Academy Light Attribute Vampire

60 – Forest of Elves (6)

“…Are you sure you’re okay?”

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Some time passes.

Let’s sit on a nearby stump and wipe away the tears for a few minutes without knowing why.

The tears that had flowed incessantly stopped suddenly as if it had never happened.

“Uh… Yes.”

What is this…?

“Rye…”

The figure of Elena looking at me with eyes full of worries.

“No… that.”

Never mind.

Even if you want to put the word

In your mouth,

Even if it were me, I would have been quite taken aback if my friend suddenly stood in a daze and shed tears.

At that time.

Kook-

Quietly beside her, Elena took her hand.

She’s not usually good at skinship like this…

Turning her head, she sees Elena’s face with her eyes closed in silence.

“…Don’t try to carry it alone.”

“…”

I don’t know what I’m carrying alone,

For now, I had nothing else to say to Elena.

“…Thank you.”

**

Fortunately, around the time of the awkward silence,

I got a call from Veronica, and somehow I was able to break up with Elena, promising the following.

Veronica’s accommodation.

“Sorry. It’s much later than expected. We have a lot to talk about…”

“No, what…”

“… Huh?”

Veronica opened her eyes and opened her mouth as if something was strange.

“Did something happen?”

“… How did you know?”

“That’s right. Normally, he might have grumbled, but he’s so calm.”

“The identification method is a bit strange…”

Anyway, I was quite embarrassed.

Tell Veronica what happened when she was with Elena,

Suddenly, he started staring at my face with a serious face.

“I wonder if it was something related to the holy sword? In the first place, I…”

“…No.”

Huh?

“It can’t be.”

“… Can’t be?”

“That’s right. The elves’ forest…”

Because it’s a fusion dimension after the hero went to Earth.

That’s why, at least in the memory of the ‘Hero’, there is no elven forest.

“…”

What is it? Then…

“… Then it could be the memory of the Holy Sword Fairy, right?”

“Certainly that could be the case, but… Hmm…”

Veronica sighed and placed her hand on my forehead.

“Have you been too tired lately?”

“Well, I didn’t really feel that way.”

“Well, as you said, it could be related to the Holy Sword Fairy… Don’t worry too much.”

‘… That’s embarrassing.”

Well, it’s a problem that can be solved by meeting the Holy Sword Fairy.

First of all, I decided not to pay attention right now.

**

Late dawn.

– Dalgrak-dalgrak.

When everyone is asleep,

A small carriage was entering the checkpoint in the Elven Forest.

“Stop!”

-Hee hee hee.

“Please present an ID to verify your identity.”

A wagon that looks shabby at first glance,

And the coachman who is hiding in a robe.

-Sueuk.

Let the coachman take off his robe.

“Oh… Liden-nim!”

The pointy ears that symbolize elves,

A badge that symbolizes being a member of the vigilante group.

Leeden was a ranger who held a fairly high position among the vigilantes.

“You always work hard.”

“Are you returning?”

“Yes, because the captain asked me to bring a guest.”

“Yes, I understand. Good job then!”

-Kiik.

The gate to the checkpoint opened so easily.

– Dalgrak-dalgrak.

In the wagon that runs deep into the forest of elves,

A woman’s voice leaked out.

-… Isn’t security too easily breached?

Leeden, who was driving the horse, replied with a bitter smile at the woman’s words.

“… This is the reality of elves right now.”

A closed country that has been stagnant as it is.

In this place, that person’s position was an absolute status.

Because only lineage and ability can fill a position,

He said that having a higher position than himself meant that he was a better person than he was.

-… It’s rotten.

“Yes, it’s rotten.”

It’s not even worth denying now.

-Really… What a trivial race, elves.

The woman’s last words,

The carriage gradually ran toward the royal capital where the World Tree was located.

**

The next morning.

After a simple breakfast, I started moving towards the World Tree with Siriel.

By the way.

“…? What is that wagon?”

Veronica is outside the ranger’s quarters.

She opened her mouth, pointing to a small wagon she hadn’t seen until yesterday.

“Ah… That’s the wagon that our crew came back late yesterday. It’s just over there.”

Buck and go.

Fear to finish the words,

An elf man with a slightly tired face walked out from inside the inn.

“… Back on duty, Captain.”

“Yes, you worked hard until late.”

“Yes. This is Veronica. It’s a pleasure to meet you. My name is Leeden.”

“Ah, yes. Nice to meet you, Mr. Leeden.”

“You must still be very tired, but you can go to the dorm and rest more.”

“Then thank you…”

The man called Leeden lightly bowed his head,

I turned around and walked back into the dorm.

“…Rangers sometimes need to interact with the outside world, so sometimes they send out dispatches like this.”

“Ah. Yes…”

I wasn’t particularly curious…

Anyway, as much as I deliberately chose an accommodation close to the World Tree,

It wasn’t long before we arrived at the entrance of the World Tree.

“Wow…”

A tree of overwhelming size at any time.

‘Looking at it up close, it seems bigger?’

“Elgrid-sama should be inside with Sir Elint.”

“… Sir Elint?”

Who is Sir Elint?

“He is the vice-captain of the Leaf Knights of the World Tree.”

“Oh.”

He was the referee in the sparring with Sir Hind,

That’s what he said then.

But why did he…

“Isn’t Lord Elint a member of the Knights?”

“Yes, but Sir Elint and Elgrid are related by blood, so

With His Majesty Ord’s permission, we sometimes go out together like this.”

“…A blood relationship?”

So that person is also a high elf?

Obviously the last time I saw it…

“…There’s a bit of complexity there.”

Ah.

‘…Well, it’s none of my business.’

As soon as the soldiers guarding the entrance of the World Tree saw Siriel’s face, they saluted and began to open the gate.

