Otaku Witch

"Ladies and gentlemen, after intense competition, the grand final of the Dragon King Cup World Duel Competition Junior Division has finally arrived."

"Let’s give these two young heroes a warm round of applause as they take the stage. Soon they will demonstrate their prowess to prove who truly deserves to be number one in the world."

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The host’s passionate and sonorous voice rang out, and as the lively bgm played, the entire arena erupted with thunderous cheers.

After all, one might say that all previous matches have merely laid the groundwork for this ultimate showdown, for the fight to determine who is truly the strongest has always been exhilarating.

In the audience stands, The Witches clapped forcefully while eagerly discussing who had the better odds in the upcoming match.

"Undoubtedly, I believe Princess Wendy will win; her previous battles were incredibly overwhelming. Even Miss Mia’s terrifying attack couldn’t defeat her. I can’t imagine anyone stronger than her."

"Yeah, yeah, I think Your Highness Wendy will win too. After all, she is Lord Demon King’s youngest daughter, the true princess from birth standing at the peak – others simply can’t compare."

"Exactly, definitely Your Highness Wendy will claim victory. I watched that Sophia’s previous matches too, and although she does have some skill, she can’t compare to Princess Wendy. Ultimately, Angel Witch just doesn’t cut it."

"Yes, yes, Contestant Sophia’s two previous matches were byes; it seems she’s only made it to the finals by luck, otherwise, I believe she would have been eliminated long ago. Judging by her past performances, she’s not even as impressive as Miss Madeline and Miss Melantha, let alone Miss Mia or Your Highness Wendy."

...

Clearly, after the preliminary rounds, Miss Wendigo’s popularity has soared overwhelmingly, and most clueless spectators are ready to support her without hesitation.

After all, she just revealed her identity in the last round, being the daughter of the Witch King, which carries an inherently formidable appeal.

However, amongst the crowd, some alternate voices occasionally emerged.

"You can’t say that, I think the odds of Miss Sophia winning are greater. Previously, she was the Student Council President at Witch Academy, truly the top of the academy. Miss Mia and Miss Madeline couldn’t hold their heads up against her."

"And did you hear? I’ve heard that Miss Sophia’s background is a bit unique. She was born as an experiment, and her veins carry the bloodline of the Lord of Radiance, yes, the notorious enemy of The Witches, the main culprit of the Heaven War, Angel King, Lord of Radiance."

"Uh, is there such a rumor? This is the first I’ve heard, but that can’t be right, isn’t Golden Kind mixed blood not allowed? If Sophia truly is the spawn of the Lord of Radiance, how could she be so openly active?"

"Shh, don’t speak without knowing. I’ve heard that actually Lady Sophia is recognized by God King, as the God King Holy Child. She is destined to be both Angel Witch and Angel King, her status is quite noble, not inferior to Your Highness Wendy."

"Oh, thanks for the heads-up, so this kind of thing actually happens? But why haven’t I heard any news about this?"

"You’ve just come out of seclusion, haven’t you? This matter stirred quite a commotion months ago. The young lady was furious for the sake of beauty and ransacked the Ancestral Court of the Angel Witches just to vent for Lady Sophia. Later, for unknown reasons, this couple seemed to be both in love and at odds, with the young lady personally killing Miss Sophia, and then both disappeared for months, only recently reappearing, probably just resurrected."

"Wow, such a big uproar, so why is there so little news now? I’ve been secluded for years but thought this isn’t such a long time, how did so many things happen? But that young lady, I recognize her, she frequently tops the Magic Network headlines, yet there’s very little on Sophia, hardly any at all."

"Sigh, it’s all because those brain-dead Angel Witches are engaged in mutual feuds over faith. I’ve heard it’s because Lady Sophia, the God King Holy Child, chose to betray the God King Religion and collaborated with the Revelation Battle Group to create the God King’s Church, which infuriated the old fossils nearly to death. They’re suppressing the coverage, clearly tarnishing the new Holy Child."

"Oh, then no wonder. Angel Witches, indeed, everyone understands, whatever outrageous acts they perform are considered normal. It’s already rotten to the core. But with this, the finals will surely be worth watching, the strongest Angel Witch versus the strongest Demon Witch?"

....

Some spectators who followed recent news about Angel Kingdom for the past half-year provided explanations to those nearby, enlightening many bewildered witches.

But...

"Uh, isn’t this the Dragon King Cup finals? What happened to our Dragon Witch? Why has it become a showdown between Angel Witch and Demon Witch?"

Someone suddenly voiced this question, and the surrounding spectators froze, for here in Dragon Kingdom, it’s mostly Dragon Witches, and now not one of their own is on stage, which is admittedly quite concerning.

"Well, Miss Sophia seems to be Prince Euphilia’s adopted daughter, so she’s sort of a half Dragon Witch."