City ​​of Witches 486

Chapter 486 – #102_Charity Event (4)

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1.
Two days had passed since the New Year’s charity event ended.

Amelia and Siwoo were deeply engrossed in extracting essential oils.
So engrossed, in fact, that they had been working non-stop for 48 hours without even a single break.

“……”

Of course, there was a lot of work to be done.

The variety of raw materials that needed to be extracted was increasing, which meant Amelia had to stay glued to the distiller, constantly adjusting the pressure and temperature with the valves.

In reality, Amelia had been peering at the gauges non-stop until the large warehouse was emptied three times and then filled up again four times.
She hadn’t even taken a break to stretch, let alone sleep or eat.

Siwoo, unable to leave Amelia toiling away alone, had joined in, but he couldn’t help but wonder, ‘Is it really necessary to rush like this?’

After all, the extraction and securing of the main essential oils were finished, and only minor raw materials like moss remained.
They could take their time later if they ran short, and it wouldn’t cause any problems.

For the first day, he thought this hectic schedule was due to Amelia’s nature of not wanting to put things off.
However, as the intense labor marathon entered its third day, Siwoo started to get a sense of what was going on.

This was a kind of excuse.

To be precise, it was like she was saying, ‘I’m too busy to talk to Siwoo.’
Amelia hadn’t initiated any conversations, and conversely, she hadn’t responded to Siwoo’s words with much enthusiasm.

It wasn’t like Siwoo was a clueless virgin or had the blind belief that a single sexual encounter would make a relationship stronger.
He just thought they had become much closer since that day.
Hadn’t they had some sweet pillow talk and a good atmosphere afterward?

But from the dinner where they spent the end of the year together, Amelia’s mood had been strange.
It was like…
She was subtly avoiding him?

However, it wasn’t like she was completely avoiding him; if he spoke to her, she would respond immediately, as if she had been very conscious of him all along.

It wasn’t like he had no idea what was going on.
Back at the Geminai mansion.
He didn’t know what had gotten into her, but Amelia had suddenly dragged Siwoo into the hallway and tried to give him a handjob.

Her breasts were surprisingly shapely and of average witch size.
However, it wasn’t easy to perform a handjob while standing, and after several attempts, Amelia had run away in a hurry.

Perhaps she was feeling awkward because that memory was too embarrassing.

“Amelia.”

Finally, after emptying all the various raw materials that had filled the warehouse, the distiller was put on standby for internal cleaning.
Now, for the eight hours it would take to complete the cleaning, they were forced to rest.
As if he had been waiting for this moment, Siwoo spoke to Amelia.

Again, she glanced.
Amelia turned her head immediately, as if she had been paying attention to Siwoo’s side.

“Did I do something wrong?”
“No.”
“Or… is something wrong?”
“That’s not it either.”

Amelia said, slightly averting her gaze.
Judging by her reaction, it was a lie.

She had a habit of subtly lowering her gaze when she was unsure or when something was slightly different from the truth.
And then, she would immediately turn back to the gauges, which didn’t need to be checked again.

He might have been clueless in the past, but now he knew that acting like that would only make this puzzling standoff much longer.
Siwoo gently grabbed Amelia’s wrist.

“Could you tell me what you want to say? If there’s something I need to fix, I’ll fix it.”
“……”

He could clearly feel her pulse in her slender wrist.

“Did I make a mistake?”
“It’s not Siwoo’s fault. Really…”

Amelia’s heart rate kept rising, and her face turned red just from the bare skin of her wrist and hand touching.
At the same time, Amelia slightly lowered her head.

Suddenly, Amelia looked even cuter.
He could still see the image of her once-elegant face beautifully contorting.

Come to think of it, while Amelia had been working like a madwoman, as if she were a writer facing a deadline, he hadn’t asked for any skinship.
Of course, he hadn’t even brought up the verification of the magic replication effect.

Siwoo swallowed hard.

Could it be that this was a situation like, ‘I want to be with Siwoo, but I can’t say it honestly!’?
That day, Amelia had mustered her courage and gone all-in on Siwoo, only to fail, so perhaps she was subtly waiting for Siwoo to make the first move this time.

“……”

And when a man is in this situation, he has to be bold.

Without saying a word, Siwoo carefully lifted Amelia’s chin.
He didn’t think his hands were particularly large, but they looked huge as they cradled her small face.

Her lips were slightly parted in surprise, and he could see her crimson tongue through the gap.
Her pure eyes were like those of a startled deer, and her face was flushed as if she were drunk.

“Um…”

As he leaned forward, Amelia also slightly pursed her lips.
Her long, thick golden eyelashes fluttered like butterflies.

Siwoo felt that the choice he had made was the right one, and he congratulated himself.
He was starting to understand Amelia a little better now.

