611: 520 611: 520 In the core area of Nestor Headquarters, near the security doors, Miyazato Kazama bid farewell to Ai Katagiri and proceeded alone to the checkpoint.

She entered a sealed corridor with doors closing sequentially behind and in front of her.

Here she was to undergo multiple checks.

Fingerprint, voiceprint, and retina scans were mandatory, followed by skin detail scans.

The rigorous scrutiny was sometimes so intense that she would begin to doubt her own identity.

Next, she turned to face the Magic Mirror, as per the vocal instructions, a creation of Lady Farosa forged from Magical Materials.

When one gazes into this mirror, they see their own soul.

Miyazato Kazama saw her own soul in the mirror, three amber glows twining around her shiny, fiery-red spirit.

Her soul was so full and vibrant it seemed ready to leap from the glass and burn the world to ashes, yet it also appeared to coil around her very nature, bringing an endless erosion of her self.

After the dual monitoring of body and soul, Miyazato Kazama was confirmed to be herself, and only then was she allowed to move forward as a door slowly opened.

——The New World.

Above her head, the Starry Sea stretched out like a transparent grand canyon, thousands of stars densely distributed in the sky behind, as if they were calling her back to their distant homeland.

A cool breeze blew as she beheld the lush jungles and open fields, botanical gardens nurturing oddly shaped magical plants, and a vast wilderness without boundaries, wide enough to broaden one’s horizons.

Scattered about were sparse structures, including windmills, tower houses, dungeons, farmhouses, and a fully-equipped academy.

The size of this land was clearly disproportionate to the capacity of a room; it was at least as big as an entire plain.

Physical dimensions had become unverifiable here.

With the step across the threshold, Miyazato Kazama entered the realm of Lady Farosa, the world of the Witch Goddess, where all was decreed and shaped by her, and all laws were set by the Witch Goddess.

Her power had transformed her private sanctuary into fertile soil, expanding a single room into a vast land that hosted her palace.

Here, Lady Farosa’s status was unrivaled, her will governed all.

Mysterious columns of light twirled around the distant palace, shooting straight into the sky — that was where Lady Farosa currently practiced her meditations.

Miyazato Kazama paid her respects to the divine might of Lady Farosa from a distance at the entrance before slowly approaching.

“Miss Miyazato.” A girl in a black uniform with a short skirt and white long socks emerged from beneath the trees, stepping toward Miyazato Kazama.

Miyazato Kazama remembered her name was Iwatani Yuuki, aged 15, intelligent and precocious.

Formerly a witch under the auspices of Xisheng, she had since joined and served Lady Farosa and now led all Little Witches between the ages of six and eighteen.

Yuuki bore many resemblances to Lady Farosa and quickly became an asset; indeed, her somber eyes, exquisite features, and malevolent gaze reminded Miyazato Kazama of Lady Farosa at all times.

Yuuki’s magic power was also close to that of Lady Farosa’s; she could conjure blades at any location and manipulate them at will.

In time, she would be known as the Blade Witch.

She had already successfully reached Lower-tier Magic Power, becoming one of Lady Farosa’s devoted and wicked servants.

She had nearly no sense of self, faithfully following all of Lady Farosa’s plans.

Once Witches were over six years old, they received their education here and swiftly differentiated.

Many instantly became servants of Lady Farosa, while others harbored doubt, ambition, or maintained their goodness.

Before they grew up, they were all more or less the same.

Miyazato Kazama had heard about the events at the Blanket Castle, where the Young Witches were too young to be sent here for training and education.

Their Magic Circuits were immature, and they lacked the ability to control their magic power.

To prevent misuse, they were instructed to avoid using magic as much as possible.

Thus, they lived like real children — innocent, carefree, plump from well-being, bright, and pure, solving every problem childishly, engaging in fun activities like normal children despite knowing they were different.

This place was different.

Here, Witches over six were already enlightened.

Even the more developped Witches began to show their magical potential and used their powers consciously, displaying a variety of types — physical enhancement, heightened senses, material manipulation, technique, electromagnetism, life and death, creation, psychic, spatial-temporal, transformation, reality distortion…

But the vast majority held very weak, inconspicuous magic powers, or powers that could be easily replaced by technological advancements, like conjuring a mosquito that only bites oneself, turning gold into stone, increasing one’s weight by a gram, or emitting light from their mouth…

These Witches would be prospects for the Witch Researcher, with no hope for combat training.

If they wished, they would also leave the Witch Academy at the right time to make their own way.

“I need to go to the botanical garden,” Miyazato Kazama told Yuuki.

“What are you plotting with those magical plants?” Yuuki narrowed her eyes, instantly perceiving Miyazato Kazama’s intent.

Feeling as if she were under the watch of Lady Farosa herself, Miyazato Kazama felt only fear.

She could ignore Perlin’s manipulative words, but Yuuki always brought to mind Lady Farosa.

