The elves who came to visit me.

Their eyes as they looked at me were full of worry.

I looked at my body, and occasionally glared at the elves I caught.

“Mo, are you okay?”

“Are you injured anywhere?”

He looks at my safety with a somewhat uneasy face.

Glancing at me, I seemed to know a little about what they were worried about.

‘Are you worried that I won’t come to treat the World Tree?’

It wasn’t unreasonable to be worried like that.

The World Tree is like their lifeline, so I have no choice but to worry.

“No big deal.”

He looked around at them and said.

There was nothing special about these guys.

It was just that I met savages and had some business with the World Tree.

I had no business with them.

Because they’re not my opponents in the first place.

“By the way, may I ask why you came out together?”

An elder approaches and asks.

He was the one who treated me with respect after my treatment of the World Tree showed results.

Seeing that he didn’t ask why he tied them up, he seems to have roughly understood the situation.

“You see, they pounce on me. So, I did this out of necessity, but would you like me to release it?”

“Oh, no. The benefactor must have had a reason for everything.”

The elder waved his hand, saying that it was not necessary.

“However, since it is our family’s fault, can we ask for the guilt?”

“Aren’t you going to ask me what I did wrong?”

“Merely entering the sanctuary without permission is a sin to be dealt with severely. However, he even attacked the benefactor, so you can see the crime even without seeing it.”

“Hmm… .”

“And even if we don’t have to hold on to the benefactor, we have a spirit. The spirits will tell you all about their sins.”

“ah… okay.”

Having said that, I don’t need to say more.

I was about to move on, but I suddenly thought of the elf who fell to the savages.

To ask the spirit is to tell what happened to that elf.

If that happens, my name will inevitably come out.

There wasn’t much to do, but there was something I could do.

The fact that I went there with the elves could have been a problem.

I added a word to the elder who was going to take the traitors.

“Oh, and there won’t be one. It is because of me.”

“Yes?”

Uh, does it mean something strange when you say it like this?

When I think about it, it is a little strange.

So I corrected my words.

“He died because of me.”

no, this is weird too.

The faces of the elders and elves looking at me darkened.

The elder frowned at what he meant.

“Go to the savages together… .”

Since I’m trying to reduce it for no reason, the words become strange.

I scratched my head and talked about meeting the traitors.

I saw the elves working on the World Tree, and I moved to dig up the case with one of them, then I ran into the barbarians and I was the only one who was able to get out.

After saying that, they cleared up the misunderstanding.

“Oh, that’s fine. You did it for us.”

The elder went over coolly than I thought.

It would have been bad for them to be taken by a savage, but they didn’t care at all.

“I should rather thank you. Thanks to the benefactor’s move, I learned that there are savages behind it.”

Fine… didn’t seem to lose.

I could see that he was just trying to be okay, to be calm.

Seeing him trying to think positively somehow, I stopped talking more.

I didn’t even have anything more to say.

“Then I guess I’ll have to go back soon. There are people waiting for you.”

“ah… still. It’s late. How about going to bed?”

“Are you going to sleep?”

“Yes.”

I couldn’t help but be surprised by that statement.

They are elves who thoroughly reject existence other than their own kind.

They are fussy enough to be said to be great just by entering the forest, let alone entering the village.

go to bed with me

It gave me more shock than when I was told to go and eat ramen.

It was to the point where I doubted for a moment that he might be crazy.

‘No, if you think about it, isn’t it very strange?’

Anyway, I was the one who came to help them, and now I’ve even fixed the cause of the wilting of the World Tree.

As much as they said I was a benefactor, it was only natural that they would treat me well.

And there was also the word of the world tree.

‘Didn’t you say that as long as you’re alive, you and the forest clan’s favor will be with you? uh. It must have been.’

The World Tree said such a thing, so it’s no wonder that they have a lot of goodwill towards me.

“Go to sleep… .”

To be honest, I’m a little drawn to it.

Elf forests, especially Elf villages, are rich in mana.

Since it was next to the world tree, there was nothing more like that.

Therefore, performing the Aura technique here is more efficient.

You can get mana just by breathing, and there is no better training ground than this.

I didn’t use any aura training methods, but it wasn’t that I didn’t collect auras.

I didn’t have my own way.

Far from human breathing, yes, it can be seen as similar to that of a dragon.

It’s because he draws mana through his skin instead of his nose and mouth and uses it as an aura.

If you train here, you can get twice the efficiency.

