Otaku Witch-Chapter 563 - 433. My childhood sweetheart has the makings of a king_2

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Hmph, does she, Dorothy, look like the kind of bootlicker who would kowtow and cater to the nobility?

Impossible, even if the other party is the God King, she is too lazy to fawn over him.

After a brief consideration, the Homebody Witch scratched her head and ultimately decided to follow the plot for the time being, and take on the role of the God King's childhood sweetheart.

"Aren't you going to ask about what happened before?"

Dorothy countered.

She was referring to the previous incident where she and her father had killed those Witch Hunters, and her father turned out to be a hidden powerhouse.

"Dwelling on the past is futile, and those questions can be asked later. What's crucial now is what we should do in the future. Hasn't the Reverend Father always taught us to look forward and not dwell on the past?"

The initial bewilderment lasted only a short while, and Denisha quickly regained her composure. Miss Shepherdess looked earnestly at Dorothy and said so.

Her response also made the Homebody Witch take another look at her.

Well, it seems that those who can become powerhouses are indeed no ordinary people; their mental fortitude is truly strong.

Dorothy mused to herself.

If she were a normal village girl, facing the current situation, even if she didn't break down and scream, she would at least be crying and becoming autistic on the spot. Yet Miss Denisha had immediately calmed down, not dwelling on the past, and chose to face the future head-on. Such a temperament really didn't seem like that of a village shepherdess.

However, recalling Miss Denisha's troubled life, the Homebody Witch sighed again.

A child from a poor family has to take charge early on; she must have already grown accustomed to life's hardships.

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"Then let's strive to become stronger. Next, we are likely to face persecution from the Church. Be prepared for hard times to come, Denisha."

Dorothy thought for a moment and then shared half of her magic tomes with Miss Shepherdess.

"Start learning now. Father cannot protect us for long; we need to gain as much strength as possible."

Denisha didn't say much. She took the magic tomes without hesitation and immediately began to read.

Although she was a village girl, she was not illiterate, thanks to the kindness of the Reverend Father, who allowed her to study letters with Dorothy in the past.

Even the Reverend Father had once considered allowing other children in the village to learn to read and write together, but unfortunately, the villagers didn't see the necessity. In their eyes, the time spent learning would be better spent helping with farming work at home.

Initially, Denisha thought so too; her family was poor, and she should spend more time helping her mother to alleviate her worries.

But in the end, because of her mother's insistence and gratitude towards the Reverend Father, Denisha reluctantly agreed to learn.

However, as she learned more letters, she gradually realized the importance of knowledge. Not to mention anything else, she at least felt much smarter after learning to read, and in her eyes, the other people of her age in the village were as dumb as incompletely evolved monkeys.

Oh, they are even worse than monkeys now.

Thinking back to how she was almost burned at the stake as a witch, Denisha still felt some anger inside her. Those idiots, they were willing to put one of their own on the burning stake just based on a few words from some foreigners. How stupid was that? Didn't they have brains?

No, perhaps the truly stupid one is me.

Miss Shepherdess was silent for a moment, then thought to herself.

Those so-called fellow villagers probably didn't really believe the lies of the Witch Hunters; they simply didn't find it worthwhile to offend the Witch Hunters for a shepherdess who was expendable.

In the past, Denisha had been focused on working hard to save money, and then to leave this village filled with ignorance and backwardness. Those villagers had bullied and ostracized her mother, and she loathed everything in the village from the bottom of her heart, never considering having a good relationship with the villagers.

On the surface, it was the village that ostracized her, but in reality, she also excluded the village.

So what right does she now have to blame the villagers for not believing in her, for not protecting her?

The Reverend Father used to emphasize when teaching her and Dorothy that what distinguishes humans from animals is that humans learn and grow in wisdom and experience with time.

Failure is not to be feared, but repeating the same failure is.

The past Denisha didn't deeply comprehend this saying, but now, she pondered it thoughtfully.

From the experience of her near demise at the stake, she had learned a profound lesson: if you want to gain others' respect and attention, you must first prove your worth.

Thus, after the initial panic, Denisha quickly took action; she stopped dwelling on the past and chose to confront the future.

This time, it was Dorothy's and the Father's kindness that saved her, but she should understand that depending on others' goodness all the time is unrealistic and foolish. She needs to show her value and at least not become a burden to Dorothy and the Father.

Denisha is well aware that Dorothy and the Father are good people, but you can't take their kindness for granted.

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