Liang Lai truly couldn’t understand why Morgana had so much to say, constantly chattering and never stopping with her questions.
Liang Lai only felt her head aching from all the noise, feeling that there had never been such a noisy presence in the house before.
Whether it was Dolosa, Asterys, Delucia, Illucy, or even Dexilensi and Motifiel—though Motifiel was a bit silly, a bit slow, and a bit talkative—none of them had ever reached Morgana’s level of noisiness.
“Will you still talk like this when you get home?” Liang Lai asked in despair.
Morgana didn’t hear the deep despair in her tone at all.
Instead, she nodded enthusiastically and told her, “I’ve always been like this! After all, it’s been so, so long since I’ve talked to anyone. It’s been so long since I could speak freely, and so long since someone listened to me.”
Liang Lai’s eyes gradually widened.
So that was the reason? She thought Morgana was simply a chatterbox, but it turned out she’d been holding it in for too long…
So, she had always been waiting for the original Liang Lai because of a promise, and then did something that went against the Witch Organization, leading to her being cast out, and thus had no one to talk to, which made her like this?
Thinking about it this way, Liang Lai couldn’t help but feel a faint sense of guilt.
But really, she couldn’t be blamed; she was only a latecomer, after all.
Still, she would make up for the mistakes the original owner of this body had made! After all, wasn’t she someone who liked doing good deeds? Wasn’t she the Saint Mother, after all?
Thinking so, Liang Lai gently took Morgana’s arm, pulling her closer and draping her arm around Morgana’s shoulders.
“Alright, alright, if you like talking, then talk. Whatever you want to ask, just ask me. As long as I can answer, I’ll answer everything for you~”
Morgana stared wide-eyed, looking at the Saintess before her in disbelief, then asked a rather provoking question: “Liang Lai-jie, why are you suddenly so gentle? It’s making me a little uncomfortable. Weren’t you so serious and scary just now?”
Liang Lai: “…”
How was she supposed to explain to this child that her earlier demeanor was just to steel herself and to distance Morgana, and that her true nature was this one…
She couldn’t let this child keep misunderstanding her, or how would they get along in the future?
How would she give her love and care?
If a child grew up without love and care, she’d surely grow into a crooked little tree!
Thinking this, Liang Lai cleared her throat seriously, grabbed Morgana’s shoulders, and forcibly turned her upper body to face her.
“Morgana, whatever you do, just forget that version of me from earlier. I only acted so fierce because I thought you were a bad person. Since you’re willing to come home with me now, and even call me ‘sister’… Hmm, you even called me Mother. Although we used to be friends, now it’s an adoptive relationship…”
The thought of being in a mother-and-daughter relationship with the girl before her made Liang Lai feel especially odd and awkward, but since things had already come to this, there was nothing she could do.
“So, I don’t want you to think of me as harsh, fierce, or scary,” Liang Lai said, with a slight touch of grievance—perhaps feeling wronged at being misunderstood.
“If you don’t believe me, when we get back to the Court of Purity, you can ask my children yourself, ask them what kind of person I am in their eyes, and you’ll know how gentle I am.”
She was starting to praise herself, like a peddler boasting about her wares.
Morgana nodded in confusion.
“Alright, I’ll believe you.”
But her gaze was completely calm, her face almost numb, like a robot.
Liang Lai: “…”
That was obviously not believing her at all—!
She let go of Morgana’s shoulders, rubbing her temples in frustration.
Well, there was nothing to be done.
Since it couldn’t be explained, she’d just have to prove it with time and her actions.
When they got home, Dolosa and Asterys would also vouch for her, and then Morgana could see for herself how close these children were to her—how much they loved her!
Because they’d talked for so long, Morgana was getting drowsy, her head starting to wobble from side to side—bumping into the carriage one moment, then bumping into Liang Lai’s shoulder the next, barely able to sit still.
Liang Lai immediately saw her chance to show her caring side.
Even if she didn’t, she would still press Morgana’s head onto her shoulder.
“Morgana, sleep on my shoulder for a while. You won’t get any rest if you keep nodding off like that, and you’ll get a big bump on your head.”
