Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 446

The Vault of the Demon God-Episode 446

“First of all, I intend to designate the one called the 폐왕 (Pae Wang) [Despot King, a term for a powerful and malevolent ruler] as the main enemy of the Spirit Realm.”

“I agree.”

“I agree as well.”

“Me too.”

All four Spirit Kings quickly acknowledged that the Despot King was their main enemy.

In addition, they put forward opinions to ensure that the rules of the Spirit Realm were not violated, and most of their opinions were immediately accepted.

This was because all the Spirit Kings felt the importance of this matter.

At first glance, it seemed like everything was being resolved smoothly, but Se-woon saw that one major problem remained.

“How do you intend to get involved with the Tower?”

The Spirit Realm and the Tower are fundamentally completely separate.

Even including his past life, he had never seen a Spirit King manifest in the Tower. And this time, didn’t they end up summoning Se-woon and Riel here without being able to manifest?

Even that was not through the power of the Spirit Kings, but through the power of the World Tree that Riel had planted.

He thought this was the biggest problem, but the answer was closer than he thought.

“We were concerned about that too, but now there’s no need to worry.”

“Wasn’t the World Tree planted?”

“If the World Tree is planted, can the spirits directly interfere with the Tower?”

“At least we can interfere around the World Tree. The power of the World Tree is still weak, so we haven’t been able to manifest yet, but it’s only a matter of time.”

“Even so, if we can only interfere around the World Tree, it will be impossible to deal with the Despot King.”

He had killed all the Outer beings who were believed to be lying in ambush near the World Tree, aiming for it.

Sooner or later, that news will eventually reach the ears of the 폐왕 (Pae Wang) [Despot King].

If so, would the 폐왕 (Pae Wang) [Despot King] dare to risk attacking the World Tree?

If he were Se-woon, he would ignore the World Tree and attack the Tower, trying to collapse the 65th floor where the World Tree is planted, rather than attacking the World Tree directly.

That way, no matter how hard the Spirit Kings try to protect the World Tree, it will be useless.

“About that problem……”

As Se-woon finished speaking, the Spirit Kings nodded and turned their gazes to one place.

What was in the place where the Spirit Kings’ gazes were focused was the last descendant of the Elf race, Riel Refrain, who was struggling to maintain her composure in the face of unfamiliar information and situations.

“Isn’t there a child of the forest here?”

“M-Me?”

“Yes, child of the forest. However, I don’t intend to force you. We want to make a contract with you.”

After sitting at the Spirit Kings’ round table, Riel, who had been sitting blankly on the chair, almost like a potted plant, with Se-woon being the main speaker, widened her eyes.

‘Well, with Riel’s qualifications, it might be possible.’

In addition to her racial trait as an Elf, she was a player with an astonishingly high affinity for spirits.

At least, she was the most outstanding among those Se-woon had seen before and after his regression.

If a spirit wanted to interfere with the Tower by borrowing someone’s power, Riel was the most suitable person.

‘The problem is whether Riel will actively cooperate…….’

However, this was only the situation for Se-woon and the Spirit Kings. From the beginning, it had nothing to do with Riel’s will to revive her clan.

Although he said the Tower was in danger, the World Tree was still too young.

It was unreasonable to blindly ask for help in a state where she didn’t know whether she could rebuild her clan.

That’s why the Spirit Kings offered her a contract, not a request.

“Child of the forest, isn’t your goal to revive your clan?”

“Yes, that’s right. It’s impossible to revive the dead, but with the power of the World Tree, a clan with the same will can be born.”

“To do that, the World Tree must mature, bloom, and be ready to bear fruit.”

“Do you know how much time that will take?”

“I don’t know exactly…… But I plan to watch over it until the end of my life.”

Until the World Tree, which had just sprouted, bloomed and bore fruit.

Se-woon didn’t know the details, but he could guess that it would take an enormous amount of time for the World Tree to grow that much.

For now, it had quickly sprouted using the power that 영원화 (Yeongwonhwa) [Eternal Flower] had gathered, but in the future, that speed would slow down even more.

Perhaps it would take at least a hundred years.

“It takes about a thousand years for the World Tree to bloom naturally.”

“It may take hundreds of years more to bear fruit.”

……That was Se-woon’s misunderstanding.

A time of over a thousand years.

Considering that there wasn’t much time left until the Outer’s invasion based on the standards of his past life, it was impossible to wait for over a thousand years.

If Se-woon couldn’t stop the Outer, she would helplessly watch the destruction of the Tower from this spot, looking at the underdeveloped World Tree.

“A, a thousand years?”

“Elves may live up to a thousand years, but even for you, it would be impossible to endure that time.”

“Yes, at most eight or nine hundred years…….”

Wait, eight hundred years? Does that mean Riel is over 100 years old?

Se-woon was briefly taken aback, but it was only natural when comparing the lifespan of elves and humans and estimating Riel’s appearance.

At this point, Riel, who had realized the seriousness of the situation, lowered her head with a somewhat gloomy expression.

“So, we will help with that.”

“Yes?”

“We have never artificially helped the World Tree grow, but I think it is definitely possible.”

“We are going to continuously supply the energy of the Spirit Realm.”

“Wouldn’t that put a strain on the Spirit Realm?”

