In the deep night, in a tall tower standing in the dark forest, the evil witch Gladys tossed and turned.
"System, I can't sleep." Gladys said painfully while lying in bed. "My mind is full of true love's kiss with the little princess."
"Give me a pair of eyes that didn't see that kiss..." Whenever Gladys thought of that scene, she would dig out a new tower with her toes.
The reason for Gladys's insomnia was simple. As soon as she closed her eyes, her mind began to replay the sleepwalking memories from the magic cloud projection device...
Stimulated by the images played by the magical cloud projection device, Gladys gradually recalled the scenes and sensations of her sleepwalking...
Gladys recalled the kiss.
She remembered that Princess Lola's lips were very soft...
The tip of my tongue also touched...
Still remembering it, the little princess groaned.
Gladys: “…”
Gladys held her head and rolled around on the bed. She opened her eyes wide and looked out the window. The moonlight outside the window was beautiful. An owl flew to the windowsill. Gladys and the owl looked into each other's eyes.
Gladys's eyes showed some numbness.
The system spoke carefully.
[Host, do you need a sleep spell?]
Gladys: "Tell me, how many witch crystals do you have?"
[Due to the host's special circumstances, I'll use it for free tonight.]
Gladys sniffed and said, "You're a little too thoughtful. I like it."
System: "Thank you for the compliment, you're welcome~"
After a few seconds, the system's mechanical voice continued to say attentively, "Host, the system has prepared the sleep magic. Shall we start using it?"
Gladys thought for a moment and said, "Wait, there's one important thing I haven't done yet."
"Let me clock in and pray first."
A qualified evil witch would never forget to pray to the evil god before going to bed because of all the troubles...
"System, pull up the prayer library," Gladys said generously. "I want to choose the most beautiful prayer for the great Evil God."
[Okay~]
After choosing the prayer, Gladys clasped her hands together and said a lot of words of praise.
At the end...
Gladys: "Supreme Evil God, you are truly formidable. I know you are so busy protecting the creatures of darkness that you certainly don't have time to listen to me."
"Since you don't have time to listen to me, I must tell you now what happened to me." Gladys said in a crisp and serious voice.
system:?
At first, the system didn't understand why Gladys said that...
Then it heard Gladys's inner thoughts...
Gladys was particularly eager to talk now.
She couldn't hold back the madness in her heart by herself.
However, the only living person in the tower that Gladys could talk to was the little princess.
But how could Gladys run to the little princess and complain about her kiss with her?
Fortunately...
While Gladys was performing her daily prayers to the evil god, she suddenly remembered that she could complain to him!
What she needs now is someone to talk to. If the person she is talking to will not answer her and is just a simple tree hole, that would be great.
Such a powerful being as the Evil God would definitely not respond to her.
Since it doesn’t respond, it is certainly a qualified tree hole!
After hearing Gladys's thoughts, the system understood that Gladys wanted to treat the evil god as an anonymous tree hole.
Treating the Supreme Being as an emotional tree hole... She is worthy of being the evil witch Gladys.
Gladys cleared her throat and began to perform the great operation of treating the Evil God as a tree hole.
She began by saying, "Oh, yeah, Your Majesty, just to be safe... let me say this first. If you can hear what I'm about to say, please pretend you didn't."
But... Gladys felt inexplicably uneasy.
So she emphasized: "Don't respond to me!"
Then, Gladys took a deep breath, feeling a little nervous. "...Now I'm officially going to complain to you."
Gladys closed her eyes and spoke quickly and in one breath:
"Oh my god, Lord Evil God, I don't know why I lost my composure while sleepwalking and kissed my slave on the mouth. I'm going crazy. This is totally inconsistent with my character as an evil witch!!! I think the little princess now suspects that I'm a weird evil witch who wants to have an affair with her! I'm not clean anymore!!!"
"Can I still be a qualified evil witch?!"
Just as she finished her long string of words, the system suddenly received a prompt:
[He heard Gladys's complaints.]
[He felt that the kiss would not affect Gladys's identity as an evil witch, so Gladys did not need to worry.]
system:?
The system didn't know what this hint was. There was a strange force that prevented the system's program from continuing to think about this sentence. The system just felt that it was obviously something related to Gladys, so the system decided to repeat this hint to Gladys.
However... the system received another prompt:
【Because of the believer’s previous words, He did not want His response to be discovered by this lovely believer.】
The system's procedures are a bit confusing.
On the other side, after expressing all the confusion and madness in her heart in one breath, Gladys took a few deep breaths.
She slowly calmed her breathing.
