Miss Witch, please don't leave your fragrance everywhere

"Yes, Susan, I am the same age as you now, so you don't have to call me senior."

"No! Senior is a senior!"

Susan didn't back down from that.

Abigail informed Susan of the news that Antoinette had awakened. She believed that having someone familiar with Antoinette by her side would help her cheer up quickly.

During this week, Antoinette, Angelica and others buried Louis.

Antoinette still felt sad when she thought of her brother Louis... but it was just sadness, without any despair or loss of hope for the future.

Just as Antoinette gave up her future life for Louis and sealed her memory at the age when Louis was still alive, Louis also made the same choice as his sister and returned Antoinette's life full of multiple possibilities to her.

Both of them made the decision out of their own will, and the source of this will was undoubtedly the bond between family members. So Antoinette would not degenerate, she knew that she could live a normal life again, full of Louis's sustenance and blessings.

Besides…Antoinette is not lonely.

Abigail, who had also lost a loved one, could understand Antoinette's feelings. Although Antoinette was a little embarrassed to see Abigail after she recovered, she soon learned from Abigail that this girl had a similar experience as her.

"Ms. Angelica."

Antoinette turned to Angelica and asked with extra seriousness.

"You really agree to let Abigail lodge with me?"

"I have no objection. I took her away from her hometown so that she could be self-reliant. Now Abigail already knows when to use the magic I taught her. You two don't hate each other, so staying in Walsrod is a good place."

In Angelica's opinion, there is no better place to stay than with Antoinette. Angelica will have to look for the descendants of the other five heroes in the future. The reason why she can find Antoinette smoothly is that the first generation of "art" heroes left behind the great achievements of founding the country, so that the descendants of the "art" heroes have a family lineage to find.

The descendants of the other heroes probably wouldn't be as smooth as this time. Angelica would drift around with the wind, and even she herself couldn't guarantee that she would be found. In such a prospect, Abigail was just a child, and she couldn't follow Angelica anywhere.

Despite the invasion of vampires, Walsrod is generally a safe place, especially the area around the Santa Barbara Girls' Academy, where the public security is particularly good due to the presence of children of nobles. Antoinette helped save Walsrod, so she is eligible to apply for financial assistance from Walsrod, which can at least ensure that Antoinette has enough food and clothing.

Another thing is that Antoinette's talents also make her a good magic teacher for Abigail, and she also has a good ladylike temperament. The "Healing" Hero Ecclesia is a standard soft girl heroine, and the contemporary "Magic" Hero Antoinette is a well-educated lady - of course, her ladylike qualifications are not as good as Angelica, the witch herself thinks so.

"I hope you can take good care of Abigail. She is a very obedient child."

"I will. I should say I am the one who needs to be thanked."

Antoinette knew the whole story of Angelica's assistance to Louis. Without Angelica, Louis would never be able to break through Antoinette's inherent magic. Antoinette did not mean to blame Angelica. The fact that he could not break her inherent magic was undoubtedly more of a torture for Louis than a blessing to be alive.

After Louis leaves, Antoinette's home will become deserted.

Antoinette had no habit of hiring servants. Her ancestors were nobles, but she did not think that cleaning was a servant's job. This was one of the few things that did not conform to the lady teachings of the academy.

"I will do my best to help Miss Angelica in her prophecy... the resurrection of Hades. Although I think it is difficult for someone like me to bear the responsibility, since I have been chosen, I will try my best not to let everyone down."

"You are much more mature than the last descendant of a hero I met because you have this awareness."

Anyway, it is said that the descendants of heroes can restrain the God of the Underworld. Angelica is too lazy to think about how to restrain them. She is only responsible for summoning the descendants of seven heroes. As for whether they can defeat the God of the Underworld, it is not within the scope of the witch's business.

"I will try to contact you after I find the other descendants of the heroes. Then I should set off to my next destination."

"Sister Angelica...are you leaving?"

Abigail made her own decision to stay in Walsrode, but on the day of parting with Angelica, Abigail had mixed feelings. After experiencing the precedent of Angelica forgetting Manuel in the Kingdom of Radeboyle, Abigail was able to accept that Angelica would forget her one day.

Abigail will never forget Angelica. The witch took her to a foreign land, taught her magic such as Esperanto, and gave her instructions on how to survive on her own. In Abigail's heart, Angelica will always be a special person.

"We'll have a chance to meet again in the future. I also need to contact Antoinette and tell her about the other descendants of the heroes. By the way, did Antoinette use your special admission recommendation?"

