Chapter 594
“What do you mean?”
Merlin narrowed his eyes and nodded his head.
‘Are you suspicious of me?’
As soon as Raon’s name came out, Tacheon spoke to me, who was only showing his face at the meeting. It means you have some doubts. Before saying that there was no relationship, it was first to ask what it meant.
“Aren’t you still interested in Raon Sieghart?”
Tacheon continued in a calm tone, as if it meant nothing.
“I’m asking what you know about him now.”
“I’m interested in Raon Sieghart?”
Merlin lifted the tip of his mask slightly and twisted his lips.
“is not it?”
“No, that’s right.”
He smiled and nodded his head.
‘I’d better admit it honestly.’
It won’t work if you say it’s not clumsy.
It is not the first time or two that he intervened in Oma’s events to help Raon. There was no way Tacheon didn’t know about it.
“I vowed to slit the throat of Raon Sieghart, who ate Lokta’s soul, but when I saw him, I couldn’t get my hands out because of Lokta’s scent.”
Merlin wrinkled his brow and properly mixed truth with lies.
“Is that why you interrupted the events of the Seonggeomryun, the Black Tower, and the White Blood Church?”
As expected, Tacheon knew that Merlin had collided with all three forces. Not cheating was the answer.
“okay. I couldn’t let him die in front of my eyes.”
“Is that all?”
“huh.”
Merlin simply said that and covered her red lips with an old woman’s mask.
“I understand to some extent.”
Tacheon nodded briefly as if he understood.
“Then ask again. Do you have any idea why Raon Sieghart moved so quickly in Sepia?”
“I don’t know.”
Merlin shook his hand firmly and leaned back on the sand.
“The reason I saved Raon Sieghart was because he was right in front of me. It’s not like I’m following you. there… .”
She flicked her raised finger left and right.
“I’m here, how can I know his movements?”
“If it were you, you would be able to use that level of magic.”
“I told you. It’s okay if you don’t die right in front of your eyes. It’s not enough to do such a bothersome thing.”
Merlin said it wasn’t like his personality and lowered his eyes.
“… … .”
Tacheon looked down at Merlin’s mask without opening his mouth.
“Surely that’s like you.”
He nodded lightly and looked away again.
“This one is pretty damaging.”
Unlike the words that the damage was great, Tacheon’s tone was not dark at all.
“The death of the enemy is an advantage, but Cassandra and the Scarlet Ghost. No, the most serious thing is that everyone left and the scarlet ghost died without gaining its own power.”
He lightly tapped the desk with his long, thin fingers.
“The Heavenly Demon will be pressuring you.”
A man wearing a troll shaman’s mask clicked his tongue briefly.
“Damn things. If you come to me, I will twist your neck!”
The woman wearing the Griffin’s mask had veins sprouting from her neck, as if she was already annoyed.
“That’s no big deal. I can make it go away.”
Tacheon shook his head and looked up at the sky.
“The problem is that there are people who change the heavenly spirit.”
“If it is heavenly… .”
“Before starting this job, I read the heavenly gi. The world tree was burnt, the spirit world collapsed, and the scarlet demon reached transcendence. but… .”
A cool chill filled his calm gaze.
“The results have been quite the opposite. The World Tree survived, the two spirit kings were born, the spirit world was restored to stability, and the scarlet ghost died. The heavenly spirit I saw was completely reversed.”
Tacheon rested her chin on her clasped hands and closed her eyes.
“Generally, there are not many people who can change the heavenly spirit. transcendence. Among them, those who have reached the age of 10,000 have to sacrifice a lot to make it possible.”
“So, then Raon Sieghart has reached Transcendence… .”
“It is not.”
he shook his head.
“An enemy. No, according to the information left by Cheongshisa, he is still only a beginner grandmaster. That’s more of a problem.”
A deep well was dug under Tacheon’s cheek.
“Raon Sieghart means that you can change the heavenly spirit even if you don’t reach transcendence. He wasn’t trying to pay much attention… .”
His eyes gleamed with ghastly heat and fell on Merlin.
“I guess I’ll have to change my mind a bit.”
* * *
“… It happened!”
