Clue (2)
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Ray and Ult went to the orphanage.
The orphanage has fewer orphans than before.
Thanks to the efforts of the Earl of Phillips and Jimmy, the living conditions of the Countess in general have been greatly improved and the number of orphans has decreased.
There were a lot of chasing after parents who abandoned their children irresponsibly.
While the number of children directly cared for by the orphanage decreased, the nursery was serving as an educational institution for the counties’ children.
As an educational institution, the nursery school was also making positive results, but considering the budget involved, it was difficult to see it as a benefit to Count Phillips.
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Nevertheless, the Earl of Phillips maintained the current system for a number of reasons, and Ray brought in a lot of money this time, allowing the orphanage to continue to exist.
Arriving at the nursery, Ray and Ult set foot in the nursery’s courtyard, where children roamed around with smiling faces.
Ray, waving to the children who were greeting them, went to the corner of the nursery’s courtyard.
There, a young-looking elf was sucking his finger with a blank look.
“TT.”
After Rey repeated his call several times, the elf turned his head.
Ult took a step towards the elf that did not fall easily.
As Ult struggled to approach and stood in front of him, the elf, who had been dazed, reached out and grabbed Ult’s finger.
The elf touched Ult’s fingers without saying a word.
Rey and Ult couldn’t tell if the emotion on the elf’s face was joy, curiosity, or nothing else.
Ult, who knelt down as if collapsing, swallowed the boiling cry.
Ray stood there for a while and watched it.
*
“therefore…”
After meeting with Titty.
Rey opened her mouth while sitting next to Ult on a chair placed in the nursery’s courtyard.
“What information do you have on how to break the curse?”
Ult said that he had found a hint in the underground city to solve the curse of the hero Titi, formerly known as Leshina.
Ult let out a long sigh and pulled out Genesis, which had almost lost its function due to the curse.
“The curse of the World Tree is not a curse for the sake of a curse. That’s where I learned it.”
“What do you mean?”
“Do you know how the world tree affects the world?”
“Yeah, I know roughly.”
Even in the distant past, the World Tree must have been close to the guardian deity of the earth.
At this point, the role of the World Tree has become clearer and more significant.
The World Tree, together with the denomination, was playing the most important role in restraining the erosion of the Demonic Spirit and limiting its scope.
Since long-term defense itself becomes impossible in a completely demon-hardened area, the loss of the World Tree is ultimately directly linked to the destruction of the world.
“The power of the World Tree is not infinite.”
If the power of the World Tree had been infinite, even the hardened earth would have been completely purified.
However, since the power of the World Tree was not infinite, it took a lot of load to maintain the current state.
“It wasn’t like that in the past. Although it was impossible to purify the land that had already become the Demon Spirit, it is said that the power of the World Tree was enough to prevent the expansion of the Demon Spirit.”
But now it wasn’t.
As can be seen from the existence of the ‘Forbidden Forest’, the World Tree has reached a point where the magic realm is gradually expanding even after consuming most of its power.
“This curse… the reaction that the World Tree has to endure while purifying the earth… Or should it be called a subordinate? It can be described as a contract to accept that kind of thing.”
“Does the world tree share the burden it has to bear?”
“Yes. As in the past, it became impossible for the World Tree to maintain the status quo alone, so the burden was transferred to the guilty elves. That is the stagnation of the World Tree’s curse on Resina.”
“No matter how great a hero is, there must be a limit to how he can withstand such a burden, and it seems to be the case in reality, but what will happen if Resina dies?”
If it had to be said that Resina could survive, it was three to five years.
Ult replied.
“Someone else will be sacrificed, or the expansion of the Demonic Spirit will be accelerated.”
“Well…”
Ray thought for a moment.
Resina and Genesis were also part of the power of the World Tree after all.
So, to put it a little jumpy, it meant that the World Tree was sacrificing a part of itself to block the expansion of the Demonic Realm.
If Resina dies, another scapegoat will bear the burden of the World Tree.
However, this bridle could not last forever.
“I understand what you mean… So what’s the solution to the curse?”
Rey wondered if there was any other solution than to transfer Resina’s curse to another object.
However, Ult spoke of a more fundamental and vague solution.
“Something that intensified the erosion of the Demonic Spirit… So, there must be a ‘nuclear’.”
In the past, the World Tree easily prevented the erosion of the Magyeong.
However, at some point, the World Tree needed even a scapegoat to curse to prevent the erosion of the Demonic Spirit.
Since the power of the World Tree was not weakened, it was certain that there was a cause that strengthened the erosion of the Demonic Spirit.
“The cause… If the core is removed, the curse placed on Resina will disappear as the need for the curse is fulfilled.”
“It’s a plausible hypothesis, but you don’t know what that ‘nuclear’ is?”
“…I don’t know for sure.”
Ult sighed.
Rey nodded as if he understood and asked Ult.
“Let’s not get into an accident for now, and just focus on recovering for a while. I’ll ask your Majesty to investigate what the Viscount said.”
Ray’s work was more serious than he thought.
If Rey asked for an investigation on the matter that Ult was talking about, there was a good chance that the Empire would move forward as well.
In peacetime, even the seeds might not have been eaten, but the current empire was in a state of great awareness as it was embroiled in a series of large-scale events conducted by demon worshipers.
Moreover, the work of the World Tree had a great influence on the existence of all nations and tribes.
It was never hard to ignore.
