Episode 118: The Empress's Greed
Shu, who became the god of the fairyland, immediately gave an order.
"For now, let's build a house. A house for us to live in."
Shu's goal is a safe haven.
Protected by a barrier of fog, we secured a place rich in nature. Next is a house to live in. Neither Shu nor Iris are primitive people. I don't think I would like to just live in the forest.
And Alerianne naturally agreed.
"Okay. I'll have it ready for you right away."
Allerianne remains prone and manipulates the large tree that is her host.
The branches and leaves of the large tree writhe as if woven together, gradually forming a shape. New branches grew to fill the gaps and became pillars and walls. Moreover, it is not limited to the shape of branches or leaves, and the material itself transforms as it is.
Nature is forming into a building at the height of a large tree.
The floating palace was completed in less than a minute.
"I asked for a house, but I never expected it to go this far."
“It’s more like a temple than a palace!”
"It will be the resting place of the gods. I guess you could say it's natural."
Alerianne, who speaks softly, further manipulates Taiki. Then, flowers bloomed on the branches that were woven into the roof, and withered and became fruit. And the fruit of the tree shines faintly.
It is a light shaped like a nut.
It is a delicate, detailed, and extremely beautiful temple.
(It's quite easy. It's probably the first time I've ever built a building. Alerianne is more intelligent than I imagined.)
It's a temple that gives a sense of harmony rather than majesty.
Of course Shu liked it, but so did Iris.
"That's amazing."
"Ah. Looks like a comfortable place to live."
“I can finally live in peace!”
Now that the demon religion has taken over the continent, wanted criminals Iris and Hades Arclight are targets for subjugation. I have to live in hiding all the time, and I can't say I feel safe.
However, now I can live with peace of mind.
I felt at ease.
"God, what shall we do? Please command us as you please."
Alerianne, who has evolved into the Divine Tree Fairy Seraph Dryad, kneels like an angel serving the gods. She evolved into a special mutation rather than a normal evolution. She accepted and poured most of her magical power into the tree. Most of her power was transferred to the tree, and although she herself remained weak, she was able to freely manipulate the tree, which contained great magical power.
Building temples is also part of its power.
Now, she will be able to freely reshape even the natural environment of Fairyland.
Most of Shu's wishes should be able to come true.
"No, I'll take a break for a while. You guys can go about your day as usual. Let's go, Iris. For now, I'll go to bed."
"Yes. I hope the bed is big."
“A different place to sleep.”
"Eh..."
It's been a long time since Shu and Iris took a break.
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The poachers were floating in a sea of fog.
It is the strongest barrier that protects Fairyland.
"Tch..."
Things were fine until the eight of us got on three boats and set out to sea. However, he was powerless in front of the fog barrier. All three ships have already missed, and the three people on this ship are also irritated.
"No. I can't use magical communication either."
"What is this...this fog..."
"I don't even know if it's morning or night already. Shit..."
The fog is so deep that you can't even tell the difference between day and night.
For some reason, the fog barrier glows faintly even at night.
“Damn it!”
They are also illegal magic users, so they are good magic users.
To begin with, a stray magician doesn't have the ability to become a holy knight. However, there are still most people who can't let go of their magic equipment. Basically, his magical power is not high, and his ability as a magician is also low. There are some surprisingly talented people among them, but basically they are all weak magicians.
It was impossible to get through the barrier of fog.
"I guess I can't go back now..."
"You idiot! Don't be so weak!"
"But..."
"Magic! That's right! Magic!"
"What kind of magic is that? What can you do with attack magic and magical equipment!"
They were too half-hearted.
There is no overwhelming power that can overturn all situations, nor is there any one-size-fits-all power that can respond to all situations.
The poacher was swallowed up in a world of fog.
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The southern part of the former Great Empire had become a new country. He was originally a great aristocrat of the Svalokian Empire, but took advantage of the collapse of the country to become emperor himself.
The emerging nation is the Eris Empire.
Incidentally, the nobles who followed the former great aristocrats who became emperors have now become the aristocrats of the Eris Empire.
"Hey"
"Yes. Her Royal Highness Empress Eris."
"Did you know? Fairies, symbols of good luck, are found all over the place."
“I have heard it.”
This new empire is named after the emperor's wife.
The Empress was loved beyond all else.
"I want it. Fairy, the little fairy."
