Chapter 105 Little Totoro
◎Okay, now the probability of choosing the right one is 100%.◎
The wet kitten struggled to break free from its mother and landed on a dry towel with a plop.
Sniff, sniff, she closed her eyes, and her four little paws swam in the air like paddling in the water.
"Xiao Mi!" Melia sat up in surprise, couldn't help but slap her mouth, and changed her name to "Baby~"
"Uh-huh."
The kitten responded with a clanging sound through its nasal cavity and pursed its little mouth tightly.
Although the fur is sticky, you can see that the hair is thick and long. It will definitely be a long-haired cat when it grows up.
Its eyes are not open yet, its nose and paw pads are light pink, and its ears are much larger than those of an average cat, standing upright like the ears of a chinchilla.
If the eyeliner was shorter, or the tail wasn't so long, she would look like a little rabbit.
"Baby~ come here."
Melia clapped her hands, and the kitten stood up straight, teetering over to her, rubbing the towel against her. With a thud, the kitten's head slammed into her mother's palm, and then it lay motionless.
So cute——
Melia, kiss hard! Super soft~
"Hmm." The kitten shook its head, with its ears drooping, allowing its mother to chirp into its face.
Halfway through the kiss, something suddenly hit her lower lip.
Melia removed her mouth and carefully scrutinized the kitten's skull. Hidden among the dense fur were two tiny horns. They were tiny, the size of pearls, and their surface was adorned with iridescent spiral patterns resembling those of a seashell.
It looks like a right angle, but it is possible that it will become curved when it grows up.
What's this?
The cat inherited its horns from me, but could it be Elena's? Feeling it carefully, it seems the furry tail has a hard part inside, very different from that of ordinary cats.
Melia poked the kitten's corner, and it began to spit bubbles. The maids had already brought hot water and a change of children's clothes, but no one approached the mother and daughter. They just stood quietly in the background, seemingly completely deprived of any sense of self.
"Hey, baby, are you hungry? Oh, and after the baby is born, shouldn't we pat her hard and let her cry loudly a few times to breathe?"
Seeing the kitten drowsy, Melia quickly tested the water temperature with her hands and then put the baby in to scrub. Thanks to the trade network, Athens also uses the latest spice soap.
After soaking in warm water and drying with a towel, the kitten immediately looked like a furry dandelion: she didn't need a hair dryer, her body temperature was a little scary, and she could quickly evaporate the moisture like a small heater. I don't know if this is a unique situation for this species.
"Okay, now you have to meow loudly!"
Melia patted the child's back gently.
"Purple, purr." The cat lay limply on the blanket, yawning comfortably with its mouth open.
"Hey, not gurgle, woosh or wah."
"Meow." The cat looked up and nodded.
"puff."
Maybe cats are all serious like this? Or maybe this kid is just particularly serious? Despite his adorable appearance, he gives off a serious vibe.
"Be good, be good~"
Melia held the kitten in her arms and examined it carefully. As soon as she examined it, she found something interesting: as long as she pressed the kitten's pink paw pad, five super sharp claws would pop out.
It is definitely not a cat's thin claws, because the tips of the claws are very hard and have the same pearly texture as the small horns. It feels like it cannot be cut with nail clippers.
Give it a try? If it works, you can let your baby help open the mail in the future.
She pinched the kitten's paw and gently scratched the metal candlestick next to her.
Suddenly.
Without any cutting sound, the candlestick broke into two pieces and fell to the ground.
“Hey hey hey!”
Melia widened her eyes and observed the kitten's paw carefully. Something was wrong. Even if it was alloy steel, it should make a crackling sound when cutting the candlestick into pieces, right?
What the hell is Silent Severance? It comes with an enchantment?
"Meow?" The kitten rubbed its mother's dazed cheek, stretched out its claws and scratched the candlestick fragments for the second time.
This time the movement was slower, and the tip of the claw barely just brushed against the broken surface.
However, the result was no different. The fragments split into two again from the broken ends, and no sound was made except the collision when they fell.
