Fairy tale: Little Red Riding Hood's wolf mentor

Lake walked along the street, with many soldiers in armor, holding weapons, standing ready on both sides of the street.

However, from their clumsy posture of holding weapons, it can be seen that not everyone is a well-trained professional soldier.

Among them, many people may have been ordinary people not long ago, living in peace and comfort, but now they are forced to take up weapons because of the war. These soldiers glared at Lake, but, unexpectedly, they did not stop her.

Lake, guided, stepped into the hall in the city.

The guards at the door, their eyes swept overPoro beside Lake, a trace of surprise flashed in their eyes, but what was puzzling was that they did not stopPoro from entering together.

Inside the hall, Lake finally met the long-awaited Bear Princess.

Behind the princess, a large bear covered in iron armor sat quietly on the ground.

The aura emanating from the bear's body did not have the ferocity of a beast at all. For some reason,Poro captured a trace of elusive light of wisdom from its eyes.

The kingdom princess in front of her was wearing a neat battle skirt, and her beautiful hair showed a strange gold and silver color, shimmering with a unique luster under the light and shadow of the hall.

"You are... the envoy sent by those new conquerors?"

The princess narrowed her eyes slightly, her eyes full of inquiry, while signaling Lake to sit down, she looked back and forth at Lake andPoro beside her.

"Yes, I am. This is my partner,Poro."

Lake gracefully performed a standard court etiquette, and then reached out, pointing toPoro to introduce to the princess.

A trace of surprise appeared on the Bear Princess's face, but soon, she returned to her cold and hard look.

"So, you are also here to persuade me to surrender, right?"

Her tone was a bit disdainful.

"Yes, King Gothe will definitely be a wise monarch, and all Gothes know this. He sincerely wants to rescue the people on this land from the war and let everyone live a happy and stable life."

Lake quickly explained, her words earnest, "Moreover, the Weeser soldiers you detained were actually here to carry out King Gothe's disaster relief order, not to provoke a war.

As for your city and the people who follow you, the Kingdom of Gothe will not interfere. You can completely lead them to restore the country... We are not enemies, we also hate those tyrannical invaders..."

Lake finished speaking the words she had prepared in an orderly manner. Although the Bear Princess did not interrupt her from beginning to end, it was obvious that these words did not achieve the desired effect.

The Bear Princess listened to Lake's voice gradually falling, and yawned without any scruples, with a listless look on her face:

"Is that all? I thought you could say something new, but I didn't expect it to be no different from the previous envoys."

As the Bear Princess spoke, Lake keenly captured many traces of court etiquette from her gestures, but her behavior was completely devoid of the dignity and reserve that a princess should have, but rather with a lot of wildness.

In contrast, Lake at this moment was more like a princess.

The Bear Princess casually played with a delicate small dagger in her hand, and her face gradually became gloomy:

"Do you know what happened to the envoys you sent earlier?"

She slowly licked the corner of her mouth, and her lips, moistened by saliva, were as red as blood, "I let them duel with my bear, and if they lost, I killed them.

I didn't keep any of those Weeser Kingdom people, I killed them all. Are you satisfied with this answer?"

"You killed them?!"

Lake's pupils shrank suddenly, and her voice couldn't help but tremble. The moment she realized the meaning of the princess's words, her hand had subconsciously supported the hilt of the Star Slayer Sword because of anger.

However, after a moment, the raging anger in her eyes quickly faded, replaced by deep incomprehension and doubt.

From the Star Slayer Sword's(星杀剑: Star Slayer Sword) perception, this "Bear Princess" had not killed even one innocent person.

"You're lying? Why?"

"You think I'm lying? Heh, you don't know how much I hate people like you--one by one, you speak high-sounding words, so that I can't see any flaws.

You want me to believe in your kindness, nobility, and benevolence, and want to cover my eyes?

Do you know how my homeland, my father, mother, brothers and sisters left? They were deceived by you hypocritical guys!"

The Bear Princess sneered, revealing a bit of madness, "Back then, the envoy of the Kingdom of Sri, was also like this, looking like a human, walking into the palace, standing in front of my father.

His rhetoric was much more gorgeous than yours!

He said that his country was favored by God, that everything his country did was just, and would help us resist the invasion of the Weeser Kingdom--my father believed it.

And the result, as you can see, only I am left, a princess of a fallen country.

