Chapter 158 Oz’s Public Speech
"It seems like this. I don't really want to become a real boy anymore." Pinocchio said.
He thought carefully for a while and suddenly smiled:
"I think I'm pretty good now! There's nothing wrong with being a puppet!"
Rhine smiled and nodded:
"That's right. It seems that you accept your specialness.
"Who can say that a puppet is worse than a real boy?
"Everyone has their own characteristics. You don't have to force yourself to be like others in order to be like them."
After listening to Rhine's words, Pinocchio became as happy as his four other companions who had realized their wishes. Singing and dancing.
He waved goodbye to Rhine and Oz cheerfully:
"Thank you, great magician Rhine. You have fulfilled my wish!"
Rhine watched Pinocchio close the door and leave with a slight smile on his lips.
At this time, Aurora, who was hiding behind the screen, came out.
"Teacher, I never thought you would 'fulfill' Pinocchio's wish in this way? I thought you would really turn him into a boy."
"If Pinocchio insists on becoming a human being, I will do it," Rhine said.
"I will make a potion - the recipe will be based on the potion that turns mermaids into humans, and mix the magic of life and transformation. As long as you drink this potion, Pinocchio will become a human forever. A real, flesh-and-blood human being, but the moving and talking puppet no longer exists.”
Aurora imagined what Pinocchio would look like after he turned into a real boy and said:
"Then I still like Pinocchio better the way he looks now."
"Me too." Rhine said with a smile, "I'm very happy that Pinocchio truly accepted himself."
"Being different doesn't mean that it's bad. What makes everyone who they are is precisely because of their own characteristics - whether they are strengths or flaws. If everyone pursued being like everyone else, the world wouldn't be that good. So colorful.”
Aurora thought about the cute little puppet and seemed to recall something.
Her eyes flickered, with mixed feelings, and she sighed:
"I thought of the Kingdom of West Asia and the Kingdom of the Sea, and of the mermaid princess Ariel who was willing to pay a heavy price to become a human and blend into human society.
"On this continent, there seem to be many non-human creatures who are pursuing becoming human beings."
Rhine said meaningfully: "Everyone believes that human beings are always more special."
He knows that in traditional literature and religious thought, the human form is regarded as a perfect form. In both Eastern and Western cultures, there are many examples of non-human intelligent beings pursuing the human form.
"When I become the queen of Rose Kingdom, I will try to change this view." Aurora said firmly.
A flash of killing intent flashed across the blond girl's blue eyes.
"Before that, we must find Maleficent and kill her! She is in Oz now."
Oz saw them mentioning this and promised:
"I will soon send people to search the entire land of Oz, and we must find the evil witch!"
Aurora looked at Rhine again with a slightly solemn expression:
“I wonder how Maleficent’s injury is recovering now.
"The green fields of Oz are not the sea. If Maleficent fully recovers from her injuries, will the teacher still have the confidence to fight against her?"
Rhine looked calm and nodded gently:
"Yes."
Seeing Aurora's happy expression, he added:
"I am stronger than before."
He could feel that the power of wishes of Oz, Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and Pinocchio, the children of destiny, were all converging on him.
Rhine heard it, the sound of magic boiling and rushing in his soul.
This time, he didn't learn any new magic or obtain any new props.
He was sublimated, perfected, and purified.
Just as he expected when he left the White Kingdom, the magic power accumulated from each wish finally changed from quantity to quality.
At this moment, Rhine instinctively realized that as long as he went all out, any magic he had mastered in the past could be strengthened into a terrifying spell that could cover the entire kingdom.
He has become a legendary magician no less than Maleficent, and even in the green fields of Oz, he is by no means inferior to the black witch!
Aurora clenched her fists happily:
"Teacher, me too, I, Maleficent, turned into a black dragon and fought, and I became stronger!
"We join forces, even if Maleficent regains her full strength, we can easily defeat her!"
Rhine reminded the excited Aurora:
“However, we cannot be careless.
"Although Maleficent is seriously injured now, and although the two of us together are more powerful than Maleficent, in order to prevent accidents, I plan to add another layer of insurance."
