Chapter 5 Cat Wars
◎The slender body emerged from the water, and the light cast laurel-leaf-like shadows on the honey-colored skin.◎
It's so wet and sticky, something is tangled in the fur and it's moving!!
Meow——
The furry ball cried out as it moved back and forth among the grass leaves.
Water, water, water, I need water——the annoying little bugs please stop meowing and sticking to me——
The brisk footsteps turned into a streak of light, the moonlight came in, and the sparkling lake light came into view.
Melia ran towards the lake, and a blurry figure emerged from the water, scattering water droplets.
Who is that? She slowed down her pace and quietly hid in the bushes by the lake.
The bright silver moon disk was cut into a folded semicircle by the water surface. The wind blew up broken ripples, and the ripples were separated by the shadow in the center, dragging out spindle-shaped light bands.
"call……"
The girl raised her face and threw her long golden hair behind her.
The slender body appeared and disappeared from the water, and the light cast laurel leaf-like shadows on the honey-colored skin.
The fairy in the lake opened her eyes facing the river bank. The clear moonlight dyed everything into a transparent gray, only her eyes exuded a dazzling brilliance.
Alice blue, brilliant as the deep sea—the book in my mind slowly unfolds.
So that's it. The tall and majestic colored stone building behind her is the Roman royal city.
And the girl in front of me who looks like a fairy in the lake must be... the Rose Queen, Elena.
Melia lay quietly in the bushes, admiring the sight of the beauty emerging from the water.
It’s great that at this time, Elena is not the ruthless and murderous Blood Queen in the future.
The Rose Princess is a refreshing novel, but refreshing novels also have ups and downs.
From the reader's perspective, Elena's life can be described as a story of revenge:
The princess never forgives.
She killed the person who poisoned her father, the person who discriminated against her biological mother, and every one of her brothers and sisters who competed with her for the throne died miserably.
There were those who chopped off their hands and feet and buried them in clay pots, cooked them into sashimi with a small knife, stuffed them with straw and sent them into the bronze bull... Compared with them, Melia's corpse exposed in the wilderness was truly a dead fish at peace.
Wherever the Rose Princess's sword pointed, the enemy army was reduced to ashes.
Throughout the book, no villain survives to the bitter end, and friends who waver will wither in the atonement of sacrificing everything. Only those who stand by Elena from beginning to end can see the dawn of victory.
She would marry three times and have a large harem.
She will gain "true love" and at the same time reject "true love", kill her husband who stands in front of the throne with her own hands, and punish every servant who dares to rebel.
She will not bear a fetus because the Dragon Girl has a long life and youth and does not need young children to compete with her for everything.
What kind of life is this for Elena herself?
Click.
What’s that sound!
The cat's ears suddenly popped up, and then the field of vision began to spin.
I can’t use any strength...the skin on my neck and the back of my neck is being pulled!
"Um, meow... meow~" Melia was lifted into the air and looked into the sea-blue eyes.
She meowed guiltily, trying to get away with it: Ahem, ahem, you, the Rose Queen, are so magnanimous. You won’t be mean to a little kitty, right?
Well, no matter how many people she killed in the plot, I never saw her abuse animals.
The wind blew up the tips of her golden hair, and Elena's furrowed brows gradually relaxed. Her skin, which had just come out of the bath, had a faint fragrance.
She raised her lips and meowed at Melia.
Carelessly and gently.
Melia's heart slowly relaxed, and she rubbed her hand affectionately: "Meow~"
“How cute.”
“!”
Elena released the skin on the back of Melia's neck and held her in her arms in a comfortable position.
[So soft! ]
The two people sighed at the same time and squeezed towards the inside.
Great, you're a cat lover~
Melia quickly turned her tail around and wagged her butt towards her: "Hurry, hurry up and help me check the little bug!" She bet that a little beetle had fallen into the cat's fur while it was running around in the grass.
Maybe there are even flies and caterpillars on it... Oops! The cat's claws can't touch its back again, so it has to ask kind people for help~
Elena blinked.
This was the first time in her life that an animal had shown such enthusiasm for her. Whether it was the falcons from her brothers' home or the hounds kept by the guards, they would either flee quickly or lie motionless on the ground when they saw her.
The moonlight was too bright, making it difficult to distinguish the cat's fur color. We could only confirm that it was some light-colored solid color.
White, should be pure white, shining white...
[Softer and whiter than the finest velvet.]
She couldn't help but grab the kitten's front legs and rub its furry back up and down against the water droplets on her skin.
Wait, wait. What is this doing?
Her emerald eyes widened, and with the rhythmic wiping and soft touch, Melia's shocked expression gradually cracked.
"I'm not a towel--" she screamed in grief and anger!
"I'm sorry, this hair is really... Can you speak?"
"belch,"
The kitten was brought up again, staring at the princess.
