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

"The essence of growth is to overcome the immature self of the past. Even I... really want to brag about my current husband to that past self who was shrouded in lies and hypocrisy... right~?"

Baosheng Mag gently rubbed against the back of Chang Rong's neck, teasing her with a smile and a breath.

"Everyone must want to get back their memories, even if those memories contain a lot of bad stuff... But if it's you all now, you can definitely overcome them, right, Xiaorong!"

"What was I thinking when I said 'I love you'? If I could understand those feelings, I'm sure I could serve my husband more maturely."

The two girls cheered for Chang Rong in their own ways, and at the same time, they were expressing their own stance in their own way.

Perhaps the past version of themselves was immature and lacked the courage to revisit the cruel memories, but now, the aspiring witches on Witch Island have all matured and grown a lot without realizing it. Compared to those unbearable memories of the past, there are more important things for them to protect, fight for, sneak away from, eat, kiss, and boil (?).

Looking at Milia, who was raising her hands to cheer herself up in a cute and simple way, and Mag, who was covering her lips with one hand and smiling, Chang Rong finally nodded.

“You’re right, Mag, Milia. We’re no longer the clueless people who first arrived on Witch Island. My concern has unknowingly become one-sided worry—so before the ritual begins, let’s find an opportunity to restore everyone’s memories. Mag, can you be the first to try?”

“No problem, my husband~” Marge smiled and nodded in agreement.

"Well then, I'll get ready on my side too—"

"Sleeping together isn't a necessary step!!"

Chang Rong, blushing, quickly stopped Milia, who was about to take off her sweater. When did these aspiring witches start to have this strange mindset of "when in doubt, start a game"?

They turned into monsters, is it because of me? Never mind then.

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I have diarrhea, sorry.

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Thank you so much to Chenguang for the generous donation of salted fish! I've already received my stomach medicine.

Volume 1: Chapter 286. A New Killer King Appears

"Hmm... Strange, a simple exchange didn't meet the conditions? Is it because my constitution is special that Milia was able to regain her memories?"

In the recreation room, Chang Rong looked at Bao Sheng Mag, who had swapped bodies with Milia, and frowned in deep thought.

Chang Rong thought that the worst thing that could happen was the failure of the witch's resurrection ritual, but now she had to experience it again.

"Oh... Rather than retrieving memories, it's more like learning about Milia's past. It's more like exchanging memories, isn't it? If it were the old me, knowing that my hidden memories had been discovered by others, I might have done something unforgivable and extreme~?"

"Waaaaah...!? No, don't do this, little Margot! I didn't mean to, Uncle...!!"

The scene inside the entertainment room was rather eerie. 'Milia,' who looked like the girl next door who should be a wife, instead revealed a mischievous and playful smile, which frightened the girl in the kimono with short black hair next to her so much that she hugged her chest, squatted down, and begged for mercy with tears in her eyes.

"Hehe, don't worry, Milia. Didn't I say that only the 'former me' would do that? As for now, I don't care about my past experiences anymore. After all, thanks to my husband, Chang Rong, I'm already able to touch and desire things for myself, right?"

"...Anyway, you should switch back first. The current scene looks too bizarre."

Chang Rong tapped 'Milia' on the head, making the real Milia cancel the swap spell and switch back.

Based on the results of the test, although Milia's swap magic allowed her and Mag to glimpse each other's memory fragments, it did not grant them the memories of the 'past timeline'.

"It's not okay... Uncle, I understand now. It really does take doing this and that with Xiaorong—"

"Doing this or that will only cause the magic to disappear, Miria!" Chang Rong hurriedly stopped Saeki Miria. How did this rising star in the legal world become someone who would resort to physical force to solve problems at the slightest disagreement? This is definitely the darkest day in the legal world.

"However, Milia did find her memories before, which at least shows that the swap magic is definitely not just about swapping bodies—perhaps a [relay station] really is needed?"

Chang Rong immediately thought of the passionate martial spirit fusion skill that she, Coco, and Miss Hannah had used not long ago, which they had managed to create a UAV drone scan on the magical witch island.

If a one-to-one handshake protocol can only exchange memories experienced in the current timeline, then if we add Coco-chan, who possesses the magic of "clairvoyance" that is not affected by timelines, to the transmission protocol, wouldn't it be possible to exchange memories with "your past self"?

Thinking of this, Chang Rong immediately took out her phone and, while dodging Marg's attack from behind, dialed Coco's number.

Coco was one of the few loyal people who hadn't prepared for the "Witch Resurrection Ritual and Rabbit Head Chief Empress Cup," so after receiving Chang Rong's call, her pair of orange cat-ear-shaped earphones appeared in front of the entertainment room not long after.

"What do you need me for, Onii-chan? Have you decided on a name for our future child? Or is it that you find these past five days too difficult and want me to help you get through them—Eeeeeeee!!?"

Zedu Coco walked into the room with a happy expression, but was immediately frightened by the scene in front of her and let out a long-lost embarrassing meow.

