Tunzuo stared dumbfounded at Olivia, who stood smiling at the dormitory door.
The witch was frozen for a long moment, time seeming to press pause.
Tunzuo’s mind went blank, her vision filled only with Olivia’s handsome yet utterly grating face.
After a long silence, Tunzuo snapped back to reality.
Without any warning or further ado, she moved with lightning speed, slamming the dormitory door shut with a thunderous bang.
Using all her strength, she slammed it hard.
With the door firmly closed, Tunzuo leaned against it, breathing heavily.
Her heart pounded wildly in her chest, as if about to smash through her ribs.
A stiff, twisted smile hung on her face as she stared vacantly at the ceiling, beginning to comfort herself with self-deception.
“Hahaha, I must have listened to Sister An Lin nagging too much over the weekend, leading to a nervous breakdown and hallucinations. I actually saw that perverted dragon witch Olivia at my dorm door. Hahaha, this must be a nightmare. Yes, definitely a nightmare! I’m not awake yet. How could that perverted dragon witch find her way here? It’s too absurd.”
Tunzuo took deep breaths to calm her tumultuous emotions.
She raised her hands and slapped her pale cheeks hard to wake herself up.
Muttering unreliable exorcism chants like “Nightmare, go away, go away, demons and monsters, leave!” she cautiously grasped the doorknob again and slowly pulled the door open a crack.
Against her wishes, when Tunzuo peeked out again, the scene outside remained unchanged.
Olivia still stood at the door, smiling and holding a bouquet of lilies.
Her brilliant golden vertical pupils stared straight at Tunzuo through the crack, eyes full of doting and amusement.
Tunzuo’s vision darkened, blood rushed to her head, and she nearly fainted on the spot.
Now, even if she didn’t want to admit it, she had to face a cruel reality—the nightmare was real! That perverted dragon witch Olivia had really come knocking!
Just as Tunzuo was about to slam the door shut again, trapping Olivia outside to escape reality, a pale, slender hand beat her to it, firmly gripping the doorframe.
Olivia didn’t use force, merely pressing her palm against the door to prevent Tunzuo from closing it.
She smiled gently at Tunzuo, her voice soft as flowing water.
“Don’t be so cold, little ghost. I came specifically to see you and even bought flowers. Aren’t you going to invite me in?”
“You! Get out! You’re not welcome here! Go away!”
Tunzuo didn’t want to hear Olivia speak.
Like a venomous snake whose territory had been invaded, she shouted words of expulsion while trying with all her might to force the door shut.
Faced with Tunzuo’s resistance, Olivia didn’t get angry.
She just shrugged calmly, smiled, and let go, allowing Tunzuo to slam the door shut once more.
Looking at the firmly closed door, Olivia didn’t leave.
She simply stood quietly by the doorframe, leaning against it, crossing her arms, wearing a triumphant smile, and began silently counting in her heart.
“One, two, three…”
Sure enough, before Olivia could count a few more seconds, the dormitory door was yanked open.
Tunzuo stood before Olivia, trembling with rage, her originally deathly pale little face now flushed red like a ripe apple.
“What do you want?!”
The furious Tunzuo pointed a finger at Olivia’s nose and demanded.
“What exactly are you doing here?! Wasn’t fighting in the Dueling Arena enough for you?! Or are you just here to get revenge? I’m telling you, I’m tired today, and I’ll be tired in the future! I absolutely will not fight you again!”
Olivia looked at the thoroughly provoked Tunzuo before her, feeling quite pleased.
She straightened her collar and said to Tunzuo with a smile.
“Don’t think of me so poorly, little ghost. I’m here to attend school, naturally. What, didn’t Teacher Sherry tell you all that a new student is transferring in today? Or perhaps, you don’t welcome your new roommate into the dorm?”
“New roommate?!”
Olivia’s words made Tunzuo feel as if the top of her skull was about to blow off.
She stared at Olivia in disbelief, as if hearing some colossal joke from her mouth.
“You’re saying you’re my new roommate?! Don’t joke around! This is the Witch Academy of the Vast Sea City. You’re the young lady of the Golden Family. Why aren’t you staying at the Saint Medea Capital Academy? What are you doing here stirring up trouble?!”
Despite having ten thousand reasons not to believe it, the fact that Olivia had appeared here with luggage meant her transfer was a done deal.
Helpless, Tunzuo could only grit her teeth, step aside, and let Olivia enter the dorm.
Olivia pulled her golden suitcase and stepped elegantly into the dorm, showing no sense of unfamiliarity, as if the dorm were her own backyard.
After entering, she casually placed the lilies on the living room table, then looked up to survey the living environment, a trace of satisfaction appearing on her face.
“Hmm, the room is decorated quite warmly, full of life. Much better than my superficially luxurious manors.”
Whether unintentional or a deliberate show-off, Olivia’s words drew a cold snort from Tunzuo.
Crossing her arms and leaning against the dorm wall, she mocked.
“What, the rich and powerful big shot is willing to condescend to give up her luxurious manor and squeeze into a dorm with us commoners? Feeling noble? Is it a kind of favor to us? Should I say, your arrival brings honor to my humble abode?”
