Volume 2: Witch Kingdom Arc
Chapter 20: Subduing the Wrath Witch
As the touching reunion unfolded, Luo Yuxi sat awkwardly to the side, not wanting to interrupt. Yun Keke, no longer her usual arrogant self, was like a child, basking in Lislia’s long-overdue motherly love.
“Heh, such a touching scene~”
A voice startled Luo Yuxi. She turned and saw Doris, awake and impaled on the cross, her clothes torn, a gruesome wound on her chest.
“You’re awake. Didn’t expect our next meeting to be like this, did you…?”
“Cough, cough, as expected of my little cutie, pushing me to this extent, it really hurts~”
Doris, despite her injuries, still managed to tease Luo Yuxi. White, golden divine power flowed through her body, Luo Yuxi’s healing barely keeping her alive.
“I didn’t expect my little cutie to heal me~”
“Although you wanted to keep me as a pet canary, you didn’t intend to harm me. Even if you did, I wouldn’t let you die so easily…”
“Sigh, I thought I caught a cute sparrow, but it turned out to be a hawk~”
Doris coughed up blood. Luo Yuxi, using divine power, was slowly reconstructing the damaged blood vessels and organs in Doris’s chest. Although she could heal her quickly, she wasn’t going to.
“I’m looking forward to seeing how you’ll deal with me~”
Doris closed her eyes, conserving her energy. Meanwhile, Lislia, Yun Keke, and Yu Keke were chatting happily, like three sisters, if one didn’t know their true relationship.
“Now that they’ve found their mother, my deal with Yun Keke and Yu Keke is probably over…”
Luo Yuxi felt a pang of melancholy. Their relationship had been purely transactional. They had only sought her out to enter the Church and find their mother. Now that their mother was here, their deal was no longer necessary.
“Big sister~”
“Hmm?”
Luo Yuxi, looking up at the sky, wondering how to return to the Church, felt Yun Keke hug her from behind.
“Little Yun?”
“Thank you for finding my mother, big sister. And Mom said she doesn’t object to our relationship~”
“Our relationship? What relationship?”
Luo Yuxi was confused. Yu Keke also hugged her arm, and Luo Yuxi finally understood. Lislia stood up and brushed her purple hair aside.
“You’re so enviable, having my two precious daughters love you so much~”
“Mother-in-law! Aren’t you taking them back to the Witch Kingdom?”
“I’m a member of the Church. Even though I’m a half-witch now, I haven’t abandoned my original identity~”
Lislia smiled gently, then turned to Doris, her gaze shifting to Luo Yuxi, a questioning look in her eyes.
“Now, the only problem is the Wrath Witch. This is the perfect opportunity to eliminate her, but you don’t seem to want to~”
“I…”
Lislia’s eyes turned cold, and Luo Yuxi felt nervous, thinking carefully about her answer. A bad answer would lower her standing in her mother-in-law’s eyes, which wouldn’t be good for their future relationship. Although she could use Yun Keke and Yu Keke’s affection to force Lislia’s hand, that was clearly a last resort.
“You already have my two precious daughters. They’re not inferior to her in terms of looks, are they? Or have you betrayed the Church…?”
“Mother! Big sister is not like that!”
“Little Yu, the most beautiful women are the most deceitful. Your mother knows this best…”
Yu Keke, unable to argue, looked at Yun Keke for help, but Yun Keke just stood there, hands on her hips, watching the drama unfold.
“Since Mother-in-law insists…”
“So you’re going to kill her? If you’ve decided, then I’ll—”
“Of course I won’t listen to you, Mother-in-law~”
“Hmm?!”
Lislia raised her hand, aiming at Doris, but Luo Yuxi stepped between them. Lislia looked at her in shock, surprised by her defiance, but she could sense a change in Luo Yuxi’s aura.
“Do you know what you’re saying? Harboring one of the Seven Deadly Sins…?”
“Then does Mother-in-law know about the Witch Domination skill~?”
“Wi… Witch Domination…?”
“The Church’s Holy Mark grants a unique skill. As a former bishop, Mother-in-law should know about it, right~?”
Luo Yuxi showed the mark on her hand. Lislia, seeing the complex Holy Mark, was momentarily stunned. Luo Yuxi, sensing her deception had worked, smiled meaningfully.
“What… what do you want…?”
“If Mother-in-law doesn’t believe me, how about a demonstration? I don’t know if it works on half-witches~”
Luo Yuxi approached, like a villain. Lislia instinctively stepped back.
“So you want to control the Wrath Witch…”
“Mother-in-law infiltrated the Seven Deadly Sins and barely managed to defeat one with the advantage of time, place, and people. What if there were two undercover witches~?”
“That…”
Luo Yuxi’s words made Lislia dizzy. Yun Keke and Yu Keke, watching this, admired Luo Yuxi’s eloquence. Luo Yuxi smiled confidently and walked towards Doris.
“Actions speak louder than words. I didn’t attract Yun Keke and Yu Keke just with my body~”
Lislia looked at Luo Yuxi, her pink hair and eyes, her fair skin, her alluring lips, her long, slender legs, and thought, Isn’t it because of your body?
“This is my inherent skill: Witch Domination!”
Luo Yuxi leaned close to Doris and whispered something in her ear. Doris’s eyes changed, and she looked at Luo Yuxi with a smile. To Lislia’s shock, Luo Yuxi released Doris from the cross.
“Behave yourself. From now on, I’m your master~”
“As you command, Master~”
Doris, who had been a major threat, now bowed and kissed Luo Yuxi’s hand in submission.
“What did you say to her…?”
“It’s a secret~”