House Witch

Chapter 849 848. Simple folk customs in the city of night

"Magic Mirror, Magic Mirror, that one who is as friendly as the big sister next door, but also as elusive as the moon in the water, the flower in the mirror, will soon put on a grand performance that will have the entire Night City under its control. Who is the bad woman in the world?"

In front of the hotel's dressing mirror, a tall witch looked at her reflection in the mirror, and then asked.

“Of course it’s me, ahem, Hermosda.”

 She asked and answered questions to herself.

The otaku witch looked at her brand new image in the mirror with curiosity.

This is the disguise that Hermes helped her create with the power of lies. This is also powerful enough to deceive the world, even stronger than the three kings. Oh, there are only two kings now. As long as Dorothy doesn't run to kiss her face, it will cause The special attention of the God King or Dragon King will not be easily seen through.

Furthermore, this cannot actually be considered a disguise. After all, this is not just a superficial appearance. Now Dorothy not only has the appearance of Hermes, but also has the power of Hermes.

This feeling is quite amazing.

 In fact, in Dorothy's own feelings, she is still herself, a half-witch with a magic power of nearly 110,000 mana, but at the same time, she can feel that there is another body overlapping with her own.

Hmm, it’s like the game opens two character accounts, one is Dorothy and the other is Hermes.

 However, these two accounts are not completely independent, but overlapped. Both the body and the soul are completely embedded together.

 In this case, one consciousness is operating two bodies at the same time.

"To put it bluntly, he is a substitute messenger."

 Dorothy complained like this.

　　Then she suddenly covered her eyes with one hand, stood upright with her legs, leaned back slightly, made a strange posture in front of the mirror, and then growled.

 “Come out, Dorothy.”

 Thus, the phantom of the witch was separated from the body of the lying sage.

 Because Hermes' body is slightly tilted back, but Dorothy's body is standing upright, their legs are still overlapping, but their upper bodies are separated, making them look like Siamese people.

But when the otaku witch manipulated Hermes' body to look at the mirror again, the mirror still only reflected a strange witch who was posing in a strange posture.

Well, there was only the reflection of Hermes, and the upright Dorothy seemed not to exist.

But Dorothy’s consciousness operated her body to walk to the table nearby, then reached out and picked up the cup on the table, but the cup was actually picked up.

 Though looking in the mirror, the cup seems to be floating on its own.

“Tsk, that means my body has completely lost its sense of existence and entered the transparent human mode, but it is actually still capable of movement.”

Dorothy took back the avatar again, and then touched her chin to sum up.

 Although this is of no use.

 After all, a normal substitute user relies on his substitute for combat effectiveness, but in her current situation.

Well, as the main body of the public, Hermes' body is much easier to use than Dorothy's stand-in, and she can even punch a dozen otaku witches to death with one punch.

“This is the power that a true genius with the qualifications of a sage should have. It’s great.”

 Feeling the powerful magic power flowing in Hermes' body, as well as the terrifying six-dimensional attributes in this body, Dorothy's eyes almost turned into lemon shapes.

Hmm, compared with others, her hip-stretching half-witch body is simply the gap between a tractor and a top-notch supercar, which is really embarrassing.

 “Then, let’s start with the physical examination first.”

Dorothy said this suddenly, and then took off her clothes in front of the mirror.

 During this process, she blushed a little. After all, this was the body of a sage.

"Well, Lord Sage, I don't know if you are reading it now. Anyway, I'd better explain it. I definitely don't mean to blaspheme you. This is just a necessary process to familiarize yourself with power. Well, who let this era I don’t have an all-seeing eye or an identity card, so I can only detect it myself.”

The otaku witch had a righteous look on her face and explained it righteously.

Even though she was the only one in the room, Hermes had already left after handing over his identity to her. After all, two identical people should not exist in the same time and space at the same time.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, Dorothy's physical examination will not be seen by anyone, but she is a wise man after all, and there may be some unknown means still testing here, so the explanation still needs to be explained.

 Furthermore, she has a conscience, she never lies. If she says it is a physical examination, it is definitely just a physical examination.

