Otaku Witch-Chapter 674 - 477. The Root of All Evil, Dorothy

What was more surprising was that Koreya was still alive after all this time and looked to be only about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, quite young.

After all, normal mortals couldn't live for five hundred years, like her stepfather, Father Adam.

Just yesterday, Dorothy had returned from sweeping Father Adam's tomb, though he had actually been dead for over four hundred years, making it a somewhat lonely experience.

The homebody witch felt quite conflicted.

Logically, she should have felt sad, but in reality, she couldn't feel much grief at all, even finding it somewhat funny, for she knew all too well that her real father Adam was still very much alive in reality. The deceased Father Adam was nothing more than a phantom from Witch's Night.

Dorothy was fairly certain that Father Adam was probably one of her real father's many past lives; essentially, they were the same person.

How should she describe this feeling?

In her perception, Father Adam couldn't really be called dead nor deceased. It was more like his story had concluded, his role had ended, so he had temporarily exited the stage.

It was like if you were an actor's daughter and saw your dad's character die in a TV show, would you feel sad?

Probably not. You might even mockingly say while watching TV with your dad lying on the couch beside you, "Dad, you're so lame, dying so soon. Got your meal ticket really fast, couldn't you have lived a few more episodes?"

Yes, Dorothy felt something like that.

She knew that once Witch's Night was over and she returned home, she would still see Adam lively and hopping around.

However, that said, it wasn't as if she was completely fearless. After all, her real father Adam was still a mortal, and even as a high-rank Archmage with the potential to live for several centuries, he too had limits compared to the immortal witch.

If things continued this way, Dorothy might really attend Adam's funeral one day in the future.

The homebody witch truly dreaded that day. She even harbored thoughts of starting to research the Elixir of Immortality to grant her father eternal life.

But these were just thoughts. She also knew very well that even if she really gave the Elixir of Immortality to Adam, her proud and stubborn father would probably refuse to take it.

After all, if he really didn't want to die, he wouldn't need any Elixir of Immortality. He could just let his stepmother bite him, and the two could become a pair of eternal vampire companions.

But just like how Father Adam in Witch's Night calmly chose to embrace death as a human, the real father Adam would likely make a similar choice when the time came.

He had always been that way, consistently so over tens of thousands of years, never worn down.

Dorothy reflected on this.

However...

Her dad had died with pride, but when she visited the tomb yesterday, the homebody witch also saw her stepmother, Lilith, the Vampire Queen. From the look on her face, clenched teeth and all, it was clear she had no intention of giving up easily.

Adam's soul was perfectly preserved by Lilith, and the stepmother seemed to be constantly troubled about whether to resurrect her beloved husband.

She wanted Adam to stay with her forever, but she also didn't want to profane her husband's pride, so she remained in a dilemma, holding a Lolita face, guarding the Soul Stone containing Adam's soul, sometimes joyful, sometimes gritting her teeth.

Seeing her always kind stepmother like this, Dorothy felt quite sympathetic. So she went ahead and shared a bit about the Underworld plan, and then Lilith had an epiphany, as if she had found a new meaning of life, understanding her own future mission.

Well, look, direct resurrection would stain Adam's pride, but can normal reincarnation be called resurrection?

Clearly, it cannot, right?

Anyway, no need to thank me, Dad. This is what I should do as your daughter. I hope your reincarnated self can have a good life with stepmother.

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