Chapter 238: Reunion (2)

It was a place that common elves could barely approach.

“We must succeed this time.”

Only those with permission could enter deep into the roots of the World Tree, where the elders of the elves gathered.

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Because there were neither enough materials nor enough time to keep holding out.

“Of course, Great Elder.”

This would likely be their last chance.

The tension on the faces of the elders who looked ahead could not be hidden.

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“Everyone, prepare.”

The elders, who were looking at the sword, had solemn expressions because they knew that the sword now visible was their last hope for establishing a barrier.

It was the place where the Sword Master’s blade, the Silver Knight, had once been embedded.

But now, a sword of a completely different color occupied that spot, and above that sword, complex magical symbols painstakingly drawn by the elders floated, glowing as if they were paintings.

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Great Elder Geronimo, who was watching them, raised his finger with a firm voice, as if he had made a decision.

“…Let’s begin.”

Following a beam of light descending from above, the magic circles began to float in the air.

Guuuuuung-

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The longer the chant continued, the more cold sweat appeared on the foreheads of the elders in charge of each circle.

As the spell was chanted by the elders, the magic circles began to slowly rotate, forming a pattern of circles of various sizes and colors.

“Slowly!”

The larger circles descended, and the smaller circles rose.

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Under Geronimo’s command, the world created by the elders began to slowly descend.

“Now!”

Following the old fingers of Geronimo, the circles starting from the surface began to align, gradually forming a huge cone.

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To the place where the Sword Master’s blade had once been.

Rumble-!

But now, to the place where a completely unknown sword stood.

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Finally, the world created by the elders began to inscribe itself as a single line through the sword.

The most important and final step in executing the closing ceremony.

When the cone descended towards the sword, an enormous vibration that could not be seen from the outside began to ripple within the World Tree.

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“We’ve done it…”

Someone who saw this began to shout in joy. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com

Indeed, the sword embedded there was glowing differently from before, and the resonance it emitted was completely distinct.

They had failed many times, but this time, there was hope that it would work.

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Crack! atomic Crack crack!

“Damn it.”

If it weren’t for the ominous sound that followed.

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As if something had gone wrong, the bright conical world began to slowly tilt.

Accompanied by the cry of the sword that was supporting it from below.

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And everyone began to crouch, protecting the Great Elder in a familiar motion.

“Everyone, get down!”

“Protect the Great Elder!”

Realizing the failure, one of the elders shouted, and everyone began to crouch.

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As the elders shouted, the brightly shining sword began to flicker and burn white.

Burning its own body as if it could no longer shine this way.

Gududududuk-!

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Boooom!

Finally, the sword, unable to withstand the power of the elves’ world, exploded with a deafening roar.

The old Geronimo could only watch, unable even to blink as he observed the scene heading toward destruction.

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The World Tree had permitted it, and the oldest elves had poured all their essence into creating the forest’s barrier.

“…Perhaps we should have used the Sword Master’s blade.”

Geronimo lowered his head with a sigh of sorrow as he watched it burst like a falling star.

Because the sword that had exploded was not just a sword but a fragment of the hope that the elves desperately needed.

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“…”

That’s probably why it couldn’t hold out and broke.

That barrier must have been such a heavy and difficult task since it was responsible for the survival of a species.

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A young girl was walking through a wide hill, holding a long branch, followed by a group of disheveled-looking refugees.

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Under the roots of the World Tree, now dark, Geronimo remained in place, curled up, unable to leave for a long time.

Geronimo looked at the cold fragments of the sword cooling in front of him and, without saying a word, began to carefully caress them in front of him.

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Waving the branch through the foliage, the young girl seemed like a child playing.

But Vlad knew that beneath that innocence lay a mysterious power that could not be ignored.

“I’ve been waiting for you. antique Lately, my brother… No, I mean, Lord Baradis has been having a tough time.”

Several of the guards protecting the priestess were very nervous, as if the current situation was quite frightening, but for some reason, their appearance from a distance seemed quite reliable.

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“Lord Baradis?”

Vlad asked in a voice that seemed a bit surprised by the girl’s words that Baradis was going through a difficult time.

The elf Baradis, the leader of the rangers.

