There is probably no chance of meeting again, and it is impossible.

Because Jude cannot enter the forest, Deedrit is also prohibited from leaving the forest.

Deedrit walked deep into the forest shrouded in darkness. The incredible feeling in her heart, like a gust of wind passing through, even made her forget the pain of the wound on her foot.

5

Deedlit took a shortcut back to the village.

She went around to the spring and picked some herbs that could treat wounds. She kneaded the white-spotted green leaves into a paste and applied it to the wound. Then, after washing the cloth tied by Jude, she applied it to the wound.

Rewrapped it once.

There was a slight numbness at first, but after a while the pain miraculously disappeared, and she no longer had to drag her steps forward. However, Deedlit was still very careful, so it took her a long time to return to the village from the spring.

The village is still as usual.

Since it was already late at night, almost no one was walking outside. Only the elders must still be meditating in front of the ancient tree.

Deedlit did not go home immediately, but went to Estas's residence first. She wanted to tell what happened today.

Although she knew she would be lectured by him, Deedrit had many questions in her mind after meeting Juld, and she hoped that Estas could tell her the answers to her questions.

Estas's home is dark.

Deedrit, thinking he was already asleep, opened the door, but there was no response when she called his name.

"Estas?"

Deedlit called out again, but there was still no response. She looked around in every room to confirm that Estas was really not there.

"Where did it go?"

Deedrit tilted her head and thought carefully.

"Did you go out to look for me?"

Probably not. Deedlit herself denied this answer. Since she said she was leaving the barrier, she usually wouldn't come back for a few days.

With no choice, Deedlit had to return to her home first.

Deedlit lives with her parents.

This is very rare in the village. Generally speaking, the goblin tribe even couples or parents and children live separately, as is the case in Estas. Because the goblins are the goblins of the forest and respect each other's du li.

and coordination. Just like the trees in the forest, although they appear to be whole, they are all independent individuals.

However, there are only more than 200 people in the village, so even if they live separately, they are not far apart. It is not an exaggeration to say that the whole village is one family.

As soon as she opened the door, her parents came out to greet her.

Deedrit hugged them gently and walked into the house.

The mother summoned the elf of light, so the room was very bright, even a little dazzling for Deedrit whose eyes were accustomed to darkness.

Her mother brought a basket of fruit from another room for her to eat.

Deedlit took off the slender sword and threw it casually on the table.

"The light elves will be scared."

After the mother placed the basket on the table, she took the thin sword to the corner of the living room.

My father was sitting on a chair in the living room, whittling a piece of wood with a knife to make something. The goblins were self-sufficient, and they had to make everything necessary by themselves, unlike humans or dwarves who would divide labor and cooperate.

Although the craftsmanship of the goblins is not as good as that of the earth dwarves, they can still make simple and practical daily necessities, and they have a lot of time, so they just need to do it slowly.

"Do you know where Estas went?"

Deedrit picked up the fruit and asked her mother while eating it.

"I know."

Mother smiled at Deedlit.

"But don't bother Estas all the time."

"I don't have any."

Estas probably said something. Deedlit couldn't help but feel a little unhappy and threw the half-eaten fruit on the table.

"That's good."

The mother pursed her lips and smiled softly.

"Estas has gone to the King of Forest."

"The King of Forests, does it refer to the spirit world?"

Deedlit was startled and said this.

"No, it's a psychedelic forest created by the King of Forests."

"Magic space? How could he go there..."

Having said this, Deedlit had an ominous premonition in her mind.

"Is it to make that person..."

Deedlit did not dare to say any more, because the next words were too barbaric.

——We can’t just leave it alone.

Deedrit finally understood the meaning of Estas' words during the day.

Estas planned to kill that man, the human who turned into a phantom and wandered in the Forest of No Return.

The man's expression appeared in Deedlit's mind.

That expression of desperately trying to find an exit——

"Juld!"

Deedlit kicked off her chair and stood up.

Deedlit remembered the face of the young man she met during the day, and that face gradually overlapped with that of the phantom.

When I first saw Jude, I always thought I had seen him somewhere, but it turned out that it was not an illusion.

Deedrit had seen Jude before.

It should be said that he is someone who looks a lot like him...

That phantom is Jude's father.

"Estas, no!"

She knew that her voice could not reach the magical space of the Forest King, but Deedlit couldn't help but screamed loudly.

"Estas is really amazing. He always takes the lead in doing things that others are unwilling to do for the sake of the village."

"How amazing is this!"

Deedlit couldn't help but stare at her mother.

"Why do you have to kill that person?"

"Because it's too dangerous."

The father in the living room replied like this. His gentle tone as usual sounded very cold to Deidrit now.

"If he is left alone, the barrier that seals this forest will be broken, and barbaric humans will invade this forest with dangerous disasters. The reason why the elder meditated for almost a year is because he felt

There will be signs of danger again on the island, and it seems that humans will definitely do something evil again."

"These are completely two different things!"

Deedlit shook her body violently and said.

"It's like looking at a forest from a distance and not being able to see the shape of the trees clearly. Even if human beings are barbaric and stupid, it doesn't mean that person is also like this. Only those who kill without reason like us are called barbarians!"

"Deedlit, you are wrong."

Mother gently put her hands on Deedlit's shoulders and tried to comfort her.

"I'm not wrong. Don't instill your ideas into me. Now I can think for myself and make my own judgments. I think all of you are wrong!"

Deedlit pushed her mother's hand away, grabbed the thin sword placed in the corner of the room, opened the door and rushed out.

"Deedlit!"

Her mother's voice came from behind, but Deedrit didn't look back or stop at all.

She ran with all her strength towards the location of the ancient tree in the center of the village.

Against the dark background of the night, the ancient tree shines golden as if to show off its existence.

The elder was sitting in front of the ancient tree meditating. He was like a wooden statue, and he couldn't even feel that he was still alive.

Deedlit ran past the elder without hesitation.

As an elf, Deedrit could clearly see that the trunk of the ancient tree was emitting a powerful green light.

That is the entrance to the magical space created by the Forest King, and Estas must have walked in here.
To be continued...