I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 782

Chapter 22: Is this… your daughter?
The interior of the Frodeira Inn was exquisitely decorated, but it seemed a bit desolate due to the war. However, the innkeeper was a slightly hunched-over, white-haired human old man wearing a worn-out cloth robe.
“To see a Dragon Clan lady accompanying a human? But you are not locals; you are from outside, preparing to meet the Sacred Tree?”
The innkeeper’s cloudy eyes looked at Ignet and the others, saying with some emotion.
Ophilia and Ain exchanged glances, both seeing the other’s hesitation and not knowing how to respond.
“We are from Moen City.”
Ignet placed Verafia, who was in his arms, onto a stool so she could also be seen, and then smiled at the innkeeper.
“Is that the dwarf kingdom’s royal city? Could it be that…”
A voice, trembling slightly, came as Ignet noticed the old man’s eyes suddenly light up, and he nodded.
The dwarf kingdom’s connection with the elven nation was forced to be severed a year ago due to an attack. However, with the awakening of King Mudeg, this spatial passage was reopened. It was likely that both the Elf Empire and the Dark Elves knew this, so Ignet felt there was no need to hide it.
“But how did you know we were from outside?”
Beside Ignet, the golden-haired little girl tapped her feet on the long bench, stood on her tiptoes revealing her pure white face, her small white hands extending from her silk robe gripping the counter, her sparkling big golden eyes flickering with curiosity.
“Hey, there are quite a few humans who have stayed in the elven kingdom, but they have completely integrated into the elven world. It’s rare to see a human with your temperament. Young man, you are very young, and the power you possess is stronger than the chief knight commander of this town. If you were also from the elven kingdom, wouldn’t you have heard of it?”
The innkeeper shook his head and smiled. “Besides, not many people have passed through here to see the Sacred Tree since last year.”
Ignet nodded. “We plan to stay here for a while. Are there any spare rooms?”
“If you’re lodging, one room will cost you one Leisa silver coin.”
The innkeeper said. His gaze fell on the little girl showing half her small face on the counter, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. “But this little girl… ha, you are still so young and already have a daughter? Do you need three rooms, or four?”
In his eyes, besides this doll-like exquisite and cute golden-haired little girl, there were three other maidens of varying appearances, but all of them possessing exquisite beauty, beside the black-haired young man. This made the innkeeper sigh with emotion.
Well, although the racial characteristics and hair color of these maidens were different from this golden-haired little girl, perhaps one of them could be her mother?
“No, you misunderstood—” Ignet was choked by his words and quickly denied it.
Hearing Ignet’s reply, the innkeeper was stunned for a moment, then his cloudy eyes widened in disbelief, scanning Ignet and the three maidens behind him: “Wait, do you mean that these three ladies are all your…”
Although the old man’s “harem” wasn’t spoken, Ignet and the maidens present could all clearly understand.
Except for the two elven maidens who surprisingly raised their faces, Verafia blinked her big eyes with a lively turn, looking particularly interested, just like Ophilia.
Ignet’s face became embarrassed again, he didn’t dare to look at these maidens, and quickly looked up to deny it: “No, I mean, Veer she—”
His gaze fell, and the young man’s voice suddenly got stuck again.
He originally wanted to explain that Verafia wasn’t his daughter, but his wife… but seeing Verafia’s tender, childlike little face, which was still a bit chubby like a baby, Ignet broke out in a cold sweat.
If he were to say that such a young, immature girl was his wife, wouldn’t that be more unforgivable than any harem?
“Cough, cough…”
Ignet wiped the cold sweat from his face, chuckled awkwardly, “Please prepare four rooms for us. Veer and I will share one.”
In any case, Verafia was still such a little girl, it was impossible to leave her alone in a room.
So, Ignet simply agreed to the innkeeper’s words. Anyway, this girl didn’t know anything now… As for whether Miss Verafia would be angry and resentful later because he treated her as his “daughter” and took advantage of her, Ignet couldn’t care less.
…
“Leisa silver coin” was the currency of the Elf Empire, different from the money of the human kingdom and the dwarf kingdom that Ignet carried. However, before they parted, Lolita had given Ein sella a spatial ring filled with elven gold coins, so paying the inn fee was naturally easy.
Walking up the wooden stairs, Ignet and Verafia’s room was the larger one. Although the innkeeper was a human, the entire room’s layout and decoration style were in the style favored by wood elves, like being in a verdant forest, full of fresh and vibrant life.
“Mmm, Daddy, this, it’s so delicious!”
Verafia sat at the small table, holding the translucent and fresh food with both small hands, swinging her feet, her pure white teeth biting down crisply, lifting her head with shining eyes, her tender and childlike voice a bit muffled, calling out to Ignet happily.
Ignet smiled helplessly. He automatically ignored the girl’s address and reached out to rub the little head under Verafia’s soft hair.
The girl’s long eyelashes half-covered her big eyes, and she tilted her head, enjoying it.
The inn not only provided accommodation but also dining. Although it was just a small elven town, the elven-style cuisine was considered exquisite in Ignet’s eyes.
As for Verafia, she had been very lively since the plate was served, but being a child, her small body clearly couldn’t hold too much food.
However, Ignet noticed that she didn’t seem to like meat dishes like meat soup or roasted venison much, nor did she eat many sweets. Instead, she preferred sweet spring water and various kinds of fruits.
Looking at the girl lifting her sparkling, gorgeous golden eyes, Ignet rubbed her hair with a chuckle.
After all, this girl was now a real little phoenix, not like she used to pretend.
He just didn’t know if, when she grew up and recovered her memories of being Verafia, she would see the cake she used to like but find she couldn’t eat it, and end up crying sadly?
Ignet thought with a bit of malice.