Roxy, who had been separated from Raymond at some point, was very embarrassed by the current situation.

Clearly, they were together a while ago.

The state of the forest was no different from usual, and he was almost clinging to Raymond to keep from falling apart.

But why did I miss it?

“Uh, how… .”

It was the first time this happened, so I was embarrassed.

It felt like the whole forest was rejecting her.

No, it was as if she didn’t want to be with Raymond.

“Are you asking me to come back now?”

A branch came down and pushed her back.

A vine grabbed her by the wrist, urging her to return to the village.

A strange feeling as if the whole forest is alive and moving.

It’s something she’s never experienced in her life, so I don’t know how to react.

Shuhuaak-

As she wandered for a while, the wind gathered.

“jin?”

The wind spirit she had never summoned appeared before her.

Jin, a wind spirit in human form, spoke to her.

[Go back.]

“Why are you doing this all of a sudden? go back He’s in there!”

[He we will solve. It’s none of your business, so go back.]

Jin only repeated telling her to go back.

How did this happen?

Jin’s condition was not ordinary.

He spoke little, but not to the point of saying just one thing in a row.

‘no way… .’

After thinking about it for a while, Roxy was able to come to one conclusion.

Nature pushes her away, and now the spirits ask her to return.

What kind of being can manipulate nature and treat spirits like limbs?

“… Is that your mother’s order? Was it mother’s will that separated him and me?”

[Go back.]

“Right… . I won’t ask why. Your mother must have had an idea.”

Roxy murmured softly.

Jin stared at her and didn’t say anything.

In the first place, not only did he speak little, but now he was in a state where he could only say one thing because of someone.

“okay. I’ll go back. Can I ask you one thing before that?”

[…] .]

“Can he come back safely?”

[…] We do not harm life.]

Roxy nodded, saying she was relieved at Jin’s words, which had been quiet for a while.

[…] .]

Jin quietly watched as Roxy left, and suddenly disappeared.

***

Come on, let’s think.

Why do I have to get into this state?

I thought and thought and thought, but I couldn’t get a feel for it.

Did I curse at the elves, or did I damage part of the forest?

There was nothing like that.

Rather, it only did a beneficial act of removing the parasites clinging to the World Tree.

Then why is the spirit blocking me?

“Why did I have to go through this in the first place?”

The more I thought about it, the more I tried to feel dirty.

‘Can I just break it in?’

After pushing the aura into his fist, he shook his head and released his fist.

In a situation where something wasn’t clear yet, not only was it not good to act like arguing with the elves, but I was also worried about the aftermath of my attack on that spirit.

“How long do you have to stay like this?”

I looked around.

Trees, vines, trees, vines… It was all plants.

The hatchling who had entered did not intend to come out.

As I was staring at the earth spirit in a daze, I had a sudden thought.

‘Should I just go back?’

When I go back, they can’t say anything.

How could anyone treat someone who came to help in this way?

It didn’t matter if I cursed at them.

‘Let’s break it. I’ll just have to break it down enough for me to fit in.’

I’ve come this far and I just can’t go back.

And if I wanted to go back, I couldn’t get out unless the forest let me out.

So it’s right to go in even if it’s broken.

They won’t say anything about breaking a tree when I’m locked up because of them.

ugh-

I pulled out the cotton and pushed the aura.

Nameless accepted the aura with a pleasant sound.

Injecting an appropriate amount of aura, he stretched his feet forward.

Quaggagak!

Nameless hits the wooden wall.

It was wood, but there was a rustling sound. But no matter how hard it was, it couldn’t stop the nameless.

I don’t know if it was the old cotton, but the current cotton seemed to be able to cut through that hard Amantadium.

The wooden walls were a bit hard, but not to the point that they couldn’t be cut down.

coo goo-

The wooden wall was neatly cut and fell over.

Through the cut wall, I could see the scenery inside.

“It varies, really.”

A hatchling was flying.

It was flapping its tiny wings and flying toward the World Tree.

He seemed possessed by something.

I couldn’t stand watching it, so I went inside and shouted.

“Hey!”

– Huh?

At my scream, the hatchling stopped flying.

Then, after looking around blankly, he quickly returned to me and hugged me.

I walked away without hugging the hatchling.

“What is this again… .”

Hatchlings weren’t the only ones next to the World Tree.

There was an outsider wearing a mask.

And that outsider was scattering something red at the root of the World Tree.

Purple smoke was swirling around them.

“… !”

They are embarrassed to see me. They nodded and signaled to each other for a while.

I had no intention of just watching it.

He shoveled his legs full of aura and kicked the ground.

“attack… !”

They pointed to the spot where I was and tried to shout.

