Chapter 251: To the Primeval Forest (2)

The Primeval Forest. It was a sacred place for demons.

In the primeval forest, there were densely packed trees that had grown from the roots of the World Tree, which had existed since the time of the ancient empire.

They were not ordinary trees. Each tree was gigantic, like a high-rise apartment building. So the surrounding scenery did not feel realistic.

“It’s a really mysterious place. Here.”

In addition, mana, which was close to demonic energy, was thick all around, as if they were standing on the bottom of the deep sea.

Chloe carefully moved her feet and looked around.

“In a place like this, getting lost and starving to death would be nothing.”
“Lady Chloe is right. Sometimes elves disappear in this place. No, not sometimes, but often.”

Trisha smiled brightly. The three were now heading north through the sea of trees in the primeval forest.

The senses of mana awakeners were much more sensitive than ordinary people. But rather, because of that sensitive sense, their sense of direction became abnormal.

‘It’s like the needle of a compass spinning endlessly.’

So it was a sacred place, but also a dangerous place even for demons. It was a place that should never be entered carelessly, but…

Of course, there was no problem for our group.

‘Because we have a very good guide.’

Trisha was leading the way. Surprisingly, as if her pointy ears were antennas, she was walking without hesitation.

Of course, the help of the spirits flying around her was also great. Trisha, a very talented spirit user. The four elemental spirits she summoned were helping to find the way.

‘As expected, an elf is an elf.’

No, not all elves could do that. Trisha was a priestess of Unir. She had lived in the sea of trees in this primeval forest for a long time.

As if she was taking a walk in a small forest near her house. Trisha took light steps.

“The priestesses of Unir are self-sufficient in this sea of trees. So they are very good at identifying places that are not dangerous and places that should not be entered.”

She said it so casually. But if she wasn’t there, it would be absolutely impossible to approach the remains of the ancient dragon in this short period of time.

Chloe, who was walking next to me, whispered quietly.

“By the way, I didn’t know that Trisha was a demon, no, an elf. Then I guess Cecilia wasn’t human either.”
“That’s right. Cecilia is a dragon.”
“A dragon? The two are biological sisters… Ah. Come to think of it, I’ve heard that demon hybrids are a little different from humans. They don’t create mixed breeds.”

Saying that, she kept looking at Trisha’s pointy ears, which were constantly perked up.

“Hmm. Still, I never thought that a demon would be hiding in the middle of Pantheon. And the person who helped that demon enter and has been sponsoring her until now is the successor of a great family… And that family is a family that represents humans.”

Chloe murmured quietly.

Actually, it was something that would shock an ordinary imperial citizen. But Chloe was as I expected. She kept muttering.

“If the Count’s position in the Margrave family is narrow. I could think that he has resorted to the help of demons, like my brothers, to do something. But Julian is someone who will become the Margrave even if he does nothing. And even if it was last year when he was evaluated as a rascal… no, a free man, the fact that he made connections with demons this year means… Hmm.”

Even though she was next to me, I could feel the calculator in Chloe’s head spinning. And soon she made a sticky eye contact with me and grabbed my hand.

“Then… You’re so amazing? It must mean that you, Count, are pushing forward with a very big project that could shake this Empire.”

Of course, that was a metaphorical expression of her as a merchant. But for a moment, I could feel that she was very excited.

“You’re right. It’s a very, disgustingly big project. It will shake not only the Empire but also this Iceland. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come to this dangerous primeval forest.”
“Oh my. You’re so amazing. Then can I think that you’ve already recognized me as a partner who’s on the same boat as you…?”

And not only were we on the same boat, but we had already tried each other’s boats.

“Yes. I plan to help you with everything for your succession competition. It means that the Reinhardt family is with you.”
“Julian…”

Chloe started to intertwine her fingers with the hand she was holding. Trisha was guiding the way without paying attention to the two of us.

But I could feel that she was interestingly observing the two of us through her spirits. And when we walked for about an hour.

The three of us stopped at a cluster of huge flower buds. Trisha said.

“Count. We have to stop here.”

