Chapter 1036 – #247_Apprentice Witch, Cohabitation (2)
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1.
You might have all forgotten, but there is a sea in Gehenna.
Not a sea that serves as a port like Border Town, but a beach with white sand like a resort.
The fact that it’s a sea ‘inside’ Gehenna makes it rare.
It means you can enjoy swimming without having to go to the mortal realm.
Therefore, witches with some money own villas with private beaches near this beach, and the Yesod family was no exception.
The place where Diana and Shin Siwoo’s sweet one-week honeymoon would begin was also a two-story villa on the beach.
Of course, for this event, the already strict security and stealth magic were strengthened three or four times.
Since they had formed a temporary alliance with Count Cagliostro, they wouldn’t have to worry about Dandelion for now, but you never know.
“Please come in.”
“Excuse me.”
When Diana opened the gate with a key, the villa lobby, which was as neatly arranged as if it had been managed just yesterday, welcomed the visitors.
“It’s beautiful.”
“Of course, my mother designed it herself.”
“I thought it had a similar atmosphere to the Count’s estate.”
I don’t have a precise knowledge of architecture, so I don’t know how to express it, but unlike the Gemini Count’s estate, which has a strong Northern European tone, the Yesod Count’s estate has a strong Southern feel.
Overall, the rounded pillars and corners, the design that lets in a lot of sunlight, and the wide open spaces give a bright sense of openness.
These elements went very well with the characteristics of a beach villa.
“Follow me.”
Siwoo, carrying even Diana’s luggage, headed towards the guest rooms on the second floor.
Every time they walked down the hallway with large windows, the picturesque scenery of the beach pleased the eye.
There were still classes and work to do today, but my mind felt clear.
It felt like I was on vacation, so I was a little excited.
“……”
“……”
However, it was hard to fully enjoy the feeling of being on vacation due to the sandpaper-like atmosphere.
All the way here, Diana hadn’t spoken to Siwoo first, nor had she even mentioned the purpose of this trip.
Actually, it had been like this for quite some time.
That is, since the day Diana got angry at Siwoo, saying, ‘You’re going to eat my mother and throw her away?!’
Even after that day, they occasionally used the location board, but they only had formal meetings, and it wasn’t much different from then.
I must have incurred quite a bit of her dislike.
In any case, since Siwoo and the Yesod Count’s relationship was fixed as a ‘contractual relationship’ rather than a formal romantic one, there was nothing to say even if the filial Diana didn’t like Siwoo.
“This is Siwoo’s room. There are no other keys to this villa except for the main gate.”
Diana said that and took her luggage from Siwoo’s hand.
It seemed she wanted to use separate rooms.
“I’m going to take a nap, so don’t wake me up.”
“Again?”
When I met her this morning, she looked like she had just woken up from a late sleep, and now she was going to take another nap…
“Do you have a problem with that? Anyway, you won’t be able to wake me up even if you try. I’m a very heavy sleeper.”
“No, not at all. Please rest comfortably.”
“You should take a nap too. It’s a wide bed that two people can easily lie on.”
“I have things to do…”
Diana, dragging her bag, went into another room directly opposite in the hallway.
“Haa, I guess so.”
It was exactly as I expected.
Strictly speaking, isn’t it just the Yesod Count’s desire that Diana’s first experience be ‘special’?
Siwoo also had a conscience, so he couldn’t refuse her request outright…
To induce a romantic first experience with someone whose favorability started at 0, barely reached 50, and then dropped back into the negatives.
“I’m not really a Casanova…”
It’s not a problem that can be handled just because you’ve become skilled in relationships.
It wasn’t possible to manipulate people’s hearts at will.
The filial Diana didn’t want to cause her mother unnecessary worry, so she pretended to agree on the surface, but it seemed she still didn’t like the relationship with Siwoo itself…
Seeing the door firmly closed like Diana’s heart, Siwoo let out a short sigh and entered his assigned room.
“Let’s get some work done first.”
His work as the head of the Hesed Society was always piling up.
2.
“Haa.”
Diana, who had declared she would take a nap, couldn’t fall into a sweet slumber.
It wasn’t because of the summer heat.
The temperature, which was kept cool and dry by indoor magic, and the sound of the waves crashing from the open window should have guaranteed a honey-like sleep.
“What should I do?”
The reason Diana couldn’t fall asleep was because of the worries that acted as concentrated caffeine.
‘Can you just listen to Siwoo for a week?’
‘Don’t feel too pressured, and tell me if it’s too hard.’
‘Okay, okay, good girl. I trust you, my daughter.’
The purpose of this trip had been established.
Data collection was secondary, and the most important thing was to ease her mother’s worries.
If Diana was forced into a relationship for a variant succession, her mother would be very sad, so she just needed to show that it wasn’t the case.
“Mom, you’re such a fool. You don’t have to do this…”
Actually, she didn’t particularly dislike him.
Unlike Diana’s prejudiced view, he was a considerate and kind person.
He had once rescued Diana from a crisis, and he had also rejected her offer to let him do whatever he wanted in return for seducing her mother (in retrospect, she had clearly lost her composure) with a flick on the forehead.
The relationship had gone wrong due to a misunderstanding at the end, but now that it had been corrected, she thought he was a good person despite the various rumors and scandals she had heard recently.
“What do I do now…”
But the biggest problem was still the matter of experience.
