Otaku Witch

Chapter 231 206. Sidwell's Persistence

"What's going on with your people? Is this some local custom you have when meeting foreigners?"

Looking at the kneeling Moon Rabbits, Dorothy, still unaware of what had happened, suppressed a nearly subconscious grin and turned her head doubtfully towards Miss Moon Rabbit beside her to ask this question.

Speaking of which, she had been negligent. She rashly visited without investigating the Moon Rabbits' customs beforehand. So now the question arose, how should she respond?

Well, when you think about it, even neighboring villages in her previous life's world might have different dialects and customs. And now, she was dealing with exchanges between otherworldly races from another world, so it would be strange if there weren't any cultural differences.

Previously, Sidwell and the others also spoke the language of witches, which Dorothy had not immediately recalled, but now, the behavior of the Moon Rabbits made her suddenly aware of this; perhaps the Moon Rabbits had the custom of bowing their heads in reverence upon meeting guests?

The Homebody Witch understood it this way in her heart.

However, Sidwell by her side was also totally confused by this scene. She now even doubted if she was a real Moon Rabbit; she didn't know that Moon Rabbits had such a cultural practice.

At that moment, she hurriedly reconnected with the mental networks of the two elders leading the gesture and started to flood it with question marks.

Sidwell: "????"

Sidwell: "High Priest, Knight Commander, what's going on here? Can someone explain this to me?"

High Priest & Knight Commander: "Explain what? Wasn't it you, Her Majesty the Queen, who said that this person is your destined one, the new master of our race? Did we worship the wrong person?"

Sidwell: "There's no mistake, but I've basically sold the entire race! High Priest, Knight Commander, don't you two have any complaints about this?"

High Priest: "You are Her Majesty the Queen, your will is the will of our entire race, naturally, we have no complaints."

Knight Commander: "Exactly, exactly, and besides, this is also the prophecy of the Former King, the prophecy of Destiny's Lunar Trajectory never errs."

Sidwell: "...."

After all that, you all still trust my queen mother more.

Miss Moon Rabbit fell silent for a moment, and on the other side, the High Priest fiercely glared at his less thoughtful partner and quickly tried to remedy the situation.

High Priest: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger. What the Knight Commander meant is that since this Lord Moon God is recognized by you as your destined one, then there's no problem, she supports your judgment."

Knight Commander: "Ah, right right right, that's what I meant."

Sidwell: "...."

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Looking at the two elders still devoutly kneeling before her, she was at a loss for words. But seeing her like this, the two great Moon Rabbit elders thought she was truly angry and hurriedly explained.

High Priest: "Ville, let's not focus on the superficial. You've seen the current situation in our tribe—restlessness is growing, despair is taking root, and you've just inherited the throne, your position unsteady. If you were to claim now that you've sold the entire tribe, appointing a new master, your reputation would be at risk."

High Priest: "So, we need a different angle. It's not that you've sold our entire tribe to a witch, but rather, as the Queen, you have brought back the mythological Goddess of the Moon. In this way, not only are you blameless, you've actually performed a great deed which can help you solidify your position on the throne. Do you understand?"

Knight Commander: "Yes, that's exactly it, that's what I was thinking too."

Sidwell: "..."

Miss Moon Rabbit was truly at a loss for words this time, she knew her own circumstances, her newfound role as queen indeed lacked authority. Although with the Moon Rabbits' blindly loyal nature, she didn't have to worry about rebellions or anything, but having low prestige could lead to poor morale and lackluster execution of orders, which was also a troublesome issue.

Now that she had completely acknowledged the deceptive witch as her master, naturally, she hoped her own Races would also properly assist this new master. If her own issues caused her people's morale to drop, it indeed made her seem quite useless.

But....

Sidwell: "Enough, High Priest, Knight Commander, I know you mean well, but I don't need such lies."

Sidwell: "This is the king I truly acknowledge and have decided to serve, a king is a king, not some bizarre Moon God. I do not accept or allow my king to bear injustice because of my inadequacies, nor to borrow someone else's name to obtain the rights and prestige that rightfully belong to her."

Sidwell: "If my people do not accept me, I will earn their approval and respect through my actions. Prestige gained through lies is meaningless."

Miss Moon Rabbit has always been blunt. As a crude Martial Artist, she really didn't understand those roundabout ways of political management, and her approach was always this straightforward and aggressive.

High Priest & Knight Commander: "..."

The two Moon Rabbit leaders were also silent for a long time, ultimately saying nothing.

After all, this new queen had grown up under their watchful eyes, they knew her personality and temper all too well, understanding that persuading her was futile.

So....

So had they not just cut off contact and then acted without authorization?

Heh, well now they had already kneeled, and the title of the Moon God was thoroughly foisted onto this new master's head. Now, it didn't matter whether she was truly the Moon God or not, as long as the Moon Rabbits believed she was, then she was.

Sidwell: "You..."

Though Miss Moon Rabbit was impulsive and straightforward, she wasn't actually foolish. After thinking it through a bit, she suddenly realized what was happening, her eyes widened with anger as she glared at these two elders she had once greatly respected.

After all, in the script of her past life, the High Priest was the director of the orphanage that took her in, and the Knight Commander was the Esteemed Teacher who had taught her martial arts during a fortunate encounter.

But how could they do this now? This was a profanity against her loyalty to the king.

Sidwell was trembling with anger...

Just as Miss Moon Rabbit was about to explode, a voice suddenly echoed in the mental network of the three of them.

"Well, this isn't too bad, right? I'm okay with it,"

The unexpected audible voice stunned all three Moon Rabbits, since their mental network was supposed to be very secure. Thus, how could there be a fourth person in their local network?

The three bewildered Moon Rabbits looked up, then directly faced the inscrutable gaze of the "Moon God".

...Moon Rabbits in shock...