Just as Zhou Qingqing was agonizing over what to do, the options popped up before her eyes once again.
However, this time, there were not the usual three choices.
[Option One: Betray The Holy See and run away with a Witch…]
(Betrayer of Faith: You will completely become an enemy of The Holy See)
[Renegade Nun]
[Option Two: Find a way to hide the Ice Frost Witch’s identity]
(Beautiful Lady Nun, you wouldn’t want the higher-ups to find out about this, right~?)
[Corrupted Nun]
[Option Three: Your existence has long since attracted the attention of other Witches. Go and plea for help?]
(Relying on others is also a form of strength)
[Unclean Nun]
[Option Four: …]
(You have your own ways, don’t you?) […]
Zhou Qingqing looked at the options before her.
No matter how she looked at them, the first three were simply impossible to choose.
However, when her gaze fell upon Option Four, she was drawn to this extra choice.
There were no selections or requirements, and not even a mention of a price to pay.
It was as if it had appeared out of thin air.
Compared to those three harsh conditions, this choice seemed to exist solely for her to pick it.
“Why did a fourth option appear this time…?”
Zhou Qingqing fell into hesitation.
There was no need to consider the first three options, as the prices she would have to pay were definitely not something she could afford right now.
To make an enemy of The Holy See meant she would completely lose her status within the Orderly Faction.
After all, The Holy See represented the heart of the Orderly Faction, and almost all Mythical Species looked up to it.
The reason the human race was able to stand among the top powers was due to the existence of The Holy See.
Not only did they possess a large number of high-tier Orderly powerhouses, but the Saintess was even the Goddess’s spokesperson.
Therefore, betraying The Holy See would essentially push her to the opposite side, where she would be “gifted” a status in the Chaotic Camp.
When Zhou Qingqing briefly thought about that future, she felt her composure slip.
“How could there be such a terrible option? This System must be doing it on purpose…”
Zhou Qingqing muttered in a low voice.
Looking at the second and third options, although the costs might be lighter compared to the first, the comments made it feel like things would end badly.
Zhou Qingqing glanced at her reflection in the distant mirror.
Although The Holy See claimed to be followers of the Goddess and forbade romance between men and women, they had never explicitly stated anything regarding relationships between women.
Gently smoothing the long black hair near her ear, Zhou Qingqing looked at the black eyes in the mirror.
Black hair and black eyes were characteristics of holiness.
It was possible that the nuns under her command even harbored some “bad intentions” toward her.
‘As long as I pick Option Two, I’ll likely be blackmailed and then threatened into doing something bad. That’s probably what it means…’
As for Option Three, Zhou Qingqing did not want to rush into contact with another Witch before her strength reached that level.
All Witches were unstable factors.
Zhou Qingqing was even less willing to seek out an unknown Witch.
With the first three options excluded, Option Four—which lacked any hints or consequences—seemed quite kind and approachable.
At this moment, aside from that slogan, it didn’t seem to be forcing her toward those other three choices at all.
It was as if it were prepared specifically for her.
“Those first three options feel a bit redundant. I should just click the option now…”
“It would be bad if I accidentally touched one of the top three…”
As her finger slowly fell on the last option, she was still trying to think of a solution.
However, the panel did not disappear directly as it usually did.
Instead, just like the slogan that had appeared, a line of text slowly floated up in front of her.
[I knew you would make such a choice…]
Zhou Qingqing stared at the sudden words, stunned.
She had thought the other party was an emotionless machine or a “gold finger” designed to help her in a game.
However, these sudden words left Zhou Qingqing dazed.
It was just as abrupt as the sentence that had appeared on her computer before she transmigrated.
“You? You can speak?”
Zhou Qingqing looked at the panel before her with confusion, but no matter how she asked in her heart, the panel remained silent.
The sentence from a moment ago vanished before her eyes like a hallucination.
“No, that thing that woman stuffed into my body certainly isn’t simple!”
Zhou Qingqing slowly touched her chest.
Although she had only felt herself surrounded by a blinding light at the time, she could clearly feel that the object the other party had forced into her body was anything but ordinary.
‘Could that person be a major villain like the ones in games?’
Based on her experience playing games and reading novels, someone who appeared with such an extraordinary aura at the start of the story was either a mastermind using her as a chess piece or a moody, hidden villain.
Despite her internal speculation, that woman’s voice had been very gentle.
It gave her a feeling of great closeness, as if she had known the other party all along.
This sensation gave Zhou Qingqing a strange sense of cognitive dissonance.
However, that feeling only lasted for a moment before disappearing without a trace.
Zhou Qingqing’s fingertips brushed against her chest.
Although she really wanted to figure out the logic behind what that person had stuffed into her, it was clear that such a thing was beyond her current ability to investigate.
Just as Zhou Qingqing was about to think about what to do next, Bai Shuang, who was standing not far behind her, seemed to be at a loss.
Looking at the chains discarded on the floor, she seemed to understand the trouble her identity as a Witch had caused Zhou Qingqing.
“Sister Nun, are you worried because of me? If I’m causing you trouble, maybe… maybe you should lock me up again…”
Bai Shuang slowly held out her hands.
After all, although the young Sister Nun was kind to her, the looks the others in The Holy See gave her when she was captured were filled with nothing but disgust and fear.
Zhou Qingqing turned her head to look at Bai Shuang’s slightly trembling body.
It was as if they had returned to the moment they first met.
Bai Shuang seemed to realize that if she put those shackles back on and left Zhou Qingqing’s side, she would be dealt with as a Witch.
The fear in her heart grew more obvious.
But even so, Bai Shuang was unwilling to drag down the gentle Sister Nun before her.
At the very least, in the final moments of her life, she felt that the world wasn’t entirely made of painful things.
“You’re a little thing to be speaking so solemnly. This isn’t some grand matter, so why act like it’s a life-or-death parting…?”
Zhou Qingqing did not agree with Bai Shuang.
Instead, she walked to the door and slowly turned the lock.
Seeing this, Bai Shuang frantically tried to pick up the chains and put them on, but it was clearly too late.
At that moment, the little nun guarding the door saw the lock turning.
Her eyes lit up as she turned around, seemingly ready to welcome Zhou Qingqing.
“Lady Zhou, you’re finally out! Being in a room with a Witch is so dangerous, I almost…”
The little nun turned her head to look into the room, only to see Bai Shuang holding the chains.
Just like that, the little nun and the little Witch stared at each other.
“THE WITCH HAS BROKEN HER CHAINS!!”
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