I Noticed That It Was an Academy After 10 Years

276.Half Elf, Half Hero (14)

“John? It feels like it’s been a long time since I last saw you…”

“I’ve been so busy so far.”

Sif looked at me as if she was worried and asked me quietly.

“…Are we preparing for war?”

“Okay.”

“Are you okay? If you think about it, it’s not a war you should participate in, is it? After all, it is a war between elves.”

“…No, it’s a problem for all of us.”

In some ways, it may seem like a problem for only the elves, but in the end, it was a problem for all of us. The moment the World Tree is taken away… The aftermath will spread across the entire continent.

The fact that the status window obediently spit out information to me probably had something to do with it. I don’t know who Status Chang is, but at least he doesn’t seem to want to see this world being eaten up by foreign media.

“I see…John, don’t get hurt?”

“Don’t worry about me, just stay home quietly with the breeze. Getting ready to run away. If you feel in danger, run away immediately. The Queen said she would organize a separate evacuation force, so you can just join the evacuation process.”

“Yes.”

It is difficult to feel at ease with that alone, but that is something that needs to be resolved by the elf leadership.

What I need to care about is getting rid of all those monsters from the World Tree.

It’s a preparation for that, a plan for that.

I finally opened my mouth to Sif.

“…If I don’t come back…No, I won’t need this.”

“Be sure to come back! Don’t get hurt!”

“Of course. “Don’t forget who I am.”

I’ve lived in a place like hell with all my limbs intact, but now I wonder if I’m going to die. I never intended to die. If I don’t succeed, I’m thinking of abandoning the elves and running away. Even if you’re called a coward, it’s okay as long as you stay alive.

“Then, I will come back.”

“…Huh. Come back.”

Sif wiggled his hands on his chest and approached me with a flushed face.

“John, bow down for a moment, I have something to tell you.”

What are you going to talk about? I silently bent down and put my ear to Sif’s serious eyes.

What kind of story should we talk about? Just when I was a little curious, my body suddenly tilted and Sif’s face came closer.

“…This is the only thing I can do. Cheer up. And don’t die.”

“…Okay. “I will never die.”

A soft touch on the cheek.

I touched the cheek where my lips touched and nodded his head.

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“Oh my, your face looks like you were struck by lightning.”

“…Is that so?”

“Hehe, youth.”

“Huh? What? “What did the contractor do?”

“Nothing happened.”

I roughly stroked the head of Lue, who was staring at me with a face full of curiosity, and observed the guards who would participate in this battle.

The guards, lined up in a disciplined manner, had their eyes shining as if they were about to slaughter the enemy in front of them at any moment. Is it because they are, after all, the most elite troops among the elves? I opened my mouth as I looked at the elves holding the spears and giant shields I had made.

“Have you gotten used to the weapon I gave you?”

“It wasn’t that difficult to write. I’m not sure if even a window made from the world tree would really be effective… “

“It will work. Why couldn’t those monsters immediately erase the entire world tree? The world capital is also resisting. Even the world tree wouldn’t know that its life was in danger.”

The drummer bear standing in the lead answered my question. For some reason, they say it often, so I wonder if the bear playing the drum is the head of the royal guard. I turned my gaze away from him, who was unusually tall for an elf, and looked at the sharply dressed guards.

The guards stood with a stern posture worthy of their title as the most elite soldiers.

The key is how well you can hold out on the World Tree…But you’re a royal guard in name, so you’ll probably do that much. Even if it was just a drumming bear, it was worth the time. Because they have to take their time according to the information they obtained the day before.

The World Tree would also help us to some extent. The Queen said, ‘The World Tree also wants to expel them.’

If he wants to live, he will either give strength or give protection. He had to do that to survive. It would be better if they dropped it off to me… But it was unclear whether they would drop it off to me.

I should at least pray before I go.

If you want to live, give me some strength.

After roughly completing the blasphemous prayer, we finally checked the equipment. In addition to the equipment made from the World Tree, there were items that had been brought in advance, so it felt like a walking arsenal.

I really need to get through to those guys. I use my hand to check that the Viola volatile reagents hanging from my waist are well tied, and finally, I inspect the shovel. Since the shovel is made of mithril, it has never had any scratches, but what will happen in this battle?

Because of the special environment of being on the branches of the World Tree, my production skills are barely effective, so the items I have made so far will determine the success or failure of this operation.

I hope it works properly.

“Then make sure you haven’t forgotten anything!”

The guards checked their weapons one last time at the queen’s shout, and fiddled with the goggles around their necks for the last time. The goggles I made yesterday. Thanks to this, I can now make goggles with my eyes closed.

“Is everyone ready?”

“Yes!”

Dozens of voices become one and resonate through the air.

“Today, we will set out to protect the home we have lived on and the world tree that has given us the grace of life. Everyone, let’s come back alive.”

“Yes!”

Listening to the faint cheers of the elves shouting in unison, I fixed the shovel.

Then, let’s go.

“I will stand at the forefront.”

“So be it. According to the strategy you have planned, it is most efficient to do so.”

Even though he is 10 times my age, I am fortunate that he is flexible. If she were a queen with a needlessly old-fashioned temperament, she wouldn’t have accepted my strategy.

So we formed up and took the stairs leading up to the World Tree. It was unfortunate that the battlefield had a terrain with severe elevation differences. But since we can’t choose the battlefield, it can’t be helped.

I swallowed my regret and spoke to Lue, who was riding on my back.

