Episode 180
Roxy was wondering if she was dreaming.
The scene she was seeing was so unrealistic.
There was a man.
It was surprising that he was a human and not an elf, but it was even more surprising that the place where the man was was in the space of their sanctuary, the World Tree.
This is because only some elves can enter this place.
This is where their mother resides, so they are always on guard.
It was surprising that there was a stranger in such a place, but the stranger’s actions were beyond imagination.
They ask themselves to be friends.
I don’t know what a friend means among humans, but among elves, a friend has absolutely no ordinary meaning.
The word friend is not used among elves.
Because everyone is family.
However, there are times when they used the word ‘friend’ to refer to a stranger who married an elf.
That’s why I couldn’t help but be embarrassed.
I can’t believe you said you wanted to be friends.
Doesn’t that mean that they want to marry one of them?
Even if that’s not the case, one of the elves has to marry him.
‘This happened because of my words. So I have to take responsibility.’
This happened because he said he would fulfill all requests.
So you have to take responsibility yourself.
It was time to think like that and watch his actions.
The stranger glanced at his mother and walked toward the spring that had formed around him.
A product of the mother’s efforts to gain strength.
The stranger plunged his hand into the spring water.
That alone was embarrassing, but the creature that was soon dragged out by his hand was even more shocking.
A long, round object made entirely of dark red.
Kieeeeek!
It felt like my ears were going to tear from its screams.
The bastard’s scream pierced my ears and made my head pound.
pain. sick.
While I was writhing in pain, the screaming suddenly stopped.
And then the maniacal laughter of a stranger was heard.
“Both here and there! “They are all made of bloodstone!”
The stranger was going crazy.
He searched for spring water and stabbed the sword he was holding.
The sword he was holding became even more lustrous as it entered and exited the spring.
‘It works.’
But what was surprising was that it was working.
Every time the stranger’s sword passed through the spring, strength returned to my mother.
How on earth did this happen? I also wondered if the sword the stranger had could be the means to solve all of this.
But soon she couldn’t help but shake her head.
The sword the stranger was holding was no ordinary sword.
‘The sword that chooses its owner.’
The reason why elves can control spirits is because of the World Tree, but there was another reason.
It’s about understanding the essence of the world.
It is difficult to see the essence of those who are stronger than you in rank or power, but you can see the essence of those below your level.
The essence of the sword held by the stranger came into her eyes.
As time went by, the essence became blurred, but one thing was clear.
That the sword has spirit-like properties.
A sword that lends its power only to the owner it chooses and allows its use only to that owner.
The demonic sword said to contain the devil’s ego and the holy sword said to contain God’s blessing were the same.
Choosing an owner.
And in some ways, it seemed more dangerous than the demonic swords of evil demons and stronger than the holy sword that could only be used by those chosen by God.
That’s because it was a sword that grew as the user became stronger.
‘And I cannot dare to underestimate the potential of the stranger who uses that sword.’
At first, I ignored him because he was a stranger.
But now I was able to see him closely helping his mother.
The tremendous talent that lies dormant within him.
The potential that we cannot even dare to see, all we have to do is feel it.
“It’s beautiful…”
she murmured quietly.
In a voice so low that the family cannot hear.
The stranger’s appearance even seemed sacred, perhaps because he was treating his mother.
I rejected him because he was a foreigner, although his actions seemed like a crazy person.
Just the potential he had and the act of helping her mother filled her heart.
‘Maybe I’ve found my mate.’
She quenched her appetite as she watched the stranger plunge his sword into the spring.
***
Goosebumps-
I suddenly got goosebumps.
I felt someone’s eyes looking at me blatantly.
I looked at the place where I could feel those gazes.
The elves were looking at me blankly.
Among them, an elf named Roxy had a slight blush on her cheeks, but there was nothing unusual.
What is this feeling I feel?
‘cold?’
It’s not a cold.
Since dealing with Aurors, I haven’t even caught a cold or any other disease.
It was even more strange for me to get sick because the aurors circulated and healed my body and kept it in optimal condition at all times.
But why is my body shaking like this?
The good news is that it is only temporary.
Should I call this fortunate or sad that I couldn’t find the cause?
“I think things have gotten better to some extent…”
By the way, I stopped running and looked around.
The place I passed by was a mess, as if a mole had dug up the ground.
As the water disappeared from the place where there was water, the soil around it poured out, but it could not be completely filled, so it became a hole.
There were not just one or two, but over twenty.
That’s why I ran around so hard.
Even if we assume that each spring takes 5 minutes, I moved without stopping for a whopping 100 minutes.
Although it was difficult, I gained a lot from it.
First of all, the world’s trees have recovered greatly.
