Before the na Mad Demon beca known to the world,
When I was a pale beginner of only C-Rank
It was just a brief mont, but there was a ti when I felt this ga was going to end.
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.
.
Enough! You lunatic!
I was besieged by the heroes from the Hero Association.
Under normal circumstances, I would have been able to escape imdiately as soon as I judged that I was at a disadvantage.
Unfortunately, even that option wasnt given to today.
An A-Rank hero has already sealed off the area! So stop the aningless struggle and obediently surrender!
The bastards from the Hero Association had brought as much as an A-Rank hero to catch this ti.
In addition, my skills were at odds with the heroes who made up their team, and each one of them was at least the sa C-Rank as or higher.
On the other hand, my physical strength, mana, everything was already exhausted. To be honest, it could be said to be a desperate situation.
However, instead, I threw a fireball at them.
Boom!
KeukIs that your answer? Refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit in the end. Youll regret your choice.
What regret. The fact that were already here. Dont get cold feet now and lets end it.
As expected, you cant reason with crazy people.
I was determined to bring at least one more person down with even though I was expecting to die.
With in front of them, they had narrowed the siege carefully as if hunting a wounded beast.
The pressure was suffocating.
In order to resist their pressure, I squeezed out my remaining power and held up my knife.
As soon as we were preparing for our final clash,
Suddenly, a strange noise sounded from sowhere.
Shiii!
A soft frictional sound as if a thick fabric was being dragged across the ground. At the sa ti, a huge shadow converged from all sides.
The midsumr sun that was burning brightly gradually disappeared as if it was covered by a veil, and the blue sky beca colored by the darkness.
In the end, it had turned into a complete dark world with no light.
Y-you punk! What the hell kind of trick are you trying to pull?
Shocked by the bizarre phenonon, the Hero Association bastards shouted at in the dark.
If you continue to resist, were going to kill you right here!
I didnt do it.
It was very unfair to .
Because it was also my first ti seeing such a phenonon.
I had kindly explained to them so we could resolve this misunderstanding, but unfortunately, they didnt seem to want to listen.
Y-you! Shaless bastard! As expected, its best to kill you. Everyone, attack imdiately! We cant give him ti for his tricks!
The bastards fired indiscriminate attacks at the direction I was in. All kinds of abilities flashed and flew in the dark.
If my vision was fine, I would have at least pretended to avoid it.
But in a situation where I couldnt even see my body, there was no way to avoid their attacks.
Was it finally going to end?
My gut feeling told that I was going to die. The mont I was about to give up all hope,
Shiii!
The unidentified noise was heard once again.
Then, all the attacks that were flying toward were sucked into the darkness.
?!
What the hell was going on?
I couldnt grasp the situation, so I had no choice but to stand there motionlessly.
anwhile, in the dark, the screams from the heroes began to leak out.
Kueaak!
Be careful! Theres sothing hidden in here!
Sh-show yourselfkeuk!
After so ti passed. The scream that had continued for a while was cut off, and the darkness that had surrounded everything gradually dissipated.
Under the gushing sunlight stood a mysterious woman wearing a large cone hat.
Thick, dark hair like chestnuts, red eyes that resemble rubies. It was an elf who sohow gave off a somber air.
She walked towards with slow and elegant steps.
For a while she looked at my face, and then soon after, with a sharp nasal voice, she spoke.
Heung~ So this is how you look. Youre more handso than I thought.
She acted as if she had known for a long ti. But there was no mory of her in my mind.
I sohow felt that she was a suspicious woman.
Lifting her large cone hat, the woman greeted .
Nice to et you. Im Elizabeth. Whats your na?
Instead of answering, I threw my knife at her neck.
Shiik
The sharp blade pierced her white neck. It was the perfect outco.
But strangely, she shattered like a mirage without substance and once again slowly took shape next to .
BabyIts our first ti eting, but even this is too much. I could have gotten a little hurt.
As if she didnt like my behavior, her eyebrows furrowed.
I threw another knife at her face, who looked to be sulking.
Shiik
If once doesnt work, then twice. And if that wasnt enough, then three tis.
I cut her down over and over again. But each ti, her body would return to its original state.
Hmmthis isnt working.
This isnt working, what do you an this isnt working?!
Looking at with a dumbfounded look, she let out a short sigh.
HaaI know very well that youre stronger than others. Soday, even the likes of , will be a trivial matter to you. However, you best take better care of yourself before then.
Was she telling to hunt at my own level? Reflecting on her advice, I belatedly asked her.
Why did you help ?
Youre quick to askI saved you today because youre soone who will save soday.
Save?
What she said felt very strange.
Save? Wasnt that a word that only appeared in RPG gas? In fact, it was my first ti hearing it.
When I gave her a suspicious look, she smiled strangely and spoke words that were incomprehensible.
You dont have to know now. Soday, youll naturally find out when the ti cos. AndIf that happens, please think of today. See you next ti.
