I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

“I…know…” Hoshino dragged out the syllable, rolling her eyes in exasperation. “Grete, if you keep nagging like this, what’s the difference between you and that cold woman Hoshino…hmm?”

Who is Xingyin?

Xinghua was slightly taken aback. She still couldn't remember who the name belonged to, but this familiar name... stirred up a certain emotion in her heart, an urge to confide in someone.

Duke…yes, Duke! I have to tell him, I absolutely have to tell him, tell him that Xingyin has disappeared…hmm?

The urge to confide quickly subsided, replaced by a weariness that came from the depths of her soul. Xinghua's sense of crisis sounded the alarm, and without hesitation, she clenched her fist and punched herself hard in the heart!

"cough!"

She punched herself so hard that she felt a sweet taste in her throat. The pain and tightness in her chest dispelled her weariness. Xinghua truly felt the reality that "if a person is killed, they will die." She suddenly looked up, only to see Grete standing on the street with his eyes closed, fast asleep.

The next moment, Grete abruptly disappeared in front of Starflower.

“Grete! Grete…Grete…Why am I standing here? Why did I stop? Was I talking to anyone before?”

Xinghua pressed her temples in confusion, but the next moment, she slapped herself hard across the face with both hands, leaving two clear handprints, which completely calmed her down.

Xinghua couldn't understand what had happened, nor could she remember what she had forgotten, but her intuition, as a former "protagonist," kicked in, selecting the best option from countless choices:

"Duke! Find Duke!"

She turned around abruptly, took a step in the direction Duke and Joseph had left, and quickly chased after them.

Chapter 143 Who is the hunter, and who is the prey?

If it weren't for Talia's meddling, the witch game in the Clothing Kingdom would have been a classic, action-packed story, a sequel to Kill la Kill with erotic fan service and gorgeous battles, and the protagonist of that story would undoubtedly have been Hoshika.

Although Talia's appearance caused the story to take a sharp turn, plunging it into an abyss, the original protagonist, Starflower, was deprived of the opportunity to grow or even evolve.

However, this change will not cause the excellent qualities belonging to the Star Flower to disappear.

Her passion and energy, her strong drive, her keen intuition... these things will never change.

Dressed in a smart and stylish outfit, Little Starflower raced through the streets of the floating city early in the morning, chasing after Duke who had left earlier. But before finding Duke, she first saw the burly man who was telling riddles with the missing person poster.

He, who had been having a serious conversation with Duke earlier, was now holding a stack of missing person posters in his hands, frowning as he pondered something.

"Hello... Joseph? How are you?"

When Xinghua saw Joseph from afar, she started waving her arms and shouting, attracting the attention of many passersby.

Joseph was no exception. He glanced back at Xinghua, but couldn't look away—who told her to launch herself like a cannonball and crash into him without her noticing!

After tumbling around in the street for a few moments, the two of them finally came to their senses. Joseph grumbled irritably, "What's going on?"

"I'm...I'm sorry." Xinghua scratched her head, then called out anxiously, "Oh right, Joseph! Do you know where Duke went? I just saw you two together!"

"Looking for Duke?" Joseph rolled his eyes, glanced at the immature kid in front of him, and asked, "What do you want with him? Let me make it clear, I heard that kid has a girlfriend now."

“I know, it’s amber.”

"Huh? It's actually Amber?" Joseph looked surprised. He had been busy looking for someone and hadn't had the energy to pay attention to other things. He had only heard that a certain scumbag had found a real girlfriend, but he didn't know who it was. "It's unexpected, but also reasonable."

"So, where is Duke?"

Starflower grew anxious. Although she had somewhat forgotten why she was looking for Duke, her intuition told her that she had to find Duke as soon as possible.

Even if she doesn't remember anything, Duke can still glean useful information from her condition.

“Little girl, don’t panic, calm down…” Joseph frowned and gently comforted her. “I can take you to Duke. How about this, tell me what happened first?”

"I..." Xinghua opened her mouth but hesitated. She wanted to tell what had just happened, but she couldn't extract any useful information from her drowsy brain.

"Little girl, what's wrong?" Joseph asked, puzzled. "Can you calm down? Would you like me to sing you a song?"

"No... no need."

Starflower didn't want to prove to herself how awful Joseph's singing was. She gritted her teeth and racked her brains. After a long time, she finally found a name that remained in her mind: "Grete".

She no longer remembered who Grete was, but she still vaguely remembered the name, as if... she had been set up.

The next instant, Joseph abruptly disappeared from Starflower's sight.

"What--"

Starflower showed a look of astonishment. At the same time, she forgot the name "Grete" and the only thing she remembered became the name "Joseph".

Her scalp tingled.

Xinghua had always relied on her intuition, but this time, she felt that her intuition was no longer working, and something was leading her by the nose.

Duke... Duke!

Starflower mustered her strength; she had to find Duke. Only Duke knew how to handle this bizarre situation.

"But where exactly is Duke?"

