The recently visited neutral city (Athlopolis) was exceptionally busy compared to the last visit.
It's like another town when the noon was lost.
A wide variety of demonic and human adventurers travel to and from a town lined with dwellings that mix trees with buildings as they are, and everyone and everyone sends their daily routine with a lively look.
Looks like the adventurer's getting used to it.
Travis nodded emotionally at the whine I leaked.
"It's a gift of mutual effort. It just creates trouble where we overlap our living areas without thinking, but thanks to the successful mediation of local representatives from both sides, we both continue to live together in a convincing way."
"By rep, are you referring to Lord Travis for a moment?
You didn't forget your advice the other day, Leila doesn't pinch me and speaks directly to Travis.
While Leila was confused and anxious about the demon-ridden streets, she didn't seem to have come as far from the peace of mind or fear that Travis was right around the corner.
"Ha. Me and Roy, of the same rank, leave our base in frequent explorations. I'm not the right broker to need a flexible response. So I leave that kind of work to a proper B-rank"
"I see... you're thinking a lot..."
"If it's true, I wanted to throw it round Luke."
"That would really kill you for overwork"
As we walked down the boulevard having a joking conversation, a young tree man (dry ad) stood in front of us.
Green hair with long stretched plant texture.
A petal that decorates your whole body like an outfit.
A thin wax tangled at the end of a human limb.
It's a young tree of tree men (dry ads) who have been face-to-face many times before.
"Long time no see, Master Luke Whitewolf. Mr. Travis is watching your case."
"By welcoming you, do you mean calling from admin Fraxinus for a moment?
Reply then briefly explain to Layla, who is surprised by the tree man (dry ad) she sees for the first time, what the demon clan of the position is in front of her.
"It's Populus, the angel of Fluxinus. I told you about Fluxinus before we left."
"Ha, ha. I hear it's an ancient tree from a tree man who manages this town."
Populus tried to make a smile on his neat puppet face, and then - this is simply not used to a human look - he once again spoke of the matter.
"As you can guess, Master Fraxinus says he wants to see Master Luke. I don't care if it's the right time for your convenience, so please do your best."
"Okay, do you mind now?
Rather, given future plans, it would be more efficient to go to the Grand Capitol, where Fraxinus is located, than to stop by the accommodation once.
Populus nodded and agreed, so I decided to turn to Travis and push him for the moment.
"So I'm just gonna go. I'll take Garnett, I'll leave the rest of them to you for a while."
"The others? And the knights."
"If you could show me where to stay, that would be fine. After that, explain what you should do here, the location of the human-run cash changeover, and the restricted area..."
"There are many demands. Totally... ok, so just go. I thought I'd do it around here anyway."
Sent off to Travis with a smiley face, I accompanied Garnett and switched destinations to the Grand Capitol.
Buildings integrated with trees are raw (...) Yi (...) Mao (...) Ru (...) In Athlopolis, one large tree.
This is what made Athlopolis the political hub of an ancient tree man (dry ad) Fraxinus turned himself into a great tree in this world.
We walked down the hallway in the great tree with Populus, and we reached the Grand Capitol without anyone stopping us.
Apparently, it was just during a time when the meeting was not taking place, and the Grand Capitol was deserted with the exception of minimal security.
The light that dwells inside the deepest wall - the glow of the nucleus magic of Fluxinus slowly brightens, with a strange sounding voice different from the flesh voice.
'I've been waiting for you. It's been a long time since I met you like this. "
"This way, I'm sorry I can't show my face much. The burnt part seems to have been completely restored."
Once upon a time, an infiltrating unit of Agate Lamb had been lurking in the city, becoming a stray human from the ground, and had launched a massive attack with the aim of assassinating the intrusive Fluxinus.
At that time, we worked together to stop the plot, but a good portion of the body of this great tree, or Fraxinus, was burned.
Of course, I restored everything possible with my [restoration], but the part where the scale wasn't just complete on the scale, and later I decided to leave it to my original resilience also remained.
But from what I've seen so far, the damage Fraxinus has taken seems to have almost disappeared.
"So... what has happened outside the second tier so far... do you need an explanation again?
'No, I am also aware of the covenant exchanged between the kingdom on earth and Gandalf. We will be neutral, so we cannot endorse or criticize it as a governing body… but I personally consider it a pleasure'
I can't feel a lie in Fraxinus' voice.
He, or she - a demonic people of animal gender or not - seemed to wholeheartedly welcome this system of cooperation.
'Whatever the reason, Gandalf took his hand amicably with man again. That fact alone may have made it worth living forever'