The title "Hero" refers to a few select champions who saved humanity from demonic beasts in the distant past.
Notable examples include King Arthur of Britannia, who cleared the first S-Rank Gate, and Genghis Khan, who repelled the demonic beast horde that swept through Central Asia.
There are others, but in modern times, they are merely figures in children's fairy tales.
"Well, I'm sure you understand that accepting 'Hero' out of the blue is difficult, right?"
Even if I conceded and accepted that it was possible because it was another world, that wasn't the only strange thing.
"Besides, you're asking me to save the elves, but didn't you say that Pelleydiah was fine?"
It was as if the elven race itself was facing a great crisis.
I felt uneasy at the sight of the World Tree unable to readily answer my question stemming from that doubt.
"…That was a lie."
"Pardon?"
A bad feeling flashed through my mind.
"The elves are currently on the verge of extinction."
It was absurd, even ridiculous.
Why does my bad premonition never miss?
'Is this also my fate?'
To be honest, I didn't care whether a country that had imprisoned Iris here for 200 years collapsed or not.
In fact, it would be better if it did collapse.
But the moment I imagined Iris writhing in agony as she looked at her devastated homeland, what I had to do became clear.
"This will be faster than an explanation."
At the World Tree's gesture, something like a small water droplet appeared in the air.
"Memorial, an artifact that allows you to view stored memories."
The water droplet shone with golden light. Beyond it, numerous scenes were reflected.
The scenes changed constantly, as if they were a patchwork of multiple videos.
I carefully touched the droplet with my fingertip, and my vision was reversed.
Memories, not even knowing whose they were, flashed rapidly through my mind like a panorama.
'Is this the World Tree's memory…?'
Most of it was fragmentary information, but the amount of records was unusual.
The 200-year history of Pelleydiah, from the day Iris was imprisoned here until just a few days ago, pierced my brain.
"Ugh!"
The overwhelming amount of information inevitably overloaded the brain.
I was barely able to support myself due to the unusual headache and dizziness, but I was able to feel much more comfortable by forcibly cooling my brain by activating the mana circuit.
Still, just in case, I took out a vitality potion and drank it.
As I had a moment to catch my breath, I was able to organize the contents of the memories I had glimpsed through the Memorial, and only then was I able to understand the meaning of what the World Tree had said.
"…This is a mess."
At this rate, it was only a matter of time before Pelleydiah collapsed.
Even to me, who knew nothing about state affairs, Pelleydiah's situation was now the worst.
Over the past 200 years, the lives of the people had been endlessly devastated due to the relentless tax rates, the forced labor carried out at meaningless construction sites, and various corruption and problems throughout society.
To make matters worse, a week ago, a place called the Northern Empire declared war on Pelleydiah.
As far as I knew, Pelleydiah was a neutral country.
The powerful influence of the Goddess Church spread throughout the continent supported this, but whether the situation had changed in 200 years or not, there were almost no countries taking Pelleydiah's side.
Rather, the Northern Empire crushed even minor noises, claiming that it could no longer be considered a neutral country, using the support force it had sent to the Santala Kingdom from Pelleydiah 200 years ago as an excuse.
Moreover, it threatened to declare war on any country that sent support to Pelleydiah in this war.
Even I, who knew nothing about the international situation in this world, could glimpse the power of the Northern Empire from the rude attitude of the diplomat.
Pelleydiah, which had begun preparing for war with the Northern Empire, was creaking from the war preparation stage.
It couldn't be helped.
They were already worried about what to eat tomorrow, and now they were dragging away all the young men who could work for war preparations.
The country was in turmoil due to large and small-scale demonstrations.
The public sentiment was so shattered that there was no way the country could function properly. The security and the economy were all at their lowest point.
This was just from the fragmentary information I had obtained, so just imagining how much more miserable the reality would be made me frown.
Does Iris know about this?
"…The child doesn't know."
The World Tree avoided my gaze.
It was overprotective in a way, but I understood the sentiment.
Even I was relieved to hear that Iris didn't know about this.
Even if she did find out, it wasn't now.
The weight of helplessness she would feel in a situation where she was trapped in a prison and unable to do anything was beyond imagination.
The more I organized my thoughts, the more complicated it seemed.
