Fairy tale: Little Red Riding Hood's wolf mentor

The green-haired loli, uh... that is, the forest witch.

Behind her, there was also a verdant vine connected, with some magical shimmer emerging from the intertwined vines and entering the forest witch's body.

Perhaps because she had just revived, the forest witch still appeared somewhat weak.

"Grandma, you've become so young? Just like in the stories you used to tell me, uh..."

Leike supported the forest witch and walked to a nearby stump to sit down, looking at the unfamiliar, somewhat "cute" girl in front of her. Leike was still a little unaccustomed.

The two who had reunited might need some space for small talk.

"Of course, Leike, that's how forest witches are. I told you before that I would wake up again and become younger."

The forest witch smiled, and the green-haired girl's eyes blinked nimbly.

"Grandma, I understand a little why you didn't teach me magic."

Leike reached out and touched her grandmother's verdant hair. The forest witch still emanated a fragrance of vegetation.

"Sorry, I just didn't expect..."

The green-haired girl's eyes darted around a bit, but Leike then took her grandmother's hand and smiled happily.

"It's okay, Grandma. Although I didn't learn the magic of the forest witch, I'm already very powerful now!"

Leike said proudly, drawing the Star Killer Sword from her waist and showing it to her grandmother, "Its name is Star Killer Sword, and I finally got its approval...

Also, when I was in the Bo Ren Kingdom..."

Leike spoke incessantly, her face filled with a happy smile, slowly recounting her journey.

And the forest witch listened quietly, nodding slightly.

...

"You sensed it too, right?"

Not far away, Little Yida walked towards Poro and asked, the two standing together, watching Leike talking with her grandmother in the distance.

"Yes, that kind of 'death energy' emitted before the world's demise."

Poro sighed slightly, his eyes fixed on the distance.

Just now, when Little Yida used the "Resurrection Technique", Poro used the [Spiral Beacon: Witch] ability of insight, and keenly felt an extremely uncoordinated "death" aura from the magical light full of vitality.

"What exactly is that? It's like a maggot on the bone."

Even now, Poro could faintly sense the black death energy constantly emerging from the forest witch's body.

They could not be eliminated, but were only temporarily suppressed.

"Just like I said before, the distortion caused by the corruption of the world's underlying rules, death energy, it is preventing the re-emergence of all vitality, especially things like 'resurrection."

Little Yida said, glancing at Poro, "But your magic can completely suppress this effect, which was unimaginable to me before."

Poro was silent, he understood that Little Yida was right.

He lowered his head, looking at the golden page in front of him [Circular Return: Pure Spring Day], the golden ripples were still slowly fading.

And just now, when the forest witch was resurrected, he saw those death energy.

Then, he used the fairytale authority on the forest witch.

"You're right, but my magic can't be used on most creatures, it can only be used on plants, and only on plants that are loved, can it break through the shackles of this death energy."

Poro breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't tell Leike about this just now.

The strong girl had completed the first goal of her journey, she should be happy about it.

"But without solving the most fundamental problem, tragedy will never become comedy."

Little Yida looked at Poro, her words meaningful, "The disease must be removed, otherwise, the gravity brought about by the world's death will eventually pull everyone in."

"You mean..."

Poro's expression became a little unsightly.

"Yes, this forest witch, her life, comes from the resurrection ceremony, under the action of your seed and your magic, she was successfully resurrected.

But the aura emitted by the world's death is still chasing her."

"The world? But the forest witch is just one person, she is insignificant to the world?"

Poro couldn't understand, "Why is she being targeted?"

"The slipping world is expelling all vitality, or rather, the accumulated death has overwhelmed the power of life - it is out of balance.

You must understand that resurrection is far more excessive than healing.

This was an extremely rare miracle in the past, and now, it is even more hated by the world."

Little Yida replied calmly, she turned her head, looked at the small flower Rui on her shoulder, and continued, "I have experienced a long time of comedy, and now, the world is heading towards its end, but I don't want a black ending."

Saying that, Little Yida stood up and walked towards her hut.

The piano that was moved outside was also lifted up by the withered tree puppet and carried back into the room.

"Mr. Poro, the world is waiting to bleed to death, and this also affects us who are in it.

