City ​​of Witches 295

Chapter 295 – #65_Return(3)

#293

1.
A sudden appearance of a third party.
Shiwoo was surprised, and so was the nameless witch.

“Uh, is… is it… really? The Lucky Witch? Kybele… Periwinkle?”
“Thanks for introducing me instead. Why are you looking at me like that? Do you want an autograph?”
“I’d be grateful if you would! But… what do you mean by killing the Cowardly Witch…?”

Still wearing a revealing, alluring dress.
Periwinkle, who walked with a haughty gait, her heels clicking as if proclaiming, ‘I’m the best in this area!’, naturally stood next to Shiwoo.

“You don’t know how scary the man you’re flirting with is, do you?”
“Th-that…”
“Witches who still only play in Gehenna are slow to get news. You don’t even know that this man killed the Red Knight that the Cowardly Witch commanded.”
“That can’t be! Duke Tiferet killed the Cowardly Witch…”

Periwinkle looked down at the witch, who was a head shorter than her, and gave a relaxed smile.

“Then, why don’t you fight him? I’ll be the referee. Fair and square.”

The witch glanced at Shiwoo’s face.
As if trying to discern whether Periwinkle’s words were just bluff or not.

“Why? It’s good, isn’t it? The winner gets to do whatever they want with the loser. With the agreement that it’s okay to get seriously hurt during the duel. How about it?”
“Um, that…”

The witch, who had been rolling her eyes, spoke in a voice that seemed to shrink, her initial arrogant attitude nowhere to be seen.

No matter how self-conscious a witch is, even if the opponent is a man.
If that man killed the Cowardly Witch?
Moreover, if the one conveying that information is the Great Witch Periwinkle.
It couldn’t be taken lightly.

“I suddenly have an urgent matter, so I’ll be going… ha, haha…”
“Okay, take your autograph.”

Periwinkle scribbled something on a business card and tucked it into the witch’s cleavage.
Like a customer giving a tip to a stripper.

“Kyaa! Thank you! Thank you!”

I thought she would at least get angry at the humiliation, but after receiving the card, the witch’s eyes widened as she disappeared into the distance.
Periwinkle, who had been watching her retreating figure with amusement, turned around and faced Shiwoo.

“Funny, right? They think I’m some kind of lucky charm. That’s why I hate Gehenna. They’re all like, ‘Please hold my hand~ Give me an autograph~ Kiss me~’”
“It’s been a while, Periwinkle. Thank you for your help. But the Red Knight…”
“I know, do you think I wouldn’t know? I was bluffing.”

Periwinkle reached out and straightened Shiwoo’s clothes.

“You survived well. Wild Horse Shin Shiwoo.”

She said with a bright smile, showing her neat teeth.

2.
The first floor of the Leaning Serpent Shelter.
Periwinkle and Shiwoo, each holding a wooden beer mug, shared a toast for their reunion after a long time.

“As soon as I entered Gehenna, I heard the portal went haywire, and I thought, ‘That can’t be.’ It must have been to meet you?”

Kybele Periwinkle, spouting lines that sounded like a huge pickup attempt.
She had saved Shiwoo and Sharon’s lives once, and then saved Shiwoo’s life once more with a four-leaf clover.
In other words, she was an benefactor to whom he owed two lives.

It was nice to see a familiar face after only encountering gazes that seemed to see him as a strange and rare object.
At first, Periwinkle was similar, but after spending a hot night together, she seemed to see him as a fairly equal partner.

“How have you been?”
“Me? I was leisurely playing in Guam, but I had some business, so I stopped by for a bit. What about you?”
“I also came for a bit on business.”

Periwinkle was a witch who exuded a truly unique atmosphere.
Navy blue hair, navy blue eyes, and a black dress.

There wasn’t a single element that resembled gold, yet the shabby pub where she sat made it look like a treasure trove filled with gold and jewels.
As if a space had been cut out and placed there.
Periwinkle, resting her chin on her hand, crossed her legs, and tapped her high heels.