Faced with Tunzuo’s sarcasm, Olivia wasn’t angry at all.
She turned to look at Tunzuo, the corner of her mouth curling into a meaningful arc as she slowly spoke.
“Luxurious manors are indeed nice, but too empty. And… this dorm holds a unique treasure, something no amount of wealth can buy.”
Hearing this, Tunzuo was puzzled.
She subconsciously looked around and asked Olivia.
“What’s so special about this dorm? Does it hide some good stuff?”
Mistaking Olivia’s purpose for treasure hunting, Tunzuo was met only with Olivia’s radiant smile.
Her brilliant golden vertical pupils reflected Tunzuo’s figure.
She stepped closer to Tunzuo until the distance between the two witches was mere inches, their noses almost touching.
“This dorm has you in it, little ghost.”
Olivia’s voice was soft and gentle, yet her tone carried an undeniable domineering air.
“To me, you are the most important treasure in this dorm.”
Olivia’s sudden confession stunned Tunzuo, but immediately afterward, her face turned as black as a pot.
A vein throbbed on Tunzuo’s forehead.
She finally understood why Samotush had warned her to be careful of Olivia.
Because besides being strong, this perverted golden dragon witch was also incredibly shameless!
Despite being forewarned by Samotush, Tunzuo never expected Olivia to directly transfer here, essentially camping at her spawn point.
Olivia’s unconventional move caught Tunzuo completely off guard.
Tunzuo took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the anger in her heart, and questioned Olivia again.
“Cut the nonsense! What do you really want? If it’s to fight, I’m not interested. If it’s for something else, don’t come looking for me either…”
“No, I’m not here to fight you, little ghost.”
Olivia extended a finger, gently pressing it against Tunzuo’s lips, cutting off her next words.
Olivia raised her arms, trapping Tunzuo against the wall.
Her brilliant golden vertical pupils stared intently into Tunzuo’s flickering, soul-fire-filled emerald green eyes.
A blazing emotion ignited in Olivia’s eyes as she spoke to Tunzuo, word by word.
“I’m here to pursue you, little ghost. I love you. From the moment I first saw you, I knew you belonged to me. I won’t let any other witch lay a finger on you. I want to make you mine alone.”
Olivia’s straightforward and bold confession exploded in Tunzuo’s mind like a heavy bomb.
Tunzuo stood frozen in place, her brain completely shutting down.
Love?
This word… someone was actually saying it to her?
In the twenty-nine years from her birth on Blue Star to her transformation into a witch and arrival in the Dona Yala World, the only love Tunzuo had ever felt came from Antuxi.
Although Antuxi liked using ‘physical correction’ education methods on Tunzuo, enjoyed playing pranks on her, and set devilish courses and training—essentially a living textbook of a bad mommy—Antuxi had indeed given Tunzuo maternal love and care she had never felt before.
During breaks, Antuxi would patiently heal Tunzuo’s injuries, tell her about the pranks she pulled across the universe, causing chaos everywhere.
Antuxi would also personally bake cakes for Tunzuo.
Though Antuxi’s cakes were often burnt, Tunzuo loved them.
Even though Antuxi never uttered the word “love,” she expressed her affection for Tunzuo through her actions.
This was why Tunzuo relied so much on Antuxi, why she longed so desperately to see her again.
Because that bad mommy had truly given her love.
But now, the thing Tunzuo most desired and cherished was spoken so lightly by this witch she had met only once.
What did Olivia take her for?
A toy for her amusement?
Was the love I crave so cheap?
Could any random witch use it as an excuse to toy with me?
Tunzuo gritted her teeth until they creaked.
Anger, boundless anger, burned in her heart, completely incinerating her reason.
“I am not your toy!!!”
Tunzuo let out a roar, erupting with powerful magical energy that forced Olivia back.
The shadows at her feet churned violently, black mist billowing around her.
The phantom of a massive black serpent materialized behind Tunzuo, opening its maw and issuing a cold hiss toward Olivia.
Terrifying, icy killing intent instantly filled the entire dorm.
Olivia, however, merely smiled.
She wasn’t frightened off by Tunzuo’s killing intent.
Mistakenly, she believed Tunzuo’s extreme reaction was merely the pride and unruliness of a strong individual.
This resistance, this struggle, this madness that seemed to want to devour everything—Tunzuo became even more captivating in Olivia’s eyes, further fueling Olivia’s desire to conquer her.
“Hah, so adorable.”
Golden dragon flames blazed around Olivia.
The majestic phantom of a golden dragon materialized behind her, roaring with an air of supremacy at the black serpent.
A serpent and a dragon stood in confrontation.
Two immense auras violently clashed within the narrow dorm room.
Space trembled repeatedly, the entire dorm creaking under the collision of magical power, even fine cracks appearing on the walls.
Just as the two formidable magical energies were about to erupt completely, leveling the dorm, a sudden sound of a door opening broke the tense standoff between Tunzuo and Olivia.
“Tutu-jie, Huli and I are back…”
Sally pushed the door open, but before she could finish her sentence, she was startled into a scream by the powerful pressure formed from the clashing magical energies, her schoolbag dropping to the floor with a thud.
“Wahhhhh!”