“What strain? Because of those stuffy rules, the Spirit Realm was no different from a 쇄국 (locked country) [isolationist nation]. There is so much surplus energy that the spirits are saturated. There is no more land to handle even that.”

“Minerva, rules are rules.”

“Yes, yes, I know. Anyway, there is enough energy. I think it would be even better if exchanges with the Tower became more active at this time.”

“……I agree with that.”

“Right? These days, young spirits only stay in the Spirit Realm, so they don’t know what the world is like. They don’t know how scary the world is.”

The conversation briefly went off on a tangent, but this was a sufficiently attractive offer for Riel.

When the conversation between Minerva and Sillion did not progress, Elquines, who was next to Riel, continued the conversation instead.

“In addition, when the World Tree grows to some extent, we may be able to directly help with its growth.”

“The Spirit Kings themselves?”

“Of course. You also helped the World Tree grow by using the power of your four children, didn’t you?”

“Yes, but for the Spirit Kings to help directly…….”

“It’s a necessary task for us too. If we do that, it may bloom in as little as ten years, at the latest…… a hundred years.”

“That fast?”

“The energy of the Spirit Realm is more abundant now than ever before. First of all, we are going to send our children to the Garden of Eternity to start managing it.”

As early as ten years.

Honestly, it wasn’t a satisfactory time based on Se-woon’s standards. If it was ten years, Outer would have already invaded the Tower based on his past life.

Of course, there was still room for this time to be shortened.

According to Elquines, the growth of the World Tree could be further shortened depending on Riel’s affinity with spirits.

“This is the offer we can make.”

“Hmm…….”

Such a good offer.

There was no way Riel would refuse an offer that could bring her goal right before her eyes.

However, there was still one more thing to ask.

“Then, what do I need to do for you?”

This is not a one-sided consideration or goodwill, but a contract.

As the Spirit Realm itself, including the four Great Spirit Kings, supports Riel’s goal, Riel must also provide them with reasonable compensation.

And the condition that Elquines mentioned was something that could be sufficiently guessed from the conversation so far.

“We want you to make a contract with us to help the human child.”

“Ah…….”

“If you make a contract with us, we can also confront the one called 폐왕 (Pae Wang) [Despot King] next to you, not just around the World Tree.”

“Of course, it’s far from enough right now. Even if we make a contract right now, you won’t be able to summon even one of us, will you?”

“But I think the potential is enough. It’s better than my contractor, who was called the Full Moon Spiritist a long time ago.”

“Indeed, that’s right.”

“Trowell, it’s not your place to answer, is it? The contractors you’ve met are just…….”

“Ahem! Anyway, the potential alone is enough.”

“Yes, yes. I admit that too. If you grow your strength next to the World Tree, I think you can grow enough to summon all of us.”

The Spirit Kings also highly valued Riel’s potential.

A being who is not invaded by Outer, a spirit.

Since he could borrow the power of the four Spirit Kings, this contract was very important to Se-woon as well.

And Riel’s 고민 (worries) [concerns] didn’t last long.

“……Okay.”

“That’s a relief.”

When you think about it, it’s a natural thing. It was an opportunity to advance the growth of the World Tree to achieve her goal by hundreds of years.

In addition, even if it is not visible right now, Outer’s invasion is a threat that can destroy the Tower.

If she is protecting the World Tree on the 65th floor, she will eventually have to face Outer unless Se-woon completely tramples on the seeds of Outer.

“Fortunately, we were able to finish the conversation on time.”

“Let’s start the contract right away.”

The semi-transparent crystal walls around them were gradually fading.

He could vaguely see the appearance of the gap in the dimension that he had been curious about, but unfortunately, that appearance was beyond the level that humans could recognize.

Even if he saw it with his own two eyes, he couldn’t express it, couldn’t guess it, and couldn’t remember it.

“From now on, in the name of the Spirit Kings, we will begin the contract with the child of the forest.”

“I. Elquines, the Water Spirit King.”

“Sillion, the Fire Spirit King.”

“Trowell, the Earth Spirit King.”

“Minerva, the Wind Spirit King.”

The four Spirit Kings rose from their seats and reached out to Riel.

Every time they mentioned their names, their areas marked on the round table pulsed more actively, revealing their presence.

It was like making a contract with the Spirit Realm itself, not just with an individual spirit.

“In accordance with the long-standing rules of the Spirit Realm, to face the main enemy of the Spirit Realm.”

“To help the elves, the long-time friends of the spirits, for the sake of the child of the forest.”

“For the World Tree, the passage between the Spirit Realm and the 현계 (mortal realm) [the world of the living] and the blessing of all nature.”

“In the name of the spirits, to embrace the chaotic 현세 (present world) [current era] with nature.”

The elements of each of the four Spirit Kings bloomed from their hands and flew towards Riel.

Riel gently embraced the four elements that came to her as if she were dealing with precious treasures.

“Borrowing the power of the round table, we contract with Riel Refrain, the last descendant of the elves, in this place.”

Soon, a familiar light of 사색 (contemplation) [deep thought] was emitted from Riel’s body.

At the same time, the crystal walls on all sides faded to the point of being completely transparent, and the field of vision was filled with a brilliant light that could not be handled.

“See you again next time, human child.”

With Elquines’ soft voice, Se-woon’s body escaped from the gap in space.