Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 1050 - 823 Arrival in the East by Sea

Chapter 1050: Chapter 823 Arrival in the East by Sea

After leaving Nidelaide, Xu Yang, Xu Cheng, and Bubble returned to the Divine Radiance.

"That Nidelaide uncle who loves anime is such a nice guy. Why doesn’t Dad talk to him?" Xu Cheng asked.

"It doesn’t matter. Time will smooth things out. But today is a perfect example for me to teach you about controlling your anger." Xu Yang led them to sit in the seats of the Divine Radiance.

Lila hadn’t been involved in what just happened, but she roughly understood the situation and quietly observed everything.

She didn’t know what her master thought. If her master’s tone revealed dissatisfaction with Little Mireya and Nidelaide, Lila would deal with them. To Lila, angering her master was a direct path to doom.

"First of all, have you ever felt angry?" Xu Yang asked. "Like, really mad?"

"That despicable person, Laila Medusa, the laser-eyed witch! Just seeing her makes me angry!" Xu Cheng clenched her fists.

"Angry! Angry indeed. When the Ratmen stole my money, I was furious. Smelly rats are unforgivable." Bubble also recalled moments of anger.

"Anger can make you act irrationally, and sometimes it can lead to regret," Xu Yang said calmly to them.

The Divine Radiance passed over Shangjing’s Witch Academy. Xu Cheng glanced at the academy, knowing her eternal nemesis, "Laser Eyes" Laila, lived there, receiving personal guidance from Farosa. Without a doubt, she would break records and quickly rise through the ranks to become a Lower-rank Witch, even a High-Ranking Witch and Dominator—a future star and prodigy among witches, the cornerstone of Nestor Corporation’s next generation of witches.

That sly, selfish, and cruel Laila—she was entirely a replica of Farosa. Yet her rise seemed smooth and inevitable, ascending step by step in the witch hierarchy. How could someone nurtured passionately by the Witch Goddess possibly lead an ordinary life?

Just thinking about this made an uncontrollable anger rise in Xu Cheng’s heart.

"But I’m still mad!" Xu Cheng pouted. "I want to smash everything!"

At the very least, Laila wouldn’t be allowed an easy life.

"See, if you let anger control you, you lose yourself. You can let anger pass through your heart, then decide what to do—whether to unleash it to defend your dignity or recognize that it’s not important and choose a more rational solution..." Xu Yang said slowly.

Xu Cheng twisted her fingers in the seat.

"I get it! I’ll restrain my anger, let Laila gloat for a while, then wait until she’s at her worst and most annoying, and suddenly, wham, I’ll knock her down! That way, she’ll never hold her head up again." Xu Cheng said.

"Hmm... so devious." Xu Yang noticed Xu Cheng had become remarkably clever, developing a mischievous and playful personality. Was this the result of good teaching or bad teaching?

Initially, Xu Yang intended to guide Xu Cheng, but in a flash, he recalled the past—this almost felt like an insult to Farosa’s judgment of character.

Farosa had once asserted that Xu Cheng would grow up just like Xu Yang: calm, generous, restrained, patient, and dedicated to some great cause, becoming something of Xu Yang’s heir.

But the reality was entirely different. Xu Cheng was so lively, so vibrant. She swayed energetically in her seat, already preparing to play something else. What a contrast—it wasn’t long ago that Xu Cheng had been just a quiet child, spending time with her animal friends.

"Go ahead." Xu Yang let Xu Cheng go. He watched her pull Bubble’s hand enthusiastically and run into the cabin to play an adventure game.

It was Bubble... Xu Yang suddenly realized.

Having a friend had changed Xu Cheng’s previously solitary nature. With Bubble’s reserved demeanor, Xu Cheng had gradually become the energetic and proactive one. Otherwise, if both of them were quiet, life together would be utterly dull.

"Master, what about Mireya and Nidelaide?" Lila couldn’t decipher Xu Yang’s thoughts, so she spoke up to inquire.

"Leave them be... They’ll find their own way." Xu Yang chose to trust Nidelaide.

Little Mireya would probably grow up to be a decent girl. After all, Seeking Shadow often visited there frequently. Nidelaide and these matters had left strange marks in Xu Yang’s mind, reshaping his view of anime culture.

The atmosphere aboard the Divine Radiance was too leisurely. Xu Yang returned to his room and went to sleep. The two children, tired from playing, fell asleep directly in the game pods. Even Star Weaving Lady went into standby mode.

Baby Lila had been working, but later, realizing she should act like a baby, she delegated other tasks to the other modules and promptly fell asleep as well.

The next day, Xu Yang woke up, his mind still dwelling on what Nidelaide had said yesterday—accusing him of injustice toward Nanase Kizuna and Kirino Reisei, and of being overly demanding in Mireya’s redemption.

——Sleep had cleared his thoughts. He felt he shouldn’t harbor such grudges; compared to his current "status and position," Nidelaide’s remarks were insignificant.

Xu Yang understood that not all his past decisions were right—they weren’t saintly or flawless. There were certainly errors, injustices, and instances of double standards.

But throughout all these years, no one had truly served as Xu Yang’s "mentor."

His insights were derived from his own experiences and lessons—his own journey through dark nights, painstakingly making each decision himself. Whether it was dealing with foxes and witches or handling Mireya in this timeline, where was the perfect perspective? There was only Xu Yang’s own mind and will. Since Nidelaide hadn’t offered immediate guidance to Xu Yang back then, he had no grounds to criticize Xu Yang’s choices so many years later.