(As a result, I started to lose care of myself.) I'm starting to want to get some more mud. At first, you humans thought about cleaning me up, but later, you started saying that I was corrupted, and even hired a magician to purify me? Joke! Cleanse? Who will purify whom! Who has the most abundant magic of nature! I'm telling you, humans, you humans are starting to dislike me gradually. When I turned that place into a swamp wetland, they moved away, saying that I was corrupted, and the Demon King was about to appear! Although the war with the demons did happen, right, but what does that have to do with me? ）

(Then there are all sorts of legends about the victory over the Demon King, and all kinds of power, which lead you humans to start running to me again.) You're still clamoring to purify me, and you're hoping that I'll give you human weapons. Weapons? Where do I have any weapons? Later, I was annoyed to death by you humans, so I made something out of the way you humans wanted. You humans are still dying happy! He also said that he would definitely come back in the future to thank me. ）

(But you humans are big liars!) Say thank you, but in the end? None of them came back! Well, of course, it's possible that those people are dead. And it's possible that I move a lot because I can't get annoyed, but you humans are too untrustworthy to keep your promises, won't you even look for me? ）

Now Iero is sure that in addition to being an old man, the tree may still be a chatterbox. While it's possible that it didn't have any creatures to talk to it for so long, it does have a lot of words, but that's certainly something to confirm.

Arrow smiled and said, "If you don't move often, there may be a lot of humans visiting you." ”

(Humph!) I don't have the patience to wait for you in one place for a hundred or two years. Forget it, let's not talk about the past story. Ah, human, you made me have a great time chatting. Well, I'll give you this beautiful dress you've got on you. This can also help you suppress the dark nature within you. Remember to come back to me for a new set when it's dry, and I'll smear it on you with a more beautiful mud! And next time I'll add lots and lots of bird droppings and rotten fruit to make sure it's nutritious! ）

Arrow could only smile and nod slightly. Anyway, by now, he more or less understood why the previous humans refused to come back to find this so-called "spirit of nature", "tree of life".

As a plant, there is so much nonsense, and it is really a big gap from the illusion in the eyes of ordinary people!

"Haha, definitely! I will definitely come back to visit you when I have time. But since it's rare to encounter it today, I would like to ask you, one of my fellow humans...... Are you still trapped in your Misty Forest? ”

As Arrow asked, the dead tree swayed slightly, and the branches and leaves poked slightly in the direction Arrow had come from, and then, the voice sounded in Arrow's heart again.

(Ah, there's another one.) Well...... The dark nature of that human body is much more serious than yours, huh? Alas, there is no way, let's get killed quickly. In this way, I can also purify his soul as soon as possible, so that he can be reborn more comfortably. ）

Hearing this, Arrow was startled, and hurriedly stretched out his hands and waved: "No, no, no!" Please don't kill him! He's my friend! Very important friend! Please let him go and bring him to me, okay? Please! ”

(Bring it?) Why? You're still going to keep something horrible like this? He has such a strong dark nature power, if he is left alone, it is very likely that he will repeat the same mistakes in the future. I don't want another demon king in this world. That's not a fun thing to do, it's just a nuisance. ）

Arrow hurriedly smiled, "I'll teach him well!" Definitely! You see, don't I also have the power of a dark nature? But after I bask in your light, don't I also cleanse away these dark natures? That human is really important to me, so please spare him! I will...... I'm going to discipline him well!" If I don't succeed in disciplining him and let him really become a demon king or something like that in the future, I will definitely kill him with my own hands! ”

Of course, it is useless to lie to humans, but it is not clear whether it is effective to lie to a plant that thinks in a completely different way than humans.

But now he was the only one who could save that bastard, and Arrow didn't want to lose a guild member for no reason just by joining a flower elf tour.

It's just that after he expressed his position for a long time, the dead tree didn't say anything more.

The air around him seemed to freeze, and Arrow could only watch the damp and rotten forest, breathing in the slightly drunken taste of fermented fruit in the air, and waiting slightly awkwardly......

