Otaku Witch

Dorothy quietly waited in the Arena for her next opponent.

Although her assessment could technically end by now, and she could entirely leave, she bet all her money on the dark web, so withdrawing was not an option.

These days, having been nearly bankrupted by the two little ones at home, she had been looking for a good way to make money in Witch Academy, hopefully a way that could make her rich overnight.

After searching, she indeed found one—taking tasks from the academy forum and doing bounties.

Not all the little witch students were like herself, slightly knowledgeable about almost everything, basically not needing help from anyone.

Most normal little witches were only proficient in their major subjects, like students from the Potion Department only knowing how to make potions, and those from the Alchemy Department were good at blacksmithing, but these young students couldn't handle everything by themselves yet.

So when a student from the Potion Department needed a new Alchemy Cauldron, or a student from the Alchemy Department needed some potions to replenish their strength and Magic Power, things got awkward.

Normally, most adult witches would first think to just buy what they need from the market, but in Witch Academy, students often thought to pull out their spellbooks, log onto the academy forum, and post a bounty task while waiting for a fellow student to help.

After all, shopping in supermarkets still gives the middleman a cut, nowhere near the cost-effectiveness of direct sales from manufacturers, and students generally aren't financially independent, so saving even a little money is crucial.

And this is Witch Academy, after all, the foundation of all sectors in Witch World with various basic subjects offered. So, no matter how rare the item or custom request might be, just by shouting out on the campus forum, corresponding students from the relevant department would come knocking on your door quickly.

After all, which Alchemy Department student didn't have a few practice pieces on hand, and which Potion Department's student didn't have a store full of potions...

These items were surplus to their personal needs, so sharing resources was perfect, and it also helped to increase their social circles, meeting more students.

Attending school was not only about learning knowledge, but expanding one's social circle and building connections were also crucial aspects of a student's life.

If one could make some compatible and capable friends through this mutual assistance, then it was truly a profitable move,

after all, the friendships formed when everyone was still inexperienced were precious, and it would be difficult to find such pure friendships after graduation.

Of course, these bounty rewards also had risks, since the quality of student projects definitely wasn't as reliable as the goods inspected and sold on the market, so it depended on personal judgment to assess the quality.

Bad luck might lead to a blowout, and good luck might get you a novice master's practice work.

Regardless, overall, the academy forum was always bustling, and the school authorities encouraged these student mutual assistance rewards.

However, Dorothy hadn't planned to take on those ordinary mutual assistance bounty tasks; those petty tasks, even with excessive effort, couldn't earn much money.

What caught her eye was the long-term top bounty, difficult as hell, that no one had been able to complete for many years—busting into the Armed Society.

That group of battle maniacs had once boasted on the campus forum, welcoming anyone to challenge them. Success meant a large sum of money instantly, but failure also required leaving a penalty to replenish the reward pool. Experience more tales on empire

As no one had yet succeeded, the original generous bounty had, over the years, increased significantly as more penalties were added.

And that wasn't all—the challengers who had failed to bust the Armed Society grew more frustrated over time, so they opened their bounty posts, offering substantial rewards to anyone who could succeed, with the rewards all theirs if they did.

Even the guys in the academy's dark web couldn't sit still anymore. Some openly started betting on whether the Armed Society would be successfully challenged.

Yep, do one job, get triple the reward; this deal is well worth it. If it works out, becoming overnight wealthy isn't a dream.

Anyway, when Dorothy first saw this, she couldn't look away, feeling that maybe she could give it a shot. If it worked, her family of three's future...

Well, okay, the total prize money from these three bounties was just over five million Witch Gold Yuan, which seemed a lot and was enough for Dorothy to fulfill her former life dream—buying a small sky island.

But then thinking about what her family of three was eating, and if every meal was to the highest standard, this money would barely suffice for a year.

And this was just based on the current standards; if they managed some growth spurts, then their appetite and dining standards would also increase, and the money might not even last the year.

Tsk, eating up a house in one year, truly three Gold-Devouring Beasts.

Of course, with Dorothy's slight frame, if she were to challenge the Armed Society by conventional means, any high-grade member could easily overpower her with their profound Magic Power. But she was about to undergo actual combat assessment, wasn't she?

Hehehe, as long as she acted a bit more arrogantly during the assessment and ignited the anger of those naturally belligerent Armed Society witches, who were oddly concerned about martial ethics, they surely wouldn't lower their own dignity by changing the duel rules but would continue to fight her based on assessment standards.

And Dorothy told herself that, with equal Magic Power, even if she weren't entirely invincible, there wouldn't be many who could be her match; it seemed there was a real chance of successfully challenging them.

