It felt so good to be close to the witch!

He suddenly realized that he had been paying too little attention to Vivian since she came to Blackrock Territory and moved into the lord's mansion.

On ordinary days, this girl, who looks delicate but is very resilient and is like a little angel, always stands quietly to the side.

When everyone is laughing and chatting, a smile will appear on her face and she will join in. When facing difficulties, she will quietly comfort them in her own way.

But what about her? How does she feel?

Nobody knows, and nobody has bothered to investigate further.

She awakened as a witch in her childhood, but was soon captured by the temple and forced to serve as a witch. Her unrestrained use of her talent caused pollution to rapidly erode her body and soul, bringing her unimaginable suffering.

In this world and empire that couldn't be worse for witches, it seems that simply surviving peacefully is a stroke of good fortune.

But Roy, who had a past life experience, was not satisfied with this.

The most important thing in life is happiness.

Happiness here refers not only to material satisfaction, but also to spiritual pursuits and abundance.

Before he knew it, a long time had passed since he came into this world. As his strength gradually increased, what Roy wanted was no longer just to survive, but to live a "happy" life together with his "family".

A small but simple hope.

That's it.

Even such a simple and insignificant wish is impossible to fulfill without sufficient power.

The world is like a tide, and once you're in it, you're bound to be swept along.

Finding a peaceful place is almost impossible, so to achieve the "happiness" in his heart, he must be strong enough to become a beacon protecting the witches.

Only in this way will the darkness dissipate completely under the light.

Roy's thoughts churned like the sea, while Vivian waited for a long time without hearing Roy speak. He just stared at her intently (thinking, his eyes vacant), and Vivian felt a strange sense of unease.

As if lost in thought, a deep blush rose to Vivian's fair, snow-white skin. She lowered her head, avoiding Roy's gaze, took a deep breath as if to encourage herself, and then, trembling yet determined, raised her hand and placed it on the strap of her white dress.

A jade ribbon gently falls, and snow-capped hills gradually appear.

Along with that came Vivian's clear voice, slightly trembling: "Lord Roy, I...I'm ready..."

The sound pulled Roy back to reality from his reverie. Looking at the stunning view before him, he took a step forward, grabbed Vivian's small hand that was pulling at the strap of her camisole, and said with a mix of amusement and exasperation, "What are you doing?"

The coolness against her skin, and the fabric of her dress pressing against her rosy nipples, made Vivian blush like a shy deer, too afraid to look up. She stammered, "Last time...like this...I..."

“Wait, Vivian, I think you might have misunderstood.” Roy took a deep breath.

Unlike last time when Lilia had already pulled down her collar, this time, Vivian hadn't finished her action yet, so there was still room for salvage.

More importantly, although the little angel was an adult, her innocent face and pure eyes made him feel guilty, so he had to clear his name:

"Last time, cough cough, the reason I put it in that place was because your situation was special. You were already in a semi-mutated state. In addition, my strength was weak at that time, and my talent was far less powerful than it is now. To be on the safe side, I had no choice but to do it that way. Please don't misunderstand."

"Now all we need to do is hold hands."

In fact, after advancing to the Gold rank, Roy's energy absorption rate within a 20-meter radius did not decrease at all. However, now he was absorbing deep-seated pollution rather than ordinary energy, so it was safer to have physical contact as a precaution.

As soon as Roy finished speaking, the scene fell silent.

Vivian lowered her head deeply, almost burying it in the snow mound in front of her, making it impossible for Roy to see her expression. However, judging from the sudden tightening of her hand that he was pressing down on, the little angel's emotions were not very stable.

"I think it's safer to be, but it's not impossible..."

The words came out of Vivian's mouth so faintly that it was almost indistinguishable whether there was any sound at all, so much so that even at such close range, Roy could not hear them clearly: "What did you say? I didn't hear you."

"No, I didn't say anything." Vivian shook her head vigorously like a hamster: "Your hand..."

Although she hadn't completely taken off her long dress, everything except her most intimate parts was exposed, and the cool sensation made the gradually calming girl feel unbearably shy.

"I'm sorry," Roy said apologetically, quickly letting go of her hand and turning his head away to give the girl space to tidy up.

With her head down, Vivian silently pulled up the straps of her long dress and smoothed out the wrinkles on the hem. She walked to the bedside and sat down, saying very softly, "I'm ready."

Looking at the girl's outstretched, snow-white hand, Roy didn't hesitate any longer and reached out to shake hers: "Then, let's begin."

"Ah."

Unlimited Desire, Activate!

……

It was ten minutes later when Roy emerged from the hidden place.

Absorbing the remaining pollution in Vivian's body was not difficult for him; it only took a few seconds.

The rest of the time, he stayed by Vivian's side, making sure she had entered the talent evolution space and was in a stable and good condition before he came out with peace of mind.

