Chapter 199: Floor 37: Save the World Tree!
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 199: Floor 37: Save the World Tree!
Fortunately, Arsilla didn't end up shooting Lee Do-hee. Though she was momentarily confused, as if she'd developed some kind of physical attachment, she found that, strangely, she didn't hate Do-hee all that much.
"Don't touch the World Tree!!"
Near the World Tree, Lee Do-hee skewered the mages who were still casting fire magic and committing arson, piercing them one after another like a string of sausages.
"Kkueeeek!!"
The mages' fireballs?
To Lee Do-hee, it was like having warm, steamed buns thrown at her in winter.
If she got hit, she might stagger a bit, but it meant she took no damage at all. Not that she was getting hit in the first place.
"Damn it, where did a bitch like that come from!"
"Everyone, to battle stations!!"
The soldiers and mercenaries hired from the slave market, who had thought the battle was already won and were busy looting, were now being utterly crushed by just two women.
I took care of the one who looked like the commander, while Arsilla's homing arrows, aided by her spirits, accurately pierced and killed the humans. With my buff making her about 1.5 times stronger, there was no one who could stand against Arsilla.
In an instant, the hunters who had been hunting elves were reduced to prey themselves.
"R-Run away!"
Seeing their commander and elite soldiers fall, the wicked humans scattered in all directions. Many of them tried to take elf slaves hostage or grab an elf to sell as they fled, but those bastards were the first to die.
Arsilla's self-guided spirit arrows.
With the help of the wind spirits, the arrows flew from behind and pierced their heads with perfect accuracy, rendering any hostage-taking meaningless.
It took some time because of their numbers, but as we picked them off one by one, the enemies began to flee on their own.
Arsilla tried to pursue the fleeing enemies, but...
"Great Warrior Arsilla, that is not what's important right now."
The voice of the Elf Queen.
The platinum-blonde, busty Elf Queen summoned Arsilla before the World Tree.
She had been captured by the enemy commander and was being humiliated, but thankfully, I arrived before things could get serious.
We had defeated all the enemies, but there was still a problem to solve.
The World Tree was burning spectacularly, and the surrounding temperature was scorching hot.
"Spirits, I beseech you, save the World Tree...!!"
The Elf Queen and Arsilla tried to use the power of the spirits to extinguish the fire, but...
Fwoooosh...!
The flames only roared even more fiercely.
If the fire were only on the surface, a strong wind might have blown it out, but the flames were already burning deep inside. At this rate, they were just supplying oxygen and helping it burn better.
'Are we screwed...? Wait, did they all make contracts with wind spirits? Are there no water spirits?'
Of course, there were.
But a few ordinary elves contracted to mid- and low-level water spirits were no match for the fire engulfing this massive World Tree.
Looks like this trial is well and truly fucked...
"Arsilla? Is there no other way? I mean, does the World Tree just burn helplessly like this if it catches fire?"
Beside me, the queen glared at me for my remark treating the World Tree like a pushover, but she didn't say anything. It seemed she wasn't so shameless as to rebuke her savior.
"Huu... Normally, the World Tree does not burn so easily from mere fire. But those mages set too many fires. It has surpassed its resistance. The only reason it hasn't fallen yet is because it is still resisting the flames."
Come to think of it, even though it was burning brightly enough to be seen from so far away, it still looked intact. The World Tree wasn't dead yet. It was just that the flames were stronger than its resistance, so it was slowly dying.
Anyone else would have been thrilled, thinking they could use this eternally burning log as fuel.
'Damn it... Isn't there some way?'
This was a time for collective intelligence.
I opened the chat window to ask for advice.
"Huu... Guys, hurry up and think of a solution."
- ???
- So suddenly?
- Only uses us when she needs us...
- Try the Pussy Water Tank.
- Pussy Tank? Ah, that lewd thing? lol
- Isn't that difficult since it's full of magic stones right now?
- And I don't think splashing a little water on it will put it out.
- Hmm... If there's groundwater nearby, it might work.
- The Pussy Helicopter could fly over and spray water.
- A firefighting Pussy Helicopter lol
- Do-hee... you're going to get screenshotted and posted on that forum again.
- You want to end up on the Ascension Gallery?
- But would that actually work?
"Tsk... I don't think that's possible here. Arsilla, where's the nearest river or stream?"
"It's far... It would take about as long as it took us to get here."
The Secret Water Tank.
My water tank could hold up to 2000L, but it had its drawbacks.
First, as Arsilla said, the distance was too great to go back and forth.
I could always buy more of the LMS-4 liquefied magic stones that were inside, but honestly, I didn't think this tree, the size of a huge city, would be saved by a mere 2000L of water.
'Is there a way for the World Tree to save itself?'
The World Tree's current situation was that it couldn't recover because the fire had surpassed its natural regenerative abilities.
Recovery... In that case, maybe?
[Heal]
I cast Heal on the World Tree and... surprisingly, it worked!
