This is not the date I wanted.

Although she looked like a weak and harmless woman, Shidao and the others did not dare to be careless. As for why, the other "fairy tale characters" did not stop her approaching, which showed that they were in the same group.

"Meng Yue... Is this guy also a character in your story?"

Hiding behind Yoshino, Nanashi poked his head out and asked cautiously.

"Well, in the story of The Flying Trunk, the protagonist Jim flew to Turkey in a trunk and met the princess there. Jim used storytelling to convince the king and queen to let him become their son-in-law, and the princess also regarded him as the 'man of destiny' in divination and readily agreed. But after I got the wooden trunk, I did not go to Turkey. Wait a moment, everyone——"

After briefly explaining the cause and effect of the story to her friends, Mengyue jumped off the wooden carriage, walked to the Turkish princess, knelt on one knee on the red carpet, kissed the back of her hand, and spoke in a calm and gentle voice.

"It's nice to meet you, my dear princess."

--Snapped!

However, it was obvious that the princess, who was angry at the moment, was not moved by the gentleman Mengyue's attitude. She slapped her hand, and the crisp sound echoed in the silent meeting room.

"Dream--"

Seeing this, Shidou's eyes widened. He quickly stood up and tried to jump off the cart, but Niya held him back and shook her head sternly.

"Calm down, young man. I understand how you feel. But Bili-chan obviously has her own plans. You'll only get in the way if you rush out like this."

"..."

Although he was unwilling, Shidou had to admit that what Niya said made sense. He could only bear it and wait patiently for Mengyue's action.

With tears in her eyes, the princess looked at Mengyue who remained silent and asked with a sob.

"Why didn't you come... I waited for you in the castle for so long, always believing that you would come to pick me up... But you, but you——!"

A clear red mark was left on the pretty face, but Mengyue didn't care at all. Instead, she lowered her head deeply and said with remorse.

"...I am very sorry. Although there are many irresistible reasons, I know that the pain you endured, Princess, is thousands and tens of thousands times greater than mine! I will not make any excuses, and I am willing to accept any punishment. But there is one thing you must believe -"

As she spoke, Meng Yue raised her head, looked into the princess' eyes, and spoke affectionately.

"My love for you is real."

(Eh…what’s going on…this subtle sense of déjà vu?)

Feeling an inexplicable sense of disobedience, looking at the scene in front of him, Gokawa Shidao frowned in confusion.

"Well--"

Hearing Meng Yue's affectionate confession, the princess was obviously a little shaken, and took a few steps back in panic, her eyes began to wander. It can be imagined that her face under the veil was already red at this time.

"Never mind... I already understand your feelings. There's no need for punishment. Now tell me why you don't want to come to the castle."

"Thank you for your understanding, my dear princess!"

Looking at the easy-to-please Turkish princess with gratitude, Meng Yue lowered her head, a few sad tears squeezed out of the corners of her eyes, and answered with a look of grievance.

"Actually, I am being hunted down right now."

puff--!

The Yami sisters who were watching the show on the sidelines couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"What!? Who is so bold as to hunt down my future husband?!"

The princess widened her eyes in disbelief, clenched her fists, and her body trembled with anger.

"It's them."

Mengyue pointed at those "fairy tale characters". Just at this moment, her powerful and ferocious "father" was finally outnumbered and died heroically under the enemy's joint encirclement.

"They wanted to kill me, steal my suitcases, and prevent me from flying to Turkey to meet you. I, I'm just a weak man with nothing to show for my story. I can only run, run, run, run, run, run, run—"

"That's not the case, my brave Jim. You have nothing to be afraid of any more."

Looking at Mengyue who was trembling with fear, the princess gently held her in her arms and stroked the red marks on her face that she had just made. A trace of regret and heartache flashed in her eyes.

"Silly... If that's the case, why don't you explain it to me clearly from the beginning? You make me look like a bad woman."

Hearing this, Meng Yue burst into laughter and answered in a pretentious manner.

"I am a man with my last bit of stubbornness. Princess, you are not wrong. It is all my fault. I swear, after I escape from their pursuit, I will go to the castle to find you and convince the king and queen to spend my whole life to make you happy."

oh oh--!

Watching the plot unfold like a midday drama on TV, Yoshino's eyes began to sparkle, while Nanashi and Kotori had dark lines on their foreheads.

Hearing this, the princess turned her head away a little shyly.

"You're a sweet-talker. But I don't hate you. Don't worry, I'll protect you from now on."

Turning around slowly, the "princess" looked at the "fairy tale enemies" who were surrounding her, with cold murderous intent in her eyes.

"I see... Are you the ones who prevented Jim and I from having our fateful encounter?"

Hearing this, the evil ghost from Onigashima tilted his head in confusion.

"Huh? What are you talking about? If you don't want to fight, get out of here. I still have Momotaro to settle--"

It happened in a flash. The "princess" kicked her feet and rushed forward like a bullet. Her figure was like a gust of wind and a ghost. Before the evil ghost could finish his lines, she quietly circled behind it.

"--snort!"

With a roar, the "princess"'s slender limbs suddenly swelled up, and the soft curves became thick and hard. The bulging muscles burst the gorgeous dress, leaving only the underwear covering the key parts and the veil on her face to cover her cheeks.

Then, the "princess", who transformed from a sexy and enchanting exotic beauty into a tall and strong Amazon warrior, grabbed the evil ghost's belt, arched her body backwards, and delivered a brutal Turkish back throw.

——Boom! With a loud bang, the demon's head was stabbed into the stone floor, and then it turned into a piece of paper and floated in the air.

"Very good, that's the spirit. My dear princess. Then what's next——"

Meng Yue couldn't help but nodded, deeply moved, pointing at the remaining enemies and said with a smile.

