Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

"I heard you have a sword? You can use it to control my star barrier, right?"

"Yes, Your Highness."

The walls, furnishings, and sculptures surrounding the Starfall City Palace were all a smooth, shimmering silver-white, while the transparent, patterned skylight on the dome revealed a brilliant starry sky.

The starry sky, reflected on the smooth surfaces around the palace, sparkled brightly.

Lake looked up and saw a young man with silver-blue hair and a crown sitting high on the throne at the end of the palace.

Falling Star City, Son of the Stars.

His eyes revealed a captivating flickering starlight, and his expression was arrogant. Rather than a human, he looked more like a god left in the world!

"Since your sword can control my starlight, then it must also come from the stars."

The Son of the Stars looked at Lake and spoke slowly.

"Well, I think so too. After all, its name is the Star Killing Sword."

Lake was a little confused, but nodded. "And it also told me that he is a blessing from the stars."

"In that case, this sword should belong to me. Give it to me."

Who knew that the next moment, the Son of the Stars would speak.

"what?"

Lake was stunned for a moment. She had never expected that the prince of Falling Star City would speak so matter-of-factly. "Why? I mean, why should the Star-Slaying Sword belong to you?"

"Because it comes from the stars, and I am the son of the stars, all the blessings given by the stars should belong to me!"

The Star Child once again replied in a matter-of-fact tone.

"But the Star-Killing Sword has its own will, and it recognizes me." Lake frowned and retorted.

"No, the stars have only one child, and that is me. Everything that comes from the stars belongs to me by right, so if I ask, you should give it to me."

"Your Highness, you are wrong. The stars should be inclusive. Everyone who looks up at the sky at night has the right to bathe in the starlight!"

Hearing this, Lake couldn't help herself. She took a step forward and continued, her voice raised slightly, "Also, the Star-Slaying Sword once told me that as long as you have good intentions, no matter who you are, you will be blessed by the stars!"

After hearing Lake's words, a trace of confusion flashed across the eyes of the Son of Stars, but soon, it became a little gloomy.

After a few seconds of silence, he spoke again:
"You are now in Starfall City, and I saved you."

"what do you mean?"

"You should repay me and be grateful."

"Ok?"

Lake raised her eyebrows slightly, and the anger in her heart somehow faded a little. Through this conversation, the powerful halo of the "Son of the Stars" in front of her began to show many cracks in her eyes.

The character of this "Son of the Stars" is somewhat inconsistent with his powerful appearance.

Perhaps the relationship between power itself and mind is not very close.

"Your Highness, it was your father who issued the order, using the token as proof, to have the envoy seek more allies for Starfall City to fight against the Sri Kingdom."

Lake shook her head and said calmly, "Our delegation came here as agreed and crossed the blockade.

And this is not us seeking refuge from you.”

After hearing this, the Son of Stars' expression turned rather ugly. Perhaps it had been a long time since anyone had refuted him in this way.

His expression finally turned into a bit of anger and embarrassment:
"I am the Son of the Stars, the ruler of Starfall City. My power can easily fulfill wishes that you could never fulfill in your lifetime. As such, I'm asking you for an item—you should feel honored!"

"But the stars would never teach you to rob like this, would they?"

Lake refused again, took a deep breath, and calmed her voice, "My Star Killing Sword doesn't like you."

"You said I was robbing you?"

When the Son of Stars heard this, his chest heaved violently. Lake keenly felt that from this moment on, a certain energy around him seemed to be grasped by an invisible giant hand, and every inch of the air was solidified by the heavy pressure from the Son of Stars!

But after that, the Son of the Stars slowly loosened his clenched fists and leaned back on the throne, his imposing presence completely gone, as if it had never existed.
"Sorry, I'm just curious...I wanted to take a look."

The Son of Stars let out a sigh of relief, and his expression relaxed again, returning to the majestic look he had at the beginning.

His eyes were fixed on Lake's hand, which was already on the hilt of the sword. "Miss, can you satisfy my curiosity? I just want to take a look."

