Chapter 1178 – #280_Reason to Return (3)
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One.
The war is now just 48 hours away.
The reconstruction of the organization and strategy revision of the Allied Forces of the Society has been completed, and only the countdown to an all-out war has begun.
Gehenna had an atmosphere that could be described as the calm before the storm.
Witches who took up the cause and resolved to fight against the domination of the world by public forces spent what could be their last time in their own way.
Some people even got together with close friends and had a drinking party.
Someone checked the magic until the very end and prepared for the final battle.
Someone decorated the mansion nicely, invited guests, and held small parties and balls.
I heard that researchers from the basic science department who promised to join Siwoo in the war are also having a good time and drinking at Rose Glass.
Rather than being detached, the series of appearances seemed more like a pathetic struggle not to become too gloomy.
Even for witches who claim to be transcendent and generally have a longer lifespan than humans, this experience would be difficult to accept, so they would struggle to overcome their fears in their own way.
During my spare time, I was trying to gain as many fragments of enlightenment as possible through meditation.
“Hmm?”
A letter bearing the seal of Count Gemenai was delivered to Siu.
Siwoo, who thought that it must be the mothers-in-law and that if they had anything to say, please call them, realized that the senders of the letters were Odile and Odette.
The contents were an invitation to a dinner party.
“I was already planning on having dinner together…”
I’m scared that it might end up like the cliché of ‘The Last Supper’, but that doesn’t mean I can’t do anything before such an important event.
This war would not be easy for Si-woo, and he wanted to spend quality time with his loved ones.
I don’t really want to think about it, but…
Because it might be the last time.
After I finished meditating, I opened the closet and got dressed nicely.
When I left the president’s office to go to Count’s house by the designated time.
“Assistant! “Why are you coming out so late!”
“You’ve waited a long time!”
I could see Odile and Odette already coming to meet me.
Eyes that shine as purple as amethyst.
They are noble, like a fussy princess in a movie, and have an unrealistic beauty that resembles twins.
Wearing a half-bonnet with a thin cape wrapped around the shoulders is Siwoo’s most familiar and nostalgic twin fashion style.
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
“In the past, when we called, they would come running quickly. “Now you’re making us wait.”
“You’ve grown up a lot, assistant.”
“Isn’t there some time left until the appointed time? “I didn’t know you would come early and wait for me.”
“That’s right, assistant, you haven’t been giving us any time these days. “I came early to meet and hang out first.”
“That’s right. “I know you’re busy preparing for war, but you’re so disgusting?”
Although the twins complained in a charming manner, Siwoo was not the only one who changed over time.
Compared to when we first met, the twins have become much more mature.
Even though they said it like that, the twins eventually understood Si-woo’s situation, so when Si-woo opened his arms, they each took one of his sides, pretending not to win.
“Great. “Of course I have to make time.”
“Okay? “Then let’s go on a date.”
“You just have to follow us!”
Guided by the fern-like hands of the two, they arrived in a carriage at the central square of Taro Town.
Although it is rare to come here these days, it is a town where Si-woo often went to buy daily necessities and magic items even during the slave days.
As sunset approached, the atmosphere in Taro Town was still vivid.
The sounds of noisy bargaining could still be heard, and here and there, carriages and carts were clattering back and forth on the well-polished road.
Just looking at the scenery here, the citizens of Gehenna lived their daily lives to the extent that one would wonder if the war stories were just someone else’s.
“It’s a date, is it Tarot Town?”
“What, now that you’ve become successful, you’re disapproving of this common people’s dating course?”
“No, that’s not true.”
“This is a place where I have many memories with my assistant.”
“Well, he is like that too.”
This Tarot Town is also where the full-fledged relationship between Shin Si-woo, an assistant at Trinity Academy who used to ignore classes, and twin noble daughters began.
Odile found the White Whale Bar, which was still operating successfully, and laughed.
“The food at that bar that my assistant served me was quite good. The beer was good too. There, I successfully snatched the assistant with magic.”
“Do you know how nervous I was back then?”
Siwoo, who was discovered using magic at a magic tool shop, confessed to his plan to escape Gehenna through the ‘poem of confession’ created by Odile.
It feels like a very distant past, but the tension I felt that day is vivid.
“Sister! Stop talking about things that only you two know! Assistant too! My sister did that every time! “I leave alone every day and make memories with my assistant!”
