The Round Table Conference Hall of the Five Archangels.
The leader overseeing them, Michael, the Guild Master of the Angel Guild, lowered his head.
“Thank you. Thanks to you, we were able to fend off the attacks and win.”
“It was mutually beneficial. I can only express my gratitude.”
I needed the name of the Angel Guild, and the Angel Guild needed the power to defend themselves.
It was made possible because our mutual interests aligned.
Michael shook his head.
“No, that’s not right. Lady Lily could have helped any other guild, but we would have definitely fallen without you, Lady Lily.”
The Sword Saint and the Blood Fight Lord. And countless imperial troops.
Even though the rankers’ levels had risen, the Angel Guild wouldn’t be able to withstand such formidable foes.
[That makes sense]
[Lol, right?]
[The Angel Guild should bow daily in the direction Lady Lily lives ㅇㅇ]
[Lolololololol]
“Um… If you think so…”
The reason we needed the Angel Guild’s name wasn’t just to participate in the Siege War, but the biggest reason was that they could withstand the Empire, even if only for a moment.
A group that could block the dispersed power of the Empire and endure after the war ended.
That was the unique strength of the Angel Guild.
However, the reason the Angel Guild could not only withstand but also win was partly because I had been smashing the Empire to pieces.
“Then let’s say I did a bit better.”
“Huh? Yes, you’re right. It’s thanks to you, Lady Lily.”
“Of course, Lady Queen Lily! I believed in you all along!!”
“Please, sis…”
Still so lively.
Uriel smoothly bypassed Laguiel’s obstruction and suddenly came close to me, exclaiming “Ah!”
“So, have you really become a king?”
“Yes. There’s a suitable candidate, but yeah.”
The Elbrite Principality probably wouldn’t change much.
The existing Duke Ronhadia was just demoted to Marquis, so his position hasn’t really changed.
‘Of course, if I start something, it might change a bit.’
As I nonchalantly said this, Uriel’s eyes sparkled.
“Wow… Hey! Michael!”
“What?”
“I also want to be a king!”
“You’re insane.”
“Why!”
“Are you going to topple the royal family, Uriel?”
Sandalphon chuckled and twirled his curly hair around his finger, while Uriel spoke in an excited voice as if imagining something fun.
“No, thinking about it, the Eden Federation also has a lot. Ah, excuse me. We’ve protected a lot, so shouldn’t we have some fitting titles now?”
“Don’t we have titles?”
“That’s just for show. The territory isn’t that big anyway. Besides, isn’t Lady Lily the first among users to be a king?”
“Huh? There are no kings among users?”
I tilted my head, enjoying their conversation.
I was pretty sure I had seen a few while glancing at some documents.
[There are some]
[It’s almost nonexistent]
[There are, but it’s on a kindergarten level, lol]
[There are no kingdoms having more than count-level territory, lol]
[The real king is indeed Lily]
[They’re all affiliated with a kingdom or an empire]
[Of course, it’s Lily]
[Lily, Queen, heh…]
Uriel also turned his head to respond.
“Most are just affiliated with kingdoms, and the ones with the largest territories are Sword Saints and Lord Leo, but they aren’t kings.”
“That’s right. In fact, most are part of kingdoms, and the ones who came out with that much territory and power independently are Lady Lily.”
So that was the case.
“So! Are you going to make me a king?!”
“If you withdraw from the federation and take control of the royal family, maybe that could happen.”
“Ah! Not that.”
“Then there’s no method. Wake up from your dream.”
“Tch…”
“Anyway, Lady Lily.”
“Yes.”
“I’ve been thinking. I need to reward you, but what should I give?”
Michael, now undeniably the head of the number one guild that no one could challenge, contemplated.
Though they weren’t on the same guild level as Lily, they had worked together and should maintain a good relationship moving forward.
Since they had become hostile with the empire, the enemy of their enemy is their ally.
It would be good to stay close with Lily.
“Since she’s already established a principality, money or territory or titles would have no meaning. Other items wouldn’t be too useful for Lady Lily’s specs either.”
So.
Thud.
“I’d like to give you this.”
“Oh…?”
What Michael placed on the round table was a silver sword.
A long blade with a red gem embedded in the handle.
The biggest characteristic of this exquisitely crafted weapon was its name.
“Silver Purifier. This is my great masterpiece. It’s a mythical weapon that I obtained during my prime questing days.”
“Drak’s work.”
The third masterpiece of Drak, the great blacksmith of Talikal.
[Oh]
[For real????]