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The priestess turned her head in response to Vlad’s question coming from behind her.

In doing so, the childlike appearance she had shown just moments before completely disappeared.

“Yes.”

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Vlad stopped when he saw the sudden change in the girl’s expression.

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“Because there was no one to help him.”

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However, as soon as the words ended, the young priestess returned to her innocent appearance and slowly began to walk forward again.

“But now it’s okay. arctic Because Vlad has brought many people to help.”

The girl’s eyes were clouded, as if she were dreaming, but he still felt an intensity in her gaze.

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“A dream?”

“There are many more people than I saw in my dream. canvas Back then, there weren’t even half as many people as there are now.”

It seemed she was quite excited as her quick steps seemed light.

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“Yes, a dream. afford In the dream that the World Tree showed me, I saw this scene.”

The girl, who continued to look at Vlad, slightly tilted her head to the side and continued speaking as she looked at the people of the Ruga tribe following her.

The World Tree is the tree closest to the will of God, and the young girl, as its representative, saw the future through dreams.

However, the future she saw through the existence of the World Tree had already passed through various stages, so it was somewhat blurry and incoherent, like a child’s drawing.

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“But this mole didn’t appear in the dream I saw.”

“It must be that Vlad brought it with him. matrix Maybe that’s why there are more people.”

Like the time when Vlad saved the dwarves while wielding his sword over the sea, or like the mole that hadn’t appeared in her vision now.

Therefore, when she encountered the future she had seen in reality, it was very different from what she had seen in her dream, which surprised her. Read original high-quality translation at indratranslations.com.

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What she said now sounded as if she were implying that if there hadn’t been a mole, the number of refugees from the Ruga tribe would have been halved.

“…”

The girl’s tone was lively, but there was a strange tension on Vlad’s face as he listened to her words.

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Behind the girl who uttered meaningful words, the Elven city of Ausurin was slowly coming into view.

However, the Elven city that had returned after a long time looked very different from when Vlad left.

[Looking at the wooden fence surrounding it, it seems they are probably preparing for a battle. amber And on a large scale.]

[This city is strange, Vlad.]

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Creeeeeak-

Following Kihano’s words, Vlad inspected Ausurin from a distance.

Indeed, just as Kihano said, the now visible Elven city was filled with clearly erected wooden fences.

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“So it was you, after all. agent Vlad Aureo.”

In a place as majestic as human walls, there stood a man with navy blue hair, looking at Vlad with his arms crossed.

Perhaps because they saw the refugees from the Ruga tribe, the gates of the city of Ausurin began to open slowly.

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Baradis, the leader of the rangers.

He smiled bitterly as he looked at the crowd of people brought by his younger sister, who had sneaked out, and raised a hand slightly towards the familiar blond hair.

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“As always, you’re doing unpredictable things.”

After leaving the Ruga refugees in a temporary shelter, Vlad followed Baradis as they walked toward where the elders were.

“I opened it for you, not for the Ruga people.”

“Thank you for opening the door for us, Baradis.”

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The elven residence built within a large tree was something amazing to see even after all this time, but at this moment, Vlad didn’t have time to be impressed by the elven style.

“So, there’s no need to thank me. antique My authority here is temporary. agent For them to be allowed to stay in Ausurin, you’ll need the approval of the Council of Elders.”

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The elves were a race that didn’t easily allow access not only to humans but to other races as well.

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Baradis, who had been walking down the hallway for a while, stopped in front of the large door he had seen before and looked at Vlad.

“They are people without a place to go. orbit And I’m also responsible for their situation.”

“You’ll need to explain all of that clearly to the elders you’re about to meet.”

For the elves who had survived until now thanks to such an exclusive attitude, the hundreds of refugees who suddenly arrived would not be welcomed.

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Vlad silently placed the still-sleeping mole from his head into his arms and took a deep breath as he looked towards the door to the conference room where the elders were waiting.

“…Yes.”

“Are you ready?”

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Creeeeak-

With a gesture of Baradis’s hand, a bright light began to enter through the opening door.

“Then, I wish you luck.”

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The old elf seated highest among them gestured toward Vlad and smiled faintly.

