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

“…Tribulators?”

Yes. It is a word I made up, but I call the souls that only live

Cale had never heard

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

“…What is a tribulator?”

through tribulations. Of course, nobody

Ah.

Tree let out a

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

are like single-lifers… There are races that

have

I can

think about what it could

relationship with a tribulator. Not all Dark Elves are

Elves who gathered dead mana from tombs or corpses, that Dark Elf killed living beings and gained dead

and almost died because

all levels of tribulations and did something

out in

tribulator overcomes all levels of tribulation and becomes

could go to the Divine World or become something even greater at the

this tribulator is the

that question on his mind as he quietly listened to the World

that anybody who uses dead

thought of someone as

“…The Sun God?”

against Dark Elves, Necromancers, and

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

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

a moment

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

he wishes to help one of those people who are meant

World Tree’s voice softened

all. That is all that I

‘Meant to be.’

thought of Alberu Crossman for some reason when he heard that phrase. This person who was ‘meant to be’ that the Sun God was helping… It was possible that the person

the other concepts

what I

guess it makes sense to see me as

said something else now that they

White Star is a reincarnator and I need the

at that

Shaaaaaaa– Shaaaaaa–

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

…What do you mean

the user

Cale started to explain.

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

to see annual rings in order to

was

stop the White Star, who is a reincarnator, and get rid of him for good using

“Yes, ma’am.”

– …Ho!

scoffed in disbelief multiple

never even imagined such a method! There

calmed down

need a weapon with my power in

ma’am. Do you remember the

given Elf healer Pendrick a chopstick-like branch to give to Cale as a sword when he was dealing with the fake

Mm. That does have

Tree seemed

that

“Excuse me?”

branch is not the

was at that

Boom-!

around him shaking. He flinched but did not

If that method

World Tree was still speaking to

give

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

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making noises

underneath his feet was