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

“…Tribulators?”

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

never heard this word

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

“…What is a tribulator?”

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

Ah.

Tree let out

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

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

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

guess I can tell

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

Elf in the past who had an ill-fated relationship with a tribulator. Not all Dark Elves are

who gathered dead mana from tombs or corpses, that

family and

and did

part stuck out in

all levels of tribulation

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

that mean that the story of this tribulator is the story of a

he quietly listened to the World Tree’s words

anybody who uses dead mana is

thought of someone as soon as he

“…The Sun God?”

Dark Elves,

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

did not say who that tribulator was, nor do I plan

for a moment before making up its mind

past. Furthermore, he now knows

he wishes to help one of those people who are meant to

voice softened a bit as it

all. That is

‘Meant to be.’

who was ‘meant to be’ that the Sun God was helping… It was possible that the person was one of the Sun God twins,

with the other concepts as

what

sense to see me as an

else now

Star is a reincarnator and I need the power of the

at

Shaaaaaaa– Shaaaaaa–

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

do you mean by

the user to see the annual

Cale started to explain.

of life needed to be

see annual rings

of an immortal was required to destroy

be able to stop the White Star, who is a reincarnator, and get rid of him

“Yes, ma’am.”

– …Ho!

Tree scoffed

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

then calmed down as

weapon with

ma’am. Do you remember the sword you

as a sword when he was dealing

does have my power

World Tree seemed

…But that

“Excuse me?”

The power in that branch is not

at

Boom-!

around him shaking.

If that method really

was still speaking to

I should give

meant by that. But he could tell

Shaaaaaaaaaa-

leaves were making noises

shaking underneath his feet was getting