Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou (WN)

The Secret of the Great Tree

In the deep fog, Hajime and the others were walking toward the great tree. Leaving the lead to Cam, this too, training and Howlia and the others are scattered around to fight the enemy. The expression is serious in itself, everyone, because it engraves the great enemy of alarm into his skeleton. Most importantly, they are all making cobs or blue bruises, so they are not very tight...

"Ugh, I'm still sore."

Shea is the one who's scratching her ass with a cry. I have a grudge from earlier. I'm pointing my gaze at Hajime.

"Don't look at me like that, depressed pottery."

"It's depressing, not really. There's a lot of insanity in shooting a girl in the ass. Besides, use even such wasteful and high technology."

"You know, you were the one who was gonna smack me in the head for real. Besides, when you run away, you shield the guy you were next to... you can't talk about people."

Haulia, the man a little further away, is nodding, yeah.

"Ugh, it's the gift of Yue's education..."

"... Shea was raised by Washi"

"... because it won't stick."

Bragging, praise? Yue sees Hajime as though to say so. Hajime uses his forged thru skills to divert his gaze.

Soothing? Fifteen minutes to go on chatting. The line finally reached beneath the great tree.

The first voice of Hajime, who saw the great tree,

"... what the hell"

It was something that felt like half a surprise, half a question. Yue also has a subtle expression of unexpectedness. The two of them imagined a larger version of the trees they saw in Fairbergen about the great trees.

But the actual tree... was stunningly dead.

As far as size is concerned, it is as uninterrupted as I imagined. I wonder if the diameter is as large as it is difficult to measure in terms of estimates, but it has a diameter of fifty meters? Obviously different from the trees around us. Even though the trees around them are spreading a great deal of blue leaves, only the great trees are dead.

"The Great Tree, he said, has been withering since before the founding of Fairbergen. But it doesn't decay. They say it stays dead and unchanged, and it's always there. How long has it become sacred in terms of the nature of the surrounding fog and the withering but not decaying of the great trees? Well, that's all, so if you say so, it's like a tourist attraction..."

Cam puts a commentary in Hajime and Yue's questionable face. Hajime walked over to the roots of the great tree listening to it. There, stone slabs were built, as Alfreric had said.

"This is... of the Door of Orcs..."

"… n, the same text"

The tablet had seven scriptures inscribed on the heptagon and the position of its vertices. It's exactly the same thing that was inscribed on the door of Orcs' room. Hajime retrieves Orcs' ring for confirmation. The text of the ring and one of the inscriptions on the stone slab were still the same.

"After all, it looks like this is the entrance to the Great Labyrinth... but... what am I supposed to do from here?

Hajime tries to tap the trunk with Peshipeshi, but naturally there can't be a change. Ask the cams if they know anything, but the answer is NO. Alfreric has also heard the oral biography, but there was no oral biography about the entrance. This isn't like there's any chance I was hiding it, so should I take out a loan quickly? and hajime that begins to worry.

At that time, Yue, who was observing the tablet, raises his voice.

"Hajime...... look at this"

"Hmm? Anything wrong?

What Yue was paying attention to was the back of the tablet. There was a small crack open to correspond to the seven texts in the table.

"This is..."

Hajime tries to fit the Orx ring in his hand into the mirror that corresponds to the Orx text on the table.

Then... the tablet shimmered pale.

Something came together, as did the Haurians who were watching the surroundings. For a while, looking at the shining stone slab, the light gradually subsides and instead some letters begin to emerge. Here's what it said there.

Four certificates.

"The power of regeneration.

"Spinned bond signpost"

"There will be a new path of trial for all who have it."

"... what do you mean?

"... The Four Testimonies... Probably Other Labyrinth Testimonies?

"... what are the powers of regeneration and the signposts of the bond spinning?

Shea replies to Hajime twisting her head.

"Uh-huh, isn't that the spinned bond signpost? Whether or not we can get a subhuman guide. Subhumans basically don't leave the sea of trees, and it's an exception that subhumans, like Hajime and the others, can guide you through the sea of trees."

"... I see. Sounds like it."

"... and then play... me?

