Chapter 1326 - City of White (3) (2/2)

At that moment, the giant was like a curious baby, asking question after question. And in the face of her questions, Rhode patiently answered one by one. Celia didn’t seem to care much about the situation in the outside world. Instead, she was curious about why Rhode showed up here. When she heard that he was here to participate in the candy feast, her eyes brightened up.

“Oh, you love sweet things too! I have some with me… Here you go!”

The giant said, turned over, and reached her hand into a cave to grab a bunch of candies and biscuits, before laying them out in front of Rhode one by one.

“This is really tasty… This isn’t too bad either… Yes, this is wonderful…”

As Rhode watched the giant presenting her candies and stacking them in front of him like she was offering treasures, he suddenly felt as if this scene was déjà vu all over again.

“Why did you wreck the Honey Queen’s ceremony?”

Looking at her exuberant appearance, Rhode pondered for a while and finally took the opportunity to ask. Of course, he didn’t intend to kill her right away. If it were said that he didn’t clarify things yet, now, after some interactions with her, he was convinced that there was no difference between the giant and little queen; they were both naive children. It seemed like there was no unbreakable hatred between them and that the little queen was just saying things out of spite when she said she wanted him to kill her. And now, Rhode was thinking about how to unravel the conflict between both sides. Disputes between children could be huge or small and if there was no particular or deep hatred, the conflict would resolve itself over time.

“Ugh…”

Upon hearing Rhode’s question, the giant, who had been in high spirits a moment ago, suddenly pouted and revealed a dissatisfied expression.

“I didn’t want to do it either. But… But… I was hungry… I eat everyday, but I don’t feel full at all… And there is also no food in other places… It wasn’t like this in the past…”

Although the giant’s narrative was somewhat incoherent, by Rhode’s analysis of the situation, he finally understood the whole story. It turned out that she was born in this wilderness and was a giant since birth. But the fruits of the wilderness couldn’t fill her belly at all, so she shifted her attention to the candy city. At first, she went to the candy city just to ask for some food. But perhaps due to her size, she scared the people, and the little queen and her guards also chased her away. After trying for a few times to no avail, she became a little discontent.

In her opinion, she just wanted some food. And if one didn’t want to give her food, there wasn’t a need to drive her away. That was why she became angry and ‘power grew from within’… Perhaps this phrase shouldn’t be used here, but, as a matter of fact, she returned to the candy city and robbed the city again, taking advantage of her huge size. Previously, she was just a cowardly person and didn’t dare to confront them. But now, she was angry, which was why she naturally retaliated against them. And in the face of her attacks, the guards wielding candy-weapons couldn’t stop her at all, thus letting her pillage a whole lot of candies and desserts with ease.

Thereafter, she, who had gotten a taste of sweetness, decided to start living this way. She spent her days in the wilderness eating candies and desserts that she had stored up. Once her supplies were emptied, she would head to the candy city to ‘replenish’ her stocks and bring them back as reserves. And up until that moment, she had pillaged the candy city for up to four times—no wonder the little queen was so annoyed. If one were in her shoes, one would surely be furious for having one’s city broken into and having things snatched away.

“I see…”

Upon hearing her words, Rhode nodded. After pondering for a moment, he asked.

“So, if the Honey Queen allows you to indulge in sweets in the candy city from now on, will you stop bothering them?”

Facing Rhode’s question, the giant nodded.

“Of course. I was just hungry…”

“Got it.”

Rhode replied and narrowed his eyes.

He had already come up with an idea to resolve this issue.

After bidding farewell to the giant, Rhode once again returned to the candy city. Just like before, he had no idea how he headed back. As soon as the thought crossed his mind, he was once again transported to the entrance of the city. However, to his surprise, the little queen actually stood there with an anxious look on her face as if she were waiting for him. As soon as she saw Rhode, she scuttled toward him and held his hand worriedly.

“How was it, Ttaveler? Have you gotten rid of that annoying giant?”

Looking at the complicated gaze in the little queen’s eyes, Rhode seemed to detect something. He answered with a smile.

“That’s right, Your Majesty. I’ve followed your orders and slaughtered that giant.”

“What———!”

Upon hearing his reply, not only did the little queen not reveal a happy expression, but she also turned pale and showed a sorrowful look. She looked at Rhode and asked.

“Did you really kill her?!”