Black Hero
Sacred tree

...Zen Ignatius's point of view...

After fighting the demon Romy, my body suddenly felt heavy and hot like it was burning, after which I became unconscious. But right now, I open my eyes slowly.

The first thing I saw was an elven girl sleeping holding my hand. I don't know where I am now but, is this a tree house.

The walls, floors and ceilings are made of solid wood. My body still feels a bit sore and my head feels a little dizzy.

"Emm..."

The elf girl suddenly responded as I tried to move my hand. But, this situation what does it mean.

I don't even know this elf girl. I used my brain and I came to a conclusion.

While I was asleep, surely the others met the elves and this elf girl took care of me, surely so.

"You awake?"

The elf girl sleeping to my right woke up and immediately raised a question. Before I came to this other world, I had always admired elves, although I had always seen them in books but I was currently looking at them and talking directly to elves.

As a nerd, this is a very important situation for me. I took a deep breath and responded to them.

"Yes, I'm fine. Thank you for taking care of me, and sorry for bothering you."

At the end I bowed and apologized to him.

"No, no. If you're okay then I'm happy too."

He smiled and instantly his face resembled someone I knew. Without me noticing the tears streaming out of my eyes and mentioning one name that came to my head.

"... Rena ... ?"

"Yes?"

The elf girl smiled as she tilted her head, but when she saw my tears coming out she became a bit panicked.

"Eh? Eh? You cried? Did I do something that made you sad?"

He kept bowing while apologizing repeatedly like a mantra.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

I smiled and felt good to see her like this, but what kind of nostalgic feeling did I feel? I feel like I've met him.

"You're not wrong, I'm sorry for crying all of a sudden. I'm like a little kid, yeah."

I smiled as I wiped my tears with my hands. However, he suddenly smiled then laughed out loud.

"Pfft. Sorry, sorry. You're so funny, when you say my name you look so cute."

He pinched my cheek as he said sweet to me, but as he pinched my cheek, I felt the warm feeling I felt at this moment go on for a long time.

"Let go!"

The sound of screaming was heard from outside, I immediately got out of bed and ran out.

An old man was trying to hold both hands of the elves and stick out his tongue, while the other elves were frightened with bulls ready to attack at any moment.

I quickly jumped off the balcony and threw it with gravity magic.

"[Gravity magic: Pusher]"

The bull was thrown back and hit the old man, the old man knew that his bull was pointing at him and threw the elven girl aside but as he wanted to avoid it, he knew that, he was late and went.

His head hit the tree behind him until the leaves of the tree fell.

The attention of the elves was immediately drawn to me, a slightly annoyed expression was seen on my face due to the nature of the old man.

"Oi, tell me what you were doing just now?"

I ignored the elves' eyes on me, and I walked towards the sprawled old man.

"Oh, it hurts so much. Who's that?!"

Just a quick glance, I knew that that one he was trying to desecrate the sanctity of that elf. However, somehow I felt annoyed not only by his nature but also by his face.

"I'm asking you, motherfucker."

Which aura I was enduring leaked out and spread everywhere, the old man was terrified and the bull instantly disappeared after seeing me.

So the bull is familiar, yes.

"W-Who are you!?"

"Although you're an adult but you're wetting your bed like a child, it's disgusting."

After he wet his pants, he fainted in fear. He didn't hear it, yeah.

I took a deep breath and held back the mana that came out of my body. I looked back and immediately bowed my body.

"I'm sorry!"

"Why are you sorry?"

That elf girl I mean-Rena smiled and stroked my head.

"It's okay, thanks for helping her."

"Anu..."

The nearly desecrated elf girl approached me, her shy demeanor and red cheeks made her look very cute.

He tried to say something but his voice stuck in his throat.

"Receive cash... ah!"

Ah, his tongue was bitten.

"No, I should thank you for taking care of me."

Once again I bowed my body and thanked but a foreign voice from within the crowd.

"No. I'm glad to see you're healthy, Mr. Zen. Do you need anything."

Another elf girl. It has long pink hair that reaches the shoulders, an erotic and seductive aura felt from it. Her sweet smile and white skin made her look beautiful.

"Thank you, who are you?"

"Ara, I'm sorry. You can call me Karen."

As she mentioned her name, my cheeks flushed like tomatoes without me noticing, Karen just smiled when she saw me.

I shook my head to dispel the strange thoughts that would cross my brain.

"Why do you look so confused?"

"Actually, why am I here? And where are my friends?"

When I asked, their faces became serious and told me to come with them. I followed them from behind, and I was led to a tree so big that it even touched the clouds.

I used my brain and I recognized this tree. In the book I read this is a sacred tree.

I saw a very small mana inside the tree, it looked like a nearly extinguished torch fire.

"Isn't this a holy tree? Why did you bring me here?"

"Right, you might also be able to figure out that where in this tree is very small."

It is true that the mana is very small but what does it have to do with me? No, in the book of the sacred tree it is the source of life. That meant that if the mana in the tree was depleted then the tree would die and the elves would probably have a hard time surviving.

"Yes I know, for the message that the sacred tree sent. You guys took me to meet me, did you?"

The elves were shocked as I explained, that means my guess is correct. But, now that I have met you but what should I do?

While I was still thinking, Abbadon and Azazel said something.

{"You're not sensitive at all."} (Abbadone)

{"Didn't you hear it? She's been talking to you since, you know?"} (Azzles)

Eh? Speak up? But I didn't hear anything.

{"Let go of whichever you hold."} (Azzles)

{"Which you are holding back is blocking your communication with the sacred tree."} (Abbadone)

"You can talk to him? All right, but does it matter if I let go of where I am here?"

{"So you let go of your mana didn't you? They don't get scared or respond which means you're safe."} (Abbadone)

I let go of the mana in my body, I myself could feel that the mana I was releasing felt terrible. I went straight back to the holy tree.

"Can you hear my voice now?"

Well, it turns out I can communicate with the sacred tree.