“You’re still weak at leading conversations, aren’t you? You’re really good at leading in sex, though.”

Periwinkle, who suddenly brought up the word sex, put down her beer mug.
She dropped the heel that was precariously balanced on her toe and placed her smooth foot between Shiwoo’s legs.
It was an obvious flirt, but since now wasn’t the time, he gently stopped her.
Periwinkle laughed as if Shiwoo’s hand touching her foot tickled her.

“By the way, I saved my life once thanks to the four-leaf clover you gave me before.”
“It’s effective, right? I gathered all my energy to make it so you wouldn’t die. I even drew purifying water.”

Shiwoo chuckled at Periwinkle’s fuss.
He clearly saw her take it out and give it to him.
Periwinkle, who had calmly recited a lie, moved her seat and sat right next to Shiwoo.
Keeping a proper distance, he continued the conversation, worried that she might suddenly bring the top of her head under his nose.

“What about that pink clover, by the way?”
“Ah! That!”

Something he had forgotten about, since it had disappeared one day, suddenly came to mind.
A clover with a bewitching color.
He had been meaning to ask what it was for.
But looking at Periwinkle’s tone and playful attitude, it seemed like there was no need to ask.

“Was it fun? It was supposed to make all sorts of lewd events unfold.”
“Haa, I had a hard time because of that.”
“If you’re a man, it’s a good item, right? Should I make you another one?”
“I’ll just take the thought.”

Periwinkle giggling and Shiwoo giving a wry smile.
It was a moment he could laugh off now, but there were more than a few moments that made him tremble.

“By the way, who did you get with, and how far did you go? You can tell me that much, right?”

At that point, the person who was always with Shiwoo was Eloa, so the target of all the incidents was his clueless teacher.
But he wasn’t so loose-lipped as to reveal that.
It also felt like it wasn’t the right thing to do.

“Ahem, no comment, no comment.”
“What do I have to do to make you tell me?”

As if she had been waiting for it, Periwinkle stuck to Shiwoo and tried to bring her head under his nose, but his hand was placed on the top of her head.
He knew it would be like this.
Periwinkle clicked her tongue and grumbled.

“Is that how you’re going to be? You’re a bad man. You set a woman’s heart on fire and then pretend you don’t know.”
“When did I set it on fire? It looks like spontaneous combustion to me.”

Still, since they had some connection in the past, it wasn’t uncomfortable to interact with her.
The two of them naturally continued their conversation.

“Oh, come to think of it, you also smashed the ‘Bung Bung’ I gave you in just a few days. Are you going to treat me so harshly if you get me? Our Shiwoo, you’re a bad man?”
“Oh, I was going to keep that a secret. You found out.”
“What secret… the repair center contacted me. Pay me back. Pay me back quickly~”
“If you gave it to me, it’s mine. I used it for a good cause.”
“Oh my, look at how sharp your answer is.”

Perhaps because she had tasted Shiwoo’s fiery bat once, Periwinkle was much more amiable than before.
She used to have a somewhat overbearing attitude, but now, it was like…
A senior in the department that you were close with.

Even if their first meeting wasn’t great, since she was a life-saver, Shiwoo could also treat her a bit more comfortably.
Especially, the gaze that didn’t see Shiwoo as ‘a rare item that must be possessed!’ was very comfortable.

“Anyway, speaking of which. Won’t you receive a gift from me again today?”

Periwinkle gently grabbed the top of her dress and pulled it to the side.
Slightly revealing her bare chest, just for Shiwoo to see.
It was a chest that he had sucked, pinched, and bitten countless times on the bed for two days, but seeing one breast exposed like this in the open air was beyond imagination.
He almost fell for it in an instant.

“I’ll do anything you want. It was really fun back then. So much so that I can’t even think of anyone else.”
“With your butthole?”
“Hey! I told you not to say that!”

Periwinkle was horrified and looked around.
She didn’t care about showing her chest, but she was embarrassed by such words, the gap was quite cute.

