Black Hero
The holy tree

I was surprised to hear the tree talking to me. The voice sounded like a female voice, the voice felt soft and warm.

"What's up, Zen?"

They seemed confused by my response when they heard the sound of the sacred tree.

"No, I'm just trying to communicate with the sacred tree."

When I said that the elves were shocked to the point of freezing, even Karen broke out in cold sweat and showed a bitter smile.

"W-What are you talking about?"

"True, even we elves can only hear messages from him."

They don't believe what I say, but let it be. Now is not the time to explain.

"Yes, I can hear your voice, I'm sorry I didn't hear it."

"It's okay, I'm glad you're okay. Is anyone still sick?"

"No, thanks for worrying about me."

"You don't have to be polite, just relax."

Being worried about trees is weird, but I'm glad someone's worried about me.

"I heard you told the elves to meet you, do you need anything from me?"

"Not you, my name is Livera so call my name right."

His tone felt a bit arrogant, I just smiled while nodding my head.

"I can't talk too long because my current man lives a little."

I shut up and thought, maybe if I share my mana with Livera, I can get some information.

That's what I was thinking. But the problem is how do I share it?

"Is there a way to divide my mana into you so that your almost empty mana problem will be solved."

"Indeed, but you can't share where, can you? The only way right now is for me to eat your mana if you insist too much."

Eating my mana, yeah. If he ate my mana would it be a problem or not, huh?

{What are you waiting for, let him eat your mana."} (Lucifer)

"Wouldn't that be a problem?"

{"Problem? Your mana is very abundant so just calm down.} (Lucifer)

With a hint of hesitation I touched the sacred tree and instantly the tree became luminous as she began to suck my mana.

My head felt a little dizzy as almost half of my mana began to gradually disappear.

My mana started to stop being sucked, I pulled my hand and as soon as the light gathered in front of me and the light started to change shape into a girl in her 20s.

White skin, green hair that reaches the waist. She looked like a tree, her sweet smile was visible on her beautiful face.

The elves were so shocked that they all knelt before Livera who turned into a girl.

"Fufu, I can't believe your mana is so fresh and so much. I want more."

She licked her lips at the end of her sentence, watching her do that, she looked like a seductive older sister character.

"Don't say something that misunderstands you. So, can we talk now?"

I nudged his eel to stop his behavior. However, he said 'Tehe' while sticking out his tongue.

"Before that, can you raise your heads first?"

Livera had the elves raise their heads, perhaps for the elves, Livera was a highly respected figure but seeing her attitude like this was reminiscent of Zifrit.

"Annu ... A-are you a sacred tree?"

Karen was a little confused and a little panicked to see Livera. Livera who saw that smiled and folded her hands.

"Right, are you guys surprised now."

Livera arrogantly said that while puffing her chest. The elves simply replied by nodding their heads.

"Geez, you're impatient, right? Do you really want to be alone with me?"

"Yes, so hurry up a little."

"Good, good."

After I finished speaking, I was taken to a large room. Is this a meeting room? In this room there is only a chair made of wood and in the middle there is a long table.

Karen and Rena came with us, as I sat down. Livera kept holding my hand while smiling cheerfully.

"All right, I'll get straight to the point. Why do you want to see me, Livera?"

Livera let go of her hand then her cherry face in an instant disappeared.

"....Not long ago, there was a group called 'dark spirits' secretly coming and stealing my mana. However, I heard the story that there was a group of adventurers who foiled their plans.

At the time, I was thinking of asking them for help. But I don't know how to ask them for help. However, I heard the story that the group thwarted their plans again and the leader of the group fell ill, with the rest of the mana I had, I told the elves to bring them here."

"So, that's why I'm here."

Hearing the story, I can guess that the perverted old geezer was one of the 'Dark spirit' group'. If only I had known he was from that group, I should have killed him instead of letting him.

Next time, I'd better kill someone like that. But now maybe they are being tortured or something like that so that passes let it pass.

"So, you want me to fight this 'dark spirit' group?"

Livera answered him by nodding her head. Even though he asked me to do that, he,

"Without being asked, I will fight them. No, rather kill them."

Livera's smile returned and said "Yes." However, even though I said I would fight them, with me now it would be difficult to fight them.

I need to know why I always fall down after using magic and also, how to use my white flame properly.

However, now my eyes were turned to Rena who was sitting across from me. Even though I first met her but somehow it felt so missed.

"A-What's up? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Rena realized I was looking at her and she threw her face away and her face turned red, I just smiled and asked.

"Have we met before?"

"Why are you asking that?"

"Let's go, I feel so happy to see you."

"W-What?! D-don't say anything embarrassing!"

How humiliating? What makes it mal-, ouch! Whatisthis?

When I turned to look next to me, Livera pinched my thigh firmly and it hurt so much that it left a mark.

Why did he suddenly pinch me?

"It hurts to know, why are you pinching me?"

"When there was me beside you but you saw another girl, Hmph.

I sighed with her attitude but after throwing her face away, she laughed.

"What's so funny?"

"No one, sorry. But you seem to be trying to remember something, right?"

"How did you know?"

"Fufu, how do you remember something now?"

I looked back at Rena and tried to remember her face and something flashed through my mind.

"Ah, I remember. Hero Rena!"

As I shouted so, the three of them smiled and laughed. I didn't know what that smile meant but when I saw Rena, tears started to flow from her eyes.

"Eh? Did I say something bad?"

"No, I'm just glad you can remember me."