Omniscient First-Person’s Viewpoint - Chapter 591



I’ll Get Off Here

There was a girl. Despite her young age, she possessed such outstanding beauty that she was a noble child who should never be hurt, even if she were to be put into one’s eyes.

The name of the girl who inherited noble blood was Hexia Agartha.

She was the princess of all nations and would one day inherit the mask to become the ruler who would birth a new world.

A cute and noble child. A child who grew up receiving both calculative and pure love from many people usually grows in one of two ways. They either take that grace for granted or, admirably, try to repay it.

It was a great blessing for the nations that Hexia Agartha grew up to be a good child.

“I wish meat would grow on trees! Then the nanny, father, and servants could all eat their fill of meat!”

However… the fact that the kind Hexia Agartha had a great talent was too great a blessing. So much so that even the nation of all nations could not handle it.

“So, I made ginkgo nuts that taste like meat from the blessed ginkgo tree!”

The World Tree, the blessed ginkgo tree, was a male tree.

Meat growing on trees. This fact was a shocking event for druids, who were respected by many, and even for witches, who were treated slightly less favorably.

Some argued that the very existence of meat fruits went against the natural order, while others defended it, saying it was simply a fruit that tasted like meat. The chancellor rejoiced at solving the food problem, but the advisor expressed reluctance, saying it was harder to cultivate than livestock.

Only the witches consistently showed support. Others placed no value on that support.

Debates continued. Knowing it would never end, the discussions grew more heated. As the sun set, the moon rose, and the seasons repeated, the topic circled back. The chirping birds covered their ears and nestled in their nests, and the fierce conversations were so sharp that even predators hunting prey dared not approach.

“Proceed.”

In the end, it was secular power that won. The story ended with Lady Agartha herself drawing the conclusion.

“If you have complaints, I will hear them in my chamber, but for now, let us bear fruit together.”

Yes. It ended.

Meat fruits were quite delicate and sensitive crops. Even with the same roots, they grew in vastly different ways depending on how they were cultivated. Even the most skilled druids spent time without grasping how to improve them.

It was around that time that Lady Agartha invited the ancient druid, Nevida.

“Muhoo used the princess’s pure goodwill for taboo purposes.”

[Shut up… Shut upooo!]

The ancient druid lived up to his name. Nevada, who was well-versed in both animals and plants, made improvements with his knowledge and experience. Dogs, cats, goats, sheep, cows, chickens, pigs, monkeys. All kinds of meat fruits began to bear. Both witches and druids were amazed at his outstanding abilities.

Unable to understand, they could not approach, and because they could not approach, the gap widened further. The druids, who were respected by many, became relative fools, and Muhoo only talked to the Grand Druid and Princess Hexia instead of the fools. The fools did not dare to intervene. Realizing the gap, they chose to turn a blind eye.

One day, when the gap between knowledge and ignorance widened further, a druid from the great forest outside the woods came. Claiming to have secretly followed the Grand Druid, they brought a story that surprised everyone.

Grand Druid Nevada. The legendary ancient being that every druid had heard of at least once.

Had touched the taboo of intercourse.

“What? No way, all those beastmen were born from trees? But the life of the source tree is limited…?”

“Yes. The beasts born from the meat fruits do not live long. Just as fruits rot and decay when they fall from the tree. It was an insurmountable flaw that arose from choosing the way of plants.”

“But, according to you, they succeeded in mass-producing beastmen, right? How?”

“…Beasts, in the way of beasts.”

The beasts born from the fruits quickly decayed after birth. It was inevitable. Animals are different from plants.

So Muhoo gathered the children born of Agartha. Beastmen with animal ears and tails. Creations made by the successive Agarthas who indulged in boredom and stimulation.

-I will become the king of the beastmen, Hexia.

Hexia’s siblings, who had ears and tails, listened to their mother’s words. To those who grew up receiving love directed at beasts, Agartha’s command was absolute. She was their leader, mother, and master.

-The power usurped from the human king. Living with only a fragment of it will end someday. Without being the king of humans, you cannot become a true king. But beastmen are superior to humans. If such beasts are newly created.

And… still hanging from the fruits, not yet ripened… countless females curled up with umbilical cords wrapped around them… no, pistils…

Drugged into heat, hanging naked from the fruits. Indulging and ravishing them one by one.

Sucking the essence of the World Tree. Impregnating the meat submerged in the pulp. Like insects laying eggs in fruit.

