Fairy Tale Survival with Ability Copying

The witch's Spiritual Power was higher than Levi's, her Magic Power was far stronger, and the spells she had mastered were no weaker either.

Under normal circumstances, Levi would not have been her match. The best outcome would have been fleeing in defeat.

But in reality, within Levi's sea of soul, he possessed several spell crystals, more than twice as many as the witch.

And several of his spells had already reached the standard of Second-Ring Spells.

Especially Level 5 [Polymorph: Two-Headed Demon Owl].

Not to mention that Levi also had a [Blessed Golden Plate] on him, which could provide powerful protection.

Not long after this battle began, the witch fell into an absolute disadvantage and was beaten down by Levi.

With the old well as the center, the surrounding trees were either uprooted or drained of life. The ground was charred black, and all beasts fled in terror. It was like a scene from the end of the world.

Most of the Emerald Forest had been ruined in one blow.

This was the destructive power of a Second-Ring Wizard.

Levi had too many methods.

[Detection] let Levi know the witch's every move.

[Gathering Technique] briefly restricted the witch's movements.

[Wizard's Hand] placed enormous pressure on her.

Not to mention that Levi could also transform into a [Two-Headed Demon Owl], take the high ground, and strike at the witch from above.

The rhythm of the entire battle was in Levi's hands.

Several times, the witch used her hidden trump cards in an attempt to escape, but Levi saw through all of them.

Finally, as Levi allowed the witch's attack to land on him and activated the defense of the [Blessed Golden Plate], his two [Wizard's Hands] moved at once. One snapped the witch's magic staff, while the other pierced through her heart and crushed it.

Levi was completely unharmed.

The witch collapsed beside the half-collapsed well, blood spreading across the ground. She was not dead yet, but she was not far from death either.

Facing death, she was very calm. Looking at Levi, she asked only one question.

"What will you do with that frog?"

"He will have his retribution," Levi said after a moment of silence.

"Good. I'll be waiting for him in hell." The witch grinned, her teeth covered in blood. Then she lost her life completely.

Levi looked at her corpse and remained silent for a long time.

At that moment, he heard voices from behind him in the distance. His battle with the witch had drawn people from the Duchy of Silverbrook.

With a thought, he used [Gathering Technique] to create a pit over ten meters deep in a very short time. Then he buried the witch together with the magic staff, filled the pit back in, and made sure nothing could be seen from the outside. As for the excess soil, he scattered it into the wind.

This was the last thing he did for this mother who had lost her daughter.

As repayment for her not killing Margaret, the witch of [Candy House], Levi also let her leave with dignity.

The voices behind him grew louder.

Levi had no intention of making contact with them, so his body turned into a small nightingale, and he flew away from the place.

A while later, the Grand Duke of Silverbrook, the First-Ring Wizard Sindru, and Princess Milissa arrived there under the protection of a group of guards. They saw the forest that had been blasted into ruins.

The expressions of the Grand Duke of Silverbrook, Princess Milissa, and the others became solemn.

Sindru reacted even more strongly. His face changed at once.

Because here, he sensed Magic Power fluctuations far beyond his own strength.

A [Second-Ring Wizard]!

No, two [Second-Ring Wizards]!

Their battle had reduced this place to ruins.

The lingering radiation from the power of their spells still remained in the air.

The whereabouts of those two [Second-Ring Wizards] were unknown. If they suddenly appeared, everyone present would probably be in danger.

So he quickly lowered his voice and said to the Grand Duke of Silverbrook, "Grand Duke, this place is no longer safe. We should return to the castle first."

The Grand Duke of Silverbrook trusted this [Court Tutor], who had served his family for two generations, very much. With a solemn gaze, he nodded and said, "All right."

Princess Milissa still wanted to go look at that frog, but Sindru refused.

She had no choice but to follow the Grand Duke of Silverbrook back to the castle under the tense protection of the personal guards.

At this point, no one paid attention to the talking frog anymore.

Princess Milissa's father immediately held a secret meeting with Sindru, while she had no right to participate and could only stay in her own room.

...

The scene returned to Levi's side.

When he flew back to the [Golden Fleece Inn] in nightingale form, the first thing he saw was the opened basket.

The basket was empty.

The [Prince Frog] was gone.

Yalina and Miss Nightingale Odelle stood nearby, both looking completely baffled.

They had gone out earlier. By the time they came back, this was what they saw.

Yalina felt extremely guilty. Her eyes were still slightly red.

"Levi, I'm sorry, I..."

