The Main Heroine Likes the Extra

Chapter 49

49 – Yggdrasil②

“…… Huh?”

A dazed voice came out of Alicia’s mouth.

Her own knowledge asserted that the huge tree in front of her was the World Tree, Yggdrasil.

She was confident, however, that she couldn’t admit that the withered tree over there was Yggdrasil, the World Tree.

“This…What the hell is this…”

Alicia moved her steps as she stuttered her unbearable words.

You have to look more…Closer.

With only such thoughts in her head, Alicia moved holding onto the orb in her hand.

How long did it take?

After passing through the meadow and into the forest where the world tree stood, Alicia looked up at the world tree that was getting closer.

Yggdrasil, the world tree, is gigantic, but has become black and rotted and withered.

Alicia’s heart felt like it was being torn apart by that miserable appearance.

‘Ah…I can’t do this…’

She went all the way to the World Tree with small hopes, but now she had to admit it.

Yggdrasil, the world tree that circulated the magic of the world and supported the land we live in, is dead.

Alicia was in despair at the truth in front of her eyes.

Then a question popped into her mind.

She herself, she, why did she come looking for the World Tree?

Yes, because an oracle that she couldn’t understand clearly came down to her, didn’t she come because she wanted to know the true intentions of Yggdrasil, the World Tree?

But the World Tree, Yggdrasil, was dead.

Then she asked, who gave the oracle to Cardinal Gerald?

Cardinal Gerald did not lie.

There were many eyewitnesses to Cardinal Gerald receiving the oracle.

Of course, it’s not impossible if all the eyewitnesses are one, but they are also devout believers in the church.

Couldn’t you lie with an oracle?

Even more so, since there were also figures from the papal faction, not the cardinal faction, among the eyewitnesses.

Then what happened?

A rustling sound came through Alicia’s ears as she was lost in her troubles.

She was taken aback and Alicia immediately held her breath and hid herself.

Soon after, something appeared in the bushes.

It was a fairy.

A small fairy with green hair and red eyes was flying and moving.

Alicia held her breath even more.

Of course, you can ask the fairy about the situation.

But she didn’t think about contacting the fairies because she felt uncomfortable, although Alicia said she was a pope who didn’t serve fairies.

‘It’s strange that the world tree has become like that, and the fairies are walking around casually.’

Alicia, who held her breath and hid.

At that time, it seemed that the fairy had seen where she was.

And the fairy approaching.

‘…Caught?’

Alicia’s face was stained with anxiety.

However, that worry ended in vain.

「Huh? I thought there was something…?」

A fairy snooping her head as if she hadn’t seen Alicia even though she must have seen where Alicia was.

Alicia was deeply embarrassed by the strange situation, but she held her breath even more without expressing it.

「Am I tired…?」

With that said, the fairy disappeared on the other side.

Alicia, who held her breath until the fairy’s presence completely disappeared, came out of hiding and exhaled.

‘Whew…What the hell was that…?’

The dead world tree.

A fairy who behaves casually even when the world tree dies.

The identity of the oracle that came down to Gerald.

It was difficult to understand anything.

At that time, something caught Alicia’s eyes.

“… Huh?”

Something glowing.

It looked like a human and was moving as if waving its hand.

Did Alicia recognize that she saw her?

She stopped waving her hand and it started moving.

As Alicia stood still in a state of alert, she stopped moving and waved her hand again.

“…Are you asking me to follow you?”

She had the slightest suspicion, but she showed no signs of harming herself.

She seems to be at least more trustworthy than a fairy, and even if she stays here or goes back, there’s nothing she can do.

Thought so, Alicia quietly followed him.

While waiting for her to come, she followed the leading shining being for about an hour.

As she moved almost to where the base of the World Tree began to be visible, Alicia saw a cave-like place in front of her eyes.

No, looking closely, it wasn’t a cave.

It looked like a cave, but it seemed that some of the roots of the World Tree gathered together to form a cave-like space.

The shining being stopped in front of it, pointing to its entrance.

“Are you asking me to come in?”

“……”

The shining being just disappeared without answering.

She thought for a moment about Alicia being left alone, but she didn’t last very long.

“I don’t know. Whatever happens.”

Having made up her mind, Alicia entered the entrance as it was.

The interior was wider than expected.