Lilia, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed in immediately, followed closely by Shanica, who was a doctor.

With two witches around, he need not worry about Vivian's situation.

Roy walked alone to the stone table in the courtyard and sat down, staring at the prompts on the gray character panel in front of him, lost in thought.

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[Original Sin Contamination Cluster Detected... In Absorption... Absorption Complete... Original Sin Characteristic Identification in Progress... Identification Complete!]

[Energy reserve progress +10%! — Of which [Original Sin Trait - Greed] accounts for 60%, [Original Sin Trait - Lust] accounts for 30%, and [Original Sin Trait - Sloth] accounts for 10%]

【当前能量储备进度：19%——9%混沌、6%贪婪、3%色欲、1%懒惰】

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The last talent evolution depleted Roy's energy reserves, except for the "Chaos" attribute.

Elena's talent evolution took a day, and her "Chaos" energy automatically increased by 1%. All of this added up to a current energy reserve of 19%.

What Roy was most concerned about was the progress of increasing energy reserves.

Looking at the "Energy Reserve Progress +10%" displayed on the gray character panel, Roy sighed inwardly.

With the energy reserve reaching 100% once again, the "level" of the [Original Sin Cube] has increased.

Yesterday, absorbing Elena's "Original Sin Contamination Branch Aggregate" increased my energy reserve progress by 20%, but now absorbing Vivian's "Original Sin Contamination Branch Aggregate," which is at the same level, only increases it by 10%.

Cut in half!

In this situation, it seems that it will be quite a long time before the next talent awakening or talent evolution.

Although he had expected it, Roy still couldn't help but sigh.

He shook his head, dispelling these meaningless worries, and stretched out his hand, letting the cold snowflakes fall into his palm.

Body heat melted the snow, wetting my palms.

Once Vivian wakes up, it will be time for me to begin my first talent evolution.

Roy thought to himself silently.

Chapter 148 Shocking News! Overlord Monster!

Vivian's first talent evolution was completed faster than expected.

In less than four hours, before dawn, Vivian emerged from the hidden place.

Under the moonlight, a girl with long, beautiful hair flowing like silk threads strolled by, her flawless eyes and snow-white skin making her seem like an innocent angel descended to earth.

"Congratulations."

Roy stood up and offered his blessings with a smile.

At this moment, the witches who sensed the girl's magical fluctuations also came to the courtyard, including Elena, who had finished her meditation and walked out of her room.

What puzzled Roy was that the little fox girl's face was very red.

Roy didn't pay much attention to this, assuming that the girl was just shy.

"An'an, congratulations!"

"Congratulations, Vivian."

Everyone offered their congratulations.

Vivian pursed her lips tightly, her eyes shining like stars.

"Thank you, thank you everyone."

Companions, family...

These things, which had become "dreams" since she became a witch, have now returned to her life, and all of this is because of that person.

Vivian looked up at the smiling young man in front of her, her face beaming with a radiant smile.

She was never alone.

……

After the celebration, Roy inquired about Vivian's experiences in the talent evolution space and the changes that occurred after her talent evolved.

"My talent evolution space is very similar to that of Sister Ais and Sister Lilia. It is 'trial type'. The difference is that the scene I experienced is somewhat similar to the heavenly holy mountain in the storybook. At the top of the magnificent steps built of white mountain, there is a pure white scepter and a divine throne built with wings."

"There are ninety-nine steps in total. I went all out and climbed to the ninth step, where I took down a semi-illusory scepter. Then, when I tried to climb the tenth step, I was crushed to pieces by the pressure."

The little angel sighed.

Although she had heard about the difficulty of the tenth stage of the "test-type" talent evolution space, she didn't know how difficult it was until she faced it herself.

That's not a realm that a witch can reach; one must at least be a Grand Witch to take that step.

Vivian's experience with the talent evolution space made Roy thoughtful.

Ais, Lilia, and Vivian, three witches who have undergone the "test-type" talent evolution space, share the greatest similarity in that their abilities are all pure elemental control.

Ais's ice, Lilia's shadow, and Vivian's light.

Shanica's "healing" and Elena's "illusion" are both relatively complex talents.

As for why such a difference exists, that's beyond Roy's knowledge.

Following this logic, if Toni, who possesses pure metal element control, were to undergo a talent evolution in the future, she would most likely be a "test-type" one.

Hmm... and Fuma too.

Roy was unsure whether Fuma, who had already reached the legendary level on the path of knighthood, would still be training on the path of witchhood. Roy was also unclear about Fuma's innate abilities, only knowing that they seemed to be related to starlight and prophecy. Such complex abilities were unlikely to be "test-type".

Well, we've gotten a bit off-topic. Roy shook his head, suppressing his wandering thoughts, and turned his gaze to Vivian, who was not far in front of him, waiting for her next performance.