“I refuse.”
In the workshop vibrating with the smell of medicine, the first words the Sword Duke and I heard upon seeking the Great Witch were those.
At that firm single phrase, I let out a deep sigh as if I had expected it. On the other hand, the Sword Duke couldn’t hide her indignation.
“No, you old hag… Are you really crazy?! At my age, I even got called a ‘bitch’ by my grandniece!”
She was so aggrieved that the girl even slapped her chest and lamented.
As could be guessed from that earnest plea, the request the Great Witch had rejected outright was related to the Sword Duke.
The demand that it was about time to return to her original body now.
I had brought it up because of the promise I shared with the Sword Duke, but honestly, it was a story I hadn’t even expected.
After all, wasn’t the Great Witch reciting the reasons I had anticipated exactly?
“The incident hasn’t been resolved yet, so what original body? You still have much to do, you sword lunatic.”
“No, even so……!”
“Tch tch,…