The witch thought I am a Demon God
Chapter 943 - 486 Aries Witch

Chapter 943: Chapter 486 Aries Witch

After leaving the village, Ivita entered the city. Although Yodo City was under martial law, it was, after all, a commercial marketplace and couldn’t block the flow of people in and out for long.

Therefore, Ivita used the Complete Transformation Spell to disguise herself as a merchant and easily gained entry into Yodo City.

By now, the armed presence in Yodo City was very exaggerated. The prohibition on carrying weapons had been lifted within the city, and nearly everyone on the streets was armed and looked at each other warily.

Ivita found it strange that everyone in Yodo City seemed to be in danger.

On the cobblestone pavement, she casually pulled over a merchant who was passing by. "I see everyone in the city is on edge. What’s going on?"

The merchant, initially quite displeased and ready to scold Ivita, changed his demeanor completely after meeting her gaze. He suddenly became as docile as a frenzied housecat eyeing food in its master’s hand and said to Ivita, "Stranger, don’t you know? A Frankish witch was invited to this city by Lord Jalen. There were many prominent people in the city who whispered about her; the very next day, they ran madly into the streets, stripped off their clothes, and after they were naked, they clawed at their bodies and scratched themselves to death."

"That Frankish she-devil even brought a group of her witch students."

When the merchant spoke of Jalen, his tone was mocking; but when he mentioned the Frankish witch, it was with gritted teeth and a display of claw-like fear.

In a lowered voice, the merchant said, "Now, that coven of witches is monitoring the streets every day to see if anyone speaks ill of their mistress. We Alsasians are all very afraid. And because of that Frankish witch, our future seems very unclear. Perhaps we can no longer trust the Yodo Family. They’re nothing but Jalen’s lapdogs."

"What a mess. I hope those Frankish witches didn’t hear all that I just said."

"I have already shielded the magic around us. Rest assured, no one will discover that you mentioned them in your words," Ivita suddenly laughed, finding the Frankish witch quite a character. So concerned with people badmouthing her in secret, she couldn’t stand even the slightest bit of it?

Such willful and unrestrained behavior was indeed typical of witches.

Ivita used Mind Magic to probe the merchant’s memories and saw all he had seen related to the witch, confirming that at the very least, she was a Witch Marquis.

She was probably one of the rarer, stronger beings among the Witch Marquises.

When the witch entered the city, she had carried a sheepskin handkerchief on her horse-drawn carriage, which might have been her high-level magic item.

She had once demonstrated her power on the streets of Yodo City, simply tossing the sheepskin handkerchief onto a person’s head, and that person turned into a sheep.

What surprised Ivita was that from the memory, he distinctly saw that the witch transformed not only the person’s physical body into a sheep, but also their Soul Body, Ether Body, and bypassed the Law, truly, truly turning the person into a sheep.

Although in both scenarios, the result was turning into a sheep; there was a fundamental difference between them.

Those truly turned into sheep found it very difficult to revert to human form, and while turned, they did not possess even the slightest hint of human intellect.

"This witch is somewhat formidable; she must have been called here by Jalen to deal with me," Ivita realized Jalen’s intent—to prevent her from sneaking into Yodo City and killing him.

It seems his control over the Fire Dragon Law was dwindling.

Ivita left the spot and headed straight toward the estate of the Yodo Family within Yodo City, which consisted of a jumbled architectural style with a series of walls, fortress structures, and manor villas – common among the residences of the wealthy in Alsace.

The constructions of the city’s rulers and nobles were defensive in nature, to fend off foreign enemies as well as to prevent revolts by the city’s professionals.

The castles and walls gave the Lords some measure of confidence.

From the fourth floor of the Yodo Family mansion, Earl Yodo opened the window and saw people hurrying down the streets, each with a sword at their waist, his eyes suddenly filling with gloom, especially when he saw a woman wearing a white scarf on the side of the street, watching every passerby like a hunting dog.

She was a student of the Aries Witch.

"Damn those Franks. Yodo City has really become chaotic. If Jalen, you prefer to use Franks instead of us, your old servants, then why should I serve you?"

Earl Yodo felt frustration in his chest with nowhere to vent it.

"These witch oddities, each and every one of them will not come to a good end. The most powerful thing about the Aries Witch is that white kerchief in her hand. If I could find someone to steal it, I might be able to kill her. But by doing so, it would amount to openly declaring war with Jalen."

"I do not wish it to come to that."

Earl Yodo paced in front of the window, the Frankish witch encroaching on his rightful powers, each day aiming to bring Yodo City under her control. He wondered if Jalen had noticed that the witch had even planted her students as lookouts on the road in front of his residence and cast magic at the entrance of his estate, so that whenever there was a visitor to his estate, the Aries Witch would almost certainly know.

The door to the room opened.

Without turning, Earl Yodo said irritably, "Haven’t I told you, I am not to meet with anyone today. Heh, if these meetings continue, the core personnel list of Yodo City might as well appear on that Frankish witch’s table."