Page 163

"I'm so stupid, really, why did I believe the nonsense my own mother told me?"

Dorothy sat on the edge of the Armed Society's Great Colosseum, rubbing her face with both hands, feeling like a complete idiot. After all, even children know that sometimes a mother's words can't be trusted, like "I'll keep your New Year's money safe for you until you grow up."

Yep, that recent line from dear mom was just the same.

She ultimately couldn't avoid the sparring session with Euphilia. Since Dorothy had already agreed to participate in the special training, it was natural for her coach, the Dragon Witch, to first assess her current level. Only after understanding her abilities could she arrange the subsequent training more effectively.

Because she really believed the doting love her mother subtly exhibited through her smiles, and since it was just a base-level sparring match, Dorothy thought it wouldn't be too painful—so she truly went for it.

And then...

Then she ended up becoming Sister-in-law Xiang Lin. Find your next read on empire

Alas, it was the misfortune of not being familiar with a mother's ways after having one for the first time in two lifetimes combined. Despite verifying the force behind the strikes, it was definitely her real mother, no doubt about it.

Even with the protective False Life of the Arena, Dorothy wasn't actually injured, but the pain of feeling her bones mostly broken was not something that would subside in a short moment.

There is a type of pain known as phantom pain.

But in a sense, Euphilia hadn't lied either, Dorothy tilted her head and glanced at Senior Mia, who was slumped in the seat beside her, paralyzed just as Dorothy herself was.

Well, happiness is all about comparisons. She was only brutally beaten to the point of widespread fractures by her own mother, while Senior Mia almost turned into mush.

"Hehe, serve you right, you sadistic freak. You dared to treat me like that during the Magic Web Duel, now you've got your karma, haven't you? What goes around comes around. "

Wait, she just heard that her own mother used to be Senior Mia's instructor—could it be possible that Senior Mia's sadistic brutality was a direct inheritance from Euphilia?

Remembering the intensity of her mother's strikes, which rivaled if not exceeded Senior Mia's, Dorothy fell silent.

So, my mom beat up Senior Mia, Senior Mia imitated my mom's techniques to beat me up—isn't that basically my mom hitting me by proxy?

"Mother of God, is it even possible now to get beaten by your own mother from a distance?"

Even if her bones still ached with phantom pain, it didn't stop Dorothy from shaking with cold frustration.

The homebody witch felt the world was full of malice towards her. Damn, to be separated from her mother for over a decade and still get hit remotely.

However, on second thought, this vehicle is really big.

Dorothy looked at the tall beauty beside her, thinking just that.

The Great Colosseum was, after all, a construction by witches, and the hallmark of witch architecture was extreme luxury. Even though they were just in standard spectator seats now, the seating was not as cold, hard, and Spartan as Dorothy remembered from stadium stands.

Every chair in the arena was made of genuine leather and was high-end, providing soft, comfortable support with adjustable positions. One could even lie down if desired, and with a bit of magic power channeled into the armrest, it even offered a massage function.

At this moment, Senior Mia had adjusted her seat to a flat position and activated the massage feature.

This tall beauty, although strikingly tall, possessed a symmetrical and voluptuous body that lazily reclined on the chair, conforming perfectly to the golden ratio. Her massage chair continuously vibrated and undulated beneath her...

Well, those in the know, know.

"Damn it, even though I know inside she's an incorrigible sadist, she's just too beautiful, completely my type."

Dorothy couldn't help feeling a bit regretful.

"Little Fairy, why is your nose bleeding? Let me wipe it for you."

As if detecting Dorothy's gaze, Senior Mia turned her head, and when she saw the two trails of blood from the nostrils of her beloved, she sat up and skillfully took out a handkerchief from beside her.

However, Dorothy's impression of the senior was still stuck on the image of the Mother Tyrannosaurus homebody witch in the Magic Network. Seeing the hand reaching out to her, she subconsciously wanted to dodge, but unfortunately, this movement made her neck ache so sharply that her body stiffened on the spot, and then Senior Mia easily caught her.

It's over....

Dorothy instinctively closed her eyes, but after feeling the gentle wiping of the handkerchief on her face, she opened them once more.

Thus, a delicate, flawless face with a gentle smile appeared before her, the soft smile overflowing with maternal affection.

Senior Mia was very skilled at wiping faces, meticulous and swift, with a comfortable amount of pressure, neither discomforting nor failing to clean up the traces thoroughly. This was far superior to the almost skin-peeling performance of her father Adam cleaning her face when she was little.

She'll definitely be a good mother in the future.

That was the first thought that popped into Dorothy's mind.

While she was still dazed, the senior had already taken care of everything and withdrawn her hand.

"What are you thinking, Little Fairy?"

Seeing her beloved looking silly and dazed, the Golden Princess couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"Ah, nothing much, just that you seem quite different in real life from how you are in the Magic Network, Senior. I never imagined you'd be so good at taking care of people."

Dorothy spoke honestly.

The gap between the dueling loli Mother Tyrannosaurus from her memories and the gentle big sister in front of her was simply too vast; she could hardly believe they were the same person.

"Everything in the Magic Network is fake, I just go there to vent the brutality of my dragon nature, don't you do the same, Little Fairy?"

When her beloved mentioned the Magic Network, Senior Mia's cheeks flushed with embarrassment. She had gone there secretly, but after the duel with the Little Fairy, her digital alter ego had been exposed, and she felt the shame as if her dark history had been revealed. She had been somewhat embarrassed to show her face for the past few days.

"As for taking care of people, it's just the influence of the Evolution Template. I quite like children, that's all."

Mia's Evolution Template was the Radiant Dragon, a type of dragon that was no ordinary Great Dragon, but rather akin to a Dragon God, possessing divinity. As the mistress of the Golden Homeland of Earth Veins buried deep within the ley lines, the Radiant Dragon carried aspects of the Earth Mother Goddess, including her nurturing maternal instinct.

Mia was highly talented; she had inherited one of the core Talents of the Radiant Dragon, the Golden Homeland of Earth Veins (ssr), right from birth. That was almost the same as having the divinity of the Radiant Dragon as the Earth Mother Goddess, and therefore, her personality was inevitably influenced by this powerful Talent.

The benevolence of the Mother Goddess and the brutality of the Dragon Nature existed simultaneously within her, which was the source of her dilemma. The Mother Goddess's benevolence made it hard for her to act harshly towards the sisters around her, yet the brutality of the Dragon Nature urged her to destroy. With no other choice, she could only vent on the Magic Network.

"Is that so?"

Upon hearing Senior Mia's explanation, Dorothy's eyes lit up.

So, this meant that Senior Mia was indeed a gentle big sister. Yay...

The homebody witch suddenly felt like her first love might still be salvageable.

...The homebody witch is feeling moved...