Date a Witch: Reborn as the Witch of Lust! (GL)-Chapter 196: Academy’s Greatest Disaster (1)

In the lunch hall, Mel munched on jelly. Her tray? It had only a glass filled with jelly.

Sweet things were good because they reminded her of the sweetness she had lost.

"Mel?"

Lila’s voice beside her was restrained. Her own plate had a salad and a steak.

The Witch of Envy insisted on starving herself, too, but Mel stopped her. She couldn’t bring her first wife into her venting streak.

"I know..." Mel turned to the opposite seat, as hollow as her defeated voice.

She didn’t know Rosana’s lack of presence would hurt this much. At this point, it would be her who would be trapped first!

"As expected," the witch of lust snapped at Lila. "I’ve to dote on you a lot tonight to make it up, Lila!" 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"No no no, why does it-" Lila’s face flushed. Then, she briefly settled on, then clutched her chin with a serious, pondering look. "Actually... maybe I can take it? I’ll be too tired to study tomorrow, but..."

"Hm?" Mel tilted her head. "Something the matter?"

Her unbothered voice filled the space between them and also filled Lila’s cheek, bloated with air.

"You..." Lila’s brows furrowed. "Forgot my bet with Maria?"

[ Lila mourned that you didn’t take her ’First Wives’ competition seriously! ]

[ Lila Favourability: 57% -> 31% ]

"Ah."

Mel’s lips gaped. She did not forget.

But she was the type to flirt in study time, and not... well, study.

The concept of study simply didn’t exist in Mel, and thus, she was momentarily confused.

"Sorry!" Mel clapped her hands together. "I...uh, when is the next exam?"

"Oh..." Lila’s voice drifted into one of understanding, her eyes threateningly darkened. "So the exam is more important than me now?"

Mel froze. Then, a seriousness gloomed over all of her features, as if the world, or her world, would end the next day.

"My lovers were more important than even myself." Mel’s lips frowned. "Lila. I love you, and nothing could ever compare to you."

The tension thickened, and Lila’s eyes were shaken, surprised.

"Um- don’t be... suddenly so serious..." Lila fidgeted, too happy to speak properly, too embarrassed to shut down Mel properly.

Mel shook her head. She leaned in, expressing her sincerity the only way she knew how.

Their lips crashed together again. Onlookers’ gazes darted elsewhere, respecting the couple’s private time.

As Mel pulled back, she pulled aside a strand of Lila’s hair, locking their gazes together.

"Say it with me," Mel ordered. "I love you."

A breath hitched in Lila. It was the first time in a while that she was embarrassed to express her feelings.

Even more than when she was naked, Lila felt more exposed than ever.

"I love you... Mel..."

[ Oh, you made the shameless Lila embarrassed? Seriously? ]

[ Lila Favourability: 31% -> 84% ]

Looking at the System, Mel’s stare couldn’t be more unimpressed.

’Seriously’? Mel admitted it: shamelessness was contagious by the witch of Lust, given how much they flirted, kissed, and touched each other in a while.

But she loved her lover’s shame! Only then could they be even cuter when Mel teased them!

’...now that I think about it, I never saw Rosana blushing..."

Sadness rippled across Mel’s features again. ’Ah, I miss Rosana...’

"Mel?"

The second time Lila called for her name, as Envy innocently tilted her head.

Something burst inside Mel. And she shoved her lips against Lila again, eliciting a surprised gasp.

Her tongue burrowed in as she sneakily put a <Silence> barrier around them, muffling all their moans.

[ Uh, Mel? ]

She drew back to take a breather. "Mhm?"

Mel’s hands locked Lila’s cheeks.

Lila’s emerald eyes hazed. Her back was hunched without strength. Her lips were stretched without a single thought inside, except to chase the pleasure given by Mel.

The Witch of Lust clasped her thighs. She really should have dragged Lila to the rooftop for a quickie.

[ Mel. Your plan is working. ]

"Hm?" She was about to kiss Lila again when the system’s screen blocked between their faces.

Maria was undoubtedly jealous. Mel smirked inside, but didn’t show. The Saintess herself would drag her for another master-pet play again if she did.

But Rosana folded so early? How?

With the <Silence> barrier still up, Mel directly spoke out loud. "Maria. How was Rosana now?"

The System’s reply was almost instantaneous.

[ A little mad in the training room now, but not so much that she gloated. ]

[ Though, she definitely forgot being stalked by her Father. Rizzler was currently occupied with me, trying to give you two spaces. ]

Mel’s brows raised.

