112 – World Tree – 2
A man dragged to a strange place and looking around.
A woman who appears out of nowhere approaches such a man and talks to him….
Isn’t this the intro to a horror movie? And in the intro, they always start with 1 kill as a base.
Rumbling.
As I suffer from an incurable disease called ghost phobia, the doctors shook their heads and sent me home, so I couldn’t help but be afraid.
When I looked closely, I could see that they were floating without their feet touching the floor.
You’re a ghost.
I could understand why the world tree let me in through the elves.
Never leave me alone.
I will curse you even if I die.
I’m thinking of the extras in the movie dying in so many different ways.
– Kyuwoo!
Suddenly, Kyadol came down from my shoulder and attacked the ghost.
“Kyumdol!”
Seeing the brave figure devoting himself to protecting his master, he overcame his fear and reached out to Kwydol.
However, perhaps because it is a spirit world, the speed of the levitation function was too fast. I couldn’t stop such a kkwidori from giving a horse and headbutting to the ghost in time.
“No!”
That’s how the ghost’s hand turned to Gyuldori and immediately stroked his soft body… Uh?
– Kyuwoo~.
Surprisingly, Kyadol was enjoying the touch of the ghost while being held in its arms.
You never showed me that kind of expression besides me. Why….
The moment I was frustrated when I saw the stolen Kyudol in front of my eyes.
“This child seems to have grown up with a lot of love.”
The ghost once again spoke to me.
Seeing him do that, it doesn’t seem like he’s going to harm me.
I asked cautiously, thinking that it would not be a bad ghost that couldn’t kill people.
“Who are you…?”
Then the unidentified woman with her eyes closed answered.
“I thought you would immediately recognize who I was, but I guess not.”
How do I know that.
That’s self-conscious.
“I’m late to introduce myself. I am a being born from a seed planted by my master. I am probably known to you as the World Tree.”
World Tree?
“Whew…”
First of all, I was relieved that it wasn’t a ghost. You were surprised
Seeing me like that, the World Tree chuckled.
“Huh. As I’ve heard, you’re an unusual person.”
As you heard?
‘Come to think of it, he said that he had finally arrived or that he had been waiting.’
For some reason, the world tree gave off a nuance that seemed to know me.
“Do you know me?”
“I heard something from the owner.”
‘Who is the author of ‘Alternative Master’ who knows about me… For a moment.’
There is only one person who can be called the owner of the World Tree.
I asked with a hopeless heart.
“Is the owner… A goddess?”
Then the world tree answered with a small smile.
“Yes. That’s right.”
“The goddess knows me…?”
“Of course. I’m sure he’s still watching from somewhere.”
The following words of the World Tree came as a great shock.
“Because it is Master who brought you from the outside world.”
What?
She used to curse at the goddess who was pointed out as a prime suspect, but it was a realm of speculation.
And now, the moment when that speculation turns out to be true.
“…Why?”
Unbeknownst to me, a sensitive reaction came out.
“Why did you bring me here when I was living a good life… You know how hard my life has been since I fell into this world…!”
Upon learning the cause, the accumulated sadness exploded all at once and headed for the World Tree.
“Why is it me… What did I do wrong to you guys…!”
“Calm down.”
Her As her green aura spread from her touched my body, I felt her comfort.
A feeling similar to aroma therapy, which is the specialty of Gyupdo.
“Have you calmed down now?”
Regrettably.
The World Tree is right.
“Yes…”
Because my hot head has cooled down before I knew it.
“Haa…”
I let out a long sigh and asked with a calm mind.
“So. What was the purpose of the Goddess that brought me here?”
“You seem to have a lot of questions.”
Then, of course. You don’t even need to know why you put me here.
“But before that, isn’t there a reason you’re here?”
Ah. Fairy spring water.
“There must be many things you want to say, but for now, please follow me.”
I wanted to hear that answer right away, but judging from the world tree’s attitude, it seemed like he wouldn’t tell me until I took the spring water, so I decided to obey.
Let’s follow the goddess and go deeper.
‘Is this a fairy fountain?’
Before long, a place with sparkling water appeared.
I was squatting down to draw water in order to quickly collect water and continue the conversation, but I soon realized an important fact.
“…I didn’t bring anything to contain it.”
That I don’t have the courage to pour the spring water.
You didn’t even know I was coming here, so how did you take care of it?
At that time, I thought about whether I had to keep it in my mouth and take it with me.
“If you’re looking for something to keep your spring water in, this is it.”
Swoop.
I don’t know where it came from, the world tree pushing a glass bottle at me.
“This is the bottle Irina left behind.”
You talk about things that happened hundreds of years ago as if they were yesterday.
I suddenly realized that the existence in front of me was the World Tree.
As she was about to accept the bottle she handed her, she had a sudden thought.
“…But I’m going to use it for them anyway, so can’t I just sprinkle it here?”
In the first place, the person concerned is here, so there’s no reason to take it.
“My real body is a tree in the village. It’s useless even if you do that to me right now.”
