Episode 164. Another natural enemy relationship (2)
Elf.
Beings born from the World Tree.
Apparently, to them, the blessing of the World Tree was a rule they could not refuse. If not… I looked at Elsidore kneeling in front of me.
‘I can’t put up with this kind of shame with my rude personality.’
No matter how much it was stained by Grandfel.
Bow down to the elf at all costs.
I’m not a seriously ill patient to say the least.
I don’t know if it’s forcing formality.
That’s right, the words I gave to Elsidore were just one word.
“The frog in the well needs etiquette training.”
…I wondered if the frog was an insult rather than kneel for a moment.
You’re not wrong though, are you?
Is it because I came out after staying only in Sisli, the land of the elves?
For Elsidore, let alone formality.
Because I couldn’t find a common sense level of speech.
[The elf Elsidore has a ‘Blessed Hierarchy’.]
And then one turn.
message flashes.
It was now.
“…dare me.”
Puffing—
Elsidore knelt down.
It wasn’t enough, so he let go of the sword.
This was the effect of the [Hierarchy of Blessing].
‘Are you saying you can’t disobey me?’
How severely the world tree was disciplined!
It was a sight that shocked even me, who could have guessed the story at first glance. Do I need to explain the gaze of those watching?
It must have been true that if I was too surprised, I wouldn’t even say a word.
“….”
Maybe that’s why the players were rather quiet.
“Chief Lee. This…?”
Because the world’s Matisse muttered.
Gradually I realize what I have done.
Anyway, I’m really glad.
I looked towards Rock Kid.
‘For now, I’m glad you’re safe.’
If you are a senior wizard of the Mage Tower, you can manifest up to an intermediate level of magic in other fields. If it was Matisse, first aid could have been done without difficulty.
Nodding—
Did you all run to save your comrades?
A shadow mercenary group that appeared at some point.
Wolf bowed to me on behalf of the invisible leader Kichi.
Now that my colleague has arrived, I don’t think there’s any need to worry about Rock Kid anymore.
then.
“…Don’t think that I can make this Elsidore like this and be safe.”
All that remains is to dispose of the good elf.
But it’s like this.
Unfortunately, I’ve been misunderstanding for a while.
‘The full-scale disposal hasn’t even started yet.’
Above all, now that I know what kind of effect the [Blessing Hierarchy] has. It means that my confidence has a basis. I spoke in a more confident voice than ever before.
“A place like this isn’t suitable for a conversation, Elsidore.”
“How dare you say my name…!”
“Please refrain from making senseless remarks.”
“…!!!”
[The elf Elsidore has a ‘hierarchy of blessings’.]
Let’s start with that mouth closed.
*
AAU.
There were no excuses this time.
U.S. West Branch Manager.
Jim Joshua opened his mouth heavily.
“We did not expect this in the slightest.”
The days when Arcana was just a game.
Elf was an unfinished content that would appear in the distant future.
The confirmed settings were just a few background settings.
It meant that it was not even expected that the elves that originated from that setting would show outright hostility to mankind.
Did you say the butterfly effect?
One of the few background settings.
Elves live for eons.
I never thought that such a monster would be born in such a short setting.
I couldn’t even imagine.
Because it’s so overwhelming.
Armed force that has no choice but to approach as unknown fear.
It was a strength that was on a different level from anything I had ever seen, including the Demon King.
But humanity had one player.
Even in front of the Demon King.
Even in the face of unknown fear.
There was always an upright hero.
“And I am indebted to player Lee Ho-yeol again.”
Lee Ho-yeol.
It was not enough to stop the elf who was rampaging like a bloodthirsty man, and he made him fall to his knees.
Did you use force in the process?
Nor was it.
I just had a few conversations with the elf.
Jim Joshua, who bowed his head once, declared.
“From now on, the United States entered the holy war. We will give full support. In order to help the development of the AAU Yusra branch by abruptly withdrawing the objection to the establishment of the Yusra branch…”
Have you finally lost your stubbornness?
“This is unanimous.”
Park Min-jae shrugged.
Of course, you know what’s inside the deep water, but you don’t know what’s inside people.
Was that action out of pride?
Or is it an act that came out of thorough calculation?
I didn’t know yet.
But one thing was certain.