Heh, the Sri people and the Weeser Kingdom are in cahoots!"

"The Sri people and the Weeser Kingdom?"

Lake's expression froze, and a trace of surprise flashed in her expression, but she quickly recovered and hurriedly argued, "But the Kingdom of Gothe really doesn't have such a thing..."

But the Bear Princess didn't care. As she spoke, she put the dagger in her hand back into its sheath, and her tone was a bit angry in the coldness:

"It doesn't matter, my people, they believe me, and followed me to kill those supervisors and stationed Weeser people. I can't betray them."

The Bear Princess narrowed her eyes, "I can't see the truth or falsehood of what you say, so I won't look at it. I only believe what I believe, and do what I want to do.

In my eyes, all Weeser soldiers are guilty. If your King Gothe is really a saint, then kill all the Weeser soldiers--they have to pay the price for their killings!

If you don't do this, in my opinion, you are all the same hypocrites!"

Hearing this, Lake opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

The Bear Princess, and the other people with her who lost their country, their families and friends all died in the invasion of the Weeser Kingdom.

In this situation, their hatred for the Weeser Kingdom is indeed unforgettable.

"The Gothes also hate these invaders, but many of the Weeser soldiers are just following orders. They are also guilty, but they stopped invading after the Weeser king died.

Perhaps, they can use other ways to redeem their sins..."

In any case, the idea of killing tens of thousands of people is unimaginable for both the Happy Prince and Lake.

The Bear Princess looked at Lake, chuckled, and shook her head:

"Do you know why I didn't let the guards take you down directly? You don't look like a soldier, and... I thought you were different, because you keep a wild dog as a pet, like me?"

"Hey, I just told you,Poro is a partner, a wolf, not--"

"What's the difference?"

The Bear Princess narrowed her eyes, revealing a murderous look, "I'd like to have your wild dog fight my bear. As long as they fight, I'll agree to release those people I've detained. How about it?

A very cost-effective deal, right?"

But this time, Lake's anger was even more obvious, and even the Star Slayer Sword at her waist had been half unsheathed, but she still took a deep breath and slowly retreated it:

"I thought that you were leading those people to resist the invasion, and maybe you would be a good person, so I introducedPoro to you, not to let you humiliate us like this!"

"Hmm? In that case, your mission has failed?"

"That's also--"

Lake was thinking, whenPoro raised his paw and patted her hand, and said:

"Thank you, but... it's okay."

Poro raised the corner of his mouth, revealing his white teeth, and a strange light flashed in his eyes, "This is not difficult, Lake, it's just a bear, if this princess wants to see it, then let her see it!"

Seeing this scene, a trace of surprise flashed on the Bear Princess's face.

"Hmm? Can... talk?"

But she still suppressed the meaning of how much she said, and beckoned. Behind her, the tall bear stood upright. The armor all over its body made its figure even more terrifying.

In the gaps in its armor, there were even many blood stains remaining.

It was like a killing machine made of flesh and blood and metal!

Compared with it, Poro's(魄罗: Poro) figure seemed extremely petite.

"Remember what you said, Princess."

This time,Poro spoke directly, and a hint of red light flashed in his eyes as he looked at the Bear Princess. At the same time, he also walked slowly towards the shadowy giant bear.

The next moment, the giant bear roared, and the huge sound made the air in the entire room buzz.

The giant bear's steps slammed on the ground, and its huge palms, like dark clouds, pressed down onPoro fiercely!

But thePoro below seemed to be frightened, and it didn't seem to have time to make a dodge--

Anyone who saw it would think that the wolf would turn into a pile of minced meat in the next moment!

But the next moment, it was the giant bear that flew out backwards--

The breastplate in front of it was shattered, revealing several narrow scratches, and even revealing the bloody wound inside!

And Poro's(魄罗: Poro) figure also blurred in an instant. At the same time as the giant bear's body fell to the ground, he was already standing on the giant bear's body. The scarlet eyes turned around and stared at the Bear Princess on the other side, who had just reacted. He grinned again, revealing his white teeth:

"Like to watch beast fights? Princess, have you ever thought that your bear is not invincible? Now, you may lose it."

As he said that,Poro opened his mouth and was about to bite towards the giant bear's throat--

"Wait!"

Seeing this scene, the Bear Princess's composure just now disappeared. She was in a panic, pulled out the long sword from her waist, and was about to rush towardsPoro.

