Surviving a Cruel Fairy Tale - Chapter 42



42 – Act 2. Eternal Neverland – End of childhood (3)

The conversation with Wendy did not last very long.

She asked a number of topics related to Captain Hook, but the girl did not hide her expression of discomfort, as if she had preconceived ideas or information I did not know about him.

Uncomfortable conversations don’t always last long.

After saying that it was okay to go back, Wendy got up from her seat first, and then I followed her out of the building as if to follow.

Wendy told her to rest assured that she wouldn’t have any children around here, but she certainly didn’t see any of her children around.

She was able to get through the crisis and reach the aqueduct, and as usual, she went to Captain Hook to hand over the information.

“So, how far have you been looking back today?”

“This is the end of the Northwest District. The information will change from time to time, but at least in the past few days there has been no noticeable change.”

Hook took a hook at the top of the map and lifted it up.

“The vigilance is definitely tight. Even if it causes confusion, I should avoid the North.”

“Because it is a place where many children gather.”

“That damn sprite is always stubborn about things like this. Well, first of all, thank you for your hard work.”

After speaking, Captain Hook turned around.

“Wait.”

“What? Do you have anything else to do?”

“Captain. Do you know a girl named Wendy?”

The protagonists of the novel Peter Pan.

She seemed to have some form of connection, but even if it wasn’t, Wendy seemed to harbor feelings for Captain Hook.

She must be a different adult from the outside.

It was a statement that negated the image of Captain Hook I had seen, but there was no need to go into the details first.

That’s why only confirmation.

“…… Wendy?”

At that question, Captain Hook raised one eyebrow and rolled his eyes.

“I don’t know what that name is.”

“…… Really?”

“What should I say? That name has nothing to do with me.”

For something like that, the expression isn’t very good.

It’s meaningless to say it’s irrelevant, frowning like a person who has bitter things in his mouth.

Wendy and Hook.

There seemed to be some intersection between the two, but I decided that there was no point in digging further here, so I nodded my head first.

“That’s it.”

Now, after taking a break, we have to go back to Neverland.

That was the car I was about to leave first.

“…… That name.”

Hook quietly spoke to me as I turned my back.

“Why did you ask?”

“I met you.”

“Have you met?”

Isn’t it wrong for someone who says it’s irrelevant to question with that kind of expression?

Captain Hook continues to talk to me, whether he has no intention of hiding it, or whether he is so agitated that he cannot hide it.

“How did you meet?”

“I got some help from the car that was being chased. Did you want to talk?”

“…… Is that so?”

Hook shook his head slightly with a subtle expression.

Since she pretended to know so openly, she couldn’t help but open her mouth.

“Didn’t you say you didn’t know?”

“…… Uh, it was.”

I still wanted to take a look at the ambiguous reaction, but his expression was so serious and melancholy that I turned my head and moved on.

“I’m going to rest. Call me if anything happens.”

“That…… No. Okay, go and rest.”

Wendy called him a different human being than she was.

Hook apparently had something to do with Wendy.

These two elements don’t seem like things that would be disruptive right now, but they don’t sound like information to be ignored.

What is Hook hiding?

What does Wendy know?

It has nothing to do with the general trend of Neverland, but maybe we should reconsider our trust in Captain Hook.

* * *

I had something to think about Captain Hook, but time flew by.

It’s already been two weeks since I broke up with Little Red Riding Hood.

Her vacancy did not narrow despite the passing of her time, and there were times when I missed talking to her.

Missing her, of course, doesn’t change anything.

Our goal is to conquer Neverland.

Rescuing Little Red Riding Hood can also be accomplished while attacking Neverland, and even if Captain Hook had some doubts, he couldn’t stop.

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That’s why I roam the land of Neverland without a break today.

Hiding in the dark, taking Wendy’s words as a lesson, I hid in the dark as much as possible and moved stealthily.

“…… It seems difficult to move on the ground.”

What I have felt while investigating the northern, western, and southern entrances so far is that the borders are strangely strict.

Was the existence of the Hook Pirates that much of a threat to Tinker Bell?

I don’t know that much, but what’s certain is that Neverland’s enforcers, the so-called bad boys, are distributed in all directions and are roaming all over the place.

Only in this way, the two-sided front of the waterway and the land route that Captain Hook was aiming for could not be established.

The ground said that minimal disturbance was enough, but considering the current situation, it seemed that even a moment of disturbance would be quickly overpowered.

The minimum condition for disruption is that it takes a certain amount of time.

The crew of the pirates also know how to fight, so they can fight against the bad guys to some extent, but when the leaders of the fairy tale appear, the answer is no.

At least I, or Captain Hook, will have to step up, but only then will the attack from the underground through the waterway lose its strength.

Captain Hook seemed to be thinking about this, too. Lately, he often stayed alone in her captain’s room, frowning.

He said that there were others who might be willing to help, but without revealing their identities, Captain Hook tried to embrace everything alone.

I feel frustrated with that attitude, but after all, I’m just a rookie in this pirate crew.

Even if I try to interfere with them, in a situation where the connection with them is not strong, I just do my best in the given task.

