City ​​of Witches 905

Chapter 905 – #197_The Witch Exists (3)

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Regardless of the situation, Siwoo was in a position where he couldn’t move around freely.

Even if the world was in chaos, the fact remained that Siwoo was the only male witch in the world, and a being that all witches would covet.

Therefore, Siwoo and Elroa continued to stay in Seoul, responding to the attacks of Homunculi within the Seoul metropolitan area. Ruelle was on the front lines in the South Sea, her battlefield, and Linne was acting as the first line of defense in Japan.

Any other troubles that occurred elsewhere were decided to be handled by Amelia and Sharon as a team.

Amelia and Sharon successfully defeated a Homunculus that appeared in Busan. It was a Homunculus that would have given other witches quite a hard time, but the power of the Amelia-Sharon duo was formidable.

Amelia, who already had extensive experience in subjugation, was closely coaching Sharon. Sharon smoothly followed her instructions and defeated the Homunculus in less than 10 seconds after encountering it.

Afterwards, they were returning to Seoul on a private jet.

If the Gates of Gehenna were functioning normally, teleportation would have been possible, but with the gates closed, it required about an hour of flight time.

The reason they endured this inconvenience was that they had made it a rule to replenish their magical power once after each battle.

Siwoo had the means to provide them with pure magical power.

“Why only me…”

Linne, Ruelle, Elroa, and Sharon would all be replenishing their magical power from time to time…

Amelia was the only one who had no means of doing so. She was the only one among Siwoo’s lovers who couldn’t even replicate his mark, let alone copy his magical power.

“Amelia!”

Amelia, who had been feeling somewhat depressed while looking at the clouds passing by outside the window, was startled by Sharon’s sudden call.

“W-what is it?”
“Look at this!”

Sharon, who had been sitting across from her and browsing her smartphone, rushed to Amelia’s side and showed her the screen.

A video was playing. It wasn’t professionally shot, and the shaky screen suggested it was taken by an amateur.

“What is this?”
“It’s Siwoo!”
“Siwoo?”
“It seems he was subjugating while we were in Busan. And apparently, a small-time YouTuber filmed it.”
“A small-time…? YouTuber…?”

Compared to Sharon, who was practically a native of the modern world, Amelia didn’t understand many of the words. But she continued watching the video, since it was said that Siwoo was in it.

Whether it was due to ignorance or bravery, a civilian who was approaching the Homunculus against the flow of fleeing people eventually met the Homunculus.

Of course, it was a foolish choice.

The Homunculi, who used to eat humans and dispose of them ‘cleanly,’ were now focused on killing humans ‘in plain sight.’

It was speculated that the Witch of Creation had programmed their behavior algorithm in preparation for humans persecuting witches.

The fate of the prey, who was approaching the Homunculus defenselessly, was as good as sealed.

The Homunculus slowly chasing its prey like it was playing with a toy, the shaky screen, and the man’s screams. When the man, who had fallen on his backside, looked up at the Homunculus from a low angle, Amelia frowned.

She could clearly see the cameraman’s demise.

And then, like a hero, a black-armored figure appeared, speaking in a casual tone.

“Hey, stop filming and run away.”

The back of the black knight, who was belatedly putting on his helmet and confronting the Homunculus, was clearly captured on the screen.

Then came the battle.
The man didn’t heed Siwoo’s words to run away and risked his life for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to boost his subscriber count.

He lowered his body and tried to capture the battle scene while breathing heavily. Of course, there was no way that a battle that should have been filmed with a high-speed camera could be captured by a smartphone camera’s frame rate.

The only things captured in the video were two human-sized objects leaving afterimages and creating sonic booms as they moved.

Cars parked on the side of the road were popping up like popcorn, and the asphalt and buildings were being scattered with loud noises as if they had been hit by artillery shells.

However, the sight of the black knight occasionally appearing and struggling with the scarecrow created a sense of realism that could not be found in any movie.

[Guys, can you see this? It’s amazing!]
[Wow! This is, this is what… I don’t know what this is, but it’s a battle! They’re fighting fiercely!]

Of course.
This was reality that could not be imitated with CG.

The two shadows, which collided and separated countless times amidst explosions and loud noises, suddenly stopped.

-Krrr…

The black knight grabbed the scarecrow’s head with a merciless hand and slammed it into the ground. The scarecrow was flapping like a freshly caught rockfish, but it didn’t seem to be able to resist the black knight’s strength.

The black knight ended the battle by plunging a red spear, longer than his height, deep into its torso.

[Wow! He won! There was a witch who caught a real monster…? Oh, but it was a man’s voice… Anyway! Everyone, I’ll do a live interview! I’ll be the first YouTuber in history to interview a witch!]

The YouTuber and streamer, who had been silent for a moment, let out a cheer.

[Excuse me! Excuse me! I’m Jilgom, a 170,000-subscriber YouTuber! Is it possible to request an interview?]
[……]

The interview request was lightly ignored, and the black knight disappeared as suddenly as he had appeared.

