Magical Journey: The Other Shore Blooms on the Other Shore

"Elena, didn't you say you were going to tour the kingdom today...?" There was another knock on Elena's door.

"Just five more minutes of sleep..." Elena murmured.

"Don't you think this is the fifth time you've said that?" Qin said speechlessly.

"I have lost my memory."

"There are bread vendors on the street."

"Haha~ I'm not a three-year-old anymore, I don't believe it."

"Ugh—" Elena sat bolt upright in shock. Bread at the market? Though she said this, she still groggily put on her clothes and drew back the curtains. There was no bread at all on the wide street.

Hey, I knew it! How could bread be running around on the street?

No—you lied to me. Damn it, how could I have fallen for such an obvious trick? I must have been half-asleep just now.

But after breaking free from the bed's seal, his previously scattered consciousness gradually returned.

After a quick wash and dressing, Elena took a big step out of the room.

Good morning. Today is another day full of energy.

"Although, it's almost noon now," Qin said.

"what?"

"Can you guess why it's almost noon?"

"That's really hard to guess. Please ask an easier question next time," Elena said, her eyes darting around.

……

Yesterday, I was so tired from traveling on a broomstick for so long that I didn't have time to properly appreciate the scenery of this kingdom. In fact, this kingdom has a very distinctive feature—dogs are everywhere on the streets.

Fortunately, there seemed to be dog urination facilities everywhere on the streets, so the overall smell of the kingdom was still normal.

Dog elements can be found everywhere in any building.

This is a country that truly loves dogs, something Elena already knew when she entered the country.

As Elena was still looking around, a person walked towards her and said, "Traveler, stop here. Would you be willing to admit that the dachshund is the most beautiful dog in the world?"

Should I say that I didn't move at all?

"Will you give me gold coins if I admit it?" Elena asked.

"will not."

"Will they give me a free lunch?"

"will not."

"Then why should I admit it?"

"You will earn my highest praise." The eccentric man gave himself a thumbs up.

Has anyone ever suggested that you should fail a psychiatric exam?

“Corgis are so much cuter—look at this.” Someone intruded into the conversation, holding a short-legged dog that was panting. “Isn’t it cute? My dog.”

I didn't ask you.

If you all form a group and fail the psychiatric exam together, you might get a group discount.

"How could a Corgi with its short legs possibly compare to my dachshund?"

"Dachshunds look like fried dough sticks, so plain and unsophisticated."

"Say that again if you dare?"

"What? You want to fight?"

“To slander my dog ​​is to defile my soul—take this!” The two men began to wrestle.

Okay, no need to go to the psychiatry department anymore, just go to the orthopedics department and get a prescription there first.

Elena had no interest in the fight between the two dog lovers, and the corgi seemed equally uninterested, having long since disappeared.

……

Before nightfall, Elena arrived at the very center of the kingdom.

The royal palace of the kingdom.

Generally speaking, such important places are absolutely off-limits to unauthorized personnel. Elena didn't have permission; even as a witch, she had no right to enter. Therefore, she could only observe from the outside.

Just as night was falling and Elena was beginning to consider returning to her inn to rest, she suddenly heard a series of long sighs and sobs.

"Romeo—since this era cannot accommodate us, let us meet in another era."

Huh?

Elena instinctively looked towards the source of the sound and saw a girl preparing to jump from the window. She looked like a general bravely going to her death.

"Hey—" Elena hadn't finished speaking.

"Don't stop me, my mind is made up," the girl said sadly, then burst into tears.

"No, I mean..."

"Waaaah—why…" the girl cried, looking like she was about to die.

“Miss, you won’t die from jumping from this height,” Elena said.

The girl stared at Elena in disbelief, then stopped crying. How could your 37-degree mouth utter such cold words?

In fact, she was right next to the window, about half a meter above Elena's head.

After being exposed by Elena, the girl jumped down, and almost twisted her ankle because of the height.

“So—what do you want from me?” Elena said. “Do you need to deliberately get my attention?”

"Are you a witch?" the girl said.

"Yes."

"Then it should be able to do anything, like getting the entire population of a kingdom to acknowledge something, or something like..."

"Stop, witches are not gods, please stop your fantasies. I can't do it."

"Can you do me a favor?"

help?

"Yes, I need the witch's help."

Okay, so the truth has been revealed. But actually, there was no need to go through all that trouble and resort to this clumsy self-inflicted injury tactic. Using gold coins would have been much more touching.

"I want to see him. Miss Witch, can you grant me this wish?"

Next, she told a poignant story.

Originally, this kingdom and the neighboring kingdom belonged to the same kingdom, which was famous for its love of animals. It was home to all sorts of animal rights activists.

In such a kingdom, small animals will not suffer any persecution, and people who love small animals can live and work in peace and contentment.

But then, something happened that changed everything.

The king of this kingdom died suddenly from a serious illness, without designating an heir. He had two children, a princess and a prince.

Although they are siblings, they have been quite at odds since childhood.

The princess loved kittens and thought they were the cutest animals in the world.

The prince loved puppies and believed that dogs were the most loyal companions in the world.

From childhood, they would argue and fight over whether cats or dogs were the best animals in the world. They cared more about having their views recognized by the world than about the throne; the position was merely a tool to promote their ideas.

When the throne became vacant, the struggle for the throne between the two factions reached its peak.

After a year of turmoil in the kingdom, the princess's power was defeated, and the prince finally seized the throne. After ascending the throne, he vigorously promoted the excellence of dogs, and a strange atmosphere of dog supremacy permeated the entire kingdom.

It was at this time that the princess fled, leading her supporters to establish another country not far away.

Many people in this kingdom who were indifferent to dogs fled the kingdom and came to the kingdom where the princess lived because they were dissatisfied with the prince's actions.

Thus, the Cat Kingdom and the Dog Kingdom were established.

Soon after, the Cat Kingdom, led by the Cat God Cult, and the Dog Kingdom, led by the Dog God Cult, also clashed over ideological differences, resulting in continuous warfare and a consistently strained relationship.

It wasn't until recent years that the conflicts between people eased due to the devastating impact of war.

However, the ideological debate must continue.

The two sides agreed to hold a cultural exchange debate at the beginning of each year, debating whether cats or dogs are superior. It was during this time that Juliet, the first princess of the dog kingdom, met Romeo of the cat kingdom.

Juliet wasn't actually very interested in the so-called ideological debate.

Romeo, in fact, didn't have any deep affection for cats.

After that exchange meeting, they hit it off immediately and fell in love.

But they belonged to different kingdoms, and even written communication was difficult, so they could only live a long-distance relationship.