I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

Mou Guangbao immediately went from cloudy to sunny, and his face lit up with joy.

The man who marries this woman will be so lucky to have such an easy wife.

Amber pursed her lips, turned her head to look at the replicant Duke, and waited for him to say something next.

He showed no reaction to the interaction between Amber and Cecil, which made it clear that his words were indeed pre-planned.

"When I lost consciousness, our pocket watches should have read past nine o'clock. According to Joseph, the Wishing Tree had begun to awaken. Under these circumstances, leaving Joseph behind would indeed be very dangerous. Having memories from two different timelines would directly cause the difficulty to skyrocket, and his divergent thinking would also be a threat."

"The second problem is me and Bane. We are both players who are used to thinking. Thinking anytime and anywhere is a good habit under normal circumstances, but when the Wishing Tree wakes up, this habit may cost us our lives. That's why I asked you to help take down Bane as well. As for Joan... that silly woman is not much of a threat. However, if I knock Joseph unconscious, she will definitely come after me. I have no choice but to strike first."

"I wouldn't have dared to do this before, because I couldn't guarantee that nothing would happen during the time I was unconscious... But in this playthrough, the situation is a little different."

"In short, it's up to you two from now on, Amber and Cecil."

Amber and Cecil listened to Duke's words, their expressions gradually turning serious. This witch's game even required Duke to use such methods to reduce the danger. Moreover, according to Duke, they had nearly been wiped out more than ten times here, and the two of them had never survived.

As he spoke, the clone Duke looked at Amber: "Amber, you lead us to find Geyue and Natasha. They should be on the next level of the Abyss. This clone will obey your commands. And when the time is right, we will naturally wake up."

Amber nodded seriously, while Cecil, standing beside her, eagerly asked, "And what about me?"

The replicant Duke probably couldn't understand her, but it's clear that this dialogue was part of Duke's "last words."

So he looked at Cecil and said seriously, "Clear your mind first, try not to think about anything."

"Huh?" Cecil was bewildered. "What am I supposed to do?"

"Just stay as usual."

"Are you being polite?"

Director, how do you act like an idiot? Just tone it down.JPG.

This time, however, Amber did not comfort Lightbao, who was being persecuted yet again, but instead looked at the clone Duke.

After finishing his previous remarks, the replicant obediently stayed by her side. Clearly, Duke's pre-arranged setup had ended there, and he also indicated to Amber that the replicant would now follow her commands and instructions.

Amber didn't rush to find Geyue and Natasha, but instead tried first: "Raise your hand?"

The clone Duke raised his hands.

"Squat down?"

The clone squatted down in front of Amber.

"A backflip followed by an aerial split?"

The clone performed five backflips in front of Amber and then completed a perfect aerial split, with a difficulty level of 9.9.

Amber fell into deep thought, but after a short while, she excitedly commanded, "Take off your clothes."

"Wait a minute?" Cecil, who was listening nearby, was immediately shocked and quickly stopped him, saying, "Amber, what are you doing?"

Amber turned her head and asked with a serious expression, "Sister, don't you want to see Duke naked?"

"Why would I want to see Duke naked!"

The Radiant Witch raised her voice an octave.

"Don't you find Duke sexy? He's such a handsome guy." Amber asked in surprise, "Although he has some strange runes on his body now, in my opinion, these things are like the Y-shaped markings, which have an effect. With these things, he has obviously become even sexier."

"Y-you-you-you..." Cecil's face flushed red instantly. She covered her cheeks with her hands and stammered, "What are you saying, Amber!"

“As a mature woman, I think it’s perfectly normal to have these kinds of needs.” Amber puffed out her rather ample chest. Although she wasn’t tall, in terms of the size of her female features, she had a more mature and alluring charm than Guangbao next to her. “And aren’t you really curious about Duke’s physique? I remember you once marveled at Duke’s charm to me?”

"...Take it off?"

"Take it off."

"Take it off!"

"Take it off! Take off your shirt first!"

The two sisters reached a consensus.

Chapter 81 Cinderellas

"By the way, let me tell you a story."

"Yeah!"

Amber and Cecil let out a guilty scream, because Duke, the replicant who had been obediently taking off his clothes and posing in front of them, suddenly spoke, scaring them half to death and snapping them out of their frenzy.

But the replicant Duke didn't react at all, and just said to himself, "The name of this story is Cinderella."

"What the hell..." Amber patted her chest and let out a sigh of relief. "I thought this clone had its own consciousness."

"I thought he was Duke, he scared me to death!" Cecil cried, hugging Amber, the culprit, tightly. "Amber, make him put on his clothes... I feel like I'll never be able to look Duke in the eye again."

"It's okay, you can take off your clothes in front of him. That way you'll be good brothers who have seen each other honestly, and there won't be any awkwardness."

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After finally calming down thanks to Amber's strange talk, she quickly instructed the replicant to get dressed, and then she and Cecil listened attentively to the fairy tales left by Duke.

"Once upon a time, there was a very beautiful girl..."

……

“Duke told me a story last week.”

"What story?"

Natasha asked curiously.

As time passed, her condition improved slightly. It was unclear whether it was because she stopped saying anything that might lead to bad consequences, or because the fairy's mind, held in Ge Yue's arms, had limited power. In any case, her berserk ability gradually subsided, and the effects of the heat debuff gradually weakened.

Succubi have a very special constitution. Even if she stayed in that state for 24 hours a day, her body would be fine. Natasha just hadn't experienced enough, which is why she was tormented by her own abilities. After a few hours of torment, she had become somewhat accustomed to the deadly heat state.

However, to ensure safety, Kazuki maintained a safe social distance from her to avoid any accidents.

