Sorcerer’s Handbook

Chapter 457: Fitting into the Role

Virtual Realm, Time Continent.

As soon as Sonya opened her eyes, she eagerly turned her head and said, “Tonight, I—”

She immediately closed her mouth.

She saw the Observer sitting in the back seat, the Witch straddling him, and the two of them almost hugging each other.

“Huh? Why is it like this again tonight? Observer, the White Queen asked me to check if you’re doing this on purpose.”

“It’s definitely a teleportation error. It might be because we all squeezed through the Gate of Truth together. If you don’t believe me, ask the Sword Princess. Nothing like this ever happened when I was in the Sea of Knowledge with her!”

The Witch turned to look at Sonya. “Really, Sword Princess?”

Sonya said, “Witch, can you get off the Observer first?”

“Oh, oh!”

These days, when they enter the Virtual Realm, situations like this occasionally occur: the Observer’s and the Witch’s bodies overlap. Sometimes the Witch clings to him, sometimes she’s lying on his lap, in various odd positions.

Actually, Sonya could understand these occurrences. After all, teleporting three sorcerers together could result in minor errors, and two people overlapping isn’t really considered a failure.

But the problem was, why was she always the one watching from the side?

Shouldn’t the errors be more equitable?

“Sword Princess, what were you going to say?” Ashe moved back to the front seat and asked, “I remember you have a Meteor Trial tonight, right?”

“Yeah,” Sonya nodded, suddenly feeling a bit disinterested. “I won the Top Eight Tournament. The final contestant was supposed to face me in a trial of miracles, but they only had golden half-winged level spellforce.”

Deya chuckled, “So, Sword Princess, weren’t you just bullying them?”

Due to the absorption speed bonuses from the Sports car and the Alchemy Throne, Ashe and the others were close to attaining full-winged Golden Wings. Plus, they had the Golden Fish’s Secret Toxin, which converted silver spellforce into golden spellforce, making their mana bar significantly longer than that of ordinary sorcerers.

“Witch, how did you suddenly obtain the Golden Fish’s Secret Toxin?” Ashe flipped through the operator directory. “Did you get it today?”

“Yes!” Deya nodded enthusiastically. “A lot happened today, and I suddenly believe you really saw the Golden Fish. By the way, Sword Princess, can you teach me how to flirt with men?”

The Stretch Paw Club President blinked, meeting Deya’s sincere gaze with curiosity. “Can’t you ask your sisters?”

“They just think differently from me, but we have the same amount of knowledge. What I know, they know as well, and vice versa,” Deya explained. “Little Black told me that, Sword Princess, you seem like you really know how to play with men’s hearts. She said I should learn from you!”

Sonya glanced at Ashe, who was driving, and shook her head. “No, I’ve never been in a relationship.”

Ashe looked up at the sky where the Reverse Golden Rain fell. “Tonight’s golden rain is even more dazzling than before, just like a certain someone.”

Sonya continued, “But I can teach you some communication tips that might make it easier for the other person to like you. What kind of person are they?”

“(>?<) Hmm~” Deya pondered. “Kind, handsome, responsible, funny, cheerful, gentle, considerate, adored by everyone…”

“I get it. Basically, someone you’re head over heels for,” Sonya rolled her eyes and pulled Deya aside to share some secrets.

Initially, she wanted to brag about her Meteor Trial in the Top Eight Tournament tonight. But then she thought, she hadn’t won first place, and although the trial was the toughest she’d ever had, they couldn’t see it, and words alone wouldn’t convey how spectacularly she performed.

Moreover, the Observer wouldn’t praise her anyway…

Noticing the Sword Princess’s gaze, Ashe added, “A few days ago, I had a small cake dipped in cream and honey. It was so sweet it melted my heart and made me think of someone.”

Eat, eat, eat! All he thinks about is food!

After sharing a few flirting tips, Sonya looked at Deya’s slightly upturned hair and couldn’t help but laugh. “Are you very happy today?”

“Yes!”

“Did something good happen?”

Deya blinked and shook her head. “Not exactly a good thing.”

“So, what’s making you happy is the person you like?” Sonya smiled and asked, “The person you get to kiss and hug every day?”

“Hehe (???).” Deya blushed a little and hugged Sonya coquettishly. “The person I kiss and hug every day is you, Sword Princess.”

The Witch was indeed very happy. Due to the Assassination Ranking, Annan didn’t dare let Banjeet leave alone. After all, there were precedents—Roger and Helephes had both been targeted by the Yisuo Royal Family’s assassins to fulfill the futures seen in the Weaving Festival. If Banjeet dared to act solo, Annan feared he would end up in the obituaries.

Since Banjeet couldn’t leave, there was no reason for Lise to go either. In the end, apart from Ashe, no one really cared about her fate. Ashe suggested Lise stay, and although Igor seemed to have some concerns, Annan agreed immediately.

The rest was straightforward: on the day of the action, she and Ashe would go to the Tower to rescue Nina. When the Weaving Festival concluded, she’d undergo the Bronze Dragon’s Trial to return to her true form. Then… she’d be with Ashe…

Sonya watched Deya, whose blissful smile seemed to radiate from every hair strand, and couldn’t help but feel her own spirits lift.

Ashe, trying to make conversation, said, “I once saw a river filled with starlight, like the night sky flowing through the water. It was both brilliant and dreamy, as if everyone’s dreams were drifting there.”

Is the Observer trying to join our conversation? Sonya glanced at him curiously. However, remembering the scene she had walked in on earlier, she wasn’t keen on engaging him much.

A moment later, the sports car stopped at the entrance to a mine cave. Ashe said, “There’s a group of Blade Fish Dragons inside, and possibly an overlord creature, the Raging Slashing Dragon. We need to lure them out first…”

“Let me!” Deya eagerly jumped out of the sports car, impatient to share her joy with the Blade Fish Dragons, running into the rain curtain like an excited child.

As soon as the Witch left, Sonya’s expression turned sour, and she got out of the car slowly without so much as a glance at Ashe. Perplexed, Ashe asked, “Why the sudden mood change?”

“None of your business.”

“I did what you asked; you can’t take it out on me.”

“What request?” The Stretch Paw Club President shot him a look.

“Praising you!” Ashe said. “As soon as I heard you won the Top Eight Tournament, I praised you immediately.”

“No, you didn’t!”

“Yes, I did. It’s just that with the Witch around, I had to be more indirect.”

“Indirect?”

“Yes, exactly.” Ashe nodded repeatedly. “The dazzling Reverse Golden Rain, the cake dipped in cream and honey, the river filled with starlight…”

“I used the most beautiful things in the world to describe you. You have to catch on and understand the compliment.”