Speaking of this, Rhine laughed:
"After all, it's not all our business to lift the curse on the Kingdom of Rose."
Aurora looked confused: "What does the teacher mean?"
Rhine did not explain immediately, but turned to Oz next to him:
"By the way, Oz, now you are a real magician and no longer a liar. You can find an opportunity to show your magic in front of the people of the Emerald City." At this point, Rhine couldn't help laughing. Here:
"The magician Magrido, who secretly observed and plotted to overthrow you, will probably be very disappointed.
"I divined that he has sneaked into the city. We can just take this opportunity to catch him!"
……
Magritto saw the Tin Woodman, Scarecrow, Lion and Pinocchio leaving the palace of Oz together, talking and laughing on the way, moving lively and briskly.
Magridon was confused:
"Didn't I tell them how to expose Oz's deception? Why did they all seem to leave the palace satisfied?"
He hurried forward and asked:
"Have you all met Oz?"
Everyone did not recognize the disguised Magrido, thinking that he was just an ordinary Emerald City resident, and said happily:
"Yes. The great Oz and his teacher, an even greater magician, together made our wishes come true."
The scarecrow touched his head:
"I gained a brain full of wisdom, and I think I may be the smartest person in the Emerald City now."
The Tin Man patted his chest:
"I was given a beautiful heart - more perfect than the heart of flesh I ever had. I feel love again!"
The lion raised his proud chin:
"I drank the magical potion, and now I am full of courage and courage. Even if I encounter the most terrifying enemy, I will not have the slightest fear anymore!"
Pinocchio also said happily: "My wish has come true. Although it is in a very special way."
Everyone said together:
"Praise the great Oz, he is really a kind and powerful magician!"
What?
Maglido's eyes suddenly froze, his body trembled, and his disguised beard almost fell to the ground. He couldn't believe that what he heard was true.
Isn't it?
Is Oz really capable of granting their wishes?
The Scarecrow and his friends walked away happily. Along the way, they and the residents of the Emerald City praised Oz's kindness and greatness, and boasted about his endless magic.
Soon, everyone in the city knew: Oz had easily granted the outsider's wish.
They worshiped and loved the great magician even more.
"Oz is such a great king and we are so lucky to have him as our leader."
"This magical magician built this beautiful city for us and protected it from the evil witches of the East and West. Now, he kindly fulfills the wishes of outsiders."
"..."
In the Emerald City, people are praising the miracle of Oz helping Scarecrow and others.
Until many years later, the story about the wizard Oz and his teacher is still circulating in this beautiful country.
……
Maglido was furious at the current scene.
"How could this happen? This is impossible?"
"Why did they not only fail to expose Oz's deception, but instead made Oz's reputation even greater?"
Maglido then thought about it:
"By the way, this should be one of Oz's tricks!
"He must have done nothing but deceive those idiots made of straw and iron into thinking they got what they wanted!
"This makes sense. Oz doesn't know magic at all, and he still uses this little deceptive trick."
Just then, news came from the street:
The great Oz is going to give a public speech and show his truest image in front of people.
Magrido was shocked:
"What? Oz is going to show his true self?
"He will tell everyone that he is not a giant beast or a majestic big head, but a short old man with skinny skin?
"Isn't it possible?"
Maglido speculated:
"Hmph, Oz must be using his magic skills to trick people again."
He clicked his tongue and an idea came to his mind:
"Since Oz is going to give a public speech, I can pretend to be an ordinary person and deliberately shout to ask him to perform magic and show his magic.
"At that time, Oz will only continue to use his deceptive magic tricks. I, a real magician, will go up and expose his deception directly.
"Soon, the entire Emerald City will know that Oz is a liar!"
Maglido felt that his idea was perfect, so he followed the rushing crowd towards the square in the center of the city where Oz gave his speech.
……
Soon, Oz's public speaking began.
The square near the palace was crowded with people. Everyone was crowded here, their heads sharpened, wanting to see what their king, the great magician Oz, looked like.
At this time, everyone saw a kind-faced little old man walking onto the stage.
Oz used magic to amplify his voice, looked at the crowd below, and declared to his people:
"Everyone, I am King Oz!"
(End of chapter)