Chapter 120: 119. Unwavering Loyalty
"Then we shall take our leave for tonight. Thank you for your hospitality."
The Succubus Witch, having achieved her goal, grabbed her sister, who was still lying on the sofa with a big belly and unable to move, and stood up to bid farewell. The two leaped from the balcony, returning to their own floor.
On the top floor, Dorothy looked at the Angel Witch, who had tidied up the kitchen and returned to the living room. After a moment of thought, she finally spoke.
"Sophia, I'm sorry about today, okay?"
The Angel Witch: "???"
The Pure White Witch looked at the young lady who had suddenly apologized, somewhat confused.
"You invited the committee members to eat with us earlier, overstepping your role as the host. I just instinctively made a polite gesture, and I didn't expect them to actually take it seriously. And you actually were a bit unwilling, weren't you?"
Dorothy explained.
Sophia was silent for a moment, a little surprised.
Is this young lady such a meticulous person? Could she see through her flawless acting just now?
However, she had no intention of denying it and nodded.
"It's nothing. I don't mind these things. And it's not that I don't welcome Madeline and the others; I just purely felt that she might have some ideas about you, so I was a bit wary. However, since you've already accepted her invitation, I won't say anything more. Just be more careful yourself from now on."
The Pure White Witch also came and sat down on the sofa. Although she said she didn't mind, her mood actually improved inexplicably.
"Is that so? But whether you mind or not is your business, and my apology is my business. After all, we're probably going to live together for many years. It's best to clear up these minor grievances as much as possible. I don't want these small hidden dangers to accumulate too much and then erupt all at once, leading to an unmanageable situation. I'm quite satisfied with you as a roommate."
Dorothy stated her opinion directly.
However, in the end, she finally couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her.
"By the way, why do you keep calling me 'young lady'? It makes it sound like I'm really a young lady. Isn't your identity as the Student Council President better? Should I also call you 'President'? Can't you just call me by my name?"
Every time she heard the Angel Witch call her "young lady," Dorothy always felt a hint of sarcasm, but upon closer inspection, she found that this sarcasm was only occasional. Most of the time, Sophia was actually serious.
This was very strange.
From the information Dorothy had gathered on the campus forum these past few days, Sophia's birth also seemed very noble. She seemed to be related to the Headmaster of Witch Academy, from an ancient family that could be traced back to the Lord of Gods. She was also a true inheritor of noble blood.
From the perspective of status, she would only be higher than herself, a fallen Dragon King descendant, not lower. So why did Dorothy always feel that Sophia was overly humble when facing her, always habitually lowering herself, as if she were truly serving her as a young lady?
Was it just because her own mother was her teacher?
It shouldn't be. Although the relationship between teacher and disciple is indeed highly valued in the Witch World, sometimes the teacher-student relationship can even be closer than that between blood-related mother and daughter. But there was no need for Sophia to go to such lengths. This could no longer be explained by a normal teacher-student relationship; it was more like a monarch and a vassal.
Although her own mother was indeed formidable, a Peak Witch at a young age with the potential to become a future Sage, the Angel Witch's status and talent shouldn't make her so fawning. If she grew normally, Sophia's future achievements would certainly not be much worse than her own mother's.
In short, it was very strange.
When Dragon Mom gave her three choices before, Dorothy felt that the third choice was very strange, and what made her even stranger was that Sophia didn't even resist such an excessive arrangement. This was simply absurd.
According to a normal plot, shouldn't the Angel Witch strongly object, and then she would angrily shout, "Thirty years east, thirty years west, do not bully a poor girl!", and then set a three-year agreement? When she won, Sophia would change her impression of her, and even develop a good feeling, and finally, she would mercilessly reject her, making her cry bitterly in regret…
Hmm, such a development would be truly kingly. At that time, Dorothy had the lines ready on her tongue, but this Pure White Witch simply nodded lightly and agreed.
Her submissive attitude at that time made Dorothy suspect that even if she were truly an incorrigible good-for-nothing, and extremely ugly, with a face full of pimples, Sophia might still agree.
What was her relationship with her mother, what was their story? How could she be so obedient and well-behaved?
Dorothy was very curious.
And to her question, the Pure White Witch's body stiffened slightly, instinctively wanting to avoid it, but after thinking carefully, she still spoke.
"Because you, young lady, are my young lady. I was once trained by my teacher as an heir, and now that you, young lady, have returned, my teacher's heir is naturally you. Then my duty naturally becomes to assist you, young lady. As your future vassal, is it wrong to call you young lady?"
"Don't worry, although I find you, young lady, somewhat displeasing, thinking you are lazy, reclusive, and lack prestige, which is truly a disgrace to my teacher, even so, I will still assist you well."
"You need not doubt me. No matter when, where, or for what reason, I will never betray you, young lady. Please remember this."
Although she was speaking such humble words, the Angel Witch, who claimed to be a vassal, had no respect for her young lady in her tone.
Sophia's golden, dazzling eyes stared directly at Dorothy, and then she calmly uttered these somewhat embarrassing lines.
And when she said this, her tone immediately revealed unwavering loyalty, but the Zhai Mo Nv's inspiration stirred, and she heard a hint of sadness in the Angel Witch's voice.
"There is no loyalty without reason in this world. You must tell me a reason."
Dorothy frowned at such a vague answer.
She couldn't understand Sophia's reason for doing this. With the Angel Witch's abilities, she could easily open up her own witch Territory, couldn't she? With her prestige in Witch Academy, when she graduated, a single call would probably gather a multitude of followers. Why would she humble herself to be a vassal to an unmotivated slacker like her?
To such a persistent question, the Pure White Witch lowered her eyes.
"Because the territory of my teacher, which you, young lady, despise so much and are unwilling to inherit, is my only remaining refuge. I can't betray my home, can I?"
Sophia's voice trembled slightly, her tone carrying emotions such as unwillingness, resentment, sadness, and even Greed, appearing somewhat complex.
However, she quickly returned to normal, recomposed herself, and said to Dorothy.
"All right, you should be satisfied now, young lady. That's enough, it's getting late. There's an opening ceremony tomorrow, so get some rest early."
The Pure White Witch, who no longer wanted to say more, stood up and returned to her room, leaving Dorothy, who was somewhat bewildered by her words, sitting blankly on the sofa.
"It's all true, Doro. Congratulations, you have a good and absolutely loyal vassal. Even I'm a little envious of you."
Above her head, Hat Senior's voice sounded.
However, such affirmation from a future king only made the Zhai Mo Nv even more bewildered.
She regretted it now. She shouldn't have asked out of curiosity just now. Now, it was just adding to her troubles.
Sigh, it seems Sophia really has a story.
The Zhai Mo Nv was in a state of agitation.
Yay, the white-haired big sister went for it, the boss's HP bar is showing, Qian Bao, go for it!