Chapter 65.

The Butterfly Seedling was an elemental type monster .

After slowly growing strength in the World Tree’s roots, it would pop out today and cause a mess . I didn’t write a detailed reason, but if over a thousand people suddenly barged into my home, I would be mad as well .

In the original story, Kim Suho, Chae Nayun, and Rachel cooperated to kill the Butterfly Seedling, which would then leave two presents . It would give Rachel a hint for her enlightenment, and the Butterfly Seedling Dust for Kim Suho .

“Come here . ”

I glanced behind me constantly, worried that Rachel might run away .

Because we were walking around the World Tree, we only managed to kill four monsters . Split between the two of us, we only received 6 points each . I wouldn’t blame her if she made me faint and took my points .

“… . ”

Rachel followed me with an unhappy face . I tried to find as many monsters as possible, but there really weren’t many around .

I looked at the time .

[1:13 P . M . ]

The problem was that I couldn’t remember when exactly the Butterfly Seedling appeared . Do I have to keep walking around the World Tree until it appears?

“…I think monsters will be on the outskirts of the island . ”

In the end, Rachel opened her mouth . She was right . All the cadets were near the outskirts as well .

“No, I don’t think so . “

But I rejected her notion . Rachel pouted, and I continued to walk . Soon, I found Rachel trying to escape to the side path .

“Where are you going?”

“…Just checking if there’s anything nearby . ”

After making a dry excuse, she began to follow me again .

Then, after 30 minutes of wandering around the World Tree,…

Wooong—

I finally felt an unusual vibration similar to an earthquake .

I looked towards the direction of the epicenter .

From the World Tree’s giant root, a seedling resembling a butterfly emerged . Chae Nayun and Kim Suho were also nearby .

“Follow me . ”

Making a serious face, I guided Rachel .

**

Kim Suho was walking through the forest with Chae Nayun . There wasn’t a big reason behind it, just that Chae Nayun kept getting lost .

“Hey, what do you think about Kim Hajin?”

The forest was still dark . When they were bored, unable to find any monster, Chae Nayun suddenly asked Kim Suho .

“Kim Hajin?”

Kim Suho tilted his head as he stared at Chae Nayun .

“Why? Is he on your mind?”

“No, just that… don’t you think he’s hiding many secrets?”

The Light Sphere, archery duel, and what happened in Paris . Chae Nayun thought there was more to Kim Hajin than meets the eye .

“…I guess you’re right . ”

Kim Suho gave a somewhat meaningful reply .

“What is that reaction?”

“What? You said he is hiding secrets, and I answered . ”

Kim Suho gave an evasive answer with a smile .

In truth, he was half-sure that Kim Hajin liked Chae Nayun . The conversation he had with him in Paris was definite proof .

“So what is he hiding?”

—I’ve been thinking about her for far longer than you, and I’ve been watching over her all this time . So I know far more about her than you .

How much did someone need to like someone else to say something like that? Kim Suho didn’t know because he didn’t have such a person .

“Hey, tell me . ”

“Why ask me? You should find out for yourself . ”

With a blooming smile, Kim Suho teased Chae Nayun .

“You…”

At that moment,

Woong—

An unusual vibration rang out .

Kim Suho and Chae Nayun stared at each other . Without having to exchange any words, they both began to run to the source of the vibration .

The epicenter was an open field under the World Tree .

When they arrived, they saw a strange butterfly flying around .

“What’s that?”

It looked like a butterfly . It had wings that flapped, and more importantly, it was flying .

However, its appearance was far from a butterfly .

Its wings were weaved with tree roots, and leaves grew on its face and body . Rather than a living creature, it looked like it was created by a craftsman .

“…It’s an elemental monster . ”

Kim Suho was quick to notice . A spiritual existence that absorbed the World Tree’s vitality to form a body . Kim Suho held up his sword, while Chae Nayun pondered whether she should use her sword or bow .

“Is it strong?”

