Ch 100
Episode 99 – Why are you here?
The road became increasingly difficult.
“I want you to come close behind me. Don’t be surprised if the tree moves.”
“yes.”
The bushes grew so high that Fayron had to take the lead, and the fairies did not follow, so the road was dark.
In the midst of only the chirping of insects, the trees hanging on Kim Jae-joo’s ankles seemed to reject strangers.
“Any questions?”
“Not yet.”
Soon the guardian tree of wisdom disappeared from the landscape, and even the sound of insects ceased.
“I’m speaking out of old age, but I bow my head to the elder…”
Fayron, who was walking along the increasingly rough road, abruptly stopped.
It was because the regular sound of human footsteps from behind was cut off.
When I turned around, I saw a human holding my chest.
“Are you okay?”
“···sorry. I guess I was nervous.”
Peyron’s eyes narrowed in wonder, but seeing that he was sweating, it didn’t seem like a lie.
“The Elder has been close to humans for a long time. Don’t worry.”
“yes.”
Jaejoo Kim smiled hard and walked along Fayron again.
– Are you okay?
-What kind of tension is the kid who just ran into Palaham hahaha
– Could this be designed?
– What are you really thinking?
-Tell us a little bit. don’t tell anyone
-Manager (pricked ears)
-damn; I’m really afraid that
– I look sick. ok right?
-Look at the dirty seats.
Jaejoo Kim quietly nodded and took a deep breath.
‘Is magic power a problem?’
It was okay until I got into a battle with the Hippocrites clan members.
Even though he spent almost all his magical energy to handle the Night of Shadows to the limit.
The problem was after they fired a magic cannon to tell users to be safe.
I had to squeeze out the remaining magical power to shoot for a long time, and I got a response from the wrong place to the insufficient magical power,
‘Heart…’
was running wildly.
The hardened emotions leaked out and I couldn’t control it.
“Aren’t the other two going together?”
Kim Jae-joo asked an obvious question because he didn’t want to pay attention to the unanswered question.
“Someone has to protect the guardian tree.”
“Codran-sama has stepped down from his position as the guardian, are you still okay?”
Fayron let out a laugh, not stopping.
“As Raoul said. He said he seemed to know us well.”
“I’m sorry if I was rude.”
“It is not particularly rude. It’s because it’s exciting.”
Fayron is a prudent and clever watchman.
Kim Jae-joo’s voice became more cautious when he recalled that fact.
“Do you think it’s a lie?”
“About half. We received an oracle from the Fairy King, and someone who knows us well doesn’t really feel the scent of the forest.”
“···okay.”
“Raoul knew that, so he must have been angry. And coderan is always… we’ll talk about this later.”
As he talked about Coderan, Fayron’s voice became strangely low.
“Then Peyron-sama doesn’t look good on me.”
It was something I was worried about, so Kim Jae-joo spoke directly.
Keepers are sensitive to smells with a beastly sense.
If they had ever entered their forest, they would immediately recognize it with their sense of smell.
“I don’t judge others by my feelings.”
Fayron did not turn his head and tapped his large horn.
“I don’t know if you noticed, but we Sentinel are a race prone to lies. But under the protection of wisdom, I can intuitively know if the other person is lying.”
When the rough forest road ends and he arrives at a place with an open view, Fayron stopped.
Fayron’s eyes, which turned their heads slightly to meet their gazes, gleamed as if they had put stars.
“My objective experience says, you can trust me. That’s what you’re talking about.”
-Payron talks so nicely?
– To me, ‘Turn it off. ‘Human’
– Discriminating against people
“Thank you for your kind consideration.”
“Let’s go.”
A small hut could be seen standing next to Fayron.
Under a roof built of dead wood, a lantern shining like fairy dust hung in front of the door.
“Payron.”
In front of the hut an old watchman was looking at this side with still eyes.
The discolored horns and beard-filled face made it difficult to read the emotions easily.
“Elder. Why are you with me?”
As Fayron moved faster, Jaejoo Kim had no choice but to run.
“The guardian trees are crying.”
“Yes? When we were there…”
“okay. it was ok It’s sudden, and it’s too fast to be dismissed as an evil spirit’s prank.”
Peyron’s horns turned red in embarrassment.
“Are you saying that the guardian trees are dying?”
“Even my strength is not enough.”
The elder waved his hand widely in the air, and blue light poured down his hand and embroidered the air.
“······ah.”
Fayron turned his head and let out a dazed sound.
The barrier that covered the guardian tree disappeared.
The two shining guardian trees visible from afar, even the green leaves turned black and fell one by one.
Seeing that, Jaejoo Kim hastily manipulated the system window.
[Current contamination progress: 94%]
Kim Jaejoo’s eyes fluttered slightly.
-Oh…shh;
– What? why did you come up
-Uhhh
– My dear
furthermore.
Until the original pollution level reaches 100%, the World Tree does not appear as a barrier of guardian trees.
But now, behind the hut, a large root poked out.
This means that the barrier is weakening.
– Looking at the world tree again, the only thing that comes up is that it is large.
– Is that the root? I knew what wall it was;
-But the guardian tree didn’t break, so why is that sticking out?
-Manager Lee Mi X Naughty Head X Ah Oh
-Kwan-f… Ah.. it doesn’t seem like I’m shy;
“You go back to Raul and Codran to strengthen the border around the Guardian Tree. I must go to the Fairy King.”
“However···.”
Payron looked at Jaejoo Kim with a troubled expression.
“You, sir.”
The elder’s gaze fell on him.
“Nice to meet you. Guardian, blessed by kindness, courage and wisdom.”
Jaejoo Kim raised his head and confidently faced the indifferent gaze.
