Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 60: Root Charm
"Polo, is Snow White really...beautiful?"

Lake and the Poro disguised as a Poren elite soldier walked side by side in the woods, heading towards the stream where Snow White was.

"Yes, she is very beautiful. She looks like... an unreal sculpture."

Poro thought about it and described it this way.

"I really want to see what she looks like..."

The girl's eyes lit up slightly, and she became more curious. "After all, that witch hunter and that prince you mentioned, they have the kind of looks that would make anyone fall in love at first sight."

By the stream, Poro had already given Snow White a reminder in advance.

So Snow White was not surprised by the presence of one more person beside Poro today.

She stood up quietly. The extremely unreal beauty made the ordinary forest environment seem illusory.

"My next plan might require me to go outside the forest maze. If I stay inside the maze, I'll be missing out on a lot of information..."

Poro said, and walked to Snow White with Lake.
"Sometimes, it might be difficult for me to leave. This is my partner, Lake. There are things that require your cooperation, and she might tell you. Do you understand?"

"Um……"

Snow White nodded.

Poro opened his mouth and wanted to say something else, but at this moment, Lake beside him suddenly grabbed his hand!
"Like, what's wrong..."

"I felt... something was... wrong after I saw her!"

Lake spoke quickly in a low voice, with a hint of panic in her words.

After hearing this, Poro felt an inexplicable fear in his heart. He realized... he might have underestimated something...

He turned around hurriedly, but at this moment, something even more unexpected happened!

The cloak on Lake's body was glowing with a bright red halo——

Poro knew that this was a sign that the protective magic on it was working at full capacity!
"Chong-"

There was a sharp sound and a white light flashed from Lake's waist!

It's that silver dagger!

Lake held the dagger tightly in both hands, gritted her teeth and trembled, with a strange struggle in her blue pupils!
She pointed the tip of the dagger at Snow White opposite her!
"Puro, I suddenly want to... kill her... but I know it's wrong!"

Lake stammered, as if trying hard to restrain something.

It’s the influence of Snow White!

Poro realized this instantly, and he immediately flashed in front of Lake, blocking her sight!
And Snow White thought of this -

Before the Poro could react, she had covered her face, turned and ran towards the forest.

"Lake, calm down!"

Poro realized that he had made a huge mistake!

He originally thought that Snow White's appearance only had a special effect on men, and would also have some effect on women. Lake's cloak and dagger that could resist mental resistance should be enough to isolate this influence.

But now it seems that Snow White's appearance is much more complicated than he imagined!

After Snow White disappeared from sight, Lake's expression quickly calmed down, and the sharp blade of the silver dagger was inserted back into the scabbard inch by inch.

But his expression still seemed a little complicated...

She stared at the Poro, a slight redness around her blue eyes.

"Polo, am I... ugly?"

"ugly?!"

Poro was stunned and said hurriedly, "How is it possible? I have never thought of it this way!"

He took another look at the girl's face, her delicate nose, her pure and bright eyes like sapphires, her fair and smooth skin that was spotless... No matter how you looked at it, she had nothing to do with the word "ugly"!

"Polo, can you... return to your original form?"

The Poro was startled and quickly removed his disguise. The girl immediately opened her arms and hugged the Poro tightly again, as if she was afraid that the Poro would escape! "Polo, that Snow White is really, really... very beautiful...

I don’t know why, but when I saw her, I suddenly felt... I was so jealous of her!

I'm afraid, I'm afraid that you, Poro, will see Snow White and then—you'll leave me!"

There was suddenly a hint of fear in Lake's voice.

Poro hasn't felt such emotion expressed so directly by a young girl in a long, long time!
"Of course I won't leave you!"

Poro looked at Lake with his green eyes and said firmly, "Just like I promised before!"

"But Snow White is so beautiful..."

"No, Lake, appearance isn't everything. It's just a filter created by mental influence. In this respect, you're not much worse than her."

Poro said seriously, "In my opinion, you have something more valuable than just your appearance."

"What is it?"

"Even when facing the bishop who has controlled this town for years, you were able to hold your blade tightly. Even when facing the witch hunters, you didn't lose your will to fight. In every life-or-death moment, you didn't make a single mistake—that's enough!"

"But she's still a princess..."

"That's just a status, what's the point? It just stems from her birth, but your charm comes from your heart!"

Poro said with a smile as best he could, patting the girl's chest.
"Besides, you're very nice to me—other humans wouldn't be like that!"

Poro blinked, restrained his smile, and suddenly said,

"However, Snow White's appearance is indeed a problem. This time, I was inconsiderate. If this influence on you is really difficult to dissipate..."

Poro was silent for a moment, and finally said, "Then we can only leave here first...

I don't want your soul to be distorted in any way."

After hearing this, Lake suddenly laughed.

She pinched Poro's ear, moved her face closer, and whispered:
"No need, I know you won't leave me - that's enough, don't run off with other girls!"

"The influence of Snow White..."

"As long as my eyes don't make contact with her appearance for a long time, there shouldn't be any big problems."

Lake thought for a moment and pulled out the dagger from her waist. "My cloak and this dagger can be very effective against this kind of charm. I just need to...control myself a little longer."

"Well, don't force yourself."

Poro looked at the girl's pure eyes, and his heart couldn't help but soften a little.

But at the same time, he couldn't help but have a deeper understanding of Snow White's extraordinary charm -

He inexplicably recalled what was mentioned in the witch hunter's notes...the root-level curse?

Where does this blessing or curse come from?
Is it magic... or some unknown rule?

How many unknown details are there in this world?
The fairy tales of the previous life would not have described these more details. When Poro was actually in this world, he felt that the ordinary words in the fairy tale had added more strangeness in reality.

Having come this far, I have encountered countless surreal situations that I had never imagined.

Whether it's the dwarfs' drinks or Snow White's appearance—

If it weren't for his own specialness, coupled with a lot of luck, he would probably have died like an ordinary person!

But...all he could do was think more carefully.

After all, as far as Poro knew, there was no such place as a magic academy in this world.

If you want to get in touch with more secrets, you have to face the dangers brought by this unknown world!
Maybe... once we have more knowledge, we can be safer?
The Poro shook his head, followed the scent, and looked towards Snow White who was hiding behind a tree in front of him.

"At least the plan for now is to change the way Lake and Bai Xue communicate - kill those dwarves first. They'll be busy for the next ten days!"

(End of this chapter)