City ​​of Witches 956

Chapter 956 – #206_Give And Take

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1.
I couldn’t help but worry that Gehenna was being too passive regarding Siwoo.

Even when the new force, Hexennacht, appeared.
Even when the flood occurred and the mortal realm was in chaos.
Gehenna had consistently shown a lukewarm attitude rather than a clear response.

However, Gehenna was not a city of carefree witches.
Like Hexennacht, it was a battlefield of schemes and power plays.

“Well, I’ll be going now. Staying away for too long will raise suspicion.”
“As always, be careful, Psyche.”
“I’m always fine. Please keep that tall witch quiet.”

Periwinkle and Psyche hugged lightly and said their goodbyes.
Siwoo stared blankly at the scene.

There was nothing Siwoo could do right away anyway.

What if Psyche wasn’t a spy?

He had barely managed to defeat the 22nd-ranked Urshul, even with all his struggles.
He wouldn’t be so arrogant as to think he could defeat a 23rd-ranked witch without any damage.

Moreover, the opponent wasn’t just any 23rd-ranked witch, but an old witch who had gone through the chaotic times and had more combat experience than his master.

Even from the scattered rumors, it was clear that she was a combat specialist worthy of the title “strongest,” despite her appearance.
Even if Dorothy and Linne joined the fight, someone would get hurt.

If it was something he could handle alone, he wouldn’t want to drag his lovers into danger.
Conversely, if Psyche was a spy, he could just ask Erelim when she returned to Gehenna.

“Male witch.”
“Me?”
“There’s no other man here, you idiot.”

Psyche, who had finished saying goodbye to Periwinkle, unexpectedly spoke to Siwoo.

He knew that a witch’s appearance was meaningless and that he shouldn’t be deceived by looks, but Psyche looked so small and frail.

In contrast, the path she was walking was a dangerous tightrope walk.

It wasn’t some new world; if she was discovered as an enemy spy while infiltrating enemy territory, a terrible end would await her.

If she was really a spy, she would need to reduce the number of people who knew her identity.
Considering the gravity of the situation, it wouldn’t be strange if she killed Shin Siwoo, a witness.

However, Psyche had obediently stepped back at Periwinkle’s request.
That proved how close the two were.

“Let me hug you just once.”
“Huh?”

Without asking for permission, Psyche tightly hugged Siwoo’s waist.
Standing on tiptoe and wrapping her arms around Siwoo’s waist, Psyche murmured.

“It feels nostalgic…”

Just a moment ago, she had been using a brutal method of extermination, but now she was showing an unexpected tenderness.

“Okay, that’s enough. Take care, Periwinkle.”

Leaving Siwoo dumbfounded, Psyche turned around, seemingly satisfied.
Then, as if she had no regrets, she disappeared.

2.
It seemed like the conversation would be long, so I felt really sorry, but I had arranged separate accommodations for Linne and Dorothy at Periwinkle’s hotel.

After taking Dorothy and Linne to their rooms.

When Siwoo met Periwinkle again, he was immediately scolded severely.

“Where did you learn to climb over other people’s fences?”
“Ah, it hurts! It really hurts…!”
“Do you know how much my heart dropped?”

Siwoo, with his ear being grabbed, and Periwinkle, who was fuming with excitement.
After venting her anger until his ear turned red, Periwinkle sat on the sofa with a sulky expression, crossing her legs.

Her smooth thighs and black, sexy panties were a feast for the eyes.
He subtly averted his gaze and asked.

“So, you two knew each other from the beginning?”
“She was a close friend of my predecessor. Now she’s my friend. Anyway, Shin Siwoo, keep your mouth shut, okay? You know you can’t tell anyone, right? Not even your girlfriends.”

“Not even my master?”
“This guy, really…”

“I’m sorry to say this, and I want to trust you, but… I can’t completely trust you without any proof.”
“…Well, I guess it’s okay if it’s Duke Tiferet. But secrets should be kept to as few people as possible. Be careful.”

Periwinkle seemed to realize that she had to share that much information to prove her innocence.
If Psyche wasn’t a spy, then Periwinkle might be the one who was colluding with the enemy.

But Siwoo had already decided to trust them both to some extent.

From the moment a third person, Duke Erelim, appeared, there was a high possibility that Psyche’s words weren’t just a lie to avoid blame.

“Anyway, Shin Siwoo. It’s been a while? What brings you here? You’ve become quite successful these days.”

Periwinkle, who had quickly regained her own pace, had a strange smile in her eyes.

“It’s nothing to call success.”
“The guy who was crying about how scary homunculi were has killed a witch of rebellion and stopped the flood. And you have two formidable achievements as subordinates… If that’s not success, what is?”

