Chapter 70 : Rings, Masks, and Mirrors

“All right, all right, Master, can you be a bit more serious? If someone saw you like this, I’d be embarrassed for both of us.”

Enya’s eyes held a trace of shared grievance.

She couldn’t help but feel some displeasure toward the older generation’s way of raising children, especially since Antiros had controlled the magic puppet before, but now with Rosily, it was a bit much.

Enya had always doted on her daughter, Rosily.

But Antiros didn’t respond to Enya’s words.

Instead, she turned her gaze toward Rosily, who was currently talking with Elqi.

Enya’s eyes followed as well.

Watching the two girls share a moment full of friendship, Antiros averted her head and said,

“Estelle’s soul is incomplete; she lacks certain emotions. You should spend more time with her. Rosily’s personality is a lot like yours now, so remember not to spoil or indulge her too much. She needs proper discipline.”

“…”

“I have more experience than you in this regard.”

“I understand…”

Enya lowered her head slightly and sighed.

When it came to experience in raising children, Antiros was indeed far more knowledgeable, and Enya accepted her advice.

After finishing her words, Antiros stepped beside Enya, took her hand, and placed something into her palm.

Enya looked down and saw a pair of rings — one gold, one silver.

These were no ordinary rings coming from the Witch Miss.

They were clearly two high-level spatial storage rings!

Glancing at the pair, Enya looked back at Antiros.

“Are you leaving?”

Antiros didn’t answer the question but said,

“This is a small gift for little Rosily and little Estelle. They’ll probably like it; after all, no adventurer dislikes such a present. Oh, and Enya, don’t embezzle them—make sure to hand them over as is.”

“…”

Am I that kind of person in your eyes?

Antiros’ words successfully wiped away the reluctant expression that was about to appear on Enya’s face.

After accepting the rings, Antiros began speaking about something else.

“You mentioned before that you encountered an organization called the ‘Society,’ right?”

“Mm.”

“That is a very secretive organization…”

Enya immediately became serious.

She told Antiros everything about the ‘Lord of Blood,’ the ‘Blood Elves,’ and the secrets of the Asades family, including some of her own speculations, as well as the recent attempt to spread the ‘Mist Lord’ faith to Redwood City.

After pondering for a moment, Antiros said,

“A thousand years ago, there was indeed a blood elf race, but they were wiped out in a war that almost swept across the entire continent. However, after the war ended, something else seemed to have happened that led to the destruction of ninety-nine percent of historical records at the time.”

“What happened?”

Burned books?

History books?

Curiosity flickered in Enya’s eyes.

She had never liked listening to Antiros ramble on about such things before, but now she gradually understood why people grow more interested in history as they mature.

As a living history book, the ancient witch Antiros surely knew what had happened, right?

But Antiros deeply disappointed Enya.

The gothic girl in black hair and dress wore a serious expression and simply said three words.

“I don’t know.”

“…”

Enya couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

She wondered why she had expected someone who had been a shut-in for centuries to reveal the truth of history.

It was already amazing that Antiros even knew that much!

At that moment, Antiros suddenly said something that shocked Enya.

“Enya, use this opportunity to infiltrate the ‘Society.’”

“Ah?!”

The idea of infiltrating that secretive organization made Enya want to say no a thousand times over.

All she wanted now was to restore her strength to face the Dragon God Alchetea—the wicked woman who could appear at any time.

Infiltrating secret organizations and sabotaging them from within was something she used to do often, but now she had turned over a new leaf and she wasn’t interested.

“No, I refuse.”

“Oh.”

Antiros looked like she had expected Enya’s refusal all along.

Silently, she turned and began to leave, but after taking two steps, she stopped and slightly turned her head to look at Enya, who was trailing behind.

“Sigh~ I think there’s some kind of divine bloodline involved… I’m getting old; my memory’s not so good. I’ve forgotten some details. Don’t mind me, Enya.”

“…”

Enya’s eyelid twitched. Divine bloodline? So there was news after all?

The thought of having a way to break the Dragon God’s absolute control over dragon blood made Enya hesitate no longer.

She quickly ran up to Antiros, grabbed the witch’s hand, and said,

“To eliminate the cult, I have no regrets. Isn’t infiltrating a secret organization as a spy just one more thing? I’ve done three three-year stints already—what’s one more?”

“Oh? So you mean—”

Antiros feigned confusion.

Enya had made herself perfectly clear, but Antiros still seemed unsatisfied.

Gritting her teeth, Enya laughed,

“Haha, I’ll be your spy. Is that not good enough?”

“Antiros, you’re not going to make me beg, are you?”

Enya’s mouth twitched uncontrollably.

She pulled Antiros into a corner, made sure no one was around, then crouched down and wrapped her arms around the witch’s waist.

Her pale golden eyes shone moistly.

“Mmm, Master~ my dear Master~”

“Mm, mm, Enya really hasn’t changed at all. You’re still that little girl who loves to act spoiled toward me. I’ll think about it carefully when I return. As soon as I find news about the divine bloodline, I’ll let you know immediately.”

Antiros rubbed Enya’s face with her small hands repeatedly, wearing a satisfied smile.

Suddenly, she exclaimed as if she remembered something and took out two more items.

“I almost forgot to give you these gifts, Enya.”

“Thank you, Master…”

Enya quickly stood up, turned away, and took a few deep breaths to calm the embarrassment flooding her cheeks.

I’m a grown woman—why does Antiros still force me into this spoiled-girl act?

So humiliating!!!

She wanted nothing more than to smash her head against the wall until she lost consciousness.

After calming herself, Enya looked at the two items Antiros had prepared for her: a black starry mask and a simple silver mirror.

Enya picked them up and asked,

“What are these?”

“That mask is made from the Demon’s Heart you sent over. It can help conceal your aura and has some additional abilities. You can try them out yourself.”

“And the mirror?”

“This mirror is a communication device I crafted.”