Journey Of The Elf Mother Tree In Magic World

Where is the missing Gloria?

The poor she-wolf can't answer...

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I was trapped in the advancing process.

In a year, I consumed the magic stones we digged. I spent most of the times digesting the magic power I consumed in a state of half sleep and half awake.

I heard the shouts and screams in a daze.

My heart start to palpitate with grief.

'Why do I even feel sad? What just happened? Why do I feel an overwhelming sadness?'

I struggle to wake up from my daze state. Thankfully, the advancing is a success.

[ Successfully advanced...]

[ Race: Elf Mother Tree ( Small Tree ) ]

[ You got the revered name 'Avery' ]

[ Choose the suitable route you want to evolve...]

[ 1. Attack type 2. Defense type 3. Healing type ]

I don't bother to try understanding the notifications. All I care about is why do I feel so sad?

I remembered I hid in the depth of Veronica's cave to advance bacause I'm too eyecatching as a tree outside.

'How long have I been in this state?'

Transforming myself, I storm out of the cave in a hurry...

'I felt too many presences. Who are they? Neither Greyhounds nor the boys...'

Then, I saw the scene that made my heart beat rapidly with fear..

"Oh my god, Veronica!!!!!"

I saw Evan feeding something to Veronica gently. No matter what happened, I don't need to care much. Veronica is injured badly.

Curing her at all cost is the priority now.. Looking at her scarred body without a good piece of fur, I'm shaking with fear...

Fear of losing her...

I have never lost my loved ones in my whole life...what if this is the first?...

"Kid!!! Are you okay? Hurt anywhere? "

"No..I'm fine."

I answered Evan's question dryly. I can barely control myself from crying out loud.

Where are you Daniel?

Where are my boys?

She is still breathing thank to Evan's potions... I restraint myself from wailing and put my hands on her body.

'I need to make a good use of my healing ability....'

I used up all my magic reserves in one go in healing ..

Still it wasn't enough.. I remembered there was something about 'the route to evolve' in the notification.

[ I choose to evolve into the healing type ]

[ Evolve into the healing type Mother Tree...]

[ Evolution successful...]

In Evan's eyes,a soft green light covered her whole body. And a small crown made of 'dark green treasure that looked like Jade' appeared on her head as if she was born with it.

The green light coming from my hands become brighter and brighter...

'I need some more...just a little more..'

Followed my instinct, I condensed a drop of life liquid and feed it to her mouth. This liquid is so potent and busting with vitality that I'm drained by just a drop of it.

The miracle happened after that...

Veronica's body was wrapped in a soft green light and the wounds healed faster and faster,visiable to the naked eyes.

Only after seeing her tightly closed eyes open that I dare to breath a sigh of relief...

"Cub? Wasn't I dead? Am I dreaming?"

"Please don't say it...Mama,I'm really scared. Please don't leave me...okay?"

I sobbed and hugged her body toghtly. Thank you...thank you for being alive.

" Am I not badly injured? "

She tried to stand up and move around. Despite her disbelief,her body show no sign of injuries or fatigue. It's even have the signs of being advanced. The most unbelievable thing is.....her soul and body merged perfectly.

"I healed you Mama. You are fine.."

She looked at the cub's innocent face.

'My soul merged with the body perfectly now...but what about her?.Can I still give her body back? It's unfair to her. How can I compensate her loss? I should have told them about the past. I should let Daniel know about her. I'm gonna face it now.'

She thought...

It'll make her sad but she should come clean..

"I have something to talk about.... "

"Sure...go ahead.."

"To you and Daniel... In private "

Means Evan is not allowed to listen..

" Okay...let's wait for him to come.."

"He'll be back in a hour or two. He went out hunting with the kids."

I let her sleep while waiting. Maybe the physical fatigue is gone but the mental fatigue is not easy to resolve.

"Hi...brother. Can you tell me... how much did you see? I know I should greet you properly...but she nearly die.. I...I.. This is the first time someone near me is dying.I feel really useless.."

I gave a weak smile to him. He seemed distressed for me. He picked me up and gave me a warm hug.

" It's okay...I'll also panicked if I'm in your place. But you're amazing. You can keep yourself calm and able to heal her properly. "

"Actually... I'm not calm. I nearly faint.."

