In just a day or two, Ketus had been sold off to Kraken by Jiang Han.
And the result...
Was too ghastly to behold.
Ketus could be fooled senseless even by low-ranked Jiang Han. Faced with Kraken, the only witch in the world who had ever fooled Lin Zhaojun, she was naturally cheated to the verge of tears.
In Reception Room No. 3 of the Sea Shepherds.
With tears in her eyes, Kesuhutusi said:
"...So you've had it so hard all these years."
Wearing that bland, indifferent expression, Kraken lightly described it in Anjie's distinctly flat, uninflected voice:
"...My mother was burned to death. My other mother did not escape judgment either, becoming one of the first witches on this Earth marked for destruction. How could a child with two mothers like that possibly survive in Europe? It would have been one thing if they hadn't loved me, but they loved me more than anyone."
Ketus cried so hard she was nearly turning into a sea monster, almost wanting to wipe her tears with tentacles.
—It had to be said that witches' racial consciousness was terrifyingly strong. They possessed immense patience and sympathy for their own kind, but toward other races... they were the sort who would eat your mother, then ask, "I'm a little hungry. Where's your dad?"
While Ketus covered her face, Kraken swiftly exchanged a glance with Jiang Han and mouthed, "My mothers were only exiled." A moment later, she slipped back into character:
"...The Eastern witches were very kind. Even a child like me, they were willing to give me a chance."
Jiang Han pressed her lips together. If she remembered correctly, Kraken had long ceased to be a child by the time she came to China. She had already been a highly renowned candidate for