Miss Witch, please don't leave your fragrance everywhere

Ossian nodded. It was no loss for him. He had nothing to lose anyway.

——About one hundred and fifty years ago, Ossian and Fiona were commoners living in the human territory of the Rhine Federation. But Ossian was no ordinary person. He possessed good magical talent and was soon recruited by local nobles and got a stable job that provided him with no worries about food and drink.

In comparison, Fiona's magical talent is relatively weak, but this does not hinder the relationship between the two. They enter the marriage hall with the blessings of their relatives and friends.

They would be an ordinary and happy couple - if not for some accident.

233 Miss Witch and the Incurable Disease

Some time after their marriage, Ossian noticed that Fiona's sleep time gradually increased. At first, he thought that his wife had become lazy, because since he was appreciated by the nobles, his life had no worries about food and clothing.

But Fiona did not seem to be lazy. She was very diligent when she was awake every day. However, her sleeping time was always increasing, and once she fell asleep, Ossian could not wake her up no matter what.

It was not until he accidentally caused a fire by not extinguishing a candle that Ossian finally realized something was wrong: according to the people who put out the fire, even in the blazing fire, Fiona was still sleeping soundly, with no signs of being awakened by the smoke. This was definitely not a normal manifestation of sleepiness, so after Fiona recovered, Ossian used his connections and invited all the magicians and doctors he knew to come for an examination.

The result was a bolt from the blue for Ossian: Fiona was diagnosed with parasomnia, a disease related to magic and also a terminal illness.

Fiona is still in the early stage. Once she enters the late stage, she must drain all the magic power around her to wake her up. This magic draining ritual is very expensive and cumbersome. The lord assisted several times out of obligation, and then told Ossian that he had to find a way himself.

Ossian knew that it was not that the lord was heartless. A dozen rituals to awaken Fiona were enough to spend all the lord's tax revenue for the whole year. The lord had already done his best by assisting a few times. In order to save his wife, Ossian could only rely on himself. However, it was impossible to heal his wife relying on his magical talent alone.

Perhaps there is always a way out, as Ossian happened to hear a story from a bard.

According to the story, there is a fairyland on the Fairy Island, where people who enter can live forever without food or sleep. Ossian is unable to take care of his wife who is suffering from deep sleep syndrome. He thinks that if he can find the legendary fairyland, he can at least avoid the worry of taking care of Fiona and devote himself to finding a cure for deep sleep syndrome.

"...I traveled thousands of miles to the Fairy Island. The bards beautified the fairyland greatly, but I still found a place that matched my taste, which is here: Dahanok's House of Time. People don't age here. Fiona...she still looks the same as when I brought her here more than a hundred years ago. She has remained the same for a hundred years."

"It seems that your search has been fruitless in the end."

"Yes. After I settled Fiona here, I went out to find a cure for parasomnia... The fairies on Fairy Island were unexpectedly easy to talk to, but even though I had no worries, I still couldn't find a cure for parasomnia after spending decades."

Ossian's gain of nothing was exactly what Angelica had expected. Even the witch had no good idea on how to cure deep sleep syndrome, but she had ways to wake him up.

Anna seemed quite moved after listening to Ossian's narration.

"If you leave the House of Time, your body will age, so do you choose to come back here and spend eternity with your wife?"

"........."

Ossian did not respond directly.

Angelica had roughly understood what Ossian wanted.

"Then we can make a fair deal. I can fulfill your wish, and you will give me the information I need."

"intelligence……?"

"Did a missionary visit you some time ago?"

"Missionaries... Oh, there was a nun named Alice who came here. In the more than 100 years that I have been in the House of Time, she is the only nun I have seen who landed on Fairy Island to preach."

"Angie's eyes are already shining."

Coppelia silently held her forehead. Nuns are clergy who dedicate their lives and chastity to God. Although this is the case in name, there are not many nuns who truly keep their chastity in private. Most of them have relationships with bishops, priests or nobles that would make even God shake his head. However, seeing Sister Alice's ardent missionary enthusiasm, she is probably a minority who truly has faith. And these, plus her beautiful girl attributes, have infinitely increased Angelica's favorability.

"She came to me for missionary work. I told her that we were brothers and sisters without blood relationship, and she understood what I meant immediately."

