Ch 236
The Green Mage who guided Lisir and Ratsil left the place without a word.
Thus, in that place, Lisir and Ratsil, and-
“…”
only an Elf who remarkably resembled Labella of the Forest Night remained.
‘C-Could it be that she is the Green Tower’s master? But, no━ no matter how I look at it, she looks exactly like our Grandmaster? Can people really look that similar? Our Grandmaster’s level of beauty isn’t common either-‘
Lisir hoped that she would say something to calm his confusion-
“…”
she silently and steadily continued her work.
With a gentle expression reminiscent of Forest Night.
‘I’m going crazy. Even the atmosphere is the same?’
Eventually, Lisir tried to calm his own confusion.
A persistent attempt to erase the image of ‘Elf version Grandmaster’ from her and find differences continued.
However-
Her unique silver eyes, half-opened like a crescent moon.
The gentle curve of her lips, as if she would soon utter the word ‘child’ in a soft voice.
Her silver hair, as abundant as a dress.
-If they resemble this much, just admit it’s Forest Night.
As he observed her appearance, the voice in his head only increased Lisir’s confusion.
‘What is her relationship with our Grandmaster? Could she be a sister? No, but can an Elf and a Dark Elf be sisters? No, but what if they are sisters? Didn’t they say they subjugated our Master?’
Thus, when Lisir was racking his brains, it was then.
“Lisir! Don’t just stand there, sit here!”
Ratsil, who had somehow sat in the seat opposite the desk, patted the seat next to her.
-But you haven’t told me to sit yet!?
Lisir asked in a low voice, watching the room’s owner.
“Hey! It’s okay! Don’t worry about that!”
-Wow!
By this point, Lisir felt respect for her.
Maintaining her usual boisterous atmosphere in the Green Tower Master’s office!?
“After I finish my work, she will talk to us!”
However, Ratsil’s following explanation.
Lisir was relieved that she hadn’t recklessly used mana absorption.
At the same time, he tilted his head at the meaning of that significant statement.
Was it just his feeling that her tone sounded like she was explaining how to use an item?
“Oh! By the way, Lisir must be seeing this for the first time!?”
“That…?”
It wasn’t just his feeling, as Ratsil pointed to the room’s owner and spoke even more frankly.
“That’s the Tower Master’s Golem! Usually, it handles miscellaneous tasks on behalf of the Tower Master! I’m so envious! If only I had one like that! Ah! If I did, I wouldn’t have met Lisir!? That’s why people should be diligent━ Ah, I mean, I don’t mean that the Tower Master is not diligent━”
Only then did Lisir nod with a much more relaxed expression.
Golem.
That single word neatly solved all the doubts he was feeling.
If the room’s owner was a Golem, Ratsil’s attitude and the appearance that resembled someone too much were somewhat understandable.
‘I’m still curious why the Golem was made to look like that…’
Seeing Lisir’s relaxed expression at her words, Ratsil became even more excited and continued.
“So! Don’t be so tense! It’s practically just the two of us in this room! Ah! Are you tense because you’re alone with a pretty Elf like me!? Ehehing~ That’s unavoidable~ Anyway, men~”
Thump~
Ratsil playfully poked Lisir’s forearm while twisting her body.
Lisir endured almost having all his mana sucked out and his existence annihilated, and spoke to her.
“R-Ratsil? Even if it’s a Golem, treating it like a non-existent person…”
“Yes?”
“Doesn’t it have its own emotions and heart?”
“A Golem has its own emotions… and a heart…?”
Lisir pointed to the room’s owner with a gesture.
“Isn’t it a clone created by the Tower Master with their own memories?”
“Created a clone with their own memories…? Is that even possible?”
Seeing Ratsil’s genuinely surprised expression, Lisir belatedly realized he had made a mistake.
A proxy handling the Tower Master’s work.
Seeing that familiar relationship, she naturally recalled the Wandering Star and her clone, the Acting Tower Master.
‘Not everyone who is a Tower Master can do what Lumiere does. Well, it’s natural. Demier is a living being with emotions and will━ literally alive and breathing. Not just anyone can create such a clone. Even if it’s the Green Tower Master who has lived for hundreds of years-‘
Lisir, who had confirmed the power of the Grey Tower in an unexpected place, felt a sense of pride.
“Well, as far as I know, that Golem is a simple Golem, and all it can do is simple chores… but Lisir’s words weren’t wrong… Did I make a huge mistake!?”
Even as Ratsil covered her mouth in surprise and watched nervously, the Golem paid no attention and focused on its work.
It was clearly not a clone with emotions and will like Demier, but a Golem that prioritized the inputted commands.