Only heavy sighs escaped me.
"By the way, didn't you say that you couldn't know about the affairs of the surface because there was a problem with the path connected to the symbolic body?"
For that, the memory I saw contained the last 200 years of Pelleydiah's history in too much detail.
"…That's not my memory."
The World Tree's voice was rarely trembling faintly.
"It's the memory given to me by the child who was executed a while ago."
"Ah."
Only then did I realize that the World Tree's expression had not been good since earlier.
As someone who couldn't comfort others, it was best to remain silent.
"I still remember the birth of the child who was executed. She was a bright and cheerful child."
Numerous emotions were swirling beyond the shining eyes of the World Tree.
Grief and guilt, and many other emotions were mixed together.
There was a philosophical book that became a bestseller in the past on the topic of whether gods feel emotions.
The conclusion of the book was that gods do not feel emotions.
The reason was that if gods felt emotions and felt compassion for humanity, our lives would not be so miserable.
I, who had read the book, did not take the conclusion very seriously.
It wasn't like I wanted to read the book in the first place.
But if I went back to that time, I would want to leave this comment.
'Gods do feel emotions.'
I don't know about other gods, but at least the god in front of me was a humane god who could shed tears for her followers.
A god being humane.
It's a really ironic expression, but there's no way that a being that can be clearly understood is a god.
The World Tree, who seemed to have many thoughts, spent a long time with her eyes closed.
"I implore you to please save my children."
"How am I supposed to do that?"
I'm trapped in prison like Iris.
It would take at least a few more years to obtain the artifact in the deepest part.
No, maybe even a few years won't be enough.
"The gatekeeper on the 3rd floor of the underground dungeon has an artifact that can get you out of here."
"…Why are you telling me that now?"
If you had told me that earlier, I would have gone to the 3rd floor even if it meant pushing myself a little.
"I wasn't sure about you back then. Whether you were truly someone who would save the elves, or just a scoundrel who was toying with the pure heart of this child."
Ha, the scoundrel who's listening finds it absurd.
"If you really think so, it seems like you don't have an eye for people? I don't care what happens to the elves other than Iris."
"Well."
I felt something disturbing in the World Tree's gaze towards me.
"Are you confident that you can watch all the elves die and the child's tears without any emotion?"
I forgot that this damn tree could see through people's hearts.
"But you know that there's a limit to what I can do with my current skills, right?"
Of course, if I just spent the time, it would be possible to prevent the war with the Northern Empire and save Pelleydiah, which was ruined by Resillia.
Yes, if I just spent the time.
I wanted to get the method to shorten that time from the World Tree.
'It would be nice to get one more elixir like the one I ate earlier.'
Elixirs are definitely good.
I need to see how it works in practice to be sure, but it was certain that I wouldn't be able to beat myself now if I hadn't eaten the elixir.
Crackle-
I felt like I could handle the lightning element skillfully right now.
"What. I'm not going to ask for a favor with empty hands."
No sooner had she finished speaking than the World Tree suddenly approached me.
It was so close that I felt like I could feel her breath.
'…This is kind of strange.'
It's Iris, but it's not Iris.
Her kind and gentle eyes are endlessly cold and sharp.
"You seem to have already shared affection with the child."
"…Did you see?"
"There's no need to see. This child is my most strongly connected believer. I can know without seeing."
I felt a little embarrassed without realizing it, as if I had been caught sleeping with my wife by my mother-in-law.
"Unfortunately, as I lack the authority to intervene on the ground right now, there's no appropriate reward I can give you. I can't even give you the fruit you ate."
I honestly expected it, but I couldn't help but feel disappointed.
If I could just eat one more of the ones I ate just now, I felt like I could surpass my limits with the elixir.
"Instead."
The distance, which was already close, became even closer with the World Tree's surprise step.
Our skin touched, and we felt each other's body temperature.
Before I could even be surprised by the change, the World Tree's secretive hand touched my thigh.
"I can do something that men would like."
On the World Tree's face, a faint smile bloomed that I had never seen before.
"For reference, the child is asleep inside, so she doesn't know anything and can't see anything."
I couldn't resist that smile.
***
When I nodded, the World Tree knelt down in front of me.