Although it felt a bit like taking advantage of these honest battle-loving folks from the Armed Society, but sorry, for her two starving children at home, the gentle Dorothy couldn't afford to be gentle today.

However, beautiful as the plan seemed, whether it could be executed smoothly was still uncertain in her heart, as this kind of taking advantage of honest folks' situation really depended on whether they were genuinely honest or just pretending.

Moreover, she was just preparing to challenge them, and the first battle had directly turned out to be against her own sister. That was indeed not a good sign.

"Sorry, Alice, that really was a bit harsh just now, but once Sister finishes this job, we'll have money at home, and I'll definitely treat you to some good food,"

Dorothy silently apologized to her sister whom she had just killed instantly.

However, speaking of which, the roast Sub-dragon Wings she had promised to make for her a few days ago while shopping still hadn't been made due to their mother's interruption...

Well, definitely next time, she'd make up for it all at once.

After all, she had just mercilessly crushed even her own sister's head with a punch, my own half-sister, no less. She absolutely couldn't let this sacrifice be in vain; she had to earn that money today.

But to be fair, Alice's strength had indeed improved a lot over the years, no longer the easy prey she could play with at will when she was a child. Just now, her charge had genuinely startled Dorothy.

That's what made her, out of fright, instinctively punch with full force, habitually smashing the little witch's head to pieces.

Sigh, she had originally thought she could be gentler with her own sister, not so cruel.

Although this little one had indeed progressed significantly in strength, that brain of hers...

All those tactics were almost all personally designed by me, and now you're trying to use what I taught you against me? What exactly is filling that little head of yours?

Didn't you ever think that while I was designing those tactics for you, I definitely also studied how to counter you?

Yes, yes, your wild intuition is indeed impressive, but Alice, killing intent can deceive. I can totally use a fake killing intent to trick you, leading you in the direction I need you to dodge.

Then I'll punch at the air where you dodge, and a punch aimed at the air won't carry any killing intent.

Your self-healing ability is indeed troublesome, but I know you too well. While you still haven't fully inherited the "River of Last Words" from our stepmother, your so-called immortality is ultimately false, with a fatal flaw.

Your self-healing is entirely dependent on the integrity of your Blood Core. For a vampire, the location of their Blood Core is a secret, but I know you too well, knowing that your Blood Core is not in your heart, but hidden in your lower abdomen.

Sigh, what can I do, you are my dear sister. Exposing my cute sister's weakness really isn't something a sister should do.

Luckily, I finally figured out the Dark Energy technique from the fist method in a novel from my past life. That punch, which seemed like it blew your head off, actually had Magic Power simulated Dark Energy within it that could directly shatter your Heart Core.

Alice, my foolish sister, everything about you is as naked and straightforward in my eyes, and you, how much do you really know about me?

I did teach you before that when facing an unknown opponent, you should cautiously probe at first and then find an opportunity to strike.

Dorothy shook her head, suddenly feeling that her punch just now had been the right move.

After all, the silly sister's brain had already solidified into reckless muscles that forgot how to think; hopefully, that punch could slightly get her muscle-brain moving again, making her a bit smarter.

However, she quickly lost interest in indulging in these wild thoughts as her next opponent had arrived.

As the opponent who didn't enter through the War Room but directly jumped down from the VIP seats into the arena with a classic superhero landing posture, stirring up clouds of dust against the desert backdrop of the Arena, Dorothy's gaze sharpened.

At first, she was somewhat pleased, because the Armed Society, as she had planned beforehand, honestly hadn't changed the rules and directly sent someone else down, which greatly increased her hopes of making a successful earning today.

But as she got a clear look at the newcomer's face, she couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.

"Hiss, you guys really aren't playing by the rules, are you? I just finished with the thirteen seats, logically, shouldn't it be the twelfth seat coming next? Why did you skip straight to ten?"

Dorothy criticized in her mind.

Because Alice often ran to her crying after being beaten up at school, asking for her help to design tactics, though this was Dorothy's first time at the Armed Society, she likely knew more about the strong members here than most of the Society's members.

Hmm, dark-skinned (tanned bronze), cat ears, tiger stripes, long tail, this one models after the Tiger People among the Orcs.

Awesome, yet another Big Cat Lady, whom I really like. Want to stroke the tail, touch the ears.

Cough, cough...

Considering the opponent came down from the second seat, they must be stronger than Alice, probably not sparing her in the past, so let's search among the Big Cat Ladies that Alice often mentioned having been beaten by.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Yep, understood, this must be Sister Lena often mentioned by the little witch.

Having briefly observed the newcomer's appearance, Dorothy roughly confirmed her identity.

And upon recognizing the person, the information Alice had previously provided also naturally surfaced in her mind.

...Little witch reading data...