Flillian, I want to live.

"I think it's really pitiful for you and Xinmeier to be like this, Fulilian."

Aize stood up, reached out and touched the head of Fulilian who was sitting next to him.

"Don't touch my head like Haita..."

Fulilian hugged her calves and buried her head in her knees.

On that day twenty-eight years ago, when the royal guard closed Xin Meir's coffin, Fulilian suddenly realized that this was no ordinary farewell.

"I clearly know that human life is so short, but why don't I think about understanding it better?"

At that time, Fulilian cried beside her two companions and left a regretful farewell.

Both Haita and Aize kept Fulilian's words in mind, so they decided to help their long-lived but slow-witted friend at the end of their lives.

"I think you should have conveyed that to Xin Meier personally."

Aize looked at the somewhat depressed Fulilian and spoke to her seriously.

"Eh?"

Fulilian raised her head in surprise and looked at Aize.

"It is said that the notes of the great magician Volame contain information about communicating with the dead."

Aize, who is not good at expressing himself, finally tells the reason why he asked Fulilian to help him find Volame's notes.

"This kind of thing is just like a fairy tale..."

Fulilian turned her head away. Although she understood her companion's good intentions, her reason told her that this was an almost impossible miracle.

"Besides, at this point, I don't even think about meeting Xin Meier anymore."

"You don't want to see me, but I still do."

Guter, who was in charge of preparing the food, poked his head out from between the two of them, holding a freshly skinned rabbit ear, and interrupted Fulilian.

"what?"

Fulilian's expression changed.

"No matter what kind of magic it is, it's always as incredible as a fairy tale at first. That's why you elves who can only copy others will never be able to create miraculous magic like us demons~"

Guter looked at Fulilian who looked unhappy and said sarcastically with a smile.

"I really don't know what Xin Meier was thinking back then... to believe what you said."

Fulilian, who was so angry that her teeth were itching, glared at Guter and complained with puffed cheeks.

"Perhaps it's because even a demon like me understands his thoughts better than you do. Do you think you're the only one who feels regretful, Fulilian?"

Gutel shook his head at Fulilian, showing an expression that said she was really hopeless.

"Xin Meier, he too..."

Fulilian's pupils dilated instantly.

"So why would he be interested in a guy like you? If it were Philen, he would have taken the initiative to deal with that kid Xin Meier a long time ago."

Guter held his forehead with his hand and said to Fulilian, who realized it later.

"I, I just..."

Fulilian clenched her fists. Even though she was an emotionally cold elf, she was not a piece of wood. She was somewhat aware of Xinmei's feelings, but she didn't know how to respond, so she chose to ignore it.

"So Aize and Haita are also trying to help you two, although I am the same as them."

Gutel turned around and looked at Aize who nodded slightly, and said to Fulilian.

"Shut up! If I can see you, of course I want to see you!"

Freellian, whose emotional processor was a little overheated, grabbed her head and shouted.

"That's all, Flillian."

Aize patted Fulilian's back comfortingly.

"What are you doing?"

At this moment, Hugh Tark, who had been sent away to chop wood, emerged from the bushes with a bundle of firewood on his back.

"Just reminiscing about the past."

Aize closed his eyes and explained to Hugh Tark.

"Is that so? I always feel like I become an outsider when you guys talk."

Hugh Turk said with some self-mockery.

"Hmm? What's that in your arms?"

Gutel, who was about to continue processing the ingredients, turned around and noticed that Xutark was holding something in his arms.

"Ah, you mean this kid? I just found it nearby. It seems to be very concerned about something and won't move even when I approach it."

Hugh Turk shook his arms, revealing the little white rabbit in his arms. He caressed the other's furry body with a loving look on his face and explained to Gutel with a smile.

"Ah, just in time. I didn't expect it to come to my door."

After hearing Hugh Turk's explanation, Guter's face showed a surprise expression.

"Delivered to your door?"

Xutark looked at Gutel blankly, and then he noticed the skinned rabbit in her hand.

"Yours seems to be a female. Did I find you because I caught the male? You are so affectionate. Don't worry, I will reunite you two soon..."

Gutel picked up the furry rabbit from the frozen arms of Hughtark and looked at the food that was delivered to his door.

"No... Rabbits are so cute, how can you eat them..."

Click~

As Guter's sharp kitchen knife spurted out, the rabbit blood splattered on the face of the screaming Hugh Tark.

Chapter 74 When the new recruits heard the call to assemble

"Ah, this is it."

After two days and two nights of trekking, Guter finally found the ruins he had discovered.

Even in this primeval forest full of towering thousand-year-old trees, the giant tree in front of us stands out like a giant among chickens.