[Ah, unfortunately, I couldn’t get an interview, but I’ll film the place where the fight took place in real time. Wow! It looks like a bomb went off!]

The video ended with the YouTuber moving the camera around and rambling excitedly in his excited diction.

“That’s what happened!”

Unlike Sharon, who was also excited, Amelia just blinked.

She understood that Siwoo’s battle scene had been filmed. She also understood that he had become stronger than before and easily defeated the Homunculus. And she understood that the cameraman was extremely excited.

“I see.”

But she didn’t quite understand why Sharon was so happy.

“Amelia, do you know how many views this video has? So many people have watched it.”
“Hmm… about 100,000?”
“Don’t be surprised.”

When she exited the full screen, she saw the title, ‘First Ever! Live Filming of a Witch and Monster Battle.’
Then there was ’10 hours ago’ and then a number below it.

“This is the view count. 100 million.”
“100 million? 100 million?”

Amelia was somewhat dazed by the number that was beyond her imagination. To her, who was familiar with the concepts of Gehenna and the witch population, 100 million was definitely not a unit for counting people.

In fact, it was said to be the fastest video in history to surpass 100 million views.

There was a reason why it was getting such a global view count.

The fact that there was no video of a witch’s battle filmed this closely.
The fact that the whole world was suffering from Homunculus, and that there was a need for a ‘hero.’
In that sense, the black knight in his cool black armor was seen as a mythical being.

“And these are the comments.”

As the hero of a chaotic world becomes the hope of the common people, the comments also reflected that sentiment.

-So cool
-Just looking at his side profile, he’s a handsome Korean man, right?
-It seems so, considering he’s trying to protect people in Korea
-Isn’t he a witch related to that witch named Sua?
-But aren’t all witches supposed to be women?
-Homunculi are scary. On the other hand, doesn’t that mean you have to be that strong to catch monsters?
-Yeah, there’s a reason why developed countries are getting destroyed
-I’m so jealous of Korea for having such a hero. Yesterday, I lost a dear friend to a monster 🙁
-Korea, the country of heroes! Please make the medieval Japs your younger brothers

Comments and reactions from all over the world.
Only then did Amelia understand why Sharon was so happy as if it were her own accomplishment.

There were also some cynical comments like, ‘Aren’t they all the same monsters anyway?’, but they were very few.
Siwoo was being praised by so many people.

He was being revered as if he were the hope of humanity.

However, there was also a bit of concern.

“If he becomes this well-known… wouldn’t it be more dangerous?”
“I don’t think so. There probably aren’t any witches who don’t know about Siwoo anyway. Now that it’s like this, it’s better if many people like him.”
“I guess so.”

While Sharon was scrolling down and showing her the comments, both Amelia and Sharon froze.

They had seen a comment that they couldn’t possibly ignore.

-Recommend if you support the Sua-Black Knight couple!
-No, but this is seriously like a scene from a drama ㅠㅠ Isn’t it like the relationship between a witch who has been protecting Korea since the Joseon Dynasty and a knight who loves her?
-‘If it is for you, I will offer my spear a hundred times.’ Between the moonlight flowing like a gentle melody, he moved his lips. His voice, somehow sorrowful, permeated the cold night air like paint spreading on a canvas. ‘Can you offer it for the world, not for me?’ Even at this moment, my heart ached at her pitiful request to think only of others (see more)
-Wow, I really like this… Those two look so good together ㅠㅠ… I feel like crying ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Next episode!!! I’m already crying ㅜㅜㅜ

“……”

Seeing Amelia’s pale face as she moved her lips, Sharon belatedly defended herself.

“N-no, that’s not it. This is just… a delusional comment. It’s like a novel that’s often posted in emotional music playlists.”
“…Is that so?”
“Yes, yes, it is.”

Amelia didn’t look like it at all, but she had a surprisingly naive side.
Especially when it came to things related to modern culture, she tended to believe things as they were.

Sharon still remembered the sight of Amelia taking off her shoes and getting on the plane, completely fooled.

Anyway, Sharon decided that she had to change the subject as quickly as possible before Amelia got any more shocked.

“Do you want to see other videos?”
“Are there more?”
“Of course! The reaction to this video is so hot right now.”

With that, Sharon showed her more videos.

[Japan is trembling, the US is begging, China is in emergency SOS, the reason why the Korean male witch is the hope of humanity]
[Korea finally explodes in anger, China finally admits all its mistakes and makes a national apology]
[Harvard University Professor John: “Korea is the land where the dragon sleeps” The real reason why Korea has suddenly emerged in the new international community]
[The majesty of South Korea, which has trained the world’s first witch special forces]

Amelia, who felt a strange sense of incongruity with the eye-catching thumbnails and sensational text, asked.

“…Sharon, are these credible sources of information?”
“Of course! These days, this kind of thing is more accurate than the news!”
“Is that so…?”

The Amelia-Sharon duo was more than capable of taking down Homunculi, but they were somehow lacking when it came to modern life.