Episode 160
Darkness spread endlessly in the form of grass and trees.
The first impression of the dark forest was just such an expression.
Should I say that it is an overwhelming landscape just to look at?
Quite the opposite of the fairy forest.
It was bright and cheerful.
In particular, as the World Tree directly protects and serves the forest, vitality is also strong, and friendly fairies and elves live together.
But here in the Dark Forest… ….
“I am overwhelmed.”
Ryan frowned.
He frowned as if he didn’t like something, then continued.
“…Besides, what should I say? I also feel a bit ominous.”
Rian also noticed that he knew that his words could be rude to Hedos and Mia.
However, there was no reaction from either of them.
Rather, he even nodded his head as if it were natural.
“it’s okay. Because it’s true. It is an ominous forest. They even aggravated the ominousness from generation to generation, so it’s their own gain.”
“Dad is right.”
A sharp assessment of the two.
In those words, he did not show any affection for the dark forest.
In a way, it was natural.
Mia was forced to sacrifice as a shaman, and Hedos was also in a position to obey orders while mortgaging his life for a curse.
when it was covered like that.
-boundary!
Something wriggled up onto his shoulder and patted his short arms and legs.
more
Uncharacteristically for a guy, he puffed out his cheeks and showed an angry expression.
“Why are you like this again?”
– Enemy lines! Concentration!
His face was red as if it would burst at any moment.
Where the hell did he get it from?
Have you ever made something like this?
[Well, from the point of view of the fairy, it must be quite a boundary.]
“A boundary…”
[That dark forest is not a place where normal fairies live. Apparently, this child has no choice but to feel hostility towards the fairies twisted with malice.]
“Hmm.”
Is it because he acquired the characteristics of a druid?
I also have an instinctive feeling of rejection towards the forest.
‘The fairies fell into madness.’
It reminded me of the fairies in the fairy forest.
The fairies there were peaceful and innocent.
He showed coexistence with the elves and sincerely followed the fairy king there.
But this forest… ….
‘Definitely not good.’
It is full of darkness that drives people crazy.
Fairies are beings that are affected by where they live.
It is not strange at all that a fairy in a place like this goes mad.
“Dudge, are you okay?”
-You can believe it.
Dirge sighed needlessly, resting on my shoddy shoulders.
I wondered if it might be affected by the madness of the forest, but it seems like I was worried for nothing.
[If you think there’s any danger, I’ll protect you with my power, so don’t worry too much.]
‘That’s right.’
Set has regained considerable strength.
It would be easy for her now to protect Dirge.
It was the moment when I took a step forward with that thought.
Wedge!
Suddenly, a sharp arrow flew out of the empty darkness.
An attack aimed directly at me.
However, the power of the storm simply deflected the arrow.
Ting!
Is it because the blow of conversion was easily blocked?
One of the trees rustled just for a moment.
“It’s a grandiose welcome.”
Saying that, the butler smiled and simply stretched out his hand.
“< Magic Missile >.”
Jiing!
what the fuck
Just looking at it, that’s not a magic missile. It’s just a destructive ray.
Whether it was a magic missile or a destructive ray, it pierced the tree where it moved for a moment.
“Aagh!”
Something from a tree crashed with a scream.
At first glance, it was a guard who was on guard from the front.
no more than that
“This isn’t a magic missile.”
“Mister, aren’t we obsessed with the category of magic and insisting on an extremely rigid way of thinking? Isn’t there a law that magic missiles are always 1 circle? My attack just now… …The butler
, with a calm expression, began to mutter bullshit.
“Don’t talk nonsense.”
“No, that’s bullshit. Great Magic Missile even with some modification. I don’t know why you keep doubting me.”
“Okay, let’s say that.”
I don’t know what it is, but it seemed clear that the butler wasn’t filming a normal wizard’s tech tree.
…Whatever.
The scout was still glaring at me with vicious eyes.