It really is magic—
Melia swallowed her saliva. This ability of hers was truly useful. Even for cutting metal, it was much more useful than the tools we have now!
"mua~" She took a deep breath and hugged the baby again.
How can a human feed a kitten milk? Or should I turn into a cat first?
Just as she was hesitating, the floor suddenly shook.
The vibrations were very slight at first, making people think of motion sickness and nausea, and then the objects and small decorative items on the table began to fall and shake violently.
"There's an earthquake, hold on to me!"
Melia pulled the kitten into her arms, crawling on the carpet and trying to escape to a corner. This was a high tower, and jumping from outside or walking to the stairs would easily kill her.
Boom, boom. The shaking slowly stopped. Melia looked up. She wanted to order the servants to run out during the intervals between earthquakes, but she was stunned by the scene before her.
Just moments ago, they were living people, but now they have become a row of bronze statues, each face vivid and lifelike, a masterpiece of art.
What's going on?
A huge sense of unease enveloped her, and Melia hugged the cat and ran out the door.
With a clattering sound, her bare feet stepped on the dense red carpet and she rushed into a ball of warm light.
boom--
Beep, beep, beep—
Amidst the light came the sound of enthusiastic trumpets, similar yet different from those used at the Luna Parade, the Victory Return, and the Coronation.
What is the same is the rhythm and rhyme, what is different is the passion contained therein.
The passion was too intense, far beyond the limits of human ability.
The strong white light that blocked the view gradually dissipated, replaced by a quiet starry night.
The fake starry sky does not rotate, does not change, and the stars twinkle like eyes. It hangs above the head, replacing the towering dome of the castle.
Pasha.
Melia paused on the red carpet as it stretched out towards a fairytale garden of emptiness and perfection.
The garden was filled with flowers, with countless beauties smiling and greeting. Fairies more beautiful than the fairies in the lake were sharing desserts at a tea party, which was completely different from the tower covered with bronze statues behind it.
Yet the fear is the same.
Apart from the warm and hot kitten in her arms, Melia could not feel any vitality at all.
She backed away towards the bedroom, but Xingkong walked towards her.
The door behind him suddenly disappeared, and the carpet stretched out in all directions, each side filled with beauty, flowers and madness.
East, south, west, north, there is no direction where you can't see fairies.
So Melia stopped in the center, not daring to move.
The previous earthquake was most likely caused by the Fairy Queen, but it could also be that Pandora went wrong, or someone in Athens took advantage of the loophole.
[What if Elena or Mr. Pados discovered the problem? ]
Delay, must delay.
The little kitten in my arms still needs me... I haven't had time to name her yet.
Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling.
The familiar sound of bells, clusters of lilies of the valley shaking their heads vigorously in the fairy garden.
The fairies at the table smiled in response. They did not chase after them because a pale moon appeared in the starry sky.
The moonlight illuminated the silver dust, which gradually condensed and formed the shadow of the Fairy Queen.
"haven't seen you for a long time."
The Queen's eyes lit up: "How quick! The child of destiny is born."
Her polite tone brought about a huge ironic effect, making every hair on Melia's body cry out.
"Greetings, sage."
Melia slowly backed away. "I didn't sell her to fate. Besides...even I don't have the right to decide her fate."
"Oh? You might have misunderstood."
The Fairy Queen didn't care about her retreating steps, because no matter where she retreated, she hovered in the same place.
When Melia stopped again, the Queen waved her finger in satisfaction: "I will not take your child away. You are right. She will have [freedom]."
Any good words coming out of a goblin's mouth are scary!
Melia hugged the kitten tightly, but her expression of resistance failed to force the Fairy Queen back, and more fairies appeared in the starry sky.
The first fairy appeared, wearing light green leaves. "As the Queen said, I wish her to be as free as the wind. No one can imprison her heart and soul."
A second fairy appeared, waving her pink wand. "How lovely! Beautiful child of destiny! I wish her great beauty, oh, even more beauty than she already is. Everyone will fall in love with her!"
