Chapter 919 – #200_Cyberpunk And The Witch (3)
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After descending from the city walls and reaching the downtown area, Siwoo strolled along at a leisurely pace, as if sightseeing.
His priority wasn’t sightseeing, but rather exploration.
Magical effects, unseen in the outer city, were visible everywhere, making it a given that there would be a gate inside.
Also, to maintain the initiative as much as possible, he wrapped himself in Linne’s magnetic magic, reducing his presence as he walked down the street.
The actual experience of walking the streets was definitely different from the bird’s-eye view he had from above.
If it weren’t for the Korean signs, he wouldn’t believe this was Korea, the scenery was so alien.
The dazzling neon signs and LEDs spread like waves of light along the streets, and the large fountains decorating the front of the hotels.
Casinos, like convenience stores, were on every corner, blasting loud music and displaying huge holographic advertisements.
The existing laws that prohibited use by domestic citizens had clearly been thrown out the window.
Otherwise, slot machines wouldn’t be popping and flashing with loud lights and arcade music on the streets.
He didn’t know how things were working, but one thing was certain.
Daejeon, which had long suffered the ignominy of being a boring city, had become a super fun city.
It was a good thing, but.
Adding his personal opinion, he had to say that the radical degree of change was excessive…
As he passed through a block filled with casinos, hotels, and various bars, drones followed him as if they had been waiting.
[Daejeon’s best jackpot odds. A dream of hitting the jackpot at the Simcheong Casino]
[The reason you lost money is because you didn’t have enough to bet. For same-day, unsecured, low-interest loans, contact…]
Cylindrical drones, about waist-high, floated around, pushing advertisements with various holograms.
They gave up their solicitations and returned when they got a certain distance away, but the problem was that there were too few people compared to the number of drones.
Eloa, Linne, and Siwoo were the only tourists on this street.
[Do you want a witch-like beauty? Are you tired of daily skincare? Don’t worry anymore! The new generation holo-device ‘New Virgin’ is here to take care of your beauty]
Watching the soliciting drone approach him, babble, and then move away, Siwoo said.
“They definitely recognize witches.”
“The mechanical devices are being aided by magic.”
As Eloa said, many of the things that seemed a bit unfamiliar were all products combined with magic.
For example, the billboards floating leisurely between buildings like airships were not gaining buoyancy from gas.
They were moving by applying flight magic.
Also, the monorails that were speeding along the ground and overpasses had refined magic flowing through them, and the vehicles themselves had magical formulas he had never seen before.
Magical engineering, which witches had once shown interest in but quickly lost interest in after realizing its limitations.
If it were further developed, wouldn’t it look like this?
Even after leaving the area where 5-star hotels were clustered and entering a street called ‘Night Street’, the splendor didn’t fade.
It was just that the direction was a little different.
[Oppa! Oppa! Come play! Premium liquor + drinks + girls + 0 tip! Service is great!]
[Spend a hot night with the beauty of your dreams!]
[Witch-type sex toys are in stock! Only two reservations left! The way for a brave man to get a beauty!]
[I’ll soothe your tired and exhausted body. Traditional Indian massage from 70,000 won]
[The best-looking men are waiting. Come find ‘Honey, I’m sorry!’]
“This is…”
Siwoo clicked his tongue.
If the previous block was a citadel built with the desire for money as bricks, Night Street, with its particularly pink neon lights, was a street of lust and pleasure.
Even if they had the same ‘OO Hotel’ sign, the buildings felt like motels, and the modern bars, where you would be kicked out if you didn’t follow the dress code, were replaced by strip bars.
In every dark alley, legal drug vending machines and bizarre adult product vending machines were openly operating.
[Aww! Are you really not going to play? We’ll be really good to you!]
“What is this now?”
He was horrified when a hologram of naked women writhing and pressing against him appeared.
Since there were explicit pictures of vaginas and holograms of naked women dancing everywhere on the street, there was nowhere to look.
Has the advanced future society finally opened up even the conservative Korean sex industry culture?
At this point, he acknowledged it as a city of entertainment and pleasure.
“I want to get through here quickly.”
“Are you interested in this kind of thing?”
The two masters, who were quite conservative, were embarrassed and couldn’t even turn their eyes away.
It was very awkward to be in such a decadent atmosphere when they had come prepared for battle, even if they had come out on a date with peace of mind.
“Let’s do that.”
It was just a path to go through to get to the central building, which was presumed to be where the gate was.
Siwoo also wanted to get out of here as soon as possible.
Just as he was about to run out of the street, a sign at a fork in the road caught Siwoo’s attention.
In a futuristic city where a gate was hidden, it was a Witch Road of all things…
It wasn’t entirely unreasonable.
“Doesn’t this seem rather meaningful?”
When he turned his gaze in the direction the sign was pointing, he saw the entrance to an underground shopping mall.
Red lights, with an even deeper saturation, were leaking out, befitting the expression ‘red-light district’.
“Siwoo, I’m asking just in case, so don’t take it the wrong way.”
“Yes?”
“This isn’t a choice with ulterior motives, is it?”
