Unaware that a mere unexpected turn had forcibly twisted the vicious rivalry between sworn enemies into a forbidden romance.

Under the gaze of countless gossip-hungry eyes, Leon and "Princess Catherine" stood at the entrance of the Grand Witch Court, yelled fiercely back and forth at each other, finished the predetermined lines swiftly, and decided to explain themselves further in front of the Grand Witch King.

"Your Highness!"

Seeing "Princess Catherine" suddenly act irrationally, wanting to bring the Evil Prince Lion Heart into the Grand Witch Court to see the Grand Witch King after speaking a few words with him, the head of the Blessing Monk Association anxiously said:

"You can't let him in! Prince Lion Heart is up to no good! You... huh? Why are you grabbing me?"

"The reason I'm pulling you is to stop you from following and causing trouble!"

After dragging back the fat monk who had been single for most of his life and thus knew nothing about shipping couples, an elderly woman in a gray robe couldn't help but roll her eyes at him, hinting:

"Can't you see what's going on? There's something wrong between His Highness and Prince Leon!"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Besides issues between men and women, what else could it be?"

Raising her chin and gesturing towards the crowd outside the Grand Witch Court, the elderly woman in gray robe could not help but sarcastically lament:

"I know you're slow, but I didn't expect you to be this slow... Seeing those people outside, you still don't grasp the situation?"

"Those people... weren't brought to forcefully seize the throne by Prince Lion Heart?"

"Heh, if he were really planning to trouble Princess Catherine, would he dare come without even a single guard, just carrying a cat? Not afraid of soldiers ambushing inside to capture him directly? Don't you find his actions strange?"

"Well..."

After listening to the elderly woman's words, the fat monk couldn't help but scratch his shiny bald head, nodding in confusion:

"Seems somewhat strange..."

"Actually, Princess Catherine is the strangest one."

Glancing at their backs disappearing into the inner court, the elderly woman in gray robe continued questioning:

"Her Highness's appearance clearly shows weakness and fear, unable to face... But Her Highness hasn't done anything, so why is she afraid to face Prince Lion Heart?"

"This... why?"

"Obviously because she backed down before reality, betraying their love!"

Recalling "Princess Catherine's" pitifully endearing appearance when speaking earlier, the elderly woman in gray robe sighed:

"Do you remember? Princess Catherine left the Grand Witch Court for a long time before, and if I guess correctly, it was during that time she met Prince Lion Heart and with him... alas..."

"That's not right, is it?"

Hearing this, the fat monk scratched his head, unable to resist questioning:

"But isn't Prince Leon already married?"

"Just because he's married doesn't mean he can't cheat, right?"

"Huh?"

"Ahem... I mean, marriage doesn't necessarily represent true love; it could be a compromise faced with reality."

Facing the astonished looks of those around her, the elderly woman in gray robe coughed awkwardly, trying to cover up her words, and continued:

"Anyway, with my experience of being married fifteen times, there must be an extraordinary intimate relationship between Princess Catherine and Prince Leon! Without us watching them, they might already be holding each other right now!"

...

Tsk... can't kill her, after all!

Using both arms to squeeze for a while, unable to strangle "Princess Catherine," not even leaving a mark on his neck, Leon couldn't help but pout in disappointment, tossing "Princess Catherine" out of his arms.

According to the Narration of Nonexistence's brainless plot, his own cunning self had seen through "Princess Catherine's" weakest part and, under the spell of the evil witch's magic, successfully confused "Princess Catherine's" mind, stimulating her to lead him into the Grand Witch Court.

Just when "Princess Catherine" brought him to see the Grand Witch King, trying to prove herself as a qualified heir, he would attack from behind, strangle her unconscious, and force down the evil witch's magic potion, transforming her into a speechless white cat and having the evil witch take over her identity...

Why aren't you fainting yet?

Seeing "Princess Catherine" sitting on the ground in horror, frantically scooting back with her butt, Leon squinted his eyes, then bent over to grab his ankle, dragging him up from the ground, gently encircling her neck with his strong arm.

"Help... help! Someone help!"

As Leon switched from squeezing to strangling, the protection imposed on "Princess Catherine" by [Bedtime Story] finally made a slight concession, allowing his arm to wrap around "Princess Catherine's" neck.

After a moment of panicked struggle, "Princess Catherine" gradually lost consciousness due to lack of oxygen, slowly straightening her legs.

As the evil prince exerted all his strength, preparing to take the opportunity to reshape his cervical spine, the distinct control sensation of [Bedtime Story] descended once again, countless invisible binding threads rushing in, timely pulling away Leon's arm.

Too bad... if only [Materialism] were a bit stronger.

Regrettably releasing his arm, Leon, guided by the invisible threads on his body, turned to the nearby cat witch who had transformed into human form, reaching out his hand towards her.

"Where's the potion that turns her into a cat?"

"It's been prepared long ago."

Under the constraint of [Bedtime Story], showing a smile with three parts allure, seven parts evil, the cat witch flipped her fair wrist slightly, retrieved a clay-fired small bottle from beneath her black robe, then covered her lips with one hand and, according to the plot, chuckled wickedly:

"Hehehe, as long as she drinks this magic potion, she'll turn into a wild cat that can't even speak, and when that time comes... huh?"

Without waiting for the cat witch to finish her lines, Leon snatched the clay bottle and shattered it, pried open "Princess Catherine's" mouth, tossing both the pottery shards and medicine inside, then wrapped his finger in a leaf, fiercely jabbing down her throat!

"Turn quickly!"

Faced with the evil prince's exceedingly rough method of administering the potion, the just strangled "Princess Catherine" was forcefully jolted awake.

However, before he could scream, "Princess Catherine's" entire body instantly shrunk, merging with the white female dress on her, transforming into a wide-eyed, terrified white cat.

That works!

Grabbing the scruff of the white cat's neck, tossing the struggling him along the outer wall, feeling most of the restrictions instantly lifted from his body, Leon couldn't help but nod in satisfaction, then turned his head towards the nearby cat witch whose expression was somewhat complicated.

"Let's go! We'll look at your mother!"