The cluster of flower buds was strangely more like ore than plants. Huge, rocky flower buds that were much taller than a person.

It was like a huge and dense fence, blocking the way forward.

“We can’t break through like this. How about finding a detour?”
“Hmm. That’s a bit difficult. Crossing this road is the fastest shortcut to the old dragon’s temple where the remains of the ancient dragon are.”
“But like that, there’s no way other than flying or digging through the ground, right? I’ll do that if necessary.”

Both were possible. I could do it, and Chloe could use alchemy. And both of them had the ability to use alchemy that was close to civil engineering.

“Unfortunately, that’s impossible. The roots of these flowers are much deeper underground than what is exposed, and above all, these flowers are alive even though they look like stones. If you touch them carelessly, you’ll be attacked by these flower buds.”

As expected, it was the infamous primeval forest.

So far, thanks to Trisha, who was a perfect guide, we were safely crossing the forest without any danger.

But the corpses of animals and monsters that I saw from time to time, and the bones that were left behind. It was telling us that this primeval forest was absolutely not kind to unfamiliar visitors.

But it was no problem. I already knew Trisha well.

“Hmm. Still, you must have thought of a way to break through, right?”
“Yes. Count. And actually, there’s no special way. We just have to wait until night when these flower buds bloom.”

The petrified flower buds in front of us were flowers that bloomed at night. When the flowers bloomed at night, a path to cross this cluster would be created.

Of course, if we didn’t know that. We would have tried to break through forcibly and become the nutrients of those flower buds. The flower bud cluster was spread out very widely.

“And when they bloom into flowers, the aggressiveness of the buds disappears. So there’s no problem passing through.”
“Then that means we have to wait here until night.”
“Yes. And the primeval forest is a forest full of Unir’s grace. So it’s actually safer to move at night than during the day.”

The time when we passed through the portal hidden in Istia Hall was daytime. The portal immediately brought us here. Even if we considered the time difference, it was daytime.

To be honest, it was hard to tell whether it was night or day. But Trisha was accurately reading the night and day here.

“There’s still quite a bit of time left until night. So it would be good to set up a camp. Hmm. I think it would be better to set up a place a little away from here, Count.”
“I will. We have to preserve the stamina of you two.”

So the three set up a camp, no, a main camp. For the safety of the three, Trisha set up a place on a rather tall tree.

The trees that resonated with her moved on their own and created a space suitable for camping on it.

Now she didn’t hide her identity and showed her elf form as it was.

The feeling of an elf, a race of nature, was very noticeable in her.

‘She feels much more beautiful than when she was hiding her identity in the Holy City.’

Of course, Trisha was Cecilia’s older sister. So it was a pure appreciation rather than beauty as a member of the opposite sex. Then Trisha even hunted fruits and animals and prepared a meal.

“There are many poisonous plants and animals in this place. So if you eat anything wrong, you’ll go to the other world right away.”
“Oh my. If it’s poison, I’m fine. I’m actually excited.”

As expected of a poison expert. Chloe showed interest. Trisha was a little flustered by that abnormal reaction.

“Oh… I see. Then I’ll prepare some with a moderate amount of poison next time. No, more than that.”

And Trisha said, conscious of Chloe.

“Actually, wandering around here at night is not a problem for me… and Count Julian. I’m a demon, of course. And you, Julian… Hmm… As far as I know, you have a special constitution. But it will be difficult for you, Chloe, who is human, to easily withstand the demonic energy that blooms at night. So I’m a little worried about Chloe when we move at night…”
“Hmm. The clothes I wear and the accessories I wear have basic resistance functions. I’m fine even if I enter a dungeon with a pretty high rank. And if I use the holy spell of the goddess Istia, wouldn’t it be okay?”
“That’s true, but the demonic power of monsters and the demonic energy of Unir are different in form. Of course, if you don’t use mana and focus only on defense, there won’t be a problem breaking through the path…”
“I shouldn’t use mana? Hmm… I don’t want to be a burden. Well, you don’t have to worry. A woman like me will have no problem with that demonic energy.”

Chloe was confident. I said to the two of them.

