Academy Light Attribute Vampire

61 – Forest of the Elves (7)

“…The Royal Family will investigate this object.”

As soon as you step out of the World Tree,

Elgrid and Sir Elint hurriedly moved to the research center in the royal palace with serious expressions.

And naturally, the three left.

“…”

No, four to be precise.

Veronica opened her mouth to Elena, looking slightly shocked.

“…How did you find it?”

“Ah… That…”

It won’t be easy for Elena to talk about it.

Because of this ability,

Elena was rumored to be a liar among elves in the past who pretended to have affinity with spirits.

Besides, there was Siriel-san who didn’t know much about fairies.

At this point, I’ll have to step in and get out of the situation.

“Helena liked this kind of feeling.”

“Persimmon?”

“Yes. Thanks to that, it was Elena’s role to always find hidden objects or monsters during group practice in Team 2.”

Of course, while bringing her out, don’t forget to signal Veronica with her eyes.

Because Elena’s ability is too good to be a mere intuition.

“… I see.”

Unlike Veronica, who gave me a rough understanding,

Cyriel was still thinking hard about something with a serious expression on her face.

“…Sister?”

“Huh? Ah… I had something to think about. I didn’t know our Elena had this kind of talent… Even though she’s an older sister.”

“hehehe. I’ve had a good sense of it since I was little. I often found things her sister lost.”

“… It was. It was…”

The state is strange somewhere.

As long as he is the leader of the rangers who manage the World Tree,

Was it a big shock that an unknown object came out of the root of the World Tree?

Siriel, who had regained consciousness before he knew it, opened his mouth.

“First of all, I think it would be best to rest at the dorm until the results of the research come out.

Thank you very much for your hard work today. Veronica.”

“No, Miss Elena did all the work.”

With Elena’s detection, the identification of the cause ended in an instant.

As long as the research results come out from the royal laboratory, Veronica’s problem with the world tree examination is over.

The problem is…

‘Where is the holy sword fairy?’

The purpose of my coming to the Elven Forest is,

The Holy Sword Fairy was the problem.

I thought there would be a reaction to the quest or pattern if I came near the World Tree…

It was then.

“…Rye.”

Take advantage of the gap between Siriel and Veronica walking ahead,

Elena quietly spoke to me.

“Huh?”

“That… There’s a pattern on the wrist from before.”

“Huh? Why is that?”

No way…

“The other day, I wasn’t sure because it was a childhood memory,

I definitely felt it this time. Inside the World Tree, I feel the same aura I felt at Rai’s wrist.”

Oh my God.

Even in the midst of that, I must have not forgotten the request I made the other day.

“But why is the world tree in Rai’s wrist…”

“Thank you Elena. You remembered me..!”

You don’t have to say anything, and it solves the problem for you.

I can’t help but feel pretty.

“Uh..Huh? Heh.. No, it wasn’t that difficult, but what?”

“Okay, if I finish work quickly, I’ll ask the headmaster if I can stay longer,

Let’s eat together then.”

“I hope so. But…”

“Huh?”

“It’s the energy you can feel from the ‘inside’ of the World Tree… It’s almost impossible to find.”

Huh..?

“What do you mean by that?”

“Of course, there is no separate entrance to the World Tree. So, to get inside, you have to damage the World Tree, but that’s…”

It is said that damaging the world tree, the object of elves’ faith, is an incredibly serious sin.

“Then…”

“Maybe something Rai is looking for is hard to see…?”

“…”

What is it? So have I been fooling around?

‘No, in the first place.’

Why is the holy sword sprite inside the world tree without an entrance?

‘Life…’

But you can’t sneak into the world tree…

Ah! Wouldn’t it be possible with magic like teleport?

‘…Let’s ask Veronica later.’

As I was walking, I had arrived at the accommodation before I knew it.

“But thanks Elena. See you next time!”

“Yeah! Call me if you need me again!”

**

Right after Veronica and Rai entered the dorm.

A secret meeting was taking place in the reception room inside the Alfheim royal family.

“…Was found?”

“Yes, Elgrid sent seeds to the current lab…”

“What are you talking about! Didn’t I say you’d never get caught!”

A woman screaming with a stern expression.

The wife of the King of Alfheim,

She was the queen of Alfheim Lurrain.

To the queen who is talking with a high elf man,

I couldn’t find the usual gentle personality.

“Isn’t it different from the story. If we keep going like this…”

“… Sooner or later it will even reach her majesty’s ears.”

As the queen’s hand began to gain strength,

Eventually, the teacup in her hand shattered into pieces.

– Crackle!

“… Bring Siriel.”

“Cyriel-sama is currently with Veronica-sama…”

Boom!

“Does it matter now! In the first place!”