Diana was an apprentice witch, and among them, she was a hothouse flower who had been raised with the particularly strict ‘all men are wolves’ education of the Yesod Count, steadily growing her fear of men.
In the midst of all this, she had suddenly come on a trip alone with a man, a trip for sexual relations, so even the intelligent Diana was left with a blank mind.
She didn’t know what kind of distance to keep, or what kind of feelings to have towards him.
Just being next to him was enough to overload her mind and drain her mental energy.
“Ugh, my head hurts…”
Diana, who had chosen to escape for the time being, tossed and turned on the bed before jumping up.
-Rustle, rustle
In a situation where she couldn’t see an inch ahead,
Her mother had told her to leave everything to Shin Siwoo, but Diana was not that kind of person.
She had brought several of her mother’s books from the library in preparation for times like this.
Of course, she had carefully selected ‘normal’ pure love stories, not those with perverted tastes.
Diana, who had been caught up in a confused mind, began to turn the pages as if possessed.
3.
Three days had passed like that.
During that time, nothing had happened between Diana and Siwoo.
Here, ‘nothing’ meant not the first relationship, or sleeping together, or a date, or even a small event.
Except for sharing meals in silence, there was no contact at all.
Siwoo had to look through his work for the pilot semester classes in the morning and the operation of the society in the afternoon.
It wasn’t dereliction of duty or laziness.
‘Miss, would you like to go out to the beach and play?’
‘Shall we use the location board after a long time? I’ve gotten a bit stronger.’
‘How about taking a walk in the garden? I’ll escort you.’
He had made various suggestions to Diana, who was cooped up in her room taking naps even on vacation, but they were all rejected.
Since Siwoo couldn’t do anything proactively at this point, and Diana had put up a wall, nothing, not even a hint of something, could sprout.
Siwoo, realizing that this villa was just a love house in appearance and actually a wasteland of love, made a decision.
He decided to revise this plan that was filled with the Yesod Count’s desires.
“Miss.”
“I’m tired today. Well then…”
Like usual, the meal ended in silence.
Siwoo stopped Diana, who was about to get up from her seat.
“I have something to say.”
“Wh-what is it?”
She tried to hide it, but Diana’s voice was stiff, as if she was uncomfortable.
Her arms were crossed, and her unnatural behavior was a body sign that represented Diana’s wariness.
Seeing that, Siwoo made up his mind completely.
This was just the Yesod Count’s desire.
From the beginning, Diana had no intention of spending a romantic night with Siwoo.
If a woman’s heart wants to have a romantic first experience, then a woman’s heart would also feel repulsed by having a forced romance with someone she doesn’t like.
“I came here because of the Count’s request, but the most important thing is Miss Diana’s feelings.”
“…So?”
“I know you’re uncomfortable here. I’ll report to the Count today. How about we go back now?”
“…Huh?”
But Diana’s reaction was one of utter bewilderment, as if she had been struck by lightning.
Her small mouth was open, and she seemed very surprised.
Siwoo was even more surprised.
He had anticipated many reactions and had opened the topic with difficulty, but he hadn’t expected that kind of reaction.
Diana soon calmly continued.
“No, there’s no need for that. It’s only a week. I’m going to go take a nap. Don’t bother me.”
“Miss?”
Diana, who usually moved slowly, ran out of the dining room as if it were a lie.
Diana, who had slammed the door shut, was bewildered by the inexplicable situation.
Did I make a mistake?
Why did he bring that up?
The purpose of this trip was to have a sweet sexual relationship like lovers and return.
Honestly, Diana didn’t dare to take the initiative.
She still remembered the ‘violent’ sexual relationship that he had with her mother.
According to her mother, it wouldn’t be that rough, but at least in Diana’s knowledge, sex was all rough and vulgar.
Therefore, she chose the most cautious approach.
‘Miss, would you like to go out to the beach and play?’
Pretending to apply sunscreen oil on the beach?
The sand would be scratchy, so that’s a no-go.
‘Shall we use the location board after a long time? I’ve gotten a bit stronger.’
Betting with the location board and then as a penalty for losing?
That’s also a bit childish, so that’s a no-go.
‘How about taking a walk in the garden? I’ll escort you.’
In the garden where you can enjoy the thrill of not knowing who might see you?
That’s also too hot, and there wouldn’t be a place to lie down, so that’s a no-go.
Since it was her first time and she wasn’t confident, Diana tried to take advantage of at least the geographical advantage.
That was on the bed, which was Diana’s playground.
That’s why she gave him clear hints.
‘This is Siwoo’s room. There are no other keys to this villa except for the main gate.’
‘Do you have a problem with that? Anyway, you won’t be able to wake me up even if you try. I’m a very heavy sleeper.’
‘You should take a nap too. It’s a wide bed that two people can easily lie on.’
Look at this.
There are no separate room keys.
She sleeps so soundly that she can’t be woken up.
The bed is big enough for two people to lie on.
Every time she pretended to sleep after scattering so many hints, she tidied up her body and wore the prettiest pajamas she could find.
So that he could go into the room and pounce on the sleeping Diana.
But he didn’t pounce on her for three days and then suddenly said that…
It was something that Diana couldn’t understand with her common sense.
Wasn’t sleeping together an example of a classic pure love sex?
This was proven by her mother’s masterpiece, ‘The Sleeping Witch in the Forest.’
“Why, why?”
This was what happened when sex education was done with erotic novels.