However, the tree's base stats were so massive that it made no visible difference. It was enough to make me suspect the system was scamming me.
I tried a few more times, but it wasn't very effective.
'My divine power will run out at this rate. Isn't there another way?'
I couldn't have sex with a tree, so I couldn't give it a buff.
'Wait... a tree? Right, the World Tree is a tree, isn't it?'
Come to think of it, isn't this just a ridiculously huge elixir?
If so, could it be?
Rustle...
I pulled aside the chest of my ninja suit and took out my huge milk jugs.
Jiggle~
Since I hadn't milked them for a day, my breasts, completely full of milk, felt heavy in my hands.
"Huh? What are you doing?"
Arsilla was horrified by my perverted action, but I ignored her and sprayed my breast milk near the World Tree.
Squiiiiiirt—!!
[Ting~]
[The World Tree is undergoing growth promotion...]
[+2800%, Time Remaining: 1 second]
"Oh...?"
Yes, my overpowered breast milk, capable of accelerating the growth of 60 elixirs for a whole year with just 1200ml, was also effective on the World Tree!
Although the timer flickered between one and two seconds each time I sprayed, what if I kept spraying it?
'This... this could work.'
What would a 28-fold growth promotion feel like from a plant's perspective?
It would be no different from time speeding up by 28 times.
In other words, the World Tree's regenerative power would also speed up by that much. And without consuming any other resources.
Moreover, the divine power recovery and stat-boosting effects contained in my breast milk were also being absorbed, meaning the World Tree was receiving a massive buff right now.
"Take this, World Tree! Drink this and get your strength back!!"
"You insane human woman... what do you think you're doing!!"
The Elf Queen, who had been standing by, angrily came to stop me.
She tried to cover my chest, telling me to stop this strange behavior at once, but my breast milk gushed out with such force that her hands couldn't block it.
"Be quiet and watch. Can't you see the World Tree is recovering?"
"What? That's impossible... Huh?"
The flames were gradually subsiding.
The fire was disappearing, visibly so.
"Oh... this is actually working?"
"N-No way. How is this possible?"
The Elf Queen, Arsilla, and countless other elves stared at my chest.
I felt a little embarrassed with everyone's eyes fixed on my breasts, but I proudly puffed out my chest and squeezed out more milk.
Breast milk gushed from my breasts, each larger than an average person's head, drenching the World Tree.
'I'm... yes, this is a situation similar to breastfeeding a child. This is not a shameful act at all!!'
After repeating this for about ten minutes, the fire raging inside the World Tree was completely extinguished. The water and wind spirits lightly took care of the remaining flames on the surface, and the World Tree was restored to its healthy state.
[Ting~]
[You have cleared the trial. Your reward grade will be increased for solo play.]
[You will receive an A-rank reward.]
And at that moment, the trial completion message appeared.
The enemies we had driven off earlier were the last of them.
I was given a 20-minute waiting period.
I approached Arsilla to say my final goodbyes, but the Elf Queen came to me first.
She didn't look like she wanted to fight. Instead, she bowed her head and expressed her gratitude.
"I apologize for doubting you all this time, Hero... I was deceived by the cunning schemes of wicked humans and failed to see your true goodwill. I am truly sorry for disappointing you until the very end."
Following her lead, the other elves also began to apologize.
'So this is the Elmut Leaf Village!'
Although it had a rough start, a heartwarming conclusion wasn't so bad.
And above all, seeing the Elf Queen's kind heart made my anger melt away.
I'm definitely not forgiving her because she's pretty or hot! It's her heart. Her kind heart is what's important.
Still, forgiving her like an idiot with a dopey grin would make me look like a total sucker, so I put on a slightly stern expression and accepted her apology.
"Hmph... I shall forgive you. In any case, we did save the World Tree, did we not?"
"It is a humble offering, but please accept this reward for your efforts."
R-Right, this is why I forgave her!
'I knew it. I knew she'd give me something extra.'
If I had cleared it normally, I probably wouldn't have gotten anything like this, but because I was misunderstood and saved the World Tree in a critical moment, I was receiving an additional reward.
"From now on, please do not wear that strange necklace. Wear this instead."
[Ting~]
'It's a reward item I can take with me.'
<Elf Queen's Necklace>
A necklace made from the leaves and sap of the World Tree. It contains the energy of the World Tree and the pure energy of a high elf.
◇ Agility +30
◇ Defense +50
◇ Divine Power +100
◇ Divine Power Recovery per hour +100
---
'Wow... holy shit. Look at that divine power recovery!'
The moment I saw it, I was so high on dopamine I almost screamed, but I held it back. Honestly, for equipment, items with high stats and no weird options are the best.
"Thank you. I shall cherish this as a symbol of our friendship with the elves."
Suppressing the urge to smile, I accepted her necklace with a serious expression and tone.
And then,
"Wait, what's your name?"
