Chapter 006: That Girl Is Truly Beautiful
"I'm not joking..."
Seeing the obvious disbelief from everyone, Archi sighed helplessly.
"Let me handle this." Witnessing this, Pandora let out a light laugh before speaking.
Then, under everyone's puzzled gazes.
"Allow me to introduce myself." Pandora stepped in front of Archi. "My name is Pandora, a Witch—the Witch of Vainglory."
Just like that, completely unbothered, she openly declared her title as a Witch before the crowd.
Although the elves didn't know what the Witch of Vainglory was, anything associated with Witches must signify someone incredibly powerful...
But... this also meant they were unaware of Fortuna and Pandora's past.
"However, I'm not the kind of Witch you might be imagining." Noticing fear in some of their eyes, Pandora shook her head. "After all, Archbishop Petelgeuse is my subordinate."
The moment Petelgeuse's name was mentioned, everyone froze in surprise.
"You are Lord Geuse's superior?"
Almost as a reflexive reaction, everyone suddenly perceived a certain "radiance" emanating from Pandora.
"Yes." Pandora nodded in response. "Oh, and please take care of me from now on."
The already bewildered crowd grew even more confused upon hearing this.
"Miss Pandora will be staying here from now on..." Seeing this, Archi stepped forward to explain.
"..."
His words plunged the scene into a prolonged silence.
Until—
"Archbishop Romanée-Conti!" An urgent shout came from the entrance of the settlement.
"Mr. Archi, where is the Archbishop!" Spotting Archi standing before the crowd, a group of men clad in black and red robes hurried over. "It's past the agreed time, and he still hasn't emerged. We—"
"Don't worry, he's fine." However, the response didn't come from Archi.
"Who is this little girl..." Upon seeing Pandora, the Witch Cult members all adopted kindly smiles.
"Little girl?" Hearing the key phrase, not only Archi but even the elves fixed their gazes on Pandora.
"Me?" Pandora merely smiled in response. "My name is Pandora!"
At this moment, as if deliberately, Pandora didn't directly reveal her identity.
"Pandora... what a lovely name!" One of the cultists in the group nodded approvingly.
But why does it sound so familiar...
"Lady Pandora!" Quickly, one of the cultists realized and dropped to one knee. "My apologies!"
Immediately after, the entire group knelt on one knee.
They had never seen Pandora before but had heard her name from Geuse.
"That Lady has agreed to my proposal."
That was how Geuse had responded to them back then, and later, amid their puzzled expressions—
"Pandora—that is the Lady's name. Please remember it well."
"Please, rise." Seeing this, Pandora sighed.
Although she didn't feel any particular way about it, she wasn't quite accustomed to such scenes.
"Yes!" After responding in unison, the entire group stood up.
"Your Archbishop is resting in that cabin." After pointing to the small wooden house nearby, Pandora said: "However, I don't recommend disturbing him."
This made those who had been about to request an audience shut their mouths.
"After all, this is the most crucial moment for your Archbishop." As if recalling something amusing, Pandora's smile deepened.
This matchmaking experience had been quite successful! So much so that she felt certain she could do even better next time!
"Yes."
Since Pandora told them not to go, they wouldn't—after all,
One must always listen to the boss's boss...
"Um... Witch-sama..."
"Just call me Pandora." Looking at the elf who spoke, Pandora smiled.
"Er... Lady Pandora..."
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"Geuse, how are you feeling?" Fortuna, holding Emilia in her arms, asked with concern while looking at the man lying in bed.
"I'm fine, much better now." Geuse shook his head in response: "Thanks to Lady Emilia..."
As he spoke, tears threatened to well up in his eyes again.
"Alright, if you're fine now, then why are you crying?"
"Because... because..."
"Haha, really, no wonder Emilia says you're a crybaby."
At this, Emilia nodded very seriously.
"Well then..." Suddenly, Fortuna's expression shifted: "Are you sure she's trustworthy?"
Listening to the intermittent conversations outside, the worry and helplessness on her face were completely unconcealed.
"I think..." Geuse hesitated for a moment: "The Lady at this time should be trustworthy."
"This... time?" Fortuna immediately caught the key word.
"Yes." Geuse nodded: "I always feel that although the current Lady Pandora is basically identical to the previous Pandora, still..."
"That's 'basically,' meaning there are still some differences." Stroking Emilia's head gently, Fortuna smiled: "Indeed."
She had the same feeling.
"The former Lady Pandora was like a deity—elegant and gentle, yet making people feel unapproachable." Looking at the silver-haired woman and girl before him, Geuse also smiled: "But now..."
He trailed off here.
"She's gained some humanity, right?" Fortuna completed what he wanted to say.
"Mhm."
It seemed she thought the same as him.
"Then... what does Emilia think?" At this moment, Fortuna looked down at the child in her arms and asked.
"I... I don't know..." Emilia shook her head.
This was somewhat complicated for her, but...
"However... that sister feels different from before..."
Although she didn't understand what "humanity" meant, she knew her mother and "father" were discussing Pandora.
Seeing even Emilia had reached this conclusion, Fortuna sighed with mixed emotions.
"Is that so..."
Then, was this ultimately good or bad...