Chapter 41 Part1 (2/2)
”This place used to be called 'the front door to the Central Continent' in the old days, but once airshi+ps were invented, the only people co here were , so you're living just fine, right?”
”Yeah, thanks to it, we don't even need to worry about wastingthat the vegetables were growing so fast due to thethem all before it rots”
”Hic
It looked like the World Tree Sapling was truly at the governor's uarded the place see their Saplings inside the palace
A few hours later, we reached the district in which the governor lived We got off the express carriage and started walking there My steps carried h the streets… and away from Laurent every time he started up another one of his constant attempts to hold my hand
Now that I are of the truth, the town in er looked the same
Here and there, air conditioners ran with doors opened Glowing sign boards lit up the street even during rown in excess due to thethe fields Only the demihuman slaves they had captured
The mana here was like oil of Earth, I suppose It could even work as electricity without needing to go through power plants
If the mana went aould happen to this country?
The ensuing chaos wasn't difficult to iain, the impossibility of any attempts at persuasionstore along to way to buy new cloaks and boots for disguising purposes, plus the latest guidebook We were standing in front of the governor's mansion a while later
It really was a mansion, not a castle Three stories, looked quite spacious
”Hey, hey, tell me your name already I came with you all this hy not have a bit of a drink with your hard-working guide?”
Laurentoff his approach He kept trying to touchme to the bar
”Hey, Laurent”
”Mer free?”
”Whaa? Why would that happen? We can get as ht?”
”And what if this world gets worse in the future because we keep doing it?”
I stared into his eyes He just snorted
”Heh, you're joking, right? No way that would happen And even if it does, it'll be way after I die of old age anyway”
”I see…”
Was this the general opinion of the human race here? So much like Earth of old, back when people there were still aloof to the environment
Yet in the end, all the countries still continued to leech ht, no one had the courage to stop
No one wanted to be the first to speak out and be branded a villain
To change things, Evil was necessary An overwhelet for humankind's displeasure and resentment
”Well then, thanks, Laurent I can find ?”
At first, I had thought to just sneak in and destroy the Sapling in secret But then, the resentment of humanity would just be vented upon the weak
Just as they'd always done to the deer…
A few dozens uards looked at us with dubious gazes At Laurent walking around in his gate guard unifor my face under my hood
For better or for worse, I had quite the reputation now I intended to use it
I sloalked toward the gate Laurent put a hand on h al-eeek!” He yelped at the whiff of ice-cold air
I stretched out a hand and blasted arctic ate
”Aaaeeyyaaa! W-What happened?!”
The gate froze in a blink of an eye The edge of the frigid cloud hit Laurent He screaround
Eddies of hirled fro off my hood The moment the onlookers noticed my snohite ears, their eyes widened
I took offoff irl outfit I turnedsmirk
”Hurry up, people Get out of my way if you don't want to die”
Author Note: Shedy had resolved herself to play the part of Evil Still, that doesn't hts like this!
This chapter takes place in the 43rd country, the Principality of Rantetrois