The Book Of Flowers
Leshy
"Woah...!!! Your body is so big!!"
Verdea and Remina were busy looking at Leshy while examining his entire giant body with amazed eyes, as me and the others enjoyed this well
Fresh...! It is so fresh...!
Moreover, this was a lake guarded by Leshy and the forest spirits. They must have cleaned this well
"I want to bathe in it, but I'm afraid it's too deep..." Luxor said as he slowly stirred the well water
"I remember now that you couldn't swim" Ordelia told him
"Even as Ivor and I were intending to teach him, he himself refused" I added with a small laugh
"Later if I could swim, you'd be open. Catch that"
"When will it happen, Luxor?"
"..... Later"
I've guessed. Even if it's true, if we're really going to hang out. Because it's impossible
"Ohoho~! Your little friends are so happy to make my body amused yes" Leshy interjected from a distance
Leshy seemed to be pleased with the whereabouts of the two children. Besides, why try they both want to ride on Leshy's back?
Leshy even wearing the shape of a horned deer now, he was the size of a cypress tree loh?
"Hoy! Watch out fall!"
"Silence, calm! We'll be careful!"
"Let us go up on it, Oberon!"
Children's. They are very happy to find something new
A shrill sound was heard after they climbed on top of Leshy. Since I didn't notice and started to turn back towards them, Leshy had already started running around like a horse, accompanied by the excited voices of the two children
"Hoy~!!! Watch them fall!!"
"Ohohoho~!! Calm down Oberon! I'll just take them around in circles around here huh!"
Tch. They really just make me hang
...
-- A few moments later ----
"Have you finished playing?"
"Well... It's been... Huh... It's done...!"
They are tired now after playing for a few minutes. The forest spirits so bothered to give them water because of that
"Hm~ They are really very cheerful. Just like when you first met me huh"
"They're still kids. After all, when we met you the first time as well, it was due to the necessity of some of our practice in your hands"
"And I can say that Ordelia is the best person I've ever taught to put you aside. He is very much in accordance with what I imagine in a student huh"
Just natural. Ordelia actually found her nature's excessive love attitude from Leshy. Even the way they get angry is the same
Leshy is quite favoritism, although he is good at hiding his thoughts
"Eh? You guys knew him a long time ago?" Verdea asked
"You never told us that" Remina added, as if in protest
I leave the answer to my friends
"That's because we only trained under him for one week" Ordelia explained
"Well, even though it's quite memorable for me" Luxor spoke up
"Because you and Ivor are hung upside down every day by him for fighting so much, right?" I continue
"Not every day! Just the first 6 days!"
Very honest, huh...?
"What kind of training?" Verdea asked again
"Exercises that help us control our Mana from the outside"
"Example?"
Is there any wood here?
Ah, it exists
I jumped closer with the weathered wood lying on the ground and took off my gloves, forming my hands into taper ends
After a while of gathering energy, I swung my hand towards the wood and split it in half, as if it was a soft object
Even my attack was aimed at the ground because of the power I am gathering
"Like that. Using this technique is the same as casting magic. You need a strong focus to gather Mana" I said
Verdea and Remina clapped their hands with faces that indicated they were amazed
"Tell me too!" Verdea exclaims
"No. You just learned the basics of close-up techniques. Using this technique now will only make you die of exhaustion"
That's why I don't use this technique too much. The impact of this technique was simply not comparable to my depleted strength. My strength is enough
"Ohoho...? So you've started teaching someone now huh? Good, good" Leshy commented
"He was also quite good at teaching. It's just that he always said that I'm still not smart enough" Verdea complained
Hearing that, Leshy just giggled
"If you're not mistaken, you're the prince of Verdea huh? Friends of Vainzel?"
"Oh, right. Vainzel ever tell you, Leshy?"
"Earlier. About the last time we met, huh?"
"When that?"
"2 years ago?"
"For so long?!"
"That's because he's got a lot of work all over Goeitias. It's been hard meeting her lately" I interrupted
He's the protector of the Goeitias forest. All the monsters here can be organized just because he's the guardian
...
Oh yea...
"By the way, there's something I've asked you to investigate. No already?"
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...
I ruined the atmosphere by giving this silence. But, there has indeed been something strange happening the last few days
When we escaped from the pursuit of the Crux and Orion kingdoms, there was a tribe of goblins that attacked us from the land of the Goeitias continent
When Amelia gave me the report, I was astonished. How could they not be afraid of attacking like that, while Leshy was still watching them?
And it turns out, it's not just the goblin tribe. All the troll tribes in the continent of Goeitias rebelled against us. They suddenly behaved aggressively even though an Elf warrior was just walking past their place. Some humans are even involved in this
There's something weird, and I know it
"Everything's wrong, black witch, yeah..." Leshy began to answer
...
Black mages. I already know who
"He controls the chieftain of each tribe, and before I could get to him, he had already disappeared quickly...!!
He messed up every single thing in here, and to make matters worse, that magic of his could not be unlocked, because it was capable of killing their chief...!!!
THAT BASTARD!! HE ONLY KNOWS HOW TO RUN!!! SAVAGE WIMP!!! CURSE YOU, BLACK WITCH!!!!!!!!!"
The screams of Leshy's wrath instantly made the ground in Goeitias tremble. All the beasts instantly sounded panicked, and the forest spirits even began to hide from before him
Verdea and Remina who were sitting closest to him instantly looked panicked, even me and my friends trembled a little when they heard that scream
He was not always angry, but if he faced such an annoying problem...
Nature would instantly howl in fear feeling the slightest bit of her anger...
"Leshhi! Be aware!! You're making these kids scared!!"
