Chapter 835 – #174_Regarding Prophecies (2)
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It was cozy.
With the soft, fluffy bed and the even softer, squishier twins clinging to both arms, it couldn’t have been better.
Just the flowers in both hands were luxurious, but were these flowers ordinary?
Fine black hair with a beautiful texture and long, flowing curls, eyes that shone mysteriously like amethysts, a sharp nose, and a graceful mouth like a Persian cat.
Moreover, they were twin sisters, so it was X2.
The feeling of holding both of them at the same time still gave a sense of unfamiliar, illicit pleasure.
Even while feeling such emotion, Siwoo was in the middle of a lively conversation with the twins.
The slightly cool air, warmed just right by the heat of the fireplace, felt pleasant.
As the fireplace also served as a light source, the soft glow must have also contributed to the emotional atmosphere.
“Assistant, you were so funny back then.”
“Do you know how surprised I was?”
It was about the story of the magic tool shop owner who had tried to scam Siwoo when they visited Tarot Town.
Odile, who happened to appear at that moment, saw the scene and also learned that Siwoo used magic.
It was an incident where Siwoo, who was secretly planning an escape, was completely caught.
After that, he was immediately taken to the outpost and met Odette.
After that, under the pretext of learning about relationships between men and women, they had their first naughty play.
Odette, next to them, also blushed and agreed.
“Assistant, at first you were holding back, but then you came in our mouths.”
“I knew it, Assistant, you’re a total pervert.”
“Ah, that… I won’t make excuses.”
Back then, he had no resistance to the beauty of witches.
He thought he had acted quite impulsively.
Now he could laugh and talk about it like this, but if his mothers-in-law had found out back then…
It was truly chilling.
“Honestly, Odile and Odette were unfairly pretty.”
“Oh my, oh my, you can even say such cheesy things. Assistant, you’ve grown up so much.”
“That’s right, before you were always saying, ‘No! Something terrible will happen!’”
“You were like someone with a roasted chestnut stuck in their pants.”
“I was really scared back then, you know?”
It was all in the past, so now they were talking about it like a memory.
But even after that, Odile and Odette didn’t exactly threaten Siwoo with his weaknesses.
Rather, they were the only ones who treated him like a person during his five years in Gehenna, approaching him with intimacy.
“And then we did it in the carriage, right…?”
“Hehe, but we got your first time, right?”
“Back then… I was really surprised.”
“Were you just surprised?”
“Honestly, I liked it.”
“Well, now that I’m saying it, I liked it too.”
After that, he had his first experience with the twins, who had gone into overdrive with a love potion.
Siwoo also became a confident man.
Perhaps, even up to this point, the twins had treated Siwoo with curiosity, and Siwoo had also perceived them as cute and obedient…? Mischievous kids.
“Hey, is that all?”
“Lies.”
He was a little embarrassed, but the twins’ criticism of Siwoo’s analysis was sharp.
A harsh life as a slave.
A witch society where no one, except Takasho, reached out with intimacy.
Even though they occasionally tried naughty pranks that put Siwoo in danger, the kindness the twins showed was not just simple gratitude.
How much comfort had their actions, approaching him without prejudice, given him?
It was a memory full of being tossed around, but still, it was a very good memory.
“Assistant, do you remember the picnic?”
“How could I forget it? It was really beautiful.”
“And it was thrilling. Shall we go on another picnic together next time? With Llyue.”
“I’d like that.”
That was where they had met the terrifying homunculus.
Now it was a piece of cake, but for a slave and an apprentice witch who were only capable of a few tricks, it was a dangerous opponent to play with.
“After a long chase, a desperate crisis where there was nowhere else to run!”
“And here, Assistant’s shining performance!”
Siwoo mobilized all his imagination and brilliantly defeated the homunculus.
He obtained the egg of Gnosis from the homunculus, and that magic was still being used effectively.
“At this point, a statement of conviction from Odile Geminai. I’ll be honest. I really fell for you back then, Assistant.”
“Odette Geminai also has a statement of conviction. You were really, really, really cool.”
Hearing his own achievements from someone else’s mouth was embarrassing.
But it was also a proud thing.
Because of those things, Siwoo and the twins had a special relationship now, so it felt like a proud medal.
“And…”
“That bad Aquarius witch…”
Ea, who had come to find Amelia, had run into Siwoo.
The twins, who had come to find Siwoo, had also become Ea’s targets.
Siwoo used his meager magic power to confront the enemy.
Even though the difference in skill was enormous, Siwoo took advantage of Ea’s carelessness and surprised her, successfully getting the twins to escape.
As a result, his brain was destroyed, and he fell into a coma for a very long time.
“…Assistant, you’re really amazing.”
“That’s right, you’re really amazing.”
The twins’ tension, which had been soaring sky-high, suddenly dropped.
In fact, Siwoo had also noticed.
The reason why they were bringing up past stories at this point, when there were separate parts they were most curious and worried about.
The twins were glossing over their anxiety about the future with memories.
And when they remembered the time Siwoo had been on the verge of death, they could no longer be evasive.
