Chapter 363

It was a distance where we had to change several times even if we took the gate to the north, so we had to keep walking even though we entered the forest.

And while looking at the surrounding scenery that was gradually turning white, I was able to hear in great detail what the symbol of the earring was to Celebian.

To sum it up, it’s true that the Guardians originally pray for the safety of a very important person... It’s almost ‘I’ll confess to her when I get back alive from this battle.’ It is said to be something close to a cliché.

Not necessarily to die, but to the level of sure to get married. It is roughly used to mean that I will confess my love the next time I see you. Thanks to that, I had to put a lot of effort into managing the corners of my lips and facial expressions throughout my listening. How can you hate the fact that someone is trying to treat you that much?

But apart from that, I had to pretend that nothing was wrong because of the elves who noticed me.

Why?

“Maybe we said something stupid...”

It’s like when I get the eyes of the elves, who are terrified that they might ruin someone else’s marriage by making a mistake. He seemed to be very seriously worried that he would feel burdened and repulsed by Asilier’s sudden love.

Fortunately, the human inside him is a man with a mental age of 30, everyone.

“Not at all. One more reason to cherish your earrings.”

“Ha ha! That’s right! By the way! Ha ha ha!”

In particular, Celebian was really flustered, which is rare, and then burst into a smile of relief after hearing my answer. I was able to move on.

That atmosphere lasted until exactly the moment I arrived in front of the World Tree

.

It wasn’t because the other elves were arguing, or because they suddenly set the mood.

By the time I felt that something strange light pink was starting to blend in the white surroundings, the scenery that had flowed at great speed stopped normally, and Celebian proudly introduced me with arms wide open. Behind him, a huge, softly shining white tree soared to the sky.

The dense branches of the pure white tree, which raises doubts about whether it is really a tree, stretches in all directions, and the buds and leaves are so bright that it is hard to believe that this place is in the north. What was even more surprising was that the leaves and buds continued to bloom and repeat themselves. Thanks to this, the petals and leaves falling from the World Tree made it seem like it was snowing even though there was no snow in the realm of the World Tree.

It was a very beautiful sight. If it is made into a tourist destination, it is certain that people will not stop visiting.

“...oh my god.”

It was so beautiful that I managed to hold back being cursed at.

There were other elves and their dwellings around, but I couldn’t see them in the slightest. The only thing that came to my mind was that the sacred tree they worship is so beautiful that even the elf race must be mortifyingly beautiful. It’s nothing but sentimentality and a sense of reverence for the true divinity, perhaps the first time in my life to face it.

That was the proof that God exists in the world.

“Personally, I thought I had lived faithfully by worshiping at the pantheon, but I think it was a disrespectful thought. .”

“Hmm? Why do you think so?”

“Because there was no world tree in the pantheon.”

In a previous life, he was an atheist.

Even if I go back now, it won’t be any different. I couldn’t feel the existence of God, and I had no intention of ignoring or belittling believers, but it was as if I didn’t have one.

“It seems like we ended up together because of saving someone who was about to become a slave!”

“Are you a good person?”

“They killed the ear hunters too!”

“Are you a very strong and good person?”

Originally, the World Tree is not a place where elves live. It is a huge passage leading to all the tribes, and at the same time, it is a temple, and to manage and maintain it, the people gathered from all the tribes set up temporary shelters and fulfill their duties. Therefore, under the call of the priest

, Except for tribal representatives, there are rarely crowds, and those who do their duty here are among the most faithful among the elves, so they usually consider maintaining solemnity a virtue

. After hearing the rumors and stories, they gathered to see the rare sight. Eldmia, unaware of the fact at all, asked Celebian in a very awkward manner, “It’s very burdensome, but is it like this?

”

“I can’t believe that. It seems that everyone is interested in you because you said something extraordinary. It’s understandable!”

Eldmia murmured, ‘I’m not the only youngest cutie in the countryside, what is this...’, but no one heard it. Although the eyes of the countless elves were burdensome, there was no hostility, so Eldmia smiled awkwardly

. “Curiosity and goodwill are a million times better than enmity. Even if praying to a god puts aside the fact that it is something to be favored that much. So Eldmia and the Celebian party met with a crowd of elves

. When they arrived in front of the World Tree together, an elf dressed in a priestly uniform came out and greeted them from a small temple that was not large but glowed as white as the World Tree

. I never thought that the day would come to help the human race in my life.”

Eldmia wondered, ‘How dare you stand in front of the short-eared World Tree!’ He was worried that he would say the same thing, but luckily the dwarf he was worried about was not here. The priest, whose name was not known, seemed to welcome Eldmia very much.

“Even though you may not become a child of the World Tree like us, as soon as you visit this place, the first thing you want to do is to worship a god, so how can you not welcome it? Please come this way. Have you ever learned how to give?”

“Uh...yes. I do.”

“Which god are you? If you are the gods of the primeval times, there are surprisingly many things in common in prayer. It may be easier to understand.”

Even after reaching the temple, the crowd and the Celebian party mixed with each other and waited for Eldmia’s answer.

What kind of god is it? They say he’s from Itthiel, the country of humans? Isn’t that one of the few countries that worships a pantheon? I think I’ve heard that it’s a religion that worships Lubiska of Libra. It’s close to the Empire, so it might worship Ete. It’s a country at war with demons, right? It must have been difficult, etc. But for some reason, Eldmia started sweating a lot

. It wasn’t just empty words, he really started to break out in a cold sweat, and even the priest who greeted him with a smile tilted his head

. He slowly opened his mouth,

“Drinking Epaga.”

A moment of silence passed. The flustered priest quickly learned to manage his expression, but the others couldn’t. However, unlike Eldmia who opened her mouth after worrying, her reaction was not shock, but pure admiration.

Wow, living in a country that is fighting bloody battles with demons, praying to demons? Is this a bit too great?

While most of them burst into laughter and praised them for being humans who knew how to worship God, an elf who heard Eldmia’s answer after hearing Eldmia’s answer burst into laughter and murmured.

“How can you be so faithful? There is no other warrior of the gods.”

It was such a small murmur that his words were quickly buried.