Fairy tale: Little Red Riding Hood's wolf mentor

“Lucky ones, I am from above the clouds, the Giant King—I shall establish a covenant with you here.”

The giant's star-like pupils paused in the thin mist.

In the hazy environment, the enormous shadow gave all who faced it an unspeakable sense of heaviness and oppression.

He spoke slowly, his voice like thunder, echoing within the palace.

At the same time, the clouds began to condense, then shimmered like a rainbow, forming two phantoms—

Lake and Pollo recognized them as two gems.

Precisely the gems the two had obtained from the deceased Seven, the orange-red spherical gem and the cyan-green sharp gem.

“You have found what I need. Bring them to me, and I can grant you everything you desire: power, longevity, wealth, authority…”

Pollo narrowed his eyes; the Giant King's oppressive force came not only from his immense body.

But also from the deterrence of this bizarre dream.

If ordinary people were standing here, there would be no possibility of breaking free on their own. Under this bewitching oppressive force, they would be unable to make rational resistance and thought.

Pollo looked at the cloud of mist in front of him, which contracted again.

This time, a piece of paper gleaming with magic flew out of the mist, hovering in front of Lake and Pollo.

On it were complex contract texts.

Under the influence of magic, all viewers did not need to know these words to directly understand the contents of the contract.

It was no different from what the Giant King had just said.

In short, the main content was—

What the contract acceptor had to do… was to carry the cyan-green gem and the orange-red gem to the Giant King's castle and hand them over to the Giant King.

To fulfill the contract—

The Giant King would bestow the blessing of the Giant King upon the contractors, that is, the great power of the giants, making the contractors the chosen of the giants.

After completing the contract, the contractors could also obtain more rewards from the Giant King.

These rewards were enough to give the contractors an extremely high status in human society.

“Accept it, become my chosen, and soar above the clouds.”

The Giant King spoke again.

Lake and Pollo stared at the contract in front of them.

One side's name was already written, the Giant King's title.

The other side was blank.

They felt that as long as they moved their divine sense, they could sign this contract, write their names, gain power, and become the chosen of the giants.

But obviously, Lake and Pollo could not possibly sign this contract before them.

“Everything? Giant King, you yourself cannot possess everything, so how can you promise everything to humans?”

Pollo asked, looking at the shadow behind the cloud of mist.

Lake merely glanced at the contract and looked at the tall Giant King. She remembered the history described in the royal books of the Kingdom of Boeren.

“Nearly a hundred years ago, your Giant Court caused countless humans to die under the giants' slaughter. Now, why do you think humans would work for you for some small gains?!”

The mountain-like figure in the clouds heard Lake and Pollo's answer and suddenly fell silent.

As if thinking, or perhaps somewhat surprised.

After a long while, the thunderous voice rang again, but there was not much anger in the words, still with a heavy calm.

“I am the Giant King. The rewards I promise are powerful enough for you humans.

As for the grudges of a hundred years ago, at that time, I was the master of the Giant Court, and giants and humans were inherently incompatible—mutual killing, what difference is there between a hunter hunting and a butcher slaughtering?

Moreover, now, I no longer attack humans.

After becoming the chosen of the giants, you can easily complete the contract. What is wrong with doing such a thing?”

But upon hearing these words from the Giant King, Lake and Pollo had no intention of accepting.

“Are your rewards really powerful enough?”

Pollo's voice also became steady, “Can you end all the conflicts and pain in this world? Can you let all the good people live happily, and all the wicked people suffer retribution?

Although you are so tall, you cannot do it. In the history I have heard, you have only brought death and destruction.”

“You are deceiving us with lies. If you are really above the clouds and no longer attack humans, then we do not want to be your enemy—”

Lake also said loudly, her words showing full determination and heroism,

“But now, I understand that at the moment you asked for the gems, Seven brought giants and killed so many people in the capital of Boeren, just for… your gems?

No matter what you are doing this for, creating so much slaughter.

But—I want to stop you!”

The giant statue in the clouds suddenly grew larger, as if the Giant King's face behind it was moving closer to examine Lake and Pollo. After a few seconds of thoughtful silence.

The Giant King's voice was no longer calm, but carried a hint of confusion:

“So, you are going to reject this contract?”

“We absolutely cannot accept such a destroyer's deal!”

Pollo responded, while Lake next to him had already drawn her sword. The starlight of the sword flashed, and the contract in mid-air was instantly cut in half.

The two halves of the contract burst into flames in mid-air and turned into ashes.

Lake used practical actions to give an even more resolute answer with no room for reversal.

“Hmm?”

Who knew that when the Giant King saw this scene, he did not show any anger. Instead, there was a hint of surprise in his words.

In the sky, two moon-like pupils slightly contracted.

As if shifting the focus to the Star Killer Sword in Lake's hand.

“Star Killer Sword… no wonder…”

He said in a low voice, with a hint of realization.

The next moment, amidst Lake and Pollo's vigilance, the surrounding environment instantly collapsed, turning back into a chaotic, shapeless cloud of mist.

Opening their eyes, the light of dawn shone through the gaps in the tree hole.

Pollo turned his head to look to the side, meeting the girl's clear blue eyes.

“You dreamed about it too, right?”

“Yeah.”

Lake's hand tightly gripped the hilt of the Star Killer Sword at her waist, nodding solemnly, “The Giant King's palace, and that contract.”

“Huff… let's keep going. Whether it's the Giant King or finding magic vines in this garden, we still have one day left.”

Pollo opened his backpack. Neither of the two gems inside showed any unusual changes.

Then, he used magic to lower the cyan-red vines that blocked the entrance of the tree hole and re-entered the Giant's Garden.