Witch Subjugation

Liyun grasps Ji Yue’s intent.

Even if just for a fleeting moment, she wants to make Elera let out a shameful sound or expression, savoring that instant of victory.

Or, bolder still, force Elera into an uncontrollable, bleep-worthy moment against her will…

Too daring! Liyun’s heart quakes.

If Elera retaliates after snapping out of it, it won’t be something you can just tough out!

Being toyed with to the point of suffocation would be the least of it—if Elera’s truly enraged, it could mean death!

[What are you thinking? Throwing your life away for a shred of dignity?!] Liyun thinks.

She just wants to survive this ordeal quietly. People are waiting for her back home, ready to throw her a welcome-back party. Sacrificing her future for a moment’s bravado is foolish… huh?!

Liyun’s body jolts as she catches Ji Yue’s gaze.

It’s the look of someone ready to die and be reborn.

“You… serious?” Liyun can’t help but ask.

“Yes. To defeat her, you need this kind of resolve,” Ji Yue says, clenching her fists. “Against Elera, the slightest hesitation means losing the courage to face her entirely.”

“So, what’s your plan? During the acting…”

“I…”

“Stop plotting so loudly!” Luo You shouts through a megaphone.

So brazen, scheming to defeat her right under her nose.

But… well~

Feeling a thrill deep in her bones, Luo You’s lips curl upward.

[Come at me. Giving up and just enjoying it would be too boring~ Bonding while plotting against me, deepening your connection—it’ll add flavor to my masterpiece. No better stage than this.]

Winning in the bedroom is Luo You’s lifelong pursuit against magical girls.

But normal magical girls would never stoop to this—it wounds their pride.

They either resist to the death before reaching that point, suffering brutal humiliation, or fully submit, groveling in servitude.

[Xingyu… she only acts so composed because she’s the only magical girl who’ll play this game with me, right?]

Luo You smirks coldly.

Once she cultivates other magical girls willing to duel her in bedroom arts, Xingyu won’t be so special.

Will that woman still watch calmly from her high perch then?

One of Luo You’s ultimate goals in training Liyun and Ji Yue is to pull Xingyu—that woman who’s crazy for her but pretends to be aloof—off her pedestal, turning her into a fawning, tail-wagging pet begging for attention!

That’s the least of Luo You’s concerns.

If they can beat her in bedroom skills, let them try.

Come on~ Luo You eagerly awaits a worthy challenger from the bottom of her heart.

[If you can score even a partial victory against this witch, honed through countless battles, who even Xingyu bows to, you can be proud.]

That said, she doesn’t expect these two to achieve anything on their first alliance.

Xingyu’s skills are unnatural—no one reaches that level without years of practice.

Even Luo You only honed her current prowess after countless magical girl conquests.

From her observations, Liyun and Ji Yue are complete novices, utterly lacking the ability to challenge her.

Newbies? If they can put up a little fight and entertain her, that’s enough.

Then, through repeated failures, they’ll learn, grow stronger, and come back to resist and counterattack!

“OK, OK! Enough loud plotting. Bond through acting—let your hearts collide! We’re starting the second scene, and I’ll guide you strictly!”

Luo You claps her hands.

“Second scene, action!”

****

At the United Nations

The vast meeting room is empty except for Xingyu.

Swish—

Even someone as transcendent as Xingyu can’t help showing exhaustion in private.

“Verbal sparring with people is always the most draining,” she sighs.

“Mm…” The magical girl aide trailing her ponders, then nods. “True. You can’t tell who’s just spouting pleasantries.”

“Especially when dealing with politicians who say one thing and mean another.”

Xingyu rubs her eyes, bone-deep tired.

The suspected Plunder-Light creature from the Sea of Realms, tentatively named Fury Giant.

Like the Far Sea Giant killed earlier or the Black Ash Giant felled in Jiuming Sea four years ago, it’s named assuming Plunder-Light-level power.

But this doesn’t seem to faze human society’s elites.

After learning Fury Giant can communicate, they pay lip service to taking it seriously and discussing action, but Xingyu can guess their true thoughts.

