City of Witches Chapter 366

Diana, who until now had known nothing about men due to limited information and education.

She had recently learned about ‘sex’ through the sensual novels her mother was writing.

And just yesterday, she had even glimpsed the foreplay before her mother and he made love.

The act she had previously considered dirty and unclean, turning her head away, had gradually become a secret curiosity.

And that curiosity naturally turned toward Shin Siwoo, the only man by her side.

Though Diana was unconsciously denying all of this.

Until the moment she fell asleep in bed, his muscular naked body came to mind, and from there, her imagination naturally shifted to his manhood, which her mother had been gripping.

After all, such a thing had happened just yesterday.

So at this moment, walking side by side with him was extremely uncomfortable.

“Hey.”

“Yes, Miss Diana.”

“Can’t we go somewhere closer?”

“Actually, it’s nice to wander around here and there. Today, I plan to show you various items from the Mortal Realm and explain them.”

The area selected for today’s outdoor activity was the town closest to the Mortal Realm.

Border Town, the city at the boundary.

Originally, I had considered something simple like shooting practice, but upon learning that Diana had never personally visited Border Town, I decided on this place.

After all, the smugglers’ rendezvous points had various Mortal Realm items, and the Twins definitely liked them.

Hearing that Diana enjoyed Mortal Realm snacks and drinks was also one of the reasons for the selection.

“Sigh…”

But it seemed like a rather poor choice.

Diana, pouting her lips under the drizzling misty rain while holding up an umbrella.

Her expression was worse than when we had gone fishing together.

“I’m not really curious. The Mortal Realm is a dangerous place.”

“Still, there are many fascinating things. While looking around, you might find something enjoyable.”

Even as I said that, I felt a slight regret while descending the winding cliff path overlooking all of Border Town.

The rain, falling like mist even under the umbrella, heavily soaked our collars, and the unpaved road surface was muddy and sticky.

Every time Diana’s white shoes were dirtied with mud, my heart sank inwardly.

“…….”

But unexpectedly, Diana kept her mouth tightly shut like a clam and said nothing.

I had expected her to voice complaints with phrases like: I’m done! I want to go! I’m upset! Let’s call it a day for today!

“This way.”

After descending to the pier where the day laborers were visible, I guided her to the pre-researched rendezvous point.

It was the ‘Plump Mermaid Rendezvous Point’ where I had previously purchased fishing supplies.

Inside the single-story building constructed with high ceilings like a warehouse-style mart, display stands piled with various Mortal Realm items were arranged like a maze.

Since it was a place anyone could casually enter, there weren’t particularly high-value items, but I thought Diana might find various things intriguing.

“Here are the snacks Miss Diana likes. Should we buy a box?”

“…They’re already at home anyway.”

“How about this?”

“Not interested.”

This too seemed like a bit of a mistake.

Diana merely glanced around with a listless look, showing no sign of curiosity or admiration.

Yet, when fishing, she had watched Siwoo with quite an excited gaze.

Given the situation and the Contract, I had no choice but to make an effort, but.

Trying to entertain someone who seems unmotivated no matter what is quite a taxing task.

Just as I was inwardly sighing.

“Hey.”

Diana suddenly called out to Siwoo.

“Yes, Miss.”

Diana, who had called him first, kept her mouth tightly shut for a long while.

Dressed like a little girl with frills all over, she tapped the floor with her dirtied shoes before finally opening her mouth.

“Is tutoring fun?”

“Tutoring… Do you mean what we’re doing now? With the Witchboard?”

Instead of answering, Diana shook her head slightly.

“Ah, you mean the tutoring with Count Yesod.”

Diana’s shoulders flinched.

As if bothered by the mud on her shoes, she only looked at her neatly aligned toes and gave a slight nod.

“Of course. The Countess is the foremost expert in Barrier Magic. I learn a great deal from her every day.”

“…Besides that?”

“Besides that?”

For the first time, Diana’s magenta gaze squarely met Siwoo’s.

Just lifting her head and making eye contact seemed burdensome, somehow overwhelming.

“…You’re not hiding anything?”

What’s this?

Diana’s demeanor was unusual.

Somehow, she seemed faintly angry.

The biggest problem was that Siwoo couldn’t even guess why she was angry or why she was asking such questions.

It didn’t seem like he had done anything particularly wrong.

“I’d appreciate it if you explained a bit more plainly.”

At his feigned ignorance, Diana clenched her fists tightly.

He was lying.

Clearly, something was going on, and under the pretext of private tutoring, he was doing such things every day.

He wasn’t giving proper answers to Diana’s questions.

And that was frustrating and displeasing.

It was strange.

In fact, Siwoo and Diana’s relationship was that of a tutor and student.

And not a serious master-disciple relationship, but a somewhat laughable ‘play teacher’ relationship.

Whether he lied or not wasn’t something to particularly care about, and furthermore, whatever relationship he had with her mother wasn’t something she needed to report on.

Rather, it would be reasonable to respect him for not blabbing her mother’s secret and keeping it.

Diana disliked Siwoo.

She disliked being dragged around for bothersome activities, disliked how annoyingly good he was at Witchboard, and disliked that he was her mother’s secret lover.

Anyway, she just disliked him.

Still, recently, they could communicate about various things, and he was unexpectedly considerate in some aspects, so she had thought, ‘Maybe he’s a somewhat decent person?’