-Cutting in.

The speed of opening the gate, as if the division commander visited in the army.

‘…Is it okay?’

Still, since he’s the leader of the rangers protecting the World Tree,

In a way, it’s obvious, but…

“Let’s go.”

Open the door and step inside.

With Mr. Elgrid standing next to something.

‘…Really.’

The vice-captain of the knights I saw last time was standing there.

By the way…

-Jigss…

‘Why is that person staring at me like this since the last time…’

To be honest, it’s quite burdensome.

It was a bit scary…

“Ah, Miss Veronica! Siriel!”

I wonder if Elgrid noticed our approach,

He waved his hand with a friendly smile.

That’s how you approach the place where Mr. Elgrid is.

‘What is this?’

A vine the same size as a giant tree,

Innumerable entanglements created a huge cave.

‘…Is this the root?’

Because the size is the size,

A person could enter even the slightly floating space under the roots.

The next thing that stands out is a mysterious mechanism embedded in the root,

The monitor placed in front of it.

“Then let’s take a look at the contents of the examination.”

Veronica stepped forward and ran her fingers over her monitor.

-Beep. Beep.

‘It’s more cutting-edge than I thought…’

I was expecting to have a lotus position at the center of the World Tree because I heard that it was done using mana…

“Hmm…”

“How are you, Veronica?”

“… Certainly, the amount of mana flowing within the World Tree has been decreasing since one day.”

“…Yes.”

Anyone can do at least manipulating the monitor,

You should be able to tell that something went wrong with the World Tree.

The problem is…

“… No matter how much I search, I can’t figure out what the problem is.”

Even if you know the fact, you can’t find a solution.

“Wait a minute.”

Veronica planted mana by touching the root of the world tree.

-Ugh!

Blue mana flowing through Veronica’s hands.

Anyway, since the size is the size,

It took quite a while to scan using mana.

After about 20 minutes passed like that.

“… It’s weird around the root at 11 o’clock. And… Let’s go.”

“At 11 o’clock?”

Let’s follow Veronica’s words and take our steps.

“… There’s nothing wrong with the appearance?”

“… I see.”

Maybe it was an unexpected result,

Veronica tilted her head, a rare frown on her face.

“It’s strange… Obviously…”

“It’s okay, Miss Veronica. It’s okay if you take your time looking around. Shall we come back after lunch?”

All I did was blew mana into the World Tree once and circled it all the way along the giant pillar.

At some point, quite a bit of time passed.

‘… This.’

I think it will take longer than expected at this rate?

‘Wait.’

I have an abnormality, but I can’t see it with the naked eye?

“… The head of the school.”

“Huh?”

I can’t afford to waste my time here.

“Could you please do me a favor just once?”

If the human eye cannot see,

It’s best to get help from a detection dog.

**

“Ah… Hello!”

“Uh.. Yes, welcome back.”

After lunch,

I summoned Elena to the entrance of the World Tree.

“… Miss Veronica.”

Cyriel and Elgrid send suspicious glances toward Elena.

“… Miss Elena deserves to enter the World Tree, right?”

“But… Why did Elena suddenly…”

“That…”

Poof.

Veronica turns her head to look at me.

“… Just trust me.”

You really have no regrets?

Then, Siriel approached me and quietly opened her mouth.

“… I appreciate the escort being friendly with Elena,

It’s serious now. Like this…”

“I know, me too. That’s why I called Elena.”

“What is that…”

She lightly crossed Siriel and moved her steps towards Elena.

I don’t know what the situation is, but

Looking at the reactions of Veronica and Siriel, I think I got a rough idea of what they were called for.

Still looking at me approaching with uneasy eyes,

You must be feeling a little pressure.

“… Elena. Can you?”

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It’s a story that will end if I cover it up with my poor judgment.

In the future, though, Veronica and I in the Elven Forest may lose their right to speak.

“…Yes.”

Looking at Elena’s expression full of determination,

Her worries about him naturally disappeared.

Let’s take Elena and move to the root of the 11 o’clock position once again.

“…Same as before.”

A cave of roots that are entangled here and there, and no light enters.

It was the same situation as before.

But now…

“Ha… Then Veronica will scan again…”

“Wait a minute.”

Buck and go.

Elena strides into the root cave.

“Elena..? What are you doing now…”

Despite Siriel’s dissuade, Elena’s steps do not stop.

“I can’t help it.”

“That… I’m sorry. I’m not that kind of kid.”

“… Light.”

As before, I followed Elena with light magic activated.

Then let’s walk for about 5 minutes.

Dude.

Helena’s steps stopped.

“…Helena?”

“Here.”

“Here…?”

Try shining her light magic in the direction Elena is pointing.

She was no different from when she explored earlier, except for the wet roots.

“I don’t see anything…”

“Turn off the light magic.”

… Light magic?

“Let’s do as Miss Elena says.”

“Yes. Then I will turn off the light magic, so please watch her step.”

Let Veronica cancel the light magic as Elena said.

– Procrastination.

An unpleasant sound began to be heard from somewhere.

“This sound…”

It was then.

– It’s okay.

With the sound of someone’s footsteps.

-Kwajik!

The sound of something being pulled out came to my ears.

“.. What happened?!”

“I’ll turn on the light magic!”

-Light!

When Veronica hurriedly turned on the light magic again,

At some point, I saw Lord Elint approaching Elena.

“Sir Elint?”

In the hands of such an elite sir.

– Procrastination.

Something black slime,

It was wriggling in my hand with an unpleasant movement.

“… What is that?”

An object that looks suspicious at first glance.

At the time everyone was distracted by the suspicious object,

Cyriel’s expression began to harden coldly.