"This has nothing to do with you." Levi shook his head. He had never asked Yalina to keep watch over that [Prince Frog], so this situation could not be blamed on her.

It was Levi who had miscalculated.

Originally, Levi had thought that as long as no woman helped the [Frog Prince] complete the ritual by eating together with him, sitting together with him, and sleeping together with him, then the other party would never escape this "cage."

But Levi had used [Detection] to discover the whereabouts of the witch who had cursed the prince into a frog, and he had taken the opportunity to kill her inside the Emerald Forest.

What he had overlooked was that once the witch died, the curse she had placed on the Third Prince of the Kingdom of Amtyr was also lifted.

There was no longer any need for him to complete that ritual in order to regain human form.

And the Third Prince of the Kingdom of Amtyr was clever as well. The moment he regained his human form, he immediately fled without daring to waste even a second.

'Let me see where you ran off to,' Levi thought.

He cast [Detection] again. Blue light flickered within his eyes, and very quickly, he learned the relevant information.

Hm?

He had run into his guardian knight, his most loyal servant, the special envoy of the Kingdom of Amtyr—Henry.

At this moment, under Henry's protection, the Third Prince of the Kingdom of Amtyr was already on his way to the Grand Duke of Silverbrook's castle.

"What a lucky bastard," Levi said indifferently.

Hearing that, Yalina turned to glance at Miss Nightingale Odelle. It had been she who invited Yalina out shopping.

At this moment, Odelle bitterly shook her little bird head, feeling deeply guilty.

Yalina clenched her teeth and asked Levi, "Levi, should Odelle and I go out and capture that frog again?"

"No need," Levi said. "You won't be able to catch him."

He glanced at Yalina.

"You haven't even reached the strength of a Great Knight."

Yalina's face instantly flushed bright red.

"I'm going to train right now!"

Miss Nightingale Odelle also did not dare stay any longer.

"I'll go help Yalina gather information."

After saying that, she flew behind Yalina and hurried off as well.

"Those two..." Levi could not help laughing softly as his gaze turned toward the Grand Duke of Silverbrook's castle.

After remaining silent for a while, Levi closed his eyes and began meditating to recover his Magic Power.

Although he had won the battle against the witch, the consumption had been considerable. Even the [Blessed Golden Plate] had lost a large amount of energy after enduring several of the witch's attacks.

So before dealing with the matter of the [Frog Prince], Levi first needed to restore himself to peak condition.

Actually, Levi did not care that much about the matter of the [Frog Prince].

What occupied his thoughts more right now were the existences the witch had once mentioned—the [Crow Queen], the [Snow Queen], and others like them.

This was only a fairy tale world, so why were there so many existences with overwhelmingly powerful-sounding names?!

Those thoughts flashed through Levi's mind and quickly disappeared.

He cleared away all distractions. Within his consciousness, a [Sweet Corridor] slowly emerged.

...

The Grand Duke of Silverbrook's Castle.

Banquet Hall.

The Third Prince of the Kingdom of Amtyr, who had escaped alive from Levi's hands, was currently dining elegantly under the company of Princess Milissa and the protection of his loyal servant Henry.

This Third Prince of the Kingdom of Amtyr possessed sharply sculpted features, broad shoulders, and a tall upright figure. His eyes were deep like the night sky, his nose high and straight, and a faint smile rested on his face, making him extremely charming.

No wonder the witch's daughter had fallen in love with this Third Prince. Even though he indulged in debauchery, she forgave him again and again—right up until he sent her to the masquerade ball.

Princess Milissa knew nothing about the prince's true nature.

At this moment, she was listening to the Third Prince calmly recount the suffering he had endured, and her eyes were practically glued to him.

"..."

"That vicious witch wanted me to marry her daughter. How could I possibly submit to such an evil existence? So she turned me into a frog."

"..."

"Princess, when I looked into the surface of the well water and saw that ugly appearance after being transformed into a frog, my heart was filled with despair!"

"..."

"There was even a time when I wanted to starve myself to death," the Third Prince of the Kingdom of Amtyr said slowly.

Princess Milissa listened with a face full of sympathy. Her maternal instincts were practically overflowing.

"You've suffered so much, Your Highness," Princess Milissa said.

At this moment, she was presenting the very best version of herself.

Hearing Princess Milissa's words, the Third Prince of the Kingdom of Amtyr turned his gentle gaze toward her, shook his head slightly, and said: "Thank you."

When the Third Prince of the Kingdom of Amtyr looked at her like that, Princess Milissa's face immediately turned pink, and her heart began pounding wildly.

