Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 152 Vines into the Clouds
"That boss seemed... easy to talk to, and he even gave me the buyer's map.

Why would those people under him do such a thing that confuses right and wrong?"

Unfolding the map in their hands, Lake and Poro got back on the carriage and drove towards the home of Jack, the buyer of the magic beans.

"Hey, that's not the guy to talk to."

When no one else was watching, the Poro spoke up, "He just knows who you are."

"know me?"

Lake was stunned for a moment, "But I haven't seen him?"

"But this doesn't conflict with him knowing you, right?"

Poro slowly explained, "That guy's sword is a craftsmanship of the Boren Kingdom. The moment he saw you, his emotions became unnatural for a moment."

Poro said the conclusion with a smile,
"So, that guy is treating you with such respect because you're the 'angel of salvation' of the Boren Kingdom. He wants to chop off my hand, give me money, and even provide me with information."

"Huh? Is that so?"

Lake was stunned, but after listening to Poro's description, she quickly realized why she had felt "unnatural" before.

"Really... Never mind, just let them go."

Lake sighed and picked up the map given to her by the town boss. On the map, Jack's house was marked with a circle by Lake.

It’s not far from where the two of them are now, and they will arrive soon.

"But why would a little boy trade a cow for some beans he had no idea what they were for?"

Lake couldn't help but talk to herself.

"I couldn't imagine anything until I saw that boy."

Poro shrugged. "I just hope he doesn't plant those magic beans now, and at least leave a few for us. After all, the instructions the magic mirror gave us are about the beans on the vine, not the vine itself."

"Those vines can actually grow so high... I remember you, Poro, told me a long time ago that there are vines in this world that can grow to the clouds overnight..."

"Oh, that time."

Poro thought about it and recalled that it was what he said to comfort the girl when Lake was sad because she could not resurrect the forest witch.

Now, he suddenly thought of the name "Jack" again.

"Lake, I thought of a fairy tale. Do you want to hear it?"

Poro thought for a moment and then asked.

"fairy tales?"

Lake's eyes lit up. "Is it about this magical vine?"

"Yeah, part of it is about that, with giants and stuff... It's called Jack and the Beanstalk."

As Poro spoke, he looked at a huge cloud not far away. After a moment's thought, he sorted out the plot of this story in his memory and continued:

"Once upon a time there was a boy named Jack who lived with his mother, Clara, and his cow, Mickle White. They were very poor, but they loved each other very much.

One day, Jack's mother came up to Jack and shouted, "Jack, I've used up the last of our flour and we have no more food.

You must bring Mick White to market for a good price..."

//Grimm's Fairy Tales: Jack and the Beanstalk. The picture is the original text, which is slightly different from what I read, but the difference is not big.

The overall story is about a smart, witty and courageous young hero Jack who is not afraid of powerful enemies, uses his intelligence to kill the giant, gains wealth and lives a happy life.

"...The giant chased after him, trying to climb down the vines to the ground, but Jack, who had already reached the ground, swung his axe and cut the bean sprouts, causing the giant to fall from mid-air and die with a bloody head.

After that, Jack lived a happy life with the golden harp and the goose that laid golden eggs. "

After Poro finished telling the story, Lake's aqua blue eyes still looked a little dazed. She associated some things with this story.

"So, this vine is likely to grow to the sky and connect to the giant's palace!?"

Lake looked at the sky in the distance. The sun did not show any brilliance. The weather at dusk seemed a little gloomy. She could only see a thick layer of dark clouds in the distant sky.

"And the protagonist's name is Jack, the same as the boy who bought the beans. Even the object used in the transaction—a cow—is exactly the same." Lake sighed, then winked at Poro, "Take it out, Poro."

"That's it! What if it's not this fairy tale?"

Poro curled his lips.

"So is that so?"

"Well, this time it's probably this fairy tale."

As he spoke, the Poro raised his claws and a golden page materialized.

On it, there is a painting of a castle in the clouds. In front of the castle, there stands a tall giant, and under the castle, a vine extends towards the clouds.

[Return of the Loop: Jack and the Beanstalk: Vines into the Clouds]

【Fairy Tale Power: Unknown】

[Unsealing Ceremony: Go through the vines, reach the clouds, enter the giant's castle, find the chicken that lays golden eggs, and the harp that can play by itself]

[Description: Emerald green vines pierce through the clouds. Looking through the snow-white mist, towards the shadow beneath the sun, there is a towering castle, majestically standing, and the sound of a piano is ethereal.]

"Well, from up there, it looks like there really are giants in the sky."

Poro shrugged, and Lake seemed to be thinking about something. She reached out and rummaged through the bag beside her, pulled out a notebook of the queen, quickly opened it, and found one of the pages.

On it, there is a historical record of the royal family of Boren.

And this historical record says...

The hero holding the star took a step forward, and the tall king took a step back.

[Finally, the tall king fled into the clouds, forever losing the ladder to return to the ground, and was trapped alone in the sky.]

[After that, there were no more giants, because of a conspiracy...]

"Is this giant in the clouds the same giant king who was banished to the clouds by the founder of the Boren nation?"

Lake and Poro looked at each other and continued to move forward.

The two had almost guessed the answer to this question after listening to the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk".

"Anyway, if Jack still doesn't have any magic beans, it would be even better if we could get a few..."

Lake shook her head and said.

"Well, in that case, we might be a step too late again."

And just then, Poro spoke.

At the same time, Lake also turned to the front of the carriage, her pupils suddenly constricted, and she saw a black line appear in the sky ahead!
Closer, it was a bunch of vines!
Not far away, at the edge of the forest, next to a wooden house, several thick vines broke through the cover of the trees and entwined with each other, without any support.

Just like that, it grows straight upwards, and at the end of the vine is the cloud layer above the head that covers the sky!
"The man from the market town just now said that Jack bought it yesterday?"

"Well, this vine is just like in a fairy tale. It really did—overnight!"

The carriage stopped, and Poro and Lake withdrew their gaze from the cloud-like vines.

Turning to the front, under the vines, there should be a small cabin where Jack and his mother lived. The door of the cabin was half-open and no human voice could be heard.

"Let's go inside and take a look first? Maybe there are some left?"

As Poro spoke, he sniffed. Although he hadn't opened the door yet, he could already smell a somewhat unusual smell - the smell of blood.

Lake walked forward and gently pushed open the door of the hut.

"Squeak-"

As the wooden door groaned.

In an instant, a stronger smell of blood surged out, and all that was visible was a bright red—

In the center was the body of a woman. Blood was gushing out from the fatal wound caused by a huge sharp weapon, and had already dyed the wooden floor a deep red!

(End of this chapter)