The flowers were withered.

The grass, which had been fresh, withered to brown like the grass met in winter.

That wasn’t all. The huge tree in the middle of the garden of grass and flowers was in such a terrible condition that it was doubted whether it was alive.

Even cracked, dehydrated skin.

“Mother… .”

I could hear the voices of the elves looking sadly at the World Tree from behind.

they were weeping

It was hard to find life in the withered world tree.

They resented their mother’s inability to do anything even though she was dying in pain.

They hated their incompetence at having to lend a hand to a stranger.

“human. I will ask you this.”

they knelt down on me

Grabbing my pants crotch, I begged as if a child had something he wanted to buy at the mart.

“Please heal my mother, please heal her.”

“She is our precious mother. I’ve already heard that you can heal your mother. I’ll do anything you want if you make my mother better.”

Roxy held my hand and wept.

Transparent tears flowed down her white cheeks.

‘I think that’s a very dangerous word.’

Saying that he would do anything for her was tantamount to putting her in danger.

Did you know what I was asking for and said that?

If he was a man with sinister thoughts, it was obvious what he would ask of her.

Because she was an unparalleled beauty in human terms.

“All right. Okay, could you please let go of this hand?”

Without looking at them, he hurriedly grabbed their hands and let them drop.

If I did something wrong, there would have been a disaster in which my pants would come off in front of them.

“And you don’t have to ask for that. Because I promised.”

Even though I said that, their reaction was amazing.

They were the ones who were against me until I came here.

To see them desperately begging for the World Tree as they couldn’t eat me.

It was a passage that showed how important the world tree was to them.

“Well, if you really want to make a request, there is one thing.”

“What is it?”

“Will you treat us and me as friends?”

“that’s… .”

Contrary to what they thought they would answer right away, they couldn’t open their mouths easily.

I wonder if it’s hard to accept as a friend when you say you’ll do anything.

what a hard thing that is

I didn’t ask to be blessed by the World Tree, nor did I ask to live here.

Is it really that hard to just ask for a friend to accept?

“Who do you want to be friends with?”

At his next words, I tilted my head.

what is this again?

Everyone’s friend, should I at least decide who to be friends with?

Well, everything is so complicated.

“But why are you trembling like that?”

“Yes? Ah, nothing!”

At my words, she was startled and backed away.

The look is quite unpleasant.

As he said, he himself tried to run away.

“Um… .”

Other elves reacted no different from her.

What the hell is a friend to them, and why are they doing that?

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t understand their reaction.

“I’ll work it out and fix it.”

“Yes… .”

Their answers are not cool.

Watching it made me feel uneasy.

I want to know what a friend means to them.

However, given their condition, I didn’t think they would tell me, so I gave up.

Thinking that I would hear the reason later, I moved on.

‘By the way… What did I see?’

Aside from the reactions of the elves, there were too many embarrassing things right now.

First of all, it was absurd from where I am now.

I have already been here

Even though the world tree was losing its power, it was still alive.

But it wasn’t here.

pass-

The flowers I held in my hands were crumbling and turned into powder and blown away by the wind.

The grass they stepped on broke too easily.

“How the hell did this happen… .”

What is the white space, and who is the woman seen there?

And why did the world tree lose its power so much?

No matter how damaged and left unattended for a long time, this is too weak.

“Well… This is too serious.”

After examining the world tree and the realm of the world tree, I was able to come to one conclusion.

The World Tree was in the worst situation, to the point where it was surprising that the elves didn’t lose their spirits right away.

I was worried that maybe it was too late.

-… help… .

At that time, the voice that had been heard in the white space was heard.

The voice that had been heard in such a short time was no longer heard before I knew it.

“ah… What’s so complicated?”

Since I came here, I have a lot more to think about.

World tree, voice, friend… .

My head ached as I tried to think about each one.

yeah let’s not worry Now all you have to do is focus on what you have to do.

‘Then I’ll have to deal with the most urgent first.’

I took a quick look around and moved on.

To the left from the front facing the World Tree.

If you go all the way there, you will come across a small puddle.

Clear and clear water.

It was so transparent that it made me feel refreshed just by looking at it.

But this was a trick.

Because of this water, the world tree is withering away.

‘It doesn’t look like there’s any harm. Since the World Tree is so mysterious, it wouldn’t be strange to say that at least one of these was created.’

Since the World Tree is the source of life, springs overflowing with vitality are sometimes created near the World Tree in this way.

Then the elves scoop up the spring water, and the animals come and drink it.

This is the same.

It seemed to be the spring water created by the World Tree, overflowing with vitality even from its outward appearance and energy.

hit. The spring water created by the World Tree.

