After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 70 - 69 The Branch of Desire

Chapter 70: Chapter 69 The Branch of Desire

The World Tree, seemingly immutable, had not changed after centuries of sleep. The way it looked before slumber was identical to the way it appeared after awakening.

This was the cornerstone of all power in this world, the origin of Mana, the root from which gods were nurtured.

Aside from Elves, everyone’s magic required chanting, or praising Mana, or extolling the gods. The power of magic originated from the gods, or in other words... for races other than Elves, the power of magic came from the gods’ rotation of the World Tree’s power.

Elves did not need this, Elves did not need to extol the gods... because gods, to a greater or lesser extent, originated from Elves or had intricate ties with Elves and the World Tree, rather than the other way around.

Therefore, the Church became the enemy of the Elves. The Church of the Unbelievers, the only church that denied the magic extolling the gods, denied the nobility of the World Tree, and denied the necessity of Elves’ existence.

But the Elves did not care, because... no matter what, the World Tree and the Elves remained there, in the Silver Moon Tree Court, detached from the world, neither sorrowful nor joyful.

"For a thousand years, it seems the Elves haven’t changed at all."

Wenresa Iluvita commented simply as she took off her hood for the first time, revealing her long green hair, delicate features, and ears indistinguishable from those of humans.

Speaking so casually, Wenresa sat in a chair in a room within the Silver Moon Tree, watching an Elf lying on a bed, idly flipping through a book. As that Elf, startled by her voice, looked up, Wenresa said, "It’s you, Cassiopeia."

Wearing a garland like flowers and plants, with pointed ears, and looking about twenty years old, the Elf stared at Wenresa Iluvita who had appeared in her room, exclaiming in surprise, "Auntie?!"

"..."

Auntie, fine... Wenresa no longer cared about such details.

For this obviously aged term, Wenresa Iluvita didn’t seem to mind. She clenched her fist and firmly twisted the temples of Elf Empress Cassiopeia as Cassiopeia pleaded for mercy, saying, "It’s me, long time no see."

"Long... long time no see."

*For some reason, this Elf named Cassiopeia Iluvita looked somewhat guilty... With her sharp mind, she roughly guessed why her aunt who was "outside" had come to see her.*

"Well~ I’ll arrange someone to welcome you~"

So saying, Cassiopeia immediately stood up, ready to slip out of the room.

"..."

"Wait, no need; I won’t interfere significantly in Main World’s affairs anymore, so there’s no need to announce my arrival."

Wenresa said this, calling back the cold-sweating Cassiopeia. As she lightly smelled the floral fragrance on her granddaughter, she said, "A smell of wanting to hide something... I came to ask you about the Governor."

*Here it comes, it really is about Yila*.

"Huh? I don’t know~ hehe~"

Seeing Cassiopeia trying to play cute to get through, Wenresa shook her head helplessly and said, "Such power evidently comes from the World Tree. Yila’s neck... the World Spell."

"..."

Cassiopeia was stunned. She looked at Wenresa straightforwardly and asked, "Have you met Yila? How is he now? I heard from the traveling merchants... Yila and Isabella set a trap for the nobles together?"

"I’m not sure of the specifics, but Yila Elkaras is now working for the Demon King... Although to me, he seems more like he’s already become the Demon King. He’s doing well."

Wenresa Iluvita said this and then, in Cassiopeia’s relieved smile, suddenly asked, "So, the branches of the World Tree are your dowry?"

Being asked so suddenly, Cassiopeia immediately blushed. Shyly waving her hand, she responded, "Oh, Auntie, what are you talking about, it’s just a reward. If it was a dowry, at least it has to include..."

Wenresa Iluvita: "..."

Cassiopeia Iluvita: "..."

Wenresa, not caring about Cassiopeia’s "Oops, I misspoke" expression, remarked, *Years hadn’t left much mark on Elves. Cassiopeia had been a bit silly a thousand years ago and still was now.*

There was no element of acting; she really was that naive.

"Include what?"

To her elder—Wenresa Iluvita’s curious question, Cassiopeia somewhat embarrassedly turned her head, mumbling, "Uh this, uh this... uh this, uh this..."

"Well~ I don’t intend to blame you. Actually, we who are ’outside’ have similar thoughts. Even if you directly sell the World Tree, it’s fine because we all find it very interesting."

Laughing lightly, Wenresa Iluvita said while ruffling Cassiopeia’s smooth, plant-like beautiful hair, "I was just curious which branches you gave him and which you took."

"..."

"As for that, it wasn’t really giving, just adventuring together, we teamed up to steal it."

Speaking of this, Cassiopeia showed a reminiscent smile and said, "But I had moved the troops guarding the World Tree away first, and returned it after stealing."

In that case, normal people would generally call it "taking" or "borrowing."

"Which branches exactly Yila researched I don’t quite remember, but we stayed on the Desire Main Branch for a long time. Specifically, it should be..."

While Cassiopeia was pondering and responding, Wenresa nodded gently. She already knew the answer to this question. She said simply, "I already understand, then it’s settled... In terms of love, you need to work harder, Cassiopeia."

"Hehe~ I will try hard, my first child with Yila will be named..."

Do we really need to share this so eagerly?!

Wenresa twitched her mouth, shook her head, and said helplessly, "You are overthinking. The Governor cannot have offspring, don’t you know this?"

"What what what?!!!!!"

"..."

"Sigh, the gap between Elves and ’Governors’ is as big as that between humans and ’Governors,’ an absolutely insurmountable difference for having offspring... The Governor is not just a profession but a brand-new species."

Saying this, Wenresa laughed lightly under Cassiopeia’s stunned stare, "The gap is bigger than between ’gods’ and ’Elves.’ Hmm~ Do you have a way to have a baby tree with the World Tree?"

...

Cassiopeia: "Then is there a way to mate?"

Wenresa: "Uh... yes."

Cassiopeia: "Phew... that’s good."

Wenresa: "..."