I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 622

Chapter 622 Chapter 80 Kaino
Ignoring the stares of the people, Igter took the girl’s pure white little hand and was led by her to the stone bench beside the big tree, with small purple and white flowers dotting the surrounding grass.
She sat on the stone long bench with her knees together under her skirt, her smooth and tender skin, like silk and white jade, caressed by the soft sunlight. She slightly opened her small mouth, enjoying the delicious cake.
However, as if sensing the young man’s gaze, Verafia tilted her little head and turned her head. Strands of bright light touched her flawless jade face. Her long, delicate eyelashes lifted, and her brilliant golden eyes gazed at the young man’s slightly smiling face.
“Igter, why do you keep looking at me? Here, do you want some cake?”
Verafia held the cake, which she had eaten more than half of, in her small hand, her beautiful eyes shimmering, and offered it to him.
“No need for the Young Lady’s cake.”
Igter shook his head, a hint of amusement on his lips. What a joke, desserts like cake were probably only liked by little girls like this Young Lady. He himself had stopped eating sweets when he was very young…
“Is that so?”
Verafia tilted her little head cutely, her free little hand gently supporting her cheek. Her long eyelashes fluttered, and suddenly, her golden eyes lit up: “Then, I’ll feed you!”
Without waiting for Igter’s reply, Verafia took a fork, picked up a small piece of cake, and looked at him with joy and anticipation in her golden pupils. She sweetly said, “Come on, open your mouth—”
Igter was stunned for a moment. The girl’s gentle and pleasant voice reached him, and he instinctively opened his mouth, only to be filled with the cake handed to him by the girl.
The sweet taste melted in his mouth, as if coated with honey, but it wasn’t excessively sweet like cream. He couldn’t help but chew it with relish. After finishing the entire piece of cake, he felt a sense of lingering fondness.
Was it because of the cake… or was it because he liked the girl feeding him? He thought somewhat vaguely.
“Hmph, not bad, right~”
The girl’s lively and pleasant voice awakened him. Igter turned his head, and Verafia gave him a charming smile. Her beautiful golden eyes curved into a crescent moon, and the radiance they emitted seemed to see through all the thoughts in his heart just now.
She stuffed the cake in her hand, along with the knife and fork, into Igter’s hands: “However, from now on, Igter will feed the Young Lady!”
The young girl raised her cheeks, her pleasant voice sounded a bit spoiled and willful. She brushed a strand of fine silk hair from her face, revealing her fair and delicate ears, and jumped down from the bench. Her light, tinkling laughter echoed in his ears.
“Veer, are you deliberately acting cute?”
Igter smiled and stood up from the bench, following her. He took her offered hands and began to carefully cut the soft cake.
Perhaps it was because the weather in Vinash City was good today, there were many people around. Among them were those who had been captivated by the girl’s beauty earlier. Seeing them affectionately “feeding” each other now, they couldn’t accept it at all.
However, Verafia and Igter paid no attention to these jealous gazes. The girl stayed close to him, interacting with him without concern.
“Hmm, it seems there are quite a few people here. Is there anything special happening?”
After eating the piece of cake handed to her by the young man, Verafia licked her teeth with her soft tongue to taste the lingering sweetness. She raised her golden eyes and glanced around curiously. However, it was just a casual question, and she didn’t expect an answer. She looked back at Igter:
“By the way, Igter, did you say you saw Little Fei and Ain just now?”
“Yes.”
Although they had come out shopping together, the Wood Elf was quickly caught by Ophi, while he himself was accompanying this Young Lady around, tasting sweets.
Igter smiled, cut another piece of cake, and watched the girl eat it with satisfaction, smiling again. “But speaking of which, Little Fei seems very interested in Niya?”
He had wanted to ask this question before, but looking at the girl’s flawless face made him forget.
“Hmph, you finally noticed, you rascal?”
After eating the cake handed to her by the young man, Verafia narrowed her golden eyes, then her long eyelashes lifted. Her young, delicate face looked triumphant:
“Of course. Igter, you know, Little Niya used to be Ain’s pet fire pigeon, but she only took human form because of a drop of my blood. In fact, she is still a fire spirit.”
Verafia turned her little face, tilted her delicate face cheerfully, and looked back at Igter:
“Well, if I remember correctly, I told you too. Little Fei’s sister, Miss Fraria, I saw the legendary fire spirit, Salamander’s flame on her. So, Little Fei is her sister, naturally… Oof!”
The girl suddenly cried out in pain, her head hitting a hard wall.
“Miss, please be careful.” The “wall” she bumped into spoke with a voice that was somewhat effeminate but very proper.
“Mm.”
Verafia quickly covered her forehead and retreated, hiding behind Igter. Only then did she secretly raise her golden eyes to examine the person she had bumped into.
The person was a young man with a straight posture, wearing a black cloak. However, based on the feeling she had just experienced, it was obvious that he was wearing solid plate armor under this black cloak.
She raised her gaze again. The other person’s face was undeniably handsome. Under his slightly curly, bluish hair, his face was chiseled and sculpted. His sword-like eyebrows and deep eyes were far superior to Igter’s next to him. In terms of handsomeness, he even surpassed Azer.
Among the people she had met these days, perhaps only Count Sirius could compare to him.
As she examined him, the young man’s gaze also fell on her face. However, unlike Sirius’s gentle gaze, it carried a sense of discomfort that she couldn’t quite explain.
Verafia couldn’t help but frown slightly, her small hand clutching Igter’s arm.
But before they could respond, the cloaked youth raised his head, his handsome face showing a smile, and spoke first:
“If I’m not mistaken, beautiful lady, and the young man beside you are Lord Sirius’s guests, Miss Verafia and Igter?”
“If you wish to ask my identity… you can simply call me Kaino.”
“Lord Kaino.”
Igter stepped forward, blocking the girl behind him. Even though the youth had acted decent and polite, his unreserved gaze at Verafia earlier had made him feel a little uncomfortable:
“You seem to be a noble… you know me and the Young Lady?”