Fairy tale: Little Red Riding Hood's wolf mentor

"Let's look at the first page, I wonder what the unsealing ceremony will be this time?"

Poro roughly examined the two newly appeared pages, placing the one from "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" on top, and examined it with Lake.

The picture on the page showed twelve pairs of stick-figure dancers.

Their attire seemed to be that of princes and princesses, and their dance moves were all different, carrying a sense of elegant beauty.

[Cyclical Regression: The Twelve Dancing Princesses - Endless Dance Banquet]

[Fairy Tale Authority: In the dance, you gradually perceive those... souls immersed in the abyss of wild dancing]

[Unsealing Ceremony: Step into this dance banquet with your dance partner]

[Description: The princesses dance and dance tirelessly, it is a dance banquet without end, and so are their dance partners... The passionate dance music is gnawing at their sanity]

"Dancing? Step into the dance banquet with a dance partner...?"

Poro looked at the words on the page and fell into deep thought, he looked around at those dancing crimson shadows.

In this kind of world, he felt that his magic and body could not be used freely.

It was as if reality was obscured by some influence, this was a space independent of reality, with some kind of rule unique to itself.

Poro also remembered what the old soldier Invi had said:

"Dancing allows you to perceive the path in the abyss, reason allows you to find the surface of the sea in the chaos..."

In the outside world, Poro and the others had been trying their best to restrain the desire to dance within their bodies, which was disturbed by the anomaly, during their confrontation with the possessed prince.

But here, do they have to do the opposite?

Lake also noticed something strange on this page—

"Poro, why has the Fairy Tale Authority on this page appeared even before it has been unlocked?"

Hearing this, Poro also reacted.

In the past, the Fairy Tale Authority would be marked with the word "Unknown" before the unsealing ceremony, but this time, it was obviously different.

[Fairy Tale Authority: In the dance, you gradually perceive those... souls immersed in the abyss of wild dancing]

"Moreover, this Fairy Tale Authority seems to be a little different from usual, it has become... as if it has been limited in some ways."

If he hadn't been deceived by that red-bearded man and hadn't entered here?

Wouldn't this Fairy Tale Authority be useless then?

Poro shook his head, no matter what, what this Fairy Tale Authority described, coincided with the words of the old soldier Invi to some extent.

"Let's look at the second page first."

Poro used his mental power to control the second page, making it float to the front, the picture on the second page showed two cartoon-style dancing shoes jumping in mid-air.

[Cyclical Regression: The Red Shoes - Dance of Liberation]

[Fairy Tale Authority: Unknown]

[Unsealing Ceremony: Help Karen find her severed feet, and those... lost, enchanted dancing shoes]

[Description: Dancing is never a crime, unrestrained depravity is]

"The Fairy Tale Authority on this page looks much more normal."

Poro carefully checked the words on the page, then nodded.

But the only regret was that the unsealing ceremony of [Cyclical Regression: The Red Shoes - Dance of Liberation] was not as easy to complete compared to the first Cyclical Regression.

Now, in this chaotic world that is of unknown origin and has inextricable links with the wild dancers.

Not to mention this strange environment.

Lake and Poro have not seen Karen's figure so far, as if they have been separated.

So, the idea of completing the second Cyclical Regression first, can be considered impossible.

"There are no other clues, now this space seems to have exceeded the magic array created by magic, or rather, this is something that is not based on the same principles as magic."

Poro's second-order sublimation of [Spiral Beacon: Witch]'s ability to observe magic arrays, could not allow Poro to deconstruct the space in front of him in the slightest.

It was like before, when facing the Gluttony Witch, who used magic mixed with the power of angels.

Those magics that shrouded the entire Fertile Plains, could not be analyzed or investigated at all without possessing the power of angels, or knowing the principles of the power of angels.

"Then what should we do? Are we going to be trapped here?"

Lake said distressfully.