Her most beloved Onii-chan was currently sandwiched between two enormous, surging things. Although she didn't know why Milia's clothes had turned into a simple sweater, the visual impact and physical suffocation were not diminished at all.

Whether it was Marge or Milia, the two seemed to be competing with each other, sticking close to Chang Rong, occasionally twisting their bodies to bump into him and graz him.

Oh... Onii-chan must have been attacked by Mag and Miria!

"You two despicable, wicked women, I'm coming to save Onii-chan—"

Zedu Coco was about to breathe on the two of them, but she glanced at Mag and Milia's front armor and then looked down at her own rather barren chest.

If we rushed in now, the outcome would be the same as throwing an egg against a rock... Unfortunately, we failed to break through the enemy's armor.

However, fear is Hakimi's instinct, but breathing on the Daiun is Hakimi's hymn! For Onii-chan, I—

"Waaah, calm down, Coco-chan! Milia and Margot weren't attacking me. Rather, I managed to feed the Xiao Chu duo who were trying to attack me and temporarily tricked them away..."

"?" Ze Du Ke Ke, who was about to fight to the death, was stunned for a moment and tilted her head, not hearing Chang Rong's mutterings in the second half.

"Hehe, that's right, Coco. How could I hurt my husband? Especially since my husband, Chang Rong, treated me so roughly not long ago... It's so heartbreaking, even though I was the one being hunted~?"

"Onii-chan, it's not Marge who kissed your husband! He's clearly my fiancé...!" Faced with Marge's provocative advances towards Chang Rong, resembling a vixen, Ze Du Coco ultimately chose to bravely respond with a breath.

"But... so if Onii-chan wasn't attacked, then what is he doing? — It's difficult, could it be... Hmm, considering he's Onii-chan after all, Miria and Mag are definitely not enough... Alright, I'll definitely try my best this time!"

Zedu Coco tilted her head, and after a brief moment of thought, a blush gradually appeared on her cheeks. But her light orange eyes also became incredibly resolute, like a hero who resolutely chose to cover the rear when facing a thousand troops alone.

"While it's true that you need to put in some effort, Coco-chan, it's not in this area!"

Chang Rong quickly broke free from the encirclement of Milia and Mag and rushed to Zedu Coco's side, stopping the little anchor (who had already graduated) from taking off her costume on the spot.

—Is it just my imagination? Why do I feel like I'm constantly stopping people from taking their pants off lately?

As expected, every gift had already been secretly priced. He had previously been obsessed with stripping the prospective witches of their clothes, but now he had to desperately stop them from doing the same to him and the others...

"Huh?" Ze Du Ke Ke blinked, revealing an adorable confused expression.

The dangers of falling into the path dependence of information cocoon are self-evident. Because Coco had previously experienced Hiro's "Sister, I can't take it anymore, come log on quickly" behavior, Zedu Coco naturally thought that she was being called over by Chang Rong to be used as a side dish after a meal when she was not full.

It wasn't until Chang Rong told Ze Du Ke Ke about the hidden mechanism of Milia's abilities and the way to recover her memories that Hakimi blushed and complained in a low voice with an embarrassed expression.

"Wow, Onii-chan should have said something sooner! I spent all that time preparing myself for nothing..."

"Coco-chan, it's obvious you're preparing for this, right? Besides, didn't we sign a 'No kissing before the ceremony' agreement? Why are you, Miriamage, and everyone else completely ignoring this agreement so naturally?!"

"Hmph~ Onii-chan, you don't understand. No streamer reads the terms carefully before signing a contract. They only realize they've breached the contract when their stream gets banned!" Zedu Coco replied with a laugh, hands on her hips.

"I have absolutely no idea what's so great about this..." Chang Rong muttered to herself. Considering that the only time Ze Du Ke Ke's live stream was banned was actually because of her, Chang Rong didn't complain to her.

“I’m different, Uncle! Whether it’s a case report or clues and evidence, I have to examine each one carefully at least twice, from both sides. After all, many clues that can turn the tide are hidden in those details,” Saeki Miria said, puffing out her chest.

"As expected of Milia, her awareness and professionalism are really cool!"

"Therefore—I, Uncle, am prepared to risk my career by breaking the no-dinner agreement, just to relieve Xiaorong's worries and fatigue...!" Saeki Miria said with a determined look, the kind of serious expression that only a top lawyer who dares to demand an acquittal in any case can have.

"Don't gamble your career over something like this! Damn it... If this keeps up, it'll never end. Anyway, Margot, Coco, Milia, let's try my deduction once!"

Chang Rong, who hadn't played the role of a ranter in a long time, felt exhausted. After all, in similar situations before, Chang Rong would have been the first to agree to be open and honest, and there was no need to resort to verbal sparring like this.

"I'm fine with it, Onii-chan, I'm always ready to help. But... Mag-chan, do you really want to regain those memories from the past few times? Putting aside the 'first timeline,' at least in the 'second timeline,' Mag-chan, you really did that Meruru thing..."

