The Sacred Tree Dungeon of today was no longer as prosperous as it had once been, but it had regained some vitality. All kinds of Monsters could be seen on every floor.
But the greatest change was still the nearly ubiquitous Fungal Carpet, along with the occasional Puji figures visible in the forest.
At the lowest level of the Sacred Tree Dungeon, a Puji controlled by [Familiar Control] emerged from the Fungal Carpet.
The Pale Pilgrimages serving as guards ignored the Puji, allowing it to head straight toward the Sacred Tree Sapling at the bottom of the Spiral.
A Puji Tentacle coiled around the tip of the Sapling. The instant it made contact, Linden deciphered the Magic Array upon it.
Linden knew that if he spent some time on it, he could open the door himself and travel to the Abyss Space below.
The so-called "door" was essentially just a teleportation magic array. It was relatively advanced, but it still fell within the realm of magic and could naturally be analyzed by [Ultimate Magic Guidance].
However, Linden did not do so. Instead, he waited where he was.
Sure enough, before long, this place's owner took the Puji inside himself.
The familiar Abyss Space, and not far from the Puji, that familiar "Tumbleweed."
But unlike back then, Linden no longer needed to address him as sir.
"What are you doing here?" the Sacred Tree spoke first, a trace of wariness in his voice.
"I came to share the victory with you, my Lord Sacred Tree~"
The Puji enthusiastically extended its tentacles, only for the writhing mass of branches to evade them.
"I need no victory. Besides—the Demon King and Link aren't dead yet. What victory is there to speak of?"
"The overall situation has been decided. They are already like homeless