Otaku Witch

"Ah, this....."

Dorothy looked at the two empty blood bars in the arena sky and was surprised as well.

She kind of suspected that maybe Sophia was secretly intervening, thinking of letting the two opponents hurt each other badly, and in the end, she would easily win and become the champion.

However, this idea was just a joke, after all, the duel competition wasn’t a real life-and-death battle. No matter how badly they fought in the arena, once the match was over and they resurrected, they’d be good as new. Except that the competitors’ mental state might be a bit fatigued, it wouldn’t have too much impact on their strength.

"Sister, who won? Is it considered a draw?"

Alice looked up at the House Witch with some confusion and asked.

Dorothy shook her head somewhat regretfully.

"There’s no concept of a draw in the duel competition. The term ’mutual destruction’ isn’t applicable to the competition. The judge panel will make a decision later. Typically, whoever’s blood bar emptied first will be deemed the loser."

"Alas, it’s a pity for Senior Mia; that last shot was dodged a bit by the opponent and wasn’t locked on completely, otherwise, she would have won."

Although the judge panel hadn’t announced the match result yet, from her perspective, there was no need to wait for the panel’s judgment. She had naturally already seen the result.

Senior Mia narrowly lost.

If Senior Mia’s final withering laser had swept Miss Wendigo’s upper body, she would have won directly. Unfortunately, it hit the lower body, leaving the opponent a breath, allowing them to use their last bit of strength.

"It’s Senior Mia who lost, Lady Wendy is still alive, hanging by a thread?"

At this point, Madeline spoke, saying this.

When she said this, Alice and Audrey both looked at her with confusion, not understanding what she meant. Clearly, both sides’ blood bars were empty in the arena, how could they still be alive?

"That’s the sloth’s Original Sin dream of slumber. This magic allows one to achieve a false death state by falling into a dream. As long as the person hasn’t woken up from the dream, even if you chop their body into pieces and burn them to ashes, they won’t truly die, they’ll still be hanging by a breath."

Seeing the two sisters’ confusion, the Succubus Witch explained.

"Uh, there’s such a sneaky spell? Isn’t this invincible?"

Upon hearing this, Alice’s eyes widened in protest.

"What invincibility? This Original Sin Magic method has actually always been considered useless, more show than practical."

Madeline gave a bitter smile and then continued to explain.

"The false death effect of the sloth’s dream of slumber is limited to one’s sleep. Once one awakens, they will die as they should. Moreover, this spell doesn’t have any hypnotic effect, it’s just ordinary sleep. If you shout loudly by her ear, she can be awakened, which is easily countered. Generally, before using this spell, it’s often paired with magic like the eternal sleep curse."

"But in this duel competition, Lady Wendy used this life-saving spell to play dead and drag out time, allowing her to outlast Senior Mia."

The Succubus Witch spread her hands helplessly.

Regarding her statement, Dorothy nodded in agreement.

There’s no such thing as absolutely useless magic. As long as it’s used at the right time, many usually seemingly useless spells can actually become secret techniques for victory.

"Damn, winning by dragging out time, hmph, it’s an unethical victory."

Seeing that her own sister actually nodded, Alice pouted, enough to hang an oil pot.

In response, the House Witch lightly knocked on her head.

"A win is a win; there’s no such thing as an unethical victory. On the battlefield, no one talks to you about ethics. Using all means to achieve final victory is the greatest respect for the opponent. Alice, you need to remember that the one who survives till the end is the real winner. Being too ethical can easily make you suffer."

It won’t be long before they venture into the Mechanical Wilderness, and it seems others have set their sights on this world as well, so they’ll be facing the battlefield soon enough.

Dorothy doesn’t want her silly little sister Alice to be tricked while fretting over fair duels, so she needs to inoculate her in advance.

"Alright, I understand, sister."

The little witch looked at her sister somewhat resentfully while holding her forehead, but she didn’t argue, since even someone with a muscle-brain like her understood this logic.

She just felt that it was too unfortunate for Senior Mia, who had worked so hard, to lose because of such time-stalling tactics.

"I’m back."

Just then, the box door opened again, and a familiar voice rang out.

It was Senior Mia herself.

At the sound of the voice, everyone looked towards the door, which also made the Golden Princess pause in surprise.

"Uh, Little Fairy? You... when did you get here?"

The Radiant Dragon Witch’s pretty face turned red with embarrassment.

Recalling her wild Evil Dragon nature during the battle earlier, she suddenly felt the urge to close the door and run away with her face covered.

Oh no, she only let loose thinking Little Fairy was resting today and wouldn’t come to the match. What to do now? Showing that violent side in front of the one she cares about, isn’t her life over?

"Hehe, I’ve been here since the start, you know."