City ​​of Witches 393

Chapter 393 – #84_The Last Supper (4)

#391

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At the Yeongdo shipyard in Busan, a massive container ship, having completed assembly within a dry dock, was moored, awaiting its launch.

Measuring 400 meters in length, 35 meters in height, and 62 meters in width, it boasted a loading capacity of over 23,000 twenty-foot containers. This yet-to-be-named, world’s largest container ship was the focus of much anticipation, expected to usher in a new era of prosperity for the struggling Korean shipbuilding industry.

Bianca had brought Takasho to the ship’s cargo hold. As construction was not yet complete, the interior, devoid of containers and revealing its guide rails, resembled a vast forest of steel.

In a party, time and place are crucial. The selection of participants and venue reveals the host’s taste. In that regard, Bianca was pleased with her choice.

A dance of life and death unfolding amidst the dense, fishbone-like framework. How could it not be magnificent?

“Hmm, hmm~”

Bianca busied herself decorating the ship until Takasho awoke. She added some touches to make it less stark and more dramatically intriguing. Then, she stood before Takasho, who was bound and suspended by a chain she had found lying around.

“Ugh, ugh… Where am I…?”
“Such a textbook line.”

It had been an hour since she had knocked him out with magic. Bianca smiled at Takasho, who was now awake and looking around. He looked around, saw his state of undress, and finally met Bianca’s gaze.

What would his reaction be? Bianca watched Takasho with anticipation. The rather handsome Japanese man suddenly began to wail.

“Witch…! Since my youth, I’ve smoked, and worked at host bars, drinking alcohol by the bucket, so my liver is trash…!”

Bianca scoffed, deflated. It was a stupid line that held no interest. She had expected him to tremble upon waking, being the perceptive fellow he was.

“Please, let me go! I won’t tell anyone about what happened here, and I’ll cherish it as a precious memory for the rest of my life!”
“Oh, really?”
“Yes! If you were just looking for a drinking companion, I, Mimaya Takasho, volunteer! I will serve you with all my heart so that you won’t feel a moment of boredom!”
“You’re quite skilled at self-promotion.”
“Isn’t it necessary to prove one’s own worth?”

Bianca tilted her head, a bit belatedly impressed.

Shin Siwoo’s friend, the Japanese man, knew that Bianca was an enemy. He had sensed it from their encounter in the hotel room. Seeing this situation, his suspicion must have solidified into certainty, yet he brazenly continued to talk.

His exaggerated fuss, his dramatics, and his witty remarks, inappropriate for the situation, drew her interest. A survival strategy of the weak, because he was weak.

“You’re an interesting fellow.”
“I’m just trying to bring a smile to your face, Witch!”

Takasho looked at Bianca with wide, hopeful eyes, as if he would crawl to lick her shoes if she released him. She spoke to him, as if offering a glimmer of hope.

“Do you want to live?”
“Witch, I don’t quite understand what you mean.”
“You already know, don’t you? That I’m not really a kind fairy.”
“Haha, don’t joke. It’s impossible for someone as noble as you to be a bad witch.”
“Look at this guy?”

He was not only cunning but also daring, which made Bianca like him even more. If she was going to play with a toy, it was better if it was a bit fresher. The smile on his face, which had been so cheerful, froze.

With the mention of one name.

“Shin Siwoo.”
“…Yes?”
“You’re Shin Siwoo’s friend, aren’t you? You know where he is?”

His body temperature rose. His lips tightened, and his pupils narrowed. His tongue reflexively licked his dry lips, and his eyes darted upwards. Typical reactions of a human in distress. Bianca watched Takasho with the eyes of a snake eyeing its prey.

“I’d be very happy if you knew his location.”

In fact, Bianca already knew his whereabouts. Not just his location.

She knew who the witch with a deep connection to the first witch with a penis was, which of them was dangerous, and what their relationships were like. She knew their relationships, appearances, personalities, situations, and even their combat abilities quite well.

That was why she had lured away Duke Tiferet, whom she deemed the most dangerous, using Eia as bait, and had initiated her plan. If another witch cooperated, she could withdraw mid-plan, but if Duke Tiferet stuck around, the risk would increase dramatically.

In any case, the unchanging fact was that Bianca did not need to ask Takasho for his location. It was all for entertainment, a warm-up to extract a video that would make a kind and warm-hearted young man lose his mind.

“I think you’ve got the wrong idea… Who is Shin Siwoo? By the way, I thought you were a witch who grants people’s desires at the hotel.”

Bianca liked Takasho even more for changing the subject. Logically, he would have realized that he was not the target. He would have realized Bianca’s danger.

Yet he calmly lied.

Even though the price of that lie could be death.

“Is that so?”

A dry, cracking sound accompanied Bianca’s smile.

“……!”

At the same time, one of Takasho’s fingers, bound behind his back, twisted at an unnatural angle. The hands are more delicate and sensitive than other parts of the body. Takasho’s eyes widened in shock at the sharp pain, as if he had been struck with a hammer, and the chains rattled.

“You know Shin Siwoo, right?”

Only then did the smile completely disappear from Takasho’s face.

“……”
“You’ve suddenly become quiet. I don’t like boring men.”

-Crack, crack, crack

“Kuaaaaaah!!!!”

The sound of bones breaking echoed in succession. Not clean fractures or dislocations. It was a finger-breaking designed to inflict the maximum possible pain. Takasho, who had been trying to keep his mouth shut, spat out saliva and screamed with a grotesque expression.

“He’s… he’s my friend! Why! Do you have business with him!”
“Good, it’s good to be honest. Now, just tell me his location, just where he usually stays. Easy, right?”
“What are you going to do if I tell you?”
“I’ll capture him and use him as a lab animal. He’s a valuable sample, after all.”

