The magician of the fairy tale world

After a simple explanation, the misunderstanding was successfully resolved.

The officer who had just imprisoned Rhine suddenly realized:

"So that's it. The teacher of the great Oz, in addition to those special images - such as the fire giant with a height of 100 meters, the giant beast with dozens or hundreds of eyes, also has such an ordinary image."

"It's incredible!"

Uh... Rhine felt that the misunderstanding was even deeper, but he was too lazy to explain it.

He put on his green glasses and followed the soldiers to the palace.

...

In the small room of the palace, Oz was very scared.

Over the years, in order to conceal his identity and not be discovered by the evil witches of the East and the West, Oz has always been frightened. These fearful lives have turned him into a bald old man with skin as dry as dead bark. Now this wrinkled face is even more sad.

He immediately ordered the soldiers to release Rhine and invite him to come, just to get the forgiveness of this sage of the kingdom.

If it weren't for the need to continue to maintain his mysterious image in the eyes of outsiders, Oz would have wanted to go to Rhine himself!

"It's over. That powerful magician must know that I pretended to be his disciple and disguised myself as a great magician."

"Over the years, even close subordinates were not allowed to see me in person. I used magic to disguise myself into various different images, making everyone think that I was a terrible, ever-changing magician!"

"But Rhine has seen my original appearance and knows my true identity."

"How will he punish me?"

"Will he expose my lies in front of the entire Emerald City?"

"Will he tell everyone that Oz is just a big liar without any magic power?"

"Or will he kill me in a rage, just like the majestic image of the great magician I pretended to be?"

"I can only pray that he will still take care of my face. At most, he will deny that there is a disciple like me, instead of completely exposing the fact that I don't know magic at all."

The uneasy Oz is like an ant on a hot pot at this moment. He thought of the death row prisoners who were about to be hanged in the kingdom before, and felt that his current situation is similar.

"Long time no see, Oz."

A crisp voice sounded behind Oz.

The heart of the short old man almost jumped out of his chest.

He looked back and found that Rhine had appeared behind him at some point, looking at him.

The face of the silver-haired boy was still the same as it was more than 10 years ago, and the years had not left any traces on his face.

Oz was shocked and scared. The timid short old man cried and begged for mercy:

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry! Lord Rhine, I shouldn't pretend to be your disciple. I'm just an ordinary person and shouldn't pretend to be a great magician. Please forgive me, please forgive me! Even if you ask me to do anything, as long as you let me go..."

"It's okay now." Rhine shrugged and said naturally, "I acknowledged your identity in front of your men."

"Ah?" Oz was shocked and obviously couldn't react.

"They all believe that you are my disciple, and I acquiesced. From now on, you are indeed my disciple."

Rhine's calm words made Oz feel like he was dreaming.

"On the way here, I found that the people of the Emerald City are very respectful and like you, the king. They all say that you are a very good king because you are very good to the people. You are majestic, terrible, and have powerful magic, but you are kind and upright - at least they think so." Rhine added, "Your terror is only directed at those boring, dishonest, and evil enemies."

"Please don't make fun of me. You know, I'm just an ordinary old man. I don't have any magic at all." Oz said embarrassedly.

Oz lowered his head and told his story:

"When I came to this green field in a balloon, because I came from the sky, they naturally thought I was a powerful magician. They were willing to work for me, so I asked them to build this Emerald City.

"Of course, as smart as you are, you must have discovered that the Emerald City is not greener than other cities. It's just that I asked everyone to wear green glasses to make them think that this is a wonderful city full of gems and emeralds.

"After the Emerald City was built, I stayed in the palace and didn't leave easily.

"I worked in a circus before and was very good at magic and other tricks. Whenever someone comes to visit me, I use magic to disguise myself as a giant beast, a burning fireball, and other creatures, so that they think Oz is a terrifying magician with ever-changing shapes.

"However, only I know that I am not a magician at all.

"I have always been afraid of the two evil witches in the East and the West. Their magic is real. Fortunately, they all mistakenly think that I am really terrible and never thought of challenging me directly. "

After talking about what happened over the years, Oz's face became much gloomier:

"So, you must think that I am a big liar who deceives the world and steals the name."

Rhine saw the old man's lost look and comforted him:

"Although both your identity and the green Emerald City are a scam.

No mistakes in one song, one post, one content, one book, one bar!

"But people's respect and love for you are real, it can't be more real.

"It's like a magic show in a circus. Although it's fake, the joy of the audience is real.

“In that case, you don’t need to feel guilty about it.

"Anyway, I have admitted your identity - from now on, you are really my disciple. As long as I admit it, it will not be a lie."

Oz's eyes lit up:

"Really? Thank you for your tolerance, great sage!"

He felt like he was in a dream. The current affairs, which I would not dare to be disappointed in even in my dreams, are happening in front of me.

"From now on, you can continue to be the king of Oz. Until forever." Rhine smiled.

When Oz heard this, his face suddenly darkened a bit.

The little old man with skinny skin shook his head:

"I'm afraid not. My identity will be exposed soon, so I have been thinking about leaving here as soon as possible. I want to take a balloon and return to the Kingdom of Rose, but I am afraid that the king is still looking for me..."

"His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of Rose does not want you." Rhine said, "The person who adulterated the gold plate is your brother and has nothing to do with you."

"That's great!" Oz was surprised and delighted. "This way I can go back to my home country. I don't have to worry about being a liar every day."

"Wait a minute." Rhine asked, "Why do you say your identity is about to be revealed?"

Oz talked about the fear he had been holding in his heart:

"A few months ago, a magician named Magrido came to the Emerald City..."