“Nice to meet you.”
Is it because of the refreshing dongchimi broth?
Or maybe it was thanks to the greeting from the spirit master Percival.
When they emerged from the submarine, the tension among the elves had eased significantly.
“Who are you? Who are you…?”
Where do you get such fresh and vibrant food?
They swallowed their words hesitantly.
Of course, it wasn’t easy for me to answer either.
“I’m from Korea. I’m also the representative of Pax FC.”
“Han… Korea!”
Pause.
The elves took a step back.
I knew they were Earthlings, but I didn’t expect they would be a party to the war.
Fortunately, Percival was quick to step forward.
and…
“We have no intention of going to war with Elvenheim. We know full well that this is all a trick of the Chamber of Commerce.”
“……!”
The effect of those words was powerful.
Gulp.
Because tears poured out from the eyes of all the elves.
“That easy thing… If you think about it just a little bit, you’ll know…”
Elves who stutter and stammer through their main throat.
As victims who have suffered through many hardships, it seems that they have already fought several unwanted wars.
Now, for the first time, they have met someone who thinks like them.
“Then… you don’t covet Elvenheim?”
The boy elf Keru peeked his head out from among the other elves.
The guy asked cautiously.
“yes.”
He nodded resolutely.
Because I really didn’t want it.
A desolate land where not a single blade of grass can be found.
All that existed here were elves.
“Well, there was no one who came asking for land.”
“Elvenheim is a bit shabby!”
The elves laughed heartily and exchanged innocent self-mockery.
But there was no time for jokes like this.
What’s important to us is to sound out Elvenheim about our intention to oppose war.
But it wasn’t a story that could be shared in such a remote place.
As luck would have it, the most senior-looking male elf strode out.
“Then, I guess you should talk to Chairman Eli.”
His name was ‘Ethan’.
He told us that we should go to Galadon, the capital of Elvenheim, to introduce us to Chairman Eli, the leader of the elves.
The problem is…
“… It takes three days?”
“Yes, fortunately it’s not too far from the coast. That’s enough.”
I asked, looking at Ethan who added calmly.
“…Maybe on foot?”
“Yes. These two strong legs that nature gave me…”
Ethan grinned, showing his empty teeth.
Enough to make me realize once again how much I have become engrossed in civilization.
Walking the length of the country with the countryside elves wasn’t so bad, but unfortunately, there wasn’t much time.
I opened the portal right away…
Rattling.
The sound of heavy chunks of metal filled the shores of Elvenheim.
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.
.
“Wow…!”
“Wow!”
The elves sitting crumpled in the backseat suddenly opened their mouths.
They are busy examining every nook and cranny of the Korando’s interior.
Click.
Cheeeeeee…
Click.
Cheeeeeee…
The radio on the back turned on and off dozens of times.
The elves’ curiosity toward civilization was insatiable.
Boooooooo.
It was around the time when I had been running like that for several hours without stopping.
“Kaaa …
“Drururururu raararang…”
The elves began to snore.
They all threw their heads back and opened their mouths wide.
“Ethan…”
“Umm… yes… yes?”
“You need to give me directions.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”
Ethan tries hard to wipe away his saliva.
The initial tension had disappeared without a trace.
Ethan’s description of the path was simple enough.
Pass Elephant Rock, turn left at Crocodile Rock, and go straight until you reach Mouse Rock.
I wondered if this explanation would come out if the navigation update was rolled back to Gojoseon.
“Just a little further. We’re there.”
“I said that two hours ago, Ethan.”
It would have been much faster to take a helicopter, but Ethan strongly advised against it, so we ended up taking a car instead.
The propeller’s noise was also considerable, and there was a risk of being mistaken for another monster and attacked by the elves.
Booooooooooo.
Korando Sports, speeding forward thanks to the water level.
Because the road conditions were bad, the car kept bumping, but after driving for half a day, we finally reached our destination.
like that…
“It’s right there.”
The heart of Elvenheim, Galadon, came into view.
“It would be better to walk from here. You might end up in some unnecessary misunderstandings.”
The path leading into Galadon.
The elves passing by would flinch at us, but when Ethan gave them a sign that it was okay, they would calm their hearts and leisurely walk away.
As we went inside, the elves’ dwellings became more and more apparent.
A hut made of thick vines, a gray building made of plaster, and an orange roof visible across the street.
The city of the elves, which I had expected to be splendid.
But the reality was as follows.
‘… The countryside?’
Children running around with runny noses.
And there are even unidentified dog breeds(?) wandering around the streets.
Each of the shabby houses had a spacious yard, and at the center of the ‘village’ where these houses were gathered, there was one particularly large building.
Ethan proudly introduced himself.
“This is the symbol of our elves, the Council of Galadon. Speaker Eli will also be there.”
“Congress…?”
The Galadon Council is nothing more than a long, single-story building.
In front of it was a spacious flat surface.
“Oh, I told you I watered it this morning!”
“Araucaria should be grown in a semi-shady place…”
“No, how many times do I have to tell you that when you use fertilizer…”
On the plain, a dozen or so elven elders sat chatting among themselves, each of them fanning himself with his bare toes.
Look here and there…
‘… It’s a path, right?’
Wrinkled elven elders.
The sight of them laughing and shouting and patting each other on the shoulder was no different from the lovely Korean countryside.
In the meantime, a young female elf intervened.
“Oh, Elder! Don’t throw away your trash anywhere!”
“Oh, why? Mother Nature will take them all away. Haha.”
His appearance was no different from that of other elves.
But when I looked at her neatly braided hair, her sharp nose, her clean forehead, and her clear eyes, I couldn’t help but say she was beautiful.
Ethan smiled and said, as if he noticed that I was impressed.