She vanished like smoke after having said that.
That was my first eting with the Black Witch Elizabeth.
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Tu-turn your eyes that way! You cant look here!
I looked at Elizabeth who had quickly hid behind the curtains to put on her pajamas.
A pathetic display of blushing just by showing the naked body. She in the second round was certainly different from the witch that I knew.
However, it was clear that the woman in front of was that Elizabeth.
If soWhat she had said then, did it have sothing to do with the current situation?
I didnt have the skill One Coin at the ti. In short, even I didnt know that I was going to start a second round.
But could she have predicted the current situation?
It wasnt completely baseless
Witches could naturally travel around the Astral world. In a place where there was no concept of ti or space, it may be possible for her to predict what was happening now.
If I assu that was the case
What did she want from ?
Did she really want to save her past self?
As if on queue, Elizabeth walked out from behind the curtains while blushing after having changed into her pajamas.
I asked her directly.
A few days ago, did noona ask for help?
Wh-what? That, are you the beast that appeared in my dream?
Beast?
I didnt know what she was talking about, but with this, one thing had beco clear.
As I had thought, this woman was the voice I had heard at that ti.
Whatever she had done, it seed it was her who had asked for help through the voice of a plant.
And at the ti a new Challenge was created for .
It felt as if a scattered puzzle was coming together.
I opened my status window and read the explanation again.
[Challenge Flower of Shadow (Chain Quest)]
Condition: Save Elizabeth.
Ti: 3 months.
Reward: 1x Random Box (dium).
The words displayed in the Challenge. Save Elizabeth.
Thiswas it a coincidence?
[Because youre soone who will save soday.]
The voice she had left a long ti ago lingered in my head.
I wasnt sure if she knew, but the current situation seed to be flowing as she had intended.
For so reason, I felt as if I was playing into the witchs palm, so it wasnt very fun.
Should I just give up and go ho?
I thought seriously for a mont, but it was too wasteful to give up the task as it was.
Ultimately, it would only be who would suffer a loss in the end.
Recalling the efforts I had invested so far, I suppressed the irritation that was slowly rising.
HuuSince I have co this far, it would be best to finish up.
Anyway, what I had to do remained the sa.
Whether this was what the witch had wanted, or whether everything was coincidental.
I just needed to save the woman in front of and get the reward.
As I was regaining my composure, Elizabeth clung to with a tearful look.
P-please help .
HuuHow can I help you?
M-my uncle, please stop him. Everyone will die if nothing is done.
Was she talking about the elf who left the room a mont ago?
I only saw his back, but I had noticed that his body wasnt trained, and I didnt sense much mana from him either.
If I just go by my sense of danger, the Yifret I had faced a while ago was much stronger.
The feeling he gave off was soone who was engrossed in books.
But it wasnt enough to just judge soone by their appearanceI think it would be best to find out more information on him.
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So I asked Elizabeth to tell about her uncle.
Soon, as soon as I learned about her uncle, I had no choice but to revise my evaluation of him from a mont ago.
SoYour uncles na is Rastus, is that right?
Yeah, thats right. B-by the way, do you happen to know my uncle?
Ah, ha
I was so speechless that a vain laugh leaked out.
Becauseif I rember correctly, he was an S-Rank villain who was given the grand nickna Elf King in the previous round.
Does the system want to deal with an S-Rank villain now?
No matter how much I wanted the reward, this was an impossible task. It wasnt sothing that could be done with just greed.
I would probably die without even realizing it if I attack an S-Rank now.
The first part of the Challenge was a task that had given a long period of 3 months. Maybe it was ant for to grow up during that ti before doing this.
HaThe quest sequence was twisted.
There were often monts like this while playing gas.
When you clear a chain quest one by one, at so point youll wake up in a dangerous hunting ground without realizing it.
And in this case, even if it was regrettable, the answer was to just obediently give up.
Pushing away Elizabeth who was covered in tears, I spoke.
Noona, Im suddenly busy today, so next ti
As soon as I was about to say no, a new ssage window popped up in front of .
Ding
[Challenge Sapling of the World Tree (Chain Quest)]
Condition: Infiltrate the laboratory of the botanist Rastus and steal the sapling of the World Tree.
Ti: 1 week.
Reward: 1x Skill Selection (High).
HeukA-are you really going to leave without helping ?
While Elizabeth was clinging to my leg with a runny nose, I stared blankly at the new Challenge that had erged.
Then
Co to think of it, I dont think Im busy. Ill help you, noona.
Heuk! Uwu! Th-thank you!
As if her sorrow had exploded, Elizabeth rushed to hug .
I had a thought as I shoved her snot-covered face away.
The original Rastus that I knew was a one-man army who could manipulate the forest after having absorbed the power of the World Tree.
I couldnt believe the World Tree was still alive
In other words, it ant that it was still before Rastus had gained proper strength.
This will change the story again.
When attacking a tricky boss, it was the norm to kill it before the next phase began.
