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

“…Tribulators?”

It is a word I made up, but I call the souls

had never heard this

It seems that tribulators and single-lifers are pretty similar concepts. Hmm. I’m surprised that there

“…What is a tribulator?”

name implies, they are people who go through tribulations.

Ah.

World Tree let out a short

The Dark Elves, Vampires, Wolf

There are races that never get

in its own way. The World Tree must have seen the

guess I can

think about what it could say and what it couldn’t say before it

tribulator. Not all Dark Elves are good; there are

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

a tribulator who lost his family and almost died because of that crazy Dark

eventually overcame all levels of tribulations and did something once he

stuck out in Cale’s

all levels of tribulation

become something even greater at the end of their lifespan.

of this tribulator is the story

that question on his mind as he quietly listened to the World Tree’s words

decided that anybody who uses dead mana

someone as

“…The Sun God?”

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

had existed until Mary became a necromancer in the Dark Elf City located underground

that tribulator was, nor do I

Tree stopped for a moment before making up its

his past. Furthermore, he now knows that the

wishes to help one of

voice softened

all. That is

‘Meant to be.’

who was ‘meant to be’ that the Sun God was helping… It

with the other concepts as well. Am

what

it makes sense to see me as

now that

the

at that

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made a noise as their leaves smacked each other

…What do you mean by

is an ancient power that allows the user to see the

Cale started to explain.

life needed to

needed the ability to see annual rings in order to do

the power of an immortal was required to

what you are saying is that you, as someone who can see a person’s annual rings of life, would be able to stop the White Star,

“Yes, ma’am.”

– …Ho!

Tree scoffed

a reincarnator? How surprising! I never even imagined such a method! There is still so much I do

then calmed down as

a weapon with

Do you remember the sword you gave me last

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

does have my power in

World Tree seemed a bit

that is

“Excuse me?”

branch is not

was at

Boom-!

him shaking. He flinched but did not open his

that method

World Tree was still speaking to

should give

ask what it meant by that. But he could tell that something was already happening around

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leaves were making noises as they fluttered

shaking underneath his feet was getting stronger as