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Dorothy carefully distinguished the location, and she was stunned. It was indeed the flower street not far from Heian-kyo.

The homebody witch glanced at Aunt Miko, who was surrounded by purple energy, and had a vague suspicion in her heart.

“Sister Miko, how did the dragon vein of Japan run off? This thing, being the spirit of ley lines, shouldn’t move around casually, right?”

She started to guide the topic, hoping to find more clues.

“Normally, an unclaimed dragon vein in an uninhabited place won’t move at will.

However, Japan is claimed, and the Feng Shui arrangement on this island is not natural.

It was specially set by the predecessors using Supreme Immortal Law, and the trajectory of the dragon vein is connected to the rise and fall of the entire Japan. ”

Yae Miko pondered slightly.

The matter of the dragon vein in Japan is confidential and should not be disclosed recklessly. But before her stood her young niece, not an outsider. After all, tomorrow she would be helping her teacher locate and fortify the Trapped Dragon Barrier with them.

So, there were things that could be said to this little one.

“It was mentioned before, the core idea of Feng Shui is human harmony with nature. Thus, if the dragon vein is stable, Japan prospers and talents emerge. Conversely, if Japan declines and enters a troubled autumn, the dragon vein would relocate.”

“Ah, the current Japan, although appearing peaceful, is actually the last calm before the storm.”

The blond witch sighed, a trace of sorrow on her face.

“I see. That makes sense. No wonder you want the teacher to help you build the Trapped Dragon Barrier. As long as the dragon vein stabilizes again, Japan can return to peace, right?”

Dorothy’s face showed a look of sudden realization.

“If it were that simple, it’d be great. The configuration of the relocated dragon vein has already changed. The former Auspicious Dragon can only forcibly stabilize as a Ferocious Dragon, a Resentful Dragon. And the turmoil of the Ferocious Dragon would only worsen Japan’s chaos.”

“This territory has been corrupted long ago, and it’s beyond redeeming.”

Yae Miko shook her head, appearing somewhat sorrowful.

Dorothy: “…. ”

The homebody witch looked up at the ferocious purple Eight-Headed Giant Serpent in the sky. She had to admit that Aunt Miko indeed had some insight. Although she couldn’t see the full extent of the dragon vein, this thing had indeed evolved into an evil dragon.

Anyway, with every twist of the purple giant serpent’s body, she saw black malevolence rise from all over Japan, which clearly was no auspicious omen.

“My condolences….”

The homebody witch scratched her head, unsure how to comfort this aunt.

But before she could organize comforting words, the blond witch suddenly became excited. She snapped open her folding fan, smiling joyfully.

“Hehe, actually, I have long been dissatisfied with the stubbornness of Japan. I’m eager for the old rules on this island to perish quickly. I seek the dragon vein not to save those decrepit beings, but to establish a new order on the ashes of destruction.”

Yae, eyes narrowed, spoke insidiously like a cobra.

Dorothy: “…. ”

The homebody witch froze, speechless, realizing she was also an insider in Japan. What’s happening in this place? Is everyone a traitor here?

She thought of Miss Oiran, filled with resentment, eager to perish alongside Japan, and then looked at Aunt Miko before her, feeling that this broken island was doomed.

Seeing her niece’s stunned look, the blond witch’s smile became even more joyful.

“What’s so strange? Only you witches from outside are enamored by the so-called Japanese style, finding it intriguing and novel. But for a native Japanese witch like me, everything here has rotted.”

“Old institutions, rampant corruption, solidified classes, societal repression, sullen populace, like a pool of stagnant water, exuding a nauseating stench.”

Yae shook her folding fan, listing the flaws of this “homeland” one by one.

“Do you know, Dorothy, actually Japanese witches have always looked down on you external witches. Do you know what we usually call you?”

She asked.

Dorothy shook her head.

“Barbarian witches. You might not know what ‘barbarian’ means; it’s an old term from the Eastern Universe, meaning wild men.”

The blond witch looked up at the bright moon in the sky and said.

“Once, Japan truly had the qualifications to call you that. When the island was first built, we were noble descendants of the immortals, with knowledge far more advanced than yours taught by immortals. In our eyes back then, you outsiders were a group of crude, rude, people only knowing how to pillage.”

She stretched out her hand, seemingly trying to grasp the moon in the sky, but in the end, she let her hand fall powerlessly.

“But unfortunately, times have changed. Now the offensive and defensive have switched. Today’s Japan is merely a bunch of fools immersed in past glory, sitting watching the sky.”

Yae turned to look at the homebody witch beside her, showing a reminiscing expression.

“Dorothy, you should have heard of ‘Japan Travels’, right?”

The homebody witch nodded. It’s a bestseller in the Witch World, she’s well aware.

“Over a hundred years ago, that foreigner inadvertently stepped into this place, breaking Japan’s long-standing isolation, letting some people know the outside world changed.”

“I was one of those people. You can see, I have some status on this island. Back then, when that foreigner came, I received her, asking condescendingly about the outside world.”

“At that time, I actually wanted to hear foolish stories about you, similar to watching monkeys at a zoo.”

“What I didn’t expect was, in the end, I was the monkey myself.”

The blond witch revealed an unbearable-to-recall expression on her delicate face.

“That foreigner’s narrative about the external world nearly shattered my worldview.

The myriad magical things she described were previously unknown to me.

I couldn’t believe that the world, considered barbaric by elders, had changed completely in a few tens of thousands of years.

I was even furious, almost ordering the foreigner beheaded, for daring to deceive me with charming lies. ”

“But the foreigner escaped, using an unbelievable Illusion Technique to vanish before me and my retainers. Despite searching extensively, we found not a trace of her.”

“Her trickery thoroughly awakened me, making me realize that the immortal law passed down by immortals might be outdated. The ignorant witches had now developed an unimaginable magical civilization.”

“So, I decided to leave Japan, to study abroad.”

“However, my idea was not supported by the elders. They were too stubborn, so in the end, I actually left home secretly.”

At this point, Yae was smiling happily. This aged Peak Witch at the moment truly resembled a charming seventeen-year-old girl, leaving Dorothy somewhat dazed.

Surely, over a hundred years ago, that truly seventeen-year-old Aunt Miko left Japan and ventured into the Witch World like this.

Yes, there’s indeed a flavor of a legendary life beginning, a young brave leaving home, heading out to adventure in the external world, and meeting various companions.

But soon the blond aunt’s gaze fell on her, making the homebody witch feel slightly guilty.

Damn, this is Auntie, how can she think Auntie looks good?

“Hehe, Dorothy, don’t you think my experience is protagonist-like?”

Yae spoke as if she could read minds, voicing the homebody witch’s recent thought.

This shocked Dorothy greatly, as she’d been maintaining the Mind Seal Technique all along, theoretically preventing mind reading.

“Hahaha, no need to be nervous, it’s not mind reading, simply back then I thought the same.”

“At that time, I was ambitious, thinking of how talented I was, I would become a significant figure in the Witch World, then return home in glory and reform Japan.”

“But, until the school year began when I met that woman….”

The blond witch glanced at her niece, sounding sighful.

“Dorothy, your mother, Senior Euphilia, she’s the true protagonist, I was merely a supporting character beside her.”

… Aunt Miko reminisces….