It was quiet all around, and Gladys suddenly realized something was wrong.
"System, why are you silent?" Gladys asked.
The system was silent for a moment, and then the mechanical sound of the system sounded in Gladys's mind as if nothing had happened.
[There was some lag just now...]
Gladys: “Oh.”
Gladys didn't care about it. She said, "System, I feel much better now."
[Congratulations to the host~]
Gladys thought for a moment, then continued praying with her hands clasped together, "Supreme Evil God, you truly are the guiding light on my lost path... After ranting to you, I feel a little less troubled. You truly are amazing."
"I've decided that I'm going to complain to you about life more often in the future," Gladys said.
As Gladys spoke, the system was staring at the new prompt in a daze.
[He agreed with Gladys' words and said that Gladys could complain to Him as much as she wanted.]
The system wants to think about the meaning of this sentence, but as soon as it tries to think, the system program will freeze.
The system's self-protection mechanism shifted its attention elsewhere, and the system asked Gladys:
"Host, I have finished my prayers and clock in. Do you want to go to bed?"
"Of course." Gladys lay on the bed with her hands on her chest and said seriously, "I need to get some sleep. I can't let my mind continue to think about that kiss."
Gladys whispered in the moonlight, trying to convince herself, "I, the evil witch, still have serious things to do. When I wake up tomorrow, I will continue my main quest... A hard-working evil witch will never be defeated by an insane darling."
[Host, actually, based on your current situation...if you're willing, you can actually have a day of rest. That means you can rest tomorrow, adjust your mindset, and then proceed with the main quest the day after tomorrow.]
Gladys: "What? How can you stop me from completing a big task? I love to work, I want to work hard, I won't rest."
"System, please cast the sleep magic on me now. I need to sleep and stay alert so that I can complete the next big task perfectly."
[Okay, since the host insists on working...]
The system used the sleep magic skill on Gladys.
Gladys's mind finally stopped remembering the kiss.
Her consciousness became hazy and she fell into sleep.
After an unknown amount of time, Gladys slowly opened her eyes.
The ancient tree in front of me has black branches and leaves, which are twisted and tangled, and the environment is quiet.
The familiar giant ancient tree brought Gladys back to her senses...
Gladys looked around but didn't see the familiar black-haired boy.
Gladys narrowed her eyes, suddenly remembering that there was still a living person to whom she could make fun of.
After realizing this...
Gladys suddenly wanted to complain to the black-haired boy about the "true love's kiss" between her evil witch and the little princess. She called out from under the ancient tree: "Wand, are you there?"
"Wand? Wand? Wand?" Gladys repeated three times, "No, no, no."
"I have something very wonderful to tell you. Come out quickly, come out quickly, come out quickly."
The black branches rustled and tugged at the hem of Gladys's skirt.
Gladys quickly jumped away, holding out her hands to block the excited black branches and leaves. "Wand! I called your name!"
Gladys felt a little strange as the black branches began to wrap around her arms and ankles... Gladys pursed her lips and called out the name on the wand that was exactly the same as the little Princess Lola's. "Lola, I call you, do you dare to answer?"
"Yeah." The boy's clear voice sounded behind Gladys.
He spoke suddenly without making any sound, which made Gladys's spine shiver and startled.
Gladys turned her head and asked in confusion, "Where were you just now?"
When Gladys saw the boy's appearance, she paused.
Black branches and leaves emerged from the boy's pale skin. The leaves were like scales, growing outwards and peeling off visibly...
He was like a statue, with strange branches and leaves growing out of it, eerie and enchanting.
Gladys: "What's wrong with you?"
Hearing Gladys's worried tone, Laura lowered her voice, "It's just a normal metabolism... Don't worry."
Gladys blinked.
The boy grabbed Gladys's fingertips and let her fingers touch his face...
The peeling black branches and leaves immediately seemed to have found a new home, entwining around Gladys's fingertips. Gladys felt a little uneasy and she swallowed.
"Don't be afraid." Laura smiled.
"They just want to be close to you..." Laura released Gladys's fingertips, then casually broke off the black branches on her skin and placed the black branches in Gladys' palm.
The black branches and leaves rubbed Gladys' skin affectionately.
But...Gladys's attention was focused on the boy's actions.
Gladys: "Aren't you in pain?"
Laura: “Hmm?”
Gladys looked at the black branches growing from his skin. "If I'm not mistaken, you just broke off a few of the black branches that grew from your body... Do you feel any pain?"
"Don't worry, they are very strong and won't be hurt."
"So I won't feel any pain."
