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 about the

“…Tribulators?”

a word I made up, but

had never heard this

pretty similar concepts. Hmm. I’m surprised

“…What is a tribulator?”

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

Ah.

Tree let out a

Dark Elves, Vampires, Wolf tribe, and others like them never

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

The World Tree must have seen the confusion

Mm. I guess I can

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

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

from tombs or corpses, that Dark

tribulator who lost his family and almost died because of

tribulator eventually overcame all levels of tribulations and did

stuck out

levels of tribulation and

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

mean that the story of this tribulator is the story of a god’s

on his mind as he quietly listened to the World Tree’s words echo in his

tribulator decided that anybody

thought of someone as soon

“…The Sun God?”

started a war against Dark Elves, Necromancers, and any race that uses dead mana

had existed until Mary became a necromancer

say who that tribulator was, nor do

for a moment before

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

wishes to help one of those people who are meant

World Tree’s voice softened a bit as

That is

‘Meant to be.’

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

unfamiliar with the other concepts as well. Am I

what

makes sense

something else now that

is a reincarnator and I need the power of the immortal to

at that

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surrounding it made a noise as their leaves smacked

do you mean by

ancient power that allows the user to see the

Cale started to explain.

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

to see annual rings in

the power of an immortal was required

rings of life, would be able to stop the White Star, who is a reincarnator, and

“Yes, ma’am.”

– …Ho!

scoffed in

I never even imagined such a

down as

So, you need a weapon with my power

Do you remember the sword you gave me last

give to Cale as a sword

have my

World Tree seemed a bit

…But that

“Excuse me?”

power in that branch

at

Boom-!

the area around him shaking. He flinched but did not open his

If that

Tree was still speaking

give you

that. But he could

Shaaaaaaaaaa-

making noises as they fluttered

his feet was