Both Odile and Odette were trembling.
Siwoo could tell that they were crying quietly.
“Odile, Odette.”
The confident Odile was feeling anxious.
Odette, whose specialty was her cheerful smile, was also very worried.
“I really am an amazing person.”
“Huh, what?”
“Suddenly?”
“Honestly, aren’t I amazing? I’m a male witch, and I’ve become this strong, and every time a crisis comes, I break through it head-on. I can definitely try for the 21st rank now. I’ve gained enlightenment this time, so I’m going to become even stronger.”
Siwoo, who always gave a gentle wry smile instead of being smug, no matter how much the twins praised him, was now boasting about himself.
It wasn’t the right atmosphere for that.
“Why are you saying that all of a sudden…?”
Odile’s eyes, filled with tears, widened.
“You know how worried we were every time you were in danger…”
Odette even seemed to be sulking.
“That’s why, no matter what danger comes. Even if it’s a prophecy, I’ll overcome it as always. I will never leave Odile and Odette behind.”
He didn’t have the noble ambition to sacrifice his life for the transcendence of magic, like his mothers-in-law.
He didn’t think he had particularly excellent concentration like Amelia.
He wasn’t good at getting along with everyone around him like Sharon.
Unlike his teacher, he didn’t have a mission to risk his life and dedicate himself to others.
He didn’t have Dorothy’s unique experience and charisma, and unlike Linne, every time a life-or-death battle ended, all he felt was the fear that made his body tremble.
Therefore, Siwoo still thought of himself as a commoner.
He was just a little luckier than others.
“I promise you.”
But if there was a moment when such a commoner could become a hero.
It would be when he was doing it for his beloved lovers.
This moment, when he firmly asserted something he didn’t even believe himself.
“I will never die. Prophecies are nothing.”
To Odile and Odette, those words were like magic that instantly dispelled their anxiety.
It was because they felt that Siwoo really could do it.
“Well, Assistant always keeps his promises.”
Odile smiled brightly.
It was her usual confident smile.
“Do you remember? What I promised in exchange for giving you the music box.”
“Of course, going on a picnic and… putting a finger in your butt.”
“Hey! Not that! I asked you to teach me about love!”
Odile, suddenly embarrassed, playfully hit his chest.
Odette, next to her, giggled quietly.
“Anyway, you kept that promise too.”
“……”
“I became a lady in love thanks to you, Assistant.”
Suddenly, the surroundings seemed to brighten.
Even though Odile had only covered her mouth with her palm, looking coy.
“So I believe you’ll keep this promise too.”
Odile’s face was so close to Siwoo’s that their foreheads were almost touching.
Siwoo held his breath.
She was really pretty.
He wondered how a person could be so cute and pretty at the same time.
Even though they had shared many kisses, his heart still pounded when he looked into her eyes at kissing distance.
Closing his eyes, the breaths of the two people slowly drew closer.
Soft lips, like marshmallows, were placed on his lips.
“Hey! Odette!”
“Chuuuup…!”
But the one who had kissed his lips was Odette, who had brilliantly intercepted her sister’s kiss.
She had nimbly jumped between Siwoo and Odile like a stray cat.
Odette, who had violently stuck her tongue in and swirled it around, glared at her sister.
“Sister! No talking about memories just the two of you!”
“We’re two halves of one! It’s your memory too!”
“Anyway, it’s forbidden!”
“Does that mean you can steal a kiss?”
“It seems like Odette is jealous.”
“Assistant, if Odette is being rude, tell her off!”
“You’re the one trying to monopolize Assistant!”
He had taken his eyes off them for a moment, and now they were bickering.
He had only seen them working together as a united front between lovers, but he realized that they had always bickered a lot.
But it was okay.
“Odile, Odette. Stop fighting and come here.”
When he opened his arms, the twins snuggled into Siwoo’s arms as if they were nestling into their mother bird’s embrace.
It was also instantaneous how they stopped fighting, perhaps to find a better spot.
The twins who had believed in Siwoo, who had nothing, and had treated him well.
For them, he decided to unleash all the techniques he had honed so far tonight.
“Today, I’ll put you to sleep with the mindset of serving you. You’ve always worked so hard.”
“Well, that’s welcome. But shouldn’t you say, ‘I won’t let you sleep tonight’ at times like this?”
“Assistant, we don’t necessarily have to sleep.”
“Just watch.”
He unbuttoned the buttons of the fluffy sheep pajamas, which looked soft just by looking at them, one by one.
Skin as white as the first snow.
The body heat trapped in the sheep pajamas could be felt from afar.
The relationship with the twins always had many elements of illicit pleasure.
Holding twin sisters who looked exactly alike in one bed, and the fact that they were still apprentice witches and could only have relations from behind, somehow had a way of exciting a man.
But he put that excitement aside for a moment.
Today was not a day for Siwoo.
As his mothers-in-law had said, this was therapy, not sex.
Siwoo gently grabbed the back of Odile’s neck, who had had her kiss stolen, and buried his face in her neck with a very gentle movement.
