BOOM!
Just as Enzo finished speaking, the mid-sized airplane slammed straight into the rear of the sports car, causing a loud explosion.
Though it didn't hit the car directly, it still scared Enzo into frantically turning the steering wheel, which made the car crash into the slanted guardrail of the overpass. The high-speed sports car flew into the air.
"Poor Enzo, his sports car didn't survive in the end."
In Aiden's mumbling, the black-haired witch had already grabbed his collar and leapt up, her other hand drawing a magic circle.
The two instantly entered the purgatory space. At the same time, within a radius of several hundred meters centered around them, time seemed to stop flowing. Even the sports car and Enzo that had rushed into the sky froze in mid-air.
'This is... Witch Time.'
A special ability of witches.
At this moment, Aiden and Bayonetta had already landed on the wing of that airplane, but all around them, dozens of low-level angels appeared.
"Darling, it seems we've been underestimated. They actually only sent a bunch of small fry over." Bayonetta seemed quite dissatisfied with the treatment she was receiving. To her, clearing out these small fry wasn't even enough for a warm-up.
Aiden noncommittally nodded. He didn't speak, just looked toward the cabin. And just at that moment, a burst of dense gunfire came from inside the cabin. One side of the cabin was riddled with a circle of bullet holes.
Then, with a bang, that section of the fuselage's alloy steel plate was kicked open from the inside, spinning toward Aiden and Bayonetta.
The two stepped aside simultaneously. Then they saw that behind the steel plate stood a silver-haired witch in a red leather outfit, seemingly ignoring gravity as she stood on top.
"What a strange woman. But to be fair, her sense of fashion is really terrible."
Although she didn't feel any strong hostility, Bayonetta still sensed the silver-haired woman's gaze was on her.
But what made her curious was that although the silver-haired witch seemed to be looking at her, her eyes would often glance at the man beside her.
"But I think it looks pretty good." Hearing the black-haired witch complain about the silver-haired witch's taste in fashion, Aiden lowered his head and tried not to laugh. To avoid making Jeanne angry, he reluctantly said something nice.
"Your taste is terrible. Time for a change, Mr. Cat." Bayonetta curled her lips disdainfully, but in her heart, she seemed to be thinking about something.
While the two were talking, the steel plate had already crashed into the end of the wing and sank deeply. The loud noise also attracted the attention of some low-level angels, who immediately flew over.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
But following a fierce burst of gunfire, those angels were all magnificently shot down by the silver-haired woman.
Seeing this scene, Bayonetta said with a light smile, "Looks like she's not on the angel's side."
Aiden didn't speak, just crossed his arms and nodded at the side. Although Jeanne obeyed Balder's orders, that didn't stop her from killing the angels summoned by Balder.
What he didn't know was that, after he had left, one of the beings he had contracted with had already helped Jeanne lift the restriction spell on her body.
At this moment, Jeanne, having finished off the angels attacking her, landed back on the wing. She looked at Bayonetta and Aiden beside her, her face showing a meaningful smile.
"You..." Bayonetta looked at the somewhat familiar silver-haired witch before her, feeling like she had seen her somewhere before, yet couldn't remember. But one thing was certain, she knew the silver-haired woman in front of her was, like her, a witch.
Hearing the black-haired witch speak, Jeanne slightly raised her pistol and pointed at her, lightly saying, "What's wrong, Bayonetta? Still not fully awake?"
"You know me?"
A flash of doubt appeared in Bayonetta's eyes, but after seeing the other make a provocative gesture, she smiled and lifted the decorative ladies' glasses with her pistol, then turned her head and said to Aiden, "Mr. Cat, step back a little. Looks like she's here for me."
Aiden obediently stepped back, and at the same time, with a flick of both hands, two revolvers appeared in his grip. But just then, he noticed the silver-haired witch not far away glaring at him.
Just as he was wondering why Jeanne had glared at him for no reason, Jeanne spoke up, "Mr. Cat... tsk, Bayonetta, is that the nickname you gave your man?"
