Oops, I became the witch's substitute

Hecate smiled softly: "You really don't look like a witch, little girl. You are standing right here, why can't I see the real you?"

Fili closed one eye and put her index finger on her lips: "This is my secret, Lady Hecate. I am a deceitful witch. Because I am very beautiful, I am very good at deceiving people."

This answer is barely acceptable. Everyone has their own secrets. Hecate has a deeper understanding of this. Although she is a collector of secrets, she will not dig into the details of the matter in front of her.

Hecate began to think, as quiet as a plant, without even blinking, and looked up again after a few minutes: "The recipe for this mushroom soup is simple to say, but it is very troublesome to collect the ingredients. I need to travel to five or six countries. In some places, if the season is not right, I can't find the corresponding mushrooms. Are you sure you need it?"

Fili rubbed her hands together and said, "Of course, I want something that can increase my magic power."

The main question is, which mushroom in this soup suppresses the blood curse? If we can investigate it carefully, we can get rid of the family in no time.

Hecate held up three fingers, "First, you tell me the secret of the Morgana family blood curse. Second, I want you to investigate the recent monster attacks. Third, I want you to get close to the Morgana family's spies and find out what this psychopathic family wants to do to the witch."

Fili was excited, but she appeared calm on the surface. She pretended to think for a moment before nodding: "No problem. I'm free anyway."

The terms of the transaction have been agreed upon, and it is up to you whether you can get the recipe for mushroom soup.

After that, the witch's party only had one main theme: eating, drinking and having fun. Although Fili did not participate, she still showed a loving expression when she saw the "little kids" playing.

Not long after, Irene, with messy hair, sat next to Fili again. "We should talk about the gems. I posted a commission a few months ago, looking for a flawless ruby, not less than 50 grams. Later I learned that the owner of the inn took the commission and took the deposit from me. There was no news since then. I asked some thieves to talk to him, but he died. My money and gems are missing."

Fili was stunned: "It's that simple?"

Irene shrugged. “What else?”

Fili was the most confused one: "That murder case caused a lot of uproar, and you looked like you wanted to fight me when you saw me, but it turned out to be such a simple thing?"

Irene clenched her fists. “I lost money, I lost face, and I got into this weird trouble.”

Fili was curious: "Trouble?"

Irene snorted. "I am somewhat related to the fat man's death. I am also investigating, otherwise people will think I am a murderer. I first suspected the new store manager. The young man was mysterious. Then he hired you, and I suspected you were acting. Later, I saw you brought back a little girl, and I began to think you didn't need the gems."

Fili observed three seconds of silence for the former person in charge in her heart. Of course, there were still doubts in this matter. Mr. Ma Wen only received a small amount of allowance a month. Was it necessary to risk his life for something?

"So what did you find after your investigation?"

"No, the thief I commissioned a few days ago was caught by your cat, and that's it for now."

Isn't this just a case of not investigating anything? She's been slacking off for so long, this is really the style of a witch.

At this time, Fili secretly glanced at Irene. She thought she was the type who didn't care about the life and death of humans. Now it seems that she is the type who can deal with things one by one. She is a responsible person and can be used appropriately... no, it can be cooperated with.

Charlotte is a commercially valuable type, and hotels can consider purchasing inexpensive and high-quality desserts from Charlotte.

Finally, there is Hecate’s mushroom soup. It sounds simple, but it turns out that so many things need to be done to get the recipe. It doesn’t seem to be an ordinary mushroom soup. Maybe some of the ingredients in the recipe are what you need.

The witches' night banquet is basically their annual all-night carnival. Everyone has a great time, and when daybreak comes, everyone leaves. Various familiars and small animals begin to clean up the scene, and the forest is about to return to peace.

The biggest gain from participating in the night banquet this time was that the disguised witch was not discovered and she slipped in naturally and mingled with everyone. The big witch did not notice anything unusual either. Very good, the talent for deception was successful again.

I guess so……?

The next morning, when Fili returned to the hotel, she felt like she might have forgotten something. But as soon as she reached the second floor, she saw the little dragon girl jumping towards her and shouting in a tone that was not sad at all.