Geyue took out her pocket watch to check the time.

Although the Wishing Tree should have awakened by now, because she was still holding the Wishing Fairy's head in her arms, the area around them belonged to the Wishing Fairy's territory. Even though the Wishing Tree was gradually waking up, it didn't have much of an effect on them before 11 o'clock. And the Wishing Fairy, with only her head remaining, was even easier to deal with.

This is the only way to clear the game that Kagetsu found after several playthroughs.

Geyue began to retell the fairy tale in a very formal and methodical manner.

"Once upon a time, there was a very beautiful girl. She had a wicked stepmother and two mean stepsisters. For a long time, she was bullied by her stepmother and stepsisters, forced to do hard work, and treated like a servant at home. Because she was always covered in dust, she was also known as Cinderella."

Her tone of voice when telling the story was somewhat flat and almost monotonous, which made it a little boring to listen to, but Natasha listened very attentively.

"One day, the prince in the magnificent castle held a ball and invited all the girls to attend. However, Cinderella's stepmother and two stepsisters did not want her to attend and instead assigned her a lot of work, keeping her busy at home. At this time, a fairy appeared before Cinderella and promised to grant all of Cinderella's wishes."

"With the help of the Fairy of Wishes, the work left by her stepmother and stepsisters was cleared away. And Cinderella's dusty clothes were transformed into a gorgeous gown by the Fairy of Wishes' magic, and her tattered shoes were turned into beautiful glass slippers. With a coachman who turned into a mouse and a carriage that turned into a pumpkin, Cinderella was transformed into an elegant and noble noble lady."

"Cinderella was overjoyed and rushed to the palace for the ball. However, before she left, the fairy godmother reminded her not to stay past midnight, because once midnight passed, the fairy godmother's miracle would automatically be canceled. Cinderella said she understood and attended the ball."

Up to this point, the story Kagetsu was no different from the ordinary Cinderella tale. Natasha had heard this story from Duke before, yet she still listened attentively to Kagetsu's narration. She understood that if the story didn't have any unique significance, the taciturn (but secretly passionate) Miss Kagetsu wouldn't waste her breath on it.

"At the ball, the prince fell in love with the beautiful Cinderella at first sight and immediately invited her to dance. As one song after another rose and fell, time quietly passed until midnight."

"At that moment, Cinderella suddenly vanished from the prince's sight, leaving behind only a glass slipper."

"Huh?" Natasha was slightly taken aback. "Disappeared suddenly?"

"Yes, she suddenly vanished into thin air. The prince, who witnessed this, was dumbfounded. He held the glass slipper that had been left behind, at a loss. He ordered a search for the beautiful Cinderella, promising to marry her once she was found. But as the days passed, Cinderella was never found."

"Because the magic that miraculously protected her has disappeared!" Natasha exclaimed anxiously. Having heard the original Cinderella story before, she blurted out naturally, "Take the glass slipper and go find her! What kind of foolish prince is this?"

“Yes. The prince can find his beloved Cinderella with the glass slipper… It seems everyone thinks so.” Ge Yue nodded, her expression still blank, but with a hint of a smile in her eyes. “So, Cinderella Natasha, if you had to choose one person as your prince, who would you choose?”

"Huh?"

Natasha was slightly taken aback.

"It's Duke, isn't it?"

Kazuki asked in a firm tone.

She had just been too much of a Duke fan. In Geyue's opinion, Natasha's feelings for Duke were simply blind to behold.

"Eh, I don't...I..."

However, Natasha herself didn't seem to realize her feelings for Duke. Even when she was pretending to be Duke's girlfriend, she kept her distance from him because of her fear of men and her concerns about her talent. Now that Kazuki had suddenly pointed out her true feelings, she suddenly started to stammer.

Being arrogant is outdated; how are you going to compete with your rivals if you act like this?

Ge Yue rolled her eyes and gently patted the head of the wishing fairy in her arms.

"It is your turn to cast the spell called 'Miracle,' fairy."

……

The Duke replicants and Songyue tell slightly different stories.

In the version of the story told by the Kagetsu clone, the wishing fairy helps Cinderella, while in the version told by the Duke clone, the wishing tree on her mother's grave helps her. However, the subsequent development of the story is largely similar, even the final question is similar.

"Here's the question, Amber and Cecil: if you were Cinderella in the story, who would be your prince?"

Chapter Eighty-Two: After the Fervor of Duke's Fervor, the Light Treasure!

"Here's the question, Amber and Cecil: if you were Cinderella in the story, who would be your prince?"

The two witches were both stunned when they heard the question.

They naturally began to think about this question.

Amber didn't think for long before turning to look at Duke, who was still unconscious beside her. She shrugged, somewhat helplessly and amused, and answered frankly, "Duke."

Her answer was self-evident.

From the initial encounter and contact with Duke tinged with prejudice, to the subsequent curiosity, to the gradual familiarity she developed with him over the past few days, and now to her almost unconditional trust and even dependence on him.

This change in her state of mind represents the change in her feelings for Duke. Although her affection level in Duke's favorability system has remained at "Enthusiasm" from beginning to end, the quality of enthusiasm is not the same for everyone.

This was something that had never happened before. Before Duke, Amber had met people who could arouse her curiosity, but she had never met a man like Duke who could stay in her heart.

Today, Amber can confidently admit that Duke has earned a place in her heart.

Upon hearing Amber's reply, Cecil was initially taken aback, surprised by her best friend's boldness. But then she thought, aside from the fact that Amber had long since stopped pretending, no one else could hear her direct confession at this moment, so it wasn't really a showdown. As for Cecil herself... she already knew Amber's little secret.

I knew all along that you little slut was trying to steal my ex-boyfriend!