It is not surprising that Ossian and Alice have the same beliefs. Ossian comes from the Rhine Federation, an area where human beliefs are relatively concentrated. The reason for this is that the first emperor of the Rhine Federation was the spiritual leader of the church: the Pope crowned him personally, thus ushering in an era of divine right of kings.

"Where did she go after that?"

"She said that she had been to every place on the Fairy Island... Next, she was going to continue her missionary work on the Fairy Island of Albion, spreading the gospel of God to the fairies."

"Eh? Going to the Fairy Island? Could it be that she came to the Fairy Island from the R'lyeh Sea?"

Angelica didn't expect Alice's route to be like this. Although she also wanted to go to the Fairy Island, it didn't matter if she had one more thing to do. You know, there are only two ways to reach the Fairy Island: either arrive from the Fairy Island or venture across the R'lyeh Sea. Angelica always thought that Alice came from the Fairy Island.

"I don't know, but it's possible. Her enthusiasm wouldn't have gone to the Fairy Island without any action beforehand."

"Did they tell me which way to go?"

"St. Johnston."

St. Johnston is a human settlement on the Elf Island, named after Saint Johnston. The elves are very xenophobic, but they are not ungrateful. According to legend, a malignant infectious disease broke out somewhere on the Elf Island in the distant past. Johnston, a human missionary who happened to land on the Elf Island and was also a doctor, helped the elves overcome the difficulties. Although Saint Johnston's missionary work was not successful overall, in order to commemorate Johnston's achievements, the elves renamed themselves after him for the first time.

"If we go that way, it's right on our way."

Coppelia put her arm around Angelica's shoulder with a smile, and mentioned that the City of Lovers, Adwaha, was also in that direction.

Everything is in place, and now it's time for Angelica to fulfill Ossian's wish.

"Okay... Next we have to go to St. Johnston. I hope she won't be too fast. Our transaction is equal. You provided the intelligence we needed, and I should give you what you need in return."

Angelica pointed her wand at Ossian.

"—send you and Fiona to heaven."

【Witch TIPS】

Many races make distinctions between the afterlife. For example, humans believe that good people will go to heaven and bad people will go to hell. Orcs believe that warriors will become heroic spirits and cowards will be hard laborers in hell without the ability to be reincarnated.

The truth is that there is basically no difference between races after death, and they are all under the control of the God of Hell.

234 Miss Witch and the Flow of Time

The time in the House of Time has stopped, but the witch can still accurately find the loopholes.

Rather than saying it is a loophole, it is better to say that magic still follows its laws. The magic of the clock (Horologium) sequence can achieve regional time stillness, which is similar to the principle of the House of Time.

At the same time, the magic of the Clock (Horologium) Sequence One is not invincible. The magic of the same sequence has a neutralization effect. If there is another witch who can also use the Clock (Horologium) Sequence One, and they both stop time at the same time, it means that no one stops time and time still passes.

Angelica activated the Horologium Sequence 1 Sand of Time magic, temporarily neutralizing the House of Time, which was originally unable to change its state, and created the possibility of ending Ossian and Fiona.

Ossian and Fiona died without pain under the influence of Angelica's magic. Their bodies will never decay in this House of Time. They will gain a new eternity here.

"Anna thought his wish would be to wake Lady Fiona. Master, why would Mr. Ossian choose this?"

Anna didn't ask until Ossian lost all signs of life as if he had fallen asleep. If it was Abigail or Victoria, they would have asked or even stopped Angelica before she took action. Although Anna was puzzled, she would not question Angelica's choice. The fact that Ossian did not resist also proved that Angelica's understanding was correct.

"Anna, do you remember what Ossian called Fiona?"

"Mr. Ossian has always called Ms. Fiona by her full name... Master, do you mean that Mr. Ossian no longer loves Ms. Fiona?"

"No one stipulates that lovers must use nicknames, but I think in their case there is indeed no affection."

People who are close to Angelica would call her Angel, but not everyone has a nickname, and a name like Fiona is unnecessary unless you really want to have a nickname.

"Anna, time is a very ruthless thing. The House of Time will stop the changes in the body and terminate all the needs of the body. At first glance, it seems to be an ideal form of immortality. After all, even we need nutrients to replenish ourselves and stay alive."