“I didn’t even ask who it was, it was an attack right away. It’s pretty nasty.”
“This is basic. They are extremely beta to outsiders. When we approach the forest, we will first attack whoever it is.”
“And what if an innocent person dies?”
“Because you have been eliminated from the competition for survival, you will only become a part of the darkness.”
Hedos approached the fallen Dark Elf in an instant.
Then, looking around with sharp eyes, he continued.
“Of course, even taking that into account, it is true that their response is a bit too fast.”
“What is that…“
Before the words were finished.
nettle.
Arrows were fired from all sides.
“set.”
However, the arrows were blocked by the storm and could not reach us at all, and Hedos moved immediately.
Assimilated into the darkness, he knocked five scouts from the trees with swift movements.
One of the scouts who had fallen so far shouted, glaring at Hedos.
“betrayer!”
“….”
Hedos didn’t answer, just looked at me quietly as if asking what to do with the scouts.
The scout shouted again.
“It was the great elders who raised you to be an outstanding assassin! But betraying the goodwill of such people?! Besides, the apprentice priestess… …”
“Agari.”
I simply closed his mouth with the silencer and looked around.
“Do you know Hedos?”
“If I had to say, my motives…would be the right expression. They were the ones who aimed to be the guardians of the shrine maiden.”
“These are the losers who got eliminated.”
said a little louder.
Then the scouts, who had a lot of trouble on their own, shouted at me.
“shut up! Don’t put us on the same line as the guy who betrayed Miko!”
“Unlike those traitors, we don’t betray our clan… …”
Be quiet!
As I said that, I hit the head of the scout who had just been talking bullshit proudly as a staff member.
“Khehe!”
“What are those guys who arbitrarily abducted and forcibly raised a normal human child to be an assassin talking about so confidently?”
“That is…!”
I heard from Hedos why he, a human, became the guardian of the shaman.
It was simple.
These immoral races secretly abducted the most talented outside human children and educated them with the first clan.
In other words, the position of ‘Guardian’ was not what Hedos originally wanted.
Of course, the curse that gnawed at my body was also forcibly received.
How is this different from slavery?
“I don’t care at all about your rotten inferiority complex, so just answer questions.”
“I have no reason to answer…”
“The elves who have no doubt that you are ‘Aether’. Where are you and what are you doing now?”
“…!”
The scout’s eyes flinched.
First of all, even a single scout seems to know something about this self-proclaimed Aether. According to the information extracted from the two of them.
After that, I threw in some bait and cross-validated the information through the responses of the scouts.
As a result, they were confident that the information obtained from the two previous attackers was not wrong.
‘I need to make sure of this… …’
I recalled the information I had obtained from the two of them.
The appearance of an elf woman claiming to be the second coming of ‘Aether’.
She showed enough evidence and achievements to convince the Dark Elves to be the second coming of her ancestors, and quickly gained recognition from the King.
The problem is that this woman decided to support Charon, who is exceptionally extreme within her clan.
In an instant, the direction of the Dark Forest leaned toward Charon.
Originally impossible.
This was possible because Doc Alphaheim, the kingdom of the Dark Elves, was filled with people who believed in ‘Aether’ completely.
As a result, more than half of the elders of the Dark Elves who had the right to make decisions supported Charon’s argument.
“you you…what… …”
“You know. He is a kind warrior who came to take care of you guys.”
At my words, the scouts looked at me with bewildered eyes.
“Because I am kind, I will deliver the business in a kind way to you guys.”
“What what…“
Anyway, you guys must have been guarding here after hearing an order to bring us intruders. Right?”
our children?
At my words, the scouts glanced at each other.
“So what?”
“What is that?”
I looked at them and spoke with a benevolent smile.
“I’m telling you to guide the high-ranking people right away, you Dark Elves.”
if you don’t want to fall behind
* * *
The shaman accepts all the malice and madness that has been going on in the dark forest.
No, to be precise… ….
