# 330
Helmut
Episode 330
“Welcome to the castle.”
The king sitting at the head table gave a brief greeting. Helmut narrowed his eyes.
As expected, the person who greeted Rodril’s group was the man who came to see them last night.
Devis, King of Veneta, looks down on them with a gaze that is neither friendly nor hostile.
He didn’t show anything to Helmut. As if nothing had happened.
“I believe you’ve had a peaceful time so far.”
“Thanks to His Majesty’s favor. Of course, there is a reason why you were invited, so I think it was a luxury worth enjoying.”
Terra straightened her back and spoke as if asking when she had abandoned her husband and children and wanted to live here.
She was proud even in front of the king, and she exuded a dignity that was not like that of a lady from a rural village.
The king was unfazed by her bold response. He spoke in a businesslike manner.
“A year has passed since I ascended to the throne. Gifts poured in from neighboring countries, but it seems that it was not that important to my neighbors in my territory.”
Terra responded, slightly embarrassed by the unexpected words.
“…Green Cana is located in a remote place, and I only heard about his enthronement belatedly due to rumors.”
“Now that I know, I guess I can look forward to it.”
The king just stared at Terra. A request with a pretext that is neither a request nor an order.
So that Rodrill would agree to the deal he made without making it seem like a superior-subordinate relationship.
Helmut raised his eyebrows.
‘You’re smart.’
Teresa said that it is up to the king to decide what demands to make. If that were true, he was a formidable man.
“If it is a gift to celebrate your enthronement, I can give it to you as a neighbor. But as a spirit wizard from a small town, I can’t imagine what His Majesty King Veneta would like.”
King Veneta attacked right away, just as he had planned.
“There is a ruined garden to the west of the castle. About a year ago, a great commotion broke out within the castle, turning it into a dead land. After that, I didn’t know what to do with it, so it was left neglected. “I think that with the skills of Earth Spiritist Rodril, even a dead land can be revived.”
A big commotion about a year ago. It was such a meaningful statement that anyone could remember it. Terra asked quietly.
“Could you lead me there?”
The king cast his gaze towards the woman standing right next to him.
“Teresa.”
She responded with a smile as always.
“Let’s go together.”
*
Garden of the West.
A war over succession rights inevitably leads to sacrifices.
Devis also did not ascend to the throne in a smooth process.
Although he may not have been stigmatized as a traitor or a tyrant, he also had to have blood on his hands.
An ominous place where two princes died and numerous corpses were burned.
Perhaps one of the dead had poison, and the ashes and smoke spread throughout the garden, polluting the ground. Dead land where not even weeds grew properly.
Teresa frowned.
‘I could have restored it, but His Majesty told me to leave it alone.’
He could have greeted Rodril with nobles standing on either side of him in the form of a formal audience, but the king instead chose to simply meet them face to face.
Even if that is not the case, if Rodrill restores that land, it will be seen as having a very symbolic meaning.
‘A new era of kings has begun, and Rodril also acknowledges it. Well, it’s hard to imprint it with that kind of meaning.’
A smile slowly appeared on Teresa’s lips. She was happy that she had chosen the right king.
The king has been in a bit of a strange mood these past few days, but it shouldn’t be a big deal.
They soon reached the western garden.
“This is the place.”
Terra stepped into the dead land. It was a fairly large garden, but it was an empty lot without any properly grown trees.
The garden was empty, with only some wilting weeds growing there and black ash scattered here and there.
Terra looked down at the ground and muttered.
“It’s a burnt mark. “Usually, the land becomes more fertile with burnt ashes, but it’s only because its vitality is so weak.”
“Maybe it’s because I’m harboring resentment.”
“The grudges of the dead? Rather, the problem is poison. “The land is polluted.”
Terra, who immediately realized the situation, turned to Teresa and asked.
“You mean all we have to do is bring this garden back to life? “I’m not asking you to make it like any other garden.”
“The Earth Elementalist is a great gardener. “Wouldn’t any garden touched by Terra’s hands be vivid and beautiful?”
“Okay, there’s no need to waste time. “Everyone, please get out of the garden.”
With a gesture from Terra, the entire group walked out of the garden.
And soon Teresa painfully regrets what she said.
‘That’s it.’
After a while, Helmut looked towards Terra. An enormous energy was flowing into the western garden.
Usually, powerful magic sucks magic power from the surrounding atmosphere. This is because magic is created by combining one’s own magic power with the magic power of the surroundings.
But this was different. The ground shook slightly, as if the waves of an earthquake were spreading. The energy flowing from the ground was gathering together.
Just as the roots extending from Terra suck in all the nearby water veins.
