Chapter 289

Chapter 289

“Uncle!” Myuu’s eyes grew wide when she saw Davey holding hands and walking with Blue Ribbon and Red Ribbon. She immediately jumped out of Yuria’s arms and ran to Davey before hugging him tightly.

Myuu was a half elf who had yet to be of age, so she could not leave the Moon Forest that often. And since Davey rarely visited the Moon Forest, Myuu missed him quite a lot.

They were only able to meet here now because Davey had come to acquire some of the highest quality moon grass. The best moon grass were those being naturally grown in the Moon Forest.

Davey had decided to get the moon grass personally since he was already close by.

“Uncle! You meanie! You said that you’re going to see Myuu! You said we’re friends!” Myuu said, slamming her tiny fists on Davey’s chest.

Davey remained silent as he rubbed Myuu’s cheeks and ruffled her hair. He said gently, “I’m sorry. How have you been?”

“Hmph!”

Seeing the angry Myuu sitting in his arms, Davey took out the cookie box that he had prepared in advance and showed it to the girl. Then, he said, “What to do, then? This uncle even brought a present.”

“A... A present!” Myuu shouted with her eyes shining in anticipation.

When she saw Davey playfully wondering what he would do with the present now that she was mad, she soon turned teary. She cried, “Uncle, you’re a meanie...”

“I’m kidding. Here you go. Make sure to share it with your friends, alright?”

After receiving her gift, Myuu immediately climbed out of Davey’s arms and ran to where Blue Ribbon and Red Ribbon were.

“Yuria.”

“I already heard about your request beforehand. You need moon grass that grows in this forest, no?”

“Yes. Although I do not intend to clean everything up, I will need a fair amount of them.”

“I’m sorry, but I understand that you’re also growing a considerable amount of moon grass in your territory. Is your stock not good enough?”

From the elves’ point of view, they were unhappy that Davey was trying to get his hands on the naturally grown moon grass that was located in the spirits’ nest.

“I can’t use the ones growing there. Unless I use the ones growing directly under the moonlight, what I plan to attempt would simply be impossible.”

Yuria tilted her head in confusion, but soon nodded in agreement. “That’s true... The moon grass growing in your territory and those growing in the Moon Forest have slight differences. The moon grass can be used as a catalyst for a lot of magical reagents and tools but... For what reason...?”

Davey smiled at Yuria. “I am going to make a replica of the Philosopher’s Stone.”

In fact, with the materials and supplies he currently had, it was still impossible for him to create a replica of the Philosopher’s Stone. However, with an element that ignored the absolute law of equivalent exchange, that outcome would certainly change.

Still, it was a far more dangerous venture than what Davey was expecting it to be.

Yuria looked at Davey curiously, but she no longer asked for more details. She simply said, “How many...do you need?”

“You don’t have enough here, so I will have to get some from the Divine Tree’s Sacred Land. Picking too much from this area will weaken the power of the spirits.”

Davey had to help maintain the Moon’s Garden, so he could only take some moon grass and not risk jeopardizing the spirits’ power.

“I have already contacted Saintess Emilia and Al. Emilia said that she would come here herself.”

“Since the World Tree has given her orders, I will follow.”

It might sound kind of ridiculous, but Al was a great being who could see the fate of others. Al had seemingly not forgotten about the deal she had with Davey, so she planned to cooperate with him.

Unlike the previous World Tree, Al was quite open-minded.

“Uncle! Uncle!”

At that moment, Myuu suddenly came running back to Davey’s arms. She had crumbs all around her mouth, evidence of how hard and how fast she had eaten those cookies.

Davey silently wiped away the crumbs before asking Myuu, “Was it delicious?”

“Yeah! It was very delicious!”

Myuu’s bright smile inspired Davey to make her something that did not exist in this world yet.

“Myuu. Do you want Uncle to give you a present?”

“A present?”

However, Yulis did not have a quick rebuttal. Perhaps it was because of his position as the elder of the Central Tower, but he would be in trouble no matter what happened here.

“These are my friends. Say something that insults them one more time and I will not let you go,” Yulis said firmly.

Turning to Winley with a bitter smile on his face, he apologized, “I’m sorry, Winley.”

“Ah... No, it’s alright,” Winley said as she waved her hands in embarrassment.

“It seems like it’s going to rain,” mumbled Davey.

When Yulis turned to him with a confused expression, Davey explained, “If you get hit by acid rain, your hair will fall out. There’s such an old saying, I think. You have to be careful.”

Yulis’ eyes twitched when he saw Davey grin. He said quickly, “Haha... Please let it go just this once, Sir Davey. Ah! Let’s not dilly dally here. The conference will begin tomorrow, so let me be your guide today.”

Yulis walked ahead only to say, “But...it seems like Sir Davey has another business to attend to.”

“I have to meet someone.”

Confused, Yulis asked, “You’re meeting someone?”

“That’s right. I came to see Red Tower’s Great Sage Hellison Valestia.”

Davey’s words lit a blazing flame in the eyes of Collin, the mage who had interrupted Winley earlier on.

“I’m sorry but... Prince, did you send a notice in advance?”

“I have an invitation,” Davey replied calmly.

Collin frowned.

The man was a prime example of a fox borrowing the tiger’s awe[1].

“Even the king of a nation would not be able to meet with Great Sage Hellison Valestia. Let alone someone...”

“Collin!” Yulis raised his voice as his brows furrowed at Collin’s disapproving behavior.

However, Davey stopped Yulis and approached Collin.

Some would say that one had to endure such poor treatment so they would not be in trouble. As for Davey? He would say that he did not know about that rule of etiquette. If Davey let this slide, then it was obvious that the man in front of him would think that what he had done was correct.

“Your name?”

The man answered Davey’s question with a frown, “Class 4 Collin Vermils.”

“That’s right, Collin. Great Sage Hellison Valestia is someone who not even the king of a nation could easily meet.”

Collin nodded. “That’s right. Even if you’re a prince, you have to follow the proper procedures.”

Ignoring Collin, Davey whispered into the man’s ears, “It’s going to rain. Just like what I told you, acid rain can kill the roots of your hair.”

Davey did not really know if it was real or not, but the truth did not matter. Either way, the man in front of him had no idea about what Davey was planting on his head. Just like how seeds planted on the ground would grow when watered with rain, the man named Collin would definitely experience something very exciting soon.

It was not easy to change one’s hairstyle with just a touch of one’s hand. However, there was one thing that Davey was good at and that was removing hair.

Soon, a drop or two of water began to fall from the sky. Then, it began raining. Needless to say, it was a very special kind of rain.

A commotion broke out at the sudden drizzle, but Davey remained silent and just wrapped holy mana around him, Winley, and Yulis.

“Someone in a special position has the right to have an audience.”

Davey turned around and said, “A bet is a bet. I’m here to get my board game.”

There stood Great Sage Hellison Valestia. Everyone present turned to look at the old man with shocked expressions on their faces.

“G... Great Sage!”

A flash of surprise appeared on the old man’s face as he approached Davey with a smile. He commented, “Hoho. Ah, this... Young man, I wonder how far you have seen through this old man? Right, you probably knew from the very beginning, no?”

“An ordinary gramps would not have such a vast mana like yours in their body,” Davey answered with a grin.

The old man grinned in return. “It seems like even the Saint can see through something like this. Anyway, you came, Prince Davey.”

1. Someone that has no power but uses another’s power and influence to bully others ☜