This is not the date I wanted.

"Ku—you are the witch of the forest who tried to imprison me earlier!"

"Surprise. The old woman in the candy house."

After the Yami sisters pointed out her identity, the smile on the Forest Witch's face became even more intense.

“Kachakachaka… We meet again, Hansel, Gretel… You ate my snacks and ran away… You are such uneducated kids… Forget it, I was planning to fatten you up before eating you, but I can’t bear it anymore! I’m going to chew you into pieces right here, including your flesh and bones.”

Seeing each other's wrinkled and twisted smile, the Yami sisters couldn't help but shudder, and their faces turned slightly blue.

"Your Majesty, please step down."

"Leave this to us!!"

At this moment, noticing the movement inside, the soldiers outside broke into the room, surrounded the Big Bad Wolf and the Forest Witch, and pointed their spears at the two.

however--

"Get lost! I have no interest in you roughnecks!"

The big bad wolf waved its forelimbs that were as thick as a giant tree, and a row of soldiers flew into the air and hit the wall, losing consciousness.

"Everyone, run away!"

Seeing that the origami soldiers were no match for the Big Bad Wolf, Mengyue jumped onto the wooden cart without saying a word and urged everyone to get on quickly.

"Don't even think about running! It's my dinner!"

"Hold on tight! Go!"

Facing the big bad wolf that was about to pounce, Meng Yue pulled the reins and shouted, and then the seemingly bulky wooden cart circled half a circle in the air like a swallow and avoided the big bad wolf.

Although she wanted to escape directly from the window, she would be blocked by the Forest Witch on the way. Since she was not sure whether her flying wooden cart could escape the control of the other party's magic, Mengyue did the opposite and drove the wooden cart into the castle.

"Origami! Tell me the fastest way to get rid of them in this castle!"

After hearing Meng Yue's words, Origami, who had originally planned to take advantage of the chaos to throw herself into Jin Shidao's arms, had to give up and stood up, observing the route and answered.

"Follow this road, turn left and then turn right twice, go back to where the dance was just now, and rush out directly from the stained glass high up!"

Without hesitation, Mengyue drove the wooden car into the venue according to Origami's instructions. She increased the altitude amid the panicked screams of the guests, preparing to break through the stained glass and rush out of the city.

"——!?"

Suddenly, an ominous premonition rose in her heart, and Mengyue hurriedly pulled the reins, and the flying wooden cart turned rapidly in the air.

The next moment, the stained glass in the conference hall shattered, and a large amount of sea water poured in through the windows, pouring into the conference hall like a waterfall.

If Mengyue had not turned around urgently at that time, the wooden cart would probably have fallen to the ground under the impact of the sea water, and everyone on the cart would have been seriously injured.

"Oh my. He actually dodged it. What a pity!"

From the broken window, an old merman flew into the city, shaking his head with regret.

Miku leaned forward, pointed at the other person and shouted.

"Ah! You're the witch who wants to steal my singing voice!"

"Hehehe——That's right. I will make up for the resentment of being slapped by you. Not only the sound, I will also rip out the root of your tongue."

"—!"

Miku quickly covered her mouth.

"Tsk, even the witch from the sea has appeared. The Big Bad Wolf and the Witch of the Forest alone are already enough of a headache."

Kotori said with a grim expression. In response, Niya reminded her with a wry smile.

"Sister-chan, I'm afraid this isn't the end yet."

That's right, just as Niya said. Not only those fairy tale characters who are obviously enemies, but also the vicious family members who bullied Cinderella in "Cinderella", the child who told the truth about the king's corruption in "The Emperor's New Clothes" and was imprisoned, the old lady ghost who had no role in "The Little Match Girl", and even the demons on the island that Tohka didn't go to defeat in "Momotaro", all appeared in the ball and surrounded Tohka and others.

"Hey - my compatriots, the current situation is a bit bad, isn't it?!"

"For example, I feel like Yui is a bird trapped in a cage."

