Otaku Witch

Chapter 234 209. Buddhist-style Moon Rabbit

Although the true identities of the two married Big Sisters surprised Dorothy a bit, she seemed to get even more excited after snapping back to reality.

She glanced at the cigarettes in the hands of the two Moon Rabbit bosses. With her expertise in Potion Studies, she naturally identified the ingredients at once.

These things weren't cigarettes at all, but clearly supplements, primarily made from Concentration Grass to soothe mental fatigue, and supplemented with Vitality Grass to restore energy.

In the Witch World, these were also very popular, essential medicine for those who often worked overtime. Tired from overtime? Have one and instantly feel energized to continue working.

Dorothy was quite familiar with this, although she was still a student and didn't need to work overtime, but she liked to smoke one whenever she got tired from studying. (Smoking is harmful to your health, you don't have witches' lungs, and your cigarettes aren't as healthy as the witches', so it's best not to touch them at all.)

However, after using them for a while, the ones available on the market no longer worked for her, so she mixed a few special batches for herself. The last time she bought a detective costume from the Sky Island, the tobacco she burned in her pipe was one of those.

Therefore, she also generously pulled out her own tobacco box from her pocket and handed it over to the two Moon Rabbit bosses.

"Big Sisters, why don't you try mine? It's pretty strong."

"Uh..."

The Knight Commander, who had meant to be politely reserved, was stunned by this behavior of Lord Moon God, but as a seasoned overtime rabbit, even before she opened the tobacco box, she instantly realized it was good stuff.

She looked up and smiled at Lord Moon God across from her.

She admitted, she kind of liked this future master; her straightforward nature suited her taste.

Without any hesitation, she quickly accepted the tobacco box, fished out a rolled cigarette from her pocket, stuck it in her mouth, and then flicked her finger, creating a small flame to light it.

After taking a puff, the Knight Commander's eyes widened, and she handed the tobacco box to the High Priest beside her.

"This is really strong, much more effective than the stuff imported from the Witch World."

The relieved High Priest waved her hand, and an invisible magic barrier separated her and the Knight Commander from everyone else.

Although the scent of this medicinal tobacco could be used as incense, she still didn't want to affect others.

"Sorry, I've been working overtime every day recently, and I can't focus without a few puffs."

Even now, appearing as a mischievous matron, the High Priest's demeanor remained gentle as she fetched a long smoking pipe, filling it with tobacco while explaining.

After dropping her disguise, visible fatigue lingered on her delicate face. Based on Dorothy's many years of experience staying up late studying, she guessed the High Priest must have been sleepless for at least half a year.

Although sleeping wasn't essential for supernatural races, prolonged restlessness still taxed their spirits. Witches, despite their power, still retained human-like sleep patterns to prevent carrying over fatigue from one day to the next. They grew stronger to live better lives, not to work more efficiently.

However, carefree witches could afford such relaxation, but clearly, these Moon Rabbits in the midst of an apocalypse had no choice.

It was clear that to stabilize the condition of the Moon Rabbit Tribe, these two true racial leaders must have gone a long time without rest, especially since they had such a queen to deal with.

Dorothy glanced at the shocked bunny next to her, who was still processing the true faces of the two elders, and couldn't help but facepalm, her look towards the High Priest and Knight Commander filled with more understanding.

Just...

"Lord Moon God, from now on, Her Majesty the Queen is in your hands."

While popping their pills, the two Moon Rabbit bosses looked up, blinked their four red eyes, conveying this meaning, as well as a sense of relief.

Well, their silly daughter was finally sent off, nearly crashing down on them.

Dorothy: "..."

Alright, she nodded in amusement.

As fellow smokers, a witch and two moon rabbits felt closer at that moment, the barriers of race and status seemingly disappearing.

"Alright, let's get to the main topic, it's already getting late."

Dorothy pulled out a pocket watch to check the time. It was already past three in the afternoon, and she needed to rush home to cook by five, otherwise a certain angel would come looking for her if dinner wasn't ready when he got off work.

"Do you two have any plans for the future of the Moon Rabbit Tribe?"

The homebody witch completely ignored Sidwell, that silly Moon Rabbit Queen, who she assumed was merely a mascot, and that the real decisions were to be made by the two in front of her.

"We naturally follow the arrangements of Lord Moon God,"

the High Priest and Knight Commander glanced at each other before responding like this.

Dorothy, however, frowned.

"Ladies, just call me Dorothy. What I really want to hear now is your true thoughts," she said.

Although the Moon Rabbits are indeed famous for their blind loyalty, they are thoughtful, living beings, not robots that follow programs blindly. As an outsider, Dorothy didn't think she would succumb to the entire Moon Rabbit Tribe so easily.

Sidwell, that silly queen, didn't understand anything. She was adorably naive and easy to coax, but the homebody witch didn't think the two cunning old rabbits opposite her were naive.

Upon this, the High Priest and Knight Commander looked at each other again, and then the Knight Commander spoke.

"Dorothy, this is our honest truth,"

he said, noticing the homebody witch's skepticism.

"Our Moon Rabbit Race differs from other Races. We live by following the guidance of Fate. Our roles are well-defined; the queen handles management and guidance, I am responsible for defense, and the High Priest focuses on research,"

"According to the rules, we really shouldn't overstep our responsibilities, but with the queen in a unique situation, the High Priest and I had to step in. Managing in her stead is already an overreach, but the responsibility of guiding the tribe's fate is absolutely untouchable. Since you are the one chosen by Her Majesty the Queen, your will is now the direction for the Moon Rabbit Race."

Dorothy: "...."

Uh, although she had heard about the societal structure of the Moon Rabbits before, she had thought it was an exaggerated tale from an outsider. Never had she expected these rabbits to actually be serious.

Sisters, aren't you being a bit too casual?

"Aren't you afraid that I might betray you? I am a witch after all, and you know the reputation that witches have," Dorothy asked curiously.

"We are indeed afraid, but everything is guided by Fate. If it comes to that, it's all destined, and for millions of years, our race has lived like this,"

the decadent High Priest, looking glamorous, dragged on her cigarette holder, then parted her red lips to blow a perfect smoke ring.

Homebody Witch: "...."

Fine then, if you guys are so unbothered by everything and have survived this long, that's pretty miraculous.

But remember, these are your own words, so don't regret it later.

"Are you sure you won't regret this? Don't blame me later for not giving you a chance,"

Dorothy questioned again.

"Yes, no regrets. Just go ahead and arrange things, we will obey any decision,"

the Knight Commander and High Priest nodded affirmatively and said,

"Alright, then that's it. Let's start collaborating tomorrow. Come on, Sidwell, it's time we officially seal the contract,"

Dorothy pulled out a Contract Book and spoke to Miss Moon Rabbit beside her.

Though she should have signed a contract with Sidwell at the talent market earlier, Dorothy didn't because she felt that silly rabbit seemed unreliable. She didn't want the bad reputation of deceiving a simpleton. But now that her family had agreed, there was no more reason to hesitate.

Knight Commander and High Priest: "?????"

Wait, what did they just hear? Collaborating on what? What's that?

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