City of Witches Chapter 308

“Wow… the view is killer.”

The private beach, a bourgeois exclusive he’d only heard about, where Siwoo set foot for the first time after arriving at the cove, feeling the comfort of a steady carriage after getting his swimsuit fitted. His chest swelled with grandeur.

Sand whiter than salt and a scorching sun out of season.

Against the clear blue sky stretching to meet the horizon, the sound of waves broke pleasantly.

It was a refreshing landscape that seemed to clear your insides just by looking at it.

“This is truly a resort.”

Moreover, the villa standing just 20 seconds from the beach was nothing ordinary either.

The two-story villa was as small in size and scale as the annex where Siwoo and Eloa stayed, but the entire side facing the sea was made of floor-to-ceiling glass.

“It’s not like this is Dubai or something…”

“Sea, sea, sea, sea!”

“Odette Ryu! Hyper Boost!”

With pitter-pattering footsteps, identical-sized footprints ran side by side across the sandy beach.

The Twins, who zipped past Siwoo on either side as he marveled, threw down their bags and dove into the sea.

The Twins, plunging into waist-high seawater without even changing into their swimsuits.

“Assistant! Come quick! It’s super cool!”

“Assistant, come in too!”

The hems of their skirts floated on the emerald water like flower petals on a pond.

The Twins laughed heartily, splashing water droplets.

They looked so excited that even Siwoo and Sharon, watching from afar, couldn’t help but smile.

“Lady Odil! Lady Odette! You should change your clothes first!”

“It’s fine!”

“We brought clothes to change into too!”

“They really love it.”

“Yeah, they’re like huskies on a snowy day.”

Standing side by side with Sharon watching the Twins reminded him of something from the Mortal Realm.

When the Twins had come to visit briefly before, playing with them had given him a feeling of somehow becoming a married couple.

Even now, the picture felt strangely similar.

“Assistant!”

“We said come quickly!”

The Twins, splashing water, urged Siwoo on.

Siwoo smiled wryly and looked at Sharon.

“Should I go in after changing?”

“Just take the bags in first. I think I need to bring the Twins out.”

“Assistaannt!”

“Yes~ I’m coming. Coming~”

Entrusting the bags to Sharon, Siwoo flew over to the Twins, who were splashing around excitedly.

It was a cool sea.

“Haaaaaam…”

Siwoo, lying on a sunbed after setting up a parasol.

He was fully savoring the feeling of being at a resort, drinking a cool beer.

The sound of waves felt good, the beer so cold it felt like his insides would freeze in the cool shade felt good, and even the salty breeze blowing gently was perfect.

And the view?

Not just the natural scenery, but the sight of the dear Twins and Sharon splashing around and playing excitedly in the water was truly dazzling.

Flora’s bold promise was indeed justified.

While he couldn’t know what swimsuits women wore in the past, Flora, with her unique modern sensibility, had gifted each of them swimsuits that wouldn’t look out of place on a Florida beach.

First, the Twins.

Bikinis in a tube-top bra style adorned with plenty of frills.

A natural form that reduced upper body exposure while not forgetting dignity and elegance.

Odil in black, Odette in white, the bikinis preemptively ended the debate of black versus white.

Next, Sharon.

A black monokini with decorations reminiscent of a belly dancer’s gorgeous costume.

The design of the outfit naturally exposed the navel, and the wire framing the lower back.

The glimpses of side cleavage captured the eye like a succubus’s attire.

Anyway, unlike Siwoo, who had collapsed exhausted from the Twins’ sky-high energy, Sharon was engaged in a water fight with the Twins to the end.

“Ahaha, kids, stop it!”

“Eat this! Eat this!”

“Odette Ryu, water cannon!”

“I said stop!”

The Twins chasing Sharon, splashing water, and Sharon running away, playing along with their antics.

Seeing the three of them playing so well together, it was like seeing not twins but triplets.

Surprisingly good at playing, huh.

“Huh?”

Wasn’t the scale gradually increasing?

