Snow White's Words

The Queen's lips moved slightly, but she could not utter a word.

But Rhine didn't need her answer.

As a Wish magician, he could feel the surging power of wish emanating from the queen's soul.

The illusory voice of the wish echoed in Rhine's ears, and then became more and more ethereal.

"I hope that His Majesty the King will always be obsessed with me, and I hope that the King and the Kingdom will never be separated from me."

The wish has been fulfilled.

After hearing what Rhine said, the queen nodded as if she understood.

She turned her head and looked at the birds singing on the branches outside the window, and the wind blowing through the treetops, making the branches and leaves tremble. However, because of the magic that blocked the sound, she could not hear the clear singing of the birds and the rustling of the wind.

This strange scene with pictures but no sound is like a pantomime, exuding a sense of absurdity and unreality.

It was as if everything that happened today happened too suddenly.

She woke up from a crystal coffin without any explanation. Shortly after, she was attacked by the Eastern Witch and nearly lost her life. Fortunately, she was rescued by the Magician Rhine. Upon returning to the royal city, she witnessed many strange happenings and was hailed as a great queen by everyone.

It's like a dream and not real at all.

In this brief moment, the queen even suspected that perhaps she had never woken up.

Perhaps she had already met death the moment she ate the poisoned apple, and everything she experienced today was just her last beautiful fantasy before her death.

If this was a dream, it was a beautiful dream indeed, she thought.

Rhine's voice sounded from behind, pulling the queen back from her chaotic thoughts:

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry. Except for me and my friend, no one in the world knows the truth, not even the magic mirror.

"You can accept all this with peace of mind, become a great queen respected by everyone, enjoy the praise of the whole country, and record your achievements in history, which will still be praised and praised thousands of years later.

"Consider this experience as a gift from me to you."

"Don't worry, my friend who is in charge of pretending to be you has not had any close contact with His Majesty the King in the past two months."

Rhine looked at the magic mirror in the corner of the room, which did not hear their conversation:

"It's just that my friend and I will eventually leave the White Kingdom. In the future, you will have to govern the White Kingdom by yourself.

"Don't worry, with the magic mirror, governing the country is not a difficult task."

"I'll be at White Kingdom for another week or two. During this period, I will work with you to complete the handover so that you can successfully implement the reforms of the White Kingdom."

The queen nodded mechanically, her nose felt slightly sore, and the world in front of her was covered with a thin layer of mist.

From those few words, she roughly guessed what had happened in the past two months.

"What's the name of your friend who pretends to be me? Thank her on my behalf." The queen thought for a long time and said slowly.

"Aurora," Rhine replied.

The queen was a little embarrassed.

Because that was the person she wanted to kill before.

Maybe Rhine and Aurora didn't know the apple was poisonous? After all, they ate it and nothing happened. They just found out I was unconscious and protected me, and helped the White Kingdom by the way?

The queen could only hope so.

"Thank you, great magician, sage of the Kingdom of Rose and the Kingdom of White, Lord Rhine!" said the queen sincerely.

She got up from the bed, left the sound-blocking barrier, and walked towards the magical mirror that she hadn't seen for two months.

The future will depend on herself and this magic mirror...

Watching the queen leave Rhine and walk across the spacious room towards the magic mirror, the bird that was singing on the branch just now flew into the room and landed on Rhine's shoulder.

The bird transformed Aurora and Rhine granted her the ability to speak through magic. It said:

"I feel like the Queen has changed a lot. She's not that bad after all. At least she's much better than I thought."

The bird jumped onto the silver-haired boy's legs again and asked Rhine:

"Speaking of which, teacher, your plan is quite thrilling! I was just worried that the queen would not be able to pretend well in front of the ministers and the king and would be exposed."

Rhine smiled and said, "It's okay. I have done divination and prophecy."

"But didn't the teacher say that divination and prophecy are not omnipotent, and we can't trust them completely? It's impossible to see everything that happened today in advance, right? Uh, I understand. The content of your divination should be a vague question like 'will there be a good ending'?"

Rhine smiled and shrugged: "Guess."

Just then, the queen stood in front of a full-length mirror, looking at her reflection in the mirror and recalling what had just happened.

She remembered the sweet smile on her daughter's face when she called her "Mom", and she remembered her cruel self when she tried to kill Aurora.

