Trait

Trait, World – Part 2 In many ways, it’s similar to the Golden Apples of Olympus. No, actually—it’s better than golden apples. To get one of those, you’d have to go all the way to Olympus. “Teacher! Here, take this!” Baek Sorin brought a thermos full of World Tree sap, and a basket packed with…

Trait, World – Part 1 This was a little unexpected. Nothing like this ever happened in the game. Even if you raised the World Tree, all you got was a spirit contract, World Tree materials, or maybe an alliance with the Elves through a dimensional rift. ‘No, wait.’ Let’s flip the perspective. Even in the…

Tree Grandmother – Part 3 Stirring. A long wooden rod swirled through the vat. The thick liquid bubbled, and rare materials that floated like drowned beasts slowly began to melt in. ‘Where am I? Who am I?’ That look was written all over Baek Sorin’s face. And she wasn’t the only one. Janet, Kali, Seo…

Tree Grandmother – Part 2 The mutants all stood with their mouths agape. “World Tree?” “World Tree!” One and all, they wore expressions of disbelief. “You’re kidding, right?” “But it’s Sword Star.” “Still, even if it’s Sword Star, some things are just impossible.” “If Grandmother could become a World Tree, she’d have done it already.”…

Tree Grandmother – Part 1 Mya-mya-mya. Myaaaa-mya-mya. The cicadas sang loudly in the middle of a sweltering summer. Excited, Grizzly Bear wagged his hips. “Lululululu♪” He began humming without realizing it. He opened the refrigerator that covered an entire wall of the treehouse. From the freezer, he pulled out a massive milk ice block the…

River Goddess – Part 3 ‘How will she react?’ Will she be enraged by the audacity? She might even strike me down with a surge of river water. Just as I subtly brought the Manpasikjeok to my lips— [Ahahahaha!] The River Goddess burst into laughter, light and carefree like a child. [How amusing, Human Paladin….

River Goddess – Part 2 ‘Oh no. No, no, no.’ I immediately pulled out the Manpasikjeok and began to play. Pillilililil. A gentle ripple of mana spread outward. A wave of green light enveloped me, Red, and the Goddess all at once. The scattered fragments of water stopped moving. The collapsing mana core halted its…

River Goddess – Part 1 ‘Huge.’ That was my first impression upon seeing the River Goddess. She stood hundreds of meters tall. Would the Statue of Liberty writhing to life look like that? But this was far more dynamic—her body, made of surging rapids, radiated a terrifying pressure that crushed everything in every direction. [Kuaaahhhh!]…

River’s Servant – Part 3 The council turned into a chaotic marketplace. [Th-That human!] [Insolent!] [Kraaagh! How dare a human!] Of course they reacted like this. They had anger issues, plain and simple. The type to throw punches before exchanging words. But this time, the fishmen couldn’t attack me. Why? Because I had preemptively taken…

River’s Servant – Part 2 After the greeting, the fishmen drew closer. Surrounding the boat— Like a school of sharks circling a wounded whale. I looked at them calmly. Then one of the larger fishmen traced letters into the river. [Are you not afraid of us?] I replied indifferently. [You’re a little ugly, that’s all.]…