Chapter 42: Tree House
The forest fairies lived close to nature.
Their houses and forest reminded Alex of the elves he had read about in many fantasy novels. Like that peculiar race, the forest fairies inhabited thick trees and used them as their dwelling.
In fact, they were in close cooperation with nature.
"This will be your house," Remia said with a wide smile.
In fact, Alex was actually experiencing how tightly the fairies were bonded with the forest.
Before him, a peculiar tree stood. Other than its thickness and broad branches, the tree looked pretty normal. The magic happened a second later.
After hearing Remia's call, the tree moved on its own.
The bark opened like doors, revealing what was inside.
For now, it was an empty space. But moments later, the tree sculpted bed, desk, and lamp. A breath later, the stairs uncurled on the side. Those stairs led up, meaning that Alex had a few more rooms to himself.
Of course, he just needed one.
But the fact that he had received a permanent residence within the forest fairies' lands was a considerable achievement.
[You have received the lodging in the forest fairies' capital.]
[Alex's Tree House.]
"That's… really mine?" Alex asked.
He was astounded as he didn't expect to receive lodging. It was nothing compared to his Deathwill Castle, but it was still a nice gesture from Remia! He turned his eyes toward her while not hiding his shock.
After all, Alex was a player. He just could log out after spending his time here.
Remia brightly laughed, "You saved me, didn't you? That's as much as I can do, though."
"That's more than enough, Remia," Alex thanked her once again.
"Since mother probably has seen through it already, I must go and talk with her. Can you wait for me?" Remia whispered with an apologetic expression.
She joined her hands and asked seriously.
"Why are you so serious? Haha!" Alex laughed.
Seeing how she was serious about her promise to show him the forest, Alex patted Remia's shoulder and added, "I will look around my new house. If you don't find me here, I am back in my world. If so, then I look forward to seeing you tomorrow."
"Oh… That's right… Okay!" Remia nodded a few times.
She had forgotten about Alex's status as a player. But now that he said it bluntly, she understood that he had much more stuff to do. He could chat with other players and use more system features.
But before Remia turned around, Alex stopped her, "I will be here all the time."
Remia deeply looked into his eyes, then turned around, "See you soon."
Although Alex had saved her and helped her many times on their adventure, Remia invited still a foreign person to her forest. If something happened in her absence, people would point fingers at him, wouldn't they?
But more than anything, Alex wanted to tell Remia that he valued her trust and that he wouldn't do anything in the forest without her by his side.
After understanding all of it, Remia left him alone and went to talk with her mother. Inwardly, she was feeling very sweet as Alex looked out for her. She wanted to receive that kind of attention from someone else, but that was already past.
Still, Remia wouldn't stop herself from enjoying this new friendship and sweet feelings.
She returned home with a dazzling smile.
[Your legendary class resonated with your residence in the forest fairies' capital.]
[You can make a checkpoint for your [Leave Ticket] here.]
"That's awesome," Alex whispered beneath his nose.
That message appeared after he had entered his new house. The doors closed, and he was all alone. His privacy was raised to the maximum as all forest fairies followed proper decorum.
No one would peek into his house.
However, some forest fairies had seen Alex and Remia together. They saw how she had given him one of the trees, so rumors about catman and the princess started going on through the forest.
Right now, just a small amount of fairies knew about them.
But that was enough to affect Alex's relationship with the whole tribe.
[Your relationship with the forest fairies: Friendly(5%)]
"As long as I am friendly with them, I can use this house as a checkpoint. My leave ticket will no longer be random," Alex confirmed a few stuff through his system.
He was happy that his relationship with the fairies increased a little and that they thought of him as friendly. It meant that they still treasured Remia in spite of her rash decision in the past.
People in love made many mistakes, didn't they?
Alex looked around his new house, "Fireflies?"
It was getting darker, so the forest fairies naturally needed a source of light. While most races used magic stones to light up their dwellings, the forest fairies contacted countless fireflies.
Those fireflies had a simple mission; enter lamps in all tree houses!
Alex's house was one of them. As those fireflies took dwelling in Alex's lamp, the darkness ran away from his house.
He smiled faintly, enjoying this peculiar nature.
Alex then took a seat on his bed. It was made out of wood, so Alex thought it would be pretty uncomfortable for a human to lie on it.
But as he adequately laid down, Alex's eyes widened, blinking in surprise.
It was still rough but comfortable.
It would take him a few seconds to fall asleep! Alas, Alex didn't plan to sleep in the game yet.
He also had some time to explore his new lodging.
He went upstairs, briefly skimming over other rooms. They were empty but open to Alex's ideas. He could decorate the room freely.
"I will check fairies' shops tomorrow," Alex decided.
He didn't want to taint the tree house with foreign culture. At most, he would keep things to a minimum to ensure that the tree house would stay as the tree house.
Alex went up a few more floors.
On the highest floor, Alex had a balcony.
He put his hands on the wooden rail and breathed the fresh air; his eyes were on the forest swathed in darkness and fireflies. That scene was fluid and brought out a unique to the place's atmosphere.
In afar, Alex saw a few more trees that were even taller than his tree house. Those trees belonged to powerful forest fairies. Naturally, in the middle, the grand tree took all the spotlight.
Its branches spread widely as if supporting the sky and all forest fairies. The whole tree shone from top to bottom as the fireflies danced in abundance around it as if they were paying respects to the queen.
That was the house where Remia and her royal family lived.
Alex stared in a daze, "In those moments, I regret that you aren't a part of my legendary class yet."
That kind of scenery would turn even the worst date into a successful one. But more than anything, Alex wanted to share his experiences with those he loved. At this very moment, he wanted his girlfriend to be by his side.
The Deathwill Sisters and Celia also crossed his mind.
Alas, he couldn't call either Olivia or them here.
"My goal is more or less fulfilled… I will enjoy my stay here, then return tomorrow," Alex sighed.
On the back of his head, he had Celia and her worried appearance. It was hard to part ways with her for this short adventure, so he could imagine this little girl crying and missing him.
Alex scratched the back of his hair awkwardly, "Am I worried about her too much?"
He was like a father, wasn't he?
But as Alex thought like that, he rolled his eyes and opened his system window.
He didn't want those thoughts to bother him. Besides, his relationship with Sara was friendly at most.
He opened his game system and located the new skill.
[Battle Spirit(S)]
It was a new skill that came from his legendary class.
Due to the experiences during his adventure with Remia, Alex didn't have time to check the skill's description. He also wasn't forced to learn or use it forcefully, so Alex took his time and opened it just now.
And as he read the description, his eyes shook, "Elias Deathwill… You talented monster."
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