I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

I Don't Want to Conquer Witches Anymore Author: Qian Yu Piao Yao

Summary:

“Duke was once a legendary figure in ‘Witch Game.’ While others conquered the game by studying the rules, he juggled five relationships to conquer the witches and complete the game with their help.”

"Later he said he had changed, that he no longer wanted to conquer witches, that he had turned over a new leaf and reformed, and that from then on he would seriously solve puzzles and complete games, becoming a heartless conquering machine. I believed him."

"Damn it, I don't believe a word he says! Ever since he started seriously deciphering the mystery, even more witch sisters have been bewitched by him!" "...Enough said, today is my date with him."

Chapter One begins with the car crash and the company's demise.

Duke sat somewhat dejectedly on the curb, silently gazing at the street that was both strange and familiar before him.

The passersby he could see were all dressed in classical fantasy-style clothing, and their races were mixed. Duke could occasionally spot elves in exquisite costumes, rugged orcs with bare upper bodies, or dwarves wielding hammers and drinking strong liquor in the crowd. But Duke knew that this was not a large-scale cosplay event, but a genuine otherworld.

Just then, a beautiful witch wearing a witch's hat and a graceful gown flew low past Duke on a broom. In the instant they passed each other, she gave Duke a disdainful look and a rather impolite gesture before flying away.

This is a world of swords and magic, a floating city perched high in the clouds. For the past decade, it has been the most sought-after place on the entire continent, for it is the venue for "Witch Game"!

The "Witch Games" is currently the most eye-catching large-scale event in this world. Dozens of witches gather in the floating city to hold games with different rules and difficulties, and set incredibly generous rewards. The reward amount is high enough to make anyone rich overnight, which has driven the entire continent into a frenzy. Countless elite adventurers rush to the floating city to participate in this once-in-a-millennium carnival.

Duke, who had just transmigrated to this world a month ago, found himself in the body of a young adventurer. By chance, he obtained a ticket to the floating city and participated in the carnival celebration. Now, a month later... Duke is regarded as a living legend by many adventurers and players.

why?

When others come to the floating city to participate in the witch's game, they either hone their skills and level to pass the game through sheer strength, or they rack their brains to study the game rules, try to solve the puzzles, or simply exploit loopholes in the rules to outsmart the game. This legendary figure, however, completely broke free from such a framework of rules.

While others are trying to conquer the game, Duke is directly conquering the witch.

In just one month, this guy, with his incredibly handsome face, managed to juggle five relationships at the same time. Thanks to the favoritism of these five witch "girlfriends," Duke, who was not very skilled or strong, managed to conquer many witch games and climb the city's leaderboard, even making it onto the best newcomer list.

Ultimately, with the blatant favoritism of a high-ranking witch, Duke successfully conquered a large-scale game. This achievement propelled him into the top three of the newcomer rankings, but this "cheating" incurred the wrath of the city's adventurers. Soon, his legendary five-ship jump was exposed, resulting in his social demise and the cancellation of all his previous achievements.

For a time, Duke became a "living legend" in the eyes of many adventurers—after all, witches are both beautiful and powerful, and for an ordinary person to live off a high-ranking witch is considered incredibly lucky, let alone this formidable figure who juggled five women and manipulated them all. While one should despise such a scoundrel, what adventurer wouldn't shout "Awesome!" amidst their contempt?

Of course, in the eyes of the witches, he also became a heartless scumbag.

The five "ex-girlfriends" reacted to Duke in various ways. Some chose to shut themselves away in grief, refusing to see anyone; some attacked other "victims," ​​denouncing them as immoral third parties (fourth, fifth, and sixth), and declaring themselves the only true girlfriend of Duke; some called on their friends to hunt down Duke, wanting to get some answers; some acted as if nothing had happened, simply smiling when asked; and some even came out as gay on the spot, using heartbreak as an excuse to start dating other women, proving themselves to be just like that scumbag.

But Duke really wants to say he's been wronged!

He's not a scumbag; he just wanted to give the witch sisters a warm home... Oh wait, he was tricked! He was bewitched by that damn system!

That's right, as a transmigrator, he naturally had his own cheat system, but most of the functions of that problematic host system were not unlocked. Only a few functions, such as the item inventory, the quest system, and the favorability system, were unlocked. And these two remaining functions were intrinsically linked. In the past month, the tasks issued to Duke by the system were all like this:

[Task Released: The Love Trilogy (Beginner Task 1)]

[Mission Objective: Deliver the gift XX to the witch XXX.]

[Quest Reward: Increase XXX Witch's favorability to Friendly.]

[Task Released: Effortless Win (Newbie Task Two)]

[Mission Objective: With the help of the Witch XXX, complete the XXXX game.]

