Harley of the Witch Pathway

"Bang!"

A sudden noise erupted in the quiet storage room.

A beautiful young girl with black hair and emerald eyes dove headfirst onto a small bed, and when she climbed up while rubbing her head, the back of her skull slammed heavily against the ceiling.

"Ouch!" Harley let out a miserable cry, blaming herself in her heart for being so careless as to not check her surroundings while fleeing.

But when Harley looked around, what met her eyes was not a desolate wilderness or an endless sea, but a pitch-black, cramped storage room.

This small bed, the daily necessities on the headboard, and a few worn-out clothes—everything was so familiar yet so strange.

"Is this Aunt's house?" Harley stroked the bed and whispered.

Immediately after, Harley buried her face in the pillow, cheering in a low voice as tears slid from the corners of her eyes:

"Haha, I actually made it back! The Gate successfully locked onto my original world, and it didn't manage to catch me!

Damn the Gate, damn Amon! As expected, I am the final winner! You can't catch me!"

It was no wonder Harley was so excited. Many years ago, for unknown reasons, Harley had inexplicably transmigrated to a strange world.

That world actually possessed legendary extraordinary powers, and there were twenty-two types of them! This had thrilled young Harley to no end.

But with good news came bad news. The bad news was that Harley accidentally landed near the lair of a faction called the Witch Sect and was taken back to be groomed as a genius.

Thus, the naive Harley embarked on the path of a Witch and transformed into Harley.

And it wasn't until she became a Witch that she realized there were actually twenty-two pathways to choose from.

But Harley's luck was just that bad; she had happened to land right in the lair of the Witch Sect.

Harley's treatment in the Witch Sect was not good; after all, she was just an orphan with no background. Therefore, she was frequently bullied.

However, Harley was not so easy to bully. Back when she was bullied by her cousin Dudley, Harley had dared to mount a limited counterattack even without any power.

And now that she possessed considerable combat strength, how could she let herself be slaughtered?

Therefore, Harley successfully murdered a Witch who frequently bullied her—someone one sequence higher than herself—and stole the Potion formulas for the next two professions along with the method to leave the Witch Sect's lair.

In the end, Miss Harley successfully escaped the Witch Sect, hiding and dodging while being hunted, and occasionally even killing her pursuers.

Ultimately, Harley even successfully advanced to a Sequence 3 Witch of Agelessness, placing her among the absolute peak of people in that world.

Just when Harley thought the good days were coming, her wonderful life ended just as it had begun. This was because the God of Combat and the Evernight Goddess had initiated a war of gods.

During the time of the two titans' war, many conspirators and troublemakers were exceptionally active, such as a certain fellow who wore a monocle.

Amon sent his avatars to wander everywhere, and as it turned out, one of the avatars happened to discover the aura of another world on Harley.

So, poor Harley had just escaped the pursuit of the Witch Sect only to encounter the gaze and pursuit of Amon.

And this opponent was far more difficult to deal with than the Witch Sect; he had simply become Harley's nightmare.

Finally, driven to a dead end, Harley followed the contents of a notebook seized from a certain Mystic and sought help from a mad existence whose honorific title was "Mr. Door."

Although Mr. Door discovered Harley's uniqueness and had ill intentions, wanting to capture this visitor from another world while opening the gate, Harley was still one move ahead and successfully escaped back.

When the excitement faded, Harley pushed open the door to the storage room. The sky outside was already turning light, but the house was still quiet.

Her annoying uncle and aunt had not yet risen, let alone that pig-like cousin Dudley.

However, Harley did not plan to take revenge for the time being. Although the abilities brought to her by the Sequence 9 Assassin allowed her to make them sleep forever without a sound, and she would not be suspected in the slightest.

But Harley wanted to slowly let them experience the pain they had inflicted on her over the years, using the abilities of a Witch and an Instigator to properly enjoy the fun.

Of course, considering they had adopted her as an orphan, Harley would not kill them. This was the final mercy of a relatively restrained Witch.

"Witches are very vengeful!" Harley thought indignantly while checking the state of her body.

As expected, Mr. Door was extremely powerful, able to lock onto her original world through an item with an otherworldly aura in her possession.

