Side story. High Elves and Planes (3)

“…”

“…”

– ······.

A heavy silence prevailed.

Yulia anticipated the current situation to some extent. That’s natural. Albenius asked to meet them in Elven, and they said they would meet naturally.

That’s done. Rather than a prophecy, it is more like a prediction made after knowing the circumstances of the end and the antagonism between humans.

So I couldn’t understand more. Rather than predicting it, it was right that Elven intended it. It was unbelievable that the Elves had intentionally sowed the seeds of discord by enmity against humans as the World Tree neared its end.

All the more so if the purpose is to hold her in his arms.

– You have a disgruntled expression.

– I understand. Although Albenius’ method was a little too radical for young high elves.

“Wait a minute, World Tree. You agreed, and now you’re blaming me?”

– Because I don’t want to be hated by the high elves.

The sparrow laughs mischievously. Albenius laughed. But rather than fighting each other, it just looks friendly.

“It’s the first time I’ve seen Mother Tree. Can I ask you one thing?”

– yes. You must have a lot of questions about me. what do you want to know

“Did you really have to do this?”

There was a lot of damage until the Union sent Yulia to the Elven. It is still currently in progress. If the elves had stepped in, the damage could have been reduced. If Albenius had stepped forward, he could have defeated the demon king without fail.

– I had to.

“Why? Was taking the initiative through me more important than human lives?”

– You are a kind-hearted child.

– But the answer to that question is yes.

“…what is that!”

The world tree is benevolent. Lives with the elves Although it mainly applies to the elves, in fact, the world tree’s benevolence does not discriminate between races.

The world tree is such an existence. The world tree of Arban, where she lived, was also like that.

Humans and elves didn’t get along very well, but the World Tree brought the elves into an alliance.

For the cause of reducing more damage and preventing the apocalypse.

When the forces of the end reached the forest, the world tree took in all the refugees and protected them. He suffered great damage in the process, but he did not care.

The world tree is such an existence. At least that’s what she saw and felt.

But why is the World Tree of the Daydram… Confidence and faith in the World Tree were shaken.

– Because that’s right.

“Are you saying it’s right for the elves to take the initiative at the expense of humans?”

“I will explain from here on.”

Tak, Albenius came down from the stem.

“Julia Karsen. Do you know what this is?”

Albenius shook a necklace. It was a pendant with a decoration at the end.

“Why did you do that…?”

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Julia shut her mouth. Should I say it was a sense of déjà vu, but strangely, the pendant looked familiar. It couldn’t have been, but I felt strangely sympathetic.

‘Yulia.’

I woke up to the sound of a faint voice. It can’t be. I can’t.

Seid has been missing for decades. It’s been a long time since I thought he died without a word. If he was alive, he wouldn’t have left without telling her.

‘Could it be a hero?’

However, after becoming a hero, he thought that maybe he had become a hero. Seid was a strong man, and he thought that he was worthy to become a hero in God’s eyes.

I didn’t expect to encounter Seide’s traces here.

It was because I had heard that she was the first warrior summoned from the ecliptic of Kabalon.

‘There is only one hero per dimension.’

Arban was like that too.

‘It’s just a pendant that looks similar.’

that would be right It makes no sense that Seide was here.

“This is Seid Delm’s pendant.”

“…!”

However, Albenius’ next words shattered her family.

“…that’s Seid’s?”

Even if you happen to have a pendant that looks alike, can you learn the name of the original owner?

click-

When Albenius manipulated the pendant, the front side opened. And the picture appeared. It was Yulia of childhood, smiling brightly.

“I said I knew a high elf named Yulia, right? I thought it was going to be a long time since I got a little older, but when this child grows up, it will be you.”

“how···. How are you holding it? no way···?”

“Put your life in. I didn’t kill Seide and get drunk.”

“Then where is Seid?”

“…it’s in a place where you can’t meet.”

Albenius smiled bitterly.

“What is that…!”

…that means he’s dead?

“Tell me exactly! What the hell happened?”

Albenius did not answer. I just shake my head.

“···ah.”

really dead

There was a difference between simply guessing that he might have died and receiving a confirmation that he was dead.

His hair turned white.

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Julia collapsed.

* * *

– Didn’t you say you weren’t dead?

“I am not dead. They are trapped in the dimension, but they are alive and well.”

– But why?

“Sade did. If you ever meet, don’t let me know that you are in this situation. I would be worried.”

– Wouldn’t it be more problematic to say that he died altogether so that he would not worry?

“I never said I was dead. He misunderstood and fell by himself.”

– Well, this…

The sparrow touched his forehead.

– Albenius, you are also a very strange dragon.

“If you are chased by the gods for a long time, everything becomes like this.”

– Wouldn’t that be too much of a leap?

Albenius shrugged. We turned the subject of the conversation back to the main topic.

“The one called the demon king here is quite strong. It’s not as good as the dragon that Kim Woo-jin killed, but Yulia will surely die if she stays like this.”

It was not at the level that the current Julia could handle. When she dies, the gods have two options.

Either give up the dimension, or summon another hero like Glacc.

“Neither is good for me.”

If you give up the dimension, it perishes. However, if he continued to summon the hero, he had no choice but to be revealed.

Neither wanted it, and the best is to end the end on Yulia’s line.

It was for this reason that Albenius extended his hand to Julia.

He couldn’t step out, and he didn’t want the relatively safe shelter he’d gained thanks to the World Tree of the Daedram to perish.

In the meantime, a high elf warrior appeared, so it was the best situation.

