Academy Light Attribute Vampire

72 – Spoils

And so, the World Tree invasion in Alfheim ended.

“… I really don’t have anything to say. I’m sorry I had to show you the shame of an elf.”

– At least. While in Alfheim, I promise to spare no effort in recovering my body.

The king’s apology is a valuable experience that you don’t have the chance to see a few times in your life.

Now I am accustomed to walking to the place I want.

The hallway of the royal family of Alfheim.

As we move to the clinic where Elena is lying,

She looked at Veronica and opened her mouth.

“Looking at it this way, even the position of a king is not worth it.”

“Isn’t it obvious? Imagine that there are tens of thousands of team members for each group project, and you are the leader of them.”

Ugh… Just thinking about it is terrifying.

“… By the way.”

“Yes?”

“Are you really okay?”

‘It’s like this again.’

The next day, as soon as the sun set, I saw my body restored to normal.

Veronica began to cast her suspicious glances.

“… It’s just because I was a little overworked.”

“Then why do you still lose power at night…?”

“That’s…”

Thanks to Veronica’s persistent observation that I should check my physical condition,

Eventually, it was discovered that her physical abilities were deteriorating at night.

“… It’s because I’ve been sick since I was little.”

“Since childhood?”

“I’ll talk to you later. Let’s treat Elena first.”

“…Too many secrets are not attractive.”

Kiki-

Let’s open the door of the clinic,

I see Elena lying on the bed.

Sug-

Although Veronica puts her hand on Elena’s forehead and uses her mana to scan it.

“Haa… I still don’t know. Just can’t open my eyes without any symptoms…”

Elena since that day.

She couldn’t open her eyes for several days.

‘…It deserves it.’

The power that Elena showed at the time was beyond her standards.

A transparent flame of purification that burned a huge area.

The flames are not only the corpses of monsters in the vast battlefield,

Because it was powerful enough to burn down the World Tree and even Burimi.

“…”

But I couldn’t help but be worried.

“…Are you okay?”

“There are no serious symptoms… I’ll be looking after you, so you can get some rest too.”

“Don’t push yourself too much, head of the school.”

“Because this is what I have to do.”

“Don’t feel too guilty.”

“But…”

“… It was just our choice.”

After hearing my words, Veronica started to look even sadder.

‘No matter what I say, it’s useless.’

It must have been quite a shock to see Elena and I losing consciousness that day.

‘… It will get better with time.’

Let’s leave it as it is for now.

-Kiik.

“Whoa… What should I do now…”

-Go to the World Tree.

Awkward!

I’m surprised.

When I turned my head,

For some time, Lady Anis was riding on my right shoulder.

“… Mr. Anise?”

-Yes.

“You weren’t inside Elena’s body?”

-I opened my eyes a little while ago. I’m tired after working hard for a long time.

He stretches out his flaming arms in a carefree manner.

-And don’t worry too much. The child will soon open her eyes.

“Oh. Really?”

-What would be the gain if I told you a lie?

That’s right.

“What happened to Elena?”

-It’s just that I used too much of my strength and overloaded it.

“…I see. But why is the World Tree all of a sudden?”

-There must be something on the spot where the vampire fell. With that level of power, the level of a fairy would have been quite high.

…Something.

Come to think of it, I think I saw something shiny right before I collapsed?

‘There’s nothing to do, let’s go.’

Can I get in…?

I moved to the entrance of the World Tree with a little worry, but

I don’t think that was necessary.

“Loyalty! Honorable Knights are here!”

“Ah… Yes. Thank you for your hard work.”

After the world tree incident,

I was no longer treated as an escort for Veronica from out of town.

I have been thinking for a long time about what kind of reward King Ord should give me for helping me in solving this case.

The reason was that I already belonged to a famous family in another country called Martina, so the compensation I could give was limited.

In the end, it was decided to award a considerable amount of goods and the title of honorary knight. The result of the promise to open Alfheim’s treasure house to those who lack it.

