She tried, “It was when the Immortal visited the forest of the Elves...”

Woojin blinked, “Huh?”

Melody bravely continued, “At that time… He was protecting the World Branch....”

Woojin’s eyes widened, “Huh? He died because of me?”

“…….”

“Did I really do that?”

He propped his chin on one hand. The Holy Maiden tried to help him recall the memory.

“The Death Knight….”

“Ah, Kiba did it.”

Woojin vaguely remembered it. He needed a branch from the World Tree, so he had visited the forest of the Elves. Long story short, he had opened up the path by using the Death Knight and his Undead army.

He sighed, “Jeez. He could have just given me a branch.”

Melody quietly mumbled, “…It was their mission….”

“What?”

Melody flinched, “N-nothing.”

If he had only wanted a single branch from the World Tree, then the Elves would’ve happily given it to him just to get him to leave. But he wanted to uproot the entire tree, so they couldn't just stand by and allow it.

Woojin asked, “What about the Great Scholar? What was his name? Noting...”

Melody’s eyes shifted away from him, “The Great Scholar Nauteus died from an old chronic disease...”

“…….”

Woojin decided he didn't need to ask what had caused the chronic disease. It would just make the situation needlessly awkward.

He caught sight of Minchan, “Ah, it's alright. Why are you looking at me like that?”

“…….”

Jung Minchan was looking at Woojin with wary eyes,...