"Sister Feili is in trouble. Feilin is dead."

“Pfft…cough cough!?”

Feilin was dead, how come she didn't know?

Fili hurriedly sensed the situation of the clone and realized that the clone was "disconnected" and she forgot to "reconnect".

Recalling carefully, it was probably when she was drinking mushroom soup at the Witch's Banquet. She almost died after drinking it, but her original body inexplicably recovered and the shackles of her blood also disappeared temporarily. That was the time when Fili was most afraid of being exposed, and she controlled her original body wholeheartedly.

So in the inn, Filin fainted in the kitchen until he was discovered by Scathach who sneaked in in the middle of the night.

What is this? Fili held her forehead and asked, "Why is Scathach so happy that "I" am dead?

Anyway, he pretended to make some secret medicine and gave it to Feilin to drink. Feilin slowly woke up, directed and acted in a play by himself, and the matter was over.

It was Scathach who made a sound when she left.

Are you so upset to see your elder brother resurrected? No, we need to strengthen this child's ideological education.

Chapter 26 Writing and Replying to Letters

The next day, at noon, in the private restaurant in the backyard of the hotel, Filin was serving rice.

"Anyway, your cooking is delicious. You are from an aristocratic family, but you are so proficient in cooking. What has you been through?" Serena arrives at the restaurant on time every day.

"Don't mention the nobility. I don't know whether the nobility is good or not." Feilin felt helpless. When talking about this topic, his tone was very sincere. "Anyway, the family title and property inheritance are given to the eldest son. Of course, we, the unloved heirs, should go out and make a living as soon as possible to avoid starving to death in the future."

What benefits does aristocratic status bring to a time traveler? In most cases, aristocratic status is undoubtedly a golden spoon. The starting point of your life is the end point of others. Feilin has fully enjoyed the benefits brought by aristocratic status, but it is another matter to be in such a family. He wishes he could be reborn again.

Serena didn't know whether she was mentioning it intentionally or not: "Starve yourself to death? I've been observing you for two days. You are proficient in martial arts and you are not a weak person. People like you can earn more than running a hotel no matter what you do. Or do you have other purposes?"

Feilin flipped the table in his mind. Of course, he had other purposes, but Miss Knight was obviously wrong: "There is no other purpose. It's probably the same as you. I was saved by Miss Feili, so I acted to help her. It's that simple."

When Fili was mentioned, Serena felt warm in her heart and let Fili go for the time being: "I am the same as you. After meeting Fili, I first knew what hope is."

This reason was barely acceptable, and Knight Princess stopped asking questions.

That’s right, like Scathach, Selena also cares about Fili, silently protects the witch, and puts this oath of protection into action.

Soon, Fili dragged Scathach, who had a bitter look on her face, to the restaurant. The little girl was very tired after training today, and her eyes lit up when she saw the food.

"The food today is pretty good." Fili clasped her hands together and praised herself sincerely. Today, the real person played the role of Fili and the stand-in played the role of Fili.

The four of them sat down quickly, and the originally quiet hotel now became popular again.

Unconsciously, I have almost gotten used to the identity of Fili. Even if it is fake, she has entered the hearts of others. If one day the plan is completed and Fili disappears forever, will it be a harm to Selena and Shaka?

Things are getting complicated...

The inn now had money and food, and Philin felt content. With the payment from Serena's family, the initial renovation could give the first and second floors of the inn a good grade, which would allow the inn to leap from a country tavern to a city tavern.

The floor, tables, and furniture were all replaced with new ones, a piano was placed in the center as a decoration, and a sign that read "Witch Exclusive" was hung. No matter what, Fili had to be promoted well with the goal of becoming famous.

However, since the store still couldn't recruit a suitable chef, Feilin had to continue cooking, so the only one who could move around freely and exercise was Feili.

"Why do I feel like the function of the stand has been reversed? I've been living a completely different life recently." A life called Witch.

