It's been two days since Tina and I got married.

　Yesterday and the day before, Tina and I spent the day alone with Tina. My classmates were out shopping and exploring in the city during that time.

　And today, since we are here in the Elf Country, we decided to do something that can only be experienced here with our classmates.

　Speaking of the Land of Elves, Alheime-yes, the World Tree. The World Tree that stands tall in the center of this country.

　I was going to climb it.

　Will we be able to climb it?
　Apparently you can climb it.

　Incidentally, in Alheime-not to mention climbing the World Tree-it is forbidden to even touch it.

　So how did we get to climb it?

　Because the sylphs told us to come up to the top, since we had come all this way.

　I checked with the Elf King, and he said it was okay if the sylph said it was okay.


　He said...

　We entered the interior through the giant uro at the bottom of the World Tree. The inside of the World Tree was a dungeon. There were demons, but they didn't attack us when they saw us.

'I didn't know there was a dungeon with demons inside the World Tree...'

　Rifa was muttering with a dumbfounded look on her face.

　That too. Who would think that the tree they were protecting would be inhabited by demons?

　According to Sylph, this dungeon was a bonus stage for the brave men of the past. They could get as many rare items as they wanted from the fairies from all over the world without being attacked by demons.

　Then, the reason why the demons are living there is to take care of the World Tree.

　By the way, I heard that you can get a lot of experience if you defeat them, but I feel awkward about defeating a quiet demon that won't attack me, so I'd better not do it.

　The sylph also said this.

Come up to the top. You can take any items you find along the way back with you. Good luck exploring!

　And...

　I've heard that we can enjoy the bonus stage of our former heroes.

Hurt, can we find the items we need?
It's okay.

　My appropriate answer to Liuxin's question made everyone excited.

''Search for a national treasure!
Yoko-san, I'm sensing strong magic over there!

　Mai and May went to explore with Yoko.

　Before I knew it, they seemed to be getting along well. I'm kind of glad that my contract demon and the spirit are getting along with each other.

'Uchi will go over there to find them!
I'll go with you.
Yeah, me too!

　Luna and Luke seem to be following Meldy. They seem to be relying on Meldi's sense of smell as a beast race.

''Liuxin, what are you doing!　Let's go!
Oh, oh!

　Luca pulled him and Ryushin ran. Something about Luca, who was usually quiet, was motivated. Is he interested in the treasure?

　They all ran off in different directions.

　For now, we decided to meet up in an hour and move to the upper floor.

　Me, Tina, and Rifa are the ones left here.

'Shouldn't you two be going on a treasure hunt?'

''Well........we elves feel very satisfied just by getting close to the World Tree. Not just to touch it, but to be able to go inside it.

　Tina holds her body and shudders.

'I feel so filled up, too, it's weird.

　Rifa seems to be in the same state as Tina.

'Is it okay to move or something?'

'That's not a problem. It just makes me feel a little better with every step I take.

　That's a problem, isn't it?


　Sure enough, there was a problem.

　The refugee is pinned down.

'I'm sorry, sir. I'll be right here. You two go find out.

　My cheeks are flushed and I'm out of breath.

　There is no way I could leave her alone in this state. Even if she was the princess of this country.

　Even if no demons are attacking, this is still a dungeon. We don't know what's in here.

"I'll stay with Rifa, so you can go explore.

'No, I can't leave my student, Rifa-san, in this state. Besides, I find it a little hard to walk too, so I thought I'd take a break until I get used to it.

'Right, well, let's get some rest then. We can explore again next time.

　The marking of the shifting magic has been done, so you can come to Alheimu at any time.

''Only Halt-sama can go exploring, right? I'll take this one.

How am I supposed to go on a quest without my wife who's out of shape?

　When I said that, Tina looked a little happy. Since the two elves are now together, I asked them a lot of questions about the country.

　Tina told me about how the country used to be.
　I heard from Rifa about the recent state of the country.

　The one thing that both stories had in common was that the sylphs were absolute, and the people all worshipped the sylphs.

'Huh, so every home has a statue of a sylph?'

　It was interesting to see how the sylphs, who seemed like honest kids to me, were deified in this country.


'Heh, isn't it great?'

Sir.
Mr. Sisyphus!

　A sylph came out of nowhere.

What? There you are.

Not "Hello!　I told you to come up, but you didn't come at all!

　It seems that sylphs are usually at the top of the world tree. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it happen.

I'm sure you're not the only one.　So they all went off on a treasure hunt. We were going to take our time exploring and make our way to the top...

Mmm, but I'm not busy!　I was looking forward to seeing you when you said Harts were coming to visit.

　A child?

　I thought it was a child, but it is a child.

　It seems that Sylph is very young for a Spirit King.

"Then why don't you just climb up this dungeon with us?

　Sylph's face lit up in a flash as I said this.

'I like that!　I'm going on an adventure with you guys!

　When I say adventure, it's just like your house. That's what I thought, but since Sylph looked happy, I decided to keep it quiet.

'Oh, nice to meet you. But Rifa and Tina aren't feeling well, so the move will have to wait a bit longer.

'Hey!　Tina, Rifa, are you okay?

　Sylph was worried about them both and flew to Fluffy and Tina and the others.

'Thank you for your concern, Sylph-sama. I'm not feeling bad, but I just can't walk for some reason.

Hmmm, that's a lot of mana wrapped around them. The mana in this tree loves the elves, so when the elves come, they want to surround them like this.

Is this what happens when you're surrounded by manna?

It's kind of like witchcraft sickness.

　Magical intoxication is a symptom that occurs when one takes in magical power that is not one's own. You can feel good, or on the contrary, you can feel sick or dizzy, and the symptoms vary from person to person.

　The two of you have been given a golden aura by Sylph.

''How do you feel?　Does that make you feel any better?

Oh, I feel so light!
I feel so much better.

　Tina and Rifa seem to be feeling better.

'What did you do?'

I put a sort of warding of my blessings around Rifa and Tina. It's a good thing that Mana doesn't overly interfere with them. But you can still use magic if you call on mana.

　Many elves call on mana to gather magic from space and use magic. Even with the wards of the sylphs, they could still use magic without any problems.

''Thank you. Sylph-sama.
Thank you!

All right, all right, come on, let's have an adventure!

""Oh!"

　We started our search for the treasure too.