 Well, actually, she was just a coward. She was shy but not courageous, so she confessed.

Just like that, the beautiful elder sister with a reddish complexion looked in the mirror and began to examine every inch of her body bit by bit.

At first, her face was rosy and a little shy, but as she touched it, her face became serious, and the paper and pen on the table next to her began to write automatically.

 Just like that, two hours passed.

“Phew, I’m exhausted. It’s really troublesome to do a manual physical examination. As expected, the one-click ID card test in later generations is more convenient and faster.”

 Dorothy, who was tired and a little sweaty, wiped the sweat from her forehead and thought so.

 She had only been back in the past for more than two hours, and she was already nostalgic for the past.

Well, people are like this. It is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. After experiencing the various benefits of the magic network, returning to the Dragon King era without the magic network is almost like returning to the primitive world. It is generally unaccustomed.

However, sweat can’t lie. After careful inspection and various tests, she has successfully registered Hermos’ identity card.

Well, it’s a pity that the witch world doesn’t say that the older it is, the more mysterious it is, and the more powerful it is. Otherwise, would this be the world’s first identity card?

Dorothy was thinking wildly in her mind as she reached for the parchment on the desk.

  【Real name: Hermes (Unknown】

  【Age: 17】

  【Race: Whiteboard Witch (no template)】

 【Rank: Great Witch】

　　【Talent: Pure and kind appearance (ssr), mirror flower and water moon (ssr), joyful body (ssr), lucky person (ssr).】

　　【Experts: Magic Control (ssr), Dexterous Hands (ssr), Sound of Understanding (ssr), Hundred Faces and Thousand Looks (ssr).】

 【Skill: None (no memory)】

  【Total magic power: 40w】

ˆ【Strength: A】

  【Speed: A】

　　【Physique: A】

  【Spirit: SS】

  【Inspiration: S】

  【Precision: SS】

“Tsk, why is it a substitute of the same type as myself? These attributes overlap.”

Dorothy couldn’t help but complain.

However, this is undoubtedly the face of a genius witch, especially the magical power, which is simply terrifying.

Other than Senior Sister Fanny, this is the peer with the most magic power that Dorothy has ever seen.

Sigh, someone else is seventeen years old. If you count your age, in a few months, you will be seventeen years old. But even if you struggle to death every day, you won't be able to see other people's exhaust fumes.

  After all, with a magic growth talent, you can really do whatever you want.

  【Joyful Body (ssr): You are born to have fun, and you can draw strength from happiness. The happier you are, the faster you grow. 】

These are some kind of perverted talents. The happier you are, the stronger you are, and the stronger you are, the more enjoyable you are. It is an infinite cycle.

But having said that, Sophilia only has more than 300,000 mana magic power now. The pure white witch's magic power talent is very good, but Hermes can break through the 400,000 mark, so she has been enjoying herself in the past. How many times.

The house witch had some curious thoughts in her mind.

 She was also curious about how this sage enjoyed himself on a daily basis.

Tsk, they are all lying to the sages. They probably lie to people every day when they have nothing to do. This is really fun.

And judging from the configuration of her talents and expertise, this is indeed pure cheating.

 “However, it’s your fault, now it’s mine.”

Dorothy got up again, went to take a bath first, and then dressed neatly again, she came to the door and reached for the door handle nervously.

Sigh, although she is a otaku witch, she really can’t stay at home anymore after disconnecting from the Internet. The Internet is her life, so she might as well go out for a walk.

"Tsk, you didn't even leave me a memory. Just let me play my true character. If that doesn't work, just follow the script of "Lies and Conspiracies". This is really casual. If you accidentally change the future, can you? Don't blame me."

 Before going out, the otaku witch muttered again.

Well, although Hermes gave her the right to use the account, she did not leave an "operating manual". Dorothy is now equivalent to having passed through Hermes but has not inherited the memory of the original owner. It's really weird. A sense of security.

 Fortunately, because the two are the same type of substitutes, it is quite easy for the Otaku Witch to use the power of Miss Sage. As for having no memory, there is no other way. The rest is left to fate.

With this thought in mind, she stepped out of the room, and then.