The World Tree, which looked like a huge tree that had died and died, now looked like a tree that had just escaped winter.
The leaves are just starting to bloom.
Thinking back to the bleak world tree at first, it was an irresistible change.
And the second time, I became stronger.
Aside from the fact that my name has become stronger and sharper, my body has become stronger and the amount of aura I possess has increased.
‘When I absorbed about ten bloodstones, a change occurred in my body.’
It was a change that was difficult to notice at first.
However, as the number of bloodstones absorbed increased, the changes in the body became significant enough to be clearly felt.
First of all, the muscles have the same destructive power as those of giant monsters such as minotaurs or trolls.
Additionally, the skin became tough and hard, making it look like it was wearing iron armor.
The amount of Aurors has also increased by 1.5 times.
The most surprising thing is that even though my body has become so hard, my flexibility is better than before.
Although it is not as good as a mollusk, it is now able to freely bend its limbs to a level similar to that of a mollusk.
The joints were also well developed, so no matter how hard I twisted them, it didn’t cause any harm.
It was a huge change and gave me great strength.
The state of my body now is similar to Lanos without the aura.
No, it wasn’t similar, but it was enough to be able to compare.
Things that used to be possible using auras are now possible without using auras.
“This is… crazy.”
I couldn’t believe that I could achieve this level of change by just feeding bloodstone to a person.
On the contrary, I learned why Ahar became stronger without resting in the original work.
Because he possessed a sword like this, simply fighting became possible.
The guy who gets stronger when you kill him has a name that grows with the user and increases his growth rate, so he won’t be able to survive without getting stronger.
I also learned that taking away Obscurity was a godsend.
If this sword had been lifted by Ahar, my chance to defeat him could have been lost forever.
‘Now that I think about it, hatchlings are the problem.’
When I thought of the unknown, I thought of a hatchling suffering alone in the room I was assigned to.
Since meeting the leader of Teris, the hatchling’s condition has been very strange.
I was feeling sick as if I was sick.
I could tell that the hatchling, who always tried to follow me, was in bad shape just by looking at him, who had been confined to his room ever since he came to the South.
‘If I had known it would be like this, I would have brought it with me.’
We do not know how to treat hatchlings.
However, I knew that the World Tree’s spring water would be helpful to hatchlings.
The spring water of the World Tree is overflowing with vitality, so it has a positive effect on people who have died and come back to life, unless they are ‘undead’.
It was clear that at least it would be better than now.
‘Shall I bring some?’
I was already thirsty and had an empty water bag.
I thought it would be okay to secretly capture it from the elf, but I quickly shook my head.
“Oooh!”
“mother!”
There was no need to do anything to arouse suspicion when the elves were watching with their eyes wide open.
Instead, you could just ask for it.
I cured the World Tree, but I wonder if they can do even that much.
‘And I can’t do it anymore today.’
Although there was still a lot of spring water, my body reached a limit in ignorance.
No matter how much fraudulent ability one had, because it was a fraudulent ability, it had its limits.
There was a certain amount of bloodstone that Nameless could receive in one day.
Maybe it was because it was connected to Nameless, but I could feel that Nameless could no longer accept the bloodstone.
What this means is that I will have to come here often from now on and do this until all the bloodstones disappear.
And if we don’t address the cause that started this, we don’t know when it will end.
If you think about that, you should address the cause right away.
‘It’s an opportunity to increase my strength comfortably, so why should I blow that opportunity?’
I didn’t intend to do that.
At least that was the case for now. At least I plan to suck up as much as I can from the culprit and then deal with it.
“First of all, we will stop here today.”
He took turns talking to the elves.
Then, the elves who had been shedding tears while looking at the World Tree turned their faces stiff and looked at me.
“Why?”
“My mother has not fully recovered yet.”
“Are you planning to break your promise?”
Still, perhaps because of something I did, I didn’t seem to live like I did the first time.
Still, the hostility within them could not be helped.
I looked at them and sighed.
“I never said I would solve it right away.”
“what? That means a promise to us…”
“Listen to what people say until the end. “I never said I couldn’t do it right away or that I wouldn’t do it.”
“That means…”
“I will come tomorrow and continue. In the first place, this is not something that can be completed overnight. It takes quite a long time. “I also have limits.”
“Umm…”
“Oh, and I have something to investigate, so can I bring some spring water?”
“Spring water?”
“yes. “I need it to recover from what happened.”
“It’s nothing difficult. In the first place, the spring of life was created by Mother to be shared with everyone. “Do it yourself.”
“thank you.”
I’m glad that I accepted it more willingly than I expected.
Perhaps with their permission, I immediately ran to the spring and immersed the water bag in it.