The Druid Who Swallowed Mother Nature - Chapter 35



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Episode 35. I didn’t even need a month.

“Well, Master. Even if we don’t test it, we should at least talk about it… … .”

“It’s cute. That’s a pass.”

Colin’s smile deepened.

The impression was too scary to be a joke, and the content was too light to be serious.

Sage, who had been hiding behind me as I stood up confidently, whispered.

“Sir, I don’t want to go to the rooftop bar and just stay with you.”

“Just stay a little longer.”

“People are strange.”

Honestly, I had nothing to say.

No matter how eccentric he may be, this was a bit of a shocking statement.

Still, the fact that he is a person of character did not change.

Other wizards were worse than this, to the point where they would leave with just a single word saying no.

I sat down, dragging the guarded sage with me.

Colin looked at us with a deep look in his eyes and said.

“Colin Sieghart. He’s a wizard.”

“Allen, I’m a contractor.”

“I heard from my disciple. He is a capable contractor who dealt with the Brotherhood branch manager.”

Layla winked at me.

Unfortunately, it was an awkward wink with the corners of the eyes twitching.

Colin smirked just as sinisterly as he could.

“Ahem, with that face and those skills, you must be popular. Don’t be so stiff and speak comfortably. The age difference isn’t that big, after all.”

“Master, that’s a bit… … .”

“Oh my.”

Layla, pricked by her conscience, pointed it out, but Colin was shameless.

“If you become friends with this guy, you will benefit a lot, my disciple. Do you know how much of an asset appearance is to a traveler?”

It was a joke to ask if he had any intention of hiding his true intentions.

This must be the aspect of an orphaned wizard who has taken up the path of wandering.

Any other guy would have been suspicious of his tricks, but Colin was trustworthy.

However, I did not have the courage to accept that free spirit.

Even if you want it… … the face value has to be this different.

As a human being, it was something I couldn’t do.

“I’ve heard of your reputation, but I can’t bring myself to do it.”

“Do you know me?”

“The third disciple of the Magic Tower, Wanderer Colin. He is famous among those associated with the Magic Tower.”

Colin frowned and clicked his tongue.

It was a ferocious atmosphere that could kill a person.

“Oh, I can’t even shake it off. I was going to reveal it later and surprise you.”

The real intention was cute.

“I did my research carefully because I didn’t intend to leave my child with just anyone.”

“Wait, wait. Are you a disciple of the Magic Tower? Your Master?”

Layla looked very surprised, as if it was something she had been hiding.

Colin responded in a nonchalant tone.

“Don’t worry about it. It’s nothing special.”

“How can you not care… … .”

“It doesn’t matter because I’m not going to take you to the magic tower.”

“……yes.”

It was a cold tone of voice, as if telling me not to have any vain expectations.

Even a philanthropist who has disciples in various places must have standards.

Even if they were disciples, it was not possible to take just anyone to the magic tower.

“Then, do you plan on not going back to the Magic Tower?”

“Why are you curious about that?”

“I plan to send this child to the Magic Tower.”

“Wow, what a set of parents with a keen interest in learning.”

Colin shook his head as soon as he heard it.

“Originally, parents thought their child was a genius. However, the Tower of Magic is a cruel place. Most children feel the wall and become disappointed… … .”

Hurrah!

A flash of light suddenly pierced my eyes.

It was brighter than a torch in a cave, and warmer than a fireplace on a winter day.

“Wow.”

Layla was dumbfounded.

A flame was burning brilliantly in Sage’s two hands.

It was a flame of magical power that burned quietly and with perfect control.

“Matap, you still can’t go?”

Sage asked calmly.

“This is… … .”

One example is more effective than a hundred detailed words.

Seamless control of firepower, stable implementation, and uninterrupted flow of horsepower.

“… … It leaves me speechless.”

There was a strange gleam in Colin’s eyes.

This is not the skill of an aspiring magician who has not received systematic training.

At that age, he had no skills to demonstrate.

A glimpse of overwhelming talent that leaves those who know him in awe.

I shrugged and said, “See?”

“I did not seek out the disciples of the Matapju without any basis.”

“You have a cute appearance and are so talented. This is so true, I should have asked you to learn from me instead of deciding whether you would pass or fail.”

He laughed and extended his hand.

Sage instinctively turned his head away as a palm the size of a pot lid approached him.

… … It was a rough hand that crushed people’s skulls like fruit and scolded others for their rudeness.

Colin paused, then withdrew his hand and coughed in embarrassment.

“Ahem, I’m sorry.”

“No, no.”

“I know you’re scared because of my face. Be careful.”

His sullen demeanor had an odd quality.

If you ask ten people, all ten of them will say that he looks like he would be taken in by a school girl.

But such warmth was the main element that made up the human being called Wanderer Colin.

“I guess you like kids.”

