NOVEL NEXT chapter 142
142 – Elves and Dark Elves – 7
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Look around
Veronica is missing.
Looking at the light getting brighter, it looks like it’s about dawn… Should I just wait for the other kids to wake up?
‘…Um?’
At that moment, a strong scent of roses wafted from somewhere.
Varonica’s body type is not. Because her body type won’t be this thick.
That means… It’s the scent of a real rose.
‘Come to think of it, I heard that there are many gardens inside the World Tree, right?’
Even if sunlight doesn’t come in, the plants growing inside the World Tree grow very fast, just like using fertilizer.
Thanks to that, there were several flower gardens inside the World Tree, and I heard that there is a flower garden where only roses are collected separately.
‘..Maybe..’
Veronica: Does she like roses? Maybe she’s in the rose garden?
It was just a simple feeling, but it was a sufficiently reliable sound. Before that, it would be right to open up even the slightest possibility now.
Sniff sniff..
As I walked down the hallway following the scent of roses, a large flower garden appeared.
From red roses to blue roses, orange roses, and white roses, various kinds of roses adorned the garden in a beautiful arrangement.
It was several times more splendid and beautiful than the rose garden in the royal palace of Suinguk. Should I say that I am an elf who loves nature?
‘Is there…?’
But apart from her beautiful flower garden, I didn’t see a single ant in her, much less Veronica.
Is intuition just a feeling?
“Looks back, King.”
“Whoa?!”
At that moment, I was startled by a familiar voice from behind me, and I made a strange noise.
“It makes a strange noise.”
“…Turn on the blinker and come in.”
“Notice.”
You’re really just referencing, you thought I wouldn’t know?
“Haa…But I finally found it.”
“Whoa…. Did you miss me that much as soon as you came back?”
“No, you are the only one who will be awake at this hour.”
“Sheesh.”
It must be my mistake that Veronica clicked her tongue at the moment, right?
“So, did you choose the new item well? I think I brought two items.”
“I’m sick of the necklace, and the ring was given to me as a gift by the owner there.”
“Did Freesia give it to you?”
“…Did you know?”
“I don’t know, but although we haven’t met in nearly 10,000 years, we’re close friends.”
If we haven’t met for close to 10,000 years, even if we’re close friends, we’ll feel awkward.
Well, since you have a vague (?) Relationship with Celeste, whom you met after a few decades, let’s just say that.
“The necklace seems to be a divine magic medium…Is the ring an ancient magic medium?”
“…How did you know?”
“I can feel the unique mana wave. Divinity is the medium of divine magic, and mana is the thick attribute of ancient magic.”
When I see it, everything is there, but strangely, Veronica is well aware of this part.
It seems that he possesses a unique ability related to it. Or is it just good sense
“Was there no weapon-type medium?”
“Yes, unfortunately.”
“It’s not bad, though, since divine magic itself is a kind of trump card. It will definitely be of great help.”
“Hmm…But this is a bit unusual, magic.”
“…?”
At that moment, the lowest level wind spirit in the form of a green sphere appeared in my arms.
Then they purr around Veronica! And started to cry.
“…A spirit?”
“Do you know?”
“You know, in the past, spirits were only found in nearby forests.”
In the ‘past’?
Does that mean it’s not easy to see spirits now?
“You could see spirits everywhere 10,000 years ago, but now they are almost gone.”
“Why?”
“Well, I don’t know about that.”
You don’t know? Do you really not know?
Unlike Freesia, who could tell a lie if she lied, Veronica was good at lying.
It can be seen as a poker face in the true sense of the word, as there was not even a slight change in the facial muscles even if one lied about a white Go stone and said it was a black Go stone.
“Well, that’s it.”
Once she started flirting with her, she couldn’t tell whether it was true or false, so she decided not to ask anymore.
…..No, if you think about it, there’s one more person with the same knowledge and age as Veronica, right?
-Purreung!
“…..You are a strange spirit, approaching me as a vampire without hesitation…”
“Hmm… Maybe it’s because I created a spirit?”
“……The king made it?”
“Yes.”
Why is someone who can read my memories like that?
Coming to think of it, lately Veronica has been using interrogative sentences with me more often. If I could read my memory and mind, there would be no reason to use questions.
Are you deliberately not using your abilities? Or not…..
‘…That can’t be.’
It crossed my mind for a moment that Veronica could no longer read my thoughts, but she shook her head.
It’s true that Veronica’s questions have become more frequent lately, but she’s definitely read my thoughts before.
I guess I refrained from using my abilities just to protect my privacy.
“…….”
“The Divinity magic I got this time is a support type magic, but when I used it on a stone, it created a spirit.”
“…Is it creation-type divine magic? You have acquired something rare.”
“I have a good sense.”
“It doesn’t feel good. Creation-type Divinity Magic is superior to weapon-type mediators in terms of rarity alone.”
