I really only stop

"...It's hard to say, anyway, it's definitely not the noise made by wild beasts."

Knowing that the 'mother' behaved no differently from normal human mothers at certain times, Oedipus deliberately showed a somewhat timid expression:

"Because of this, I haven't been able to sleep well every night recently, and my spirit is also very poor. I didn't notice you when you walked behind me just now."

"That's not okay, I don't want to make you unhappy."

As Oedipus expected, after listening to his words, Recilivi immediately patted her particularly expectant chest:

"Leave it to me, I will monitor in the dense forest tonight, and I will not leave for a moment."

... Could such a deceitful existence really be a [black screen] to forcefully brainwash the entire elf clan?

Such doubts inevitably arose in his heart, but seeing that his goal had been achieved, Oedipus didn't need to make extra troubles.

The days have been recounted many times, and tonight is the moment when the newborn is born.

Rescuing the newborn before the mother took her away and brainwashed her was my first step towards the truth!

Carefully hiding the excitement and tension in his heart, Oedipus gracefully placed the fork on the plate:

"Then I will leave everything to my mother. Today's meal is also delicious."

What answered him was Lacey Levi's eternal smile:

"As long as I can bring you joy, I will be satisfied."

Chapter - 3 The Sinking of 3/50 (plus)

The night was getting dark, and Oedipus, who deliberately changed into black clothes and almost merged with the darkness, quietly opened the door of his house and looked out cautiously.

It was quiet and empty.

Unlike other elves who just stared blankly at the world tree day and night, Oedipus, who was half human, needed normal eating and rest.For this reason, his mother (shady) specially built a small house for him in a place with good ventilation and beautiful scenery—in a sense, shady really fulfilled part of his duties and tenderness as a mother.

The place where I am currently is this house, which is not too far away from the World Tree.According to what I said before, the shady should now be searching the dense forest for the eerie sound I made up, but for the sake of caution, it is better to move forward carefully.

Slipping out of the house very quickly, Oedipus walked forward all the way, under high alert, and soon came to the vicinity of the World Tree.

Probe.

Hiding himself in the shadow of a tree, Oedipus can see everything around the World Tree.

Sure enough, not a single elf.

For unknown reasons, the shady usually only controls one body.But Oedipus knew very well that if she wanted to, she could even manipulate the entire elf clan at the same time, and even make each elf show different personalities and do different things.

Ten years ago, Oedipus wanted to test the limits of shady manipulation of the body on the grounds of playing tricks, but the elves who became alive in an instant exceeded his expectations.

Even if he was judged by him who was almost certain that "there is a person behind the elves", the scene was flawless.

Or talking and laughing, or bargaining, or ensemble music... At that moment, Oedipus almost thought that he was in an ordinary small village, and the people living here were also real.

...No, now is not the time to insert these memories.The more powerful the shady ability is, the more vigilant I have to be.

Judging from the current situation, the shady has manipulated all the bodies to go to the dense forest to search for strange sounds that cannot exist.The plan is going as I expected.

After confirming the surrounding situation again and confirming that it was safe, Oedipus quickly rushed out of the shadows and rushed to the place where the newborn was born under the World Tree.

I see!

Oedipus was delighted when he saw a small ball of light emitting a glimmer of light directly opposite the original seal.

Last year and the year before——since I thought of the breakthrough of newborns, I observed the birth process of newborns for two consecutive years.Whenever a newborn is born, this little ball of light will appear in this position.

After a while, the small ball of light will gradually become larger, and when the light completely dissipates, the newborn of the elves will be born.

Stepping as lightly as possible to approach the small ball of light, Oedipus hardly dared to breathe.

Five steps, four steps, three steps...

This is not just a step closer to the newborn, but also a step closer to the truth.

As long as the newborn is saved, the next thing is——

The footsteps stopped suddenly, not because Oedipus heard anything, but because he heard nothing.

The sound of wind, running water, rustling leaves... These sounds that are usually ignored by the brain as background sounds all disappeared at this moment, and the surrounding area was terribly quiet.

Wait, don't you say-

"--What are you doing?"

A calm question suddenly sounded from behind, causing Oedipus to convulse in his stomach:

"Answer me, Oedipus, what are you doing?"

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"..."

Staring at the emerald green eyes of Lacey Levi, who were extremely gentle on weekdays, but looked extremely deep and hollow under the cover of the night, the creepy Oedipus pinched his thigh hard and forced himself to respond:

"No, it's nothing, the more I think about that weird voice, the more I can't fall asleep, so I came here to blow some air in desperation."

"With me searching in the dense forest, you don't have to worry about any noise."

Looking past Oedipus and looking behind him, Leixi Liwei suddenly returned to her usual smile:

"So, hurry back and rest."

"Yes, mother."

Like a criminal heaving a sigh of relief when he heard the pardon, Oedipus ran back to his home as if fleeing for his life, without bothering to wipe the cold sweat off his brow with his hand.

Good, so dangerous!

His heart was beating wildly, feeling a large amount of cold air pouring from his nose into his lungs, Oedipus realized that he had really survived.

