Chapter 69

Chapter 69

“Tada!”

-Kwang!

Ara who got soil here and there finally took out something. At the same time the already thick scent intensified.

The appearance not the shape of the mushroom we commonly know but a form like a big broccoli.

The size roughly the degree of Ara’s both fists combined.

The color tinged reddish brown.

“Let’s confirm.”

Ara ran trotting and held out the mushroom.

Every time shaking the mushroom’s scent spread and without knowing saliva gathered in the salivary glands.

‘Ara already wetting the chin with saliva.’

Wondered if Ara never eaten this even once.

Before that confirm information first.

[???]

A mushroom that absorbed the World Tree’s nutrients.

Extremely rare and only the monster called ‘star bear’ can discover.

Upon intake, recover a small amount of mana.

Indeed an item.

Moreover mana recovery effect!

An effect only on potions that come out extremely rarely in high grade dungeons attached to the mushroom.

And one more peculiar point the phrase only star bear can find.

‘This thick scent yet only star bear can find?’

Of course when buried underground didn’t know at all if there or not but even digging a bit of ground the smell vibrated.

While digging here and there if luck good can discover right?

Still no way this system window speaks false so just presumed something I don’t know.

“Ara also first seeing?”

“Yeah! First seeing!”

Unexpected that Ara didn’t discover too.

Would have lived long years here and moreover the gluttony to the extent of directly digging and eating the inside of the World Tree yet couldn’t eat the mushroom parasitizing the roots?

‘Seems a separate mechanism only star bear can discover...’

Anyway discovered a good food material. Moreover thinking of the effect the value unknown.

“Explanation says extremely rare how precious?”

“Precious?”

Ara tilted head and asked Gomgomi.

Then Gomgomi shook both feet left and right and made some sound.

-Kang! Kwang!

“Common?”

-Kwang!

Ara’s expression who heard Gomgomi’s answer fully bloomed.

“Many!”

“Mushroom many?”

“Yes!”

Clearly the item explanation window written extremely rare but anyway for Gomgomi seemed a common food material.

Well a mushroom only star bear can find so no competitor and many growing wild. Moreover where here. Exactly the place where the World Tree is not.

The World Tree itself a rare situation so the mushroom making the World Tree as nutrient rare natural principle.

“Hm?”

While holding the mushroom in hand and thinking this and that before I knew it around fairies gathered in threes and fives and watching.

Confirming everyone’s gazes heading to the mushroom I casually asked Prey.

“Prey also first seeing this mushroom?”

-I have seen. If luck good can discover scraps in the traces the star bear passed. We regard that scrap as a tremendous delicacy.

“Oh? Eat besides honey too?”

-Because extremely hard to discover can’t eat recklessly. Hehe.

Prey smiled awkwardly and said.

Then the fairies around put hands on the waist with a something dissatisfied expression and glared at Prey.

“Why these guys?”

-A, nothing. Great Lord.

-୧(๑•̀ᗝ•́)૭!

Besides Prey other fairies’ words not interpreted so troubled. But just in time Ara understood the fairies’ words and shouted.

“Prey alone hid!”

“...Where learned such words again, Ara.”

Looking at the fairies chattering dissatisfied anyway seemed Prey alone occupying the mushroom scraps obtained with difficulty.

But Prey said with a wronged face.

-I, I collecting and hiding right but an unavoidable choice! I the queen have to maintain mana to exist as queen, only possible with this World Tree mushroom!

“Oh, mana recovery ability attached so related.”

Prey’s words interpreted and heard also all seemed related to mana.

Anyway knew the fact this mushroom’s existence very important to Prey too.

“Gomgomi, can find this mushroom again?”

When Ara interpreted Gomgomi clapped and nodded.

-Krung!

“Many!”

“Many?”

Gomgomi as if proving his words again stuck nose in the ground and sniffed then crawled.

And not long started digging near the World Tree roots far away. This time Ara not helping and only watching about 5 minutes struggling Gomgomi finally could dig the mushroom.

-Kwang!

Proudly raised the mushroom. Then bit one big bite. The face chewing cute.

“Come to think of it haven’t tasted yet.”

Eating raw mushroom a bit so but smelling this scent couldn’t endure.

I cut the mushroom received first in half and divided to Ara.

-Hiing.

Then Prey made a suffering sound as if regrettable.

Ultimately unable to win that gaze I cut my share of mushroom in half again and gave to Prey.

“Eat dividing all together. Amount sufficient?”

-This Prey to Great Lord’s grace! Swear loyalty with all sincerity!

At Prey’s cute action smiled lightly.

Now the turn to really eat the mushroom.

“Uum! Uuuuum!”

“Don’t hear what saying.”

Ara who ate the mushroom first filled both cheeks full and chewed. Because the mushroom’s size quite big I not putting in one bite like Ara but bit like Gomgomi.

Jaak-!

“Um?”

The moment biting the mushroom’s juice spurted.

Quite a lot of moisture and the moment chewing again the already vibrating mushroom’s scent embraced the whole body.

‘Complex scent.’

Mint-like freshness welcomed first.

Behind that savory scent like cheese subtly spread and the fragrance of wet wood, smell of melting chocolate, scent like roasted chestnut came.

