Chapter 52 Unicorn

◎ "Let's go, I'll take you home." Elena reached out her hand and held the warm palm. ◎

Crystal drops of water hung on her lipstick, and Melia's eyes were full of joy and playfulness.

Elena trembled her lips and grabbed her shoulders tightly. "You fool!" Who would drink a fairy's drink directly?! Although... although she felt she had no choice.

"Hehehe."

"Hehehe."

The fairies circled around them, occasionally scattering broken flower petals.

Daphne covered her mouth, flew behind the Fairy Sage, and laughed sinisterly, "She drank it! She really drank it! Great!"

Melia placed her hand on the back of Elena's hand, signaling her to observe the status of the fairies:

Judging from their complacent expressions, they will not harm humans at least in the short term.

Besides, she's not stupid. Compared to Elena, she has a cheat. Melia carefully flipped through "The Rose Princess." The fairies were still laughing, and even the sage didn't turn his head.

The content of the Rose Princess is actually constantly changing. Many sections in the first half have been grayed out, mostly plotting the original owner. This probably means that established facts have been altered and cannot be reversed.

There was no mention of fairies on the front, so she turned to the back.

Sure enough, there was an extra line of words attached to the introduction related to Shadow Rome.

[Fairy Blessing: The fairies bless you, "bless" you]

Isn't that just saying it in vain?! And why are the repeated blessings in quotation marks?! Melia gasped, as if she could foresee one day in the future, lying comfortably in her room, only to be tossed into the crater by the goblins, one by one, one by one.

So, maybe I should try restarting... maybe I can respawn before the assassin's raid. But too much has happened today, and there's a good chance I'll respawn at a bad time, and die in vain.

The fairies don't care about the little anxieties of humans. They hum songs, hold flowers and silk threads in their hands, and spin down from a great height.

"What are you going to do?" Elena pulled the silk threads to prevent them from hanging on Melia.

"Oh, oh~" Daphne narrowed one eye. "She's your bride, and the bride we bless. The wedding is over, so of course she has to do what a bride should do."

The fairies echoed in unison. Their voices were sweet and their words were all warm blessings. However, to human ears, there was always a creepy sense of terror.

Needless to say, the words they use, such as "wedding" and "what a bride should do", are quite different from human cognition.

Elena looked up at the sage on the crescent moon and said, "Queen of the Fairies, you promised to send us away once the wedding was over."

The Fairy Sage tilted her head slightly, the crystal crown firmly attached to her head. "Really? Child, you're mistaken. I said, 'Wait until the moon reaches its zenith, and I'll send you back in the name of the Sage and Queen.' It's still quite early."

"Hehehe."

"Hahaha."

The fairies laughed clear and sweet laughter, and pointed naively at the night sky. The moon was still hanging under the distant castle, and had not moved at all.

They suddenly rose up, using the fabrics and scale powder in their hands to pave a path from top to bottom for the queen.

This is an unknown, goblin ritual.

The Butterfly Queen stopped her wings and stepped onto the star-paved staircase, descending it. “Sons of men, your life is so short.”

"How short~" the fairies sighed.

"But it doesn't matter. We are friends." The queen walked closer and closer. "The trees are our friends too. The trees in the fairy garden have a lifespan that humans cannot imagine..."

A red fruit appeared in the palm of my hand, beating continuously like a heart the size of an apricot.

Sizzle——

The dagger cut through the air and pierced the heart in the goblin's hand.

"Hmm? An unfriendly little thing." A flaw appeared in the fairy sage's perfect smile. She raised a finger and flicked Taffy away like a goshawk.

The fragile human did not break into two pieces after hitting the tree as she had imagined. Instead, he spun his body and stepped on the tree trunk to avoid the attacks of other fairies.

"Taffy, don't be impulsive, run quickly--" Melia stepped hard onto the bridge and shouted loudly.

Taffy raised her head briefly as she turned around, and even though she couldn't see her eyes clearly, Melia knew what she meant: Miss, run away.

With a swish, an arrow landed on the silk thread held by the goblins, cutting it into two pieces.

Antonio had unknowingly found himself in the distant woods, using the cover of huge leaves to fire a barrage of arrows. The goblins grumbled in protest, but they didn't want to leave the fun.

"Go and kill him."

"No, no, no, you go ahead."

"Wow—I want to stay with the Queen—"

The fairies were in a state of chaos, but the Queen remained calm. She waved her finger again and glanced sharply in the direction of the Star Bridge. "Don't think a feint to the east will work, okay?"

…

"Wait a minute, Taffy and the others—"

"If we wait any longer, we'll all die!" Elena picked up Melia, her dragon-like legs slicing through her gauze skirt as she leaped from mid-air. She spread her wings again and glided as far as she could.

"Don't even think about leaving." The fairy sage flapped his wings, and the fairies became noisy.

They argued loudly as they flew, slowing down the queen's wings.

"I will eat disobedient children!"

"No, no, the blessing ceremony isn't over yet."

"Isn't it over yet?"

"It's not over yet. Wait until their first child is born. We will select twelve good fairies to bless them."

"Then what?"

"Then let her sleep for 100 years, waiting for the prince's kiss."

"Can't the princess?"

"no."

“That’ll do!”

“No way!”

"I'm going to turn you into a stinking wild boar!"

Melia watched the pursuers nervously, her arms clinging tightly to Elena, who in turn clasped her arms tightly around her waist. The goblins' transformed gold and silver jewelry were completely discarded, and once out of the reach of the scales, their clothes returned to their original appearance.

But the goblins were getting closer and closer, and the clothes on his body seemed to be changing back to normal.

The opponent's breath was becoming more and more chaotic, and he was obviously exhausted.

