Canlisa Can’t Sleep

Soon, Isa and Philly returned from outside the city.

Su Ran still didn’t understand what the three words Lecy had obtained through her witch ability, “Blood Fusion Domain,” actually meant.

The whereabouts of the Shadow Witch had not yet been found.

For Su Ran, there was still one more matter to resolve, and that was the army sent by the Theocracy.

With her here to hold the line, there was no need to worry about the internal forces of Tukulu making a move against the Witch’s Society before the Theocracy’s army arrived.

“By the way, Lecy, do you all know about the Primordial Witch?”

Su Ran didn’t shy away from asking her question in front of everyone.

Canlisa, nestled in Isa’s arms, heard the name of the Primordial Witch and tilted her head slightly, her amber heterochromatic cat eyes looking at Isa with curiosity, wanting to ask about it.

But upon hearing the name of the Primordial Witch, Philly and Lecy, who had been about to speak, abruptly froze.

For a moment, a heavy atmosphere filled the scene.

“During the Church’s long persecution of witches, all records of the Primordial Witch have long since disappeared. I’m afraid this will be a great disappointment to Lady Su Ran.”

After a while, Lecy tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear and began to explain.

Hearing this, Isa’s expression changed from behind Su Ran, and she wanted to rush forward and say something to Lecy.

However, she hadn’t taken two steps before she stopped abruptly in place.

“What’s wrong?”

Noticing Isa’s movement, Philly quietly walked over to her with concern.

‘It’s nothing!’ Isa replied in her thoughts.

‘Why did Her Highness Su Ran stop me from rushing up to argue with her?’

‘If all records of the Primordial Witch have disappeared, then why do I, who was in the Theocracy, know her story?’

If Su Ran hadn’t noticed Isa’s movement and quietly stopped her, Isa would have already rushed forward to argue with Lecy.

“Is that so? That’s truly a pity.”

Hearing Lecy’s words, Su Ran shook her head and didn’t press the matter further, choosing to let it be.

From Lecy’s reaction, the current state of the Witch’s Society, as the system mission had described, was that they no longer held a loyal faith in the Primordial Witch.

Wanting to gain fifty casual believers would be somewhat difficult for Su Ran.

“You must be tired after such a busy day. I’ve already had someone prepare rooms for you to rest. Let me show you the way.”

Seeing that Su Ran had no intention of continuing to ask, Lecy quickly changed the subject.

“Then you should all rest well. By my calculations, it’s about time for me to leave. Isa, remember to be good.”

Before leaving, Su Ran deliberately reminded Isa, fearing that she would still be brooding over what had just happened.

“I know, Your Highness~”

Isa’s puffed-up cheeks were like a steamed bun as she responded sullenly.

Hearing Isa’s words, Su Ran nodded, and her figure gradually faded.

This time, they had successfully established a firm foothold in Tukulu.

Next, they just needed to repel the Church’s army.

‘Then Isa will have a safe place to settle down, without having to live in fear like she did in Noda Forest.’

“Well then, Miss Isa, I’ll take you to the prepared rooms.”

Lecy came before Isa, curtsied slightly, and looked at the white cat in her arms with a smile.

“Of course, Miss Canlisa is no exception.”

Canlisa’s cat head popped out.

“Thank you~”

The Witch’s Society headquarters was divided into two floors.

The rooms arranged for Isa and the others were all on the second floor, in the location with the best view.

From the rooms’ windows, one could see the mercenaries coming and going near Tukulu.

“This is Canlisa’s room.”

Lecy, walking in front of Isa, introduced the rooms to them.

Canlisa, who had changed into a human girl, lifted her skirt and curtsied gracefully.

“Thank you, big sister Lecy. I-I like it very much.”

Apart from sleeping, Canlisa rarely transformed into her human form, perhaps due to the influence of Blackstone City.

Gently closing the door for Canlisa, Lecy gestured to Isa.

“Miss Isa’s room is this way.”

Not far from Canlisa’s room, Lecy pushed open a door for Isa.

“Philly’s room is next door. If you need anything, you can ask Philly for help. You are benefactors of the Witch’s Society, and we will do our best to meet your requests.”

“We are not your benefactors, Her Highness Su Ran is.”

In the process of helping the Witch’s Society, it was basically Her Highness Su Ran who had done all the work.

Isa felt too embarrassed to be called a benefactor of the Witch’s Society by Lecy.

“Whether it’s Lady Su Ran or you, Miss Isa, to be able to appear here at a time of crisis makes you our benefactors.”

Understanding the meaning behind Isa’s words, Lecy smiled gently.

“It’s getting late. Please rest well, Miss Isa.”

Without giving Isa much time to react, Lecy exited the room and gently closed the door.

Emerging from the shower, Isa washed away the day’s fatigue and prepared to continue her meditation.

After arriving in Tukulu, she suddenly realized that being a Sequence Three didn’t seem to be enough.

Isa took stock of the resources she had.

Besides the magic essence crystals for absorption, she also had many unused magic scrolls.

These things were what Isa found on her desk every day when she opened her eyes.

To break through to Sequence Four, she first needed to reach the limit of five hundred points of magic essence.

Having been meditating since Blackstone City, Isa was already close to touching the edge of that limit.

Knock, knock, knock!

“It’s unlocked.”

The time was now close to midnight.

Using her spiritual sense and the magic essence aura from the other person, Isa had already identified who it was.

As Isa’s voice fell, an adorable little head came into view.

“Canlisa, what are you doing up so late?”

Canlisa, who had knocked on the door, climbed onto Isa’s bed using both her hands and feet.

“Usually, big sister Maimai sleeps with me. I can’t fall asleep being alone today.”

As Canlisa spoke, she transformed back into a white cat and leaned against Isa’s pillow.

Coming to the bedside, Isa stroked Canlisa’s soft fur.

“Then I’ll let you sleep with me today.”

Canlisa’s arrival dispelled Isa’s desire to meditate.

She pulled up the covers, turned her head, and looked at Canlisa’s curious, heterochromatic eyes.

“Big sister Isa, can you tell me the story of the Primordial Witch? The stories I could find about her in Blackstone City were all written by the Church.”

‘The Primordial Witch?’

Perhaps because Canlisa had heard the conversation between Her Highness Su Ran and Lecy today, she had also become interested in the Primordial Witch.

Canlisa’s timely appearance also relieved much of the gloom that had been building up in Isa’s chest.

Because it let her know that not everyone had lost faith in the Primordial Witch.

Isa organized her words in her mind, thinking about how to introduce the story of the Primordial Witch to Canlisa.