City of Witches 1034

Chapter 1034 – #246_Count Cagliostro (8)

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One.
“Now go back, Cindy.”
“Mother… I could have done better. I mean, I can do it from here.”

“But you already made a mistake?”
“I didn’t make any mistakes!”

First of all, what Siwoo felt was that Cindy, the daughter of Count Tia Cagliostro, gave a rather unreasonable performance.

Her appearance, whining at the count as if pouting, was not much different from her twin.
Well, it was only natural that apprentice witches would be in their early twenties at most.

“Baron, can you tell me how you noticed it?”

The count, who had been pampered by Cindy, gave Siwoo a mixed look of goodwill.
I couldn’t understand the English language, but I answered first.

“It is a ring.”
“Hoho, is that so? Just a moment ago, I had landed a blow that was precisely aimed at the ring. Then why did you find the ring strange?”

It’s a method where the bottom line is revealed anyway, and there’s nothing more to suck with this.
Siwoo decided to hang out with her.

“It didn’t go well with other decorations and created a sense of incongruity. I personally investigated it, and soon found out that it was a camouflage artifact.”
“Thank you for the reply. Did you hear Cindy?”
“…”

Cindy shuts her mouth as if she never imagined that it would happen at the Count’s words after hearing Si-Woo’s answer.

“When planning a big project, even the smallest elements should not be neglected. Because it works as a variable like this.”
“… However, hiding my identity doesn’t really affect the quality of a witch.”
“But isn’t it like having an overwhelming advantage and seeing her only weakness?”

She mumbled a little, but nodded her head as the count looked on with a maternal smile.

“… I made a mistake. I don’t think I cared about the ring at all.”

Where did the brazenness he had shown when playing the count so far go? He admits his mistakes fairly honestly.

“Okay, let’s talk about it tomorrow morning too. I think I’ll have to talk to the baron from here on out. Aren’t you tired?”
“… Yes, good night.”
“Sweet dreams, Cindy.”

Cindy leaves the room after receiving a light kiss on both cheeks.
Siu quietly watched his back.

Was it thanks to Odile and Odette or was it influenced by Master?
It seems that even if the apprentice witch does something he hates, he doesn’t feel so hateful.

Seeing that Cindy, who had driven Siwoo into a corner with all sorts of crooked means, wouldn’t be so displeased.

“Are you a smart kid?”
“That’s really great. She was pinned down and cornered.”

Elite classes for apprentice witches are not limited to magic.

The little twins may not seem like it at all, but perhaps Cindy has been trained in the running of a magical academy, just as she has taken extra lessons in investing and management and is still handling some duties at this point.

“Don’t think too badly of it. She probably wanted to prove it.”

You have to understand.
Just looking at it, the time when the succession was not long left.

She must have been trying to overwhelm the Society of Hesed to reassure Count Cagliostro that she would succeed and leave Cindy alone.
To show that now she can stand on her own.

“I understand, but I don’t feel comfortable.”

However, there are still many unresolved problems to smile at the warm mother-daughter affection.

No, to be precise, it’s literally an outsider.

Siu’s weakness, which Cindy seized to seize the Chesed Society’s voting rights, is valid,
On the contrary, ‘revealing the identity of the false count’, which was regarded as a way of conversion, has in fact returned to imaginary numbers.

Moreover, the opponent has changed in a difficult match.
The ‘real Count Cagliostro’ took over the great country and proceeded with the game.

Should I be thankful that the mayhem in the count’s office was covered up as nothing?

The only variable would be the degree of anomalous succession…

It was too much of a burden to reveal her biggest secret at a time when the count, a staunch orthodox witch, was unlikely to bear the penalty of hierarchy.

At this point, I gave up halfway.
It seems that 40% of the voting rights should be handed over and the society should be operated in the future.

“More than that, the baron is really handsome. Even if I met 10 years earlier, I’d try to flirt with you. Ho-ho-ho!”

The Count who spreads nonsense.
Still, it’s because I’ve tried everything I can do, so I’m rather comfortable.

“Can I ask you something?”
“Ho Ho! Sure. The Baron also told me how he found out. What are you curious about?”
“You seem to be hiding the existence of an apprentice witch, but I wonder why.”

The count is not particularly a feat.
It seems that there will be no disadvantages for the succession to be known.

But why has the apprentice witch’s existence been hidden for so long?

“I was worried that if the succession was announced at this timing, the operation of the society would be disrupted.”
“It is a confusing world.”
“It may not be as good as Hexennacht, but Gehenna doesn’t mean only purebreds gather. If the head of the Emerald Tablet changes, Castle will fluctuate as well, and opportunists will gather accordingly.”

It is true that no matter how orthodox heirs are, the manager is much less experienced and turns into a young witch.

If such an issue arises at an academic conference as large as Castle, the aftermath will be beyond imagination.

“I am the dean of the Emerald Tablet. Even when I complete my mission and leave the world, if there’s one thing I want to protect, it’s the witches I’m researching in this castle. My people, comrades who pursued their dreams together.”

If so, wouldn’t it be possible to lower the voting rights in exchange for maintaining this secrecy?

“In that sense, I feel sorry for Cindy. Well, it’s not like I’ve been confined and kept secret, but I always had to use disguise magic, and my greed led me to such a difficult test. So, I hope you don’t hate Cindy and resent me, ho ho ho.”
“Sure.”

Quit.

