Whose youth romance story begins with a witch's trial?!

"Human life and such... Don't underestimate me, I'm prepared...!" Upon hearing Chang Rong's response, Tono Hannah blinked with an unexpected expression, but she quickly shook her head to dispel the lingering heat on her cheeks and looked at Chang Rong with a resolute gaze.

"This time... I, I absolutely will not, will never let our children suffer even the slightest bit more...!!"

"Hannah—"

To be honest, when Chang Rong heard Tono Hannah's answer, he was truly moved and touched.

When Hannah Tono, who once lost her younger sister because she was obsessed with Cinderella fantasies, said those words, it not only meant that she had finally reconciled with the 'original sin' she once believed she was carrying, but also that she had completely gained the courage and awareness to move forward with her feet firmly on the ground.

Imagine dreaming about married life with a cute young woman – that's a terrifyingly irresistible proposition for any man.

Unfortunately, no matter how excited Chang Rong was inside, he could only reluctantly refuse Tono Hannah, and the reason was quite simple—

"No, no, no, I'm not talking about this human life, I mean a human life in the literal sense!!"

Chang Rong hurriedly explained to Tono Hannah her witch factor constitution and what might happen when she came into close contact with a prospective witch.

In fact, in the 'second timeline', Chang Rong had an experience of flying high with Tono Hannah once. At that time, he only needed to hug Tono Hannah and kiss her lightly to calm her down, who was on the verge of going berserk.

If it were really the flying giant that Hannah had in mind, it would probably end up like the terrifying scene of short-term artificial rain falling on parts of Witch Island today, which also caused people to fall.

"W-what...! There's actually such a thing..."

After hearing Chang Rong's explanation, Tono Hannah finally understood that Chang Rong's "causing someone to die" was not quite what she had thought.

"Chang Rong, are you sure you're not lying to me...?" Tono Hannah was still somewhat unwilling. She frowned and revealed a pitiful look, hoping that Chang Rong would say that all of this was just a trial and that she could receive a prize after passing the test.

“I won’t lie to you, Hannah. It’s true that I had an urgent matter before, and it’s true that that action would temporarily block magic. So—I promise you, after I find Mag and have a kind and calm conversation with her, we’ll… finish what needs to be done, okay?”

No matter what, doing extreme sports in the air is still too far-fetched. Even if Chang Rong can accept indoor and outdoor activities, flying in the sky is still too advanced... and this posture is not easy to exert force.

"Hmm...I understand...Then, the next one has to be me, it can't be anyone else, not even Mag, no one, understand, Desuwa!"

After a brief silence, Tono Hannah glared fiercely at Chang Rong and spoke in a deliberately fierce tone.

"Understood, my young lady." Unfortunately, Chang Rong couldn't strike any fancy poses while in mid-air, so he could only respond with the most basic verbal promise.

"...Well, since you've already agreed, then I'll...be patient a little longer."

After receiving the promise from Chang Rong, Tono Hannah's tone became much more reassured. The two of them floated in mid-air, fully enjoying the tranquility that transcended reality and could only be achieved through magic.

"...By the way, thank you, Chang Rong. Thank you for always playing the knight of a clumsy and poor 'princess' like me."

In the gentle breeze, Tono Hannah spoke softly, a happy smile on her lips, looking at the knight who belonged only to her, and expressing her heartfelt gratitude.

"I should be the one thanking you. Thank you for letting me experience being a knight, my lady—wait, I've got it!"

Chang Rong responded with a smile, but when he looked down at Tono Hanna, the view of Witch Island behind her suddenly reminded him of something.

Tono Hannah was completely bewildered. She watched as Chang Rong suddenly took out his phone, fiddled with the screen, and sent a message to Marge: "Then let's see what's above you?" Then she quickly switched the phone screen to a close-up of Ze Du Ke Ke's headshot and pointed it downwards.

Chang Rong, what are you doing...?

"Our UAV has been launched!"

Chang Rong suddenly said this out of the blue, then after a few seconds, she put her phone away and dialed Ze Du Ke Ke's number.

"Beep beep beep— um... Onii-chan? What's wrong?"

"Coco-chan! Did you see Mag's gaze just now?" Chang Rong skipped the small talk and went straight to asking if Ze Du Coco's clairvoyance magic had been triggered.

"Hmm... Margot? How did you know? I do know that she did come here..."

"Then can you use the clairvoyance magic to see Mag's location?" Chang Rong quickly asked.

"Location? Let me think... By the way, Onii-chan, why is there always a whooshing sound around you?" Sawatari Coco was a little confused by the sound of wind blowing on the other end of the phone.

"Ah, don't worry about it, I'm just using the fan!" Chang Rong, who had just promised Tono Hannah "I won't lie to you", turned around and threw out a super lame lie to Ze Du Ke Ke.