Yue refers to his unique magic "automatic regeneration" and points to himself. To try it, I cut my finger thinly and try to touch the stone plate and the tree while activating "automatic regeneration"... there is no particular change.

"Mmmm... sounds different"

"... um, on dead trees... the power of regeneration... at least four testaments... maybe after attacking four testaments, or half of the Seven Great Labyrinths, you mean come and get the divine magic about regeneration?

Aren't we going to need to regenerate the dead tree in front of us? Hajime to guess. Yue also looks convinced that he may be.

"Huh, damn it. You mean we can't attack right now... it's a pain in the ass but we have to hit it from other labyrinths..."

"Mmm..."

Hajime bites his teeth at what he has to come this far and put behind him. Yue seems sorry too. But I can't help but worry about getting into the Great Labyrinth more than I can see. I decide to change my mind and get three certificates first.

Hajime assembled on the Haurian tribe.

"As we have just heard, we will aim to attack the other Great Labyrinth first. The promise to keep until we led him under the tree was also fulfilled. If you guys don't have Fairbergen shelter anymore, you'll live long enough in this tree sea. That's why we're saying goodbye here."

And look at Chirali and Shea. Shea accurately read that her eyes contained the intention to leave it now if she were to leave a word of farewell. It would take a lot of time if it were an attack on all three Great Labyrinths, even if they were to come back any time soon. I won't even be able to see my family for the time being.

Shea nodded and stepped forward to talk to the cams.

"Tosa." Boss! I need to talk to you! "... is that it, Father? Now on my turn..."

Cam stepped forward, ignoring Shea's call. Biscuit and upright posture. On the side, I said, "Dad? Hey, Dad?" Shea speaks, "but doesn't even look straight ahead as if she were an English Kingsguard.

"Ah, what?

How dare you, Father? Shea, who is calling for it, is in the direction of ignoring it, and Hajime asked Cam back. Cam never conveys the general thrust of the Haurian tribe, ignoring her as if she did not see Shea or anything else.

"Boss, let us also follow the boss's offering!

"What! Are your fathers following Mr. Hajime too!?

Shea tabulates her amazement at Cam's words. In the discussion ten days ago, what happened to the vibe that sent you out!? And raise your voice.

"We are no longer Hauria, not Hauria! I'm a boss's man! Make sure it's for you! This is a tribal token!"

"Hey, Dad! I didn't hear that! I mean, I was wondering what my struggle would have been if I'd been allowed to do this..."

"Blah, I envy Shea!

"I blew it! I blew it! Honestly, what has happened in the last ten days!

Cam screams out loud at the clan's totality and Shea talks scratchy but is ignored. What, this situation? Hajime replied exactly as he thought.

"Rejected"

"Why!?

Cam rides herself out to Hajime's really light response and asks why. Other Haurians approach Jirijiri and Hajime as well.

"Put your feet together. That's why it's decided, you idiot."

"Shit!

"Don't get on with it. It's about a hundred and eighty days early to talk about my journey!

"Specific!?

Note the cams trying to eat it down. Not to mention, I'll follow you on my own, even if I don't get permission! I even began to say. Apparently, the training of Sergeant Hartman Modki (...) has led to strange trust and awe and other things like that. Hajime has no choice but to offer conditions as that is going to be a disturbance if they really come with the town and heels as it is.

"Then that's it. You guys stay here and train. The next time I come to the Tree Sea, I don't have to think about it as a subordinate if it seems usable."

"... is there any falsehood in that word?

"None"

"If it's a lie, we'll celebrate as patriarchs of emerging religions while we call the boss's name in the heart of a human town, right?

"Oh, you guys, you're so nasty..."

"Well, I'm proud of my boss's men."

Very successful men? Hajime to pull cheeks on. Slap Hajime's arm so Yue can comfort him with a bump. Hajime sighed and looked up to heaven that the next time he returned to the sea of trees seemed troublesome.

"Gu, no one will look at me... even though it's a traveling day..."

Shea is messing with me writing letters on the ground by the side, but no one still cared.

