Chapter 699 – #140_Agony And Choice (5)
#699
1.
I had been waiting for Siwoo for three hours, having laid out the covered food containers on the table.
The unsettling agitation I felt when I first headed to Hyangwol Pavilion with the food had subsided.
I was now able to observe the current situation more calmly.
First, there was the matter of the wedding ceremony.
I had no intention of making it extravagant or inviting guests.
To ensure marital harmony, a simple ceremony in the courtyard of Hyangwol Pavilion, following proper etiquette, would be sufficient.
Of course, I would have to show a good side of myself to Shin Siwoo before that.
Even if we were master and disciple with a strict hierarchy, I couldn’t force him into marriage.
Preparing this meal was part of that effort.
Rinne, who had been slowly organizing her thoughts like chewing on tea leaves, belatedly remembered one thing.
Come to think of it, according to Yebin, Shin Siwoo had gone to Rosie Allu’s mansion.
I had vaguely decided to wait after hearing that, but I had completely forgotten why he had visited the mansion.
On the surface, Siwoo had added excuses like wanting to expand his network since he would be living in Hexennacht.
However, Rinne remembered every word he had said without missing a single syllable.
‘I heard that the Silent Witch possesses Manya and Malisha.’
‘So?’
‘Since it’s a rare opportunity, I’d like to taste them both.’
Why hadn’t I thought of it until now?
It was a crucial fact that made a dumbfounded sigh escape my lips.
Taste them.
Rinne now knew well what that vulgar expression meant.
Shin Siwoo had gone to Rosie’s mansion to sleep with Manya and Malisha.
“……”
Rinne’s brow furrowed slightly.
Greedy Rosie wouldn’t offer the two women for free.
From an objective point of view, Shin Siwoo’s appearance and physique were both at the peak of masculinity.
If Rosie had loose morals, she would naturally be tempted.
If she demanded sexual favors in exchange for stripping Manya and Malisha, that rascal of a disciple would probably jump at the chance, thinking, ‘What a stroke of luck.’
At least, as far as Rinne knew, Siwoo was a man who had no hesitation in pursuing women.
Just from the skillful training he had shown that night, it was hard to imagine how much experience he had accumulated.
In Rinne’s mind, an image of Manya, Malisha, and Rosie intertwined with Shin Siwoo, creating a symphony of moans, flashed by.
The vulgar image, filled with flesh tones and crimson membranes, made her frown involuntarily.
“……”
Rinne was surprised to find that she was feeling considerable displeasure.
She was even more surprised that the displeasure was of a different kind than before.
It wasn’t new information that Shin Siwoo was a scoundrel.
She had already recognized it through his lecherous gazes and demands towards Alice, Dorothy, and Rinne.
The emotion Rinne felt towards him was disgust.
How could she look favorably upon a barbarian who couldn’t control his raw desires?
If she hadn’t known about his special ability to amplify magic power…
If she hadn’t had the suspicion that he had contributed to the strength of Duke Tiferet, whom she admired and considered a rival…
Rinne would have sold him off or done something else long ago.
“…This is…”
But now, it was different.
It was an unpleasant feeling, like a fishbone that hadn’t been properly cut off when eating eel, stuck in her throat.
A strange impulse to jump up and follow Shin Siwoo to Rosie’s mansion was suddenly rising.
It was an irrational impulse.
Rinne’s goal was to get married based on the attitude of a devoted wife, and furthermore, to keep him by her side as her husband forever.
Therefore, it was not right to go looking for her husband just because he was late after going out.
Wouldn’t that imply that she was blaming and scolding him?
A wise wife should turn a blind eye to her husband’s faults and support him.
Why was she feeling so anxious just a few hours after making that resolution?
“I see.”
Rinne finally identified the source of the turmoil in her heart.
The key was magic amplification.
He had stated that magic amplification occurred when he had satisfactory sexual relations that matched his tastes.
Afterwards, he proved his words to be true by having vulgar sex with Dorothy.
On the other hand, Rinne had not received magic amplification from Shin Siwoo.
At this point, Rinne was surprised again.
She had just erased from her mind the very purpose of accepting Shin Siwoo, which was the presence or absence of magic amplification.
Anyway, judging from his words, it seemed that Rinne’s ‘meager body’ was not enough to sufficiently arouse his sexual excitement.
Or perhaps, for some reason, Rinne had not been able to elicit enough excitement.
“……”
Rinne’s beautiful brow furrowed a little more.
Dorothy received magic amplification, but Rinne did not.
It was not impossible that this would extend to Rosie, Manya, and Malisha, but not to Rinne.
Was it possible that he was currently enjoying a promiscuous orgy, bursting with magic amplification?
Would the lecherous Shin Siwoo accept marriage with Rinne, who could not provide him with sexual satisfaction?
“How much more do I have to…”
Shin Siwoo, who was not satisfied even after seeing that spectacle.
How far did she have to break down to match his tastes?
In the midst of the confusion and conflict of looking into the darkness that should not be looked into, Rinne let out a shallow sigh.
2.
Siwoo followed Rosie’s guidance and entered the playroom and workshop.
There was nothing particularly different from before, but it was a place where he felt unpleasant as soon as he stepped in.
