The Return of the Mad Witch
Something Newly Realized

After getting permission, Valencia immediately resigned to return again to the residence of the Archduke Calestine. There is still one thing he needs to do to realize the next step to advance the Solvey continent while helping to strengthen security.

"The reason why I wanted to make the Solvey continent a magic continent, was because I was worried. If I am no longer in this place, at least they can survive using magic weapons. I can't leave them in this weak state" Valencia murmured.

Valencia put his pen down, he sighed for the next time. His mind was too complex to be spoken verbally.

"Are you still intending to get out of here and find a new container?" sean's question suddenly appeared before him.

"You always emerge from unexpected places. Yes, I intend to find a new container, if everything is finished then I'd better kill myself" said Valencia.

"Huh? Suicide?"

Sean gave a strange glance towards Valencia, his reaction was quite disturbing Valencia.

"Why indeed? Can't I do it?"

Sean turned a lazy eyeball, he was unable to follow the path Valencia thought.

"Yes, you can't do it. If you want to die, then die naturally. After all your life this time as Valencia is much better. What else are you looking for, Bell?"

"What am I looking for? I don't know, but I want to go back to the Mihovil continent. Can I find a container in san—"

"No! You can't go to the Mihovil continent" Sean said.

The atmosphere between the two of them became different. Sean showed too clearly that he was hiding something behind Valencia.

"Why can't I go there?! I'm sure you and Davey must be hiding something. My death case alone was very awkward, so I wanted to go there to investigate it directly," Valencia insisted would not budge.

Valencia looked at Sean with suspicion, he always felt awkward with the attitude of Sean or Davey.

"Anyway, you can't go to the Mihovil continent no matter what. Access to that place you won't be able to find either. My advice, you better give up."

The look on Valencia's face was very irritated, he was very angry because Sean strictly forbade him and closed all the gaps that might make Valencia aware of his lies.

"Whatever! I don't want to talk to you!"

Valencia got up from his seat and left Sean stomping his feet. It seems that the girl was sulking because of the actions of Sean who forbade him.

'I'm sorry, Bell, but I have to ban you from going there. You mustn't get involved with another fragment of your soul. I don't want you to go back to being evil and messing with the universe like you used to, ' Sean's inner self looked down at Valencia's back.

Valencia along the way continued to grumble and curse Sean. Unaware, the girl arrives in front of the hospital where Sammy works.

"Because I'm here now, it would be nice to ask Sammy to make that."

Valencia rushed into the hospital. The atmosphere was quite crowded, there were many knights who were injured after returning from the portal conquest field.

"Sammy, are you busy?" Valencia snuck in to Sammy's office.

"No. Tumben once you're here, is there anything you want to talk about?" sammy opened his glasses.

Before speaking further, Valencia first sat himself on the sofa.

"I want to talk to you about something."

"Something? What'sthat?"

Valencia looked at Sammy seriously.

"Let's make a potion" he said.

"Potions? Can you really make potions?"

"Of course, so you have to help me make potions. You gotit?"

Sammy sighed, he leaned his back for a moment.

"All right, I'll help you make it. How much material do we need?" ask Sammy.

"Four to six ingredients, but the main ingredient is water from the fairy lake. It is located in the Haleyan Mountains. The water from the fairy lake makes the potion performance more effective," explained Valencia.

"Fairy lake? You mean the lake with that beautiful water? I've been there, I think it's just a regular lake" Sammy said.

"Now you know about the lake, don't you? Then for the other ingredients also grow in the Haleyan mountains."

***

At different times in the residence of Grand Duke Allerick, the current time shows eleven o'clock at night. Adarian had just finished his work and was preparing to rest. However, as he walked down the hallway of the mansion, his steps were suddenly intercepted by Guilla.

"Your Majesty, is your work done?"

Guilla acted spoiled in front of Adarian and held the hand of the man he loved. However, Adarian's response seemed colder than usual.

Surprisingly, Adarian did not even turn his head in the slightest towards Guilla. Different from usual, Adarian had never treated Guilla coldly like that.

Guilla's expression looked shocked, he had just received an indirect rejection from Adarian. However, Guilla tried not to take the heart of it.

"I'd like to invite you to sleep with me. It's been some time lately you've never come to my room again."

"I was in a bad mood. Please don't bother me, you're just going to make my problem worse" Adarian said.

Guilla really did not expect, he was treated like a woman who was not important to Adarian.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Why do you often ignore me? Did I have anything wrong with you?"

Adarian paused his steps, he turned around to look at Guilla. Now he no longer felt the thrill of love when he looked at Guilla.

"No, I'm just uncomfortable when I see you. You better go back to your room, tonight I'll sleep alone."

Adarian's warmth seemed to erode in an instant. Guilla, who was said to be Adarian's favorite woman, was treated this way for the first time.

'Why didn't the Grand Duke react as usual? Is my spell no longer working? Can't! I can't let the spell go, ' Guilla grumbled inwardly.

Meanwhile, Adarian entered his room. He immediately sat himself on the seat. Adarian looked very frustrated, something was bothering his mind lately.

"What picture has been running through my head lately? Then I don't know why, I didn't feel anything when I saw Guilla."

Adarian gets a memory image in his head. He saw himself, Helen, and little Valencia laughing together in the middle of the mansion's garden. That piece of imagery always troubled his mind.

"Excuse me, Your Honor. Did you call me?" A knight entered the room.

"Yes, come. I have a job for you" said Adarian.

The knight quickly faced Adarian to accept a task.

"I want you to find out about Guilla. Find her background before she walks into this residence. Don't miss an investigation about it. Then remember to keep this a secret" Adarian said.

The knight was flabbergasted, a very unusual task given by Adarian. However, on the other hand he also realized that Adarian had a different aura than usual.

"All right, Your Majesty. I'll do it soon."

After the knight left his room, Adarian also got up and went outside. The goal of Adarian's move this time was Helen's room. I don't know how long it's been since the last time she visited Helen to her room.

Adarian knocked on Helen's bedroom door several times before going inside.

"Yes, wait a minute" said Helen.

A few seconds later, Helen opened the door. How surprised Helen was to find her husband's presence at the door.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing here?" ask Helen.

"Can I come in first?"

"Yes, please."

Helen lets Adarian into her room. Nothing has changed from the wife's room other than some of the displays being replaced.

"What brought you here?"

Helen served a cup of warm tea on the table to accompany their conversation.

"Helen, actually lately I've been getting a weird snippet of imagery in my memory. I saw us and Valencia laughing together in the mansion park. Not only that, I also saw us eating together at one dining room table," said Adarian.

Helen's eyes were perfectly rounded.

"You saw that too? Actually I also got a snippet of that picture. I don't understand, but it feels very real. So, I began to surmise that something was wrong with Guilla."

Apparently Helen also experienced the same thing as Adarian. It also reinforces Adarian's bad premonition.

"Do you think that might happen? I mean any picture that goes into our heads, could it be reality?"

Helen nodded slowly while looking straight at Adarian.

"I think it's possible. My memory has been muddled ever since Valencia spoke to us both. Then this is just a guess, what if our memories were manipulated by Guilla?"

Adarian is confused as to what to respond, Helen's thoughts can be accepted because the hunch also said so.

"manipulated? How'd he do it?"

"With magic, in this world there is magic that might help him do it all."