[Mission Reward: XX (A powerful item, but it will soon be given away in the next mission).]

Duke, being a very lazy person, was so bewitched by this stupid system that he emptied his mind and kept doing these nested tasks—to be honest, if you can make a living with your looks, who would want to use their brain?

So, relying on his face, which was a billion times more handsome than his previous life, and the system's shameless prompts, he easily increased the favorability of several witches. Then, with their favor, he won several games in a row, earning a lot of rewards.

But every gift of fate comes with a price tag attached.

And so, Duke's lightning-fast crash was over.

Moreover, due to the interconnected nature of the system's tasks, Duke ended up with none of the remaining task rewards after the society's demise, and the witches' favorability towards him also underwent a drastic change.

Overnight, all that was left for him was a nightmare beginning that led to social death.

"Heaven and earth bear witness! Although I was 'two-timing' five women, I never officially defined a relationship with any of them. We were just close friends who helped each other out... At most, we held hands. How can such a platonic relationship be proven to be that of a scumbag?"

Of course, no one will believe this explanation, even if what Duke said is true.

People always love legendary tales, even those lacking authenticity. These stories are often exaggerated and spread like wildfire by gossip-loving masses, becoming almost indistinguishable from reality. The rumors about Duke have become increasingly outrageous in recent days. The number of witches he's simultaneously dating has jumped from five to fifteen, with some even claiming he's the witches' heartthrob, each one secretly smitten with him. Today, it's reached the point where people are saying things like, "Have you heard? It seems like Duke can make anyone pregnant just by glaring at them!" He's even being avoided by passersby in fear when he walks down the street.

"Socially dead at the start, please help me, system! Can you issue a more reliable mission to save me?"

Whether the system actually heard Duke's prayer or not, the next instant, a crisp system notification interrupted his thoughts:

[Task Issued: A Prodigal Son Returns? (Newbie Quest Completed)]

[Mission Objective: Complete any witch game with a dominant performance.]

[Task Reward: New system features unlocked.]

Duke: "...I'll trust you one more time."

If I could conquer a few witch games on my own, I'm sure I could improve my public image a bit, right? There's a certain game next door whose title is practically a "Shura Field" (a game where women fight each other), but it's only been hundreds of chapters and there haven't been many "Shura Field" scenes. So, as long as I turn over a new leaf and reform myself quickly enough, it shouldn't be a big problem...

should?

Chapter Two, Parts One, Two, and Three: The Wooden Man

Although the only requirement is to complete any witch game, Duke doesn't intend to choose randomly.

First, since the mission requires maintaining dominance, witch games that require multiplayer cooperation must be ruled out. With Duke's current reputation, in those multiplayer games, maintaining dominance would be impossible, let alone getting others to cooperate normally. Second, since completing any witch game is sufficient, a relatively simple mission should be chosen.

Fortunately, there's a universally acknowledged simple witch game that Duke hasn't tried yet.

"One, two, three, freeze!"

This is a very simple game. After entering the game room, a puppet will stand in front of the exit. It will repeatedly chant "One, two, three, freeze!" while constantly turning its head. The puppet cannot see any action taken by the player, otherwise the player will be attacked. Players need to cross the room and leave through the exit within three minutes.

Why is this considered a simple game? Because it's a fantasy world of swords and magic, and the adventurers participating in the witch game are no ordinary people. With their reaction speed and body control, they can completely control their bodies and remain motionless when the puppet turns its head.

Besides this orthodox way of clearing the level, adventurers have also developed many "ways to skip class". For example, mages can use magic portals to teleport from the entrance to the exit, and warriors with high defense can simply withstand the attacks and leave, ignoring the puppet's chanting of "one, two, three, wooden man".

Even if you really can't control your body to stay still, the wisdom of the working people is endless... There is a department store at the entrance of this game, where you can rent shields as big as door panels. As long as you hold the shield between yourself and the puppet, and the puppet lowers the shield when it shouts "three", no matter what you do behind the shield, the puppet will not see you when it turns around.

"Statues" is widely recognized as the simplest witch game. As long as you carry a large shield, even an ordinary person can easily pass the level and get the reward. If the witches didn't limit adventurers to only receive the reward once (but not the number of attempts), this game would probably be considered a bug for score farming by many people. Even now, this game is considered one of the beginner benefits on the floating islands.

When Duke first transmigrated, he was under the system's control, engrossed in conquering witches to complete the game. He had no time to pay attention to such a low-difficulty task with few rewards. But for Duke at this moment, the "Statues" game was just what he needed to complete the task and unlock new features of the system.

Once he decided on his destination, Duke immediately set off. To avoid the conspicuous gazes of passersby, he left the main road and wandered through the alleys, eventually arriving at the location of the "Statues" game.