Although her past was faked, she now lives like a real witch, with flesh and blood and warmth, rather than a crude substitute. She has also been recognized by the witches and is a stamped witch.

This also caused Filin's double-line thinking to often smoke. He didn't expect it to be so difficult. At first he thought it was operating a puppet, but now he is definitely schizophrenic.

Serena is the security captain in the hotel. She will come out to solve any fights and troubles. She is very reliable. On the contrary, Scathach can't do any serious work, but there is nothing she can't do. She is still learning and growing.

"When can this child inherit my inn..." That's right, Fili has a wish. She looks forward to Scathach taking charge and inheriting the inn, so that Fili's identity can be freed. Otherwise, if he is bound to the place where he is, "he" will really become a witch.

It doesn’t matter. Fili is still very confident that the plans so far have been flawless.

Now the family asks her to investigate the witch, and the witch also asks her to investigate the family. The identity of a double agent gives him more room to operate.

In simple comparison, the cold-bloodedness of the family makes the witch look full of warmth. However, Fili still has some concerns about Hecate. After all, she doesn't know what their attitude is towards the people of Morgana's family. Will they kill them first if they meet them? If Fili directly cancels the identity of Fili, the situation on the family side may be difficult to control.

Intelligence should be given bit by bit, and benefits should be gained bit by bit.

So Fili immediately waved her hand and started writing letters to her family.

"Recently, we have obtained information about Scathach..."

Fili changed the places and names of her recent experiences and made up a few non-existent stories to write to the family. Most of them were made up by her according to Miriam's travel guide. Only the witch's night banquet and Hecate's secret exchange were true. As for what was the purpose of Hecate's secret exchange? Fili wrote a random reason, saying that the more secrets Hecate got, the stronger her magic power would be. Then she closed the envelope and delivered it to the family in two days.

Also prepare a letter to Hecate.

"Hello, Great Witch Hecate, this is information about the spy..."

Fili spoke frankly, saying that she had approached the Morganna family's spies and gained their trust. Because of the blood curse, these spies were quite dissatisfied with the family. If she extended an olive branch, they would be willing to help. In the future, this spy could be used to cover up the whereabouts of Witch Miriam. Knight Selena would be responsible for our contacts in the future.

After writing, the letter was given to Serena, asking her to find Hecate.

Maybe, when Fili suddenly disappears one day, Serena can still seek the protection of Hecate.

In the following days, Fili began to run around the Adventurer's Guild, asking adventurers about monsters that appeared nearby.

……

As for the family, the intelligence chief in charge of Miriam has been very cautious these days. Just as Fili expected, he rewrote the last letter full of nonsense before handing it to the Earl. The Earl just glanced at it casually and threw it aside without getting angry. The intelligence chief was grateful that he had lived another day.

He began to pray that the next letter would be normal. Sure enough, his prayer worked. The content of this letter was normal and it also recorded the news that the head of the family cared about most.

"Collecting secrets? Well, there are indeed such rumors, and it seems to be true." The count examined the letter and brainstormed in his mind. After a while, he doubted whether the information obtained by Film was accurate.

Even as the head of the family, his understanding of witches was very limited, especially in the past decade or so, when the family and the witches were almost in opposition and had no contact with each other. He knew even less about the great witch. Now his understanding of Hecate was limited to rumors from previous conflicts and the intelligence that Filin had obtained now.

The Count was in a good mood: "It seems that Feilin has finally been of some use. After such a long time, he finally lurked beside the Great Witch. Tell Feilin to go further and learn more about the Great Witch's magic."

The intelligence director said respectfully: "Yes, by the way, regarding the last application for funding..."

The count waved his hand gently: "Just give it to them. Wait, give them more this time. I think it will take a lot of money to bribe the witch. Since I have started to obtain information about Hecate, I will not be too stingy. By the way, you will be responsible for such trivial matters in the future. Don't bother me again."

Chapter 27 Two Spies

A few days later, a group of traveling merchants stopped in front of Filin's inn. Their leader went into the inn, found Filin directly, and took out two bags and a letter.