“Looks like it . ”

In the end, Chae Nayun chose the sword . Then, the Butterfly Seedling moved . Its chilling eyes peered down at them, causing Kim Suho and Chae Nayun to flinch .

“It looks super strong . ”

“… . ”

Suddenly…

Koooong—!

A large tendril-like root tore through the ground and shot up . Then, several roots followed until the number reached a dozen . Spread out in all directions, they wriggled threateningly, then struck down at Chae Nayun and Kim Suho .

The two of them jumped back, dodging the roots .

Koong— Koong— Koong— Koong—

The roots endlessly shot down .

“Hey! I think we need to cut them off!”

Chae Nayun shouted as she dodged, and Kim Suho nodded . The two of them swung their sword against the flying roots .

Kim Suho’s blade easily severed a root .

But the problem was Chae Nayun . Not only were the giant roots harder than gold, they each carried magic power that strengthened them . For the current Chae Nayun, they were difficult opponents .

When Chae Nayun was struggling, a streak of red shot through the darkness, striking the root Chae Nayun was fighting .

It was a bullet .

There was no physical damage, but fire ignited from the point of contact, burning up the root’s surface . Then, Chae Nayun swung her sword at the weakened root, easily cutting it apart .

Next, a crescent moon-shaped sword qi flew at the Butterfly Seedling’s main body, and the Butterfly Seedling barely dodged it by lowering its flight height .

Chae Nayun turned to the direction of the two attacks .

“Eh?”

The strange combination of an average-looking man and a princess out of a fairy tale was Kim Hajin and Rachel .

Koong!

Soon, more roots shot up from the ground near them . Kim Hajin quickly ran outside their range, while Rachel gracefully dodged the attacking roots .

“When did you guys come?”

“Attack the main body!”

Kim Hajin shouted, hiding behind a bush .

“What?”

“The main body! Not the roots! Use your bow for today!”

“What are you doing hiding back there… . ”

A root struck down again, whereupon Chae Nayun shouted as she hurriedly blocked them with her sword .

“Hey! Support me like before!”

However, it was Rachel, not Kim Hajin, who sent a blade of wind in support, striking the root and making it fall back . Chae Nayun then made her sword surge with magic power, striking down at the root . With an honest diagonal slash, the root split in half .

“Oho . ”

Chae Nayun liked the sensation she got, especially when compared to cutting down a living creature . With this, she felt she could do better…

She tightened her grip .

Magic power surged on her blade, extending the blade to 4 meters . Then, Chae Nayun swung the longsword of magic power with full strength .

**

“Argh . ”

Chae Nayun was going wild with her sword when a bow was more suited for the situation .

Without a choice, I fired my gun, hoping to at least slow down the Butterfly Seedling’s movements .

In a single instant, twenty bullets, an entire magazine, shot out . Each time the bullet hit, a part of the Butterfly Seedling’s wings tore off . Although my attacks weren’t powerful enough to detach the wings, the Butterfly Seedling seemingly didn’t like it .

A root shot up from its back, which swept through the surface of the ground and shot towards me . I couldn’t close my eyes, its movement clearly entering my eyes .

Then, the viciously flying root was stopped right in front of me .

A single sword had blocked its advance .

The bearer of the sword was Rachel, who appeared like a Hero .

“… . ”

Rachel looked back at me silently . I immediately jumped back to a distance out of reach of the root .

At the same time, more roots began to pop up . Although Rachel managed to dodge them with her nimble movements, the roots eventually multiplied until Rachel was completely surrounded .

Eventually, a root struck Rachel’s stomach, sending her flying like a toy hit by a baseball bat . Rachel crashed into a tree some distance away, then fell down .

She coughed up blood . I watched the scene play out objectively and note that it wasn’t a fatal blow thanks to her qi reinforcement . Still, she wasn’t in a good state .

Tong!