“This is over… ….”

Now it’s Southern’s turn.

Especially in the south, there is a huge gate that is the only one in Neverland that communicates with the outside, so it seemed that the boundary would be even more strict in that part.

She has already heard Wendy’s warning once, so she carefully hides her body and moves.

If they were caught by the children, they would immediately return to the waterway through the nearest sewer and come up to another place to look around.

I didn’t even feel the presence of people around me because I went around through the outer area as much as possible.

Here, spread the mystery as thinly as possible and utilize the power by groping the surroundings, and examine the entire surroundings as if scanning them.

“…… Whoa.”

It’s a method of using mystery that I experimented with a few days ago, but it worked out better than I thought.

The mysteries were connected to me and scattered like a huge net, and the power eventually reached and reached the surrounding landmarks, recalling specific shapes in my head.

The use of power definitely feels more free than before.

Experience is also experience, but I needed time to adapt to the mystery. It has finally started to bloom after passing through the forest with Little Red Riding Hood.

It was still difficult to touch the complex and conceptual part of the reorganization, but I feel like I’m getting used to it.

“This must have been enough.”

After reaping the mysteries that had been scattered around, he raised his head.

Now we have about 15 days left before we attack the center of Neverland in earnest.

Until then, after doing my best, I will overcome my regrets and go to Little Red Riding Hood.

Maybe that’s the most I can do…….

“…… hehehe!!”

The thought did not last long.

Instinctively, at the mighty power felt above my head, I grabbed the mystery and threw it into the air, and before I had time to check it, I kicked the ground and leaped.

The ground I was on a while ago was broken and fragments flew.

“It feels good.”

Pink hair in two pigtails blows in the wind.

I’ve definitely experienced the pressure that oppresses my body before, so the pink mystery on my hand gave off a beautiful light.

“…… Tinkerbell.”

How?

Obviously, the last time I scanned the whole area, I found nothing.

In the first place, if there was such a powerful power around you, you would have felt it even if the mystery wasn’t scattered.

“How are you?”

“Are you asking because you don’t know? There’s no way you’d let one of the rats keep bothering you in the front yard, right?”

Fortunately, there are no other people around.

The power gap is absolute.

However, if there were no additional people besieging me, I might be able to escape after a proper confrontation.

If you think so, act quickly.

I couldn’t die here when I hadn’t achieved anything yet, so I kicked off the ground and took off.

Close your breath and wrap your whole body in mystery.

The total amount of mystery I felt in Tinkerbell was terrifyingly thick, but the mystery that lingers inside me is also not small.

“Huh!!”

Maximum elasticity.

Strength in the fist.

Reminiscent of a bullet being fired, he gave that concept to his fist, and swung his fist straight into Tinkerbell’s face.

“Tsk.”

At that moment, with the sound of the girl clicking her tongue, a pink translucent film formed and she flicked my fist.

It’s surprising that it didn’t even hit the slightest bit, but that’s enough.

It’s enough to distract him once and then cover his eyes. It would be better if it was an effective hit, but running away should be the top priority now.

From now on, all power is applied to the legs after landing on the ground.

After taking the first step as if kicking the ground by applying strength to the soles of his feet, he immediately ran with all his might.

But.

“Can you stop running away?”

Tinker Bell flew right in front of me with a nonchalant expression.

So, I was about to start preparing for the battle again, but towards that day, Tinkerbell swung her hands around and shouted in annoyance.

“Don’t kill me! I won’t kill you, so stop running around like that! It’s hard for me to control my strength too!”

How can you believe that?

In the first place, the person in charge of this Neverland appeared in front of you, but who would be able to calmly deal with such a situation?

No words needed.

As fast as possible here…….

“Anyway, this is why adults hate it!”

Retreat after engaging.

Before I could carry out that policy, my knees were bent by the force that pressed me hard.

“Can you stand this?”

“…… Whoa, whoa…… !!”

Every joint, every bone screamed.

I feel like my body is about to break.

I desperately tried to resist the feeling of being weighed down by a mass of several tons, but my left knee first crashed into the ground. It didn’t take long for my body to touch the floor after that.

After overpowering me so easily, Tinkerbell sits down on the ground, squatting on the floor and staring at my face.

“That child is also true. What is this man saying he likes so much?”

“Ting, Kerbell…… !!”

“I’m concentrating right now, so could you please be quiet?”

With those words, the weight weighing down became even stronger.

This is the ruler of Neverland.

Although she experienced Tinkerbell’s power once in an underground waterway, she was able to realize it even more desperately when she faced it like this.

Like that, the time passed as Tinkerbell carefully studied my face.

“It would be easier if I killed him, but then he would be really angry.”

Along with the disgruntled words, all the weight that had weighed down my body disappeared in an instant, and oxygen rapidly began to circulate in my lungs.

“Keuk, Kuk, Kuk!”

“Ehh. I’m too kind, so I’m going to get rid of it.”

I raised my head to the words I couldn’t agree with at all even in the situation where my cough kept coming out.

“What are you looking at?”

Tinkerbell furrowed his eyebrows as if he was kind to me.