"By the way, don't you have to work? Why are you here?"
The implication was, "Stop slacking off here and get out!" Sensing Mei's undisguised rejection, Lutilis panted even harder. Add to that the dirt covering her face, and the scene was truly unpleasant.
However, since my elder sister is a natural-born sadist, they are a perfect match. Of course, I have to do my best to answer questions from my elder sister, the "dearest lady".
"I'm resting. Onee-sama, you seem listless lately. Why don't you enjoy some refreshments with me..."
"I see. Looks like I made you worry."
"That's what I was thinking, but rather than tea, I think it would be more appropriate for you to vent your anger by insulting and trampling on me."
"Would you mind me a little?"
This Queen is truly... hopeless...!
Mei'er sighed deeply.
However - although I don't want to admit it, it is true that I was able to express some of my inner melancholy because of her - I think so, probably, perhaps.
It was precisely at times like this that Ms. Lutilis became particularly sensitive to other people's feelings.
"Haha, it seems you've cheered up a bit."
Mei'er didn't want to admit this fact at all.
Especially when Lutilis winked amusingly, she was just as annoying as Meredith.
You're such a pervert, why are you acting like a clown just to cheer me up?! — Although Mei really wanted to yell at her, before she could open her mouth, Lutilis's whole demeanor suddenly changed.
It was a complete 180-degree turn, as if the abnormal look just now was not real at all.
"Mei'er, you should be proud."
“W-What—”
Now, before her eyes was a mysterious being.
She was a queen full of grace and majesty, giving people the impression of being unattainable and out of reach.
Those clear emerald eyes stared at Mei'er, as if they could see through everything.
Although Mei could see Bando with his scarf torn and Oscar with his glasses broken, fighting like mad dogs for the 102nd round, she couldn't look away because of Lutilis.
"Your contribution to our country is invaluable. Whether it's humans, animals, or even plants, all living things have been healed because of you."
If Mei'er hadn't been there, the casualties would have been dozens of times greater.
Her healing ability is not something that anyone can learn, it can even be called a miracle.
"Everyone is so grateful to you. It's hard to put into words how much gratitude we have."
The "Saintess of the West Sea" who visited from the distant beyond.
This title was originally given to himself to fight against the church, but now it is a title of respect recognized by most of his compatriots.
"You should be proud. Why don't you stand tall?"
“Because… because I…”
"Is it because Meredith hasn't woken up yet?"
"..."
"Because you couldn't completely cure Oscar's siblings?"
“──!”
"And there's that thing about the tree, huh?"
Mei'er clenched her teeth, even making a squeaking sound.
"Right! I always fail to heal the person I want to heal the most at the most critical moment! How can I be proud of myself like that!?"
Mei glared at Lutilis fiercely, as if she was using her as a punching bag.
"Why would I be so confident in making such a boast... And, and your most precious tree, my power is completely useless. Laugh at me all you want, scold me harshly, call me a useless piece of shit!"
Mei yelled excitedly, those were discouraging words she had never uttered to Lutilis before.
So, Lutilis smiled. A smile appeared on her face, a happy smile, a kind smile.
At the same time, it also has the flavor of correction.
"Mei'er, humans are not gods."
Mei was speechless. Her throat throbbed, her face flushed. She felt like Lutilis was accusing her of arrogance, and the shame that welled up within her made her speechless.
"About the tree..."
Lutilis gently leaned towards Mei'er and combed her hair with her slender white fingers.
"That's the result of the tree's own will. Didn't I explain that?"
“That’s… true, but…”
Perhaps it was because her hand was so gentle, under normal circumstances, Mei'er would have immediately slapped her hand away. However, now she couldn't resist her comfort.
Mei obediently allowed Lutilis to caress her, while thinking about the current state of the tree.
The great tree, Wuya Otto, is not only a symbol of the Republic, but also its most crucial existence. During the previous war, the apostles were unable to stop their incursion into the deepest depths of the tree, and its core was attacked.
As a result, the tree that was originally more than a thousand meters tall and like a pillar supporting the sky has now sunk to only more than four hundred meters high. There are many cracks on the thick trunk, many leaves have fallen off, and the branches are obviously no longer fresh.
Of course, Mei'er tried to cast a regeneration spell on the tree. But...
"Currently, the tree is immune to any external influence except my authority as queen. Even I cannot open the door to the depths now."
The "Guardian Staff"—that was proof of the queen's identity, and also proof of being chosen by the tree.
Since the ownership of this staff belongs to Lutilis, she still retains the power to change the internal structure of the tree, manipulate the fog, and promote the regeneration of the sea of trees.
But other than that, the power to manipulate tree roots and open passages to underground were all denied.
This means that no matter what the reason, the tree will not allow any external forces to interfere with its deep interior.
Even the Queen of the Sea of Trees, the guardian of the great trees, is no exception.
In other words, this is true even for those who can use magic from the Age of Gods.
"The tree is not withering. It is healing itself bit by bit. This is an indisputable fact."
In other words, the tree was currently taking self-defense measures, as if it were locked in a shell. That was Lutilis's opinion.
"Respecting free will is the principle of us liberators. I believe Daiki Kiriya Otto's current will is 'I don't need Mei's help~ I will get better on my own, don't worry~' Since this is its free will, please respect it."