"Tell me more? Tell me." Elena flicked her nose and said to herself, "My mother told me the story of fairies. I didn't expect it to be true."
The princess's mother...is not the princess.
Elena's biological mother was just a princess of a defeated country and Caesar's slave.
However, as the original book said, the princess never despised her origins and was even proud of her mother's bloodline from the sea kingdom, even though it was just a small island conquered by Rome.
[“I am the ruler of Rome and the king of the sea.”] After she wore the golden laurel crown, she always spoke of her mother’s family with pride and nostalgia.
It turned out that even when she was young and in her poorest years, she was always so gentle and casual when talking about her mother.
"Is the magic power exhausted? Can't speak anymore?"
Seeing Elena's regretful expression, Melia moved her little mouth: "No, meow... No, I don't have to meow at all!"
"Ha ha."
Elena was stunned for a moment, then smiled happily. She dragged Melia's furry body and dipped it into the water: "Okay, okay, I was wrong just now. Let me wash you~"
"That's good... Meow, don't rub me, I'm not a towel—"
"Sorry, sorry~"
The water temperature was quite suitable, but the princess's grip was a bit too strong. If she hadn't been reminded, she would have been twisted into a small towel.
Melia jumped back to the river bank with a look of having survived a disaster, shook her fur vigorously, and shook off a shower of water droplets.
Then he was off the ground again.
"Meow, you, what are you doing!"
"What are you doing?" Elena picked up the clothes that fell on the shore and put them on her body: "Go back."
Melia: "Are you going back just like this?"
The evening breeze blew on her smooth skin. The princess only wore a short skirt around her waist, and her wet hair dripped down the grooves of her upper body.
"certainly."
Hmm... maybe there's really nothing to be ashamed of about this healthy body, it's her mind that's unhealthy.
Melia looked away: "Then why are you holding me?"
"You are my cat now, of course I have to take you back."
Elena patted her back calmly and walked towards the royal city with brisk steps.
"Meow, wait!"
"Waiting for what?"
"Y-You can't do this!"
"Why?"
As they were talking, they had already walked a long way. The princess's legs were long and agile, and she crossed the field in a few steps - it turned out that it was not a field, but a garden, but it looked very spacious from the cat's perspective.
"Because, because I don't want to!"
Elena stopped, and a moment later, Melia's claws touched the ground, and she felt a push from behind.
The princess walked forward without looking back, and she was so frightened that she rushed to catch up: "You, what's wrong with you?"
The cat stretched its neck hard, and only then did it see Elena's cold expression.
She meowed a little aggrievedly: "Meow, why are you aggrieved? I am the one who is aggrieved!"
“…Feeling wronged? Aren’t you unwilling?” Elena kept walking.
Fairies are creatures from fairy tales, just like her mother, romantic but distant. She shouldn't have any hope, because all cute things don't suit her anyway.
"Meow…"
Melia hesitated for a moment; she sensed a feeling close to sadness from the princess.
If you think about it, the princess at this stage hasn't received enough attention. She's very talented, but she's being suppressed by her older siblings, unable to even achieve fame.
Elena's future is full of flowers and thorns, but what about her past?
"You're my first friend." In the original novel, this sentence is said to the adjutant whom she met later. Before she came of age, the princess had no friends.
She hesitantly chased after him: "Elena, Elena!"
"Do you know my name?"
The princess finally stopped and her calf bumped into something furry.
The cat stuck its head out: "Of course, I'm a fairy~"
The garden had come to an end, and the lights from the city shone on the kitten's warm fur.
She nudged the princess's legs affectionately: "Fairies are free, but since you're so lonely~ I can reluctantly let you hug me!"
“…Heh.” Elena unconsciously raised the corners of her lips, but when she realized she was laughing, she deliberately put on a stern face.
When I squatted down, I found that the little white cat's paws were stained with mud.
Although her body is still glowing white, this little cute flaw must make her very uncomfortable, right?
The princess gently picked up Melia and wiped her pink paw pads with her clothes.
It was as soft as I imagined, so the sound also became softer.
"Come on, I'll take you to eat."
"Okay~"
There must be a lot of delicious food in the royal city~ Looking forward to it!
The little white cat squinted its eyes happily, curled its tail up and wrapped it around the warm neck.
…
Early in the morning, Melia opened her eyes on the wide bed, her eye sockets were wide open, revealing a look of unwillingness to close.
A few seconds later...
"Ah, bah, bah! Juice—some juice—"
Ani was the first to rush into the room, followed by a string of concubines like flying birds.
They greeted Melia who was looking for water all over the ground and brought her clear spring water.
A few minutes later, Taffy rushed into the room carrying a large pitcher of orange juice. A group of people gathered around Melia, watching her put her head in the pitcher and drink it.
"Try it! This fish is very nutritious. It smells bad but tastes delicious. Ah... don't waste it! I spent so much effort to buy it!"
Elena, you are feeding me stinky herrings.
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