The black-haired boy used his thin white knuckles to break off a few more black branches and leaves that emerged from his skin. He said with a hint of impatience, "But they are really annoying."
Gladys noticed that some black branches and leaves were sticking out from the corners of his collar and sleeves, making the boy's clothes a little messy.
"Should I step aside?" Gladys thought for a moment and asked.
"Avoid?" The young man pondered her words, his voice tinged with a hint of coldness. "Why do you want to avoid me? Are you afraid of my appearance?"
Gladys: "No, I just feel like if I keep looking at you, I might see something I shouldn't."
Laura tilted her head. "Something I shouldn't be looking at?"
Gladys swallowed, "Yes..."
"I think your clothes are about to fall off," Gladys reminded, and her words were actually very tactful.
Laura: “Oh.”
Gladys: “......?” Why was he so calm? It made her seem like something was wrong!
Gladys saw the boy ripping at his clothes, his white collarbone unable to block the view. He seemed to be growing impatient with the increasingly chaotic black branches and leaves...
"How long does your metabolism take?" Gladys asked calmly, trying to appear calm.
"It won't be long." Laura frowned and said, "Can you wait for me?"
Gladys: "Of course."
"Take it off, I don't want to watch." Gladys turned around and faced Laura with her back.
Seeing her being so considerate, Laura raised her eyebrows.
"Okay, then I'll take it off." The boy smiled.
Gladys's back stiffened as she waited for the wand to complete its metabolism...
It feels like waiting for him to take a shower...
After a while, the rustling sound disappeared and the boy's voice was heard.
"It's been taken care of."
Hearing the boy's voice, Gladys turned around and saw that he was just pulling on his robe. There were many twisted black branches on the ground. Because he was not wearing any clothes when he pulled on the robe, Gladys saw that his skin was very white, his waist was thin... and his long black hair hung down to his ankles.
Gladys had expected his skin to be covered in black branches and leaves, but it turned out to be surprisingly normal.
As for a certain part of his body...
Gladys saw something she shouldn't have.
Even though it was just a casual glance, Gladys couldn't ignore it...
"What's wrong?" the boy asked puzzledly.
His eyes were covered with a black cloth, and he looked very innocent.
But Gladys knew he could actually see her looking at him...
Gladys was in a strange mood.
He is so calm!
Gladys felt that as an evil witch, she must remain calm, as this was the way a witch who had seen big scenes should behave.
Gladys abruptly changed the subject and said stiffly, "It suddenly occurred to me that I could actually complain to you about that."
The black-haired boy tugged at the black robe he had put on and walked towards Gladys.
The cool and refreshing breath from his body reached Gladys' nose. He smiled and asked Gladys, "What's the matter?"
Gladys was silent for a moment. "Don't you know?"
"Know what?" the boy asked doubtfully.
"You didn't see..." Gladys muttered subconsciously. Then, she thought about it for a moment and suddenly realized, "Oh! That's right! I put you in the witch's hat, so you can't see."
"Then I'll tell you more about it..." said Gladys.
Laura smiled cheerfully, walked around to Gladys, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her forward.
He dragged Gladys to his side, and black branches spread out from under them, just enough to support Gladys and him.
Gladys thought that the current scene was very much like her coming to talk to a close friend...
But...did she really want to tell a magic wand that she had kissed Princess Laura?
Gladys hesitated for a moment.
She looked at the black-haired boy in a dilemma.
The black-haired boy held his chin, and this action made him look a little lazy...
"Are you sleepy?" Gladys suddenly asked, her voice alluring, as if possessed by a witch. "Want to sleep?"
The young man moved his Adam's apple and said slowly, "I'm not sleepy."
"Then I think you can treat what I'm going to say next as a bedtime story. Just listen to it and fall asleep, and forget it after you fall asleep." Gladys said coaxingly.
Laura: "Okay."
He said: "If you have any troubles, you can talk to me without worry."
Although she had already heard Gladys's complaints about the kiss... Laura didn't mind hearing it a second time.
A smile played on Laura's lips.
Gladys opened her mouth and stammered, "I, she, I..."
Complaining to an evil god who won't respond and complaining to a teenager who can chat and respond...it feels different.
"Don't be in a hurry, take your time." The boy said in a gentle tone.
Gladys took a deep breath and silently prepared herself mentally.
Gladys remembered that the spirit in front of her had a nice name, exactly the same as the little princess's - Lola.
"Okay, then Lola..." Gladys suppressed her strange mood and said the spirit's current name as a gesture of friendship as a start.
