Otaku Witch

The Ghost King was so enamored with the Demon Blade Maple that he made it his sidearm.

If the story ended here, it would have been a perfect tale, but what unfolded afterward was beyond anyone's expectations.

Decades ago, a demon-slaying operation was held in Heian-kyo, where many samurai and onmyoji formed a coalition to attack Monster Mountain, aiming to exterminate all the Hyakki there.

As for why they hunted demons, there was no reason; it was simply the elders' boredom leading them to want a hunt.

Fortunately, Shuten Douji, the Ghost King, was already on Monster Mountain at that time, so under his leadership, the Hyakki began organized resistance.

Although the leader of the demon-slaying team, a woman named Minamoto no Yorimitsu, was very powerful, Shuten Douji was not afraid of her. The two fought for a long time, and in the end, neither could subdue the other.

However, at this stalemate, the Demon Blade Maple in Shuten Douji's hand suddenly turned on its master. It chose the opposing Minamoto no Yorimitsu as its master and struck down its former master, who had been incredibly kind to it.

No one could have predicted such a sudden betrayal.

As a result, Monster Mountain suffered a great defeat. If the other Hyakki hadn't realized something was wrong and fought desperately to protect the severely injured Ibuki Yuuki, and if the former Demon King, "Great Tengu," hadn't arrived just in time, the Ghost King's Daughter might have fallen completely that time.

Since then, the Ghost King, who had once been very kind to the Hyakki, became the brutal Ghost King who would use people as tools at the drop of a hat.

Ibuki Yuuki still could not understand why Maple betrayed her, but when she later asked other monsters if Maple had behaved strangely before, she discovered many issues.

In the Ghost King's eyes, Maple was a gentle, sensible, and grateful little ghost woman, but in the mouths of other monsters, Maple was a malicious serpent ghost that relied on the Ghost King's might to oppress others.

The care Ibuki Yuuki gave to Maple ultimately became the capital the malicious woman used to oppress others. Many little monsters on the mountain were bullied by Maple, but they all dared not say anything.

After all, the whole Monster Mountain knew that Maple was the most favored monster by the Ghost King.

Through this investigation, the Ghost King's Daughter roughly understood the true nature of the little ghost woman she once trusted and even considered as a close sister and best friend.

Perhaps everything was planned from the beginning; all the so-called gratitude and repayment was an act to gain her trust. The deeply scheming ghost woman's goal from the start was to cling to her powerful support, to climb higher thereafter.

"Tch, the story of the farmer and the snake."

After listening to Red Shadow's explanation, Dorothy understood. She looked with some pity at Miss Oiran, who was already clenching her fists unconsciously not far away.

No wonder Red Shadow had such a killing intent towards this demon woman Maple.

"Who dares to cause trouble here?"

By this time, the burning Maple had already reached the entrance. She cast a dismissive glance at the Guard Bureau and the construction team outside, then spoke in a lazy yet disdainful tone.

Dorothy: "????"

Wow, so arrogant?

The Homebody Witch was a bit surprised by the demon woman, who maintained such an attitude even with enemies at the gates, and was momentarily unsure whether the enemy was truly confident or if her side's pressure wasn't enough.

Yet, sensing the aura of the opposing side, it was only about 600,000 mana, just a pseudo-pinnacle level. Who gave her such audacious courage?

Dorothy glanced at her side's two true pinnacle and one pseudo-pinnacle, then at the Guard Bureau's two pseudo-pinnacles.

How could the five-against-one situation not cause the other side to panic?

Her calm and collected demeanor, as if it was trivial, truly puzzled Dorothy. She couldn't help but be on guard, wondering if the demon woman had a hidden ace up her sleeve.

After all, the other party was a Dragon Vein Patron anyway, so she couldn't be that foolish, right?

Dorothy looked at the dark serpent head above the demon woman Maple and thought to herself.

Given the scheming showcased in the earlier story, the Homebody Witch didn't believe the other side was truly oblivious to the situation.

But, whatever, no matter what trump card you have, I won't play your game.

The Homebody Witch shook her head, then stepped forward. She walked right up to the sassy demon woman and then gave a big slap.

"Why are you acting so high and mighty?"

She's already delivered a crushing blow; why be polite to her? Dorothy had previously reported it to escalate the issue and get the Guard Bureau involved, and now that her goal was achieved, she had no patience for the tricks of these gutter creatures.

Smack....

The clear sound instantly quieted the scene. It was somewhat beyond everyone's expectations, including the demon woman, who was caught off guard. At that moment, covering the face with a clear handprint, she stared at Dorothy in bewilderment and astonishment.

Those seductive eyes were filled with confusion.

Why wasn't this person following the script?

Maple was momentarily at a loss.

Then came another smack.

"What's with the stare? And you think you can compare to me with those eyes?"

Dorothy gave another slap, then wiped the powder off her hand disdainfully and said.

Tch, underestimated. A pseudo-pinnacle is still a pinnacle; this face is really thick. The slap left just a handprint, but her hand was nearly swollen like a pig's foot from the recoil.

"You....."

Now with handprints on both cheeks, looking very embarrassed, the demon woman Maple was furious. Her previous calm could no longer be maintained. Her eyes turned blood-red, glaring menacingly at Dorothy.

"Ada..."

The Homebody Witch, learning from the previous lesson, kicked the angry demon woman's face and, using the rebound force, fell gracefully into the midst of her Hyakki team, hiding behind Lady Hachishaku and Rokurokubi.

"Sorry, your gaze was a bit scary earlier; it was a reflexive reaction."

Safely in the backlines, the Homebody Witch looked at the fuming ghost woman and apologized blankly.

But now, with an additional footprint on her once beautiful face, Maple could no longer bear the humiliation, her features turned twisted with rage.

"Barbarians are barbarians; you deserve to die."

Fierce magic power erupted from her, eyes fixed on Dorothy with a burning desire for revenge.

However, her fury ended up as impotent rage because her oppressive magical aura wasn't scary at all to the Homebody Witch.

Dorothy hid behind Lady Hachishaku and Rokurokubi, and these two seniors easily blocked all the pressure for her.

The Homebody Witch then activated the Slick Ghost's Master of Spirits and Demons ability.

Thus, a terrifying aura, amassing the power of Hyakki, erupted from her. In an instant, the ghost woman Maple's aura was scattered by the terrifying Ghost King's might, and the overwhelming Demon King's might still unspent, rushed into the sky, directly transforming into a huge dragon and serpent figure glaring down from the clouds.

"Roar...."

The terrifying Dragon's Might covered the entire Heian-kyo, causing some Melon-eating Witches, who were living peacefully at home, to shiver in fear.

When they stepped outside, they saw a massive dragon and serpent shadow, like an eclipse covering the sky.

Though the Homebody Witch's own Martial Soul True Body was a little snake, at this moment, empowered by Hyakki's strength, she managed to somewhat restore the dignity that Mother Superior and ancestor Yemengade's encircling Dust World Dragon deserved.

"Can you now calmly and normally speak to me?"

Under the blessing of the unparalleled Dragon Might, Dorothy coldly looked at the demon woman who was up to some unknown trickery and asked.

.....Dorothy cup filler....