I looked around, bewildered as if I hadn’t seen me disappear for a moment.

“Where are you looking around so much?”

I put my hands on the shoulders of the two outsiders who were holding bags of powder in their hands.

“… !”

They freak out and try to get out of my hands.

I pressed their shoulders down faster than that.

Poududeuk!

The sounds of bones breaking were heard as they sat down on the ground.

I didn’t stop and hit them on the neck, knocking them out.

“100 million… !”

I didn’t expect it to happen, but they fell to the ground so easily.

I could hear the sound of bones breaking… I hope he didn’t die

“What are you guys? What are you doing here?”

They turned their heads and signaled among themselves.

A look of bewilderment was evident.

I glanced around at them. And he shook his head at the defenselessness of the elves who let these guys in so easily, and the intruder’s stupidity for not thinking about covering his pointy ears.

“I thought there would be a reactionary element among the elves, but it feels new to meet them like this.”

“What, what are you talking about… !”

“We are not the forest clan!”

They shout in bewilderment, but the excuse is too clumsy.

“The forest clan… we don’t use that word no, most of them are Only elves use that word, so I don’t know if I should call it stupid or immature.”

“… !”

Their pupils vibrate violently.

It also nods for a while to see if they have decided on something.

It was obvious that he had decided to kill me and shut me up.

“If you were going to kill me, you should have decided sooner.”

I had no intention of letting it go smoothly.

I was angry at the thought that I was stupid outside because of them, so I couldn’t control my strength.

Puck, puck!

I swung my fist and hit them in the face and stomach.

The guys fell to the ground without being able to resist once.

“Hey. Are you, a dragon, only bewitched by something like this?”

After clearing out the intruders, I looked around and saw a hatchling moving along the purple smoke.

-But… Smells so good.

Hatchling’s eyes widened at my words, but his nose flared as if he wanted to take in a little more purple smoke.

What the hell do you think it smells like?

No matter how much I breathed in, there was no smell.

‘Is this a bit like that? A powder that charms beasts.’

But was hatchling a beast?

No matter how I look at it, I think it’s on the reptile side.

Thinking such a foolish thought, I turned my head and looked down at the powder they were sprinkling.

“Bloodstone powder.”

What was pouring down on the tree was none other than bloodstone powder.

Also very finely ground.

While admiring their sincerity in grinding the ore to this extent, my mouth watered at the thought of being able to obtain this good thing in large quantities.

It made me angry when I thought I had been idly by them for a long time, but this was it.

Whoops!

Nameless, recognizing the bloodstone, shivered lightly and urged me to eat it.

Without delay, I pierced the cotton ball into the center of the bloodstone dust.

flinch.

For a moment, the entire World Tree seemed to tremble, but I ignored it, thinking it was an illusion.

“Well… Did I think it was hopeless because I removed too many bloodstones? It seems that this was just an intention to kill him in one blow.”

It seemed that he had gambled, as if he thought that the World Tree, which had regained a lot of energy, had no hope.

Many pits were gone, and only a small amount of bloodstone remained.

That’s because I thought I was sparing enough, and if it weren’t for that, it would have all disappeared a long time ago.

But without knowing that, they must have brought a lot of bloodstone powder and poured it out.

‘Was this why the forest stopped me?’

I think it was to prevent another intruder.

If they had let me in sooner, they wouldn’t have poured bloodstone on them.

Or, I thought, maybe he was just trying to protect them from me.

The world tree he saw then had a human form.

She probably didn’t want to see the elves who worshiped her as their mother die at my hands.

Well, that was just my guess.

Anyway, they failed.

That’s enough.

“For now, hand these guys over to the elves.”

While Nameless sucked up the bloodstone clinging to the World Tree, I unmasked the intruders and confirmed that they were elves.

And I gathered all but one of them in one place.

“Can you tie them up?”

-there is!

As soon as I finished my words, Hatchling started pouring all kinds of magic on the elves.

I approached the elf who had set aside, telling me not to die in moderation.

slap.

slapped the cheek

I hit the elf’s head so hard that it turned sideways, but the stunned elf didn’t respond.

I was a little taken aback by that.

I knew I couldn’t control my powers, but I was worried that I might be dead.

Although they are intruders, they are elves.

I have to be punished by the same elves, but if I die at my hands, it will be a little difficult.

I grabbed the elf by the neck and headed to the nearest World Tree.

growl-

As I plunged the elf’s face into the water, bubbles of air rose to the surface.

how much time has passed like that

The elf struggled to see if he could breathe.

“Puha! Ugh!”

When I released my hand, the elf who came straight out of the water struggled in pain and breathed heavily.