Lord of the Truth



"Who exactly are you and what are you doing in our world? Why are you attacking my domination circle? And if the land is all you want, haven't you had enough? What are you still pushing for?!" At Robin's request to speak frankly, the Tree Father wasted no time

"You already know the answers to your questions, aren't you? I'm well aware that you can spy on any region in your domination circle, you should have heard enough from my soldiers, The fact that you knew I was the Emperor, knew my whereabouts, and came directly to me is sufficient proof of this, so there is no need to answer what you already know. But let's talk more about the important part, the issue of land. You tell me, Mr. Tree, who might get enough of more lands?" Robin shook his head and smiled

"Even greed must have limits! Stop attacking my domination circle and I will forget the past, there is no need for the situation to develop further, it will not be in the interest of either of us." Tree Father Hoffenheim got straight into the matter

"Huh~ Honestly, I expected this discussion to take place about a year or two ago, your patience is really commendable…" Robin leaned his back on the chair and slowly clapped, "But tell me why should I do such a thing? Even though I don't keep up with what's going on outside, I'm well aware of my army's strength, you must be cornered now, why should I stop and listen when I'm victorious?"

Tree Father Hoffenheim did not hesitate, "You can take 20% of the lands you already conquered to establish your foothold in our world, and with it promise me that your tribe will not be attacked for fifty years."

"Interesting…" Robin nodded several times, "And…?"

"What do you mean by *And*? 20% of the lands you control can hold a few human tribes, that's a huge piece of land! That's plus the Fifty years of peace in which you can lay a strong foundation for your clan in our world, what more do you want?"

Robin still completely ignored Tree Father Hoffenheim's indications that he came from another world, "Why settle for 20% when I can take everything? Why take your promise not to attack for fifty years seriously when you obviously need 500-plus years to heal from your injuries? I thought you came to be serious, Hoffe, but it turns out you still treat me like a newborn... Being younger doesn't mean that I'm easily bullied hehe."

"And what if I need 500 years to heal? You think my soul strength is all I have, who do you think has been fighting your army for so long? You're not the only one who has an army!" Tree Father Hoffenheim was completely offended, "Secondly, this promise extends to the rest of the Tree Fathers as well, I will force them not to attack you for fifty years, you will have absolute peace!"

"Of course, your soul force is a huge factor... First, if your soul force were still the same, you would control the network of the cloned primal souls and make the war dozens of times more difficult than it is. Secondly, with your current soul strength, the cloning process will be very slow or non-existent, which means that the production of new buds has almost stopped, Those who die among your army will be lost for the incoming 500 with no way to replenish them!... Yes, I know about the cloning process, Why are you looking at me like that? Haha, it wasn't hard to figure out." 

Robin laughed loudly and banged on his desk, "leaving that aside, a promise of peace from the Tree Fathers? What does that amount to?  You know I've sent only one legion to Tree Father Descartes, you dare say he's not suffering now? Humph, A promise of peace you say... I really don't know where you come from with such arrogance, or is that longevity messed with your sanity? And why haven't the rest of the Bastards from number two to seven come to ask my forgiveness yet?!"

"YOU!!!" The embodiment of Tree Father Hoffenheim flared up with anger.

*Bastards from number two to seven* he was clearly speaking about the other Tree Fathers, doesn't this mean that he is the number one bastard? When was the last time he faced such abuse? Maybe when it was a little bush shaken by the wind 500,000 years ago?!

".....Sigh~"

Unexpectedly, The Tree Father didn't react angrily again or raise his voice, he just took a few seconds to calm himself and then came back to stand firmly like a stake after giving a long sigh.

But things did not end there, when Robin straightened up to praise his self-control, he found the tree father looking at him from above and speaking in a very calm voice, "I tried my best and no one will blame me for using the Wizards now, farewell."

"Huh? Won't you ask me to say my peace offer?" Robin stood up and asked in shock

Isn't the logical sequence of the conversation now for the Tree Father to as: *So what do you want to stop the war*? Then Robin would have given him a long, wide list of demands which included things like giving him all the secrets they knew or teaching him the Primal Soul cloning or even the Budding Technique!

*VEeEeR*

"No, I am the one who gives offers here and I am the one who takes them away. This is my land and this is my sky. You intruder, you should have honored this opportunity and accepted it, but because you are a low-minded being who only knows how to look under his feet, you did not appreciate it properly." The embodiment of Tree Father Hoffenheim spoke as he was fading into the ground little by little, "Seven days... you have seven days to declare that you have accepted my offer, on the seventh day if I do not hear of your acceptance of my generous offer I will destroy your legions one after the other, and perhaps the rest of the human tribes too."

Saying the last word, Father Tree Hoffenheim's body has reverted to just ancient roots under the soil, leaving Robin in the tent alone with an absent-minded look trying to understand what just happened... 

He understands that he is an ancient being and everything, but how can a defeated person have this kind of pride no matter how strong he is or how long he lived? Does longer life increases one's wisdom or make him plain day stupid?!

And how can someone who wants to launch an attack inform the opponent of the date and place of launching it a week before? Robin has experienced Tree Father's attacks himself and knows that he is a veteran of leading armies with even very few blank-eyed buds, he's not the kind of fool to put himself in such a position... Is he that sure he'll win? If he had this ability from the beginning, why did he allow his lands to be invaded for four years?!

A full half-hour Robin spent staring at the spot in the ground where Tree Father Hoffenheim disappeared before he finally stood up and got out of his tent...