Girl Doesn’t Die in Fairytale Town: Chapter 59 – Mister
Meanwhile, in Yan City’s District Three, in the area known as the “slums.”
When Mister slowly opened his eyes, his blurry vision made out a slightly hesitant figure standing before him.
He squinted, trying to see clearly.
“Mister…”
It was a girl.
“Ling Qi… I believe that’s your name?”
Mister sat up slightly, a benevolent expression appearing on his face.
“Yes.”
Ling Qi replied nervously.
She had long heard of Mister’s reputation, but she had never had the chance to meet this legendary figure.
Because of Mister’s importance, ordinary Dawn members rarely saw him, only the Cadres.
She hadn’t expected this strange experience to lead to a meeting with such an important person.
Mister waved his hand, beckoning Ling Qi closer.
“Good child… come closer… let me see you…”
Mister’s voice was slurred, as if he had phlegm caught in his throat, only a few discernible words emerging from the mumbled sounds.
“Yes.”
Ling Qi nodded, flattered, and approached him.
“…Ah, the aura of space… mm… it’s been a long time since I’ve felt this…”
Mister’s drooping eyelids twitched. “Clear… transparent… just like her…”
“Who?”
Ling Qi asked instinctively, then immediately covered her mouth, realizing her impropriety.
But Mister didn’t mind. He chuckled softly, seemingly in a good mood.
“My brother… or perhaps, I should call her sister…”
A flicker of reminiscence appeared in his clouded eyes. “It’s been so long since I’ve seen her. I really want to see her again before I go…”
“Even though…” Mister suddenly chuckled and shook his head. “…perhaps not.”
“Why?”
Seeing Mister’s approachable demeanor, Ling Qi couldn’t contain her curiosity.
“Many people would die if I wanted to see her,” Mister whispered. “I don’t want to see that, and neither does she.”
“Being able to stay here, to be near her… and them… is enough for me…”
…
“How is Mister?”
Alyxsia walked over, a lollipop in her mouth, and looked up at Grifres, who was leaning silently against the wall.
“He’s still talking to Ling Qi, seems to be giving her some instructions.”
Grifres replied softly, his voice weak.
Seeing the bloodless pallor on Grifres’s unblemished half of his face, Alyxsia frowned slightly and sighed.
“Don’t push yourself, brother. Let’s go back.”
“I’m fine,” Grifres insisted. “It’s not like I haven’t used a Forbidden Technique before. I just need some rest.”
“But this time…”
Alyxsia trailed off.
She knew Grifres’s stubbornness. He wouldn’t listen to her, and there was no point arguing.
The problem wasn’t just the weakness from using the Forbidden Technique, but the blow to his confidence.
Whenever he used a Forbidden Technique before, even if he was heavily injured, he could always turn the tide of battle, even from the brink of defeat.
But this time…
Although Grifres tried to convince himself that the opponent was a Devil’s Apostle, that it wasn’t comparable to previous situations, failure was still failure. His proud Forbidden Technique hadn’t changed the situation. “Mrs. Natalie,” even after being directly hit by “Gungnir,” was only injured, her combat ability unaffected.
Although the final blow was delivered by the “Ice Coffin Weapon,” it was clear that the mysterious Miss Luo Yan was the key to defeating Mrs. Natalie, or rather, the remnant of the “Witch of Envy’s” will.
And Grifres’s greatest contribution was simply delivering Miss Luo Yan to Mrs. Natalie. For someone as proud as him, this was humiliating.
He needed time to recover.
“Since you don’t want to go back, just rest for a while. Don’t fight for the next few months,” Alyxsia said softly, fiddling with her hair. “And what about Ling Qi? Should she stay here with us and keep Mister company?”
Grifres hesitated, then shook his head. “No need. Find an opportunity to send her back to Dawn headquarters.”
In reality, Ling Qi hadn’t come to Yan City willingly. She had fled here while being pursued.
Dawn’s overwhelming rescue tactics were infamous throughout the Free Federation, so few mega-cities dared to issue warrants for Dawn members. The reason Ling Qi had been targeted was because of the unusual nature of her crime.
—Ling Qi had personally killed her teacher, the City Lord of “Jade City,” although no one knew how she, with only “Difficulty” level strength, had managed to kill a City Lord nearing “Peril” level.
Of course, Alyxsia, Grifres, and Mister hadn’t come to Yan City specifically to rescue Ling Qi.
Rescuing a spatial ability user like Ling Qi might warrant the deployment of two “Peril” level ability users, but it definitely wouldn’t require Mister’s presence.
Even though Mister, knowing a Dawn member was in danger, would likely intervene out of compassion, because to him, all Dawn members were family.
And indeed, when Mister learned of Ling Qi’s predicament, he immediately dispatched Alyxsia and Grifres to rescue her.
Mister had another purpose for coming to Yan City, but Alyxsia and Grifres didn’t know what it was.
“Anyway, if Mister has any commands during this time, let me handle them. You just focus on resting,” Alyxsia said gravely. “The other brothers said to fulfill Mister’s… previous wishes as much as possible.”
Mister was very old. He was the only human alive who had lived through both the Old and New Eras.
Many factions were searching for him, including the Free Federation, because he knew many secrets from before the New Era that had never been revealed.
As Mister grew older, his long life nearing its end, these factions became even more desperate to find him.
But no one had expected him to come to Yan City.
It was far from Dawn headquarters, a newly established mega-city built in the Endless Wasteland within the last century.
Although the Dawn higher-ups were puzzled, they didn’t object to Mister’s decision, respecting this elder who had watched them grow.
Regarding Mister’s unspoken secrets, the Dawn Cadres tacitly remained silent.
Grifres looked through the small window into Mister’s room and saw that Ling Qi had finished her conversation with Mister and was standing at the door.
She glanced at Grifres apprehensively and whispered,
“Brother, Mister… wants to see you.”
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