The Sekirei’s Covenant

Sardinia Island, Witch's House—

Just like when they first arrived, the great witch's house was still a complete mess. The entire front yard was overgrown with weeds, and passersby might mistake it for a vegetable garden. Inside, things were thrown everywhere, which was a huge blow to the few young girls who had hoped for better. Even Sora felt a bit embarrassed for this sloppy great witch.

Knowing guests were coming but not tidying up, moving a piece of lingerie off the sofa, Sora was speechless. From this, it was easy to imagine how rotten the great witch's daily life was—probably just eating and sleeping all day, muddling through life carelessly.

This wouldn't do. Looking at Zola, the great witch who wasn't even a bit embarrassed and was cheerfully asking the young girls to help clean, Sora thought he needed to find a time to properly discipline this great witch.

Decay and corruption—let Sora bear those grand descriptions alone. You, great witch, go be a virtuous and hardworking good woman for me!

Although he was extremely speechless about his new sister-in-law's laziness, it was impressive how she managed to turn a quiet little castle into such a mess. However, Shizuka-chan was somewhat resistant to these things because her other sister-in-law, Erica, was similar. If it weren't for the maid Arianna constantly helping to clean, she probably wouldn't be much better.

Glancing at Yuri beside her, Shizuka thought, "Indeed, this is the perfect sister-in-law image in my mind." Mariya-senpai was elegant and beautiful, excellent at household chores, gentle and virtuous.

Although the little girl was innocent and had no resistance to the sweet words from Erica and the great witch, she wasn't stupid and had her own little thoughts. Compared to the other two, Shizuka actually leaned more towards Yuri, hoping she could become the mistress of that scoundrel Oniichan's harem and ideally keep Sora under control.

However, the little girl's wish was beautiful but reality was cruel. Making the miko a virtuous wife was definitely possible, but with her thin skin and serious, inflexible personality, she was destined never to be the mistress of the harem.

Although the great witch's house was messy, with Yuri, Shizuka, and the maid—three hardworking little bees who were masters of household chores—everything was easily managed. Sora, Erica, and Zola just sat back and waited to be served, truly the image of a big lord.

Oh, and there was also Athena, whose main role was to be someone's teddy bear, so she wouldn't bother with these mundane tasks!

It had to be said, the three young girls were very capable. It didn't take long before the entire house was cleaned spotless, and a sumptuous dinner was prepared. Seeing Zola staring at the rich dishes on the table with longing, Sora was speechless. Did this great witch usually not even bother to cook?

Remembering the takeout boxes the three girls found in the trash while cleaning, Sora knew it was probably just like that. He really had to admit defeat to her!

He decided that after this vacation, he would bring this great witch back with him. Since their relationship was out in the open, Sora didn't care. Although it was a bit unscrupulous, she was still his woman. He couldn't let her get so lazy that she starved at home because she didn't even want to order takeout. That would be a loss for him, Sora.

Ahem, of course, Sora had some other ideas. Recently, Erica was increasingly unable to withstand his teasing. Having this great witch around should make things easier for her, right?

Looking at the noble and elegant Erica, then at the charming and seductive witch Zola, Sora's heart burned with passion—

Tonight's weather is great. Maybe I should do something…

…

"Ugh… what is this? So sour and astringent."

At the dining table, Shizuka took a sip of the red wine in her goblet, frowning.

Except for Shizuka, Yuri obviously wasn't much of a drinker either, but she was more reserved and didn't say anything.

"Shizuka, this is a treasure that your sister-in-law Zola has collected for over a hundred years. If auctioned, just the amount in your glass would be worth one million."

Gracefully tasting the wine in her own glass, Erica smoothed her hair and explained to Shizuka.

"O-one… one million!!!"

The little girl was so shocked she almost dropped her glass. Worth one million, and it tastes like old vinegar?!

"Uh, Erica sister, what did you just say? Sister Zola has collected this for over a hundred years?"

Coming back to her senses, Shizuka suddenly realized a more serious problem. Collected for over a hundred years? That means…

"Oh dear, little Shizuka doesn't know? I'm a very powerful witch, so living a long time isn't a big deal!"

"Besides, I'm friends with your grandpa Ichirou. When I met him, I was about the same age as your little demon brother, but that guy has probably become an old fart by now."

Tasting the wine with a blissful expression, the great witch Zola spoke carefreely.

Zola's words didn't affect the others much. For some powerful humans, living hundreds of years was normal. For some demon kings and gods, it was even more so. For example, the little girl sitting on Sora's lap had lived for tens of thousands of years!

"A powerful witch, grandpa's friend… ah…"

Processing the information she just heard, Shizuka looked at Zola, then at Sora who was stuffing a vegetable into Athena's mouth, and instantly froze…

She felt like her little heart was about to explode. What on earth had this wicked Oniichan done?!

"Shizuka, what's wrong?"

Although Sora knew the little girl was struggling to accept that Zola was actually grandpa's friend, he naturally pretended to be clueless.

To be honest, when he first brought this great witch home, Sora was nervous for a while, let alone Shizuka. Fortunately, over the years, this girl's nerves had been toughened by him, so she would gradually adapt soon, probably…

"N-n-nothing!"

Gritting her teeth, Shizuka almost spat out each word.

Faced with such an extremely evil and hopeless scoundrel Oniichan, Shizuka couldn't express her feelings in words.

Shrugging sulkily, Sora knew the girl was throwing a tantrum again and didn't mind. No matter how bad the tantrum was now, soon she would be cooking for him and bringing him water.

Well, in Sora's eyes, that was part of what made his little sister so adorable.

…

The rest of the time, everyone continued eating, drinking, and chatting, while Shizuka sat alone, sulking. The wine she initially thought tasted like vinegar started to seem a bit better. She took a few sips and surprisingly finished the entire glass.

There's no need to mention the final result: the little girl got drunk, her cheeks flushed bright red, and her little mouth was still babbling nonsense. Yuri was also drunk and had already fallen asleep, head resting on the table, with two faint rosy blushes on her face, making the young girl look even more charming and captivating.

I carried Shizuka and Yuri to their room and asked the maid, Sang, to take care of the two girls at night. Sora naturally wouldn't stay with them and left Athena to the maid Arianna as a pillow.

Finally, after settling the little girls, only Sora, Erica, and Zola remained!

"Great Witch, you did it on purpose before, didn't you? You wanted to see how Shizuka would react when she found out her evil older brother dared to harm even her grandfather's friends, and then get angry and go berserk to teach me a lesson!"

Sora walked up to Witch Zola with a fierce look.

"Oh my, oh my, no wonder you're such a little devil, brother. You caught me!"

"So, how do you plan to punish me, evil Demon King?"

With a seductive smile, Zola didn't deny it at all. Her slender arms draped over Sora's shoulders as she blew a light breath, full of temptation.

"Hmph, laugh all you want. You'll be begging for mercy soon enough!"

Sora's desire, fully aroused by this great witch, no longer held back. With a cold sneer, he said fiercely to Zola, then picked up the alluring witch and headed toward her room.

"Erica, come over too."

Sora called out to Erica behind him as he walked.

Shizuka was drunk and out of his control. If Sora didn't take this chance to do something good, he would truly be letting down the audience and himself!

"Hehe, you really are an evil king!"

Knowing Sora's intentions and what was about to happen, even the usually bold and proactive Erica blushed faintly, feeling a wave of shyness.

But the young girl didn't hesitate and followed him up…