I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 795

Chapter 35 The Heroes of a Hundred Years Ago
“Hmph, you idiot Ig. You only know how to say things that please the young lady,” Verafia said, her eyelashes fluttering lightly as she tilted her pretty face upwards. Her shimmering golden eyes conveyed the sweet sentiments overflowing in the young girl’s small heart.
Ig couldn’t help but smile, his fingers gently caressing the girl’s soft hair and her tender, smooth skin.
Suddenly, his hand was gently pulled.
Verafia, cradled in his arms, raised her snow-white face. Her slightly shimmering, gorgeous golden eyes looked at him. “Oh, Ig, you said you’ve all been in the dwarves’ royal city, Moon City, for over a year?”
“Mhm,” Ig nodded.
Verafia also knew that after the elf world became isolated, Moon City in the dwarf kingdom was the only place they could go.
However, they had been stranded in the dwarves’ royal city for a full year. The conspiracies that unfolded during that time… even now, thinking back, Ig couldn’t help but feel a lingering fear.
“In there, there was the shadow of the Abyss, and Fatter… Even the legendary expert Muude was in a deep sleep for a full year.”
Verafia’s slender eyelashes blinked as she murmured softly.
This was something Ig had told the girl before. But for some reason, she was now repeating it.
“You don’t need to worry.”
Ig brushed aside a strand of her falling hair, looked into her gorgeous golden eyes, and said with a smile, “Not long ago, His Majesty Muude has already awakened.”
“Oh, right. His Majesty Muude also cares a lot about you, Veer. Hmm, perhaps His Majesty Muude has already set off for Sky City, so the young lady might see him soon.”
“Is that so… Hmm, wait, how does that guy Muude know about this young lady? Could it be you, Ig—?”
Verafia’s golden eyes narrowed with suspicion, and the black-haired young man looked up at the sky and laughed.
This made Verafia instantly understand the reason.
She was about to get angry, but then she thought that if she really made a fuss with this guy, Ig would be unaffected, and she would be the one in an even more embarrassing situation.
Thinking of this, Verafia turned her head, pouted her lips, and put on a sulky look, refusing to look at him.
Ig touched his nose. He was about to explain, but the girl in his arms suddenly turned her face. Her golden eyes still held a hint of shyness, but she gently lifted her face.
“However, Ig would definitely not say it proactively. It must have been that guy, Little Fei… Well, even if he knows about this young lady, so what? Hmph, do you think this young lady will be bashful?”
Ig looked at the girl in his arms with some surprise. Wouldn’t this girl usually take her anger out on him? Why was she suddenly being so understanding?
Verafia covered her face with her small hand, trying to calm her blush. She raised her golden eyes, then turned to look at his face, pretending to be unconcerned.
“By the way, Ig, what do you think of Muude?”
The young girl’s innocent voice was pleasant and melodious. It seemed like Verafia was trying to change the subject due to her embarrassment, but Ig couldn’t help but sense an unusual seriousness in her voice.
“His Majesty Muude? I met him only once before coming to the elf kingdom. He should be a very bold warrior.”
“Tsk, back then, in the dwarves’ royal city, this young lady met that guy Muude. Of course, except for Elise, everyone else like Fatter and Moon… criticized him heavily during the war against the Demon King.”
Verafia’s long, slender eyelashes blinked. She seemed to recall an interesting story from the past, and her small hand lightly covered her lips as she giggled like a silver bell.
Looking at the girl’s face, Ig’s smile slightly subsided as he gazed at the small, cute girl in his arms who was like a doll.
He suddenly understood why the young girl had suddenly asked such a question.
A hundred years ago, the Demon King’s army rampaged through this world. Humans, elves, and dwarves all called upon their heroes to launch a crusade against the arrogant Demon King.
And a hundred years later, the heroes who had once fought the Demon King, with the exception of the swordsman Geon, who died in the war, and those who fell suppressing the Abyss’s unrest, had all become the powers that be in the world.
Like the names Verafia had just mentioned, “Priest” Moon, now the Pope of Light, “Mage” Fatter, spreading the shadow of magic throughout the world, and Elise, now the “Saintess” of the Abyss.
Coupled with Lancaster, the King of Sacred Light, whom Verafia had once pointed her sword at, they undeniably possessed the power to change the world.
And a hundred years ago, it wasn’t just Lancaster, who had stolen the Sacred Sword, who betrayed the girl… Much earlier than that, there were already traitors among them due to conspiracies.
Verafia’s golden eyes slightly narrowed, her small hand gently grasping her hair. She slightly lifted her face and suddenly smiled brightly:
“But, Fatter’s magic back then was something even this young lady admired. Speaking of which, back then, in Ig’s hometown, this young lady seemed to have sensed his demonic power… Heh heh, even then, I felt something was a little off.”
“Now, as Ig said, Fatter has established his kingdom with magic. Is he now preparing to spread his power to the elf kingdom?”
Ig didn’t reply. He squeezed the girl’s delicate little hand and said seriously, “No matter who it is, I will protect you, Veer.”
“Mmm. You idiot, I’ve always been the one protecting you. Why would I need your protection?” Verafia muttered, her face blushing.
Her voice paused slightly. Her small feet, encased in white silk, swayed, and Verafia rested her other small hand lightly on her tender face. Her golden eyes lifted.
“However, Ig also said that the Magic Kingdom seems to be connected to the Abyss Cult. If they… Hmm, wait a minute, Ig, do you remember that high elf you just reprimanded?”
The high elf, Bethel, had wanted to take liberties with Verafia and even harbored fantasies of taking her away, so she had disciplined him.
However, Verafia should have woken up at that time, but she continued to pretend to be a little girl due to her shyness.
“Veer means?”
Hearing the young girl mention this, Ig also recalled the trace of doubt he had sensed at the time.
Verafia lightly clasped her hands in front of her. She slightly lowered her face, with some hesitation.
“Hmm, I just felt some familiarity… In him, I sensed lust and arrogance. Ig, do you think it’s somewhat similar to a guy named Rols in Rubiel City back then?”
After a moment of hesitation, the girl lifted her head, her large golden eyes looking at Ig, and said.