In this way, my treatment within Alfheim has risen.

Besides, all the knights I fought with have been watching my performance,

All the knights treated me kindly.

“That… The world tree for a moment…”

“Of course! You don’t need an attendant!”

“Yes. It just goes in and out for a while.”

“Yes, I understand.”

-Kiik.

… You’re not even asking about business?

Of course I’m comfortable, but…

Aren’t they too open-minded for a group that happened just a while ago….

I went all the way inside and walked up the hill where the last fight with Burimi took place.

‘… Huh?’

“Wasn’t this here?”

– No. This is correct

“… Nothing?”

It has already been cleaned up once, and bloodstains and footprints have been completely erased, but this is the right location.

-… It can’t be. Take a closer look.

“Look closely… How can it be more than that?”

-Where did you sell the warrior’s eyes?

Ah, that’s right.

“… Leah.”

-Paat.

When Leah’s name was called, the pattern glowed slightly and Leah, who was sleeping, appeared.

-Did you call?

Leah rubs her eyes as if she is still tired.

Recently, I’ve always been sleeping inside the pattern, as if I couldn’t adapt soon after waking up.

“Sorry to wake you up. I’m going to use my eyes for a second.”

However, without Leah, the warrior’s power could not be used.

Because Leah was supplementing the mana I still lacked.

Thanks to that, now I can always summon the holy sword without having to infuse mana into the pattern on my wrist.

‘… Let’s do it quickly.’

Let’s quietly close and open our eyes.

Whoop-

A cool breeze blows through my hair.

Blue-green threads fluttering in the wind that fills the eyes.

And.

‘…?’

A trace of something sweeping the floor.

“… What is this?”

Obviously there were no marks like this…

Remove the hero’s eyes and check the floor again.

After that, I dug through the floor for a while, but

In the end, I couldn’t find anything that stood out.

“Hey.”

Puffed up.

-… That’s strange.

“Well. It could be. The weather is nice, so let’s just say we went for a walk.”

I can hear the rustling of the leaves along the branches of the World Tree.

The World Tree, which once burned hugely due to Elena’s flame,

Fortunately, as if only the unclean mana was burning, fresh vitality was exuding as before.

‘…It sucks.’

Of course, I shudder when I think of the way he swung a branch at me during the expedition.

“Yes… You understand…”

He didn’t do it because he wanted to.

Maybe because of my mood,

A tree branch swaying in the wind seems to be waving its hand at me.

– Shake.

‘Yes, yes.’

It has become strangely sentimental.

-Wobble.

“Yes. Got it.”

By the way, where the hell are those shiny things…

Shake shake shake.

“Ah. Some! Got it…”

… Huh?

“What is it?”

Isn’t that thing shaking in the wind?

-It seems that he is sending you a signal.

“…The World Tree?”

Nod.

It is true even if it is a Shinsoo who has lived for a long time.

How trees express their thoughts…

Shake shake shake!

The swaying branches defying the laws of physics too clearly.

-Why don’t you follow along?

I’m a bit dubious…

‘…Let’s follow it.’

“Are you here?”

Wobble.

As I followed the swaying branches one after another as if guiding me,

At some point, I was inside the World Tree.

“This is…”

Isn’t that the hole the villains drilled?

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That moment.

Shar La La Rock -!

A huge number of blue-green light crystals flew up to greet me.

“Wow…”

It is very beautiful.

Shara and.

Follow the flickering crystals of light and walk deep inside the World Tree.

“… There was a place like this.”

Since it is so large, it takes a year to walk in.

In the middle of walking like that for a while.

The turquoise crystal slipped into the small hole through which the light leaked.

Let’s crouch down and enter the small hole.

A huge empty lot caught my eye.

‘No. It’s more than an empty lot.’

“A field of flowers?”

As if responding to my words,

The gorgeously blooming flowers started to shake their heads.

Chooaaa!

Buck and go.

Two small saplings in the middle.

