‘What the hell is this?’

But even Merlin didn’t know how to make a living forest.

Only the elves could make the forest move at will.

The forest thus born protected the elves.

It was said from such a situation that even a sword master could not kill an elf in the forest.

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Merlin looked at the moving forest for a moment and put her body inside.

As Merlin entered the forest, the trees moved again and surrounded the fence.

***

It was the world of light that greeted Merlin who followed Rocella into the forest.

Unlike the dark outside, the inside of the forest was a completely different world.

A world full of light.

Uncut trees naturally intertwined to form a house, and such treehouses stretched out endlessly.

There was sadness in Merlin’s eyes.

“It’s been a long time since we went.”

“Me too···.”

Merlin and Vivian.

What unfolded before them was Wigarden, the hometown of the elves.

Vivian’s face, who visited Wiga’s Dawn after a long time, was bright enough to be different from before.

I had no choice but to

There is something in this Weigarden that gives life to the elves.

Merlin’s gaze turned to the front.

A giant white tree emitting a soft light came into her eyes.

A tree that is tall enough to give you a sore throat when you look up.

There was only one tree in the world with such a characteristic.

“World Tree…”

It was the tree of the beginning and the being called the roof of the world.

It was time for Merlin to look at the World Tree.

[welcome. Merlin.]

A voice echoed all over the place.

At the same time, the new models of Merlin, Vivian, and Rocella disappeared.

They appeared in a space surrounded by wooden walls on all sides.

and among them.

“It’s been a while.”

There was a woman with a translucent figure.

Vibrant skin in a pure white dress.

gray hair and green eyes.

And with long ears.

At first glance, she looked like an elf woman, but her aura was clearer and clearer than that of an elf.

Her Vivian bowed her head towards her.

“Mother···.”

“Welcome, Vivian.”

Vivian gave her a moved face at her voice calling out to herself.

The World Tree, which was not involved in external affairs, was an existence that could not be easily met even by an elf.

Vivian, who has lived for a long time, also met the World Tree for the second time.

When the World Tree and Vivian looked at each other.

Merlin smiled brightly as he greeted me.

“See you after a long time, World Tree.”

The World Tree gave her a pouty expression as she looked at her Merlin as she greeted her.

“When was the last time you called me to ask you something… did you only come now?”

“haha. Because I’m a little busy.”

“Hmm… looking at my physical condition, I think I’ve reached my former state to some extent.”

“It’s still a long way off.”

“It’s been a long way. Because you, who had crossed the supreme realm, became so weak. It’s 6 circles. There… ho? Is this… Life Force Vessel? Humans connected to the Life Force Vessel?”

Merlin scratched her cheek as she watched the world number in wonder.

The place he is now is none other than inside the World Tree.

In this, she could not avoid her eyes.

“Well, how did it happen?”

“It’s fun. Anyway, Merlin. Seeing you still alive makes me feel relieved. I was worried about not showing up for the past thousand years. It’s reincarnation… Merlin Your life is so complicated.”

“Isn’t it all human work?”

“It is.”

The World Tree smiled bashfully.

The spirit body of the world tree that became the prototype of the elves.

Her appearance could be said to be the totality of beauty so far away that even elves who are said to be beautiful in the world could fold it.

The intense fascination and beauty were not something that humans could easily withstand.

But Merlin, who faced this, said with a smirk as if nothing had happened.

“You are still beautiful.”

“Fufu. Merlin is the only person who sees me and says I am beautiful.”(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

“I couldn’t at first either. Did it take 50 years for you to see the World Tree and say that you are beautiful?”

“To be exact, 48 years and 213 days.”

“That was the first time I realized that beauty is a deadly weapon.”

“Fufu. You overcame it, didn’t you?”

“Thanks to you, I’ve been sober. Only the eyes have risen so high…”

The reason why Merlin doesn’t fall for the fascination of the elves.

It was simple.

It was because he had been training to overcome the fascination of the elves.

Against the world tree called the prototype of the elves.

At the time, Merlin thought that it would help to elevate his status, and he practiced self-denial over fascination.

Having seen the extreme of beauty through such training, there was nothing else in sight.