It’s a ‘role play’.
As Hemera, the sister of Aether, the ancestor, constantly being the opponent of Aether’s anger.
it’s like torture
The unending, unending torture of unmatched horror.
Because of this, successive female shamans could not last less than 100 years and were all short-lived.
They live less than half the lifespan of a typical clan.
Moreover, most of its lifespan is lived only in pain.
The funny thing is that as a result, the resentment and hatred of the shamans of the past also accumulated to a terrible extent.
The 12th priestess, Luna.
At one time, she was a girl who boasted a beautiful appearance that was one of the best among the Dark Elves.
But now her beautiful blonde hair was bleached white, and her beautiful face was also thin and unappealing.
“…ah.”
How many screams and howls of pain.
Exposed to her ancestors’ hatred and malice, she went mad day by day.
“Are you in pain? Are you in pain? How painful was my heart when I was betrayed by you. Have you ever understood, brother?」
Aither’s ghost said that while holding Ruina’s face with a giggle.
“Pain, pain, pain! This sister is really sick! You said let’s do it together! I believed! I believed my sister would do well!”
Please stop.
I am not your brother. I am nothing but one of your offspring.
please please please please… ….
I didn’t do anything.
I didn’t betray you or cause you any pain. I just wanted to protect my brother.
I am….
She swallowed the words that had reached her throat.
finger flew off
Of course, it didn’t really fly.
Because the body of a ‘shaman’ is precious.
But the pain was the same.
sick.
But more than that, she was so used to not responding to this level of pain.
There was much more pain than that.
The ancestor who had gone mad had ‘taken his anger out’ on her persistently in all sorts of ways.
She swallowed the pain and recalled old memories.
It was like a milestone that helped her stay sane.
‘missing child.’
Unlike herself, her precious younger sister who was designated as a shaman from the beginning.
Is the child living happily outside by now?
I hope you don’t live in guilt because of yourself.
You must be protecting it, Hedos? Only you looked straight at us, not the priestesses.
I thought of my precious person.
But such thoughts do not lead to salvation.
Because there is no way you will be freed from this terrible vicious cycle.
Who in the world can face this terrible malice and free itself?
So resigned, she struggled in an endless hell.
how long was that
wee.
The ‘role play’ has stopped.
She quietly raised her head and looked around.
There are really few cases where ‘role play’ stops.
Usually in this case… ….
“My king.”
“Hmm, you do a great job. I commend you for your hard work, Miko Louisa.”
Dark Lord Brakrion.
Even when he saw Ruina’s extremely weak condition, he laughed as if he had no inspiration.
A question popped into her mind why the king had suddenly come to her in such a situation, but it soon disappeared.
Her mind was too worn out to hold onto such a question.
But then.
“Hmm.”
Someone approached her.
A color and appearance that has a brightness that is the opposite of that of a dark elf.
The purple eyes narrowed yo-yo-yo.
Ruina blankly looked at the woman approaching her.
“…ah?”
resembled
That ‘Aither’ that tortured him relentlessly until now.
At that moment, a scream escaped reflexively from his dry throat.
“Aaaaaaaaaa!”
“It’s great.”
However, seeing that scream, ‘Aether’ just smiled in satisfaction.
Even that despair licks his lips as if he was apprehensive… ….
“At this level, this would be a great food for that ‘Aether.’”
“It’s an honor, mother.”
The King and Aether laughed.
As if he was delighted with the despair of a girl in front of him.
and….
“Sluggish No. 1 is really slow. You don’t have to guide them with all their might, Dark Elves. Two spirits for one ruler!”
“Hey, hey!”
“Chaaaaaa!”
The hero was advancing along with six slugs crawling with all their might.
He grinned, recalling the ‘damned culprit’ of this incident.
‘I’m really looking forward to it.’
He tightened his grip on the hand holding the staff.
Yes, his staff is hungry for fresh demon blood.
As always.
Great mage who transcends by regression
