Chapter 308 The Witch Who Refuses to Surrender
"I can feel that someone, something, is manipulating my life, making me become less and less like myself."
Triss calmed down a little and began to tell her story, just like when they met by chance on the balcony on the day of the ball.
"After arriving in Backlund from Tingen, I was quickly found by them and returned to the Witch Cult. Originally, Sylvia said she would have me lead new recruits, just like Sharon Hoy, teaching them novice assassins how to kill and having them complete the cult's instructions. But they soon changed their minds and arranged for me to meet Edsack by chance...
"Then, that man fell madly in love with me, saying he fell in love with me at first sight. He even gave up pursuing the daughter of a wealthy earl for me. He was so obsessed with a suspicious woman he had only met once, he looked like a ridiculous supporting character in a third-rate novel who falls in love with the heroine. And what's even funnier is that I was secretly delighted at the time, secretly delighted that I was so popular after becoming a woman. Haha, hahaha!"
Having said this, she suddenly laughed like crazy. The sound reached the other side of the mirror and echoed in the small basement, like the roar of a demon. There was no trace of laughter, only madness.
Surprised at Triss's performance, Angel didn't respond but waited quietly for her to continue.
Fortunately, this Sequence 6 Beyonder didn't indulge in pessimism. He quickly stopped smiling and looked towards the mirror with tearful eyes. His black pupils were filled with emotions that Angel couldn't understand.
"By coincidence, we kept running into each other everywhere. Later, under his arrangement, I moved into his suburban estate and was 'kept' by him. Of course, he didn't see it that way. He felt he was protecting me and providing me with the best living conditions.
"I was becoming increasingly confused. How could a normal man accept everything so quickly after becoming a woman? But every time I resisted intimate actions, or even wanted to run away and get away from it all, my memory would become confused, and by the time I woke up again, hours or even a whole night had passed!
"I tried everything. I used invisibility spells, tried to escape by seizing a horse, and even endured the nausea of trying to seduce his subordinates... But without exception, all attempts failed. There were always coincidences that made me fail. And if I was lucky enough not to encounter anyone, that feeling of losing control of my body would reappear, forcing me to give up on escaping."
Hearing this, Angel remembered what Sylvia said about "trying to escape many times", and felt a little sad about the fate of this witch whose hands were once stained with blood and who was now deeply trapped in some kind of "arrangement".
"At that time, I naively thought that as long as I improved my strength, I could break free from this strange control. So I asked someone to help me collect extraordinary materials and advance to 'Joy'. Haha, I didn't expect the situation to become even worse."
Triss must have been holding it in for too long with Prince Edessak. Now that she had found someone to talk to, even though it was separated by a mirror and the spirit world, and even though she was not sure whether the other person would help her, she told him everything regardless.
But according to what she said, being able to say everything without any hindrance, it seems that the so-called "manipulation" is not that scary?
"Do you think that just because I can tell you everything now, the situation isn't as serious as I've made it out to be?" As if sensing Angel's doubts, Triss sneered and said, "That's because I've gradually gotten used to it! I've gotten used to sleeping with him, getting used to giving in to his anger, getting forgiven by his apologies, and getting used to serving a man as a woman!"
She yelled the last word, but as if she was worried that the sound would be heard outside the room, she calmed down instantly and lowered her voice.
"As long as I abide by certain rules, that power won't take effect, and those manufactured coincidences won't find me... So I finally waited for this opportunity, the chance to get others to pass on the potion even if I lose myself at the ball..."
Triss changed her tone, the kind of seductive, sticky tone she seemed to have mastered, and said:
"I'm guessing Sylvia will definitely let you get close to me, monitor me, and prevent me from escaping. Of course, I have several people like you around me, including maids, butlers, and even Beyonders arranged by Edsac. I will deal with some of them, making them hinder each other and unable to pay attention to my actions. And you, on the other hand, can help me escape from all this..."
Seeing that Triss had been laying the groundwork for a long time and finally got to the point, Angel shook his head slightly and was about to speak.
"Don't be so quick to refuse. I can offer you generous rewards, such as potion formulas. You should know that the subsequent potion for 'Witch' is 'Pleasure', right? And I can not only give you 'Pleasure', but also the subsequent potion formula for 'Pain', as well as a way to get promoted."
Unfortunately, I'm already a Pleasure Witch, so your offer isn't very appealing to me...
Angel thought silently.
But she was still confused. How could someone who was practically a "pawn" of the Witch Cult possess the formula for Sequence 5?
"Helping you would involve a huge risk, but the rewards would be pitifully small. Sylvia has already given me the ingredients for 'joy'. As long as I complete the mission and obtain the formula, I can brew the potion and advance. As for Sequence 5, I'm not interested in it for now."
She shook her head with feigned regret and rejected Triss's request.
"Haha, Sylvia? She'll just keep you hanging, give you a glimmer of hope, and turn you into her pawn." Triss laughed dryly, as if hearing something ridiculous, and continued, "She gave me the formula but not the extraordinary materials. If she gave you the materials, the formula would definitely be blocked. This is how she manages her subordinates."
"What about you? How did you know the formula for Sequence 5? Was it because you were a pawn planted beside the prince?"
"Being tormented by that mysterious power for so long, even if I'm powerless to resist, I'll still gain something. And you don't need to risk your life. Just report my case to the official Beyonders—the Nighthawks, the Mandated Punishers, the Mechanical Heart, anyone. Tell them that Prince Edessak is hiding a witch in Red Rose Manor, and have them capture me."
"Are you crazy? Even if your memory is confused, you shouldn't have forgotten what you did in Tingen City and on the Clover, right?"
Angel frowned, worried that the instability of the spiritual world might have caused communication problems and that he had misunderstood what the other party said.
But then she realized that Triss would rather be captured and tried by the official Beyonders and locked up in the basement of the church without seeing the light of day than continue to stay by Prince Edessak's side.
This is not only a conflict of thinking and behavior caused by gender inversion, but also because she feels that she cannot control everything about herself and feels that everything is controlled by something.
Moreover, Angel seemed to have heard her say "gain something from the mysterious power" before...
By the way, when they intercepted the escaping Lanevus in the sewers of the dock area, the con man who used strange abilities during the battle had said something similar.
He once contained the divinity of the "True Creator" and even nearly caused the evil god to descend upon the dock area!
Angel subconsciously looked at Triss on the other side of the mirror, and looked at the inconspicuous sapphire ring on her left little finger.
She finally recalled where the terrifying feeling came from when she saw Triss's strange transformation at the ball.
No matter how weak or insignificant that power was, its status was far higher than that of the two Witches of Pleasure on both sides of the mirror, and even higher than that of ordinary High-Sequence Beyonders.
That is the power of the gods!
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