The noisy reunion between old classmates didn't last very long.
After all, it wasn't a serious argument, just the usual banter among friends, which only brings them closer.
Noelle Rose and Yae Miko, who hadn't seen each other for decades, became less estranged and more harmonious through this kind of playful fighting, regaining the closeness they had when they were still in school together.
"Dorothy, right? From now on, call me Sister Miko, got it? Come here and let Sister take a good look at you."
After the squabble ended, the blond Japanese Witch turned her head and beckoned to the homebody witch nearby, who was snacking and watching the show, saying this.
Dorothy, without much choice, put away the snacks and obediently walked over to Aunt Miko, smartly changing her address.
Though she thought this aunt was quite a hassle, she was hungry for knowledge, so her words were sweet as honey at the moment.
Yae Miko nodded in satisfaction at this.
Then the Japanese Witch lifted her head and nodded kindly towards Audrey, the little wallflower standing nearby.
"You're Rosie's niece Audrey, right? Rosie often mentioned you in her letters to me."
Little Fox was stunned for a moment, then her favorability towards Aunt Miko skyrocketed.
Huh, even though she's so stunning that she's the center of attention everywhere, whenever she's with Senior, everyone's focus is on Senior, thus ignoring Audrey's existence.
Of course, Little Fox didn't feel upset or jealous of Senior because of this. In fact, she quite enjoyed being unnoticed as a little wallflower.
However, it was a bit depressing when close people ignored her, unlike those irrelevant strangers.
Like her nonexistent second aunt.
The equal treatment from Aunt Miko made Little Fox a bit happy, her tail couldn't help but wag a few times.
But the socially anxious Fox Witch felt a bit anxious, as she still lacked the courage to respond to the aunt's kindness, which seemed a bit impolite.
Not wanting to be a rude child, Little Fox summoned her courage multiple times but still couldn't succeed. Fortunately, just when she was about to cry out of anxiety, a figure came to her side, held her hand, and bowed her head together with her towards the blond aunt.
"This is my junior Audrey; she's a bit shy, so please don't mind, Sister."
Dorothy said with a smile.
And naturally, Yae Miko wouldn't hold such a minor issue against a junior, especially since Rosie had long written to her about her niece's situation and even asked if she, a fellow master of the Mental Faction, had any good treatment methods. Unfortunately, she couldn't be of much help.
Alas, this poor child.
The blond witch looked at the trembling Little Fox with some pity, then admired the senior's daughter even more.
This child is indeed good; her skills may be lacking, but her protective nature towards her juniors is commendable, much like her senior.
Yae Miko thought back to when she went to study abroad at the Witch Academy; life was indeed not easy for her as she was alone in a foreign country. At that time, Senior Euphilia helped her a lot; although she seemed unapproachable at first glance, she was genuinely good to her friends.
And looking at Dorothy...
The blond Japanese Witch finally believed that this little witch truly was the senior's child.
"Dorothy, you shouldn't learn everything from your ungrounded teacher; young girls should learn to present themselves well. Look at you now, what are you supposed to be?"
Yae Miko looked disapprovingly at the little witch before her, with her colorful hair and disastrous makeup in a flashy style, and when she saw the child carrying a coffin on her back, her eyebrows furrowed as she glared at the eternal singleton Spider Teacher.
Is this how you teach a child? Senior was brilliant all her life, how did she let her daughter become your disciple, an unreliable guy? You dressing eccentrically and having no popularity back then is one thing, but why are you corrupting the child now?
Out of affection for all things associated, she really liked Dorothy, the senior's daughter.
Also, being single for so many years herself, her maternal instincts seemed to have found a release, truly treating the little witch as her own niece.
"Forget about your misleading teacher, Dorothy, let's add each other on the Magic Network. If you have any questions in the future, you can ask me."
Though, due to the rules of Japan, she couldn't easily accept an outside witch as a disciple, she could occasionally give some pointers.
At least during the time this child remains in Japan, she felt it necessary to correct Dorothy's aesthetics, which were bent by Noelle Rose, the delusional Spider.
Spider Teacher: "???"
I won't take the blame for this, alright? This really isn't my fault, it's unrelated to me.