“Just like the day before yesterday, just come forward and pretend you are negotiating. I will be with you this time, but if possible, I have to call that guy’s body.”

The status window said it was a colony. There must be a main body that is in charge of the heads of those entities. We must somehow find the main body and kill it.

If you kill the main body, it won’t be that difficult to deal with the rest.

We stopped only after walking up for two and a half hours.

“Rue. “Get down.”

“Yes!”

Lue immediately got off my back and walked towards her branch with quick steps. She has already told us what she has to do, all she has to do is for Rue to play her role her her her well her. I watched Lue’s back as he approached the contaminated area, hoping that things wouldn’t go wrong.

“…I hope it goes well.”

“…That’s right.”

It’s good if you can kill it in one go, but if you can’t… You’ll be fighting for quite a while. I quietly grabbed the shovel that was hanging on my waist and stretched it out. Then he took out a bottle of oil and began to carefully apply it to the blade of the shovel.

“As soon as I jump in, please defend in close formation. I hope the queen will also focus on defense. “If you go on the offensive half-heartedly, you will quickly become one with them.”

“I understand.”

“What will you do if you fail?”

“I have to die.”

I gave a short answer to the drumming bear’s question.

I grit my teeth and chase after it and kill the main body.

That was my job.

The only thing that could cause significant damage to those monsters was the Phoenix Flame, and I was the only one who could handle it.

I hung the oiled shovel back on my waist and took out my goggles and put them on. My vision is slightly blurred. But it’s not to the point where it’s not visible at all. At this level, there was no major problem in fighting.

We must find additional means to combat mental contamination.

Or should we change the design to make it more visible?

[Contractor! They came!]

It’s fast.

Were those guys waiting too?

I looked again in Lue’s direction. The atmosphere didn’t seem bad so far. Lue was actively talking to them, gesturing with her hands and feet just like the day before.

[Contractor! I told the contractor what he said and he told me to wait!]

Oh.

They listen more obediently than I expected.

Maybe we didn’t even think about attacking them.

Strangely enough, he showed a favorable attitude towards ‘quartz’. Right now, Lue is trying to talk to me as the ‘Messenger of Quartz’, so he might be thinking that I will betray the elves and join their side.

“Then I will go quickly.”

“I wish you good luck.”

I quietly nodded her head and walked toward the strange creature that seemed to be clumsily following the human that was gradually growing in size in front of Lue.

[Contractor, this is so ugly…]

It ends with you being ugly. Does that mean the former magician didn’t go anywhere? I, who could not sympathize with Lue’s sensibilities at all, said while looking at the guy who looked like a bizarre creature from a horror game.

“Do you understand me?”

“Quo…■…Hwan…■■■…”

Ugh, fuck. Just looking at it makes me vomit.

Why on earth is that b*stard looking like that? My head was so fluffy that I didn’t know where to focus my eyes, so I glanced at Lue. It’s because looking at the back of Rue’s head was good for her mental health.

I spoke to the monster again.

“I heard you found me. So, what business is it?”

I quietly pass the time as if I don’t know anything. Because I needed time to figure out my weaknesses.

“We…Colleagues…Those guys…■■■…”

Why am I co-workers with these guys? I’m definitely an ordinary human being.

What on earth is the Quartz family doing that makes these guys call them colleagues? Do you have any blood relations with the foreign media?

“They said they would give you the World Tree in exchange for your safety. “How about we occupy the world tree together?”

First, let’s throw some bait. It’s either good if you get caught, or there’s nothing you can do about it. Then, as if the strange creature was not very intelligent, it opened its numerous mouths and let out an unpleasant sound of laughter.

“Ha…Ha…Ha…Ha…Our…■■…Quo… Tsu…As expected…■■…”

Terrible guys.

“Lue, get behind me.”

“Yes!”

Lu must have been disgusted by that guy’s bullshit, so as soon as I finished speaking, he got behind me and walked towards the guards. The colony and I looked at each other from a distance of about 1 meter.

“Hey, the Quartz family has a custom of sharing drinks when making appointments. Do you remember?”

“I don’t know…”

“It’s been a while since I came back, so I guess I forgot. Anyway, let’s join together to celebrate becoming colleagues.”

I handed over the reagent that was on my belt. And then I quietly took out the only bottle containing water and pretended to drink it.

Then, the strange creature also drank the agent inside, albeit clumsily. I think I spilled about a third of it, but whatever. All you have to do is let them drink it.

Fortunately, because he was like a human, he didn’t seem to have noticed the identity of the agent inside. If it were an ordinary living thing, he would immediately realize the danger of the liquid inside and thrown it away.

Like that, the build-up is gradually accumulating.

I don’t know why people trust the name Quartz so much, but for now, it’s a good thing. I detonated the detonator for the last time.

“Now the World Tree…Is ours.”

“We! ■■! ■■■■■■■■■■!”

An unknown number of mouths scream in unison. I should have brought earplugs too. Holding back a terrible sound, I picked up the reagents hanging from my belt, two at a time, and swung them at the strange creature.

The reagent breaks, and the contents inside stick to the strange creature. The strange creature with volatile liquid stuck to its entire body glared at me with an angry face as if it had sensed my betrayal, but that was none of my business.

Put a flame on a shovel and stab it.

Simple operation. And…The most efficient operation.

“I hope you have a good ride.”

Burn brightly.

Until it turns to ashes.

Screams of pain began to shake the leaves of the World Tree.