12. Tales of the Great Wizard

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"Your Highness Yvone?!" I shouted silently. I was quite surprised because His Highness Yvone was behind me. But it seemed I wasn't the only one who was surprised. All my friends were also surprised.

"Your Highness Yvone, best wishes to you," said Albert. He really understands etiquette. He will definitely be a great man when he grows up.

"Your Majesty!. Your Highness Yvone!. Am I dreaming?!. AHH!" Rosena looked so excited and happy that she touched His Majesty Yvone's cheek. But it seemed like His Majesty Yvone wasn't bothered by this group of little kids at all. The proof was that she approached us of her own accord.

"Ro-Rosena. You're being rude to His Majesty Yvone!" Alexa and Alex shouted at the same time. The two of them really are compact siblings. I think they will continue to be like that until they grow up.

His Majesty Yvone just laughed kindly at all the antics of these little children and then asked "Haha. You all seem to be having fun, right?. Are you talking about the great wizard?"

"Y-Yes. That's because Rosena is wearing a great wizard costume and Cellia is wearing a fairy costume!" Alexa explained. She looked shy and awkward talking to His Highness Yvone.

"Oh. Then I can join here, right?. I'm wearing his pirate costume too and ... even the crown prince is wearing his wolf costume, see?" Said His Majesty Yvone while glancing at the choco kid so that all of our eyes also followed to see the choco kid wearing his stupid dog costume.

I was a little surprised because Eliza, who had been silent all this time, had been talking to the choco kid, but unfortunately the conversation between the two of them ended after Rosena, who was filled with enthusiasm, approached the crown prince who was wearing a wolf costume, followed by Alexa, Alex, and Albert--they everyone then spoke together.

"Ah, look at that choco kid's face. He acts cold but he seems happy with their presence," I thought. I suddenly remembered a term from the world of my previous life to refer to people like that choco kid. I think he's the Tsundere type!. Yeah. This choco kid is a Tsundere Man!.

While they were chatting and forgetting about me for a moment, His Highness Yvone seemed to immediately notice me who was just silent watching them talk to each other about the story of the great wizard. Of course I kept quiet. I've never even heard of that story in this world!. What kind of story is this great wizard really about?.

"Young Lady, don't you know the story of the great wizard?" His Highness Yvone asked as if she read my mind.

I shook my head, "Cellia doesn't know"

"Hm. I see... this is strange. This story is supposed to be very popular and is usually read by their fathers or mothers when children like you are about to sleep. It's a kind of bedtime story, but it seems like you've never been read this story, huh?" Said His Majesty Yvone.

I paused and tried to remember. Maybe there is some memory left behind from this body?. But I don't think I've ever heard that story. I also have no memories of mommy or daddy telling bedtime stories about the great wizard. I wonder why?.

"Young Lady, would you like to hear the story of the great wizard?" His Highness Yvone asked. He smiled at me with a smile that was different from when he smiled at the other children. His way of thinking is hard to predict, so I don't need to bother thinking about what he's thinking. Besides, the thinking of a child like me is limited.

"I want to!. Cellia wants to hear the story of the great wizard!" I said enthusiastically. Of course because I was curious about the story which seemed to be very popular among children my age. If I didn't know this story, maybe I would have difficulty socializing with children of the same age. with me later.

"Okay. Next time, I will bring you a book of fairy tales about the great wizard. I have to pick it up at the palace first, or... are you impatient to hear the story?"

"Cellia wants to hear the story now..."

"Hmm. I wonder how. I don't really remember all the parts of the story, but I'll tell you a little bit. You'll see the rest for yourself in the book I'll bring you later, okay?"

I nodded. It doesn't matter. At least I will know a little of the story before reading the book. So it's like I'm reading a story spoiler, right?.

"Okay, let's find a comfortable place to tell stories and listen to stories..." said His Majesty Yvone. He then led me to walk to the garden outside the room where the party was taking place.

"Beautiful full moon...." muttered His Highness Yvone. He stared at the moon in the sky with empty eyes as if the shining full moon was just an illusion and never existed. And is it just me or is he saying that with a smile but his face looks sad?. As a person who has lived two lives. I think I understand that look. When people grow up, they definitely have a lot of things they can't say that they can only keep to themselves. After all, telling someone you have a problem isn't always good. Most people also won't care about the problems you have. And actually. It's a quite painful ...

