Otaku Witch

Chapter 217 True loyalty is beyond words.

When Dorothy first entered the classroom of the Automated Mechanical Civil Engineering major, she was quite intimidated by the numerous "Gundams" and "Transformers" that filled the lobby.

At the time, she thought they were some sort of formidable war machines or something. After a closer look, she realized that these things were actually engineering machinery made by Spider Teacher. And the teacher had mentioned that these were just trial products she made casually and would eventually be sold off to the otherworldly races in bulk.

Back then, the homebody witch wondered which unlucky sod would end up buying these pieces of construction equipment, but now...

Well, the clown turned out to be myself.

Damn, after going full circle, these things have ended up back in my hands again.

Even though the "Gundams" and "Transformers" now displayed in front of her had received a cool new paint job and their original tools like engineering hammers and shovels had been replaced with flashy war hammers, giant swords, and broadblades, they were also given the daunting name of Giant God-Warriors.

But these tricks might fool others, they couldn't fool Dorothy, after all...

Well, after all, Spider Teacher had given these giant mechanical machines to her and Audrey to dismantle and play with as toys. So the paint job and weapons were actually their own handiwork, and the name Giant God-Warriors was something she came up with on the fly.

Fuck, I've screwed myself over this time.

Dorothy, back then, couldn't have guessed for the life of her that the sucker in the end would be her own future Servant Army.

While she and Senior Audrey were exchanging blank stares, speechless, on the other side, Senior Mia who had gone to check the accounts had also returned, with a troubled expression.

"Alright, this batch of goods isn't our store's product, but was consigned by a master. It's really inconvenient to return, but I can..."

Just as Senior Mia was about to offer to pay for the goods out of her own pocket, Dorothy cut her off. Stay tuned for updates on My Virtual Library Empire

"No need, Senior. Let's proceed with the normal transaction."

Sigh, it's not good to rip off a friend. The homebody witch would rather suffer a loss herself.

Besides, this deal wasn't actually a loss, after all, these "Giant God-Warriors" were genuinely good stuff. Even if Spider Teacher considered them failed prototypes, who was Spider Teacher? She was a top-notch Great Witch who was on the verge of advancing to the Peak level, a master of Puppetry second to none in the Witch World.

What she deemed experimental failures were excellent finds for other races and even for regular Witches.

Although Dorothy had disassembled and studied these "Giant God-Warriors" as teaching materials, she had only learned to disassemble, assemble, and maintain these large and intricate mechanical Puppets. The most core manufacturing processes were still beyond her reach as an apprentice who had just completed the basic courses.

Not to mention, the material forging and Puppet Core technology of these "Giant God-Warriors" were advanced knowledge that she would have to wait to learn after completing Spider Teacher's specialized courses.

Well, in short, the stuff was indeed good. It's just that they were good for construction, not for combat.

In fact, Spider Teacher had priced these Giant God Puppets at cost since, in the Witch World dominated by magic-based construction, these pieces of engineering machinery didn't really have much of a market. Fortunately, she sold them off at cost as combat Puppets, with no intention to make a profit. As long as she could recover the cost of the materials for her new research, that was enough.

Thinking about it that way, this deal really wasn't a loss, it could even be considered a steal.

"My king, you..."

Upon hearing Dorothy's words, Miss Moon Rabbit, who was not aware of the situation, became anxious as well.

What is this pathetic master doing? Just when the Golden Princess had finally agreed to a refund, why did you refuse it? Without that refund, from where will the resources come to support you, my useless master?

At the previous auction, Sidwell had chosen this useless master over the Golden Princess, a choice she made herself, so naturally, she would bear the consequences.

And this useless master had already stated she had no money, that she couldn't afford to keep the Moon Rabbit Race, so Sidwell had no expectations of her helping her tribe. She was prepared to endure hardship and become self-reliant, she even had plans for how to support this useless master.

In any case, if she had a piece of meat in her hand, she would ask the master to eat first; it was enough for her tribe to survive on some soup without going hungry.

This is why everyone wants a Moon Rabbit Servant Army, because of the Moon Rabbits' spirit of sacrifice.

The honeycomb-like social structure of the Moon Rabbits dictated that everything was for the sake of the queen in the past, with the whole tribe willingly supporting the queen, as she was the foundation of a Moon Rabbit Tribe's existence and development. And the Queen of the Moon did indeed do her utmost to protect and guide her tribe to prosper.

Everyone for me, and I for everyone, that is the social model of the Moon Rabbit Tribe.

However, once the queen acknowledges a new master, this social model could become disordered. From the whole tribe supporting the queen to the queen reciprocating the whole tribe, it's clear, but if the whole tribe supports an outside master, this master might only treat them as tools, disposable after their use.

Therefore, should the queen misjudge a person, it could very likely bring disaster upon the entire Moon Rabbit Tribe, and history has seen numerous Moon Rabbit Tribes perish for this reason.

What's even more tragic is that even if they are treated as tools, the dedicated Moon Rabbits would still not betray their master, willing to face the destruction of their tribe if that's what it comes to.

The head can be severed, blood can flow, but loyalty must not waver—such is the allegiance of the Moon Rabbit Race.

On the Magic Web Forum, witches describe the Moon Rabbit Servant Army as foolishly loyal, deeming them a bunch of silly rabbits. Yet, in the annual 'Most Desired Servant Army' votes, the Moon Rabbit Race can even overshadow Angels, Demons, and Great Dragons, occupying the top spot for a long time.

In Sidwell's original plan, she had intended to use half of the refund to bolster this feeble master, even though this seemingly soft-dependent master might not care about their meager funds. Whether she wanted their help or not was one thing, but it was another thing entirely whether Sidwell provided it.

The other half of the refund was to be used to purchase some light equipment as she prepared to distribute her tribe across Witch World to work as mercenaries and earn money.

As for the money earned, besides what was necessary to maintain the operation of the tribe, the rest would naturally be invested in this incompetent master. After forcibly elevating her to the status of a Great Witch, Sidwell was even planning to obtain a territory for her.

In summary, support her, forcefully support her, even if this master indulges in leisure all day, idling and fooling around, the entire tribe is determined to push her to the position of a Witch Lord.

After all, the act of pledging fealty was already complete; there was no possibility of going back on that. If they could secure a Witch Territory for their master, their Race would at least have a place to settle.

But now, Miss Moon Rabbit only felt that her life might be a bit bleak. She wasn't afraid of having a weak master, but feared a master who was not only weak but also lacked self-awareness, and liked to give foolish orders—that would truly be impossible to handle.

No way, is this person really my fated one? Is my fate really this miserable?

...Miss Moon Rabbit in the midst of doubting her life...