"Just taking a look?"

Lake thought about it and felt a little relieved. Before coming here, she had never thought that she would become an enemy of the Son of the Stars, the powerful prince, for such a strange reason.

Perhaps it was because of the will of the Star Killing Sword that made her feel that people who were blessed by the stars would not have bad morals.

Therefore, there was some misjudgment about this Son of the Stars.

"Well, if you just take a look, there's actually not much difference between the Star Killing Sword and the magical weapons held by your subordinates."

As he spoke, Lake drew the Star Killer Sword from his waist.

When there are no enemies, the starlight contained in the Star Killing Sword remains dim and restrained, revealing only a mirror-like appearance.

"Is this the sword?"

The Son of the Stars narrowed his eyes and looked at the Star-Killing Sword in Lake's hand with some confusion.

At this moment, before Lake could react, the Son of the Stars suddenly raised his hand and made a light grab in Lake's direction. Then, the starlight in the entire palace suddenly lit up.

The next moment, the Star-Killing Sword that was just in Lake's hand appeared in the hands of the Son of Stars!
"you--"

Lake's eyes widened, but she suppressed her anger and said, "Please return the Star Killing Sword to me."

The Son of Stars on the throne did not answer. He just looked at the Star-Killing Sword in front of him with a slight frown. A silver light shone from his hand, entwined with the Star-Killing Sword.

A similar starlight also overflowed from the Star Killing Sword, but it was flickering in a manner that was opposite to the light emanating from the Star Child.

It doesn't feel like resonance, but more like...struggle and resistance?

"Please return the Star-Slaying Sword to me. I didn't give you permission to take it away and look at it."

Lake said again.

This time, the Son of the Stars finally turned his gaze back to Lake, his tone somewhat cold:

"After facing my starlight, everyone bows down to me in worship. Few mortals dare to speak to me like this."

"I've always been polite."

Lake's gaze remained unwavering. Even though the Star-Killing Sword was not in her hand, she herself was like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath.

"What if I don't give it to you?"

"Then I can only apologize for my offense, Your Highness. The Star-Slaying Sword is my partner. Unless it tells me personally, I will not give it up."

As he spoke, under the pressure from the Son of the Stars, Lake took another step forward, and with his other hand, he took out the unused silver dagger from his waist.

He didn't say any more sharp words, but his expression and actions already represented Lake's attitude.

Behind Lake, the slightly dim shadow seemed to become deeper at this moment.

The Son of the Stars looked at the girl in the red cloak below. For some reason, he felt a chill in his heart. This was something he had never experienced before, and it made him a little irritated. But whether it was the dagger or the girl who looked like an ordinary person—

No one should be able to threaten him.

"I am the prince who protects Starfall City. I am the only chance to resist the Sri Kingdom. I am the legacy of God and the darling of the stars. Even so, you want to be my enemy?"

"If you have a valid reason to borrow the Star-Slaying Sword, you can tell me directly, but if all you want is plunder—then there's no difference between you and King Sri!"

Lake took a deep breath and said, "I don't want to be your enemy, Your Highness."

When the Son of Stars heard this, the stars swirling around him suddenly froze. His gaze was no longer directed at the Star-Killing Sword, but he looked Lake up and down.

"Ah."

Then he sneered.

Just when Lake thought the worst was about to happen, the Son of the Stars threw the Star Killing Sword back to Lake.
"I can make countless of these in a day. If you want them, keep them for yourself!"

Lake took the Star-Slaying Sword and carefully put it back into the scabbard at her waist before looking up and bowing.
"Thank you, Your Highness."

"Since everything is fine, please leave the palace now."

The Star Child said this expressionlessly without replying.

"Regarding the alliance..."

"My archbishop has told you about this, hasn't he?"

The Son of the Star said, "As long as I am here in Starfall City, it is enough. We do not need any allies or reinforcements, whether it is a mortal army or messy magic - it is meaningless!"