As if he had expected the question, Takasho’s eyes squeezed shut. After a long silence, Takasho sighed and muttered in a harsh tone.

“Ha… Damn, my life is so cursed.”

Bianca was surprised, not just because Takasho had cursed. In this situation, he was completely the subordinate. Not just a relationship of give and take, but a hierarchical relationship of life and death. If he had climbed the ladder by sucking up to witches in Gehenna, he would know that fact better than anyone.

In that situation, the curse was a clear expression of his will. An expression that he would not speak, even if it meant losing his life. But she understood. Only four of his fingers had been broken so far.

“Ah, is it like a samurai spirit? I understand. If you blurt it out here, it won’t look good. I can’t sell out my friend! Rather kill me! How many chances do you get in life to say a line like that?”

Bianca stroked Takasho’s cheek as she continued.

“So, I’ll torture you just enough not to die, so you have an excuse for yourself.”

Takasho’s body was trembling. Even if he had prepared for death, could he not fear pain? How much fear could he endure for a mere friend, not even a lover?

“Just tell me honestly. It’d be better for both of us, right? If you help me capture Shin Siwoo, I’ll let you go.”
“Hey, lady.”
“……”

Bianca’s smile, which had been gently coaxing Takasho, cracked.

“Do you think a man from Hokkaido, Mimaya Takasho, would sell out his friend?”
“……”
“Instead of that, let’s just have some fun. You said you’re a kind fairy who grants people’s desires! Give me some sex! Show me your pussy! My dick might be smaller than Siwoo’s, but my technique is better!”

Seeing him brazenly and defiantly, she couldn’t help but laugh.

“Do you want to die?”
“Aren’t you trying to kidnap a man because you’re horny, Witch? Let’s be honest. You seem to like bondage play, so hurry up and release me and drop your panties. I’ll send you to the peak of Mount Fuji.”
“Ahahaha!”

Bianca laughed.
Takasho had gone into overdrive as soon as she had mentioned the reason for his kidnapping, as soon as she had suggested he sell out his friend. He must have known he wouldn’t survive if he acted like this.

Rather, he was trying to provoke Bianca’s anger to prevent himself from being unable to endure the harsh torture and revealing his location. To make Bianca unable to tolerate his insolent behavior and finish him off in one go.

He had prepared for death. Although his actions were meaningless, she acknowledged his spirit.

“You have such cute manners.”
“Huk…!”

Bianca’s hand delved between Takasho’s legs. She fondled his manhood lewdly.

“You finally understand my heart. Won’t you release this too…!”
“Don’t pretend to be so strong.”

His attempt was admirable. Even Bianca, who knew everything, was secretly provoked by his audacity. Takasho’s babbling mouth was sealed. Bianca’s white hand had firmly grasped one of his testicles.

“Hey, hey, Witch, you’re joking, right…?”

Takasho’s face turned pale. He had realized what Bianca was aiming for. The method that inflicts the greatest fear and pain on a man. Bianca knew it well.

“Let’s see… I’ll crush the smaller one. You can’t die, okay?”
“Kuaaaaaaah…!”

A scream, far louder than when his fingers were broken, echoed through the container ship’s cargo hold. Even while listening to the horrific scream, Bianca’s smile did not falter.

“Uweeek…! Eeek…! Uweeek!”

Tears and snot flowed, and vomit flowed from the pain that twisted his insides. Takasho’s body convulsed and stiffened, finally collapsing.

“Is this enough?”

Bianca took out a handkerchief and gently dabbed the vomit from Takasho’s mouth. His body was trembling like an aspen leaf.

“Now, will you tell me where Shin Siwoo is?”
“Kuh…kuhkuhk…kuhahaha…!”

Bianca was startled by the sudden burst of maniacal laughter. A laughter that squeezed his lungs, as if trying to forcefully push back the creeping fear. The reaction of laughing like a madman was not among any of the possibilities Bianca had anticipated.

“Kuh… I’ll tell you… I’ll tell you, so… come here…”
“Go ahead and recite it.”

A human whose four fingers had been crushed and one testicle had been shattered less than five minutes after being captured. A pathetic being who would disappear like dust at the end of old age and sickness. A face covered in all sorts of bodily fluids.

“Lady, my friendship is much heavier than one testicle…”
“……”
“…So, stop acting like a dog and just kill me.”

Even with his body trembling and his eyes full of anxiety, even in such a miserable state.
He did not compromise.

“My heart just fluttered.”
“……”

As if he had exhausted his strength after uttering those words, a sharp whip lashed out at Takasho’s limp body.

-Whoosh!

“Guaaaaaaah…!”

Takasho’s body trembled madly at the whip that had lightly torn his flesh. It was an excessive reaction for just one lash of the whip.

“This is a rather unremarkable artifact called the ‘Whip of Repentance.’ It’s said that the person who is hit will relive the greatest pain they have ever felt in their life.”
“Hoo…! Hoo…! Hoo…!”

-Whoosh!

“—————-!!!!”
“I applaud your courage and valor. Let’s see how long you can endure?”

His lips turned purple with cyanosis, the blood vessels in his eyes burst, turning the whites of his eyes red, and his clenched teeth cracked from the overwhelming pain. Even while feeling such pain, Takasho did not open his mouth.

That’s right.
He did not open his mouth.

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Fan art provided by Amelpipejoa…!!!
Amelia wearing a bikini, no less!
Her beautiful pose moistens my heart
Thank you very much! I will post the original in the fan art gallery!!