Chapter 1054 – #250_임신(6)
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1.
The village of ‘Notaricon’, a form that houses a prophecy institution.
When I came with Linne Dorothy before, we couldn’t use the ‘gate’ because our identities were official, but this time it’s just Amelia and Siwoo.
The two arrived at the residence of the occultist witches surrounding the prophecy institution in an hour via Gehenna.
Another difference from that time is that Siwoo is now a baron and the head of the Hesed Society.
Among the schools that formed an early partnership with the society is the ‘May Tea Party’.
The May Tea Party, led by ‘Witch of the Pentagram’ Schlefly Ishtar, is a society well-versed in structuralist magic and occult semiotics, including magic circles.
What that means is that there are society members stationed in this Notaricon as well.
This prophecy isn’t something you can just get whenever you want.
It’s possible that it might take a few days for an accurate prophecy, and you might have to wait in Notaricon for that, but Society Head Ishtar was happy to accommodate Siwoo.
“If you need anything else, please call separately. Society Head Shin Siwoo.”
“Yes, thank you.”
A May Tea Party member, deeply covered in a robe, glanced at the two with curious eyes and stepped back.
Anyway, Amelia and Siwoo were provided with accommodation on the second floor.
Although it’s far from a luxurious villa, it’s a prime location overlooking a blue lake, or should I say?
The surrounding scenery is so spectacular that it feels like visiting an exotic Swiss villa.
Just opening the window made the cool natural breeze refresh the heart.
“It feels like a honeymoon.”
Even as she said that, Amelia couldn’t hide her inner disappointment.
If it weren’t for this situation, she would have spent time with him in bed, all lovey-dovey…
According to Yebin, it’s better to refrain from intercourse for the first three months or so.
‘Is it okay in other ways?’
‘Other ways… Ah, yes, yes…. As long as it’s not too intense….’
She was told that it would be okay in the back, but even that was ambiguous as a solution.
It’s not because of a revulsion to back-door relations.
Amelia would gladly give any part of her body for Siwoo.
It’s a little embarrassing, but the sensation itself is good.
However, now that she’s a proper mother, it’s somewhat embarrassing to make such a request.
Also, Siwoo, who is considerate, would never ask or force it first.
“Sigh.”
Amelia sighed secretly.
“Let’s rest for a bit. It seems that witches are gathered here to receive prophecies. It seems it will be possible around evening.”
“Okay.”
“I’ll make some tea.”
Then, doesn’t that mean she can’t do it with him for at least a month?
It’s not just about physical pleasure.
That feeling of skin-to-skin contact with the person you love.
The sticky sighs of lust as mucous membranes connect.
All of that was a major issue for Amelia.
“……”
Eventually, Amelia approached Siwoo, who was preparing tea, and tugged at his sleeve.
“Are you uncomfortable anywhere?”
“No. Nothing like that.”
Even as Siwoo tilted his head in confusion, she kept tugging at his sleeve.
“Siwoo.”
“Yes.”
“I heard from Yebin that we can’t have intercourse for about four weeks.”
“Ah, of course.”
He seems quite troubled too.
He can’t read Amelia’s signals, which he would have noticed long ago, it seems.
If they can’t have intercourse ‘in the future,’ that means other places are possible…
Then, wouldn’t Amelia have to say it herself?
Amelia, who was fidgeting, biting her lip, belatedly discovered the mischievous smile on Siwoo’s lips.
“…Siwoo.”
“Hehe.”
“You’re annoying.”
Siwoo picked up Amelia, who was patting her chest, and headed for the bed.
“I was just being cautious. What if I put a burden on Amelia?”
“Do you think I’m a fool? It’s not like that. Ah…!”
“I’ll take your clothes off.”
“Siwoo, you know, right? Gently, gently…. Haa… We have to do it so the baby doesn’t know…?”
The two lovers’ legs tangled on the bed.
2.
To give an example of Amelia’s biggest change after intercourse, she becomes very fluffy.
“Ooh-hoo-hoo….”
Amelia, who was quietly murmuring while sweating with ecstasy, leaned her head against Siwoo’s chest with happiness on both cheeks.
Siwoo smoothed Amelia’s beautiful hair and kissed her from time to time.
The vague optimism in their hearts, the fear that this happy moment might be the last, or the fear that this happiness might soon disappear like a bubble.
They push it away and lick each other.
“It’s almost time.”
The sun was setting.
Amelia’s turn is at 9 o’clock.
The prophecy institution is a place surrounded by mystery even within the mysterious witch society, so Amelia might not be able to receive a prophecy right away.
It might not be a prophecy related to the baby.
“Siwoo.”
Amelia said after the kiss.
“What I’m about to say might be very bad. You might get angry.”
“Yes.”
“If a situation comes where you have to choose between the baby and me, would you think of the child first?”
“……”
Siwoo felt speechless.
It wasn’t an easy question to answer.
The world describes parental love as something transcendent, like agape, and sanctifies it, but paternal love is strictly different from maternal love.
Maternal love is made up of physical, mental, and biological connections.
It’s bound to be faster than paternal love.
The child was precious to Siwoo.
But at least for now, Amelia was more precious.
In the end, Siwoo could only hug Amelia’s shoulders without saying anything.
