When Jun Lu opened his eyes, he was greeted by a wooden ceiling.
He could even make out the grains of the wood, which exuded a rich aura of life. In the middle of the ceiling, vines grew around the chandelier that radiated a dazzling light.
The light was faint but it was enough to illuminate the whole room.
Where was he?
With a deep frown, the boy struggled to sit up. His memories before he passed out were still fresh and when he looked down, he ……
Saw that his original black clothes had turned pink
The first thought that flashed through Jun Lu’s mind was …… did his demon master change his clothes again?
“Your Highness, are you awake?”
The little old man’s voice rang out and brought Jun Lu back to his senses. With a look of fierceness, he turned his head and looked straight at him.
At the same time, a shadow tentacle appeared and bounded him.
The Grand Elder Fairy fell to the floor with a loud “plop”. His pointy wizard hat fell from the top of his head and spun around on the floor before sliding under the bed.
Yu Xingqiao had just pulled the camera down to the basement when he saw the round Mediterranean bare head of the Grand Elder Fairy, shining slightly under the ceiling chandelier’s light.
He was like a big light bulb.
Yu Xingqiao couldn’t help but glance at the cub’s log, and quickly understood what was happening.
When the Grand Elder Fairy saw that the cub was awake, he tried to walk towards him. But the cub bounded him in shadows, his feet glued to the ground while he maintained a moving forward position.
Since he couldn’t recover his strength, he directly fell straight to the ground.
Yu Xingqiao looked at his fallen posture and could feel his pain through the screen. A trace of sympathy couldn’t help but surface from his heart.
However, the moment he thought of this little old man who had just left behind such cruel tricks to the fairies so that they don’t come and disturb him, his sympathy for him immediately disappeared.
This little old man really deserved it!
“Ouch …… what’s going on here?”
In the game, the Grand Elder Fairy rubbed his nose and tried to get up from the ground, but found that he couldn’t move his legs at all. He tugged at it with all his might; however, he realised that he couldn’t move no matter what he did.
Finally, with a pop, he pulled his feet out of his shoes instead.
An unfathomable smell filled the room.
Jun Lu frowned.
[Ding～Triggered the limited time quest [I can barely breathe].]
[Quest Description: The smell of the smelly socks is filling the dark room. The smell has a strong killing/ harmful ability that is detrimental to the cub’s physical and mental health. Please find a way to eliminate the smell within five minutes]
[Quest Reward: Gold +100 , Random Reward +1, Lottery Draw +1]
[Countdown begins: 05:00]
Yu Xingqiao looked at the task that had suddenly appeared. Then he looked at the Grand Elder’s pair of socks that had changed colour. He only felt a pang of nausea.
It had to be eliminated! He couldn’t let the cub live in such a bad environment!
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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[You have used [Air Freshener (Floral Scent)] on [Grand Elder Fairy’s feet].]
[The air in the dark room has been refreshed.]
[Ding ~ Congratulations on completing the side quest [I can barely breathe], Gold +100, Lottery Draw +1 ]
[ Number of accumulated draws: 9. Please use it as soon as possible.]
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The fragrance of flowers filled the room.
The Grand Elder Fairy tucked his feet back into his shoes when he suddenly smelt a charming fragrance.
He couldn’t resist cupping his hands and inhaling it fiercely.
This smell! It was the fragrance of his favourite matcha tea! It smelt so good!
As for Jun Lu, he too couldn’t help but be stunned.
The fragrance that suddenly filled the air was too familiar. It was the sweet fragrance of the cape leadwort flower, a smell that belonged to his Royal Mother ……
He thought that he would never smell it again in his life.
A touch of sadness surfaced in the young boy’s eyes as he was immersed in the fragrance, just like the Grand Elder Fairy.
However, the fragrance they both smelt did not seem to be the same.
[The [Grand Elder Fairy] smelt a floral scent, Happiness Value +10]
[The cub smelt a floral scent, Happiness Value +10, Blackened value -2]
Seeing the system prompt, Yu Xingqiao couldn’t help but blink. What is this Happiness Value thing? It could even lower the cub’s blackened value!
Seeing the words of floral scent, he instantly thought of the air freshener he had just used and hastily clicked on the details to look at it.
[Air Freshener (Floral Scent)]
Description: With just one spray, it destroys the rotten smell in the air while generating your favourite floral scent. Has a calming effect and can soothe your mood.
Additional feature: For every spray, Happiness Value +10, not stackable.
“Wow, isn’t this air freshener too amazing?”
Such a wonderful thing could only appear in a game.
Yu Xingqiao thought about this as he manipulated the screen to look at the cub.
The little boy in the pink dress had a rare look of vulnerability on his face that made one want to hold him in the palm of one’s hand and take care of him carefully.
Your favourite floral scent from your memories ……
What did the cub have in mind? It would probably be his family, right?
When he thought about how bad the cub reacted when he heard the news of his parents’ death once again, Yu Xingqiao felt a pang of heartache.