After calling out the same name as the little princess, a strange calmness emerged in Gladys' heart, making her suddenly confident.
Gladys said, "Listen carefully. Since I'm telling you this, you can't be distracted and give me a half-hearted answer... Next, I'm going to tell you about something that happened to my friend. It was an accident between my friend and someone she knew."
Laura: "Oh? Something happened to your friend."
"An accident that really affected her mood." Gladys frowned.
The boy lowered his voice and asked with concern, "You seem to be very concerned about what happens between your friend and someone your friend knows. Is this important to you?"
Gladys is now in a spiritual state, and in this state, people's emotions will be amplified.
Laura could see that Gladys's shoulders were tense and she was fidgeting. When she lowered her head, her beautiful collarbone was tense under her suspender nightgown.
"It's very important, very important." Gladys said, suppressing her scratching. "It's like this... My friend accidentally kissed someone she knew while unconscious."
"Is there anything wrong with that?"
Gladys: "Of course that's a problem. Her relationship with that person doesn't allow her to kiss him."
"What's the relationship?" Laura tilted her head.
"Armless enemy!" Gladys said firmly.
"In short, it was an accident. My friend just accidentally kissed the little princess. Now my friend is very upset because she is worried that the little princess will misunderstand her and think she has bad intentions. Then my friend's reputation as a wicked witch will be ruined!"
Laura was silent for a moment.
He said: "Actually, if you are really sleepwalking and unconscious, then Princess Lola should be able to understand."
Gladys frowned, "Really?"
Then, Gladys paused, then suddenly realized, "Wait, you guessed it?"
Laura: "I didn't mean to do that."
Or rather...it's not a question of guessing or not.
After all, he is the real one.
Gladys's expression changed, and she hesitated for a moment. Then, she held her chin with her hand and sighed, "Forget it, I guessed it."
Not wanting to embarrass the black-haired boy, Gladys said optimistically, "If you can guess... I'll be able to tell you freely."
"You know what? I have a hypothesis."
Laura: "Oh? What assumption?"
"If I hadn't sleepwalked, then none of this would have happened."
Laura: "Hmm...that makes sense."
Gladys: "I mean, I'm worried that I'll sleepwalk again and do something strange to Princess Laura."
Laura: "He will understand."
Gladys: "Don't rush to answer. Listen to me first."
"Let me assume... I didn't see you after I went to sleep that day when I sleepwalked, so maybe it was because I didn't see you that I sleepwalked."
"In order to prevent me from sleepwalking again, if I see you often after falling asleep, then I won't sleepwalk anymore."
Laura: “It seems so.”
"Then it's settled. From now on, you and I will often meet in my dreams. You will supervise me and prevent me from doing anything strange to Princess Laura." Gladys breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had finally found a perfect solution.
Then, she thought for a moment and said, "Oh, it was strange last time. I didn't see you in my dream after I fell asleep. Did something happen to you?"
Laura: Because I was busy throwing you onto the bed.
The black-haired boy didn't answer Gladys' question immediately, so Gladys had to ponder it herself. After a moment's thought, she said in a deep voice, "Could it be... that someone else is summoning your legendary evil wand?"
In fantasy movies...there are always plots like this.
Laura shook her head, denying Gladys's fanciful speculation: "Not really."
"The reason we didn't meet last time was because I thought I couldn't disturb you every night. I wanted to give you some space to be alone."
Gladys was a little surprised to hear the boy's explanation. How could he be so considerate?
However......
Gladys felt that the process of her obtaining this amazing wand was too simple...so she would only accept it if she paid some price, and then she would not suspect that the wand was so good to her because it was secretly trying to harm her.
"Actually, I really enjoy chatting with you," Gladys said.
"Really?" Laura paused.
"Really, you are a rare friend to me."
"It doesn't take much energy for me to chat with you in my dreams at night, so you don't have to think that it will disturb me."
"More importantly, you're too bored alone," said Gladys.
Laura's fingertips trembled.
Gladys added, "I've decided. I'll dream about chatting with you every night from now on."
Gladys tilted her head. "Do you agree?"
"If you don't answer within three seconds I'll take it as your agreement." She said quickly, fearing that her powerful wand would run away because she didn't meet or chat with him often.
Laura nodded.
He pronounced her name, "Gladys, I agree."
After a while...
Gladys was chatting animatedly with the black-haired boy.
Gladys had already brought the topic back to her troubles. "What should I do? I feel terrible now. I actually kissed Princess Lola!"
Laura: "When you kissed him, wasn't it your own will?"
