Otaku Witch

"This grandmother, I am not any patriarch, and the child did not say anything wrong. You don't need to be like this."

The homebody witch quickly dodged aside to avoid the bow of the old woman and the child, and said this.

However, the old grandmother didn't straighten her back; she still pressed on her granddaughter and bowed apologetically with her.

This left Dorothy feeling a bit helpless.

It's easy to conquer cities, but hard to conquer hearts.

Even though she had already sent Izanagi to Hell and nearly demolished the island of Japan, the rules formed over tens of thousands of years here weren't something that could be obliterated quickly.

However, there is no need to rush; the power of time is fair, it can strengthen some things and erase others.

"Alright, I forgive your offense, you can look up now, or I'll really be angry."

She had to put on a stern face, pretending to be like a patriarch.

"Yes, yes, we listen to you, patriarch."

Having obtained the young patriarch's forgiveness, the grandmother finally straightened her back, while the once proud little witch now hid behind the elderly woman. Her big, watery eyes showed fear, confusion, and curiosity as she looked at Dorothy.

The homebody witch gently smiled at the little witch and then looked towards the grandmother.

"Grandmother, do you know the Witch's Home?"

Dorothy asked this.

"Witch's Home? Oh yes, I know, I am also a member of the Witch's Home. A few days ago, Lord Tengu came to the village to inform us to join the Witch's Home, saying we would get land if we did."

The grandmother was initially startled, but then smiled while saying this.

"Actually, to be honest with you, patriarch, initially everyone in the village didn't quite believe in such a pie falling from the sky. But because it was Lord Tengu's words, everyone dared not disobey, so we all went to sign up."

Perhaps because the young patriarch was indeed more amiable, the experienced old woman knew that appearing relaxed would more easily win the young patriarch's favor, so she eased herself a bit and opened up.

"But surprisingly, the patriarchs from the Witch's Home are really great people. They actually distributed land to us and promised that we only need to pay one-tenth of what the fields produce, and the remaining nine-tenths would be ours."

The old woman wore an uncontrollable smile as she talked about this.

After all, when she worked for the Chinese Clan Patriarchs before, she didn't even dream of keeping nine-tenths of the harvest. If she couldn't meet the patriarchs' harvest targets, she would even have to compensate for not taking good care of the spirit fields.

Of course, she also knew anyone who believes the patriarchs' honeyed words is foolish. While the patriarchs from the Witch's Home spoke nicely, they definitely wouldn't leave nine-tenths for them. In the old woman's heart, the nine-tenths were surely the patriarchs', and being able to actually retain one-tenth for themselves was already something she didn't dare imagine before.

Besides, what if, what if they actually meet someone who keeps their word.....

Forget it, there's no such thing as 'what if'; rather than trusting the patriarchs' promises, the old woman would sooner believe her spirit fields could produce one hundred thousand pounds per acre this year.

"Is that so, then it's all good news. Actually, I joined the Witch's Home too. Now the whole island of Japan belongs to the Witch's Home, and us from the Chinese Clan, like you, grandmother, are all working for the Witch's Home. These patriarchs are from outside the island and have kept their word."

Dorothy laughed and said.

"Is that true?"

The lifelong farmer grandmother widened her eyes in disbelief upon hearing this Chinese Clan patriarch's words. For her, who hadn't left the village much in her lifetime, the idea of the entire island of Japan changing hands was inconceivable, but since the Chinese Clan patriarch said the Witch's Home was faithful to its promises, then...

Then it's doomed, certainly the same flock of birds. Hopefully, her family can keep half of the harvest this year.

The old woman thought sadly.

Homebody Witch: "......"

An old farmer's acting skills couldn't be very good, the old woman's disappointment was apparent even without using the Mind Reading Technique, which was quite speechless.

Darn it, you Chinese Clan genuinely deserve this, your reputation is really this bad.

Originally, she thought about leveraging the currently former rulers of Japan's reputation to publicize her guild, but Dorothy didn't expect it would backfire, so she quickly changed the topic.

"Grandmother, actually the Witch's Home treats everyone alike, you see, we Chinese now also have to work the fields together. I've never farmed before, could you teach me how to farm? Otherwise, leaving my allocated land uncultivated would be bad."

She quickly adopted a look of seeking instruction.

Of course, this was just an excuse; Dorothy had some understanding of Potion Studies, so farming was naturally quite easy for her, without much difficulty at all. She just wanted to take a chance to see how advanced the farming techniques on the island were.

"Is that so? It's indeed not good to leave the land uncultivated, I'm just about to teach my granddaughter how to farm, if you don't mind patriarch, you can join us."

Having farmed all her life, the old woman couldn't bear to hear about leaving land uncultivated. Although she didn't believe that this young patriarch, who appeared to have delicate skin and was used to being pampered, would actually work the fields, with her words said, the old woman decided to teach her nonetheless.