"No... Miss Angelica means...?"

"Why not recommend Abigail? With the influence of a lady like me, she should be qualified to enroll."

"Now that Sister Angelica has said that, I feel like I have no chance at all!"

"What do you mean? Introduce me right now! At worst, I can hypnotize the examiner—"

The witch's departure was surprisingly not sad. Perhaps both the witch and the people who stayed in Walsrod believed from the bottom of their hearts that the future would be a clear sky without any haze.

71 [Witch and Flower Magician]

The Kingdom of Pilsen.

People say that the people living in the Kingdom of Pilsen are happy. It is located in a basin with a pleasant environment. There is a wise and open-minded king who loves his people like his own children, a beautiful princess who is loved by countless people, and a great magician whose reputation is heard throughout the continent.

The people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and even small towns far away from the capital were thriving.

However, now, some disturbing rumors have spread to every street in the royal capital.

"Lord Slud!"

"Please answer us, Lord Slud!"

Slude, holding the alchemical materials that her master had asked her to collect, finally got into the castle gate. The guards blocked the citizens surrounding the castle and called on everyone to remain calm.

In the past, Slude would be happy to shuttle among the crowd, and look forward to whether there would be any restless devils among the crowd. But now, Slude is not in the mood.

"——Is Lord Merlin really going to die?!"

"..."

Slude did not answer, but trotted into the palace, leaving the worries and noise of the citizens behind.

Merlin, the chief magician of the court serving the royal family of the Kingdom of Pilsen, is also a veteran of the Kingdom of Pilsen for three dynasties. Blessed by the inherent magic of the princess Ecclesia, Merlin has reached the age of ninety, which is very rare among humans. Citizens once believed that Merlin had the opportunity to reach the realm of extraordinary beings and become a being that will not age or die.

Recently, a piece of news spread like wildfire, saying that the life of the chief magician of the court is about to come to an end.

It's not that anyone cast a curse on Merlin. Merlin couldn't resist the passage of time and he is about to die of old age.

"Master! I'm back!"

Slude broke into Merlin's sanatorium, where the most skilled doctors in the kingdom gathered, and King Andrew and his family were also waiting in the house.

"Is that you...teacher...?"

"No! I'm Slude! I got the alchemical materials you asked for back for you!"

Merlin's consciousness seemed a little fuzzy. An hour ago, he asked Slude to get some alchemical materials, but now he could not tell who the visitor was.

The only thing that is certain is that Merlin is waiting for someone to return.

"Slude... Teacher, you haven't come back yet..."

"I'll go find her!"

Slude had no idea where the witch was, he just wanted to find her out of passion.

"No need. Slude, just bring that thing here."

"teacher……"

Slude was depressed and placed the alchemical materials beside Merlin's bed: a model of iris.

Merlin tightly grasped the alchemical materials that Slude brought him, and his consciousness floated back to decades ago.

——Eighty years ago. In a forest.

The boy released the bowstring, and a doe fell to the ground. Contrary to his frail appearance, his archery skills were exceptionally good.

"We have to move faster."

The boy looked around to make sure there were no patrolling guards or hunting masters around, then took out the items from the package and skillfully performed operations such as skinning and removing the liver. Deer skin and liver could be sold at a higher price than venison. He was not strong enough to carry the entire carcass of a doe.

If he was lucky and the doe's body had not been discovered, he could come back and carry it again. The boy's legs were not good for tracking the doe, so it was not easy to kill it with one strike this time. He had to get enough money to live on for the next period of time.

The boy's name was Merlin. According to the people who adopted him, he was found while hunting Merlin, so they simply called him Merlin.

The man who adopted Merlin was a man who made a living by poaching. Forests were often divided into the territories of nobles. Only nobles were qualified to hunt in the forests. Farmers were usually not allowed to hunt animals in the forests, not even rabbits. Therefore, some people made a living by poaching, hunting animals for meat and selling them to butchers, and peeling off the skins of animals and selling them to leather workers.

Merlin learned hunting skills from the man who adopted him, but the good times didn't last long. The poacher fell off a cliff and died while poaching a year ago, and Merlin had to live alone since then. Merlin lived a decent life with the poaching skills he learned. If nothing unexpected happened, Merlin would also make a living by poaching and live alone, or die accidentally in a hunting trip like the man who adopted him.

After Merlin had collected enough trophies from the doe's carcass, he suddenly caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye.

There was a black mass lying under the tree.

...corpse?

