Greatest Alchemist? Chapter 637

Fruit of the Flesh Tree

At the same time when the cherry blossom flowers began blooming in the Sanctuary and Valkyra Kingdom, in a ghost town in what was once the border territory of Sydnia which was in the middle of the continent, there was a tree with a bizarre flower.

Chomp, chomp

There was the sound of something chewing fruit in the abandoned church.

「Oh my, Lord Baal, you were in the middle of your meal?」

A sultry voice could be heard. If it wasn’t for her skin color, one would think a normal bewitching lady entered the abandoned church.

「Oh Gremory, were you scavenging for men again?」

The grey-skinned child named Baal looked exasperated.

Yes, that child…… the child of the Evil Spirit born from the Flesh Tree, Baal, had already grown to be around 8-10 years of age.

「Don’t cause too much of a scene. We still can’t afford to stand out right now.」
「I understand, Lord Baal. I do it properly and change towns. I make sure to keep it to ten people at every town.」

Hearing this, Baal shook his head.

「It depends on the size of the town. If consecutive suspicious deaths happen in a single town, people would be on full alert.」
「Oh my, I am not that foolish, Lord Baal. I make sure to spread out the days and transfer between places.」
「That’s not something to be say so confidently, you fool.」

Gremory puffed her well endowed chest announcing that she thought about it thoroughly, resounding throughout the hall.

「Ah, you’re back, Agares?」
「Yes, Lord Baal. Agares has just returned.」

The one who entered the abandoned church was Agares who appeared to be a typical old man with exception to his skin color.

「Gremory, until we have fully regained our strength, do not travel between towns and villages unnecessarily.」
「Now, now Agares, Gremory’s hunt for men is rooted in by her instincts. It wouldn’t be ideal if we are too conspicuous, but we can overlook it ever so slightly.」
「Hmm, if Lord Baal says so.」

Gremory nodded reluctantly when Baal said so.

「Oh what’s this, you finally thought to come back, seed sucker?」
「Who’s a seed sucker!?」

It was then that Buer, who appeared to be an intellectual civil official, had come back to the abandoned church.
Then as soon he saw Gremory, who hadn’t come back in a while, he mocked her.

「Our matters should not be reported to the surrounding nations. If we were to be reported, our surrounding countries would come for us simultaneously. Considering this, your actions are far too reckless.」
「Lord Baal and Agares scolded me for the same thing just now, I don’t want to hear it from you too.」
「Oh, Lord Baal. Please forgive me for my impertinent behavior.」

Buer made an exaggerated apology and bowed towards Baal.

「Kukuku, leave her be. Gremory will exercise restraint from now on.」

Baal said so to Buer, and chewed on the fruit he was holding.

「The growth of the fruits are well.」
「Yes, by the time the Great Tree withers, I should have grown to my complete form.」

Seeing the fruit Baal was chewing, Buer then glanced at the Flesh Tree.

The gigantic Flesh Tree continued to grow until Baal was born, but once he was, the Flesh Tree was steadily getting smaller.

According to Baal, by the time this Flesh Tree shrinks and withers, it would have fulfilled its role.

「The truth is, we can only eat five- maybe six at most.」
「It can’t be helped. Each time one of these fruits is produced, the Mother Tree grows smaller.」

The fruit produced by the Flesh Tree that Baal was eating was a bundle of solidified malice, miasma, and magic power.

If given to normal monsters, their bodies would likely explode.

Even for executives such as Agares and Buer, eating five or six was the limit, as eating more would cause them to burst, dying with not a single trace.

「By the way, how is the concealment barrier covering this town?」
「Agares and I strengthened the barrier, it shouldn’t be affected from the outside. Assuming they do approach the barrier, they would likely not perceive it.」
「Fumu, as expected of you, Buer.」
「Agares and I specialize in intellectual work, not physical labor.」
「He’s right, Milord. We are unlike that immoral woman and meathead.」
「You wrinkly old man, Agares! Who are you calling an immoral woman!?」
「I thought there was only one woman among the executives, am I wrong?」
「Agares!!」
「Enough! Agares, Gremory, cease your quarreling in front of me. Agares, watch your mouth.」
「「My apologies.」」

After scolding Agares and Gremory who began quarreling, Baal sighed.

「I prohibit any fighting amongst comrades.」
「「「Yes.」」」

Agares, Buer, and Gremory fell to their knees and groveled in apology.

A tiny portion of the continent had hidden itself from society, as though detached from the rest of the world.

When it appears again, disaster will strike the continent.

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