The baby fox raised her hand as if saying, “I did a good job.”
“… … .”
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Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked at the baby fox Merlin was nesting in.
“You are under suspicion!”
If you think about Tacheon’s words, he didn’t just say it openly, but it meant that he would watch over Merlin from now on.
No, that dangerous guy might already be predicting my relationship with Merlin.
“huh. that’s right.”
“Why are you so carefree when you know that!”
“I told you before.”
Merlin wiggled his front paw.
“I have no regrets about Eden. It used to be like that, but now it really has no value.”
She shook her head, saying she was only in Eden to steal information.
“That’s not the problem, it’s dangerous.”
“It’s always nice to hear you worry about me. I want to record it.”
Merlin crossed his hind legs, his cheeks flushed.
-Ugh, what a crazy bitch… .
Lars said he wouldn’t see me anymore and ran away into the ice flower bracelet.
“Seriously. You are already in danger.”
“I know.”
Merlin nodded calmly.
“But it was well worth the risk.”
“what?”
“I was suspicious, but I was able to save you instead. I am satisfied with that.”
She laughed as if that was enough. I could see the sincerity in her smile.
“ha… .”
Raon sighed while holding his head. I didn’t know what to say when it came out like that, but I still had something to say.
“It’s true that you saved me, and I’m grateful.”
“oh! Thank you, what between us.”
“Just think of you now.”
He ignored Merlin’s words and looked her in the eyes.
“From now on, don’t approach me in the form of your body. Even if I am in danger, never.”
“Um, I’ll try.”
“It’s not hard work, it’s hard work. and… .”
Raon raised his finger and pressed the baby fox’s nose.
“Be prepared to run away from there.”
Judging from Tacheon’s reaction, he may have already started a background investigation. Making a hole to escape was the most important thing.
“I prepared it roughly, but since you say that, I’ll think about it.”
Merlin said not to worry and touched Raon’s hand with his front paw.
“That’s it.”
Raon sighed and nodded.
“Ahh, I’ve been worrying about you so much today that my stomach is full.”
Merlin laughed and burped a little. She looked like a baby fox, so I was annoyed that she was cute.
“I saw you were safe, so I’ll go.”
She said her time was up and looked up at the sunlit ceiling.
“Um… .”
Raon straightened his back and swallowed dry saliva.
‘What is this time?’
As she nervously waited for Merlin’s words, she swept her paws in the air.
“This kid wants to be groomed.”
“Grooming?”
“Grooming is when an animal uses its tongue to trim its fur. They groom each other and build bonds.”
“Tongue, tongue?”
Raon looked at the baby fox and opened his mouth.
“This child lost his parents not too long ago and is left alone. He said he wanted to be groomed, even by a human.”
Merlin said he was a poor child and stroked himself.
“ah… .”
After hearing the story of the baby fox, I couldn’t resist. It was a situation where I had to groom myself not with my tongue, but with my heart.
-Turn it off!
Lars crawled out and covered his mouth.
– Poor you… .
He says he feels sorry, but when he opens his hand covering his mouth, he seems to be laughing for some reason.
“Then I will ask you!”
Merlin waved his hand and left. The baby fox’s black eyes look into mine.
“ah… .”
Raon swallowed dry saliva as he looked at the baby fox. He made eye contact and he couldn’t say no more.
“Wait a minute, prepare your mind.”
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
‘Let’s do it ten times. My tongue will be a bit runny, but… .’
When I made up my mind and opened my eyes, the baby fox was smiling like a human.
“Hehe.”
“Merlin!”
It was Merlin’s voice, so he immediately pushed the baby fox away.
“As expected, you are different from other people.”
Merlin laughed, saying he knew that.
“You don’t have to groom yourself with your tongue. You can stroke it with your hand.”
She grinned, saying she saw something interesting.
“Then I’ll really go.”
At the end of those words, the baby fox’s eyes sparkled in light brown. This time it really seemed like they had left.
Gyareung.
The baby fox came to his lap and rubbed his face.
“okay. Do as much as you want.”
Raon put the baby fox back on his lap and gently brushed it from head to tail.
– Stroking properly! Every single hair!