“Chuu…”

Their lips lightly touched with a series of soft pecks.
Just when he thought it was time for a full-fledged kiss, Amelia suddenly pulled away.

The hand that had been firmly gripping Siwoo’s sleeve had somehow let go of his clothes.
It was a subtle movement, as if to say, ‘I’m okay with kisses, but I don’t want to mix tongues.’

Or was it not?
Had he jumped to the wrong conclusion?
Amelia whispered to the flustered Siwoo.

“Siwoo, would you like to… go grocery shopping with me today?”
“Now?”
“Yes.”

Before he could even be flustered, she had invited him to go grocery shopping.
Looking at this, it didn’t seem like she was rejecting Siwoo himself…
He couldn’t make heads or tails of it.

“I’ll go back to the shop, take a quick shower, and change my clothes. Siwoo, could you please finish up the tidying? Let’s meet again in front of the shop in 20 minutes.”
“Okay, well… I understand.”

Finish up the tidying?
Amelia had done everything, so there wasn’t really anything for him to do.
Siwoo scratched the back of his head and looked at the door of the workshop where Amelia had left.

“What’s going on?”

Could it be that he had really made her do anything she wanted, and this was the adverse effect?
Or was she suddenly feeling embarrassed when she looked back on it?

“Come to think of it, it’s already past 10 o’clock?”

The permanent market in Tarot Town closed at 7 PM, so except for a few shops in Lenormand Town, most places would be closed.
What kind of grocery shopping was she planning to do at this late hour?
Siwoo tilted his head and began to tidy up the warehouse-style workshop.

2.
Amelia clutched her pounding heart and washed herself with hot water.

Amelia usually used magic to replace showering, but after realizing that warm water helped calm her mind and body, she often visited the bathroom.

“Haa…”

Sharon, and the twins.
Amelia had fought a fierce battle with them a few days ago, and if you only looked at the results, she had lost.
Sharon, Odile, and Odette were all bound to Siwoo by different powerful armaments and connections.

In the process, she had also learned about Siwoo’s unique tendencies.
Doing it outside, or in places that were not normally used, using large breasts, and enjoying a bit of teasing, and so on.

The difference in experience was so vast that Amelia’s clumsy efforts could not keep up.
The world of adults was so unimaginable that she was worried about what kind of shocking experience Tiferet would surprise her with next.

But for the past two days.
It wasn’t because of that reason that she hated Siwoo, or that she was avoiding conversation because she was embarrassed about failing the handjob.

No.
To be a little more honest, the latter still made her face flush, but it wasn’t enough to make her avoid him.

However, Amelia, who might have knowledge as a scholar but not enough knowledge as a woman.
The high-density of lewd knowledge she had encountered when Pandora’s box was opened had confused her about how to handle it.

It was information that was too contradictory to Amelia’s existing values.

And Amelia had finished her resolve over the past two days.

She had already decided to give her body to him completely.
She had finished her own ideas on how to satisfy Siwoo’s desires.

“Okay… I can do it…”

But no matter how much she had finished her ideas and resolve, she couldn’t help but feel her heart pounding when the time for execution came.

“Won’t he despise me…?”

Was it really okay to do this?
Even though Siwoo had a perverted side…

Every time she went over her plan, which was audacious even by her own standards, she had the same worry.

The results would speak for themselves.
With that, Amelia patted herself down with a towel and sprayed perfume.

Finally, she looked in the mirror, neatly combed her hair, and put on the clothes she had prepared in advance.

She was already late.
She could hear the sound of the doorbell on the first floor of the shop.

Amelia put on the clothes she had prepared for her plan and went down to the first floor, where Siwoo was waiting.

Every time the old wooden stairs creaked, her heart pounded for no reason.
Should she go back and change her clothes now? She hesitated.

Amelia suppressed that feeling and faced Siwoo.

“Amelia, now that I think about it, there probably aren’t many shops open at this hour.”
“It’s okay, even a walk is fine.”

Amelia took the hand Siwoo offered and hopped down the stairs.
His gaze swept over her body.

“You’re dressed warmly. Were you cold?”
“No.”
“You look soft.”
“Yes, I’m soft.”

Spirits were not greatly affected by the cold or heat.
Even in the cold of winter, they would only feel a slight chill, which could be easily dealt with by magic.
So, the reason Siwoo was asking was probably because Amelia was wearing a cloak he had never seen before.
Amelia, who had always worn the cloak her teacher had given her, was now wearing a thick, white wool cloak.

Anyway, the two of them held hands as if they had made a promise.

“Where shall I take you?”
“I want to look around the gallery.”

And so, the nighttime date began for Amelia’s ambitious plan.