All the way up to ......

(Human, do you want to be the legendary brave?) ）

Ai Luo was slightly stunned, and for a while seemed to be a little unsure of how to respond: "Ah...... What the? ”

(Be brave.) You are the kind of brave people of human legend. ）

The branches of the dead tree stretched back for a moment, continuing to echo in Arrow's mind with that unhurried voice.

(Although I don't think you have any potential and no combat power, you are quite strong in terms of willpower.) If you are willing to be the legendary hero, this sword is for you, if you can draw it. ）

Airo laughed awkwardly and said, "Demon Hand, we're talking about my human friends now......"

(Of course I know we're talking about your human friends.) Your human friend has a much stronger dark force than yours, and I think his mind must have begun to be affected by this dark force, right? It's really hard for me to guarantee that he won't degenerate to a deeper level in the future. At such times, someone needs to be able to stop him. ）

(Human, I think you're pretty good.) Although you have no combat power, no magic power, and much less strength, as long as you are willing to be a legendary hero, as long as you can draw this sword, then I am willing to give you and me a part of the power, so that you can have a certain amount of strength in the future to contain those who are about to escape into the devil's path. ）

Speaking of this, the smile on Arrow's face froze involuntarily.

He lowered his head and looked at the sword embedded in the stump of the tree and entangled in countless vines.

This sword...... Is it the legendary Sword of the Brave?

As long as you can pull out this sword, then you will have supreme power? Can we have the power to stand up to all the injustices in this world?

Oh, yes...... I'm just an ordinary person. An ordinary woman.

No fighting power, less muscular, and no magic.

The fact that I was able to become the president of a guild was purely due to a lot of coincidences. Even so, a guild leader without any combat power is really a big flaw for a guild.

But...... If you can have a lot of power!

Thinking so, Arrow's hand involuntarily stretched out towards the sword.

In the mud, he silently grasped the hilt of the sword, and then, with a slight force......

But is this really what you want?

This...... Is it really what I really wanted when I wanted to develop a union?

…………

In an instant! All the vines were unraveled, and with Arrow's absent-minded pull, the sword was drawn out like a red-hot fork from a piece of butter.

This scene was a bit unexpected for Arrow! He was stunned as he watched the sword in his hand that was gradually fading away from all the vines, almost in disbelief!

Myself...... Really drew the sword of the brave???!!!

But before Arrow was surprised, the sword body that had all faded vines was completely exposed! And the exposed sword body ......

"Wow——!"

There is no such thing as a sword body at all, it is a dead branch crawling with all kinds of insects! There are big and small, there are all kinds of colorful ones, and there are many black ones!

When the vines were unraveled, the insects couldn't wait to crawl out of it, and even crawled down the palm of Arrow's hand to his arm, causing the guild leader to throw away the dead branches and keep shaking his arms.

(Hahahaha!) Interesting, really interesting! No matter how long it has passed, you humans are still looking forward to power! Hahaha! I just love seeing you feel cheated. Let you talk to me all day long about justice and evil, what kind of battle between demons and humans, what does it have to do with me? Hahaha! Is bug swords fun? Ha ha! ）

Arrow shook off the last bug on his arm, and for a moment there was a slight anger on his face.

But with the old dead tree's voice like a bad old man ringing in his head, Arrow couldn't help but exhale, trying to keep himself calm, and continued, "Demon Hand, if you think it's fun, then we can continue to play. Hey, what other weird toys do you have? I can play with you. ”

The dead tree swayed slightly.

(Huh?) Human, don't you want to run away? ）

Arrow shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "What? Would the humans of the past think you were corrupted and run away immediately? ”

(Isn't it?) ）

Arrow pinched the thick, dried crust on his arm and smiled, "Actually, I know you didn't want to hurt me at all." After all, the thick mud on my body has become the best protection, so those bugs can't hurt me at all. I know, Demon Hand you're the best. You're a good fellow, and if I may, allow me to continue to worship you in the same way that ancient humans worshipped you. Is that okay? ”