Alien world

Chapter 1921, Section 554: The Method to "Resurrect" the Princess
Why do I feel like I've been tricked?

Before the church and believers even appeared, trouble and crisis were thrown at them.

"No wonder you parted ways with the elves. I thought you had been caught abducting an innocent elf girl."

"It has nothing to do with that. The elves don't even know about the existence of the Otherworld Tree."

If the Otherworld Tree is discovered, it won't be as simple as just parting ways.

"So you admit to abducting an innocent elf girl?"

"Is that the point?"

The silly cat approached the otherworldly tree. When it came during the day, it had discovered the towering tree behind the city lord's mansion and was thinking that it would be perfect for scratching its claws—thankfully, it didn't do that.

There is only one World Tree, and its existence predates the gods; its preciousness is unimaginable.

"The World Tree of the elves allows elves to reincarnate, can it do the same?"

"Uh... no."

"The World Tree contains the power of life, and can even bring the dead back to life. Can it do the same?"

"Neither."

"This won't do, that won't do, what kind of World Tree is this?" the silly cat scoffed. "Just because there's only one doesn't mean it can be called the World Tree!"

"Because it is still a sapling, it needs time to grow. Even now, its leaves can connect with other leaf holders within a kilometer radius for a short time, and the legendary deposit certificates made from its leaves cannot be imitated."

"You mean you planted the second World Tree on the continent of Allen in the center of Free City, where everyone can see it, and let its leaves grow everywhere, thinking that the elves wouldn't recognize it?"

The silly cat suddenly realized that compared to Annan's troubles, its own little problem was nothing at all—

“The elves are resistant to everything outside, and news takes years to reach them. Unless we tell them, they will hardly associate this with another World Tree.”

"They wouldn't believe me even if I told them."

That's true; He didn't believe this "little tree" was the World Tree either.

The silly cat looked up to observe the Otherworld Tree, when Annan's curious voice came from the side: "What does the Otherworld Tree look like in the perception of a god?"

"It's just an ordinary tree."

"Is there anything special?"

The silly cat stared at the otherworldly tree, a strange feeling gradually welling up inside it: "There seems to be a strange aura that I've never seen before..."

Annan took out a leaf from another world and showed it to the silly cat for a closer look. The cat's sense of strangeness intensified. This power was neither like the aura of life nor the aura of a soul, but it was equally surging and full of vitality.

What exactly is it...?

“We call it humanity, the third origin discovered beyond the soul and life force.”

"Oh~ I see." The silly cat looked like it understood again.

Annan succinctly stated, "The World Tree of the Elves is the Tree of Life, while our World Tree... is the Tree of Humanity."

The silly cat understood: "What's the use of humanity?"

"do not know."

Unlike the soul and life force, human nature is invisible and intangible, and there is no effective magic to counter it.

Annan did propose developing new spells that could deal with humanity, similar to the Soul Extraction spell for dealing with souls and the Dissociation spell for dealing with life force, but currently the only spell that can directly harm humanity is the Otherworld Tree.

Given that it is currently still a "sapling", it can only be put on hold for the time being.

"However... if the princess wakes up, she will know."

……

The Skeleton King gave Annan a specific timeframe: three weeks.

With just three weeks of nurturing, they could erase the will of the divine abomination and obtain a pure, blank soul capable of carrying the princess's memories. The princess's soul disappeared into another world, and this was already the best possible outcome.

During this time, Annan pretended nothing had happened and continued to act with the divine being who had possessed the princess's body—this was Annan's forte.

The next morning, Annan allocated a plot of land opposite the Spider Queen Church to the silly cat, introduced Eli Shatter to Him, and then became a hands-off manager.

The silly cat can do whatever it wants; it wouldn't care even if a giant cat statue over ten meters tall was built.

Within two days, the silly cat gave him a big surprise.

"Make my eldest sister your saintess? That's impossible!"

Annan looked at the silly cat who barged into the study and made outrageous demands, and refused without even thinking.

The silly cat jumped onto the table, its gaze meeting Annan's: "Mortal, do you look down on me?"

"how could be?"

The cat and the midnight girl. Annan's reflection in the cat's eyes is full of sincerity.

"Then why not allow Italia to become my saintess?"

“You’re closest to Lily, aren’t you? If you choose the eldest sister, Lily will be so heartbroken… right, Lily!” Annan shouted out the window, trying to call Lily over to put pressure on the silly cat.

"Stop shouting, Lily was tricked into going to the beach to pick out dried fish offerings."

Annan was surprised to discover for the first time that the silly cat was so shrewd and far-sighted.

He wasn't actually that stupid; he was just too lazy to care about things he didn't care about.

Annan asked helplessly, "Did you tell your older sister?"

"She asked me to ask you."

It makes me really unhappy to even think about that silly cat. She's a saintess, the representative of the gods in the mortal world, possessing unimaginable power, yet she's being pushed around by these two.

But Italia's legs really felt good...

Annan didn't think that much about it. He just felt that being the eldest sister and the deputy city lord was already exhausting enough, and he didn't want Italia to have to work hard for him anymore.

As for Olmedo, he's also working hard... can that be compared to what he's doing?

Olmedo is as strong as an ox, capable of killing a bear with a single punch, and he also serves as a member of hundreds of organizations. He can handle any amount of hard work.

Annan tried to persuade the silly cat to change its mind: "Big Sister has too many things to handle and can't find the time to help you manage the church. Lily is so much better; she's understanding and can even help you manage the cats—"

The silly cat spoke up: "If she becomes a saint, I can heal her leg injury."

"If you're talking about making the eldest sister the saintess, she would definitely do a better job than Lily."

……

"Stand up..."

"I've gotten used to everything now," Etilia murmured from her wheelchair. "Standing up doesn't hold much appeal for me anymore."

"But you have more choices in your life now."

Annan, who had just been trying to dissuade him, now became a staunch supporter, like a silly cat: "You can go to the ball, wear pretty dresses, go on dates with your girlfriends, go shopping, go hiking, go to the beach, and you won't need to rely on anyone else anymore..."

Annan's words seemed to possess a magical power, giving Italia, who had never experienced these things, a sense of longing for the scenarios he described.

She couldn't bring herself to refuse Annan, and instead gave him a gentle smile: "Since my brother wishes."

Seeing the two people smiling at each other, the silly cat couldn't help but jump out and say, "Hey, I'm the key! Don't ignore me!"

"Dear Cat and Midnight Maiden, please restore my sister."

The silly cat strode up to Italia, and a divine power descended upon her.

(End of this chapter)