Witch, don't be so lazy

Anke could only start to guess the witch's origins.

"You used to be a princess, but because of the devil's bewitchment, you sacrificed your pet or child in exchange for evil black magic", for example, "You were a noble lady, but because of the devil, the people launched a series of persecutions against you", etc.

It's useless.

This exclusive mission seems to be more difficult than imagined.

There was no prompt from the spirit world to complete the task, and the witch did not respond. Even after being hit a few more times, the old witch seemed to be under stress, and began to make inexplicable strange noises and struggled desperately.

Perhaps because of their severe injuries, she and those pets seemed to be at the end of their lives, and An Ke seemed to have used up all the things she had to treat them.

He was so energetic when he was cruelly treating the original owner and those innocent passers-by, but when it came to his turn to be tortured, he couldn't even hold on for a few hits. I give in. It's a complete waste of our herbs.

An Ke could only sigh helplessly in the end.

A thought came to my mind.

There was the sound of breaking bones and a violent heartbeat.

The former has nothing to say about the scar of the clothes and spirits.

That was the final echo and the only response of the witch's death.

[Devil's Gospel] has not opened yet - just like when the raven gods would lock on and fight for souls, it also happened on the fairy tale island.

Although I had guessed it beforehand, the elves once said that the Fantasy Butterfly Clan participated in the initial establishment of Fairy Tale Island, which means that this was most likely a project that the Moonlight Goddess participated in, and the souls on it should be difficult to move.

But after discovering that this was indeed the case, Anke couldn't help but puff out her cheeks, indicating that she was very unhappy.

There was no intention of showing any mercy when he attacked.

The telekinesis instantly extended out, grabbing the place where the heartbeat was outside the confinement room, and then rolled again, accompanied by a panicked female voice, An Ke curled her lips,

"You're still hiding? You're sneaking around in the corner looking over here. Do you really think I didn't notice you? The sound of you stepping on the ice is so loud, do you think I'm deaf?!"

The telekinetic rope rolled the opponent in front of him.

"Tell me the truth, are you this old witch's lackey? Do you want to save her? Do you also want to go to the rack?"

An Ke sat on the only chair in the confinement room and squinted at the maid in front of her.

Yes, maid.

She had long wavy silver hair, a black and white dress, cloth shoes covered in ice and dust, a gray hat and face, and beautiful sea blue eyes.

She looked young, probably around fourteen, but she was taller than me... well, that's okay. After all, although the original owner had the same hair and eye color as Miss Anke, she was actually much taller, almost 1.6 meters tall.

With inexplicable dissatisfaction and vigilance towards strangers, Anke silently increased the strength of his mental power.

The little maid trembled all over like a poor quail, and let out a weak cry, as if she was trying hard to muster up courage:

"I, I, I was also captured... I noticed something and came to check it out. I didn't want to save her... Don't kill me, I'm useful. If you want to know the witch's origins, I can tell you right now."

Anko tilted her head.

Suddenly things started to get interesting.

"speak."

Chapter 162 Story (Four Thousand Seven)

The witch was not called a witch before. She had a very nice name, Margarita. I won’t mention her last name because due to what happened later, she brought unparalleled shame to her family. She was unwilling and unworthy to use words that symbolized glory.

As the most famous and noble beauty in the Water Kingdom, the love letters written to her by her admirers may even surpass the oars on all the sampans in the harbor. This unparalleled charm may have hinted at her enviable talents in certain areas early on.

Of course, at that time, in the eyes of princes, nobles and wealthy people, what made Miss Margarita most jealous, besides her beauty and wealth, was a most unique treasure.

This treasure was once an extremely intelligent little parrot, even more clever than those ordinary people who had never read books. At that time, some people disagreed and said that the animal kingdom was full of such animals.

Later it turned into an ugly and strange little dwarf named Feilibao. At this time everyone was convinced and felt that this was indeed a unique treasure.

Everything about Flying Tigers is interesting.

He was very short, his height not even reaching Miss Margarita's slender waist; he was very ugly, even the most ordinary maid standing next to him would look like a fairy; he was very funny, and because of his deformed joints, he walked like the funniest jester.

There are always ugly and funny dwarfs in the kingdom, but there has never been a dwarf as strange as Feilibao.

He was very intelligent. It was said that he could speak more than ten languages ​​and was well-versed in history. He could tell stories full of philosophy or bitter satire, and he could easily stir up the emotions of the audience as if he were playing with a bead in his hand.

He was a man of great integrity. Although he was always the target of ridicule because of his appearance, he was able to face the king and the nobles in thin cloth with a dignified attitude. If no one was willing to communicate with him on an equal footing, he would make friends with the lame little pug of the young lady's family, eat and sleep with it, and he didn't care even if he was ridiculed more for it.

He possesses extraordinary magic. It is rumored that he can predict the weather and communicate with animals. His ancestors were outstanding black magicians who mastered a large number of terrifying magic and incredible potion recipes.