The atmosphere is pretty good right now.
Putting the ‘secret’ that the Count has confided in his mouth immediately on the negotiating table could be an excessive provocation.

It is unfair that he has been beaten so far, but it would be best to overcome the situation as gently and gently as possible.

“…”

The baron, who was watching Siwoo carefully, said a word.

“As expected, it’s as amazing as I’ve seen.”
“It’s an overstatement.”
“It’s not too much! It was the last test just now, and the baron gave an excellent answer.”

I want to know what this is all of a sudden.

“You didn’t try to blackmail me in exchange for secrecy, did you?”
“I thought it would be better to ask for a good relationship.”

“That’s it! The ability to make choices different from the average person. Even the ability to read the times and persevere! Great. There are many witches who have been there for hundreds of years who are inferior to Baron Siu.”

What is certain, however, is that the atmosphere around the count has turned completely friendly.

“You know, I’ve been watching and condoning Cindy’s ways. If the Chesed Society was an ambiguous society, I thought it would be okay to be swallowed up by the castle.”
“What do you mean?”

“If a prominent person like Baron Si-woo Shin is the president of the society, he would rather maintain good relations with the Hesed Society rather than trying to attack the Hesed Society in an ambiguous way.

Of course, you may not understand. It’s true that Castle has been harassing the Chesed Society so far. I will present a reasonable compensation accordingly. Could it be alimony?”

Then the count put forward his proposal.

“No matter what happens, I will not use my affair with the Public Service Department as a weakness. The support plan for the Chesed Society is maintained, but a 10% stake in voting rights is sufficient.

I will also officially announce a statement of support. If this is the case, the Society for Truth and Truth, which is about to start moving, will not be able to move hastily.
And all these promises will be kept in the name of Cagliostro.”

I barely closed my mouth that was about to open.
I thought the second phase would start from now on, but such a huge promise of support.

Of course, he understood the intentions of Count Siu-do to some extent, saying that he would recite Poongwol in three years of Seodang-gae.

If the emerald tablet is staggered, the first thing to move is the other two major academic societies, the Truth and Truth Society.
In a chaotic situation both inside and outside, they came to the conclusion that if they were to forcefully swallow the Hesed Society, they would rather act.

In that case, it would mean that we will seek a breakthrough by establishing a friendly relationship and partnership with the Chesed Society from the perspective of long-term investment, not short-term gain.

Of course, it will be able to perfectly complement the alchemy-based schools that were lacking, and the acquisition of small academic societies that have not moved due to Castle’s notice will also be accelerated.

In addition, it serves as a check against the Academic Conference on Truth and Truth, which is not known how it will come out, so if you can buy all these packages with 10% voting rights, it is a cheap business.

“How about this? Wouldn’t this be enough to hold hands?”
“Enough.”

Siu readily took Count Cagliostro’s hand and shook it.

I thought that this might be what becoming an adult is like.

2.
The lazy river in Levana’s public bath.

Diana, an idler who had been floating on her tube as usual, was called out by her mother and came out of the water.

“My daughter has something to tell you.”
“What is it?”
“It’s a story about how to inherit an anomaly.”
“Yes?”

Diana’s eyes widened as she prepared to count her floor tiles, expecting to hear her nagging again.

An anomalous succession that allowed her to do it forever even after inheriting it with her beloved mother.

I heard a little bit about the framework I was researching last time.
The details were lumped together and seemingly unconfirmed, but we do know that “Sex” Is necessary.

“Um, that, that… You know how much my mother loves my daughter, right?”
“Yes, of course. Please tell me quickly.”

Diana, who became impatient with her mother’s restlessness and dragging her words, comforted her with her calm tone.

No matter what hardships there may be, she will persevere.
Because he loves her mother.

“Would you like to come here for a while?”
“Yes.”

Whisper whisper.
Lucy Maman whispers in her ear because it’s a manly word to say out loud.

“… ?”

A series of question marks floated above Diana’s head.

“… !!!”

Soon, her mouth fell open.

3.
Albireo finally made a decision.
In other words, through the relationship with Siwoo, he decided to secure a sample of the succession of the anomaly.

“… I can’t do it with my sober mind.”

However, there is a runaway of ugliness and Siwoo seen last time.
Even though I knew the necessity, I couldn’t bear to do it with my sober mind.

If so, there is a way.
Since ancient times, music has been one of the ways to uplift and manipulate the mind.
Military songs, marching songs, and hymns are the same.

Therefore, many of Count Gemanai’s magics manipulated the ‘mental state’.

“I must borrow the power of magic.”

Albireo stood up from her seat with a determined resolve.

4.
Amelia has been relieved of her custom perfume-making job to pay off her debts, but she has new challenges.
Since she was appointed as the head of the department of the Chesed Society, she is collecting and organizing the materials necessary for the class.

“…”

This is the society of Siwoo whom I love and respect.
Amelia’s greed that she couldn’t afford to waste a single class was reflected in her passion for preparing her class materials.

However, when it comes to her concentration, she is second to none, but Amelia, a plastic surgery genius, was not concentrating at all.

“Strawberry…”

It’s because I really wanted to eat strawberries these days.
She did that even though she had emptied a bowl of dessert a moment ago.

A bright red, plump, glossy strawberry.
Strawberries reveal the white fruit when you take a bite and present sweet and sour juice.

“… Just one more plate…”

Amelia jumped up and made her way to her kitchen.