My Alter Ego Is Becoming a Giant - My Alter Ego Is Becoming a Giant chapter 81

Elven Kingdom (1)

A dreamlike atmosphere continued.

Cecily is surrounded by the fruit of the World Tree that falls while being wrapped around by countless wind spirits, and all kinds of brightly colored spirits.

All around her, the gusts of wind, the twinkling lights, the trembling earth and the fast-growing buds were frantic.

A tremendous amount of natural force was concentrated around that place, and those who were close to her naturally had no choice but to retreat further.

Harris, who had spread the distance like that, could see.

All of a sudden, countless elves surrounded the area and looked at it.

‘I said that high elves’ eye opening rituals are not easy to see. It’s been a long time since Cecily appeared this time.’

And as his body was hit by the storm of natural force raging from her direction, he suddenly realized one more thing.

‘what? Come to think of it, isn’t this the time to just sit around and watch?’

Harris focused and took a deep breath.

Fresh air permeated deep into the lungs.

Very nutritious air filled with natural and spirit energy.

It was the perfect environment for training.

‘You can’t miss this opportunity!’

This time, it was much easier to deal with energy than before, probably because the potential and growth rate of the avatar have increased even more by strengthening the unique skills.

“Uh-huh- huh…”

Deep breathing continued.

Watching Cecily’s eye opening ceremony with her eyes, her nerves focused on drawing the energy that overflowed all around her into her body.

Lapori, who had been watching her take the fruit to her mouth, felt something strange, and looked around, but Harris, drunk with an energy of density she had never felt before, had no time to worry about such trivial things.

The moment when Cecily fully collected the fruits of the World Tree.

《The entity has achieved Enlightenment by fulfilling the condition. Acquires the skill 「Natural Affinity」.」

Harris also had his own achievements.

“Whoa….”

Feeling satisfied, looking at Cecily, she noticed that she had lost consciousness and was being carefully carried inside by a group of elves.

In her hand, a branch of a fresh world tree with berries hanging on it was held tightly.

“This is the High Elf Guard. We just opened our eyes, so we need to take them to a safe place until they come to their senses.”

Lapori quietly approached him and added a comment.

“Cecile will be asleep for a while. We need time to stabilize the rapidly increased energy.”

“okay. In fact, I was in the midst of that tremendous flow of energy, so it was only natural.”

“Harris was great too. I think I can see why the World Tree is paying attention.”

He also seemed to have noticed what Harris was doing.

“Ah, it seems like a good opportunity.”

“How long have you been learning to control your energy that much, after all… um?”

He, who had been pouring out words of praise, suddenly stopped, and looked at something behind Harris’s back.

He looked quite surprised that he had seen something.

‘Didn’t you feel anything?’

He was in a state of being sensitive to accepting the energy to the fullest, but he didn’t feel anything in his senses.

The moment Harris, who was momentarily terrified by Lapori’s reaction, turned to look back, he was able to face it head-on.

A branch floating in the air.

“···········?”

It was a very fresh branch with green leaves hanging over it.

“Huh, it seems that the World Tree is very interested in Harris-sama. Do you even bring a gift like this separately?”

‘gift?’

Taking a closer look, I could feel that there was a fullness of natural force inside, like the branch that was taken out by Cecily earlier.

The difference is that this branch did not bear fruit from the beginning.

“The branches that the World Tree gives down directly are special. Usually, when there is a special event such as an eye opening ceremony, it is given only to the person concerned…”

And it is said that it is processed into a weapon or accessory, and it is said that it exhibits a performance comparable to that of a kind of holy object.

As such, it seemed that even a high elf could not easily acquire it.

Harris carefully grabbed the branch floating in front of him.

Then I could feel the energy in it more clearly.

‘That’s why I didn’t feel a presence.’

It feels as if you are naturally assimilating with the environment as if you were holding nature itself.

In the aftermath of his consciousness, the concentration of natural forces around him was high, so it was difficult to notice.

But, one thing I was curious about.

“Then did Lapori receive these branches from the World Tree when he opened his eyes?”

“Of course. I compressed that energy and turned it into a pair of ornaments.”

As I looked at the face soaked in emotion, I instantly felt uncomfortable.

Harris glanced at the bracelet on his wrist and opened his mouth carefully.

“Isn’t that supposed to be this bracelet?”

“hahaha, that’s not it. I made it into a ring and used it to propose.”

Instead of feeling less burdened, I felt a subtle regret.

But when I think about it, it means that the equipment made from the branches in his hand will be more than this bracelet, so there is nothing bad about it.

“You’re married, too.”

“Oh, did I not tell you? It’s been quite a while.”

“But you’re not wearing the ring right now…”

“I passed on my ring to my daughter. Now it will be more helpful to the little girl than to me.”

Saying that, Lapori smiled softly, becoming the expression of a father who loved his family.

‘···It’s nice to see.’

Seeing him smiling happily thinking of his family made me smile without realizing it.

“Harris also worked very hard to get here. As soon as I arrived, I saw that he was recognized by the World Tree, and it makes me feel good because it feels like I did the last worthwhile job.”

“Last time?”

“I am approaching retirement age. This trip to Aeon Continent was my last official itinerary.”

Harris stared blankly at his face.

No matter how you look at it, he was a young man in his early 30s with smooth skin.

