Otaku Witch

This was ultimately why Maria decided to sincerely follow Lady Sophia and regard her as the Holy Lady.

Listening to the confessions and sins of others was in line with the Path of the Holy Mother, so when Lady Sophia was honest with her before, Maria's Talent had already been activated.

It wasn't a sort of Mind Reading Technique and couldn't directly hear the thoughts of others, but in a sense, it was stronger than Mind Reading because those who read minds could sometimes be deceived, but she couldn't.

For her observation was entirely subjective, and as long as she asked a question in her heart during observation, she could directly see the answer.

At that time, Maria wasn't thinking questions like "Is Sophia deceiving me?" or "Does Sophia have malevolent intentions towards me?"

"Is Lady Sophia worthy of my all-out devotion, is she trustworthy, not treacherous, aligned with my interests, someone who can assist me in achieving my ideals?"

That was the inquiry in Maria's heart at the time, and her Talent truthfully told her the answer.

The answer was affirmative.

The conclusion Maria observed was that Lady Sophia wasn't what one would call a good person in the normal sense, she was a determined egoist, someone who could be cold-blooded and ruthless in achieving her goals, yet her goals did align with Maria's. As long as she ascended, she would definitely strive with all her might to revive the Angel Witch Clan, because that was a part of her pursuit of personal ideals.

She was indeed trustworthy and not someone who would betray, because although their purposes differed, they were indeed on the same path, and betrayal would essentially be the same as betraying oneself.

With this, the answer was pretty clear.

She wasn't risking everything on a whim of kindness, but out of common ideals for her family and fleet, vowing loyalty to Lady Sophia until death.

As such, she felt particularly anxious at the moment, after all, her liege lord bore the bloodline of the Lord of Glory, and now with the Lord of Glory's loyal servants visiting, she feared Lady Sophia might be lured away by this group of Angels.

Fortunately, her worries were soon alleviated.

"Who is it...."

Maria suddenly frowned, her gaze fixated on a door not too far away. As someone with Peak Level strength, she sensed that this ordinarily plain door had suddenly taken on a deep and mysterious aura.

Seeing their own reaction, Michelle and Cerise also quickly became vigilant.

It wasn't just the three Witches; within the Angel Delegation, Sariel and a young golden-haired Six-Winged Angel beside Him also looked this way.

Soon, the seemingly ordinary door opened, and a tall figure wearing a black Battle Robe and a mask on the face stepped out.

The over two-meter-tall stature, the Dragon Horn atop the head, and the Dragon Scales faintly visible on the exposed skin revealed its Race—this was a Dragon Witch.

And the signature black robe, the bizarre Clown mask, and the shining silver Token at the waist indicated the person's identity.

This was a Grand Inquisitor from the Judgment Court.

Maria and her two sisters recognized the identity of the person with the odd Clown mask immediately, after all, this was a significant reason they chose to return to the fold.

This was the audacious and ruthless person who not long ago led a raid on the Ancestral Court of the Angel Kingdom.

To be honest, although Maria and the others were disappointed with the Ancestral Court, prompting their ventures, they didn't like the people from the Ancestral Court, and they were even quite schadenfreudistic about those fools getting caught, but that didn't mean they liked the Grand Inquisitor who had raided the Ancestral Court.

After all, they were still Witches of the Angel Witch Clan—it was one thing for in-fighting amongst their own, but being bullied by others was another matter entirely.

However, this did not prevent the three Witches from heaving a sigh of relief at the moment, because even if they didn't like the Clown Grand Inquisitor, they had to admit she was indeed very strong and audacious.

After all, the Judges of the Judgment Court were always domineering, but it was unprecedented in Witch history for someone like Lord Clown to confront the Three Kings Clans head-on.

But when they thought about this troublesome Angel Delegation about to be targeted by this ruthless person, Maria and the others felt extra reassured, because this Lord really dared to take action if it came down to it.

However, this sense of relief didn't last long, because they realized that the squad following the Clown Grand Inquisitor wasn't the elite force they had expected from the Judgment Court. Instead, it was a bunch of newcomers who looked like total newbies, and behind this newbie squad was a chaotic horde of minions from various exotic Servant Armies.

Maria and her two companions: "....."

Angel Delegation: "..."

Both sides were simultaneously perplexed, with a bunch of question marks appearing above their heads.

Is this the group sent by the Judgment Court? Could it be that the Judgment Court is stretched so thin?

Fortunately, when the hundred-strong Moon Rabbit Knight Order finally made their appearance, the mood on both sides swung around once again.

What started as doubts about the Judgment Court's manpower shortage turned into "Your Excellency, the Grand Inquisitor, are you here to show off?"

Whether it was the three Angel Witches or the members of the Angel Delegation, who up until now had remained rather composed, all of them were now looking at the Moon Rabbit Knight Order with blatant envy.

After all, Angels actually preferred the Moon Rabbit Race even more than Witches did, as Angels sought belief and a loyal Moon Rabbit, once they swore fealty, would start at the level of a devout follower. With just a bit of enhancement, they could become zealots. And which religion wouldn't love such...erm, faithful believers?

The only trouble was that most of these Moon Rabbits were atheists, making it incredibly difficult to spread faith among them. Even heaven itself found these stubborn creatures challenging to deal with, as coercion through force might make other Races submit, but when you push Moon Rabbits, they're likely to stubbornly fight to their last soldier without surrendering.

Conquering Moon Rabbits really only comes down to winning their hearts and minds, which is purely a matter of luck.

...

On the other hand, Dorothy also felt quite satisfied with her grand entrance. She now truly realized what treasures the Moon Rabbits she had previously looked down upon actually were. This was even more vanity-inducing than walking down the street with a beautiful girlfriend.

Hey, envious? Jealous? I just love seeing you all green with envy.

Feels so good.

The Homebody Witch was secretly thrilled.

Fortunately, she hadn't forgotten to maintain her cool demeanor and didn't get too carried away.

She took off the silver Dragon Medal from her waist, flashed it to the three Angel Witches she had met in the afternoon, and then shifted her gaze toward the Angel Delegation across from her.

"Clown Grand Inquisitor of the Judgment Court, acting on orders from the Great Judge of Annihilation, I have come to execute the escort mission. Please make sure to cooperate with us in our task. As you can see, I've just been appointed and am short on hands. If any chaos arises, I might not be able to protect everyone," she said, not pandering to the Angels who were supposed to be honored guests.

Typically, Dorothy wasn't used to talking this way; it could potentially offend people and cause trouble, which was against her philosophy of avoiding inconveniences as much as possible.

However, she had no choice because the task given by Mother Superior explicitly required her to take a strong stance and try to curb the Angels' spirit, preferably intimidating them somewhat.

With no alternative, the Homebody Witch played her role, even feeling that she might not be imposing enough, so she let the Fairy King take over, while she stepped back to watch the drama unfold.

Well, as expected of the Fairy King, the moment he spoke, the sarcasm was flying.

"In any case, please do cooperate, as I'm sure none of you would like it if I had to help you cooperate with that kind of situation," he added.

Oh boy, even Dorothy felt that her familiar, Little Four, was really asking for a smack, and when she looked back at the Angel Delegation...

Roar, not surprisingly, those young Little Angels from the Delegation had the character "井" cropping up on their foreheads one after another, clearly showing they were indeed provoked.

...Angel anger building up...