Chapter 2261 - 1132: Farewell, Black Sheep

Chapter 2261: Chapter 1132: Farewell, Black Sheep

"Phew, it’s finally over."

Once everyone left and the hall was again occupied only by Black Impermanence and the Clown, both bodies let out a long sigh of relief at the same time.

Well, anyway, the mission announcement went pretty smoothly. Everyone just accepted the task, and with the Strength and backgrounds of these Grand Inquisitors and Judges, once they join forces they really can form a pretty massive force. That’s enough to serve as follow-up support for the upcoming Mechanical Wilderness operation.

"Anyway, thanks, senior. If it weren’t for you, things really wouldn’t have gone this smoothly."

Dorothy’s consciousness retreated out of senior Fanny’s body and returned to the Clown’s body. Back in control, she spoke up and thanked her sincerely.

However, senior Fanny, who had just regained control of her own body, suddenly felt a wave of weakness.

It wasn’t that Dorothy had just burned through too much of her Strength or anything; it was purely because the state they’d been in while fused was a bit too powerful, and now that she’d reverted, the contrast was huge.

Just now, Black Impermanence’s domineering presence hadn’t only intimidated the Judges; it had also scared the Evil God Witch’s true body down in the Conscious Sea.

Asa Vanni was even starting to doubt whether that was really Strength she could possess. Wasn’t that just a bit too overpowered? Even among Sages, that kind of power should count as an Upper-Level existence, right? Could someone like her, basically the bottom of the Sage rank, really pull that off?

Although strictly speaking it wasn’t her acting, but Qian playing the part, it was still her body, okay?

This body, this Magic Power—clearly they were so underwhelming in her hands, so how come just switching the user made it go straight to heaven-tier?

Mm, even those Divinity and Demonic Nature avatars that were still sealed couldn’t compare to the state the two of them had just achieved while fused.

In short, the future The Fourth King was having a bit of an existential crisis.

Of course, compared to the gap in Strength, the gap in her heart was even bigger.

In her Conscious Sea, that Sleeping Beauty looked at the nightmare that had once again turned dark and cold with the Sun’s departure, and was already starting to miss that brief warmth from just moments ago.

She curled her body up again, wanting to go back to sleep, but she was just the tiniest bit insomniac now.

I could endure the Darkness, only because I had never seen the Light.

Sigh, if only she could be as confident and sunny as Qian.

But in the end senior Fanny still did what she always does. On the surface she just put on a tough front and let out a cold snort.

"Hmph, now you know how strong I am, right, Qian? You need to show me a bit more respect from now on, and trust me a bit more too. You’re under my protection."

"Yes yes yes, senior, you’re the greatest. You’re my future King; I love you to death."

Dorothy was speechless at her senior’s personality that explodes into sunshine with just a little praise, and answered her that perfunctorily.

"Aaah, Qian, are you coaxing me like I’m a little kid?"

"No no, absolutely not, senior. You know I never lie."

"I believe your Ghost Mask, you little bastard, you’re as bad as they come."

....

The two of them bickered and joked like they always did.

But then, suddenly, both of them frowned at the same time, and they turned toward the doorway, asking in unison:

"Who? Who’s over there?"

They were both a little nervous, kicking themselves for relaxing too soon. They hadn’t expected that someone would still be here after adjournment instead of leaving immediately—if this just-opened identity as Black Impermanence got exposed right away, that would be a joke.

At the same time, Dorothy’s thoughts flicked, and Zero, the resident intelligence, immediately locked down the surroundings.

To protect her Black Impermanence disguise, the homebody witch was being downright gentle this time—no matter who was eavesdropping, they’d have to be silenced.

Mm, she knew a thing or two about Mental Magic too. Stuff like hypnosis, Brainwashing, memory modification—although as a proper, upstanding person she doesn’t like to use them, it’s not like she can’t.

Eavesdropper, don’t blame me for being ruthless. If you have to blame someone, blame yourself for knowing too much.

And just as the homebody witch was running through various R-rated methods in her head, a little cutie poked her head in from the doorway, looking a bit embarrassed.

"Haha, sis, it’s me."

Little Bun, wearing a Gargoyle mask, said so.

Dorothy and senior Fanny: "..."

Seeing this familiar little witch, the two of them let out another synchronized sigh.

"Tsk, scared me half to death. Qian, keep a tighter leash on your little sister."

Senior Fanny said that, then curled herself up into a ball, turning back into a wide Star Witch Hat and hopping onto the homebody witch’s head.

Mm, this familiar throne really was comfortable. While it was nowhere near as warm as that state of Soul fusion they’d just had, it was still brimming with a sense of security.

No golden nest or silver nest beats Qian’s doggy head.

Dorothy ignored her senior. She stared in annoyance at her little sister still awkwardly grinning in the doorway, and asked irritably:

"Alice, why are you still here? You scared me half to death just now, you brat."

She patted her puffed-up chest, soothing her frightened heart like that.

Mm, if it’s Alice, then there’s no need for Brainwashing, hypnosis, or memory modification. The little witch already knows about her identity as Black Impermanence anyway.

Right now the witches who know she’s Black Impermanence are just a handful: aside from the three Great Judges of the Judgment Court, there’s also Annie, Alice, and Sophia (Ruthfiel).

After all, when she’d gone to the Dracula Family last time, Dorothy had used her Black Impermanence identity to suppress her stepmother, and Alice and Ruthfiel had both been there.

But that’s fine. None of these people are the type to leak secrets anyway.