I started to see a huge tree in the distance.
“Wow…! It’s really big…”
Even though it’s autumn, the world tree still flutters green leaves and boasts its huge body.
When I got closer, I saw elves gathered under the world tree.
At that time, we were also trying to get a seat next to it.
“You were already here.”
From behind, the Queen and Raina walked together.
Looking at his expression, he seems to have improved a bit.
When Raina returned, her face was much brighter than before.
Reina, who was talking with the queen, approached me with her spleen face and opened her mouth.
“Which is better for a first child, a daughter or a son?”
What is this again?
It was a esoteric question that I couldn’t figure out the intention, but because Reina asked it with such a serious expression, she couldn’t just ignore it.
“If I had to say it, I prefer my daughter…”
A son like me would be a bit like that.
“It’s a daughter…”
“…But why?”
“That’s the point…”
“Hey goblin. You see me.”
“Tsk. Interference has come in. I hope you look forward to it.”
Lena leaves behind her words and engages in a war of nerves with Talia.
What are you expecting?
-Woong-sung, woong-seong.
Let’s look around when we feel a sudden uproar. There seemed to be quite a number of elves in the village.
‘That bastard….’
And among them was a stalker.
He looks like he’s going to do something, but he’s quiet for some reason.
“Don’t play tricks, goblin.”
“Talia, you’re nervous too.”
In the midst of feeling uncomfortable. Talia and Raina are back.
I just had a question, so that’s great.
“Mr. Reina. She is the spring water of that fairy. How did she get it?”
“That’s what you get from the World Tree.”
It’s not like they’re going to cut down the world tree, so how the heck do they get it?
“To be precise, it refers to the water drawn from the spring of the spirits there through the World Tree to the spirit realm.”
I see.
“But how do I get over it?”
“It is said that Irina-sama left behind the guidance of the World Tree… I don’t know if it will go well because there is no other elf who has succeeded.”
“The reason why so many elves gathered is then…”
“You never know who can be guided.”
It’s just a matter of taking only one person.
While admiring the way things were handled. The Queen’s voice rang out.
“Pay attention.”
In an instant, the tumultuous atmosphere subsided.
“Thank you so much for gathering here. The reason we gathered here today is to go over to the spirit world under the guidance of the mother tree.”
Then the elves murmured again.
“Was that possible?”
“Her Majesty says that, wouldn’t it be possible?”
“Be quiet.”
The queen gathered her gaze once again and continued her speech.
“We are now facing a crisis in the village, and we need fairy spring water to prepare for it.”
Now the situation is open to the public, not just the sage.
It wasn’t as noisy as before, probably because everyone realized the seriousness.
“But don’t worry. A hero always emerges from a crisis. There might be one among you?”
Then the eyes of some elves were filled with friendly feelings.
“A hero who emerged from a crisis…”
“A hero who saved the village…”
Taking honor in front of the elves. Sergina Are you giving a speech?
The pretty good queen didn’t stop there and promised one last thing.
“I, the queen, will grant one request to the one who brings the fairy spring water. Anything I can do.”
Then this time, it drew a warm response from the male elves.
Okay. Is it natural to put up with that appearance unconditionally? I don’t know who it will be, but I envy you.
Finishing her speech, the Queen immediately placed her hand on her world tree and began to concentrate.
The moment when everyone’s attention was focused.
“Whoa…”
The queen turns around with a sigh.
You must be embarrassed.
“Reina.”
“Yes, my queen.”
Reina, approaching the World Tree after being called by her Queen, put her hand on the World Tree and closed her eyes, just as the Queen had just done.
But.
“What is it?
“What do you expect from such a half-penny?”
Elves make a fuss over her when even she fails.
However, the reaction was strange.
“Her Majesty the Queen and the Shrine have also failed, so I must have a chance.”
“I’ve been waiting for this moment for 300 years.”
Their eyes of honor turned over, but rather they seem to have gained confidence from the failures of prominent candidates.
Elfs who approached the World Tree and began to touch it, of course, only repeated failure.
At that time, about half of the elves fell out.
“Look over there. It’s Regillus-sama.”
