Chapter 38 – #10_Love Potion (1)
#37
1.
Just when I thought I was finally seeing the light after all that hard labor, I wondered if I’d gotten dementia from the hardship.
Thankfully, that doesn’t seem to be the case.
Or is that really a good thing?
Shiwoo hesitantly approached the carriage that was standing still, as if telling him to hurry.
It wasn’t that he had forgotten.
He was originally supposed to visit the twins on the weekend, but a sudden summons had made him break his promise.
Still, it was because of Amelia’s summons, so what could the twins do?
He figured they would understand and let it slide, so he didn’t think of it as a big deal.
But why was he so afraid to open the carriage door?
The windows were covered with black and white cloth, so he couldn’t see inside. Shiwoo swallowed hard and stepped inside.
“Excuse me.”
Shiwoo’s eyes widened as he entered the carriage.
The interior was much larger than it appeared from the outside.
The floor was completely covered with red carpet, and the ceiling was so high that it was hard to believe it was inside a carriage.
It was so luxurious that it could easily be called a mobile villa.
They must have used space distortion magic.
In fact, space distortion was a common magic used throughout Gehenna, so it wasn’t that surprising.
However, most of them used the magic power flowing through the earth and water veins.
To use it on a moving carriage like this would cost a fortune in maintenance.
It was just like the famously wealthy Geminai family.
Then, the dark space brightened up.
The weakly burning candles here and there burst into flames.
At the same time, Odile and Odette, sitting side by side on the sofa, came into view, looking at the carriage door.
With their arms crossed, they were staring at Shiwoo with their chins up, their eyes arrogant and solemn.
Well, that was understandable.
Shiwoo, a mere slave, had broken his promise and run off.
“There seems to be a misunderstanding. I’ll explain what happened, so…”
“Close the door and come in.”
“Yes.”
Even if they were apprentices, they were still witches?
He was used to seeing them always laughing without a care in the world, but seeing them angry was incredibly intimidating.
Shiwoo carefully closed the door and walked towards the twins.
“Just because we treat you comfortably as our assistant, does that mean you’re having a very comfortable slave life?”
“No, it’s not like that.”
“It’s not? Then why did you break your promise?”
Odile’s youthful voice came down like a frost.
“I’m sorry. But I had no choice.”
“We’ll listen to how important your reason was and then decide how to treat you.”
He was getting nervous, wondering if it was more serious than he thought, when he heard Odette’s whining voice.
“Sister, my eyes hurt. How long do we have to stay like this?”
“Odette, be quiet.”
“I’m sure the assistant had his reasons.”
Odette seemed happy to see Shiwoo after a long time, and she playfully nudged his shoulder as she spoke.
“By the way, assistant, wasn’t our magic amazing? It was a song called ‘Fairy’s Prank,’ and it makes you spin around in circles while you’re lost.”
“Y-yes, it was amazing.”
“Right?”
Leaving behind Odette’s proud smile, Shiwoo explained what had happened step by step.
There was no need to go into great detail.
He was simply summoned by Amelia and went to Border Town with her.
But it happened without any prior notice, so he couldn’t inform Taro Town.
From now on, he was no longer a manager but Amelia’s exclusive slave.
The end.
“…That’s what happened.”
“See, I knew the assistant wouldn’t do it on purpose.”
“Hmph, I still can’t forgive him.”
As expected, the twins seemed to understand.
Odile still had a dissatisfied expression on her face, though.
“Then did the professor give you these clothes too?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“They do suit you.”
“Thank you.”
Even Odile, who had her arms crossed, complimented him as if she was just throwing it out there, so the clothes must be nice.
“Oh, right! Assistant, should I tell you something funny?”
“Odette! You said you wouldn’t talk about that!”
As soon as Odette opened her mouth, Odile started to panic.
The tension that had been barely there disappeared in an instant.
Odette avoided Odile’s attempt to cover her mouth and couldn’t help but laugh as she continued.
“You know, when the assistant didn’t come, my sister got angry and kicked the bed.”
“Stop it! I was trying to set a mood!”
“My sister’s shin hit the bed, and she rolled around on the floor crying.”
“I didn’t cry!”
So she did roll around.
Odile’s face turned bright red as she glared at Odette and said to Shiwoo.
“Assistant, should I tell you something really funny too? I found Odette’s will a while ago, you know?”
“Sisterrrrr! Why are you bringing that up!”
This time, the situation was reversed.
Odile spoke as if she was having fun, and Odette charged at her, ready to die.
“But do you know why?”
“If you do that, I’m going to eat all the snacks you hid in your room!”
“She got her first period and thought she had a terminal illness.”
“Sisterrrrrrrrr!!!!”
“Odette cried so sadly back then… When I didn’t know anything, I cried with her.”
“Die, die!”
“Ack! Ugh! You said it too. The thing I told you not to say!”
“Is that the same as this?”
And then.
“Assistant! I’ll tell you more funny stories about my sister!”
“No, assistant! Don’t listen to that and listen to my story! My story is funnier!”
The twins started chirping like baby birds begging for food.
