Chapter 77 – #18_Self-Contradiction (2)
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1.
After taking the twins to the portal, Siwoo immediately fell into a deep sleep in his bed.
Or rather, he tried to.
But had he slept for even four hours?
The regular routine he had maintained for five years and the morning sunlight pouring in through the well-lit window woke Siwoo from his slumber.
-Clunk
At that moment, he heard the sound of the front door opening and closing.
The only people staying in the desolate, wide mansion were Siwoo and Amelia, or perhaps just Amelia.
Siwoo’s drowsy eyes snapped open.
It was because of the plan he had been thinking about since yesterday.
He was planning to slowly reveal the truth to Amelia.
Even if he had to hide the fact that he could use magic, he would tell her that he had received an offer from the Geminai Count to help him return to the modern world.
He would say that he could leave as soon as he got Amelia’s permission.
He would thank her for everything she had done for him these past few days, but that he wanted to return to his homeland now.
Although there were many dirty and petty things, he thought it would be better to ask her before she heard the Count’s offer.
It could save Amelia’s face, and since it was his own matter, he thought that speaking directly would increase the chances of Amelia agreeing.
Also, you never know.
Amelia, who would have normally let him go without a fuss, might order him to stay forever, feeling resentful that her exclusive slave, who hadn’t said a word about this important matter, was relying on Geminai’s power.
“Hmm… there’s a possibility.”
Even though Amelia had become quite gentle and mild lately, he had been watching her for years.
He wanted to reduce as many variables as possible.
Even if Amelia refused and he aimed for an escape through magic as a backup plan, there was no guarantee that the research would be successful.
Before that, there was a possibility that someone who shouldn’t know would find out and stop the research itself.
Ultimately, even if all of that was fine, it would still delay his escape by about a year.
He’d rather postpone his discharge for another year.
“Haa…”
Siwoo rushed to the bathroom, washed his face, and tidied his hair.
He needed to speak without getting nervous.
In the past, he would have felt a bit anxious.
According to Takasho’s theory, if Amelia had any affection or possessiveness towards Siwoo, she would have definitely tried to keep him.
But wasn’t that theory proven wrong?
It was Siwoo who had been mistaken, starting from Amelia’s offer to serve her at night.
Siwoo, who couldn’t go in his pajamas, changed into a stylish suit and headed to Amelia’s room.
The door, which was always closed, was open.
Amelia’s room was a mirror image of Siwoo’s.
He expected to find her sitting at the table, but she was standing awkwardly next to the room, facing away from the door, doing something strange.
She was looking slightly up at the sky, moving her head back and forth little by little.
At first, he thought she was drinking water.
That was until he heard a strange sound.
-Sluurp, chuurp… sluurp…
Siwoo’s pupils narrowed in shock.
The thing that flashed through Siwoo’s mind was an act that he could not possibly associate with her.
Before Amelia could show a more unsightly appearance, Siwoo instinctively called out her name.
“Amelia-nim!”
As you know, what happened after that was quite a mess.
2.
The promise to go to Border Town with Amelia in the afternoon was gone.
Feeling troubled, he was lying on the bed, rolling around when a letter folded into a paper crane fluttered in.
It was a note informing him that all of today’s schedule had been canceled.
Thanks to that, Siwoo, who had two consecutive days off, was enjoying his laziness on the bed, twiddling his fingers.
But his mind was still busy.
“What is it?”
Siwoo had been thinking about Amelia’s bizarre behavior he had witnessed by chance all day.
Why on earth was she doing that?
He hadn’t seen it clearly, but it seemed like she had a long, thin glass bottle in her mouth, sucking on it.
And as soon as she was caught, she was very flustered.
So much so that she broke the glass bottle and the lamp.
Siwoo still had a vivid image of Amelia’s round back of the head moving back and forth.
It was similar to…
“Huh?”
And then, one thing came to mind.
The sound of the door closing abruptly when he was having a good time with the twins on their last night.
Siwoo was the only one who heard it, but he thought it was just the sound of the wind.
But that image of the back of her head…
“It looks like when she’s doing a blowjob.”
Only then did Siwoo realize the identity of the intense déjà vu he had just felt.
And then he chuckled.
“I was half a mental patient at the end of my service. It’s the same here.”
He must have been too excited about the freedom he might taste soon, so he was half out of his mind.
He needed to make sense.
There were too many things that didn’t fit to make it a forced assumption.
He saw the apprentice witch doing that, but he let her sleep soundly without saying anything?
Amelia, the professor in charge of the twins?
It wasn’t just a matter of public morals, but the future of the twins as witches was at stake?
And Amelia, who witnessed that scene, was imitating fellatio?
And doing it so pathetically with a glass bottle?
“Aish.”
Siwoo burst into a hollow laugh.
It would be more realistic if Takasho, having undergone TS, came as a witch to suck his dick.
“Then…”
It was probably an important magical ritual or an act related to Amelia’s research.
If not, it might be a slightly strange habit.
He had heard that children who couldn’t suckle as babies still crave motherhood even as adults… was it something similar?
In fact, neither was easy to imagine.
In that case, it was best to keep his mouth shut.
Amelia, who was caught in that state, showed the most flustered expression ever.