"It's a pet name, and he really likes it." Bayonetta didn't understand why the other suddenly asked about this, but still responded with a hint of pride.
"He... really likes it?" Jeanne ground her teeth a little.
She hadn't forgotten how, back when she gave Aiden nicknames, he acted like he would rather die than accept them. But now, with her best friend, he not only accepted it, he even seemed to enjoy it without any resistance.
Even though she had been the one who told Aiden to approach Bayonetta, now Jeanne felt like she was really getting angry.
"Even if I gave you the chance to fool around, this is just too much, way too unfair." Jeanne bit her lip, her expression instantly turning cold. She felt like it was time to teach this two-timing cat a lesson.
Seeing Jeanne's expression turn cold in an instant, Bayonetta didn't quite understand, but exchanging trash talk before a fight was a time-honored tradition.
She immediately smiled sweetly and said, "This... white-haired lady, have you been single for too long? No man wants you, so now you have issues with the pet names I give my man? Ah, it's okay. Want me to introduce you to someone?"
"No need." Jeanne looked a little annoyed.
If it were anyone else trash-talking her, she might've shot them already. But the black-haired witch in front of her was her sister, her best friend.
"Feels like I just set myself up," Jeanne thought, then snorted coldly. "Actually, your suggestion sounds pretty good. But... I'm very interested in your man. How about giving him to big sister?"
Since Bayonetta hadn't regained her memory yet, she'd just treat her like a stranger for now. But... come to think of it, snatching her best friend's man actually seemed kind of fun.
'Witches really do have strange ways of thinking...'
"That won't do. He's my Mr. Cat. Isn't that right, darling Mr. Cat?" Bayonetta turned to look at Aiden.
'So... how should I answer?'
Aiden forced out a very awkward smile. He felt like no matter how he answered, he'd make one of the women unhappy.
'Jeanne, it seems you've gone off the rails...'
Sure enough, his forced smile made both women simultaneously snort in dissatisfaction.
"What are you snorting at?" Bayonetta heard Jeanne's cold snort and was a bit annoyed.
Jeanne curled her lips, "What's it to you? Just remember, I will make a move on your man."
"Then... bring it on." Bayonetta's gaze turned cold, and she immediately raised her dual pistols.
Watching the two witches aiming guns at each other, Aiden felt quite helpless. Just as he was about to speak and defuse this inexplicable tension, the angels who had been spectating for a while could no longer hold back.
As several angels waved their divine weapons and charged at Bayonetta and Jeanne, the two witches fired their pistols simultaneously.
However, the ones who fell were the two angels who had tried to ambush them from behind.
After all, witches naturally loathe angels. Not to mention, the two didn't have much hatred for each other.
Jeanne blew on the barrel of her gun, which showed no sign of gunpowder, and said to Bayonetta, "Don't thank me, Bayonetta."
"You too, Ms. Witch with terrible fashion taste... Ah, suddenly I feel a bit relieved. Seems Mr. Cat wouldn't be interested in you, since your sense of fashion doesn't suit his tastes." Bayonetta didn't stop shooting.
The number of angels attacking her far exceeded those attacking Jeanne. Of course, her mouth didn't stop either, constantly spewing provoking words.
To be honest, Bayonetta's words did hit a sore spot for Jeanne. Because when she had gone shopping for clothes that one time, Aiden had indeed complained about her fashion sense.
She looked at Bayonetta's outfit, woven from hair, then at her own bright red leather suit. Jeanne felt a bit irritated.
Maybe she should have come wearing Aiden's favorite outfit. At the very least, that teacher outfit, pencil skirt and black stockings, was better than a tight suit, right?
But right now, facing the black-haired witch's trash talk, Jeanne had to retaliate. Deep sisterhood would have to wait until they recognized each other again. Right now, they were opponents, romantic rivals, even.
After shooting down a few angels around her, Jeanne spoke, "Why do you think your... Mr. Cat wouldn't be interested in me? Who knows, maybe he's already dying to get into my bed."