“Don’t listen!”
“Don’t listen!”
“Odette’s story isn’t very interesting!”
“Unnie’s stories aren’t very interesting!”
After a while of spilling each other’s embarrassing pasts, Odile and Odette, under Siwoo’s arbitration, made a truce and sat at the table.
What is this all about?
Siwoo sighed deeply.
2.
“…….Puhah…”
“…….Phew…”
After a battle of wounds, the twins, as if their saintly time had arrived, slumped onto the sofa with no energy. Their cheeks, still flushed from the excitement, were red, and their clothes and hair were disheveled as they panted.
“Odette…”
“Unnie…”
Their eyes met at the same time, and after staring at each other for a while, the twins hugged each other affectionately.
“I’m sorry.”
“No, I was more wrong.”
“I think I realized too late that there’s nothing to gain from this kind of fighting.”
“I’m sorry for making a preemptive attack that violated the agreement.”
“Yes, it’s good to see you getting along so well.”
Even though they bickered for a bit, they must be so close because they’re always together.
Siwoo looked at the twins with a warm feeling.
In fact, the episodes were just cute to Siwoo, though they were embarrassing for both of them.
“I’m never going to let you take the first move again, so be prepared, Odette.”
“I’ll have to attack so thoroughly that Unnie won’t be able to counterattack.”
“Uh, um…”
Anyway, they look quite mature, but when you see what they do, they’re just little kids.
Are all witches like this?
“By the way, can I go now?”
It didn’t seem like a serious matter, and they had apologized properly, so Siwoo thought he should go to the barn and organize his things, and asked carefully.
Of course, permission was not granted.
“Where do you think you’re going? Sit down.”
The twins, who had been fiercely hostile to each other, soon tidied their hair and sat on the sofa.
“Assistant, anyway, I understand that you had your reasons. It wouldn’t be right to dwell on something that couldn’t be helped.”
“Thank you for understanding.”
“But we’re a little upset too. It was our rare escape day, and we wasted the whole day waiting for you.”
“That… I apologize again for that.”
Odette scurried somewhere and took out a thick book from a corner of the carriage’s bookshelf.
“Anyway, while we were waiting blankly, we came up with a good idea!”
Odette, flipping through the book, opened a page wide and showed it to Siwoo.
She looked quite excited, standing on tiptoes for no reason.
“We’re going to make this today.”
“What is this?”
“‘Potion of Eros.’ Actually, we’ve already made it.”
The answer came from Odile.
In her arms was an ampoule filled with pink liquid that seemed to say, ‘I am a suspicious magical potion.’
“Actually, when I looked at the guide for a lady’s first night, the word ‘love’ kept coming up.”
“But no matter how much I thought about it, there was no way to know it properly.”
“But there’s no such thing as impossible in magic! So we prepared this.”
The twins continued their explanation, taking turns like well-matched show hosts.
“The effect is very straightforward. The woman who drinks this will fall deeply in love for exactly one hour.”
“So you’re going to test it on me?”
“Of course.”
“Of course!”
So that’s why they were holding me back.
“Yes, but there’s a little more you need to help with.”
“There’s only one ingredient that we need to add to this potion… and we can’t get it.”
“It’s semen, isn’t it?”
“You’re getting quick on the uptake.”
Listening to Odile’s additional explanation, it seemed that using any man’s semen would be problematic.
“Because if we want to fall in love with you through this potion, we need your semen. Freshly squeezed.”
Other men’s semen was useless, and the twins had to drink the potion made with Siwoo’s semen and see Siwoo within 10 seconds to fall under the spell. It was a terribly demanding CC skill.
Why did you make such trash?
The words rose to his throat, but unfortunately, he was in a vulnerable position, so he just had to go along with it.
What else could he do?
“Anyway, I think that’s enough explanation.”
“Then take off your pants and give them to me.”
After hesitating for a moment, Siwoo obediently lowered his pants and handed them to Odette.
The twins’ gazes instantly focused on his lower body.
Still receiving tremendous attention, his little guy seemed embarrassed and drooped down.
“I want to try it quickly, can you do it right now?”
“Um, if someone’s watching, it’ll take much longer because I’ll be self-conscious. If you give me a bottle or something, I’ll get it.”
“There’s no need for that. We’ll extract it.”
It was expected, but it was rejected.
Siwoo had very complicated thoughts.
Of course, he didn’t dislike the sensation he could get from this situation.
If he left it to the twins, he could feel good very easily.
But he also felt like a criminal committing a senseless act on kids who didn’t know anything.
Above all, he was afraid of what would happen if this reached Count Jemernai’s ears.
“Unnie and I studied very hard. We’ll do well now.”
“Why don’t you sit on this sofa?”
“Um… Odile, Odette, if Jemernai finds out about this, he’ll be very angry. How about we don’t do this anymore? At least after you become official witches…”
Siwoo, led by Odile’s hand to the sofa, tried to protest, but it was a futile attempt.
Odette didn’t even listen and bit down hard on his glans.
“Haa… Shall we start?”