Unexpectedly, the [Emerald Green Leaf Portal] that my mother uses outside is also a kind of acting. The real thing is that she wants to teleport through space without making a sound!

I was so stupid for not thinking of this, if my mother hadn't just let me go like this, but directly dragged me to undergo [brainwashing] like a newborn...

After recovering from the terrifying fantasy, Oedipus was shocked to find that every muscle in his body was trembling.

In contrast, there was still a smile on his face when he said goodbye to Lacey Levi just now.

Survive desperately with fear, without even showing it on your face—this is how I have survived in the past ten years of living in the holy land of elves.

But, but...

"……Ha ha……"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……!"

Sudden unstoppable giggling, Oedipus, covered in cold sweat, took something out of his pocket tremblingly, his bloodshot eyes filled with eagerness:

"Fortunately, I had anticipated this situation a long time ago and made corresponding plans in advance! Mom, you would never have guessed that my sudden act of carving a statue in the morning was not a whim. The raw material of the statue is a kind of Wood] is a precious wood, and its heart has the effect of temporarily allowing life to lodge!"

At the horrifying moment when Lacilivia suddenly called out her name, Oedipus almost subconsciously used the heart of the tree of life to collect the newborn light ball into it.Relying on this dangerous and dangerous move, he finally achieved his goal and brought the newborn to his home!

This time, it's finally my turn to win!

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Since Oedipus released the newborn light ball from the heart of the tree of life, the light ball has grown bigger and bigger. Obviously, the newborn has reached the moment of birth.

There were no more accidents, and with the sound of 'Bo', a new life was born in this world.

So pure, so young.

After experiencing such a thrilling experience just now, when he looked at the immature face of the newborn, Oedipus was moved for a long time.

More than ten years of suffering life was not in vain. The newborn child in front of me carried the hopes of two people at the same time—hers and mine.

Her existence means that everything I think is meaningful, and the shady brainwashing of the elves is not so powerful that it has no flaws.

As long as we collect information steadily like this time, and never give up thinking for a moment, both she and I will usher in a hopeful future one day!

At this time, Oedipus really had a kind of optimism and courage that he had never had before.

What should I do, it's not the usual fake smile, I'm really happy now!

Holding the ignorant newborn in his arms clumsily, Oedipus smiled foolishly:

"Little guy, open your eyes quickly. I'm your savior. It's not too much to help you with a name, right? Let me think about it. How about calling me Claire? It sounds like a very quiet girl. It's called Happy It’s okay, you don’t even know, since the day I came to the holy land of elves, I haven’t been as hopeful as I am now—”

"【If you want, I'm fine.】"

"--Eh?"

The joy and longing for the future receded like a tide, and Oedipus, who had stopped in place, subconsciously looked into his arms, but met an extremely familiar look.

……Do not.

don't you?

No way?

Could it be, could it be that——

"—Oedipus."

There was an extremely disobedient and gentle smile on the immature face. Looking at the shuddering and pale Oedipus, the newborn just raised his eyes and asked:

"Did you bring joy to others today?"

The milky voice was as expected, but it instantly pulled the person who had just ignited a glimmer of hope into the abyss of despair.

This time, he will never have the strength to climb out again.

Hole in Chapter - 4 3/50 (plus)

"—Brother, your destination has arrived!"

"Thank you."

He familiarly carried the luggage on his shoulders, and the man wearing the clown mask was just about to jump off the carriage when he felt a slight tug on the hem of his clothes.

Looking back, it was none other than the youngest girl in the traveling caravan who held him back.At this moment, she tightly grasped the hem of his clothes, her eyes were full of reluctance:

"Brother who can throw the ball, are you really leaving?"

"……Um."

Answering softly, the masked man bent down and gently rubbed the little girl's hair:

"I'm just a passer-by traveling with your father's caravan. Now that I have arrived at my destination, I naturally want to say goodbye to you."

"do not want!"

Suddenly hugging the masked man's thigh tightly, the little girl shook her head vigorously:

"My brother can do a lot of interesting acrobatics. It's very fun to travel with my brother. I don't want to be separated from you!"

"That's right, brother."

Hearing the conversation in the carriage, the caravan owner also poked his head in from the front:

"I don't want to force you to stay, but this neighborhood is notoriously deserted, and you are easily in danger here alone. How about I take you for a while? If you want, I can also hire you."

"Thank you for your kindness, but it's really unnecessary."

Pushing the little girl away as lightly as possible, the masked man gave a final nod to the caravan owner, and got out of the carriage with a cat waist.

"...What a stubborn young man."

Shaking her head slightly, the hostess of the caravan embraced her daughter who was lost because of the masked man's departure:

"He's really good at juggling, though. I've never seen a more entertaining juggler in all my years of traveling."

"Who said it wasn't."

The caravan owner also sighed with deep empathy:

"As long as he is there, there will never be a lack of laughter. If we can hire him into the caravan, our efficiency will at least triple."

"...You, I really think about these things all the time..."

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