-We are living demons, and we will become the kings of beasts themselves.

However, for the nations, it was an immense misfortune.

Hexia was intelligent and kind. She couldn’t ignore the flesh fruits she had created, which bore life without love or freedom, and were not blessed.

Nenyaf calmly conveyed the truth. For some, it was a pain sharper than a dagger. Perhaps Nenyaf had not met the Great Witch all this time out of consideration for her.

Or maybe he had been saving the blade to make sure it was sharp.

“It was the princess who requested to stop the former king at that time.”

The parrot squawked loudly, as if trying to cover Nenyaf’s words. But no matter how much it cried, Nenyaf’s words were not covered.

“You intended to drive out the humans who originally lived there and fill the land with beastmen created from trees. By the time you realized, numerous beastmen had already been born and scattered throughout the jungle… The humans, who were not favored by Agartha and were pushed out, rose up with weapons out of jealousy and envy.”

It was natural that chaos ensued, as a number of beastmen equivalent to a whole race were released. If it weren’t for the nations, the population would have been immediately identified. Since they spread across the entire territory, which was half wild, Agartha’s atrocities were hardly conveyed.

By the time the problem was recognized, it had already occurred. The rebellion was delayed because of that.

“Abusing the World Tree’s essence, devaluing the worth of birth, trampling on human dignity. The World Tree fell, hanging countless flesh fruits like tumors. What we truly intended to do was scrape off the tumors of the World Tree… In the end, everything was burned by a flame-like rage.”

Nenyaf, who calmly conveyed the facts, drove the wedge.

“Thanks to the princess, we were able to prevent the World Tree from bearing the fruits of sin.”

[No one told you to burn the World Tree! No one told you to kill your mother, steal the mask, and destroy the country!]

“Regrettably, we lacked the power to do otherwise. Just as the princess did.”

Nenyaf did not intend it either. It was simply unavoidable. They were a ragtag group of rebels, and Agartha’s power was threatening. If they had hesitated even a little, Agartha would have tempted and persuaded most of the rebels to become its limbs.

There was no choice but to achieve the goal. If they hadn’t killed Agartha and torn off the mask, the rebellion would have failed.

And it was the Great Witch who intended it. The Great Witch included herself among those she would rage against.

“Princess. So please let us go. Otherwise, the betrayal of that time will be repeated.”

[Such absurd words…!]

“Now, at the top of the tree of betrayal, humans are being created. The human king is the seed of the great sin for that. The only way to end it without repeating the tragedy is that.”

The reason I was brought here was to prevent the tragedy from repeating. Because if I help, Nevada can even create humans.

[Get rid of it!]

The parrot screeched fiercely. But the momentum of the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade was not as strong as before. The anger and wildness that could cover the jungle were no longer felt. The Great Witch’s pet familiars stood still with their fur bristling.

Contrary to her passionate words, the Great Witch’s emotions were in turmoil. The familiars, who could feel their master’s emotions, sensed the Great Witch’s hesitation.

Sensing the flow, Nenyaf spurred on and spoke again.

“Let’s hurry. Since the princess knows this, the Great Druid will also come soon.”

“Ah, I understand. Thank you. Thanks to you, I know everything now.”

“Didn’t I say I would explain as we go?”

“You knew the Great Witch would come.”

“I had no choice but to kill the princess’s parrot. It was the only way to find where you were staying.”

“Of course. I understand. There was no other way.”

The Great Witch’s thoughts were fragmented and emotional. The memories I read from her were focused on after the World Tree burned and fell. Before the World Tree burned, the Great Witch was young and immature, deliberately ignoring the meat fruit.

But reading Nenyaf’s thoughts made it clearer. What Agartha was planning and why they created the beastmen.

“You didn’t want to destroy the country either, did you? You didn’t want to burn the World Tree. But the existence of the meat fruit bothered you more, right? It must have been hard for you too. How did you endure those years without a country or the World Tree?”

Nenyaf mounted the deer again and spoke.

“Tree transformation. Thanks to the art of turning our bodies into trees. We woke up once a year and took care of each other, allowing us to continue our sinful lives.”

“So that’s how you endured. I understand.”

“Then, let’s move on.”

“No, I said I understand. So I’ll get off here. Thank you for everything. The deer’s back is more comfortable than I thought.”

Didn’t you say to jump off if I didn’t like it? I liked the story itself, but it made it easier to come to a conclusion. I placed Shea on the saddle and jumped off.