You made it.
Yes....

　Me and Dylon reached the root of the World Tree.

　It seems that we won't be attacked by any demons when we get here.

Now, what kind of an ordeal is this...

((meaning: )) ((you've come so far. ((You want my fruit?))

　In my head, a voice echoed.
　It wasn't the voice of a sylph.
　It's a voice that makes me slightly annoyed.

　The incarnation of the World Tree is a sylph, but does the World Tree itself have consciousness?

((The World Tree))

((meaning: ))

The World Tree. Please, can I have some fruit?　My son is sick.

((i)) ((The one who wishes to be fruitful needs to meet the test that I put forth. Do you understand that?

'Oh. I'll do whatever it takes to help my son!

((Good. ) ((Good.)) (3 trials in total.)

　World Tree(?) (()) ( ) ) and a small crystal fell at Dylon's feet.

((meaning: )) ((fill that crystal with your magic power))

...with this?

　Dylon picks up the crystal.

　I looked at it and realized that it was impossible to clear the ordeal.

　(()) because it was an infinite magic crystal - a mythical grade (gods) magic tool that could store as much magic power as possible.

((What's the matter?　Come on. Can't you do it?　If you can't, I'll take your memories for wasting my time.

Okay, okay. Wait a minute!

　Dairon fills the crystal with magical power.

　However, no matter how much magic power he poured into the crystal, it didn't seem to have any magic power stored in it.

　

''Dylon, wait for a moment.

What are you going to do?

　I moved to a place where I couldn't see from Dylon and then put my hands on the ground and spoke to the Ancestral Dragon.



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You're looking good. Halt.

　I feel like I haven't been called by my own name in a long time.

'Yes. It's the last one.

　I had come to Master Ancestral Dragon.

"I'm talking about you. I'm sure you have some idea what that World Tree is...

Yeah. I'm fine.

　As I said this, Master Ancestor smiled.

"As long as your feet touch the earth, I can send you as much magic as I want.

I understand. I look forward to working with you.

And you can take these with you.

　A large sword as tall as my height and a bright red gemstone appeared in front of me.

　Both items are familiar to me.

　They were my beloved sword, Hegoku, and the Eye of the Dragon King, which can absorb any magic.

　I see.
　This is a gift from the ancestral dragon.

　I'm sure that since the ancestral dragon who can see the future tells you to take it with you, you'll need this.

"Thank you, Ancestor Dragon, thank you very much.

'Oh. You should come visit me once in a while, when you get back to your own time. Well ... with my descendants, if you can.

　Master Ancestor Dragon used to bless all the dragons born and preach how to live as a dragon, a demon of the highest order.

　However, one day, there was a dragon king who remarked that he thought it was alien to him.

　''You're a nagging old man,'' Master Ancestor was so shocked when he was told that he was a nagging old man, and since then, he's retreated into the demon world.

''I hope so. If there are any dragons or dragon-men who do not mind coming to me, I will bring them to you.

　Even if it's an awesome dragon that seems to be circulating magic in the world, you want to see your descendants.

''I understand!''

　We'll get Chalk, Ryushin, and Luca.
　And if possible ... me and Luca's son.

"Mm-hmm!　Don't hold your breath, I'm waiting. I'll be waiting!　I don't hold out much hope for you, but...

　Grandpa (Ancestral Dragon), who wants to see his descendants' faces, is so cute, I decided to definitely bring everyone along.

　I mean, since Ancestral Dragon can see the future, he must have known that I'd be the one to bring Chakua and the others to the future.

　Maybe it's just an insurance policy.


''Well then, I'll be back. Thank you, Ancestral Dragon-sama!

Oh. Good luck, Hurt. And when you hit the evil one, just go easy on him a little bit.

''I'm sorry. No matter how much Ancestral Dragon-sama says, I can't make any promises but I'll try.

　It should be just barely non-extinguishing.

That's it. I'll see you around.


　***

　He returned to the root of the World Tree.

　Dyron was still putting his magic power into the crystal.

'Dylon, I'm waiting for you.'

"Elnor?　You were completely out of sight, weren't you?　Hey, where have you been?

　Did they think we got away?
　I think I made Dillon a little uneasy.

'Ha-ha, I'm not going to run away. It's about time you did.　I'll take over.

Oh. Thank you........what's that big sword of yours?

　Dylon was surprised to see the Hegemony I was carrying on my back.

Well, a bit.

　While saying that, I forcefully take the Infinite Demonic Crystal from him.

''You don't mind if I put my magic power into it, do you?''

(()) ((oh, no, I don't care who does it. ) ((Oh, I don't care who does it.

　All right, let's go!
　Ancestral Dragon-sama (Grandpa), please take care of me!

　An enormous amount of magical power entered me from the ground under my feet.

　I poured it directly into the demon crystal.

((Heh. ((Huh?)) ((Huh?)) it seems you have more magic power than that old guy just now.

Yeah, of course.

　(()): ((meaning: )) pouring magic power incessantly.


((awesome........I'm already halfway there. ((but I think you're about to reach your limit, too, don't you?

No, not at all?

　It's because the ancestral dragon that circulates magic power in this world has my backing.

I'm going to go on and on.

((mm?　((mm))　That's a lot of work.


　With a crisp sound, the demonic crystal cracked.

''Whoa!''
((What? !
((Oh, no.....

'Oops, it's cracked. But you've accomplished filling this crystal with magical power, right?

That's impressive, Elnor. The amount of magical power you have what is going on?

　Well, I was just cheating.

　(()): ((But it's the world, it's a tree...): ((It's the same thing...): ((It's the same thing...): ((It's the same thing...): ((It's the same thing...): ((It's the same thing...): ((It's the same thing...): ((It's the same thing...): ((It's the same thing...): ((It's the same thing...): ((It's the same thing...): ((It's the same thing...


) ((mm). ) ((mm:)) ((duh........what a waste.... ((chuckle)) ((next))

　Oh, come on.
　It's showing its true colors.

　As I was thinking about this, just like the time of the Demon Crystal, another chunk of metal fell out of nowhere.

　) ((Orichalcong sphere, as high as my waist height.

((next time, let's have it broken)

''Oh, no... this is an orihalcon, isn't it!　There's no way in hell I'm going to break this lump.


Did you get it?

　(()))

((Eh?!))
(...what?

　Even with this elf's body, I'm glad I could use the High Kingdom.

((Eh, eh, what?　What's up with you!

Well, well. Next time, that's the last time, right?

((──Okay... (( )): ( ): ( ): ( ): ( ): ( ): ( ): (! (! ) (! ) But the next one will be much harder.

In the end, you'll have to catch a super-grade magic...

((And how do you know that?

Well, I'm afraid so. Let's do it. I'm ready to go, okay?

　Come on!


((mm: ))

What?


((Last trial, old man, you kill the elf with the big sword.