Chapter 655 – #133_Caught
#655
1.
No matter how promiscuous and wild a witch might be, no one would wear such jewelry on a woman’s main parts.
At least, not anyone Alice knew.
It wasn’t of her own volition, and now that Alice was free from Rosie, she still wore the hideous jewelry, not to seduce Siwoo.
‘You’ll never be able to take this off.’
Rosie, with a cruel smile, had said that as she pierced Alice.
Since Alice’s use of magic was restricted, her words were true.
The piercing, which at first glance looked like an ordinary earring, was a kind of curse.
The moment it was attached, it bonded with the blood vessels, and unless one went through a very rough ordeal, it couldn’t be removed—a piercing that utilized ‘living metal.’
Alice, trying to seduce a man while looking like something even a prostitute wouldn’t, was heartbroken.
She felt a humiliation and shame she had never experienced before, and tears threatened to fall.
Alice barely managed to lift her head.
And she felt her pounding heart freeze over.
“……”
Apart from the humiliation, Alice was half-convinced.
She was confident that she could melt even the most steadfast man and seduce him.
But the moment she saw him, she realized there was a flaw in her plan.
He wasn’t at all distracted by Alice’s nakedness.
He didn’t even glance at the lewdly dangling jewelry.
He was just looking at Alice’s complexion with a serious expression.
He’s suspicious.
That intuition flashed through her mind.
“I won’t do it.”
“Why, why…?”
“Because it’s suspicious. Anyone can see that, right? Suddenly acting like this.”
As expected, what came back was a cold, cutting response.
There was no sneer mocking her loose morals, but there was a firm determination not to engage in any relationship, no matter what.
“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but let go of me.”
Siwoo shook off Alice’s hand, which was tightly gripping his wrist.
This is a real problem.
As it is, seduction has completely failed.
If she were to explain the situation to him and get his semen, Linne’s order not to get caught would be a problem.
“Even if I go this far, you still won’t do it?”
She knew she was blaming the wrong person.
But the shame of being rejected despite having to do an unwanted, vulgar seduction.
The bewilderment stemming from the thought that ‘it might already be too late’ sent the spark of resentment in the wrong direction.
“What’s wrong with you, you bastard! Just, just do it once!”
Alice, with tears welling up, yelled at Siwoo.
As soon as she shouted, she realized her mistake.
Everything was a mess from start to finish.
She had misunderstood on her own, rushed into a clumsy seduction, got rejected, and even got angry.
It was all a disgrace.
Alice was that cornered.
Not only was her magic restricted, but she was also captured in the enemy’s city, and after being raped and abused for almost a week, she had to seduce a man who made her skin crawl just by touching him, all while Manya and Malisha’s lives were held hostage.
In the end, her legs gave way, and she collapsed.
It was all over.
She was disgusted with herself for not being able to do anything right.
“Alice.”
A blanket was draped over Alice’s shoulders.
He looked around for a moment, then knelt on one knee to meet Alice’s gaze.
“Calm down and listen to me.”
Alice wiped away her tears with her sleeve.
“Someone else is involved, right?”
“No. I… I wanted to do it…”
Alice shook her head, trying to deny it.
It was Linne who had secured Manya and Malisha.
As long as there was even a small possibility, Alice intended to follow her orders.
“I absolutely won’t tell anyone. Did your master tell you to do it? To have a relationship with me?”
His whisper became even lower, to the point where it was hard to understand unless you looked at his lips.
“Tell me honestly.”
A calm and composed voice, meant to reassure others.
Alice didn’t know him well.
But at this point, she vaguely realized.
Linne and Shin Siwoo were newly formed master-disciple relations.
Linne was trying to monitor Shin Siwoo for some reason.
And he was vaguely aware of that fact, and likewise, he didn’t completely trust Linne.
Otherwise, there would be no reason to say things like, ‘Did your master tell you to do it?’ or ‘I won’t tell anyone.’
In the midst of all her plans going awry, Alice felt like she had found a lifeline.
What if she could somehow exploit the conflict between him and Linne? A new option was presented.
Of course, compared to Linne, Shin Siwoo was a thread as thin as a spider web…
“Maybe I can help you. Instead, please explain.”
He had a seriousness that was hard to explain.
A seriousness that was slightly different from Linne’s cold ruthlessness.
“Actually…”
It was a dead end anyway.
Sniffling, Alice told him everything about the orders she had received from Linne.
“I understand. Please wait here for a moment.”
“Wh-where are you going?”
“To make evidence.”
It might have been a rather shocking statement, but Siwoo, who had been nodding silently, left for a moment.
2.
It was well past midnight.
Alice stepped into Linne’s room.
Except for the slightly more elaborate folding screen and decorations, Linne’s room was no different from any other guest room.