She then took off my pants with a bold hand, and poked my half-standing penis with her finger.
"Hmm."
It felt like I was being appraised.
This was the first time I had reacted like this, and I didn't know how to react.
"I thought you had a disease, but it doesn't seem like that's the case."
The World Tree, who said something that would be a big deal if someone else heard it, looked at my penis this way and that way.
She touched the glans with her finger, and gently tickled my balls.
What can I say, it wasn't so much foreplay, but a strong feeling of just observing, but when I thought that the other person was a god, my penis became stiff just from that much touch.
"…The genitals of a human man shouldn't be this big."
The World Tree looked slightly surprised at the sight of my enlarged penis, but then returned to her usual expressionless face and suddenly bit my penis.
"Chwup, chwup."
It was not enough to just put the glans in her mouth and suck and lick it, but I felt like I was going crazy because of the eyes that looked up at me expressionlessly.
It's Iris's face, but the atmosphere is completely different.
The thought that there was a god inside, and that the god was personally sucking my penis, made me want to ejaculate on her expressionless face right away.
But even if I had premature ejaculation, it wasn't easy to ejaculate with just the glans.
As if sensing my reaction, the World Tree began to swallow the shaft of my penis further and sway her head back and forth.
Just that alone was enough to make my waist tremble, but this crazy tree started to go one step further.
"Chwop, chwup, chwuup."
Thud thud thud-
I was spaced out by the unbelievable sight of simultaneously performing oral sex and handjob, and left my body to the onrushing pleasure.
Where on earth did the god learn that?
"Do you know that?"
Just when I felt like I was getting closer and closer to ejaculating, the World Tree suddenly spat out my penis.
The handjob continued without stopping, but I forcibly held back my ejaculation at the thought of wanting to ejaculate deep in her throat.
"Originally, elves and humans cannot get pregnant. But if you save the elves, I will give you the power to make elves pregnant with my power."
It was a tempting offer that even a runaway daughter-in-law would come back to.
"Th, that sounds good."
Whether she liked my answer or not, the World Tree put my penis back in her mouth and sucked it passionately.
The more she sucked, the more skillful she became, and a pleasure like my balls were shrinking rushed in.
Along with that, the speed of the handjob became faster and faster, and I couldn't hold back my ejaculation any longer.
"Keueup?!"
Without even realizing it, I grabbed the World Tree's head and pushed my penis in.
The penis, which barely fit into Iris's vagina, disappeared all the way to the root.
The World Tree's throat was incredibly tight and hot.
Squeak squeak squeak♡
If it was Iris, she wouldn't have done such rough play.
But when I thought that the other person was a god, I became rough without even realizing it.
Blasphemy.
What a thrilling word.
Tsgeuk tsgeuk tsgeuk♡
After a few reciprocating motions, I pushed my penis as far as I could into her throat and unleashed my ejaculation.
Byureuk?! Byureureureut!! Byureureureureu!!
Even though the ejaculation lasted for nearly 30 seconds, the World Tree did not push me away.
Only then did I realize why Iris called the World Tree "Mom."
I felt maternal love from the World Tree, who willingly accepted such rough play as an imaratio and a persistent and enormous amount of ejaculation that lasted for nearly 30 seconds.
Even after the ejaculation was over, I didn't take out my penis and enjoyed the afterglow.
When I slowly pulled out my waist, my penis was covered with scratches from her teeth.
"Are you satisfied, hic…?"
If I said that it looked like it was going to get bigger again because of the cute burp in the middle, would she suck it again?
"I'm sorry, but it seems like I don't have much time left, so that would be difficult."
It was a pity, but there was nothing more disastrous than Iris waking up suddenly in the middle of it.
"Now I want to hear your answer."
"Ah."
Even so, when I thought of Iris, it was a foregone conclusion that I would save Pelleydiah.
Plus, the goddess gave me a refreshing orgasm, and she's going to give me the power to impregnate Iris later, so there was no reason to refuse.
"If you're still worried, I'll make another offer."
The World Tree stroked her lower abdomen with a strange expression, or rather, Iris's lower abdomen.
It was the location of the uterus.
"If you want, I will also give birth to your child."
"…Actually, my childhood dream was to be a hero."