It was like the expression you make when you fart loudly in an elevator, thinking no one is there, and then realize someone is behind you.
“I should just pretend I didn’t see it.”
Why would he need to stir up trouble before a major event?
Thinking that way, he forcefully suppressed the slightly suspicious parts.
It seemed too early to go talk to her now.
Amelia must be feeling awkward since she was caught in such an embarrassing state.
Siwoo decided to take a nap and time his move.
3.
Amelia had been cooped up in her room all day.
She had no idea how to face him.
Thinking about the disgraceful scene she had shown him, her face flushed, and she couldn’t possibly lift her head in front of him.
Sucking on the glass bottle.
What must he have thought of that foolish appearance?
She knew without having to say it that the dignity she had maintained as a witch and noble had been shattered in an instant.
“Ugh… ugh… ugh…”
To forget all the humiliation, Amelia, who had sprayed herself with a lot of fatigue perfume, lay down on the bed.
It was to take a nap.
Sleep would make her forget everything for a while.
But despite the effect of the perfume, sleep wouldn’t come, and she was just tearing at the bed sheets.
Too much had been collapsing in just the past few days.
Things Amelia had believed in, things she had built up, everything she had taken for granted.
Her values, which had been accumulated over a long period, were in confusion, and on top of that, she had created a dark history.
Her brain was all mixed up, and she even felt like she was in a shaker.
“This can’t be happening.”
Amelia jumped out of bed.
What was certain was that if she left it as it was, Siwoo would brand her as a completely strange woman in his mind.
A pervert, or someone with a strange mind.
She wouldn’t let that happen…! She had to give a clear explanation! As she was thinking that, Amelia suddenly realized something.
“Huh…?”
Why?
Why was she only worried about what Shin Siwoo thought of her?
Amelia had never cared about what rumors were circulating about her behavior in society or what others were saying behind her back.
Those who waver at the evaluations of others cannot become noble.
It was enough for Amelia to acknowledge herself.
Those who could not have confidence in that were nothing more than cowards, she had believed.
According to that theory, what Amelia had experienced yesterday was nothing.
She had just been caught doing something a little strange, hadn’t she?
Whether Siwoo thought well of Amelia Merigold or not, ‘I’ am ‘I’.
“……..”
While Amelia was immersed in contemplation and self-reflection.
-Knock knock knock
The sound of the doorknob hitting the door was heard.
It was very, very rare for Amelia, who had no friends other than Sophia, to have a visitor.
The reason she knew the visitor outside the door wasn’t Sophia was because she wouldn’t knock, but would turn into a crow and peck at the window.
“This is actually good.”
She didn’t know who it was, but when her head was so complicated, it was better to think about something else.
-Snap!
With just a flick of her fingers, all the fatigue perfume that had been making her eyelids heavy disappeared.
Amelia walked leisurely to the lounge to greet her guest.
“It’s a pleasant afternoon with the sunshine.”
“I hope it’s not rude to visit you so suddenly without an appointment.”
Standing at the door were two witches wearing small hats with veils.
Or rather, to be precise, one witch, Geminai Albireo, and Deneb.
“It’s no problem, please come in.”
Amelia was momentarily stunned by the unexpected appearance of the figures.
She had thought it would be at most a professor or assistant professor from the academy, so she led the Count to the reception room with a puzzled expression.
“It’s been five years since we’ve had a separate meeting like this after entrusting the children.”
“Have you been well?”
“…What brings you here?”
Normally, she would have called Siwoo to serve them, but Amelia didn’t want to put him in front of the Geminai Count.
Based on his past actions, she had a hunch that there was a hidden connection between the Count and Siwoo.
Amelia didn’t hide her suspicious gaze.
There were more than one or two things that were suspicious.
The Count, who had exchanged glances with each other at Amelia’s unexpectedly hostile attitude, opened his mouth.
Since many witches knew that Amelia was unsociable and prickly, he immediately got to the point.
“Have you heard anything from Shin Siwoo?”
“Nothing at all.”
“To get to the point, I would like to receive the transfer of ownership of Miss Merigold’s exclusive slave, Shin Siwoo.”
Amelia’s eyes widened.
Why did they suddenly come, only to ask for the transfer of Shin Siwoo’s ownership?
“Why?”
She retorted with a sharp voice without realizing it.
The Count continued without minding it.
“During the last picnic, Shin Siwoo saved Odile and Odette from the attack of the homunculi.”
“When I asked what he wanted in return, he said he wanted to return to the modern world. It’s unprecedented, but we can handle it on our end.”
“We also plan to provide sufficient support so that he can settle down well even after he returns. But since Siwoo is Miss Merigold’s exclusive, we can’t handle it arbitrarily, so we came to ask for your understanding.”
So that’s what happened on the picnic day.
She had confirmed that Shin Siwoo desperately wanted to leave this place by finding research materials in his barn.
But she had no idea that things were progressing this far behind the scenes.
“Of course, you appointed him as an exclusive slave to have him as your assistant.”
“We’re not just asking for a transfer. We’ve prepared sufficient compensation. We want to fulfill his wish as much as possible.”
The Count placed a jewelry box that he had prepared in advance on the table.
“Would you like to check it?”
