Chapter 81: 81. Sisters Fighting Each Other
The timeline returns to the present.
"I need to take a practical combat exam. Who is the strongest fighter in your Armed Society?"
Because she wanted to give Sophia, her cohabitant, some face, Dorothyhad been very well-behaved and restrained along the way, not causing any trouble. But now that she was inside the Armed Society's Big Colosseum, she felt that she no longer needed to pretend and could speak more directly.
Hmm, she was actually here to cause trouble today.
Although, according to her personality, which disliked drawing too much attention, she wouldn't normally do something so ostentatious, her current image as a country bumpkin "Young Miss" with long bangs, black eyes, and braided pigtails had already become incredibly well-known.
So there was no need to hide anymore. Since she couldn't be low-key anyway, she might as well be a little more unrestrained.
After all, it was the Student Council President's Young Miss who was being arrogant. What did it have to do with Dorothy, a first-year freshman from the Automatic Mechanized Civil Engineering Academy?
Moreover, for the sake of her money-making enterprise, being high-profile today would earn her more food expenses for her family. If she didn't find a way to earn some extra money, her family would soon run out of food.
The Armed Society's Big Colosseum was a huge circular building, similar to the Roman Colosseum. The empty space in the center of the circle was a massive dueling arena, while the surrounding circular walls housed various facilities such as audience seating and preparation areas.
Dorothy and the others had just walked in through the main entrance of the Gladiator Arena and were now in the center of the arena. When she looked up and around, she could immediately see fourteen distinct open VIP boxes above the regular audience seating around her.
These were clearly the exclusive boxes for the big shots of the Armed Society.
The most luxurious box directly facing the main entrance, which also had a luxurious seat similar to a throne, must be the territory of the legendary President. The other thirteen boxes surrounding the throne were likely the seats of the Thirteenth Enforcement Squad.
Since the throne was currently empty, and the President seemed to be absent today, Dorothy was temporarily a little disappointed, as this meant she might earn a lot less money. However, fortunately, all thirteen captain seats were occupied, so it was still barely a break-even situation.
It was just that…
When Dorothy shed her disguise, her disdainful Dragon eyes swept across the entire Armed Society, which had been temporarily stunned by her words, and she suddenly saw a familiar figure among the thirteen clear seats.
"Ah, this… Alice?"
Dorothy was a little confused. She blinked, making sure she wasn't hallucinating.
The blonde, twin-tailed Little Witch who was also sitting "full of majesty" at the last seat of the Thirteenth Team looked familiar no matter how she looked at her. Well, how could she be so similar to her own younger sister?
Shocking! My younger sister is actually a big shot in the academy behind my back?
After repeatedly confirming that she was indeed not mistaken, Dorothywas at a loss for words for a moment.
Oh no, this was a case of a flood washing away the Dragon King's temple; she had been showing off to her own family.
For a moment, Dorothy felt an intense shame, like when she was secretly practicing anime lines in her room, being all chuunibyou, and then her family suddenly opened the door and saw her.
At this moment, she was so embarrassed that she felt like she could dig out an empty island in this Gladiator Arena with her toes.
However, now that she was halfway through showing off, no matter how uncomfortable it was, she had to continue.
So, even though her heart was extremely shaken, Dorothy remained expressionless. She simply extended her spiritual power into her spellbook and frantically touch-typed.
[Forest Fairy: Alice, does your Armed Society have a big shot who looks very much like you? How come I see the Thirteenth Team Captain on that high platform who is almost identical to you?]
On the other side, Alice, who had been sitting majestically in her seat, even though her appearance as a Little Witch was adorable, was also trying her best to imitate her mother Anne's dignified demeanor. But now she couldn't keep it up. She also extended her spiritual power into her spellbook and frantically touch-typed messages.
[Child of the Blood Moon: Big Sister, Big Sister, where are you? Come to the Armed Society to watch the show! There's someone here who looks exactly like you, also completely covered up and afraid to show her face, who's causing trouble. Hmm, she also seems to be the Student Council President's rumored girlfriend, nicknamed something like Young Miss. Big Sister, do you know about this?]