But what is more valuable than all of the above is loyalty.

It was said that Miss Margarita found the dying Feilibao while traveling. Out of pity and kindness, she gave him food and water, and brought him back to her house to ask a doctor for treatment.

After the dwarf woke up, out of gratitude, he always stayed with Miss Margarita, even though she had extraordinary abilities, even though other nobles offered a high price, and even though Miss Margarita was more arrogant and willful than ordinary noble ladies and was more difficult to serve. At most, when he was annoyed by her teasing, he would insert some metaphors and sarcasm into the story.

After hearing those hints, Miss Margarita would restrain herself a little. Her nature was not bad. After all, she had been spoiled too much since she was a child. She just liked to make trouble for others occasionally, but she also had a bottom line. She would apologize and treat her pets and servants very well. She would not allow others to bully them.

But when did all this change?

Maybe fate doesn't want people to be too happy, maybe it's a design by others with ulterior motives, or maybe this is the trajectory of history.

In short, when the mysterious traveler from afar arrived in the Water Kingdom, when the experienced adventurer gracefully narrated his extraordinary adventure in the center of the crowd, when the skilled swordsman showed off a ship full of treasure after convincing everyone, and when the handsome man met Miss Margarita's eyes among a group of girls, fate began to turn like gears.

Love is always so intoxicating. Although there are occasional minor frictions, this is nothing in the eyes of lovers.

Tyranny and tyranny under the guise of dignity and courtesy can be another way of saying leadership, and being romantic and seductive can also be evidence of charm. Being able to win over an outstanding playboy and make him return to his heart is something that noble girls in the Water Kingdom often compete with each other for.

The only thing that bothered Miss Margarita was that her lover didn't seem to like her pets and servants.

He found the magical and agile parrots noisy, the well-behaved disabled puppies useless, the loyal strange dwarves annoying, and the servants were not as easy to use as his own slaves.

Therefore, every time the traveler visited Miss Margarita, he always had conflicts with the above things. Although Miss Margarita would occasionally say some good words, she was ultimately reluctant to embarrass her lover, and she had no power or intention to stop his little torture and violence.

then.

Everything ended so quickly.

The servants were dismissed in tears and replaced with a group of insensitive and hardworking slaves. This became an opportunity for the entire Water Kingdom to start buying and selling slaves, and travelers who also served as merchants made a fortune.

The parrot resisted during one of the tortures, dodged the traveler's branch, and pecked him hard on the hand. The blood that flowed out angered the man, and he ruthlessly broke its neck.

The lame puppy saw the dead parrot and whimpered in sorrow. He tried to stand in front of the traveler, but was kicked into the water. He floundered amid the man's laughter and finally sank slowly under the lake.

And Flying Po, the dwarf who witnessed the death of the parrot and had not yet recovered from the shock, saw his puppy friend fall into the water. He was so scared that he begged the traveler not to do such cruel things again and even knelt down to the torturer, but all he got was louder laughter.

As for Miss Margarita, she was also there at the time and saw the dwarf begging her, but she turned her face away. Just like the servants had done when they begged her, she waved her hand and let the hardworking slaves drive them all away.

So, from then on, everything changed.

Even Feilibao, the only one still there, became silent and only when the lady gave orders would he reluctantly read out some stories for her entertainment.

But he seemed to have let it go again. After all, when Miss Margarita was worried about how to win the heart of the playboy, he spoke for the traveler and even gave her an idea.

Love Potion, this is what mortals call it. But in the mouth of the magician Heifu (Six) Linxi Emu (Three) Baba Si, its real name is Love Poison, which is like an incurable poison that makes the user fall in love with themselves forever.

Although Miss Margarita was very nervous, she finally couldn't resist the temptation and finally adopted this plan.

Everything went well: a grand wedding banquet, satisfied adventurers, and dwarfs serving tea and wine.

Well, perhaps because he noticed that the dwarf's attitude was a little too attentive, the man couldn't help but become alert. Even with Miss Margarita's persuasion, he refused to drink the glass of wine unless the dwarf proved that the wine was okay.

So, Feilibao drank the wine.

Under the persuasion of the beautiful woman, the man drank the wine with confidence.

then.

The originally joyous wedding scene eventually turned into a horrible and sad funeral.

The dwarf is dead.

Because it is not the poison of love, but a pure and horrible poison.

……

"The man disappeared in the end. No one knows whether he's dead or not. Anyway, Miss Margarita has been practicing black magic ever since then. Well, it's the magic passed down from the dwarfs' ancestors. She has unparalleled magical talent. Everyone says she's crazy and has done many horrible things. In the end, she arrived in the fairy tale kingdom..."

The silver-haired maid twisted her body uneasily. "I, I, I'm done. This is what I know about the witch's origins. Can you, can you put me down?"

She glanced at the little blonde girl in front of her with some fear.

Anko raised an eyebrow.

