City ​​of Witches 809

Chapter 809 – #169_Ideal World (2)

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1.
Eloa, who memorizes the abilities and characteristics of most named homunculi, couldn’t immediately recognize the pig with wings and horns. The reason was simple.

Despite being a named homunculus, its priority for subjugation was not high.

The homunculus with beautiful wings like a swan and magnificent horns like a unicorn was named ‘Happy Pig.’ Happy Pig was a unique entity among homunculi with different characteristics.

It never attacks witches or humans.
Rather, it has a great affinity and approaches with friendliness.

The problem is its unique magnetic magic.

When Happy Pig finds a human or witch, it glows with joy.
And for those covered in its glow, it manifests ‘the happiest moment that being yearns for’ in a dream.

However, it couldn’t be definitively said that ‘Happy Pig is not dangerous.’

There were three reasons.

First, whether with malice or not, a witch drawn into Happy Pig’s dream cannot easily escape the illusion.
It’s difficult to dismiss the most ideal utopia as a mere daydream and return to reality.

Second, Happy Pig’s magic penetrates autonomous defenses.

Happy Pig has no malice or hostility towards witches.
Its pure and innocent goodwill makes even autonomous defenses lose their meaning.

In fact, Happy Pig’s actions themselves do no harm to the witch, and it even provides its own defense to protect the affected individual so they can enjoy their happy time to the fullest.

However, third, this place is the space of soul witches, that is, exiles.

Compared to the power of the people gathered here, the protection of a single homunculus is worse than nothing.
The group is practically defenseless, fast asleep in the middle of the forest.

But the moment a gentle breeze stirred Eloa’s hair.

The sense of urgency to come to her senses.
The sense of duty to wake up and help the others because this is a dream.
It all became as hazy as a dream from long ago.

“Everyone, wake up…!”

Eloa shouted, jumping up from her chair.

Familiar surroundings came into view.
A little bewildered, Eloa looked around.

The study of the Tiferet mansion in Ars Magna Town.
The languid sunlight pouring through the window shone warmly, as if dividing the shallow boundary between dream and reality.

Beyond the deep turquoise curtains, a lavender cluster was bursting into purple buds, creating a wave of violet.
It was a dreamy and flowery study, befitting the only three dukes in Gehenna.

“Hehehe.”

Eloa’s gaze turned towards the laughter she heard from somewhere.
There, her disciple, with a pen stuck behind her ear, was smiling and twirling around.

Eloa’s two beloved disciples.

“Hehe, Master. What kind of dream did you have to be talking in your sleep like that?”
“Lafi?”

Why is Lafi here?
Lafi was definitely….

Eloa, about to feel a sense of unease and question it, frowned.
She must have had a very bad dream.

Her head was so dizzy.

“Would you like something to drink? By the way, absolutely no whiskey.”
“Lafi, do you think your master is a drunkard?”
“But Master always drinks a lot.”

That’s strange.
Since taking Lafi as a disciple, Eloa has barely drunk any alcohol.

“Don’t be silly. Go get some water.”
“Yes~ Master.”

It seems that Eloa fell asleep first while reading a book in the study with Lafi.

“Here you go, drink it cool and wake up.”
“Thank you.”

It was Lafi, her beloved apprentice witch, whom she had seen yesterday, a week ago, and always spent time with.
For some reason, she felt a longing in her heart as if she hadn’t seen her in a very long time.

Eloa couldn’t define what this feeling was.
She just assumed it was an unusually emotional day.

“Lafi.”
“Yes?”
“Could you come here for a moment?”

Eloa hugged Lafi tightly.

“Yes, oh my. Master, you’re acting strange today. Master?”
“…….”
“…Are you okay?”

Lafi, who had been smiling mischievously, was startled.

“Our Master had a scary dream…. It’s okay. I have them sometimes too.”

It was only after Lafi took out a handkerchief and wiped her cheek that Eloa realized she was shedding clear tears.

“I’ll go get another glass of water.”
“Lafi.”

Eloa grabbed Lafi again, who was surprised and about to get water.
And once again, she hugged her long-missed disciple tightly.

“Can you stay like this for a moment?”
“Why are you like this today…. Senior Siwoo will be jealous if he sees this.”

Lafi smiled wryly, but hugged her master back.

2.
“Haa~ I worked hard again today….”

Rain and the city.

For Dorothy, these two words were a particularly depressing combination.
Adding the word summer to it made it even more depressing.

The windshield being wiped by the wipers.
Looking at the brake lights of the cars moving slowly like turtles, a thought suddenly came to mind.

The summer on a peninsula surrounded by the sea on three sides was so humid that even with the air conditioner on, the stuffiness in the car wouldn’t go away.
Just walking for a short while made her body sticky like a frog, and she had to shower five times a day.

