Chapter 177: No need for revenge, I've already killed them all ()

Natsuki Minamiya's husband?

Her former best friend, married?

Lin Que's simple sentence had an even greater impact on Sayaka Ayase than the fact that Natsuki Minamiya was no longer a witch.

Staring blankly at the two, just as Sayaka Ayase was about to say something, Natsuki Minamiya finally came to her senses.

"Who is your husband! Stop spreading rumors, you guy!"

Natsuki Minamiya pushed Lin Que's hand away: "If this goes on, my reputation will be ruined!"

"Hmm? Do you think you can run away, little Natsuki?"

Lin Que touched Natsuki Minamiya's little head without any hesitation.

"Don't forget, you are no longer the Witch of the Void now."

After losing the power of the demon contract, Natsuki Minamiya's strength was only slightly higher than that of an ordinary person.

If it were before, she could have used space control to stay far away from Lin Que.

But now, Natsuki Minamiya didn't even have the chance to run away when Lin Que wasn't looking.

And upon realizing this, Natsuki Minamiya's eyes were filled with shock as she looked at Lin Que.

"So this was also part of your plan!"

"Hehehe~ That's right, just obediently surrender, little Natsuki!"

Lin Que raised Natsuki Minamiya up with both hands: "You can't run away now!"

"Hey! You guy, I told you not to lift me up like this!"

Natsuki Minamiya slapped Lin Que twice in annoyance, trying to get him to let her go.

But unlike the time at the Tomb of the Deep Sea, Lin Que didn't put Natsuki Minamiya down this time, but held her in his arms like a doll.

"Well~ that's about it."

Looking at Sayaka Ayase, who seemed even more shocked, a smile appeared on Lin Que's face.

"Any other questions, Witch of the Archives?"

"...What is the reason you kept me?"

Sayaka Ayase asked: "Although you said it was for Natsuki Minamiya, it seems her opinion isn't that important now."

"Didn't I say it? I have an interest in you."

Lin Que gestured to the Natsuki Minamiya-doll in his hands: "Since you have such a face, it would be a pity to just kill you."

Sayaka Ayase was stunned: "That is truly... an unexpected reason."

"What other reason did you think there would be?"

Lin Que smiled: "Whether it's your power, ability, or your status and identity, in my eyes, there's no difference between you and anyone else."

"You survived simply because I wanted you to survive, nothing more."

"Do you want me to become a plaything in your hands like Natsuki Minamiya?"

Sayaka Ayase frowned: "I am different from her. I still have things I haven't finished, so that's impossible."

"Things you haven't finished? Do you mean creating a world without demons and supernatural powers?"

"That's right."

Sayaka Ayase didn't mind that Lin Que knew about this and replied very frankly.

"To be honest, I am grateful that you killed that demon and removed Natsuki Minamiya's status as a witch."

"But that alone is not enough."

Having been a witch since childhood and witnessing others casually treat witches as ominous existences to be used at will, Sayaka Ayase had developed doubts about the existence of this world.

"I want to create a world without magic and without demons, to prove that it is this world that is wrong, not us witches."

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"As long as those supernatural powers are gone, this world will no longer..."

"As expected of best friends, you two are really cut from the same cloth."

Putting down the struggling Natsuki Minamiya, Lin Que couldn't help but laugh.

"One tells me she likes living in the Prison Barrier, and the other tells me she wants to prove that this world is wrong."

"But in reality, these are all fake, aren't they?"

"Fake?"

Natsuki Minamiya, who had just been silenced and unable to speak, was just about to get angry when she was drawn in by these words.

"What does that mean? Could it be that Aya has other purposes for all the things she has painstakingly done?"

"You really are slow."

Lin Que looked at Natsuki Minamiya: "Haven't you noticed? The place where she has been planning to carry out terrorist attacks from the beginning is Itogami Island."

"That's because Itogami Island is located on the world's largest dragon vein."

Sayaka Ayase, not far away, replied: "Here, one can use the power of the dragon vein and the power of the stars to better achieve one's goals."

"Itogami Island is not the only demon special zone built on a dragon vein."

Lin Que looked at Sayaka Ayase, who was still being stubborn: "As long as you find the right time, there are as many areas as you want that can simultaneously utilize the power of the dragon vein and the stars."

"The reason you've always kept your target on Itogami Island is mainly to stand up for little Natsuki, right?"

Due to her childhood environment, Sayaka Ayase had always held great resentment toward this world that was unfriendly to witches.

Her best friend Natsuki Minamiya being used by the high-ranking officials of Itogami Island to become the warden of the Prison Barrier, with her true body forced into permanent sleep.

The occurrence of this event became the final straw that broke the camel's back.

Long-standing dissatisfaction erupted completely, which was the fundamental reason why Sayaka Ayase prepared to use the Dark Oath Book on Itogami Island in an attempt to eliminate the supernatural powers of the entire island.

Sayaka Ayase's true purpose was to make the island that bound Natsuki Minamiya pay the price.

"So that's how it is."

After hearing Lin Que's explanation, Natsuki Minamiya, who had vaguely sensed this all along, sighed.

"Aya, actually, you didn't have to go this far."

"Whether in the past or now, I have never regretted becoming a witch."

"But I cannot accept it."

Her crimson eyes filled with anger, Sayaka Ayase, who had been silent until just now, spoke up.

"Those guys never treated us as equals from the start. Since that's the case, I naturally have no need to tolerate it anymore!"

"It doesn't matter what you think. As long as I am alive, I will not..."

"Hi-hi~ Stop for a second!"

Lin Que, who had quietly approached, reached out and interrupted Sayaka Ayase's speech.

"First of all, let me say one thing: the high-ranking officials you mentioned who used you have already been killed by me."

Sayaka Ayase: "?"