Eat The World Tree

Chapter 236: That’s A Goal (2)

chapter 236: that’s a goal (2)

crazy guys.

“so, if you try it once, you won’t be able to forget it?”

i laughed in disbelief as i watched taeyang give a long speech.

sure, one might run into a tree.

i could understand if i conceded a hundred times.

i knew well that i couldn’t say much since i also did something like that out of mere curiosity.

but liking it was on a different level.

what’s so good about fucking a tree? it’s not like you were in a hurry for sexual release.

“let’s move on from that topic now.”

“oh, hyung. i can’t let this go. aori, teach him quickly.”

teach what?

aori crawled out of the bushes, pulling her underwear down with her hands.

“you can do it quickly. i can make it as close to a knot as possible. i’ll make your roots numb.”

aori reached out with her lecherous hands. before they could touch my knees, i moved back.

i flicked her forehead using my index and middle fingers.

-smack!

aori’s forehead snapped back just like taeyang’s did.

“it hurts...”

“don’t touch. i have someone.”

“okay.”

she mumbled while holding her forehead.

i couldn’t expect common sense from these people.

i started wondering if the tree spirit king, who ruled the world, was actually just a crude pervert.

whether it was the guy who inherited his power or his descendants, they all had a screw loose.

“hyung, but i can’t let this go. to properly use the king’s power, you have to consume the knot.”

“stop using expressions like ‘consume the knot.’”

taeyang seriously pondered.

“then, how about grafting, like a noble?”

this was dizzying.

yeah, in this world, this kind of talk wasn’t unusual.

i had experienced people making lewd jokes about trees in a metaphorical way when i had relationships with someone like byeol or seyeong.

“isn’t it weird that a knot is considered the tree’s genital?”

they tilted their heads at my obvious question, as if they didn’t understand what i was saying.

“what do you mean? if you look through all kinds of universal encyclopedias, it’s obvious.”

“then are all trees just standing there with their genitals out on the road?”

“that’s how regular trees are. but nobles wear underwear.”

“if we’re talking about genitals, wouldn’t flowers or leaves make more sense?”

aori tapped my knee.

“if flowers are considered for women, then it’s that.”

“what?”

aori placed her hand on her chest.

“adam’s apple.”

tree (木)... apple?

-headache!

could i keep hanging out with these guys?

“hyung, do you even know how to properly stimulate it?”

“when would i ever need to do that to a tree?”

i knew that one way to get stronger was through grafting, but i never had the opportunity.

the closest was recently with baekyang, but it was a clone, so it was impossible.

i felt a sense of self-doubt. let’s get back to the topic.

even if it’s about trees, i couldn’t make any progress without experience.

it wouldn’t be strange to hear about it later if i get to intertwine bodies.

“so, how did you know where i was?”

“we didn’t expect to see you at the forester selection competition. aori somehow instinctively pointed here.”

“did you know the tree spirit king would appear?”

“yes.”

taeyang brushed the dirt off his hair and told me.

“timing-wise, the tree spirit king was expected to appear around now. anyone who knew, knew. even flower. and the world tree.”

was there a separate way to know that?

even if i asked, these two wouldn’t know.

i knew i inherited the tree spirit king’s power from baekyang’s hint, but it wasn’t my power from the start.

it began with the blessing of the world tree.

“as long as you don’t use that ability, it’s just sharing love.”

“really?”

“yes. oh, is a one-night stand different?”

a one-night stand was broadly sharing love too.

it’s just about shaking off each other’s loneliness in one go.

or it could be sharing pleasure.

“you seem unfamiliar with this, hyung. since you don’t even fuck trees.”

“nobody would be familiar with that except you guys.”

“it’s quite a common preference.”

i didn’t want to know.

aori was listening to our conversation with her hands forming a flower cup gesture.

taeyang glanced at aori and sighed.

“anyway... it’s better to discover the other abilities of the tree spirit king yourself. since you’re the heir, you might have different abilities than the old tree spirit king.”

“my questions aren’t finished.”

i knew who the tree spirit king was.

i understood how powerful that force was and what subjugation meant.

i understood that i needed to meet more trees in the future.

even thinking about it made me feel filthy, but i understood.

to survive, that’s the only way.

“why am i the heir of the tree spirit king?”

taeyang immediately shook his head.

“maybe you were the most suitable for that power.”

even though i was from another world, i became the heir.

seeing as there were beings who traveled between dimensions, i couldn’t deny it.

i straightened my back and sighed.

“what are you guys going to do now?”

“what do you mean? we need to help you, hyung.”

“meeting a stranger for the first time and suddenly deciding to help? aori, what about you?”

aori grinned.

“it’s fine.”

“she’s abnormal, so i understand.”

“...that’s harsh.”

taeyang shrugged. he grabbed aori’s crown and spun her head around as he spoke.

“aori has been waiting for the tree spirit king since birth. as for me, after being sold off at the slave market, i’ve been waiting for you, hyung. there’s nothing else we can do but help.”

“live your lives. it’s not like you don’t have abilities. you even came out to the forester selection competition.”

“no status, and if we’re caught, we’ll die. helping you, hyung, and dying is a hundred times better.”

“this is our first meeting today. it’s hard to understand.”

taeyang laughed.

“hehehe, that’s because you don’t yet know the value of the tree spirit king.”

“are you asking me to use it recklessly?”

at my gaze, taeyang backed off slightly.

“uh... but not between men.”

-thunk!

taeyang was hit hard on the head and flew back.

“ouch! can’t i joke a bit?”

“you guys volunteered to sacrifice yourselves.”

“yes, hyung. feed me instant noodles three times a day, and i’ll do anything.”

he spoke not humbly, but pathetically.

rubbing his forehead, taeyang stood up.

when he signaled with his eyes, aori also stood up and faced me.

they were born and prepared to assist the tree spirit king.

it’s impossible for me to understand their thoughts or values.

with a spirited yet ridiculous look, they smiled in front of me.

two perverts who loved trees.

“now let’s hear your story, hyung. how did you become the heir... and why did you come here?”

the words that they’d make useful tools weren’t lies.

i briefly wondered if they had any ulterior motives.

“there’s still a lot to teach, hyung.”

“yes, yes.”

however, since their personalities are so crazy, even my existing doubts disappeared.

i slowly began to tell my story.