“Odette, you stayed at the outpost that day because you were scared, right? “The reason I can share these memories is because I was a brave person.”
“I guess it’s because my sister is greedy and a quiet person!”
When I saw the twins bickering for the first time in a while, I couldn’t help but smile happily.
Come to think of it, Siwoo’s whole story may have started in Taro Town with the twins who approached him in the last years of his life as a slave.
The previous five years of slavery were full of resentment and cruelty, but when Odile and Odette got involved, the genre changed to a romantic comedy that felt like a sweet and bloody thriller.
If I look back, every moment was precious.
Maybe it’s at this point that it feels more precious.
“Ugh, don’t argue. “You have to get along well.”
Both Odile and Odette, who were fighting, were surprised when they hugged each other tightly.
“Assistant! “What are you going to do if someone sees it?”
“Assistant! “It’s so manly!”
“What do you think? “It’s an act of affection between people who love each other.”
The twins were startled at first, but soon calmed down.
We have had some time together.
I guess he guessed that the words ‘I don’t have you’, which Si-woo had swallowed before saying ‘You should get along well’, were the words that kept popping out even if you tried to ignore them as much as possible.
Odette, who had been quiet, hugged Siwoo’s back and asked.
“Assistant. Are you going to do something dangerous this time too?”
“I think so.”
“You won’t listen even if I try to stop you anyway, right?”
Odile helped in as if complaining.
“Well, the assistant is the type of person who is anxious to shave his head whenever something dangerous happens.”
“That’s wrong. “I stay still, but something dangerous is trying to rip my head off.”
“It’s either that! “Even if you can run away, you will never run away.”
It was always like that.
The assistant always said that he was a small citizen, that he only wanted to live a life like a flat 8-part highway, and that if it was dangerous, he could just run away.
But what if that hadn’t been the case, if he had decided to run away alone and throw Odile and Odette in front of the Witch of Aquarius.
Odile and Odette would not be here now.
Therefore, we cannot just dissuade him this time either.
We can’t just give up and run to a safe place and wait and see what happens.
That’s because the assistant whom Odile and Odette love has always been stupidly clueless, and whenever Odile and Odette bicker, he dissuades them with an embarrassed smile, and although he is secretly timid and timid, he never bends his will at critical moments and chooses the path he believes is right. Because we are people.
“No matter what we say, you will end up making a very dangerous choice.”
“That’s right. “You have no idea what’s burning inside the people watching.”
“Yes, I am truly sorry. “It’s something you can’t run away from.”
Moreover, it is no exaggeration to say that this is a great war in which all the witches who have a relationship with him are caught up in it.
The lives of hundreds of millions or more people are at stake.
As before, I can no longer help with enough pocket money for an apprentice witch and a small amount of power that seems great only to a slave.
So, should we once again sit down in despair and pray without knowing to whom we are praying?
No.
Not like that.
Lulue said.
Do what you can in your own position.
So the twins decided to do whatever they could.
“Follow me for a moment.”
“Follow me!”
Odile and Odette lead each other by holding hands.
With the sight of the familiar yet complex Taro Town alley in mind, we arrived at a townhouse that had been erected in the middle of the alley.
It was the outpost of Odile and Odette.
I felt like I could roughly understand the intention.
This base, which was first used as a secret meeting place, later became a space of love where they formed relationships while avoiding their mother-in-law’s eyes.
The problem is that it’s getting close to dinner time, and other lovers will be waiting.
“Hey Odile, Odette…”
Before Siwoo could point out the problem, Odile and Odette spoke up.
“Hey. If the assistant is faced with an incredibly difficult task in this war. “When he feels like he can’t get over it and that he won’t be able to hold on until the end.”
“Please remember that time.”
Odile and Odette confidently opened the door.
Siwoo paused.
Under a candle holder burning splendidly as if welcoming you as soon as you enter.
Amelia, Sharon, Eloa, Linnaeus, Dorothy, Leruet, Cybele.
All the lovers who came to meet Si-woo are gathered together.
However, something is unusual.
All of the lovers were completely naked, like statues, without even a single layer of clothing on.
Although each person’s reaction was different and they seemed to be embarrassed by this experience, no one held back.
“What is all this?”
“What is it?”
“This is why the assistant must return safely.”
When I looked back in embarrassment, I saw that the twins who had closed the door were also naked before I knew it, showing off their sad smiles.
