I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 605

Chapter 605 Reverie of Dawn
They had been staying in this city on the strange continent for nearly half a month.
Count Sirius had promised them that once the sea surface was unsealed, he would sponsor them a merchant ship to take him and the young girls to find the Elf’s Secret Realm… However, for half a month, although blizzards were not often seen in the sky outside the castle, the entire sea surface remained frozen.
Igger tilted his head slightly. A few rays of brilliant golden sunlight slid through the gaps in the castle’s tall windows, adorning the floor with brightness.
“Chirp!”
A clear, pleasant voice like a silver bell rang out. Verafia’s small face was bathed in the golden radiance of sunlight. She slightly concealed the blush of color beneath her pure white skin, and her expression was as light and brilliant as the flowing sunlight.
The girl’s delicate body was clad in a slightly loose and rather simple silk dress. Augmented by the sunlight, it appeared somewhat hazy, wrapping the girl’s symmetrical, slender, delicate body, but further highlighting her luxuriousness and beauty. A few strands of golden hair falling on the girl’s shoulders reflected beautiful light.
“This Young Lady seems to be in quite a good mood.”
A slight smile graced the corners of his lips. Igger’s raised gaze fell upon the girl before him, as beautiful and captivating as a pure white butterfly, and he couldn’t help but be a little lost in thought.
It wasn’t an overly magnificent outfit… Igger remembered that, due to shyness, Verafia rarely let him dress her anymore, preferring to comb her own hair and apply her makeup. But every time she appeared before him, she always captivated Igger, drawing his gaze and making him lost in thought.
“Is it because the Young Lady is too beautiful, or is it that the more time I spend with her, the more I can’t help but be attracted to her?”
Igger’s lips curved into an arc as he couldn’t help but indulge in reverie.
It couldn’t be that this girl deliberately dressed up carefully every day, trying to attract me, could it?
Since that night, Igger had a subtle feeling that his girl had completely opened her heart to him, no longer reluctant to be intimate with him in front of others. Sometimes, she would even deliberately climb into his embrace, her golden eyes flowing with subtle affection, teasing him.
Just as she had said, truly wanting to be a genuine wife… warm and intoxicating times that made one unable to stop himself.
“However, I always feel that although the Young Lady is becoming more lively and cute, she is actually evading something in her heart… Is it some unspeakable difficulty of hers?”
His thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the crisp sound of “tap, tap.”
The black lace high heels made clear sounds on the sun-drenched floor. The girl’s slender and graceful legs, with their perfect and beautiful shape, were wrapped in over-the-knee, pure white, delicate silk stockings, revealing a touch of even whiter, tender skin, further highlighting the maiden’s dazzling vitality.
She caught up with the Ice Dragon Girl in front of her. With a mischievous hand, she slipped it into the girl’s soft dress, causing Ophi to let out a soft “ying ning” and play with her.
The beautiful girl with white dress and golden hair frolicked with Ophi, disregarding her “Young Lady” image. The castle guards and maids couldn’t help but look sideways as her pure white snowy cheeks flushed with lovely color from their play.
“Is this girl worried that Ophi feels neglected?”
Igger couldn’t help but smile.
However, since that day, Verafia had become more cheerful and often played with her best friend Ophi, often causing the naturally slow-witted Ice Dragon Miss to blush and not know how to respond to her.
Igger gently shook his head, dispelling his previous doubts with a smile.
How could such a lively and cheerful Young Lady harbor worries in her heart… Perhaps, before long, she would come to think it through, and her previous male identity would not matter at all.
For some reason, he suddenly began to cherish the time spent with the girl as a true “couple” in Vinash City.
However, immediately after, Igger couldn’t help but shake his head and laugh at his own childishness.
“There is still a lot of time to spend with Veer in the future, so there’s no need to be like this. As long as the trace of that Blazing Flame God King is completely erased…”
Igger thought, clenching his fist slightly.
Although Verafia still appeared indifferent, Igger couldn’t feel at ease, even though there was still a lot of time… Even though it was sweet enough now, what Igger looked forward to even more was their future.
The scene of her wearing a pure white wedding dress, her snowy cheeks flushed red, her small hands trembling beneath the lace-adorned white silk long gloves, placed completely in his hand, her gentle, loving, beautiful eyes looking at him deeply, yet slightly shyly…
Looking again at the figure of the pure white maiden, his mind filled with reverie, the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up. He happened to stop walking and turned his gaze towards the castle’s tall window.
Beyond the translucent and luxurious glass, even in the brilliant morning light, one could still feel the biting cold in the air. Outside the castle, at the harbor at the end of Vinash City, the sea surface was frozen, faintly reflecting the golden sunlight.
The entire ocean had been frozen until now, with no signs of melting. Igger had once asked Count Sirius about it, and at that time, the Young Count had also shaken his head in slight confusion.
Count Sirius did not mind them staying in the castle for a long time and genuinely treated them as friends, respecting and treating them seriously. But Igger couldn’t help but feel a hint of hesitation in his heart.
“It’s not that I doubt Count Sirius’s friendliness… but that ocean, unlike what Sirius said, has not unsealed after a month, but has remained frozen…”
Igger thought. He couldn’t help but remember the terrifying beast that had emerged from the ocean that day, and the will of the Frost God he had witnessed after the frost calamity upon arriving on this continent.
He had once asked the girl. At that time, Verafia had still maintained a relaxed tone, her golden eyes showing an indifferent gaze, and told him that he was overthinking things and that it had nothing to do with any deities.
However, Igger had to care. He always had a feeling that the frozen sea surface was indeed someone deliberately obstructing their departure.
“But, who is it… If the Young Lady is wrong, and it’s because of that Frost God, then what is the other party’s goal… could it be her?”
The thought that it might be related to Verafia made Igger a little worried. Moreover, the awakening Blazing Flame God King within the girl’s body did not allow them too much time to waste.
“At most, I’ll wait here for another month. If the sea surface still hasn’t unsealed, I’ll have to find another way with the Young Lady…”
Just as Igger was thinking, a young girl’s cry suddenly made him look up.
Verafia, who was playing with Ophi, accidentally missed a step and slid towards the ground, looking like she was about to fall hard.
“Young Lady!”
Just as Igger took a step forward and called out, a girl in a black and white dress happened to catch her, her willow-like jade arms embracing her slender waist.
“Mmm…”
Verafia slightly raised her head. Her eyelashes parted, and what met her gaze was an elf’s face, as cold as ice, exquisite, and beautiful: “Mmm… it’s you, Miss Irene?”