Superman Termination Manual - Chapter 435

Chapter 435: Chapter 231 The Sloth Witch Invades the Alliance (1) Chapter 435: Chapter 231 The Sloth Witch Invades the Alliance (1) “`
“No way…”

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Ke Mingye murmured, looking through the owl’s perspective at the whip-shaped magic wand in Shi Neian’s hand, then at the broken, dim gemstone on the handle.

He was stunned for a moment, utterly convinced that this broken magic crystal was the emblem of a witch and identical to the magic wand of Witch Black Rose he had seen that day…

“This… where has this gotten me?” he thought. “Did I sign up to be a Magic Girl?”

Shi Neian looked surprised, her medium-length black hair draped over her shoulders.

Her complexion was as pale as paper, making the dark circles under her eyes stand out prominently, like a drop of ink on drawing paper. The layer of black, like spilled ink, spread out from the edges of her eyes, tracing upward at the corners in a swoop like eyeshadow, adding a teasing quality to her languid demeanor.

At that moment, the shadow of a beret loomed over her eyes, but it could not hide the burning purple-red flames within her gaze.

The sea breeze brushed by, and her slightly tattered dark purple skirt swayed gently like embers, as if it would disperse in the wind at any moment.

Through the owl’s perspective, Ke Mingye watched this scene, frozen.

He thought, “No bro, wasn’t my contract with a Magic Girl? How did it turn into a witch?”

Moments later, light dawned on Ke Mingye.

“Wait a minute… If she can transform into both a Magic Girl and a witch, then maybe I can first send her to the Magical Girl Alliance and then coax her into the Witch Church. That way, she can act as my double agent, which is perfect since I was just worrying about not knowing the moves on the witch’s side!”

With that thought, he quickly switched back to the owl’s perspective.

Shi Neian paused for a few seconds, then lazily lifted her hand to adjust the black beret on her head, revealing her eyes from the shadows.

She cast her eyes downward, scrutinizing the witchy transformation outfit she wore and the whip in her hand, as if hesitating to speak.

“How does it feel…”

“What what what do you feel?” the owl asked, stumbling over its words, “I’ve never seen a transformation like this before, your eyes are even on fire, are you alright?”

“It feels… like a whiff of an elementary school student going bad?”

Shi Neian said wearily, suddenly closing her eyes that burned with pink-purple flames. The sound of eerie fire roasting the air ceased, replaced by her exhaling softly.

“What’s wrong with you?” asked the owl, worried.

“Nothing, I just suddenly feel so sleepy and tired, I just want to collapse and sleep.” Saying this, Shi Neian yawned and rubbed her dark circles.

Hearing this, Ke Mingye suddenly remembered Xizi Yue mentioning to Xiaohongmao: After becoming a witch, certain desires would be greatly magnified.

It seemed that for Shi Neian, witchification had amplified her laziness.

That was a relief. At least it wasn’t a desire for killing, jealousy, or hatred. Otherwise, after witchification, Shi Neian might have lost her original mind altogether.

“It’s over… it’s all over, everything’s done for.” The owl raised its wings to cover its head and said gravely, “You don’t look like a Magic Girl, do you?”

“No need to tell me, I see it too.” Shi Neian pointed at herself, casting a glance at the owl. “Then what am I?”

The owl swallowed hard, took two steps back, and hesitated.

“Witch…”

“Witch? Can a Magic Girl also transform into a witch?”

As Shi Neian spoke, she raised her hand to her mouth and yawned lightly.

She looked up, then down, the light in her eyes flickering on and off.

“It’s not like that, do you really know what a witch is?” said the owl fearfully, retreating another two steps.

Shi Neian said with evident weariness.

“I know, isn’t a witch the archenemy of a Magic Girl? Why are you so scared of me? Hasn’t there been a human who was both a witch and a Magic Girl in history?”

“There has been, but I haven’t seen one!”

“Then I’m the first, what an honor.” Shi Neian said.

“But why have you accepted your identity as a witch so quickly?”

“If you were really scared of me, you would have run off by now, wouldn’t you?”

The owl sighed. “After all, I have some responsibility for you becoming a witch, it wouldn’t be responsible of me just to run off.” As it spoke, it crossed its wings over its chest. “Let’s analyze the situation, what exactly is going on now.”

Shi Neian picked up her phone, tilted her head, and lethargically stared at the screen, slowly saying, “Rather than analyzing the situation, every witch has a nickname, so what witch am I?”

“Eh, ‘Lazy Dog Witch,’ ‘Sloth Witch’ or should we say ‘All-nighter Witch’, or maybe…’Dark Circle Witch’?” The owl thought for a moment, then said, “How about ‘Sloth Witch’?”

It paused, then corrected itself, “How does that sound like it’s clashing with Crown Dream Witch? I remember that Crown Dream Witch’s power is to put people to sleep, controlling dreams. Could your power be similar? Try it out.”

Shi Neian sat on the bed and said, “I don’t think I have that kind of power. If I could make people sleep, that’d be great; I could sleep for ten days and nights.”

“Sigh. That’s the advantage of a desire-free, laid-back lazy dog; even after becoming a witch, you just become an even lazier dog.”

Ke Mingye sighed, thinking that if the whole world had Shi Neian’s temperament, there would be no more wars, discrimination, or exclusion–just fucking world peace, straight up.

As he thought this, Ke Mingye saw a superhuman panel slowly appearing above Shi Neian’s head.