City Of Witches 302

Chapter 302 – #67_Mimaya Takasho

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One.
Needless to say, the town where Siu spent the longest time in Gehenna is ‘Lenormand Town’ where Trinity Academy is located.

The second wealthy village of Gehenna, where witches who are not nobles but have money equal to or equal to it live.
If Ars Magna Town is Seocho, Gangnam, then Lenormand Town is Gangdong, Yongsan.

Therefore, if ordinary citizens and witches live properly until Taro Town, the proportion of witches will more than double from Lenormand Town.

The place where Siwoo developed spatial movement and arrived was the northern school building of Trinity Academy, which was stretched out in the shape of a cross.
Palace of Versailles, especially the magnificence reminiscent of the Hall of Mirrors.

No matter where you look around, it boasts splendor as if gold melted in line with the flames on the candlesticks.
It was a place that added confidence to blind ideas that such beauty would remain unchanged even after 1,000 years.

“It’s still here….”

The moment you step into the corridor, you recall the years of struggle like a panorama.
Half way I thought it was close to PTSD.
Somehow, I missed it, and my heart tickled, and it ended up being a bit ambiguous fuck-like.

“Well then….”

Shall we look around the surroundings while looking for Takasho?
At this time, he would have been cleaning the hallway or woke up late in another professor’s bedroom.

Siu slowly moved his steps and snooped around his old workplace.
If it’s this splendid, I think there should be a loud noise.
In the silence of dawn, the teacher is as quiet as a rat dead to the extent that a strange disharmony is felt.
It was a feeling of discomfort I hadn’t felt in a long time.
If there’s a difference, now I’m walking around slowly, and I should have felt it while wiping the dust on the candlestick diligently back then.

The site of a well where I washed myself with cold water after work.
On a rainy day, the drainage ditch that I dug diligently on a fictional day.
I slowly looked through the library, where Shiu used to work and secretly studied magic, but Takasho was nowhere to be seen.
I think 1 hour was enough to look around.

“Where did he go again?”

Siwoo, who thought that he might continue to miss each other as he searched for them, headed for a new destination.
This is the administrative office located to the southeast of the school building.
True to its name, it was a department in charge of trivial administrative tasks.

-Smart

The administrative office looks older than the library where Siwoo worked.
When I knocked and entered, I saw a woman who had been fiddling with papers since early morning.
She was a woman with a face.
There is no particular personal connection, and it is only a relationship that has been directly subordinated to work orders.

“Hello.”
“Uh?”

The woman who was playing with a pen with her glasses on and her eyes wide open made an expression that her sleep had fled when she saw Siu.

“I, that, that… That? Manager Shin Si-woo?”
“Yes, but I am not the janitor right now.”
“Hello!”

A female administrative staff who jumps up from her seat and bows her head like a new recruit with a strong discipline.
Administrative staff are regular Gehenna citizens, not witches.
Siu has become an official ‘witch’, so naturally she is in a higher position than female employees in terms of status.
However.

“… Ooh, ooh….”

Siwoo looked at the trembling female employee with her head bowed down with a confused expression.
As she was at her old job, the news that Manager Shin Siu became a witch must have spread faster than anywhere else.
But is there any reason to be so afraid?

“Sorry, sorry… That, I’m really sorry about the accommodation back then….”

Oh
That’s why.

In any case, the reason why Siwoo was kicked out of the decent accommodation and lived in a barn was because of the interference of the administrative office.
Apparently, they think that the former slave manager who has risen in status has returned with a grudge and revenge.

“It’s okay, I’ll ask you a few questions.”
“Yes… Four!”
“I once…. Would you like to sit down? I’m not here to do anything bad.”
“Sorry!”

First of all, I appeased the female employee through persuasive persuasion.
My appetite was bitter because I wondered how frightened the citizens of the witch image would be.

After 10 minutes of extensive reading, the two were able to barely talk.
Despite being discouraged several times, we started a conversation by sitting face to face in front of a tea table carefully prepared by a female employee.

“I am really sorry….”
“I don’t care at all. By the way, you know Takasho Mimaya, who worked here with me, right?”
“Ta-san, Mr. Takasho?”

As soon as Takasho’s name is mentioned, the female employee’s face turns red.
What is it?
You’ve stretched your magic all this way.
He’s a friend, but he’s such a great guy.

“Yes, I came to see that friend. I can’t see where it’s stuck.”
“Mr. Takasho filled up six years a few months ago….”

Oh
I had completely forgotten.
Like Shiu, Takasho is a public servant belonging to Gehenna City Hall.
If six years have been completed, they will be transferred to another assignment.

“Could you tell me where you were assigned to?”
“You are not assigned.”
“Yes?”

Siwoo’s face hardened.
Not assigned?
Did you live so profligately that you finally crossed the line?
Did even an apprentice witch die from touching it?

A thousand thoughts ominously come to mind.
This is none other than the city of witches.
No matter how tactful Takasho is, he is still a slave.

“I know that Count Adonai bought them as exclusive slaves.”
“Yes?”

