Otaku Witch

After Koreya, over the next few days, Dorothy sensed several more necklaces being activated, and she went to check on each and every one of them, only to discover that they were all magical girls.

Indeed, the Hero's Blood Magic Potion, concocted with Denisha's blood as the main ingredient, seemed to favor girls slightly more. Despite several of the dozens of necklaces she sent out being given to little boys, it was unfortunate that no magical boys succeeded in awakening.

Not only were there no magical boys, but there were also no magic matrons. In the end, it was mostly young girls who awakened. The few adult women who were slightly older ultimately did not awaken.

Sigh, once a person matures, it really is hard to maintain the purity of mind of childhood. Those adult women probably found it difficult to fulfill the strong beliefs required to activate the necklaces.

However, Dorothy's coaxing, no, guiding work for these new magical girls went unexpectedly smoothly.

These girls were all ordinary, not like Koreya with a Demonic Bloodline. Their parents were honest, ordinary mortals who protected their children well. Although uneducated, these girls were true illiterate village girls, with pure and naive souls, all good children.

Yet, good children are more likely to trust others easily. All Dorothy had to do was talk about the vision of a wonderful world, and these magical girls took her words to heart, eagerly offering their help.

The homebody witch advised them to think it over, but the girls insisted there was no need, truly yearning for that beautiful world and willing to work towards it.

As for their motivation, the pure-hearted girls frankly stated they did not want to be heroes, but simply because if such a world really existed, their families would have a better life.

That was an honest confession, particularly since these girls, from the chaotic environment full of wicked people in the City of Sin, still maintained their innocence, which showed their families must also be good people, all honest, lowly mortals.

Well, because they are good people, they are at the bottom, which makes sense.

The City of Sin is a merciless place; if you're not ruthless, you can't hold your ground, and honest people can only live at the very bottom, constantly bullied.

However, with such great expectations from the girls, Dorothy felt the pressure mounting on her.

These past few days, she changed her usually lax ways and began to seriously delve into magic, not just studying randomly as she used to, focusing on whatever caught her interest.

This time, the homebody witch started systematic, targeted development of specific spells, not the everyday magic she was most familiar with, but the combat magic she previously paid little attention to.

After all, Dorothy would have preferred if those adult women had awakened, not these little girls. Letting children fight was indeed a bit too harsh.

Unfortunately, the cruel times left them with no other choice.

So, what Dorothy could do now was to try her best to enhance these magical girls' combat abilities, allowing them to protect themselves well in the upcoming battles.

The Magical Girl Battle System was the magic project Dorothy was ultimately developing and researching.

Okay, it sounds a bit grand, but it was just the development of the magical girls' battle gear and magic skills.

Although Koreya's transformation included a battle robe, that so-called battle robe was actually just the effect of the spell: Mana Armor.

Simply put, it was a shield spell disguised as a battle robe. Its defensive capability was not very strong; it just looked cool and attractive.

Of course, as it was a spell improved by Dorothy, it not being very powerful was only in her own eyes. In fact, the Mana Armor's defense could allow one to stroll carelessly around this fringe urban area, showcasing a chaotic leisurely walk.

In this fringe area, the supernatural powers of the local wild Transcendents were merely skin deep, barely touching the magical girls.

Following the magical girls' awakenings, their initial evolution with a drop of Hero's Blood typically equipped them with one specific spell and three basic magic skills.

The specific spell was like Koreya's Blood Demon Conversion, and the basic spells were Magic Enhancement, Mana Armor, and Mana Weapon.

Magic Enhancement, as the name suggests, was a spell that used magic power to strengthen the body.

Mana Armor was the defensive spell that created the battle robes.

Mana Weapon was the attack spell that condensed magic power into weapons.

These three basic spells were specifically chosen by Dorothy—enhancement, defense, attack, paired with a specific spell for a powerful move, which would give the magical girls a considerable combat capability right after awakening.

However, plans indeed couldn't keep up with changes.

Before the birth of these magical girls, they were just seen as tools for playing games in Dorothy's mind, and being treated this well as tools was already quite good.

But when these magical girls truly stood before the homebody witch, she found that her heart wasn't as hard as she imagined. The thought of these trusting, innocent girls possibly dying in a battle because of her decisions left Dorothy feeling uneasy, her heart burdened with anxiety.