Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 173 A request

Inside the wooden house, a dim light flickered from an oil lamp by the window.

Poro realized that this oil lamp was the light that he and Lake had seen in the forest before.

At the same time, Poro also realized that the lamp was not burning oil, but magic.

"There's not much food left at home. They're just ordinary plants created by magic, but they'll die soon too."

As the gray-haired girl, Xiao Yida, spoke, she carefully placed the flower pot in her hand on the table.

Then he took out a stool from the corner and placed it in front of Lake. Then he looked at Poro and thought for a while, then turned around and got the second one.

"You should have... eaten, right?"

Seeing Lake and Poro nod, little Yida gave up the idea of ​​getting something edible, picked up the flowerpot on the table and continued to hold it in his arms.

Lake looked at the furnishings in the room.

This wooden house does not look like a place where one person lives. Many of the displays and details show that little Yida once lived with many people.

But now, she is alone.

"Ma'am, I'm sorry, we don't mean to disturb your life, but I really want your help."

Lake said again with apology, she knew that the girl in front of her was probably older than herself. After all, most of the time, the level of magic was always closely related to age.

"You are a powerful master of forest magic. You should know how to use the Heart of the Forest to resurrect a..."

"Yes, I do know that, but the situation now is somewhat different from before."

But little Yida shook her head and just looked quietly at the bright red flower that looked a little withered in the flowerpot in her hand.

And in the surprised eyes of Lake and Poro, the flower actually moved without wind.

Like dancing gently.

A demonic light flashed in Poro's eyes, and he discovered that this flower was different from those puppet dead trees in the forest. It seemed to truly possess a demonic vitality.

To be more precise, this flower, this life form, is more like the monster formed by the plants in the giant's garden.

only……

The life of this flower seems to be in an unstable state. The vitality within the flower seems to be about to burst out, but there is also a hint of death attached to it.

It wanted to dance, but if it did, the death energy would spread along with the vitality, killing the flower faster—

Right now, the only reason this flower is still alive.

It is this gray-haired girl who uses her magic to inject life into it all the time.

"I can't even save my own flowers and my own garden, how can I save your loved ones?"

Little Ida laughed at herself.

"What do you mean?"

A bad premonition emerged in Lake's heart.

"You've seen the dire state of this forest along the way, right?"

Little Yida held the flowers and looked out the window at the lifeless dead trees. Then she looked at Lake and Poro and asked,
"Do you know where those withered, dried, and dead plants come from? Why is there no grass growing where I, a forest witch, live?"

Little Ida turned her face back.

At this moment, Lake and the others noticed that a crystal tear flowed from the eyes of the gray-haired girl.

"You should have guessed it. It's all because of me."

She whispered, "This is a curse bestowed upon me by a dying world!"

"curse?"

When Lake heard this, she showed some doubt, "Can such a curse be broken?"

"Untie? No, of course not."

As Little Yida spoke, she looked at the withering flowers with a dazed expression, "I like flowers, and I like their dance even more. My magic gives them life, allowing them to break free from the constraints of the ground—"

Dance like life.

At that time, they and I could do many, many interesting things. I taught them various dances, such as waltz, ballet, jazz... Although they didn't learn it well, I was happy every day.

Although they will be very tired after dancing, after resting on the land for a while, they will be refreshed the next day.

Even if the flowers fade, more beautiful dance partners will grow out of the soil in the next spring."

Little Yida was laughing as she spoke, but when she got to this point, her expression became depressed again.

"Until one day, the world changed, just like it is now—"

As Little Yida spoke, she raised her hand and pointed to the dark windowsill, where stood a row of empty flower pots with cracked soil and only a few remnants of dead leaves.

Lake and Poro looked over and saw that under little Yida's magic, a plant in the flowerpot began to grow.

The plant grew taller and taller, it was a rose!
The rose plant grew buds, which then cracked open a little, revealing bright flowers. Its leaves swayed spontaneously like a human, as if it was stretching.

Later, its roots also emerged from the soil.

It looked at the few people timidly, stepped back slightly, waved again, lowered its flower disc, and wanted to look at its own body——

But in the next second, its entire body began to wither and dehydrate rapidly.

Falling to the ground, the few green leaves tried to struggle one last time, but then turned into a pile of withered yellow residue.

"It died without dancing or even feeling the beauty of this world."

Little Yida said this in a daze, picked up the dead rose and walked out of the house.

Poro and Lake followed closely behind and watched the gray-haired girl kneeling on the ground, digging a hole, burying the withered rose in it, and covering it with soil.

"This is an eternal winter day. Through my magic, I see the depths of this world, which is declining. Or rather, some of the rules that once existed have disappeared...

At that time, I watched helplessly as my entire forest slowly died, and all the plants that gained magical powers because of my magic died faster.

My garden, those colorful flowers that can dance.

One by one, they died in front of me."

As Little Yida spoke, she stuck a dry branch into the newly dug grave.

“That’s when I realized—

My magic has changed because the world has changed.

Originally, under my magic, these plants could dance freely and gain souls that could experience happiness.

All of this will consume their energy, but it doesn't matter. My magic will then give them more life after a night's rest.

But now, the world will no longer make such a 'wonderful' gift.

Every plant soul I created that yearned to dance would die the moment it took its first step. But not only that—this world began to rob the life force that my magic had once brought to it!

Lake and Poro were confused as they listened to the explanation of the girl in front of them.

Although they had been exposed to so many things, they still didn't have a particularly good understanding of some of the deeper aspects of this world. They listened carefully.

Although I don’t fully understand it yet, there is no doubt that these things will not be useless.

