The Forest Spirit King "Notices" the Background

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<<<What was that tremor just now!?>>>

Receiving the strong impact that shook the giant tree of his dwelling, the Forest Spirit King Kokoririon finally stopped gazing at his beloved child Mishtille, and hurriedly threw open the large door of his chamber.

Then, the next moment!

GAGAGA!!

DOH, DOZUN!!

KAAAAA!!

DODODODODODOH!!

Raaaaaaaah!!

The extraordinary noise that the large door had been blocking... the sound of battle, violently shook the eardrums of Kokoririon, who had a human-like form!

<<<What is this sound!? What in the world is happening!? Answer me... Hasumus!!>>>

Kokoririon, reflexively covering his ears with both hands, shouted at the small white mouse standing by the wall of the hollow... his servant, the mouse medium spirit Hasumus.

Hasumus nimbly stood up on his two hind legs, raised his face, and while twitching his nose, looked up at his master, Kokoririon, with his beady eyes...

<<<...I wonder?>>>

Tilting his head cutely, he murmured that.

<<<'I wonder'!? What do you mean, 'I wonder'!? I ordered you to watch this place, didn't I!? Why haven't you grasped the situation!?>>>

<<< 'Why', you ask? What do you mean? Forest Spirit King-sama.>>>

Even in front of the furious, red-faced Kokoririon, Hasumus was at his own pace.

<<<I was ordered to 'watch' this large door. Therefore, I have been 'watching' the door the entire time. It is clear that the grasp of the situation occurring in the surroundings is not included in that order.>>>

<<<Aaaah!! Enough!!>>>

Ignoring Hasumus, who was rattling off his mechanical opinions, Kokoririon ran to the entrance of the hollow.

And he turned his gaze to the source of the battle sounds... the base of the giant tree.

Then, fighting there was the General Manager of the Great Spirits, Akashital.

And... a monstrous human.

<<<!...>>

Seeing that human, Kokoririon let out a gasp.

Clad in a dark, ominous garment, and swaying numerous tentacles.

That form was too gruesome, but the reason he held his breath was not because of that gruesomeness.

It was... too strong.

First, it was strange that it was almost completely avoiding the lethal beams of light released by the Great Spirit of Light, Akashital.

Since they are beams of light, those attacks travel at the speed of light.

It should be impossible to 'see and dodge'.

Furthermore, that human occasionally took advantage of openings and thrust its countless, dark black tentacles into Akashital.

Although Akashital immediately moved and escaped from the tentacles... after receiving the tentacle attacks, its size had clearly diminished.

In other words, that human...

Is sucking... and eating Akashital.

What a horrific attack!

"RAAAAAAAAAH!!!"

And, the next moment.

The human, towards Akashital, whose movements had become sluggish, entangled by the ominous miasma... leaped out like a bullet!

<<<Ah...!>>>

Akashital.

It seems it no longer has the strength to even dodge the human's charge.

<<<Ah...>>>

That moment, which should have been less than an instant... was greatly stretched out in Kokoririon's mind.

That Akashital.

His right arm, the General Manager of the Great Spirits.

If this continues!

Kokoririon, to stop the dark black human's atrocities, reached out his hand towards the battlefield below...

<<<...>>>

However.

He stopped his hand, just so.

It crossed his mind.

The recent... attitude of the Spirit God Pirisuyu.

Strangely, she seemed to care more about Akashital than himself... such an attitude.

"Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!"

Therefore, in the next moment.

The fist of the evil human, clad in a dark black, rugged, and pointed gauntlet-like thing, was not hindered by anyone.

Akashital's round body was pierced through.

It burst, and while scattering countless small particles of light... it was annihilated.

<<<........................>>>

The Forest Spirit King Kokoririon stood on the edge of the hollow of the giant tree, having erased his presence, while gazing at the particles of light that were once Akashital, floating up to him and disappearing.

He just stood there, silent.

At the base of the giant tree, the human who had killed his kin released its guard.

And clapping its hands, *pan*, it bowed its head to something.

Kokoririon, while looking down at that scene.

Just, quietly, intently... stood there.

<<<...Lord Spirit King. You said 'Enough' earlier, but does that mean I can recognize my mission as completed?>>>

It was Hasumus's voice that broke that quiet time.

<<<In that case, I would like to receive my next order. I am your servant, after all.>>>

Hasumus, who had run from the large door in the hollow to the edge, scurried around Kokoririon's feet, seeking his next order.

<<<Your order. Quickly, your order. Your order. Quickly, your order.>>>

And, Hasumus, in the next moment.

Was trampled by Kokoririon, and burst and died.

<<<........................Fuuuuuuuuuuuuu......>>>

Kokoririon exhaled a long, long breath on the edge of the hollow, which had become quiet again.

Glancing quickly at the Spirit Forest, the figures of the spirits, who were usually so numerous and lively that they were noisy, were not there.

Only the beautiful magical brilliance emitted by the forest and an eerie silence were there.

(The spirits were... destroyed?)

(By that human?)

(For what purpose?)

Kokoririon's brain, still in the midst of confusion, continued to wander in search of an answer to understand the current situation.

And.

(To eat them?)

(Why, now, at this timing?)

(...This timing?)

(No way)

(No, I see)

<<<That human is... to steal my beloved child from me...!?>>>

Until now, there had never been a situation where humans invaded the Spirit Forest and became hostile to the spirits.

The Hyupuet Spirit Kingdom would never let humans who did not revere the spirits approach the forest.

That country was not just a farm.

Kokoririon had designed it to function as a breakwater.

However, this time, at this timing.

A fatal invasion by humans has taken place.

What that suggests is, namely.

<<<An interference from the Spirit God Pirisuyu-sama's opposing faction!?>>>

Surely, this situation is not just based on the shallow wisdom of the greedy, lower creature, the human.

Undoubtedly, the will of a god is involved behind it.

As proof of that, that human is strong beyond human comprehension.

As for why, it's surely because they have been granted power by some god.

And Kokoririon is in the midst of learning about love.

If he learns about love, he can ascend to godhood.

...Pirisuyu did not say such a thing... but Kokoririon had understood it that way.

In that case.

If Kokoririon ascends to godhood.

The power of the faction led by Pirisuyu will surely increase significantly.

After all, it is he, an excellent being, who is ascending to godhood.

...There is a god who dislikes that.

Surely, that must be it, Kokoririon gritted his teeth.

Surely, if he leaves that evil human alone...

That human will kill his most beloved child, Mishtille.

To prevent Kokoririon from ascending to godhood!

His beloved child, Mishtille!!

<<<I will not allow it...>>>

Kokoririon turned his palm towards the floor of the hollow of the giant tree where he stood.

Then from there, with a cracking sound... a single, thick branch, shining like a jewel, began to grow!

That branch, while gently twisting midway, grew to about Kokoririon's height, and then.

Pakinn!

With that pleasant sound, it broke at its base!

Kokoririon grabbed that branch and swung it around—bunbun!

In other words, he had created a weapon befitting a Forest Spirit King... a staff!

<<<My beloved child... I will not let you be harmed!!>>>

Even if there is a god behind it, Kokoririon had no intention of retreating!

For his own ascension to godhood... and for love, he would fight!

With that spirit filling his entire body... Kokoririon raised his staff high and jumped down from the edge of the hollow of the giant tree!

The head of the evil human... and the scheme of the gods behind it!

...To shatter them!