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.

you talking about the

“…Tribulators?”

Yes. It is a word I made up, but I call the

Cale had never heard this

concepts. Hmm. I’m surprised that there was someone in this world that realized

“…What is a tribulator?”

go through tribulations. Of course, nobody knows who will be born

Ah.

Tree let

never get tribulators. The Dark Elves, Vampires, Wolf tribe, and others like them

single-lifers… There are races that never get

World Tree must have seen the confusion on Cale’s face as it continued

guess I

could say and what it couldn’t say before

Elf in the past who had an ill-fated relationship with a tribulator. Not all Dark Elves are good; there are bound to

Elves who gathered dead mana from tombs or corpses, that Dark Elf killed living beings and gained dead mana from

lost his family and almost died because of that

tribulations and did something

stuck out in Cale’s

of tribulation

Divine World or become something even greater at the end of their

of this tribulator is the story

he quietly listened to the World Tree’s

decided that anybody who uses

someone as soon as he heard

“…The Sun God?”

of the Sun God had started a war against Dark Elves, Necromancers, and any race that uses dead mana

no necromancers had existed until Mary became a necromancer in the Dark Elf City

not say who that tribulator was, nor do I

a moment before making up its mind

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

wishes to help one of those people

World Tree’s voice softened a bit as it

That is all. That is all that I

‘Meant to be.’

to be’ that the Sun God was

with the other concepts as well.

is what I

sense to see me

now

the power of the

at that

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noise as their

do you

ancient power that allows the user to see the annual

Cale started to explain.

reincarnator’s largest ring of life needed to be destroyed in order to

needed the ability to see annual rings in order to do

power of an immortal was

can see a person’s annual rings of life, would be able to stop the White Star, who is a reincarnator, and get rid of him for good using

“Yes, ma’am.”

– …Ho!

Tree scoffed in

able to get rid of a reincarnator? How surprising! I never even imagined such a method! There

calmed down

you need a weapon

Do you remember the sword you

give to Cale as a sword when he was

does have my

World Tree seemed a

…But that

“Excuse me?”

in that branch

at

Boom-!

him shaking. He flinched but did not open his

that

was still speaking

should give you

But he could tell that something was already happening around

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leaves were making noises

feet was getting stronger as