“It’s cute. It’s also pitiful. I try to help children I’ve come into contact with as much as possible.”

That’s why he took many people, including Layla, as his disciples.

“But no matter what his talent is, if you leave this child to me, he won’t have to go to the Magic Tower for a while.”

“Why?”

“Let’s just say it’s personal matters. I have no intention of going back until I take care of the work I’ve been given.”

“Because it’s a task I’ve been assigned.”

Colin’s arms were crossed and he seemed determined and uncompromising.

‘Was there such a thing?’

At some point, he was a wanderer who left the Tower early on and started wandering in foreign lands.

I thought it was just a matter of personal wanderlust that kept him from settling down, but it turns out that wasn’t the case.

‘This is out of the calculation.’

There was a big difference between going to the top and not going.

“Then please introduce me to another wizard.”

“If I may, I would like to take you as my disciple. I promise that I will instruct you with all my abilities.”

“No matter how hard I try, I can’t possibly get the support I need from the Magic Tower.”

There is a reason why the Magic Tower is called the cradle of magicians.

From material support without shortage, to facilities that support a wealth of experience, to human resources that provide appropriate assistance.

Even though he was a disciple of Matapism, there was no comparison in terms of environment.

“This child must be sent to the Magic Tower.”

“Ahem, what do you think?”

Colin chose to convince himself instead of his guardian.

Sage answered boldly without me even needing to notice.

“If it’s not that I don’t fit in the Magic Tower… … I want to go to the Magic Tower.”

Fear of being alone with Colin, doubts about whether he was the right wizard for the tower, and a desire to improve and play in the nice water.

It was a decision with complex intentions.

When even he was rejected, Colin sighed repeatedly and ran his hand through his beard.

“Damn, this is difficult. I want to take you as my disciple, but going back to the Magic Tower at this point… .”

His inner conflict was visible to the naked eye.

‘Fortunately, I guess my disciple is being greedy.’

I asked for an introduction to another wizard, but Colin was actually the best choice.

It would be great if he changed his mind.

“Then let’s do this.”

After much thought, Colin reached a conclusion and slammed the table.

“The deadline is one month. I will teach the child during that time. After that, I will let the child decide what to do.”

“If Sage wants, will he go to the Magic Tower then?”

“No, our relationship ends there. Instead, I will take responsibility and introduce you to another wizard.”

It seemed like he really had no intention of returning to the tower.

It was such a stubbornness that it made me wonder if the whale’s tendon would go away even if it was a turtle or a scorpion.

I was really curious as to what was going on.

Before my curious outfit could burst, Colin poured out his heart.

“Of course, depending on what you do, I can go to the Magic Tower.”

“… … ?”

“Since you said you were a contractor, I’m saying we should see your skills.”

Colin stood up from his seat.

“If you solve my request, I will break your stubbornness.”

Is this how the profession of commissioner and contractor continues?

There was no reason not to accept it.

I nodded.

“It’s an expensive body, but I won’t charge any special commission fee.”

“I’m so grateful I don’t know where to put myself.”

He chuckled and tapped the ring on his index finger.

Then a crack appeared in the air and many objects poured out.

‘Subspace ring?’

FP’s final level item, an item that replaces the inventory in many games.

For the merchants, it was even revered as a holy relic created by a miracle, adding a few extra pennies to the exaggeration.

“Where, it’s here.”

He rummaged through the junk and threw something in front of me.

“This is… … ?”

It was a piece of wood.

It was an item that fit perfectly with the odds and ends, as it was taken out of a pile of odds and ends.

“My request is to find out what that thing is.”

“Is that okay?”

“Oh, you’re so confident. But it won’t be easy. Would you believe me if I said that’s why I have wanderlust and travel all over the place?”

The disciple of the Magic Tower wandered around with just a piece of wood.

‘Then it’s not an ordinary thing.’

I looked at it carefully.

Wood is a high-quality material.

In this world where plants are precious, they were several times more precious than on Earth.

‘Is that a birch tree?’

It is a material that is often used for sculptures because it has pure white flesh and is hard and dense.

In ancient times, the bark was peeled and used as paper.

It was a very valuable material because it had high landscaping value.

‘You’ve carved a piece.’

The fine marks here and there were artificial.

But other than that, there was nothing else I could know.

Colin gave me a clue when I was still at a loss.

“These are relics discovered in the ruins. I wasn’t able to conquer all of them, and since progress was blocked, I brought some back for research.”

Relics are a concept that replaces dungeons in FP.

The remains could be classified into two types.

First, it is a treasure trove left behind by ancient civilizations.

Secondly, it is a hidden piece that guarantees professional achievement.

The former has artifacts, collectively known as relics, as its main reward, while the latter has achievements appropriate for each profession as its main reward.

For wizards, it’s new spells and potions, for warriors, it’s weapons and martial arts.