“…It has been a long time, young human knight. sphere Vlad.”

More than ten elders, seated here and there upon the massive tree roots entwined like stairs, were all looking at Vlad.

As Vlad grew accustomed to the light, the vast meeting hall was revealed before him.

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The old Geronimo, the eldest of the elves, remembered the young knight who had saved their World Tree and was pleased to see Vlad return.

The potential that had shone when Vlad struck down the dragon Nidhogg had now fully developed.

“It seems you’ve been through a lot. sphere You’ve grown much more than before.”

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However, the way Geronimo saw Vlad now was incomparable to back then, and the elder’s heart seemed somewhat satisfied with the young potential that had grown so rapidly.

However, as the child grows, the elder becomes older.

Even while sitting there, Geronimo’s energy was clearly low enough for Vlad to notice. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.

“…I hope you’ve been well, Great Elder.”

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“Something has happened.”

Watching Geronimo’s fingers tremble slightly, Vlad began to quietly observe the other nearby elders.

“I would like to say we’ve been well, but that is not the sad reality we face.”

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“I don’t know what has happened, but I believe I can help. echo So please…”

Although it wasn’t as severe as Geronimo, all the elders seemed to have been drained of energy.

Seeing them like this, Vlad could tell that something significant was happening in Ausurin at that moment, even if it wasn’t for the wooden fences surrounding the place.

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Because of this, Vlad thought that if he handled things well, he could wrap up the situation with the Ruga people, but the words that came out of Geronimo’s mouth were surprisingly firm.

“You must take the Ruga far away from here.”

It seemed that Baradis also wanted him to be here.

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“Soon, a human lord will attack this place.”

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Geronimo coughed with difficulty as he asked them to leave, but his attitude showed neither annoyance nor rejection toward anyone.

“If possible, it would be better if you leave soon. afford That would be better for them as well.”

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“A human lord?”

“And moreover, the resurrected ones are targeting our forest with their horrible forms. atom In other words, this place cannot be a safe refuge for the Ruga.”

Count Vitskaya was definitely a familiar name.

“Yes. atomic I’m sure you know him. avalanche Count Vitskaya.”

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And the “resurrected ones” was another expression that was also familiar.

Names he didn’t expect to hear in this place.

“…The resurrected ones.”

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It was Vlad who had arrived in the city of Namarka in search of their presence, only to be ignored by all those in charge.

Vlad had sought out the Ruga tribe in his struggle against Frausen, and now he found traces of them here, in Ausurin.

“Are they coming here now?”

Nobles, clerics, and even the imperial family, the owners of the empire.

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“Yes. meadow They are staining our forest black as they approach.”

Hearing Geronimo’s words, Vlad clenched his fist around the hilt of his sword.

Even though he was driven out by the oldest dragon there, Vlad didn’t lose sight of his original purpose, not even when he was crushed.

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His anger was conveyed through the hand he gripped tightly.

“…”

The Dragon Slayer Sword, which understood the anger because it mirrored its owner, began to tremble slowly as Vlad held his hand firmly.

Rumble-rumble-rumble-

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A silver light shone through the blade of the dragon-slaying sword, which was gradually emerging from its sheath. Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors.

Vlad’s sword began to tremble even more as it resonated with the beating of its owner’s heart.

“…Hmm?”

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The young knight wasn’t the only one who had grown since their last farewell.

“Even so, I beg you, Great Elder. echo Please allow the Ruga to stay here temporarily. action They have nowhere else to go.”

Geronimo’s eyes began to widen as he recognized that familiar light.

Not only Geronimo, but also several elders beside him began to slowly lean forward as if they were hypnotized.

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“If you do, I will also repay you with my sword.”

Vlad’s sword was now wrapped in a glorious silver light instead of the blue light it once had, and the elders who recognized it stood up one by one.

Do what you have to do where you need to be.

The only thing I can promise is with the sword I hold.

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The young knight who had raised the most honorable sword to protect the World Tree now spoke as he raised his own sword.

Just like back then, he promised to fight with a sword of the same color.

Just like the Sword Master’s blade that had protected the young World Tree that day, the sword Vlad held now shone in the same silver color.

“…The Silver Knight.”