Chapter 23: The Elf's Dance

"Old friend, I don't have much time."

An old voice came from nothingness, a sound with a sense of existence that was born from eternity.

"I haven't contacted for a long time, did you say this right away?"

Another voice also sounded immediately, which was a soft and magnetic voice, which was a very charming voice. It gave people the feeling that it must be a stern and elegant and knowledgeable elder.

"...Is that? In the end, you will leave this world? Aldoka."

In the conversation in the void, neither side can see the conversation between the other.

"Are you surprised? Dorenbusta."

"I just regret not being able to witness the last moment of the World Tree's life."

"Haha, it seems that the long years and life at the top of Dubaira have changed you a lot. You didn't say the word "regret" during the war. In my memory, you did not leave any "regret" in even the most difficult years."

“Life without 'regrets' does not exist, and even our mentor Aussetin has irreparable regrets.”

“…”

After a long period of silence, both sides seemed to remember someone who loved the world very much, but because of this love, they had to choose to leave and could only silently watch the existence of this world from afar.

"Aldoka, do you have no regrets if you leave this world?"

After a long time, the sound called Dorenbusta suddenly rang in the void again.

"My only regret is that I can't see my 'child' become a new tree of the world with my own eyes."

"Is that 'child'? It seems that you pay more attention to this 'child' than other 'child'."

"After all, unlike other 'children's', 'she' can be said to be the continuation of my life, my true 'children'."

"I never thought that you would leave this world at this time... Is the responsibility you left after you leave not too heavy for this 'child'?"

"My power has almost been exhausted. Even if I continue to exist in this world, I can no longer bear the responsibility of "Guardian."

After a pause, a smile appeared in the old voice.

"And I think that even if I leave, there will still be someone who will help that 'child' thrive. Isn't it? My old friend."

"…You trust me so much."

The voice called Dorenbusta has a wry smile.

"Because you are the guy who deserves my trust."

"Is it my illusion? You seem to have a lot of talks today. Have you encountered anything to be happy with?"

"Well~~ That can be said to be something to be happy about, right? Didn't you even feel anything?"

"Don't joke, I've tried my best to maintain the stability of the space here just to maintain the stability of the space here. How could I have the extra energy to pay attention to what's going on in the world below?"

"That's really hard. In short, I just felt a very pure power of the origin of life, and the green vitality is very similar to mine."

"Are you saying that in this world, there is another world tree in addition to you and that child?"

"I'm not sure about this, but it's the first time in the past two thousand years that it's been so exciting that it's an extremely gratifying miracle to be able to meet the same existence as me at the end of my life. If I could leave this land, I think I'd definitely go and meet this new friend."

"It's really a helpless thing to be unable to walk."

"Yes, so at least, at the last moment of my life, I want to listen to the voice of that person and have a good conversation with that person. In this way, there will be no regrets in this lonely life that lasted for more than 20,000 years."

"Then... your 'children'..."

"These 'children' have been protected under my wings for too long, which is not a good thing for them, but even though I know this, I still cannot make up my mind to let them leave my protection and be baptized in the unknown world."

"Hahahahahahahahahaha"

"I'm such a very selfish father, aren't I?"

"Maybe it's not too late now?"

"Yes, it's not too late now. The seeds sown two hundred years ago are now at the time of blooming and fruiting. This is the last thing I can do for these 'children's'."

"Actually, you have already arranged the path you should take after you leave, right?"

"No, I just opened a door for them, a door to a wider world. As for what path they choose in the future... I can only say that I believe in my 'children'."

“…Aldoka.”

"What?"

“You are a great ‘father’.”

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The southwestern part of the Great Bar Mountains, bordering the endless Great Plains and the Sunset Everglades, is a vast and virgin forest.

It is not so much a vast forest, but rather a vast ocean.

An ocean made up of endless green.

This is the famous Elf Forest of Truntuk.

There are towering ancient trees everywhere, and deep green everywhere. Even in the severe winter, the green here cannot fade away at all.

This is the home of eternal spring, and this is the land favored by the sun.

Although the sound of the Romila harp with a swelling and soothing feeling, it is melodious and soothing, with a hint of lazy and leisure. On this warm afternoon, listening to such a piano sound will make people feel like they are soaked in warm water. (Romilla harp: It is a magical instrument, with a shape similar to the small harp held in your hand, but because it is a elves, the lines are more slender and elegant. Moreover, because it is a magical instrument, it does not have the strings like ordinary harp. When playing, it is done by hand and flutters the air in the part of the piano arm, and the air flow is used to create the sound of the air flow to vibrate the sound part of the piano arm to produce sound. Because it is done by air flow, the sound is not as crisp as an ordinary harp, but is somewhat melodious like a flute. Moreover, because it is not affected by the material, the range is also very broad. The exclusive instrument of the elves.)

If you look up along the sound of the piano, you will find that the branches of the ancient tree are growing in circles. By the way, there was a snack called "Dada Roll" in the past, which was somewhat similar to the branches and vines that were coiled into circles and formed a huge sky square in the air.

In this huge sky square, more than a dozen innocent and beautiful girls who seemed to not appear on earth were dancing in a circle in the melodious sound of the piano...

For elves, dance is an indispensable part of life. It is not a simple entertainment or play, it is a ritual, a ritual of praise and thanks, and a ritual of communication with nature and crystal spirits. Among the vast majority of elves, the time for dancing accounts for 70 to 80% of all life.

It is precisely because this activity is put to such a high level that the elf dance has been sublimated to an unmatched art in Trantak. The only one who can compare with it is the darling of the goddess of art, the Serna.

The elf girls are extraordinarily dedicated to their dance today because they are praying for the World Tree.

The kind and generous world tree gives them a place to live, gives them a carefree life, and protects them from the evil guys from outside... In that sense, the elves cannot leave the world tree.

It is such an irreplaceable existence that has recently shown signs of recession.

For the elves, this is undoubtedly the arrival of the end of the world.

All they can do is to dance constantly, use their graceful dance posture to stimulate the activity of elemental spirits between heaven and earth, and inject vitality into the world tree again.

Yes, if elves can also use magic, it is their dance.

In the quiet forest, the warm sunshine is still so bright, with birds singing and flowers everywhere, but the beautiful and elegant elves did not play like they usually do. The trees around the square coiled vines were densely filled with elves of all sizes. Because elves are creatures that do not age, they cannot distinguish their age from their appearance. They can only roughly distinguish between their figure and demeanor. If they all bow their heads and their chests and pray, they will be even more unable to tell who is who...

Today all the elves gathered in this place and gathered for the health of their common father, the World Tree.

A ripples that were invisible to the naked eye rippled through the forest, like a breeze without traces. The sound of the Romila harp with only green trees stopped at some point. The elf girls who were still leaping happily the moment before also stopped and stood there in a daze...

Not only the elf girl in the dance, but all the elves raised their heads, confused, surprised, and surprised... So the elves pointed their eyes towards the southeast...

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Chapter completed!