Mage Manual-Chapter 273 - 236 Officially Joining the Team
Chapter 273: Chapter 236 Officially Joining the Team
Chapter 273: Chapter 236 Officially Joining the Team
At that moment, Diya was squatting in the lumber mill looking for usable materials.
The lumber mill connected to the outside of the den, where huge machines devoid of engineering aesthetics protruded into the dense forest like fishing rods. Driven by Technique Spirits, environmentally friendly trees, quickly grown by time, would be transformed by the machines into cubic pieces of wood that fell into the den.
Logically, if ferocious dragons don’t make use of lumber and it occupies a large area, it should quickly burst the limits of the den; but in reality, there wasn’t much lumber in the mill.
As Diya searched for materials, she also took in lessons from her sisters:
White Queen: “Princess, you can’t just hand things over so directly.”
Diya: “What, should I throw them instead?”
White Queen: “That’s not what I meant… doing it like that will make the Observer feel embarrassed.”
Diya: “(￣△￣;) I don’t understand.”
Black Butler: “Please, let White sister go. I can’t stand to watch this.”
Diya: “I think I did a pretty good job, the Sword Maiden really likes me, and the Observer will like me soon too!”
Black Butler: “Who gave you such courage? Red, say something to her too!”
Red Death Cultist: “Say something.”
Right then, Diya heard footsteps and turned to see the Observer pulling the Sword Maiden over.
“Witch, why is your personality so different today compared to yesterday?”
“Ah? That’s because yesterday was White Queen, and today is me, Diya.”
Diya said this very frankly without hiding anything.
Black Butler: “I knew she would sell us out eventually.”
“The Observer already knew about the existence of Little Witch and the Secret Princess, we couldn’t hide it anyway,” White Queen tried hard to find excuses for Diya.
“Huh?” Diya blinked rapidly, as if pricked by a needle, “You didn’t know? Did I speak out of turn? Didn’t you tell her, Observer?”
“I also don’t know the details, that’s why I came to ask you,” Ash shrugged, “Witch, would you like to share your secrets with us? If you don’t want to, you can refuse, just like I never asked the Sword Maiden what ‘little trumpet’ actually means.”
Diya adjusted her glasses, swiftly gathering advice from a sister meeting: “Actually, it’s nothing serious…”
Just like Sonia could freely vent to the Observer about her roommate, academy, and society, the witch sisters also felt that the Sword Maiden and the Observer were virtual friends with whom revealing secrets was harmless—firstly, the Observer already knew their secrets, so continuing to hide them was pointless, and secondly, the Sword Maiden and the Observer had no overlap in reality, which was evident from their excitement when they met last night in the Void Realm. White Queen believed they might belong to different countries.
Moreover, since the Observer had always appeared before them in an illusory form, White Queen thought the Observer might also be from a different country and wondered by what miracle he was linked to her.
In other words, they—the sisters, the Observer, and the Sword Maiden—were all strangers from different countries.
Whatever the Observer and Sword Maiden knew could not impact the sisters’ lives.
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Thus, not only Diya but also the other sisters, except for the relatively composed White Queen, were more than willing to reveal themselves to strangers.
“I am the White Queen, please take good care of the Princess,” she introduced herself in a sudden appearance last night, a white suit plus a mini skirt and a gentle, composed demeanor.
“I am Red Death Cultist,” red hair and clothes, fierce eyes, as wary as a bear living in the wild.
“I am Black Butler. My main job is to help the sisters come up with insults,” she said in a fitted butler suit, hair neatly bundled behind her neck, and a somewhat androgynous look which was incredibly sleek. The refinement in her eyes and brow made one wonder if she could only speak refined words.
“And then there’s me, the Secret Princess!” Diya reverted to her original self, proudly placing her hands on her hips, “But the Observer gave me the nickname Witch, so just call me Witch. I’ll mostly be leading activities in the Void Realm, so I am the Witch!”