It was a pity that he was already mad, and he also seemed to have a grudge against that bastard Amon, or rather, they were natural enemies.

So, the two of them would likely have a bloody battle first and would have no capacity to care about her, a little ant.

However, the price Harley paid was also enormous; after all, Mr. Door was also very interested in the other world.

Therefore, Harley was forced to sacrifice almost all the Sealed Artifacts on her person to block Mr. Door from attacking her, while simultaneously sealing her own strength so that she could pass through the "Gate."

"As expected," Harley couldn't help but wail, "I'm only at Sequence 7 now, and I've turned back into the form of an 11-year-old girl.

I'll have to see later if this world has any special Potions or Potion ingredients, otherwise, I'll be stuck as a Witch for the rest of my life.

I worked so hard to advance to a Witch of Agelessness! My immortality and ageless appearance have just vanished like that!"

Following this, Harley fished out a semi-illusory small box filled with madness and curses from her pocket.

This box was the only thing Harley had brought back from the other world besides her own strength—oh, wait, there was also the dress she was wearing.

Inside the box was a soul fragment; although she didn't know whose it was, Harley had to thank him.

Because initially, Harley did not clearly understand the acting method and only performed to a certain extent. It wasn't until she became a Witch of Despair that Harley fully understood this method.

But even as a Witch of Despair, Harley could not bring herself to harm innocent people like other Witches; she could mostly only bring despair to her enemies, so her digestion was not particularly thorough.

Therefore, before Sequence 3, Harley's digestion of each sequence's Potion was not completely perfect before she directly consumed the Potion of the next sequence.

Sometimes, in order to quickly obtain powerful strength, Harley would even consume the Potion of the next stage while knowing full well it was unsafe.

In this process, which was akin to gambling with her life, she naturally accumulated quite a few unstable factors and insane wills; had it been any other Beyonder, they would have died long ago.

However, Harley was lucky. All the loss of control and madness that might have manifested in Harley were drawn away by a broken, madness-filled soul fragment attached to her own soul, which was why Harley had reached the Witch of Agelessness without any major mishaps.

It was precisely by relying on the otherworldly aura emanating from the soul fragment inside the box that Mr. Door was able to locate Harley's world and open a gate connecting the two realms.

"How marvelous! This world definitely possesses extraordinary power; otherwise, why would there be other soul fragments attached to my soul?"

Harley was pondering the extraordinary power of this world when she heard the mailbox at the door clatter.

Harley recalled that this meant someone had come to deliver mail, but it was very strange, as the person who usually delivered mail never came this early.

Of course, it was also possible that Harley had misremembered, as she hadn't heard that sound for many years.

Harley walked over and opened the door to check, but the morning street was completely empty, save for an owl flying in the sky and a letter lying on the doormat—a vintage letter made of parchment.

"Interesting." The corners of Harley's mouth curled up slightly as she bowed elegantly and picked up the letter.

The moment she picked up the letter, Harley sensed extraordinary power, though it was not the power of a curse; after all, as a Witch who excelled at casting curses, she was quite confident in that regard.

Judging by the address on the letter, it was indeed meant for her, even clearly noting that she lived in the cupboard under the stairs.

However, Harley clearly saw the last line of the address, "Mr. Harry Potter," change to "Ms. Harley Potter" the moment she picked up the letter.

Harley couldn't help but lick her red lips, feeling that this world was truly fascinating.

She gently closed the door, then quickly pulled out the letter and skimmed through its contents.

It was an acceptance letter from a magic school called Hogwarts, inviting her to attend and providing a list of the books and equipment she would need.

"Magic?" Ms. Harley muttered to herself, as she was also capable of casting various types of Dark Magic.

She just didn't know if the magic in this world was the same as the magic in the world she had transmigrated from.

"But this seems like a great opportunity!" Harley traced the parchment with her slender fingers, calculating her future plans.

"Most of my power is currently sealed. Although I don't need to consume the corresponding Potion again and perform the role-playing, I still need to concoct some potions to break the seals.

As it stands, this world has extraordinary power, and I know nothing about it.

Then Hogwarts is the best path; after all, it is a magic school, so it should be able to provide me with systematic instruction!"

Thinking of this, Harley made a decision: she would go to Hogwarts and have some fun!