The children, excited and thrilled, surrounded Tilis.
"Sister is a supernatural being!!"
"What abilities does Sister have? Can Sister transform?"
"Sister, can you teach me? I also want to become a great hero who protects the city!"
"...I..." Tilis' face showed a hint of helplessness; she really wasn't good at dealing with kids.
And how was she supposed to tell these children...
She wasn't a great hero protecting the city; she was a wicked witch wanted by the city, a threat to human society.
Not only would she not protect the city, but she had also tried multiple times to destroy it...
"This sister can't transform, but she can perform magical spells!" Luo Wei laughed as he explained.
"Wow!!!"
The children's eyes sparkled with amazement.
In the regular education of ordinary citizens, magic and witchcraft are not considered the same thing, nor are wizards and evil witches considered the same type of people.
However, insiders know that these two things are essentially the same.
The reason they are deliberately differentiated is simply propaganda by the empire and the church.
Magic that can be applied to Magical Industry is good—it's magic; magic that is not controlled by official supernatural organizations is bad—it's witchcraft.
Therefore, even organizations like the Magic Monastic Order, which have been passed down from the era of the Magic Empire, are regarded as black witch gangs. If they appear in the empire, they will be ruthlessly annihilated.
After everyone became familiar with each other, the atmosphere in the room grew increasingly lively.
Upon hearing that Luo Wei and Tilis would be spending the New Year with them, the three women also smiled with joy and worked even more diligently to prepare dinner.
Since their husbands couldn't return home, a well-prepared dinner was meant to be enjoyed with a lively group!
The old lady looked fondly at the mischievous children, who showed no intention of letting go of Tilis, bombarding her with questions about her magic.
"Sister! What kind of magic can you do?"
"Please, Sister, just show us one spell!"
"I heard that the Royal Magicians of His Majesty can create beautiful fireworks; can Sister do that too?"
"...I..." Tilis looked pleadingly at Luo Wei, unsure what to do. Her magic wasn't something she could just casually demonstrate...
Moreover, what could she show them? With her magic, one small mistake could kill countless people; wouldn't the children be terrified and start crying?
Seeing Luo Wei's indifference, even enjoying the situation, Tilis's face twisted in frustration.
She was growing increasingly annoyed with children...
Luo Wei couldn't help but smile as he watched the witch being pestered by the kids.
It seemed she had fallen into a social anxiety nightmare, looking utterly pitiful.
Maybe I should help her... Luo Wei thought of an idea.
Suddenly.
Just as the warm atmosphere filled the room, the lights flickered and then plunged everything into darkness.
The women cried out in alarm.
"Did the gas lamp break?"
"We just filled it with kerosene today; how could it be out again?"
Luo Wei quickly soothed them, "Don't worry, the light will come back soon!"
As he spoke, he squeezed Tilis's hand in the darkness, signaling that this was her chance to showcase her magic.
In the dark, Tilis let out a helpless groan.
"Really, you have no idea..."
A moment later, a bright light suddenly lit up in the dark room, and the family turned to look at the source of the light.
Tilis performed a basic Level 1 lighting spell, and under her skilled control, the light slowly ascended to the ceiling, replacing the room's original illumination.
Luo Wei stroked his chin, still not fully satisfied.
"The light is too cold. It's a New Year's dinner; you should adjust the lighting spell to a warmer tone."
Tilis shot him an annoyed look.
But she listened and with a slight wave of her hand, the cold blue light suddenly changed to a warm yellow glow, like a incandescent bulb.
"Are you satisfied now?" Tilis turned to him.
Luo Wei nodded, "That's better."
The children immediately erupted into excited chatter; they had never seen anything so amazing.
"Magic Sister! You're so amazing! Can I learn this?"
"If only I could do magic too; then we wouldn't have to worry about money for kerosene anymore!"
Faced with the children's bright, hopeful eyes, Tilis smiled wryly and shook her head.
"Magic isn't something beautiful..."
It brings madness and destruction.
