"By the way, what did you mean by premature birth?"
...Feeling slightly relieved, but then remembering the term Angelite had mentioned, Jiang Han asked worriedly.
Angelite sat on the sofa with her legs elegantly crossed, methodically taking off her high heels without the slightest disorder. Her voice was flat and without ripples:
"AICI condition, premature birth. It is when a witch egg, dormant after completing development, is accidentally awakened. A young witch in this condition only needs a little help with warmth during hatching. Otherwise, she is no different from a normally produced witch and will not undergo any adverse changes."
"I was a premature witch myself. I entered the hatching stage three months early, so my family was extremely surprised when I was born."
This was the first time I'd heard of that. Then again, witches were always incredibly secretive about the strangest things, such as Angelite's exact date of birth and her real combat-record evaluations... Jiang Han let out a breath. If Angelite had been fine, then this egg was fine too. Once she relaxed, she noticed Angelite's evening gown again.
"So it's fine... By the way, Angelite, is it okay for you to leave the banquet like this?"
Angelite looked toward the hot spring pool, then rolled her eyes over and answered in a drifting voice:
"If it were a very important banquet, I would already have gone back."
"I see..." Jiang Han sighed in relief again. It would have been awful if Angelite had rushed over because of something important.
"Witches socialize. There are banquets, buffets, barbecue parties, and the thought gatherings and progress banquets unique to your side—used to share new spells and new insights."
She removed the red-and-blue bow tied around her hair and slipped it into her pocket.
"I often attend them and