Healing, resurrection, creation, these beautiful miracles will become less and less, but wars, killings, greed, death, such things are happening more and more...

Just like those witches you killed, their actions are likely related to this destruction.

Although new life often comes from the end of destruction.

But... Mr. Poro, you have the power of creation, your magic can plunder vitality from death, I only hope that your hearts will not die before the world."

Looking at Little Yida's leaving back, Poro's mood became a little uneasy.

In the sky, the morning had passed, and the sky became extremely blue, but he couldn't see at all that such a world was already terminally ill.

At this time, Leike and the forest witch came over, both Leike and the green-haired girl's faces were filled with warm smiles.

Although Poro's expression was not easily seen by most people.

But he still suppressed some of his emotions, he didn't want to disturb Leike's reunion.

"Mr. Poro."

The forest witch came over, she was a plant spirit, wearing a dress made of grass leaves.

She had a natural affinity for the forest, and that was why she was able to master these forest-related magics.

Poro at this time, truly confirmed some of the guesses in his heart.

About why there were no magic books or anything like that in the forest witch's home, why Leike had not mastered any magic until she came of age?

Leike was a human, she did not have a high talent for the forest witch's magic.

"Thank you, Mr. Poro, Leike told me a lot, including your adventures together, the punishment of evildoers, and the help to the weak.

Also thank you for saving me, and waking me from death."

The forest witch said seriously, she bowed slightly.

"Uh, you're welcome, this is actually what I should do, a long time ago, you have always helped me."

Poro waved his paw, and then said, "In fairy tales, the kind will always be rewarded."

Leike's face was now flushed, having completed her long-held goal, the joy in her heart was already hard to hide.

"Grandma, this time, I have the power, I will never leave you again, I can protect you, no one can hurt you again!"

Leike said happily, holding the green-haired girl's hand tightly.

But this time, the forest witch did not leave the answer, she took a deep breath, looking at the golden bird on the treetop in the distance, and then looked at Poro.

Then, her expression straightened, looking at Leike and said:

"No, child, don't stay with me, there are still friends waiting for you, and there is a promise in front of you--"

The forest witch said, holding Leike's hands, raising her head, looking at Leike with light green pupils.

Among them, there was a mixture of reluctance, pride, determination and so on.

"Don't stay for me too long, you should go, Leike."

She said again word by word.

Leike's eyes turned red, but she still smiled stiffly, and asked in a low voice:

"Grandma, you can come with us,"

"I would like to, but I'm already old..."

The green-haired girl said, suddenly froze for a moment, picked up the vines connected to her body, and changed her words, "I'm still young, just revived, and haven't retrieved all my strength, I need to wait here, I still need some time to recover..."

"We can wait--"

Leike blurted out anxiously.

"No, I don't want to hold you back, don't wait any longer, waiting, you can't wait for that day."

The forest witch said, looking at Poro, and then slowly releasing Leike's hand with some reluctance, and said to the girl word by word, "Leike, I can sense my life state.

Although my life has been successfully resurrected this time, the world is still chasing my death.

I can feel that from you, there is life shrouded in me, very warm, like the warm sun in spring--it has kept me alive.

But at the same time, I can also feel that the death energy of the world is slowly increasing."

The forest witch said here, hesitated for a moment, she spread out her delicate arms, as if she could see the magic flowing in them.

Around, on the ground she stepped on, some green grass stems broke through the soil.

The trees in the distance also gradually grew some new buds:

"Following you, I can't help, only in the forest, I have the ability to delay the arrival of that last day as much as possible."

The forest witch said, opening her arms and hugging Leike, and then gently patting Leike's back, which was shaking because of sobbing:

"Go, child, do what you have to do."

"Um..."

Leike choked, nodding constantly, hugging the forest witch who was smaller than herself, and whispered, "I understand, Grandma.

I will not forget you, I will let the spring sunshine always shine on you!"

...

The door of the wooden house opened, and Little Yida walked out from inside.

She waved to Leike and the others, and on her shoulder, the flower Rui also raised its leaves and waved gently.

Behind the gray-haired girl, she had already put on a small bag.

It was bulging, as if it contained a lot of things.

"Where are you going?"

Leike and Poro were stunned. From Little Yida's dress, it looked like she was going on a long journey, leaving this forest.