“Trisha. You don’t have to worry about that. I’ve already prepared everything.”
“Ah. Is that so? As expected of you, Count.”

Chloe looked at me as if she was curious.

“You have a way to block the demonic energy?”
“Yes. I’ve already thought of everything. Let’s finish the meal quickly and get some sleep.”

It was still daytime. But since we had to break through this primeval forest all night, it was better to force ourselves to sleep.

‘And for Chloe’s sake.’

A little later, the three returned to their respective places and finished preparing to sleep.

Chloe couldn’t fall asleep easily.

That Trisha, Cecilia’s older sister. She was actually an elf, and she moved the trees to create a very comfortable place to sleep.

But Chloe was just a human. She couldn’t feel at ease in this primeval forest where demonic energy was felt everywhere.

‘Well, it’s because it’s me. Other people would have been trembling.’

It was a merchant’s instinct to jump into any place for profit. So when she heard that we were heading to the primeval forest, she accompanied them without hesitation.

But it was inevitable that she had many thoughts in her head. Trisha, who was a demon, was one thing. But Julian’s motives. Even the smart her couldn’t easily guess.

‘The grandson of a hero… and the son of the Great Saint had connections with demons. And Trisha, who was a demon, also had a strange sense of awe for Julian. Could it be…’

She thought it was a ridiculous rumor. But if the mysterious musical genius Riel, Julian’s biological father, was really a demon.

Julian’s calm reaction here, which was like a sacred place for demons, was understandable. It meant that he also had demon blood.

‘But Julian doesn’t seem to have any intention of hiding that fact from me. Then he wouldn’t have brought me here either. He might tell me about it soon.’

Since she had so many thoughts. It was impossible to fall asleep easily. Her senses were even more sensitive because of the demonic energy that was everywhere. Even the time was still daytime.

‘Hmm… I guess not… If I have to stay up all night, I have to get some sleep, even a little.’

Trisha had made a place for each of us to sleep. And she had also made enough screens with vines and leaves. It was like a room provided for each individual.

‘Then if I use up some stamina… I’ll fall asleep. And there’s no chance of getting caught.’

Chloe lifted the hem of her dress. Then she put her hand between her legs. Her fingers touched her panties.

The moment her fingertips touched her most sensitive area. A thrill of pleasure came over her.

“Ugh… Ugh… Hehe…”

She could feel her clitoris stiffening quickly through her panties.

This morning. She had been looking forward to meeting Julian very much. So she had been suppressing her lust.

But since it was the situation. She couldn’t ask for anything more than holding hands with him.

‘Because we’re doing something important enough to come all the way to this remote primeval forest.’

But she couldn’t help but feel disappointed. She wanted to go to his side, where he was sleeping, and mix her body with his intensely.

Chloe soothed that desire with masturbation.

‘And until now, I’ve been the one who approached him first. Even if it’s me… A woman who’s too easy loses her charm. I have to be restrained.’

The more she stimulated her clitoris, which had quickly stiffened, the more her sensitivity seemed to increase.

“Haa… Ahh… Julian… Lord Julian… I like… Ahh!!”

She continued masturbating, calling Julian’s name in a small voice. Chloe’s masturbation always reminded her of Julian.

The fantasy of being completely toyed with by his big cock always made Chloe go crazy. When her masturbation continued.

Suddenly, Chloe quickly pulled her hand out of her panties.

‘A presence?’

She could hear the sound of the vine door of Chloe’s space being opened carefully. The only people who could enter here were Julian or Trisha.

‘Trisha? Well, if she’s a demon, she might have a hidden agenda…’

Since it was a place like this. She couldn’t completely let her guard down.

But soon she was relieved. The visitor was Julian. But she never thought he would come in.

‘The Count?’

Chloe pretended to be asleep and waited for Julian’s next move.

And Julian did something completely unexpected. Chloe, who was pretending to be asleep while lying on her side. He came up behind her and hugged Chloe.

‘Julian… first?’

And Chloe was even more surprised. Julian reached out his hand to her upper body and began to caress her breasts.