Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 161 Garden, Old Friend
"So, there was another person who brought the gem to you from the Kingdom of Boren before us?"

Lake looked at the colossus-like giant in front of him with curiosity, one hand still tightly holding the Star Killer Sword at his waist.

After actually facing the Giant King, she and Poro's own special abilities allowed them to completely ignore the Giant King's pressure.

"Yes, before him, I also gave the blessing to another person named the Chosen One of Giants. That person's name seemed to be..."

As he spoke, the Giant King tilted his head, as if he was carefully searching his memory, "Seven."

"So, the tragedy of the Kingdom of Boren was still caused by you?"

When Lake heard this, murderous intent appeared in her eyes again.

She thought of the Boren soldiers who were torn apart, trampled to death, and chewed by the giants, and asked angrily, "Just for a gem of yours, you have to kill so many people?!"

"Well, I need to explain this. I didn't do it myself. To be precise, I didn't ask my voters to do things like mass murder."

The Giant King shook his head, denying Lake's statement, but then said, "However, if you want to put this sin on me...it's okay, I accept it."

As if seeing the disbelief in Lake and Poro's eyes, the Giant King continued to explain,
“I don’t care what my voters do with my power. The contract I give them is exactly the same as the one I gave you in your dream.

They will receive the blessing of the Giants' chosen ones—

All you have to do for me is give me the gem within the time limit."

"The blessing of the Giant Chosen..."

The Poro muttered this word, raised his head, and looked at the Giant King, "What effect does it have?"

"It means possessing the power of a giant in a human body. You can also command ordinary giants through the unicorn horn. That's all."

As the Giant King spoke, the clouds in front of him picked up the golden harp in front of him and dropped it to the top floor of the castle.

The golden bird also chirped happily, then flapped its wings and landed on the harp.

After all that happened last night, the Giant King spoke again:
“So, whether my voters use their strength to save the world, kill people, or seize power and wealth…it is their own decision.

I gave them power only if they would bring the gem to me."

The Giant King's body began to stand up slowly. He looked at Lake. The cloth bag around Lake's waist contained the remaining two gems, but the Giant King did not snatch them away.

But the voice became a little deeper.

"As I said before, I know what those who receive my gems want, and I also know what it takes to motivate the majority—

Nothing but strength, longevity, wealth and power."

"So, you knew what those people would do after receiving the power, yet you still gave them the blessing of the Giants' chosen people?"

There was still a hint of complexity in Lake's eyes.

There is no doubt that judging from the words of the Giant King, what he did to humans was absolutely inhumane.

But there seemed to be some higher reason hidden behind his words.

For this unknown reason, the Giant King's killing of humans does not seem to be pure malice like Chaos.

"So, why are you doing this? What does this gem represent? And are those angels related to heaven?"

The Giant King looked at Lake's Star-Slaying Sword, which was half unsheathed, but did not immediately explain. Instead, he continued with what he had just said:

“Yes, the reason why I do these things is that even if those people are not dead, they will die sooner or later, just like this paradise, it will soon be the turn of the human world.

Here I am, above the clouds, and I have the first glimpse of that near future."

The Giant King took a step forward and walked towards the steps of the castle. With every step, the stone castle vibrated slightly, and the clouds followed his figure and flew away.

Lake and Poro felt the clouds around them, as if surging, pushing them to follow the Giant King.

"The reason I know humans' weaknesses is because I was originally a greedy, selfish, and cruel fellow. Aside from my intelligence, I was no different from those ordinary giants. I was defeated by the Star-Slaying Sword and reached the top of the clouds.

I met a friend who was a human being, but not just any human being. He was a tiny little guy then... and he taught me a lot."

The Giant King spoke as if he was recalling something.

Lake and Poro were surprised to hear that the Giant King's thunderous voice was no longer as cold and ruthless as a god, but had a hint of "humanity" and a certain melancholy.

"Where is your friend?"

"Don't worry, I'll take you to see him."

The Giant King said this as he walked through several spacious but empty rooms, the back door of the castle... or rather, the U-shaped castle, and a miniature garden in the center.

Although it is called "mini", it is only because the plants in this garden are the same size as the plants on the ground.

"Your friend? Lives here too?"

"Of course, he's homeless, so he's staying with me."

At this point, the Giant King's tone seemed to be laughing, "It's just that...my friend is dead.

He once invited me to his home. Do you know where his home is?

Lake and Poro were stunned and hesitated for a moment, but there was no clue to get the answer. "Where is it?"

"Heaven."

The Giant King spoke, “That is Heaven, the corrupted hole in the clouds that you just saw, the place where the answers you seek will first fall before everything collapses.

I rejected this old friend's invitation, but now, his hometown is pressing on me -

Hey, isn't this dramatic?"

But at this time, neither Lake nor Poro agreed with the Giant King's joking idea. The things about heaven and the Giant King's "old friend" caught them off guard.

The King of Giants knows the secrets of heaven?

Who is the "old friend" who invited the Giant King to heaven?

"Well, you should have seen those eyeballs that came out of the ruins of Paradise, right?"

The Giant King led the two of them through the trees in the garden and walked towards the center. His steps became smaller, and under the cover of the clouds, they were even lighter to the point that even the ground no longer vibrated.

Poro was surprised to find that the grass where the Giant King stepped on did not sink deeply.

He was consciously minimizing the damage he was causing to his "mini" garden.

"Hey, those eyeballs, maybe they are all looking for my old friend."

The Giant King finally stopped.

Lake and Poro also looked with wide eyes——

In front, under a green tree full of pink flowers, stood a small raised mound, also covered with velvety green grass.

On top of the grave mound, there was a tombstone made of two simple branches nailed together.

The vertical branches are longer, while the horizontal ones are shorter.

It was a cross.

"When he was alive, he seemed quite popular among you humans. Um, his name..."

The giant king was silent for a moment, then said, "Call Jesus."

(End of this chapter)