“Of course not. There are no clues right now, so I thought it would be better to poke around here and there.”
After a brief joke, the Witch Road they entered wasn’t really suitable for the expression ‘underground shopping mall’.
Instead, as the word ‘road’ implied, a sufficiently large space and pleasant air welcomed the group.
It was indeed a futuristic city.
However, the red lights, which shone eerily beyond the point of being seductive, gave off an even more explicit atmosphere than Night Road.
It meant that it openly reeked of a brothel atmosphere.
Except for a few restaurants here and there, all the stores were in the business of selling pleasure.
“……”
After walking for about five minutes.
Siwoo was able to realize why this place was called ‘Witch’ Road.
At some point, the three of them were no longer talking to each other.
The conversation they had been having to ease the tension had also stopped.
“Disgusting.”
Linne, who had been looking around with a disapproving gaze from the start, frowned sharply.
The Witch Road had complex, maze-like alleys as it went deeper, and the further they went, the less well-maintained it was.
All the stores here had one thing in common.
Words like ‘witch’ or ‘Witch’ were included in their names, such as ‘Toy Witch’, ‘Witch Beach’, and ‘Pet Witch’.
The atmosphere of the street began to stimulate an uncomfortable feeling that went beyond mere awkwardness.
It wasn’t that Siwoo particularly agreed with the witches’ sense of superiority.
However, even though it was impossible to make an accurate judgment, this Witch Road somehow smelled bad.
[Hey, brother! Hey, brother! Come take a look at our store!]
Then, a soliciting drone, which was rarely seen on Witch Road, approached, dragging its wheels.
“Okay, let’s ask something.”
[Yes, yes, brother! What are you curious about?]
He decided to respond to the drone’s solicitation for the first time, as part of his information gathering.
A lively mechanical voice answered, as if it could even do simple interactions.
“What kind of store is this?”
[I will now explain in great detail, brother! First of all, if you’re talking about our Witch Beach, it’s a business where you can experience augmented reality AV with the latest sex toys! We provide the best experience, as if you’re actually banging a witch in bed!]
Siwoo scratched his chin.
“What is that augmented reality AV?”
[Augmented reality AV is an abbreviation for realistic augmented reality adult video, which means an AV where virtual objects or interfaces feel so realistic that the user cannot distinguish them from the real world! In our business, we have built models based on the memories of actually having sex with witches, so…]
“Wait, actually with a witch, what?”
[Yes! In our business, we have built models based on the memories of actually having sex with witches, so you can enjoy the ultimate realism and realism that you can’t feel in other businesses! The course consists of…]
“Let me think for a moment.”
[Yes! For first-time customers who visit the store through the introduction of a soliciting drone…]
“Keep your mouth shut.”
[Yes! The course consists of 60 minutes! 90 minutes! 120 minutes…]
Ignoring the drone that was babbling on its own, as if it were a bit stupid, Siwoo was lost in thought.
Looking at the cityscape, he knew that it was a world where humans recognized witches and incorporated magic into science and technology.
But here’s the question.
Would witches, with their noble pride, tolerate such an industry?
No, would they even tolerate the existence of such a street in the first place?
Of course, not all witches were sexually closed-minded.
Rather, there were many free-spirited witches who enjoyed what they wanted.
But a witch who valued her honor as much as her life in an AV?
Selling her sexual intercourse to an unspecified number of people for money?
[The realism and hardcore nature of our business are beyond imagination! We don’t just bring in some mediocre-looking actor and claim they’re a witch!]
[We also have a hardcore series that scans and transfers the memories of raping a resisting witch!]
His mind went blank.
Scanning the memories of raping a witch?
“What?”
[We also have the entire series of the famous masterpiece, the Witch’s Fall series! We have many witch gangbang series! Even the witch training series of a secret Russian tycoon!]
[Choose a work from the following catalog! If you choose now, you get an extra 10 minutes of use!]
A hologram unfolded in front of Siwoo’s eyes.
All sorts of vulgar phrases and words, and the naked bodies of actors, without any mosaics, appeared as if they were listing AV covers.
The beauty, which was considered beautiful even without any special editing, guaranteed that the beings in the covers were witches.
[Tonight, become a second-generation chaebol who enslaves witches!]
Siwoo, who had been standing blankly as if his mind had stopped, now realized the identity of the stench he felt on Witch Road.
The fusion of magic and science.
A society where the technology of witches and the technology of humans are fused.
However, the fusion of two different cultures does not always mean coexistence and harmony.
As the imperialists who conquered the New World did, sometimes fusion is achieved through invasion and exploitation.
[Ah, this brother knows how to play hard to get!]
[Our business also has premium AV for customers who are looking for a special experience! You’ve heard the rumors, right? It’s a whopping…]
Had they interpreted Siwoo’s silence, who was in shock, as a boring reaction?
The soliciting drone brought out a secret promotional phrase, as if whispering.
[Apprentice Witch Virginity Loss Series]
All witches are beautiful.
Therefore, in this world, witches were a rare commodity.
Even their sorrow and tears were nothing more than consumables that were used for stimulation.