‘This is the first time I’ve heard that a piece of wood was found in the ruins.’

In this case, it was ambiguous to say it was the former or the latter.

It was unlikely that the piece of wood could be a relic, and it was difficult to tell what kind of job the latter was a reward for.

“You won’t be able to find out right away. A month is not a short period of time, so leave the child to me and take it easy… … .”

I ignored the grumbling Colin and reached for the piece of wood.

No matter how I looked at it, this did not fall into the category of an artifact.

If so, it means the latter.

If it is a relic that gives a piece of wood as a job reward… … .

A kind of intuition flashed through my mind.

Swish!

“I feel a strong attraction to the World Tree.”

The World Tree seemed to have felt an instinctive pull beyond my intuition.

The moment the World Tree stretched its trunk and wrapped itself around a piece of wood.

System messages poured down before my eyes like waves.

“The World Tree recognizes the finely chopped birch tree!”

“The totem is activated!”

“Damage rate: 40%”

“The damage is so severe that the totem is no longer functioning.”

“The World Tree is attempting to recover.”

…

… …

“success!”

“The Guardian Totem restores its functions!”

“Totem of Guardianship

─It is a totem carved from a birch tree.

─The elaborate shape becomes real and grants the owner temporary magical powers of protection.

The shape of the statue was slowly restored from where the trunk of the World Tree touched.

The cut areas became fleshy, and the dull areas became sharper.

The transformed log was transformed into a lifelike armor sculpture that seemed to move alive.

Colin, who had been blinking, held his breath as the statue was restored.

“Hey, what did you just do… …!”

“You didn’t even need a month.”

I pushed the totem away with my finger in front of a shocked Colin.

The totem of protection rose to my chest, emitting pure mana like a spirit.

“The request has been completed.”

I felt a strong wave enveloping my entire body.

It was an armor of pure mana, woven into a chain structure.

“The totem of protection, the heritage of the Druids.”

The place where Colin brought the totem.

It was a Druid ruin.

***

The common magic of the Juggernaut school preferred to branch out into many fields, even if it lacked depth, rather than delving deep into one.

This is because the school’s ethos favors applying magic to real life.

Among them, the grabbing hand was a very representative magic.

It is usually used to move heavy objects, but if you use magic power, it has the power to burst a person like a balloon.

The magic of Colin, the leader of the school, would have been even more powerful.

“Then let’s try it.”

Colin used his magic on me without looking back.

The pressure wasn’t just limited to one area, it was all over the body.

Crunch!

But the magic didn’t go any further than that.

The pressure that should have crushed my bones and muscles dissipated like a breeze the moment it touched my body.

Damn!

Colin wasn’t mistaken in his manifestation of magic.

Instead, the cracks that appeared in the guardian totem were proof of this.

“amazing!”

An impromptu experiment to test the effectiveness of the totem.

As its name suggests, the Guardian Totem had a defensive effect that blocked attacks.

Rather than being disappointed that his magic had been blocked, Colin was childishly excited.

“How does it have such an effect? ​​The composition is ordinary and it doesn’t seem to have accumulated that much mana.”

He muttered to himself, repeatedly formulating and discarding hypotheses.

I knew the answer, but I didn’t teach it.

Even if you explain it to Colin so he can understand, he can’t reproduce it.

‘It’s different from magic.’

Perhaps because it was a druid’s heritage, the structure of the totem was clearly visible to me.

“Totem creation becomes possible!”

“Each totem has a different ability depending on the material!”

“Acquire lots of materials to increase the number of totems you can craft!”

‘It might be useful.’

It was said to be different depending on the material, meaning that if you use a material other than birch, the effect will be different.

Depending on how you use it, the uses are endless.

I thought it could be classified as some kind of artifact.

It was also much easier than the wizard’s artifact crafting method.

All you have to do is cut the material and add the origin.

However, the supply of materials is a problem… … .

I brought Colin back to reality from his own world.

“Are there any other items taken from the ruins besides this?”

“No, this is all I have right now. The rest is in the Magic Tower.”

“Matap?”

Colin hesitated for a moment, then said.

“Well, it doesn’t really matter whether you reveal more or hide it. The investigation of the ruins was led by the Master and assisted by me. The Master investigated from the Magic Tower, and I investigated from outside. So the rest is in the Magic Tower.”

“Then that’s good.”

I gave the totem back to him.

It was his, so I couldn’t have it.

I didn’t have to feel bad about it since I could make it.

“You didn’t complete the request?”

“……okay.”

“I understand that you are returning to the Magic Tower as promised, and while you are at it, I would like you to show me the rest of it. I will also help you verify the remaining relics.”

Anyway, I had to go there to investigate the endless spring.

The Druid’s Legacy.

It was only natural that I, the last druid, would be the one to train.