What Do You Mean There Are Other Transmigrators In My Harem Fantasy? - Chapter 1273: About That Tree...

Chapter 1273: About That Tree…

“Ara, ara~ So there’s someone trying to destroy the tree?” Immana mused, acting like I had just told her that someone is trying to break a random stick or something instead of the literal Tree of Life.

I was now seated in Immana’s lap while she covered me with her tails that she laid on top of me, using them as some kind of comforter while also fluffing me with them.

“Are you not concerned at all?” I asked, trying my best not to just fall asleep on her since her tails were really comfy.

Immana giggled, “Ufufufu~ If they really want to destroy the tree, they can go ahead and do it~ We made this entire World for all of you to play around in after all~ Kingdoms rise and fall, landscapes change and even existences will face extinction. Nothing lasts forever, not even the Tree of Life.”

I tilted my head at her, “Pretty sure you gods are eternal, aren’t you?”

She patted my head like she would to console a child, “Oh you really are such a cutie~ Even gods like us aren’t eternal. For us who are bound to the World that we govern, when the World is gone, so will we~”

I assume this was something to do with the planet having a lifespan or even the star running out of gas and dying which may result in the destruction or death of everything living in this World?

But… Can’t the gods just extend the life of everything indefinitely in that case? I know for a fact that they should be able to do so, right?

Of course, Immana read my mind again and giggled, “It is true we can extend this as long as we want~ But even if we do, even if it’s after billions of billions of years, everything will eventually come to an end no matter what~”

That sounds deep…

“Ufufu~ It simply is just a truth of existence. Even you, little sister, your cuteness is not eternal even if I want it to remain like this forever.”

I don’t want to give her ideas so I’m just going to keep my mouth shut and also not think about it.

One of her tails rose up and tickled my cheek with its tip, “Ara, ara~ my cute little sister is hiding things from her big sister now? Ufufufu~ You grow up so fast~”

I cleared my throat, “Umm… I’m not even really your little sister to begin with… And I’m already grown up…”

“Ufufufu~ Big sister here has decided you are my little sister now~ So that’s that~”

I know that isn’t a topic I can win against so I tried to bring the subject back, “Well… Anyway… How would someone destroy the Tree of Life anyway? I heard that it can’t burn but apparently they were trying to use Mana Crystals as bombs of some sort to blow it up? Can that even be done?”

Drebann was the one who answered my question while she continued tending to her plants, “If they have enough of it, it is certainly possible. Though the amount needed to achieve such a thing would basically bury the city in Mana Crystals so it’s quite improbable for them to attempt it that way.”

I turned to her, “You sound like you already know how they are going to destroy the tree. Actually, who is it even?”

“Well it’s actually–”

“Ah, ah, ah~” Immana interrupted, using one of her tails to wrap around Drebann’s mouth to stop her from speaking. “No telling, Drebann~ Let her find out herself~”

I frowned, “Why? Why not just tell me so I can just deal with them quickly?”

Immana tapped me on the nose, “Ufufufu~ That’s too easy, don’t you think, my cutie? If you just rush off to where they are and deal with all of them in one swoop, then we don’t get to watch you struggle and try your best to figure out who they are and how you should stop them~ That would be so much cuter~”

I really want to know what her standards are in defining what is cute or not… Because I certainly do not think that whatever she said was cute…

The goddess hugged me to her chest, “Fufufu~ Have you ever seen a child struggle to fit a specific shape in a specific hole meant for the shape? They might not understand it at first and they will try to push the shapes into the incorrect holes and struggle until they finally figure it out and solve the puzzle~ The sight of them struggling with the shapes in the beginning is really cute, don’t you think?”

Ok… I guess I can see where she’s coming from now…

“But what if I say that I don’t want the Tree of Life to be destroyed?”

“Then I suppose you would need to do your best to stop these people, right?”

I did my best to do a cute pout at her, “At least give me a hint, Immana Onee-chan?”

Hey, I might as well take advantage of this, right?

And it seemed to work because Immana immediately curled all her tails around me and hugged me even tighter while she squealed.

“Ahhhh~ You really are so cute, my dearest little sister!! How can I say no to that?! Ufufufufu~ In that case, big sister here will tell you a hint, ok?”

I did my best to nod my head while being wrapped up in the mass of tails.

“Ufufufu~ First of all, none of the Gods are involved in this. Second of all… It’s also not because of an Off-Worlder but someone of this World~ And they are seeking for a specific result so that they can do something even easier~”

That was definitely quite cryptic… But I guess it does give me something to start with.

Not done yet, the goddess patted my head softly, “Anyway~ if my dear little sister manages to deal with this problem, I suppose it would be normal for me to reward you with something, yes?”

I honestly wasn’t really expecting anything in return for dealing with this issue but I wouldn’t say no to some free stuff.

“Yes please, Immana Onee-chan~”

Yes, I’m intentionally playing up the cuteness just to try and get better stuff from her.

Immana giggled, “Ara, ara~ How can my little sister be this cute?! Ufufufu~ Very well, if my little sister manages to stop this group’s plan of destroying the Tree of Life, your big sister Immana will give you a reward~”

“What reward is it?”

“Ufufufu~ You’ll have to find out~ But I promise it will be worth it~” She giggled, giving me a boop on the nose.

Well… Alright, I’ll trust her on that. It’s already better than nothing anyway.

She then released me from her fox tails and allowed me to stand on my own again, the stars on her tail seeming shimmering even brighter now.

The goddess turned to Drebann who was already done with her pruning at some point during the conversation, “I’ll see you then, Drebann~ Keep my new little sister safe for me, won’t you?”

“I believe I’m not even qualified to be the person to do that since Srii is already watching her.”

“Ufufufu~ That is true~ Well then, tah tah~”

The goddess’s figure swirled like an illusion before turning into a star and winking out of existence, leaving me alone with Drebann.

“I… Was not expecting her to be like that…” I admitted.

Drebann chuckled, “Fufu, I’ll just tell you first that you are really fortunate.”

I blinked at her, “What do you mean?”

“She’s the goddess of the In-Between Planes. The place where logic and reasoning are optional and there are absolutely no rules in how things work. She could be described as, for the lack of a better term, schizophrenic. Honestly, I wasn’t sure how she would react to you and there was always a chance that she would actually be completely hostile to you on the first meeting. But I guess I should have expected something like that to be an impossibility when it’s you, Aster. So as expected of you.”

“Wait… Are you telling me that she could have just killed me right there and then?”

“Yes. Although I’m sure Srii would not have allowed that to happen… And neither would I, to be honest. So yes, you are quite fortunate. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her that taken with anyone in existence before and I’ll tell you that she didn’t even treat the Trasifs like that before she banished them from her realm.”

“Maybe… She’s just actually lonely?”

“I doubt it. Anyway, is there anything you still need from me?”

“Well… Your Head Priestess seemed to be quite hostile to me after I called you casually so I expect that I would need to explain to her about us. Don’t suppose you could give me something to prove to her that I’m telling the truth if I told her that I actually met you.”

Drebann smirked, “Oh sure. I can give you something… In exchange for letting me go down on you one more time~”

…

You goddesses are really horny…