Helmut felt a strange feeling for a moment.
‘This much magic to restore just one garden?’
Teresa also raised her voice and asked if she noticed anything strange.
“Terra?”
But there was no answer. Terra’s magic has begun.
Quad deud deuk! A creepy sound rang out.
A huge tree sprouted from the center of the garden. As if it had broken through the ground. Its body covered more than half of the western garden.
The tree soared toward the sky, spreading its lush branches in all directions in an instant.
It was a spectacle that is difficult to see twice in one’s life. It was even scary.
It seemed like a solar eclipse had begun. Incomprehensible screams rang out from all directions.
Dense leaves and branches that extend out to the sides as much as they rise above. They covered the entire castle and cast a vast shadow.
“Terra!”
Teresa entered the western garden. But she couldn’t even reach Terra, who was standing among the glowing wooden pillars.
A vine rising from the floor wrapped around her ankle and stopped her.
Terra, connected to the ley line, dominated the entire garden. Teresa used her magic to cut down the vines that were wrapping around my ankles.
“Stop it!”
The moment I tried to block the energy of the earth rushing toward Terra with magic, something twisted.
A tremendous shock hit Teresa, as if she had been crushed and squeezed by a gap in a huge current.
“Wow!”
Teresa cried out and vomited blood. As if the vessel had been broken, pain surged from deep inside my body and my magical energy was drained out.
For some reason, Area pulled her out and said a kind word.
“You have become very careless. “If you jump into that kind of magic without thinking, you could die.”
Of course, no recovery magic was cast. While Teresa was lying on the floor, the giant tree completely took over the castle.
Veneta’s capital, which had been blocked from light, was now engulfed in darkness. So much so that the area near the western garden becomes completely dark. It was a scene worthy of legend.
Xian lifted the spirit of light into the air. He briefly expressed his feelings about the current situation.
“wow.”
“Is this… the power of the earth spirit? “It’s really amazing.”
Charlotte was impressed. Asuka admired the other side.
“At this level, I won’t have to worry about firewood for the rest of my life. The spirit wizard is a fraud. “Sian, can you do this too?”
“I can do it if the Earth Spirit makes a contract with me.”
Asuka tilted her head.
“You said you were doing business with him, isn’t this a dispute? Of course, I don’t know if the other side will be able to argue even if they see this.”
“come.”
Helmut issued a warning. People were flocking from there.
Knights and wizards, including the king. I had no idea what to do with the trees that covered the entire castle.
If you burn it, the castle will burn, and if you cut it, the fragments will fall into the castle. If you look at it from the outside, Veneta’s capital will look like a tree island.
As people flocked in, the people of Rodrile all turned their backs to the western garden and took a guarded stance.
Helmut raised his hand to his sword. This is a sword that has never been swung at anyone since leaving the Forest of Pahe. Clumsy sparring wasn’t enough.
At that time, Terra, bathed in a soft green light, walked out of the tree. It just passed through the body and walked out as if the physical wall did not exist.
However, the wooden surface she came from looked solid with a maroon color that did not transmit light. The king approached her and asked.
“What is this?”
His expression was solemn and cold.
“You don’t like Rodril’s gift?”
Terra had a gentle smile on her face.
“This is a gift given to you in the hope that you will be as strong as this old tree and that you will spread your branches widely and spread your reign throughout the Venetian Kingdom. “I hope you will gladly accept it.”
The king was speechless and stared at Terra. At that time, Theresa stood up from the floor, moaning.
“Teresa!”
The king found her belatedly and approached Teresa.
He supported her without caring about other people’s gazes. It seemed like anyone could suspect that the king had feelings for Teresa.
However, Teresa was not aware of him and looked at Terra with confused eyes.
“What have you done to me?”
It was a weak voice. Terra opened her mouth with a cold face.
“It will probably take a few years of recovery to get the magic back. “Didn’t you know that you shouldn’t hastily interfere with the magic of a wizard stronger than you?”
It was an unexpected accident, but it was not unexpected. There was both a possibility that Teresa would intervene and a possibility that she would not intervene.
But the choice was Teresa’s. Teresa had to pay a price.
“My magic…! how!”
Teresa’s expression distorted. It is no exaggeration to say that once you reach the top of your magic department, you are crazy about magic.
For her, not being able to use magic for a while was something that would cause a huge sense of loss.
However, Terra did not show any sympathy.
“If you have talent, you might be able to shorten the time. But even if Duke Fidelis steps forward, it won’t be easy.”
And that was Teresa’s price for trying to use Rodril. Teresa looked at Terra with a devastated expression.
