I Will Be the Only One Who Heals at the Prison Academy - Chapter 408
408 – Winds of Winter #7
408 – Winds of Winter #7
“So I wandered through the forest following the voice I heard and was able to meet the witch!”
Nike cited the story so far.
While making various efforts to find hints about the “World Tree Shaman” In the western forest, he came across “Witch Medea,” Who reigns as the owner of the western forest.
“So, I’m running an errand for the witch.”
It seems that Nike became Medea’s messenger in order to obtain information.
Perhaps they are carrying out a ‘quest’.
“Collecting ‘Lily of the Valley’ in the Western Forest 2/3”
“Killing the ‘Great Woodpecker’, which drills through trees at will 1/2”
「Gathering food to prepare for winter 47/100」
This is the status of Nike’s current quest.
It didn’t seem like a quest that could be completed in the short term.
Nike, who was accustomed to the forest, had to suffer outdoors for several days.
━kk!
At that time, I heard a dog barking somewhere.
Of course, it is not a real dog barking, but a squirrel barking like a dog.
Jump, jump, jump.
Akasha’s expression brightens as a squirrel appears through the bushes.
“Orléans!”
━kk!
The guy was Orléans, the dog squirrel.
It is a handsome animal with bright brown fur and clear black fur stripes growing on its back.
That guy climbs up to Akasha’s shoulder.
Akasha said as she put an almond in Orleans’ mouth.
“You were here! “I’ve been looking for it for a long time!”
━kk!
━kk!
━Kkeong!
Soon the bushes were split and squirrels began to appear in droves. The number is well over ten, no, twenty. It was a complete bunch of squirrels.
“Oh my, that’s cute.”
Enio puts his palm on his cheek and laughs.
It’s definitely cute to see squirrels jumping around here and there.
The squirrels were holding fruits and grains such as almonds, peanuts, and raspberries in their hands, which they piled up in front of Nike.
“You worked hard to collect food again! Thank you!”
Indeed.
I felt like I knew how things worked.
“Nike, you were receiving help from small animals to gather food on Medea’s errand. Akasha’s friend Orléan joined them.”
“That’s right! It was difficult for me to do it alone, so I was getting some help from small animals. Didn’t you tell Akasha? Hehe… “I’m sorry if I made you worry.”
It was Nike scratching his head awkwardly.
To that, Akasha reacts calmly, saying, “No, it doesn’t matter as long as Orleans isn’t hurt or in danger.”
With this, the ‘Orléans disappearance case’ was solved.
In return, Akasha gave me 5,000 Ren’s worth of coins.
It’s nice to earn pocket money.
Messsss-.
At that time, a sound was heard as if an old tree had been broken and fell down by a strong wind.
Turning her head, she saw a wooden woman emerge from a thick tree. It’s so surreal and unfamiliar that you feel dizzy.
The arms and legs of the woman who escaped like that were tangled with vines, and wide leaves covered her chest and other important parts like her underwear.
“A dryad?”
I asked.
A dryad was a kind of forest keeper-like monster.
Rather than a monster, it would be better to think of it as a family closer to a nymph, a spirit or fairy.
However, it was an extremely dangerous and scary being.
It was the same with Leshi of Rashgard Forest, but forest keepers try to protect their forest by any means necessary.
Crunch, crunch -.
The witch Medea moved her hands and feet around.
She stretched lightly and said.
“This is the face of being betrayed by a promise and falling into ruin. I am Medea the witch. She is the guardian of this western forest. The rule is to destroy anyone who comes to this depth, but—.”
When Medea turned her head, the sound of her joints moving, clattering, and cracking could be heard here and there. An extremely large tiger spider is watching us, its fangs and legs shaking.
She placed her hand on the sword at her waist, looking as if she was going to attack at any moment.
The owner of the field is essentially a boss monster that must be defeated, just like ‘Fairybane’. It was a time when she wondered if she could avoid the fight.
“But since you are Mokemoke’s friend, I will accept you as a special guest.”
Sseukseu-.
As Medea waved her hand, the spiders slowly disappeared into the darkness of the forest where they were born. It’s surprising that something as large as a small car is moving but no sound is heard.
“It is an honor to meet Medea, the witches’ godmother.”
Zek-.
Enio bowed his head.
It is very strange to see Enio, who grew up as the daughter of a noble family but rarely humbled herself to others, bowing her head and showing respect.
Come to think of it, she spoke informally to everyone and even called Medea by her honorific title, ‘Lord Medea.’
It seems like this witch has a greatness that I don’t know about.
Soon Enio struck my side.
“Victor, you’d better be polite too. Medea here is the first chairwoman of Walpurgis, the Witches’ Council, the origin of the Council of Representatives, and the Great Mother who laid the foundation for all black magic.”
Indeed.
They are like living fossils of witches.
For people like Enio and Nike, if they see someone like a great master or the first church father in front of them, they want to show respect.
Of course, it had nothing to do with me.
“I don’t bow down to anyone.”
I have never bent my head once before.
Even when Cain was ahead.
Even when I witnessed death itself in the Pantheon, I never lowered my head.
