CHAPTER 156: CHAPTER 147: PRAYING TO THE EVIL GOD

Student Ethan was reprimanded for suspecting his teacher was of a different species.

But he remained incorrigible, instead feeling that his proposed "species theory" was more correct—during the reprimand, he obtained decisive evidence.

"Teacher, just listen to me for a moment."

Ethan made a gesture to pause.

Lindong was still pressing against him, arrogantly wiping the corner of her mouth, feeling much more comfortable now.

"Speak!"

"First, you might have misunderstood, the species theory is not derogatory. On the contrary, the transformation from human to witch can be understood as a kind of evolution."

To avoid having his mouth sealed again and being forcibly silenced, he had to stack his armor first, then his investigative report, "As far as I know, human tongues can’t possibly taste like cherry on waking up, it’s especially impossible."

Ethan remembered reading some theoretical knowledge about kissing in his past life, some experts compared kissing to the sensation of tasting jelly, but Lindong, in physical terms, truly recreated the texture of jelly, the unique sweet fragrance of cherry, and it was even cold, like it came straight from the fridge.

"And then there’s your body temperature, Teacher, it’s always very cool."

This was the second piece of evidence.

"Don’t rush, one thing at a time."

Lindong frowned, her gaze becoming more aggressive, "Why do you know what other ’humans’ taste like right after waking up, are you very experienced?"

"Because, uh, I’ve read some books."

"What kind of books describe these things? Show me so I can check them."

Ethan started to sweat, where would he find those? The books of this era were quite conservative, at least there were none like that in the Ximu Town library.

Lindong truly was a teacher in the academy, her gaze becoming unbelievably sharp when she got serious, especially when you had a guilty conscience.

Lindong gave Ethan ten seconds to answer. When he stammered but couldn’t reply, she knew the physical punishment wasn’t severe enough; he was a bad student, hiding many secrets from her. But that wasn’t important now, because she had just discovered her own theory.

She decided to define this theory as the "Cherry Conduction" theory, referring to when an object with the cherry scent makes contact with another object frequently, it will transmit the flavor according to this theory. She could immerse Ethan with the same scent as hers.

Initially, she was a bit shy and nervous, although she had practiced in her mind many times, this was her first time attempting it. She was in a rage at the time, and on impulse, she decided to act.

Immediately, Lindong realized there was nothing to be nervous about; it was like a skill—when you want something, you seize it. That had always been her approach.

As for Ethan.

Don’t be fooled by how serious the fellow pretends to be—all those "jellies" that should be tasted, he hasn’t missed one of them.

And now it was time to confirm her theory.

...

In this lesson, Ethan profoundly reflected on his mistakes, though there was no need to rush to change.

Lindong, who had punished him, sat by the bedside and asked, "Why did you suddenly become interested in witches? Was it because that unknown chosen one put pressure on you?"

"Not really, I just feel that my understanding of witches has always been inaccurate."

In this world, Lindong was the first witch Ethan knew. The church judged her because she strayed from the right path and became a follower of the Evil God. This made Ethan instinctively believe that magical professions that believed in Evil Gods were witches, but now it seemed like the church’s rhetoric was completely nonsense since Lindong had never worshipped any Evil God, and they just labeled all opposition as Evil God followers.

But witches, compared to ordinary believers, did seem to have some unusual aspects.

This was why he proposed the "species theory."

Ethan organized his thoughts, "I’m trying to figure out the relationship between witches and Evil Gods."

"The term witch originates from the second era. You should have learned quite a bit about the second era; Evil God Bajatos destroyed an age, seduced the Red King, turning the whole Kingdom into Hell. For distinction, people of the second era dubbed those who still retained their mental faculties but willingly served the Evil God as demons."

Lindong said, "The first witch actually recorded in human history was named Mary, also known as the Bloody Priestess. Your understanding of witches wasn’t wrong per se; it’s just that the concept was abused after Henry III came to power... The other chosen one you mentioned might be a true witch."

These theories she found in the academy’s forbidden books, a repository by the Elemental Shapers containing much ancient and forbidden knowledge since the first era.

"The church dispatched members of the Choir because the lost forbidden book was related to the ’Doomsday’ proposed by Saint Hilman."

Lindong felt the matter was subtle; that book had been stored in Saint Hilman Cathedral for centuries. Previous Popes weren’t interested in the knowledge it contained, and if it weren’t stolen, the current Pope might never even recall that such a book existed in the library of Gear City.

She said, "What truly frightens them is the book falling into a witch’s hands."

Ethan agreed; this had already been confirmed in Gear City.

Now, the only thing that could make the church or the Lofic Consortium afraid was the Evil God.