Chapter 366 – #79_Sewer Rat
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1.
Diana, who had never known about men due to limited information and education.
She recently learned about ‘sex’ through the erotic novel her mother had written.
Just yesterday, she had even witnessed the foreplay before her mother and him made love.
The acts she had previously turned away from, deeming them dirty and impure, had now become a secret curiosity.
That curiosity naturally turned towards the only man by her side, Shin Siwoo.
Diana was unconsciously denying all of this, though.
Until the moment she fell asleep in bed, his muscular naked body lingered in her mind, and then her imagination naturally shifted to his manhood, which her mother had been grasping.
It had only happened yesterday.
This very moment, walking alongside him, was incredibly uncomfortable.
“Hey.”
“Yes, Miss Diana.”
“Can’t we go somewhere closer?”
“It would be nice to wander around here and there. Today, I’m going to show you various modern items and explain them.”
The area chosen for today’s outdoor activity was Border Town, the town closest to the modern world.
Actually, he had thought of just doing some shooting, but he realized that Diana had never been to Border Town herself, so he decided on this place.
There were various modern items at the smugglers’ rendezvous, and the twins had definitely liked them.
He had also vaguely heard that Diana liked modern snacks and drinks, which was another reason for choosing this place.
“Haa….”
But it seemed like it wasn’t a good choice after all.
Diana, with her lips pouting at the gloomy drizzle, held up an umbrella.
Her expression was worse than when they had gone fishing together.
“I’m not really curious. The modern world is a dangerous place.”
“Still, there are many interesting things. If you look around, you might find something you enjoy.”
He said that, but as they descended the winding cliff path overlooking the entire Border Town, he slightly regretted it.
Even with an umbrella, the misty rain made their clothes heavy, and the unpaved road was muddy and squelchy.
Every time Diana’s white shoes got dirty with mud, his heart sank.
“…….”
But unexpectedly, Diana kept her mouth shut like a clam and didn’t say a word.
I’ve had enough! I want to go! I’m upset! Let’s stop here for today!
He had expected her to complain with words like that.
“This way.”
After descending to the pier where the day laborers were visible, he guided her to the rendezvous point he had found in advance.
It was the ‘Fat Mermaid Rendezvous’ where he had previously bought fishing supplies.
Inside the single-story building with a high ceiling like a warehouse-style mart, display shelves piled with various modern items were arranged like a maze.
Since it was a place where anyone could just walk in, there weren’t any particularly expensive items, but he thought they might be interesting to Diana.
“There are snacks that Miss Diana likes. Shall we buy a box?”
“…I have them at home anyway.”
“How about this?”
“I’m not interested.”
It seemed like he had made a slight mistake again.
Diana just looked around with a listless gaze and didn’t express any curiosity or admiration.
But she had watched Siwoo with quite an intrigued look when they were fishing.
The situation was what it was, and the contract was what it was, so he had no choice but to try his best.
But having to entertain someone who seemed so unmotivated was quite a difficult task.
Just as he was sighing inwardly.
“Excuse me.”
Diana suddenly called out to Siwoo.
“Yes, Miss.”
Diana, who had called out first, kept her mouth shut for a long time.
Dressed like a little princess with frills, she tapped the floor with her dirty shoes before finally opening her mouth.
“Are the private lessons fun?”
“Private lessons… Are you talking about what we’re doing now? With the location board?”
Instead of answering, Diana shook her head slightly.
“Ah, you mean the private lessons with Count Yesod.”
Diana’s shoulders twitched.
She looked at her neatly gathered toes, as if she was bothered by the mud on her shoes, and nodded slightly.
“Of course. The Count is the best at station magic. I receive a lot of help every day.”
“…Besides that?”
“Besides that?”
For the first time, Diana’s crimson gaze was directed straight at Siwoo.
It seemed like it was difficult for her to just lift her head and make eye contact, somehow burdensome.
“…Are you hiding something?”
What was it?
Diana’s appearance was unusual.
It was as if she was subtly angry.
The biggest problem was that Siwoo had no idea why she was angry or why she was asking such a question.
It didn’t seem like he had done anything wrong.
“It would be helpful if you could explain a little more clearly.”
At his clueless act, Diana clenched her fist.
He was lying.
Clearly, something was going on, and he was doing those things every day under the guise of private lessons.
But he wasn’t giving a proper answer to Diana’s question.
And that was frustrating and displeasing.
It was strange.
In fact, the relationship between Siwoo and Diana was that of a tutor and a student.
And not even a serious master-disciple relationship, but a ‘play teacher,’ which was a somewhat laughable relationship.
Whether he lied or not wasn’t something she should care about, and furthermore, whatever relationship he had with her mother wasn’t something she needed to be informed about.
Rather, it was reasonable to appreciate him for keeping her mother’s secret and not spreading it around.
Diana disliked Siwoo.
She disliked that he kept dragging her into annoying activities, that he was annoyingly good at the location board, and that he was her mother’s secret lover.
Anyway, she just disliked him.
But recently, they had been able to talk about various things, and he had been surprisingly considerate, so she had thought, ‘Is he a slightly okay person?’
But it turned out that his kindness and tolerance of her whims weren’t for any other reason than that he was after her mother.
In other words, Diana was just a stepping stone.
In the end, this man was the same kind as the men her mother had told her about.
Diana was the only one who had been mistaken.
