Chapter 165: Chapter 165: Aria''s 50th Sacrifice (III)


    "A rut? Hmm... I''ve never heard of that before," Aria muttered. "Maybe it''s a term within the beastmen. Anyway, the invitation is indeed perfect. I want to gauge how strong I have be against Swan who seems to possess a powerful witchcraft as well."


    Aria still remembered how her hand melted while pulling Swan''s hair. She also couldn''t forget how that crippled thing suddenly appeared in her room, floating like an angel and healing her burn scar instantly until there was no way for Aria to prove to people that she had been scalded.


    The more she understood witchcraft, the more she realized that Swan was one-of- a-kind, or maybe the best dark witch she had ever seen because even now, she still couldn''t heal any of her test subjects.


    ''All dark spells are meant to harm or deceit, so Swan must''ve used a higher-level dark spell. Something that is not written in my Necronomicon,'' Aria pondered, beforementing, "I wonder how many sacrifices Swan has made so far. To have such an amazing skill must require a lot of sacrifices. Does she use a lot of child sacrifices too? I''m sure she does. I heard that beastmen children are even more innocent and simple-minded than human children, so they must''ve been an even better sacrifice."


    Anastasia shuddered thinking about Swan-that stupid and weak-looking woman who killed children just to make herself stronger. freewebnovel.col


    She couldn''t care less when Aria bullied Swan until she was crippled for more than a decade, but she was scared that Swan might''ve been holding grudges against her.


    "Do you think Swan holds a grudge at us for everything you did to her back then?" Anastasia asked. "I''m afraid she will hurt us both as revenge."


    "Oh, for sure," Aria smiled. "It doesn''t make sense for her not to hold grudges after getting bullied so much ever since we were kids, right? I''m sure that she can''t wait to kill us, Mom."


    Aria knew that her mother wanted to save herself first. She knew her mother very well because their personality was simr.


    Aria could''ve called her mother out for trying to save her own skin, but it would be better to wait and see what her mother would do next.


    "T-then, if Swan''s dark magic is proven stronger than yours, we should quickly apologize and beg her to lift the trade ban, alright? This is a dire situation, Aria. If we don''t act fast, the church will lead a revolution and we will be executed," Anastasia urged worriedly. "I believe in your strength as a dark witch, but if you can''t defeat Swan yet, you need to understand the situation, alright?"


    Aria''s smile disappeared instantly.


    The more she learned about dark magic, the more she didn''t understand Swan''s power. Without a chance to test her ability, it was difficult for Aria to gauge how strong Swan was.


    She sighed, "I don''t want to do that, because that crippled witch doesn''t deserve to be begged. But I will do it, not because of her, but because of you, Mom."


    "B-because of me?"


    "Yep, you have done so much for me. So..." Aria''s words trailed off as she walked towards her mother and stood before her. "As a good daughter of yours, I will do as you say. I know that you want to maintain your position as the Queen of Holy Achate, right?"


    "R-right..." Anastasia affirmed. Her face paled instantly, as she got the whiff of rotten corpse scent from Aria''s body. "You have to take a bath before we go to the Kingdom of Beastmen, Aria. You smell like death."


    Aria chuckled guess so. I''ve been busy sacrificing too many children and using those prisoners as test subjects for my curses and dark spells. Don''t worry, I will make sure to look presentable in front of him. Maybe he will think of me better once I enhance my beauty with magic, right?"


    "Oh, I like that idea. You can seduce him in the normal way first with your beauty!


    If it''s not possible, then you can use your magic!" Anastasia was excited thinking that it might work. "Honestly, it doesn''t make sense for him to fall in love with Swan."


    "Of course, it''s all just dark magic. I can charm any man in the kingdom right now


    if I want to, even the old pope," Aria stated confidently.


    "Then why haven''t you done that?! We need the church''s support right now!" Queen Anastasia insisted. "If we get the church support, then those protests will stop, and they won''t be a threat to us anymore!"


    Aria raised her brow provocatively, "Do you think I haven''t done that?"


    Anastasia was astonished seeing how confident her daughter looked, "Do you mean..."


    "Yes, I flew to the church a few nights ago, and put a charm on that old man to make sure he obeys mymands."


    "T-then, howe the protest is still ongoing?!"


    "Because I cannot make it too


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    obvious, duh? Aria rolled her eyes. "If the pope suddenly acts friendly to us, then the people will suspect something is wrong. All I did was to make sure he would not try to attack us. He might''ve gotten the support


    from the people, but he is still


    passive the whole time, don''t you see?"


    "Without my charm, we would''ve been executed by now," Aria added.


    Queen Anastasia pondered about it for a while.


    What Aria said was true. It had been more than a month, and the situation was


    getting worse out there. Yet the church still hadn''t done anything excessive despite the people''s support.


    Thus, Queen Anastasia was relieved, knowing that she could keep her position for


    a while.


    "We''re not safe yet, Mom. We still need to lift that trade ban, or the people with get impatient and start a revolution without even waiting for the pope''s order," Aria reminded. "So, let''s go and meet the Beast King and his crippled bitch. I''m sure it will be interesting now that I have my power."