“I must go,” Miyazato Kazama emphasized.

“Has Lady Farosa agreed to this?” Yuuki asked with a sinister tone.

“She’s currently meditating, and I’m unable to reach her,” Miyazato Kazama stressed.

“Then you have no right to enter the botanical garden,” Yuuki stated coldly.

“My duty is to guard her properties when the great Lady Farosa is not around.”

“I am a member of the New Witch Council, one of the Seven Witches,” Miyazato Kazama said, swallowing her irritation and trying to assert her position.

“And this is the domain of the most great Lady Farosa,” Yuuki warned.

Miyazato Kazama fell silent for a moment, then gritted her teeth and moved forward.

“At least you have no right to drive me away,” Kazama Miyazato walked forward.

“I’m the favorite of Lady Farosa,” Yuuki trailed behind Kazama Miyazato, “Remember that.”

Kazama Miyazato arrived at a clean wilderness, where a bewildered ninja wandered.

“Who is that?” Kazama Miyazato looked at the female ninja.

“I know her.

She’s from a wealthy young girl sent here a long time ago,” Yuuki said as if to prove her own intelligence, “Her soul was already destroyed when she was sent here to be reborn, but a stubborn remnant remained.

After her revival, she ended up like this, with basic consciousness but absolutely no memory.

The lost soul in the ninja’s body; sometimes that young girl comes to visit her.”

“Strange ninjas,” Kazama Miyazato continued walking.

She saw Xu Yang and a girl in a white dress sitting on top of a hill.

Initially, Kazama Miyazato thought the girl was Little Fool, but she was not.

After a while, Little Fool appeared from the bottom of the hill, carrying milk up the hill for the girl, then sitting beside her next to Xu Yang.

“Who is that girl?” Kazama Miyazato looked up in surprise, pointing to the two girls on the hill, “One is Xu Cheng, the other is…”

“I don’t know,” Yuuki admitted.

“Wait here, I’ll go up and take a look.” Kazama Miyazato quickly walked towards the top of the hill.

Xu Yang sat on the hillside, reading a children’s book with the girl in the white dress in his arms, while Little Fool stood on the side giving directions.

“Excuse me,” Kazama Miyazato stepped forward, “This is…”

The girl in white raised her head to look at Kazama Miyazato, and she felt ten times as nervous, as if she was being watched by a monster.

But in an instant, Kazama Miyazato felt calm again as the girl lowered her head once more, her gaze returning to the comic book.

“Look carefully and you’ll know,” Xu Yang gently combed the little girl’s brown hair.

Kazama Miyazato observed with a bit of fear and finally recognized from the familiar eyebrows and hair color that it was Farosa as a child.

“I know, but I don’t understand,” Kazama Miyazato nodded slightly, “Why would she turn out like this?”

“Farosa has fallen into the deepest contemplation, and at this moment, the most ancient and innocent part of her subconscious has slipped out, just as you see now,” Xu Yang let go, and the girl stood up, quickly pulling along Little Fool and running up the hill to play.

“So when she disappears, it also means that Lady Farosa herself has awakened,” Kazama Miyazato said shrewdly.

“Very clever,” Xu Yang nodded, “The appearance of Little Farosa signifies two facts: one is that Farosa’s contemplation has reached the deepest level; another, even Farosa, harbors an innately pure and good side deep within her heart.”

“We all do, even Lady Farosa is no exception,” Kazama Miyazato understood intuitively, “Indeed, everyone is complex, especially Lady Farosa.”

“But this could also be an illusion released by Farosa to deceive us,” Xu Yang looked towards Little Farosa, who was playing happily with Little Fool, “Unpredictable, the hearts of everyone are rich enough to fill an entire volume.”

“Then what should we do?” Kazama Miyazato pressed on, “Considering Lady Farosa is so difficult to predict, perhaps there could be…

accidental harm.”

“Leave that worry to me,” Xu Yang stood up, “I’ve decided to spend my life with Farosa.

I will protect her, make sure all of her joy emanates from me, all her resentments too shall end with me.”

“That’s nice…” Kazama Miyazato murmured, watching Xu Yang with a mixed gaze.

“You must have something to do here,” Xu Yang looked towards Kazama Miyazato.

“Lady Farosa’s magic potion garden must contain magic potions that could be commercialized for mass production and application by the research department!” Kazama Miyazato explained hastily, as only Xu Yang could help, “If these magical plants could be transformed into industrial-grade products, the Nestor Research Department would indeed be able to produce tangible results.”

“I will choose some magical plants with low confidentiality, simple practicality, and easy cultivation for you,” Xu Yang understood, “If you use them wisely, they could become world-famous potions and beverages.”

Upon hearing this, Kazama Miyazato couldn’t help feeling elated.

Indeed, Boss Xu was the most reliable!

With this, Nestor Corporation would be able to launch a brand-new product to shock the world again, the prospects were endless!