Trash of the Count's Family

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They then reached a spot where they could see the World Tree that was at the center of an area surrounded by large trees.

“Is it possible for me to have a quiet conversation with the World Tree?”

“I understand. I will make sure no existences who can hear you will be around here.”

That meant that she would make sure that the Elves, including her, and even the Elementals would leave the area.

Cale walked toward the World Tree alone after hearing the satisfactory response.

Adite bowed toward the World Tree and stepped back.

Cale walked at a not too fast, not too slow pace and arrived in front of the World Tree.

The World Tree gave off this feeling of stability as it looked the same every time, despite the new branches growing in spots from it losing branches every time they chatted.

“It’s been a while, ma’am. I kept saying that I needed to come back, but it ended up taking a while.”

Cale gave a light-hearted greeting before putting his hand on the tree and closing his eyes.

– Yes. It’s been a while.

The World Tree responded with a similarly light-hearted but welcoming greeting.

– The world is extremely chaotic right now. There must be a reason you came to see me despite all the chaos. For what reason have you come to see me in such a busy time and why do you wish to have a quiet conversation with just the two of us?

The questions that followed the greeting were not light-hearted at all.

The words that came out of Cale’s mouth next were not light-hearted either.

“…Do you know about immortals?”

– Hmm?

The reason Cale didn’t bring the others with him…

“Immortals. There are also Reincarnators, Single-lifers, and Transmigrators. Do you know anything about these existences?”

Shhh.

Cale could feel the will of Drew Thames moving inside the diary in his pocket.

He then waited for the World Tree’s response.

– …I do not. Am I supposed to try to understand those words? I don’t think you are asking for the meaning of those words.

That was right.

Cale was not asking about something like that.

He was asking if there was anything the World Tree knew about the laws that the Thames household had been researching.

“Please let me give a simple explanation.”

Cale did not say everything.

He just explained what he read in the diary, especially the information about immortals and single-lifers. There was a need to do that. He felt that they were things the World Tree should know.

– Ho. They use such concepts to divide those people?

The World Tree could not hide its shock.

– Mm. It is my first time hearing about some of those things. Exceptions and variables? How surprising. Very surprising indeed. How did you find all this out?

“I’m sorry, but I cannot tell you that.”

He did not tell the World Tree about the Thames household, the hunters hunting the single-lifers, nor about the regressors.

Finally, he did not mention the ways to kill the different variables and exceptions.

– I guess it is dangerous information for you to reveal the source of it. Hmm……

The World Tree was quiet for a moment, as if it was organizing its thoughts.

Cale patiently waited.

– Single-lifers…

And once the World Tree started speaking again… The first thing it mentioned was neither the reincarnators nor the immortals.

talking

“…Tribulators?”

a word I made up, but I call the souls that only live one lifespan

had never

similar concepts. Hmm. I’m surprised that there

“…What is a tribulator?”

As the name implies, they are people who go through tribulations. Of course, nobody

Ah.

let out a

races that never get tribulators. The Dark Elves, Vampires, Wolf tribe,

are like single-lifers… There are

was odd in its own way. The World Tree must have seen the confusion on Cale’s face

Mm. I guess I can tell you

it could say and what it couldn’t say before

had an ill-fated relationship with a tribulator. Not all Dark Elves are good; there

or corpses, that Dark Elf

tribulator who lost his family and

eventually overcame all levels of tribulations and did

part stuck out in

levels of tribulation and becomes a great

that a single-lifer could go to the Divine World or become something even greater at the end of their lifespan. They believed

the story of this tribulator is the story

as he quietly listened to the World Tree’s words

tribulator decided that anybody who uses dead mana is

thought of someone as soon

“…The Sun God?”

a war against Dark Elves, Necromancers, and any race that uses dead mana

Necromancer had died at the Desert of Death, and no necromancers had existed until Mary became a necromancer in the Dark

that tribulator was, nor

a moment before making up

That tribulator is currently regretting his past. Furthermore, he now knows that the existences that he had deemed as ‘evil’

one of those people who are meant

World Tree’s voice softened a bit as

is all. That is all

‘Meant to be.’

to be’ that the Sun God was helping… It was possible that the person was one

the other concepts

is what I

it makes sense to see

now

the power of the immortal to get

at that

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and the trees surrounding it made a noise as their leaves smacked each

…What do you

an ancient power that allows the user to see

Cale started to explain.

ring of life needed to be destroyed in order to completely kill

person needed the ability to see annual rings in order to

power of an immortal was required to destroy that annual

be able to stop the White Star, who is a reincarnator, and get

“Yes, ma’am.”

– …Ho!

scoffed in

never even imagined such a method! There is still

then calmed down as

weapon with my power in

remember the sword you gave me last

Elf healer Pendrick a chopstick-like branch to give to Cale as a sword when he was

have

World Tree seemed a bit

that is

“Excuse me?”

The power in that branch is not the real

at that

Boom-!

the area around him shaking. He flinched but did not open

If that method

World Tree was still

I should give you the real

to ask what it meant by that. But he could tell that something was

Shaaaaaaaaaa-

noises as they fluttered even

shaking underneath his feet was