Then, both sisters simultaneously received each other's messages, scanned them with their spiritual power, and then both fell silent.
[Forest Fairy & Child of the Blood Moon: That's me]
After a moment of silence, the two sisters sent messages again simultaneously.
Dorothy: "…"
Alice: "…"
Damn, my well-behaved and cute younger sister can't possibly be this dignified.
Crap, my lazy and laid-back elder sister can't possibly be this arrogant.
And while the two sisters were frantically chatting privately, the other Witches present also came back to their senses.
Sophia, standing beside Dorothy, raised an eyebrow, an expression of "I knew it" on her face.
The Angel Witch only felt that her decision to take leave today to accompany the Young Miss was indeed correct. This Young Miss was indeed incapable of taking an exam peacefully.
However, Sophia was not angry at the Young Miss's completely different arrogance compared to usual. On the contrary, she was quite pleased.
This was right. This was the taste of a Dragon Witch. As the teacher's daughter, she should be this arrogant and unrestrained. Her previous laid-back demeanor was really too inappropriate.
For a moment, the Angel Witch felt a joy that her Young Miss was finally going to turn over a new leaf. She was happy for her teacher.
However, on the other side, the mood of the Armed Society members who were being challenged was not so pleasant.
The Armed Society itself gathered the most combative students in the entire Witch Academy, and combative people are mostly short-tempered. At this moment, a single sentence from this rustic-looking person directly ignited the anger of most of the Armed Societymembers present.
"Damn it, I've never seen anyone so arrogant in all my life. I can't stand it."
"Don't stop me, I'm going down there to tear that guy's mouth off."
"A mere first-year dares to be so presumptuous? Let me teach you to respect your seniors."
There was nothing they could do; martial artists were just this irritable. Immediately, a torrent of curses erupted, with classic slang from various races being thrown around constantly.
However, while they talked and cursed, no one actually went down to fight.
It wasn't that they didn't want to, or that they were truly afraid of this rustic-looking Witch who dared not show her face. The main reason was that the Student Council President was standing next to this arrogant rustic-looking girl.
Even the impulsive and violent Armed Society was very wary of this Student Council President, who was even more legendary than their own President and had steadily suppressed their own President for so many years.
Those hot-headed members who had originally wanted to rush down regardless of the consequences were now intercepted by their steady companions.
Everyone's gaze turned towards the thirteen seats on the high platform.
With the President not yet present, the overall situation of the Armed Society could only be handled by these thirteen Enforcement Squad Captains.
And so...
"Alice, you go down and try."
The captain sitting closest to the President's throne, a very calm and reliable-looking elder sister Witch, said.
The two sisters, who were passionately chatting: "…"
Dorothy looked up in surprise, feeling a little helpless.
Don't do this, can't we switch to someone else? How can I fight my own sister?
However...
"Hmm, okay."
On the stage, the blonde, blue-eyed Little Witch happily agreed, and then her emerald eyes began to turn scarlet.
Hmm, ever since she saw her Big Sister's hidden strength a few days ago, the Little Witch had long wanted to fight her Big Sister. Now that this ready-made opportunity had presented itself, she had no reason to refuse.
Dorothy: "…"
Damn it, looking at her younger sister on the stage, who suddenly had her fighting spirit maxed out, the Zhai Mo Nv only felt exhausted.
Sigh, my sister's rebelliousness has broken my heart.
However, if Alice is being unkind first, then don't blame me, Big Sister, for being unjust. Even if you are my sister, for the sake of the food expenses for my family of three, including me and my familiar, I will not hold back.
And so, the formation on the Gladiator Arena activated, and amidst the shaking of the ground, the arena began to be set up.
The two sisters are preparing for battle.
Tsk, I want to save drafts, but you all scold me for being short. But if I don't save drafts, what will I do when it's time to put it on the shelves? It's a dilemma. This chapter was originally intended to be a draft, but now the drafts are back to zero.