He could completely understand why he had blackened.
I really want to hug him ……
Yu Xingqiao pulled his pillow over and hugged it tightly in his arms as if he was hugging the little cub.
He thought about it and decided to use the air freshener again. Spraying it in the dark room to try to make the scent last a little longer.
It was only the sudden intensification of the floral scent that brought Jun Lu back to his senses.
Why was there a cape leadwort scent in here for no good reason? It was only when it bloomed that it would be at its strongest, but it was not even the right season.
Looking at the Grand Elder Fairy, who also looked intoxicated, Jun Lu knew it was not him.
It seemed obvious just who that person was ……
”System, did the master make this floral scent?”
He asked in his mind.
[Yes.]
When he saw the small words appear in front of him, Jun Lu pursed his lips slightly as he fiddle with his fingers.
”Why?” He couldn’t help but ask again.
The system didn’t answer immediately, and just as he was feeling nervous beyond comprehension, a line of small Q meng words surfaced.
[Wanted you to feel happy ba.]
Jun Lu was a bit stunned. Wanted …… me to feel happy?
He smelled the familiar scent in the air that belonged to his Royal Mother and his mood was suddenly not as tense.
He couldn’t help but think, what kind of a demon was the master? His behaviour was always so puzzling ah ……
[Ding~ Blackened Value -5]
Yu Xingqiao looked at the system prompt and was simply overjoyed, this air freshener was too good!
“This power is ……”
At this time, the old man’s old voice rang out from the speaker, Yu Xingqiao couldn’t help but collect his mind and continue to watch the game’s plot develop.
The Grand Elder Fairy sat on the ground with his feet still fixed to the ground by the shadow tentacles.
He stared at his feet, a grave expression appearing on his face.
He lifted his head and looked at the young boy who had sat up on bed.
The little boy, sensing his gaze, withdrew his soft expression and looked down at him with eyes as sharp as knives that carried a deep sense of hostility.
The Grand Elder Fairy’s heart shook.
The child in front of him, compared to before, had really changed by a great deal.
It was not just the change in body shape, hair, and eye colour, but his entire aura had changed drastically.
Although the Grand Elder Fairy had not seen much of His Royal Highness, he was, in fact, not that unfamiliar with him. After all, he was the future Crown Prince and every race from the Illustris Empire had the highest expectations of him.
What was worth celebrating was his——
Handsome, intelligent, powerful, benevolent, gentle and generous ……
All these wonderful words fit him. He was like a true son of the light, the human spokesman of the Illustris Gods.
The Grand Elder Fairy had heard His Majesty, as well as his old friends, praise His Royal Highness countless times.
Now, however, the image of this Highness had completely reversed.
Cold and violent was the first impression he gave, and even in those nice little pink clothes, it didn’t stop the dark aura that surged around him.
How did things come to this ……
Also, the Emperor and Empress……
The Grand Elder Fairy sighed and simply sat down on the floor. His wizard’s hat rolled out from under his bed with a flick of his dead tree branch.
He put his wizard’s hat back on, covering his bare Mediterranean head.
Then, he looked up at Jun Lu and said in a serious tone, “Your Highness, you can no longer use this power.”
Jun Lu sat on the bed and looked at him with a gloomy expression.
The little old man had a pair of turquoise eyes. Fairies were good-looking by nature, so even in his old age, he was a handsome old fairy. When he forwent his mischief and looked at someone with sincerity, he really did look quite good.
“How did you find me?”
Jun Lu asked instead of discussing his shadow power.
The Grand Elder Fairy looked at him and felt the coldness in his tone; he couldn’t help but sigh a little.
“Perhaps you have forgotten that I had once blessed you.”
“Blessed?”
“Yes, the blessing from a fairy will spare you from calamity and keep you healthy as you grow.”
At the Crown Prince’s enthronement ceremony, the Grand Elder Fairy came as an envoy of the Fairy Clan and had blessed the young heir with a Fairy’s blessing.
If he hadn’t felt the imprint on his soul at that time, the Grand Elder truly wouldn’t believe that the darkness-filled little boy in front of him was His Highness the Crown Prince who was once filled with light from head to toe.
“Exemption from calamity?” Jun Lu suddenly gave a light laugh.
Although he was smiling, there wasn’t the slightest hint of laughter in his eyes.
Translated by Tofu and bubbletea
Edited and Proofread by Noitratoxin, Lilium and MikkiNikki461 aka Lazy Panda
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English word count: 1880
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late in uploading.
it’s really… a lousy blessing. How many times had he almost died!!
Thank you for the chapter!!☺️🌺🎉
Poor baby😭
Thank you for new chapter
Thank you for the update ❤️💯
Wowwww so he can make it out while everyone else dies. What a spectacular giftttt. (Sarcasm)
thanks for the chapter!
Tysmm for the ch >//<
Ay y r the comments lessening down *sob sob
I want diz to be popular !! It’s a diamond 🔹 humpt