Miss Witch, please don't leave your fragrance everywhere

Victoria was dumbfounded by Angelica's conclusion.

"But doesn't this mean... that our taxes to the church are meaningless? They are not conveyed to the gods at all."

"Well, that's right."

“……………………”

By the way, the principles of God are only known to a few people who have studied magic in depth. Whether it is the human church or the elven high priest, it is possible that they really don’t know that the sacrifice cannot be responded to.

But even if we knew, it probably wouldn't change anything. Otherwise, who would make up for the missing income?

"So Miss Victoria, good is rewarded with good, evil is punished with evil, and so on, never existed from the beginning. You see, even the gods are not always watching over this world."

“I should almost accept the imperfect reality…”

Victoria was devastated. This world is indeed unfair. Despite this, she still wanted to do her part to maintain order. However, Victoria would become much more rational and no longer a fanatical idealist.

Angelica clapped her hands happily.

"Then Miss Victoria should also understand that if you blaspheme a little, the gods won't be angry at all, right?"

“………………huh?”

Angelica stood up from the hot spring with a "whoosh" and came to Victoria. In the misty water vapor, Victoria couldn't tell for a moment whether the blush on Angelica's skin was the effect of the hot spring or due to other reasons.

Angelica grabbed Victoria's wrist, not with much force, but with an unyielding momentum.

"You promised me, Miss Victoria, that I could make some requests while in the hot springs...?"

117 [The Witch and the Great Mage]

God--

Please forgive my sins.

"Ms. Victoria, please cheer up."

Angelica sighed. On the way out of Medemblik, Victoria prayed to God every few steps like a devout believer going on a pilgrimage. However, their destination was not a religious holy place.

"Okay, okay, I have my responsibilities too. I thought Miss Victoria must be very experienced since she thinks about goblins all the time, but I didn't expect it to be limited to reading."

"How can we do this before we get married... God won't allow it!"

"The more something is forbidden, the more people will violate it. Nobles and servants are together, and nuns have close relationships with priests. These are all very common phenomena."

Angelica thought Victoria knew all the novels about goblins persecuting female knights, so she must have her own unique skills, but it turned out that Victoria was just a strong talker. The factor that led to all this was actually Victoria's religious beliefs. She seemed to really believe that the gods were watching everything in the world, so she must not do anything out of line.

That being said, does reading novels about goblins and female knights not count? Furthermore, if God really pays attention to every detail and does not miss any content, wouldn’t God seem like a pervert?

"Wow... I will never be able to go to heaven..."

"What are you talking about? Didn't you just go to heaven a few days ago?"

"I, that's not what I meant! Why are you so skilled?"

"We haven't been to a big town. Miss Victoria may not know this, but I have a habit of looking for cute girls whenever I go to a big town."

Angelica was not shy about this. She never used illusions or disguises. The only requirement was that the other party must be a beautiful girl...or an older sister. As for other concerns? Witches are immune to serious diseases.

Victoria was shocked. Although she understood why Angelica was so powerful, Angelica's metaphor still made Victoria feel uncomfortable.

"Do you think I'm just a girl from a big town...?"

"To put it another way, it may seem like I am the one feeling happy, but in fact, Miss Victoria is also very happy, right? According to the theory of relativity, neither of us owes anyone anything."

Victoria doesn't understand what the theory of relativity is, but it's definitely not Angelica's twisted logic.

But what Angelica said was true, Victoria really liked it.

She is not a witch after all, but a succubus in disguise...

"What are Miss Victoria's future plans?"

"from now on?"

Angelica suddenly mentioned her future plans. Afterwards, Angelica told Victoria that she was originally going to look for the descendants of the brave, but she had no clues at the moment. Victoria didn't have a clear destination, so Angelica led the way everywhere.

Victoria benefited a lot from the journey with Angelica. To be honest, Victoria, who was originally full of enthusiasm, even had the idea of ​​traveling around the continent to punish evil and promote good. In Victoria's concept, the world is as simple as Dragon Quest.

The princess who was captured by the dragon was a poor person in distress, the king who was anxious to recruit heroes was a person in need of help, and the dragon was a definite villain. However, Victoria realized that the world was not just black and white, and in this complex world, there were many difficulties that Victoria could not solve.

"From now on, I plan to..."

Victoria's face suddenly changed. She drew out her sword and knocked down something that was attacking Angelica.

