I Became a Magical Cheat Loli Witch

After receiving Leriel's oracle, we spent the time preparing for the upcoming battle in the castle of the Eldar Forest Kingdom until the day of the decisive battle.

I mainly busied myself in refilling the made through , shared mana with the mud cocoon of Teto, and ate in hopes of increasing my mana even by just a bit.

I also instructed Baretta to dispatch Shael and Yahada with their teams to deliver supplies to support Selene and the others as needed.

Aside from that, I heard that Dragon Grandpa had also gone out to help reduce the number of monsters.

"Having the support of everyone is really a relief......

I also wish to join in and help them as much as possible.

That's why, Teto.

Hurry and wake up......

" With these words, I touched the mud cocoon as always to transfer my mana when a strong drowsiness assailed me and abruptly cut off my consciousness.

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By the time I came to my senses, I found myself in the same dream oracle space where I usually meet Liliel and others.

------And Liliel was standing before me with a serious expression.

"Liliel.

I have heard about stampedes from Leriel's oracle.

I'll make sure to stop it.

" A great number of people must have already succumbed to this disaster, while the villages, fields, and people's dwellings were razed to the ground by the waves of monsters overflowing from the dungeon.

Liliel, hearing my words, slowly nodded her head.

"There is something I wish to hear, Liliel.

Why didn't you give me an oracle?

Was I not reliable enough?

" I wish she informed me earlier so that I could have helped those people before the danger even started.

In response to my question, Liliel spoke with an apologetic expression.

The earth veins and the dungeons have a deep connection with each other, so I was busy managing the burden that the man-made stampede was putting on the earth veins.

I'm sorry.

> I see.

Problems with the earth veins could lead to disasters like earthquakes, the ground suddenly caving in, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and a bad harvest, so she was focusing her power to prevent such aftereffects.

"Well, in that case, I guess it can't be helped.

Sorry, I was just a bit sad that you didn't contact me......

" There were some inevitable reasons that no one could control, but not hearing about such a serious matter from Liliel herself had put me in a bit of a low mood.

Now that I knew the reason, I replied cheerfully to shake off the melancholic feeling.

"Well, I'm now stronger than before so rest assured that we'll solve this disaster.

"

I'm sure you can solve any problem given the time with your vast mana and immortality, so I'm not worried.

> "I am glad to hear that, Liliel.

Just receiving your recognition is enough to reassure me.

" I wasn't some kind of saint who had deep feelings for the refugees or the crisis that the Western region was facing.

I was merely taking action to save the people in need within my reach.

Whether it was now or in the past, I didn't have any intention to force myself to do things that my powers couldn't resolve.

"Besides, it's your little sister so I want to help her as your friend.

" I guess my feelings were properly conveyed to her as Liliel showed a helpless smile.

With how the crisis was currently ongoing in the western continent and we were waiting for the moment before we went out to battle, our conversation proceeded much more smoothly than I expected.

It was fortunately devoid of any unnecessary tension.

Then, as I was feeling the awakening of my consciousness indicating that the dream oracle was about to end, Liliel's voice reached my ear.

"Fufu, that was the best thing you have told me.

" ...............

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I slowly woke up and found myself leaning against Teto's mud cocoon.

I remember being beside it when I was summoned in the so I guess my body must have shifted to it.

"......

Hmm, let's see what time it is now.

Liliel said Teto will be waking up any time now.

" My body felt a bit sore due to leaning against the mud cocoon during all that time.

The sky outside had started turning orange, and soon it would be nighttime.

Then, as I looked up at Teto's mud cocoon, cracks started to appear on its surface, and I could see faint light spilling out from those cracks.

"Teto?

" As I touched the mud cocoon and sent my mana in, the mana inside pulsated intensely and the light spilling from the cracks grew stronger.

Gradually, the cracks widened.

And after a bit of time------ "Majou-sama~.

" "Teto!

" Teto appeared, breaking the cocoon, and reached straight for me to hug me.