Leshy who had noticed my words began to take a deep breath slowly, until at the same time the ground began to slowly not shake anymore
He then turned towards all of us who still felt uncomfortable nearby, until some even looked goosebumps
"I'm sorry, huh...? I can't hold back my emotions..."
"... I'm sorry again..."
I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that his anger was starting to subside
"So so. He controlled the chieftains like puppets, so that every member of the tribe indirectly joined in being aggressive"
Monsters always follow their chief. If they want to attack, they will attack. They also know fear, so they are also able to figure out how to hide or survive
They were not completely stupid and just attacked us. And the creatures they hate the most are humans, so that's the only race they attack indiscriminately, not Elves
"So, Jael must have been********* the chief of the tribe until they were submissive under his feet. Then, he directly controlled them like a puppet"
And this is the biggest problem. If Seren or Leshy were not able to clear Jael's magic, no one in Goeitias would be able to do so at this time
Even Seren he's dying right now. Leshy is stronger than Seren, but I doubt he can face Yael who has fully recovered
The conclusion is only one. The chieftain controlled by Yael was instead exposed to magic...
"They were cursed to become slaves of Jael"
There was not enough record to determine what the true strength of a half demon was. All we know is that they can place a curse, as strong as the real devil, even though it will also imprint very badly on their own bodies
The curse... How terrifying was the power of this dark magic...
"Tell all the monsters to keep all their chieftains in their homes. Then forgive me, but you must take responsibility for leading them temporarily"
"It doesn't matter to me, Oberon. From the beginning, I was in charge of ensuring forest security in Goeitias"
It's vexing. I override all the monster-handling work on Leshy. Should I get some higher-ups to participate?
Maybe I should ask Fyon and the Dark Elves for help on this matter. I was forced to allow them to use black magic for a while. Only if necessary
"Ah...?"
I felt a tremor on the ground, and so did my friends. Looks like our invitation has arrived
As we suspected, Welt emerged from the ground, still half-buried. He saluted all of us, then ordered the Gnomes who followed him to bring our belongings
The Gnomes did as he commanded, while I realized one thing when I saw the faces of all of them
"... Looks like you guys are having a serious problem"
...
It must be because of Seren's circumstances
"He's getting worse. I'm sorry, but we can't pull that sigil out of his body without killing him"
Just like what Leshy said
Welt realized Leshy's presence, and therefore jumped out of the ground, then greeted Leshy with a gloomy smile
...
"... I checked Seren too. But, I don't know what to do to take the sigil off" either"
That's so...
Naturally Welt thought of looking for Leshy first. It was a clever thought, though it unfortunately produced nothing but bad news
"Then Oberon, about it..."
"Don't talk about it here first. I want the other higher-ups to listen as well"
I also don't want Leshy to hear that I'm going to Xiang which might end in war. He will be very angry, and that will be the last point of his patience
Welt understood my intentions, and immediately closed his mouth before speaking further
"So, you're leaving now, are you?"
I turned to look at Leshy, and just nodded
"I'm sorry I had to put a lot of work on you, Leshy"
"Ohooho...! You don't need to think about it. Compared to Tibor, the task you gave me was absolutely nothing"
Everything I need to tell you is done. Now we just need to go along with the Fae and get into Miralius
The Fae seemed to miss all of us. They stick to the face while trying to hug us whose size is much larger than the combination of them all
"Come on, we should go to Miralius now"
"Just let the Fae welcome us first. Poor them"
Well, Ordelia was right
Waiting another 5 minutes will not be a problem...
...
"Leshy...?"
Verdea approached Leshy who was still sitting. Leshy smiled at him
"There's something you want to say yes to. What's up, young man?"
Verdea looked doubtful, playing her finger in front of Leshy
A sentence finally came out of his mouth
"Thank you for helping Vainzel"
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...
The silence made them unable to continue the topic. Verdea took out her last weapon as the atmosphere turned silent, smiling widely
Leshy remained silent. No one realizes this but Verdea, but...
Leshy's gaze softened
Not like before, when he was first with Leshy. An eye filled with a sense of majesty and omnipotence, now softened right before him, like someone who was reminiscing about the past...
Verdea was stunned to realize that, especially when she realized that she was the one who made Leshy like that
"Verdea Hortensian... Isn't it...?"
When Leshy finally wanted to talk, Verdea spontaneously nodded until her nod seemed aggressive
But Leshy did not bother about it at all. Because, he was currently focusing on one thing on his mind
"... Watch Oberon. Only you can do it"
...
Verdea nodded slowly this time, feeling a little moved by Leshy's words just now
"... But when you leave, don't forget to say see you"
"... Till... See ya...?"
"That means you'll meet again. If you say that, I guarantee you can stay together, whenever you do..."
...
"Vainzel used to say that to me. And it seems, you are right
Wherever we went, we could finally meet again. I'm so grateful we can still meet again"
Because of that word, he was willing to wait for me even if we met again. 'Bye bye'
But...
"That's not what I meant. But, I'm glad you understand what I'm saying"
Verdea did not understand why Leshy said his statement was not what he meant
"Then, I'll see you Leshy. Thanks for your advice"
Leshy just lowered his head slowly while closing his eyes to respond to Verdea
That way, Verdea immediately ran towards me and the others who were ready to leave
After a short time after talking small, we immediately darted away while waving to Leshy and the forest spirits
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"I wonder why the one who will go first always shines brightest...
You know the answer, my friend Tibor?"
...
Leshy who could only stare at our departure also took a lethargic breath. The forest spirits instantly realized something was wrong with their leader's emotions and immediately looked sad as well
"... I hope you can at least answer from the other side. But... Seems like I expected too much huh...?
Keep sleeping there, you fat Elf..."
Leshy woke up and invited the forest spirits to come with him away from the area
And over time, Leshy disappeared invisible to the eye, as the forest spirits followed him by relying on their intuition