“I’m glad I’m a high elf. Do the high elves listen to you?”

Knowing the relationship between the elves and the world tree, he decided that he could keep a secret.

In addition, he saw potential because he was a high elf.

– What are you going to do?

– Even if you give the fruit, you won’t be able to do it like the hero named Kim Woo-jin?

“Things are a bit different from Kim Woo-jin’s time.”

At that time, Kim Woo-jin had taken the core of King Jeongryeong. The Spirit King was a demigod and possessed abundant divine power, so all he had to do was remind him of it.

However, the high elf Yulia did not have that kind of power. Although the high elves are a special race, they weren’t like dimension dragons who were born with the power of the universe, and they didn’t eat the spirit king.

However, if it is the fruit of the world tree, it is possible to some extent. The world tree is also a demigod. The fruit contains, albeit weakly, the power of a god.

“How many years did you say the Thousand Year Fruits remain?”

– There’s still five more years to go.

Originally, the world tree bears fruit once every hundred years, but the cycle of the world tree that has lived for 10,000 years increases to a thousand years. And the power of the fruit is different from before.

“Sorry. Five years is enough time for humanity to perish.”

If it was the fruit, I could have done it more clearly. However, the fruit of the general world tree is not insignificant. If you awaken that power, Yulia can defeat the demon king.

It is also because he is a high elf who has a better compatibility with the world tree than any other, and even though the demon king of Daedram is strong, it is inferior to the dragon of Glakk.

“Give me the fruit.”

– Do it right now?

“I like that there is no resistance. When you’re passed out, it’s better to absorb the fruit and let it settle into your body as best you can.”

– You will be surprised when you wake up. But is the story about Seid really going to end like that?

“…I’m trying to keep Seide’s last message.”

– You just can’t think of any other good excuse?

“…”

Albenius did not answer.

* * *

“Mmm.”

When Yulia opened her eyes again, a sparrow was flying right in front of her nose. It is the spirit of the world tree.

‘why me···?’

I checked my surroundings. And I realized where this place is.

“…inside the mother tree?”

– Yes.

The sparrow met her eyes.

– How are you feeling?

“···like. There has never been a better time in my life than now.”

The body is light. My senses are on edge and my mana is overflowing. It felt like a step forward.

– I ate the fruit. Albenius helped you absorb well.

“…Albenius.”

Realizing belatedly why she fainted, Yulia kept her mouth shut.

“I want to see Mr. Albenius.”

– any amount.

The branches moved and carried her out. Albenius, who was drinking tea in the shade of the World Tree, greeted her.

“Woke up. Come and sit down.”

“What is that? It’s the first car I’ve ever seen.”

“coffee. Would you like a drink?”

“Yeah.”

It was a pretty bitter car. Julia frowned.

“If you use it too much, you can eat it with sugar or water.”

“No, it’s fine.”

“Are there many things you want to ask?”

“Yeah.”

“I will answer anything I can answer.”

“I heard that there is only one hero in one dimension. How did you meet Seid?”

“There is only one hero in one dimension. First of all, there’s something wrong with that. That doesn’t mean there are more heroes of the Daydram other than you, though. Just as every hero is different, the circumstances of every dimension are different.”

“You mean there can be multiple heroes?”

“yes. Actually, there was such a dimension. And Seid met there.”

“…you met Seid in another dimension?”

“It’s a dimension called Glac. It’s the place where the continent went right before being destroyed by the dragons.”

Anyway, the dragon and the light dragon. It’s very similar to back then.

“Sade was summoned as a hero and fought until the end there.”

“…”

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Julia bit her lip.

The story went on. What kind of warrior Seid lived and how he received the pendant. The identity of Albenius and what Albenius wants from her.

“I want you to stop the apocalypse. I don’t want to be chosen as the World Tree.”

“Me too. But I don’t have the confidence to win.”

“Until now, it must have been. But now it’s okay. did you say called a messenger of hope. I already have a history of raising a hopeless guy like you to hope. And he averted the end of Glarch when the odds were close to zero.”

Albenius opened his chest.

“If you just learn… wait a minute. Glacc?”

“Yes, it is the dimension where Seid was. He was Seide’s colleague.”

“…!”

“Is he alive?”

“He’s alive and well.”

“Is the ending strange?”

“It’s been a while since we met.”

“Then he was talking about Seide…”

“You know better than I do.”

“Let me meet you!”

“The end comes first.”

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Julia bit her lip. However, Albenius was not wrong.

“…was it possible just by learning?”

“Of course not. Are you feeling it too? While you were sleeping, I fed you the fruit of the World Tree.”

“···Also. It must have been the fruit of the World Tree.”

“The fruit of the World Tree contains, albeit weakly, the power of the universe, that is to say, what you call the power of a hero. I will help you acquire and use it more smoothly.”

Trust me.

“You will definitely prevent the apocalypse.”

“…But why don’t you come forward yourself?”

“Because that’s not the case.”

“Are you being chased? But who can pursue a strong man like Albenius-sama?”

“…This conversation also gives me a feeling of deja vu.”

The overall flow itself was quite similar. It was only the difference between the spicy taste that I swung from the sword as soon as we met, or the mild taste that proceeded through conversation.

I was too lazy to answer.

At a time like this, what did Kim Woo-jin say?

yes.

“I don’t listen to those who are weaker than me.”

“···Yeah?”

“If you want to hear the answer, ask again after defeating the light dragon. I’ll tell you why you can’t come out and tell me about Seide’s colleagues.”

Clearly it was like this.