“…Why are you acting like that?”
Lutilis stopped caressing and knelt in front of Mei'er.
Then, he gently placed his hands on Mei'er's thighs in front of him, raised his head, and looked at her with a confident look.
"Middley will definitely wake up. Definitely."
"..."
"Oscar's siblings and the others will also be able to find themselves. Because—"
Lutilis raised her finger as she spoke.
"Because you haven't given up. Even at this moment, you're still working hard. You're not even willing to sacrifice sleep to try to elevate your talents, are you?"
Her finger pointed at the ore Mei had been fiddling with—the 'Sealing Stone' she had asked Oscar to give her. This stone possessed the ability to 'repel magic', and its effect was the strongest in the world, often used to create prisons or shackles.
Only abilities on par with those of the Age of Gods magic users could interfere with it. Mei had been repeatedly casting the magic of "Bad Seal" to regenerate damage and the magic of "Absolute Image" to restore damage on the stone.
She said that she was bored, but in fact, she had been exercising non-stop, just like Oscar and the others.
"Never give up. Even when faced with overwhelming obstacles, no matter how seemingly impossible, you won't give up. You're always like this. Even the absolute has been overturned by you, hasn't it?"
Therefore, there will definitely be no problem this time.
"There won't be any problems. So there's absolutely no need for you to be depressed or frustrated."
Lutilis concluded with this, a smile on her face, like the sunlight filtering through the branches in the forest.
After a beat, Mei'er turned her face away.
"You... you've been acting so arrogant since a while ago. What are you so arrogant about? You're clearly a perverted queen."
"Thank you for the compliment!"
Suddenly, the mysterious aura of Lutilis vanished like an illusion.
Her attitude, which changed her attitude faster than turning the pages of a book, made Meier wonder, "Is this girl a split personality?"
It's no wonder that she was able to completely hide the fact that she was a super pervert in front of the people.
However, Lutilis was now pressing Mei'er's hand as if nothing had happened, and she was rubbing and squeezing it persistently. Mei couldn't accept this kind of behavior of taking advantage of her.
Just as Mei was about to bend her index finger joint in the opposite direction—
"A fatal blow, man with stinky glasses!"
“Huh!?”
It seemed the 102nd round of the fight had just concluded. Oscar flew horizontally along the ground, heading towards Lutilis's back. Inevitably, he collided with her hard.
"Puh-huh♡"
Lutilis suddenly fell forward, her face colliding directly with Mei's knee. A piercing, pig-like wail escaped her, accompanied by a painful "knock-knock" sound.
"Oh, you've been seriously injured all of a sudden."
"That's annoying~~♡ Why did you suddenly give me such a surprise gift~~!"
The Queen's nose bent in a direction it shouldn't have, and she covered her face with her hands, arching her body in exhilaration from the pain. Blood streamed from her nose, trickling out from between her fingers.
"Uh, wow... Ryu!? I'm sorry, are you okay!?"
Oscar was also curled up on the ground due to severe pain. Although he was still sweating profusely from the pain, he immediately stood up and apologized when he saw Liu was injured.
"Of course it won't be alright! Oh-ge is such a demon! It's so beautiful!"
"You seem normal, that's great."
"Not good at all. This is so disgusting."
Mei'er was absolutely right. The Queen arched her body in delight on the ground, her whole body twitching and convulsing, while emitting a trance-like laughter of "Huhee, Huhee". The sight was truly unbearable to watch.
If the citizens of the Republic saw this, it would undoubtedly leave a scar on their hearts. Children, in particular, must not be allowed to see it, as it could distort their sexual preferences. How could there be a queen who is so inept at educating her citizens?
Therefore, Mei'er quickly healed her injury.
When Mei'er thought about the infinite contribution her little effort had made to the Republic, she proudly puffed out her chest and looked very proud.
By the way, except in serious occasions, Lutilis always calls Oscar "Ao-kun", Bandu "Little Bandu", and Natsu "Little Natsu-kun".
Although everyone had protested to her and asked her to address them in a normal way, she seemed to want to call them by their nicknames no matter what.
However, Lutilis's naming taste was originally very poor. She named her first friend, the cockroach, "Uroporos of the Dark Squirm," and her second friend, the poisonous butterfly, "Dietriches of the Extremely Colorful and Deadly." Perhaps this was an inevitable result.
That’s enough digression.
At this time, Bandhu kicked away the branches and leaves on the ground without restraint and swaggered towards him with a sour face, obviously unhappy.
"Hmph, what do you think? Do you understand a little bit how pathetic you are?"
"Onee-sama, Onee-sama, what you mean by this is 'Have you released some stress?' Right?"
"Ryu, you translated that tsundere phrase really well."
"Shut up!"
Bandu glared at the two girls who were whispering to each other, and at the same time took out a new scarf from the "treasure house".
"...What else can I do?"
Oscar said this with a look of great resignation on his face. At the same time, he took out a new pair of black-framed glasses from his "treasure chest."
"I really don't feel like I'm making any progress, and I have no confidence that I can get stronger."
Oscar stood up and put on his glasses smoothly.
"I told you, Meredith's power is abnormal."
Bandhu also started wrapping the scarf around his neck.
"It's definitely not something you can catch up with overnight."
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