-Kim Jaejoo’s voice tone has changed;
-Designed by Pago Kim
Peyron patted her front paws as if a little startled, and the Elder looked at Jaejoo Kim.
“Unusual Zarogo.”
“Thank you for a good look.”
“haha.”
The Elder shook his head and looked at Peyron.
“Come on. Let’s talk to humans.”
“yes.”
Peyron looked at Jaejoo Kim with a strange expression, then turned his back and disappeared.
“I heard about it. Did you receive an oracle from the Fairy King?”
“If you say you came to keep the ancient oath, you will know for sure.”
“Are we talking about the vain promise that we have given humans the grace of the forest, and that humans will surely repay the grace?”
“yes.”
The elder drooled and brushed away his long beard.
His still eyes twinkled like the Peyron of the past, and he stared at Jaejoo Kim as if piercingly.
“You who are on the border.”
Jaejoo Kim did not answer.
Because clumsy words are highly likely to be poison now.
An elder who receives the protection of all three gods cannot be underestimated.
“It’s a very unique human being to be half-truth and half-false.”
“The desire to help is sincere.”
“It is strange that such a sudden crisis has arisen, and it is strange that you appeared accordingly. But it’s even more strange that you’re telling the truth.”
The elder’s eyes turned cold.
“Stop going away. Originally, I should have killed him on the spot, but I’m not in a situation to see human blood, so I’ll do it like this.”
-Look how bloody you are;
– Let’s just go. No matter how much Kim Jae-joo flirts with him, he’ll be smitten;
-If you don’t want to die, let’s just find another way
do not do that.
They can never stop this pollution. I don’t know the root cause.
The pollution of the world tree is the monarch of the demon realm.
The ‘Lepia of Destiny’ happened when dozens of servants’ hearts were secretly planted in the ground.
Only Jaejoo Kim can find the exact location.
But if you can’t move around and inside the World Tree, you’ll have to suck your fingers and watch for pollution, instead of looking for it.
‘think.’
Kim Jae-joo closed his eyes and recalled the memories, ignoring the sensation that his head was about to explode.
“What is a code? Why do you believe in humans?”
“The Goddess of Charity said that the world can be made better by faith.”
Memories of past conversations with Kim Jae-joo with Koh-ran flashed past.
“Who are you?”
“You don’t have to know about the little one.”
Memories of encountering the dazzling Lephia.
“Jaejoo Kim. Listen carefully. The ancient oath is a myth.”
As he recalled the memories Peyron had told Jaejoo Kim, his eyes slowly opened.
It’s a verse from mythology.
In the beginning, humans were so weak that it was difficult to protect themselves, and they received help from the race of the forest.
It is said that the first human to come out of the forest after gaining strength said this.
“In the forest, bathed in the sunlight of lovingkindness, cared for by wise fairies, and guarded by valiant watchmen. Humans wept in gratitude for the blessing and help.”
The elder’s eyes widened.
“Therefore, we humans owe an unpaid debt to the forest beings. That debt must be repaid even after tens of thousands of years have passed.”
At the quiet voice of Jaejoo Kim, the elder kept his mouth shut.
“I have come to pay that debt. So, you, the existence of the forest, do not leave me alone and give me a chance.”
At those words, the Elder glanced at the exposed roots of the World Tree and sighed.
“Really… it’s difficult for me to judge. Follow me. As you said, if the Fairy King sees it, we will be able to confirm that it is real.”
The elder smiled a little at that bold attitude and turned to the world tree.
– not; Was there such a myth? I never dreamed;
-On the 30th floor, it was a story that only the kids who had become close friends with for several months knew.
– You’re using it like this?
– Haha, I can only say admiration.
Perhaps surprised by Kim Jae-joo’s unexpected wit, the chat window speeded up like crazy.
‘There is no time.’
Conversely, Jaejoo Kim’s expression darkened after entering the base of the World Tree.
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The world tree was crying.
It rots little by little from the tip of the root.
Even the fairies were scattering wing powder on the World Tree without saying anything about whether they were worried.
After walking for a while, passing between the large roots that the fairies shine, a wide cavity appeared.
The small roots of the World Tree made a wall like the style of a building, and there was a woman in the center.
‘Fairy King.’
Kim Jae-joo was heartbroken when he saw the fairy king he had finally met.
The figure, wearing long silver hair and a white robe with no features, felt a sacredness that was difficult to approach.
“Fairy King.”
The woman who had closed her eyes and glowed from her body slowly opened her eyes at the elder’s words and opened her mouth.
“Is that him?”
It was a soft voice, but it was a voice without emotion.
“yes.”
“Come here.”
Passing through the frantic flying fairies, Jaejoo Kim and the elder stood in front of the fairy king.
“It is you. Someone who has received my trust.”
“It is an honor to meet you.”
Jaejoo Kim politely bowed his head in greeting.
“It’s an imperial etiquette, it’s a memory.”
“As a human being, I came here because I could not ignore the crisis of the forest.”
The Fairy King, who burst out with a loose and small laugh, turned and looked at the state of the World Tree.
“It’s an oracle, you thought it was pretty cute, but I’m sorry.”
At the unexpected reaction, Jaejoo Kim tried to hide his embarrassment and opened his mouth.
“The humans who came to keep the ancient oath will save the forest. I have heard that such an oracle has come down.”
Obviously it was.
In the video, Jaejoo Kim eventually became friends with the Fairy King, and the Fairy King said so.
“I don’t know who you heard from, but you were wrong.”
“Since the Guardian Tree of Charity disappeared, there are no more oracles.”
The fairy king’s eyes turned cold again.
“Stop going away. Humans don’t believe it anymore.”
With that frosty attitude, Jaejoo Kim could not easily open his mouth.
I felt like I had to say something, the moment I forced my mouth to open.
“Popoi!”
Popois popped out of his backpack.