The days continued to pass ever since I had killed the stalk... I've been going by the sapling with the gold leaf constantly everyday watching it grow. Is the stalk really still alive or is this plant just a entirely new existence? It has been growing steadily and reached only two feet even though eight days had passed since it was planted. All the plants on the edge of my domain were fully grown too; also the flowers that shot their petals at me re-grew. There was a green flower that had 10 flat straight petals that curved sharply at the end, a red flower which had six perfectly equal triangles as petals which at night closed upwards and formed a pyramid. There were seven other flowers which had the exact same shape, but came in different colors which were red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. I couldn't tell what color the indigo and violet were at first, but when I thought of the first few colors, I was able to guess it. They had five petals with a round end all having a white tint close to the bud.

Every plant on the edge of my domain were automatically reproducing so I never had stopped growing, this was the same with the plants the elves had placed around me. Only one difference with those two were that the elves had either moved the plant, took it for their own personal use, or burned for a fire. It felt as if this place was going to become infested in flowers and bushes so I thought of stopping the reproduction of flowers on top of the hill during the fourth day. On the fifth day, there were no signs of new plants growing around me so I was able to confirm it was able to work. The elves seemed oddly relieved when they made their daily venture to the plants and saw there were no new saplings, their work was mostly made up of moving the plants the past few days...

Earlier I said I hadn't stopped growing since that day, now I was 150 feet tall. I have four large branches with around two small branches extending off each one. There were small vines hanging on the branches, it was a smooth dark green color with occasional bumps along them. The leaves... were finally too hard for me to count. They were large at around one foot tall and five inches wide. It had a flawless green color while you could clearly see the veins. The shape was like a typical leaf you'd draw where there were no rough edges and it had arc out then curve in making a sharp tip.

To the present time of the day 38, I was watching the elves perform their daily rituals. Stanford as usual was at the front; behind him were my body, and the countless flowers that bloomed around me. I officially remembered everyone... never knew I would also be bad with names this time around too. Anyways, Stanford now spoke out loud to the crowd.

"Many days passed ever since the divine tree defeated the malicious one...! The divine guardian had descended upon me in the middle of the night delivering the detailed events of that day!"

As the elves were used to this, they let the information sink within their heads first... Barbra... why do you always go there at night? I asked that same question to her and she told me it was a hobby by now. Stanford continued his message...

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"The sky boulders that rained down that day was a carriage device holding the malicious one... yet we were all wrong! The malicious one was the divine tree's friend that had gone mad! The true identity of it was the world stalk!"

... Whispering spreads around, it looks like they were shocked. Strangely their faces were that of guilt. Disregarding them, Stanford carried on...

"The divine guardian says the divine tree is now in pain from vanquishing its friend... however, I was told how to heal the divine tree's wound!"

...... Barbra... what's the reason you are telling them all this! I stopped listening to the words Stanford is saying and immediately contact Barbra.

◄Barbra!►

......... She won't answer. My view is turned towards my body and I yelled out once again using more force.

◄Barbra!►

I kept calling her yet she didn't answer, as I was about to force her out, I saw movements below me in the field of plants. The elves were picking plenty of the three types of flowers, looking further down; some had gotten buckets of water they drew from the lake. They walked past the encirclement of trees then went down the hill. This must be Barbra's doing! Looking as the elves went down the hill carrying the buckets of water and flowers they picked, I followed them. Reaching the hills decline a minute after the elves went down, I saw them around the sapling with a golden leaf which was on the flat land next to the hill. One by one, they placed flowers around it and poured water on top of the soil surrounding the sapling. I was able to get close enough to hear what Stanford was saying...

"Let us honor the world stalk! This is all we can do to help our savior... Hope within our hearts that the divine tree will overcome its own trial! We will not stand by helpless when the divine tree is hurt nor will the divine tree abandon us when we are in trouble!"

Saying that... all of them got on their knees without bowing and closed their eyes. The sapling with the golden leaf was surrounded with the flowers, there was arrangement of red, white, and yellow... why have I let it come to this... They are worrying about me now, a senior who shouldn't let them worry... Thinking that, I head a voice.

[Master, they are all worried, you shouldn't let them be.]

The culprit who told them everything... my anger from before is already gone though. I respond slowly...

◄...Barbra... why did you do this...?►

[It was too obvious master with your plain responses... master seemed too uninterested. I didn't notice earlier on... but you felt different. I was worried too you know...]

... I just let the past interfere with my present huh... even I hadn't noticed myself. I've only spent a few weeks with Barbra, yet she was worried about me. 

◄Why do you... worry about me when we've only spent a few weeks together...?►

[A few weeks? Haven't I told you I'm the spirit of the tree fom your previous life? I've spent all my life with you... beginning to end.]

I see... I thought there was no more meaning to what happened in my previous life. I had thought Barbra was an entirely new existence, but she was still the tree I've cared for, the tree I have... died with. It only felt like a few weeks to me, but to her it was years. My mind feels much clearer; I feel much better. I speak to Barbra...

◄Thank you Barbra...►

[It's only natural master.]

◄If only you were this way more often.►

[No way! It’s too depressing.]

◄What if I took your magic allowance away?►

[Oh... uh... master... ble~~eh.]

◄You don't need to try, I wasn't serious.►

I also thought it was depressing looking back. That was a trap I almost fell into, good thing I have Barbra and the elves here. Looking at the sapling, I could almost see the leaf giving off a golden glow that I didn't see before. I guess I'm back.