I Got a Cheat and Moved to Another World, so I Want to Live as I Like

ffuses into the sky and eventually descends to the entire surface of the earth.
While absorbing various attributes from the ground and the surface of the water, the magic piled up slowly sinks into the depths of the earth.
Then, after a long number of years, it is said to be radiated from the world tree again as pure magical power.

『Limit the number of world trees that can exist in the world to one』

It is the most important of the several roles of the Magi Karta.
As a result, the flow of magical power from the depths of the earth was limited to a single line leading to the Spirit Forest.
However, on this day, a great change came to the earth’s veins.

『The birth of a new magic power supply line』

The flow of magic suddenly branched out, and several of them reached the surface of the earth.
No one knows why.
The only thing that is certain is that the amount of magic power reaching downstream was reduced because it branched off upstream.
Fortunately, the Spirit Forest was equipped with the power to store magic power.
Thanks to this, the effect was slow and mild.

***

The stage moves from the royal capital to the northern city of the empire.
The time has advanced to the afternoon of the next day.
Outside the city walls surrounding the northern city, many tents were set up, surrounded by Knights sitting on one knee.
The reason why there were so many people camped out in the tents was because the elven Knights had burned down part of the city.

「I came with a report sir」

A tent with roses painted on a black background.
In the middle of it, a short but thick-bodied pilot saluted.
A large man in his prime with short white hair nodded hawkishly and urged him to continue.

「The interrogation of the elf pilot is over.
But there is no new information」

The two elf pilots they had captured in the previous night battle.
Both were men, so they had been subjected to a wickedness to the defeated in the name of interrogation by the Rose Knights.
Count Rosehip nodded quietly, though he slightly frowned.
As was the case in Landbarn, it seems that elves are subjected to magical measures to prevent them from divulging any confidential information.
Unfortunately, it can’t be removed by the magic of the human race.

「You may do whatever you like with them.
But don’t break them, because there might be a prisoner exchange」

The Rose Knights’ pilot clicks his heels and replies sharply.
However, he does not leave the tent, but remains in his posture and asks a question.

「Commander, are you sure you don’t want to try them out?」

The man with short white hair shook his head while stroking his beard.

「I don’t really like those thin and slender guys.
And I don’t want to do it with guys who doesn’t have much experience either」

In spite of his appearance, Count Rosehip prefers to have fun with people rather than make them submit to him.
The only reason he let the elves penetrate him in Landbarn was because he was curious.
If it wasn’t for that reason, he wouldn’t have even bothered with a skinny, hairless elf.
The pilot dared to ask the question knowing his boss’ range while smirking.

「But, boss, the guy who burned down the city has a lot of experience」

As a result of doing it with him, he discovered that he was also a lover of roses.
This form of love, which is purer because it does not involve reproduction, seems to exist even among the elves.
The pilot continued to speak to his boss, who looked up at him with interest.

「After he was able to overcome our attacks with a leeway, he said, 『Don’t you think you can make me talk with poor thing’s of the human race!』.
Can’t you please do something about it?」

The boss who listened to him reacted exactly as the pilot expected.
He inhaled deeply, puffed out his chest, and rasped his neck, shoulders, and fingers.

「He got some nerve, challenging the Rose Knights.
Let’s give him a lesson」

With an expression full of spirit, he ordered the pilot to lead the way.
His subordinate was the first to leave the tent, even though he was the one who was looking forward to it.