If only I could understand this person's way of thinking. I want to know what problem he has, but I don't think His Highness Yvone is the type of person who will easily reveal the secrets hidden deep in his heart. He is a person who chooses not to be cared about by anyone, or he does not allow anyone to interfere in his affairs.

Unconsciously, I tightly grasped several of His Highness Yvone's fingers with my small hands.

His Majesty Yvone woke up from he reverie which only lasted a few seconds, after which she turned her gaze from the sky to me because she realized that I suddenly returned he hand.

"Young Lady, where would you like to sit?" Asked His Majesty Yvone, who acted as before as if what I saw earlier was just a shadow that just disappeared after being hit by light.

The moonlight radiates and illuminates the garden beautifully. I saw some fireflies and saw a nice spot.

"There!" I said while pointing to the park bench facing the fountain.

Hup!.

Finally I was able to climb onto the bench on my own.

"Oh. Young Lady, you can do that yourself ... I was just about to help you climb onto the stool. You must be very smart," said His Highness Yvone. He then sat next to me and I was ready to listen to the story of the great wizard.

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     The wind blew strong enough to blow away anything in its path; dry leaves, broken twigs, fallen flower petals, and the meeting of three creatures who have the same fate.

"Do not eat me!" Said a small creature like two fireflies put together.

"I won't eat you. Besides, I don't have the canines to tear your little flesh apart..." said a wolf to the little creature who was cowering in fear.

"You don't have fangs?"

"Yes. Then. What are you doing here?. Aren't you a fairy?. Why are you walking on the ground?"

"I don't have wings to fly. I was born disabled, so I can only use my two legs to walk"

"How unfortunate. I was also born with a disability so I'm the only one without canine teeth in my pack. I'm useless and can't hunt..."

"We have the same fate. Do you also have the same goal as me?"

"I think so. Are you also going to the great wizard to ask for a pair of wings?"

"Yes. Lets go together ..."

The wolf and the fairy, who were both disabled from birth, finally became friends and worked together to achieve their goal of getting to the place of the great wizard.

Then they arrived at the edge of the beach. They were looking for something they could use to cross the sea. They wanted to go to the island on the other side. The island is said to be where the great wizard lived.

"Did you find any wood that could be used?" asked the wolf.

"What a shame. I couldn't find any. Then what should we do?. I can't possibly cross the ocean with my small body. I could be swept away by the waves"

"There's no other choice. You climb onto my body and hold me tight. I will swim across the sea..." said the wolf.

They finally hit the calm sea, but it didn't last long because the wind rolled up the waves again so that the wolves and fairies were tossed about in the sea. They had difficulty facing the waves that kept hitting them.

Brak!.

The wind and waves finally brought them to a large log and realized that it was a boat!. The sound of the collision resulting from the collision was loud enough for the boat owner to see what had hit his boat?.

"Hey!. Why did you hit my ship?!" Asked someone from the ship. Apparently he was a Pirate!.

"Sorry. We accidentally hit your ship. We were carried away by the current because we wanted to cross to the opposite island!"

"Do you want to meet the great wizard?!"

"Yes! You're right!. I want to ask for fangs and my friend's little fairy wants to ask for wings!"

"Then come up. Let's go to the island together. I will also ask the great wizard for a magic compass to take me to the hidden treasure island!"

Finally the pirate, wolf, and fairy together went to the island across there with the aim of meeting the great wizard.

Arriving at the island. They had to pass through the wind forest to get to the residence of the great wizard.

They entered the wind forest and their arrival in the forest was greeted by a big wind. The great wind hit them and said to them.

Whoosh!.

"I am the guardian of the wind forest sent by the great wizard. What are you doing here?" asked the big wind. He intends to blow away the pirates, wolves, and fairies from the island if they have evil hearts. To know their heart's intentions. The wind tested them with a question.

"If you want to pass through this forest, you must answer my question honestly..."

"Suppose, one day you are trapped in a cave, hungry, and only have one small piece of bread which is just enough for one bite to fill your hungry stomach. just one of you... what are you going to do?"