BOOM!!!

Suddenly, a deafening blast shook the area. Intense heat surged, spiking the temperature to unbearable levels in an instant.

Flames spread across the entire prison.

"What?!"

Tia and Belle both jumped in surprise.

That was... the interrogation room where the Calamity Witch was held!

Could the Calamity Witch be making her move now?!

Damn it! They weren't ready to counter her! The Calamity Witch— Tia drew her weapon, ready to fight, when the flames around them began fading.

Huh? What was that about?

Tia was utterly confused.

"Cough... cough... Why's the smoke so thick?" Xia Xin stumbled out, coughing. Seeing the stunned pair, she gave an apologetic smile. "Sorry. I accidentally caused a little explosion..."

A little explosion?

The interrogation room was reinforced with special materials. Ordinary magic couldn't breach it... A blast like that on a street could level a building!

Worse, this was the Calamity Witch's doing. At its most severe, it could be seen as a declaration of war!

"No, stay calm." Belle blocked Tia. Even now, she remained perfectly composed. "Calamity Witch, you know exactly how much damage you've caused here."

"Well... I won't get the death penalty for this, right?" Xia Xin asked weakly.

"Don't worry. The death penalty is abolished. Even for you, the constitution won't change." Belle said. "But for your destruction, you'll spend the next month in solitary confinement."

At those words, both Tia and Xia Xin teared up instantly.

Tia marveled at the new generation surpassing the old. She'd never expected Belle to face the Calamity Witch without a trace of fear—far stronger than herself.

Xia Xin felt quietly relieved. Finally, a normal person in this world... she hoped.

Come to think of it, Belle's face looked oddly familiar... Well, whatever. The real focus was those three words: "solitary confinement."

As a shut-in, Xia Xin had simple needs. Food, a bed, and no work? She could shamelessly hole up for months.

Of course, that assumed decent conditions. After all, it was a prison...

Worst case: a tiny, filthy cell crawling with cockroaches and rats, no food or water for a month.

Even worse... maybe the confinement cell held strange items—chains, candles, whips—turning interrogation into an... unmentionable game.

In this hentai game world, Xia Xin figured the latter was highly likely.

Luckily, she now had a countermeasure.

It all started minutes earlier.

......

"Fraud! This is outright fraud!"

Xia Xin slammed the book to the floor. "The Holy Maiden and the Knight: Untold Stories♀"? She'd flipped halfway through and seen nothing she wanted—not even a glimpse below the neck.

Was this book censored?!

Stuffing such a boring book into a hentai game? How dare they!

Fuming, she tossed it aside.

Ugh... the more she thought, the angrier she got.

Bored in her chair, Xia Xin grabbed the remaining books.

Her eyes locked on one title.

"Magic 101: How to Use Magic in Ten Minutes"

"Hmm... maybe I can learn magic this way." The idea sparked in her mind.

No time like the present.

She opened the book to a wall of text... Study material usually made her sleepy, but the thought of skills like invisibility and x-ray vision...

Hehe, time to study hard!

"Mmm... so that's it... Ah, I see..." Xia Xin read line by line. After a few pages, she grasped magic's basics.

Simply put: use your mana to guide ambient elements, channel them through a medium like a wand, then reshape them with incantations to create spells.

Xia Xin didn't fully get it, but she was impressed.

Reading alone wouldn't help. Time to practice.

First, mana—easy. As the Calamity Witch, she had immense reserves.

Next, a wand... Hmm, where to find one?

Forget it. Her finger would do.

After all, both were straight and hard.

Finally, the incantation...

She flipped to the back. Basic spells used seemingly random letters. Well... I'll just pick one.

"Cumefigaihu!"

What nonsense! And chanting it felt so embarrassing!

But to her shock, heat built in her palm... It worked?! Way too smoothly!

Uh... the heat kept rising, refusing to stop.

Wait—she didn't want to roast alive in this sealed room! How to stop this spell?!

No, the heat was unbearable... She couldn't hold on... It's... coming!

The fireball in her hand.

BOOM!!!

With a deafening blast, flames blew out the interrogation room's wall. Xia Xin froze in place.

So... terrifyingly powerful!

This was just a basic spell! Why such insane force?!

Could it be the Calamity Witch's base power was just too overwhelming?

That seemed the only explanation.

Like a slap from an ordinary person versus one from a 200-pound British strongman—the difference was worlds apart.

Xia Xin couldn't help but smile.

With magic this strong, who was there to fear?!

Those earlier monsters? She could wipe out any number effortlessly!

Heh heh! This is the true Calamity Witch. The real Xia Xin. The real... me!

Mmm... but why did she suddenly feel so tired?

She checked her status panel... Ah!

Her mana was down to just 30%!

One tiny fireball nearly drained it? What was the point?!

Pfft! The Calamity Witch sucks! Magic is useless!