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My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 210

#210

To make matters worse (2)

A cool breeze blows refreshingly, and warm and cozy air surrounds your body..

Is this what a baby in its mother’s womb feels like?.

The feeling of absolute stability and satisfaction that surrounded him tightly tempted him fatally..

If I were to use my rational mind and make up my mind properly, I might be able to resist, but I didn't feel the need to go that far at the moment..

In the end, he was captivated by its charm and immersed himself deeply in it..

When you're just floating in unconsciousness, forgetting the passage of time···.

“···monk? Harris! Are you okay?”

Due to repeated external stimulation, his mind slowly began to return to his body..

“I guess you're having a hard time these days? I've had that feeling for a while, but it seems to have gotten especially worse recently. It seems a little dangerous.”

“ah···.”

Harris, who was lying in the shade of a tree on the hill as usual, rolled his eyes through his open eyes and looked at the person who had called him..

Blue hair like waves and blue eyes like a lake.

It was Shapiron Silvesti, an elf girl I became close to as we often hung out together for various reasons..

But when he opened his eyes and just stared blankly, she tilted her head and then nodded and gave me a look of understanding..

“Hmm, indeed! Developing culture as a high elf isn't easy, right? Of course, I have been educated about it since I was young, so it would be an easy win.!”

As she said that, she shrugged her shoulders proudly..

“Hehehe, Mr. Harris, you better be nervous too, right? If I become a high elf, things will turn around in no time! I have already gone through image training several times and am fully prepared.?”

“······.”

Of course, her delusions were nothing more than meaningless nonsense if they were not chosen by the World Tree, but Harris, as an adult, did not bother to point that out..

···Actually, I don't even feel like opening my mouth right now..

However, she, who was so excited and chattering, seemed to perceive his reaction differently..

Suddenly, I closed my mouth and looked at him carefully, then wiggled my fingers and carefully added a few words..

“Well... that means cheer up... Well, of course, it's amazing that you started from the bottom and have already grown so much, isn't it? Uh... and···.”

“Ahhh—.”

I couldn't help but laugh at that clumsy consolation..

Her self-love is strong. I knew it from the moment we first met..

He's just a little immature, but he's not a bad guy..

Also, since Harris became a high elf first, he might have felt a sense of distance, but it was also refreshing that his attitude towards him did not change much even though he was constantly using honorifics..

It was a very pleasant relationship for him, who had few close friends here because his status had changed so quickly..

In addition, after hanging out there for quite some time, I had now gained some know-how in dealing with Shapiron..

The most effective way to deal with a girl who seems a little downcast like now is···.

Sigh—

Harris's slowly moving hand passed through the subspace magic tool and soon reached out to her..

What he held in his hand was an envelope with a fragrant scent..

sniff—

“oh! Is this popcorn? thank you for this food!”

Shapiron, who smelled the scent, seemed to have noticed it at some point, quickly took it, sat down next to him, and opened the envelope..

‘Now I eat well without saying anything.’

Harris nodded quietly, looking at her as she put popcorn in her mouth and chewed her mouth hard..

In the beginning, she reacted with annoyance when you gave her food, but as this continued to happen, she has come to a point where she naturally accepts food even when it is suddenly presented to her..

Looking at it like this, it somehow seemed like a stray cat was tamed as a snack.···.

‘Maybe it's just my mood.’

He stared at Shapiron for a moment while lying down, then mustered up his suppressed will and slowly raised his upper body..

“Umm.”

Since the control that forced me to move my body under any circumstances disappeared, every movement of my body became a struggle..

Now I had to overcome the laziness that comes from assimilating with nature with just my mental strength..

Still, since the mental ability assigned to the entity itself was far superior than before, it was not impossible to move as usual if you wanted to..

The only problem is that if you have a little bit of free time, you end up being lazy like before..

‘But, that feeling earlier was···.’

Harris sat up with his upper body turned and looked in the direction of the World Tree..

