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.

Are you talking about

“…Tribulators?”

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

Cale had never heard

single-lifers are pretty similar concepts. Hmm. I’m surprised that there was

“…What is a tribulator?”

who go through tribulations. Of course, nobody knows

Ah.

let out a short

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

are like single-lifers… There are races that

World Tree must have seen the confusion on Cale’s

Mm. I guess I can

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

ill-fated relationship with a tribulator.

Unlike most Dark Elves who gathered dead mana from tombs or corpses, that Dark

lost his family and almost died because of that crazy Dark

of tribulations and did something once he

stuck out in

overcomes all levels of tribulation

become something even greater at the end of their lifespan. They believed that single-lifers could

that the story of this tribulator

question on his mind as he quietly listened

tribulator decided that anybody who uses dead mana is

as soon

“…The Sun God?”

a war against Dark Elves, Necromancers, and

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

tribulator was, nor do I plan to say who it

stopped for a moment

I do know one thing. That tribulator is currently regretting his past. Furthermore, he now knows that the

to help one of those people who are meant

softened a bit as it

is all that I can tell

‘Meant to be.’

when he heard that phrase. This person who was ‘meant to be’ that the Sun God was helping…

unfamiliar with the other concepts as

what I

I guess it makes sense to

now that they

and I need the power of the immortal to

at

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

you mean by

ancient power that allows the user to see

Cale started to explain.

to be destroyed

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

an immortal was required to destroy that

person’s annual rings of life, would be able to stop the White Star, who is a reincarnator, and get rid

“Yes, ma’am.”

– …Ho!

scoffed in disbelief

I never even imagined such a method! There is still so much I do not know

calmed down

need a weapon

Do you remember the sword

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

That does have

World Tree seemed a bit

…But that is

“Excuse me?”

power in that branch is not the

was at that

Boom-!

area around him shaking. He flinched but did

If that method

Tree was still speaking

I should give you

to ask what it meant by that. But

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were making noises as they fluttered even

feet