"I don't know much. When I arrived, she was besieged and already at the end of the rope. It's a miracle that she didn't die under the assault of thirteen orcs.."

"Thirteen orcs?? Where are they?"

"Dead..I ordered my knights to kill them all. There, they stacked them in the open area near the streamside. Let's burn the carcasses before the strong predators get the bloody smells."

He take me to see the carcasses with my own eyes.

"Wolves, jackles and hyenas ? They changed forms?"

"Well...it's like that.."

Put aside the enmity between us, it awesome. They can change between human form and beast form. They changed back into beast form after death.

"Let's burn them after the hunting group come back. It won't be long,I promise...It's a good teaching materials...There are no beasts stronger than Veronica around here.The weaker ones don't dare to come near her territory. "

I rubbed my hands excitedly.The boys should see this...

"I come to pick you up. Sorry, it took to long to pick you up. It's so messy there that I can't afford to distract. I come as soon as I've time."

"The throne changed hands? How are you? Are you okay? "

I heard the other royal families are not like ours, no familial affection and cold-blooded.

I wonder his was like that too...

"I'm fine..I supposed? I grow up away from them...so I don't have deep feelings for them. I don't like the atmosphere there but what can I even do? I was pulled into the messes ever since I was born."

I gave him a big hug to sooth his wounded little heart.

"I'm sorry.... "

"For what? It's not that bad. Now that my brother is on the throne, I'm the only prince of the Empire now. All my emotional suffering only last nearly 20 years. The rest hundreds of years are just for myself. Everyone would be willing to die to have this life. Don't you think so?"

" Alright, if you say so..."

I am glad that he doesn't need my comfort.

"You're proud of being the only prince, huh..?"

" Yes,I do.."

" Good for you...It was good for physical and mental health to show off occasionally."

We laughed together. He became more mature than before. Even the naive air around him changed. 'It's better for him. He looked like a holy father before. I prayed 'Please, just don't turn dark.'.

Holy father suddenly turning dark was very likely to become a world destroying villain.

" I see that you are a lot taller. Nearly 8 feets? Your hair is longer too.Brother,you looks good."

I gave him a thumb up for his look. How to put it? He was also good looking before but still a little green. He is a qualified prince charming now...

" Shouldn't you get a little taller? I saw you're nearly 10 inches taller when you came out of the cave but your height reduced after you healed that she-wolf."

"Oh....that...., I just advanced but fall back because of insufficient magic power. By the way, her name is Veronica,brother."

He became anxious because of her answer.

"Will it hurt your foundation? "

"No...It will get normal after a rest or with some magic stones. No need to worry."

He rubbed my long hair in relief. His hand touched the little crown on my head,but the crown didn't even budged. He tried to pulled the crown with interest..

"Hey...Where did you get this crown? I want to know what kind of material is used to make it. The color is plain but it have classis form of beauty and grace..."

I tried shaking and pulling it. I can feel it is fixed and grew out from my skull instead of just putting it on.

"I supposed....It's the manifestation of my identity. It grew out from my skull.I'm a princess afterall..."

Evan narrowed his eyes thinking...

He heard it once from her before his departure. At that time he thought she was talking about being his sister but this time didn't seem like it...

"You can see I'm not human from my ears,right? "

"Obviously, it's not like this last time.."

He touched my ears with puzzled face.

"My characteristics will be more obvious as I grow up..I'm from a race called Elf "

Gloria's side also have a motives for telling about this too...

The hierarchy in this world is very strict.Don't talk about being a Royal blood,even being a fallen nobel is much more better than being a commoner. The bastards of nobels are treated better than commoner__and the bastards of royal bloodline are treated better than nobels.....even if it is just an empty names or fallen.

It's the world where the dogs from nobel households have more prestige than rich/strong commoners....

The prince or princess of fallen kingdom/empire is respected by the nobels from strong empire.

Because....

Royal bloodline have inherited abilities of ancestors and it is more powerful than the bloodline of nobels.

Because this world's power system is closely related to hierarchy. I can get love from them with my abilities and cuteness... but not respect..

No one in my life will be with me constantly...

No one will be completely on my side...

If the gap between us is too wide, when the love and patience are wearing thin....I'll be left with nothing, completely in the mercy of feudal lords...

But if something in our possessions is equal,like bloodline____at least he will respect my bloodline.