Her feet were throbbing from wearing shoes all day.
Her eyes, which had been staring at the monitor for over 8 hours, were full of fatigue, and her dark circles were visible due to lack of sleep.

The worst fact was that today was Monday.
She had to work like this for four more days to barely find a short break called the weekend.

She must have rested comfortably on the weekend, but why did her stored energy run out in just one day?

Why did she have to worry about working overtime every day without pay?
Even if they paid a lot of money, was it really right to use people like replaceable parts?

“Ah, why am I like this these days~ I passed the mart.”

Even before leaving work, she was clearly reminding herself that it was a special sale day.
She was so busy complaining that she missed the intersection to the mart.

“Nothing’s going right…. I’m so depressed~”

Dorothy sighed deeply and hit her head on the steering wheel.
She suffered in rush hour for a whole hour and reaffirmed the lesson, ‘Next time, I’ll just take public transportation.’

It was after 8 o’clock that she was finally able to enter her home.

Dorothy’s house was an unremarkable new town bed town.
A 32-pyeong apartment with a living room, kitchen, and two rooms.
She still had to pay off the debt for another 5 years, so it was practically owned by the bank.

But was a home still a home?
When she opened the front door, she felt like her battery, which had been drained to 0%, was charged to 10%.

She threw off her heels haphazardly and went straight to the sofa under the family photo.

“I’m home~ Oh? What’s that smell?”
“You’re home?”

The good smell that stimulated her nose was probably kimchi stew.
Siwoo, who came out of the kitchen wearing an apron, welcomed Dorothy with open arms.

“I was preparing dinner because I thought you’d be late. Was there a lot of traffic?”
“Ah~ I’ve heard of the notoriety, but it’s really ridiculous? I’ve never seen a country worse than New York.”

“I told you to just take the bus?”
“Did you know it would be this bad?”

When Dorothy, lying on the sofa, pouted like a child, Siwoo, a full-time homemaker, chuckled.
He was really annoying.

“Where’s our daughter?”
“She’s sleeping over at a friend’s house today.”
“A friend’s house? Who?”
“Odile and Odette, you know.”
“Ah~ the ones who do vocals?”
“Yeah.”

Siwoo, who was wearing an apron, approached Dorothy with a meaningful smile.

“My beloved Dorothy, you must be very tired today, so I’ll massage your shoulders.”
“Ah~ no, I’m tired today.”
“You’re tired, so I’m going to massage your shoulders.”

It was a good opportunity.
Unlike when they lived alone, they couldn’t have a hot night as much as they wanted because Lulue was there.

What if she heard the noise and woke up, or came in the middle?
They couldn’t help but be conscious of it.

But a hot night was a hot night.
She was so tired that if she had a night of love with her stallion-like husband until late at night, she would be afraid of going to work tomorrow.

“Was it very hard?”
“Don’t even mention it. I barely held back from breaking the manager’s head with my nameplate. He’s so annoying, even though he’s got nothing.”
“This won’t do. Let’s just break it and pay the damages.”
“What about the loan then?”
“Then let’s pay off the loan and break it.”

Still, as she was getting a shoulder massage and talking about her hard day, she couldn’t help but relax.
She was really lucky to have married such a good husband.

What if he didn’t earn much money?
If he was good at housework, good at massaging, good at cooking, and good in bed, that was enough.
Besides, they had a precious daughter that they wouldn’t trade for the world.

As she was thinking about this and that, she realized that her shirt buttons were undone.
The front hook of her bra was also magically undone.

Siwoo’s hand, which had snuck in like a snake, was fondling Dorothy’s chest.
His touch, which wasn’t explicit at first, was now moving very lewdly, as if kneading dough.
His fingertips, tapping the tips, seemed to know exactly how to touch Dorothy to make her yearn.

“Whose bad hands are these?”
“I’m giving you a massage.”

Siwoo answered nonchalantly when she questioned him with a sulky look.
He wasn’t like this before, but he was becoming more and more of a sly fox as the days went by.

“Oh my~ you’re really like a child.”
“Shall we shower together?”
“Shall we?”
“Come here, I’ve cleaned the bathroom too. I’ll wash you thoroughly.”
“Oh, it tickles~ stop it.”

The two of them moved to the bathroom, sharing playful kisses.
With each step, one of Dorothy’s clothes fell to the floor.

“You cleaned really hard.”
“Of course, who do you think I am?”

It seemed that he had cleaned the room really neatly, prepared dinner, and even made the bathroom sparkling clean.

She was a little tired, but she couldn’t just ignore him after he had worked so hard.
She had to cheer up a little too.

It seemed that the time for dinner would be postponed a little.