A huge trunk came into view, like a fortress blocking shouts..

‘Of course, it's not because of my mood.?’

When I was deeply immersed in nature and became one with it, something I vaguely felt was clearly the will of the World Tree..

For some reason, it wasn't very clear, but I could vaguely understand the meaning behind it..

‘Ah, it's annoying. But I can't ignore it.’

He gazed quietly at the World Tree and eventually stood up with great effort, drawing on the natural power within his body..

And at the same time.

Whoa whoa—!

For a moment, the wind blew to a point, and a huge, translucent bird appeared there..

Pascal, a high-ranking wind spirit with gusts of wind all over his body..

It was Harris's third spirit..

“Ubnium? ···Harris?”

Harris slowly rose into the air, relying on the wind controlled by Pascal, and looked down at Shapiron, who was swallowing what was in his mouth with wide eyes..

“Ah—I suddenly remembered something urgent. Miss Shapiron, I'm sorry, but I'll go first..”

“yes! Please go in carefully!”

So, Harris exchanged a brief greeting with her, who was waving her hand while hugging a bag of popcorn, and immediately took off in the direction of the World Tree..

Since I didn't know what to expect, I thought I would talk to other high elves before doing anything..

‘uh? But isn’t this more comfortable than walking? It's a bit annoying to summon, but if you can maintain it for now,···.’

Of course, it was his inevitable instinct to constantly pursue convenience..

***

The boundaries of the world are blurred and mixed up—in a space full of only unknown and chaos..

There was a being walking leisurely as if he were taking a walk, seemingly unaffected by his surroundings..

“Everything is going well so far..”

In this space, there was no gravity, no earth, no air, and even direction and time were disorganized..

Those things were just minor problems to him..

‘···Should I have done this a long time ago?.’

The man, a revolutionary who was the founder of the Oath of Reverse Heaven and an apostle of God, nodded as he observed the outside through the cracks on all sides..

Although I had taken great care in advance to ensure that things proceeded this way, I was still prepared that things might go wrong due to the intervention of unexpected variables.···.

‘It's really good. Hounds also began hunting mixed breeds..’

He turned his head and gazed at a crack with eyes of strange brilliance..

There, a dark group of people approaching a huge, towering tree was dimly visible..

‘The World Tree is the pillar and root of the Enamel Continent. If it shakes, the continent itself shakes..’

The tree, which was like a part of God descending into reality, was clearly an amazing being..

Because it was the World Tree that turned what was originally just a fairly large island into the continent it is today..

However, as the World Tree took root in this world through incarnation, it also came to shoulder formidable limitations, a representative example of which was that it was much more vulnerable to the law of causality than other gods..

Part of this was his inability to accurately inform his servants of the location of Cecily, who was a high elf candidate..

And it was something that could well be applied to other things as well..

···Even if it is an incident that poses a fatal threat to the world tree,.

‘Obaipo isn't bad either. Although the hybrids that suddenly appeared are a bit annoying. Still, since we are prepared, it won’t be a big threat..’

His gaze turned to another crack..

In fact, he also had a lot of regrets about vampires..

Unlike the lycanthropes, who were relatively easy to attract, they were already well-mixed into human society, and even the leadership was scattered and their power was dispersed due to hostility..

So at first, he also tried to approach Jupersch, who was the most powerful, but at that time, it was not long after Bisk Jupersch succeeded to the Holy Blood..

The young vampire was so overconfident that he couldn't communicate..

‘However, I thought they had recently tied it up in a cooperative relationship. Now they're stuck with each other.?’

The revolutionary furrowed his brow and clicked his tongue softly..

He thought that all the lycanthropes and vampires in this world should follow him, so he couldn't help but dislike the current situation..

“···Tsk, they are stupid people who don't even recognize the Creator's apostle..”

It is a fact now forgotten even by those involved, but in fact, they had origins that were completely different from other races..