The huge and intricate root system is entrenched on the ruins it guards, blocking everyone in front of it like a city wall. The thick trunk is like a pillar supporting the entire world, reaching up to the sky. Standing at its foot and looking up, the treetops with spreading branches and leaves are like a huge dome, blocking all the afternoon sunlight and forming a huge shadow.

"It's just like the legendary World Tree..."

Like everyone who comes here for the first time, Xu Turk looked at the ancient tree in front of him and sighed sincerely.

"Really? You've grown so big already."

Even Fulilian, who had expected this, couldn't help but show some surprise.

The last time she saw this tree was a thousand years ago, not long after she became Volame's disciple.

At that time, it was Volame who planted the seedling of this tree in his backyard with his own hands.

"Are you going to rely on this thing to guard the house?"

Looking at Volame who was casting barrier magic on the sapling, Fulilian at that time just regarded this as another unreliable magic experiment by her unreliable master.

"Don't underestimate it! As long as it grows up, it can protect this place for a thousand years without any problem."

Volame said in a confident tone, smiling at the sapling in front of him.

"By then, Master, you will have died."

Fulilian turned her head and complained speechlessly.

"But you are different~"

Volame didn't pay attention to his disciple's unemotional remarks, but stood up and looked at Fulilian with expectation.

"You'll definitely make a big mistake in the future and start wanting to understand humans~"

Volame turned his head and looked into the distance, and spoke to Fulilian as if in prophecy.

"Hmm... Master, are you feeling lonely and empty after becoming a single magician for thirty years? So you want me to get to know you better? Are you asking me to pay attention to you?"

Fulilian put her hand to her chin and thought for a moment.

"It's your head."

Volame slapped Fulilian on the head.

"I want you to come back here when that time comes. I will help you—I, the great magician Volame, will help you—and by the way, I wouldn't mind if you could introduce any handsome elves to me..."

In the memories with her master, Fulilian slowly opened her eyes.

"In the end, I still couldn't escape from Master's clutches..."

Fulilian placed her hand on the ancient tree that had sealed and successfully protected this place for thousands of years, and laughed at herself.

The next moment, golden light gathered on the roots of the ancient tree.

call out--

As if she had been waiting here for a long time, a petite figure jumped down from the tree canopy where she was hiding, raised the giant axe in her hand and swung it towards Fulilian who was removing the seal.

"Eh? Little——"

Xutark, who was standing behind, noticed the unexpected attack first. He opened his mouth and was about to remind Fulilian to be careful, but a figure suddenly turned into an afterimage like a whirlwind and rushed out from beside Xutark.

clang--

Accompanied by the crisp sound of violent metal collision, Aize rushed to Fulilian's head in an instant and used an axe to block the opponent's sneak attack for Fulilian.

"Demon clan..."

Only after the two men's weapons collided and separated from each other did Xuttark see the true face of the attacker.

She was a pink-haired girl of similar height to Gutel. Like Frillian, she had twin ponytails and inward-curving horns on her head. However, unlike the general demons who used magic to attack, the girl holding a giant axe seemed to be a demon who excelled in close combat.

"Come, who are you?"

Gutel took a step forward, stretched out his hand to stop Hugh Tark who wanted to go up to help, and shouted loudly to the girl who launched the attack.

"My name is Linie, and I'm a demon general who has lived for a thousand years..."

The demon girl named Linie was reciting the lines that Philen had written for her yesterday in a reciting tone while looking at her slightly trembling knuckles.

Although it was said to be an act, but the moment she really fought with Aize, Linie's intuition told her that if the other party had really been serious about that move, she would have died long ago.

Is this true? That’s the real warrior Aize.

Regardless of Linie who had already begun to regret, Gutel had already cooperated and showed a shocked expression.

"Ah, such strong magic power, this guy is a real big demon!"

Relying on the fact that he, as a warrior, could not see the strength of other people's magic, Gutel successfully turned the Linie Camp into a terrifying big boss.

"Sky Strike!"

In order to prevent the performance from being exposed, Linie, who had no room for regret, gritted her teeth and launched her strongest move at Aize without thinking twice.

"Oh?"

Aize dodged Linie's attack and looked at the ground smashed by the giant axe with an expression of surprise on his face.

"I see, you are using my axe skills."

While fending off Linie's attack, Aize intentionally led her into the dense woods and soon disappeared from Xutalk's sight.

"I'll go help Master!"

Seeing that Aize seemed to be at a disadvantage, Xu Tark hurried to help.

"Hugh Tark!"

However, Guter grabbed Huettarque at this time.

"Master, he..."

Hugh Turk turned around and looked at Gutel in confusion.

"Don't forget your responsibilities as the front row of the team!"