“…?”
I didn’t know. Was it that good?
I thought it was just a mediocre medium because Freesia didn’t say anything about it, but was it actually a very unique item?
“Changcho divine magic can exert its greatest potential depending on how it is used. In fact, Berazie used a similar ability.”
“…Is that Tarotaros or something?”
“Right.”
Berazie was the toughest enemy I’ve ever met.
He used the magic to summon the hell called Tartarus at the end and drove me to the brink of death.
In the end, I was killed by Elizabeth, but Berazie’s presence was still strong in my head.
“Actually, for beings over level 90, the presence or absence of Divinity Magic determines victory or defeat. No matter how strong you are, if you can’t use divine magic, you’ll eventually lose.”
“Then, Veronica, can you use divine magic?”
“You sound obvious.”
Veronica laughed as if she was laughing, and she suddenly began to gather her mana in the air.
Then, summoning a beautiful longsword glowing red, he lightly swung her wrist.
Hoo-!
“What is that?”
“This is my favorite sword, Tyrbing.”
I can feel the terrible power of the sword imbued with tremendous magical power, the demonic sword of Rex, the demon corps commander I saw last time, that feels shabby.
“Can you see the jewels embedded in Tyrbing’s blade?”
“…The one with about 5 jewels in it?”
Tyrbing’s blade had 5 different colored jewels embedded in it. It felt a little out of place in contrast to the reddish Tirving, but considering the aura felt from the jewels, I would never be able to say such a thing.
“Including Tyrbing, which is an inorganic medium, all 5 colored jewels are mediums of Divinity magic.”
“Crazy.”
Does that mean that Veronica has 5 more Divinity Magic Media in addition to her weapon type Divinity Magic Media?
I knew Veronica was strong, but to say it was this much… I mustn’t mess around. Never.
“This is not the end. This necklace I am wearing, the two rings, the belt, and the black uniform I am wearing are all mediums of divine power magic.”
“…….”
“Considering that they are stored in the warehouse of the mansion in the Demon Country… There are probably a little more than 15 of them.”
The true rich were close by. In very close proximity.
***
“So, how long has it been since I went to the sanctuary?”
“It’s been a little over five days.”
“…Is that so?”
It seems that he visited the sanctuary at the time when time flowed the fastest. Seeing that it’s already been 5 days.
Still, if it’s fortunate that it hasn’t been a week, you can say it’s fortunate.
“What happened?”
“No. Except for the visit of the saintess to the country of the elves.”
“I know that, I was just on my way to see it.”
“…A saint?”
“Uh, it looked annoying at first glance, so I used [Dark Curtain] And ran away.”
“Good work, there is nothing good about getting involved with religious people.”
Since Veronica is a demon on the opposite side of the Holy Kingdom, her face distorted in an instant as soon as the story of the saint came out.
It’s not often that Veronica expresses her dislike so openly, do you hate the Holy Land so much?
“Do you hate the Holy Kingdom so much?”
“It’s not that I hate Shinseonguk. They hate the god they believe in.”
“…?”
The question of whether that was the case crossed my mind for a moment, but I decided to stay still. I’ll get beaten up for saying the wrong thing.
“The goddess of the sun is a horn…”
“Hmm…”
“Every time I see that b*tch’s top… No.”
Veronica swallowed her words again and caught her breath.
“Anyway, avoid getting involved with the saintess as much as possible, okay?”
“Okay.”
“That’s enough.”
After those words, Veronica quietly turned into her black mist and disappeared into her shadow. It means you don’t want to talk anymore.
-As expected, this place is comfortable. It was hard being in the stuffy World Tree.
“Is that why you were at the rose garden?”
-At least it was a place where I felt comfortable. I was only here for 5 days.
It was truly her choice. She doesn’t like being inside the World Tree, she spends five days alone in the rose garden…
“The day is bright…”
-I see.
“…But suddenly I thought, why are you asking me to take the exam?”
-……
When you think about it, it was very strange. Even if I was Lord’s previous life, she would have no obligation to take care of me.
If you look at the attitudes of Mars and Celeste, the answer will come out.
The attitude of not caring much about what I do. On the other hand, Veronica’s behavior is completely different.
She didn’t want to doubt her, but it was true that she was suspicious.
“Actually, whatever I do has nothing to do with you.”
-…Someday you’ll find out.
“When exactly is that?”
-….You’ll find out about that as well.
“It’s consistent, really.”
To be honest, now I have no feelings about Veronica not telling me the truth. It just felt natural, like flowing water.
That’s why I also didn’t trust Veronica 100%. It was true that I trusted her the most in this world, but that wasn’t the perfect form of her trust.
“Let’s go back to our room now.”
-…I don’t ask any more.
“Because I know you won’t answer.”
-………
With that said, Veronica and I remained silent without any conversation as we went back to our room.