Otaku Witch

"Oh my gosh, Dorothy, your disguise slipped again."

Hat Senior Sister covered her mouth with her tentacle, chuckling as she teased her master.

But Dorothy just shrugged it off indifferently; the disguise had slipped before, after all.

Following the exclamation, she glanced over and immediately saw a young Miss Witch at the forefront of the shrine maidens' team.

This Miss Witch stood in the second row of the entire shrine maidens team, with only one person ahead of her. Her witch outfit was also in red and white, but upon closer inspection, the fabric and small details were quite elaborate, distinguishing her from the other shrine maidens.

From this, one can see the special status of this Miss Witch.

She is the Future Divine Witch of Japan — Amaterasu Mikoto Setsuna.

Moreover, she had an unknown hidden identity — Dorothy's subordinate Judge Miss Ghost Mask.

Previously, when she just arrived in Japan, and Aunt Miko took her to crash the Oiran Banquet, the Homebody Witch had already recognized this subordinate's identity.

Similarly, during the Demon Blade Test at the Oiran Banquet, when facing Miss Oiran, she used a slash Without Thought or Desire, and Dorothy realized Miss Ghost Mask probably recognized her too.

The Clown Inquisitor is actually the Witch Academy's heiress, and now probably everyone in the Witch World knows this.

But the fact that the heiress is actually an unruly freshman at the Civil Engineering Academy is known by few, and Miss Ghost Mask might be one of them.

Anyway, Dorothy didn't panic about this identity reveal, as she knew Miss Ghost Mask was tight-lipped.

As a Judge with inherent spy-like traits, knowing what can be said and what cannot is the basic professional ethos, and Miss Ghost Mask has shown great discretion in this regard before. She's not the type to spread her boss's secrets around.

Just...

Dorothy recalled another acquaintance who was at the Oiran Banquet with Miss Ghost Mask.

Club President of the Inky Feather News Agency — Wenwen.

This Big-mouthed Crow is truly a menace.

Hmm, gotta think of a way to get rid of her.

Of course, even if I can't, it's not a big deal since I can just swap out one disguise for another, no big issue; having many disguises allows for some caprice.

Dorothy was already pondering whether she should stock up on other casual disguises once she finished her travels in Japan and returned to Witch Academy.

Just, why is Miss Ghost Mask so shocked seeing me?

The Homebody Witch saw her subordinate being quite serene, but her subordinate seemed as if her worldview was about to shatter. Those beautiful eyes were wide open, her usually tight-lipped jaw dropped low. Though beautiful people look good with any expression, this sight was indeed amusing.

Oh, almost forgot, this time I am here as a Natural Saint, not as the Clown Inquisitor.

The boss suddenly becomes a legendary figure of one's hometown; such a thing is quite surprising indeed.

Dorothy thought about it and could pretty much understand why Miss Ghost Mask had such an expression.

At this moment, she gently nodded towards her somewhat shaken subordinate, trying to reassure her, but her smile quickly froze.

"Woof woof woof..."

The seemingly graceful and ethereal Miss Witch suddenly was struck by a peculiar ailment, letting out cute dog sounds.

Dorothy: "???!"

Oh come on, what's wrong with you?

The Homebody Witch was full of confusion, even with her Inspiration and wisdom, she couldn't fathom her subordinate's thought process at the moment.

Though those dog sounds were indeed cute, could we perhaps play these games when nobody's around? Doing this in public is rather embarrassing.

At that moment, the Hyakki behind her and the other shrine maidens from the opposing team all turned their gazes toward Miss Ghost Mask.

The young shrine maiden finally snapped out of the almost uncontrollable shock moments ago, realizing her blunder, Amaterasu Mikoto Setsuna's face turned crimson red. Intense embarrassment overloaded her brain, and steam emanated continuously from the top of her head.

She now wished to draw her sword and carve a gap on the ground, then burrow inside in self-imposed isolation.

Just as Miss Witch was overwhelmed with shame, Dorothy thought for a bit and decided to speak up too.

"Coo coo coo..."

Despite not knowing what happened to Miss Ghost Mask, if she continued to just watch, she feared her subordinate might get embarrassed enough to self-destruct, so she decided to give her a hand.

At that moment, she deftly made pigeon noises.

Hyakki and shrine maidens: "???!"

Now everyone was puzzled, but soon they got it.

Ah yes, this must be a secret code exchange, it must be.

Everyone mentally filled in the blanks this way.

Only Miss Divine Witch was somewhat perplexed.

Since the Hyakki team appeared, Amaterasu Life Kikyo's gaze was fixated on the figure in a black haori, with a demon blade at the waist and an Ukiyo-e clown mask on the face.

No need for any other verification methods; the moment this figure appeared, Miss Divine Witch felt connected and couldn't look away.