Chapter 227 Lets Do Even Better than Today (1/2)
In order to collect the required number of Midnight Crystals I need, I used my Sympathy Magic, took a break when my magic power ran out, and then, used my Sympathy Magic again to search…… When I couldn’t find them anymore, I changed mountains and continued searching, making me take two full days to collect the number of Midnight Crystals I required.
At first glance, I might have looked a bit too optimistic about this…… However, if I’m going to make it anyway, I want to make it as good as possible. Compromising with this makes me feel like my feelings for Lilia-san is only to such an extent, so I want to gather the best materials I can, even if the others think I’m being strangely fussy about it.
And now, on the 29th day of the Earth month. As I was feeling a horrible muscle ache all over my body, I came to visit a certain place.
“…… A good wood?”
[Yes. I don’t mean to be rude for barging in on you out of the blue…… but could you please lend me some wisdom? Lillywood-san.]
Yes, I’m currently visiting the forest city called as the largest city in the Demon Realm, Yggfresis…… I’ve come to the place governed by Lillywood-san.
I came here to obviously ask Lillywood-san, who seems to be the most knowledgeable about plants and trees among the people I know, to see if she could find a good wood for the music box.
Hearing my words, Lillywood-san nodded with a gentle smile.
“Of course, I don’t mind…… Let’s see, hmmm. I’m a little embarrassed to say it, but when it comes to wood, I think the “branches of the World Tree” are the best.”
[J- Just the name sounds amazing…… However, why did you say you’re embarrassed about that?]
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“No, you see…… It’s like I’m bragging about myself……”
[Bragging about yourself?]
The World Tree that Lillywood-san is referring to is probably the huge tree that rises through the clouds that sits in the middle of Yggfresis.
A tree straight out of fantasy, far taller than a mountain, piercing through the skies. However, I still don’t know why that makes Lillywood-san embarrassed, so I tilted my head.
Thereupon, with a slight blush on her cheeks, as if she was having a hard time saying it, Lillywood spoke.
“……No, ummm, errr…… The World Tree…… is my “real body” after all.”
[……Ehh? Eh? Ehhhhhh!?]
“You see, I’m a tree spirit…… and as a matter of fact, the real Lillywood Yggdrasil is the World Tree. You can think of this me that is speaking to Kaito-san right now, so to speak, is a humanized tree.”
[I- I see……]
In other words, Lillywood-san is a humanoid version of the World Tree, or something like that huh.
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Since she couldn’t move in her tree form, she transfers most of her magic power to the spirit body and makes it move by her will, but her real body seems to be the World Tree.
Wouldn’t that mean that the largest of the Six Kings…… isn’t actually Magnawell-san, but Lillywood-san? I mean, that World Tree…… It looks tens of thousands meters tall……
While I am surprised, I am also convinced that it is true. Lillywood-san produces the Fruit of the World Tree on a branch she once grew from her own body. Thinking about that, it makes sense that Lillywood-san is the Spirit of the World Tree.
[H- However, doesn’t that mean I shouldn’t think about that branch?]
“Eh? No, it’s perfectly fine…… If you cut if off anyway, it will just grow back after a few seconds.”
[……I- Is that so.]
It’s easy to forget because of her calmness and her grasp on common sense, but this person is also someone beyond human intellect, and there’s no way that common sense applies to her.
Anyway, I thought I could get a branch of the World Tree with this, but for some reason, Lillywood-san seems to be wavering about something.
“……It’s just that, ummm…… Kaito-san, you’re going to get the branch yourself?”
[I- If it’s possible, I would like to do it……]
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“Hmmm. Don’t you think it will be really difficult? But still, do you not mind that?”
[Y- Yes! I’ll do my best!]
I didn’t really know what she meant when she said it would be really difficult, but when I told her that I was going to try as hard as possible for now, Lillywood-san nodded, levitated me with magic, and took me to a thick branch around the middle of the World Tree.
Even though it’s just a branch, it’s the branch of the tens of thousands of meters World Tree….. Frankly speaking, it looks really thick, and just sawing from one side to the other seems painful.
However, as expected, I don’t think I would be able to cut a branch of this size, and just as I was thinking about that, a branch that fits just right appeared…… A branch the size of a Japanese cedar just sprung out like it was normal.
“You can cut this branch. I think this should be enough.”
[Thank you very much. This really helps.]
“Well then, Kaito-san…… Here.”
[This is…… a saw?]
Lillywood-san handed me a golden saw…… This looks like an amazing piece of jewelry, but does that mean I have to cut off the branch with that?
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“……It’s an “Orichalcon Saw”.”
[……Eh?]
Orichalcon? Isn’t this like a really amazing thing? Isn’t that like one of the most powerful equipment in games?
“I’ll leave “10 saws” in case it’s not enough. If it isn’t enough, please tell me.”