Miss Witch, it's time to clean up the entries

Chapter 7 She Wants to Live
The Imperial Bank's army of debt collectors came and went in a hurry.

Green Shade Territory seemed to have entered a brief period of calm.

In the lord's mansion, the three ministers had a long talk with the new lord, and the meeting lasted for two hours.

In the first hour and a half, Li En mainly taught them the common knowledge of banking and finance. Only when they understood it could he better convey the concepts of savings loans and installment loans to ordinary people in the future.

The next half hour was all centered around the theme party.

The three ministers had already taken a new look at Li En, thinking that he was a business genius, but they were soon confused by his various theme parties.

They seemed to see again the scenes of old Moria talking about holding masquerade balls, pajama balls, and bonfire parties.

The three of them began to feel uneasy again. If it weren't for old Moria's extravagant spending over the years, how could the Green Shade Territory have owed such a huge debt?

"My Lord, we are out of money. We need money to hold a ball."

"I'm not hosting it, so why should I pay? Spread the word. The new lord is eager to integrate into the aristocratic circle as quickly as possible, so he's decided to open his mansion to the public for a month. During this month, no matter what kind of ball the nobles or wealthy merchants want to hold, the lord is willing to attend and provide the venue free of charge. The most important thing is to have fun with the people."

The obese Finance Minister Omari Haney's eyes lit up. He never thought it could be done this way. He learned more from the new lord this afternoon than he had learned in the past 20 years. He felt he had benefited a lot.

"If that's the case, there will definitely be a lot of people willing to hold a dance party here!"

Li En picked up the coffee and prepared to see the guest off.

"Okay, I'll leave the specific execution to you all. You can leave now. Miss Sophie will stay for a while."

The three ministers left the meeting room with mixed feelings. On the one hand, they were surprised that Li En was a business genius, and on the other hand, they began to worry that he inherited his father's nature of greed for pleasure and lust.

"Anna, Annie, I'm still hungry since I got up. Do you really want to watch the new lord starve to death?"

Anna and Annie then realized that Li En had not eaten yet.

"We'll ask the chef to prepare it right away."

The maids turned and left.

Only Li En and Sophie were left in the room.

"No matter what the old lord said to you, I must clarify one fact. I did obtain the entry for [On the Verge of Losing Control]."

Sophie said expressionlessly.

"So? Are you willing to die?"

Li En looked at Sophie's light blue eyes. There was no light in those eyes, as if she was ready to die at any time.

Sophie was surprised that no one had ever asked her this question.

"You're only 18, aren't you afraid of death?"

"This is the fate of witches. The fact that I can live to 18 is a blessing from Tiger. Many witches don't even live past 15."

"You have served Green Shade Territory for six years, killed countless monsters, and saved millions of people in Green Shade Territory. You should not be sent to the guillotine. You should live."

"I'm losing control. This will bring disaster to Green Shade Territory. Everyone will die because of me."

Sophie said this calmly, but a strange emotion flashed in her eyes.

Perhaps this is because Li En was the first person to stand up and say "you should survive."

"I'm just asking you, do you want to live?"

Li En's deep pupils stared straight into the eyes of the witch lady.

Sophie was stunned, silent for a moment, and then made a low sound.

“…No way.”

"What if I could clean up your runaway entry?"

The corners of Li En's mouth rose slightly, outlining a hearty smile.

The silver-haired girl showed a rare expression of surprise on her face.
“No one can clean up the runaway entries.”

The guardian witch has existed for hundreds of years. Sages have developed a magic stone that can control magic power and created bracelets and shackles to limit the witch's magic power. Sages also created a collar for the witch to wear around her neck. If the witch is not sent to the guillotine, the collar can explode and take the witch's life.

But the wise men failed to find a way to clear the entries, nor did they find a way to delay the witch's loss of control.

Once a witch gains power, it means she loses control.

When the true god Tiger gave the witches extraordinary powers, he also decided that they were destined not to live long.

This is also called the equivalent exchange of fate by wise men.

The stronger the witch, the faster she loses control.

For a witch like Sophie to survive until the age of 18 is already a miracle.

Most witches try to survive adulthood by using their magic rarely, if ever.

If there really was a way to delay the witches from getting out of control, the empire would have popularized it long ago, because it would mean saving countless witches and making the empire stronger.

"Why should I lie to you?"

Li En said.

"Maybe you want something from me."

Sophie guessed.

"Yes, that's right. Let's make a deal."

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"I will clear your entry for [On the Verge of Losing Control]. You swear to be loyal to me and me only from now on."

Li En needs a strong female bodyguard.

Because his ability was both a gift and a curse. If other powerful figures knew he possessed this ability, wouldn't they imprison him and slice him up for research? Even if he wasn't sliced ​​up for research, he would lose his personal freedom and become a tool for cleaning.

Today it is Sophie who wears the collar, and tomorrow it will be me who wears the collar.

Li En must absolutely prevent this from happening.

"Loyalty to you, one person?"

Sophie fell silent again.

This means that she needs to break her oath, give up her loyalty to the Guardian Bureau, and also give up her loyalty to the Green Shade Territory.

Li En took out the key again and untied the collar around her neck, as well as the heavy handcuffs and shackles.

"I won't restrict your freedom, nor will I force you to do anything you don't want to do. You can cultivate your own interests and hobbies, read books, grow flowers, raise fish, grow fruits, and cook. You can wear beautiful dresses, go shopping like ordinary girls, and have tea parties with friends. You can live."

Li En's words touched Sophie. She seemed to have no hobbies.

Apart from fighting, she seemed to have never done these things.

She had a whole array of medals of honor of her own, which would adorn her grave after her death, but she had none while she was alive.

She wants to read books, grow flowers, raise fish, grow fruits and cook.

She wanted to go shopping and have tea parties with friends like an ordinary girl.

She wants to live.

The girl's azure pupils suddenly lit up, no longer dull and dark. Her eyes turned slightly red, as if she was moved by the hope she saw.

But she was afraid that because of the hope she felt, she would fall into complete despair.

She asked hesitantly, "Can you really... save me?"

"Yes, I was sent by God to save you, Miss Witch."

Li En winked at the girl, "So, do you agree?"

(End of this chapter)