I did the same and wrapped my arms around her.

Perhaps the clothes she was wearing disappeared when her body was reconstructing itself as she appeared naked from the cocoon.

I was happy to hear her voice after one long year of not hearing it.

"Teto felt the warm mana of Majou-sama.

Teto wanted to meet you quicker, and Teto also has become stronger.

Teto will protect Majou-sama.

" "Hmm, yeah.

I can feel your warm and strong mana.

" She hasn't changed much appearance-wise, but her mana had undergone a qualitative change and it was now denser than before.

I confirmed the increase in her mana using appraisal magic to check her status, though the biggest change was in her race name.

It has changed from the original to .

Then amidst our reunion, someone knocked on the door, and following that, Erneah-san and the others entered.

"I felt a sudden spike in mana so I came here to check.

Well, I expected you to have woken up.

" "Good morning-nanodesu~!

" Facing Teto who cheerfully waved her hand at the Erneah-san and the others as they entered the room, Erneah-san put on a wry smile as she signalled Altair-san.

"Alright, Teto-sama.

Please come this way to change your clothes.

" "Okay~ Majou-sama, Teto is going to change clothes!

" Watching Teto leave under the guidance of Altair-san, the lingering hesitation I had disappeared like dark clouds on a sunny day.

I could now help out with the stampede with a clear mind.

"Speaking of which, I received an oracle from Goddess Leriel while you were sleeping, Teto.

" "Ohh?

Another request from Goddess-sama?

" 'She hasn't changed a bit, huh?

' I gleefully thought to myself.

After Teto was done with changing, I simplified and explained the oracle details to Teto, to which Teto nodded assertively.

"So in short, we just have to defeat the monsters and everything will be alright!

" "Well, yeah.

" Setting aside the difficult factors, this was, in essence, what they were working on in the past month.

Sometimes, I felt envious of Teto's simple thinking, unlike me who had a habit of overthinking.

"Our current plan is to return to the along with Erneah-san and survey the actual place of the battle while on the back of Dragon Grandpa.

" "Roger-nanodesu~" "Alright, let's get going then.

" After elaborating on our course of action, we returned to the through the as we were seen off by Altair-san, who wasn’t coming with us since she had to take care of matters in Erneah-san's absence, and Rorona-san, who couldn't fight due to her blindness.

It was nighttime when we returned, but Baretta was already there waiting to greet us, as perhaps she already anticipated our arrival, and deeply bowed her head.

"Thank you, Baretta.

" "I am home-nanodesu!

" Baretta flashed a relieved smile seeing Teto back after a year of absence, though it lasted only for a second as she reverted to her usual straight expression and then turned to greet Erneah-san, the queen of the elves.

"Likewise, Chise and Teto, who have given such a precious thing to us, are already my friends.

I'll do my best to help with this incident as their friend.

" Baretta adopted her administrative tone and began to explain things, but noticing our gazes, she cut things short and led us to Dragon Grandpa's place.

Dragon Grandpa, who was back from reconnaissance, was in the middle of having his body scrubbed and cleaned by the maids holding deck brushes in an open space behind the mansion.

"Yeah, we are back.

Sorry for disturbing you, but can you tell us what you saw in the western land?

" And so, Dragon Grandpa spoke about his discovery.

It was approximately one week ago when he saw the assembly of the undead, and after hearing about it, Erneah-san showed a thoughtful look.

"I see.

Undead generally weaken the longer they don't have their own power spot.

Moreover, they are incredibly weakened in the daytime.

They might be repulsive, but they will eventually disappear on their own.

" Undead are unable to recover due to being dead, so they basically steal power from other living things.

Ghosts were undead that had places to which their origins were connected, so that was why they could use the power of that land to restore their power and curse the people over and over again.

However, now that the dungeon they were connected to has been destroyed, they wouldn't be able to stop themselves from weakening, no matter how strong they were.

"In that case, their next step would be to search for a new foundation to maintain their strength......

Don't tell me...

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