What can I get from the elves?

Surprisingly, there was not much to be gained from them.

Without spirit affinity, they could not command spirits, and since they fought using spirits, they could not learn swordsmanship.

Some of them use swords, but it wasn’t enough to say they were good at it.

Swords were only auxiliary to the end, and their main force was the spirits.

‘I just need to get something like fruit from other elves.’

What can you get from these guys?

“Eup!”

Traitors widen their eyes when I touch the nameless.

I removed the gags covering their mouths.

“Puha! Coke, Coke!”

They breathe heavily. Their speech was a little slurred, probably because they had been gagged for a long time.

“What are you trying to do with us!”

One of them glared at me and shouted.

I put cotton in the ground in front of them and said.

“There is something I want to ask you, but you’d better keep your mouth shut except for what I’m asking. I don’t have a very nice personality.”

“… .”

As I spoke while shaking my name, the elves who were glaring at me shut their mouths.

“yes. How nice it would be if you kept your mouth shut like that a long time ago.”

How nice it is to not hurt each other for nothing.

If you are quiet, I will know how to ask you a question.

And they weren’t in a position to shout at me.

If I hand them over to the elves like this, they will die no matter what.

Or tortured to such an extent that you think you’d be better off dead.

“Well then… .”

I looked around.

I looked around to see if there was a place to sit, but there was nowhere that stood out enough to sit.

“There is nowhere to sit… .”

It was when I muttered,

softly-

The sound of something breaking through the ground is heard.

-Humans, the gigantic trees are moving!

Hatchling makes a fuss. I turned my head to find the source of the roar.

and could see

Huge tree roots breaking through the ground.

When I reflexively tried to wield the cotton, a hatchling stopped me.

– Do not attack!

I forcibly stopped my swinging arm due to a hatchling that suddenly intervened in the middle.

Wooddeuk-

As a side effect, the ligament in the joint was slightly torn.

Even that replayed quickly, but the hatchling’s sudden action was enough to startle me.

“what are you doing! Interrupting suddenly!”

Hatchlings’ scales are harder than steel, so they may not have suffered much damage, but they said they didn’t know about humans.

At the same time as I swung the sword, the extremely sharpened nameless might have even cut the hatchling’s scales.

I don’t know if it’s an adult, because the hatchling’s scales were a little stronger than steel, just that much strength.

– says the tree. He said he wanted to help.

Hatchling doesn’t know how dangerous he is.

So, I guess you can talk like that.

I touched my throbbing arm and lowered the cotton.

As I was putting it into the scabbard while killing the nameless spirit, I heard a startled voice from behind.

“Oh, Mother!”

“How can my mother already… ?”

The elves were screaming at the trees.

I even threatened to keep quiet, but they seemed to have forgotten about that and let go of reason.

“Do, you have to run away!”

“You will die! I’m going to die!”

Driven mad, they showed no signs of calming down.

If I stay like this, I’ll die, or I’ll have to run away.

For me who did not know their circumstances, it was just a loud noise.

And I didn’t even want to know their circumstances.

What do I know to use it for?

“Noisy.”

I guess I need to calm down… .

I don’t think it’s going to be easy to calm down.

“I can’t help it.”

I have no choice but to knock it out and wake it up again.

If it still doesn’t calm down, repeat until calmed down.

puck, puck.

hit them on the neck

“Oops!”

“Ah! What are you doing!”

But I didn’t faint.

Did I mis-regulate the power?

Recently, the power has become too strong and it is difficult to control.

I thought I would die if I gave it a little more strength, so I had no choice but to be careful… I’ll hit you harder than I do now.

Bang, Quaang!

Ah, again, the power control was wrong.

I heard something popping, but… Fortunately, he was breathing, so he didn’t seem dead.

Still, seeing that he passed out, it was good not to control his strength too much.

Don’t you faint right away like this?

“So what do you mean the tree is talking?”

The elves fell silent and I looked back at the hatchling and asked.

The hatchling flapped its tiny wings and thrust its dainty forepaws toward the roots poking out of the ground.

chin.

The hatchling raised its paws to the roots and closed its eyes.

He nodded occasionally and munched his mouth, as if he were talking to the tree.

– mmm, I get it!

The hatchling, which clung to the root for a while, flapped its wings and flew up.

It flies to me with great force, grabs my hand, and leads me to the root.

– The tree is old!

I narrowed my eyes at Hatchling’s very friendly words.

I’ve been talking about trees and trees since before, did I know that the tree is a world tree?

The only tree with such huge roots was the World Tree, which soared unknowingly high into the sky.

‘Is it possible to talk to the World Tree because it’s a dragon?’