"We are the elders when it comes to immortality."

Coppelia's boastful tone matched her appearance, making her look just like the real Angelica.

"But there is one thing that has not been stopped in the House of Time."

Angelica tapped her temple with her index finger, and Anna immediately understood.

"Thought……"

"When Ossian stays in the House of Time, his mind will not be static. He can clearly feel how much time has passed. He is a human from more than a hundred years ago. The House of Time is empty. There is nothing but the endless wilderness. Because destruction is not allowed, he can't even do some manual work for entertainment."

If the goblins brought in some wood, Ossian could not use magic or craftsmanship to turn the wood into furniture, because he could not destroy the wood in the House of Time. This is why the House of Time is so tidy. Ossian had no ability to change anything in the House of Time from the beginning.

"After a long time, his love for Fiona has worn away to the point where nothing is left. I think Ossian undoubtedly loved Fiona very much back then. With his status, he could have abandoned Fiona who was suffering from a terminal illness, but he didn't do that."

Although it may sound discriminatory to say this, in the magical world, magical qualifications often mean being superior to others, and magicians will never have to worry about food and clothing. Many poor families choose to have more children. Firstly, the church's teachings do not allow the voluntary death of a fetus in the womb, and secondly, many poor families hope to have a talented magician who can instantly change their family's financial situation and allow one person to support the entire family.

The fact that Ossian could gain favor from the nobles meant that his magical aptitude had reached the level to enter high society. He was fully capable of choosing his own woman, and even changing her at his own will. As long as he had a good relationship with the local priest, no one could punish a magician who changed his wives frequently.

Ossian did not choose to do so. He loved Fiona so much that he did not give up even after Fiona was diagnosed with deep sleep. He gave up his comfortable life and took Fiona to the strange Fairy Island alone. After settling Fiona in Dahanok's House of Time, Ossian searched for a cure for deep sleep alone, until he was no longer young and his hair and beard turned gray.

The aging Ossian returned to the House of Time, perhaps because he wanted to accompany Fiona, or perhaps because he was afraid of death. Whatever the reason, Angelica had no idea. The only thing she could say was that it was a wrong decision.

"Time is cruel and merciless, but it is not only time that tortures Ossian. The Sands of Time of the Horologium sequence 1 can make time stand still, but the time of standstill will be compensated by the correction of the world."

With Angelica's ability, she can stop the time of the Elf Island and the Fairy Island for 3 seconds. In the duel between magicians, 3 seconds is enough to decide life and death.

So how do we calculate the 3 seconds of stoppage? The answer is that it doesn't disappear out of thin air. When the stillness of time ends, the world will correct itself. Angelica's stillness of 1 minute and 1 second will not be the same time after the end, but 1 minute and 4 seconds. In principle, the damage caused by Angelica is born at the time point of 1 minute and 1 second being stilled. After the correction, it will become that Angelica caused damage between 1 minute and 1 second and 1 minute and 4 seconds, and the opponent will stay in place and be hit during these 3 seconds.

"Let's take a simple example. Let's say Ossian entered the House of Time at the age of 60 and stayed there for a year. When he left the House of Time and returned to Dahanok, his body would be corrected to make up for the time difference of the previous year. His body would age by one year, becoming a 61-year-old. Although this is theoretically true, one year is beyond the scope of correction."

“Is there a limit to the correction of the world?”

"Because it is difficult to reach the limit using magic alone, I am not sure what the specific limit is. In short, one year is definitely beyond the limit, and it is estimated that Ossian will stay in the House of Time for a longer time. I think at the beginning, relying on his love for Fiona, Ossian could endure the unchanging House of Time, but Fiona was always in a deep sleep and could not be awakened. Her thinking would not change, and Ossian could still feel the passage of time. Probably at a certain point in time, Ossian decided to end it all, and he was ready to leave the House of Time and end his life."

There is no new life in the House of Time, nor can life come to an end. Ossian plans to leave the House of Time, which will never change. However -

"At that time, Ossian will find that he cannot take even one step out of the House of Time."