He didn’t know who started it.

But the fight, which initially involved just splashing water with hands, had naturally escalated to involve magic power.

Volleyball-sized water orbs floating around the Twins all surged toward Sharon at once.

Likewise, Sharon was running across the seawater as if on solid ground, performing dazzling evasive maneuvers.

Since Sharon had been teaching the Twins Elemental Magic lately, was this part of a playful lesson?

Rumble rumble BOOM!

Then, an earthquake-like tremor occurred, and suddenly a shadow fell.

A massive wall of water, large enough to easily swallow a decent-sized building, had risen.

“I told you to stop!”

It wasn’t like an earthquake had suddenly occurred in Gehenna, causing a tsunami.

This meant it was part of the water play.

The towering wave crashed over the Twins and Sharon, bringing the chaotic water play to a temporary halt.

“Saltwater got in my nose…”

“It stings…”

“S-sorry, kids.”

The Twins, soaked from head to toe, plopped down on the sandy beach, whining.

Sharon, with a sorry expression, draped a large towel over their shoulders.

It was true that the water play had gotten heated, but she hadn’t meant to go this far.

However, being unfamiliar with the suddenly heightened 20th Hierarchy magic, combined with the lack of the Ceremonial Artifacts—the Wand and witch attire—that could control the magic, led to a failure in controlling her strength.

In the end, it was Siwoo who had fished out the Twins with his Ribbon, as they were about to be swept out to the distant sea and float up to the Border Town.

“Sharon unni, are you really sorry?”

“Yes, I didn’t mean to go this far. I’m really sorry.”

For better or worse, the Twins had grown on her.

Sharon honestly apologized for her mistake.

“Then! Bring the picnic basket!”

“We packed lots of delicious things! Let’s eat together!”

“I’ll get it.”

Just as Siwoo was about to get up, Sharon waved both arms and sat him back down on the sunbed.

“No, I’ll go get it. I’ll be right back!”

Sharon ran off before he could stop her.

The moment Sharon disappeared, the Twins sprang up like coiled springs, as if their energy had never waned.

“Now’s the time, Odette!”

“Yes! Unni!”

Odette and Odil immediately headed for their bags placed in a corner of the beach and unfurled the rolled-up sunbathing mat onto the sand with a stylish swish.

Then, they pulled off their swimsuit tops in one swift motion.

As the seawater-soaked swimsuits came off, the Twins’ modest chests were revealed.

The perky breasts of the Twins, seen after so long, shimmered refreshingly before his eyes.

“What are you doing right now?”Suddenly taking off their tops.

By the time a startled Siwoo asked, the Twins were already sliding down and lying face down on the mattress spread over the sandy beach.

"You'll see when you look! Assistant! Rub oil on us!"

"We're going to sunbathe!"

"This is too sudden, isn't it?"

"I researched with Odette, and they say women with moderately tanned skin can project a sexy charm!"

"I really wanted to try it! Our Masters did it every summer!"

The Twins had their own ulterior motives.

It was an opportunity to naturally come into skin-to-skin contact with the Assistant without raising any suspicion.

If Sharon were here, she would definitely try to interfere.

So, they sent her far away to quickly get things done in the meantime.

"Hurry up~ Assistant~"

"If you don't hurry, we'll all turn into dried squid in the sun."

"Ugh, fine."

Odil and Odette kicked their feet cutely, as if swimming while holding onto the ground.

Succumbing to the Twins' aegyo, Siwoo sat down heavily beside them with the prepared oil.

Seeing their plan proceed smoothly, the Twins giggled among themselves.

First, he poured oil in a long line over their radiant backs.

As expected of twins, their size, surface area, and even their lying posture and the protruding areas near their shoulder blades were completely identical.

"Ugh..."

"Hmm..."

Odil and Odette shivered as the suddenly poured oil touched them.

It seemed it was a bit cold.

"Ready?"

"I'm all set."

"Me too!"

He roughly washed the sand off his hands with the water nearby and placed his hands on Odil and Odette's backs.