A species that cannot reproduce on its own and can only increase its numbers through infection cannot be a proper life form in the first place, right??

They were a sub-race created by a human god mixing seeds brought from outer space and humans..

If I had to say it, I guess you could call it a kind of illegitimate child..

Afterwards, God was banished to the abyss, stripped of all authority, and even his relevance was erased..

‘···Baltheon is also doing better than expected. I was a little worried about the madness that came with it..’

Then his gaze passed through other cracks one by one..

Unusual movements were taking place not only within the southern tribal federation, whose takeover of power was coming to an end, but also within the empire..

A male and female enemy of a hostile force who wants to assassinate the princess who overtook the crown prince and became the first heir..

If everything that happens now is successful,···.

‘The world led by the denomination is shaken, and the current trend of everyone cooperating is bound to be broken..’

Looking at it like this, I felt sorry for the previous plans that were stranded without even starting, but in fact, the things prepared now were enough to turn each region upside down..

Moreover, if a rift were to arise between us in a precarious situation like now, what would happen next would have been as obvious as fire..

‘It would be the icing on the cake if I could go on a rampage from here to the Immortal King. The message was delivered properly, but the response was slower than expected. I thought you would move a long time ago.’

The revolutionary, who could not find what he was looking for even after looking at the cracks lined up everywhere, sighed and closed his 'eyes'..

And focus your attention on your ears..

I began to eavesdrop on the sounds of the world through the border..

-@%$^&

-&!#$#%^*%

A noise like grains of sand flowing was heard from all directions..

The thoughts of those who make up the world and the sounds that come from the world itself.

However, no matter how much his power was strengthened in this space, he could not understand everything in the world just by eavesdropping..

However, one thing was clear nonetheless.···.

‘Oh well, something will happen sooner or later. Should I try a little more work here?.’

He opened his closed eyes again and nodded with a satisfied smile..

He stretched out one hand to the side and tightly grasped something that wasn't there just a moment ago..

Wriggle—Wriggle—

It was writhing as if in resistance, the seeds of madness twisted its whole body repeatedly..

The revolutionary paid no attention to him and slowly opened his 'mouth' and gave it an order..

“———.”

Right after that.

coo coo coo coo coo coo coo—

Something from the depths of the abyss, stimulated by some kind of energy that started from a seed, comes up one by one..

The monsters on the continent began to move in an orderly manner due to the waves spreading through cracks opening in all directions..

‘This should be enough.’

Although madness is a fairly low level of the dregs of the abyss, it is quite easy to manipulate it in this way..

This is quite a contrast to death, where you have to give up on dealing with it and just throw it away like a bomb and wait for the result..

What led to the madness in the first place was also part of that strategic choice..

“Anyway, it's frustrating because I can't smell..”

The revolutionary, who had completed all follow-up measures, let his body go limp and muttered lowly..

This work is making good progress, but the other work has not made any progress even though we waited for quite a long time..

‘Even in this situation, is there still a line attached? Even with that much bad luck, it's still tough. If I only knew where it is, I would move it myself..’

I thought that if we turned the continent upside down like this, we would quickly die in chaos..

Seeing as there was no news yet, it seemed like he was in a fairly safe place..

Considering that I couldn't find anything even though I searched for high-ranking officials on the continent for a long time, I guess he doesn't have a very high position..

Maybe the bad luck was so strong that I was in a situation where it would be better to die..

“···If I keep turning over the continent, I'll either be discovered or die somewhere..”

That's all I can do right now.

Still, it would be nice to have a 'sense of smell', but even if you don't have one right now, there's no big problem..

First of all, the plan was going smoothly..

***

Tarak, a large city in the northwestern part of the continent.

“Etchu~! Boom.”

A girl holding a pile of documents in her arms wrinkled her nose and walked diligently as she suddenly sneezed..

‘Should I go buy some fries after work today? Rafi liked it..’

Without even a single worry, I thought of such carefree thoughts..