Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 191 The Princess of the Subjugated Country
Lake walked along the street. On both sides of the street, many soldiers wearing armor and holding weapons were ready for battle.

However, from the awkward way they held their weapons, it was clear that not all of them were well-trained professional soldiers.

Many of them, perhaps just a short time ago, were ordinary civilians, leading peaceful and comfortable lives, but now they were forced to take up arms due to the chaos of war. These soldiers stared at Lake eagerly, but surprisingly, they did not step forward to stop her.

Under guidance, Lake stepped into the hall of the city.

The guards at the door glanced at the Poro next to Lake, and a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes, but what was puzzling was that they did not stop the Poro from entering.

In the hall, Lake finally met the long-famous Bear Princess.

Behind the princess, a huge bear wearing iron armor sat quietly on the ground.

The aura emanating from the bear was not at all that fierce of a wild beast. For some reason, Poro caught a glimpse of a faint light of wisdom in its eyes.

The princess of the kingdom in front of him was wearing a neat battle dress, and her hair was a strange color of gold and silver, shining with a unique luster under the light and shadow of the hall.

"Are you... the messenger sent by those new conquerors?"

The princess narrowed her eyes slightly, her eyes full of inquiry. While motioning for Lake to sit down, she looked back and forth between Lake and the Poro beside her.

"Yes, I am. This is my partner, Poro."

Lake gracefully performed a standard court etiquette, then stretched out her hand, pointed at Poro and introduced him to the princess.

A hint of surprise appeared on the Bear Princess's face, but soon, she returned to her cold and hard expression.

"So, you're here to persuade me to surrender, right?"

There was a hint of disdain in her tone.

"Yes, King Goethe will definitely be a wise monarch. All Goethe people know this very well. He sincerely wants to save the people of this land from war and let them live a happy and stable life."

Lake hurriedly explained, her words sincere, "Moreover, those Weiser soldiers you detained were actually here to carry out King Goethe's disaster relief decree, not to provoke war.

As for your city and the people who follow you, the Goethe Kingdom will not interfere. You can lead them to restore their country... We are not enemies, we also hate those tyrannical invaders..."

Lake finished her prepared speech in an orderly manner. Although the Bear Princess did not interrupt her from beginning to end, it was obvious that these words did not achieve the desired effect.

As the bear princess listened to Lake's voice gradually fade away, she yawned without hesitation, her face showing a listless look:
"Is that all? I thought you could come up with something new, but it turns out to be no different from the previous messengers."

As Princess Bear spoke, Lake keenly detected many traces of court etiquette in her behavior, but her actions lacked the dignity and reserve that a princess should have, and instead were quite wild.

In comparison, Lake at this moment looks more like a princess.

Princess Bear casually played with a delicate little dagger in her hand, her expression gradually becoming gloomy:

"Do you know what happened to the messengers you sent earlier?"

She slowly licked the corner of her mouth, her lips soaked with saliva, red as blood, “I let them duel with my bear, and I kill the loser.

I also killed all of those people from the Weiser Kingdom, leaving no one behind. I didn't detain any of them. Are you satisfied with this answer?"

"You killed them?!"

Lake's pupils suddenly shrank, and her voice couldn't help but tremble. The moment she realized the meaning of the princess' words, her hand subconsciously grasped the hilt of the Star Killer Sword out of anger.

However, after a moment, the raging anger in her eyes quickly faded away, replaced by deep confusion and doubt.

From the Star Killing Sword's perception, this "Bear Princess" has never killed even an innocent person.

"You're lying? Why?"

"You think I'm lying? Oh, you have no idea how much I hate people like you—you all speak so righteously, I can't see any flaws.

You want me to believe in your kindness, nobility and mercy, and you want to blind my eyes?
Do you know how I left my homeland, my father, my mother, my brothers and sisters? They were all deceived by you hypocritical guys! "

Princess Bear sneered, revealing a slightly crazy look, "Back then, the envoy from the Sri Kingdom did the same thing, walking into the palace in a dignified manner and standing before my father.

His words are much more gorgeous than yours!

He said that his country was favored by God and that everything his country did was just and would help us resist the invasion of the Kingdom of Weser - my father believed it.