“However, I cannot decide alone. I have to ask my superiors. I don’t know if there is such a thing here, but we have a chain of command. Even now, I have delayed enough time.”

“If that is the case, we will solve it. You can quickly get an answer by using the elemental.”

“Ah, is that so?”

If so what… .

“How can you not? I want to reward you for catching the traitor and treating my mother like this. Although I can’t compensate for all of them. I probably won’t be able to go all my life, but I still want to do a little bit.”

“Well… .”

“I think that will put our minds at ease.”

“All right. If you receive an answer, there is no reason for me to refuse.”

The elder’s face brightens.

It was when the elder motioned for the elves to move the traitors to one side and moved with me.

“elder. There are intruders.”

“Why are you reporting it? without dealing with it right away.”

“that is… .”

The elf who came closer to the elder whispered in his ear.

As he looked at me and muttered something, the elder opened his eyes wide and said,

“This, it seems that the benefactors have come.”

***

Zenon and two rangers run through the forest.

Perhaps thanks to the peace treaty, unlike before, the forest did not stand in their way.

Rather, it feels like it opens the way towards the destination.

“Captain, this is… .”

“yes. It’s the first time I’ve seen it myself, so it’s amazing.”

It was my first time doing something like this, so it was very exciting.

However, they had a mission, so they moved quickly, hiding their true feelings.

After moving for such a long time, they stopped at some point.

“Captain, ahead… .”

“This… .”

“uh. I also checked.”

There were several elves in front of them as they stopped.

Behind them, two wind spirits were flying in the air.

And they saw a familiar face in front of them.

“Sir Raymond!”

“You are safe!”

“Everyone is worried!”

Lennon and the two Rangers shout at Raymond with brightened faces.

Raymond waved lightly at them.

“Now go back.”

“Too late… .”

As the rangers approached Raymond, Lennon stretched out his arm to block them.

“… .”

The rangers were puzzled by his actions, but didn’t say anything.

It’s because I’ve been with Lennon for a long time, and I know he’s not someone who moves quickly over nothing.

Lennon pulled them back and said to Raymond.

“Sir Raymond.”

“Yes.”

“Are you not coming back?”

“… !”

At Lennon’s words, the rangers look back at him in amazement.

He looked at Raymond, ignoring their gaze.

The rangers didn’t seem to have found it yet, but he could see it.

Raymond, who did not move a single step even though they found themselves.

Rather, he was scratching his cheek with a puzzled face.

Originally, if you look at them, you should first come to them before you do anything.

“I won’t go back… It’s kind of like saying that. But, yes. I won’t go back.”

“… .”

The Rangers stiffened at Raymond’s words.

Lennon looks at Raymond with a hardened face.

“How am I supposed to interpret that?”

“Ah, that was a bit strange. It’s not coming back today.”

“Today, not going back… Did something happen?”

“Yes. I guess I’ll have to take care of myself here today.”

“The commander may not approve. Everyone is worried about finding Sir Raymond right now.”

“I’m sorry about that. I was careless.”

The Rangers watched the situation with their eyes rolling, as if they could not keep up with Raymond and Lennon’s conversation.

“And with your permission, you’ll probably be fine. Because I found a way.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

“… .”

“… .”

Raymond and Lennon made eye contact without speaking for a while.

For a moment, Lennon let out a small sigh and nodded.

“All right. I will go back and report that.”

“Leader?”

“Stop, I know what you guys want to say, but don’t say it now. Don’t forget that our mission was to ensure safety in the first place.”

“… All right.”

The Rangers nodded and stepped back.

Raymond watched them with a strange smile.

“Then we will go back. I don’t think it should take up more time.”

“Yes. You worked hard to find me.”

“… no. It’s our job.”

Lennon turned his back without regret.

And he moved with the rangers who were glancing at Raymond.

Looking at them, the elder spoke to Raymond.

“They are sincere people.”

“Yes. These are good people to have your back on.”

“It seems so.”

“By the way, I hope you accept the answer.”

“ah. It should have arrived by now, so you just have to wait a little longer.”

“All right.”

“Then let’s go back. They would have prepared a feast.”

The elder pushes Raymond on the back.

Raymond did not resist the touch and followed it obediently.

When they returned to the village and had a small party, Easton became noisy in a different way.

[Guide the commander here!]

The wind spirit appeared in the middle of the castle.

The wind spirit, who took the form of a man with a sturdy physique, was staring straight ahead with his arms crossed.

“What is this again?”

Marquis Easton, who left the building with Count Warrug, grabbed his forehead.