And the vines piled up solidly as if to protect the seedlings.

As I get closer to the saplings, the vines naturally turn to the ground and move out of their way.

-Slowly.

Then what appeared from the inside.

“… What is this?”

A small marble that glows transparently.

And…

-Leakage… Leakage…

A small doll sleeping with its eyes tightly closed.

“… A fairy?”

With black hair tied up and pinned with a hairpin,

A woman wearing a black cheongsam exudes an oriental atmosphere.

‘… A cheongsam?’

A Qipao in a fantasy world?

-That’s it.

“That’s it?”

– Just what we were looking for.

Originally, these items were objects that couldn’t be here.

‘That means…’

“Did you move it and keep it?”

-Shara and!

Green crystals gather to form a circle that sparkles.

“…You really understand me.”

‘It’s so amazing.’

What. Because it’s a fantasy…

Sug-

“So. What is this marble?”

-That’s it. The essence of the fairy’s power. It is a formula decision.

“Determination of formula..?”

-Yes. Fairies gain the power of the formulas related to their birth.

Like I get the power of purification from the ‘fire that burns negativity’.

“…?”

Is this the start of another difficult story?

-It must have been the modification crystal of a fairy inside the body of a woman called Burimi.

Ah.

If Anis’ explanation is true,

It could be seen that the power of Burimi was melted into this bead.

‘…Is that possible?’

“Then… What about the fairy who originally had the crystal of this formula?”

-… Only the crystals of power remain. It can be seen that the ego has already been destroyed.

The extinction of the ego.

The word is the extinction of the ego, but it is no different from saying that it is dead.

“…”

Thinking of that, I suddenly feel somewhat uneasy about this small marble.

“So you’re saying anyone can use the power of Burimi if they have this orb?”

In the end, though he met a miserable death,

Burimi’s power was by no means weak.

– No. That’s not it.

“…?”

-Not everyone can use the power of formula determination. There must be an ‘aptitude’ suitable for it.

“Aptitude?”

-To put it simply, it’s like a holy sword. Because the holy sword itself is like a kind of device to sort out those with the aptitude.

… So.

You mean you can only use Talent Clash?

“…Can I use it too?”

-Well… It is difficult for ordinary humans to even have one aptitude.

Even though you’re a hero, not an ordinary human…

Sigh-

-Judging by the fact that there is no reaction to the orb, it seems that there is no aptitude related to the crystal.

Sheesh.

“… That’s unfortunate.”

-It is not the end just because the power is diverse. What kind of situation Depending on how you use it, you can achieve a superior effect.

That’s right.

In battles with monsters, Anise’s purifying flame showed great influence, but it didn’t do any damage to Siriel.

It’s probably because Anise’s power focused on ‘purification’.

… Wait. So what about Leah?

If each fairy has its own power,

Maybe Leah has something?

Look at Leah with an expression of anticipation.

His half-closed eyes made eye contact with me with a soft, crooked smile.

– Judging by the look in your eyes, I think you know what to ask.

“Lea. What’s your modifier?”

-My modifier is ‘the light that brightens the darkness’.

“A light that illuminates the darkness?”

I can’t get a sense of what kind of power it is just by hearing the modifier.

-A light that brightens the darkness…

– Yes. You’re right.

‘… Ambiguous?’

The light that illuminates the darkness…

A light that brightens the darkness…?

“…”

‘Streetlights?’

With Shara!

“… What?”

When I looked up,

In front of my eyes, green crystals glistened dazzlingly.

To ask for my attention while spinning in the air,

Looks like he’s rushing for an answer, saying, ‘Did I do well?’

…Let’s think about Leia’s power later.

You gave a thumbs up to the world tree,

As if excited, it started spinning around my body.

I know a little bit about marbles.

Now all that’s left is…

‘Ha…’

In the premonition that I will be involved in trouble again,

I moved towards the fairy who was sleeping soundly on the leaves of the world tree as a bed.