She thought it was dark, but it wasn’t too dark as light came in between the tree trunks forming the space.

She walked and walked like that until she got to the blockage. Alicia saw a wooden structure that looked like a small table.

On the table lay something that looked like a softly shining marble.

As Alicia cautiously approached it, a blinding light suddenly erupted from her.

“I was waiting for you.”

“…!!”

I couldn’t see it.

It’s just that Alicia is surrounded by light.

But she’s a woman’s voice that Alicia can hear clearly.

“Who… Who are you?”

At first glance, it sounds like an ordinary woman’s voice, but Alicia calmly asked a question at her voice, which gave off an unexplained sense of dignity.

“I am Yggdrasil, the World Tree. I have been waiting for you to come. Descendant of Merlot.”

“Three…World Tree…?! You’re safe!”

Originally, she deserved to be suspected at least once.

But the energy in her voice was telling Alicia that she was the real Yggdrasil.

The voice of her World Tree continued as she immediately knelt down and prayed to Alicia.

“No, I’m already dead. Think of me here as a remnant.”

“That…That could be…”

“Alicia Merlot, descendant of Frania Merlot. I have a favor for you.”

Alicia, who once again recognized that the World Tree had died, returned the World Tree’s favor.

“Would you like to pass on what is over there to my child?”

“Yes?”

Are you referring to those marbles that emit soft light?

Alicia’s eyes turned to her marbles.

Perhaps it was because she was nearby, she felt a warm energy that she hadn’t felt before.

“It’s the seed of a new world tree.”

“This…This.”

“I died, but recently I was able to create a new world tree seed.”

Alicia slowly reached for her marble and she grabbed it.

At first glance, it’s just an ordinary marble.

However, when Alicia held it, the great energy she felt from it added credibility to the words of the World Tree.

“Please pass it on to my child.”

“The World Tree-sama… Yggdrasil-sama’s child, who are you talking about…”

“The child’s name is…”

After hearing the World Tree’s answer, Alicia nodded her head in agreement, although she was briefly surprised.

But one question remained for Alicia.

“World Tree, how did you die?”

“……”

“Obviously, the World Tree-nim has passed away. However, the World Tree-nim’s blessing is still functioning, and even the person who received your oracle has appeared.”

There was no answer from the World Tree.

But Alicia waited patiently.

After about a few minutes, I heard her voice.

“Someone killed me and took my power.”

“!!”

Alicia was shocked.

She guessed that there was something big about the World Tree’s death.

But someone killed it intentionally, who the hell would have done such a wrathful thing?

“The power she stole from me still retains the blessings that descend upon the world, but once I am dead, that power will one day disappear.”

“That…If that happens…”

“The magic will run amok, the earth will collapse and a great disaster will come.”

“Who the hell did this terrible thing!”

Alicia could not forgive.

For what purpose did someone commit such a terrible thing?

Wherever she needed to kill the World Tree, while involving the whole world.

“Her name is Velia.”

“Velia… Velia…? No way…”

“Yes. One of the members of those who annihilated the demon king a long time ago. I am Saint Velia.”

About 400 years ago, there was an incident where the sealed demon king was released.

Fortunately, the leaders of each country predicted the situation that the demon king would soon be released, and accordingly, they were able to immediately respond and block the demon king’s forces.

And then, a certain strategy was executed for the complete annihilation of the demon king.

One of the parties participated in the operation.

It was a small party consisting of a beast warrior, a human witch, a human fighter, a knight, and a saint.

They participated in the demon king extermination operation carried out by each country and stood at the forefront, and succeeded in completely annihilating the demon king after a fierce battle.

The beastman and the witch quietly retired.

Martial artists and knights built the country.

Then the saintess left for the World Tree.

The saintess lived while serving the World Tree, and she assisted the World Tree until she died and was left with only her soul.

However, as time passed, the World Tree began to reach its limits.

Perhaps it was because he had lived for too long, the power of the World Tree began to gradually decline.

The World Tree designated its ‘child’.

All I could do was to bestow a great protection on the child and see that child live happily.

With that alone, even a small amount of power returns to the World Tree.

With it, he intended to create a new world tree, a world tree that would succeed him.

There was enough time for the new world tree to grow and take root.

Yes. Clearly, everything was going well.