When her thoughts reached this point, a sense of betrayal for her rash expectations spread like vines.
When she came to her senses, she was criticizing him with a twisted lip.
“…You’re disgusting.”
“Pardon?”
“You’re so annoying.”
“Suddenly?”
His bewildered expression didn’t seem like acting at all.
If it had been Diana who didn’t know anything, she would have been completely fooled.
Including that part, Diana disliked Siwoo even more.
“Just because you’re the first male witch, do you think you’re some great person? Don’t forget that you’re just a firefly compared to the glory of our Yesod family.”
“Well, that’s obvious.”
If he had at least gotten angry or hardened his face, she might have been able to taste some fleeting, base pleasure.
But he just blinked stupidly and didn’t show even a hint of malice.
So, everything was in the palm of his hand.
That appearance was truly infuriating.
“That’s enough, I’m going home today.”
“What? Did I say something wrong?”
“No!”
As she strode towards the exit of the rendezvous, Shin Siwoo followed her.
Unable to bear it any longer, Diana glared at him and said.
“Just keep following me. I’ll have you fired tomorrow.”
Of course, she couldn’t fire a man who was favored by her mother with just one word from Diana.
But if she didn’t say this, she wouldn’t feel relieved.
Leaving Siwoo, who had stopped in his tracks, behind, Diana quickly left the rendezvous.
2.
“Hoo….”
“Gulp….”
The sounds of a sigh and swallowing.
The cold sweat from tension seeped into the skin along with a musty smell.
Twenty pairs of eyes were following the witch in a flamboyant dress that didn’t fit the scenery of Border Town at all.
“That’s her, right?”
“Yeah, she looks exactly like the picture.”
It was the ten captains, including Jack the knife-wielder who had faced Bianca not long ago.
They were each hiding behind boxes or building debris, looking at each other with stiff expressions.
“What are you going to do, boss? Are you really going to do it?”
“…….”
“She’s a trainee witch from the Count’s family.”
A while ago, a contractor who had come to their hideout had requested one thing in exchange for providing two artifacts.
“Damn it, just stay still. Why are you trembling like a girl? Whether she’s from the Count’s family or not, if we get caught, we’re dead anyway.”
Among his ragtag subordinates, Jack’s eyes were shining sharply.
How long had he been waiting for this moment?
He had been waiting while living a life worse than a human after being captured by a witch.
To take revenge on the witches who walked around with their chins held high as if it was natural.
And his wish had come true.
Through a contract with a demon, he had obtained the final spear in his hand.
Jack looked down at the hairband in his hand.
This was one of the fangs he had received from a witch, the ‘Chain of Subjugation.’
According to Bianca, a self-proclaimed good fairy who fulfills people’s desires, it suppresses the magic of witches who don’t have self-defense and makes them obey any order.
Not to mention a trainee witch who was much weaker than a regular witch.
In other words, the game was over as soon as he put this on her head.
There was nothing difficult about it.
The only thing he was worried about was whether these trash would carry out the plan to the end.
Even Jack himself didn’t have the confidence to face a trainee witch alone.
Then, one of the ten captains made a whimpering sound in a trembling voice.
“Boss, can’t we just stop? I don’t think this is right… Let’s wait for next time.”
Look at him.
A weakling who was already spreading anxiety within the group.
A subversive element that was disrupting a group that was preparing for revenge with a firm resolve.
Jack’s answer to him was simple.
“Guh…!”
He instantly pulled out a dagger and stabbed it into his neck, twisting it before he could even scream.
It was a matter of a blink of an eye.
“Guek… Guueee…!”
The guy whose windpipe was torn apart died after dancing a disorganized dance without even making a proper scream.
Jack wiped the blood from his cheek with his sleeve and scanned the surroundings with a menacing look.
Whether this plan succeeded or failed, they were going to die anyway.
The worst-case scenario was that a snitch would appear after the plan was vaguely postponed.
Since he had decided to carry out the plan today, this was the most certain and safest way to clean up.
“Does anyone else want to try next time?”
Jack bared his teeth at the stiff ten captains.
“You cowardly bastards. You were the ones who said you would do it. You were the ones who were singing about wanting to bang a witch, and now that you have a chance to pay her back, you’re getting scared?”
No one was brave enough to argue with the corpse that had just died in front of them.
“Did the witch who came to us look like a volunteer? If we didn’t do anything after she gave us these magical items, do you think she’d just say, ‘Oh, that’s a shame, I’ll take back the items I gave you’ and back off?”
“…….”
“Then we’ll all die without being able to do anything.”
“Y-yeah, that’s right… If we’re going to die anyway, we might as well bang a trainee witch and die.”
When the pig-man, who had turned pale, nodded and spoke, the others gradually began to agree.
They were all desperate death row inmates who had lived on the edge of a cliff.
If they could vent their pent-up anger on the trainee witch by turning it into sexual desire and completely destroy her life, that was enough for them.
“The pig is saying something right for once.”
“O-okay… Damn it, let’s rape her and kill her.”
“We’ll draw lots for the order, right?”
In their excitement and tension, their bloodshot eyes were already fixed on the back of the trainee witch, who seemed to be naked.
“Let’s vent our anger properly. Let’s stick to the plan.”
Following the trainee witch, who was conveniently moving to a secluded place on her own.
The nine men began their pursuit like mice.
