I like how MC is actually going through real losses and wins for her progress. Most stories would just throw a character into battle then have their flashbacks and then suddenly they became super strong. She’s actually progressing and learning each fight, she knows how far she needs to go in order to reach her goal— i think right now (ch 153) she’s halfway as strong as Engen but still far far away to becoming an Elder.
Just a thought, I have a feeling that Ihwa’s (?) mother might be the witch, because when chain told ihwa the history of Engen, engen was about to inherent the villain master but the witch came and intervened, her silhouette is kinda similar to ihwa’s Dad inner monologue “she kinda reminds me of someone”? Idk, any theories??