Chapter 558: Magic Adaptation

The witch Demia did not notice the two of them sneaking affection.

Just as Sharon was using her internal aether to resist the new magic, witches with magical organs were clearly undergoing an adaptation period.

She seemed to be growing unsteady, swaying unsteadily.

Her face had also turned bright red from the magic's effect.

Sharon saw this and grew anxious.

She pulled her over and squeezed her into Luo De's arms together.

"Quick, use your domain to heal her!"

"Leave it to me."

Luo De didn't overthink it—he pressed the witch into his embrace as well.

Demia was dazed, seemingly unaware of anything.

She only felt as if a scorching furnace surrounded her; pressing closer would ease the strange magic in her body.

So naturally, she buried her face and chest into Luo De's arms.

Even unconsciously, she nudged Sharon aside a little.

The witch's body was even softer than Sharon's.

The two girls' reactions were simply too intense.

Luo De was about to check on the other mage girls through the 【Far-Speech Chain】.

The elf Kalist had already posted a notice in the group chat.

It explained the situation of the magic canopy and speculated about a certain magic web creator ascending to godhood.

After a brief explanation,

she added a small trick for rapidly adapting to the new magic.

Luo De scanned the girls' replies.

He found that, aside from the witch in his arms and the dog-people,

the other mage girls in the 【Far-Speech Chain】 had only experienced slight dizziness, and had adapted within moments.

He finally exhaled in relief.

"It must be because of the magical organs and aether energy."

Luo De tightened his embrace slightly.

He also complimented Kalist a few times in the 【Far-Speech Chain】.

【Luo De: No wonder it's Kalist—you found a solution in the blink of an eye.】

【Kalist: Hmph.】

The elf lady replied with just one word, coldly aloof.

Luo De smiled.

Kalist's daytime and nighttime selves seemed like two different personalities.

For over a month straight, she made Luo De go catch frogs again every other night.

In bed, eyes shut, her hums were soft and sweet.

But whenever they met during the day,

she wore a sour, icy expression, speaking coldly during magic lessons as if Luo De owed her millions.

Luo De eventually made peace with it.

The flirtatious elf lady used this method to stimulate him into "loving" her at night.

Whether that was true or not,

Luo De believed it anyway.

【Luo De: If your reaction is too strong, come to me—my domain can ease it slightly.】

【Tally: Me! I'm not feeling well! I'm dizzy and burning up! I feel like I'm dying! Come save me, Master~~~】

To keep this succubus from idling around all day trying to seduce him,

Luo De assigned her to plant trees and expand the forest with the treant Vivian and the half-deer girl Xiao Ke.

【Ghoul Pan Ni: Tally, you're not even a mage—what's wrong with you? I'm the one who's uncomfortable, Master! My chest is burning!】

【Land Naga Eve: @Kalist, can land naga shamans of the Ancestral Spirit line use this trick? My mother seems unwell.】

【Arachne Yuna: Miss Kalist, the earthwork mages rebuilding Coral Bay are also feeling unwell—can we share this method publicly?】

【Kalist: All fine.】

The group chat immediately erupted, drowning out the earlier two flirtatious messages.

Though the girls often chatted here normally,

because of the ascension event, even the eternal lurkers—Zombie Selina and Tiefling Saixier—were dragged out.

Luo De healed the girl in his arms while occasionally chiming in the group chat.

Not long after,

Demia's condition gradually stabilized; the strange red flush on her skin faded.

She let out a soft moan and woke up.

Then she realized she was held in Luo De's arms, her own hands tightly clasped around his waist and chest.

Beside her, Sharon—also held in his arms—watched her with a look of concern.

Instantly, Demia's face flushed crimson again.

She scrambled out of his embrace in panic.

"S-sorry, Mr. Luo De! Sharon, please don't misunderstand! I didn't mean anything! I would never interfere between you two!"

Luo De laughed: "What are you talking about? Mistral's ascension caused magical fluctuations—you were dazed, we were just helping you heal. Don't you remember?"

This excuse was far too transparent.

Unlike Luo De's casualness,

Sharon froze, as if thinking of something, staring intently at her witch friend.

Demia, guilty, avoided her gaze, bit her lip, and stepped back further.

"By the way, Mr. Luo De, Interrogator Xiao Feisuo says the half-goat Einala in the underground prison is in terrible mental shape—she wants you to come. Well, there are still some bandit dens left in the south—I'll be off!"

"Mm, I understand. Rest a bit longer? There's still room in my arms."

The forest warden, chatting in the 【Far-Speech Chain】 while speaking in reality, accidentally uttered something outrageous.

"No no! Sharon, you don't need to stay with me—go enjoy some time with Luo De!"

Sure enough,

Demia panicked and hurried away with her guard Wendigo.

Watching her retreating back,

Sharon looked up coldly and pinched his waist hard.

Then she kicked him away.

"'There's still room in my arms'? Am I dead?"

". meant healing. You know what I mean."

"Did you do something to Demia?"

"Not yet."

"Not yet?"

Luo De knew continuing this topic might be dangerous.

He changed the subject: "I'm going to check the underground prison. Want to come?"

"No!"

"Come on, I want to spend more time with you."

One could say Sharon really was like a puppy—easy to soothe.

At these words, her expression softened.

Her tail began swaying left and right again.

She walked over and rubbed her cheek against Luo De's shoulder.

"Give me your hand—I'm going to bite! Bite you to death!"

"Alright, alright."

Soon,

Luo De and Sharon arrived at the underground prison of Shi Ying Town.

Still damp, cramped, and dim.

Just the rows of cold iron cells and the racks caked with dried blood conveyed the oppression and cruelty here.

This place had originally been built by the tooth fairy Rosalia as a secret base, and even its staff were her tooth fairy kin.

Rosalia had left to join the 【Shadow-Hunting Wind】 team in the capital of Aithelon, seeking the truth behind the fairy massacre.

She had left this group behind.

But perhaps she also wanted to give her kin some work.

"Lord Luo De!"

Interrogator Xiao Feisuo was a tooth fairy who looked more like a fairy.

She fluttered wings scattered with glowing specks.

A broad smile smeared with large patches of red blood, in her arms a pair of jet-black, chillingly cold tooth-pullers absurdly oversized.

(End of Chapter)