But as soon as she got up, before she had time to take two steps, Lake, who was several meters away from her, had already appeared beside her like a ghost.

Without even using a weapon, Lake just reached out and twisted it gently.

"Clang--"

The Bear Princess's long sword fell to the ground.

"How did you--wait a minute, wait a minute, I surrender, I didn't mean it, I agree to all your requests, please--"

The Bear Princess struggled, but under Lake's control, her well-honed martial arts seemed extremely weak at this time, and she begged like an ordinary girl, "Don't kill my bear."

Seeing this scene, both Lake andPoro were stunned.

Was this effect a little too... good?

It was clear that they were the ones forced to fight back, so why did it seem like they were bullying a little girl?

"Agree to everything? You shouldn't go back on your word, right?"

Poro thought for a while, then let go of the mouth that was holding the giant bear's throat, and the red light in his eyes gradually faded.

Although [Circular Regression: Red Shoes·Dance of Liberation](环形回归：红舞鞋·解脱之舞) is not biased towards the enhancement of power, with its effect, it is still easy forPoro to suppress a bear wearing armor in the short term.

Poro stepped back and looked at the giant bear in front of him.

Although the bear had struggled at the beginning, when he retreated, there was not much resentment or bestial wildness in its humanized eyes. It just stood up slowly and retreated back.

On the other side, Lake also released her control over the Bear Princess.

"Sorry, I... I was wrong, but I didn't want to kill your wolf. I just wanted to, just wanted to scare you. My bear wouldn't kill..."

The Bear Princess murmured, her cheeks flushed, and she lowered her head, her expression becoming a little embarrassed.

She didn't expect that her side would be the one suppressed, and that neither herself nor the bear had a trace of resistance.

In this situation, all her explanations became as pale and powerless as jokes.

"I did that just to test you, and, and those people you sent earlier, who were detained by me, I didn't hurt them either..."

"Why did you do this?"

Lake blinked and asked a little puzzled.

"I just wanted to know if what you said at the beginning--that this wolf, uh, Mr.Poro, is your partner, is true or false."

The Bear Princess said in a stiff, low voice, like a child who had made a mistake, "After all, the reactions of partners and pets are always different when they are injured, but I didn't expect that the one who made a fool of myself was me..."

"So, you and your bear should also be 'partners', right?"

"Yes, now, he is my only relative, closer than blood relations."

The Bear Princess looked at the scratches on the giant bear's chest, and her eyes showed heartache, "When I was very young, I ran out of the palace to play and got lost in the forest. My bear saved me, gave me food, and kept me from starving to death.

I wanted to take him to the palace to live a good life, but my father locked him in a room like a prison and forbade me from walking around in the palace with him.

As a princess, there are many suitors who come from all over the world to propose marriage to me. Among them are knights, dukes, and princes...

But I understand that they are all looking at my appearance and status.

I told them that as long as they defeated my bear with their bare hands, I would marry them--

Soon, they all 'knew that it was difficult and retreated', and not even one of them had the idea of trying.

Later, my kingdom was overthrown, and my bear took me to survive.

Speaking, the Bear Princess let out a long breath. Her expression seemed to have lost its earlier sharpness, instead appearing somewhat sorrowful. She raised her head, looking at Lake and Poro, "Your relationship must also be very close, right?"

"Yes, Poro and I have experienced a lot together, things I previously couldn't imagine. We faced dangers together and defeated many powerful enemies."

As Lake spoke, he reached out and gently stroked Poro's fur beside him. "I am an orphan, raised by my grandmother.

We come from a place very far from here, and along the way, Poro has been like my parents, my mentor, my best partner.

He taught me a lot about this world, about thinking, and also... about my power."

After listening to Lake's words, the Bear Princess was silent for a long time. Finally, she seemed to have made up her mind. She raised her lowered head again, looked at Lake, and spoke once more:

"I will release those people I detained.

As an apology for my rudeness just now, my people are also yours."

"You mean..." Lake was stunned for a moment.

"I will have my people disarm, no longer resist, and then join you, the Goth Kingdom."

The Bear Princess smiled wryly, as if she had let go of something in her heart. "I may really not be a good leader, and your strength reminds me that I am still so powerless. I was never qualified to protect those who believe in me...

It's better to believe in you.

At least you are partners who are very similar to me."