"Oh, right, how long have you two known each other? Not even three days? You haven't even done anything yet, have you? So just leave it to me. One day is all I need."
"Damn it..." Jeanne's words also slightly provoked Bayonetta. Thinking about how her surprise attack last night had failed, she immediately increased the power of her magic bullets.
But while the two quarreled, the ones suffering were the surrounding angels. Large swaths of angels were blasted into bits. All sorts of strange execution magic from hell made the angels scream in agony.
Meanwhile, Aiden, upon hearing the two witches' conversation, was breaking into a cold sweat. Women's competitive streaks are strange, witches' are even stranger.
"Better not interrupt them... Let's deal with these angels first..."
Aiden muttered quietly, his dual pistols firing nonstop. The angels attacking them were all low-level, so he couldn't even be bothered to use skills above level 45. He was basically just doing normal attacks.
However, the energy waves from his revolvers were light-elemental. Combined with this world's magic elements, the damage wasn't high. Fortunately, the angels were weak, so the pressure wasn't much.
So, after a wild round of shooting from all three, in just a few minutes, the surrounding angels were cleared out. Angel feathers were scattered across the ground.
At that moment, on the narrow wing, only Aiden and the two witches, who were firing at each other like they were dancing, remained.
Faced with this situation, Aiden watched for a moment, then shouted that classic line loudly, "Stop it! You two, don't fight anymore!"
His shout worked. The two witches really did stop.
But to his surprise, Jeanne suddenly tapped the tip of her foot, appeared at his side, and naturally pressed her magic pistol to his temple.
"Don't come any closer, or... bang."
Jeanne, now wearing her sky-high heels, stood almost half a head taller than Aiden.
She wrapped one arm around his neck and used the other to poke the pistol against his temple, warning Bayonetta not to act rashly.
But her body was pressed tightly against Aiden's back, and the softness of her chest almost made him moan out loud from comfort.
"Mr. Cat..."
Bayonetta frowned immediately. She stared coldly at Jeanne and said, "Wasn't your target me? Why are you going after him?"
"Because... I'm a bad girl." Jeanne giggled, "Bad girls... no, I should say bad women. Bayonetta, do you know how bad women treat your man?"
Bayonetta narrowed her eyes. She slowly lowered her guns. Although she still didn't feel killing intent from the silver-haired witch, she suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Jeanne, what are you trying to do?" Aiden quietly mouthed the words, using a voice only they could hear.
"Of course, teasing her on purpose..."
Jeanne smiled seductively, then leaned down and whispered into Aiden's ear, "I really missed you those few days you were gone. I slept in your bed every day, wearing your shirt, smelling your scent, brushing my teeth with your toothbrush... Also, I've been holding back so long it hurts. How do you plan to make it up to me?"
Hearing these words, Aiden twitched his mouth. 'Why does it feel like Jeanne is describing herself as a total perv...'
And a dozen meters away, Bayonetta couldn't hear their conversation, Jeanne's demonic aura blocked the sound, but she could see Aiden's expression turning a bit off.
She immediately grew anxious, but then saw a scene that made her grit her teeth.
Because after Jeanne said those words, she looked up and glanced at Bayonetta.
"Bayonetta, watch carefully. Men need to be rewarded. Otherwise, they won't be satisfied."
After saying that, she stuck out her pink tongue and gently licked Aiden's cheek right in front of Bayonetta, making Aiden extremely uncomfortable, especially since Bayonetta was watching.
"Jeanne, quit playing around." He reminded her in a low voice.
But Jeanne ignored him, wanting to go even further.
Witches were still women. Before they recognized each other again as best friends, Jeanne's actions made Bayonetta very upset.
She suddenly understood the pain of the victims in those Japanese adult films she had secretly watched before.
"Damn it..." Bayonetta gripped her pistols tightly. Just as she was about to step forward, she saw Jeanne place her finger on the trigger. She had no choice but to stop again.
"Let him go! I'll give you whatever you want!" Bayonetta shouted helplessly.
"Then I only want him." Jeanne lifted her head with satisfaction, smiling at Bayonetta.
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