It's not some vicious hidden weapon...it's just a stone.

As they chatted, they came to a new village: a typical medieval city with a castle surrounded by residents. The lord lived in the castle, and the residents lived in the village outside. When a war broke out, the residents needed to walk to the castle to seek shelter.

As soon as Angelica and Victoria arrived here, the children playing outside the village expressed their diswelcome through their actions.

The kid who threw the stone made a face at Angelica.

"I hate you! Magician!"

Then the child ran into the village without looking back.

He had a clear hostility towards magicians, which was completely different from the Farrer Village which was extremely friendly to magicians before.

"That kid is not very friendly to wizards."

"Yes, I don't know if it's the kid's personal likes and dislikes or the custom of the village. If it's the latter, it will be troublesome."

Angelica could have avoided it, but Victoria was definitely going to find out and see if there was anything they could do to help.

"How about I go in and ask around first?"

"No need. Nothing can hurt me anyway."

That being said, as soon as Angelica entered the village, she was met with disgust and hostility from all directions. Adults were always rational, and they knew very well that magicians could easily kill them, so they did not have the courage to attack directly like children.

Victoria was worried about whether Angelica would be affected. Fortunately, Angelica was used to it. She had been to all the towns that were clearly against witches. Compared with those towns where the hatred for witches was deep-rooted, this place was considered good.

Victoria, who was traveling with Angelica, was also affected. Victoria originally planned to go to the hall to get information, but when the villagers found out that she was in cahoots with the magician, they chose to stay indoors.

In the end, the hotel owner who had no way to close his hotel became the only person who could communicate.

The hotel owner, who should have been smiling, had a cold face, but Victoria was still sincere. I don't know whether Victoria's sincere attitude touched the hotel owner, or he hoped that Angelica and Victoria would leave quickly after understanding the whole story, so the hotel owner told them the truth.

The village was called Alkmaar, and the kingdom was in a civil war over the succession of the crown prince. Alkmaar was far away from the battlefield, but their lord supported one of the princes and took the opportunity to tyrannize the territory under his name, collecting taxes as military pay to support the lord he supported to hire mercenaries.

The war situation seemed to be unsuccessful and had no end for a long time. Although Alkmaar was never involved in the battlefield, its tyranny was increasing day by day. When people were suffering, a homeless man came to Alkmaar.

Zeno was a magician who was very confused about everything except that he was called Zeno. He seemed to have lost his memory. After hearing that the villagers of Alkmaar were oppressed, Zeno asked them very seriously if they wanted him to help them. The villagers of Alkmaar had found a savior, so they hoped that the magician named Zeno could help them overthrow the lord.

If you can't do it, don't force yourself and waste your life.

However, they underestimated Zeno - this man turned out to be a magician who could use Sequence 2 magic.

118 Grand Mage Zeno

“A Sequence 2 magician?! Really…really?”

Victoria was shocked. You know, a magician who can reach this level is already qualified to hold an important position in the royal court. Victoria is already a leader in magic aptitude, but she can only reach Sequence 4 at her age. Talent and time accumulation are both indispensable, and luck is occasionally needed.

Only four people at most can learn each type of Sequence 2 magic, and there are often empty seats. After all, there is no rule that every seat must be filled.

This is really strange... How could someone who can use Sequence 2 magic appear in a place like this?

"It's true. I don't know magic, but I have no problem with my ears."

The innkeeper was very sure about what he said. The fact was that a magician named Zeno chanted the magic of Sequence 2 and easily defeated the nobles who ruled Alkmaar.

After driving out the nobles of Alkmaar, Zeno became the new ruler. People had no objection to this. Most people felt that life would be better with a change of rulers.

But before long, Zeno also began to increase taxes, and the miserable days became even worse.

The people of Alkmaar originally thought that they had met a kind person, but who would have thought that the dragon slayer would turn into a new evil dragon.

Moreover, this evil dragon is much more powerful than the previous nobles. How can a magician who can use Sequence 2 magic possibly defeat it?

"We no longer trust magicians. They are just like the nobles, and even worse than them!"

The hotel owner said with gritted teeth.

"Now that guy stays in the castle all day, sending his servants out to confiscate food and property. Soon all the livestock in the village will be slaughtered by them. A few days ago, they were even planning to rob unmarried girls. God knows what they will do in the future."

"This... maybe we can..."