“N-No, Ratsil. I think I misunderstood something. Actually, in our Grey Tower━”
“What!? A living clone!? Is that even possible for humans!?”
“…Are you surprised by that part?”
Once Lisir realized the room’s owner was a Golem, he could spend time as comfortably as Ratsil.
However.
Even while talking with Ratsil, one question lingered in Lisir’s mind.
‘Why on earth was the Golem made to look exactly like our Grandmaster? Especially, the person who supposedly subjugated our Grandmaster?’
Lisir’s curiosity about the Tower Master grew stronger.
Along with worry.
“Oh! Lisir! It seems to be finished! It’s our turn!”
“Yes? Ah.”
The Golem, having finished its work, was looking at the two of them.
Lisir immediately took out the item he had prepared and handed it to the Golem.
It was a document with Caroer’s seal.
“By Caroer’s introduction, I have come to see the Tower Master.”
“…”
The Golem scanned the document and closed its eyes.
“…”
“…”
“Lisir! Since it’s a document with Caroer’s seal, we just have to wait! Without doing anything! Silently without saying anything! But, since it’s a bit boring to just wait, shall we continue our earlier conversation!? So, that human city━”
Chatter chatter chatter giggle giggle.
“…”
As Ratsil said（?）, how much time passed in a very quiet and calm atmosphere.
Click-
Click-
“Oh.”
Lisir felt a slow approach from outside the door.
Soon, the footsteps approached right in front of the door-
Bang!
The door opened abruptly, and a gust of wind flowed into the room.
“How did you do it?”
That was the voice that came at the same time.
Lisir wondered for a moment if he had misheard.
Because what the Elf who appeared as the door opened was so incoherent.
Separately, he wasn’t surprised by the action.
As he had experienced many times.
He knew how unique the Tower Masters were.
Just like the saying that geniuses are eccentrics.
Click-
Click-
A woman with abundant red hair like a blooming rose passed Lisir and went straight to the desk.
The Golem immediately stood up and gave her the seat.
“Huh? How did you do it? How did you, a human, win over the proud ‘Guardian Caroer’━ I want to hear that secret?”
From her entrance to sitting down and resting her chin, her actions were artificial and flamboyant, like an actor on stage.
Her blue eyes, completely opposite to her rose-red hair, observed Lisir with interest.
As Lisir received her gaze, he felt a strong flower scent tickling his nose.
‘She’s really flamboyant.’
Feeling that impression, Lisir cautiously opened his mouth.
“Before I begin, let me introduce myself. My name is Lisir. By Lord Caroer’s introduction, I have come to see you.”
The master of the Green Tower.
Lunadien, Star of the Flower Garden.
Lisir carefully uttered her name.
“Right. Thank you for the polite introduction, human. Since you said my name, I don’t have anything to say? What should I do? I have no choice but to return to the main point?”
Lunadien made a flamboyant smile and said it again.
“Huh? Human. How did you win over that Caroer?”
Lunadien seemed genuinely curious that the conservative Elf Elder had vouched for a human in her name.
She was so curious that she couldn’t bear it, repeatedly asking the question.
“Didn’t you hear anything from Lord Caroer?”
“Well, I heard something roughly. That you solved a very serious problem that occurred in the Verdant Council. That you did something very important related to the World Tree.”
“Roughly…”
As Lisir recalled that part, Lunadien chuckled.
“It’s something that happened in the Verdant Council? That’s related to the World Tree━ since the descendants of the World Tree said to wait until the situation is settled, I have no choice.”
Lisir was quite surprised by her calm attitude.
A being of the Tower Master’s level would probably be dissatisfied with the discriminatory treatment of the High Elves-
she accepted it as if it were perfectly natural.
Lisir realized the significance of the World Tree and its descendants, the High Elves, among the Elves.
“So, I have no other choice, so I’m trying to hear your story through this━ improvised method.”
“…I have also received a hint not to disclose it to the outside world for now━”
“What. Are you keeping me waiting? Let me warn you. I’m not a woman that a young man like you━ a human━ can handle.”
“…It seems so.”
Lunadien smiled cheerfully as she looked at Lisir.
“…”
And.
Ratsil, who had been watching their conversation from the side, widened her eyes in surprise.
“Ratsil?”
Lisir said, checking her condition.
-No. It’s not that━ it’s the first time I’ve seen the Tower Master be so kind to someone else. And to a human…!
Whether that was true or not, Ratsil looked at Lunadien as if she were seeing a ghost.
