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 about

“…Tribulators?”

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

Cale had never heard this

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

“…What is a tribulator?”

As the name implies, they are people who go through tribulations.

Ah.

let out a

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

single-lifers… There are races that

Tree must have seen the

I guess I

usual, had to think about what it could say and what it couldn’t say before it

relationship with a tribulator. Not all Dark Elves are good; there are bound to be

or corpses, that Dark Elf killed living beings and gained

and almost died because

tribulations and did something once he became a

out

all levels of tribulation

World or become something even greater at

mean that the story of this

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

tribulator decided that anybody who uses dead mana is

someone as soon

“…The Sun God?”

started a war against Dark Elves, Necromancers, and any

and no necromancers had existed until Mary became a necromancer

not say who that tribulator was, nor

moment before making up its mind and

regretting his past. Furthermore, he now knows that the existences that

why he wishes to help one of those people who are

voice softened a bit as it

all. That is

‘Meant to be.’

person who was ‘meant to be’ that the Sun

…I am unfamiliar with the other concepts as well. Am I an

is what

sense to see me as an

said something else now that they got this

need the power of the

was at that

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trees surrounding it made a noise as

you mean by

the user to see the

Cale started to explain.

needed to be destroyed in

a person needed the ability to see annual rings in order to

an immortal was required to destroy

that you, as someone who 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 a weapon that has the power of an

“Yes, ma’am.”

– …Ho!

World Tree scoffed in disbelief multiple

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

down as it

weapon with my power in

ma’am. Do you remember the sword you gave me last

as a sword when he was dealing with the fake World Tree

That does have

World Tree seemed a bit

…But that is

“Excuse me?”

in that branch is not

was at

Boom-!

him shaking. He flinched but did

If that method

World Tree was still speaking to

I should give you the real

meant by that. But he could tell that

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noises

his feet was getting stronger as