"This is the new instruction from the intelligence chief. This is the approved allowance. I hope your base can get more intelligence."

That’s right, this team of traveling merchants were family intelligence agents in disguise. Actually, it couldn’t be said to be a disguise, because when they had no missions, they really did the work of traveling merchants, traveling between the two countries, all for the sake of being more ordinary.

Feilin immediately discovered that this allowance was much higher than the amount he had applied for. He imagined that the intelligence chief himself did not have the courage to increase the allowance, so it could only be that the reward was from his father for the information he provided about the great witch.

Since my father needs the information about the Great Witch so much, then I should bribe more witches, such as Irene and Charlotte, who can be bribed in minutes.

Fili checked the list of witches under his command and kept the name Fili for now and would use it later. Nominally, the first witch to be bribed in the letter was Scathach, and two new people would appear next.

Three witches… developing three witches in the next six months should be enough. Just explain that witches are solitary and secretive.

After reading the money, Philin opened the letter. The instructions in the letter made him choke. He immediately returned to the room and refuted the intelligence chief in fierce words.

The general content was like this. The instruction from the intelligence chief was to order Filin to find out all the information about the witch within a month, so Filin retorted on the spot, saying that his fellow intelligence chiefs were eager for quick success and instant benefits. This was a big thing for their scumbag fathers, and the goal was to get it done rather than mess it up. If it really doesn't work, then you can do it. Let me see how you can find out all the information about Hecate in a month. Do you think you are her mistress?

Soon, the letter was sent back, and it took another half a month to get a response from the family.

……

Earlier than this, Hecate also received a letter from Serena. After reading the content of the letter, she wanted to laugh. The Morgana family, whose ancestors had an extremely powerful dark witch, have now developed into the opposite of the witch. What went wrong?

As for this new witch, there are so many witches in the world that Hecate doesn't dare to say that she knows all of them, but such a courageous and knowledgeable child should have made a name for herself a long time ago. Why did she only appear recently? And at this sensitive time?

Hecate did not deny Fili's identity. The aura on her was indeed that of a witch. Not only Hecate, but there were also many powerful witches at the banquet that night, and no one noticed anything unusual.

If a mouse looks like a cat, meows, eats cat food, and sheds fur, then it is a cat.

Since she is one of their own, Hecate's initial favorability towards her is quite high. Besides, after asking around about Fili, she found out that she is as helpful as the White Witch in the legend, and is a good kid.

"But her suggestion is really good." Hecate sighed softly. Most witches, including her, do not like to show up in public for social activities, which results in them having almost no voice in the public opinion field. They just go with the flow according to the public opinion, which leads to a growing gap between witches and ordinary people.

After finally gaining a good reputation in this country, he was tricked twice by the evil witch. The atmosphere between the two sides became tense again. It was most appropriate for a lively and active witch to come forward at this time.

As for the Morgana family's spies, we still have to be careful not to hurt the lovely children.

"Serena, go back and tell Fili that I know everything. Let her do what she wants. If there is a conflict with Morgana's family, she can seek refuge from me."

"Yes."

Hecate is actually very protective of her children. She thinks the witch group can't continue to be scattered, but how can they unite together? Just take it one step at a time.

……

After comparing the replies from both sides, Filin felt that the witch camp was better. There were no orders or coercion, and everyone did things according to their ability. If things didn't work out, they could seek asylum.

Family? From now on, try to treat it as an ATM.

After reading the letter, Filin hung a closing sign outside the hotel and began to renovate the hotel seriously over the next few days.

Just when he had hung up the sign, he heard a voice behind him. He turned around to see no one there, then looked down to see two witches, and then was hit on the calf.

"Where are you looking? Are you trying to humiliate me?" Irene screamed like an angry sparrow.

Feilin knelt down and held his calf, saying in pain: "Feili's height is quite normal."

As a result, the other leg was also kicked and Filin rolled to the ground.

Irene became even angrier: "Fili's height is one of the tallest among witches. What, is it a big deal to have a good figure? Doesn't she know that being petite is cute!"