"You don't have to do anything. Just wait quietly in the city."

"As for those Sri people... on my birthday."

"That's when they die!"

……

"So, we still haven't convinced this prince to form an alliance with us..."

On the streets of Starfall City, Lake looked somewhat lost. She stroked the hilt of the sword at her waist and whispered, "Even the information about the Sri Kingdom is not willing to reveal to us."

"It would be great if we could defeat the Sri Kingdom without doing anything."

The Poro had emerged from the shadows and spoke as he walked.

"Polo, tell me, was I... a little reckless just now?"

Lake sighed and finally asked, "I offended the prince who was supposed to be my ally."

"No, of course not. I think what you say makes a lot of sense."

The Poro said, "If she wants to take your Star-Slayer Sword, then she can't be our companion."

"Yeah, I think so too. After all, if he is truly the Son of the Stars, he wouldn't do such evil things."

Lake nodded. "So it seems the results are pretty good?"

"At least the prince didn't take it by force, did he?"

"We really just have to wait—is that all?"

"I don't know, but I always feel that the Sri Kingdom won't be defeated so easily. The preparations they have made for this war must be more than what we have seen."

Poro shook his head and looked up at the starry sky that would not disappear with the passage of time. From his communication with the guards of Starfall City, he knew that all the miracles of Starfall City actually came from the Son of the Stars.

Whether it is these mercury-colored houses or the starry sky above.

Or... the Starfall City defenders who could be reborn.

The scene of King Nasri destroying the army with one sword also emerged from Poro's memories. What kind of power is that?
What kind of magic can reach such strength?
"At least, we should know more about this war."

"But neither the Prince of Starfall City nor the priests under his command were willing to say anything more to us, and the soldiers and civilians knew very little."

"No, there should be someone who knows more and would be happy to tell us."

"who is it?"

"The King of Starfall City is the king who gave Oz the token and the father of the Son of Stars... Well, of course, I'm not talking about the stars, but his human father."

As Poro spoke, he suddenly looked up and saw Oz walking out of a street tavern not far away and waving to the two of them:
"I've contacted the old king. Do you want to come and take a look?"

Lake was stunned for a moment and looked at Poro:

"Have you already planned this?"

"Oz is the one who knows the King best."

Poro smiled. "Or rather, he was originally planning to report to the king first."

"So, he was the king's envoy first?"

"For an ordinary person to be able to disguise himself as a great wizard in a magical kingdom for several years without being exposed, it shouldn't be difficult for him to persuade a king and become a special envoy."

Oz naturally didn't hear the conversation between the two people in their hearts. He took Lake and Poro through an alley in Starfall City.

The place where the old king of Xingluo City lives does not seem luxurious and is hidden in a bungalow.

But Lake and Poro, with their keen perception, still discovered that there were many soldiers disguised as civilians around them.

"After King Sri began his invasion, the old king left his position to his children."

Oz took out the token he had received earlier, showed it to a guard at the courtyard gate, and then led the two of them in.

“Maybe sometimes, strength and power are always one and the same.”

"What kind of man is that old king?"

"A...good king."

Oz thought for a moment, then continued, "At least he is better than someone like me. There are very few kings of his age who have not been lost to power and their own illness."

"In other words, if it weren't for the invasion of the Sri Kingdom or his own illness, he would have been the wisest king in the entire kingdom."

"disease?"

Lake noticed a word Oz said.

"Yes, the disease, leprosy."

Oz nodded. "If it had not been for the Star-Child, the King's days would have been numbered too."

Across a somewhat ordinary garden, Oz pushed open the door and saw a study.

"You're back, Oz. I heard about what happened in the barrier. I'm sorry..."

On the other side of the study, a middle-aged man wearing a silver mask raised his head. After seeing the few people, he was not surprised. Instead, he put the book in his hand aside and said with a smile.

"It's okay, Your Majesty. At least you survived, didn't you?"

Oz shook his head and responded in the same way. (End of this chapter)