I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 783

Chapter 23: Taking Verafia to Bathe…
Twilight soon arrived, ushering in the night, but Lorinta and the others had not arrived on time.
Ig approached Ain and the other young girls for a brief chat. He guessed that they were delayed by some matter and decided to stay a while longer.
The world of elves still had day and night, though it was slightly different from the outside world. The branches of the World Tree shrouded the sky, and soft, radiant light embellished the night sky, bringing brightness to the entire night.
“Miss Ain said that in the past, one could also see the moon at night.”
Ig gazed at the night sky and spoke to the girl sitting beside him.
Sitting obediently beside him was a girl in a red dress with beautiful golden hair. Although she was the sword spirit of the End, Ig did not want her to always stay within the sword. He gently put down the End, allowing her to transform back into a young girl.
Although she was a girl created by Verafia using her origin through the End, her personality was quite different from Verafia’s. Usually, she was easily shy and unwilling to come out of the sword, only relaxing when she was with Ig or Verafia.
The girl raised her face, which bore an eight-tenths resemblance to Verafia’s. Her equally brilliant, scorching gold eyes looked exceptionally gentle. Ig suddenly remembered that a long time ago, he had made a bet with that young lady, making her his maid?
Yes, at that time, it seemed that young lady had gotten angry and refused to honor the bet. Due to her overwhelming presence, he had to kneel on the floor all night.
Ig naturally wouldn’t have too many strange thoughts about Verafia. However, seeing that she resembled the spoiled young lady so much, and being such a well-behaved sword spirit, could he…?
His thoughts came to an abrupt halt. Ig chuckled and quickly shook his head, interrupting his whimsical thoughts.
The sword spirit girl tilted her head, her fine, soft golden hair gently sliding down her slender shoulders, “Miss Irene said that the Silver Moon Elves betrayed the Moon Goddess and imprisoned her in those days.”
“Perhaps that’s the case. Regardless, the moon and the sacred tree of life have always had friction.”
Ig said. The elven race, from ancient times to the present, was blessed by the goddesses of life and the silver moon, a fact envied by countless people… but who would have thought that today, life and the silver moon would split and go to war.
Among the elves today, many still believe in the Silver Moon Goddess Lucia. Irene also said repeatedly that it was because the goddess was imprisoned. But no matter what, the current Dark Moon must have an unbreakable connection with the Silver Moon Goddess.
Ig couldn’t help but shake his head. Coming to the world of elves, he only wanted to borrow the sacred spring of life for Verafia. However, if the elves truly needed him, no matter what, having received their favor, Ig couldn’t refuse.
Moreover, the dark night and the sacred tree of life were intertwined with the Abyss Cult, as well as the shadow of the Magic Kingdom Harklanton, and the hero Fatter, who once fought against the Demon King and Verafia.
Ig’s fingers tightened slightly.
But no matter what, what he needed now was indeed to take Verafia to the sacred spring of life.
His gaze shifted slightly, settling on the lively little girl in the house. Ig revealed a gentle smile.
Although she had only just hatched today, the little girl already knew many basic common senses. Except when she was sleepy, Verafia’s energy was extraordinarily vigorous, not at all like a newborn child.
— After dinner earlier, Verafia had been happily jumping and playing. Even without Ig accompanying her, she had a lot of fun on her own, running around lively and excited, occasionally transforming into a little phoenix and flapping her small wings to fly.
Yes, Ig had specifically confirmed that the windows were closed properly. Otherwise, he would have been a little worried that this clumsy little phoenix, who couldn’t quite control her body’s strength steadily, might accidentally fly out.
“After all, even if she’s become a child, her essence is still Sister-sama. Of course, she needs to release so much energy.” The sword spirit girl’s cheerful voice sounded in his ear.
Ig nodded. Verafia had no past memories because, as a newborn, she couldn’t bear the will of her past selves as a ‘Goddess’ and ‘Hero’, and her body’s instinct suppressed her.
However, as the girl grew up, this suppression would naturally lessen.
Perhaps, it wouldn’t be as much as he had worried about before. Maybe, before they even reached the sacred spring, this girl would have completely remembered everything.
“But after finally seeing such a well-behaved Veer… I was thinking of spending more time with my daughter.”
Feeling much more relaxed, Ig couldn’t help but smile and make a joke.
The sword spirit girl next to him giggled softly, covering her mouth.
Suddenly, a “dada” sound was heard. Verafia’s little feet stepped on the wooden floor, and she ran to Ig’s side.
“Veer?”
Her soft hair was slightly clinging to her tender skin. The little girl extended her two slender hands. Her translucent golden eyes, more beautiful than gems, twinkled on her tender little face. In a childish, slender, and tender voice, she called out sweetly:
“I want to take a bath… Daddy, take Veer.”
Ig’s smile froze.
A bath, with Veer…?
For a moment, countless pure, soft, beautiful, and warm images flashed through Ig’s mind.
This was the girl he loved. If it were in the past, thinking of such a flawless girl shyly inviting him, Ig might have felt his blood surge and become shy, but it wouldn’t have been unacceptable, and he might have even excitedly accepted the invitation.
However, the current Veer was completely ignorant and clueless! If he couldn’t resist developing evil thoughts towards her, that would be an unforgivable sin!
Ig looked at the sword spirit girl beside him for help.
“Pfft. Master, didn’t you just say you wanted to spend more time with your daughter? Besides, Sister-sama only called out to Master.”
The girl lightly stuck out her delicate, tender tongue. Her big golden eyes looked at the black-haired young man with a bit of anticipation, then she let out a silvery laugh. The translucent fluorescent light flickered within her delicate body from her red dress, and she transformed into the form of the End, falling to the ground with a crisp “ding-dong.”
With a look of regret, she turned her head slightly. In Ig’s eyes, the golden-haired little girl standing before him had a fair face lifted with excitement, and her beautiful golden eyes were filled with excitement and anticipation.
Blinking her eyes, the girl gave a sweet smile and, without any further ado, grabbed Ig with her two slender hands and pulled him towards the bathroom.
Ig was a powerful person among the Star, but for a moment, he couldn’t pull the little girl. He could only watch helplessly as she dragged him into the bathroom.