Level 1 Strongest Sage ~

Book 9: Chapter 9

Its already noon so Lielle and I left the library. We then had our lunch.

Afterward, she told me that she theres something she wanted to buy, so we wandered through the streets of the shopping district in the royal capital, with me keeping Lielle company while she shopped.

Its evening now.

The suns starting to sink.

Maybe nows the perfect time?

I decided to proceed to the main event of our date for today.

Lielle, I have some place I wanna go, butare you still okay with the time?

Time? Eh, ahm.A-actually, today, its fine for me to spend the nightout

Eh.

D-does that mean

Youre fine with staying with me somewhere else?

Lielles face is scarlet as she turned her gaze to her feet, but she still nodded silently while squeezing the hem of my shirt.

Seriously

Eh, seriously?

During our previous dates, I had to say goodbye to Lielle by eight in the evening because her family has a curfew, apparently.

And yet, for some reason, shes okay to stay the night for today.

Just how lucky this timing is!

The deities are also on my side.

Is it because Ive been a good guy everyday?

No, wait, dont be too flustered, Luke.

Wait for Lielles reply first before you get too giddy.

Then, accompany me to the place I want to go, okay?

I grasped Lielles hand then strode on.

She was still looking down, but she kept on following me.

***

Luke, is this the place you wanted to go?

Yup.

I took Lielle to the foot of Yggdrasil, the gigantic tree in the heart of Alheim. 

I think its already time, so

We stood there waiting for  a while, when a breeze suddenly started to swirl before us.

And in the middle of that wind

Heyyo~! Luke, its been a while. Ive been waiting for you.

Sylph-sama, the Wind Spirit King and personification of Yggdrasil, appeared.

S-Sylph-sama!?

Ah, its fine, its fine. Your clothes will get dirty if you kneel down, right? Thats okay, you can remain standing, alright.

Lielle was about to genuflect before Sylph-sama, but the Spirit King stopped her.

Is it really alright?

Yup! No need to bother, okay.

For Lielle and the Elves, Yggdrasil, the one protecting Alheim and bestowing blessing, is an absolute existence.

Thus, Lielle and the Elves held the belief that they should show the utmost respect and most sincere devotion toward Sylph-sama, because shes the personification of Ygdrassil.

Ahm, may I know why is Sylph-sama here?

Luke asked me to.

Eh!?Lielle apparently couldnt believe it, because she whirled around to face me, obviously shocked.

To be precise, Luke asked my contractor Halt, so thats why Im here. Lielle, you also know who Halt is, right?

O-of course! Hes the great benefactor of our kingdom, so theres no way I wouldnt know him.

My bestfriend Halt is the contractor of the Sylph-sama, Wind Spirit King. Not only that, he also has contracts with the other three Spirit Kings, so its actually beyond surprise, and I could only laugh about it.

 Luke, you can go up on your own, right?

Yes. There is no problem.

Erm, erBy top, are you perhaps referring to

Yggdrasils summit.

Lielle froze when she heard what I said.

The Elves believe that Ygddrasil is sacred, so they forbid touching it, much less climbing on top.

If its the usual date, Lielle would never agree to touching Yggdrasil even if I invited her.

But today, I wanted to take her to the top of Yggdrasil no matter what.

Thats why I requested for this favor through Halt so that Sylph-sama would manifest before us.

Lielle, I give you permission. So, its okay to climb to the summit together with Luke.

I-is it really okay?

Yup. Lielle, Im going to bestow my divine protection on you so that Yggdrasils mana wont interfere with you excessively.Sylph-sama floated in the air, then she touched Lielles head.

Apparently, the high concentration of mana residing inside Yggdrasil favors the Elves too much, and they would surround the Elves whenever they enter the interior of the tree.

The concentration is so thick that it would induce symptoms of magic intoxication among the Elves.

Lielles body glowed faintly after Sylph-sama touched her.

She received the divine blessing of the Spirit King, it seemed.

I-I dont know what to say.

She was too moved that she started to get misty-eyed.

If youre gonna thank me then thank Luke instead. Alright, gotta go now.

Sylph-sama then disappeared.

Alright, lets go!

Eh, L-Luke? Kyaaahhhh!!

I carried Lielle and flew using magic.

Did I shock her?

Oh, come to think of it, this might be the first time I flew while carrying her.

Not sure if its out of fear, but Lielle frantically clung to me.

Did I surprise you? Sorry. But, rest assure, I will never let Lielle fall.

I believe you, Luke.

She slowly raised her head, but she still seemed unable to look around. She just trained her eyes on me.

Thats fine for now.

Oops, the suns about to set.

I need to speed up a little bit.

Lielle, just keep your eyes on me. Ill speed our flight up for a bit.

Y-Yes!

I shoot up in order to make it in time for the sunset.

We made it on time.

Open your eyes, its okay now.

She mustve been thoroughly frightened, because shes been squeezing her eyes shut halfway through our flight.

Lielle and I were currently standing on a branch at the summit of Yggdrasil.

Luke.

Can you look around now? Ill definitely support you. Look over it slowly, okay?

Shes probably putting her trust on me now.

Lielle slowly turned her gaze towards the scenery behind me.

Its breathtaking.

The words naturally spilled out of her lips.

What greeted her was the unobstructed view of the setting sun which dyed the faraway sea, the entire land, and Alheim into a scarlet scenery.

This was what I wanted to show her.

A few minutes later

The sun set, and our surroundings had turned darker.

It was then that we saw, through the gaps between the branches of Yggdrasil, the light start to spread through the cities of Alheim as fire was lit in various places.

Below, the light reflected on the tree, so it looked like Yggdrasil was glowing faintly from the illumination.

The light of the city and the glow of Yggdrasil unfurled a magical landscape before us.

.

Luke, this is amazing. Its so beautiful. You wanted to show this to me?

Yup. Its a bit late, but its my apology for the incident during the school festival.

-T/N: How romantic, Luke! Happy for you

(Missed Chap 14/15)