‘Because I know. Be quiet.’
Kk.
The baby fox smiled and waggled his tail as if he was in a good mood.
‘This guy isn’t the only one good.’
Curiously, I stroked the baby fox, and my heart felt at ease.
Grooming seemed to find peace in my heart too.
After petting the fox for a while, the door opened, and Rimmer, Dorian, and Yua entered.
“Laon! You are awake!”
Dorian came running, fell to his knees, and bowed his head.
“Do you have any pain anywhere?”
He whimpered, saying he was very worried.
“Look. You said you don’t have to worry? Because his body is made of steel.”
Rimer grinned and patted Raon on the shoulder.
“young master!”
Yua jumped at Raon with the tray he had brought in both hands.
“be careful.”
Raon grabbed the infant with the hand he used to pet the baby fox.
Kyareung.
The baby fox asked what was going on and narrowed her eyes.
“uh? What is that fox?”
“You were next to me when I woke up.”
It couldn’t be said that Merlin was possessed, so he pointed to the hole the baby fox had come out of.
“It looks like it came in this way.”
“Wow… .”
The infant looked at the fox with sparkling eyes.
“Can you stroke me?”
“yes!”
Raon nodded, picked up the baby fox, and handed it over to the infant.
“Not nice.”
The infant cherished the baby fox and stroked it.
Raon looked at the infant and the fox before turning his attention to Rimmer.
“Are you done?”
“Why do you ask me that? You take care of everything.”
Rimer laughed, saying that everything was over when the scarlet demon fell.
“I did, just in case.”
“Well done. Grandpa lived, and the world capital also lived. Although my people died, it was unavoidable.”
He muttered in a lonely voice, “Don’t worry.”
“You must be hungry, but please eat first.”
Dorian held out a bowl of steaming yellow soup from the tray the infant had brought.
It tasted like corn soup with small pieces of bread in it, but curiously it had no flavor.
-Oh oh!
Lars looked at the soup and licked his lips.
– I’m starving, but where’s the soup! Eat quickly!
‘Because I’m hungry.’
Raon nodded and took a bite of the soup. Unlike the fact that he had no scent, the smell of rubber spread throughout his mouth as soon as he ate the soup.
-Keep it off… .
“This… .”
“It’s soup made with nadine bread.”
Rimmer pointed to the soup and laughed.
“Because I have a bad stomach, so I won’t be able to eat much. I made it into something that would be okay to take a bite of.”
“okay… .”
Raon gave a short answer and looked at Lars. The boy’s plump body began to glow red.
– Eden bastards! Don’t worry!
Ras raised both fists and grinded his teeth.
-Because the main king will destroy all the ears!
‘Is this okay?’
Raon ignored Lars’ anger and ate the nadin bread soup again.
-Kwueek… .
As soon as the taste of rubber wet his tongue, Lars’ rage naturally evolved.
– This damn land! never come again!
* * *
“ha… .”
Sterine slowly lifted her eyelids. Deep fatigue and pain flashed in his sunken eyes.
“Guardian!”
“You are awake!”
Guardians who were on guard around the World Tree ran to him.
“I woke up, but it seems very late.”
Sterin sighed as he looked at the blackened roots and stumps of the World Tree.
“Did you know what happened?”
The elder who was operating the temporary barrier approached Sterin and bowed his head.
“I don’t know exactly because it resonated, I just knew that the World Tree was in great pain.”
Sterin frowned, saying that he felt the pain of burning in the World Tree.
“Then let me explain.”
The elder gave a short sigh and sat down next to Sterin.
“It started with Raon Sieghart. He says he’s not feeling well, so he’s scouting the Great Forest… .”
He explained everything that had happened to Sterin.
“okay. I see. It’s the spirit king… .”
Sterin was not too surprised when he heard that Raon and Shiyan dealt with the Spirit King, as he had predicted the situation to some extent.
“You owe him a great debt.”
“That’s right. Considering Shiyan-nim’s awakening, it’s a debt that’s hard to repay.”
The elder nodded in agreement.
“you. Something seems to have changed.”
Sterin looked at the elder and narrowed his eyes.
