Chapter 56: CHAPTER 56 NEW GIRL

Skritz. Skritz. Skritz.

Mereoleona wakes up at the sound of pencil meeting paper. She looks from where the sound is coming from only to see a lass barely in her teens.

Lilac hair, fair skin, and a pair of gradient pink and violet eyes.

“Hello, I am Dorothy Unsworth. Welcome to the Witches’ Forest.”

Unsworth? The name sounds familiar to Mereoleona’s mind, but she cannot clearly remember where she heard it. “Where did I hear that name?”

Mereoleona fixes herself from the bed and sits in an appropriate position. The bleeding wasn’t so bad, it was able to heal easily. “How long was I asleep?” She asks the girl busily writing on a piece of parchment.

Dorothy not even looking at the patient nonchalantly answers back. “Don’t worry, it wasn’t that long. I must say, you are bold to come here.”

Feeling her mana inside her, and observing her surroundings with scrutiny, Mereoleona decides that she is safe for now. “I… hope to stay here in the Witches’ Forest.”

Mereoleona observantly watches Dorothy. For now, Mereoleona plans to stick to the story that Aaron suggested. “I… came here at the beckoning of the Witch Queen’s call.”

The Witch Queen’s call, or simply the divination magic... that... encourages various women across the continent to come here in the Witches’ Forest. That Witch Queen's call is more of a curse, rather than divination.

There are two methods for the Witches’ Forest to replenish their population.

The most common method is through the passing of the word of mouth. Women of passing magic aptitudes can choose to challenge the Witch Trials. Passing these trials will allow them entry and citizenship to the Witches’ Forest.

Meanwhile, there is also the more elusive method which is the Witch Queen’s call. It rarely reaches people as the standards of the Witch Queen are just too high. The Witch Queen has an obsession with acquiring unique magic attributes for herself. Technically, the Witch Queen’s call is more of a kidnapping tool, than magic.

The reason Mereoleona is using the Witch Queen’s call as an alibi instead of the Witch Trials is simple… It is because of the Witch hat she possesses. Those who pass the trials will personally receive their hats from the Witch Queen herself. It is a kind of tradition.

Whether Mereoleona takes the trial seriously or tries to take advantage of a loophole from it, the Witch Queen will immediately find out her scheme.

As the Witch Queen’s call causes the one being ‘called’ to automatically receive their hat through conjuration magic, Aaron and she decided that using the ‘call’ as an alibi will be the safest.

Because the Witch Queen’s call is more of a supernatural ability than magic, the more reason Mereoleona and Aaron decided to take advantage of it. Simply put, they can buy more time by using the ‘call’ as an excuse.

Alas, it doesn’t always go the way you planned.

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Dorothy Unsworth just has to thwart it.

“You know, for a new girl in town, you have some guts to intrude in the queen’s territory.” Raising the parchment she was working on, Dorothy reveals a sketch to Mereoleona.

Dorothy wasn’t ‘writing’ all this time, but was ‘drawing’ something. In the picture are Jack and Aaron. “You see, my magic is called Dream Magic. All this time you have been sleeping, I have already seen much!” With a naughty smile, Dorothy corners Mereolena with but a sentence.

Mereoleona grits her teeth. To think that she was found out this early is quite a ridiculous experience for her. While she had her doubts about Aaron’s plans, it is fact that the plan’s feasibility and success is high.

Flames cloak Mereoleona’s fist to arms.

“Woah, Woah!” Dorothy raises her hands defensively. “I don’t want to fight. Calm down! If I wanted to apprehend you, would I have allowed you to fully recover? Not to mention, the lack of witches who are strong enough to fight a single mage like you!?"

“Like I care, not that I will lose to a bunch of nerds like you lot.” Mereoleona boasts. While at it, she focuses on her beastly instincts. To her surprise, there weren’t really any signs of other witches lurking in the vicinity.

Through her beastly instincts, she senses no hostile presence that may have been surrounding the building. “For now, I will trust you.” Mereoleona calms her flames at once.

“Tell me, what do you want?” Mereoleona asks Dorothy bluntly about her intentions.

Dorothy shakes the parchment in her hand, emphasizing the people in it. “I want your help, your comrades, and one teensy bitsy favor.”

Continuing on her words, Dorothy flips the parchment revealing the sketch of a woman. “This here is the Witch Queen. I want someone to give her a slap on the face.”

“???”

“Well, that favor I want is something that I won’t compromise with. Of course, the one who will do slapping will not be me. It is a requirement though that I will be there to watch the slap!”

Are you insane? Mereoleona was speechless.

“Additionally after that stunt, I want your help and your comrades so that I can escape successfully this forest of a cage! Of course, you all have to sacrifice your life for me.” Dorothy not stuttering a word demands Mereoleona her ridiculous requests.

“Do this big sister a favor since you are the new girl in town.” With an annoying smirk, Dorothy adds more fuel to the fire.

Merelona’s forehead is throbbing with her veins. “You need a strict education, you runt!”

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