Frankly, wasnt this worth trying?
After finishing the calculation in my head, I approached Elizabeth with a light smile.
Do you know where your uncles laboratory is?
Hic! Mhm. I go there every day, so I know it well.
Thats great. Can you take there now?
Uh, okay! Hold on.
Sothing has been bothering since a while ago, so I had to let her know.
Noona, the buttons on your pajamas are uneven.
Wah?!
With Elizabeth leading the way, we headed to Rastus laboratory.
In any case, it was easier than I had thought. Perhaps Ill be able to raid a future S-Rank boss.
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Rastus, who had co out of Elizabeths room, suddenly felt as if the world was spinning.
I have to quickly move to the next part of the plan
To straighten himself, he forced himself up against a wall.
He was feeling dizzy because he hasnt had a proper sleep the last few days. But he knew he couldnt collapse here.
The next 3 months
There wasnt much ti left until the plan.
If he could endure just that much, his greatest wish will finally co true.
Keuk!
Red blood flowed down his lips. He took a white handkerchief out of his pocket and casually wiped the blood.
This was the result of his excessive use of mana recently. He swallowed his blood-mixed saliva and gritted his teeth.
Damn humans
Rastus was originally an ordinary scholar who studied plants. An introvert who was simply more curious than others when it cos to flowers.
And he had a sister who could be said to be the opposite of him.
A beautiful woman who was always lively and smiling confidently.
He loved his sister. To the point of cursing his own fate for being related to her by blood.
However, he never crossed the line beyond brother and sister.
Knowing well that it was sothing that would make his sister sad, so he just watched her from the side.
As if observing a beautiful flower, he felt a deep sense of satisfaction each day just from watching her every move.
He couldnt have her, but he thought it was enough to live next to her like this.
Butthis small happiness began to shake for reasons that were completely unexpected.
N-noona! Wh-what are you saying?! What do you an youre going to live on Earth all of a sudden?
Im sorry, Rastus. But I dont want to live in this stuffy place anymore.
His sister declared that she would migrate to Earth.
Even when nurous other elves had abandoned the forest and left, their tribe continued to protect the forest thus far
As a free-spirited woman, she didnt seem to like that fact.
For the first ti, Rastus yelled at her.
He tried to persuade her by using all the knowledge that he knew.
But her will was too firm, and instead, he decided to follow her.
All right! Thats good, Rastus! Lets go to Earth together and have fun.
Rastus was nervous. They, who had only lived in the forest all their life, were going to live in a city.
He thought the transition would never be smooth.
And soon his anxiety beca a reality.
About a few years after moving to Earth. One day, his sister began to complain of abnormal health symptoms.
Unable to bear seeing her like that, he finally decided that he was going to take her back to the forest.
Th-this wont do. Like I thought, the air in the city doesnt suit you, noona! If you dont go, Ill have to force you to go.
Let go of ! Rastus. Even if youre my dongsaeng, you dont have the right to interfere with my life when it cos to this.
Noona!
As a result, their warm relationship drifted apart.
anwhile, his sister had married soone and gave birth, while he had no choice but to watch from afar.
And in the end
His sister died after suffering from a prolonged illness.
From then on, he began to dream of revenge. Towards the huge gray city that took away his sister.
Its ti to end it once and for all
All that was left was to erase the dirty city and build a large forest for the elves in its place.
Andfrom there, Elizabeth and I will open a new world for the elves.
He recalled the niece who looked just like his sister.
Elizabeth was the most perfect work he had ever created. Although nurous failures were born in the process, it was all just a stepping stone for his greater vision.
Because of this, he was able to create an ideal drug that no longer had any side effects.
NowAfter one more experint, Ill be able to transplant the World Tree into my body.
The day when he absorbs the genes of plants into his body will be the day he makes a child inside Elizabeths stomach.
Then
All children born between him and her would be able to hear the voices of plants.
Unlike the fake elves who have abandoned the forest and chose to live in the city, they would be real elves who can communicate with mother nature like in ancient tis.
Elveswill rise again.
If it was his sister, she would have been a great mother in the new world.
He thought as such as he walked toward his laboratory.
But at that mont, the sll of sothing burning pricked his nose. And as he looked out of the window, he saw a huge fire burning the garden.
?!
He rushed outside in a hurry.
What the hell did the gardener do? Why is the garden suddenly burning? W-was it an intruder?
He had to hurry if that was the case.
If the intruder was after his research data, all the plans he had built up over the decades would all be for nothing.
His spine chilled when he thought of that fact. Leaving the burning garden behind, he ran straight to his laboratory.
I have to protect the research data.
In any case, he had to protect the data he had accumulated so far. For the success of his revenge, and for all elves.
The mont he arrived near the laboratory.
Boom!
Along with a huge roar that resonated through the mountain, a towering cloud of dust rose.
Th-the hell
The laboratory was collapsing. And along with it were his greatest wishes.
He had no choice but to stare blankly at the sight.
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