Mid-meeting, their factions were likely already scheming.

A creature from the Sea of Realms, possibly not a dimensional beast, with suspected Plunder-Light strength—who wouldn’t want it under their control?

Since human society lost…

To them, this might be a hostile signal—or maybe not an enemy at all.

Forget getting their help to track and defeat the Giant—they might even sabotage the Magical Alliance behind the scenes.

“That’s why I didn’t want to deal with them. Why did Manzhushahua insist I do this?”

“Huh? Were you planning to handle it alone, Lady Xingyu?” the aide asks quietly.

“Mm…”

Negotiations like this should’ve been Manzhushahua’s job.

But since her clash with Elera, they’ve only spoken once, then nothing.

“She didn’t actually get taken down and violated by that witch, did she…” Xingyu mutters.

Speaking of Elera, Xingyu’s irritation spikes.

That woman borrowed a ton of filming equipment two days ago, claiming it’s for a movie, but who knows what she’s really up to?

“Good thing I put trackers on them.”

“With the meeting done, I can finally investigate.”

Before facing the real enemy, she needs some “compensation” from Elera to get through the next phase calmly.

****

Outsider Organization Headquarters

A tall, middle-aged man with four arms arrives, intensifying the tense atmosphere.

He’s not alone—over a dozen branch leaders trail him.

Someone recognizes him.

“It’s Kui?! Why’s he here?”

“Who is he?”

“The organization’s second-in-command, just below Lady Xingyu. Rumor has it he was second even before she took over.”

“Huh? Why isn’t he the leader then?”

“Word is, years ago, the former leader sidelined him, sending him to manage regional branches, far from the core power. I haven’t seen him in ages. When the last leader died suddenly, Lady Xingyu, who was being groomed, naturally took over.”

Kui’s arrival makes the organization’s air heavy with tension.

It’s clear he’s not here with friendly intentions.

At a lavish mansion’s entrance, a guard calmly steps forward, blocking Kui’s path.

“Lord Kui, the leader’s been busy for days and just went to rest. Please come back tomorrow.”

Kui says nothing, standing like a stone lion, immovable.

The scars on his face give him an intimidating presence, even without expression or glancing at the guard, who feels crushing pressure.

Despite being only a few heads taller, the guard feels like an ant before him.

“Let him in.”

Xingyu’s voice drifts from the mansion’s second-floor balcony.

Looking up, she’s there, casually holding a glass of liquor, exuding relaxed elegance.

“…Please enter.”

The guard hesitates for half a second before stepping aside.

Kui, expressionless, never spares the guard a glance, his eyes fixed on Xingyu.

He enters alone, leaving his entourage behind.

“Kui, been years, hasn’t it?”

Xingyu descends from the second floor, still holding her liquor, with no intention of offering him a glass, sipping it herself.

“Yue, I’m here to discuss a few things,” Kui says, his voice a low, rumbling roar like a lion’s.

“Speak.”

“I hear Aula’s made some impressive breakthroughs. I want details.”

“…Kui, you think I don’t know about your little side projects?”

Xingyu’s tone is gentle, like a refined noble, yet she holds her own against the towering Kui.

“You defied the former leader and me, conducting those experiments in secret. You caused trouble in Huahai City. If it hadn’t been cleaned up, we’d be under attack by now.”

Kui nods slightly, acknowledging it.

The King-level humanoid dimensional beast in Huahai City was his branch’s creation.

“I’m not here to argue about that. I want an acceptable outcome,” Kui says gravely.

“Forget meddling in Aula’s research. Too many eyes are on it. I don’t want more trouble from you.”

“Then the next matter.” Kui’s aura surges, several times stronger.

That was just a prelude—this is the real issue.

“Yue, tell me straight. Has Elera really returned to the organization?”

“What if she has? What if she hasn’t?” Xingyu counters with a smile.

“Don’t you have spies at the UN? I do. Every major faction’s scrambling to contact Fury Giant, trying to recruit it. Don’t tell me you’re unaware!”

Kui growls.

“If Elera hasn’t returned, I think we should consider pulling her in. If that works, we can officially start the campaign against her!”