Chapter 134 Secondary Replacement
◎The fountain splashed large amounts of water, and Alexandra's figure slowly emerged.◎
Swish—the fountain splashed with water, and Alexandra's figure slowly emerged. Her long golden hair clung to her cheeks, dampening her imposing presence.
She stepped out of the spring without changing her expression, staying away from the goblins' outstretched arms.
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but Melia always felt that she glanced at her, and her ice-blue eyes were as cold as glass.
Bang, bang, bang, the continuous explosions made the fairies complain loudly, and they flew to the treetops and lily of the valley one by one. The shadow army reappeared, but this time the gathering place was the Fairy Garden.
With the Fairy Queen here, they didn't seem to dare to act rashly. They stood there calmly and had no intention of breaking out of the boundaries of the galaxy.
"Huh~ What a naughty child." The Fairy Queen opened her affectionate eyes gently. She stretched out her hand towards Melia, and her fingers penetrated the membrane for a moment, making a sizzling sound.
"You guessed right. Air without magic is no different from lava to me." The finger was still probing outward, and the scales evaporated violently.
Gum, the huge tension made Melia turn her body and stretch her legs as hard as she could: Run, the faster the better!
The air quickly solidified, and my limbs seemed to sink into a sea of gel, unable to break free. Run, run faster—click, and something cold grabbed my neck, gently pressing it.
Like a puppet with its spring removed, Melia felt as if a piece of her cervical vertebrae was inexplicably missing, and her entire body was being grasped and squeezed out of the gap.
It really floats!
Her eyes widened in horror as she gradually rose and looked down at her body, which was frozen in place.
"But I can still get you back."
The world turned upside down, and the Fairy Queen's eyes, as bright as the morning star, floated deep in her mind. With a snap, Melia felt a pain in her head and fell onto the sturdy armor.
She turned her neck tremblingly, and was strangled by the metal guard on her shoulders and pulled up.
"Ouch, it hurts, it hurts,
Melia was halfway through complaining when she closed her mouth under Binglan's gaze and shrank back with a whimper.
"Alexandra, you're being too rough. Why don't you let the soft grass catch her?"
The Fairy Queen shook her head slightly, and landed on the ground in a good mood, dragging her long skirt.
Melia swallowed and looked at Alexandra cautiously. "Has she been controlled by the Fairy Queen? Why does she seem so... still so arrogant?" She didn't even say a word.
She tried to move her arms, but they were still tightly bound by the gauntlet and she couldn't break free.
Looking closely, Alexandra's left hand was completely covered by the black armor. Could it be that Elena had chopped it off? She lowered her head guiltily and leaned gently against the armor.
In the Fairy Garden, silence never lasts long.
Soon, a goblin jumped out and danced around Melia: "Oh, she's dressed so poorly."
"Hmm, that's right." The queen nodded slightly. Starlight swirled around the leaves, plucking the roses and lilies of the valley one by one. Wind and spring water gathered into a gauze skirt, wrapping layer by layer around Melia's body.
Jingle bells~ A string of pearls is wrapped around the neck, with pink diamonds hanging on it.
"That's much better!"
"The Queen is wise~"
The fairies cheered and lifted a mirror from the spring: "Look at what you look like now~"
Melia couldn't help but look up, and her original face was reflected in the mirror. So that's how it was. The Fairy Queen had extracted her true soul, leaving her body on the other side.
A pearl crown held up her jet-black hair, playfully revealing her earlobe, where a drop of water froze, painless. The skirt, half translucent with the blue light of a spring, had fishtail splits on either side, in keeping with the fairy aesthetic, and tulle imitating wings.
With a click, the hand nail pressed against her cheek, forcing her to raise her face and look into Alexandra's eyes.
The sea blue eyes that were originally exactly the same as Elena's were now much lighter, as if someone had taken royal blue from the palette and mixed it with grayish-white paint.
"Are you... okay?" She raised her hand and gently stroked Alexandra's face.
Alexandra is a part of Elena, so it is self-harm... The logic is correct, but does Alexandra really think so?
"You know me." Those eyes were emotionless, but his other hand lifted from the hilt of the sword and pressed on Melia's collarbone. She was studying him carefully, wondering what she was thinking.
"Of course, I..."
"Alright, alright~"
The Fairy Queen kindly interrupted them and pointed outside: "It's time to clean up the little things outside."
"Wait, we can discuss—"
"There's nothing to discuss~"
The Fairy Queen gave her most brilliant and malicious smile in return and snapped her fingers lightly.
Then nothing happened.
One second, two seconds, three seconds... half a minute, one minute, and still nothing happened.
“…Hmm?” The smile finally disappeared, and she flapped her wings in astonishment, flew to the junction of the galaxy, and knocked out a water mirror with her wand.
A bored cat-dragon was reflected in the water mirror. She flew and played all the way in the city of Magus, while using her little claws to smash the runes she disliked.
"Who is so bored, scribbling everywhere?"
Elena's voice can be heard off-screen: ["Stop complaining and start destroying things. Knock on anything suspicious."]
"Can I burn it all?"
“Shh—Okay. Once Brida and the others bring the bodies out, you can burn them. You’ll get a share of the gold, too. Stop clamoring for reward.”
[“Oh, great! Don’t tell mommy!”] After saying that, the little dragon flew to the top of the “temple”, bit off the golden moon on it with a snap, happily threw it under its wings, and no one knew where it was hidden.
“Hahahahahahaha.”
Clap, clap, clap. Melia clapped her hands vigorously: "Great! Wonderful! The Queen is wise!"