A third fairy appeared, lifting her red cloak. "Child of destiny, born of noble blood, you will be proud, confident, and indomitable. The weak will not be able to withstand your gaze."
The fourth fairy appeared and opened the book made of flower petals. "More than just arrogance, you will have eyes that see through people's hearts—yes, you already have them. Then I wish you more wisdom. No one can deceive you, not even hints!"
A fifth fairy appeared, dragging a heavy golden skirt. "Wealth, you bring wealth, take wealth, and seize wealth... You can melt the blood of the defeated into gold."
…
What kind of Sleeping Beauty script is this?!
Melia was wary of the fairies in the sky, who came one after another, speaking pure yet terrifying "blessings." They sounded good, but on second thought, they were very wrong.
She covered the kitten's big ears and listened to the blessing of the twelfth fairy.
"...You will have a lot of luck. You were lucky before, and now you will be even luckier. You will be so lucky that you will think that the world was created for you."
This is the twelfth one, yes, and it is different from Sleeping Beauty.
If it were the story of Sleeping Beauty, the twelfth one would offer a blessing after the princess was cursed - well, they are not fairies anyway, they are all goblins.
"The Rose Princess" does not record the fairy prophecy, maybe it is just to scare people?
The Fairy Queen was also waiting for this moment. She opened her arms and her transparent wings trembled slightly.
Countless scales and the starry sky complemented each other. Melia stared at the starry sky nervously, and suddenly she realized that the weight in her arms had disappeared.
"Where did you hide the child?!"
She raised her head and loudly questioned the goblin: "Didn't you say you wouldn't take her away?"
"Of course not."
The Fairy Queen had a compassionate look on her face: "As her mother, you don't believe in fate, but fate is willing to give you a chance."
Twelve constellations appeared in the sky, along with a thirteenth created by the fairies.
The Fairy Queen floated in the air, smiling brightly. "If you can find your child among the stars, fate favors you. If not, she will become a free star. Don't worry. With twelve sincere blessings, Alexandra will surely become a great emperor."
Bullshit, what free stars! How dare you call my child Alexandra?!
Melia had studied the fairy legends of this world. These fairies would send some children of destiny to other countries, under the pretext of allowing them to deviate from the established track and pursue their destined fate.
In fact, many children of destiny died along the way and were ruthlessly abandoned by them.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that the goblins seemed very serious and expectant when they gave the twelve blessings just now. They have no humanity at all!
"Let me make sure first. As long as I find the star that corresponds to the child, you will return her to me, right?"
Melia suppressed her temper. Although these fairies had no credibility, according to legend, as long as they were in the main plane that excluded fairies, it would be difficult for them to violate the agreement.
Moreover, legendary creatures all have a tendency to like making oaths and fulfilling them, so the element of "being good at deception" is only applicable to humans.
"Of course, she is here under this starry sky."
The Fairy Queen raised her hand, showing the thirteen constellations rising behind her.
They had just given twelve blessings to the child, using these blessings as a "price" in exchange for a chance to seize it.
This is relatively fair.
For the sake of fairness, the probability of getting the child back cannot be too outrageous.
One-thirteenth... No, goblins are very good at covering up part of the truth.
In addition to the thirteen constellations that can be considered as a whole, the sky now has more than fifty scattered stars and a moon.
Melia covered her face and said, "Okay, but you have to give me something first."
"What kind of thing?"
"A quick, painless potion."
Melia raised her head sadly and wiped away the tears she had squeezed out. "If I can't find my child, I'll have no choice but to die. Sob."
Losing a loved one is painful and a sense of loss for most people, but for the legendary heroes and kings, it is a mysterious icing on the cake.
The goblin would not refuse such temptation.
Sure enough, the Fairy Queen raised her eyes, a gentle smile on her face: "Of course."
Okay, now the probability of choosing the right one is - 100%.
The author has something to say:
Thanks to Qi Shengxiao's Lei Lei~
Thanks to Inoue Kuro and Flying in the Clouds for the irrigation~
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