If Only Time Could Stop Forever

"Such a huge mushroom!"

Lisanna ran into the forest and soon spotted an enormous mushroom. Tilting her little head with an adorable expression, she reached out and poked it with a finger.

Feeling that the mushroom's surface was remarkably soft, she giggled, leapt up, landed atop it, and treated it like a trampoline, bouncing twice energetically.

But right at that moment.

"Roar!!!"

The mushroom she had been using as a trampoline suddenly let out a roar and began rolling rapidly. It had become a gigantic monster with a mushroom-shaped head, baring its fangs.

"Eek!!!"

Lisanna jumped in fright and instinctively tried to use magic, forgetting that she could not use magic in Edolas. As a result, the mushroom monster sent her flying with a single headbutt.

Fortunately, she was flying straight toward Feng Ye. He stretched out his arms and caught her perfectly.

Caught midair in Feng Ye's princess carry, Lisanna immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Her arms naturally looped around his neck as she looked toward the mushroom monster charging over with a roar.

Whoosh!

Feng Ye opened his mouth and gently blew at the charging mushroom monster.

The instant that breath left his lips, the air temperature plummeted. The mushroom monster's movements abruptly stiffened, then grew slower and slower. Starting from its teeth, its body froze inch by inch until it was ultimately sealed within a massive block of ice.

"A mushroom turned into a monster? That was so scary... but kind of interesting too."

Watching the scene, Lisanna could not help blowing out a breath herself before blinking.

After all, Feng Ye was beside her, so she was not all that afraid.

"It's not strange for anything to appear in this world."

Feng Ye smiled casually and set Lisanna down.

Lisanna obediently slipped from Feng Ye's