Nowadays, there is no need to bow down to a D-cup dryad wearing a leaf bra.
Fortunately or unfortunately, it seems that the witch Medea had no intention of receiving greetings from me.
The guy snorted and said.
“Quit. “I also have no desire to be greeted by a man.”
I’m not sure, but it seems like she hates men.
* * *
“Done! “I caught the great woodpecker, gathered all the food, and gathered all the lilies of the valley!”
Nike shouted with sweat streaming down her face.
It must be a good feeling to finish all the quests.
However, unlike Nike’s bright face her her, the forest had already become so dark that not a single ray of light could enter, so it seemed like we would have to sleep in this forest.
“Have you been homeless for a long time?”
It’s been quite a while since I spent time sleeping in the forest.
Weeeeeing-.
The mosquitoes flying here and there are a bit annoying.
“What kind of mosquito is the size of your palm?”
It’s a huge forest with spiders and mosquitoes.
Humans cannot live in a place like this.
It’s not called a ‘demon world’ where monsters come and go for nothing.
Tadak tadak-.
“Insect repellent grass” Was put into the burning bonfire.
Then, the large mosquitoes that were flying around us fell to the floor when they smelled the white smoke coming from the bonfire.
━Mosquito Geek… !
━Mosquito… !
The mosquito’s cry was a bit strange, but I guess that’s because I’ve seen many more strange sights than this.
Grumbling-.
After making a bonfire, we grilled various things, such as berries and mushrooms, that we picked in the forest.
Just lightly grilling it over a fire and then sprinkling it with “Ludens flavored salt” Will make a wonderful chicken skewer.
“It’s good! Delicious! It’s so delicious that I feel like all my fatigue has melted away!”
“Nike, there is a lot to eat, so you can eat slowly.”
“It’s delicious!”
Nike was busy eating the chicken skewers I was grilling as if she had been starving for the past few days. He didn’t show it, but it looks like he had a really hard time.
After the meal was over.
“Witch! Then, since I have completed everything I asked, please tell me about the “World Tree Shrine Maiden”!”
“Okay. A promise is a promise. Nike of Nikegaard Forest, for completing my errand well. Let me tell you a story. “I’ll only say it once, so listen carefully.”
Zek-.
As we sat around the campfire, the witch Medea shaded her face and said,
“I was the lover of Gilgamesh, the man called king. He and I loved each other fiercely. “We wanted each other day and night and were burning hot.”
What are you talking about?
It was as if the teacher was talking about her first love.
But there were quite a few keywords.
Gilgamesh’s lover.
Come to think of it, wasn’t ‘Zoroastara,’ the wizard of the North, the master of the Northern Fields, and the Wizard of the Dead, also Gilgamesh’s lover?
She once told me to go see the owner of the West Field and you will get the answer you want.
From noble mtl dot come
Now I see that the owner of the western field is the witch Medea.
Click-.
It feels like a lock has been unlocked in my head.
It’s refreshing.
“I went through many battlefields with Gilgamesh. He was a man with grand dreams and we all loved hearing stories about them.”
Medea was lost in her memories.
The eyes looking at the bonfire are quite faint.
It was a time when I thought, for some reason, this was going to be a long story.
“So what is the ‘World Tree Shrine Maiden’? “Just tell me the conclusion quickly!”
Nike, whose personality is more impatient than expected, urged the story.
Then the witch Medea frowned at her and she said, “You are such a spoiled raccoon little girl. This is the most important story from now on. Anyway, okay. “Just tell me the conclusion,” She said.
It seems that Nike’s urging worked well.
“At the end of every journey we… , No, to be precise, Gilgamesh was given the opportunity to appear before the gods as a representative of humans. He got an invitation. But there’s a problem.”
Problem?
It was a time for me to wonder.
“Going to the land of the gods in a human body carries great risk. The world in which the gods and humans exist is different from the land of the gods. “Someone had to make a sacrifice.”
Medea’s voice was quite solemn.
Soon Enio, who had been quietly listening to the story, intervened.
“That’s where you were sacrificed. Godmother Medea, you were betrayed by King Gilgamesh and ended up cursing the world and yourself. Is that right? That cursed appearance is the ruined appearance of today.”
Is it sacrifice and betrayal?
Keep in mind the keywords that seem important.
Soon the forest witch started laughing.
It was as if he had heard a very enjoyable story.
“Is that kind of story going around in the world? It is said that this Medea was betrayed by the king and died cursing the world. The story is half right and half wrong. Everyone, listen carefully.”
The witch caught her breath.
When we too shut our mouths and the only sound was the sound of a burning bonfire.
Medea said.
“The world tree, Yggdrasil, is a ladder. A ladder that allows him to travel to and from other worlds. And it can only be created through someone’s sacrifice.”
It was quite a difficult story.
So I asked.
“What do you mean by sacrifice?”
Medea had a cold expression about that.
She seemed to hesitate for a moment and then closed her mouth, then spoke as if she had gathered her thoughts.
“A sacrifice is literally a sacrifice. Talk about death. To open the door to the land of the gods, the world tree shaman must sacrifice her life. Because that’s the role. Just like I did.”
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