Witch’s ‘Fever’ Management

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Leah now only felt… her magic circuits elevating her mental experience. She hadn’t experienced this feeling since she thought Will had died.

Will just lightly touched her lips, and she could feel her circuits burning. This sensitivity drove her even crazier, making her want more, making her want the Will before her to give her more.

—She wanted to control him in her hands, just like before.
—Controlling Will surely wouldn’t be difficult; there were even ready materials right here.

Leah’s mind was instantly filled. After all, he had given her a kiss, like prey offering itself. A reaction she hadn’t experienced in a very long time, it slowly drove her mind insane. After all, this was the nature of witches. Magic circuits exceptionally powerful due to their connection with blood and nerves, and a madness where magic, emotions, and nerves were so intertwined because of this connection.

—Her ring contained witch’s threads for defense when going out; if she controlled them, she could definitely bind him.
—Driven by her magic, as long as she didn’t let go, Will couldn’t escape the threads that would firmly bind him.

As Will’s lips left hers, her witch’s threads immediately wrapped around the hand Will had behind his back, and she yanked hard. A flicker of astonishment passed through Will’s eyes.

“Did you think… this easy little trinket that loosens with just a bit of heat could bind your Teacher Witch?”

Will, his hands bound, his eyes shifting from astonishment to “fear,” instinctively pulled away from Leah, retreating two steps.

—You can’t escape.
—Do you think you can tease me, a witch?

Leah believed she had the upper hand and jumped off the chair. She stepped barefoot on the ground, but her burning magic circuits made her oblivious to the coldness of the floor; in fact, her small feet could even leave scorch marks on it.

“You faked your death, designed an elaborate trap, and tied me up here. Did you want to see my expression of regret and tears? What a naughty boy.”

She lightly tossed one of her golden twin-tails, demonstrating her excellent state and composed demeanor. Her hairstyle wasn’t even very messy from Will’s actions; only the hair tie was a little loose.

—Your body is filled with my blood. Your body is already like mine. What a witch understands best is her own body.

The pink in her eyes almost completely overwhelmed other colors, and the smile on her face grew even crazier.

Will, with his hands bound, seemed to try to break free. He glanced behind him. His hands, behind his back, were already tied. He pulled a bit to the sides, losing his balance, but they didn’t loosen.

“You shouldn’t play with me using liquids like this. It reminds me of the feeling of madly loving you, a feeling I should have forgotten.”

—The liquid Will poured on me must be a stronger form of Bloodmint Essence, so if I pour it on you, you’ll have a similar reaction.

Will tried to retreat backward, losing his balance and slipping, falling to the ground.

“Come. Be a good student and listen to Teacher. Don’t run away again. Teacher misses you very much. Right here, in this little hut you built…”

—That’s right. Can you still smile rationally, calmly, and clearly like this? Definitely not!

Leah’s hands trembled. She raised the beaker containing the liquid that had made her so abnormal and excited after being poured over her.

—I couldn’t catch you before, and you ran away. This time, I won’t let you go.

As she spoke, her bare feet made soft, squishy sounds on the ground as she walked towards Will with overwhelming pressure.

“Let’s enjoy…”

Her words were cut short.

“Hmph.”

Just as she raised her hand, she heard Will, sitting on the ground with his head down, let out a soft chuckle. Leah’s fingers trembled. She suddenly felt that things couldn’t be this simple.

Because, that’s right. The Will before her always seemed more far-sighted than she, his teacher. And… just now, he “voluntarily” poured the liquid on himself, he “voluntarily” offered a light kiss, and he “voluntarily” made himself…

“It’s time for your magic circuit pleasure reconstruction experience, Teacher Leah. By now, you should be back to a normal state for you, shouldn’t you?”

“…What did you say?”

Hiss—

Leah felt a sharp sting on her neck. Along her neck, some cold liquid was being injected into her body.

“…What?”

She covered the stinging spot, finding that beneath her skin, something strange seemed to have been embedded—like a parasite, not something she could simply pull out and remove. As her body felt the cold liquid… her familiar… blood seemed to solidify in her body, her magic circuits no longer spun wildly, and at the same time, the pleasure and emotions in her body instantly cooled down, a feeling of fatigue and powerlessness washing over her.

The drop-off between these two states was like throwing someone directly off a dragon flying hundreds of meters in the air. Her body, which was once sensitive and capable of generating abundant emotions… in just a few seconds, it became “wood,” numb to any prodding.

“…Why did it suddenly…”

Leah felt dizzy and lightheaded, barely able to stand. She took a step back, leaning on the chair. As she retreated, she also felt an unusual coldness from the ground.

“Feeling dizzy is normal. When you’re overly excited, the accelerated blood flow depletes oxygen, and the stimulated senses and accelerated magic circuits consume mana. From both a physical and magical perspective, you’re unable to sustain it. That’s why you feel dizzy and weak, even to the point of fainting.”

Will moved his hands slightly, and the witch’s threads behind his back were easily undone.

“Oh, I guessed right. As expected, most witch items lose their effect if the user can’t sustain them.”

He calmly stood up, even dusting off his clothes slightly, and walked towards Leah.

“Teacher Leah, don’t be afraid. If you can’t stand, just sit on the chair?”

Leah felt an unprecedented… fear. Every step Will took towards her made her body tremble with fear. He was different. He was completely different now. He was no longer the powerless student lying on the chair, at her mercy. His current madness was no less than theirs as witches. Though she was “loved” by him, she felt only fear from this “affection.”

The current Will… What exactly was he thinking?

“What did you do? What… what did you inject into me…?”

“Just a little necessary management of your magic circuit sensitivity, so that poor, helpless me could have this tiny bit of necessary countermeasure.”

Will rotated his wrist. Leah could feel that he was much stronger than he had been a few months ago; even his ordinary movements seemed to have more power. Leah truly couldn’t stand, so she shuffled towards the chair, having no choice but to sit down to avoid a humiliating fall.

“But, don’t worry, Teacher Leah.”

Before Leah’s consciousness slowly faded into unconsciousness, she looked down and saw Will squat down.

“Please believe that I love you. These are all part of the process of showing my love.”

He lowered his head and kissed Leah’s fingers. To Leah’s dismay, even though she had become “wood,” she could still feel a slight electric current from her fingertips from such a kiss. He reached out, and with Leah utterly powerless, easily took back the ring from her ring finger, the one that had originally been given to him.

However, what Leah didn’t expect was… he actually put that ring on his own finger. He knelt in a proposal-like gesture, but put the ring on himself—taking back what was originally his. It was as if he had added a new restraint to Leah.

“You’ve also re-experienced the method you once used to express your affection—and now you should understand that it no longer works on me.”

“What comes next, that’s just the beginning.”