And the result, as you can see, is that I am the only one left, a princess of a fallen country.

Oh, the Sri people and the Weiser Kingdom are in cahoots with each other!"

"The Sri and the Kingdom of Weiser?"

Lake's expression froze, a hint of surprise flashing across her face, but she quickly recovered and argued eagerly, "But there really is no such thing in the Goethe Kingdom..."

But the Bear Princess didn't care. As she spoke, she put the dagger in her hand back into the scabbard, her tone cold and a little angry:
"It doesn't matter. My people trust me. They followed me to kill those overseers and the Weisers stationed there. I can't possibly betray them."

Princess Bear narrowed her eyes and said, "I can't tell whether what you say is true or not, so I won't. I only believe what I believe and do what I want to do.

In my eyes, all Weser soldiers are guilty. If your King Goethe is really a saint, then kill all Weser soldiers - they must pay the price for their killing!
If you don't, you're all the same hypocrites in my opinion!"

When Lake heard this, she opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.

The Bear Princess, along with other fallen people like her, their families and friends all died in the invasion of the Kingdom of Weser.

Under such circumstances, their hatred for the Kingdom of Weser was indeed deep-rooted.

“The Goths also hated these invaders, but many of the Weser soldiers were just following orders. They were also guilty, but they stopped invading after King Weser died.

Perhaps, they can redeem their sins in other ways..."

In any case, such a thing as killing tens of thousands of people is unimaginable for both the Happy Prince and Lake.

The Bear Princess looked at Lake, sneered, and shook her head:

"Do you know why I didn't have the guards take you down directly? You didn't look like a soldier, and... I thought you were different because you had a wild dog as a pet, like me?"

"Hey, I just told you, a Poro is a companion, a wolf, not—"

"What does that matter?"

The bear princess narrowed her eyes, revealing a look filled with murderous intent, "I'd like your wild dog to fight my bear. As long as they fight, I will agree to release those I've detained. How about it?
A pretty good deal, right?

But this time, Lake's anger was even more obvious. Even though the Star Killing Sword at her waist was half unsheathed, she took a deep breath and slowly retreated.
"I thought you might be a good person since you led those people to fight against the invasion, so I introduced Poro to you instead of letting you humiliate us like this!"

"Hmm? In that case, your mission has failed?"

"That's also——"

Just as Lake was thinking, Poro raised his paw, patted her hand, and said:
"Thank you, but...it's okay."

Poro raised the corners of his mouth, revealing his white teeth, and an inexplicable light flashed in his eyes. "It's not difficult, Lake, it's just a bear. If the princess wants to see it, then let her see it!"

Seeing this scene, a hint of surprise flashed across the bear princess's face.

"Huh? Can you... speak?" But she still suppressed the words and waved her hand. Behind her, the tall bear man stood up. The armor all over his body made his figure look even more terrifying.

There were even traces of blood in the gaps of its armor.

It's like a killing weapon made of flesh, blood, gold and iron!
Compared to it, Poro's figure appears extremely petite.

"Remember what you said, Princess."

This time, Poro spoke directly, with a hint of red light flashing in his eyes as he looked at the bear princess. At the same time, he slowly walked towards the shadowy giant bear.

The next moment, the giant bear roared, and the huge sound made the air in the whole room buzz.

The giant bear's steps made a loud bang on the ground, and its huge palm was like a dark cloud covering the sky, pressing down towards the Poro!

The Poro below seemed to be frightened and didn't even have time to dodge.

Anyone who saw this would think that the wolf would turn into a pool of meat paste in the next moment!
But the next moment, it was the huge bear that flew backwards—

The breastplate in front of its body was shattered, revealing several long and narrow scratches, and even exposing the bloody wound inside!

The Poro's figure blurred instantly. As the giant bear's body fell to the ground, he was already standing on the giant bear. His pupils, flashing scarlet light, turned around and stared at the other side. The bear princess, who had just reacted, grinned again, revealing her white teeth:

"Do you like watching beast fights? Princess, have you ever thought that your bear isn't invincible? Now, you might lose it."

As he spoke, the Poro opened his mouth and was about to bite the giant bear's throat -

"and many more!"