It was a small stone hut, not very large from the outside. It had no windows or a second or third floor. Duke quickly looked around but didn't see a back door or any other exit before heading towards the main entrance of the game house. When he reached the main entrance, he found that quite a few novice adventurers were already patiently queuing up. Among these four or five adventurers, none of them were carrying the large shields that were rented at the entrance.

Obviously, even novice adventurers don't need to cheat with a door-sized shield, and they can't afford to lose face like that.

But clearly, Duke, who was in the midst of a nightmare start, didn't have such concerns. He walked into the department store next to the game room without hesitation and engaged in a fierce bargaining session with the owner who recognized him. Relying on his face, which was as charming as Cthulhu in the COC tabletop role-playing game, he successfully bargained the price down to half of the original price. Then he walked out carrying a door panel, a large shield, and all the other small items.

This little bit of money alone drained all of Duke's remaining savings.

"Look, that guy actually rented a shield?"

"No way, no way, is it really possible that someone needs to rent a shield to beat the game?"

"Wow, that guy is so handsome! (heart emoji)!"

"I know him, isn't that the legendary Duke?"

"Is that Duke...? Now I finally understand why he can juggle fifteen relationships at the same time (fangirling)."

"Hey! Wake up!"

"Oh dear! I'm not pregnant, am I?"

"Wake up, you're a man!"

Duke, carrying his shield, stood in line without batting an eye, as if the others weren't talking about him—though inside he was practically bursting with embarrassment.

"Okay, quiet down."

The girl at the game shop entrance suddenly spoke, relieving Duke's embarrassment. She wore a standard witch's hat, but it didn't cover her pointed ears, clearly indicating she wasn't human, but rather an elf or half-elf. Strangely, however, she was wearing a dress resembling a maid's outfit, a peculiar attire that made Duke glance at her a few more times, their eyes meeting unexpectedly.

A hint of curiosity seemed to flicker in her amber eyes.

The witch Amber was indeed somewhat curious.

She had been sent by her sisters to watch the game of "Statues" at the last minute, so she was a little bored. Just as she was about to yawn and doze off, the adventurers' chatter suddenly woke her up and made her notice a familiar figure in the crowd.

Duke.

Oh, this wicked man is still alive?

Amber raised an eyebrow. She didn't know Duke before, but her best friend, the witch Cecil, had been deceived by this bad man. So when Cecil called on her friends to hunt down Duke a while ago, she also went to join in the fun, which is why she was able to recognize him now.

That's strange, what's this guy doing here playing the "Statues" game?

Even if you want to turn the tide by participating in games, you shouldn't start with games that give you easy points, right?

The witch suddenly became interested.

"Alright, quiet down. The game is about to begin."

She deliberately put on a stern face, interrupting the adventurers' chatter, then snapped her fingers. The door to the game room slowly opened, and Amber turned around, giving a dignified and standard mage's salute to all the adventurers participating in the "Statues" game, and slowly said:

"I am Amber the Witch, it's nice to meet you all, and then..."

"May you all have great success in your military endeavors."

The adventurers returned the greetings to the witch in their own ways, and Duke nodded back to her as well. Then, the adventurers filed into the game room. Amber, who was supposed to stay at the door, thought for a moment and followed the adventurers through the door.

Chapter Three: The Real Walkthrough

Duke took a slow, deep breath. The excitement of playing the game "alone" for the first time quickly calmed him down.

He had always been a very calm person, even since childhood. In times of crisis, he could maintain an ice-cold composure. Without this quality, he wouldn't have been able to escape the witch Cecil's pursuit and survive the other day. In his previous life, he also relied on this quality to become a professional extreme sports athlete.

Skateboarding, surfing, parkour, free climbing, wingsuit flying... Yes, those extreme sports that can be sponsored by Red Bull are all within Duke's hunting range, and he is an absolute genius in these fields, setting multiple records one after another.

Now you probably understand how he traveled through time.

"Your death is beyond your imagination!"

It was precisely because of his experience of death that he had become conservative and subservient to the system for the past month, choosing the "simplest" way to complete the game. If it weren't for this social death, he would probably still be enjoying his comfortable retirement after being reincarnated in another world.

But in fact, Duke crashed and burned. This crash not only pushed him to the brink of despair, but also forced him back to the state he was in before his accidental death in his previous life, a cruel world that did not allow for the slightest mistake.

Extreme sports are not something that can be achieved with just enthusiasm. To break records, you need a lot of practice, sufficient information, and a detailed and feasible plan. For example, in free solo climbing, you must use a drone to scout out the "route" before the actual challenge, and then try it multiple times with safety equipment such as ropes, and finally determine a feasible route before taking the challenge.