Chapter 25 Saving The World By Healing Yggdrasil
I, Leaf Chemist, had come to the hidden dungeon to rescue the guild members who were left behind.
Right after defeating the cow, Minotaur.
"We cleared the labyrinth! The reward is ours!"
"""Yeah!"""
S-rank adventurer Aerial-san and our colleague Guereu-san cheered.
A reward? I had been vaguely thinking about it when...
"Huh? What's that smell...?"
"What's wrong, Leaf-kun... is something still bothering you?"
Comet Witch Mercury-san tilted her head. She seemed tired. Is she okay?
"No, there's a strange smell."
"A strange smell?"
"Yes. I didn't notice it until a moment ago, but it smells a bit like miasma..."
It smelled like a dangerous kind of poison.
Right now it's faint, but I feel like it's going to overflow if we leave it like this. If that happens, the people underground will be in danger.
The guild members will be affected. I don't want that. I can't stand to see my friends suffer.
"Sorry, Aerial-san. I'm a little concerned, so can I go check it out?"
"Huh!? No, Leaf-kun. We're about to divide up the rewards."
"I don't care about the rewards. Please share them with everyone. We all fought together. See you!"
I quickly head to the scene.
I accelerate and run towards the smell.
"Hey! Leaf-kun! Wait! It's dangerous to leave you alone!"
Mercury-san shouts from far behind.
Sorry, but I'm in a hurry right now.
I arrived at the back of the boss room. There was another door there.
I open the door and go inside.
After passing through a long corridor, there was...
"What's this? A big tree...?"
There was a hall bigger than the boss's room.
For some reason, there was a waterfall flowing on the walls around.
From the entrance of the room to the center, there was a bridge...
And beyond that, there was a big tree.
"Why would there be a tree underground...?"
It was strange for plants to grow underground where sunlight couldn't reach.
But looking up at the big tree, I felt a sense of déjà vu.
"Oh, I see. It's the sacred tree that grows in Dead End Village."
A huge tree planted in My Village.
Called the sacred tree, it was cherished by the village's grannies.
That sacred tree and the big tree in front of me felt similar.
Maybe they were once connected somehow.
"But it's strange. The sacred tree was supposed to glow..."
But the big tree in front of me was almost dead.
Its branches were withered, leaves had fallen, and its roots were rotten.
At the base of the big tree, it had become like a pool, with liquid pooling there.
I think this liquid is probably what nourishes this big tree, but...
"Whoa, the water is clouded with poisonous miasma! It's no wonder it's rotting in this kind of water."
That poisonous gas is harmful to the human body.
It was invading this big tree.
"If I leave it like this, the miasma will escape to the surface, and more importantly... this sacred tree will wither away."
It's really pitiful.
Because most likely this sacred tree is, like the one in the village, a sibling or a branch of it.
If someone you know is in trouble, you should help them.
"Wait a moment. I'll purify it right away."
I take out the Tenmoku Medicine Pot that I received from Granny Merlin.
I visually analyze the poison of the noxious miasma invading the sacred tree.
I create a medicine to counteract it on the spot.
I put the ingredients into the potion cauldron, and then, "Prescription".
"Okay, now I just have to administer it."
I took out the Divine Healer Staff from my magic bag and filled it with the medicine I made.
This staff can administer medicine to the target in the right way.
Even if the target is a tree, it doesn't matter to me.
"[Prescription: Purification Potion] and [Prescription: Elixir]!"
Purification Potion. The best potion that purifies all kinds of toxins.
Whether it's miasma or anything else, this potion can cleanse any poison.
After purifying the poison and using the Elixir, the withered tree returns to its original state.
With a shwooosh sound, the almost withered tree quickly returns to its original form.
Eventually...
"All right, it's all good now!"
The almost withered tree that was there is no longer there.
Fresh young trees stand majestically, radiating light.
"Hey, Leaf... you..."
When I turned around, there was Mercury-san with a shocked expression.
It seems like she had been following me.
"What were you just doing? That withered plant suddenly came back to life..."
"Oh, I was healing the sacred tree."
"S-Sacred tree...? What are you talking about?"
Mercury-san said and points to the radiant big tree.
"Isn't it Yggdrasil!!!"
"Yggdrasil...?"
I feel like I've heard that before... what was it?
Oh, I remember.
"Wasn't it the ingredient for Elixir?"
"It is, but that's not it right now! But it is! "
"Which is it...?"
Mercury-san keeps getting closer and points to the sacred tree... Yggdrasil?
"Definitely, Yggdrasil's droplets are the raw materials for Elixir. But you see, that's not the point. What's important is that this is Yggdrasil!"
"Oh, is it some amazing tree?"
"That's right! It generates the source of magic power in this world, called Mana. That's what Yggdrasil is!"