Arsilla approached me.
"My name?"
Come to think of it, we had never properly introduced ourselves. I knew her name because I heard the Elf Queen call her Arsilla, but I had never told her mine.
'Well, this must be fate.'
"My name is Lee Do-hee."
She mulled over my name, then fidgeted with a shy expression before asking...
"Um... could I possibly have your panties?"
She was suddenly asking for my panties out of the blue?
"Eh...?"
"N-No! Don't misunderstand, just listen!"
And so, I learned about the elven customs of this world.
"Uh... so I did something like that? No, I had no idea..."
To think that me stealing Arsilla's panties was, among elves, equivalent to taking her chastity...
But what's done is done.
I was already wearing the panties that had absorbed Arsilla's scent for hundreds of years.
All the elves were looking at me as if asking me to accept Arsilla's confession.
By elven standards, this moment was... kind of like a shotgun wedding? Or like catching feelings after a one-night stand and then starting to date. A bit of a messy start, but isn't there a certain romance to this kind of thing?
I took out a pair of panties I often wore from my inventory.
Thanks to the auto-clean system, they didn't carry as much of my scent as an elf's would, but they were one of my favorite pairs, sold for 1000 faith points.
"They smell like you..."
Arsilla smiled as she sniffed my panties.
Without hesitation, she put them on.
"Whoa!!!"
"Lady Arsilla! Are you finally getting married!"
"So that's how the old maid is going out!"
"Wahahahaha!!"
'Somehow, this turned into a happy ending...'
[Ting~]
'Huh?'
<Arsilla's Panties>
The panties of chastity worn by Arsilla for 345 years without missing a single day. They are imbued with her scent.
◇ Defense +1
◇ Armor Defense +10
◇ <Summon Wind Spirit>
<Summon Wind Spirit>
Can summon the high-ranking wind spirit, Silvarion.
---
'What a windfall! Arsilla's panties became a reward item?'
This time, it was a real jackpot.
A high-ranking wind spirit.
I wasn't sure how I could use it, but it seemed like it would have incredible synergy with the Bicorn's Wind Storm. Or I could just use it to run faster, and it would probably enable homing arrows or bullets too.
'Anyway, the applications are endless.'
Even better, the description was very simple.
In other words, there were no restrictions.
'I could probably just summon it when I'm feeling hot...'
All in all, this was a floor where I gained as much as I suffered.
We started out fighting and arguing, but in the end, we reconciled and became friends, and by elven customs, we even got married(?) before I left.
But where there are meetings, there are also partings.
As if I'd also grown attached, I pulled Arsilla into a tight hug, squashing my chest against her.
"Take care, Arsilla."
"You too..."
Swoosh!
*
Swoosh!
"Khaaaaaah!!! This is it!"
I jumped around, acting a fool, something I'd been dying to do in front of the elves.
I had effectively received two bonus rewards from a B-rank difficulty trial!!
The startled Pig King woke up, thought, 'Oh, it's just the master being her usual self,' and went back to sleep. As for the Pig Mage...
"Uh...?"
He looked a little dejected and retreated back to his corner.
Only then did I remember that I had abandoned the Pig Mage in the forest.
He must have been automatically summoned here when I finished the trial, or he died there and was resummoned.
"Ahem... My bad, Hosu."
"I-It's alright, Master. I'll become stronger. I must still be lacking, right?"
He wasn't oinking anymore and spoke clearly while looking at me.
'This little bastard isn't going to turn human and get revenge on me later, is he?'
And finally,
"Chat! How about it, everyone? Who's the idiot now? What? A firefighting Pussy Helicopter? Tsk... I see your true colors now."
- No;;
- That wasn't me.
- Ah, it's shameful to lose a battle of wits to Lee Do-hee.
- Breast milk is cheating. How does that even work?
- She didn't use her head, she used her chest!
- I fought fair and square with my chest, didn't I?
- lololol
- Did she really use her head?
- Ah, Lee Do-hee is just insane when it comes to using her body.
- I'll sexually harass you plenty later.
- Huu... just you wait.
Seeing the viewers seething, I knew I had won this time.
How dare they try to make me do something as weird as a Pussy Helicopter?
"Hmph, well then, shall we take a look at the rewards?"
- You already devoured two rewards, and you're getting another?
"Of course! If Life is a Gamble, then it's an S-rank reward!!"
The B-rank trial became A-rank due to the solo play bonus, and one of the A-rank rewards would become an S-rank reward thanks to my [Life is a Gamble] trait.
- You're the first bitch to suck a B-rank trial this dry, holy fuck lol
- She even fucked a woman.
- And not just any woman, a hot, curvy high elf.
- fr I want to be Lee Do-hee too.
- But if you become Lee Do-hee, you have to get fucked like a dog...
- That's a bit...
"Alright! Enough with the weird talk, let's see the rewards!!"
Tatatat!! I flipped over the cards floating in the air in quick succession.