“Regilus seems to have potential.”
Regilus walked out from among the elves.
Looking somewhat excited, he turned around and approached Reina instead of going toward the World Tree.
“Reina.”
“What is it?”
Unlike Regilus, who calls her warmly, Reina responds with a cold tone.
“I still have you in mind.”
“I’m pretty sure I said I didn’t mean to.”
Reina reacted sharply, but Regillus shifted her gaze to the queen standing next to her.
“You never know if I get guidance. Who knows if I’ll get a chance?”
Regilus left those words and moved towards the World Tree.
Standing in front of the world tree, he thought to himself.
‘Even the mother tree knows. Guiding me is the most efficient choice.’
The moment he tried to touch the world tree.
Wriggling.
“Hmm?”
He was puzzled by the movement of the seeds wriggling in his pocket.
‘Looks like you’re running faster than usual…. Is it because of my mood?’
Suddenly, I thought that it would be more certain if I used this.
‘But I’m not going to use this. Because it’s enough without relying on things like this.’
He placed his hand on the world tree with a confident expression.
The porter, who was looking at it, didn’t seem very impressed.
‘Raina couldn’t do it, but that guy can do it.’
The porter’s prophecy came true.
Judging by the distorted expression on his face, he seemed convinced that he would be chosen.
All the elves who were gathered like that stepped forward and put their hands on the World Tree, but not a single one succeeded.
“I can’t believe all the elves have tried and still get results like this…”
“Is the mother tree really rejecting us…”
The elves were shocked that they had been rejected.
And that was no different than being a queen.
“Is the only way to abandon the village like this…”
While all elves are frustrated. I looked up at the World Tree, the sweet pumpkin itself.
‘I’m going through hardships because of someone. Can’t you send it a little nicer?’
I don’t know when I’ll fall, but I thought I had no guts.
-Kyum.
“What? Me?”
Kyudol asked me to put my hand on the world tree.
“The elves are also cut at the entrance, so why am I doing that? Did you just want to see me embarrassing myself?”
-Kyuwoo!
I have been trying to believe in myself and give it a try.
Okay, I’ll do it. You can do it Anyway, the nature.
Kyodori’s soft headbutts also stinged if he kept getting hit, so he passed by the frustrated queen and approached the World Tree.
Sure.
The moment I put my hand on the World Tree.
The chirping of birds.
The wind that was blowing.
All the voices around me.
In an instant, the surroundings became quiet.
“What is it? Where has everyone gone?”
When I looked behind me, there was no one there.
I don’t understand what the situation is, but I feel something touching my feet and I lower my head.
-Beep!
-Pie!
– Whii!
Somewhere, there were spirits with familiar appearances.
“Aren’t they the spirits contracted with Reina? Why are you here…”
The spirits wandering in front of my eyes, perhaps because it was nice to meet them after a long time.
Looking around, it clearly looked like an elven village, but something slightly different caught my eye.
A halo of light that floats like fog and a color that seems to have been applied with a filter. And the bushes growing all over the building. I was able to realize that this place was a separate space.
Most of all, it seemed as if the spirits sticking out their heads from among the growing grass showed where this place was.
“This is the spirit world…?”
I’m just staring at it, intoxicated by the dreamy atmosphere.
-Kyuwoo! Kwy!
For some reason, Kywdori, who looked more excited than usual, was jumping around on his shoulder.
“What are you doing all of a sudden? Do you like this place so much?”
He said he likes my side better than the spirit realm. Did you cheat on me
Maybe this is how her dad felt when he realized that his daughter, who said she would marry her dad when she grew up, stopped saying that from one day on.
-Kyuwoo!
Kyudori shook his head saying it wasn’t like that when I looked sullen.
“No, what’s wrong? You’re all grown up now, right?”
At that time, I was watching Kyudol-I grow into an adult in real time.
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“You are here at last.”
As if the wind was blowing, the fresh voice tickled my ears.
I heard a voice and turned her head in the direction she came from.
“I’ve been waiting for you to come.”
A woman with long green hair who is surrounded by a mysterious aura spoke to me.