It’s good. I thought it would be easy to go.
“And it’s already too late…”
The world tree muttered in a suddenly subdued voice.
“Yes?”
“Actually, I don’t want the day to come when I use this spring water.”
Is that what you’re going to say in front of me? Who am I doing this for now?
-What?
When Kwydol looked up at the world tree, she stroked Kwydol in her arms with a sad expression.
“I put a heavy burden on you. Forgive me.”
The sight of him apologizing reminded me of parents apologizing to their children.
“Hey… are you okay?”
“Oh my God. Are you worried about me?”
When I spoke with a worried heart, the world tree returned to its bright appearance before I knew it.
He’s not normal either.
-Likely.
When the handed-over bottle was immersed in the spring, air bubbles rose and the bottle began to fill with spring water.
So I asked the world tree while packing a bottle full of spring water.
“Now that we have the spring water, let’s talk about it.”
“I don’t know where to start talking about this…”
After thinking for a while, she opened her mouth.
“The fact that I can see the future. Did you know?”
“Why did someone who could understand that choose such a complicated method?”
“I guess you know. Unlike my master, I’m half-assed. I just infer from the scenes that come to my mind.”
What the hell did you see? He was corrupted in the game, and he was doing this with me here.
First, I decided to ask something I had been curious about before.
“Is this the world in the game in the first place?”
“A game? What the hell is that?”
A world tree that speaks in the tone of not knowing anything about games.
“I don’t know what to say…”
I told the World Tree that this was the world in the game I was playing.
“I see. That’s why you call yourself a prophet.”
Thinking about it now, I kind of regret it. I guess there must have been a better way.
“It’s a game… The master uses that method to…”
Once again, the World Tree started muttering incomprehensible sounds.
“No, so why did the goddess bring me?”
“That’s…”
That moment.
“Huh…!”
World Tree staggered as he suddenly grabbed his chest.
“Are you all right?!”
She lifted her head, exhaling her panting breath.
“Are you worried…? I thought you must hate me…”
“First of all, you have to know how it works, so you won’t hate it properly or not.”
Then, the world tree put on a dazed expression, and then continued with a look of nervousness.
“…I don’t have much time, so let’s get down to business.”
Although the state of the World Tree bothered her, she decided to listen in silence.
“My master brought you here for the purpose of saving the world.”
‘Salvation?’
In the game, you already catch the devil, eat well, and live well. In the yard where the ending came out, you dare me?
The world tree is talking about things that are completely incomprehensible.
“If you know the future, the goddesses probably don’t know everything. But salvation. What are you talking about now?”
Then the World Tree spoke quietly.
“…It must be because you know it too well.”
“I don’t understand what you are talking about…”
However, the world tree did not care and said what it had to say.
“In the game you said you played… What kind of ending did I face there?”
“That’s…”
I wondered if I could tell her this, but since she took the spring water, I thought it wouldn’t happen anymore, so I told her the contents of her story.
“… Corrupted and subjugated by the warrior party.”
“It’s not much different from what I saw.”
The World Tree, who accepted his own death so calmly, eventually asked me a question.
“You must have felt it while living in this world. Was this world really the same as the game you said you played?”
“That’s right…”
It was too vivid for a game, and there were occasional oddities, but wasn’t it all like the butterfly effect?
Then, I suddenly remembered what happened to Dura.
The condition of the party members who were weaker than expected. More than anything else, the past was almost annihilated by Dyurahan.
It was definitely different in that respect.
The time when I was confused by too much information.
“It seems that the time given to me has ended here…”
With a face that couldn’t be said to be okay even with empty words, the world tree held Kwydol in his arms for the last time and sent him back to me.
– Kwy?!
Kyadol was taken aback by the World Tree’s behavior, but she quickly conveyed her words with her face prepared for something of her own.
“It may have been a very grave sin against you. But the master could not help it either. I can’t bear to ask you to understand, but I’ll ask you one thing.”
I felt something was wrong with her attitude.
“Wait a minute! I still want to ask you something…!”
“It’s really shameless, but please save this world…”
Before even hearing the story of the World Tree.
My eyes went dark with the feeling of being sucked into somewhere.
***
“Ugh, that’s the hair…”
“Master! Have you come to your senses?!”
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“Chloe…?”
When she opened her eyes, the world tree was nowhere to be found, but Chloe was shouting at me.
“Isn’t there any pain anywhere?! This…! How many of these do you see?! The saintess asked Master when she woke up…”
Chloe makes all kinds of fuss as if dealing with a person with a fatal disease.
I just went to the spirit realm, so what….
“I’m fine, so don’t make a fuss…”
While she was talking, she was speechless at the scenery behind her.
It was because the dark red demonic energy covered the sky and swayed so much that she could see it.
Faced with a shocking sight, I asked as if possessed.
“…The World Tree. What happened to the World Tree…?”
“That’s…”
I felt like I could understand without having to listen to Chloe’s answer.
I could understand it enough when I looked at the last image of the World Tree and the sky I was looking at.
The fact that the World Tree has fallen.