"However, Your Highness... the church forbids the capture of monsters for ornamental purposes. Even if you are the Empress, it would be a bad idea to go against the church."
"There's no problem. If you ask him, he'll do anything you want."
Eris laughed slightly.
To put it simply, she is a typical evil woman.
She deceived her husband, a great aristocrat, and took advantage of the dissolution of the great empire to establish a new country. She became the empress herself, and in order to obtain her great power, she devised a malicious scheme. It turned out to be a success and she became the Empress.
However, human desires are bottomless.
When one desire is fulfilled, a new desire awakens. People are not satisfied by satisfying their desires. It's made like that.
"But no matter how much His Majesty..."
"It's okay. The church doesn't even keep an eye on this far end of the continent."
It's not a mistake.
The headquarters of the demon religion, Sacred Grineer, is located in the northeast of the continent of Surada. On the other hand, the Eris Empire is at the southwestern tip. It is true that the church's authority has spread throughout the continent, but as expected, its full majesty has not reached far-flung lands.
In the end, Ellis despised the church.
The idea of the Great Empire of Sbarokia is meritocracy. That way of thinking remains deeply rooted. It's an area where a relatively large number of stray magicians are hiding. Naturally, the people above them will also come to think that they despise the church.
"Good?"
"yes"
"Please tell His Majesty. I want a little fairy, Fairy."
It's not that I'm malicious.
It's just the wish of a woman with endless desires.
It's a shame because she's so innocent.
"We need to make this country even more prosperous. Where have there been any recent sightings?"
"...It was discovered in the territory of the Fribelstein family."
"That lucky pig."
“Your Highness, how can you say that?”
"It's okay, it's a fact. But you can find amulet stones there. I wonder if that has something to do with it?"
The maid secretly let out a sigh.
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When Shu woke up, he was momentarily confused by the unfamiliar state of the room. But she quickly remembered.
(New house... quite comfortable)
As a spiritual monster, Shu has no physical fatigue. Therefore, sleeping is an unnecessary activity. However, we need sleep to rest our minds. You won't die if you don't sleep, but you will gradually become exhausted.
For all these years, Shu hasn't slept to protect Iris.
It seems that my mind was more tired than I expected, and it had been almost a day since I shut down my consciousness.
"Ah, Shu-san woke up too."
“Were you awake earlier?”
“I got some fruit from Allerianne!”
Iris showed off the basket she held in both hands. There are piles of brightly colored fruits such as red and yellow. It's a blessing from the fairyland. A wide variety of fruits and vegetables grow here. That's part of it.
"I'll take that."
Shu stands up and takes a fruit from the basket.
Then, using magic, I cut it into pieces of appropriate size. The fruit is divided into equal parts and magically floats in the air. Shu took one and ate it. Meanwhile, Iris, who was watching this, let out a sigh.
"Your technical skills are as high as ever..."
"In the first place, the idea of using magic for attacks is wrong. Magic is also a technique. There is no difference between cutting with a knife and cutting with magic."
"It's convenient, but normally I can't use magic as skillfully as Shu-san."
"Well, it's because the classification of magic is different."
While Apoplis-style magic divides attributes into four systems and two poles, Shu classifies phenomena by magic circle level. This time, I used weighted magic to make it float, and then used decomposition magic to cut it. Just by using different methods, the applications can vary greatly.
Shu placed the fruit into bite-sized pieces one after another into his mouth and finished them all in no time.
“I don’t have any problem with just fruit, but… I think it would be better to get some meat for Iris.”
“Is it meat?”
"Ah. Fairyland has a nice environment, so I might try raising fairies and spirits."
"But Shu-san, it's difficult to bring animals in."
"That's the problem. For now, we have no choice but to steadily bring them in one by one. However, I hope they don't die from the stress of traveling in the air for such a long time..."
For better or worse, Fairyland is an island for monsters.
There's no doubt that it's a comfortable place to spend time, but it's not enough for a human Iris to live there. Unlike monsters, which convert ingested energy into magical power without any questions asked, human Iris needs a nutritional balance. It's not impossible to maintain it by force with the magic outfit of immortality, but it wouldn't be healthy.
(Even if you can't get meat, why not get some beans? Or rather, don't you already have beans?)
Once you find a place to live, the next step is to prepare the environment.
Shu left the Great Tree Temple.
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