Chapter 142 – #31_City Life (2)
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One.
Summer in Gehenna resembles the Mediterranean climate.
As it is a back world made by scratching various regions, not all places are like that, but at least Lenormand Town, where Siu spent most of his time, was like that.
What this means is that there is a lot of sunlight in summer, so a high temperature and dry ‘dry season’ follows.
That’s why I forgot.
Summer in Korea is very hot, and most of all, it boasts terrible humidity that makes you feel like you’ve fallen into a fishbowl.
It means that the aftermath continues into tropical nights even when the sun goes down.
“African Lula, please.”
“It’s 4,500 won.”
As usual, Siwoo is smoking in the alley in front of the convenience store after buying cigarettes.
The heat from the asphalt heated during the day seems to stir-fry the spine.
Even the heat emanating from the cigarette butt held in his fingertips was extremely hot.
“Hot.”
Hot.
It’s too hot.
If you make me not pee, can’t I make you not sweat?
Siwoo, who grumbled for nothing, put the butt in the cigarette butt case and returned to the house full of the grace of the air conditioner.
“Whoa…”
Thanks to the extreme temperature drop, the body heat goes away in an instant and goose bumps rise.
However, even the blessing of science, which allows even tropical nights to escape, did not fundamentally solve Siwoo’s worries.
It has been three months since I returned to Korea.
Even while doing things he hadn’t been able to do until now, Siwoo was immersed in magic research without being lazy.
It was so much fun at first.
While he was unconscious, the series of tasks of arranging his magnetic magic, which had grown rapidly, and transforming the parts he knew only through his senses into magical forms, gave him a sense of satisfaction.
His magic skills that he had to deal with on a daily basis were a bonus.
But what about the last month?
Not very enjoyable
Trinity Academy in Gehenna was a storehouse of knowledge.
If you go to the library right away, you can read any number of books that are sources of inspiration and filled with magical knowledge.
Whether it was the twins or Amelia, he could have asked for advice if he did not know or was stuck.
But this is modern.
Speaking of magic books, there are only meaningless occult books or setting houses, and there is no one to give advice.
Knowledge is a basic knowledge that is essential for development.
Similarly, although Siu builds his own magic system, that does not mean creating something out of nothing.
Only then will you be able to avoid problems that are out of the question, like wandering through a maze without a lantern in a thick fog.
Ironically, because Siu has so much magical intuition, he realized that this problem could never be solved alone.
After that, Siu put down his magic research for a while.
Instead, he began to indulge in more debauchery, waste and killing time.
I bring out a beer in a dark room and start watching the movie I was watching before while lying on the sofa.
In the living room, miscellaneous things ordered by courier were piled up unorganized.
“……”
The story of a movie going through your brain.
Siu began devising ways to overcome the current situation.
It is good to take a break from research for a while in order to refresh the atmosphere.
But can we really come up with new ideas by doing this?
There are 25 formulas and arrangements whose meaning is not understandable.
Is it possible to conduct magic research without a formula?
However, in the end, all that came back was a dead wall, so Siwoo let out a long sigh.
2.
The kite is broken.
Become a ghost
Come out of the world
As time went on, I began to understand more and more what it meant.
Fortunately, the mobile phone that was opened under the counterfeit name was fine.
However, the points accumulated in the delivery app disappeared after about a week.
I wanted to play a game to cool my head, so I ordered a computer and played a new game.
I didn’t know what the exact baseline was, but I couldn’t help but feel a little empty every time I checked the empty spot I had been cut off.
No one to talk to
There is no room for deep relationships.
No matter how much we build good memories of each other, what’s the point when it’ll all be gone in a week at the most?
That’s right, at most you need to be an exile in this world to build a plausible human relationship.
Of course, there is no guarantee that the exiled person is friendly to Siwoo.
“It’s fun.”
No matter how much life is paid, isn’t it too much?
Siwoo smiled bitterly and turned up the volume of the speaker.
The loud punk rock sound relieved the silence in the house a little.
“I’m tired of delivery food…”
How to say, at first I was so happy that I picked up and ate this and that, but should I say that the food sold at restaurants has something in common?
In the end, five meals a day were reduced to three, and food was ordered only at proven restaurants.