She patiently warned the children, "And wizards aren't good people. If you ever see someone who can do magic, don't go near them; you must stay far away!"
A little boy looked up at her, puzzled.
"But..."
"But Sister, aren't you a good person? You defeated the bad guys and lit up our home. Why do you say wizards aren't good people?"
A little girl immediately nodded, "Yes! Sister is a wizard, and Sister is a good person! We won't stay far away from Sister!"
Hearing these innocent words, Tilis opened her mouth to respond but didn't know what to say...
Am I a good person?
Tilis smiled bitterly. How could that be...
I'm just a witch, hated and unrecognized by the world...
Evil witch...
I grew up in the Magic Monastic Order, witnessing how they treated humans. Even if I disliked it, there were many things I couldn't escape...
Tilis's eyes flickered as she fell silent.
The children didn't understand why this pretty sister, who had just seemed fine, suddenly became so quiet.
"Brother, brother..." A little girl tugged at Luo Wei's hand, worriedly asking, "What's wrong with Sister?"
Luo Wei shook his head, inwardly complaining.
She's having an "episodic heaviness" and "internal consumption personality" attack, and there's no cure for this illness...
Despite his internal grumbling, Luo Wei gently took Tilis's hand.
The witch turned to him, her face crumpled.
Luo Wei smiled and gently tapped her forehead, "Are you thinking about those unnecessary things again? Today is our date, and it's New Year's; can't you just be happy?"
Tilis rubbed her forehead and pouted in dissatisfaction.
"Oh..."
Feeling it was better not to dampen everyone's spirits, she forced a smile.
"Alright, I won't think about it. When can we eat...?"
One of the women bustling in the kitchen called out, "Almost there, just a little longer!"
The children's curiosity quickly shifted, and they ran to their mothers, eagerly watching the food being prepared.
Only Luo Wei and Tilis remained in the living room. Although Tilis's expression had calmed, Luo Wei knew she was still dwelling on what had happened.
The witch's innate nature was undoubtedly kind, but tragically, she was part of the most wanted black witch organization.
If she had been subtly influenced and transformed, it would have been less tragic, but even more tragic was that she had remained true to herself all these years...
Luo Wei looked at her intently. "You can't choose your birth, but you can choose your life."
Purple eyes met Luo Wei's.
"You mean... you want me to leave the organization?"
Luo Wei shrugged, "I didn't say that. The choice is yours."
Some things can't be persuaded; she will eventually figure it out herself.
In this Dream Illusion, Tilis hasn't experienced those life-and-death partings and despair yet, so she still carries a touch of childish innocence. In reality, it's not like that.
Last time during the restart, she killed the two elders and all her fellow mages without blinking.
"Leaving the Monastic Order isn't that simple..." Tilis said with a smile. "First, my teacher won't agree. Do you know how powerful she is? Second, the elders would definitely hunt me down."
"That's not a concern," Luo Wei waved it off casually.
Your teacher is already dead anyway.
Tilis gave a puzzled look.
As the two fell silent, the women brought all kinds of dishes into the living room.
"Dinner is ready! Dinner is ready!"
"Yay!!!" The children excitedly hopped onto their chairs.
The family didn't actually have a dining room, so all nine of them crowded into the small living room to eat. The elderly woman asked Luo Wei and Tilis to sit in the empty chairs once occupied by the men of the household. After a sincere pre-meal prayer, the lively New Year's feast finally began in earnest.
Luo Wei looked at the steaming dishes on the table, which included pumpkin pie, sausages, stewed beans, smoked bacon, roasted potatoes, and a pot of yellow mush that was impossible to distinguish the ingredients of...
All of these were very ordinary and common ingredients. The most presentable dish in the entire New Year's feast was the roasted turkey placed in the center, though it was unusually small, like a dwarf turkey...
Despite the elderly woman repeatedly emphasizing that this was a "New Year's feast" that had been prepared for a long time, making it sound very promising, the meal still didn't quite live up to the title of "feast."
However, Luo Wei wasn't disappointed. This was already the best the family could offer for the New Year.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
