Otaku Witch
Chapter 924 - 924: 575. Stage Setup

After listening to senior Fanny's explanation, Dorothy finally somewhat understood where the arrogance of the Angel Witches came from.

Although her own mother and senior Fanny didn't seem to think much of those Twelve Disciples, no matter what, they were all Sages. If senior Fanny's insider info was accurate, they might have even been part of the Thirteen Sages.

You must know, the current Council of Sages only has thirteen Sages governing collectively, which means the God King Sect back then had essentially created a Junior Council of Sages internally.

What is this concept? What does this mean?

A Sage is not something as common as cabbage; in the Witch World's history of tens of thousands of years, there haven't even been a hundred Sages. Considering it was the early Dragon King Era, the number of Sages was certainly fewer, probably only around twenty to thirty in total.

Then the Angel Witch Clan directly had thirteen Sages, and that's not even counting the Divine King, the Witch King. At that time, the God King Sect's strength indeed occupied half of the Witch World, making it the undeniable absolute overlord in a situation of one superpower among many strong ones.

Who wouldn't be arrogant with that kind of power? If Dorothy had the absolute strength to solo challenge the world, she'd probably look down on people with her nose.

It's no wonder the God King Sect looked down upon the Dragon King, the newly ascended Sage, and even dared to voice discontent about the Divine King's decision to hand over power to the Dragon King.

Unfortunately, personal strength, while important, if one wants to truly maintain everlasting power, one must pay attention to the progress of history.

The grand tide of events cannot be reversed, and the Angel Witches ultimately paid the price for their once unbridled arrogance.

Those Thirteen Disciples are intimidating, but the gap between Sages may be larger than between little witches and Sages, and facing the rising Dragon King, the true King of Destiny, all thirteen disciples combined might not be enough to handle the Dragon King's one hand.

In the presence of absolute strength, no amount of weakness is meaningful.

"But speaking of which, does the Divine King really not care about her subordinates?"

Thinking it over, Dorothy felt curious and asked her ever-knowledgeable senior.

In the past, she didn't know what kind of character the Divine King had; perhaps she really believed in the legendary God King No Heart Theory, thinking she was a cold and aloof ruler who liked to watch her followers and successor fight amongst themselves, thereby strengthening together amidst endless internal strife or sharpening themselves at the cost of one party breaking.

But during the Witch's Night, she became very familiar with Denisha.

While the Witch's Night is only a fleeting dream, and matters within shouldn't be taken too seriously, it was still the Divine King's dream, and Denisha's personality within the dream wouldn't differ too far from reality.

At least before Dorothy messed up the plot, the Shepherdess Denisha's character should have been quite authentic.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Homebody Witch, under normal circumstances, her good sister wouldn't just sit and watch such meaningless internal strife; she was harsh toward enemies, but rather kind to her own people.

Moreover, the Dragon King, as the Divine King's disciple, was quite heavy-handed in purging the God King Sect, nearly crippling them all at once.

Normally, even if the God King Sect initially jumped too high, a few knocks and warnings would suffice to instill fear, without the need for banishment, dispersal, or retirement, almost cleansing a generation, creating a talent gap within the Angel Witch Clan.

It really seemed intent on elimination, too filial indeed.

If the Dragon King was truly that kind of "filial disciple," it might just be over, but from the rumors within the Magic Network about the Dragon King's affection for the Divine King and aspirations to be a rebellious disciple, it seems the relationship between these two Witch Kings was genuinely harmonious.

Therefore, the underlying implications become quite interesting.

The Dragon King's purging of the God King Sect was silently permitted, perhaps even supported by the Divine King.

But what exactly did her good sister encounter that made her disregard past ties and decide to act against her most devout followers who fought alongside her to ascend to heaven?

Although usually founding emperors do begin to suppress their founding nobles after consolidating power, the saying "When the birds are gone, the good bow is put away; when the cunning rabbit is dead, the hunting dog is cooked" exemplifies this rule.

However, Dorothy didn't believe the Divine King needed to do such things. Witches, as extraordinary species with power within themselves, differ entirely from mortal countries.

As long as the Three Kings do not perish, all the Sages below can never be more than subject to them; not even united do they have a slightest chance of uprising.

In such a situation, there's no need to suppress followers for a stable position.

Moreover, her good sister isn't someone who would act against those close for status, she's quite attached to family and friends, much like herself.

Dorothy was genuinely curious about the circumstances that led the Divine King to harden her resolve back then.

"Could it relate to the fallen Disciple?"