TJTPBFB 19

Chapter 19

“Jewelry Made by Fairies”

Bookmark inserted

What!?

The Gem Kingdom is a country where gemstones just spring up?

It’s like an oil field!

Ruri was astonished, when suddenly:

“The technique for making jewelry exists only in Fairy Stones,
so only we can make these jewels,”
Lemon said, opening a box of sweets and eating happily.

“This country has so many delicious things,
it’s so fun~”

Chrysos was also happily picking sweets.

“You’ve been munching all this time,
you’re going to get fat,” Ruri warned.

“Fairies don’t get fat. Do you, Ruri?
Things in the Gem Kingdom are made for that body type,
so it doesn’t change until death,”

Alec said, nibbling on sweets.

“Huh?”

Ruri stared in surprise at Alec.

“Our origins are gemstones.
Once a loose gemstone is created, it doesn’t change,”

Sumire said, looking at Ruri curiously.

What!?

These kids don’t gain weight even if they eat?
A country where gemstones spring forth, the citizens never get sick,
and they don’t get chubby even if they eat?

What a dreamlike country!

Ruri gaped.

Hmm? Come to think of it…
even though I’ve been eating and drinking,
my figure hasn’t changed.

Is it because I have Gem Kingdom blood?
I may be middle-aged, but life is starting to feel a little fun.

But wait a minute.

“Hey, if you get injured, your blood would come out, right?
What color is it?
Phos is made of blood too, right?”

“All blood is red.
Red represents fire, a symbol of strength.
The kingdom must be strong,”

Nel explained.

“Huh~”

Ruri nodded at Nel’s words.

“Since other countries would invade to steal our gemstones,
citizens with strong combat abilities are appointed as Gem Witch Warriors
to protect the kingdom.
The kingdom is surrounded by walls imbued with diamond magic,
so even enemy armies cannot break through.”

“Wow…”

Ruri thought, eating gemstones.

However, if there’s a traitor inside, that wouldn’t help…

If my grandmother told me to protect Phos,
maybe it’s because she considered the possibility of the Gem Kingdom being dragged into war.

If that’s the case, the bamboo grove is connected to the Gem Kingdom,
so someone might come here targeting the prince as well?

Men are ominous…

Surely in every country,
men are more likely to favor war than women…?

Perhaps my grandmother lived apart from my father
because she wanted to protect her child.

Still, if someone came to kill Phos, who is believed dead,
there’s already a spy in the kingdom
who knows that my grandmother lived in this country.
And with my grandmother’s death, the enemy now knows about my father and me,
and assassins might come?

But ominous ones are men, and I’m a woman…

Does that mean this house was left for me to protect Phos?

Then why now?
Why not train me as a witch when I was younger?
And now, with this makeshift training, I’m supposed to protect the prince?

Moreover, there are fourteen fairies, and I don’t even know if they’re useful or not.

Ah~ what should I do~

Ruri cried as she stuffed gemstone dishes into her mouth.

“Tears are a weapon, but
they won’t help if you’re the one crying,”

Ritia said, glaring while picking up chocolate.

Ruri looked at Phos.