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

“…Tribulators?”

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

had never heard this

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

“…What is a tribulator?”

name implies, they are people who go through tribulations. Of course, nobody knows who will

Ah.

World Tree let out a short

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

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

World Tree must have

guess I

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

tribulator. Not all Dark Elves are good; there are bound to be evil beings

Elves who gathered dead mana from tombs or corpses, that

his family and almost died because

levels of tribulations and

part stuck out

all levels of tribulation

concluded that a single-lifer could go to the Divine World or become something even greater at the end of their lifespan. They believed

this

quietly listened to

decided that anybody who uses dead mana

thought of someone as soon as

“…The Sun God?”

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

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

was, nor do I

World Tree stopped for a moment before making up its mind

Furthermore, he now knows that the existences that he had deemed as ‘evil’ are ‘meant

to help one of those people who are meant

World Tree’s voice softened a

all. That is all that I can tell

‘Meant to be.’

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

the other concepts as well. Am I

what

I guess it makes sense to

said something else now

need the power of the immortal to get rid

at

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made a noise as their leaves smacked each other

you

an ancient power that allows the user to see

Cale started to explain.

largest ring of life needed to be destroyed in

ability to see annual

power of an immortal was

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

“Yes, ma’am.”

– …Ho!

Tree scoffed in disbelief multiple

get rid of a reincarnator? How surprising! I never even imagined such a method! There is still so

then calmed down

you need a weapon with my power in

Do you remember the sword

to Cale as a sword when he was dealing with the fake World Tree incident at the Molden Palace’s underground

does have my

seemed a bit

…But that

“Excuse me?”

The power in that branch is

was at that

Boom-!

area around him shaking. He flinched but did not open

If that method

World Tree was still

should give you the

ask what it meant by that. But he

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were making noises as they fluttered

feet