Such a large forest is sometimes a good place to hide evil. Merlin hesitated for a moment and decided to go forward and check, maybe he could gain something.

"what……"

It's a girl I've never seen before.

She was wearing a loose magic robe, using a wizard hat and a strange prop: a broom and a magic wand sewn together as a pillow, and fell asleep under the tree without any protection.

With the girl's even breathing, her soft cherry lips occasionally opened slightly, and her long black hair was like a blooming flower, setting off her delicate skin even more crystal clear like ice and snow. She seemed to be intoxicated in a beautiful dream, and was completely unaware of Merlin's arrival. Merlin stopped and was stunned by the girl's face that he had never seen before.

Merlin had never seen such a beautiful girl in the town. He even rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was dazzled.

"Who is this?"

She was definitely not from the area. A girl like her would definitely be a topic of conversation. She must have come from a faraway place and was resting in the forest because she was tired.

"I have to wake her up..."

Sleeping in this forest is not a good choice. In addition to wild deer, there are also brown bears in the forest. Merlin wanted to wake up the girl and ask her to leave here quickly, but Merlin hesitated for a long time. He felt a dryness in his throat and had no courage to speak.

Damn, I haven’t talked to girls much…

The only girls of the same age who were willing to communicate with the poachers were the flower sellers and the laundry girls. Merlin had no idea what to do, although it might sound a little strange, but just waking up the sleeping beauty in front of him made him feel guilty, like putting pineapple in the ingredients for making pizza.

She... should be the kind of girl who is as gentle as jade and looks like a lady from a noble family... No, no! That's not the point at all! I have to wake her up! There are bears in the forest. It's dangerous to sleep in the forest!

But she was sleeping so soundly! It felt like a crime to wake her up!

After a struggle in his heart, Merlin finally made a decision.

"I might as well stay here."

The probability of a bear appearing was low, but the possibility could not be ruled out. Merlin just couldn't bear to leave this stranger girl in the forest.

So Merlin decided to act as the girl's guard until she woke up.

72 The First Encounter between the Witch Lady and the Stupid Disciple

"By the way... I don't even know who she is..."

After an unknown amount of time, Merlin scratched his head and muttered to himself. He had been guarding the unknown girl until dusk, but the girl still showed no signs of waking up. On the contrary, Merlin, who had been busy all day and had not yet started a fire to cook, had already protested in his stomach.

If I had ignored her, maybe I could have made a round trip and recovered some venison.

Despite this, Merlin didn't feel much regret. He stared at the girl's sleeping face and didn't even notice the passage of time.

Merlin could probably understand the reason: he had a crush on this girl.

Merlin couldn't help but laugh when he realized this. He clearly didn't even know her name, but she had achieved this just by having an attractive face.

But how will she feel when she wakes up?

Would they think I was a pervert? After all, I stared at her sleeping face for several hours... Or maybe I thanked her and then went my separate ways, just like we met by chance. A girl like her would definitely not lack suitors.

Having said that, since we have decided to be the escort, we might as well do it to the end. Besides, it is almost night time, and it is not safe to leave a girl alone in the forest.

Just as Merlin was thinking this, a low growl caught Merlin's attention.

"Could it be...?!"

Merlin drew his bow and arrow cautiously. He did not stay beside the girl, but kept a distance from her. After all, observing her sleeping face up close was really hard to control his temper. But now was not the time to say these things. This low roar was probably the result that Merlin least wanted to encounter.

A huge figure was approaching the girl.

Brown bear.

The most vicious creature in this forest.

"Damn it! Why at this time? What a coincidence..."

Merlin cursed inwardly. Brown bears usually hunt during the day, but he didn't expect this brown bear to be wandering outside at dusk? Was it the bloody smell of the doe's corpse that attracted this creature? Merlin's mind was full of random thoughts, but his eyes were still fixed on the direction the brown bear was moving.

Merlin was eager for the brown bear to turn around and hunt somewhere else, but the opposite happened. The brown bear wandered around for a few circles and found the girl sleeping under the tree. The brown bear immediately let out a low growl and approached where the girl was.

"no……!"

In an instant, Merlin's mind flashed with the image of the girl's delicate body being torn to pieces by the brown bear.

"Wake up!"

Merlin could no longer sit there and watch, so he jumped out and roared, instantly attracting the brown bear's attention. The man and the bear stared at each other, Merlin's legs were shaking, and the brown bear was also wary of Merlin. Merlin warned himself not to panic, and slowly moved back.