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?”

Yes. It is a word I made up, but I

Cale had never heard

are pretty similar concepts. Hmm. I’m surprised that there was someone

“…What is a tribulator?”

tribulations. Of course, nobody knows

Ah.

Tree let

There are some races that never get tribulators. The Dark

tribulators are like single-lifers… There are races that

was odd in its own way. The World Tree must have seen the confusion on Cale’s face as it continued to

I guess I can tell you

it could say and what it

There was a Dark Elf in the past who had an ill-fated relationship with a tribulator. Not

from tombs or corpses, that

who lost his family and almost died because of that

all levels of tribulations and did something

out in Cale’s

tribulator overcomes all levels of tribulation and becomes a

World or become something even greater at the end of their lifespan. They believed

that the story of this tribulator is the

quietly listened to the World Tree’s words echo in his

that anybody who

someone as soon

“…The Sun God?”

war against Dark Elves, Necromancers, and any race that uses dead mana in the

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

say who that tribulator was, nor do I

World Tree stopped for a moment before making up its

know one thing. That tribulator is currently regretting his past. Furthermore, he now knows that the existences that he had deemed

he wishes to help one of those people

Tree’s voice softened

That is all

‘Meant to be.’

person who was ‘meant to be’ that the

…I am unfamiliar with the other concepts as well.

is what I

makes sense to see me as

said something else now

the power of the immortal to get rid of

at

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the trees surrounding it made a noise as their leaves smacked each

you mean

allows the user to see the

Cale started to explain.

reincarnator’s largest ring of life needed to be destroyed in order to completely

person needed the ability to see annual rings in order

the power of an immortal was required to destroy

So, 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, who is a reincarnator, and get rid of him for

“Yes, ma’am.”

– …Ho!

scoffed

How surprising! I never even imagined such a method!

then calmed down as it

So, you need a weapon with my power in

remember the

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

That does have my power

Tree seemed

…But that is

“Excuse me?”

branch is not the real

at

Boom-!

around him shaking. He flinched

that

World Tree was

give you the real

it meant by that. But he could tell that something was

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making noises

shaking underneath his feet was getting