The next moment, the two simultaneously moved their gaze to the unsealing ceremony on the first Cyclical Regression page:

[Unsealing Ceremony: Step into this dance banquet with your dance partner]

Immediately, Lake and Poro looked at each other, their expressions appearing somewhat stiff.

"Dancing... dance partner?"

Both of them thought of the only way out left now.

"But Poro, you are a wolf... how can you..."

Lake hesitated for a moment, then said, "Moreover, we didn't bring any disguise clothes, [Wolf's Disguise] shouldn't be triggered, right?"

"Actually, I feel like in this space..."

But Poro revealed a strange expression, in his eyes, a red light slightly flowed, "Perhaps I can have a human form without using the Cyclical Regression disguise?"

"Eh?"

Lake tilted her head and looked at the red light in Poro's eyes, suddenly remembering something, she suddenly said, "Poro, are you going to turn into that possessed prince from before?"

"Not really."

Poro thought for a while, in his eyes, the energy flow from the wild dancer, under Poro's mental control, flowed out like a spring, they wrapped around Poro's body, gradually forming a human-shaped outline.

And this time, Poro was guiding the appearance with his mind, carving out the details...

"The uniqueness of my soul seems to allow me to make a small... customization to my current appearance?"

"Customization?"

Lake was stunned for a moment, she carefully observed these scarlet energies wrapped around the surface of Poro's body, they began to gradually manifest muscles, skin, and even clothing.

And this time, these manifested appearances, although still changing.

But obviously, it can be said to be completely different from the appearance of that possessed prince.

"Poro, so this time, your appearance..."

"The one I customized is of course myself."

Poro said, although it had been several years since his previous life, under the effect of [Spiral Beacon: Sage], he could still perfectly recall those physical memories from his previous life.

In most cases, especially when he still had to dance, a familiar body was more comfortable to use.

So this time, Poro began to use his memory to shape his human body.

Of course, after all, it was customized.

"Beautifying" wasn't a big deal.

"Poro, is your appearance really something you made yourself!?"

Lake's blue eyes were fixed on Poro's face, which was beginning to be refined and corrected, revealing a surprised expression.

For some reason, the girl's fair cheeks suddenly became a little red.

"Yeah, what do you think? I'm a face- face-sculpting master."

Poro's changing appearance gradually solidified, looking like a black-haired, brown-eyed teenager, with hard lines but without losing elegance...

In fact, Poro's appearance in his previous life was not bad.

And this time, after deliberate fine-tuning and correction, it was even more perfect, with a hint of fortitude and heroism, more precisely, everyone Poro had seen so far, whether it was the prince, or those people—

They would definitely not be more handsome than Poro's current appearance.

"Poro, you really are... very handsome now."

The girl blinked her eyes and chuckled shyly.

Lake inexplicably thought of a fairy tale authority that was shelved, named [Cyclical Regression: Snow White - Unparalleled Beauty].

If Poro was like this now, after using the Fairy Tale Authority...

Her reason would definitely break down, right?!

Could she still control herself and not do... strange things to Poro?

Lake thought, her blue eyes staring motionless at Poro's appearance.

Poro customized... Poro's own appearance?

For some reason, Lake inexplicably felt that something... a kind of feeling that was rarely seen before, surfaced in her heart.

"So... beautiful lady, would you like to dance with me?"

Poro raised his eyebrows and smiled, compared to his usual wolf-like appearance, this time his smile had a slightly different feeling in the girl's eyes.

"Hey, Poro, I've read those storybooks—you're supposed to say that before you invite a girl!"

Lake slightly raised her fair and delicate face, her lips slightly raised, like a crescent moon.

A smile gradually spread in her clear and bright eyes.

She raised her hand, and after Poro transformed into a human form, their hands became tightly clasped again.

"How come you're holding so tightly even before the girl has agreed?"

"Because only by holding your hand tightly can we not be blown in different directions by this world, as for the invitation, you won't refuse me, will you?"

Poro lowered his head, looking at the girl's blue eyes.

"Really..."

In the previous journey, Lake often hugged the wolf-shaped Poro.