 “Hello, this guest, you stayed for three nights in total, and the room fee totaled 3 gold yuan.”

The counter lady with a sweet smile politely handed the bill to Dorothy, which also made the otaku witch stunned.

send.

She reached out and touched her pocket, then her expression became stiff.

She really didn’t expect that the first difficulty in her journey to play the Sage of Lies would be here.

　　Three gold dollars for three nights, Guigui, this accommodation fee is really expensive.

It's almost equivalent to a thousand yuan a night in my previous life, although this hotel is indeed quite high-end and is located in the center of Night City.

Although Dorothy complained about being poor every day, including the coffin book, she was actually a billionaire, and it was not like she couldn't afford a mere three gold dollars.

 But the problem is that most of her money is in the card. After all, we are in the age of the magic network. Who still carries a pile of heavy gold and silver coins in his pocket every day.

Of course, it is not true at all. After all, Fafna is a real gold-eating beast. In order to raise her own little armored beast, Dorothy has always exchanged some gold coins for herself. But the problem is that in order to ensure Valrhona's nutrition, the gold coins she exchanges are all brand new from the factory.

So, are the gold yuan 30,000 years ago and the gold yuan 30,000 years later the same?

 Same as a ghost.

God knows how many times the Golden Township has iterated on coinage technology over the years. If she really takes a gold dollar from the future and spends it now, then the Golden Township may have to be grateful for this gift from the future.

They can use the technology of this new currency to avoid 30,000 years of detours.

"guest?"

Seeing Dorothy in a daze, the lady at the counter said with some doubts.

She did not suspect that the guest in front of her wanted to default on the bill. After all, this guest seemed to be a pure and kind-hearted person.

　　【Pure and Kind Appearance (ssr): Your appearance is beautiful and very friendly. Any intelligent creature that meets you for the first time will think that you are pure and kind, and your favorability will be greatly improved. 】

 The lady at the counter was already wondering whether to ask this young lady for her contact information or something.

“Oh, sorry, I got a little lost in my thoughts.”

Dorothy came back to her senses, her pretty face full of familiarity like the big sister next door showed an friendly smile, and then she took out three coins from her pocket and lined them up on the counter.

Those are three gold coins from the Dragon King era.

Hmm, the new kind.

After paying the rent, Dorothy seemed to have to leave, which disappointed the counter lady who was still struggling with how to speak.

 She collected the three gold coins and then threw them into the coin detector to check their authenticity.

Hmm, really.

“Damn, I started making counterfeit money on the first day of time travel. This is really a punishment for me.”

Dorothy walked down the street, feeling guilty.

Although the coin she just handed over cannot actually be considered a counterfeit, after all, it did use the coinage alchemy of the Golden Country, and it was an old version from the Dragon King era.

 Because the version is too old, this version of Coin Technique is actually for sale in the Magic Network Library, and the Otaku Witch once bought it and studied it as a supplementary material for studying alchemy.

 After all, each version of coinage is actually a collection of the most advanced alchemy of that era, which is really valuable for research.

“It’s a shame that Jinyuan doesn’t have a production number, otherwise it would be really bad.”

  The otaku witch is so happy in her heart.

  After all, the main value of gold coins lies in the witch's magic power stored in them, and the gold coins outside are actually just storage containers. As long as the magic power inside is enough and can be stored for a long time, there is actually not that big a difference between the true and false ones.

This is indeed of no value in fraud.

Anyway, the three gold coins that Dorothy just rubbed were actually many times more expensive than the ones mass-produced in the Golden Country. After all, the craftsmanship cost of pure handmade commemorative coins by the alchemist master is quite expensive.

However, it’s still a punishment.

And what made Dorothy even more speechless was that after doing this, she felt a slight increase in the magic power in her body.

Post, is this getting strength from joy?

 But I am really not happy. This body is happy on its own.

At this moment, the otaku witch is deeply aware of how bad the nature of this sage of lies really is.

“Tsk, no wonder we can become good friends with that bad guy Artie. They are indeed the same, but it’s troublesome. Can a good person like me really play such a bad guy?”

 Dorothy was so worried.

