The Birth of the 9th Circle Wizard

Chapter 36 10 plagues (2)

“Because of Mandragora.”

“Make it?”

The village chief was astonished at Soon-won’s words.

“Is the mandragora I know right?”

Soon-won nodded his head instead of answering.

A plant from the legend called mandragora

It is known as a plant that grows from the semen of a prisoner who was hanged.

I don’t know why it bloomed on the World Tree, but it was written so in the raid team report before the return.

“How did you know that?”

Soon-won talked about the prepared answer to the village chief’s question.

“I had a dream. ask for help… .”

To put it bluntly, people only hear what they want to hear.

It had nothing to do with being an elf.

The village chief seemed to be convinced to some extent as to whether he remembered what the prophet had said.

“But what does mandragora have to do with the world tree?”

“It is expected that mandragora will probably bloom on the World Tree.”

At Soon-won’s words, Marquio was furious and stepped forward.

“What kind of bullshit are you talking about! How could such a vulgar plant grow on a sacred world tree?”

“I was just stating the truth.”

“Can you take responsibility for your words?”

“Yes, I can take responsibility.”

As Soon-won decisively left, Marchio looked at his father, grinding his teeth.

“father. How long do you plan to have humans in the village? They must be expelled immediately!”

“I understand why you hate humans, but this is not something to deal with emotionally. If you’re going to keep doing that, get out.”

Soon-won didn’t know why that young elf hated humans so much, but he knew he would continue to be a hindrance.

he knew

“What is your name?”

Soon-won’s gaze was on him, and Marquio pointed at him with his hand.

“I mean?”

“Yes.”

“This is Trunkus Marchio.”

“I promised to take responsibility for my words. Can Marchio-sama take responsibility for what he said?”

“What do you mean?”

“What would you do if mandragora really bloomed on the World Tree?”

Ignoring him seemed like it would keep getting in the way.

He had to keep the flag down on the grass.

“If mandragora really blooms on the World Tree, don’t even crawl between your crotches.”

“It’s okay, would you like to do a favor for me instead?”

“Request? Whatever it is!”

Marquio felt a certain ominous feeling, but he tried to ignore it because of his pride.

“Ah! look at my mind I didn’t even give a full name. I am the mayor of this town

They say I am Trunkus Vesper in charge.”

“This is Jung Soon-won.”

“This is Jihee Han.”

Although they made a common name, they were not in a friendly relationship with refreshments or sharing.

He immediately moved to the World Tree.

* * *

The World Tree was even bigger when viewed from right in front of it.

The diameter of the pillar alone is at least 100 meters

The height seemed impossible to measure because it rose through the clouds.

“So you mean there is Mandragora at the top of that World Tree over there?”

“Yes.”

To solve the problem of the world tree, you have to climb up there and pick Mandragora.

The problem was that I had to go up there myself.

“When you go up to the World Tree, magical energy is swirling around, so even the spirits cannot access it. You can’t even use magic, so are you really planning on going up there?”

“Yes, I said it was up there, so I will pick it up myself and prove that it is true.”

In fact, there are other reasons.

Mandragora is said to be able to cure all ailments and wounds other than death, only for those who eat it for the first time.

‘I can’t concede this because it belongs to the first person I chose.’In the end, Soon-won and Marquio decided to climb directly.

Marquio will come and see with both eyes to see if what Soon-won is saying is true.

That was the reason, Soon-won decided not to care whether he followed or not.

“I will grant you the protection of the wind spirit, but it will not be easy to climb.”

“no. That is enough.”

Climbing is a basic skill for a battle wizard.

From indoor rock climbing to outdoor rock climbing, I have mastered everything.

‘Flying magic or teleportation magic

I just can’t use it

Any buffs

Because I can bet.’

Before climbing the World Tree, Soon-won asked Marquio one thing.

“I will not wait for you or protect you just because you go with me. Do you understand?”

“Don’t be funny. Do you think I need your help?”

That was it.

Soon-won floated up using anti-gravity magic.

The look on Marquio’s surprised expression when he saw that was quite pleasing.

hand

Climbing the world tree wasn’t that difficult.

He climbed to the max with his anti-gravity magic and clinged to the world tree with his flying magic.

When he came to the top of the swirling magic, it was not difficult to climb with his bare hands thanks to his hardened muscular strength and the buffs on it.

Because it is an old tree, there are many places to catch and many places to set foot on.

‘It’s boring.’

I think I went up to 70% at once.

The remaining 30% seemed to be at a height to climb.

The raid team that previously attacked this gate must have gone through the same process.

The problem was what happened when I pulled out the mandragora.

‘Mandragora screams when they are chosen, and those who hear it say they will go crazy or die.’

This plant has human-shaped roots, so it screams when it is plucked.

For that reason, the report states that animals were trained to be plucked instead of humans.

‘Now it’s starting to look normal.’

He seemed to understand why the village chief said he couldn’t use magic when he rose to the top of the world tree.

It was because the magical powers around him were showing strange movements in conjunction with the energy of the World Tree.

‘Well?’