[For every story you uncover of at least three characters from Fairy Tale Island, you can take away one skill (currently: 2)]

It's actually true? !

She had previously thought that this was just a story the other party had made up to avoid getting hurt...

But because of this, it is even less likely that Encore will let the other party go easily.

Because there are too many doubts here.

The telekinesis entangled her even tighter, and the silver-haired girl became noticeably more frightened and helpless, as if she was about to burst into tears. However, An Ke only interrogated her with a stone-hearted expression:

"You have a question. Why are you hiding outside the door and snooping?"

“…I, I’m scared. I don’t dare go in.”

"Honestly! I'm asking why you came over here even though you knew there was commotion. You're clearly a witch's lackey! You're torturing innocent people for her!"

An Ke's face darkened and her voice suddenly rose.

"I didn't! I'm not a lackey. I even secretly gave you two more doses of medicine. How could you turn your back on me? I just didn't dare let you go. Otherwise, Ms. Margarita, no, that evil witch would definitely eat me..."

The silver-haired girl was obviously frightened, her body trembling like a little rabbit, but she still mustered up the courage to defend herself in a very aggrieved manner.

"The noises here are terrifying, and I didn't dare come over. But if I didn't come, the witch would definitely be angry and take her anger out on me. I... I didn't want to die like those maids before. And I thought it was people from the Kingdom of Light coming to eliminate the evil witch. After all, this is the outskirts of the forest..."

Her voice weakened, and she just stared at Anke with a frightened look, as if saying, "I know you're a devil or some other bad thing, but as long as I don't point it out, you won't suddenly reveal your true form and eat me." Well, that should be it.

Anko tilted her head.

The witches' homes were indeed on the outskirts of the Darkwood, at least one of them was there.

This is not a sign of being excluded, on the contrary, it is a manifestation of strength.

This means that she is not afraid of ordinary attacks, and has the ability to capture ordinary creatures living in the wilderness, and identify and abduct pedestrians who enter the fairy tale kingdom. This is how the original owner died.

Although the silver-haired girl was timid, she seemed to use her brain. She secretly observed that there was no more movement in the corridor, and then she quietly came over.

If the witch wins, then quickly show your loyalty. If the people from the Kingdom of Light win, then let them take you away. If it's a case of thieves robbing thieves...

An Ke glanced at the little coward who had his eyes closed and looked like he was resigned to his fate, and curled his lips.

As for why not run away during the chaos?

Because she was weak, and she knew how powerful witches were... Anke narrowed her eyes. Although she didn't sense much magic and elemental affinity from the other party, with the example of Momo and the magic wolf Droke, she would not easily let her guard down just because she didn't sense anything.

The telekinesis always bound the other party, and as the mind moved, the girl felt a stinging pain, her face turned pale instantly, and her body shook even more violently.

The skirt and skin were cut apart, and a string of fine blood beads slowly seeped out from the surface of the white jade-like thigh, just like a line of red painted on exquisite porcelain.

His body was also very weak, unable to resist even this level of telekinesis, and it was as easy as cutting through soft butter.

An Ke pursed her lips and stared at the silver-haired girl with her eyes closed.

Well, it’s not entirely correct to say that it was tightly closed, because she realized that the pain only lasted for a moment, and she didn’t seem to be dead. She was scared for a while, secretly opened her eyes a little bit, vaguely found that the other person was looking at her, and immediately closed them again, pretending that she had done nothing, like a little white rabbit playing dead.

"It's a bit strange. How do you know the origin of the witch? When I interrogated her, she went crazy when I mentioned this thing."

An Ke crossed his hands in front of him, and while asking questions, he used his telekinesis to control the medicine in the stone dish to float up and apply it to the other person's wound.

Not sure if it was because the wound was irritated, the medicine was too cold, or the feeling of applying telekinesis to her thigh was strange, but the silver-haired girl let out a weak whimper.

But she had to answer the question, so she could only suppress the strange feeling.

"...Because I'd heard the story of Lady Margarita before. Although there are some differences, the Sea Kingdom has become the Water Kingdom, Margarita... Oh, the witch isn't a mermaid but a human, and the parrot, puppy, and dwarf aren't sea creatures, but other things are very similar... Combining some observed characteristics, I was able to reconstruct the story."

Anke thought the girl would say, "Because the witch was mentally normal before" or "I collected and summarized information from daily contacts," but she never expected to hear this answer.

Especially the Kingdom of the Sea and the Mermaids, although now they have become the Kingdom of the Abyss and the Sirens, they did have these names in the past.

So she suddenly became serious, and after a moment of silence, she tried to ask:

"Do you know the present world?"

Unlike those twisted little worlds in the spirit world, Fairy Tale Island is fabricated, and the characters here... well.

"? Fairyland? Is it where fairies live? I've heard of it...right?"

“…The reality.”

"? What do you mean? Is it the place outside the fairy kingdom? Ma... Is it the special name of the witch's original country?"