I understand the name Mandrake - and it seems that all the relatives of the Divine Tree are in a covenant with me, and I don't need to make another covenant.

I don't, but this plant won't respond to my call. Am I still asleep?

"Brother Glass, these leaves... they make me really want to pull..."

"... wait, they're doing some illusion. You should bite this noticed grass... I'm sorry, Your Highness, could you please?"

"Yes... um... bitter..."

His Royal Highness Astina stomps on the verge of saying 'bitter'. Those cheeks look a little red - I'm even ashamed to honestly say they're bitter, is that what royal pride is all about?

"... I'm getting kind of sober. Brother Glass, thank you...... it's bitter though"

There are several plants I can use to notice, but I use rosemary leaves. It is also used as a perfume oil by purification, but is quite bitter when the leaves are chewed as is. However, its intense flavour is due to ingredients that resist illusion, and the more bitter it is, the more effective it is.

"I just approached you and I can't believe you're doing illusions... these leaves, possibly dangerous spirits...?

"Looks like the Divine Tree called me from the Spirit Realm, so I think it means something... because it's a plant I've never seen either"

Not that this plant uses illusion in bad faith. Perhaps from the beginning the plant itself has a powerful hallucinogen, which is also reflected in its ability as a spirit.

(... you mean to blanket Zirconia's soldiers with the poison of this plant...?

That idea comes to mind, but if it's poisonous, other plants are fine, so it's weak as the reason I called this plant out of the spiritual world.

If Mandrake has any special powers. I want to see what that looks like - but I feel like I shouldn't pull a leaf to try and pull it out for some reason.

I know the emotions of plants. It's me who understands the dangers of this mandrake. If I don't hear back from you when you talk, do I have to wait? Or, as Leslie says, I'll have to unplug it...

"No, my Lord Summoner, the child must not be unplugged!

Because the plants that were demonizing had quieted, Mr. Presha and Arlaune were fortunately intact and came running down the garden stairs.

"Hey, if I run, I say it's dangerous... because it's Odaiba"

"Mr. Presha, I'm glad you're safe... we managed to make it, too"

Mr. Presha was trying to catch Arlaune, but when I spoke, he corrected his spine all the time and turned his face bright red.

"Oh, you know... I'm still going through this on the strong side. Don't look at me like I'm smiling because I'm taking care of my kids."

"No, that's... there might be some. You should take care of yourself, Mr. Presha."

"So that's why... and anyway, because Arlaune delivered it safely"

With that said, she looks around the changed Divine Tree and its surroundings.

"Wow... it's totally different. You mean Dr. Glass resurrected the Divine Tree...?

"It will still take some time to fully regain power, but I don't think you'll have to worry about it anymore. So, Arlaune... don't leave it unplugged and you know what this plant is?

"Yes, it's like a relative of mine. The demon flower Al Rawneh, the magic monster Mandrake, is close to where we live."

Do you mean the devil's man? If you ask me, the shape of the leaves does also look somewhat similar to that of a person (carrot).

"Mandrake makes the sound of 'no sound' when pulling out. When you hear this, people around Mandrake get uprooted and sucked. You can't prevent it by blocking your ears, it's dangerous if you don't defend yourself with the power of the Spirit."

Arlaune explains desperately. Thanks to this, it was well understood that it was dangerous.

If you lose your sanity, it means' wither 'and you end up in a state of temporary death. It's life-threatening if you leave it there - a plant that dies if it pulls out of the ground is very interesting, but I'm not going to do anything far-fetched either.

"The power of the Spirit... wearing earplugs with plants is a lack of airtightness"

"... with my magic, I think I can prevent it. Responsible, but... a little bit more, and magic..."

"If it's magic, use mine too. Your use of magic has deliberately spilled magic… No, it has captured the sense of giving."

"What... does that mean that His Highness himself can do something like a gem to save that magic?

Gems - you mean magic crystals. Sure, it looks polished and beautiful, but it's scary to compare it to His Highness hitting it.

But His Highness is smiling softly. With Mr. Presha's analogy, His Highness laughed - the impression that he was making it up on his own in me, not putting too many emotions on the table, changes exactly at this moment.

"Presha, I have become 'The Witch of the Divine Tree'. In other words, he was given the role of hearing and worshipping the voice of the Divine Tree. And Glass is under contract to the Divine Tree as a magician. To the chosen one of the Divine Trees, I also..."

"So, Your Highness... more than that, please, not on this occasion now, but where the Raquel sisters are too! I'm the only one who can't take it..."

"... This is the first time my men have stopped me from speaking. Presha, I'm glad you honestly gave your opinion."

Her Royal Highness now thinks she's going to forgive me no matter what I say - so much so that the air she put together was calm.

"General Sword Princess" and "Virgin" - His Highness with those two sides, but I think the latter is closer to her essence. In the midst of the battle, even if you know you're not allowed to say it.

"... Brother Glass, is it time? Or do you want to pull it out just me?

"No, we can't leave it to Leslie alone. Then let me do my magic, and we'll all get as far away from it as we can after blocking the sound."

"There's no way I'm going to think of anything like a god tree killing a glass. You have nothing to fear."

"Ha... but this girl is very dangerous..."

Saying it's dangerous doesn't start without trying to pull it out for now.

"'Air, be a wall that responds to my will and blocks vibrations'"

Along with Leslie's chant, the air membrane envelops each of our bodies. Blocking the sound means you won't hear anything.

In silence, I grabbed the stem part tightly, stomping my foot on the ground and pulling it out so that the leaves of Mandrake could not be broken while everyone watched me.

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"... be there. Brother Glass...... hold on"

"Are you okay, Glass"

"Mmm... oh, that... I..."

My consciousness is flying from where I tried to pull out Mandrake. When I realized I was lying on my back with my head taken by something soft.

"... good, you woke up. Doesn't look pale either."

"... first of all, I don't know what to do anymore... don't make me worry too much..."

"Brother Glass... Son of Mandrake, I knew he was like a relative of Arlaune"

As soon as I wake up, I get all sorts of information in and I get confused for a while. I feel like I'm losing track of what I need to deal with the most right now - it is.

"... glass? Do you want to bite the grass of awareness?

- What attitude is His Highness Astina speaking to me in?

She was afraid, sitting on the ground herself, giving me knee pillows.

"Also, I'm sorry, Your Highness...... Huh!

I jump up without one or two. And in front of me, trying to get up, there was this unfamiliar girl with Arlaune - holding hands with her.

"Magic Dragon, Mandrake. As a member of the family of the Divine Tree Euclideus, I took advantage of it. He tells you to obey orders, using Glass as your summoner."

Mandrake, who was talking smoothly - growing leaves on his head, but otherwise only looks like a girl as old as Arlaune - couldn't turn her tongue at the end and loosened the thread of tension.

"... will this girl mean that the new power of the glass...?

"I don't think that's gonna happen...... Mandrake, when I pulled out of the ground earlier, what did you do?

"... the Summoner, who endured my voice, deserves respect"

I mean, pulling out Mandrake and enduring that voice was the process to wake her up - I don't know what Euselisis is thinking, but I guess we expected to endure it now.

(Even if it's prevented by the power of the Spirit of Air, the voice of Mandrake who stunned me - this doesn't have to be bad, depending on how you use it...)

He only looks like a girl, but Arlaune also has powerful powers. Mandrake also helps me greatly, depending on me - I was touring several protocols to see what occasion I could use her help.