When I was wondering whether I should take out the Desert Eagle, Evandel’s Seed jumped out of my pocket . Then, it bounced towards Rachel like a hopping rabbit, then adhered to her wounded stomach . Because Rachel was writhing in pain, she didn’t notice the seed .

I reluctantly let the seed be . Now wasn’t the time to scold it .

“That damned butterfly . ”

I glared at the Butterfly Seedling flying about in the distance .

If I could just break those wings, Kim Suho should be able to handle the rest… but I couldn’t just take out my Desert Eagle… .

“Huu . ”

I had no other choice .

I took in a deep breath, then imbued Stigma’s magic power into the training gun’s magazine, refining the bullets with fire attribute magic power . I could only refine three bullets, and this was with the training gun, not the Desert Eagle .

Were three bullets enough?

That was a worry I could think about after I fired .

Carefully aiming at the Butterfly Seedling, I pulled the trigger .

A bullet flew out, striking the Butterfly Seedling’s wing . Immediately, an explosion erupted .

“…Huh?”

I muttered in a daze . Worried that I was seeing things, I rubbed my eyes and saw again .

“…What?”

I wasn’t going crazy . The Butterfly Seedling lost its wings and was now falling to the ground . Its wings weren’t torn . With a single bullet, the Butterfly Seedling’s wings had completely burned down .

I was confused . My magic power couldn’t possibly have such power .

I observed my surroundings carefully . There had to be a reason unrelated to me… .

Sure enough, I could see a woman hiding in the bushes . With an expressionless face, she was holding onto a bead-like object, eyeing the Butterfly Seedling with a greedy look .

It was Seo Ijin .

“Ah . ”

It wasn’t my attack that shot down the Butterfly Seedling, but hers . It wasn’t a coincidence . She had made it look like I was the one who shot it down so that she could remain in hiding . Her goal was undoubtedly to take the Butterfly Seedling Dust .

At that moment, Kim Suho charged at the fallen Butterfly Seedling, easily cutting it in half with his sword .

Then, a golden dust suddenly rose up, lighting up the sky like a firework .

However, this wasn’t the Butterfly Seedling Dust .

It was a sleeping powder that Seo Ijin threw out . I blocked my nose and mouth, then looked around . Kim Suho could resist status effects to a certain degree, but he was currently in a daze from the beautiful sight . On the other hand, Chae Nayun was seemingly half-drunk .

Meanwhile, Seo Ijin made her move .

I tried to stop her… but a giant light suddenly erupted, grabbing my attention .

My jaws dropped automatically .

**

Under the golden dust sparkling in the sky, Rachel felt herself becoming drowsy .

She felt sluggish and sleepier than ever before . It seemed it was an elemental’s power .

Knowing that the monster was dealt with, she closed her eyes .

Although she couldn’t believe it, the Butterfly Seedling was blown up by a single bullet from Kim Hajin . Since they killed such a power monster, she felt safe in taking a break .

‘If first place is too much to ask for, please let me take third place at least… . ’

But suddenly, a giant light pricked at her eyes . The light was so intense that she could feel it even with her eyes closed . As a result, she opened her eyes narrowly .

A golden clump of light was shining on her stomach . The light glimmered brilliantly, then began to form a human shape .

Rachel stared at the light embracing her .

No, it wasn’t a light .

It was a child, perhaps about 3 years old .

For some reason, Rachel felt a familiarity from the child’s face .

Soon, she found out why . The child looked like her younger self .

The girl embracing her gave her warmth . It felt like the injury on her stomach was being healed . Rachel subconsciously stroked the child’s hair, and the child smiled in response . It was a clear, innocent smile .

Rachel smiled back .

However, when the child opened her mouth, Rachel’s face stiffened .

She wanted to ask the child to repeat what she just said . But before she could do so, golden dust fell on her head .

Her mouth refused to move, and the drowsiness she felt became heavier .

She slowly closed her eyes .

The child had said a single word, ‘Mommy’ .

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