"Fuck it!"

"Aaaaaaaaaaa!"

Just like that, driven by the great power of love, the "princess" who had become a brother rushed in with her teeth and claws, with a momentum of "kill gods if gods stand in the way and kill Buddha if Buddha stands in the way".

"Well... that's probably how it feels. As long as we figure out the reason why the protagonist and the enemy are hostile to each other and prescribe the right remedy, we can make them change their stance and help us."

After finishing the demonstration, Mengyue turned her head and looked at everyone with gentle eyes.

"Do you want to give it a try too?"

Everyone shook their heads in unison.

"Is that so... Then, let's escape quickly while the enemy is being held back."

Seeing everyone's reaction, Meng Yue was not surprised at all. She sat back in the driving seat of the flying wooden car, pulled the reins and rushed out of the castle.

"My compatriots, what about that foreign princess?"

"Same question. Didn't Mengyue swear to give her happiness?"

High in the sky at night, looking at the castle that was getting smaller and smaller in their sight, Yakuya and Yui couldn't help but ask.

"Why bother with her?" Hearing this, Meng Yue couldn't help but roll her eyes and said unhappily, "Why should I strictly abide by the agreement of a woman who slaps someone in the face when we first meet?"

"..."

It's great that Liangyi Mengyue is not their enemy. Everyone thought silently in their hearts.

"Meng Yue...is your face okay?"

"Don't worry, this kind of injury will heal in a while. Even if something really happened, Shidou, you can't use your healing ability here, so there's no point in worrying."

"Uh...haha..."

For a moment, Shidao was speechless after Mengyue's words and could only smile bitterly.

(As expected... she's still angry.)

Although Mengyue did not deliberately avoid communicating with Shidou in order not to worry everyone, Shidou could still feel from her few words that she was having a quarrel with her.

How should I apologize? Shidou looked into the distance in annoyance.

Suddenly, he saw a star blooming with bright blood-red light in the darkness.

Shidou's instinct sounded a danger alarm.

"Mengyue, get out of the way!"

"—?!"

Hearing Shidou's words, Mengyue pulled the reins almost at the same time, and the wooden cart changed its track in the cold wind of the night.

The next moment, a scarlet beam of light passed by Mengyue and the others within a few centimeters and hit the castle behind them.

Boom boom boom——————————————————————————————!

A huge mushroom cloud rose from the ground, and under its tremendous destructive force, the entire castle, no - to be more precise, the entire city, was razed to the ground.

Mengyue felt the corners of her eyes twitching.

"Oh my god...what the hell is that?"

Looking in the direction of the light column, Meng Yue saw countless huge alien bats floating in the air, and on their backs stood zombies whose sizes were comparable to those of the "father" and "princess" who had just become brothers.

It can be said that this situation was completely beyond Meng Yue's expectations. She wanted to laugh but couldn't.

"Ah ha ha……"

Seeing this scene, the protagonist of Silver Bullet, Fatima - Honjo Niya, laughed very awkwardly.

"That... Bili-chan. This is probably my side. The first part, Wambare in the vampire arc, the second part, Bigudido in the Undead King arc, and the united army in the third part, the War of the Gods arc. - Silver bullets that slaughter aliens. The popular fantasy battle manga - "Sliver Bullet"! It is being serialized in Weekly Shonen Ballast!"

"...Eiya, do you know how I feel?"

"…What's your mood?"

"I want to throw you down and do bungee jumping without a rope!!!!!!!"

"terribly sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

PS: Magical modification, let myself go.

23 The World in the Book (VIII)

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Fantasy Library, an imaginary world interwoven with stories, late at night.

At this time, if someone in the town walked out of the house and looked up at the night sky, they would find that the clear full moon was covered by a scarlet blood cloud.

Moreover, if someone takes a telescope and observes carefully, they will find that the true face of the blood cloud is actually a demon army composed of vampires and zombies.

Then, no one noticed that at this moment, a group of people were flying in the night sky, driving incredible magic wooden carts, breaking through the cold wind, and desperately fleeing from the pursuit of the army of monsters.

"Sister Mengyue! There are two vampires approaching below!"

"Compatriots! There are three more in the back!"

"Report. Ten vampires are attacking from both wings!"

"Mengyue-chan, there are four zombies being airdropped from above!"

"Tsk, this is really troublesome."

Realizing that she was about to be surrounded and attacked, Meng Yue gritted her teeth in displeasure.

"Everyone, I'm about to break through, hold on tight and don't get thrown out!"

Hearing this, everyone did not hesitate and grabbed the edge of the wooden cart tightly.

At the same time, Meng Yue waved the reins vigorously, and with a clear sound, the wooden cart accelerated, just like an 86 racing car running on the Qiuminche Mountain, outlining a clever trajectory in the air, looking for a breakthrough in the encirclement of the monster army.

"Step aside!"

With the help of the wooden cart and the weight of everyone, Mengyue knocked away a vampire bat that was blocking the way, and temporarily broke out of the enemy's encirclement.

"Mengyue, no! The enemies behind us are catching up again!"

"Damn it! It never ends."

Hearing Shidao's report, Meng Yue couldn't help but grit her teeth in annoyance. Although the extra weight such as gold bricks had been thrown away, the wooden cart carrying more than ten people was obviously still overloaded, and the speed could not be increased to the point where it could shake them off.

(Sure enough, I can only solve them!)

"Hey! Niya, aren't you playing the role of the nemesis of those guys? Hurry up and find a way to get rid of them!"

“Don’t force me, Bili-chan! Although Fatima’s silver bullets are indeed the nemesis of monsters, how can I shoot in this situation!”