He spoke slowly, as if carefully analyzing the situation for Gladys. "Although you were sleepwalking at the time and it looked like an accident, in essence, it wasn't an accident at all. It was simply the release of your inner desires."
"You kissed him because you wanted to."
Gladys pondered his words for a moment. She couldn't believe it. "Are you saying that I'm attracted to Laura's masculinity?"
The black-haired boy shrugged.
Gladys began to struggle, "No... This is different from wanting his body..."
"She is a woman. Even though she becomes a man when I kiss her, as if I am lusting after his masculinity... she is actually a woman."
"How could I kiss a woman so cruelly?"
Gladys twirled her red hair with her fingertips and said, "I always knew she was a woman. It's literally in my DNA that she's a woman."
Laura: "In other words, you like men. You felt crazy after kissing Princess Laura because you couldn't accept kissing a woman."
Gladys nodded frantically, "Yes, that's it."
"How am I going to face Princess Lola, the woman I kissed, tomorrow?"
The black-haired boy did not directly answer Gladys's question.
He was silent for a while...
Black branches emerged from the corners of His sleeves and wrapped around Gladys' wrists. A few more black branches touched Gladys' waist and pushed her.
Gladys didn't react and was pushed into the black-haired boy's arms.
The black branches and leaves tightly wrapped around the girl's slender waist.
Gladys was stunned for a moment, "What's wrong?"
The black-haired boy asked inquiringly, "I actually have a question."
Gladys: "What?"
"Since you met me this time, you haven't wanted to drink my blood." Laura said slowly, "Don't you really need it?"
Gladys blinked and scratched her red hair. "It's like this... I don't really seem to have much desire."
Laura felt something strange.
Logically speaking, Gladys also drank His divine blood last time... He didn't ask Gladys to restrain herself. At this rate, Gladys should have become addicted.
Seeing Him again, it was impossible for Gladys to remain calm.
But Gladys did look calm, her expression normal, and she had no desire for Him; her desires seemed to be restrained.
Laura held the back of Gladys's neck and suddenly pressed her forehead against hers.
Gladys:?
After a moment, the black-haired boy let her go.
Gladys saw the black-haired boy's eyes lost in thought...
Gladys heard the boy's tone sink slightly, revealing a hint of morbidity: "If I don't let you drink my blood, it will be annoying."
Gladys frowned, because her mind was full of the kiss with the little princess, so she could associate everything with that kiss. She said, "What's wrong? Did I become unconscious because I didn't drink your blood, so I kissed Princess Laura while sleepwalking?"
"No, it's just..." Laura put her arms around Gladys' waist.
"Just what?" Gladys said nervously, "You sound like you've discovered something particularly bad about me."
Laura just discovered that Gladys had the blessing of the God of All Things.
Did the God of All Things notice that He was lingering with her and so take action?
Laura pursed her lips.
He suddenly cupped Gladys's face.
The boy said in a bewitching voice, "I want to try something."
Gladys: "What's going on?"
The black-haired boy leaned in and kissed Gladys.
It happened so fast that Gladys only felt a cool touch on her lips...
Gladys was stunned for a moment before she realized what had happened.
The wand's spirit actually kissed her...
He kissed her after she complained to him about her unexpected kiss with Princess Lola.
this......
Gladys fell into deep thought.
Gladys: "I see..."
"Hmm?" Laura's Adam's apple rolled.
Gladys touched her lips and said, "Are you trying to tell me, through practice, that it's just a kiss, just one mouth touching another's mouth, and it's no big deal?"
"Master! I understand!" Gladys said excitedly.
Gladys felt relieved. "That's right! How can a sleepwalking kiss be called a kiss? The master-servant relationship between me, the evil witch, and the little princess won't change because of this!"
Laura: “…”
She really was hung up on that kiss.
Laura had mixed feelings.
"Why aren't you so crazy when I kissed you now?" Laura felt strange.
Gladys actually didn't know why she accepted it so naturally...
Getting along with the black-haired boy in the spiritual state always seems so natural...
"There's a difference between you kissing me and me kissing the little princess." Gladys thought about it seriously, found a reason, and answered him.
Laura raised an eyebrow, "What's the difference?"
Gladys reluctantly explained, "You are a man and she is a woman. I can kiss you because I am attracted to your body, but I cannot kiss a woman."
Laura:?
Since Gladys is so concerned about gender issues...
The black-haired boy suddenly smiled and said, "Have you ever thought of a possibility?"
Gladys: "What's possible?"
The black-haired boy lowered his voice and said, "Your servant...Princess Lola, is actually a man."
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