With his hands behind his back, he continued to say with a smiling expression: "That...... Excuse me, Devil's Hand, if I really don't want to die...... Can you let me go? You see, I have not offended you, and I should have no power to offend you in the foreseeable future. So, can you let me go? ”

The dead tree in front of him shook slightly, as if it was thinking about this very unworthy question.

After hesitating for a long time, the voice in my head said again—

(Let you go?) Well...... Human beings, in fact, it doesn't matter if I kill you or not. It's just that the dark power in your heart makes me feel very uncomfortable. And besides that darkness, there is a wonderful power within you. Well, that reminds me of an old friend of mine. Alas...... For a variety of reasons, I couldn't figure out what I was trying to do. These things are too complicated, and since they are so complicated, it is easier for me that you should die. ）

It's not communicative, is it?

Airo took a deep breath and allowed himself to show that gentle attitude again, and said with a smile, "Dark forces? Mr. Devil's Hand, are you mistaken? Any magician can see at a glance that I'm just an ordinary person with no magical affinity at all? ”

The dead tree shook slightly, as if it was trying to move itself to a more comfortable position.

(Ah, I'm not talking about magic.) is a nature. Human, there is a nature in you that makes me feel uneasy. This property is weak, but it still exists. Once upon a time, there was a being who possessed that nature in you. It was really a "fun" time...... ）

(So, so that you don't have to remember the fun and bad days, so please hurry up and kill yourself.) I will use my roots to purify your soul so that you can have the cleanest soul in the next life. ）

It's really tiring to talk to this kind of old guy!

However, as long as there is dialogue, then the problem can be solved.

And judging by the words of the tree that looked like it was about to die, it seemed to have only a slight fear of itself, but this fear was similar to the feeling of seeing a hook-toothed mouse.

Of course, humans want the hooktooth rat to die, but as long as it doesn't appear in front of them, humans won't kill the hooktooth rat if they have nothing to do. Sometimes the hook-toothed rat appears in front of humans, and humans are just disgusted, hoping that it will die quickly, but once the hook-toothed rat escapes, then the humans will not be good.

Thinking of this, Arrow exhaled slightly and said with a smile, "That...... Demon Hand, I really don't understand what you call that dark nature...... If so, can you explain that to me? ”

The dead tree shook slightly, and the voice rang out in Arrow's head again—

(hmm...... Human, do you want to talk to me? Ah, that's not right. Actually, you just want to be able to live. Well, in fact, a long time ago, there were many people like you, who wanted to talk to me and want to live. Actually, your life doesn't mean much to me. I'm okay here, nothing is wrong other than a little lonely. ）

As soon as he heard the word "loneliness", Arrow's eyes lit up immediately! He didn't care that the tree didn't answer his own question, but took the opportunity to say, "Lonely? If you're lonely, there's a lot of flower fairies living in front of you. You should be able to get along with them as long as you want. ”

(Hah!) Those poor little things? ）

When it comes to the flower fairy, the dead tree's mood seems to be a little irritable all of a sudden. Its branches rose one after another, and even the wet dirt beneath Arrow's feet now seemed to jolt, giving the impression that something was about to crawl out of this damp and cold underground!

(Those flower goblins are essentially a bunch of parasites!) They live on the bodies of other creatures, kill each other, and then bloom and reproduce. How can these parasites get along with me? I saw them show up before, and I thought that after such a long time, they would finally have life to talk to me, but as soon as they saw me, they immediately turned around and ran, what did they think of me?! More than 3,000 years ago, they used to look up to me! ）

Since the flower fairy ignores the dead tree, an old man who looks like he should be grumpy, Arrow immediately decides that he must do the opposite. He struggled to lift his feet and pull his feet, which were already half in the mud, out of the black, rotting mud. Looking at the stinky, black, rotten chunk of his bare feet, and it looked like there were a few bird droppings, insect corpses, and other shoes, Arrow couldn't imagine what would become of his feet!

No matter how embarrassed he was, he still insisted on taking a few steps towards the dead tree, reaching out and gently touching the bark of the dead tree.

(Don't touch me!) Something of a dark nature! ）

But the next moment, the branches suddenly rose! Dumped directly on Arrow's body, throwing him out of the air.

Well, Airo's entire body fell into the rotting muddy swamp at once, and before he could even lift his neck, some muddy water splashed into his mouth.

"Ahh Phew! ”

(Hmph, dark nature, do you also think my body odor is not delicious?) Do you want to leave me far away at once?! ）

Appreciate???

Yes...... Could this be the old stench of trees?!

Arrow hurriedly put on a smiling face and struggled to get up from the swamp. He looked at the black, dirty, and smelly appearance on his body, and after taking a breath, he simply let go of his heart.

After all, the smell of rotting plants and the rotting smell of bloody insects are still more or less different.

"The flower elves will worship you? Three thousand years ago? I really can't imagine the demon's hand. Those flower goblins love cleanliness so much, love the pretty race. How can they want to worship you? ”

The dead tree shook slightly.

(Love clean?) Love pretty? Hahaha! No kidding. Those parasites grow like that because you humans like to be clean, to be pretty, and to have a face like that. If you humans all live in caves and underground, just like the Chaos Age, then those flower elves simply don't like to be clean and pretty. ）

Arrow smiled slightly, and he raised his hands to wipe his face slightly, making himself look more suitable for the tree's "taste".

(hmm...... Do you look much better? The power of the dark nature in the body seems to have weakened a lot? Ah, you seem to be a bit sensible, human. And I look amazing too! Just a little rubbing my faded old skin can suppress the dark nature in your body. Uh-huh, looks good! ）

Able to make the old man happy, of course Arrow was happy, but he hadn't gotten carried away yet. After all, the tree has not yet said that it can not die.

"Demon Hand, since those flower goblins once worshipped you...... So 3,000 years ago, were you living as easily as you do now? ”

The branches of the dead tree were lowered, and the wariness of Arrow seemed to be less intense. Seeing this, Arrow moved closer to it again, and the tree did not flared until Arrow reached out and touched its bark again. It looks like his danger has finally been lifted slightly.

(At that time?) Ah, of course not at that time. ）

(Let me think about it...... I was young at the time, but not that young. I don't know how old I am. Anyway, at that time, I felt that as a tree, I should live a little more dignified and cleaner. So I chose a place surrounded by green mountains and rivers and a warm climate to live in, and at the same time try to keep my surroundings as clean as possible. After all, if it's clean, you humans, flower goblins, and all the other messy races will come and worship me. ）

(At first, I thought it was very good~~~!) After all, you humans can enjoy the worship of you. But after a long time, I lifted something wrong. ）

Arrow's heart tightened! Isn't something terrible going on?

(Well, it's so tiring to keep up this so-called good look!) Anyway, I'm not you human, I'm a tree! As a tree, I just love living in this kind of muddy place. There are plenty of nutrients here, the ground is wet (harmonious) and soft, the sun shines well on me during the day, and there are many things that you humans don't like, but what I like will come and live with me! When I think about it, I think why do I have to be worshipped by you humans according to your preferences? I just love the way I look now! ）

Although he was still a little scared at first, Arrow listened to it, and suddenly had a feeling of chatting with the lonely old man and dispeling the loneliness in the other party's heart.

Speaking of which, when I was young, I felt that it was good to be admired by you all the time, but when I was a little older, I felt that I still had to live for myself, and I didn't care about what other people thought, right?

Arrow lowered his head and looked at his surroundings again.

It has to be said that the environment that trees like may not really overlap with the environment that humans like at some point. So, looking at this forest for yourself has a feeling of decay, but in the eyes of these trees, will this be the best paradise for them to grow?