"A fan...? Then, why can I still hear that strange whirring sound?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing! The fan is just a bit old, it's normal—ooh ooh ooh ooh!!?" ​​Chang Rong covered Tono Hannah's mouth with one hand to physically silence her, but Hannah bit his hand hard.

"Onii-chan!?"

"No, it's nothing, I just got hit by the fan blades—so, did you find Mag's location?"

"Why can I still hear strange breathing sounds... Onii-chan, what are you doing...? Anyway, it seems that Mag is in one of those three model rooms behind the castle, but I'm not sure which one it is."

"Thank you so much, Coco!" Chang Rong was overjoyed to finally know where Mag was hiding. Now she could finally settle both old and new scores!

"New grudges and old grievances...? Anyway, it's nothing. But if Onii-chan really wants to reward me, then..."

"The signal here is bad. It seems to be electromagnetic interference caused by the fan's quantum resonance. I'll hang up now!"

With a click, Chang Rong hung up the phone. At the same time, she looked smugly and confidently at the goblin, wind spirit, and water spirit room not far away.

Hmph... Hehehe! Hurry up and admit defeat, Matou! You can't beat the Queen of Witch Island—that is, Chang Rong—who has mastered all the preparatory witch magic and can even unleash combo attacks with it!

Chang Rong was terrified by his own talent. Just by glancing at the map of Witch Island from an overhead perspective, he instantly connected it to the [UAV Tactics] combo technique.

Of course, the principle is very simple. Chang Rong tricks Mag into looking at the sky, and as long as Mag looks up, she will definitely see the two people in mid-air. This act of 'looking' will be captured by the headshot of Ze Du Ke Ke in Chang Rong's hand, triggering the magic of clairvoyance.

The clairvoyance magic can observe the location of the person staring at the image of Zetsu Coco from an 'overlooking perspective,' much like a UAV satellite.

How about that? This is our exhilarating combo!

However, now only one small problem remains—

"Do you need me to just throw you down here and give you a managerial, democratic parachute landing, you idiot knight?"

"Please, please don't do this, my dearest young lady..."

Looking at the smiling Tono Hanna in her arms, whose head was covered in veins, Chang Rong instantly became incredibly soft and docile, and returned to her docile state.

274. Matou, Daddy's here to kill you—Daddy, Little Cotton-padded Jacket's here to kill you.

"From now on, it absolutely has to be me...!"

"Know it……"

"No going back on your word, and you're absolutely not allowed to get involved with Marge halfway through doing serious business!"

"No way! I'm talking to Mag about serious business, don't get the wrong idea...!"

"Hmph... Is this really important business...?"

In the sky above Witch Island, the blonde twin-tailed loli girl, Tono Hannah, was still throwing a tantrum, but at least she no longer had the initial intention of dropping Chang Rong directly into the near-Earth orbit for a ropeless bungee jump.

She held the boy tightly in her arms, slowly descending towards the model houses behind the castle, while repeatedly emphasizing to Chang Rong that she must be the next target.

After the ordeal of checking the accounts from the top of her lungs, Tono Hannah, who had once declared, "I have everything I need, I'm the happiest girl right now," realized with despair that she was now a strong contender for last place. If she didn't voluntarily move up in the rankings, she'd really be crowned the youngest!

Unfortunately, due to Chang Rong's special physical condition, the two could not actually fight in the stratosphere. Therefore, Tono Hannah had no choice but to compromise. While repeatedly emphasizing that she absolutely had to be next in line, she reluctantly and slowly placed Chang Rong at the location that was suspected to be the hiding place of Hosho Mag.

“This is really a serious matter. Do you remember the witch resurrection ritual that was only halfway done and then stopped? Everyone thought the failure was due to some external interference, but now that we think about it, it’s very likely that Mag herself hid some information about the ritual.”

"Huh... why would Marg do that? According to Hiro and your speculation, if the ritual can proceed normally, wouldn't everyone be able to leave this witch island?" Tono Hannah asked curiously, her eyes wide.

"Perhaps for Margot, leaving Witch Island was an outcome she didn't want?"

"Hmm... if that's the case... perhaps it's understandable why Mag deliberately withheld information." Hannah looked thoughtful. In fact, she herself had had similar thoughts before. On this witch's island, she was no longer the 'sinner' who had indulged in fantasies and caused the death of her infant sister, but could become a real 'young lady' dressed in gorgeous and expensive clothes, exuding aristocratic air in every gesture, becoming the heroine who belonged only to herself.

But Hannah later realized that she could never become a real young lady from the false pretense. Staying there was just self-deception and escapism. Everyone had to move forward eventually.

Who would have thought that Baosheng Mag, who seemed the most rational and calm, was actually still unable to move on from the past? This contrast is truly astonishing.

