Otaku Witch

Chapter 256: 229. The Omnipresent Judgment Court

Ah, this...

At Hat Senior Sister’s reminder, Dorothy also frowned, feeling somewhat troubled.

Under the Council of Sages, there were two major violent institutions, one being the Expeditionary Force, and the other was the Judgment Court.

As the name suggests, the Expeditionary Force was specifically responsible for external expeditions, and the future of most Armed Witches belonged to the Expeditionary Force, dedicated to external expansion.

As for the Judgment Court, it was a specialized force for internal affairs, responsible for suppressing and handling matters within the Witch World.

However, this wasn’t to say that the Judgment Court was the police from Dorothy’s past life. After all, Witch Society was a Lord-system, and the day-to-day security issues of each territory were handled by personal armed forces of the Lords, without the need for the Judgment Court to intervene.

The role of the Judgment Court was actually more akin to that of the Brocade Guards, obeying only the Council of Sages, engaging in activities such as investigating, arresting, and interrogating criminals, rebels, and out-of-control witches. Of course, when necessary, it could also play the roles of spies, agents, and assassins.

Unlike the Expeditionary Force, which operated in units called Battle Groups, the Judgment Court followed a boutique path, valuing quality over quantity, recruiting only the most elite Armed Witches into small teams.

As for how they were selected, the various annual duel competitions were one method of recruitment for the Judgment Court.

After all, since the combat targets of the Judgment Court were also witches, it logically required its team members to be experts in internal combat, emphasizing the ability to strike heavily against their own kind, ideally landing critical blows.

And those who qualified in the duel competitions were kings among the elite.

The top ranks of the annual duel competitions either went on to become professional Duel Stars or joined the Judgment Court. It was also possible that on the surface, some became Duel Stars, but were secretly members of the Judgment Court.

After all, the real identities of the Judgment Court members were confidential, and even when on missions, they were identified only by masks and codenames.

Apart from the Council of Sages, no one knew their true identities, and even teammates working together only knew each other’s codenames, not their true identities.

And this was also one of the reasons why the Judgment Court was revered because you never knew if, someday, your close friends or relatives would suddenly pull out a mask, put it on, and reveal themselves to be from the Judgment Court.

If Sophia was being watched by someone from the Judgment Court, that would indeed be very troublesome, especially since Sophia also held the position of Student Council President. Who knows if someone in the student council might be a disguised member of the Judgment Court.

Even now in this bar, among these guests who were drinking, it was possible that some were from the Judgment Court.

Thinking of this, Dorothy felt quite overwhelmed, now suspecting everyone around her could be from the Judgment Court.

"What are you looking at? You’re also from the Judgment Court," said Hat Senior Sister, barely holding back her laughter.

Dorothy: "???"

The Homebody Witch’s head sprouted a question mark again.

Nonsense, she didn’t know when she had joined the Judgment Court. Besides, the Judgment Court wasn’t that easy to enter. They only wanted elites, not someone with just 30,000 Mana like her, a mere Research Witch at that.

"I’m really not fooling you. Besides methods like recruitment through duel competitions, the most common source of newcomers within the Judgment Court is legacy succession, where daughters or disciples of senior members are given priority," said Hat Senior Sister.

"And Teacher Euphilia is one of the three Great Judges of the Judgment Court. Surprise or not, Dorothy, you were already registered in the Judgment Court’s roster by your teacher even before you were born."

Hat Senior Sister said cheerfully.

Dorothy: "....."

Ah, is that even a thing?

"But isn’t Mother part of the Expeditionary Force? Isn’t she the Legion Commander of the Legion of Destruction?"

The Homebody Witch still wanted to struggle some more.

"There’s no rule that says people from the Judgment Court can’t join the Expeditionary Force, and besides, Dorothy, don’t you think the military needs more oversight from the Judgment Court?"

Hat Senior Sister mercilessly shattered Dorothy’s illusions, then ruthlessly twisted the knife twice more.

"And Dorothy, you really do have a fate with the Judgment Court, not just your mother, but that Spider Teacher you recently pledged to is also a Great Judge."

"Hmm, even your stepmother is too, but she retired after divorcing her old partner."

Dorothy: "....."

Damn, do I live in a distillery? Why is everyone around me from the Judgment Court?

Realizing this, the Homebody Witch felt her Judgment Court PTSD worsen, and she couldn’t help but worry about Sophia, considering the Judgment Court’s omnipresence, god knows how many people are shadowing the Angel Witch every day.

"Don’t worry about that, this Little Angel is quite safe for now."

At this moment, Hat Senior Sister opened her mouth to console her suspicious and spooked Master.

"This Little Angel indeed has something special, her Art of Incarnation is condensed from the Power of Fate, the highest grade of incarnation. Only those who also control the Power of Fate, and whose skills surpass hers, and even then, only someone who has seen both her original self and her incarnation might spot a slight flaw; even I was almost fooled at first."

"She’s using her own fate’s branch as an incarnation, which is indeed clever. Plus, being a Half-blood Witch, this Fallen Angel incarnation is a possibility where her Angel’s Bloodline has devoured the Witch Bloodline to become a pure angel. She even specifically chose a fate branch of an angel falling again, she’s excessively cautious indeed."

Even though she had been ranting about crushing Sophia, at this time, the tone of Hat Senior Sister was filled with admiration, and Dorothy could tell that senior Fanny was genuinely praising the Angel Witch’s skill.

To think, the Future Fourth King, who’s notoriously hard to impress, has never received such praise from Hat Senior Sister.

Well, after all, she always astounds her senior directly.

Heh, some people might seem like a formidable Fourth King on the surface, but secretly they’re a witch fanatic.

Hehe, would you have guessed that I’m actually the Witch of the Forest, your idol right beside you, even in close contact with you every day (hint: wearing a hat). But I won’t tell you, laugh.

The Magic Network is Lord Demon King’s masterpiece, and even the ultimate authority of the Magic Network remains in Lord Demon King’s hands.

Therefore, apart from Lord Demon King, the owner of the Magic Network, even the other three Witch Kings are unable to penetrate someone else’s Magic Network completely; this secrecy is top-notch and trustworthy.

And obviously, Lord Demon King, busy managing myriad tasks, doesn’t have the time to expose my minor character’s disguise, so my main identity remains secure.

... The Homebody Witch snickers secretly...