235 The witch is old and forgetful

"Master, what you mean is... Mr. Ossian stayed in the House of Time for too long, so he was unable to be corrected by the world and was thus expelled?"

"The principle is roughly like this. Although Ossian is also a magician, he is far from being exposed to the realm of Sequence One magic, so naturally he cannot know the cruelty of magic. Trapped in the House of Time, Ossian has an eternal life, but he can only stay in the House of Time that will never change, and he can't do anything. Of course, Ossian's magical talent will also be restricted, and he can't have any growth, and he even loses the possibility of breaking through himself."

"It sounds more like torture."

"Nothing can be done. It's not wrong to say it's a criminal law. It's said that people who stay in a closed environment for a long time will have mental problems. Maybe Ossian has fallen into madness, and finally he became crazy to the extreme and then calmed down. The House of Time won't even leave any traces of whether Ossian has been crazy, so anything we do is in vain. However, the fairies are a kind race, and I think they should come to visit Ossian every once in a while, but this is just a drop in the bucket."

All the fairies could do was bring some things to Ossian and chat with him, but they could not solve Ossian's predicament at all.

After a long time, Ossian, who loved Fiona so much, lost that love. The only thing that changed in the unchanging time was Ossian's thoughts. Maybe he hated his past self, or he hated Fiona. Angelica didn't know what Ossian was thinking, but there was only one thing that was certain.

Ossian's wish is to seek death.

He longed for peace and tranquility so much that he was willing to go to hell to suffer suffering and punishment.

Anna would mourn for the misfortune of Ossian, who once loved Fiona but became confused under the torture of the House of Time. However, after a brief period of mourning, Anna turned her attention back to her master.

"Master, you once said that you would travel again every once in a while. It must be for the same reason."

"If there were countless video games to play, I could stay in the cottage in the Misty Mountains until the end of time, but unfortunately there is no such thing. In order to avoid being bored to the point of insanity, I will leave the Misty Mountains and go out for a walk every once in a while. So in order to let me stay at home longer, Anna, you have to stay with me all the time."

"Anna will do her best to fulfill the master's orders."

"By the way, Anjie."

Coppelia's face was filled with pride and complacency.

"Ossian's feelings have worn away in just a hundred years, and nothing is left."

“It’s actually something we can’t help.”

Angelica rarely spoke fair words for someone she was not very familiar with. It is precisely because of its preciousness that the vows of love that can stand the test of time will be talked about with great relish. Ossian's situation is a bit special. He did not spend a hundred years with Fiona. He could only watch Fiona, who would never wake up, being ruthlessly washed away by the torrent of time.

"But Anjie, you see, my feelings for Anjie have never changed~"

"Hmm... now that I think about it, it seems to be true."

"What a bland reaction! Shouldn't Anjie be suddenly awakened to the fact that the person who loves her the most is always by her side!"

Angelica couldn't remember how long she had known Coppelia, probably about four digits. Ever since Coppelia started pursuing Angelica, she had indeed shown incredible perseverance, which even Angelica could not deny.

Angelica was already used to Coppelia's persistent pursuit. If Coppelia was a little more normal, they would not have had the delicate relationship they had now. It was precisely because she knew that time would change a lot that Coppelia's long-lasting and even intensified feelings were even more precious.

"Lady Coppelia, Anna thinks that the master is the most attractive person in the world, but Anna has always been puzzled. How did Lady Coppelia become obsessed with the master?"

“Actually, I’m curious too.”

"Master, you don't know why Coppelia is obsessed with you?"

"There are countless people who are obsessed with me. It should be said that those who have no reaction to a beautiful girl like me are definitely problematic. How can I figure out the specific reasons for everyone? That being said, Coppelia has reached a point that even I am dumbfounded."

Angelica and Coppelia have known each other for a long time, and Coppelia has been pursuing Angelica madly for a long time, but if you ask her why it is like this, even Angelica can't remember the specific reason.

Angelica never remembers doing anything like the heroic act of saving a beautiful girl.

"because……"

Coppelia, who became the center of attention, raised her chin proudly. Angelica and Anna were both waiting for Coppelia's answer.

"Angie, you look easy to bully."

"……what?"

Angelica's slightly expectant expression froze completely. She didn't remember having done anything to offend Coppelia.