The story of the black silk female knight

Chapter 47 The Witch of Time

Wow!

Tia jumped out of the bathtub in surprise, holding a Moon Kiss in one hand and a golden card in the other, ready to summon Valensa using both methods simultaneously.

But the reflection in the water clearly anticipated Tia's movements and used that strange time-related trick once again... By the time Tia came to her senses, the Moon Kiss and the golden card in her hand had been snatched away and fallen into the bathtub.

"Don't get agitated, don't get agitated... I didn't mean any harm... You don't want to run out like this and let others see you looking so embarrassed, do you?"

Seeing that Tia seemed to have the urge to run out of the room naked, Tia's reflection in the bathtub quickly dissuaded her and controlled a stream of water to return the Moon Kiss and the golden card to her.

"..."

Tia didn't speak, silently accepting the Moon Kiss and the golden card, still wanting to summon Valensa.

But Tia's reflection once again predicted Tia's actions:

“You’d better not do that… As far as I remember, Valensa is currently discussing a crucial point with the beef seller. If she suddenly disappears, it could anger him and cause this deal, which should have gone smoothly, to fall through.”

"...Then who are you?"

Tia hesitated for two seconds, but ultimately abandoned her plan to summon Valensa. She simply stared cautiously at the reflection in the water that was exactly like her:

"You were the one who did what happened in the restaurant on the first floor, weren't you? What exactly is your purpose?"

"Who am I... Well, to put it simply, I am you, you 20 years from now."

Tia smiled in her reflection in the water, then shrugged.

"Of course, I know you don't believe me at all right now, because I experienced the exact same thing 20 years ago, and the memory is still quite clear, so..."

The reflection of Tia quickly made a hand gesture in front of her chest, and a strange magical fluctuation emanated from the water, causing Tia's body to tremble.

"The Linking Technique of Fate? That's a spell only I know, how could you..."

Tia was completely shocked.

"So I am you, 20 years from now."

Reflection Tia shrugs:

"Don't worry, this is our first and last meeting... After that, you will set a rule for yourself that you will never meet your past self from any other point in time... If any point in time, or rather, if I, break this rule, then a bunch of our past selves from other points in time will beat up the one who broke the rule. So for the next 20 years, starting from today, I haven't met any other point in time, and of course, you won't either."

"..."

Although it was hard to believe, Tia had seen many strange things because of Valensa and had played many games with advanced technology, so she was no stranger to the so-called time travel... Moreover, the reflection in the water did not seem to be a complete time travel, but more like a projection.

"Alright, I'll take your word for it."

Tia took a deep breath:

"So why would I do this 20 years from now?"

"do not know."

Tia shook her head decisively in the water's reflection:

"This involves the chicken-and-egg problem... I don't know how it all started, because I am you. I had the same experience 20 years ago, asked the same question as you do now, and gave the same answer as me."

"..."

Tia was speechless again, and after a long silence, she asked:

"So, you came to see me this time not because of...?"

"Hmm, is that the one?"

Tia nodded in her reflection in the water:

"In order to reconstruct this part of history that I experienced, I will tell you all the new information I obtained at that time... This information is quite important."

"...I understand, go ahead and tell me."

Tia sighed, calmed down completely, and even soaked in the bathtub again, enjoying the relief brought by the medicinal bath while gazing at her future self in the reflection.

"First of all, here's some good news...you did it."

Tia's reflection smiled and said:

"You have found the right path and obtained what you wanted most... You no longer need to worry about your lifespan; lifespan will be meaningless to you."

"I've successfully exceeded my lifespan?"

Tia couldn't hide her joy; this was her biggest ambition right now... Who wouldn't be happy to know that their future wish had been fulfilled?

After thinking for a few seconds, Tia guessed:

"You can communicate with me from the future, and you can bully me with such bizarre methods... Could it be that the future me—that is, you—has mastered the power of time?"

“That’s right, that’s who I was in the past—and that’s the most important thing you’ve learned from our meeting—that you’ve figured out the right path for the future.”

The reflection of Tia nodded very seriously:

"You 20 years from now—that is, me now—are the tenth of the nine witches of the Witch Forest, the Witch of Time."

"Nine Great Witches? The Witch of Time? 20 years? Am I that powerful?"

Tia was surprised for a moment, but her expression remained confused:

"But why? Time magic is the most difficult and mysterious of all. I've never studied it in depth before. How could I become the Witch of Time? Did I have any extraordinary encounters afterward?"

"No... you should say you've already had a fortuitous encounter, but you haven't realized it yet. You are now the most suitable person in this world to cultivate time magic."

The reflection of Tia smiled and shook her head.

"I've already had a miraculous encounter?"

Tia frowned again, carefully recalling her experiences over the years.

An unexpected encounter, and something related to time...

"Ah, could it be that matter?"

"Yes, that's it. You've already thought of it."

The reflection of Tia directly confirmed the guess that Tia hadn't even said:

"A fool once used Her Majesty the Goddess's grace to reset time for our sake... It was this event that established a certain connection between us and the River of Time."

If she were just an ordinary person, even if someone reset time for her, it would be difficult for her to establish a connection with the River of Time and become the Witch of Time. But we are different.

We are also practitioners of the Linking Mystic Arts, highly sensitive to all things, and fully capable of seizing this opportunity to establish a deeper connection with the River of Time in order to obtain the power of time.

