Ice Prince: Rewrite The Star

After waiting for almost half an hour, finally, the two long-awaited rulers of nature descended from the sky. Both appeared to have wings on their backs as they dropped to the ground.

They were like phoenix gods flying downwards so elegantly it stunned Ashley that it was hard to describe in words.

Especially, she found herself couldn't take off her eyes from the Asian god-warrior-like young man.

"Why are you still here?" Chu Jung was quite upset to see that Alpha and the others had still not returned.

This area wasn't much safer than the above. Chu Jung thought they had already left."

"Just drop that." Harmonie did not allow Chu Jung's question to be answered, as their situation was more crucial.

Harmonie opened her palm to create a tennis ball-size vortex. She let the vortex float above her palm before it jetted over toward Max and the others waiting.

"Vectis, take us there." Harmonie pointed to the small vortex she created with her finger.

Without being prompted twice, Vectis brought everyone teleported to where the vortex's destination. Right after they all departed, the Vectis herd arrived from above to chase after Harmonie and Chu Jung.

They punched the ground hard because the two targets they were aiming for managed to escape.

By the time Vectis and the others had arrived at a safer place, Harmonie sat limply with a pale face. She felt exhausted, considering she was the one who attracted the Vectis to surround her. Yuna's Vectis was panting as he had to carry five living creatures to teleport over long distances.

On the contrary, Chu Jung and Alpha looked like they were ready to fight another battle.

"Moni! Are you okay?" Ashley aided Moni and sat her leaning on Bai Yu.

"Monmon, I told you not to push yourself." Bai Yu scolded her while licking Harmonie's cheek, making the girl laugh in amusement.

"Who would have thought that there were twice as many of them as before. I had no strength now. You?" Moni wished Yuna's Vectis could bring them and teleported once again.

"I'm sorry. I can't teleport for a while." His imana hadn't recovered yet, and when it did before, he had to bring them all away from the northern mountain.

"Looks like we can only walk from here," commented Ashley.

"We had no other choice."

Harmonie let Bai Yu transform into a white kitten, then carried him and mounted on Alpha's back and Ashley, who was now sitting behind Harmonie.

Only Chu Jung and Vectis were walking in front and behind Alpha.

They walked casually, and Harmonie started a conversation with Ashley.

"Ashley, isn't it? I owe you an apology. I shouldn't have brought you here. I didn't know you couldn't stand the heat. Oh, no. I was careless for casually taking you there even though I knew that place was the most tropical in the world. I wouldn't have known if Bai Yu didn't tell me."

"Oh, it's okay. I'm fine now. But I'm curious, is my presence useful?"

"..."

Ashley was still waiting for Harmonie's response. She did not press or demand her friend's cousin to answer immediately. Instead, she was looking towards the front… someone's well-built torso, to be exact.

She felt annoyed. Why should the young man walk in front ahead? It should have been Vectis walking in front and Chu Jung walking behind. That way, she wouldn't have to look at the man's back so often accidentally.

In the end, Ashley chose to turn to the side until her neck hurt. Even though it was sore, she still refused to straighten her neck so her eyes wouldn't be glued to someone's back.

"Ashley, have you expressed your gratitude to the red king?"

Hmm?? Why did Harmonie suddenly ask like this?

"I already thanked him. Is there something wrong with it?"

"How do you express it?" Harmonie turned her head back to meet her brother's friend's eyes.

"I just said it. What else should I do?"

Harmonie let out a resigned sigh while massaging her temples like an adult who bears the weight of a heavy responsibility. Well, this child's body has matured right now, but Ashley didn't get rid of the fact that the girl in front of her was only ten years old.

"You see, the way humans thank the rulers of nature is very different from thanking their fellow humans."

"Is it? I never heard of it."

"Of course, you never heard of it. You've never met a ruler of nature before. So I will teach you the proper way for thanking the ruler."

Ashley sighed, then she listened to the yellow king's suggestion without knowing that Harmonie was tricking her.

Alpha aspired to tell Ashley that what the yellow king said was just her lie. The way humans expressed their gratitude toward the rulers was no different from ordinary humans.

After all, the lord of nature was also born as a human on earth. The difference was only their supernatural powers that ordinary humans did not have.

But after listening to the yellow king's suggestion, Alpha decided to zip his lips.

His mouth seemed to be grinning widely, looking forward to what would happen. If any ordinary human saw the creepy grin of this giant red wolf, no doubt they would run wild in fear.

Imagine if the thin line of smiling lips extends to form a wide 'V.' His smile looked hair-rising.

"EEEEHHHH!!???"

Simultaneously, Chu Jung looked back, and Vectis watched the movement ahead.

Chu Jung felt sure that they wouldn't encounter any danger as long as they walked, while Vectis, overseeing the rear area and both sides, also felt sure that no threat was coming their way.

Therefore, they both felt confused. Why did Ashley scream in shock?

They thought Ashley was under threat but what they saw left them speechless.

Harmonie was wrapping one hand around Ashley's high neck while the other hand was capping Ashley's mouth tightly.

Ashley herself tried to struggle while uncapping the hand that covered her mouth. Surprisingly, her strength was still far less than the little girl sitting in front of her.

Well, what do you expect from a ruler of nature? No matter how tiny Harmonie's body was, Ashley's strength was not her match.

"Everything is alright?" this time, it was Vectis who asked.

Harmonie glanced back while smiling sweetly. "Of course, we are fine. Let's continue on our way."

Slowly, Harmonie let go of Ashley and then corrected her sitting position again.

Chu Jung also turned around and proceeded his footsteps. The distance between Chu Jung and Alpha and Vectis was neither too close nor far. So they could not hear anything the two girls were talking about.

The only ones who could hear the conversation between the yellow king and Ashley were Alpha and Bai Yu. But they didn't make a sound and just listened quietly. Like Alpha, Bai Yu was also interested in seeing if Ashley would follow Harmonie's suggestion or not.

As for Vectis, he could faintly hear their conversation as his hearing was quite sharp. But he did not care and did not focus his hearing on the discussion of the two young girls.

Right now, he was concentrating all his senses on being alert to the threat of danger around him.

"I will not do it." Ashley hissed, whispering to Harmonie because she didn't want her words to be heard by the red king.

"Why?" Harmonie asked with a confused and innocent expression like a child asking her mother why the sky is blue or why fish can't walk.

Seeing the innocent look on Harmonie's face made it even more difficult for Ashley to explain why she couldn't do what the girl suggested.

"Listen, I don't want to do that to strangers. And again, I don't want him to think strange of me."

"Trust me. He won't think strange of you."

"How can you be sure?"

"Well, he does look like any other young man, but his mentality and way of thinking are still the same as a normal teenager. He's only fourteen, in case you forgot."

"…"

"Just think of him as a child. You don't mind if you do it to a child, do you?"

Ashley bit the inside of her cheek at this question. She felt like she wanted to cry inside. Why did she have the impression that she had been fooled by an adult? In his case, the one who tricked her was a child but had adult memories.

Ashley didn't speak for the rest of the trip and just stared at her side in turn. She still refused to look at Chu Jung's back and decided not to respond to Harmonie's words.

Harmonie just sighed, knowing she wouldn't be able to change Ashley's decision, and decided to keep quiet too.

Her hand stroked the thick, soft fur on Bai Yu, who was now asleep in her arms. Well, Bai Yu didn't really sleep as his tail swayed left and right while snoring deliciously as Harmonie stroked her back affectionately.

What a lazy cat she had.