Suddenly, the queen had a sudden idea and asked the magic mirror the most familiar question:

"Magic mirror, magic mirror, tell me, who is the most beautiful woman in the White Kingdom?"

Aurora, who had turned into a bird, was startled:

"Oh no! Why is the Queen asking this question again?"

Aurora is worried that after she and her teacher leave the White Kingdom, the most beautiful woman in the kingdom will be Snow White.

At that time, wouldn't the Queen's attitude towards Snow White be very awkward?

Unexpectedly, the magic mirror replied this time:

"Your Majesty, of course it is you! You are the most beautiful woman in the kingdom, no, in the world!

"I answered Aurora before, I was wrong."

"Huh?"

The queen was stunned.

"Magic mirror, can you be wrong?" She was a little unconvinced.

"Aesthetics are completely subjective," the magic mirror argued. "Your Majesty, Aurora is only eleven years old and still cute. There is no comparison with you who are mature, plump, and wise. You shouldn't be compared to her."

The queen scratched her head, looking confused:

"If there is no comparison, then why did you answer that before?"

This magic mirror, something is wrong today!

The magic mirror answered seriously:

"This is related to my hobby and aesthetics. I prefer children!"

"I've already said that aesthetics is subjective. Your Majesty, you asked me before who was more beautiful, and I said it according to my aesthetics."

The queen's mouth twitched, and she was speechless:

"After all this time, you prefer children!"

What is going on here?

Hearing the strange answer from the magic mirror, Aurora, who had turned into a bird, was also very surprised and looked at Rhine with confusion.

Rhine smiled.

"I knew the queen might ask the magic mirror this question again, so I found a night in advance to talk to the magic mirror.

"After repeated debates on subjective aesthetics and the meaning of beauty, the magic mirror finally agreed that its great, noble, and beloved master is the most beautiful - at least in the magic mirror's mind.

"From now on, even if the queen asks who is the most beautiful person in the world, she will get the same answer."

Aurora tried hard to imagine the scene of Rhine having a passionate debate with the magic mirror at night and found it very interesting.

Knock! Knock!.

There was a rhythmic knock on the door.

The queen, who had just received the compliment from the magic mirror and was in an extremely good mood, opened the door.

Standing in front of the door was the young Snow White.

Her skin was as white as snow and as smooth as a baby's, with ebony hair hanging down. Although she was young, she was pretty, which made people feel pity for her.

Snow White's jewel-like clear eyes were looking at the queen:

"Mom, you've been busy staying at home for the past two months and haven't seen anyone. Dad said you've been busy with state affairs and asked me not to disturb you.

"Today, I heard from Dad that you finally had time to leave the room and take a walk. Mom is finished with her work, which is great! Mom, please be careful not to overwork yourself."

After saying this, Snow White smiled sweetly towards the queen.

The queen looked at her lovely daughter's innocent smile, her lips moved slightly, she wanted to say something but couldn't.

After a brief inner struggle, the queen finally made up her mind.

She squatted down, picked up Snow White, and stroked her daughter's soft black hair. She looked at her daughter's snow-white skin and couldn't help but think of the time when she almost killed her daughter.

"Mom is so gentle today." Snow White hugged the queen's neck tightly, "I love mom the most."

Rhine and Aurora watched this scene calmly. No one said anything, but they were filled with emotion.

Having used the "Wrong Love" perfume, they knew that what Snow White said was the absolute truth.

The bird Aurora turned into flapped its wings again and jumped onto Rhine's shoulder:

"Teacher, you have helped another kingdom. You have fulfilled the wishes of many people."

"It's not completely resolved yet. The Witch of the East is still alive." Rhine said, "The Witch of the East is still nearby, ready to attack us and the Queen at any time."

"Only when the threat from the Witch of the East is dealt with, whether by killing her or driving her away, can the affairs of the White Kingdom come to an end. Only then can we embark on our journey to the Land of Oz with peace of mind."

"Don't forget, Oz is the home of the Witch of the East. If possible, we'd better get rid of the Witch of the East here in advance, or inflict as much damage and weaken her as possible."

The bird that Aurora turned into nodded:

"But at least, the conflict within the White Kingdom has been resolved."

She paused for a moment, then said,

"Teacher, I have always wanted to ask you a question."

"Ask," Rhine said.