Hate me, Miss Witch!

Chapter 426 - 217: Shiayar, Don’t Open Your Eyes, I’m Ennie (Three-in-One)

As the Dragon of the Night, who holds the authority of night and shadow, the realm of dreams naturally is also a part of the authority of the night.

"I finally... met you in person once again."

"Shiayar."

"Or rather... master."

Her ruby lips parted lightly.

A melodious voice sounded.

On the surface, it sounded very calm, but within, it carried countless suppressed yet surging emotions ready to erupt at any moment.

"Ye..."

Shiayar opened his mouth.

Although he had already anticipated this answer, when Augutina truly admitted it, he found himself somewhat at a loss for how to respond.

"Why disguise yourself as Ennie in the dream?"

"Clearly, with our contract, if you wanted to meet me, just a single thought would be enough."

"Yes... why indeed?"

Augutina gently tugged at her pitch-black skirt.

When she was previously disguised as Enola, she appeared quite bold and proactive. Had Shiayar not spoken up to reveal her identity, she might already have succeeded in reversing the situation by now.

However, at this moment, not appearing in the guise of Enola but in her true form before Shiayar.

She completely lacked the previous composure and initiative.

"Because of timidity and inferiority, I suppose..."

Augutina’s words carried a hint of self-mockery.

"From the bottom of my heart, I envy Miss Enola’s position in your heart."

"Yet I lack that confidence..."

"Even after doing so many things... I still dare not be sure."

"When Augutina, the Queen of the Night, and the identity of the little black night dragon you contracted merge into one."

"I wonder, what status do I truly hold in your heart..."

She looked at Shiayar with her golden eyes.

"You treat that little black night dragon so well... just like you do with your other pet beasts."

"Even from the most critical perspective, you’re quite a caring Beastmaster for pet beasts—"

"I know that as long as I’m willing, we can forever be friends, the most stable and reliable allies."

"But I, I don’t want just that."

That emotion, like an undercurrent, was slowly surging forth.

"I don’t want to be like Silver, like Crimson, leisurely basking on your head in the sun, listening to your stories... seemingly intimate, yet ultimately, it’s just the intimacy between a Beastmaster and a pet beast."

"What I wish to pursue is a deeper relationship."

"Not a pet beast, not a counterpart of an equal contract, nor simply a trustworthy friend... but like Ennie, like Silvia, to hold a place in your heart."

"I don’t know where this emotion originated, perhaps because of that special bond at first sight in the desolate, dilapidated Ancient Dragon Royal Court."

"Or maybe it’s due to the aftermath of thinking and pondering during the epochs that followed the First Era, in the days and nights without you."

"But this is indeed my only longing in my heart at this moment."

Augutina’s pale fingers involuntarily played with her dark hair.

"But I lack self-confidence."

"I don’t know, in your heart, already full with Ennie, with Silvia, with Empress Isadella, with Hathaway, if there’s already ample space for me..."

She glanced at Shiayar: "If my sources aren’t incorrect, the Dawn Saintess Su Lun also holds a place in your heart, right?"

"Although you don’t show your relationship with her openly, you’ve always kept an eye on the affairs of the Dawn Church... and your direct return to the Fourth Epoch without understanding the causality of the First Era also relates to Su Lun."

"Hmm."

Shiayar nodded slightly in surprise.

His relationship with Su Lun was one of the most concealed among his many affairs.

Besides Ennie’s superficial friendship with Su Lun, even Silvia and Isadella weren’t well aware of matters concerning Su Lun.

Moreover, after defeating the remnant spirit of the Ancient Sun God, Shiayar indeed noticed some situations related to Su Lun.

Yet he hadn’t expected Augutina to notice these matters as well.

Should it be said that the Dark Shadow Council is truly the most powerful intelligence organization on the Western Continent... or does Augutina’s attention to him exceed his imagination?

To craft this dream, she specifically went to the ruins of Ceylon in the Northern Territory.

To meticulously replicate every detail of the snowy field... such an amount of work, even for a throne, is a tremendous drain, just like the City of Phantasmal Shadows during Shiayar’s last journey with Hathaway.

"So, that’s why I’m somewhat afraid and insecure."

Augutina gazed at the flickering candlelight not far away.

"That’s why I came up with the idea of disguising myself as Ennie in the dream, to first cook the rice and make it a done deal."

"I know your character..."

"Once that step truly occurs, even if everything happened in a dream, you’d be sure to take responsibility for me."

"However, now that I reflect on it... what I did earlier was, indeed, a bit too selfish."

She smiled softly, speaking with some relief: "Thankfully, master, you didn’t let me succeed."