She didn’t believe in such a suspicious group.

But since all of this happened because of her own greed in the first place,

She couldn’t even blame anyone else.

“What should I do…!”

If things go on like this, it will be known that someone deliberately harmed the World Tree.

If so, the search and seizure of the Ranger, who is in charge of the world tree, will begin.

Soon to come to yourself…

A corner of the reception room where the queen and some high elves were in agony.

A tiny mouse that couldn’t exist in the sanitary conditions of a clean royal family,

With her red eyes shining, she quietly disappeared through the crack in the door.

**

“Impossible.”

“…Why?”

“Why…”

Shortly after returning to Veronica and her lodgings.

Through Elena’s story, Veronica was informed that the fairy was inside the World Tree.

Additionally, you can move inside the World Tree with teleport magic.

But the answer that came back was firm.

“In the first place, teleport magic is magic that requires precise coordinates, and besides…”

Unlike teleport points whose coordinates have been calculated in advance and maintained by a third party in a clean state,

We don’t know what kind of space is inside the World Tree.

If you accidentally teleport to the place where the wooden pillar is…

“… Something terrible will happen.”

Oh my god…

Anyway, there doesn’t seem to be a convenient setting for teleport magic in this world to automatically bounce off foreign objects.

“Then…”

“It’s going to be tough. But since we’ve figured out the exact location of the fairies, it won’t be long…”

Smart smart.

-Veronica. Sorry during the break.

“Yes. It’s fine.”

Knocked up.

The person who came in when the door opened.

‘…Huh?’

It wasn’t Siriel.

“Who are you?”

“My name is Leena from Ranger. She has an urgent matter to deliver…”

A message from Elgrid to come to the castle as soon as possible since the results of the research are out.

“But Siriel-san…”

“That’s…”

Right after we entered the dorm,

Siriel’s whereabouts are said to be unknown.

“Why did Siriel suddenly…?”

Something must have happened.

I hurriedly went outside and got into the carriage heading to the castle.

And the sight I saw after arriving…

“Welcome.”

The figure of Elgrid standing in front of the audience room with a serious expression.

“Let go! Do you know what you guys are up to!”

“Dare…! Dare!!”

While being restrained by the knights, he is being dragged toward the throne room.

These were the high elves.

And among them.

“Something must be wrong! It can’t be!”

After entering the forest of elves,

There was also a high elf called Nert who quarreled with me.

There was also an unexpected person.

“…”

“… The queen?”

“What the hell is this…”

That moment.

-Kikiiik.

The door to the huge audience room opened.

-Are you here?

The solemn voice of King Ord came from inside.

Buck and go.

About ten high elves and the queen, restrained by ropes, knelt in front of the king.

“Your Majesty! This is stigma! Something must be wrong!”

“That’s right! We are just for the future of Alfheim…!”

“Shut up!!!”

The king’s shouts echoed loudly inside the audience room.

“How dare you…! How dare you guys use the sacred World Tree as a means of making money!!”

Huh?

What is this…

Chuck.

Let Elgrid beckon,

In the distance, knights started dragging a huge black mass.

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– Procrastination.

A huge black mass that thumps as if it were alive.

“What is that…”

It was similar to the small object found inside the World Tree.

Of course, the size was different.

A black mass barely large enough for four adult males to be lifted was continuously brought into the audience room.

But…

‘Hole…?’

If there is one more unusual thing.

Every time a lump or two comes in,

On one side of the black mass.

It is said that there was a small needle hole like an injection needle.

“… Gala.”

Let the knight following the king’s order swing his sword in front of the black mass.

-Keeek!

Many stones came pouring out of the black mass along with a viscous liquid while making a hideous scream.

“…! That’s it!”

“Magic Stone?”

Small magic stones poured out as if a bag full of rice had been split open.

Although it wasn’t a high-end magic stone because it wasn’t large,

It was a price that could not be ignored for that amount.

And there were dozens of black masses of the same size.

The royal researcher who came in with Elgrid opened his mouth.

“…According to research,

This object seems to have a habit of absorbing mana from living things and storing it as crystals of mana within its body.”

So… Can you think of it as something like a leech?

In other words, to organize.

By secretly bringing in leeches that absorb the mana of the World Tree,

You mean he continuously sucked the mana from the World Tree to obtain magic stones and convert them into money…?

‘I understand the intention itself.’

The problem is…

“Where the hell did you get such a monster from?”

That creature is not normal no matter how you look at it.

In the first place, sucking mana into creatures,

It’s like…

“… A monster.”

Yes.

This creature must be a monster.

A monster that should have been within the gate or exterminated by active soldiers.

Anyway, it’s not just a factional fight,

It seems that there is a more serious problem than that.