There's No Way the Hot Girls Would Fall for an Ordinary 'Healer NPC' Like Me! ~About How I'm Just Treating the Beat-Up Heroines, But For Some Reason Their Reactions Are Getting Really Weird~ - Chapter 36

Chapter 36: Farewell, Runeleaf

Alright!

I can do this!

The moment I press on the center of the World Tree.

All the World Tree droplets stored inside the elves come spraying out.

I’m sure of it now.

It’s working.

I keep rubbing the trunk of the World Tree.

Deep inside the trunk, it pulses hard.

“Ah♡”

“Hyauh…♡”

“Nhuuh♡”

Sweet voices overlap from behind me.

The effect is probably reaching the elves directly through the World Tree.
Hot breaths are leaking out from all over the forest too.

Just like I thought.

Adjusting the World Tree itself was the right move.

I focus my mind and slowly press on the pulsing spot.

Then.

Plop, plop.

The World Tree droplets that had been falling from the branch tips start to decrease little by little.

“…The droplets are decreasing.”

Nel mutters happily.

Her jade-colored eyes look up at me full of hope.

Good.

It really seems to be working.

But the next moment.

Splurt—.

A pale green liquid gushes out all at once from the center of the World Tree.

“Gh…!”

It’s hot.

A thick heat flows into my palms.
It feels like the World Tree itself is breathing.

“Aaah♡”

At the same time, Riesfina collapses to her knees.

Elfina and Kanaria are both shaking like they’re burning up.

“Leon…♡”

“Kh…♡ I can’t… put any strength in…♡”

This is bad.

The connection is stronger than I imagined.

But if I stop here, it might go out of control again.

I steady my breathing and touch the World Tree once more.

Then.

I feel something hard like a lump deep inside the trunk.

“…This is it.”

“It’s really full in there…”

Nel nods quietly.

In that case.

I just need to wash it away.

I wrap both hands around the World Tree and slowly apply pressure.

In that instant.

Sweet screams echo across the whole forest.

“Aaaah♡”

“N-Nooo♡”

“Nhuuuuh♡”

Voices pile up one after another from deep in the woods.

The leaves rustle, and the entire World Tree pulses wildly.

This is bad.

The reaction is bigger than I expected.

I quickly ease up on the pressure.

The trunk of the World Tree twitches hard.

“…That spot is sensitive.”

Nel mutters softly.

Hey, watch how you say that…

But yeah, the second I pressed it, every elf reacted, so she’s probably right.

I carefully shift my hands.

I press around the hard lump, gently loosening it little by little.

Then.

Splurt, splurt—.

More pale green droplets overflow from the center of the World Tree.

“Hyauh♡”

Riesfina shakes her thighs and lets out a small breath.
Elfina stares at me with wet eyes.

“Leon…♡ My body feels somehow lighter…♡”

“M-Me too…♡”

Kanaria nods while breathing heavily.

Looks like the symptoms are actually getting better.

Good.

If I keep washing it away like this—.

That’s what I was thinking when it happened.

Thump!

The World Tree pulses harder than ever.

“!?”

At the same time, the lump inside the trunk twitches hard.

The next moment.

Bshuuuuuuuh!!!!!!

A huge amount of droplets burst out from the center of the World Tree.

“Whoa!?”

It hits me right in the face.

And it’s hot.

This isn’t normal water.

It feels thick with the World Tree’s magic itself.

“““Aaaaaah♡”””

Right then, sweet voices ring out from all the elves in the forest at once.

Some slump to the ground.

Some cling to trees.

Some shake with tears in their eyes.

It’s a total disaster.

“…Did I overdo it?”

“…Just a little.”

When I ask, Nel gives me a slightly stunned look.

“…A lot came out.”

“I can see that…”

The base of the World Tree is completely soaked with pale green droplets.

But.

The sweet voices from deeper in the forest still haven’t fully calmed down.

“Ah…♡”

“Nhu…♡”

Elfina and Kanaria are both breathing hotly.

Riesfina’s legs have completely given out.

“L-Leon…♡ That was… a bit too strong…♡”

“S-Sorry…”

Still, the symptoms are clearly lighter than before.

The droplets falling from the World Tree have almost stopped too.

Just a little more.

I turn back to the World Tree.

The center of the trunk still holds a faint heat.
But it’s not the wild pulsing from earlier.

It’s starting to settle down.

“…Just a bit more.”

Nel tugs on my finger.

“If you do it gently, it should calm down.”

“Gently…”

Until now I had only been thinking about pushing out the built-up droplets.

But.

If I want to calm the World Tree itself, just forcing it out might not be enough.

I take a deep breath and gently place my hands on the trunk.

This time I don’t rub it.

I slowly stroke it like I’m cradling it.

Then.

Thump.

The World Tree pulses softly.

“…Ah.”

Nel’s eyes go wide.

I can feel the heat deep inside slowly fading away.
Like it’s calming excited breathing.

I keep touching the World Tree in a steady rhythm.

Then.

The rustling branches and leaves slowly grow quiet.

The droplets that had been falling stop.

The sweet air filling the forest starts to fade away.

“…It’s settling down.”

Elfina mutters quietly.

Kanaria sits down on the spot like she’s relieved.

“W-We’re saved…”

Riesfina presses a hand to her chest and lets out a relieved breath.

Nel looks up at the World Tree and smiles softly.

“…It looks happy.”

“Huh?”

“I was in pain for so long.”

Her voice sounds calmer than ever before.

The center of the World Tree pulses quietly now.

No more wild outbursts like before.

Looks like the treatment is really over.

Now I can finally go home.

That’s what I thought when—

“Leon! …It’s dangerous…!”

Before I know it, someone grabs me and I’m flying up into the sky.