103 103 "Growth of people, growth of demons" (1/2)

”A demon, growing up?

Moe explained it to me before I could even ask.

”What do you think the difference between the demons you raised and ordinary demons is? What do you think the difference is between the demons you raised and ordinary demons?

I don't know.

I don't know.

Is it quiet?　Not assaulting people?

Hmmm, it's not quite the same.

Whether it's Jack, Dora, Rock, or others, they're more like family.

Exactly!　That's it!

”Huh?

I mean. You know what the biggest factor in a person's development is?

Hmmm.

To sum up what we've been talking about so far, I know that growth in this world is not a simple physical story.

Rather, I think it's more about mental growth.

So the factors that make such mental growth possible, the part of it that is also connected to the physical, emotions ...... or, in a larger sense, the mind.

. the mind.

”Yes!　That's what I'm talking about, Kyou-kun!

I whispered a quote I've heard somewhere, and it seems I was right.

”The demons you raised will all grow up with a heart like a human being. That's the big difference between them and ordinary demons. Ordinary demons are more like beasts, so it's like an instinct for them to attack people. But the demons you raised have a heart and think for themselves. That's why they have actions, thoughts, feelings and growth that other monsters don't have.

That being said, there were a few things that came to mind.

The hydra who came to me in my hour of need.

Certainly no emotionless beast could have acted like that.

So in that regard, I'd say that Jack is the best thing that could have happened to you right now.

Say and look at Jack, who is lying on the ground in the direction Moe pointed.

That's right.

Jack fought and beat the strongest of them all.

If there's anyone among us who has made the biggest score, it's definitely Jack.

”Thanks, Jack.

”...... Hey, it's no surprise that my brother's buddy is .......

I saw Jack, who had been lying on the ground, get up in response to my voice.

Jack!　You can't get up and be okay with this?　There are so many holes in your chest and other parts of your body, you shouldn't take it easy. ......!

Don't you remember, dude? I'm a jack-o'-lantern with a pumpkin head. Without the pumpkin head, it would have been instant death, but other than that, it's nowhere near fatal.

Jack smiles his usual grin.

I can't help but feel relieved to see that.

”So, Kyou-kun.

Then Moe walks up to me and smiles at me.

I know that from now on, not only the growth of people, but also the growth of the world will be affected by the growth of the demons you have raised, or rather the growth of other demons. So, from now on, not only you, but all of you will be able to grow up, and this world will grow as long as you all grow up well. And that's not far off in the future.

”That's right, cultivation hero.

I'm not going to be able to get it right.

”Is this ...... the seed of the World Tree?

There were the seeds of the three World Trees that Rostam supposedly possessed.

If you looked closely, you could see that each one of them emitted a small amount of light and something was sprouting inside the seeds.

”Thanks to your growth earlier, you've influenced me, and more importantly, the seed of the World Tree that Rostam and my brother got their hands on. They haven't germinated yet, but as the goddess said, in the near future the seeds of these three trees will also germinate. Then all six of the trees on earth, along with your seeds, will sprout.

Then Rostam handed me three seeds of the World Tree in my hand.

That's six in all.

Finally, I had all the seeds of the World Tree that I wanted to buy.

And then I had three of them.

Three of the seeds I had had already germinated, and all I had left to do was plant them.

I think it's okay to plant those three seeds from Rostam now, too. They will germinate when the time comes, and this effectively fulfills your role.

”--Yeah, I'll do that.