For a moment, Merlin and the World Tree shared the past.

As the conversation matured, Merlin suddenly changed his expression and asked.

“So… why did you call me?”

“As I said back then, I have something to ask you.”

“It is the request of the World Tree. Can we expect a reward?”

“Yeah?”

At Merlin’s words, the World Tree widened his eyes slightly.

she said sternly.

“Wasn’t the reward for opening the door to the spirit world last time?”

“No, why? That was the price that brought me here. So, shouldn’t you pay for the request separately?”

“Really… even if you reincarnate, how can that not change…”

The World Tree shook his head as if tired of it.

Vivian clicked his tongue at Merlin’s unchanging appearance.

He had forgotten his promise to the World Tree for two years and was now demanding a new reward.

It was truly an act of Merlin.

On the other hand, Rocella was surprised to see Merlin who boldly demanded compensation from the World Tree.

Who in the world could make such a claim to the World Tree?

What was even more surprising was that the World Tree granted Merlin’s request.

“good. What would you like to receive?”

“Huh? Can you tell me about the reward?”

“Yeah.”

“Hmm···.”

Merlin rubbed her chin at her unexpected sound.

Normally, it is normal to say the request first and then the reward, but this time it was the other way around.

Merlin said with a smirk as he watched the smiling world tree.

“I want to get some elixir.”

“How much?”

“One···.”

Merlin stopped trying to say it was a bottle.

He hastily changed the number.

“It takes two bottles.”

Merlin increased the original goal from one bottle to two bottles.

His eyes widened at the sound that followed.

“good. I’ll give you two bottles.”

“········································································?!”

It was a very quick response though.

It was then that Merlin realized.

In the first place, the World Tree was going to give Merlin anything in return for a favor.

Also, it means that the request of the World Tree will never be easy.

Realizing this, Merlin asked with a frown on his face.

“What the hell are you trying to get me to do?”

“Whoops.”

Seeing the smiling world number, Merlin couldn’t help but think that he had suffered.

he asked quietly.

“Can’t we exchange for three bottles?”

“Fufu. It’s already too late.”

“Zeep.”

Merlin clicked her tongue in disappointment.

When she looked at the world number, she thought she would have answered if she had called for more than three bottles.

As she thought about it, she worried on the one hand.

‘What is it…? Can I ask you to do something even by sharing your favorite elixir?’

It wasn’t an easy request, so maybe the World Tree used this trick.

Resigned, Merlin glanced at him telling him to speak.

The World Tree opened its mouth.

“Something fell to the ground a long time ago.”

“···········?”

“It was something that did not exist in the real world. I’m going to ask Merlin to find it.”

“What is it?”

At Merlin’s question, the face of the World Tree, who had been smiling all the time, changed.

Her expressionless mouth opened.

“Soul of God.”

“········································································?!”

Merlin’s face hardened slightly.

‘what?’

Even Merlin didn’t expect to hear that word here.

he asked, wondering if

“You said you fell earlier… When was that roughly?”

“Probably a thousand years old.”

The corners of Merlin’s lips trembled.

The number of worlds was thought to be due to the surprise of her Merlin’s reaction.

But it wasn’t.

The reason why the corners of her lips are trembling.

It was simple.

‘This, this request…’

The moment she heard the story of the World Tree, the corners of her lips kept going up.

‘Are you eating for free?’

It was because Merlin was struggling to control the corners of her lips.

Is it real? (5)

Is it real? (5)

‘Let’s calm down. Facial expression management, facial expression management!’

As Merlin struggled with the corners of her lips, her world tree story continued.

“Even though the gods are gone, their fragments still remain. What I am looking for is such a divine soul.”

Merlin pondered for a moment when she heard the story of the World Tree, she asked.

“Why are you looking for it?”

“Um… I can’t tell you the details, but it’s absolutely necessary. I will guarantee that it will never harm the real world.”

“Hmm···.”

Since they were the words of the World Tree, which had been working hard for the real world from the beginning, it was quite believable that it would not cause harm.

Merlin’s anguish deepened.

No, she pretended to be troubled.

Contrary to her appearance, Merlin was dancing on the inside.

‘Is this related?’