Chapter 411

"Tsk, I finally felt that you were cool for once, Young Lady, can't you be cool for a few more minutes?"

That domineering, majestic Young Lady who looked down on the world had already disappeared like an illusion. Looking at Dorothy in front of her who was shivering and wearing an expression that said "take it easy," Sophie Liya was speechless and found it a bit funny.

She really couldn't tell which one was the Young Lady's true nature. Was it that domineering powerhouse who only occasionally revealed a trace of her arrogant and ferocious essence? Or this low-key, trouble-fearing, lazy witch who only thought about living a leisurely life all day?

Or perhaps both were just one side of the Young Lady.

But she was too lazy to distinguish it so clearly now. Anyway, since the Young Lady had already said so much, she took it as the truth, and now there was nothing left to fear.

"Maria, would you like to go for a walk by the river together?"

The Pure White Witch put down the knife and fork in her hand, looked up at this netizen whom she had known for many years but was meeting for the first time today, and invited her like this.

Since the Young Lady had already finished topping up her courage, she no longer needed to hesitate. It was time to talk about business.

She would follow the Young Lady's suggestion, go and explain everything to Maria in a dignified manner, and then let the Apocalypse Fleet choose for themselves whether to follow her.

However, she wouldn't completely follow the Young Lady's advice. After all, everyone's personality and way of handling things are different. The Young Lady could use that kind of dignified, kingly crushing method, but it ultimately didn't suit her very well.

And she didn't really want to just lie flat like this and wait for the Young Lady to help her ascend to the top, after all, this was her own fate.

She had been so obsessed with the position of the God King's Holy Son before, not because she really coveted the status and power that came with it, but just to set a goal for herself—the first challenge after she officially embarked on the path of controlling her own fate.

So, if she really lay flat and did nothing, just waiting for the Young Lady to carry her to success, then would the position of the God King's Holy Son, obtained so easily, still have any meaning?

Wouldn't she just become a burden and a vassal to the Young Lady, a parasite living on the Young Lady?

Sophie Liya could not accept such an ending no matter what.

Although she did define her future as a retainer assisting the Young Lady, a qualified retainer should be someone capable of sharing the lord's worries and possessing the strength or wisdom to assist the lord, not a burden who has a pile of messes every day and still waits for the lord to clean up after them.

Besides, a retainer in the Witch World is actually just a job. During work hours, you are the lord and I am the retainer; after work, everyone is just a witch. There is no distinction of high or low in fate and personality; everyone can and should be independent.

Therefore, there is naturally no saying that a retainer's talent must be weaker than the lord's. In fact, there are plenty of retainers in various witch territories who are stronger than the lords; it's just that these people are not suitable for or are too lazy to be leaders, so they are just registered under those lords as retainers.

Therefore, even if she, Sophie Liya, is willing to be the Young Lady's retainer, it doesn't mean she is truly willing to be completely dependent on the Young Lady in terms of personality as well.

A qualified retainer should be the one cleaning up for the lord, and the kind of person who peaceably waits for the lord to clean up for them is not a retainer, but rather something like the lord's favorite concubine.

So, are you kidding me? It is absolutely impossible for her, Sophie Liya, to become the Young Lady's favorite concubine, absolutely impossible.

For her, who had long since decided to control her own fate, she would never submit to anyone else in this life.

Hmm, her future must be the one on top.

Therefore, relying on the Young Lady's support to do whatever she wants is impossible. Sophie Liya actually has no intention of truly utilizing the Young Lady's support; that support's only role is to provide her with a sense of confidence and fill her heart with courage. She will do the rest herself.

"Hehe, no wonder the Young Lady was so dead set against inheriting the teacher's family business before. I can now somewhat understand what that stupid persistence was for. I used to think she was silly, but now I've become that kind of fool myself."

Sophie Liya looked up at the sky, then turned her head one last time to look at the Young Lady who was still shivering, and a smile appeared on her face.

Hmm, I feel like this Young Lady isn't as incompatible as I first thought.

"Very well, Lord Sophie Liya."

Hearing that the Saintess had actually taken the initiative to invite her, the red-haired eight-winged angel witch was overjoyed. She was just worrying about how to talk to this future protagonist in front of a table full of people. After all, her secret telepathic message earlier had been discovered by that mysterious Young Lady, which was very embarrassing, causing her to be completely afraid to send any more messages casually.

And beside her, seeing their eldest sister leave, Michelle and Cerise also wanted to follow. In fact, the two of them still hadn't figured out what had happened until just now—how did a perfectly good fishing trip suddenly turn into a dinner party with a little witch they didn't know?

Just now, the two of them wanted to secretly send a message to ask Sister Maria what was going on, but unfortunately, the eldest sister had no intention of explaining, so the two didn't ask any more, and then the delicious food on the table made the two of them completely unable to care about anything else.

This meal was truly delicious. Are Evil Gods such tasty things? Damn it, the Evil Gods encountered on the battlefield before were a complete waste.