"Forget it. We once believed in our current Lord."

The hotel owner rolled his eyes at Victoria. At least people came to them for help in the places Angelica and Victoria had visited before, but Alkmaar was different. The residents here no longer believed in magicians from the bottom of their hearts.

In their view, the magician drove away the current tyrant just to let them sit in that position. Everyone hates tyrants, but everyone likes tyrants. Who doesn't like to have the power to cover the sky with one hand? The hotel owner thought that although Victoria looked harmless, the previous Zeno was actually a handsome man. Who would have thought that there would be such a big change after becoming a ruler.

Victoria relayed what the hotel owner had told her to Angelica.

"A Sequence 2 magician? Appearing here?"

"That's what they said. But would a Sequence 2 magician really do such a thing? Go to a place and occupy the mountain as a king?"

"It's possible. Magicians are also human. In addition to pursuing deeper mysteries, some magicians will choose to satisfy other needs. For example, I—"

Angelica puffed out her chest proudly.

"I'll tell you a secret, Miss Victoria. I started learning magic just to please girls, but later I found that I was quite talented. I accidentally became a witch while learning."

"..."

For the first time, Victoria felt that Angelica's usual boasting about her beauty was actually a less offensive form of showing off.

"I think the magician named Zeno might be content to be an independent little lord. To be the chief magician of the palace, one must be subject to the constraints of the royal family. Magical qualifications and ruling abilities are two different things. A magician who becomes a lord himself does not seem to have the ability to manage a large territory, so occupying a small place is the best choice."

Judging from the current situation in Alkmaar, Zeno probably really has no talent for ruling. It seems that he is just satisfying his desire to dominate.

After all, magicians are not saints. They have their own emotions and desires, and it is inevitable that they have worldly desires.

However, this obviously did not conform to Victoria's ideas. In a sense, this was the situation that Victoria originally wanted to encounter when she traveled around the continent. Zeno was like a dragon occupying treasures, waiting for a warrior to conquer him.

"We have to get rid of Zeno the magician."

"why?"

"People in Alkmaar are suffering."

"We were just passing through Alkmaar, and they didn't ask us for help. Instead, they wanted us to leave as soon as possible."

Angelica didn't have the habit of doing good things for others even if she was hated. Although the people of Alkmaar had plenty of reasons to hate magicians, Angelica didn't understand their obligation to sacrifice themselves.

Victoria knew that if she wanted to defeat Zeno, she had to get Angelica's help. The suppression of high-sequence magic over low-sequence magic was absolute. If it was a non-direct lethal magic like space folding, it would be fine. However, according to the hotel owner, the sequence two magic that Zeno mastered was undoubtedly an attack type of magic.

Victoria may not be a match for Zeno, unless Angelica is willing to help...

"Let go of my daughter!"

A cry attracted the attention of two people, and they saw a group of people carrying a struggling girl on their shoulders and beating and kicking the girl's family members.

"Get lost! How can there be no maids at a banquet?"

"Be sensible... This is the order of the Lord."

"Do you dare to disobey us who are carrying out the Lord's orders? Resisting the Lord will only lead to death."

The leading man was not ashamed but proud of it, and so were his subordinates. It was said that the leading man was Zeno's close attendant and Zeno's loyal lackey, and he had always been the one to intensify Zeno's tyranny.

"That's it!"

Victoria could not tolerate it any longer and drew her sword to stop the attendants and others. They were surprised by Victoria's appearance but soon calmed down. Now the residents of Alkmaar dared not resist them. Only foreigners who did not understand the situation would do such a boring thing.

“Female Knight, please don’t meddle in other people’s business. Our lord is a great magician who can use Sequence 2 magic! If he knew that you ruined his mood... we have no idea what would happen.”

After that, the servants beside the attendant burst into laughter. With Zeno as a strong backing, they were naturally fearless. Unfortunately, Victoria was a rigid knight. Her face darkened, and before the attendant and others could see what happened, they had a wound on their faces.

"You are the ones who should leave. This is a warning. There will be no second chance."

"you you……"

Zeno was indeed a powerful magician, and his men were no match for Victoria. Seeing that Victoria really dared to attack, the attendants and others covered the wounds on their faces, uttered a few harsh words, and fled in a hurry.

He looks like a boring villain that only appears in third-rate novels, commented Angelica who was watching from the sidelines.