Otaku Witch

"If it doesn't hurt, then why were you having nightmares just now?"

Miss Shepherdess mercilessly exposed her sister's bravado, reaching out a hand to flick her finger lightly on her little sister's forehead.

This made Dorothy cry out in surprise; she reached up to rub the spot where she got flicked, still trying to be stubborn.

"After all, it was my own choice; it's my own decision. No matter how difficult, tiring, or painful it is, I have to bear it myself, or else it would be really embarrassing."

She said this.

Well, she doesn't regret any of those self-destructed small trucks from before.

"You... "

Denisha looked at her sister, who seemed to have changed a lot yet somehow hadn't changed at all. Her eyes were filled with complicated emotions, nostalgic, fearful, joyful, and slightly envious.

In the past, she always envied her sister's strength. She was always so confident and carefree, carrying a kind of pride that seemed capable of anything, which made her, a humble village shepherdess, quite envious.

And now, the roles between the sisters have shifted; she is much stronger than her sister. But some strengths are not simply about the level of power.

The witch's power comes from a heart that believes; in terms of state of mind, her sister is still as strong as ever.

This is the innate nature of a Saint, a pure and flawless Divine Heart, always so dazzling.

To speak frankly, back then, although she had always doted on her sister, there was actually a bit of jealousy inside her heart. Every time she faced this sister, as just a village girl, she felt a bit inferior, constantly worried about whether someone as humble as herself could really always stay by her sister's side. Wouldn't this perfect sister eventually find her annoying, despise her for being useless, seeing her as a burden?

Although she had deeply buried this feeling in her heart, never expressing it, the truth is, her own dark breakdown began precisely from this flaw.

If she had truly, unconditionally loved and believed in her sister, perhaps those things back then might not have happened.

"You should cherish yourself more; stop always putting others first."

Miss Shepherdess was rarely angered, and she reached out to rub her sister's cheeks, distorting that divine beautiful face into all sorts of expressions.

Tsk, this sister really is something else; even pulling faces, she's still adorable. No wonder she can captivate so many young women's hearts.

"What are you talking about, sister? I take great care of myself, okay? This time, I acted only after making sure everything was foolproof."

Being pinched-faced, Dorothy argued back.

If she didn't have a perfect resurrection method, she wouldn't have adopted such an aggressive performance method.

Although she didn't actually lose this round.

High risk often comes with high rewards, especially for a witch with a "Diligence Makes Up for Lack of Skill" talent.

Anything that doesn't kill me will only make me stronger.

Though she did die, she was indeed stronger after being resurrected.

It was rare to go all out. The Martial God Boundary, which had been suppressed for so long, finally had its moment. It brought her a lot of insights and experiences; once she processes this wave of experience, her combat magic skills will improve significantly.

Moreover, in the end, she even sparred with that Japanese Sword Saint Tsukahara Isshin.

Though embarrassingly, she got defeated by a single sword strike from him, she did manage to gain some free experience from it. She absorbed a satisfying amount of swordsmanship experience, and the experience from being defeated will certainly be useful next time.

It can only be said that Tsukahara Isshin truly lives up to his long-standing reputation as a legend of Japanese swordsmanship. His fame is not undeserved; his swordsmanship is truly impeccable, almost reaching the pinnacle of pure skill.

Even though this Sword Saint has never left Japan and hasn't been rated in the Witch Rank, if she were officially rated, she should be a monster just like her Mother Dragon, an outlier among the peaks.

They are rated as peaks because the extreme Rank for a witch who specializes in one discipline can only reach the peak. Their actual combat power has long surpassed a general peak level.

The pinnacle of swordsmanship lies in that single swing executed without thought or desire.

For the concept of without thought or desire, Dorothy's answer is dreaming with one mind, focusing without distraction. A person who always remains intent naturally swings a sword devoid of stray thoughts.

In the Homebody Witch's view, pure without thought or desire is like being dead. As long as you're alive, how could you truly be without thought or desire?

Yet somehow, Tsukahara Isshin accomplished almost this impossible task.

Reclining on her sister's soft and comfortable lap, Dorothy recalled that stunning sword light imprinted in her memory, feeling a sense of admiration.

Tsukahara Isshin did not have her Dream with One Mind's insight; her understanding of without thought or desire is simple: exhaust yourself to the utmost.

As long as you don't practice yourself into the ground, just keep practicing tirelessly, swinging swords day after day, using sweat and perseverance to perfect the art of swordsmanship, and then engrave that perfect swordsmanship into your instincts and integrate it into your heart.

When eventually swordsmanship becomes part of you, the sword you swing will be free of stray thoughts, pure to the extreme.

This is the secret of the highest-level Japanese Swordsmanship, the mystery of The First Great Sword.

Of course, it sounds simple, but in reality, it's almost a dead-end path.

After all, reality is not a game where you're given a skill proficiency bar, where you can gain progress simply by working hard at it.

Most people's talents have limits. Once you reach your talent's threshold, no matter how much more effort you put in, you'll likely only stay where you are.