Chapter 75 - Spirit of the Woods
"I cannot believe how broad-minded you are!! Selling it is not an option! Selling another person's belongings is a crime, you know. I will never allow it. Return the money, and give back the pepper, sesame, and mushrooms to me, understood?"
"Hey, you, I don't know if you're a spirit or not, but it's disrespectful to Lord Franz. Asking for a return or saying it's not possible, Lord Franz didn't even know the mountain belonged to spirits. I don't think there's any need to return it."
"I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. If you don't return it, it means you're defying the spirit tribe. Do you understand? The spirit tribe can fight against humans and demons, and they possess a power that is feared. If you want to fight me, I'll fight you. But if you're smart, you'll avoid it."
"Master, what she says about the spirit tribe is true. The spirit tribe is said to have powers different from humans, demons, and even dragons. Throughout history, the spirit tribe has been a special existence, often in conflict with our Fenrir tribe. That's why I also stayed away from that mountain, as our clan was told that spirits inhabit it. I never thought they actually existed."
"If Moflun says so, I believe it, but I won't back down either. If that mountain belongs to the spirits, then this is my territory. The farmland is mine too. If you want to use force, go ahead. I won't run away."
The Dryad spirit, Doriard, invited me to battle, but I refused to run away and chose not to avoid the fight.
I never expected to find such excellent ingredients in the mountains, only to end up in this situation.
Facing legendary spirit beings.
"Sui, Moflun, you can stay back. I'll handle this. It's my problem."
"Yes, Lord Franz. Sui will stay back."
"Yes, please be careful. I've heard that the spirit tribe is very powerful."
"Thank you."
Sui and Moflun stepped back.
This is my problem.
I can't trouble the two of them.
However, I can't help but think that this tree spirit, Doriard, is incredibly strong.
I've managed to get by until now, and I believe I can handle this.
"You really don't understand, foolish humans. By the way, I'm Ria, a Dryad of the spirit tribe. If you had the Fenrir tribe with you, you might have had a chance. But thinking of facing the spirit tribe alone... You should have valued your life a bit more. Oh, is it too late now? The breath of the forest!!"
Spuuuuun!
Ria attacks suddenly.
Her name is Ria, a Dryad.
Despite her name, she's quite polite, but her attacks are fierce.
She swings wooden branches around vigorously.