Not only did Sonia have her eyes opened wide, but so did Ash—switching personalities could also automatically change clothes and hair color, becoming faster than a magical girl warrior. Was this a natural gift with several sets of skins?
“Witch, do you have any other sisters?” Sonia asked curiously.
“There are others…” Diya paused, “but they are all busy with other things and won’t appear for now.”
Could they multitask like that and enjoy it?
Suddenly, Ash also felt the impulse to split personalities—one to stay in the reality for work and cultivation, another to fight and adventure in the Void Realm, and himself to handle rest and leisure. It would be the perfect division of labor.
However, it was just a thought. Not to mention he lacked the ability, even if he did, the likely outcome would be one Ash with water to drink, two Ashes fetching water, three Ashes with no water to drink… After all, they were all Ash; why should he be lazy while the others worked?
His immediate small goal was still to explore the potential of Substitute Technique Spirit, hoping someday Ash could live a life exploiting the mages as a capitalist.
“So why are you in charge of the Void Realm Exploration?” Ash suddenly realized a question, “Logically, shouldn’t the Red Death Cultist, who is responsible for fighting, be in charge?”
“Because I know a little bit of what the other sisters know, which is convenient for dealing with various emergencies; if it’s not manageable, we switch.” Diya picked up a piece of material from a pile of wood. “Moreover, exploring the Void Realm is exhausting, and among my sisters, only I am interested in the Void Realm… Eh? Oh, alright.”
Diya suddenly stared at Ash and asked, “Observer, how do you think the White queen, the Red Death Cultist, and the Black Butler fare?”
Sonia was taken aback—it was a strange way to ask, reminiscent of how her classmates at school would introduce male nobles like they were selling fruit.
“Uh?” Ash thought for a moment, “The White queen is dignified and grand, the Red Death Cultist is sharp and wild, the Black Butler is cool and handsome… Witch, you have three great sisters.”
“What do you think, Sword Maiden?” Diya then turned to Sonia.
“Pretty much the same as the Observer,” Sonia said, clapping her hands, “but each of you is so beautiful. I love the White queen’s charm, the Red Death Cultist’s bravery, and the Black Butler is exactly my type; Witch, you’re so cute yourself… can I take all of you?”
Diya’s eyes sparkled, and she suddenly jumped to hug both Ash and Sonia, making happy snorting sounds. Ash and Sonia were caught off guard by her sudden bear hug and got pressed to the ground, watching the Witch rub against them like a little bear.
“Witch, this is so sudden—”
“We’re so happy!” The Witch lifted her head, her adorable face full of infectious smiles, “The White queen and the others rarely appear in public, almost no one knows they exist. You two are the only ones… They have always wanted to know how others would perceive them, and your acceptance makes them, makes us all so happy! If you don’t believe me, let them speak—”
Diya adjusted her glasses, suddenly turning into the Black Butler.
The Black Butler solemnly declared, “That’s not true; she’s talking nonsense!”
“I’m not talking nonsense!” Diya changed back, snorting, “Black Butler, you were clearly blushing with joy just now! We all saw it!”
「I knew she would sell us out!」 the Black Butler cursed.
「I have nothing to say.」 The White queen gave up struggling.
The Witch sat up, suddenly recalling something, “Oh, right, in the picture book ‘House of the North Wind,’ the characters became friends after sharing secrets… so are we friends now?”
“You only shared secrets with us, but we haven’t shared any secrets with you,” Ash said.
Diya blinked, her socially awkward self momentarily crashing.
Ah, is this a rejection? What now? I really want to find a hole to crawl into, or maybe switch people, White queen save me—
“But we will have a long, long future together in the Void Realm,” Ash stood up dusting off his pants, “Let’s share our stories when we have time.”
Sonia sat up and brushed Diya’s stubborn cowlick with a sigh of helplessness.
“I’m just an ordinary college girl without any exciting secrets to share with you.”
Black and White Witch Lissdia was officially in the team.
