Miss Witch, please don't leave your fragrance everywhere

Chapter 77 The Witch Lady's Witness
 
Eleven years have passed, Merlin has grown into an excellent magician, and his footprints are all over the world. However, the witch living in the Misty Mountains is still the same as she was eleven years ago, just like a pure girl.

"You've changed a lot. You've grown so tall. It's really annoying to look at."
"Ha?"
"My body hasn't grown for a long time. If possible, I would like to grow taller."

Angelica came from a blue planet without magic, and she was not a soul occupying her original body, but was born in this world as a baby.
Angelica experienced a second growth, but there was one thing that Angelica was very dissatisfied with: her height had not returned to the level before the time travel.
"Really? I thought it wasn't big enough..."

"Foolish disciple."
Angelica was about to hit Merlin on the head with her hand, but Merlin was so tall that Angelica had to stand on tiptoes and Merlin had to bend slightly to hit him.
"So what did you come here for? Did you already make a deal?"

"Not yet. I have made some achievements, teacher. The royal court of the kingdom has invited me to serve the royal family. I just passed by here and came up to visit you."
Merlin is still working towards his goal of becoming the chief magician of the court, but this path is more difficult than he expected.
"I'm leaving soon. The next time I see you, Teacher, I'll be the chief magician of the kingdom's court."

"Okay, I'll wait for that day."
"Speaking of which, it's rare for us to see each other again, so why don't you give me some parting ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) gifts? For example, the silk that you have worn..."
For some time afterwards, a strange story circulated in the parish of Boppard in the Rhine Mountains.

It is said that there may be screaming banshees in the Misty Mountains, because someone once witnessed a mysterious creature screaming and flying out of the sky of the Misty Mountains, like a meteor across the sky -
Time has always been cold and ruthless. It will never stop because of anyone's regret or reluctance.
——Fifty years ago.
The witch walked on the winter snow back to her residence: a wooden house on the Misty Mountains.

There was a middle-aged man waiting in the courtyard. He seemed to have been waiting for the witch for a long time. The flowerbed that the witch had messed up had been cleaned up by the man, and the courtyard was also meticulously maintained by the man.
The man was over forty years old, dressed in a noble magic robe, and was obviously a famous figure.
The witch saw through the middle-aged man's true identity at a glance.

"…Merlin?"
"Teacher, nice to see you again. It's been fifteen years since we last met."
"Fifteen years? I can't remember...You came to visit me?"

"I came to the Misty Mountains two months ago, but the teacher was not here."
"I was out for a walk and to attend the funeral of an old friend."
Angelica said she had an orc friend who should have been enjoying his old age, but ended up reading a best-selling book among the elves and got so angry that he died. Merlin was lucky. The witch hadn't been away from home for long. If he was unlucky, he might not see the witch for several years.

"How have you been lately?"
"I have settled in the Kingdom of Bilsen."
"The Kingdom of Bilsen... is quite far from the Rhine Federation."

"Riding a Swift Dragon is pretty fast. I really like the customs and culture of the Kingdom of Bilsen. The royal family also thinks highly of me. I successfully obtained the coveted position in the court."
"Chief magician of the palace?"
Merlin nodded. The previous chief magician of the court had passed away not long ago. Although the two had not spent much time together, the previous chief magician valued Merlin's talent very much and passed on his mantle to Merlin.

It is considered quite young for a man in his forties to become the chief magician of the kingdom's court. With the support and sponsorship of the kingdom, Merlin was finally able to show his talents and start studying the dream he had many years ago.
"I've been doing some research recently, and I'm planning to integrate some medium-level magic into props, so that they can enter thousands of households. Teacher, didn't you say that you've imagined a magic prop that can communicate with each other across the ocean, or even communicate through virtual projection? If that really exists, I can communicate with you often, and we don't have to be separated by more than ten years every time."
"Well... Strictly speaking, that's not achieved by magic... Anyway, I can't explain the principle. So, what problem did you encounter?"

"There are many objections from magicians in the kingdom. Even I am dumbfounded by the amount of money spent. If we want to earn back the cost from the common people, the price must be raised to an astronomical figure... If we do that, we won't be able to spread the benefits of magic."
"Well, it's a tricky problem, but it's normal. Many products cannot benefit everyone at the beginning. It takes a long time to reduce costs and iterate technology. I don't know what you have done, but I think there should be a lot of room for further improvement."
As the saying goes, buy early and enjoy early, buy late and enjoy discounts. No one can resist the temptation of -80%.

"Yes, but it takes a lot of time to improve..."
Merlin's expression was somewhat lonely and regretful.
“I don’t know if I can hold on until the day when I see the results of my research benefit every household.”

Perhaps, Merlin's research had not yet reached the point where it could be reduced to cost, and it had already been forcibly abolished by the kingdom. No one could predict what the future would hold, and for Merlin, not being able to see that day would surely be a lifelong regret.
"It doesn't matter."
"Um?"

"Let me help you bear witness."
The witch shrugged and spoke as if nothing had happened.
"Because I can live a long time."

If you have no way to witness how your research can help future generations, let me witness it for you, because witches will never age or die, and can witness the changes in the world.
Merlin was stunned for a moment, and a smile gradually appeared on his face, a smile that seemed to be relieved and as if he had figured something out.
"Yes, Teacher is a witch of immortality and youth. There is no more convincing guarantee than this."

"Now that you have become the chief magician of the royal court, I should also fulfill my promise. Only this time, I will allow my stupid disciple to make any request."
"...No, that's not necessary. I haven't decided what wish to make yet."
What Merlin didn't tell Angelica was that he was still single and hadn't found a partner for his life.

He had an unrealistic dream, in which he reached the realm of extraordinary beings and became an equal to the witch. But even though Merlin had become the chief magician of the kingdom's court, he was still a long way from being an extraordinary being.
"Teacher...you haven't changed at all..."