Suddenly, I felt a sense of popularity from below, and when I looked down, I saw Marchio coming up with all his might, sweating profusely.

‘Is there any reason to do that?’

He ignored it and decided to keep going.

The elf’s stamina was unmatched, so the distance gradually narrowed, but he didn’t care.

“After all, it’s finally here.”

The summit of the World Tree was as wide as a playground.

And there were countless small branches stretching out there, resembling a small forest.

‘It is as described in the report, but the exact location is not written, so it may take some time.’

There was no rush.

Even if Marquio came to Eula, it didn’t seem like he was going to be the first to choose him.

‘Let’s see.’

Mandragora said that before digging in the ground, it was like an ordinary flower with purple flowers.

‘Oh, is that that?’

I found it easier than I thought.

It was easy to see because it was colored purple alone among the leaves of the world tree full of green.

“uh?”

A poem called to make sure the legend was right

It was blooming on the body.

Exactly, only bones remained.

‘I don’t know who you are, but how did you get here and die?’

I saw a rope.

Seeing that they were together near the neck, it seemed that he committed suicide.

First of all, I decided to pull out Mandragora without worrying about it.

I decided to remove the surrounding soil first, then tie a string to the stem and pull it from a distance.

A fast-approaching sign.

And with the sound of the wind splitting, I felt something flying.

Pop!

Dodge the attack by flying your body forward.

When he got up from his seat, he found a dagger embedded in the spot he had escaped from.

When I looked for the attacker, as expected, Marchio was standing there.

“Why are you disturbing me? Now, do you not want to bend your pride?”

“Shut up!”

Marchio ran.

But he can use both magic and spirits.

impossible state.

He didn’t even bring a bow and arrow.

He drew another dagger in his arms and attacked it.

visor!

Soon-won was also unable to use magic.

He pulled out a dagger embedded in the floor and blocked the attack.

“I think that corpse has something to do with you. right?”

Instead of answering Marchio, Soon-won

He aimed at his neck and swung his sword.

A visible attack.

It was easily blocked.

“Mandragora is born from the dead in resentment, so what’s the story? Is it a cure?”

“Shut up that mouth!”

It seemed that Marquio had chosen the right way to run away.

“Why? Did the girl you liked even like that guy?”

“Aww! You must be killed!”

that his own complex emotions were discerned

The attack began to become monotonous, as blood was drawn to the tip of his head.

If the next attack was expected, it was easy to counterattack.

Whoa!

Soon-won’s knee, who jumped up for a moment, smashed into Marquio’s chin.

With his head tilted, he curled up behind him.

“Turn it off… .”

As if he was right, Marquio lost his mind.

Soon-won quickly approached him and stomped on him.

He thought he was on a trip because he often talked about how stuffy a small town was. There were no elves who thought he was dead.

“It is all my fault for not properly educating my children.”

The mayor made a decision.

He was punished by destroying the mana circuit of his son Marquio, forcibly terminating all elemental contracts, and imprisoning him for 150 years.

And he himself decided to step down from the position of mayor.

“Hey stranger. Thank you for saving the world tree. Before I step down as mayor, I am going to do the last request my son promised, so please tell me if there is anything you want.”

Soon-won said what he wanted without thinking twice.

“Give me the spirit.”

“… all right.”

Spirits are not inherently interchangeable.

Unlike elves, who are born with the energy of the forest, among humans, only those who have been blessed with a spirit can make a contract with a spirit.

‘A case just like Han Ji-hee’

If not, you will have to force a transplant.

That is, taking over the spirit contracted by someone else.

If you do that, your opponent will never be able to make a contract with the spirit of that attribute again, so no one would give you a spirit like that unless you were a normal lifesaver.

“My son has become a delinquent, but his father

I can’t be healthy. I, too, was thinking of canceling the mana circuit and terminating the contract with the elemental.”

In a gloomy atmosphere, the contract to hand over the spirit was carried out.

[I made a contract with Undine, the water spirit.] [I made a contract with the fire spirit Salamander.] [I made a contract with the wind spirit Sylph.] [I made a contract with the earth spirit gnome.]

“uh?”

I thought I’d get one spirit

I handed over four.

‘My son is deaf because of me… .’

There was no sign of resentment at all.

He was a curse, so even healing magic couldn’t fix it.

“Thank you once again for protecting our village. This is my gift.”

[Status window: Emotion]

Name: World Tree Branch

Class: S Class (Unique) Ability: ???

Special Ability: ???

Description: A branch of a world tree that has grown for 8,000 years. If you make a bow with this wood, there is a 100% chance to create an S-grade bow.

It was an unexpected gift.

Soon-won handed it over with a confused feeling.

“If it is because of my son, then there is no need to worry. 150 years is not a long time for an elf who lives for a long time.”

no.

For an elf who lives 800 years, 150 years is long enough.

The mayor is to keep Soon-won from feeling uncomfortable until the very end.

“Then let’s go.”

“May good luck always be with you on the way.”

The gate appeared as team leader Kim Soo-young pulled out the stake.

Soon-won and Han Ji-hee moved on without any regrets.

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