End of videoconference.
Park Min-jae quietly opened his mouth.
“Everything is changing, Lee Ho-yeol. centered on him.”
The corners of his mouth went up.
“Raymon Sean, you couldn’t have expected this development, right?”
*
Kingdom of Yusra.
golden palace.
I made Elsidore stay in the private room of the palace.
‘What’s so pretty about this slut? To this luxurious palace.’
In my mind, it was the basement of the magic tower.
I wanted to keep it in the dark.
What kind of space Mugan is is an elder mage.
No, I knew it well because I had seen the faces of devil worshipers.
Because I still have a lot to ask of Elsidore.
If you become a lung person, your headache hurts.
However, no matter how urgent the interrogation was.
There is an order and procedure to everything.
I found a separate room only after handling the chief’s work at the Magic Tower. Guarding the entrance to the private room were the Lion Heart Knights, Yeshika and Enoch.
‘It’s because of me.’
Am I not the one who knows well the sorrows of society people who have to be black?
Especially Yeshika, like the succubus, is overflowing with daily clothes.
I gave the two of them trivial consolation.
“You have suffered a lot.”
“no.”
“Rather than that, I heard the news of the respect through Captain Harkon!”
…News What news?
Enoch’s words startled me.
All sorts of eccentricities that pass through my mind.
Did you hear about my umbrella fight?
If not, what are you doing in the infinitely deep darkness?
If that’s not the case, a dragon hunter?
More than that, Mr. Harkon, why do you spread such rumors to your subordinates?
“To say you reached a higher level. You are amazing!”
Oh, did you mean the sword?
Damn, maybe this is enough to break the thief’s foot beyond the numbness. It’s too harsh for the karma of the dark history.
I spoke shamelessly.
“At the crossroads of life and death, the sword becomes even darker.”
“…!”
“The day will come when you will also gain enlightenment.”
It was just because of the [Last Adventurer] effect.
Don’t wrap it up in a meaningful way, Grand Fel.
If you stay still, you can get even half of it.
Just shut up please.
“I will keep that word in mind.”
Don’t nod your head with your spleen eyes, Yesika.
Conversation beyond that was tantamount to mental self-harm.
I immediately opened the door to the private room.
As soon as I opened the door, passionate eyes poured out.
Elsidore glared at me and said.
“□□. □□□. □□□□.”
To be exact, I opened my mouth.
[Hierarchy of Blessing] activated.
I made sure that Elsidore couldn’t get out of the private room.
And gave the ‘order’ to be quiet.
The reason why he expressed it grandiosely as an order was simple.
Like really obeying orders.
Because Elsidore couldn’t go against my words.
Enough of admiring the effects of hierarchy.
‘I would have said that elves live for an eternity…’
Even if they only stayed in Sisley, there is something called jjambab.
Why isn’t the information related to the Arcana continent that I know too significant? Among them, advanced information may be mixed. Let’s ask slowly one by one.
“From now on, I will allow you to answer questions.”
“…?”
“Are you elves involved in the temple?”
Of course, the priority must be the pride of Grandfel.
Whether the elves were involved in the annihilation of Akkshan in the crusade.
Depending on whether or not he did, the intensity of Grandfel’s interrogation would inevitably change.
“So much interest in bugs’ business…”
Stop.
Hey, I see you still don’t understand the situation.
I interrupted Elsidore and said coldly.
“Yes. Or just answer no.”
“…no.”
Look, how nice it is to answer politely.
Quick—
this grinding sound.
Elsidore seemed to have lost his temper because of the unruly words.
Of course, from Lee Ho-yeol’s point of view, there was nothing worse than that.
‘He’s much better than me.’
Because the dark history of the past is not enough.
Compared to my position of adding dark history in real time, it’s a nobleman.
Thanks to that, I use hierarchical order without a twinge of conscience.
I was able to get a rough idea of the situation.
“In the end, everything was because of the blessing of the World Tree?”
“…Yes.”
“It’s not because of the Arcana continent or the devil.”
“…Yes.”
Elf.
The land where the first world tree took root and their hometown.
There is only one reason why Sisley appeared on the Arcana Continent.
A blessing that the first world tree took from them.
It was to find out the whereabouts of the blessing.