Zedu Coco looked at Baosheng Mag, her expression somewhat worried.

"Oh... Coco is concerned about me? Hehe, just to reciprocate your friendship, I need to try my best to recapture those past memories~"

"It's not about the relationship... well, okay, I do care a little about Mag, after all, Mag was once my partner."

Sawatari Coco swallowed back halfway through her arrogant statement, honestly admitting her worries. She did indeed feel a sense of intimacy with this kimono-clad girl who always acted like a superior person.

In the past, Coco considered "Marg-chan" and "Emma-chan" who had walked with her to the end in the first playthrough as her companions. However, when Coco witnessed the case of Marg killing Meruru in the second playthrough, it caused her to be greatly shaken. She believed that all the prospective witches were unreliable, and this even led to the An An case.

However, in Meng's current "third playthrough", Coco has finally let go of her past grievances and changed from "I just want everyone except my idol to die" to "Everyone is a good sister". Chang Rong is very gratified to see this.

When I first met Sawatari Coco, she was a character who would randomly breathe on things and vote blindly, spouting nonsense to attract hatred, making me want to grab her and hate her to death. If possible, it's best to stay as far away from this kind of character who, no matter how you look at it, is a hopelessly useless nobody.

Even when he took the initiative to contact Ze Du Ke Ke, it was simply because he didn't want her to attract hatred everywhere and die prematurely, causing others to suffer as well. That was all.

At that time, Chang Rong never imagined that the keycap who would bristle and run away as soon as he saw him would, as time went by, become the peerless sage who would curl up in his arms, lazily exposing his belly and begging for a rub.

Fate is truly a mysterious thing.

Thinking of this, Chang Rong looked at the cat-eared girl in front of him and unconsciously reached out to gently ruffle Ze Du Ke Ke's hair.

"...Hmm? What's wrong, Onii-chan?" Sawatari Coco asked curiously, making a submissive and comfortable sound.

"It's nothing, I just feel really lucky to have met Coco-chan."

"Hehehe, I'm the luckier one, Onii-chan." Zedu Coco smiled happily at Chang Rong, then held Milia and Baosheng Mag in her hands, preparing to help Mag find her forgotten memories and experiences.

"Uncle, I've never performed a swap spell with two people at the same time before. Is this really okay...?" Milia looked worried. At this moment, she was holding Zedo Coco in her left hand and Hosho Mag in her right hand, which was completely different from the situation when she used magic before.

"Keep the main focus of the exchange on Mag, Milia. If anything goes wrong, I'll use my own methods to forcibly suppress the magical effects," Chang Rong nodded encouragingly to Milia.

“Oh my… my husband’s ‘special method’? Now I have a reason to fail, huh?” Marg suddenly licked her lips.

"Don't intentionally fail!!"

Chang Rong complained loudly, while at the same time Milia used the [Exchange Magic] once again.

Unlike the first time Milia and Mag swapped bodies, which caused a series of commotions, this time Milia's magic showed no apparent effect.

"...So, I've been through all of these things before?"

After a brief silence, Baosheng Mag opened his light purple eyes, a somewhat solemn expression on his face.

“Marg! Have you regained your memories? Do you remember? When Meruru completely tore off her disguise, we had no choice but to run away. It was you, Marg, who took the initiative to attract the guards' attention so that Emma and I could escape. Although... in the end, I still became the witch's remains..." Coco quickly moved closer to Marg and asked her if she remembered the things she experienced in the 'first timeline'.

"Oh dear, I deleted them all during my first playthrough because my husband, Chang Rong, wasn't there~?"

"Eh?!"

"Hehe, just kidding, just kidding~ I remember now, the final trial with Coco, being chased by Meruru who was still a villain back then, and in the end—well, what did I see in the end? I'll keep you in suspense for now."

Marg smiled and gestured for Coco to be quiet, without revealing what happened to Coco after she became a wreck.

Chang Rong's understanding of the first playthrough was limited to the descriptions of Hiro and Coco. Of course, considering that a certain mysterious fire stick girl performed her signature act of splitting up at the very beginning of the first playthrough, 99% of the information about the first playthrough actually came from Coco.

Therefore, when Coco hid in the tree hole and turned into a skeleton in her first playthrough, her observations of the first playthrough were already over, and what happened after she turned into a skeleton became an unknowable dark realm.

However, judging from Mag's somewhat unusual behavior, either Hakimi's remains stabbed Mag, or Mag stabbed him.

—Marg is really thoughtful in a place like this. The best friends on this witch island are basically all about helping each other out and stabbing each other in the back. There's really no need to deliberately hide this kind of thing.

Chang Rong nodded as she thought to herself.

"I remember now. Whether it was the fortune-telling shop, everyone building a hot air balloon to escape, or Sherry's amazing and creative artificial escape room, or Meruru hiding until the very end... Well, although most of the time it wasn't exactly a memorable and pleasant memory, for some reason, after regaining my memories, I actually feel... even happier."