The Yami sisters looked around in shame.

At this time, Mengyue's wooden cart had been forced to land in the center of the venue. All exits had been blocked by the enemy. Their situation was just as Xixian said, no different from a bird in a cage.

"Ah - now we should aim to break through the weakest point of the encirclement, Meng Yue-chan, how about we break through the gate in one go!"

The rabbit doll suggested, pointing to the main entrance of the hall. The child in the origami story was standing blankly at the entrance. The frightened guests in the venue were running out of the door, but the child ignored them and let them pass by. If you don't look carefully, you might mistake the other person for a child who was separated from his family.

"No... Although I appreciate your proposal, Yoshina, please be cautious."

Meng Yue shook her head solemnly.

"I'm afraid this is a trap set by Westcott. When we gather again in this space, every character who can play the villain in the story will come out and attack us."

To be honest, Mengyue was not too surprised by this. After all, it was Westcott who trapped Shidou and the others. There was no reason for him to be so kind as to let everyone gather together and return to the real world.

"Then how are we going to escape..."

Holding Yoshino's arms and trembling, Nanashi looked at the approaching enemy and asked with a grim face.

"Mengyue, I'll go down as bait to attract the enemy's attention, and you take this opportunity..."

Before Shidao could finish his words, Mengyue flicked her finger hard at his forehead.

"Well - it's a good proposal, but it's not that desperate right now. If you're so eager to die, I won't stop you."

"Feel sorry……"

Feeling the anger emanating from Mengyue, Shidao couldn't help but lower his head in embarrassment.

"Forget it. You are such a ..."

Obviously, she didn't intend to argue with Shidao at this time. Meng Yue let out a deep breath to let it go.

"...Jim..."

At this moment, right below the wooden cart, in a blind spot that no one could detect, a bluish-white hand emerged from the crimson carpet and grabbed the bottom of the wooden cart.

"——!?"

Without any preparation, the flying wooden cart carrying Shidou and his group was pulled to the ground with a "boom".

What happened? Just when no one understood what was happening, the floor of the ballroom was dug up from underground, and a very skinny old man wearing a dirty suit and with a lifeless corpse-blue skin crawled out.

"...Jim...you prodigal son...I spent all my life's wealth...you actually-you actually!!"

The old man was seen limping over with a cane, staring at Mengyue with his bulging eyes. His voice was filled with bottomless resentment, as if he wanted to eat Mengyue alive.

"Um - Mengyue, who is this person?"

Tohka tilted her head in confusion, to which Mengyue sighed and explained.

"My father, strictly speaking, is the deceased father of the protagonist of my story, The Flying Trunk. He was an extremely stubborn miser. It seems that he has crawled out of the grave to become the enemy of my story."

"Jim—UNFORGEIBLE! UNFORGEIBLE! UNFORGEIBLE!!!!!!!!!"

Suddenly, the crutch in the opponent's hand was crushed. The next moment, the old man's thin limbs suddenly swelled up, and the bulging muscles burst the fabric of his suit, leaving only the underwear in the key part barely surviving.

The skinny old man who was like a candle in the wind has now turned into a five-meter-tall, ferocious-looking philosopher.

"Go to hell with me Jim!!"

"Meng Yue is in danger!"

"Humph--"

Facing the ferocious giant rushing towards her, Meng Yue snorted disdainfully. She calmly stood up from the driver's seat, took out a heavy bag from the back of the car, and threw it at the other person's face without any hesitation!

Of course, this kind of attack obviously cannot cause any harm to the "father" who has become a brother. But -

Affected by the impact, the hemp rope that tied the bandage loosened naturally, and the contents of the bag - hundreds of gold coins - scattered to the ground.

"—?!"

Seeing the "gold coins" rolling all over the ground, "father" suddenly stopped, squatted down in a hurry and picked up the gold coins one by one.

"How is it! My dear father!"