“Because I saw things that had to change.”
“is it.”
Sterin smiled lightly and stood up. She nearly sat down weakly, but the elder held her by the shoulder.
“What is Shiyan doing?”
“He is regenerating the barrier of the World Tree by going around Sepia in place of the guardian.”
“I wanted to tell you that myself.”
He clicked his tongue briefly as if he was genuinely sorry.
“Would you like to go?”
“I’d like to go, but there’s something I need to do before that.”
“you’re right.”
The captain nodded his head with a gentle smile as if he knew what it meant.
“Above all else, it comes first.”
* * *
Raon heard that Sterin had woken up and left the dormitory.
“Is Guardian-nim okay?”
“Are you surprised that I look so fine?”
Rimer smiled and nodded.
“That grandpa. I don’t know how long I’ll continue to act as a guardian.”
He said it was gross and clicked his tongue. Even if he said that, it was clear that he couldn’t sleep because he was worried.
“hmm… .”
Raon frowned as he walked the path leading to the World Tree.
‘I’ve ridden a lot.’
The road from Sepia to the World Tree was covered with black ash.
Even the elves seemed to need a lot of time and effort to restore the forest.
“don’t worry.”
Rimmer shook his hand as if he had noticed his thoughts.
“If only the elves remain, the forest will come alive. I can save this much easily.”
He laughed, saying he could be confident in that.
“You worry about yourself. Have you tried using the sword again?”
“I tried, but it doesn’t work. I guess it was just a coincidence.”
“thank god. If that had happened right away, I would have given up the sword and opened a gambling house.”
“Aren’t you already on the level? Are you going all week?”
“Not quite like that!”
After joking around with Rimer, I found myself in front of the World Tree before I knew it.
However, not only Sterin, but most of the elves living in Sepia were gathered there.
‘what?’
I thought it was strange and stopped walking.
“Not yet.”
Rimer grabbed Raon’s wrist and dragged him to the center of the World Tree.
“along. No, I brought it.”
He grinned as he snuggled next to Sterin.
“You are awake. Fortunately, the.”
Raon bowed his head to Sterin with a bewildered expression.
“Thanks to whom.”
Sterin smiled lightly and looked up at the world tree. Even though more than half of the stump was burned, the giant tree still did not shake.
“When I became one with the World Tree, I felt the pain of being burned. I knew it was an external attack, but it was impossible to break the resonance.”
He touched the burnt part and clicked his tongue briefly.
“I thought it was all over if the World Tree was attacked, but I felt the pure energy of fire and water that even I, who had achieved resonance, could recognize. Thanks to that, I was able to hold on to a small hope.”
Sterin’s gaze returned to me. It’s different from before.
His eyes, which had been proud as if he were looking at his grandchildren, contained respect as if he were looking at someone on an equal footing.
It’s not enough. The pupils of all elves, including the Elder and Erian, were like that.
“I’ll start first.”
Rimer walked in front of Raon. He got down on one knee, holding his right shoulder with his left hand.
“Yuhua Eggplant Tribe sees their benefactor.”
“Dae, Dae-lord?”
Before he had time to express his doubts, Erian, who was on the left, came forward and assumed the same form as Limer.
“The Korn Gaji tribe welcomes their benefactor.”
“The Shihwa Eggplant tribe welcomes the benefactor of the clan.”
“The Maran Flower Tribe is one of the clans… .”
“The Karan stem tribe… .”
The tribal chiefs didn’t just shout out words, their sincerity became a will and tickled their hearts.
“The guardian of Sepia meets the benefactor of the clan.”
Finally, Sterine came forward. He too falls on her knees and bows his head respectfully. It was with the solemnity of dealing with the world tree.
The elders and elders standing behind Sterrin, and all the elves standing here knelt with their right hand holding their left shoulder.
A etiquette that elves show only when they are serious. Like the trunk of a tree, he conveyed his true intentions with an attitude of revealing himself.
At this moment, the minds of all elves resonate. The world tree spread its crooked branches like wings, scattering transparent leaves.
Hundreds of elves raised their voices under the Arongji sunlight.
“Meet the benefactor of the clan!”