“That’s Chairman Ellie. Isn’t she beautiful? She’s of a certain age.”
“Well, I don’t know exactly, but maybe…”
“He will be in his early 200s.”
“…?”
“What about Ethan?”
“Hey, I’ve come a long way. I’m just over 160 years old now.”
It wasn’t just any ordinary countryside.
Super-aging rural areas.
That was the true identity of Elvenheim.
Chairman Eli approached us after a scuffle with the elf elders.
“Ethan? What’s going on? That guy…”
Ethan told her what had happened on the beach.
That I was treated to a meal, and that I had something to tell Chairman Eli.
She bowed her head to me.
“Our children are indebted to you. Thank you.”
“No. Thanks to you, I was able to come comfortably. More than that…”
Let’s get straight to the point.
The Chamber of Commerce will make an announcement in a week, but we have absolutely no intention of fighting Elvenheim.
Chairman Eli also nodded.
It was as expected.
Unlike Korea and Japan, the elves knew that the war would start in a week.
But she added calmly.
“Don’t worry. We have no intention of leaving Elvenheim.”
Elves who don’t want to fight.
After hearing her declaration, I felt a lot more relieved…
She sharply returned the question I asked.
“But is that really the case in Korea and Japan?”
“that…”
I couldn’t bring myself to answer.
Because I was not sure how Japan would move.
It was the same in Korea, too.
Unlike Ellie, who was the de facto chairman of Elvenheim, I was not a representative of Korea.
So, it could have happened at any time that an ‘invader’ emerged in Korea or Japan.
Regardless of my wishes.
Ellie continued speaking coldly.
“We will not invade you. However, we will not leave the enemy alone. All who attack Elvenheim will die.”
Her assertion was powerful.
“…Everyone?”
“How long has it been since Earth opened up to multidimensionality? Ten years?”
Could not answer.
Because it hasn’t even been a year.
“How old do you think Elvenheim is? Its lifespan is much longer than yours.”
It wasn’t just about living a long life.
They, like us, must have struggled to survive for that long time.
As a result, the power of Elvenheim that Ellie had conveyed was beyond imagination.
“Most of us have a hierarchy of 7 to 6 levels. Older people like the elder who was throwing out the trash over there are often at the 5th level.”
That was why.
Ellie’s presumption of death is that the Earthling invaders are dead.
Despite their innocent appearance, they were surprisingly strong.
She concluded calmly.
“Go back and convince the people. Tell them not to come and throw away their precious lives. And…”
She added in a regretful voice.
“Please, just let us die quietly.”
A quiet death.
It was like the sad cry of a dragon walking down a hill.
I looked around.
The desolate and decayed land of Elvenheim.
A land of death that cannot even produce ordinary natural products, let alone natural powers to share with the elves.
That was the death she was talking about.
I asked.
“The elves I met on the coast purified the Earth’s oceans. But why can’t they purify Elvenheim?”
“……”
She didn’t answer.
She continued to ponder silently, then slowly turned around and motioned for me to follow her.
I followed her in.
To the deepest part of Elvenheim, a space surrounded by dead trees.
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.
.
It was the most heavily guarded area.
Although the place was still shabby, there were still some sturdy elves guarding the area.
A path as densely intertwined as tree roots.
I walked slowly down the alleys, following Ellie.
And finally…
“…What is this?”
I found a small sapling.
A tree as big as an arm, growing without any care.
The pillars and branches were as thin and fragile as the arms of hungry elves.
But the problem wasn’t size.
A refreshing green color.
It was the first living plant I had discovered since setting foot on the land of Elvenheim.
Ellie calmly revealed her identity.
“… It’s the World Tree. Actually, it would have been more correct to bring it here from here.”
World tree.
It was a name whose importance could be felt just by hearing it.
But the sapling before his eyes was too small and fragile to support that name.
So fragile that it looks like it could break if you hit it lightly.
That appearance somehow seemed to represent the elves of Elvenheim.
“… Is this why you guys are dying?”
“…yes.”
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Ellie added in a complicated voice.
“The entire continent of Elvenheim is under a curse. Thanks to the World Tree’s fight against the curse, we were able to save some crops… but its power cannot last forever.”
Keru, who was throwing watermelons toward the sea, and Ethan, who was scolding Keru for that.
The elves were cowering in fear at the curse that had been cast upon this land.
“…Who is it? The one who cast that curse?”
A question asked without thinking.
However, I couldn’t help but be surprised by her answer.
“It’s Barnaul. It uses black magic.”
It was the dimension of the black magicians who had invaded Avalon, Lancelot’s hometown.
I never imagined that name would come out of the mouths of elves.
“Barnaul feared the natural power of the World Tree.”
But the purpose was different.
If the invasion of Avalon was for money, the curse placed on Elvenheim was to ‘keep in check’ the elves.
“So, I spread black magic on this land to the point where the World Tree couldn’t recover. Thanks to the Chamber of Commerce’s intervention, it didn’t die completely… but now, that too is just a matter of time.”
That was why.
Ellie told them to leave them to die.
Barnaul had sentenced the World Tree, which possessed infinite vitality, to death, and the fate of this small plant soon became the fate of all of Elvenheim.
Ellie summed up our conversation with that.
“I think I’ve shown you everything I wanted to show you. We’ve been polite enough to each other, so I think this is enough. I’m sure there will be Earthlings who will storm Elvenheim in a week… but you should know that it has nothing to do with you.”
Kwang.
She tried to close the coffin of Elvenheim like that…
“That curse…”
I had no intention of letting them die.
Of course, that doesn’t mean I have the power to restore the World Tree.
still…
“Is this a problem that can be solved by increasing the number of world trees?”
It could be called a sheep.
If there are not enough trees, just plant.
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