Linne, kneeling in the middle of the dark room without a cushion, was meditating.
Whenever Alice came to see her, Linne was always in the same state.
There were many orthodox witches in Gehenna who lived ascetic lives, but Linne was excessive.
After 16 hours of training a day, instead of resting or having leisure time, she meditated.
It made one wonder what had made her that way.
“Sit.”
Only after Alice sat down did Linne’s eyelids rise.
Deep, cold, ink-black eyes were directed at Alice.
“I slept with him.”
Feeling her skin prickle at the sharp gaze that seemed to cut into her heart, she carefully took out a small bottle.
Inside was the semen that Siwoo had collected after going behind the folding screen.
Just in case, she had also added a few drops of her own fluids, disguising it as ‘having had a relationship for now.’
He didn’t say why he was helping Alice.
Even if he had his reasons, since Alice had acted as a spy, he would naturally be cautious.
However, since she had submitted false evidence with his help, it was a given that she would be riding on Siwoo’s coattails.
This was the best Alice could do.
She suppressed her heart, which was about to pound, with slow breaths.
Even if Hyangwolru was small, there was quite a distance from Linne’s room to the other guest rooms.
It would be impossible to tell whether they had really had a relationship or not by sound.
Since she had coordinated with Siwoo, if she could avoid Linne’s subsequent suspicion, it would be a perfect crime.
“……”
It was scary.
That expressionless face that looked like it would cut off her head without a second thought if she were caught lying.
“How was it?”
Linne, who hadn’t shown any particular reaction even when she reported on his condition the next night, asked a question for the first time.
“How was it…”
It was an overly vague question.
“It was my first time with a man… It was, it was good.”
But if she was forced to have sex and then asked ‘how was it,’ what else could she say?
However, since Linne’s lips didn’t move after receiving the report, Alice added a few words in a daze.
“He was satisfied too… I think I successfully seduced him.”
“Any special details?”
“Special details… what do you mean?”
Unlike when women have relationships with each other, was there something special to check when it came to relationships between men and women?
Alice was slightly dumbfounded by the serious expression with which she was asked.
“Were there no special details?”
Moreover, she asked twice.
Alice swallowed her saliva discreetly.
It was still uncomfortable to answer a question whose intention she couldn’t understand.
Especially since she hadn’t really had a sexual relationship with Siwoo.
“For example, what kind of special details are you talking about…”
“Things like magic fluctuations.”
“……?”
It became even more incomprehensible.
What did sex have to do with magic fluctuations?
“……”
Linne’s silence grew longer.
3.
“I’m screwed…”
It had been a long time since he had masturbated.
He was already exhausted, and now that he had masturbated, it was only natural that his body was dying.
But his eyes were wide open.
At least until he confirmed Linne’s reaction from Alice, who had returned, it seemed impossible to fall asleep.
He had been paying enough attention to the fact that Linne wasn’t as simple as she seemed.
But the mission Alice had been ordered to do suggested a completely different possibility.
Let’s look at it one by one.
First of all, Linne had specifically ordered her to have ‘sexual relations.’
Of course, it could simply be that she had forced Alice to use the so-called ‘honey trap’ in order to use her as an efficient monitor.
The psychological barriers between men and women who have once shared skin are extremely lowered.
“Hmm…”
But what if that wasn’t the case?
What if Linne had a clue about magic amplification and was using Alice to confirm it?
Since he was already in a precarious situation, he couldn’t help but establish a hypothesis in this direction as well.
Was there any reason for that?
There were quite a few people who knew about the magic amplification phenomenon, but they were all either close confidants or lovers who could be trusted not to betray him.
Assuming there was no leak of information, was there any incident that Linne could have noticed?
“What is it… what is it…”
While groaning and racking his brain, a flash of memory struck him like lightning.
“Oh…”
There was.
There was definitely a very strong moment.
He was even wondering why he hadn’t thought of it until now.
-Creak creak
At that moment, the sound of two sets of footsteps on the floor approached the room.
One was Alice’s, the other was Linne’s.
“Eek!”
As soon as Linne entered the room, she pushed Alice towards Siwoo.
Siwoo, who was about to stand up awkwardly, immediately supported her.
He looked at Linne, wondering if something was wrong, but she was as usual.
Her face was as expressionless as ever.
“Master? What’s going on all of a sudden?”
Since there was no proof that Alice’s lie had been exposed, they acted as they had agreed.
That is, the two had had a relationship, and Siwoo still didn’t know what Linne had ordered Alice to do.
“I need to check it myself.”
And he realized what Linne said next.
“Have a relationship in front of me.”
As expected, Linne had seen Siwoo and Elroa having a relationship.
