VIP Chapter 184 Anticipation?
For the two people pointing swords at each other, Will felt a sense of anticipation.
On one side was Liya, whom he personally trained, taught the paths of yandere and blackening, and how to strengthen herself as a witch—and who just seemed to have had him.
On the other side was Shuna, a helpful friend he had contacted for many years and who had provided much assistance.
If Will wasn’t in such a poor state right now, he might have been shouting “Fight! Fight! Fight!” from the sidelines.
However, it seems… uh…
These two people are fighting over me? Huh?! Is this the first time anyone has ever fought over me?
Then, he noticed Liya turn to him after “ordering” Shuna to wait.
In her hand was a staff with obsidian in the center.
Wait…
This thing Liya took out looks a bit familiar…
Is this the staff my dad gave me when he died?
It’s a very powerful staff mentioned in the original work, but unfortunately, his current knowledge and abilities are not enough to use it. Holding it feels no different than holding a wooden staff that costs ten yuan from outside the door.
But…
Liya brought it here?
Is it because after he left, Liya lacked a suitable staff, so she took his? Thinking about it carefully, perhaps it would be more valuable in her hands than in his.
As he thought this, his vision went dark.
“Ugh…”
He lowered his head.
It felt very similar to his previous experiment with “Extreme Flame Meteor.”
Will lowered his head and forced himself for a few seconds before he could see his palm, which was stained with Blood Mint Essential Oil.
However, the Blood Mint Essential Oil on his body was slowly drying now.
So that’s how it is, the effect of the Blood Mint Essential Oil is not as strong as before, and Liya is no longer in close proximity to him.
So, this must be…
His body was drained dry first.
A series of magical circuits overloaded and ran.
This was due to the triple reasons of the stimulant and the energy source not keeping up.
Rather, given his physique, being played with by Liya like this, it was already quite good that he could sit here properly.
However…
Speaking of staffs…
He turned his head—the mere action made him dizzy—and saw the staff he had prepared for Liya and tested, which worked very well. It was leaning against the edge of Liya’s small table in the distance.
…He had originally intended to give her the “Ancient Flame Staff · First Edition.”
Just as Will was thinking this, the familiar obsidian staff he had just seen appeared before his eyes.
It was wiped clean, and the stone could even reflect the blue of Will’s eyes.
A thin layer of gauze was wrapped around the staff to prevent it from being scratched.
This staff was handed to him.
“Will, I know! You didn’t do it willingly… you were deceived by that wicked woman, that’s why you kept running away with her…”
Liya’s voice became very cute when she spoke to him.
There was none of the BOSS-like tone she had when threatening Shuna earlier.
“Iaar told me when you left… Teacher was very worried about you… because Teacher knows you would never abandon your plans and leave…”
Wait? So Iaar told Liya and Treya about this matter!?
How… did she know?
“So, it must be that wicked woman’s fault—look, she even admitted it.”
Liya gently lowered the staff.
“You were forced to do this.”
Her voice was a little hoarse, perhaps because she had also consumed a lot of energy from her body.
“After all, Will… you did actively… kiss me just now.”
“Because I didn’t feel the special pulsation in your magic circuit, which is beyond my control… you wanted to do it yourself…”
“You wouldn’t act like this if you were lying to me… right?”
Then…
Will watched as she took his hand, which had gone soft from exhaustion, and placed it on the staff that originally belonged to him. As if she knew he no longer had the strength to grip it, she gently bent his fingers so he could grasp the staff.
“You forgot to bring it out, and I was worried… you would get hurt without a weapon. So I wanted to bring it to you. This is… this is a weapon you really like. Right?”
What she said was very “normal,” reminding Will of the original Teacher Liya—the Liya who would secretly remember everyone’s preferences and carefully observe everyone’s expressions.
She was still “Liya,” just slightly tainted with a touch of darkness, not completely transformed into someone else just because of blackening.
But…
The next second…
Her lips curled, revealing a very standard yandere expression, with a hint of her small canines showing.
With this expression, she turned to face Will, and even the magic hat on her head swayed with the rather large movement.
She only left Will with a profile.
“Because I planned to take out everything I had saved in my ring, I was afraid it would accidentally fall out and get damaged!”
From her ring, a staff fell out, and Will recognized it. It seemed to be one he had chosen for Liya at the time.
“Don’t be afraid, Will, I’ll burn that damned woman until not even ashes are left!”
…
Will glanced at the obsidian in his hand.
Then he looked up at Liya.
Wait…
Is she giving this to him now because she’s afraid it will get damaged?!
How big a fight does this woman plan to have with Shuna?!
“Wait, you must have misunderstood something… Shuna and I actually…”
*Sss—*
Will felt a tightness in his throat.
It was as if the blood in his throat instantly froze, constricting his vocal cords and making it impossible to make a sound.
He realized that at such close range, some of Liya’s blood was still in his body, and since blood is equivalent to a witch’s “magic circuit,” he was effectively under Liya’s control.
“Shhh—”
Liya tilted her head and gently put a finger to her lips, making a shushing gesture.
“Sleep, sleep. My good student Will~”
She narrowed her eyes, and at that moment, Will felt extremely tired.
“Ugh…”
After saying this, Liya walked out step by step, towards Shuna, who was waiting.
All that remained in Will’s line of sight was her retreating figure.
Will understood. This was probably Liya’s last use of her magic circuit’s connection with the witch’s blood within him, making him slowly fall asleep here—so he wouldn’t interfere with the entire competition.
Now, all he could do was hope that Shuna could save him from Liya, who had clearly given him so much Blood Mint Essential Oil.
Will was now holding his throat with one hand, sweating all over, his upper body bare, his vision growing dimmer, and he could no longer see Shuna standing in the distance.
He could only see Liya, who had turned her back to him.
Mmm…
Is it because he’s about to truly lose consciousness?
Why, in his eyes, did it seem…
The tips of Liya’s golden twin tails had a faint gradient color…
Just like her bright red eyes.