“Everything that stood in the way of his progress was trampled on.”
“…Yes.”
I thought involuntarily.
There’s no real pride like a snot!
They only care about their eternal life.
I thought it was just a cubic crystal, but there was nothing wrong with Granfel’s words. Even if I was the World Tree. I’m going to take my blessings from you guys sincerely.
‘Anyway, I thought the blessing was originally an elf’s.’
I thought it was just a buff.
I never imagined that the blessing of the first world tree would be tangled up like this. Now that I know the circumstances, I can guess why he shows hostility toward me.
‘They think I stole it.’
But there is no such thing as an illusion.
I made another declaration towards Elsidore.
“I don’t need any blessings.”
“…no.”
…You say you don’t need me, but what’s wrong?
I had a question for a moment, but I understood it belatedly.
That’s right, hierarchy.
Seeing that he doesn’t make mistakes, his discipline is tight.
“Something like blessings in exchange for pride.”
“…?”
“It means meaningless.”
Blessing of the first World Tree to Grandfell?
As I said, it was nothing more than a simple buff.
Wasn’t it me who coldly rejected the healers’ buffs without going far?
As for the religious reason that I don’t believe in God.
Of course, neither do I.
blessing effect?
tremendous.
It’s so great that I don’t want to give up when I think of the future to face the top demon lords. But at the same time, it’s terrifying.
‘Eternal life.’
…That means you have to suffer from Grandfel for the rest of your life!
I don’t know if I get old and iron.
Where is the pride of Grandfel, the pride that will fade with the passage of time?
“…no!”
However, Elsidore raised his voice.
The guy who stole the blessing from them.
It was like saying that there was no need for a blessing.
‘It’s understandable that I get a fever.’
what good though
Because there is a give and take in everything.
So, I’ll tell you at least one piece of information you need.
Click—
I put down the teacup and continued.
“Do you want to return the blessing of the World Tree?”
It was only for a moment, but Elsidore’s expression flinched.
“…Yes.”
I guess so.
But even if it’s a blessing I don’t need, how can I pass it on to someone else? Unfortunately I don’t know about that.
Because I too had only inherited the blessing from the first world tree.
therefore.
“If you want, how about taking it?”
“…?”
“Like I was chosen by the World Tree.”
“…!”
“It means that you too must prove your pride in front of the World Tree.”
It means that I have no intention of giving it away with my bare mouth.
*
Magic Tower.
─Prove your worth in the area. (Success)
Players who proved their worth were given a chance.
A golden opportunity to develop your abilities as an apprentice wizard at the Mage Tower.
Of course, it was not easy to even take the first step in the Magic Tower.
crooked!
“Uhhhh!”
“be careful!”
“Oh, thank you.”
Oh my gosh, you made these into stairs!
The stairs of the Magic Tower appearing in the air and disappearing repeatedly.
I couldn’t help but admire it before discussing adaptation.
“…How did you come and go so neatly?”
A human could have tripped once.
Hoyeol, who climbed and descended the Mage Tower, did not waver at all.
“It’s just Homen. It’s Homen.”
Someone suddenly approached the muttering player.
“What a surprise!”
“Homen. May I ask what that means?”
Braided hair waving lightly.
“…yes?”
“Hmm, for reference, I am the ‘skilled’ wizard Jibril.”
A confident voice.
“If you’re a skilled mage…?”
You are a senior.
The player immediately grasped Jibril’s point and answered.
“So Ho-men is Lee Ho-yeol. No, Chief Lee Ho-yeol…”
Jibril listened silently to the story of Ho-yeol and Ho-men.
Jibril’s eyes gradually widened.
Are you sure you misunderstood this?
“Not at the level of a great family…”
You were in a godlike position in the world of adventurers!
I never thought I would get such valuable news from a newbie adventurer.
Wiping your mouth like this would be an act of nobility.
Jibril continued with a satisfied expression.
“Then, what kind of person is Chief Lee Ho-yeol at the Magic Tower? For those of you who haven’t even guessed yet. Jibril, a low-skilled wizard, will introduce you from one to ten.”
“Oh yes! Please.”
“First of all, Chief Lee Ho-yeol can kill millions of demons in two hours…”
“Yeah? What did you just say?!”
The footless horse gained wings and began to glide.
