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

“…Tribulators?”

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

Cale had never heard this

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

“…What is a tribulator?”

go through tribulations. Of course,

Ah.

Tree let out

get tribulators. The Dark

tribulators are like single-lifers… There

odd in its own way. The World Tree must have seen

guess I can

what it could say and what it couldn’t say

a Dark Elf in the past who had an ill-fated relationship with a tribulator. Not all Dark Elves are good; there are bound to be evil beings in any

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

family and

and did something once he became a

stuck out

overcomes all levels of tribulation and

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

mean that the story of this tribulator is the story

mind as he quietly listened to the World

decided that anybody who uses dead mana

someone as soon as

“…The Sun God?”

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

Death, and no necromancers had existed until Mary became a necromancer in

say who that tribulator was, nor do I plan to

World Tree stopped for a moment before making up its mind

regretting his past. Furthermore, he now knows that the existences that he had deemed as ‘evil’ are

is why he wishes to help one of those people

softened a bit

is all. That is all that I

‘Meant to be.’

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

other concepts as well. Am I an

what I

guess it makes sense

now that they got this

the power of the immortal to

was at

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and the trees surrounding it made a noise as their leaves smacked each other despite there

do you

an ancient power that allows the user to see

Cale started to explain.

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

the ability to see annual

the power of an immortal was required

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

“Yes, ma’am.”

– …Ho!

Tree scoffed

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

down as

you need a weapon with

ma’am. Do you remember the sword you

Tree had 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 my power

World Tree seemed

…But that

“Excuse me?”

in that branch is not

was at that

Boom-!

area around him shaking. He flinched but

that

Tree was still speaking to

should give you

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

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leaves were making noises as they fluttered even

feet