I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 1025

Chapter 72 Memories Under the Starry Sky
“Her Highness the Goddess is not here, and as your knight, how can I enjoy myself?”Igrit said playfully, pulling up his robes and sitting beside her.
Instead of the clamor, the night air seeped into the soft earth, making Igrit feel more comfortable. Stars twinkled, and the beautiful girl, holding her knees with her slender hands, turned her head to look at him.
“I suddenly understand why the Young Lady isn’t with Little Fei and the Queen, but is watching the stars alone here.”
“That’s not true!”
Verafia’s fair cheeks puffed up. She shifted her head slightly, her golden eyes gazing at her jade-like slender fingers. Her crystal-clear nails, like translucent gems, reflected a soft, bright luster. Her voice lowered a bit:
“It’s just that, as the Goddess Princess… hearing them pray my name, bless me, and praise me, I feel very unaccustomed to it.”
“Is that so? But even if Veer wasn’t the Goddess, I think a beautiful girl like you would still be very popular. Besides, Little Fei is with you.” Igrit chuckled.
“Why isn’t Igrit personally accompanying the Young Lady?”
Verafia’s eyes widened. She gave him a resentful glance, realizing he was teasing her again. She couldn’t help but lower her small head.
“Alright, actually, I was thinking about some things… Of course, I’m not worried about Ilis! The Young Lady said that she wouldn’t let anything ruin her good mood today because of her!”
Seeing the Young Lady suddenly raise her small head, widen her eyes, and emphasize her words, Igrit couldn’t help but chuckle. “Then I guess what Veer is thinking about is still related to Ilis.”
“Hmm, how did you know… Do you, Igrit, think that this young lady is thinking about Ilis, and therefore, you’re jealous?”
“How could that be?”
Igrit chuckled. Seeing this lady, who was lost in thought, he couldn’t help but reach out and gently tap her little head:
“Veer is now even more beautiful than that Saintess. Besides, Veer said she likes me. I’m lucky to be liked by Veer, so how could I be jealous?”
“Hmm, you guy, who, who said I like you!”
Her fair white face flushed a faint red. Verafia pinched him in shame and anger. As she slightly raised her gaze, she saw the smile on the young man’s lips, and the colors in his golden eyes rippled again.
As if feeling a sense of reliance, Verafia couldn’t help but lean her body, naturally resting on the shoulder that the young man had moved towards.
“Actually, what I was just thinking about was indeed what Ilis said. She said… we have changed a lot.”
“Changed?”
“Yes. Igrit, you must have seen it too, right?”
Verafia nodded. Her beautiful eyes, framed by slender eyelashes, fell upon the quiet starry sky, which was like a mirror. She lowered her voice:
“I used to be a man. At first, I wanted to become a knight and revitalize the family with my sword. I met Princess Filir, Lucia… Oh, right, Lancaster was also a good friend of mine at that time.”
“Later, I won the knight tournament and learned that the Demon King was about to invade. So, I was determined to protect my homeland and my kingdom. Until the end of the war, I finally obtained the Sacred Sword, but Lance betrayed me and killed me in the sea of flames.”
“The Young Lady at that time was also someone I admired.”
Igrit recalled, then suddenly smiled. “I suddenly remembered that I really thought the Young Lady killed Lord Lotte back then, and I was still struggling with that decision.”
“Just because this young lady is beautiful, you gave up on avenging your admired Lord Lotte. As expected, Igrit, you are also a guy who abandons loyalty for beauty.”
Interrupted by Igrit’s words, Verafia’s golden eyes lifted, and she snorted with a curl of her lips. “However, you know my former identity, that I was a man before… You idiot, even so, Igrit, you would still like me?”
“Didn’t the Young Lady just say I’m a guy who abandons loyalty for beauty? A girl as beautiful as Veer, how could I not be moved?” Igrit teased, following her train of thought.
“Hmph.”
Joking with Igrit, Verafia couldn’t help but curve her lips, revealing a gentle smile. “Later, Igrit also knows. I, who was killed by Lancaster, merged with my sister’s flames, and then became who I am now, the current Verafia… until I was awakened by Igrit.”
“At that time, I deceived you more than once, wanting to use you. Because, at that time, my heart was filled only with revenge, even if the cost was burning myself, burning everything I cared about… as if it were my innate mission.”
Recalling the past, the girl pouted and laughed self-mockingly. She slightly brought her legs together beneath her pristine white silk dress. Her slender hands hugged her knees, and the hazy starlight fell on the girl’s beautiful and delicate body, adding a touch of loneliness to her beauty.
Igrit felt a pang of heartache and wanted to embrace her. However, Verafia turned her small face, her beautiful golden eyes, under the starry sky, shimmering like brilliant jewels.
“Thinking back now… I was really laughable. Clearly, at that time, I was already like a real girl, and my heart clearly cared about you, but instead, I lied to myself, giving you to Mysella, wanting to use you to get the Sacred Sword, and then later, I couldn’t accept it…”
Igrit’s heart was pierced. He looked up, “Veer, and Mysella, I’ve failed you both…”
The girl’s tender white fingers sealed his lips, and Verafia shook her head, her silky golden hair cascading down like silk.
“Igrit doesn’t need to console me. I’m not a child. I know that from the beginning, it was mostly my own fault.”
Verafia suddenly thought of something, and she raised her small head with a leap. Her fair white face broke into a smile, her delicate face becoming bright and radiant:
“Ah, Igrit, don’t think that I’m still dwelling on these things and can’t get over them. It’s been so long, and Igrit, you like me so much… How could I possibly not be happy? This is just a memory!”
“Then Veer…”
“Thinking about it now, was it destined from that moment that I would be a girl?”
Verafia murmured softly, a beautiful curve blooming at the corners of her tender lips. She rested her head on Igrit’s shoulder again, the silky golden threads reflecting a soft luster, sliding down Igrit’s chest like a waterfall.
Igrit couldn’t help but reach out to touch the girl’s beautiful hair. Amidst the silky smoothness, there remained a trace of the girl’s own warmth.
“In my eyes, Veer has always been such a beautiful and cute girl.”
“Hmph, you’re lying… I told you not to tease the Young Lady.”
A soft, coy hum broke the silence of the night. Verafia appeared incredulous, yet the corners of her childlike lips were gently raised in a beautiful arc.