Chapter 158 Oz’s Public Speaking
“It seems like that. I don’t really want to become a real boy anymore,” said Pinocchio.

He thought carefully for a while, and suddenly laughed:
“I think I’m pretty good now! There’s nothing wrong with being a puppet!”

Rhine smiled and nodded:
“That’s right. It seems you have accepted your own peculiarity.

“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 them just to be like them.”

Pinocchio listened to Rhine’s words and became as happy as his four other companions who had realized their wishes. He sang and danced.

He waved goodbye to Rhine and Oz cheerfully:
“Thank you, great magician Rhine. You have fulfilled my wish! Oh, by the way, can you send me back to the White Kingdom and let me return to my father?”

“Of course.” Rhine smiled.

Rhine disappeared with Pinocchio in the silver wind, sent Pinocchio back to the kingdom, and returned to the same place with a faint smile on his face.

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, I will do it,” Rhine said.

“I will mix a potion – the recipe will be similar to the potion that turned the mermaid into a human, mixing life-giving magic with the magic of transformation. Once Pinocchio drinks this potion, he will become a real, flesh-and-blood human being forever, but the puppet that can move and talk will no longer exist.”

Aurora imagined what Pinocchio would look like as a real boy and said:
“Then I still prefer Pinocchio the way he is now.”

“Me too,” Rhine said with a smile, “I’m glad Pinocchio has truly accepted himself.”

“Being different doesn’t mean being different is bad. Everyone is who they are because of their own unique qualities – both their strengths and weaknesses. If everyone wanted to be like everyone else, the world would be a much less colorful place.”

Aurora thought about the cute little puppet and seemed to recall something.

Her eyes flickered, and she sighed with mixed feelings:
“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.

“It seems that there are many non-human creatures on this continent, all seeking to become a human.”

Rhine said meaningfully: “Everyone believes that humans are always more special.”

He knew that in traditional literature and religious thought, the human form was seen as a perfect form, and that there were many examples in both Eastern and Western cultures of non-human intelligent creatures seeking to become human.

“When I become the queen of Rose Kingdom, I will try to change this view.” Aurora said firmly.

A hint of murderous intent flashed across the blonde girl’s green eyes.

“Before that, we must find Maleficent and kill her! She is in Oz now.”

When Oz saw them mentioning this, he promised:

“I will soon send people to search the entire land of Oz to find the evil witch!”

Aurora looked at Rhine again with a slightly serious expression:
“I wonder how Maleficent’s injury has recovered 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 her?”

Rhine looked calm and nodded slightly:
“Have.”

Seeing Aurora’s delighted expression, he added:

“I’m stronger than before.”

He could feel that the power of the wishes of Oz, Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, Pinocchio and other children of destiny were all converging towards him.

Rhine heard the sound of magic boiling and surging in his soul.

This time, he did not learn any new magic, nor did he obtain any new items.

He was sublimated, perfected, and became purer.

Just as he expected when he left the White Kingdom, the magic accumulated by his wishes finally achieved a qualitative change from quantitative change.

At this moment, Rhine instinctively realized that as long as he put all his strength into it, 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 who is no less powerful than Maleficent. Even in the Green Land of Oz, he is no less powerful than the black witch!

Aurora clenched her fists happily:

“Teacher, me too, after I, Maleficent, transformed into a black dragon and fought, I also became stronger!

“If we join forces, we can easily defeat Maleficent even if she returns to her full strength!”

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, I plan to add an extra layer of insurance just in case of any unexpected events.”

At this point, Rhine smiled:

“After all, it’s not entirely our job to lift the curse on the Kingdom of Rose.”

Aurora looked puzzled: “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, not 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 but laugh:
“I’m afraid that Magredo, the magician who has been watching from the dark and plotting to overthrow you, will be disappointed.

“I predicted that he has sneaked into the city. We can take this opportunity to catch him!”

……

Magredo saw the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, and the Lion leave the palace of Oz together, talking and laughing as they went, with brisk movements.

Magrido was puzzled:

“Didn’t I tell them how to uncover Oz’s tricks? Why do they seem so satisfied to leave the palace?”

He hurried forward and asked:
“Have you all seen Oz?”

Everyone did not recognize the disguised Magredo, thinking that he was just an ordinary resident of the Emerald City, and said happily:
“Yes. The Great Oz and his teacher, an even greater wizard, came together to grant our wishes.”

The Scarecrow touched his head:

“I have gained a brain full of wisdom. I think I may be the smartest person in the Emerald City now.”

The Tin Man patted his chest:
“I have been given a beautiful heart – more perfect than the flesh heart I once had. I feel loved again!”

The lion raised his proud chin:
“I drank the magic potion and now I am full of courage and bravery. Even if I encounter the most terrible enemy, I will not be afraid at all!”

Everyone said together:
“Praise be to the great Oz, he is such a kind and powerful wizard!”

What?
Magredo’s eyes suddenly froze, his body trembled, and his big beard used for disguise almost fell to the ground. He couldn’t believe that what he heard was true.

isn’t it?
Does Oz really have the power to fulfill their wishes?

The Scarecrow and his companions walked away happily. Along the way, they praised Oz’s kindness and greatness to the residents of the Emerald City and boasted about his endless magic power.

Soon, everyone in the town knew that Oz easily fulfilled the wishes of outsiders.

They admired and loved the great magician even more.

“Oz is such a great king, and how lucky we are to have him leading us.”

“This amazing wizard built this beautiful city for us and protected it from the evil witches from the east and west. Now, he is kind enough to fulfill the wishes of outsiders.”

“…”

People in the Emerald City are talking about the miracle of Oz helping the Scarecrow and others.

Many years later, the story about the wizard Oz and his teacher is still circulating in this beautiful country.

……

Magredo 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 more famous?”

Magredo thought about it:
“Oh right, this should also be one of Oz’s tricks!

“He certainly didn’t do anything but trick those idiots made of straw, iron and wood into thinking they had what they wanted!

“That makes sense. Oz doesn’t know any magic at all, and he uses this kind of deceptive trick.”

Just then, news came from the street:

The great Oz is going to give a public speech to show his truest image in front of people.

Magredo 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?

“impossible?”

Magredo speculated:
“Humph, Oz is definitely going to use his magic tricks to deceive people again.”

He chuckled, and an idea popped into his mind:
“Since Oz is going to give a public speech, I can just disguise myself as an ordinary citizen and deliberately shout for him to perform magic and show his magical powers.

“Then Oz will just continue with his deceptive magic tricks. I, a real magician, will go up and expose his deception directly.

“Soon, everyone in the Emerald City will know that Oz is a great liar!”

Magredo felt that his idea was perfect, so he followed the surging crowd to the square in the city center where Oz was giving a speech.

……

Soon, Oz’s public speaking began.

The square near the palace was crowded with people. Everyone was crowding here, cramming their heads to see what their king, the great wizard Oz, looked like.
At this time, everyone saw a kind-faced old man walking up to the stage.

Oz used magic to amplify his voice, looked down at the crowd, and announced to his people:
“My fellow citizens, I am King Oz!”

(End of this chapter)