Dark watched her lay out the picnic equipment and reluctantly agreed to let her come along.
It was the Magic Spirits' first time entering such boundless wilderness, and after being cooped up in the residence for two whole days, they were naturally overjoyed.
Aurora, in truth, had rarely set foot in such an environment either, and found everything wonderfully novel.
There were countless magical beasts outside Free City, making it extremely dangerous. She was not permitted to leave the city.
But what she did not know was that the Duke's Mansion's back mountain was also very dangerous!
It was just that with Trina there, the "presence" she released was like a beast repellent, frightening every magical beast that tried to approach into scattering in all directions.
Only a few stupid beasts wandered in by mistake, and Trina casually slaughtered them all.
She even selected one or two that were edible...
By the time Dark arrived beneath the treehouse on the back mountain, it was already close to noon.
To his surprise, the wooden house in the tree was still there, and it was quite clean.
Trina smiled, a rare sight. "The old butler buried a treasure beneath the tree. He said that whenever you no longer wanted this treehouse, you should dig it up."
Then she waved at the Ju tree supporting the little wooden house. The motionless Ju tree suddenly began to move.
As its leaves rustled, the Ju tree extended a branch and patted Trina's hand like a puppy.
Dark went blank.
He asked, "Did this tree become magical afterward, or was it a magic tree from the start?"
The corner of Trina's lips curled up. "It was one from the start. It just wasn't as well-behaved back then."
"Fine, I knew it..."
Dark shook his head.
Only