Meng Yue looked down at the other person arrogantly and sneered with disdain.

"This bag contains a total of 867 gold coins, which is exactly equal to the silver dollars you accumulated during your lifetime. You never expected that I could earn the wealth you accumulated through your lifelong frugality in less than half an hour. Now, I have no reason for you to resent me."

"Well……"

After hearing Meng Yue's words, the "father" seemed very hesitant. Although his instinct told him that what he should do now was to tear that useless "son" into pieces, when he saw the gold coins on the ground, his logical thinking told him that there was no need to do so.

Seeing this opportunity, Meng Yue picked up another bag of gold coins and smashed it on the other person's face.

"And this bag - also 876 gold coins! It's to repay your non-existent kindness in raising me. Now, you and I don't owe each other anything at all!"

"..."

Looking at his "father" who had fallen into silence, Mengyue patted his wooden cart and reminded him kindly.

"By the way, I have 28 pure gold bars in this car. I don't pursue money very much. As long as someone is good to me, I will give them all to him. What does this mean? I believe that you should understand, father?"

"Ka-ka-ka--you were careless. Go to hell! Hansel! Gretel!"

At this time, as if planning to take the enemy by surprise, the Forest Witch teleported to the front of the Yamai sisters through the magic circle, and pounced on them with her fangs and claws.

"—!"

However, at this moment, Mengyue's "father" suddenly rushed forward and grabbed the Forest Witch in his hand.

“Damn it! What’s wrong with you? You don’t go find your own goal, but come to get in my way! What the hell—”

Ignoring the Forest Witch's complaints, the "father" grabbed her head and feet, which were as skinny as firewood, with both hands and broke them in the middle with a "snap".

Throwing the forest witch who had turned into the shape of the letter "<" away, "father" walked up to Mengyue and knelt solemnly on the ground.

Seeing this scene, Mengyue nodded with great satisfaction.

"Very good. Next, my dear father——"

Mengyue stretched out her hand and pointed her finger straight into the distance, in the direction where the big bad wolf was chasing.

"Father" then turned his head, and a creepy green light flashed in his eyes.

"Bite it!"

"Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

22 The World in Books (Part )

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"—bite it!"

"Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

Following Meng Yue's order, "father" let out an earth-shaking roar, and like an unstoppable chariot, he slammed hard into the oncoming big bad wolf.

"Hey hey - let's see where you can run this time, my little fat pig - poof!"

The big bad wolf, which came a step behind, was obviously caught off guard. After being hit hard, its huge body drew a parabola in the air and finally left a deep groove on the city wall.

Seeing this scene, the "fairy tale characters" who were slowly narrowing the encirclement stopped and looked at the suddenly appearing "enemy" vigilantly.

"Sister Mengyue...what did you just do?"

In response to Qin Li's doubts, Meng Yue calmly explained.

"It's no big deal. Although the characters in fairy tales are not real people, they are not robots that simply follow orders. Their actions also have clear cause and effect relationships. Westcott just magnified the contradictions in the 'story' to make them attack us. Then, as long as the cause is eliminated, they will naturally not be enemies. It is even possible to make them our strength as long as certain conditions are met."

Of course, these were just Meng Yue's guesses. She originally planned to use the money to buy "Meijiu" who was captured by the king, or to spread it out after finding Meijiu to delay and create chaos so that she could escape.

"Can you still play like this?"

"Isn't this your angel's ability? Can't you develop and understand it better?"

Seeing Erya's surprised expression, Mengyue asked speechlessly.

"Development... hehe... that's a bit erotic~"

"..."

Meng Yue rolled her eyes in annoyance at Erya's uncle-like reaction.

"Ah...the person of destiny...the person of my destiny. I have waited for so long, why don't you come to find me?"

At this moment, a foreign woman with a veil on her face and a graceful figure slowly walked out from among the nobles who were evacuating in panic. She stared at Mengyue with her clear eyes, and her voice was full of confusion and resentment.