Velvet's Story

Here you go, your morning cake.

Please enjoy your lunch, Master. I have put plenty of sugary fruit on top of the cake!

Today's dinner is... cake topped with cake toppings, thus a cake topping-topped cake!

Oh...?

Hehehe! You seem to be having a tough time. Would you like my help?

I am the Wit—Er, just a passing Sprite Jane Doe!

Umm, no... I'm not Velvet. I'm Sprite Jane Doe...

Tch! You got me. Anyway, it doesn't matter! You ran away because you didn't want to eat cake, right?

Hahaha! Don't underestimate me! I am the Witch of Power, Velvet! I know everything!

You must have become sick of all the sweet stuff the sprites eat, right? Right?

What the heck was that?!

Seems like your intelligence has decreased from all that time you spend with the sprites. Anyway, I've prepared this for you!

A super wellness drink created by yours truly! Once you become intoxicated by its healthy taste, you won't be able to drink anything else!

Tsk, tsk. It's not just any green juice. It's a masterpiece specially made from pine needles that I hand-picked, one by one!

This drink will clear your head and awaken your soul. We're due for some dew, <Mt. Pine Dew>.

Enough with your nonsense! Do you not want to try this <Mt. Pine Dew>?

Hehehe! In that case, I shall let you have some. Under one condition, though!

Help me with my plan to conquer Sprite Village!

Haha... I must admit, I was not expecting you to accept so easi—Huh?

Even if you won't get to try this pine needle juice? You're okay with having nothing but cake for the rest of your life? Simply lend me a hand, and this <Mt. Pine Dew> is yours.

Heh, heh, heh! If you don't make a decision soon, I'm just gonna walk away!

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Hahaha. Now that you've had a taste, it's over.

Your blood will be cleansed, your immune system will strengthen, and your blood sugar levels will stabilize! You'll no longer be able to survive without green juice!

So if you'd like some more now, become my loyal servant and help me conquer the sprites!

Hehe. I'll have you do all my bidding!

Wh-What?! They're basically the same thing!

You deceived me! You broke your promise after drinking the <Mt. Pine Dew>!

Really? You're not deceiving me again, are you?

Companion...? Hehehe. Sounds good! Hey, you! Become my companion!

You can have as much of this as you want!

Alright! Let's go conquer Sprite Village!

With you by my side, anything is possible!

I knew it. You're different from those foolish sprites. You even know the word "plan."

Of course I have a plan!

We get the sprites addicted to <Mt. Pine Dew>!

You've proved it to me. Deep down, even the sprites are sick of cake. They just haven't realized it yet!

Hehehe! They reject this because they haven't tasted it yet. But once they do, they'll become addicted!

Once they've all become addicted to pine needle juice, they won't be able to resist obeying me! Hehe!

A g-genius? Ehehe. Oh, this much is nothing...

You don't want this?

That's why I've taken you in as my companion!

We're gonna abduct the sprites one by one and force them to drink <Mt. Pine Dew>!

Even if they don't want to try it, once we force-feed it to them, they'll come around.

Once we're done, their mouths may say no, but their bodies will be begging for it.

By then, they'll have no other choice but to follow my orders. Hehehe!

It's alright.

All it takes is a bat to the back of the head to knock them out, be they sprites or witches.

Why is that a problem?

We just need to feed it to them until they admit that they like it, right?

Stuff them full of it until they can't even talk, and they'll grow to like it.

For me, it seems like the best method... but since you're my companion, I'll listen to you!

I have another plan in mind, but it will probably be less effective!

We can hold a free promotional event and mix the pine needle juice into the drinks to have the sprites drink it themselves!

Y-Yikes, you startled me! Why are you shouting all of a sudden?

So, you like this plan, then, right?

However, there's a fatal flaw in this plan.

I don't have enough pine needles.

My initial plan was to abduct them one by one and turn them into get them addicted—I mean, feed it to them—so I didn't make a lot.

If we want to pass it out to multiple sprites, I need to make more, but I don't have enough time to do that by myself.

That's why I wanted to use a different method!

Really?!

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My companion...

This is a disaster...

A complete disaster...

Waaaaah!!!

You said it would be a success since it's handmade, didn't you?!

You told me it would all go well! I shouldn't have believed you! Waaaah!

Foolish sprites. They can't comprehend the greatness of <Mt. Pine Dew>...

I knew we should have stuck to the original plan. We should have abducted and force-fed them!

Last time, you said you couldn't do it.

You said that you were a loser who couldn't use magic, that you're weak, and that you suck at planning.

What the heck are you talking about!

Anyway, abduction is out of the question now. They'll be very wary of us.

What can I do to conquer Sprite Village now? Urgh!

What?

Why are you curious about that?

Huh...?

Companions... Fine! I'll answer your question.

I cannot stand seeing fools in leadership positions!

The Witch Queen... the Sprite Queen, they're both foolish and incompetent! I'm better than those idiots!

I can do a much better job, which is why I'm trying to take over!

Umm! Th-That's because...!

To be honest... We're all evenly matched underground... The surface world seemed easier...

Also, I get looked down upon underground because I can't use magic properly!

I was planning on conquering the surface first to show them how awesome I am!

I can't believe I've already failed like this from the start! Waaahh! It's so frustrating!