Dragons and World Trees are things I don’t know well, so there was no way I could know just by doing something eccentric.

In the first place, they were like transcendental beings beyond common sense.

Among dragons, dragons that have been around for thousands of years can melt or freeze mountain ranges with a single breath.

An existence that can cause natural disasters such as natural disasters at will.

It was the same for the world.

Right now, my strength has weakened because of the traitors, and it’s a shame because I like to be quiet and still, perhaps because of the nature of criticism.

If the World Tree was active or had a desire, its power was so strong that half of the continent became the domain of the World Tree.

“Did you ask me to come?”

-yes! He said he had something to say!

Being led by Hatchling, I wondered.

I didn’t have the ability to talk to trees like Hatchling did.

How can I have a conversation with the World Tree? The thoughts I had thought of quickly disappeared.

Faaat-

As soon as I touched the root, a green light came out and enveloped the hatchling.

“Here… .”

It was a place I had been to before.

To be precise, the unknown space I was unintentionally drawn to when I first met the World Tree.

“Something seems more energetic.”

Back then there were only flowers, but now there are deer, squirrels, wolves, etc., all kinds of animals, both predators and prey, all in harmony.

Predator and prey are casually in one place.

I was surprised because it was a sight that I couldn’t usually see easily, no, it was something that couldn’t happen.

“At that time, those animals didn’t exist… .”

It wasn’t just animals.

There were very young children.

Adorable and very cute children play in the flower field and play with the animals.

‘Elf?’

Their ears were all pointed unlike mine.

As you go up from the round ear lobe, it is pointed and elongated like a triangle.

‘Are there any adults?’

Look around.

When there are so many kids gathered, there must be adults, but I can’t find even teenagers, let alone adults.

Even so, despite being with wild animals, the children could not find a single fear.

“wait for a sec… .”

Looking at them, I suddenly felt strange.

How come those kids, the animals, don’t care about me and the hatchling?

It is normal for children to be curious or fearful when they see a stranger.

Even when the children were still, the animals had to watch us.

It was definitely strange that I wasn’t killing a presence, and I was openly showing my presence, but there was no reaction.

‘no way… .’

There was something to catch up on.

You have to see it for yourself to see it.

It was time to move forward, pushing the aura into his eyes.

-it’s okay.

A woman’s voice is heard.

With that voice, the scene I was watching changed.

The flower fields, animals, and children disappeared in an instant.

– Human, over there!

A hatchling tugged at my hair as I stared into empty space.

When I turned my head, I saw a woman, just like Hatchling said.

There was a woman with long green straight hair in front of a tree that seemed to have grown a bit more than before.

Sky blue eyes staring at me.

-Long time no see. the chosen one

***

There is a round table on the green meadow.

A teacup made of wood was placed on top of the table made of tree roots.

“I never thought I would be able to talk to the world tree like this.”

I was sitting on the root chair made by the world tree.

Hatchlings were rolling in the meadow.

When I was hungry, the world tree took out fruit and filled my stomach.

It looks very comfortable.

It is a contrast to the painful figure crouching down, so a smile is naturally made.

-So do i. I never thought I would be able to face the Chosen One so soon.

Again, she told me that she had been chosen.

The word choice, could it be that I am referring to the reason I came here?

I came here after reading a book given to me by a woman who came to me as a fan.

If that is not a choice, what is a choice?

I’m not sure yet.

-it’s okay.

When she said it was okay, I looked up and looked at her.

The world tree nodded with a soft smile.

I’m looking at her, but that gaze is burdensome for nothing.

First time seeing… It’s not, but at that time there was no direct conversation like this, and it was a world tree that could be said to be the first since it was a child.

It was strange to see her so welcoming.

I don’t know what to say about this feeling, but it wasn’t such a bad feeling.

I struggled to shake my head and continued talking.

“I have a question. You called me the Chosen One before. What does that mean?”

– Literally. you are the chosen one He is a pioneer who will break his destiny.

something more

“What exactly does that mean? Being chosen… Are you saying I was chosen by God?”

-It could be God or it could be the world. What is certain is that you are a being who can change the future, and even now, the future has changed a lot with your actions.

It was too vague to even ask the question.

The more questions you ask, the more curious you become.

“Is there anything I need to do?”

-no. Just do it like you do now. You can have a huge impact on the world just by being yourself.

My presence alone has an impact on the world.

I don’t know if that means a good thing or a bad thing.

‘Cause I’m just moving to live

‘If it’s a world tree, I think it knows why I came to this world. From what I’ve said, it seems like he knows something.’

why am i here

Why did you become Raymond among many, many people?

It was when I was contemplating whether to ask or not.

– You don’t have to worry so much. When the time comes, you will know everything.

you know?