Fairy tale: Little Red Riding Hood's wolf mentor

"Poro, is Snow White really that... beautiful?"

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

"Yes, she is indeed very beautiful. Her appearance is like... an unreal sculpture."

Poro thought for a moment, describing her this way.

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

The girl's bright eyes sparkled, becoming even more curious, "After all, the witch hunter and that prince you mentioned would fall in love with her at first sight."

By the stream, Poro had already warned Snow White in advance.

So Snow White was not surprised by the extra person beside Poro today.

She quietly stood up, her extremely unreal beauty making the ordinary forest environment seem illusory.

"My plan might take me outside the forest maze, and staying inside the maze will mean missing a lot of information..."

Poro said, leading Lake to Snow White.

"Sometimes, it might be difficult for me to leave. This is my partner Lake. Some things that require your cooperation might be relayed to you by her, understand?"

"Mm..."

Snow White nodded.

Poro opened his mouth, wanting to say something more, but just then, Lake beside him suddenly grabbed his hand!

"Lake, what's wrong..."

"I feel... I've felt a little... strange since I saw her!"

Lake said quickly in a low voice, her words revealing a hint of panic.

Hearing this, Poro felt a burst of inexplicable fear in his heart. He realized... he might have underestimated something...

He hurriedly turned his head, but just then, 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 operating at full power!

"Clang—"

A harsh sound rang out, and a white light flashed from Lake's waist!

It was that silver dagger!

Lake held the dagger tightly with both hands, trembling and gritting her teeth, her azure pupils filled with a strange struggle!

She held the blade of the dagger tightly against Snow White opposite her!

"Poro, I suddenly want to... kill her... but I know that's wrong!"

Lake murmured, as if trying hard to restrain something.

It's Snow White's influence!

Poro instantly realized this. He immediately flashed in front of Lake, blocking her line of sight!

And Snow White had thought of this—

Before Poro could react, she had already covered her face and ran into 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 influence on men. Even if it had some effect on women, Lake's cloak and dagger, which could resist mental resistance, should be enough to isolate this influence.

But now it seemed that Snow White's appearance was far more complex than he had imagined!

After Snow White disappeared from view, Lake's expression quickly calmed down, and the blade of the silver dagger was reinserted into its sheath inch by inch.

But her expression still seemed a little complicated...

She stared at Poro, the area around her blue eyes slightly reddened.

"Poro, am I... ugly?"

"Ugly?!"

Poro's expression froze, and he hurriedly said, "How is that possible? I have never thought that!"

He looked at the girl's face again, her delicate and exquisite nose, her pure bright eyes like azure gemstones, her fair and smooth skin without any blemishes... No matter how you looked at it, it had nothing to do with the word "ugly"!

"Poro, can you... change back to your original form?"

Poro was stunned, and hurriedly dispelled the disguise. The girl immediately opened her arms and hugged Poro tightly again, as if afraid that Poro would run away!

"Poro, that Snow White, really, really... is very beautiful...

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

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

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

It had been a long, long time since Poro had felt the girl express such emotions so directly!

"Of course I won't leave you!"

Poro looked into Lake's eyes with his phosphorescent green eyes, and said firmly, "Just like I promised before!"

"But Snow White is so beautiful..."

"No, Lake, appearance does not represent everything. It's just a filter brought about by mental influence. In this regard, you are not much worse than her."

Poro said seriously, "In my opinion, you have more things that are far more valuable than appearance."

"What is it?"

"When facing the bishop who controlled the town for many years, you can hold the sharp blade tightly. When facing the witch hunter, you will not lose your fighting spirit. Every time in a life-or-death moment, you have not made any mistakes—that's enough!"

"But she is still a princess..."

"That's just a status, what's the use? It's just because of her birth, but your charm—is more from your own heart!"

Poro said with a smile as much as possible, patting the girl's chest,

"Besides, you are very good to me—other humans wouldn't do this!"

Poro blinked, put away his smile, and suddenly said,

"However, Snow White's appearance is indeed a problem. This time, I didn't consider it carefully enough. If this influence on you is really difficult to fade..."

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."

Hearing this, Lake suddenly smiled.

She pinched Poro's ear, brought her face closer, and said softly:

"It's okay, I know you won't leave me—that's enough. You're not allowed to run away with other girls, okay!"

"What about Snow White's influence..."

"As long as my eyes don't have prolonged contact with her appearance, there shouldn't be a big problem."

Lake thought for a while, pulled out the dagger from her waist, "My cloak and this dagger can play a big role in this kind of charm. I just need to... restrain myself a little more."

"Mm, don't force yourself."

Looking at the girl's pure pupils, Poro's 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 unusual charm—

He inexplicably recalled what the witch hunter's notes said... a root-level curse?

Where does such a blessing or curse come from?

Is it magic... or some unknown rule?

How many unknown details still exist in this world?

The fairy tales of the previous life would not record these more details. When Poro was really in this world, he felt that the ordinary words in the fairy tales had more strange growths in reality.

He has encountered countless surreal situations that he never imagined.

Whether it is the dwarves' wine or Snow White's appearance—

If it weren't for his own special nature, plus a considerable amount of luck, he would have died like ordinary people!

But... all he can do is think more carefully.

After all, as far as Poro knows, there is no place like 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!

Perhaps... when you master more knowledge, you will be safer?

Poro shook his head and followed the scent, looking at Snow White hiding behind the tree in front.

"At least the current plan is to change the way Lake and Snow White contact—first kill those dwarves, these ten days or so will be busy!"