Hiccup! Sob! R-Right!

I-I guess...?

That's right... but I only know how to use physical enhancement magic.

If I try to use other types of magic, my head hurts and strange things happen...

What?

!!!

I see... that's right!

You're right. I've been going about it the wrong way!

The problem isn't me, but the standards set by this world!

I brought some Pine Needle Juice!

This is nothing since we are companions!

Now that you've had that, follow me. I have something to show you.

Fireball!

*Chuckle* It's too early to be surprised.

Water Creation!

There's one more left!

Wind Sca...!

Huh? Um... then, Windcutter!?

What do you think of my magic?

Now I can use real magic, too! Hehehe!

Are you surprised? Why are you so quiet?

*Chuckle*

With this, other witches will have no choice but to acknowledge me!

Yeah! I trained really hard!

Every day, 100 push-ups, 100 squats, 100 sit-ups, and...

Huh? How did you know!?

But didn't you say,

Any sufficiently advanced? developed? Anyway, the power that's strong enough is indistinguishable from magic?

So, I focused heavily on strength training! *Chuckle*

Now that I can use magic, I need to show the witches right away!

Yes! Since, I've finished everything, so I should go now.

I just came to show you my magic. Well, and give you Pine Needle Juice.

And... um...

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Thank you for your help, Master!

One million twenty-one! One million twenty-two!

551... 552... 553...! Just a little longer, it's almost 10 minutes!

Hey, hey... What brings you here, newbie?

Hey, friend. I think you're in the wrong place. The public club is two blocks down.

This is a sacred underarmour zone! We don't let newbies in without basic training suits!

This is my new magic! Meteor!

Heh! That's pa-the-tic♥ Can we even call that magic? Land Wall♥

Master! When did you get here!?

Oh, them? It's nothing.

They just realized my greatness and finally decided to follow me. Hehehe!!!

I couldn't lose to them, so I kept training my magic energy (physical force)!

Speaking of which, you haven't had Pine Needle Juice lately, right? I don't have any now, but how about a protein shake instead?

I don't drink flat, meaningless health drinks anymore. I need to focus on protein.

Take this opportunity to ditch devilish foods like cake and come enter the world of chicken breasts and boiled eggs!

Now that you mention it, you live in the Sprite Village, right? I want to take this opportunity to see if my magic works on sprites.

It's all thanks to you.

I told them the things you said to me earlier.

I saw them struggling with their magic training, so I told them their minds were struggling because their bodies were weak.

And, when I told them that any sufficiently advanced muscles are the same as magic, they started working out!

So, now most witches are exercising! They've all gotten healthier!

Why do you look so dejected? You look like someone who just finished a workout only to find their protein powder container empty.

Really? Then follow me! I have something important to do and I need you!

It's really important.

The Queen must officially ban flour!

Replace all powders with protein powder! Replace them now!

Drive out carbohydrates! Throw out, fats! Drink down, protein!

Hahaha! You're saying strange things again, Master!

Come on, let's go! Everyone is waiting for you.

Be cool. You worry too much.

If you worry about every little thing, it's your loss.

Here, these are special protein potions! We've got a special protest discount!

Ugh... They're effective, but they taste terrible.

Still, some witches buy and drink them.

We're here! Everyone's been waiting, right?

Welcome, leader!

Well, it just happened that way.

I brought our supporter! Now can advance with the new Master of the Muscle Order.

Yay! That's our leader!

Of course! We're companions, aren't we?

I do what you do! Because, you're like our spiritual leader!

No. Without you here, I, and we wouldn't have made it this far!

We're trying to break the old oppression and establish a new system! It's all based on what you said!

Master, become the muscle punch that fights for us!

Listen! The Master says, "Keep carbohydrates and fats to a minimum!" Hear this, Queen! Ban the distribution of grain flour, a lump of carbohydrates!

The Master says, "Take amino acids and creatine too!" Listen to us, Queen! Distribute new products with these new nutrients immediately!

I see them! I hear them!

Wow! Drag down fat! Muscles rule the world!

Everyone, step back! What is this all nonsense?!

Here comes the queen!

We've gathered to drag down the incompetent queen and establish a protein-focused policy!

Shut up! I know you stole protein bars from the Elven Village, and exercise equipment from the Werebeast Village!

*Gasp* How do you know that!?

Did you forget to use your most important muscle? Maybe because you've only used strength enhancement magic.

Since you ripped out the vending machine using strength, and forcibly tore the equipment out, there was evidence left everywhere.

S-So, what? They weren't using it or eating them anyway. We just redistributed them to those that needed them.

The other villages sent support to restrain you. If you don't surrender quietly, you'll end up on Weekend Farm.

We're surrounded! Where did all these troops come from!? Was it a trap from the whole time!?

Well, come to think of it, I like muscle training, but there's no need to go to the Weekend Farm for it.

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Queen Belita!

Actually, the real leader is the Master!

Beli... No, Your Majesty! I was taken advantage of!

Velvet, the others have already revealed that it was you. All we had to do was offer them protein bars and they told everything.

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I was planning to deceive the queen and catch her off guard, but I was foiled.

Be cool. Let's just let it go.

*Sigh* Capture everyone except those who surrendered.

No, noooo!!!