“Oh, of course, I won’t step down right away as there is a shortage of staff. But now, there will be no more taking the initiative in the front.”

Perhaps he misunderstood Harris’s gaze, and he uttered an absurd sound.

“A new high elf has just been born, so it’s been an hour.”

“okay. I’m really happy.”

Of course, I didn’t do anything to point it out openly.

Because now he was also one of the elves of the Dongan clan.

***

The Enamel Continent where the Elven Kingdom was located was less than a quarter of the Ion Continent they came from.

However, in Auterica, the continent was only excessively large, and the enamel continent was by no means small.

And to the northwest was the Elven Kingdom, the country of the elves.

‘Something is different from what I thought.’

Perhaps because of the influence of the Earth media, the image of an elf was strong like a forest fairy.

There was a stereotype like vegetarians living on trees with nature as their friend…

‘I mean, here, too, civilization has developed quite a bit. There are many things like street performances.’

Of course, there were a lot of wooden buildings built on trees as in the first image, but the stone buildings built on the ground were no less than that.

‘It’s amazing that they all have a nature-friendly architecture.’

While I was first stepping into the Elven Kingdom and coming all the way here, I realized it for sure, but there were a lot of particularly stylish buildings here.

‘Because it’s the capital, it’s natural.’

This was the capital of the Elven Kingdom, ‘Drasha’, so it was natural.

Surrounded by a large world tree, the city where forests and civilizations harmonized gave off a strange exotic atmosphere.

And Harris was now in a large building.

It was not comparable to the World Tree, but it was a building with a huge tree that could not even be imagined on Earth.

From the wide stone building surrounding the root part to the wooden structure climbing up the naturally formed stem.

This building, which is like a work of art, is….

“Did you say Mr. Harris? I heard that you came from the continent with Cecily this time, is that true?”

“It was said that there was no place to live. This time, Cecily-sama was also in a very dangerous situation…”

“Ah, I heard it too. If Lapori hadn’t gone, it would have been a disaster.”

Beside them, the young elves chattered nonstop.

This was one of the educational institutions of the Elven Kingdom, Drasha Academy.

‘All of them are older than me, but by the standards of the elves, they must be young.’

Their appearances varied from their mid-teens to their early twenties, and Drasha Academy was a gathering place for youngsters from the Elven Kingdom.

A place where those who will grow up to become the pillars of the country receive an education.

Harris was literally stepping on the cornerstone of an elite course.

“Ahahaha… yes, yes. sure···. Oh I was fine. I had a lot of good colleagues. Yes.”

Now, I was just burdened with excessive interest.

Since they had only been exposed to the outside world through books and stories, I could fully understand their curiosity.

He didn’t just come from another area, but suddenly a person who crossed the sea from a completely different continent appeared, so I’d like to ask you something.

How much less are they no longer the same trainees?

“I was working as a mercenary. At that time, I didn’t even know how to handle spirits, so I mainly used my body to fight…”

It was a break right after the theoretical education was over, and it was the moment when Harris tried to release an appropriate episode for smooth interpersonal relationships.

bang-!

Everyone’s eyes turned towards the noise that was heard for a moment.

The blue-haired woman, who stood up from her seat, hitting the desk with both hands, was staring at this side with her chin raised proudly, without being discouraged by the gaze focused on her.

“I can’t concentrate at all because it’s noisy, could you please be quiet?”

Her words were to everyone who had gathered around Harris, but those blue eyes were staring straight at him.

No matter how he looked at it, his eyes never looked favorable.

‘What is that girl? Why are you looking at me with those eyes?’

Even if I didn’t like the fuss because of him, there was a bit of an overreaction.

When he is contemplating for a moment why he should have such a gaze from a stranger he is meeting with.

“Ah, I guess we talked too much…”

“Hmmm… sorry for making a noise.”

“Then, Mr. Harris, please talk to me again next time.”

In the meantime, those who had gathered next to Harris carefully dispersed to their respective seats, paying attention to her.

It was definitely more comfortable now, but I was so embarrassed by the sudden flow of things.

‘That woman seems to be quite influential.’

He turned his gaze again and looked at the woman who made the atmosphere chilly.

Long blue hair that seems to have been carefully groomed, sharp raised eyes, and an expression that shows arrogance beyond arrogance.

‘Well, no matter where you look, you are a precious daughter of the house.’

It was also a noble lady who looked quite picky.

Most of the elves I’ve met so far were mild-mannered personalities, so it felt very fresh.

And immediately after training.

“Huh—”

As she passed Harris, she paused for a moment and turned her head to scan him up and down.

The gaze rested for a moment on the bracelet on his wrist, but she soon snorted and left the classroom with a few gangs with noble steps.

‘what?’

While he was feeling confused, he could hear stories about her from those around him.

Her name is Shapiron Silvesti.

As expected, he came from a fairly prestigious family.

Except for the high elves, they were elves with no difference in status, but the old family had no choice but to grow as influential as its history.

How much less would it be a family that contributed to the establishment of the Elven Kingdom from the time of the great migration to the Enamel Continent?

However, information about her contained one surprising and unexpected fact for Harris.

‘This is really unexpected.’

Because that girl is.

It was because she was the only daughter of the high elf ‘Lafori Grandwood’, whom he had a close relationship with.