After receiving information from Ult to help solve the case, Rey compiled the contents of the letter to Ernst and the Emperor on a notepad.
Meanwhile, Ult saw Titi sucking her finger in the corner and slowly grinding her teeth.
“Even if it was a curse that someone had to bear, I felt malice when I saw the curse.”
The curse of the World Tree left Resina’s ‘spirit’ to the very end.
So that he can watch his fall with a whole mind, so that he suffers even more…
The true intentions of the World Tree were unknown, but Ult felt a terrible malice there.
Resina lost all her strength and her body began to decline until she slowly lost her memory and wisdom.
Decades ago, although Resina had lost all her powers, her spirit was still clear and clear, and she had the wisdom of a hero 600 years ago.
Ult still remembers the voice of Resina, who put her to sleep when she was young and told her stories of the past.
Reido looked at Resina in the subdued atmosphere.
Resina degenerates in strength and body before mind.
Even in the past, when she took care of Ult without losing her memory and wisdom, Resina’s appearance would not have been much different from what it is now.
Rey, who was looking at Resina walking while sucking her fingers, frowned as she recalled the story of Ult and Resina she had heard in a previous life.
“Sir.”
“…?”
Ray asked just in case.
“Did you ever sleep with Resina-sama when you were young?”
Ray and Ult looked at each other like crazy.
*
After a day’s work, Ray went to Jimmy and Bella’s house.
It’s been a long time coming back, so today we decided to stay at Jimmy and Bella’s house.
Jimmy had already gone out for a drink, so Bella welcomed Ray warmly.
“Is your son here?”
“Oh, Mom.”
As soon as Ray came, I asked.
“Have you seen Viscount Gadi?”
Rey mumbled that the bastard had a damn dangerous taste, and Bella blinked in disbelief.
“Son, what did you say?”
“Uh, well, no. I’ll talk to you later. Where is Leah?”
“In the room over there. Mom will prepare a meal, so I’m playing with Leia for a while.”
“Okay, I get it.”
Rey nodded and opened Leah’s door.
Leah was excitedly drawing on drawing paper with the colorful crayons that Ray had given her.
Seeing Leah humming and painting her father, the troll troll, Rey grinned.
Leia knew that Rey had arrived, but she was so absorbed in drawing that she didn’t even look back.
Rey walked over to Leia and sat down next to her.
“Let’s see…”
Rey looked at the picture Leah was drawing and asked, pointing to something crawling on all fours.
“What animal is this drawing?”
“Elf!”
“…”
Ray touched his forehead for a moment and opened his mouth.
“Lea, elves don’t walk on four legs, they walk on two legs like humans.”
When Rey gave such advice, Leah turned her head and looked at Rey with the pathetic eyes of the world.
“Are you stupid, brother?”
“…”
Ray felt the limits of his patience.
It was only Rey’s patience that she easily exposed the floor only in front of Leah.
Leah, unaware of this, continued to assert herself.
“Elf walks on all fours! I’ve seen it myself!”
“Where did you see the elf?”
“Youngjuseong!”
‘f*ck.’
Rey cussed inwardly, thinking of Miner, and then thought of Clemens one after another.
Clemens, whom Rey had brought from the Countess of Osiris, had been semi-contained in the danger of leaking information, but now it is no longer necessary.
Rey thought it was okay to lift Clemens’ activity restrictions, and advised her again.
“Lea, elves usually walk on two legs.”
“No!! Elves move like this!”
Leah mimicked Miner as she touched the ground with both hands and feet and moved ponpon.
Ray looked at the picture and turned the topic around because he thought he would stick with one if he had to wrestle more here.
“Where… the two people pictured here are like mom and dad…”
“That’s right, Mom and Dad!”
“And here…”
Ray asked, looking at the drawing of a short woman and a man.
“Are these two Leah and I?”
“He’s me, but he’s not my brother.”
“Then who is he?”
“Boyfriend!”
Rey’s brow furrowed immediately.
“…do you have a boyfriend?”
“Not yet. I will make one in the future. Leah has to get married too!”
I had to make a boyfriend to get married.
Saying that, looking at Leia smiling brightly, Rey muttered.
“My little brother, you’re dreaming a false dream.”
Is Leah Married?
Then what if you have a child? Who the hell is doing the follow-up?
First of all, Ray won’t even be alive until then.
Even if he was still alive, Rey had no intention of giving Leah back to her as she had done to Bella.
Brother, stop screaming and spread your legs a little more… You can’t say that kind of thing again, can you?
“Lea, Leah must be a solo workshop in the future. I can’t get married.”
“No! Leah will make a boyfriend and get married!”
Rey sighed at Leah, who was flirting.
“If you really want to get married, my brother will marry Leah.”
Leah was terrified.
“I don’t want to marry you!”
“No, Leah must marry your brother. Leah is your brother’s bride.”
“Lea won’t marry you!!”
Rei, who had been looking at Leah who was stubborn, finally could not overcome Anikoum and blew a chestnut.
Leah, who had been hit on the forehead with a tick-tack sound and fell backwards, burst into tears.
“aae!!!!”
Even though I didn’t hit him too hard, Leah ran to Bella crying loudly.
“Mom ah ah ah!!!”
“Oh, my daughter, why are you like this?”
“Your brother hit Leah!!”
Hearing Leah’s shouts, Rey got up from her seat with a smile on her face.
I really wanted to eat the meal Bella made for me after a long time .