The Third Prince of the Kingdom of Amtyr took in all of this. The corners of his lips curled slightly upward as he continued speaking.

"In the final moments, the glory of the Amtyr Royal Family supported me."

"I could die, but I could not die in such a cowardly way," the Third Prince declared firmly.

Uncontrollably, scenes from the past surfaced in his mind—him bowing and scraping before the witch, weeping and begging her to let him go.

A trace of gloom flashed through the Third Prince of the Kingdom of Amtyr's eyes, but he quickly concealed it and continued: "So I had to live."

"Live until the day hope finally arrived."

"Even if before that, I had to walk alongside darkness and endure despair through countless hopeless nights."

"But I had to survive."

"Not for anything else—I wanted to prove to everyone that the glory of the Amtyr Royal Family cannot be defiled!"

The Third Prince of the Kingdom of Amtyr spoke with righteous conviction.

His loyal servant Henry stood behind him, a faint smile resting on his lips as he watched quietly.

As for Princess Milissa, her eyes were practically sparkling with stars. Looking at the Third Prince, she said: "Your Highness, even the sun would pale in comparison to your strength."

After receiving such praise from Princess Milissa, a trace of satisfaction flashed through the Third Prince's eyes. Just as he was about to say something to her, Princess Milissa seemed to remember something.

Somewhat embarrassed, she said to the Third Prince: "Your Highness, the one who helped me retrieve the golden ball in the forest back then... that was you, right?"

"The golden ball?" The Third Prince of the Kingdom of Amtyr froze slightly upon hearing that.

Princess Milissa found his reaction strange.

"It wasn't you?"

"I was playing in the forest and accidentally dropped the golden ball into the well. Then a talking frog came over and helped me retrieve it..."

The moment the Third Prince of the Kingdom of Amtyr heard this, his expression turned ugly.

The very first person he thought of was none other than Levi, the man who had tricked him into entering the basket.

Although he had no proof, he instinctively felt that the matter could not possibly be unrelated to that mysterious man named Levi.

With a dark expression, the Third Prince said to Princess Milissa: "Princess, by that time, I was no longer inside the well. I was deceived by a man named Levi. He..."

A sharp glint flashed through Henry's eyes.

As the person the prince trusted most, he knew about this matter and also understood the trauma it had left on the Third Prince.

Just then, the Grand Duke of Silverbrook arrived at the banquet hall together with the First-Ring Wizard Sindru.

Henry immediately stepped forward and bowed.

"Your Grace."

"Sir Henry." The Grand Duke of Silverbrook nodded in acknowledgment.

Then Henry, the Third Prince's most loyal servant, said: "Your Grace, the Third Prince was imprisoned for a long time at the Golden Fleece Inn by an evil criminal named Levi and suffered greatly. I request that you dispatch a force to arrest Levi. The Amtyr Royal Family will be deeply grateful."

Henry had assumed that once he invoked the name of the Amtyr Royal Family, the Grand Duke of Silverbrook would gladly do him such a small favor.

However, what he did not expect was that after hearing those words, the Grand Duke of Silverbrook exchanged a glance with Sindru beside him, revealing a troubled expression.

"Of course, Sir Henry."

"We take the matter concerning the Third Prince very seriously."

"However, we will need some time to investigate this matter."

"Please wait patiently for a while. Once our investigation is complete and everything is confirmed, we will arrest Levi."

"What is there to investigate?!" Henry said in dissatisfaction.

"Do you not trust our prince? Do you not trust the Amtyr Royal Family?"

His words were rather heavy-handed.

The Grand Duke of Silverbrook's expression immediately darkened.

"Sir, this is the Duchy of Silverbrook."

The Grand Duke no longer even addressed him by name.

"Henry."

At that moment, the Third Prince, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke.

The moment he called Henry's name, Henry immediately understood and closed his mouth.

Only then did the Third Prince say to the Grand Duke of Silverbrook: "My apologies, Your Grace."

"Please forgive my servant's misconduct. He is simply too worried about me."

"I am not offended, Third Prince. At the same time, I can understand how he feels. No matter what, your safe return is a good thing. Your father, King Amtyr, will certainly be very happy," the Grand Duke of Silverbrook said, his expression easing.

"Thank you. I believe I have enough patience to wait for your investigation," the Third Prince of the Kingdom of Amtyr said.

Only then did the Grand Duke of Silverbrook nod with slight satisfaction.

No one noticed that upon a tree branch beside the window, a nightingale stood there soundlessly, its eyes bright and lively as it watched the banquet hall.

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