But to think that his usual kindness and indulgence of her whims were merely because he was targeting her mother.

In other words, Diana was just a stepping stone.

Ultimately, this man was no different from the men her mother had told her about.

It was just Diana who had been mistaken.

As her thoughts reached this point, a sense of betrayal over her hasty expectations spread through her.

Coming to her senses, she realized she was criticizing him with her lips twisted.

“…Disgusting.”

“Huh?”

“I’m really annoyed with you.”

“Suddenly?”His dumbfounded expression didn't seem like acting at all.

If Diana hadn't known anything, she might have been momentarily fooled.

Including that aspect, Diana disliked Siwoo even more.

"Do you think being the first male witch makes you some kind of great person? Don't forget that compared to the prestige of our Yesod family, you're nothing more than a firefly."

"Well, that's obvious."

If he had gotten angry or his face had hardened, she could have at least tasted a petty sense of satisfaction.

But he just blinked his eyes stupidly, not showing a hint of malice.

As if everything was already in the palm of his hand.

That sight truly made her blood boil.

"Fine, I'm leaving today."

"Huh? Did I say something wrong?"

"No!"

As she strode out of the reception room, Shin Siwoo followed.

Unable to bear it, Diana glared at him and said.

"Just follow me. I'll have you fired tomorrow."

Of course, she couldn't fire a man favored by her mother with just a word from Diana.

But if she didn't say at least this, she felt she wouldn't be able to vent her frustration.

Leaving Siwoo, who had stopped in his tracks, behind, Diana walked out of the reception room with quick steps.

"Hoo…"

"Gulp…"

The sounds of sighs and swallowed saliva.

Cold sweat from tension seeped into the skin along with a foul smell.

Twenty pairs of eyes were fixed on the witch wearing a gorgeous dress that didn't fit Border Town's scenery at all.

"That's her, right?"

"Yeah, she looks exactly like the photo."

They were the Ten Captains, including Jack the knife-wielder who had recently encountered Bianca.

Hiding behind boxes or building debris, they exchanged tense glances with stiff expressions.

"Boss, what are we going to do? Are we really doing this?"

"……"

"She's the Countess's apprentice witch."

Not long ago, a public enemy who had visited their hideout had requested one task in exchange for providing two artifacts.

"Fuck, stay still. Why are you trembling like a little girl? Whether it's the Countess's house or whatever, if we get caught, we're dead anyway."

Among the ragtag subordinates, Jack's eyes shone sharply.

How long had he waited for this moment?

Captured by a witch, living a life worse than a human's, he had waited.

For revenge against the witches who walked around with their chins held high as if it were natural.

And his wish had been granted.

Through a contract with a demon, he had obtained the final death spear.

Jack stared intently at the Cachusha in his hand.

One of the fangs received from a witch, the 'Ring of Subjugation.'

According to Bianca, the self-proclaimed good fairy who fulfills people's desires, it suppresses magic power and forces obedience to any command against witches without autonomous defense.

Let alone an apprentice witch, who is much weaker than a regular witch.

In other words, once this is placed on her head, the game is over.

It wasn't difficult.

The only concern was whether these trash would carry out the plan to the end.

Even Jack didn't have the confidence to face an apprentice witch, a witch in name, alone.

Just then, one of the Ten Captains spoke up with a trembling voice.

"Boss, c-can't we just stop? This doesn't seem right… Let's wait for another chance."

Look at that.

Already a weakling spreading unease through the group.

A disruptive element breaking apart a group prepared for revenge with a resolve for death.

Jack's response to him was simple.

"Guhk…!"

In an instant, he pulled out a dagger, stabbed it into his neck, and twisted it without giving him a chance to scream.

It happened in the blink of an eye.

"Gheek…guhehe…!"

The man with his windpipe torn couldn't even let out a proper scream as he danced a disjointed dance and died.

Jack wiped the blood from his cheek with his sleeve and scanned the surroundings with a menacing gaze.

Whether this plan succeeded or failed, death was certain anyway.

The worst-case scenario was a traitor emerging after dragging out the plan indecisively.

Since they had decided to carry it out today, this was the most certain and safe way to handle things.

"Anyone else want to wait for next time?"

Jack bared his teeth at the stiffened Ten Captains.

"You cowardly bastards. You're the ones who said you'd do it. You bastards who sang about wanting to fuck a witch, now you have a chance to pay back a witch, and you're chickening out now?"

No one had the guts to argue with a corpse lying right in front of them.

"Did the witch who came to us look like a volunteer? She gave us these magical items and left. Do you think if we do nothing, she'll just say 'What a shame, I'll take back the items I gave you' and leave?"

"……"

"Then we'll all die without having done anything."

"R-right. If we're going to die anyway, we might as well fuck an apprentice witch before we die."

As Pigman, who had turned pale, nodded and spoke, the others gradually began to agree.

They were death row inmates living on the edge anyway.

They were the kind who would be satisfied if they could vent their accumulated anger as sexual desire on an apprentice witch and completely ruin her life.

"Pig bastard, you finally said something right."

"A-alright… Fuck, let's rape and kill her."

"We'll decide the order by drawing lots, right?"

Amid the excitement and tension, bloodshot eyes were already fixed on the apprentice witch's back as if she were already stripped naked.

"Let's vent our resentment properly. Stick to the plan."

Following the apprentice witch, who was conveniently moving toward a deserted area.

The nine men began their pursuit, silent as dead mice.