The old tree demon kept his eyes narrowed, looking kind and gentle.
He slowly asked, "Out there, can humans and demihumans coexist peacefully?"
Reiner shook his head. "No, he's still hunting down demihumans all over the world."
"It's still the same as it was two hundred years ago." The old tree demon said softly.
Reiner doesn't know how to chat, and after hearing what he said, he didn't know how to respond.
The old tree demon spoke again: "Look, you are not a talkative person..."
"Well, I'm not good at talking." Reiner sat down on the spot, and the two animal-eared girls scrambled to get into his arms, and then they started arguing with each other.
Seeing this, the tree demon also asked: "What are they doing?"
"You're fighting to sit in my arms and rest." Reiner patted Martina's shoulder and said softly, "Well, yesterday it was you, so today it's Nora's turn. One day each. We'll be fair and impartial, and we won't favor anyone."
Martina's pony ears drooped.
She puffed out her cheeks and sat down next to Daisy.
The tree demon laughed dryly a few times and continued, "They should be your slaves too, right? They are actually vying for your favor. How rare."
Reiner said seriously, "Of course, I am a rare man in the world."
The tree demon laughed again, paused for a few seconds, and then asked, "So, why did you come to this forest? Are you passing through? Or are you here to explore?"
"I was looking for a friend and just passed through this forest."
"woman?"
"Yes, a very beautiful woman, with blonde hair and blue eyes, very gentle and patient. She is not only my friend, but also my magic mentor." Reiner nodded heavily.
The tree demon laughed again, and this time it opened its golden eyes: "Two women are not enough, you plan to find a third?"
Reiner scratched his face, his eyes unconsciously looking away: "This... I haven't thought about it yet. I'm looking for her mainly because of something urgent."
"Where are you from?"
"Diaster, a small town called Melod. I wonder if you've heard of it."
"Of course, I had a human friend who lived there before, but after more than two hundred years, he's probably dead now." The tree demon's tone was somewhat sad. "You humans are too fragile, with a lifespan of only a hundred years."
Reiner caressed Nora in his arms and asked casually, "Is there any magic that can make people immortal?"
The tree demon shook his head slightly, and piles of snow slid down from the branches and leaves: “As far as I know, there shouldn’t be any.
But don't get your hopes up. Living too long isn't a big deal. I've been asleep longer than I've been awake, so I'll probably be dead in a few hundred years... My only hope now is to find something to talk about when I wake up."
"Excuse me, how long have you lived?"
The tree demon whispered, "I have been in this forest for thousands of years."
"So, you even lived through the Old Empire?"
"Of course, I participated in human wars back then." At this moment, the old tree demon stretched out his dry arms. "Honestly speaking, the days I spent with you humans are really nostalgic, but I'm old now..."
It turns out it has hands.
It's just hidden among the dense pine needles.
The old tree demon aroused Reiner's desire to chat.
He had originally wanted to ask how demihumans were born in this world, but it instead said, "I've found the girl you mentioned. She's not far from here..."
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