Hajime, Yue and Shea, who were dropped off by the cams at the boundaries of the tree sea, were once again diseased through the plains aboard two magically powered wheels. Positioning is the order of Yue, Hajime and Shea. I feel Shea's density has increased since I put her on at the bottom of the valley in Licen Grand Canyon before, but Hajime dares to ignore it. If it is a reaction, it is immediately discovered by Yue sitting in front.

Shea asks questions over her shoulder.

"Mr. Hajime. If that's what you said, I didn't ask, but where is the destination?

"Ah? Didn't I tell you?

"I didn't ask you!

"... I know"

Shea roars and protests to Yue, who is good at it.

"Wow, I'm one of them, so let me know about that! Communication is important!

"I'm sorry. Our next destination is the Grand Canyon of Licence."

"The Grand Canyon of Licence?

Shea puts a look of doubt on Hajime's stated destination. Currently, the seven confirmed labyrinths are [the Great Volcano of the Grewen Desert] and [the Ice and Snow Cave of the Snow Plains of Schnei], with the exception of the [Harzina Tree Sea]. If you want to be certain, shouldn't your next destination be one of them? I thought so. You guessed the question. Hajime speaks intent.

"For once, License is also said to have seven major labyrinths. It's going to be a hassle because the Snow Plains are the territory of the Demon Nation, and it's Better not to dare go for the Great Volcano, but if you're going to the Western Continent anyway, while you go through a license that stretches east and west, you might find a labyrinth along the way, right?

"Do you then cross the Grand Canyon of Licence..."

Unexpectedly, shea with a cramped cheek. It is a common perception that the Grand Canyon of Licence is a place of execution in hell, and since it is also a place where the clan was recently wiped out, I am heartily upset that I am thinking of such a place together with the only street.

Hajime gave a frightened look, knowing that Shea's agitation was in her hands because of her intimacy.

"Hey you, be aware of your powers for a little while. You wouldn't change the demons at the bottom of the valley or the demons around it. License is the place to disassemble the released magic, right? Specializing in physical strengthening, you can move without any influence. I'd rather be in a private room."

"... pity as a mentor"

"Ugh, don't be silly."

Shea, who can swim her eyes with a gaze at Yue as well. Try to get off topic.

"So, as you go to the Grand Canyon of Licence, are you camping today? Or do you want to keep going to a nearby village or town?

"If I can, I'd like town because I want to align food and seasoning relationships, and I want to redeem the ingredients for the future. If it's the map I saw before, I think there's a town in this direction."

As for Hajime, I was just hoping to eat a decent dish called... Besides, in the future, if you are going to shop and stay in town, you will need money. I wanted to exchange it for money because I have enough material to rot. Plus, there was one more thing I wanted to do before entering the Grand Canyon of Licence.

"Huh? Really? Good."

Shea gives Hajime's words a relief look for some reason. Hajime looks surprised and says, "What's up?" and ask back.

"Hey, I thought you'd be satisfied with the demon meat bursting even in the Licence Grand Canyon because I mean Hajime... Yue would be fine with Hajime's blood... I was thinking about how he could convince me to procure food for personal use - glad I was worried. Mr. Hajime eats decent food too!

"You bet! Who likes demons?... What do you think I am..."

"A new kind of demon named Predator?

"OK, you, I'm gonna bracket you on the body and drag you until you get to town."

"Hey, stop, I got you out of there, that collar! Really, don't - don't put that on me, Mr. Yue, don't look at me. Help me!

"... you deserve it"

In a way, the three of them make a noise through the meadows in a very friendly way.

I ran for a few hours or so and when it was time for the sun to go down, I could see the town up front. Hajime's cheeks broke, like when he stepped out of the sunset and looked up at the sky, because he felt like he was back. Yue the nostalgia looks excited somewhere too. I'm sure you feel the same way about Hajime. Yue and I looked back slightly and smiled at each other.

"Um, sorry about the nice vibe, but can you take this collar? For some reason, I can't take it off myself... Um, are you listening? Mr. Hajime? Mr. Yue? Hey, don't ignore me. Ooh, I'll cry! That makes me cry so depressing!

Hajime and Yue had a smile.