Seeing this scene, Princess Bear's calm expression disappeared completely. She was in a panic and drew the long sword at her waist, ready to rush towards Poro.

But she had just stood up and had not taken two steps when Lake, who was several meters away from her, appeared beside her like a ghost.

Without even using a weapon, Lake simply reached out and twisted it gently.

"Dang Cang——"

The bear princess's sword fell to the ground.

"Why are you—wait, wait, I surrender, I didn't mean it, I agree to all your requests, please—"

The bear princess struggled, but under Lake's control, her well-honed martial arts skills seemed extremely weak. She actually begged like an ordinary girl, "Don't kill my bear."

Seeing this scene, Lake and Poro were stunned.

This effect is a little... too good?

He was clearly the one being forced to fight back, so why does it seem like he's bullying the little girl now?
"You agree to everything? You won't regret it, right?"

The Poro thought for a moment, loosened his grip on the giant bear's throat, and the red light in his eyes gradually faded.

Although [Circular Return: Red Shoes·Dance of Liberation] is not intended to enhance strength, it is still easy for Poro to suppress an armored bear in a short period of time due to its effect.

The Poro stepped back and looked at the giant bear in front of him.

Although the bear struggled at first, when it retreated, its human eyes did not reveal much resentment or animal savagery. It just slowly stood up and retreated again.

On the other side, Lake also released her grip on the bear princess.

"I'm sorry, I... I was wrong, but I didn't mean to kill your wolf. I just wanted to scare you. My bear won't kill..."

The bear princess stammered, her cheeks flushed, she lowered her head, and her expression became a little embarrassed.

She didn't expect that her side would be the overwhelmed side, and neither she nor the bear had any possibility of resistance.

In this situation, all her explanations became as pale and powerless as a joke.

"I did that just to test you. Also, I didn't harm those people you sent and detained before..."

"Why are you doing this?"

Lake blinked and asked with some confusion.

"I just want to know, what you said at the beginning - this wolf, uh, Mr. Poro, is your companion, is it true or not?"

The bear princess whispered stiffly, like a child who had made a mistake. "After all, friends and pets always react differently when they're hurt. But I didn't expect that I'd be the one making a fool of myself..."

"So, you and your bear should also be in a 'partner' relationship, right?"

"Yes, now, he is my only relative, much closer than blood relationship."

The Bear Princess looked at the scratches on the giant bear's chest, her eyes filled with heartache. "When I was very young, I ran away from the palace to play and got lost in the forest. My bear saved me and gave me food so I didn't starve to death.

I wanted to take him to the palace to live a good life, but my father locked him up in a prison-like room and forbade me to take him around the palace.

As a princess, I have many suitors who come from all over the world, hoping to make a marriage contract with me. Among them are knights, dukes, and princes...

But I understand that they are only interested in my appearance and identity.

I told them I would marry them if they could beat my bear with their bare hands—

Soon, all of them gave up, and no one even thought of trying.

Later, my kingdom collapsed, and it was my bear that helped me survive."

Princess Bear sighed as she spoke. Her expression lost its previous sharpness and seemed a little sad. She raised her head and looked at Lake and Poro. "You two must have a very close relationship, right?"

"Yes, Poro and I have experienced many things together, things that I could never imagine before. We have faced dangers together and defeated many powerful enemies together."

As Lake spoke, she reached out and gently stroked the fur of the Poro beside her, "I am an orphan, adopted by my grandmother.

We came from far away from here, and along the way, the Poro were like my parents, my mentors, and my best friends.

He taught me so much, about the world, about thinking, and... about my power."

After hearing what Lake said, Princess Bear was silent for a long time. Finally, she seemed to have made up her mind. She raised her head again, looked at Lake, and spoke again:
“Those I detained, I will release.

As an apology for my previous disrespect, my people are now yours."

"You mean..." Lake was stunned.

"I will disarm my people, stop resisting, and join you, Goethe Kingdom."

Princess Bear gave a bitter smile, as if something had been let go. "Maybe I'm not a good leader, but your strength reminds me that I'm still so powerless. I'm not qualified to protect those who believe in me..."

I'd rather believe you.

At least you are companions very similar to me."

(End of this chapter)