Honestly speaking just a food of scent experiencing for the first time in life.

“Delicious.”

But the important thing ultimately the presence of taste.

This mushroom, a taste never experienced until now but delicious.

Tightly holding the heart of wanting to grill and eat right away and carefully stored the remaining mushroom.

“Gomgomi, dig more!”

-Kkung!

Ara who insufficient with half mushroom lit eyes and shouted to Gomgomi. Gomgomi also whether happy the fact of being helpful lay on the ground again with a bright expression.

“Saying praise makes even whales dance...”

Well Gomgomi even when we left the seat went to find mushrooms somehow wanting to be helpful and trapped on the stairs so understanding.

While Ara and Gomgomi searching mushrooms again I headed to the World Tree. Prey escorted such me and chattered.

-Until next visit will look for land in advance! This time receiving the seeds of the Meluca flowers harvested...!

Prey who was speaking suddenly flowed a sinister laughter.

-Hehehe. The whole world into Meluca flower field...!

Watching Prey’s appearance of already drinking a bowl of kimchi soup smirked.

“Yeah, yeah. But still unknown if the Meluca currently raising blooms flowers so don’t go too ahead.”

-I believe Great Lord! Believe the apostles Great Lord bestowed too!

“Yeah. I’ll also try hard with all my might. But suddenly can ask one?”

-Yes! Please speak.

“Prey has wings attached right? Can’t fly?”

-Ah...

At my question Prey suddenly thud and stopped. The expression not good at all anyway seemed touched wrong.

“Th, sensitive question? Sorry. No need to answer.”

-No. This just... um.

Prey fiddled her wings then smiled awkwardly.

-Actually Alpheheim’s queen goes through two moltings.

“Molting?”

-Yes. The first molting happens right after born. And the second molting can perform the moment qualification completes.

“Amazing. Don’t tell me have to do that second molting to be able to use wings?”

-Right. If molting a pair of wings added and finally can fly. But I qualification not so can’t molt.

Prey muttered with a bitter face.

What on earth that qualification so like that.

“What is the qualification able to do the second molting?”

-That...

Prey who paused for a moment became a don’t tell me expression. A face full of curiosity as if if me can resolve.

“Hear and if something I can help I, no me and our kids will help.”

-Indeed Great Lord! Don’t know where to put the body at the grace like the sea!

“So what is that condition?”

-Um, first need tribute to offer to the World Tree.

“Tribute?”

Before I knew it arrived at the entrance able to enter inside the World Tree I looked up.

The World Tree high endlessly, end not visible looking not a tree but some canyon or cliff visible.

-Yes. Actually the tribute case already all prepared.

“Oh, then what lacking?”

-Need the World Tree’s tears.

“What is the World Tree’s tears again.”

An item’s name?

A name unusual at a glance.

-The World Tree when winter comes drops all leaves. Right before that on one very special leaf the World Tree’s dew forms.

“Ooh. Amazing. That the World Tree’s tears?”

-No. Actually tears somehow could obtain.

At Prey’s words I looked up again.

Went up there and obtained the dew? How?

No well assume obtained. But this time what problem again?

-But to become the World Tree’s tears need the honey of the star greeting flower that blooms on the snow mountain located north from here.

“Snow mountain north?”

-Yes.

Never went further north from here.

But snow mountain story always low temperature story quite amazing.

-Then! Here the problem! We with hardship obtained the World Tree’s dew and the star greeting flower’s honey too!

“Eeh.”

-But according to the ancestors’ words said if mixing the two fine, but every time the World Tree’s tears not made! Clearly said the moment becoming tears becomes a clear sky blue liquid but just transparent liquid!

Suddenly Prey’s words sped up then spouted words like a machine gun as if pouring the sorrow until now.

-Still just in case drank the made liquid too but the second molting didn’t happen! What on earth this matter I absolutely can’t know the reason...!

“Prey, by any chance still have those two materials?”

-Huk! Huk! All drank!

“...Then for now have to obtain materials again.”

Hearing Prey’s words ultimately the story of mixing dew and honey and drinking. Of course the collection process of those materials looked extremely arduous but somehow hearing the story...

‘Not possible with liquid synthesis?’

Our cute Prey, shall we try seeing flying once?

* * *

Finished the 3 days schedule and returned again.

Mark Two and two recruits left as is in Gluttony’s dungeon but separating from the guy always together from the start somehow empty.

“Phone or texts probably piled...”

Because disconnected from outside for now came out. Soon the phone’s reception sensitivity that was cut rose and several contacts rushed.

“Mother, father... Contact from the guild too and texts from hyung Yeongseong and hyung Hanul, awakener Jeong Soyeon too?”

Like that confirming one by one I discovered one unexpected text.

“Seona?”

That Seona guy contacted me first?

Really confirmed the text of the annoying 4 year old like younger sister who usually doesn’t contact me separately.

And could confirm the text with all sorts of joke-like rhetoric stretched.

“Interview...”

Not something can’t do but honestly a bit ambiguous.

Exactly me? wanted.

‘Awakener is awakener but can’t show liquid synthesis.’

Not that can show the slime lord’s ability hidden until now either.

Then...

“Shall I ask?”

Just in time people who can’t resist my crops and since contact came stealthily have to say.