Because if he did one side first, he'd definitely hear complaints.

-Jolt!

-Jolt!

The moment Siwoo's hands touched their bare skin, Odil and Odette showed obvious reactions.

From a somewhat relaxed posture, they suddenly stiffened as if ice had been placed on them.

Even their toes stretched out as if doing ballet.

-Swish swish swish

Siwoo moved both hands alternately, applying oil evenly from their waists up their spines to their backs.

But maybe this wasn't something to take lightly.

The adhesion between his palms and their skin was no joke.

Moreover, the Twins' white, soft skin, which began to glisten as the oil was applied, brought back various memories.

Normally, the Twins just felt like cute younger sisters, but when they took off their clothes and seriously tried to seduce, they wielded a devilish power.

When Siwoo's hands reached their sides, which didn't protrude at all even in their prone position.

Odil and Odette simultaneously began a soft duet of sighs.

"Hahng..."

"Hmm... Mmm..."

"No strange sounds allowed."

"But, it's been a while since Assistant's touch, right?"

"That's right, Assistant is kneading our bodies like this... It feels kinda naughty."

It seemed they had been aiming for this from the start.

He kept touching them.

The harmony of vibrant skin and suntan oil brutally stimulated his hearing, touch, and vision.

"How do you feel, Assistant?"

"Like marinating a lukewarm steak with olive oil."

"...That's it? Don't you want to do this! And that!?"

"Uh... Hmm..."

"If you sneak over to our room tonight... I'll let you apply oil elsewhere too."

"We'll apply lots~ on you too, Assistant!"

It had come.

He had actually been thinking he should tell the Twins soon.

It was just that the timing hadn't come up.

"Ahem, Lady Odil, Lady Odette, I have something to say."

At Siwoo's cough, the Twins slightly turned their heads and stared intently at Siwoo.

As their mysterious purple eyes focused on him simultaneously, Siwoo found himself at a loss for words.

"Well, that is... Hmm..."

A lonely, anchorless, hollow abundance.

There was no one to talk to, no one who remembered Siwoo.

The person he met then was Sharon.

At first, it was just a symbiotic relationship with Sharon, who was deeply in debt, but as they covered for each other, their bond deepened.

Now, if someone asked who his girlfriend was, Sharon would be the first to come to mind, occupying such a large part.

If he continued this ambiguous relationship, how was it different from cheating or playing the field?

This vague relationship definitely needed to be clarified, but...

"......"

"......"

He couldn't bring himself to speak.

The Twins had very good intuition.

Odil watched Siwoo, who couldn't bring himself to speak, with an uneasy, wavering gaze, and Odette was almost on the verge of tears.

The Twins who had approached out of curiosity when Siwoo was still a slave.

Although the relationship started under the Twins' coercion, they had overcome several life-and-death situations together, building a sticky bond beyond that of a slave and Apprentice Witches.

When he broke up with Amelia and became half a wreck.

The warmth of Odil who gently embraced him.

The kindness of Odette who prepared a heartfelt gift for Siwoo when he was returning to the Mortal Realm.

He still remembered the Twins' goodwill towards him.

That's why he couldn't possibly say it.

Cheating or playing the field was morally wrong.

But drawing a line with the Twins, who only looked at Siwoo, seemed even more cruel and shameless.

It was really too hard to decide.

Couldn't he just make all three of them happy?

Only such irresponsible thoughts came to mind.

"...Later, during the barbecue. I'll do the grilling. I'm good at grilling meat."

Siwoo sighed deeply inside and postponed the decision.

He should seriously consult Takasho next time he visited.

Takasho would probably give somewhat plausible advice.

"O-oh? Why say something like that with such a serious face..."

"Y-yeah... You scared me..."

Around the time the Twins' awkward smiles lingered.

"What are you all doing right now!"

Sharon, who was bringing the picnic basket from afar, saw the Twins lying down with their tops off and came running in a fluster.

Author's Note (Afterword)

Sunscreen is essential when tanning.