An Incompetent Explorer Who Failed to Make His High School Debut but Mastered Being a Human Being

Episode 293: Somehow evolved

"No, it had such an ominous aura, far from defeating that Sacred Tree Eater, you annihilated it!?"

"Y, yes, that's right."

 Sarion-san is so surprised that he rushes at me, so I involuntarily bend back and answer.

"I can't believe it ... I certainly can't feel that ominousness in the area ... No way, the pillar of light just now!?"

"Umm, I think that was probably my attack."

 Sarion-san, who receives my words crosses his arms and thinks to himself, then suddenly raises his head and stares at me with a disbelieving face.

 I reply while being flustered again.

 No, well, it's a minor attack compared to Nanami's great magic, but it's definitely my full power attack.

 This time, it was just absorbing everyone's magic power, it just so happened that my Qi was its weak point, and I was able to deal damage, and luckily I was able to blow it away.

"C, certainly, with that much energy, it might be possible to annihilate the legendary Sacred Tree Eater ..."

 Once again, Sarion-san crosses his arms and mumbles while in the world of his own thoughts.

"Oh, you were okay ..."

 While Sarion-san was wandering in his sea of thoughts, the chief rushes to our place breathing heavily.

"Oh, Chief. What happened with the evacuation?"

"Fuu ... No, because the ominous sign disappeared at the same time as we saw a pillar of light. I interrupted it and came back. It looks like that Sacred Tree Eater was defeated."

 The chief, who should have been asked to evacuate, also returns, so when I check what had happened, after confirming that the enemy had disappeared, with a faint hope of such, it seems that he came back to confirm that.

 I feel like that's pretty dangerous. The chief may have had some kind of conviction.

 The chief looks at me and confirms with a serious expression that the Sacred Tree Eater has been defeated.

"Yeah, well, yes. That's what happened."

"Umu, I really appreciate it. Apparently, we don't have to abandon our hometown."

"No, no, please raise your head!? We also had a way to escape, so we just fought a little."

 I am a little flustered when I affirm it, but the chief lowers his head deeply, so I hurriedly ask him to raise his head.

 If we had no means of escape, I wouldn't have done such a reckless thing. That's why I feel humbled when he stands on ceremony like that.

"No, no, even so. It's amazing just to face such a monster, isn't it? Not to mention defeating it. Sometimes Sarion's intuition is useful."

"Nn? What's wrong, Chief?"

 Sarion-san, who was sinking in his sea of thoughts, comes to the surface with the words of the chief, notices the gaze of the chief looking at his face and asks.

"No, it's nothing. Rather than that, we're going to be busy from now on. We have to immediately fix the barrier."

 After making an exasperated face, the chief switches to a serious expression and brings up what needs to be done from now on.

 Ah ~ , my attack destroyed it.

 I'm really sorry for what I did.

 Perhaps it's a functional barrier that makes it so they can't be seen from the outside world without any defensive capabilities.

"Ah, before that, is it okay?"

 Before they fix the barrier, there is something I should do, so I call out.

"What is it?"

"Now that the cause has been removed, I think it would be a good idea to send power to the World Tree again. That will restore your strength."

"Oh, I see. You just fought the Sacred Tree Eater, are you okay?"

 I think it would be better to restore the World Tree, so when I suggest it, he worries that it is after a battle.

 That part was healed by the Elixirs.

"Yeah, there's no problem. We took medicine and recovered."

"I see. Speaking of the Sacred Tree Eater, and also the World Tree, thank you very much."

"No, no, you're welcome."

 When I make a bicep and show it to him, he thanks me again. I become embarrassed, so I immediately leave the two and join up with everyone who is a little ways away.

"Okay, I decided to send magic to the World Tree again, is everyone okay?"

"Yeah, no problem!!"

"Nn."

"I'm fine because I"m fully recovered."

"I can go anytime."

"Okay. Let's go."

""Roger.""

 We immediately approach the bottom of the World Tree and everyone begins to send magic power.

 Come to think of it, how about sending not only magical power, but also Qi.

 Qi is like the root of life.

 It wouldn't hurt to send it.

 I try to send my Qi along with my magic power.

""Huh?""

 Everyone, including myself, raises a stupid voice. That is because the World Tree not only recovers, but also begins to grow while emitting a divine light.

""This is!?""

 At the same time, a change also happens to Sarion-tachi.

 Both of them are getting younger and younger, and they both look like they are in their early twenties.

 And then, their androgynous gender changes into something that also has masculinity, giving off a mysterious aura.

"My strength is rising ... !!"

"Th, this is amazing!!"

 Before I knew it, the World Tree has grown to a height of about 200 meters, with lush green leaves growing without gaps, and white flowers bloom here and there.

 By that time, I can't hide my surprise that they have become men with slender, slim figures, slender ikemen of the height of about 180 centimeters.(TN:Ikemen = handsome, good looking male)

"I feel that I am more powerful than I was in my heyday. Maybe it's because we've become a legendary race."

 After confirming something by squeezing and opening his hands, the chief mutters deeply.

"You don't mean!?"

"Yes. High Elves."

 Sarion-san, who can't hide his surprise at the chief's words, involuntarily stares at the chief's face, and the chief nods with a solemn look and replies.

 It seems that the elves evolved into high elves when not only magical power but also Qi was injected into it.

 You may not know what he's saying, but I don't know what he's saying either.

 How exactly did this happen!?