Otaku Witch

Chapter 146 128. Mother's Decision

Actually, Noelle Rose realized that her beloved disciple turned out to be Euphilia's daughter, she already feared that this disciple came too easily might really slip away.

After all, she knew the older sister's personality all too well, a domineering temperament that once decided, leaves no room for anyone to defy her will.

Such dominance infiltrated every bit of her life, her dominion was like this, her legion was the same, hence naturally, her family must be the same.

So, for Dorothy, being the daughter of such a sister, it seemed unlikely she could decide her own future.

Probably from the moment she was born, the older sister had already planned her future, and for poor Dorothy, obedience seemed to be her only option.

After all, who could blame this poor child for having such a tyrannical mother?

When a parent is too overpowering, their child's life can become incredibly challenging, akin to a puppet being led unwillingly down a pre-ordained path.

Well, now it makes sense; I was wondering why Dorothy's Puppetry Technique was so adept, turns out she was truly self-taught.

Noelle Rose, having studied Puppetry Technique for so many years, profoundly understood that to master it, one must first learn how to be a puppet.

Only when your heart resonates with the puppet, understanding each other, does your Puppetry Technique naturally excel.

As a result, she chose to treat her own life like a puppet show, where she is both the puppeteer and the puppet.

For Dorothy, it's quite straightforward, stuck with such a mother, she has no choice but to be a puppet, for she could never contend against the will of such a domineering older sister.

Alright, this child's choice to enter this unpopular major must be an act of rebellion against her mother, purposely choosing a research department.

Unfortunately, poor Dorothy probably never expected her mother to be so ruthless to chase after her, completely disregarding her own territory; just look how scared the child was just now.

Alas, it's surprising that a career-driven woman like the older sister would give up her career for her daughter's education, which shows how much she values her daughter, ensuring she would teach her herself, not allowing anyone else to interfere.

Although previously Noelle Rose thought that even if Dorothy's parents disagreed, she would take the disciple by force, but now…

Darn it, she really can't beat the older sister; if she could, she wouldn't just talk, she would have acted long ago.

Yet, while she was still lamenting, she suddenly saw Dorothy not far away sprint towards her with eyes gleaming, coming up with a deep bow, asking to become her disciple.

Noelle Rose: "....."

At that moment, Spider Teacher couldn't feel happy at all, because she was more certain that the child must be in her rebellious phase, fleeing her mother's arrangement.

But, dear older sister, look how frightened you've made your child, resorting to driving away the tiger only to swallow the wolf; the child is probably thinking of using me to resist your pressure now.

The Spider Witch guessed as much, feeling that she understood everything.

So, would she fall for this strategy? Would she be used by the little Dorothy?

Isn't that obvious, of course she would.

Hehehe, although she couldn't beat the older sister, she wasn't just a Puppet Master, she was also an Architect; her fortress was as solid as gold, and even if Euphilia acted with full force, she could hold out for a long time.

Then she would directly escape from the back door of her fortress to her home in the Demon Realm and ask Lord Demon King to witness Dorothy's disciple ceremony.

Even if Euphilia was overbearing, facing the authority of Lord Demon King, she'd have no choice but to grit her teeth and endure.

Noelle Rose hadn't planned to do so before since she regarded her relationship as sisters with the older sister, and it wasn't appropriate to meddle in her family affairs, but now it was different.

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Older sister, as you can see, it was your daughter who sought discipleship first, not because your younger sister was disrespectful. When a worthy disciple comes knocking, I can't possibly refuse, can I?

Anyway, it's just a matter of saying, don't blame the junior for not being human, only blame the senior because your daughter is too enchanting.

In an instant, Noelle Rose had made up her mind. She raised her hand, ready to grab this good apprentice's hand, and then planned to self-destruct the Puppet to hold back the senior while using a teleporting Treasure to send Dorothy directly to her own lair.

But...

Just as the Puppet core of Spider Witch was entering the self-destruct countdown, she heard her domineering senior's reluctant voice.

"Alright then."

Noelle Rose who almost really self-destructed: "...."

She hurriedly halted the self-destruction program while staring dumbfounded at the Dragon Senior beside her.

"Damn, who are you, and why are you pretending to be my senior Euphilia? My domineering senior could never be this soft."

This time, Spider Witch was genuinely shocked; even her real body in the lair was staring with all eight eyes wide open, and her other Puppet avatars still fighting on the frontlines all got distracted and took a good scraping from their opponents.

"Junior, what's with that look in your eyes? Dorothy is the daughter I bore for five years, a gift from the deities. Do you think I would force her to do anything?"

Faced with her long-unseen junior's extremely surprised behavior, Euphilia also felt irked, and her gaze toward this junior sharpened.

She hated it most when people questioned her decisions.

Noelle Rose: "...."

Dorothy: "...."

The master and disciple exchanged glances, each seeing the same answer in the other's eyes.

Senior, before you say that, apologize to those seniors and juniors whom you beat up for defying you back then.

Mom, are you sure not forcing me only meant those three choices you gave me before? Can we please let go of that fifty-year agreement?

Seeing her own daughter and junior matching each other's reactions so closely, the Dragon Witch was really starting to feel angry.

How come it feels like you two are the mother and daughter, and I'm an outsider?

But, any anger dissipated upon seeing her daughter.

Well, can't blame the junior for being so shocked, I suppose. If Adam hadn't taken Dorothy away from me back then, given my character, I really wouldn't have been so nice to my daughter, not allowing her to casually squander her Talent.

But now, over the past dozen years spent searching for my daughter, I've had a change of heart—now I just want to be a good mother.

After all, the fifty-year agreement is set, and as long as Dorothy doesn't utterly waste her Talent by then, I never planned on making life difficult for her.

Similarly, although I feel this Spider junior's combat ability is somewhat lacking, I would actually prefer to personally teach Dorothy how a Dragon Witch should fight. But since my daughter wants to learn, I'll just let her.

After all...

Well, there's no rule saying a witch can only have one mentor, right?

When the time comes, the junior teaches her stuff, I teach my stuff; it seems like it won't have any effect, right?

That's what Dragon Witch thought to herself.

....The little witch suddenly sneezes....