Sigh, the feeling of guilt just now still lingers, no, I have to find a way to make some money, otherwise I can't keep relying on fake things.

Oh, I also need to find a guide first. After all, I have to go and complete the fateful encounter with the Demon King, but I don’t even know where the Demon King lives. I have to ask some locals first.

She was thinking this while walking with her head down.

At this moment, she suddenly bumped into someone, which immediately made her frown.

Although she did not raise her head to look at the road, neither she nor Hermes had low inspiration, and they would not bump into people just because they did not look at the road.

This was hit intentionally.

Hmm, yes, there is no Venus City, the city of art, in this era. There is only the City of Night, or the City of Sin, or the City of Demons.

This folk custom is really simple.

When she noticed a dirty little hand reaching towards her pocket, Dorothy was not in a hurry. She pretended not to know anything and raised her head, then apologized.

 “I’m sorry.”

"it's okay no problem."

This tall dog-man witch also showed a simple and honest expression and waved her hand.

 The two of them were separated again.

 “Very good, now the money problem is solved.”

Dorothy weighed the seven or eight money bags in her hand and nodded with satisfaction.

  【Dexterous Hands (ssr): Your hands are extremely flexible, and any action that needs to be completed by your hands will be corrected with great precision. 】

 What a talent, this is really good.

But why am I so skilled?

 The house witch was stunned for a moment, then shook her head.

Well, the body’s instinct is Hermes’s instinct.

 Okay, you’re hungry, let’s go see what delicious food there was 30,000 years ago.

"thanks for treatment."

An hour later, when Dorothy clutched her chubby belly and picked her teeth as she left a barbecue restaurant, she suddenly raised her eyebrows and saw a familiar tall figure at the door.

 “Um, are you coming here to eat too?”

Looking at the angry dog-man witch, the house witch asked.

Oh, maybe she should ask you how you still have money to eat?

 “It’s really you.”

But the dog-man witch was obviously not in such a good mood as she was. She walked forward quickly, twitching her nose, and then wanted to reach out and grab Dorothy's collar.

 “Give me my money back.”

Her face, which looked somewhat neutral and should have been handsome in men's clothing, was actually a little distorted, just like a dog grinning when it was angry. She also revealed the sharp canine teeth in her mouth at this time.

Dorothy did not refuse, and just let the other party catch her.

At this moment, she finally saw clearly the appearance of the dog-man witch lady, and she was slightly surprised in her eyes.

“Tsk, this is really a coincidence. Is this the aura of a lucky person?”

Looking at the face that looked exactly like Alice's werewolf mother, she thought to herself.

　　Then she remembered that there seemed to be a dog-man witch in "Lies and Trickery".

 Oh, then the decision is yours.

 She hit her palm with her fist and made her decision.

 “Well, the money is gone.”

Looking at the angry dog-man witch, Dorothy spread her hands helplessly and said so.

 She looked back at the barbecue restaurant behind her, and then pointed at her round belly.

“If you really want it, I can only spit it out to you.”

 “You are fooling me, how could all my money be eaten up?”

 When the dog-man witch saw her like this, she immediately became even more angry.

Just when she roared with a loud voice, she immediately attracted the attention of all the surrounding witches.

Dorothy didn't care about this, but the Dog-Man Witch herself couldn't stand it. After all, her money came from a shady way.

 “You come with me.”

With a strong hand, she dragged the house witch toward a small alley not far away.

The surrounding witches smiled when they saw this, but no one came to help the weak and helpless Dorothy.

 Then, a woman's scream rang out in the alley.

Hearing the screams, the group of onlookers walked towards the alley with evil smiles on their faces.

 “Hey, everyone, what are you looking at?”

Dorothy, who walked out with a dog in her hand, looked at the group of witches at the entrance of the alley, with a curious expression on her innocent and kind face, and asked.

 Witches: "."

 They quickly dispersed.

Looking at the backs of these people, Dorothy sighed helplessly.

 “That guy Artie doesn’t seem to be really out of his mind.”

 She sighed with emotion.

 The folk customs of Night City are simple and honest

   5400 words, squeezed dry, not a drop left

 (End of this chapter)