"But speaking of which, can that witch resurrection ritual really get us all out of here? Or is it some stupid knight who wants to lay his hands on the Great Witch?" As they approached landing, Tono Hannah asked half-jokingly.

"...How...how could this be?"

"—You idiot, you sadistic monster who doesn't even spare witches!!!"

"I was just joking—ga-poof!?!"

Tono Hannah casually asked a question to ease the tension, but was met with Chang Rong's deafening silence. This caused Tono Hannah, who had finally calmed down, to instantly explode again, swinging her pigtails and grabbing Chang Rong by the throat.

The case is solved! There was no witch trial, nor was there any battle royale for aspiring witches. It was all just a sacrificial ritual where beautiful girls with different personalities and attributes were chosen as offerings to satisfy that terrifying, perverse, and insatiable rabbit!!

These prepared witches of his were merely expendable tools for the sadistic killer rabbit to practice on. His real goal was to use a ritual to summon the Great Witch and then unleash his pent-up repression upon the ancient and mysterious Great Witch who had lived for thousands of years!

Mag must have seen through all of this long ago, which is why she sacrificed herself to protect the ritual from being broken, thus sparing the Great Witch from Chang Rong's torment and humiliation... Yes, that's it!

Reading too many comics does have its drawbacks. Before Chang Rong could explain, Hannah on the other side had already imagined a complete 30-word story of love, hate, and the secrets of Witch Island.

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In any case, Chang Rong and Tono Hannah managed to land smoothly from mid-air without replicating the Mamba Mentality, and the two landed in front of the Crystal Chamber.

"Haa... Anyway, I'll wait for you, you idiot knight, to finish your 'business' at the door. After all, it's not really convenient for me to come in like this..."

When she was floating freely in the air, the feeling of freedom and unrestraint didn't make Hannah think much of it. But when she returned to the ground, she was now almost naked, wearing only a thin, close-fitting garment. This made the fake rich girl blush. Unfortunately, she didn't even have a feather fan to cover her face.

"Don't worry, Hannah, a promise is a promise. Once I've sorted out this whole mess caused by Mag, we'll continue what we couldn't finish before, okay?"

Chang Rong noticed the shyness and expectation in the slightly thin girl in front of him. He took off his coat and gently draped it over Tono Hannah's shoulders, then rubbed her golden twin ponytails and smiled as he softly made a promise.

"...Well, I'll be here watching you, so, so whatever you're saying, absolutely don't think about doing anything weird, okay?"

The blush on Tono Hannah's cheeks, even after the coat was draped over her, did not fade; instead, it became even more intense. She gripped the collar of the coat with both hands, pulling it inward to make it fit her tightly, while simultaneously hunching her head slightly and striking a fierce yet cute pose at Chang Rong, threatening her.

"Don't worry, we're really just discussing serious business."

Chang Rong repeatedly reassured Tono Hannah, and after winning over the rich young lady who liked floating, a gradually sinister smile appeared on his face.

"Maga, Mag~~ I've come to find you~~~ Here is Chang Rong——"

"Are you really going to discuss serious business...? I'm starting to have more and more doubts..."

Tono Hannah watched Chang Rong approach the door with a wicked grin and muttered to herself. Chang Rong's expression at that moment certainly didn't look like that of a respectable person.

Of course, one shouldn't advise others to be kind without experiencing their suffering. Tono Hannah, who doesn't know how many times Mag had tripped up Chang Rong along the way, naturally couldn't understand the humiliation Chang Rong felt when he aspired to become a Sigma man but was forced by Mag to crawl and frantically rack up kill streaks all the way.

"Click!!"

Chang Rong pushed open the first door abruptly, but the room was empty.

But it wasn't a big problem. Just as Chang Rong was shouting, "FBI! Open the door!", there seemed to be a brief commotion coming from the next room. This strange noise was immediately noticed by Chang Rong, whose heroic spirit was at its peak.

"Hide-and-seek time is over! We're about to get our hands on that kill!"

"...Is this really the expression and speech that people should have when discussing serious matters?"

Wearing Chang Rong's coat, Tono Hannah muttered under her breath again. She clenched her fist and made a firm decision: if she heard any sound from inside the room that would be the sound of Chang Rong tackling Mag, she would rush in immediately and become a knight to save the Butterfly Princess from the clutches of the terrifying killer rabbit!

As Tono Hannah made her decision, Chang Rong also pushed open the door. The room where Mag was hiding was none other than the bedroom where Chang Rong was living in this time loop.

Chang Rong was too lazy to even ask questions like, "Where did you get the key to open the door?" With Nanoha Kaori's open source, this room, which was written as a bedroom but read as a public toilet, had become an easier room to enter than the living room—after all, at least when the older sister was cleaning, ordinary people couldn't enter the living room.