Little Yida's voice became increasingly sorrowful as she spoke word by word, "The world has changed. From a certain moment on, the balance between life and death has been lost.

The first people to realize this are naturally the top spellcasters.

We are looking for a way out, or…”

Little Ida paused, then glanced deeply at Lake and Poro. "Maybe it's for some other reasons. Anyway, including me, there are twelve witches in total, and we formed the Witch Tea Party."

Hearing this, Lake and Poro both took a deep breath.

They had already realized what the little Ida in front of them might say, and had also speculated about her relationship with the two witches, Gluttony and Green and Red.

Even Poro, because of the memory of [Spiral Beacon: Wise One], recalled some of the words she said when she killed the Magic Mirror Witch...

Are these witches all part of this organization called "Witch Tea Party"?!
"Twelve people, and you killed two..."

Little Yida hesitated for a moment, but continued, "You guys aren't going to kill me, are you?"

"Well, of course not, if you don't do those evil things."

Lake was stunned for a moment and waved her hands quickly.

Her other hand had just touched the hilt of the Star Killer Sword, and the hilt was emitting a slight chill.

The [Ring Return: Star Promise] that she had just obtained allowed Lake to confirm that the gray-haired girl in front of her had not killed, or directly killed, any innocent person.

"Oh, all right."

Little Yida blinked, but seemed relieved, and continued, "I also know that the others may have their own purposes.

But at least, in terms of our goal of changing all this, we are heading in the same direction.

but now……

Only two people died. Although it's a bit awkward, we can still go on with the next tea party."

Little Yida continued, her gaze fixed on the flowers before her, "If it were before, I could indeed help you, but now, I'm not sure."

Little Yida looked at the bag on Lake's chest, where the forest heart, which was emitting a green light, was located, with a complicated expression. She walked back to the cabin and sat on a chair in the corner.

"The world is falling, everything is failing, everything.

During the Witch Tea Party, that plan was blocked, and now, two people have died at your hands."

The gray-haired girl sighed softly, "I can't even protect my own beloved flowers, how can I save the ones you love?

Now, the world is dying.

The miracle of life has long been submerged in shadows, and no one can achieve it..."

The darkness continued, and from the corner came the last weak voice of little Yida:

"You go."

go……

Let’s go…

When Lake heard what little Yida said, her blue pupils trembled.

If you travel all the way from the forest, you will recall the rumors about the forest witch told by your grandmother, and the solution given by the magic mirror.

Cross several countries, experience countless life and death dangers, and defeat one enemy after another.

Standing in this withered forest...

But all he got was a sentence like "No one can do this...just leave now?"

Let’s go, now, where are we going?

At this moment, Lake was actually in a state of confusion. Her bright blue eyes trembled, and a stream of crystal tears slid down her cheek.

Poro sensed the mood of the girl beside him.

He placed his paw in Lake's trembling palm and looked towards the corner of the cabin where little Yida was holding the last flower. He asked:
"Really... no chance at all?"

After hearing this, little Yida glanced at the Poro out of the corner of her eye. She remembered that the spellcaster who had previously used the magic of the Gluttonous Witch and the Green and Red Witch was this wolf that looked ordinary but somewhat majestic.

“You also know some magic, but not in depth.

To achieve this with my magic, I must overcome the distortions of this world, but how is that possible?!
After the world begins to slide towards death, there will no longer be any plants that can move freely away from the soil, and they will not have any ability to pay the price of obtaining a soul!

Unless you have the ability to make plants survive the influence of my twisted magic!

Unless you have seen other flowers that have freedom and are not deprived of their lives by the world..."

After saying these words, little Ida fell silent.

In her mind, the wolf and the girl in front of her would definitely retreat when they saw the difficulty. Although they could kill the Scarlet Witch and the Gluttony Witch, being familiar with killing did not mean they were also proficient in creation.

But to her surprise, the girl in front of her who had just fallen into sorrow actually had a glimmer of hope in her eyes.

"What if we actually see other plant spirits that can move freely and haven't been deprived of their lives by the world?"

“It is indeed true.”

The golden bird above Lake's head also nodded in agreement.

In the Giant's Garden, the plant spirits created by the Giant King's magic and a little bit of Jesus' power were indeed able to move freely and did not die quickly.

The golden bird knew that before the Giant Garden disappeared, there were quite a few such plant monsters!
"Besides, we might actually have a way to keep your flowers alive despite the influence of your twisted magic."

A glimmer of light flashed deep in Poro's eyes.

He materialized a page of the book. This was the second page obtained from the giant's floating island, that is, the page obtained after closing the sky hole where the Fallen Paradise was located.

The picture above shows a group of children playing in a spring garden.

[Circular Return: Giant's Garden · Pure Spring]

All that is filthy, dead, withered, selfish, and dark... is driven away, leaving only the delicate and vibrant life, still wandering in the sunshine.

[Complete the unsealing ceremony and gain fairy tale power! ]

[Fairy Tale Power: When a plant receives pure and passionate love, its life will be in eternal spring!]

[Unsealing Ceremony: Protect that beautiful, vibrant garden and drive out desire]

[Description: The bright spring light has once again come to this beautiful garden. The ice and snow have melted, and the withered plants are now thriving under the spring breeze. They are sprouting new buds and blooming flowers——]

[Only the purest heart can make this beautiful scenery last forever]

"It suddenly occurred to me that I have a new magic that might be able to save your flower—"

Poro took a deep breath and looked at little Yida and the dying flower in her hand. "As long as your love for flowers is sincere enough..."

(End of this chapter)