That's right, dragon blood and a giant dragon are two different things. The princess's transformation does not require her to dominate the sky. The strongest enemy in "Rose Princess" is also a human.

This group of strange goblins are tireless and use magic to fly, so it seems impossible for them to escape.

"Elena, listen to me..." Melia managed to speak in the air current: "Wait, throw me towards them."

"Oh."

A disdainful laugh came from above my head, and my arms tightened even more.

"I'm telling you, I won't actually die... Wow?!"

The fairies rushed over one by one, teasing them maliciously. Elena held Melia in her arms, her dragon wings not flexible, swaying left and right in mid-air.

The Fairy Queen hovered not far away, still holding the dancing fruit in her palm.

Her confident smile suddenly froze as she looked at the stagnant moon: the moon was slowly rising and sliding towards the center of the castle.

"What's going on?"

"Why? The moon is..." The fairies whispered to each other, forgetting even to attack.

"Woo-oh--" The silver-white figure penetrated the moonlight, as if walking from fantasy to reality.

It has spiral horns, a call richer than a crane's, and is about the size of a horse.

Trample, tramp. The unicorn approached quickly on the clouds and gossamer. The dust infiltrated by the fairies could not hinder it, but instead turned into golden dust under its hooves.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Elena leaped up and rushed to the unicorn: "Queen of the Fairies, the moon has risen."

Her pupils completely turned into the vertical pupils of a dragon, stained with red dots.

The fairy sage did not answer. From the moment the unicorn appeared, the fairies began to fade.

They slowly faded into the glow of the stars, vanishing along with the night. The false moon and castle evaporated into thin air, leaving only the lingering scent of sunlight.

Tap, tap, tap.

The unicorn jumped to the ground. It was so white and glowing that it reminded Elena of the kitten Meimei.

The only difference is that the unicorn has a layer of brilliant glow, which is different from the powder sprinkled by the fairies. This halo is close to the fur and is as colorful as the sunlight.

"Miss, are you okay?" Taffy ran over from a distance.

"I'm fine~" Melia waved her hand and almost hit Elena, and then the two let go with red faces.

The unicorn glanced at them and then stepped towards the sun.

The surrounding scenery has returned to normal, and there is no longer the magical feeling of the night.

"Excuse me, are you going to take us out?" Melia took a step forward to chase after him, but she stumbled and the silver-white fur caught her steadily.

"Thank you." Melia couldn't help but touch the silver-white unicorn hair, which felt finer than duck down.

Elena, following behind, was completely stunned. "Who hasn't heard the legend of unicorns? They only like innocent and kind human girls. "Innocence," "kindness," and "humanity"—didn't Melia in the past have any of these qualities?"

Unicorns don't care about turning over a new leaf. They are extremely obsessed with cleanliness and have very picky standards for judging innocence and kindness.

In the stories of the Age of Gods, hunters who wanted to hunt unicorns would spend a lot of time looking for girls over the age of 12 who were known for their innocence and kindness. They would cut their hands and feet and throw them into the dense forest to attract unicorns to come and rescue them.

Maybe this unicorn is special? Or maybe the legend is just a legend.

Elena quickened her pace to catch up. As soon as she approached Melia, the unicorn that was originally walking close to Melia suddenly moved away a long distance.

"..." So what exactly is the standard? Because I'm half a year older than Melia?

"Miss, let me carry you." Taffy ran over and squatted in front of Melia.

"Really? You're so tired... Come closer and I'll help you up."

"Woo."

Taffy walked to the side obediently. Elena looked at the unicorn speechlessly: it ran out several steps with a clattering sound, as if it was afraid of being touched by Taffy.

So a 14 or 15 year old slave girl who is extremely loyal to her master doesn't meet the criteria? You are just looking at her looks.

Not to mention Antonio. Although he has a standard male protagonist face, as long as he gets close to the unicorn, he can feel the pressure of the hooves.

They continued along the mountain range, the unicorn's horn gently cutting through the air.

Puff, it was like a bubble suddenly burst, revealing a dazzling halo of light.

It stood in front of the humans and was the first to step into the disturbed rift. Everyone held hands tacitly and followed one by one.

The view suddenly became clear, and the day turned into night again, but this time the night had normal vegetation and urgent calls.

"Master Antonio—"

"Master Antonio—"

The voices rose and fell, occasionally mixed with "Her Highness Elena". Well, no one called Melia, the performance was stable.

Just as the unicorn was about to take a step forward to accompany them for the final stretch, Melia suddenly pressed down on its back and said, "Hurry back! These people will go crazy if they see you."

The unicorn didn't speak, nor did it touch her heart, but just looked at her with its clear eyes.

Melia used the small comb she carried with her to gently comb its fur. "Even if you're not afraid of them and can go home at any time, they'll still bring some little girls here to hang out regularly. There's no need to be like that."

"Ahem, Miss Melia." Antonio reminded quietly, "It seems that the unicorn wants to send us back."

He didn't want to make it too obvious. The confrontation in the corridor was very telling. This Miss Melia obviously had a bad reputation.

But if the legendary unicorn personally escorted her back, and people witnessed this scene... it would definitely bring endless benefits. No matter who tried to slander her reputation, they could use the unicorn's approval to refute it.

Of course, he had his own reasons for pushing this forward. Who wouldn't want to build up a good reputation? Especially since it was a legendary beast?

"Really?" The girl smiled in the sunshine, resting her forehead lightly against the unicorn's horn. "But my goodness can't make up for other people's sorrow."

Swish—the wind is blowing.

Leaves and petals adorned the girl's skirt, and the unicorn that existed in the dream disappeared, leaving only stunned humans.

"Let's go, I'll take you home." Elena stretched out her hand and held the warm palm.

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