"Boom—"

A loud bang exploded in the street not far away, and then the source of the chaos came into Xinghua's view. Cecil was carrying a knight's greatsword that was more than two meters long, while Amber was holding her best friend's arm and using teleportation to chase after the fleeing criminal.

"Amber! Cecil!" Starflower's face lit up with surprise when she saw them. She waved to them, "Over here!"

Amber spotted Starflower. She tilted her head in surprise, casually shrugged off the arm of the Radiant Beast she was holding, took a step forward, and appeared right in front of Starflower: "What are you doing?"

“Sister Amber, do you know where Duke is? I have something to say to Duke,” Starflower said excitedly. “It’s about Star…G…Joseph.”

In that instant, the feeling of drowsiness and near-fainting surged back into her heart. Xinghua finally realized something was wrong. She quickly slapped herself, trying to shut herself up, but she was too late.

Amber also vanished before her eyes.

Xinghua's pupils contracted slightly. She didn't release her hand from her mouth. She began to run wildly, leaping across rooftops and traversing terrain, with only one thought in her mind:

Duke, find Duke!

Not long after, she found Duke and discovered that he was accompanied by a witch who "looked" quite young.

The starflower that landed in front of Duke finally loosened its grip on her mouth and uttered something completely different from what it truly wanted to say:

"Duke, it's me, Talia. Long time no see."

"Enough with the small talk, the amber is now in my hands."

"Let's make a deal, Duke."

……

Talia's true form stood before several unconscious people, including Xingyin, Gret, Joseph, and Amber. A triumphant smile played on her lips as she controlled the fragment of her soul buried within Xinghua's body, speaking to Duke:

"Let's make a deal, Duke."

She had expected to see Duke's bewildered expression, but to her surprise, he remained expressionless, while the "young" witch beside him couldn't suppress her smile.

What do you mean?

Talia had a bad feeling.

“I’m not going to make any deals with you…and I don’t need to make any deals.”

A clap of thunder sounded, and the fragments of her soul within Starflower's body instantly vanished. The next moment, Joseph and Amber, who were "unconscious," opened their eyes one after the other.

Joseph pulled out a revolver, while Amber pulled out a medallion.

Oh no, we've been tricked.

A thought flashed through Talia's mind.

Chapter 144 Look at the Chest

“I’m not going to make any deals with you…and I don’t need to make any deals.”

When Talia heard Duke say those words, when she realized that the witch standing next to Duke was the Thunder Witch Rose, and when she saw the neon in Joseph's hand and the misaligned coordinates in Amber's hand, she realized that something was wrong.

Oh no, we've been tricked.

The thought flashed through her mind.

Immediately afterwards, Joseph pulled the trigger, while Amber shook the cross-shaped magical artifact in her hand.

This is the first wave of attacks against Talia, and also the most crucial one!

Neon's magazine is filled with "souls," and Amber, holding the misaligned coordinates, can guarantee that the bullets fired will hit Talia!

To hunt a legend, the first thing to do is to force her out of her body. No one can predict how terrifying the power of a legend with a complete body and soul would be when she goes all out.

Sleeping Beauty's power unfolded instantly, and Neon, influenced by her legendary destiny, fell into a deep sleep, but the "soul" bullets that had already been fired remained unaffected. As for the misaligned coordinates... if it were in the hands of the shameful saint Megan, Talia's power would be enough to affect it, but unfortunately, it was currently in Amber's hands.

Amber is the strongest spatial mage in the entire floating city, bar none. In her hands, only by misaligning coordinates can her full power be unleashed.

Before it could fall asleep, the bullet was redirected and struck Talia in the forehead.

"boom--"

Talia fell to the ground with a thud, but her soul remained in place.

Years of solitary soul activity had made Talia accustomed to astral projection, which used to be an advantage for her, but now made it easier for her to be expelled from her body.

She widened her eyes.

Are you kidding me?

"What a joke!!!"

How can it end here? How can it end at a time like this?!

Then... the whole world fell asleep. Whether it was Amber, Joseph and the others, or Talia herself, or even the powerful props Neon and the Displaced Coordinates, they all fell asleep along with her legendary destiny.

Talia, whose soul had fallen into a deep sleep, disappeared from Amber and the others' sight. She did not return to the body in front of them, but instead instinctively returned to the depths of this world.

But thanks to Amber, she successfully completed the task Duke assigned her. Before falling into a deep sleep, she controlled the misaligned coordinates to pull the two people in.

"Is this the Witch Game 'Sleeping Beauty'?"

Duke and the Thunder Witch Rose arrived in this alternate dimension together with the help of Amber's power.

……

"Have Duke and the others already entered the witch game?"

Carol fiddled with the pocket watch in her hand, which was somewhat similar to the one Eve had given to Duke and the others when they were conquering the Crown Witch Game.

Those pocket watches were originally the power that Carol had gathered, hoping to help them understand themselves in the other dimension, but in the end, they misled them, which was a case of good intentions gone wrong.