3.
It was the scheduled time.
In front of the ‘corridor’ where prophecies can be received.
Siwoo stood behind Amelia with a stern face.
He wanted to go in with her, but that was impossible.
“It’ll be okay.”
Amelia’s body, which didn’t waver at all, slowly disappeared into the temple.
Inside the temple, as she stepped onto the surface of the water where the sunbeams sparkled, she found herself in a different world.
“……”
A sea of stars that met the horizon and a vast lake that could be mistaken for a sea.
A tower that stood tall through the thick fog.
It was the same as what Siwoo had seen.
The apocalyptic witch that Siwoo had said he saw was nowhere to be seen.
Amelia hesitantly approached the lake.
Beneath the seemingly ordinary surface of the water, a colorful cluster of lights, like unravelled threads, was flowing.
Their identity was the encrypted threads of fate.
The moment Amelia, who was crouching, stirred the surface of the water with her hand, the clock changed.
It was a familiar sight.
A cabin in a forest of cork trees.
She could see herself with a benevolent smile, singing a lullaby.
The cute baby in her arms was wriggling its eyelids and smiling brightly.
The eyes and dimples were just like Amelia’s.
The sharp nose seemed to resemble Siwoo’s.
Amelia felt a surge of relief and joy.
Prophecies are very likely to come true.
The baby with the ‘vessel’ that Siwoo had seen in the prophecy was actually Amelia and Siwoo’s biological child.
Amelia would not die even if she gave birth to the child.
This prophecy seemed to prove that fact.
She had to tell Siwoo this fact.
As Amelia thought that and tried to leave the fading scenery of the prophecy, another thread of fate caught the tip of Amelia’s hand.
A thread connected to a confirmed past.
With a dizzying sensation of falling, the clock changed once again.
Amelia’s consciousness, which had sunk to a lower place, saw it.
“Yes, as my mother wished.”
This was the ‘past’ that Siwoo had seen and told her about in the prophecy institution.
The story of Keter wanting to inherit the will of the Witch of Creation.
The story of honing herself for an eternity to stand on the rainbow.
The story of sometimes devouring her own kind and wandering to gain great power.
The story of maintaining the order of the world so that witches could prosper in this world.
And the story of realizing her limits and giving up.
“To transcend humanity, one must first throw off its shackles.”
Keter split her spirit and body in half and gathered chaos that was the opposite of order.
What was born in the unnecessary dregs was ‘Whispering Witch’ Lilith.
Keter knew that she had to kill Lilith, but she couldn’t.
And despite these efforts, Keter realized again.
All witches are failures.
Defective products with limits set so that they cannot stand on the rainbow.
Keter, who was pessimistic and despairing, discovered one possibility.
A very, very slim but only possibility to cling to.
Up to this point, it was all the same as the past that Siwoo had told her.
The same as the secrets of the world that the prophecy institution had told Siwoo.
However.
-Tick tock tick tock
A witch kneeling in front of Keter.
The moment Amelia saw the witch raise her head, she couldn’t help but hold her breath.
“Mother.”
Malika Marigold.
Her teacher, whom she could never forget even in her dreams, was there.
In front of Malika Marigold, who was kneeling like a vassal, Duke Keter said.
“I will heal you. Bring the child.”
4.
Amelia told Siwoo everything she had seen in the prophecy.
Siwoo was confused, but he hugged Amelia, shedding tears of joy.
Just as Siwoo had, Keter might have put some strange trick on Amelia.
Amelia, like Siwoo, might have been a ‘designated person’ arranged by Keter, who was despairing over a wish that could not be reached.
But that didn’t matter right now.
Amelia could live even if she gave birth to the child.
They didn’t have to separate.
This fact alone gave Siwoo a deep sense of relief.
“I guess we’ll have to ask Duke Keter directly about the rest.”
Even now, he tried to meet her whenever he had time, but it always ended in failure.
But now that things have become so deeply involved.
Now he was really going to go to the Ivory Tower, lie down, and cause a ruckus to ask the truth.
But for now, he was relieved, very relieved.
“Let’s go back now.”
“Yes, Siwoo.”
Siwoo, who came out of the temple with a light heart, suddenly felt a strange sensation.
“It’s a bit hectic.”
Was it his honed intuition?
Somehow, the atmosphere around him was unusual.
Witches, who usually stayed inside their mansions like monks, were gathered in groups of three or five, with serious expressions.
-Buzz buzz
At that moment, he felt a vibration from the crystal ball in his inner pocket.
Since it was an area where the signal didn’t work, he had brought a communication crystal ball, but it seemed to have been out of service inside the temple.
Again, the prophecy institution is a mysterious place even within the witch society.
“Linne contacted me.”
“I’m fine, so answer it.”
“Yes, then excuse me for a moment.”
Did she contact him because she missed him again in that short time?
Siwoo smiled bitterly.
Linne’s voice was heard from the other side of the crystal ball.
“Yes, I’ve answered.”
[My husband]
It was a shaky, panting voice, as if she was stuck in a narrow place.
[……]
“What’s wrong?”
The silence grew longer.
It was strange.
How could the cool night air of the national park feel so chilling?
[Dorothy is dead]
Please, Be a lie