But wouldn’t it be different if it was created forcibly rather than naturally?

The current World Tree is too dry.

It was simply not a situation to create such springs.

Nevertheless, there were too many springs like this around and around the World Tree.

Although strong, the elves, who only believed in what they saw, could not find this strange.

Rather, he must have thought that the World Tree created spring water to gain strength.

“Let’s see.”

I looked inside the well.

Although this was created by the World Tree, it cannot be absorbed again.

no, there is However, since it came out of one’s own body, all you have to do is take it back.

“Ah, I found it.”

He stretched out his hand and plunged it into the spring.

The clear vitality and the touch of the refreshing water tickled my hand.

He reached out and grabbed something.

It flutters in your hand.

Chow ah-

Ignoring the resistance, I pulled my arm as hard as I could.

It was frozen in the spring water and was startled by a sudden visitor and pulled out by my hand.

fluttering-

It shakes wildly as it is held in the hand.

My hand is numb from how strong it is.

“U-what is that!”

“Ugh!”

The elves who were watching from behind were disgusted when they saw what I was holding in my hand.

rumble-

Then the spring water began to recede.

The water level gradually drops, and the soil collapses and falls on top of it.

“Oh, mother!”

“Mother has regained her strength!”

It was a small amount of spring water, but even that alone kept the world tree alive.

The bark of the branch that had been cracked fell off and new shoots sprouted.

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Kieeck! Kiek!

A mouth formed from the thing I held in my hand, and it began to let out a terrible scream.

The elves covered their ears at the sound.

‘This is bloodstone.’

It is an ore that is only found in the south.

You may ask how a living creature is an ore.

However, this was a characteristic of bloodstone.

Bloodstone in the form of ore becomes a creature like this when it has life force.

The worst monster that covets life. That was the presence of bloodstone.

And because of this guy, the World Tree was losing its power.

This guy got into the spring water and the World Tree couldn’t be retrieved.

And when they eat the spring water, the spring water turns black.

It then burrows into the ground and clings to the World Tree to become a parasite.

That is why the world tree withers.

“Ugh!”

The elves hold on to their ears at the continued screams and collapse.

Since they are so sensitive, the bloodstone’s voice was fatal.

I’m not as much as them, but it’s painful.

I looked at them and pulled out a cotton ball.

The elves looked at me and flinched.

Before they could react, the bloodstone pierced the cotton.

Chuwaaak!

The bloodstone shrank and began to be sucked into the unknown.

“… ?”

I didn’t think of this.

I just aimed at the core of the bloodstone and stabbed it.

But I thought the bloodstone would be absorbed into the nameless.

‘What the hell is this?’

I looked at the namelessness.

After absorbing the bloodstone, the cotton became more lustrous than before.

It also got sharper. A hard sword used by Ahar.

I knew just that much.

“If that’s the case, it’s a different story.”

Even so, unknown people have been having a hard time accepting my power lately.

However, after absorbing the bloodstone, it became more polished than before.

That means that the more you feed bloodstone, the stronger your name becomes.

‘Is this really playing?’

My mouth was watering at the unexpected windfall.

Bloodstone was not the only one.

The spring water spread out in front of my eyes, and even the bloodstones that I still haven’t dealt with.

Even if I can’t do it, there will be dozens of them. My mouth watered at the thought of absorbing them all into cotton.

It’s an opportunity for me to become stronger, but what should I do?

Sureureung.

I slowly swept the unknown blade.

Anonymous made a pleasant sound. I groaned and looked around.

The elves were staring blankly at me as if they couldn’t understand the situation.

I ignored them and moved on.

“there is. there is… !”

He picked up cotton and stuck it toward the spring.

Chuwaaak.

I could feel the bloodstone being sucked through the cotton.

When the sucking feeling disappeared, the cotton was removed, and the World Tree recovered the spring water.

Looking at it, I put a smile on my face.

This was killing two birds with one stone, good sister and good brother-in-law.

All I have to do is keep my body busy.

Then the world tree will be restored and I will become stronger.

How pleasant is this?

I didn’t expect to get a harvest like this, but it’s so good.

“Ha ha ha ha ha!”

Unknowingly, I burst into laughter.

“What, what is it?”

The elves looked at me like I was crazy.

Does not matter. What does it matter how they see me or not.

Like this, there is a lot of giyeon around.

‘I remember there was another place where bloodstones were gathered besides here.’

I didn’t remember well.

Because it was not detailed in the original story.

But I know that this bloodstone is only in the South.

That means if you search the South, you’ll find plenty of these things.

I felt really good about coming to the South.