“Oh, come on… That was a long time ago.”
“It hasn’t even been two years, has it? Or was it about two years?”

The misunderstanding had been somewhat resolved, and the tense atmosphere had eased, so it seemed like they had returned to their original relationship.
That is, the relationship between a close older sister he knew and a former sex partner?

As the situation unfolded, Siwoo also sensed the suggestive atmosphere.

Dorothy and Linne were staying in a suite not far away.
In the midst of all that, he was meeting his former sex partner, Periwinkle, alone in the penthouse on the top floor for a secret talk.

He felt like a real piece of trash.

“If you came because you missed your old flame after becoming successful… Well, it’s embarrassing, but what can I do? Want to take a bath together?”
“To be honest, it’s not that I’m not tempted, but I’ll have to decline.”
“Why?”

“As Periwinkle advised, I now have many people I need to take responsibility for. If I don’t want to feel guilty, I need to show a bit of backbone.”
“Ooh, Shin Siwoo. You’re quite something?”

Periwinkle chuckled and straightened her crossed legs.
She must have been showing off her panties on purpose.

Actually, it was hard to imagine her clinging to him in a clingy way.
She was such a cool and awesome older sister, so maybe that was why.

“Then why did you come?”
“I saw you on the billboard and figured you’d be around here… But did you debut as a model?”

“Oh, that? Well, humans know about witches now anyway, right? I got scouted on the street and shot a commercial. More importantly, you didn’t come all this way just to ask that, did you?”

There had been a brief incident, but Siwoo had come to see Periwinkle to take her to Gehenna.

If Periwinkle consulted on hotel management for Count Adonai, Count Adonai would sell Siwoo the Duke Tiferet’s mansion.

“Ah, so that was the reason?”
“But why did you suddenly cut off contact?”
“I can’t just live helping my friends, can I? You were whining so much that I put your calls on the back burner.”

At first, he was worried that contact had been cut off due to the chaos, and he wondered if he should even start a search.
But he had met her before he even started a proper search, so the matter had been resolved very easily.

“Then will you come back with me?”

Siwoo rubbed his palms together and made a sly request.

“Then what’s in it for me?”
“Come on, please, for your little brother’s sake.”
“You said you’re tired of me and won’t have sex with me anymore?”

“That’s not it…”
“I’m having fun with the current atmosphere in the mortal realm. I had to hide my identity until now, but I don’t have to anymore.”

Periwinkle casually took out her phone.
The most famous social media page in the world was displayed on it.

“Do you want to see my follower count? It’s grown this much in three days since I shot the commercial. Who knows when this kind of world will come again? It’s better to enjoy it to the fullest, right? I was even thinking of making my Hollywood debut or maybe becoming a singer.”

The number of followers on an account with only a few photos was in the hundreds of millions.

Even then, it was just one ad page and one photo of her reading a book elegantly in her hotel lobby.
Just a few everyday photos like that.

“Couldn’t you do that after stopping by Gehenna for a bit?”
“Why should I do such a bothersome thing?”

It was a perfectly reasonable counterargument from Periwinkle’s perspective.
There was nothing in it for her, so why should she do something that would only benefit Siwoo?

“Try to figure out how to persuade me. You’re going to run an academy now, right? If you want to form a faction among the greedy witches, you need to be able to persuade a kind older sister like me. You only have to persuade me once.”

Periwinkle was smiling slyly, but her words were also correct.
There was a limit to clinging to past relationships and connections.

Give and take.

What could Siwoo give Periwinkle right now?
What did Periwinkle want from Siwoo?

He actually knew.

The answer that would make Periwinkle nod was already decided, and she had given him a clue.
She had said he only had to persuade her once, right?

“Ha, you’re a real handful, older sister.”
“You’re so clueless. From the moment you came here, you only had one choice.”

Siwoo rolled up his sleeves and loosened his tie.
Periwinkle’s navy blue eyes sparkled.

“You know, you look so sexy when you loosen your tie?”
“20 times. I’ll do it until we reach 20 times.”

“That’s too stingy for someone who saved your life.”
“I’m already so sorry… I can’t do that.”
“Kyaa! How scary!”

Siwoo threw Periwinkle over his shoulder and headed to the bedroom.
Periwinkle was making a fuss and stomping her feet.

He had felt it before, but this older sister had a way of provoking men and making them angry.
If that was the case, he should make her pay the price.

-Rip!

Siwoo threw Periwinkle onto the bed and tore the silk dress, which looked like it cost tens of millions of won, to shreds.
Her flawless, porcelain-like skin, where even pores were questionable, sparkled under the soft mood lighting.

“Let’s see if you can still act up here.”

From now on, this was Siwoo’s battlefield.