"As you think, I need to go on a long trip, uh, you shouldn't kill me, right?"

Little Yida asked with a half-joking smile, and then pointed to the wooden house behind her, "If you want to live here, my wooden house can be vacated for you."

Saying that, she looked at the forest witch in the shape of a green-haired loli, "And, this... uh, little sister?

You should be recuperating for a long time, right?"

"Yes, I will protect this forest."

The forest witch nodded gently.

"Little Yida, where are you going again?"

Leike asked with some doubt.

"Of course, to let this world linger on for a while longer from the fate of death."

Little Yida smiled, "Go to the Witch Tea Party, although I don't trust them, but that is the most likely magic program I have come into contact with to save this world."

Saying that, Little Yida stretched out her hand and pinched it virtually in the air.

An envelope flashing with magic light instantly appeared between her two fingers.

The envelope was made of magical plant materials, and on the sealing wax of the envelope, there was a slightly complex mark.

Under the stimulation of magic, it gave off a faint shadow.

Twelve snake-shaped lines, connected together in the center, presenting equidistant divergence in all directions, like a burning golden sun--

Seeing this moment, Poro was stunned.

"Very familiar, right? You should have realized what this is for, right?"

Little Yida smiled, her slender fingers pointed remotely at Leike and Poro's luggage in the distance:

"If I'm not mistaken, you should have that invitation fromGluttony."

Then, Poro saw that the envelope he got from Sweet floated out of the package with a glimmer of light, and also appeared in front of Little Yida.

At this time, on the surface of the envelope, one of the twelve magic patterns was glowing with cyan.

This energy was similar to Little Yida's surrounding magic fluctuations.

"In the first Witch Tea Party, we created and implemented a plan, but it... but a huge change occurred.

Although it didn't fail, after that, we didn't have any certainty about its success."

Little Yida said, pressing her hand on the envelope of the Gluttony witch, and then gently pulled it out, a series of colored runes jumped out, the maze was unlocked by her, and then modified, forming a new seal, pasted on it,

"However, today I have seen your magic, I think, we, and even this world, will have new choices."

Little Yida smiled and handed the modified envelope to Poro.

Poro looked at the envelope in his hand, its maze had been unlocked, he only needed to inject magic power into it to replace one of the three magic patterns that had failed out of the twelve.

"I think, the other remaining... uh, nine partners, may be looking forward to seeing your magic."

"Are you sure the other witches are good people?" Little Ida said.

Lake, who was beside her, hesitated for a moment before asking. After all, the Mirror Witch, the Cyan Witch, and even the Gluttony Witch were the first witches she and Polo encountered.

The impression they gave the group wasn't very good.

Only Little Ida had managed to salvage some of their views on this magical organization.

"I'm not sure, but the only thing I'm sure of is that no one wants this world to die," Little Ida said frankly. A withered tree puppet bent its branches, lifting Little Ida onto it and began walking away.

"But I still need to contact them first. After all, you killed... three members, which doesn't matter to me, but it might to other members."

As she spoke, Little Ida waved to Lake and the others. "Wait for my message. I'll notify you through a letter then."

She raised her magical envelope, her gray figure disappearing into the desolate forest.

"Then it's time for us to set off, too, right..."

Two horses walked forward, nuzzling Lake's hand and whinnying.

The girl took a deep breath, adjusted her bright red cloak, tightened the Star Killer sword at her waist, and lightly tapped her toes before leaping onto the horse.

She turned to wave at the intertwined vines in front of the wooden house.

By this time, starting from the vines, the cracked ground mixed with flower graves had already grown into a patch of green grass under the Forest Witch's magic.

"Goodbye, Lake, and Little Wolf," the Forest Witch said, leaning against the vines and waving.

After that, Polo jumped into the carriage, and a golden bird flew from the forest, landing on Lake's shoulder. With the horses' neighing, the carriage headed in another direction.

The rolling wheels left two long tracks in the ground.

"Miss Bird, where are we going next?"

"To find a former prince, but now... he should be a king."

"A king?"

"Yes, like that witch just now, I, and some other survivors from Paradise, are also looking for the possibility of reversing the Collapse."

"What's the place we're going to be like?"

"A place... closer to the center of the world, there are many countries there, far more than you've passed through."