[That’s super expensive]
[You’re giving that away?]
[Wow]
[Lololololol]
[So now there are two left?]
[Lily has six masterpieces now? lol]
[Blue, red, green, yellow, white + silver]
[Are you seriously collecting them all? lol?]
[If you collect them all, can you make a wish?]
And I was collecting masterpieces one by one.
However, Black, who had the Black Destroyer, seemed absolutely unwilling to sell it.
The masterpieces taken by other rankers were the same.
I had no idea who had them, but from their perspective, mythical equipment must have been incredibly valuable.
I didn’t decline and packed up the weapon.
“Thank you.”
“I’m glad to hear that. It seems like you like it.”
“Yes. I like it quite a bit.”
As he said, with the duchy acquired, money didn’t seem as important anymore.
Of course, I could ask if I could buy weapons with money, but rankers don’t sell mythical items for cash.
In a way, it’s expected.
‘Why sell when you’re already making a fortune?’
Rankers are already wealthy, earning billions and cherishing the world of Deoen even more than reality, concentrating on it.
So, there’s no way they’d sell a mythical item obtained through luck and effort just for a bit of cash.
Sre.
As I pulled out the Silver Purifier from the sword sheath Michael handed me, my reflection appeared on the sword saint.
“…Silver Purifier, huh.”
Somehow, it feels like ‘that child’ would dislike this weapon.
“The ability of the Silver Purifier is, as the name suggests, ‘purification.’ It is said to inflict damage on evil beings or undead, and according to the previous owner, it’s particularly effective against ‘vampires.’”
“Have you encountered a vampire?”
“I met one in the dungeon. It was stronger than I expected, and I struggled, but after acquiring it through the quest, it became easy to handle.”
“Hmm… Understood.”
I probably won’t have a use for this.
‘Vampires’ can’t become my enemies.
“Do you happen to know where the other masterpieces are? Ah, not the Black Destroyer that Black has.”
“The whereabouts… Well, first, the yellow one was taken from the Grim Reaper. Um… that person should have it…”
“That person?”
[That person?]
[Who?]
[Now that I think about it, no one seems to know where one is. Who has it? lol]
[Isn’t it over there?]
Michael furrowed his brow as if trying to recall something and turned to Gabriel, who was sitting next to him.
“Gabriel. Where is that person now?”
“There’s no reason to speak informally right now—”
“Sister. Where are you?”
“Hmm.”
[?]
[lolololol]
[This place is fun lol]
Gabriel smiled kindly.
“That person has an unfortunate penalty. Because they gained strong power, they are bound to one location. But they can’t be reached right now.”
“You’re that person. Bound to one place for the price of gaining strong power. But you can’t go there now.”
“Why not?”
“Because that person’s place is special.”
Gabriel gently placed her pure white hand on the round table.
A white light swirled around the table and soon projected a blue landscape like a hologram.
A vast tree rooted beneath a blue sky.
“The World Tree. The largest tree rooted in the Earth and a single will.”
The World Tree, Elomandia.
“That person is in the middle of it.”
“…The World Tree?”
“Has the World Tree opened up yet?”
“No news yet. But there are signs appearing. I’ve heard some creatures living under the blessing of the World Tree are sensing changes.”
Gabriel answered gently to Laguiel’s question.
I momentarily fell into thought.
“The World Tree… the World Tree…”
‘Hasn’t it already burned once?’
Has it grown back again?
“Then it might open soon. Shall we go?”
“That wouldn’t be bad. But we need leaves to go.”
“We just need to get close. Even in the root area, the experience points and resources would be amazing! It might even show up in a quest.”
“Oh! Lady Lily!”
“…Yes?”
“You’re close with Lord Leo, right?”
Uriel asked.
I nodded.
“Yes, we are.”
“Then Lady Lily can enter the World Tree. The Savior of the World Tree is Lord Leo, after all.”
“True. So there might be some leaves.”
“Can we have some too?”
“Are you kidding? Those are consumables worth nearly divine level!”
“Tch.”
While Uriel and Sandalphon bantered, I asked Gabriel again.
“So that masterpiece you possess is in the World Tree?”
“That’s right. But I think it might be a bit difficult for you to receive it…”
Gabriel shook her head as she said this.
I didn’t expect it would be easy, being mythical and all, but she really hammered home the impossibility.
“Is there a special reason?”
“…That necklace is the source of the curse.”
Multicolored Successor.
The greatest masterpiece created by Drak and a necklace that draws upon the power of the mythical era.
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