Chapter 341 - Journey to the Giant Tree Jubokko

It has been two days since Ren and Leila started their journey to the Giant Tree Jubokko. If it was Ren alone he could've gotten here within half a day, but since he was with Leila who was still recovering from her long sleep reaching their destination took quite some time. 

During the journey to the Giant Tree Jubokko Ren was helping Leila to get back into her peak condition. Now that Ren had trained quite a few people already it was easier for him to teach Leila a few things. 

In the few days he was teaching Leila, Ren noticed that the werewolf little sister of his was truly talented. In the past, he actually thought that Leila was a bit slow since he was comparing her with himself and those of the Shadow Clan. But now that he had taught others and had met many people he finally understood that Leila was actually someone with great ability. 

Leila was more dexterous than even Lara, she was also a tiny bit stronger than Iselv a descendant of giants, she was also a quick learner like Valdel. Overall among the people Ren had trained Leila was among the best. 

He also learned that though Leila was good with daggers, her talent truly shines when she was using a lance. Unfortunately, the girl herself doesn't seem to like using lances. 

...

While journeying with Ren, Leila's melancholy was swept away. The joy of training with Ren was a true treat for her. Still, she didn't like it when Ren tried teaching her spear arts. To her, the time when she saw Kretos used those daggers in battle was the most beautiful thing she has ever seen.

She wanted to recreate that scene, she wanted to become as good as him. She wanted to be able to dance with her blades the same way Kretos once did. Though the spear was easier to pick up, she didn't like its design nor did she like the idea of using any other weapon aside from the daggers. 

'Even if Big Bro wants me to discard the daggers for the spear, I won't do it.' Even with Ren telling her to, this was the only thing Leila couldn't agree with. 

...

In the forest under the world tree was the new home of the elves. After the defeat of the demons a millennia ago, the elves took over the area to take care of the tree of life which was currently called the world tree. 

An elf of unbelievable beauty was sitting on one of its branches sleeping. As she slept soundly her long silver hair fluttered with the wind. She then slowly opened her eyes and was greeted by the morning sun. 

"So he has come, another incarnation of the strongest mortal soul." The beautiful high elf who was also the current Queen of the elves sighed. 

'How long has it been since we entertained one of his incarnations? The last incarnation was the demon lord, the last queen ordered us not to get involved in that conflict. It's never a good thing to get in a conflict with any of that person's incarnations. Yet despite the former queen's many warnings, there were still idiots that caused trouble and allied with the humans.'

Remembering those foolish ones that went against the former queen's orders made her feel a wave of intense anger.

'Those fools how could they forget what kind of being the strongest mortal soul is? Once that person considers you an enemy then you're pretty much dead. The only beings that could somehow fight that person are deities and those above them. It's a good thing that I quickly executed the traitorous fools once I became the new queen. If he somehow remembers that, then... I'll just apologize with everything I have.'

The Queen of the Elves once again sighed as she thought about facing Ren. If he somehow gets upset he might annihilate their whole race. 'Why did he need to reincarnate in this world again? Why didn't he go to another world? He might be a hero in many of his incarnations but every time he shows up it always means the changing of an era...' The beautiful Queen of the Elves sighed heavily and looked extremely tired. 

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On the third day of their journey, Ren and Leila could finally see the Giant Tree Jubokko or the world tree in which it was called nowadays. The forest that surrounded it was much thicker than before. Also, the mana surrounding the place seems to become much denser and purer than the time he was last here.

Ren had felt something similar back in the forest of mist, where one of the Golden Dragons laid dead. 

'Not only did the mana become denser but the tree has grown quite tall, it's pretty much going beyond the clouds at this point. The last time I've seen it, the tree could barely touch the clouds. It's been a long time since then.' 

Ren closed his eyes and remembered his first journey towards this place. At that time he was heading here wanting to rescue Leila. This time he already rescued Leila and wanted to do the same for Tsukiko. 

A series of scenes flash before his mind, as nostalgia came flooding at Ren. Those days with her by his side weren't bad. Just remembering the days of him and Tsukiko lazing around in the throne room made Ren smile. 

'No matter where you hide I will find you little fox.' As Ren and Leila were about to step foot into the forest, Ren sensed that there were multiple presences hiding in the trees. 

"Why don't you guys come out and show your faces, or is hiding like rats the elven way?" Ren tried provoking the prideful elves, but for some reason, not one of them held any ill intent. Usually, at this point, those haughty elves should be full of bloodl.u.s.t but there was none of that. Ren was rather confused by this reaction as it differed from those elves he met long ago. 

"I'm sorry if bringing this much has offended you." A tall silver-haired elf appeared before Ren and Leila. The beautiful elf was bowing her head and so did the people standing behind her. The feeling the Elven Queen and her men were exuding was something extremely familiar to Ren. This was fear, pure, and unbarred fear.