Was it a manifestation of distorted innocence?
Unlike before, it wasn’t just the disharmony between the interior and the user that was unpleasant.
It was an uncomfortable feeling that arose because he couldn’t help but think of the ‘collection’ inside.
‘Mama,’ a toy who had piercings all over her sensitive areas and was forced to obey Rosie for ten years to save her apprentice witch.
Pina, Mama’s apprentice witch, who was locked in another room.
And even Manya and Malisha, who were his original purpose.
No matter how friendly Rosie treated Siwoo, it was a reason why he could never tolerate her.
Her sadism and cruelty, which exiled others to dark despair for her own amusement, were nauseating.
According to Rosie, she hadn’t touched Pina since the third day thanks to Mama’s sacrifice, and she would release them both in about a month, so he could only hope that she would keep her promise.
He knew very well that there was nothing Siwoo could do about it anyway.
“Rosie, shall we play a game?”
Siwoo had already received an uncomfortable offer that she could make him have sex with Mama.
He hurried her a little, knowing that if he gave her time, he would have to witness her insidious mockery again.
“Why are you in such a hurry? We have plenty of time. Don’t you want to play with Mama? You’ve been glancing at the door since earlier… you pervert.”
Rosie burst into laughter.
Siwoo tried to avoid his face stiffening and changed the subject.
“More importantly, why do you keep your collection in the workshop?”
This was something he had been curious about before.
The walls of this seemingly ordinary playroom were covered with complex magical formulas that could not be deciphered even with the Golden Eye.
He had vaguely noticed that Rosie’s collection storage method was related to the structure of the room.
In other words, there was a possibility that Rosie’s abuse was not purely an extension of her hobby.
“This is a distillery.”
“A distillery?”
“What do you think is the most intense emotion?”
It was a very strange answer and question.
Siwoo set up the position board and answered casually.
“Isn’t it anger?”
“Wrong! Too bad.”
Rosie made a big X with her arms and grinned.
“The answer is despair.”
Rosie’s tongue, which licked her lips as she continued to elaborate, resembled that of a wicked serpent from mythology.
“Despair has no bottom. It doesn’t consume energy like anger, and it doesn’t need an object like love.
Despair is complete in itself, it is eternal in itself, and it boils infinitely with just a little heat.”
“……”
“The combustion that occurs when you set fire to pure despair that has been distilled for a long time is truly cathartic. It’s like having an orgasm.”
Rosie’s eyes, which continued to speak with a dazed look, were filled with insidious intoxication and pleasure.
The fine hairs on her neck were standing on end, so it was not an act.
“My workshop is a despair whiskey distillery that distills such despair. My magic gets stronger by absorbing despair.”
No matter how beautifully she packaged it, it didn’t change the fact that Rosie was a psychopath.
The blurry focus in his eyes returned to a clear one.
“That’s right. I should show you too.”
“I’m fine.”
“Put that down and come here. It’s related to the bet.”
“I really must decline.”
Rosie’s expressionless face, which had instantly lost its smile, turned towards Siwoo, who was adamantly refusing.
“Come on.”
“……”
And then, as if she had never been serious, she smiled brightly.
“Hehe, I’ll show you Pina. She’s really small, pretty, and cute.”
It was an unwelcome, unsettling feeling.
However, it was also a proposal that was somewhat appealing.
His concern about whether Rosie had kept her promise not to touch the apprentice witch was just meddling, but if he didn’t see it with his own eyes, he would probably feel uneasy forever.
“Fine, I understand.”
It didn’t seem like Rosie would back down easily.
Rosie, with light steps, headed to the door and knocked.
“Pina! I’m coming in!”
There was no answer.
The moment a specific pattern of magical exchange flowed from her hand, the door lock was released.
-Click!
Behind the thick iron door was a girl’s room decorated in a lively manner.
He couldn’t see everything because it was blocked by a translucent glass door, but compared to Mama’s room, which was reminiscent of a perverted tycoon’s SM room where money was rotting, it was a comfortable place of confinement.
“Come in.”
“……”
Nevertheless, Siwoo felt his heart beating faster and faster.
It was because of Rosie’s expression.
Her pure smile, as if she was eager to show off her toy and had prepared a surprise that she thought was exciting, gnawed at his insides like a centipede.
“Actually, I have something to confess.”
“What is it?”
“I broke my promise with Mama.”
“What?”
“Ta-da!”
When Rosie opened the middle door wide, Pina was seen lying on the bed with her eyes closed.
Apprentice witches do not age once they reach a certain age, so there is not much difference in their appearance.
However, Siwoo could distinguish between the two due to their unique atmosphere.
Pina, who was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, looked like an apprentice witch even younger than the twins.
From now on, she would forever be a young apprentice witch.
Siwoo, who could read the flow of magic, knew at a glance.
“……”
Pina was dead.
However, she had been treated magically to keep her fresh as if she were alive.
It was obvious that the purpose of the freshness was not out of respect for the dead.
Her disheveled clothes, as if she had been carelessly thrown aside after playing with her like a doll, revealed her bare skin in places, and the traces of Rosie’s molestation could be seen on them.
The pitiful apprentice witch, who had failed to become a witch, was being toyed with as a toy even after her death.