Morgana, already too sleepy, didn’t refuse this time nor question why Liang Lai was suddenly so gentle, and obediently leaned against the Saintess’ shoulder.
Liang Lai looked at the little witch sleeping soundly against her shoulder, and thought she was actually pretty cute when quiet…
Of course, as long as she didn’t speak. Well, it wasn’t that she couldn’t talk, just that it’d be better if she didn’t talk so much.
In her sleep, Morgana smacked her lips and began to talk in her dreams.
Liang Lai was quickly drawn in by Morgana’s sleep-talking, expecting her to mutter something useful, maybe a clue or some information, but it turned out she was just listing names of vegetables.
“Hahaha…”
She even made silly laughing noises, drooling as she slept.
Liang Lai: “…”
Not a single useful word.
Forget it, using such crooked methods wouldn’t work anyway.
She’d just ask Morgana directly when they got home and the girl was awake.
Thinking this, Liang Lai also started getting drowsy, her eyelids fighting to stay open.
She gently rested her head on the little witch’s, and soon drifted off into sleep herself.
After what felt like another long day, Liang Lai finally returned to the Court of Purity.
From a distance, she could already see several little heads peeking out from inside.
Ah, were these children missing her that much? They were all waiting eagerly for her return.
Liang Lai took Morgana’s hand.
“Let’s go meet your sisters. Even though a few of the girls are younger than you, since you’re the latest addition, you’ll be their younger sister and have to call them ‘big sister’.”
“Oh!”
Morgana immediately got excited, turning to Liang Lai and asking, “Do my sisters like to chat too? Will they talk with me?”
Liang Lai replied, “Well, that’s hard to say… Anyway, when you meet them, I’ll introduce them one by one.”
Once inside the Court of Purity, pushing open the door, Liang Lai saw Dolosa and Dexilensi, neither looking particularly pleased, their eyes not too friendly as they looked at Morgana.
Illucy still stood timidly off to the side. When she saw Liang Lai return, her eyes lit up, completely ignoring Morgana by Liang Lai’s side.
Asterys and Delucia, the twin sisters, still wore their “waiting for a good show” expressions, holding hands and standing together, glancing at Liang Lai and then at Morgana, a faint smile tugging at the corners of their mouths.
As for Motifiel… she was just like a silly dog, grinning foolishly! As soon as she saw Liang Lai, she immediately rushed over.
“Liang Lai, Mother! I missed you so much, you’re finally back!”
With that, she threw herself into Liang Lai’s arms, rubbing against her like a little puppy.
Liang Lai pinched Motifiel’s cheek.
“Alright, today I want to introduce a new member to everyone~”
She pulled the suddenly shy Morgana in front of her, beaming as she introduced her to everyone: “This is your new little sister—her name is Morgana~ Isn’t it a lovely name?”
Actually, the name “Morgana” means “evil witch,” but after looking at her for so long, Liang Lai couldn’t see any evil at all, just a hint of “witch.”
No one spoke.
In the end, it was Motifiel, always a beat behind, who started clapping first, “Welcome, welcome!”
Although she felt a little uncomfortable that Liang Lai had brought home yet another new child, Motifiel, with her big heart, forgot it almost immediately.
Soon after, sparse applause followed.
Liang Lai cleared her throat and began introducing everyone to Morgana.
“This is your eldest sister, Dolosa, but she doesn’t really like to chat. If you want to talk to her, do it only occasionally, don’t always go to her…”
Honestly, it was to keep Dolosa from getting jealous and coming to complain to her.
“These two are Asterys and Delucia, they’re twins, real sisters. If you want to talk, you can go to them~ Both are very gentle children~”
Asterys and Delucia smiled and waved at Morgana, showing their friendliness.
“This is Illucy. She… she’s a bit timid and doesn’t like to talk much, so just chat with her occasionally.”
Illucy nodded timidly at Morgana.
“This is Dexilensi. She… uh, doesn’t like to talk much either.”
The main reason for saying that was to keep Dexilensi from picking a fight with Morgana…
“And this is Motifiel. She’s pretty fond of talking, so I think you two will get along very well~”
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