The blue-haired Michelle felt very regretful at this moment, but she was a carefree person by nature.

And the blonde Cerise, as a staff officer, had indeed thought a lot.

Come to think of it, it was very unusual that the eldest sister, as the young city lord of the City of Glory, didn't go home to report when she came back today, but instead brought them directly to this Golden Township vacation manor. And usually, she hadn't seen the eldest sister like fishing much, but today she dragged them to fish all day.

So, Maria wasn't fishing at all; she was clearly waiting for someone.

And now, looking at her eldest sister being respectful to that Pure White Witch who was still wearing the Witch Academy uniform, Cerise felt that she had already guessed the answer.

After all, the Admiral of their own fleet, who had never appeared and whose identity was unknown, was also a student at the Witch Academy.

So...

Hiss...

At the thought of this possibility, Cerise was very excited. She looked at her companion who was still obsessed with the food and slapped her on her round, plump thigh.

"Eat, all you know is eating."

She wanted to remind this companion who didn't like to use her brain with some excitement via telepathy.

"What are you doing? That hurts, and why shouldn't I eat such delicious food?"

Michelle bared her teeth and looked at this companion who had hit her for no reason, and also asked angrily via telepathy.

"Do you know who that pure white compatriot is? You were just busy eating, we should have followed Sister Maria."

Cerise looked at the eldest sister and the Saintess who had already walked far away, feeling some regret in her heart.

After all, this was the faith mentor who taught them the God King's Pure Sect, and not the image from the past where they could only see the figure but not the face, but the living Saintess herself.

"Tsk, it's the Saintess, I recognized her at first glance. Otherwise, do you think I would be so bold as to eat a stranger's food? Ah, Cerise, you don't mean to tell me you only just realized it now? You're not right, you know you're very unpious, right?"

Michelle scratched her head and looked at her companion with some surprise. She suspected whether this companion's faith in the Pure Sect was truly pious, since she couldn't even recognize the Saintess?

Cerise: "..."

Being despised by this reckless person who usually had no brain at all left the Chief of Staff speechless, but even she had to admit that this person's faith was indeed more pious than her own.

After all, a fool's mind is simple, and the faith of a simple person is often more pious.

"Forget it, just eat your food."

The blonde six-winged angel witch said angrily.

On the other side, Sophie Liya and Maria were walking along the edge of the fish pond. The red-haired witch very carefully slowed down by half a step, following behind the Saintess, and then waved her hand to set up a high-level magic-grade soundproof barrier.

Hmm, ever since her telepathic message was discovered earlier, she had learned her lesson. She wasn't even very reassured by this layer, and was prepared to add a few more.

"That's enough, Maria, don't waste your energy. No one will eavesdrop on them. If they really want to listen, you won't be able to stop them anyway."

Sophie Liya spoke up to stop this netizen's futile effort.

After all, she already knew the identity of the senior's hat that her Young Lady was wearing on her head. If the future Fourth King wanted to eavesdrop, whatever the two of them did would be in vain.

"Uh..."

Hearing this, Maria was stunned, and then she was somewhat shocked.

She naturally believed the words of this future lord, but, was that Young Lady really that powerful? So that weakness of only 4w Mana on the surface was indeed a disguise.

Tsk, this is a true old fisherman, really insidious.

"Lord Sophie Liya, who exactly is that Young Lady?"

The red-haired angel witch was curious in her heart and finally couldn't help but ask.

She still always felt that Sophie Liya, as the future ruler of the Angel Kingdom, should be free. She should become a big figure in the Witch World second only to the Three Kings, and should not be under other witches.

She knew that Sophie Liya grew up in the Dragon Kingdom, and that Young Lady was a Dragon Witch and was also familiar with that Golden Princess, so she must be some big figure in the Dragon Kingdom.

It's also true that Sophie Liya, as an angel witch growing up alone in the Dragon Kingdom, inevitably had to live under someone else's roof, and being weak and alone made it easy to be controlled by others. But it doesn't matter, from now on, with the support of their Apocalypse Fleet and the City of Glory, she doesn't have to bow to anyone except the Three Kings.

Maria was just about to tell this future lord these words tactfully, but she was interrupted before she could organize her language.

"The Young Lady is the Young Lady, the lord I will serve for the rest of my life, nothing more. Miss Maria, do you have any other questions?"

Sophie Liya stopped and looked at the red-haired angel witch beside her with her golden Fate Magic Eyes.

"If you can't accept this, then we don't need to waste time. There's nothing left to talk about."

The Pure White Witch said this firmly.

Maria: "..."

The red-haired angel witch was silent. She frowned, and then no longer maintained that humble and respectful attitude.

As a confirmed Peak Witch, she was a true big figure in the Witch World. Being so polite and respectful before was only because of her recognition of Sophie Liya's bloodline and her ideas about her abilities. She really wanted to help this only suitable savior of the Angel Kingdom ascend to the top.