Rizzler was a perceptive man, while also prone to misunderstanding.

Perhaps after some observations, he was genuinely mistaken about Mel and Summer’s separation as an argument, before quickly escaping.

Curious about his daughter’s love life, but not curious enough to dabble and interfere with Rosana’s troubles, allowing her to grow.

He was a good father, minus the stalking part.

"Mm..."

Mel smiled as Lila began to calm down.

The Witch of Envy just watched. Her thumbs fiddled with irritation, knowing the other ’first wife’ was here, with them.

She patted Lila with a doting chuckle. No matter how many times, Mel was grateful to have a dream and a cute wife in Lila.

"Maria," Mel decided.

She was always a ’live-in-the-moment’ person. Kissing Wraith, teasing her maid, and even trolling the Witchhunter were always done on the spur of the moment.

Not to mention her partner was always here to clean up the mess. So why wait?

[ Hold on, Mel. ]

And chatters around them screeched to a grinding halt.

The air felt wrong and stuffy, as every onlooker’s lips stopped. Eating, chatting, or even twitching at Mel’s audacity, it was as if an invisible pressure sealed their lips shut.

Mel and Lila caught their breath. They both knew this sensation.

Because time has stopped.

And then, the sound of chopsticks hitting together echoed, shattering their trance into a nervous pulp.

Gulping, Mel glanced forward with a wry smile, aimed only at the brown-haired elf with golden eyes.

The Saintess was merely enjoying her salad in a bowl, each click of her chopstick clear and crisp in the frozen time.

"Aren’t you distracting the duke, Maria?"

The Saintess-elf merely smiled, serene with a bit of food stuffed inside. "You two were having fun without me. How could I miss out?"

Her soft tone was unbelievably threatening. Mel shuddered, her stomach itching unbearably right now.

Lila’s gaze merely flickered between both of them. Just as Envy was about to protest-

"Hey, Env-" Maria pursed her lips, then corrected herself. "Lila, what do you think of Mel always teasing you?"

The submissive spirit inside Lila flared. But then, something darker emerged, brought on by Maria’s taunting stare.

"You..." Lila squinted. "I love Mel. I want her to have her way with me. With my everything, and I feel fulfilled doing it."

A flicker of satisfaction crossed Maria’s face. She loved the way Lila’s spirit was pumped.

Just as Mel was confused, Maria didn’t stop. "But a little change now and then would satisfy her, no?"

The Saintess set aside the bowl and stood up.

Her step towards Mel was one of leisurely pace, reminding Mel of their ’walk’ yesterday.

The witch of lust blinked. Dryness hurt her eyes, but when a pair of hands ghosted her cheek, she realised tears of shame were already flowing.

"Mel..." Maria whispered, slowly turning her to Lila. "What was your first wife thinking? Say it?"

Of course, Mel couldn’t. But when Lila’s cheeks flushed a deep, dark red full of desire, she faced her with such intensity-

"Lila..." She yielded, her head stretching forward.

Lila, like when Mel did her, clashed her lips onto Mel’s without thinking.

Maria sneakily sat behind Mel’s back, wrapped her arms around Mel’s waist, then groped Mel’s breasts without a care.

The grope matched Lila’s clumsy, yet almost tender rhythm, not hoping to hurt Mel.

But the Saintess’s grip only treated Mel’s body as an item, each grasp firm and hurtful, as if just using them to satisfy her desires.

The contrast unbelievably aroused Mel in the middle, who merely whimpered as both leaned in, their chest pressing against her body.

"Mm... mm, hic..."

Mel regretted not going further during that lunchtime.

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Using Rizzler as an excuse, Maria dismissed herself like a passing, forgettable breeze.

Mel pouted, but what could she do? Her faith in her partner had completely gone! Perhaps Maria was the danger, and she was the blind, innocent maiden, always being violated!

And why did Lila go along so easily? Ah, nevermind, Lila could never be at fault. It was always Maria!

Her more submissive, obedient first wife had already apologised, bowing her head to Mel over and over again with tears in her eyes.

Mel didn’t show her grumpy look and merely patted her cute, innocent Lila, whose innocence she stressed inside to protect Maria, multiple times.

"And now..."

Alone as she sent Lila upstairs, Mel glanced up at the dormitory building.

Sunset glow enveloped the wall in a warm, comforting orange. It was a romantic atmosphere, if not for a certain dragon she had neglected inside.

’Time to reap the result.’

Mel hummed as she strolled inside casually.

The start of the greatest disaster in the academy ignited from here.