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 the

“…Tribulators?”

a word I made up, but I call the

never heard this word

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

“…What is a tribulator?”

people who go through tribulations. Of

Ah.

World Tree let

never get tribulators. The Dark Elves, Vampires, Wolf

tribulators are like single-lifers… There are races that never get

have seen the confusion

I guess I can tell you

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

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

mana from tombs or corpses, that Dark Elf killed living beings and

tribulator who lost his family and almost died

overcame all levels of tribulations and did

part stuck out

levels of

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

that the story of this tribulator is

had that question on his mind as he quietly listened

tribulator decided that anybody who uses dead

someone as soon as he heard

“…The Sun God?”

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

existed until Mary became a necromancer in the Dark Elf City

not say who that tribulator was, nor do I

World Tree stopped for a moment

Furthermore, he now knows that the existences that he

one of

World Tree’s voice softened

That is all that I can

‘Meant to be.’

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

…I am unfamiliar with the other concepts as well.

what

it makes sense to see

else now that they

reincarnator and I need the power

at

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surrounding it made a noise as their leaves smacked each other despite there being no

…What do you mean by

an ancient power that allows the user to see the annual rings of

Cale started to explain.

needed to be destroyed

ability to see annual rings in order to

power of an immortal was required to

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

“Yes, ma’am.”

– …Ho!

World Tree scoffed in disbelief

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

then calmed down as it

you need a weapon with my power in

remember the sword you gave me

to give to Cale as a sword when he was dealing with

have my power

World Tree seemed

…But that

“Excuse me?”

branch is

at

Boom-!

shaking. He flinched

that method

Tree was still

give

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

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noises as

underneath his feet was getting stronger