But this didn't mean that she would really allow this savior to act recklessly because of her status.

After all, as far as the current situation is concerned, she is stronger, and Sophie Liya, the Saintess, can only be considered to have a promising future.

A child who has not yet grown up still needs the guidance of an adult, and she was, after all, a classmate of Sophie Liya's mother, Agnes, in the same year. She could barely be considered an elder to this Saintess. She felt she had a responsibility to guide this future king on the right path.

"A reason, I need a reason, Sophie Liya. You are a smart child, you don't need me to tell you that you understand my purpose in supporting you. I want an independent Angel Witch King, not a retainer of a Dragon Witch. Above your head, there doesn't need to be, and there cannot be, anyone else except the King of the Three Kings."

Facing this suddenly rebellious future lord, Maria had a headache.

To be honest, she was actually a bit disappointed. After all, this Saintess was not as perfect in reality as she had appeared on the Mana Web before.

The Sophie Liya on the Mana Web was rational and wise, with clear goals and excellent methods. Various performances kept refreshing Maria's cognition, making her, a Peak Witch, unable to help but be convinced and willingly willing to honor her as King.

But seeing her in reality today, this Saintess was far less rational than on the Mana Web, and could even be called willful. What kind of love potion did that Young Lady feed her to make her so devoted?

But even if this future lord was not as perfect as she had imagined, Maria had no other choice. She could only suppress her dissatisfaction and anger, and then asked.

"A reason? Maria, have you misunderstood something?"

Sophie Liya tilted her head, looked at this netizen who was suppressing her anger, and then smiled.

"Apocalypse believer, from the very beginning, we were not in an equal relationship. It is you who need me, not me who need you. You should understand this point, especially since you deceived me before."

"It was also you who wishedfully honored me as King, without even asking for my opinion, and now you are even using your standards to require your King to comply."

"Let me ask you, Maria, ask yourself, do you really treat me as your King, or am I just a tool you use to realize your dream?"

"My foolish netizen, what made you have the illusion that I would be at your disposal, and what gave you the courage to talk to me like that? Is it your status as the young city lord of the City of Glory, or this power of yours that rivals the Peak?"

Sophie Liya reached out and patted the red-haired angel's shoulder, and then said this in her ear.

And the next moment, this powerful Peak Witch was pressed down to her knees as if she had lost all her strength. The Pure White Witch just lowered her head and looked down at her silently.

"Perhaps the Young Lady is right, I really should have some self-awareness as a powerhouse. In the past, I was too weak, which led to you having the illusion that you were qualified to negotiate with me."

And as her words fell, the red-haired angel witch, who was originally only kneeling on one knee, then changed to kneeling on both knees, and then changed to prostrating herself on the ground.

At this moment, Maria's heart was filled with shock, in addition to the confusion of not being able to understand the current situation. Because at this moment in her perception, the person in front of her was not a witch student who had barely been promoted to a Grand Witch, but a supreme, true Angel King. The powerful pressure of the rank even made her recall the impact and pressure she felt when she first saw the statue of the God King in her childhood.

How similar the two were.

At this moment, she suddenly realized how self-indulgent she had been before.

Where did the Saintess in front of her need others to help her ascend to the top? She was born destined to ascend to that supreme throne; she was a born Angel King.

At this moment, the red-haired angel witch's heart was half ecstasy and half regret, because she could not refute the Saintess's previous questioning.

After all, before this, although she was indeed willing to honor Sophie Liya as King, it was the future Sophie Liya. In her view, the current Sophie Liya was really not enough to ascend to the throne. After all, who could have imagined that a young witch who was only 16 years old would be so terrifying?

And in this mix of feelings, Maria remembered the core doctrine of the God King's Pure Sect.

I am the God King.

Such an arrogant doctrine naturally wouldn't have been proposed by her. This doctrine was given to her by Sophie Liya back then. At that time, Sophie Liya was only six or seven years old. Maria still remembered the shock and inexplicable horror she felt when she first heard this doctrine.

Although she did spread this doctrine later, to be honest, for so many years, she, the Deputy Admiral of the Apocalypse Fleet, had never really dared to believe in this doctrine.

After all, in her eyes, she still felt that daring to compare oneself to the God King was a transgression.

At that time, she didn't quite understand how Sophie Liya, this child, had come up with such a doctrine.

But now, she vaguely understood.

This was not an ideal doctrine at all, but reality. This child really thought so in her heart. She really wanted to follow in the footsteps of the God King and become the new generation of God King.

If this were a few minutes ago, if anyone had told her that someone was really this arrogant, Maria would definitely have thought that the person's faith was not pious and that they were a heretic, but now...

Feeling the terrifying pressure that locked her Angel Ring, making her unable to use her power at all, directly knocking her, a Peak Witch, down to the mortal world, making her as weak as a mortal.

Maria was convinced.

Without a doubt, this is the savior of the Angel Kingdom she has been searching for all along.

.... The angel witch is submitting....