2.
The result of digging further like this.
I was able to get the address of where Takasho is currently working.

“I was surprised.”

He thought that he would suddenly die or be disrespected because he had suddenly not been assigned.
However, if you think about Takasho, he is a person who will make a good living while seducing cacti even if he is out in the desert.

Anyway, it wasn’t too far away.
Because it was the same Lenormand Town.

If Border Town’s ‘Meeting Office’ and Taro Town’s ‘Square Market’ are in charge of Gehenna’s logistics distribution, Lenormand Town has an arcade shopping street, ‘Malkut Gallery’.

The Malkuth Gallery is where the most dynamic movement of goods takes place, as Border Town barely handles retail customers, and Ars Magna Town, which ranks a notch higher than Lenormand Town, has no large-scale shopping districts.

It is a place where 4 wagons can race, with a wide road in the middle, and the rows of shops are covered with an arched glass ceiling to make it look like an indoor space.

As an aside, these arcade-style stores, which can be found even recently, appeared from the early 19th century.
Gehenna’s Malkuth Gallery appeared from the late 17th century, so it’s quite a trend.

A wide variety of items were sold to match the scale of simply going over 400M in a straight line.

Items related to magic, such as various magic tools, artifacts, alchemy materials, and reagents.
Luxuries such as jewelry, handicrafts, furs, liquor, hookahs, herbs, rugs, art, and other furniture and fixtures.
It does not stop there, but also offers a variety of services such as hair salons, theaters, boutiques, bookstores, and bars.

Of course, when Siwoo was a slave, he had to spend all his money here to buy just one handkerchief, so it was the first time he came inside.
Stepping on the glossy floor as if it had been newly laid yesterday, I looked around in dismay.

“You work here?”

It’s only 7 o’clock yet, so the shops around are not open.
There were no witches, only ordinary citizens preparing to open a few stores.
It was a relief for Siu, who dragged the witch like a baby light just by walking around.

“Hmm….”

Shiu looked around and trudged to the store where Takasho was hired.

“Is this right?”

Siu arrived at the far end of the gallery.
It was a building without a sign, tucked away in a corner as if it were hard to find on purpose.

Of course, it’s the exterior. The red carpet from the stairs is also neat.
But no matter how cornered the place is, would a slave have anything to do in a building like this? The thought of that is intriguing.

I walked over, grabbed the doorknob, and knocked on the closed door.

-Thump!
“…….”

Quite a loud ringing sound.
I couldn’t hear anyone from inside, so I knocked again and the door opened only then.

“Who… Who?”

He was a blond-haired man who looked a little younger than Siu.
In contrast to his shaggy hair, clothes that seemed to be worn loosely.

One peculiarity is that he is quite tall and handsome.
The man who had opened the door with a friendly, forced smile immediately became annoyed as soon as he confirmed that the other person was a man.

“I’m here to meet some people.”
“Person?”
“Yes, my name is Takasho Mimaya, are you in?”

When the word Takasho came out of Siwoo’s mouth, the man’s expression changed once again.
The annoyance disappeared completely, and the eyes brightened.
Asking in a cautious manner.

“Are you close to Takasho-nim?”
“Yes.”

At that moment, the man quickly glanced at Siwoo.
At first glance, the luxurious-looking eye patch, the clothes of the present world, and even the ring worn on the hand.
This is an outfit that is not allowed for ordinary slaves.

“Oh, please come in and wait. Hey! Liam! A guest has arrived. By any chance, your name… ?”
“Shin Siwoo.”
“Tell Takasho hyung-nim that Shin Si-woo came to visit!”

Siwoo entered the room with a courageous call.

After passing through the front door and opening another thick door, a nice salon appeared.
No, I don’t know if it’s exactly a salon, but the structure is very similar.

The chairs and tables scattered here and there, and the wooden crates piled up unorganized were flaws, but the interior itself is decorated with a very sophisticated design.

The murals and statues hung around it didn’t even look like a billiard table for pool balls.
It exudes a very classic bar-like atmosphere, and even though it was the morning when the sun had just risen, the interior was very dark.

“Wait a minute. My brother will be back soon.”
“Is it a bar?”
“Yes, it is similar.”

When Siwoo was confusedheheard a heavy voice along with the sound of trudging footsteps.

“Shin Siwoo!”

It was a much lower voice than before, but Siu quickly recognized the owner.
But when he looked back, it wasn’t Takasho who was there.

“It seems like a really long time. Nice to meet!”

It was a Japanese man dressed in a stylish Italian suit, with hard pomade over his hair, a neatly trimmed beard, and even a shiny Philic Patek.
Shaking hands without hesitation, Takasho’s confident smile and gunchi shone brightly even in the dim light.

“You, are you really Takasho?”
“Then!”

Siwoo was awkwardly stiff even after shaking hands.
As if he had expected Shiu’s reaction, Takasho gave him his business card with a bold smile.

“The president and madam of Rose Glass, the only host bar in Gehenna that just opened this time. This is Mimaya Takasho.”