"So, without the source of magic power, Mana, magic power can't be used?"
"That's right. Magic power is the energy used for casting spells. If that disappears, it means we won't be able to use magic!"
Not being able to use magic...
"Oh, that sounds pretty serious, doesn't it?"
"That's right! The technology in this world is fundamentally based on magic. If we can't use magic, it means our way of life won't be sustainable!"
Certainly, from convenient magic tools to everyday life and even battles, without magic, the current world wouldn't function properly.
Even in remote dead-end villages on the outskirts, it's a dire situation when magic disappears. If magic vanished from the capital city, it would have been a catastrophe.
"Wow, that was a close call..."
"Indeed... By the way, Leaf-kun, you're unaware, aren't you?"
"Unaware? Unaware of what?"
"Well, of pretty much everything... You saved the world, Leaf-kun."
Saved the world?
Ah, was it because I cured the Yggdrasil that generates Mana?
"Oh, right! Shall we head back?"
"No, Leaf-kun... You saved the world? Aren't you a bit... more...?"
"? I helped cure this tree. I don't really get what you mean by 'saving the world.'"
"Well... I guess you have a point. Um... Well..."
With a weary tone, Mercury-san squats down.
This is!
"It's an Elixir! Here, take it!"
I quickly prescribe an Elixir and hand it to her.
"I'm... I'm so tired of all this... I'm exhausted..."
"Elixir also helps with fatigue recovery!"
"Whose fault do you think it is, HUHHHHHH!?"
Oh, is she angry again?
I wonder what's wrong...
And then, it happened.
Suddenly... a light was released from Yggdrasil, gathering into one.
"What, what is it!? The light... a person?"
The light released from the great tree soon transformed into a beautiful girl.
She was floating in the air.
"She's a spirit... of Yggdrasil."
"A spirit of Yggdrasil?"
"It's a collective consciousness residing in Yggdrasil. Amazing... it's not just any spirit, it's the highest-ranking one..."
The girl gently descended to the ground.
"As the girl over there said, I'm the spirit of Yggdrasil. I wanted to thank you, so I appeared in this form."
With emerald eyes and flowing golden hair.
She had slightly pointed ears and was wearing a white dress.
"Please tell me your name, Savior."
"Name? I'm Leaf, but Savior?"
What's that?
"You saved the Yggdrasil, the foundation of the world, so you're the Savior."
"Oh."
"Your reaction is too light, Leaf-kun! Have more awareness! Not just about this, but everything!"
The spirit chuckled and smiled, then bowed to me.
"Thank you for saving me. I was contaminated by miasma and was about to wither, which would have led to the destruction of this planet..."
"Woah, that was close... Phew..."
Even though she said that, I didn't really feel it.
Well, it's good that she's safe!
The spirit bowed again.
"Thank you, Savior. I would like to express my gratitude."
"Huh, not necessary."
"Huh...?"
The spirit's mouth hung open in surprise.
"Hey, Leaf-kun. Are you really..."
"Huh, but I didn't really do anything special, you know."
"You saved the world, didn't you?"
"Oh come on, I just helped someone in need. Well, this time it happened to be her."
The spirit, whose eyes were wide, smiled gently.
"You are truly a wonderful person. Thank you. Could you at least accept this much?"
The spirit reached out her right hand.
On top of it was a beautiful emerald-colored gem.
"This is a spirit core."
"Spirit core?"
"It's a fragment of Yggdrasil's soul. I want to give a part of it to you."
"Huh, is it okay?"
"Yes, of course. I know that this is not enough to repay you for your great kindness, but..."
You don't have to feel that grateful. Should I accept it or not?
Well, it's a kind offer, so it would be rude to refuse.
"Thank you. I'll take it."
The spirit smiled, and its core flew into my chest.
Slosh... it assimilated with my body.
"Did anything change to me now?"
"You're connected to Yggdrasil. You can use unlimited magic power. Also, you gained the eyes of the spirits."
"What are the eyes of the spirits?"
"They're eyes that allow you to see spirits."
Hmm... well, I don't really understand, but whatever.
"..."
"...Um, Mercury-san? Are you okay?"
She was crouched down, holding her head. Without a word, I offered her an elixir, which she gulped down.
"You know, Leaf-kun, spirit cores are like super...no, super rare items, like 100...no, maybe 1000 times rarer?"
"Oh."
"Do you realize how dangerous it is to have unlimited magic power? It means you've obtained endless energy."
"Wow."
Pop! Mercury-san veins in her forehead pop out.
Oh, I know this. It's the angry side.
"You better be surprised!! This unconscious, STUPIDDDD GUY!"
"Who are you talking about?"
"I'M TALKING ABOUT YOUUUUU!"
Anyway, the mission in the dungeon ended safely.
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