“…Still, well… if you want, I’m okay with it too.”

Her shy appearance as she gently covered her chest was even cuter.
It was a shame to part like this, but he couldn’t make Eloa wait too long.
He could picture her waiting for her disciple, who had said she was going out for a bit to get some fresh air and hadn’t returned.
It had been 30 minutes now, so he should probably go back soon.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can make time today.”
“I think playing hard to get would be better on the bed. Why?”

Periwinkle clicked her tongue as if she was disappointed, but she gave up quite easily.

“My teacher is waiting for me upstairs.”
“…Teacher? Who?”
“Duke Tiferet.”

Periwinkle’s gaze turned slightly upwards.
And then, as if she was loading, she thought silently without saying anything, and then she opened her mouth wide as if she had realized something.

“You, don’t tell me, you did it with Duke Tiferet?”

Periwinkle, stuttering as she spoke, was so shocked by the snowballing effect of her pink clover.
Shiwoo also realized that his words and reactions could easily cause misunderstandings and tried to correct them.
But when he thought about it, he really did.
Seeing Shiwoo’s delayed response, Periwinkle seemed to have guessed it.

“Wow… you were a player, pretending not to be?”
“Th-there seems to be a misunderstanding, it’s not like that.”
“So you didn’t do it?”

She was incredibly quick-witted.
But here, he had to lie for Eloa’s honor.

“I didn’t.”
“You did. You’re really bad at lying.”

And she saw through him in an instant.
Periwinkle, still dumbfounded, scanned the air with unfocused eyes.
The thought of having sex had long flown away, and she was busily muttering something to herself.

“That stubborn Duke? No, even with the clover… how on earth…?”
“It was nice seeing you after a long time. I’ll see you again next time.”
“W-wait, wait a minute!”

Periwinkle pulled Shiwoo’s sleeve, who was about to stand up, and made him sit back down on the chair.

“No, really? Did you really do it?”
“I told you I didn’t.”
“No… you definitely did… but how did you do it?”

Shiwoo’s denial was clearly a lie…
But the truth was something that couldn’t be believed even if you tried.

And so, Periwinkle fell into confusion.
She didn’t seem like someone who would talk too much, but it seemed better to be clear than to leave room for misunderstandings or rumors.

“Ahem, to tell you the truth… I did.”
“Don’t lie!”
“No! What do you want me to do!”

Therefore, Shiwoo explained the situation to Periwinkle step by step.
Periwinkle, who had been in a panic, seemed to have understood to some extent after Shiwoo’s calm explanation.
Only then did she nod her head and regain some composure.

“Ah… so that’s how it is…”
“So, please keep it a secret.”
“Of course~ Do I look like a woman who talks too much? I’m only honest when Shiwoo is devouring me in bed.”

But it would have been better if it had ended there.

“How can I, a mere woman, refuse the request of Shin Shiwoo, who can pull out a woman’s heart from his pocket… Oh my, oh my… this is really shocking.”

She had even recovered enough to tease Shiwoo like this.

“Anyway.”

Periwinkle gulped down the remaining beer and stood up.
She seemed to have sensed that it wasn’t the time to interfere.

“It was nice seeing you after a long time. I’m glad you seem to be safe.”
“You’re welcome. I’m also grateful to you, Periwinkle.”
“Actually, I was going to ask you to try having a bed session with the Duke~ but I guess I can’t ask that, can I?”
“Of course not.”

Periwinkle, who had made a dizzying statement, grabbed her pouch and tossed something to him.
It was a business card, but it was different from the one he had received outside.
It was a business card with a strange serial number on it.

“The signal doesn’t work in Gehenna, right? You can’t even make calls.”
“I know. I’ll contact you soon.”

Periwinkle, who had received the contact information for the remote communication crystal ball, lightly kissed Shiwoo on the cheek and smiled.

“You’re not stopping me from this, are you?”
“Of course, I should at least do this much for you. Take care.”

And so, Periwinkle, who had appeared like a storm, left a stormy impression and disappeared out of the inn.