Otaku Witch

"Uh..."

Upon hearing her father’s blessings in front of her, Dorothy was momentarily stunned, and her mind, which had been muddled from long hours of overtime, suddenly became clear.

"Whoa, turns out today is my birthday."

She only realized this after the fact.

Perhaps it was because she had just napped for a few hours, and her Spirit had partially recovered, so after a brief moment of awakening, she became fully alert, and her sluggish brain once again regained its usual agility.

"No wonder everyone’s expressions were a bit odd when I mentioned holding a celebration banquet tomorrow."

She finally understood.

Of course, this was not really a big issue, after all, birthdays should be an occasion to invite family and sisters to gather together for a great feast, and now two happy events are coinciding, it’s a double blessing indeed, so she decided that the catering standard for tomorrow’s celebration banquet could be raised a notch.

However, the matters of the banquet can be discussed tomorrow. Dorothy’s attention was mainly focused on Adam and Annie in front of her. Then she looked at her old dad with a schadenfreude smile.

"Dad, as much as I am happy that you came to celebrate my birthday, coming to tap on my window in the dead of night to wish me happy birthday seems a bit inappropriate. How about you come again formally during the day tomorrow?"

So said the homebody witch.

Hehe, just now Annie mentioned that Adam claimed he didn’t dare come to this Shining Territory during the day, hence the late-night sneak attack.

As for why he wouldn’t dare to come during the day, it’s quite obvious, he feels a little guilty.

After all, her dad was originally the big steward of the Shining Territory, but then he defected with her, offending not just Mother Dragon, but the entire Shining Territory led by her.

Even though Mother Dragon didn’t pursue Adam’s past actions out of respect for Dorothy, once Adam sets foot in Shining Territory, others won’t be so lenient.

Of course, given Adam’s character, he isn’t someone who shies away from trouble, otherwise, he wouldn’t have spiraled into stealing Dorothy back then; there’s hardly anything more reckless than stealing the heir of the Witch Territory.

Mainly, this guy feels guilty himself, so he doesn’t want to face everyone in Shining Territory.

"Ahem, no need, no need, I have spent so many birthdays with you, I won’t compete with your mother this time."

Teased by his daughter in such a manner, Adam’s handsome face couldn’t quite hold its expression, as he awkwardly scratched his cheek and then pulled out a gift box from his pocket and handed it over.

"This is your birthday gift, I’ll give it to you now."

Beside him, Annie also took out a gift box.

"Yes, this is my gift to you. Happy birthday, Dorothy."

Thus said the petite and adorable stepmother.

Regarding the birthday gifts from family members, Dorothy wouldn’t pretentiously refuse, she happily accepted both gift boxes.

"Can I open them now?"

She asked, blinking her big eyes expectantly at the two.

"Of course, you can."

Adam smiled and nodded.

"Yes, as you like, since it’s already given to you, you can handle it as you wish."

Annie said with her arms crossed, somewhat proudly.

"Yay."

The homebody witch couldn’t help but cheer upon hearing this.

After all, there’s nothing to feel embarrassed about in front of parents; who isn’t a child at heart? Besides, who can refuse the temptation to open birthday presents?

Dorothy first opened Annie’s gift, since in the family, it was this stepmother’s say that mattered, she was the head of the household, so she had to give her some face.

"I really wonder what kind of gift it will be, I’m really looking forward to it."

The homebody witch said with exaggerated interest.

Actually, she could more or less guess what Annie’s gift would be since she had already accidentally seen it in advance.

Sure enough, as the gift box opened, a stylish and cool red triangular hunter hat appeared in Dorothy’s view, with the emblem of the Blood Moon embroidered on it, Annie’s signature.

Of course, this thing is actually also the mark of the Red Moon Sage, although this unawakened stepmother might not be aware of this.

But even judging by the hat alone, it was quite a High Level magic tool, as discerned both from its exquisite craftsmanship and the powerful Magic Power radiating from it.

"Wow...."

Dorothy couldn’t help exclaiming as she picked up the hat.

This time it wasn’t an act but genuine appreciation from her heart. Even though she had secretly seen this hat at home before, she hadn’t studied it closely nor noticed that Annie had cast a seal to maintain the surprise.

So, back then, the homebody witch only knew it was supposed to be pretty good, but now she realized her stepmother spared no expense much more than she imagined.

This hat contained the power of a vampire, and from the intensity, it was at least the power of a Vampire Marquis, considering each of the Thirteen Clan Families had just three Marquises.

Of course, the hat didn’t contain the power of a Vampire Sorceress Marquis but rather a genuine Demon Vampire Marquis from the Abyss.

Dorothy roughly studied it and found that by wearing the hat, she could leverage the vampire power it contained, not just Magic Power, but also utilize various unique vampire abilities as well.