But for some reason, this time, looking at Poro's increasingly close eyes, which were smiling and as deep as a pool of water—

The girl's eyes subconsciously dodged, revealing a trace of panic that she had never had before.

"Poro I... uh, I'm just suddenly... a little unaccustomed."

Lake blinked her eyes, leaned back slightly, then carefully looked at Poro's whole body, took a deep breath, and slightly eased her inexplicably fast-beating heart.

"Ah, it's okay, I haven't for a long time..."

Poro was stunned for a moment, and smiled dumbly, "Used a real human body, let alone dancing."

He looked at Lake's appearance, suddenly came closer again, raised his eyebrows, "However, your face is also very red this time—more red than any time before..."

"Hey, you big bad wolf, aren't you the one who caused it!?"

Lake stopped, her complexion, which had just eased, suddenly turned red to her ears, she glared at Poro with a shy look, and then said unhappily,

"Hmph, this time it's just to get out of this place that I'm being your dance partner, I don't want to... want to dance with you."

The girl said with a pout, but she didn't have much anger in her heart.

No matter what, Poro's words diluted the inexplicable sense of disharmony that had appeared between the two.

"But I... have never danced before."

Afterwards, Lake turned and said in a low voice.

"It's okay, I haven't danced either, and I'm still a wolf!"

Poro slightly restrained his smile, his tone with a trace of comfort, both of them smiled.

After that, Poro listened to the dance music in this abnormal space, which for some reason began to become clearer and more orderly.

"This space is mixed with some mental influence from the wild dancers, so it doesn't matter if you can't dance—

As long as we carefully listen to the surrounding dance music, and follow its guidance, there shouldn't be any problems."

As he spoke, Poro adjusted the distance between himself and Lake.

The two stood facing each other, but their eyes were inexplicably filled with a hint of dodge.

Then, Poro reached out his other hand and gently placed it on the girl's waist, his movements seemed a little unskilled, but he tried to maintain stability.

Upon contact, Poro clearly felt Lake's slender waist stiffen slightly, but she tried to maintain her naturalness.

Lake also hesitated slightly, raised her other hand, and placed it on Poro's shoulder.

"Then... let's start?"

The two felt the somewhat restless implication that permeated the abyss of the wild dancer, looked at each other, took a deep breath, restrained their smiles, calmed their emotions, and then...

Melted into it.

At first, the two's dance steps were not perfect, and they would occasionally step on each other's feet.

But under the influence of the abyss of wild dancing, the two's dance steps became more and more skilled, and even under some kind of guidance, Poro would even guide Lake to turn a circle gently.

In the dance, the two's bodies would also approach and move away from time to time.

But after a little tenderness at the beginning, a clear calmness and reason re-emerged in Poro and Lake's slightly shy eyes.

They observed the changes in the surrounding environment during the dance—

The special soul and the protection of the Star Killing Sword allowed them to do this.

Not long after the dance began, the chaotic dancing lights and shadows around them gradually began to settle, solidifying into shapes and colors, re-emerging from the world.

Gravity reappeared in this world.

When the surrounding dancing lights and shadows began to gather in their eyes again, a golden page floated beside the two.

[Cyclical Regression: The Twelve Dancing Princesses - Endless Dance Banquet]

[Unsealing Ceremony: Step into this dance banquet with your dance partner]

[The unsealing ceremony has been completed, and the Fairy Tale Authority has been obtained!]

[Only those who are in tune with each other can become each other's dance partners, dance steps are like bridges, building the distance with the heart]

[Fairy Tale Authority: In the dance, you gradually perceive those... souls immersed in the abyss of wild dancing]

[Description: The princesses dance and dance tirelessly, it is a dance banquet without end, and so are their dance partners... The passionate dance music is gnawing at their sanity]

After the Fairy Tale Authority page appeared, the world before Lake and Poro finally revealed itself completely.

The two of them were as if... standing on a vast and boundless smooth round mirror.