Of course, time is the most mysterious thing. Even the Sage's Tower has very little research and achievement on how to use the power of time... If we continue to insist on following the path of the Sage, even if we establish a link with time using family secret techniques, it will be difficult to achieve great results.

"So, I ended up becoming the Witch of Time...?"

Tia nodded as if she understood:

"Using the family's inherited linking techniques and time to establish a connection, and then using the witch's method to directly burn magic to pray for a miracle... Hmm, I think I understand. Is this the right path to fulfilling one's wishes?"

"Ok?"

Tia wanted to ask more about the future, but she found that the reflection in the water had returned to normal at some point... Tia from the future had already left.

"...In order to ensure the accuracy of the history in your memory, you left immediately after saying what you needed to say without any hesitation?"

Tia quickly guessed the reason and sighed:

"As expected of me, this personality is quite meticulous... But it seems I must remember what happened today and come back again in 20 years..."

Puff puff puff puff...

As she pondered this, Tia submerged half her face in the water and began blowing bubbles onto the surface.

After half an hour.

Tia had just finished showering and was putting on a light red nightgown, sitting on the edge of the bed putting on white stockings, when the door to the room was suddenly pushed open, and Valensa ran over excitedly.

"It's done, baby!"

Completely ignoring Tia's angry and protesting gaze, Valensa simply picked Tia up, spun her around twice, kissed her twice, and then chuckled:

"Money really works! I can finally experience a bit of Yashiro's happiness... That uncle was quite arrogant at first, but as I kept adding money, he finally agreed to the deal, and I got the ribeye steak from the Qingge Giant Rush."

“That’s really great… Now, we should only be missing two kinds of the ingredients on the list, right? And they’re all specialties of the Four Islands Alliance.”

Tia rolled her eyes at Valensa, thought for a moment, and asked:

"If I remember correctly, the remaining two ingredients should be the pit of the human acorn and the tentacles of the night-blooming jellyfish, right? Do you have any thoughts?"

"Have."

Valensa nodded:

"Originally, I was planning to wait and see if I could exchange them with food points... The Food Association used to have these two ingredients, but they are currently out of stock."

However, since we only need these two ingredients to complete the recipe, perhaps we can take the initiative to look for them at the Four Islands Alliance?

"The War Academy's academic year is almost over, and Cao Cao should be graduating and going back to her hometown soon. We can go with her... or we can invite Melody and the others along, and treat it as a graduation trip."

"How about going on the Four Islands Alliance's graduation trip and collecting the last two ingredients while we're at it? That sounds good."

After thinking for a few seconds, Tia agreed to Valensa's plan:

"Then let's talk to Cao Cao and the others when we get back. As the top students, we should definitely attend the graduation ceremony."

"Okay, it's settled then. We'll head back to Frankfurt tomorrow."

Valensa nodded, picked up Tia and tossed her onto the bed, then caused her paladin armor to dissipate into divine particles. She pounced on her, excitedly exclaiming:

"Honey, did you just take a bath? You smell so nice~~ Hehe~~"

"Wait! I have something else to say!"

Seeing that Valensa was about to mount her and transform into a night-battle knight, Tia quickly raised her white-stockinged foot and pushed her aside:

"I just... saw my future self!"

"……what?"

Valensa's hand, which was about to tease Tia's white-stockinged little foot, suddenly stopped, her face filled with disbelief:

"Honey, what did you say? Who did you just see?"

"My future self..."

Tia didn't hide anything and recounted her experience in the bathroom in detail.

Valensa, being a time traveler herself and having witnessed various wondrous phenomena, was more receptive to change. After her initial astonishment, she quickly came to believe Tia's words and began to analyze them:

"The Secret Technique of the Link of Fate was created by you, Tia. Since she can also use it and knows that I once used the God's Grace to reset time, her identity should be legitimate... Since she is also your darling Tia, she shouldn't be trying to harm us."

"Yeah, that's what I thought too."

Tia nodded:

"So I plan to accept the information she gave me and make good use of it, and try to train hard in the direction of the Witch of Time."

"The Witch of Time... that sounds really powerful."

Valensa thought for a moment and said:

"However, the stronger a witch's power, the greater the unknown risks she must bear. Especially when it involves the most mysterious power of time... I don't object to you trying it, dear, but you must be very careful and it's best to make more preparations before you try it."

"Well, I know."

Tia nodded again:

"After I return to Fran tomorrow, I will first go to the Sage's Tower and ask my teacher to help me borrow some research materials on time magic from the Sage's Tower, and then I will consult with Sister Friggia."

"I will also help you check the Sun Church's database, and I will try to see if I can get divine guidance during prayer."

Valensa thought for a moment, a hint of annoyance in her expression:

"Actually, when Her Majesty the Goddess rewarded me after the incident in Poliland, a lot of the divine knowledge she forcibly instilled in me was about the mysteries of time... Unfortunately, I was too weak at that time and could not withstand Her Majesty the Goddess's reward."

"It's fine."

Seeing this, Tia quickly rubbed Valensa's cheeks to comfort her:

"You're so outstanding, you'll definitely have many more opportunities to receive awards in the future."

"...That's true."

Valensa quickly regained her composure and lunged at Tia once more: