Otaku Witch
Chapter 838 - 838: 541. Special Attack Squad versus Special Attack Squad_2

"What about the Earth Mother Goddess' divine authority?"

The homebody witch quickly asked.

"The Earth Mother Goddess isn't greatly weakened. Although she no longer has absolute control, she still exerts considerable power. When facing Leviathan, we children feel enormous pressure, and our strength is suppressed to varying degrees, depending on our level of rebellion."

"Similarly, as the Earth Mother Goddess, Leviathan imposes a maternal authority on us rebellious children. Her attacks intensify based on our level of rebellion."

"Hmm, according to my observations, this suppression and amplification should max out at around fifty percent."

Denisha continued to explain.

Dorothy: "....."

What do you mean by 'max out at fifty percent'? That's a hundred percent difference, alright.

The homebody witch grumbled internally at her good sister's words, then rubbed her head, feeling quite headache-inducing.

This is too difficult. Their skills were already at a disadvantage, and now they have to face this double debuff of special attacks, making the future seem bleak.

"Hey, good sister, can I ask you a somewhat presumptuous question?"

Dorothy thought for a moment, then looked up cautiously at Denisha beside her, and asked.

Miss Shepherdess squinted her eyes and then looked at her sister with a smile, nodding.

"Sure, go ahead and ask."

"I'm really asking, don't get angry."

The homebody witch was still a bit uneasy and confirmed.

"Don't worry, as long as it's you, Dorothy, I normally wouldn't get angry."

Denisha's smile was indulgent.

"I heard that the Mother of the World seems to have no face in front of the Third King. People say the Mother of the World is just a mascot. Is that true?"

Dorothy asked nervously.

Although Denisha was her good sister, Denisha was Denisha and the Divine King was the Divine King. This kind of espionage about the Third King's secrets made the homebody witch very scared, afraid that the good sister in front of her would suddenly turn into the dignified and ruthless Divine King and punish her.

What made her even more uneasy was that after asking, Denisha's smile became somewhat stiff, which frightened the homebody witch into shrinking her head.

"I was just asking casually, you don't have to answer if you don't want to, I won't ask anymore."

The cowardly witch quickly declared.

Honestly, she was just hoping to copy some homework.

In theory, the relationship between the Third King and the world's consciousness was closer than that of other witches, so the creator's and the Earth Mother Goddess' authority should be more effective against the Third King's special attacks. However, the reality is that the mother-daughter dynamics are reversed; it's from the top down.

In Dorothy's view as a normal witch, this rumor wasn't a rumor at all—it was a fact.

The world's consciousness in the Witch World didn't have the supreme status it should have. Now with the Third King emerging, the world's consciousness herself is more like a completely sidelined puppet emperor, just a mascot without any real power.

This can be seen from the fact the Witch World doesn't have 'pseudo gods'. Normally, the world's consciousness would evolve various nature gods to assist her in managing the world's operations, which also helps to propagate her power and status.

However, in the Witch World, the positions originally meant for deities are replaced by the Council of Sages under the Third King's command, and the divine authority and heavenly mandate meant for the deities are also overridden by the Witch Rank system.

Essentially, aside from having a title and a name, the world's consciousness has lost almost everything else.

In Dorothy's impression, this shared Mother Superior of the witches is quite active, but she almost never does anything official, instead organizing various celebratory events.

For example, the frequent beauty contests in the city of Venus are officially held in Lord Devil King's name, but Audrey once secretly told Dorothy that the actual organizer is Pandora, the Mother of the World herself.

Another example is the Lord's War that happens every fifty years, which is said to be in Lord Dragon King's interest, but Mother Superior is the one handling it.

In hindsight, the titles of Lord Dragon King and Lord Devil King are often used by the Mother of the World, but there don't seem to be many festivals held in the name of the Divine King.

The most famous would be the current Witch's Night, which does seem to be genuinely held by the Divine King.

Emmm... Wait, is it really held by the Divine King?

Ah well, anyway, look at how you have driven our mother, a dignified world consciousness, to only organize festivals—?

Honestly, the Third King is truly the most filial daughters.

Just when Dorothy was too cowardly to ask more, Denisha sighed and spoke.

"Well, actually, there's nothing much to avoid. Mother Superior really can't handle the three of us. As for why, it's actually quite simple."

"The creator's authority only works on her creations, but when her creations grow beyond her understanding, this authority naturally fails."

"The Earth Mother Goddess' authority is the same. What she could command were the children who couldn't resist her. But when they grow up independently, she naturally loses control since even within a family, authority depends on each individual's abilities. Whoever has the most skill becomes the authority in the household."