-It must be a really big deal! The fact that you, a human, were recognized by the Verdant Council-…
“…”
Lisir was also quite surprised by that part.
Lunadien.
At first glance, she seemed quite difficult to deal with.
Yet, she was being so kind just because of a casual hint from the Verdant Council.
“Well, anyway. Let’s end the small talk.”
At that moment.
Lunadien stood up.
“Human. Shall we move?”
“Move? Where are we going?”
“I heard from Caroer that you hope to learn Nature Magic?”
“Ah! Yes! That’s right!”
“With a human body.”
“Ah…”
“Haha! Don’t make that expression. I’m not scolding you.”
“Then━”
“Actually. This Nature Magic is a difficult power for humans to handle realistically. So. For a human to learn Nature Magic, they need to go through a certain preparation process. From now on, we’re going to do that.”
Lunadien, moving towards the door, gestured with a flamboyant movement.
“Oh, by the way, this is just to show off━ it’s the first time in nearly a hundred years that a human has visited this place. So know that it’s an honor.”
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On the way following Lunadien.
Lisir’s gaze moved busily.
It was because the Golem was accompanying them.
“Human. You’ve been staring at my Golem since earlier, have you fallen for my Golem’s beauty?”
“No, it’s not that━”
Lisir looked at the Golem again and cautiously opened his mouth.
“Is… the Golem’s appearance based on someone else?”
“Yes. My enemy.”
“…!”
At the sight of her smiling brightly and stroking the Golem’s bangs, Lisir lowered his gaze.
‘What will happen if she finds out I’m the descendant of the Grandmaster?’
Afterwards.
Lisir forcibly suppressed his gaze from going to the Golem.
How long had he cautiously followed Lunadien?
“This is the place.”
Lisir entered a narrow altar prepared in the basement of the Green Tower.
Even though the place was in the basement, and a secret room━ soft sunlight shone down as if it were in the middle of a forest.
“Human. From now on, you will meet the ancestors of the Elves.”
“E-The ancestors of the Elves?”
“Yes. They are the masters of all Nature Mages, and the ones who built the Great Forest with the World Tree. What you have to do when you meet them is simple. You politely ask them. To give you the blood of Nature Magic-.”
“Well, speaking politely is my specialty━”
Lunadien chuckled and approached the tree-shaped statue in the center of the shared space.
As she chanted an incantation in front of the statue, the wooden statue came to life as if it were alive.
“Ancestors.”
Lunadien spoke to the wooden statue in a serious tone.
“Another being hopes to dwell in the bosom of nature.”
“…!”
Lisir involuntarily swallowed his breath.
Countless eyes sprouted from the wooden statue and stared at him.
-Human?
-How long has it been since we’ve seen a human?
-It seems you are happy to see a human?
-That’s not true.
-It was so nice not seeing a human for a while-
-Lunadien, what’s going on? Didn’t we decide that the Elves would strictly control and manage Nature Magic from now on?
As many voices as eyes filled the place.
Lunadien bowed politely and replied.
“Guardian Caroer requested it. That human gave great help in the Verdant Council, related to the World Tree.”
-What!?
-A mere human interfered in the affairs of the High Elves!?
-And even something related to the World Tree!?
-What a deplorable event this is!!!
Lisir felt his worries becoming reality at the voices of the Elf ancestors.
Their old-fashioned attitude was no less than the High Elf Elders.
“…”
At that moment.
Lunadien gestured to Lisir.
Oh dear.
Should I step forward in this situation?
Lisir steeled his resolve and stood in front of the wooden statue.
“Great Elves… please teach me…”
Then.
The eyes merged into one giant eye.
It focused entirely on Lisir.
Lisir felt as if a great power was discerning his essence.
-Who are you who demands the legacy of the Elves from us!
“As Lord Lunadien said, I am from Guardian Caroer━”
-That’s not what I’m asking! Tell me your true name!
“…!”
Suddenly.
Lisir felt something welling up inside him.
‘Why am I like this?’
As he surrendered to that sensation, he found himself speaking without his will.
“Honorary Mage of the Grey Tower.”
The wooden statue tried to scorn that extremely ordinary-
that insignificant name.
-That name is far from enough to prove your qualifications-…
“Swordsman of the Grey Tower.”
-?
“Priest of the Grey Tower. Black Mage of the Grey Tower. Shaman of the Grey Tower. Master of the Sand Mountain that Hides the Sky. The one who extinguished the Burning Black Fire. Mother of the World Tree. Master of the Surge. Surge. Reverser of Ill Omens. Uninvited Guest of Nightmares-… “
-…Wait!
Why doesn’t it end?
They felt something was wrong.
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