She cheered in the most sinister tone, then shook her head and said, "There's really nothing to discuss. You're so wise~"
For a moment, a murderous intent flashed in the queen's eyes, frightening Melia into hiding behind Alexandra. The scarlet cloak had brought death the previous time, but now it felt...reliable.
"Huh~" The Fairy Queen let out a long sigh, and when she raised her eyes, she looked calm again.
She walked to the boundary of the galaxy and clapped her hands at the fairies. "Who wants to go out and play? Your sister is back. Her body needs a soul. This body is probably the only vessel that can deceive the world."
“Me, me, me!”
"I'll go~ I'm a good actor, I'll go~"
"Choose me! I'm suffocating!"
Several goblins jumped out from the flowers and punched and kicked each other.
"Wait, this is obviously mine..." Melia got stuck in the middle of her sentence, as if it really wasn't mine.
The Fairy Queen naturally wouldn't let her go. She pointed out a silver-purple familiar from among the fairies who had eagerly signed up: "Daphne, you have the best connection with them. Go ahead~"
"Yeah!"
Daphne jumped to the queen's side, carefully turning around and around, covering her whole body with enough scale powder, before jumping out of bounds and crashing into Melia's body at the speed of a 100-meter sprint.
Bang! A puddle of scale powder splashed out, and the girl opened her emerald eyes. She blinked smartly and jumped happily at the fairies, indicating that she was safely out of the cabin.
Then, time began to flow inside the room.
"Guess what~" The Queen waved her wand in a good mood: "How long can she keep pretending?"
Melia leaned out from behind the armor: "My guess? No later than tonight."
"Oh~? Are you so confident in your own uniqueness?" The Queen hovered in front of her and nodded affectionately: "My dear, if you guessed correctly, I will treat you as a distinguished guest for the next few days~"
What if I guess wrong? Melia didn't bother to ask and simply retreated behind Alexandra: "I'd rather go home."
"Baby, you don't have a choice~"
"She has a choice."
Just when Melia was about to concede that Alexandra didn't want to talk, she spoke up: "She is my queen, of course she has to be with me."
The Fairy Queen smiled. "Really? The noble Emperor Alexandra does need a queen. Are you sure you want to choose my daughter? I thought you preferred ordinary human girls."
"...It doesn't matter. I choose her over this guy."
Alexandra raised her hands and wrapped them tightly around Melia's waist, holding her in her arms again.
The fairies laughed and shook the lilies of the valley and their leaves.
"Oh, oh~"
"They chose her to be the queen! She hasn't even fully grown her wings yet."
"Will they give birth to little princesses and princes?"
“…That’s all you care about?!”
"Hey, how many princesses will Alexandra marry?"
"When there are not many humans left, she can marry as many as she wants~"
The Fairy Queen shook her head regretfully and looked at Melia. "Well, child, you have a choice. Think carefully. Her arm was cut off by your lover. Now that I can't see her, any revenge is justified."
The fairies all chimed in, "Wow, scary!"
"Yes, yes, Alexandra has a bad temper."
"Come with us. There are endless snacks and lots of toys."
"Alexandra's castle is very cold. She doesn't even take off her clothes when she sleeps. Lululu~"
At the fairies' "friendly" suggestion, Melia opened her arms and tightly embraced the hard and cold armor: "I have decided to stay with her."
She knew how scary Alexandra and Elena were when they were angry, but she had no idea how bad these goblins could be.
…
"Ah~ Sister is back?"
Sonny stretched out, and flirted with his arms as usual.
Not far away, Melia and the Great Wizard walked through the archway one after another. The Great Wizard walked to the side, shaking the bell, and then the girl suddenly took a step forward.
"I'm back, Sonny~"
She jumped into her arms excitedly and rubbed him hard.
Sonny's smile paused, then he tentatively put his arm around her waist.
The other party did not resist. Instead, he held her hand, drew a circle on his palm, winked playfully, and whispered: "The Great Witch is still here, let's go back first."
“…That’s right~” Sunny took two steps, then simply picked up the girl’s waist and put her on the horse’s back.
She led the horse slowly forward, and waited until the witch's horse passed her before jumping on the horse and riding with Melia.
"elder sister."
"Hmm?" Her arms snaked around her waist like vines, her slender fingers tentatively probing the hem of her robe. Daphne leaned against Sunny's back with a triumphant smile. "Haha, a mere human~ I can smell your sweet feelings, but [liking] is dangerous, you know? Just a little ambiguity and temptation, and it's easy to get her."
"A question for you~"
"Ask, I really want to answer." The finger slowly moved downwards. Isn't it just "like" and "love you"? Ask quickly, little slave~
"199 times 199, what is it?"
What the hell is this question? The fairy was momentarily stumped. Fortunately, she was a fairy, able to utilize her true form's abilities. After a quick calculation, she arrived at a difficult conclusion.
"3, 39... 601!" That was a close call! If I hadn't been able to use my skills, I'd have been exposed. Not bad, so vigilant... human intuition?
"Oh, absolutely right."
"Yeah, it's me after all~"
Tsk, this little brat is incredibly alert. Daphne steeled herself, ready to loosen her clothes and give her some perks to trick her out. After all, she's the Golden King, a crucial part of their plan. Sooner or later, they'll have to take his blood.
Besides, such a cute human can become more handsome by just feeding him a little bit of golden blood, so she won’t lose out. She finally gets to come out once, so she has to experience it.
"I'll trouble you a thing."
"Hmm~?"
"Hand, don't touch inside anymore." On the galloping horse, the Golden King turned his head with a smile: "I don't want to hurt your..." body.
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