Isekai ni Kita Boku wa Kiyoubinbode Subaya-sa Tayorina Tabi o Suru Chapter 242 241 - Sacred Treasures Of The Tree Of Life And D

Sacred Treasures of the Tree of Life and Death

I tried morizing the information until my eyes caught a tent where they were passing it out as pamphlets. Perhaps my nerves had caused to miss it at first…I should calm down.

"They're passing out pamphlets over there. I'm gonna go get so."

"Very well."

Daniela waited as I made my way over to the tent. It was after I had accepted two of them and began to return to Daniela, that I felt soone's eyes on .

Once again, it was a tingling, stabbing sensation. No, it couldn't be my imagination. And so I slowly activated Presence Detection.

"Ah, it's no use."

There were too many people. It was a mass of different presences. But I couldn't see anyone that looked suspicious when searching with my own eyes.

"Damn it…"

It bothered , but there was nothing I could do. Oh, well…better get back to Daniela.

When I found her, she was eating so fruit on a stick. It looked chilled and delicious.

"What's that?"

"I bought it."

But, where's mine?

"Thanks."

I asked her with a look, and she produced a second one. When I bit into it, the juices filled my mouth. It was chilled and very sweet. I loved this kind of fruit…

As we had no reason to stick around, we started walking again as we ate. There were crowds of people around who could have been citizens or tourists. But you could tell that they were all excited about tomorrow's ga. There were people who looked like Adventurers who were already drinking and enjoying the festivities.

It was a lot of noise, but no one was fighting and it was peace itself. Of course, the noblewoman, Alenbia Ef Quingeria, had been condemned for her strategies the other day. But there was nothing like that now. And if you asked , they should have just taken her guards down and then fought her. It was a battle royal. And she had played within the rules.

"Hey, Daniela."

"What, Asagi?"

"The real tournant starts tomorrow. Anything on your mind?"

"…Indeed. Well, my first opponent is the lucky boy who we agreed had reached his peak. So, no. I have not thought about it much."

Well, Daniela sure lucked out in a way.

"The problem is the one after, after that."

"Really? What about the second fight?"

"Insignificant. The problem is the woman with the ice rapier. She will definitely rise to the top."

The woman who they said could hit dewdrops falling from a leaf. Levee Badi, White Dew. She would likely beat the noblewoman, Alenbia Ef Quingeria and then beat the spear wielder, Bandi Ree. And then she would appear before Daniela. Or so Daniela said…

"Well, we don't know what will really happen."

"Yes… Hmm. Perhaps it is just that I really want to fight her."

"Because you use the sa weapons?"

"Yes. I have used this weapon for many years, but I sense sothing in her that is a natural gift."

Daniela said as she caressed the rapier of the tree of life and death. That sword…I had been aning to ask about it. But I always seed to forget.

Eve had said sothing about it back in Nicora. 'Today, I will finally have your sword and bow. The sacred treasures of the tree of life and death!' What were these weapons?

"Daniela, about that rapier…"

"The sacred treasure of the Tree of Life and Death?"

"Uh, yeah. Is it a secret?"

"Well, yes. But I should have told you. It must have slipped my mind."

Yes. I had forgotten as well. I wouldn't have even asked her now had she not started to touch it.

And she did it with so much affection. Then she raised her face and looked at . Her eyes were serious.

"We should go back to our room. We can talk there."

"Yeah, sure."

She was going to tell sothing important. That in itself made happy. It showed that she trusted . And since we didn't have any other plans, we decided to head back for the day. Sotis it was nice to just talk on your day off.

We bought a little food, including fruit, to take back with us. And then we returned to the lodging facility.

Back in our room, we sat facing each other on opposite sides of the table after putting down our belongings. The table was covered in food.

"Hey, Daniela."

"What, Asagi."

"I was quite anxious and was preparing myself for this serious story you were going to tell ."

"Oh, yes. Well, I can speak while eating, you know."

She said as she reached for a box of noodles. She took in a mouthful and then smiled happily.

"I want it back."

"What?"

"My resolve."

"You should have put it away in your bag."

Grrr… This woman was too dedicated to her appetite…!

Oh, well. That was Daniela. I fell in love with all of the sides of her, so there was no use complaining now. I gave up and picked up a box of the sa noodles.

"Mmmggmm…So? What are they?"

"Sothing that was passed down in my holand. While they make effective weapons, they were originally ceremonial treasures."

"Ceremonial treasures?"

Sothing used for ceremonies, I suppose.

"Yes. They were used for many years. Perhaps through refining or so other transition, they turned into sacred treasures."

"Back where I'm from, they used to say that souls lived inside objects that were treasured for a long ti. Maybe it's like that?"

What they call tsukumogami. Tools that were used for a hundred years would be inhabited by a soul or spirit.

"Indeed. It is similar to that. And so the long-used rapier and bow beca sacred treasures. They are almost legendary among so light elves.'

"Legendary weapons, huh…"

Her rapier definitely had the look of a legendary sword. Like Excalibur.

"So it's incredibly rare then."

"Yes. Not many people know of it, but those that do will want it."

"So that's why Eve was after it…"

And she had targetted it after one hundred years. But perhaps acquiring a legendary weapon was worth that effort.

"But I am the only one who can use these."

"What do you an?"

"I was chosen by the weapons. And only chosen elves can wield them."

"The sacred treasures choose their wielder?"

"Aye. It has to do with bloodlines. Back ho, I was chosen as the maiden of the tree of life and death."

"I see."

Bloodlines and legendary weapons. Beauty. Who's the protagonist now…

"My mother…had lived as the maiden for many years. But I took her place when I was born. Of course, it was shortly after that that the stampede occurred."

"…"

The loathso stampede that had destroyed her ho. Daniela's parents have been killed in front of her eyes. And the result was a trauma she carried for years. Ti seed to have stopped for her since then. But Daniela said that things changed once she t . And her trauma was starting to weaken.

"Well, I have continued to live as the maiden who was chosen by the rapier and bow. Not that I conduct myself as a maiden in any way."

"I see… No, that was a very interesting story. Thanks for telling ."

"Do not ntion it. I had been aning to tell you about it. But it is such a dull tale that I needed a good al to get through it"

"That's not true. Besides, it ans a lot to know more about your past."

"Asagi…"

In fact, I really knew very little about Daniela's past. She didn't talk about it much, but part of it was because I knew we would always be together whether regardless of how much knowledge I had. And she would answer when I did ask her. But sotis I worried about asking too many questions and accidentally stepping on a land mine.

In any case, I was happy to hear her talk.

"I know. You tell sothing about yourself, Asagi. Let see… Tell about your childhood."

"You want to hear a story about so stupid kid?"

"Yes, tell about the stupid kid."

What a curious person. Oh, well. I had to return the favor, I suppose. A legendary story about my childhood. It was a real sidesplitter, so I hoped she was ready.

"But first, what exactly would happen if soone else tried to use your weapons?"

"They would be surrounded by darkness and have the life sucked out of them."

"The life…"

"And then their soul would forever be disconnected from the cycle and will wander, lost in the world."

"Lost in the world…"