In the meantime, there is one truth that I came to know.
Korean beef, crustaceans, and tuna are delicious no matter how much and when you eat them.
A sound penetrated Siwoo’s ears as he enjoyed the taste of modern people while riding the beat to the loud beats and drums.
– Bang bang bang!
-…Kiyo…! Me…!
Siwoo turned off the speaker.
As the hum in his ears died away, the voice came more clearly.
It was a woman’s voice and a knock on the door.
Both of them were emotional, probably because they hadn’t listened for a long time and didn’t react.
– Bang bang bang!
“Excuse me! Open the door!”
What? Noise?
Siwoo has a music box.
When using magic, not only does it prevent the outward dissipation of mana, but it also reduces the presence of those around you even if you have it in your possession.
“Ah.”
And Siu noticed.
It means that the mainspring of the music box, which has to be wound once every 24 hours, is unwound.
Basically, the stigma suppresses and hides the release of stored magical energy, so it’s okay not to use it except when going out and using magic.
In such complacency, I forgot to wind the mainspring for a while and unintentionally caused noise pollution.
Still, Siu did not let go of his guard.
“Bloom.”
Created a particle of dark shadow.
Smelt it to make a long spear.
There is no guarantee that an uninvited guest at night is a neighbor.
Are there no clues to assert that the woman knocking on the door right now is not an outcast?
In fact, just looking at Yebin, not all exiles are evil.
Basically, the ‘exile order’ is involved in the witches of the later generations, so there are many witches who live outside even though they themselves have not done anything wrong….
“There is nothing wrong with being careful.”
Siu carefully opened the door.
The woman who knocked on the door with gritted teeth until he opened it, and as soon as the door was opened, she started pouring out complaints like a slingshot.
“Hey, do you know what time it is? I’m dying to stay up all night during the exam, but I can’t concentrate…”
Charangi has short hair, overslept over sweatpants, and has a comfortable style that seems to have just come out of the house.
The woman, who was frowning, looked at Siwoo’s face in the middle of her anger and stopped talking.
Fortunately, the safe house didn’t seem to be caught by the outcasts.
I know it’s a bit rude to say this, but witches are basically very good looking.
I couldn’t deny the fact that even that evil Ea was beautiful.
Of course, the girl next door in front of her is pretty, but it’s hard to see her as a witch.
How many years have you been watching?
Pretty sure.
Siu was relieved and disturbed the window of shadow.
“Sorry. I didn’t know that the sound would leak out. I will be careful in the future.”
The woman stared at Siwoo’s face for a long time before opening her mouth after narrowing her eyes several times.
“It could be, but… Please be careful in the future.”
“Yep.”
I think the conversation is over now.
“When did you move in?”
Suddenly?
Siwoo was puzzled, but answered.
“I think it’s been about three months.”
“Aha, that’s right. I had no idea. Weird. I live in number 4 next door. Same floor.”
The woman, who had been talking in a muttering volume to herself, suddenly gave her own address.
The woman throws a question at an unexpected timing to Shi-woo, who is confused about what she is trying to do.
“Is it like a fashion item? Awesome.”
“Oh, is this? Yes.”
The woman pointed at Siu’s eyepatch with her hand and asked.
I guess it was because of this cool eyepatch.
It’s not a crude thing given to people who get eye disease in a hospital, but a black eye patch decorated with luxurious leather, so it definitely seems to draw attention.
“Anyway… Thank you for being quiet.”
“No, I was careless.”
Now I’m about to close the door, but the woman hurriedly calls out again.
“Are you going to college near here?”
“No, I’m just unemployed.”
“Aha… I see… I often say hello when we see each other in the elevator next time.”
“I see.”
“Yeah, then… Goodbye.”
“Yes, bye.”
She gets so angry that she almost rips off the door, and when she goes back, she bows her head to say hello and goes back like a mild sheep.
“What?”
I’ve seen all kinds of strange women.
Siu closed the door, turned on his music box, and turned on the music again.
I pondered over our meeting a little while ago.
Say hello when you see each other in the elevator…
After a few days anyway, you will forget that this happening happened.
“What are the twins going to do?”
It reminded me of Odile and Odette, the apprentice witches of House Jemona, with whom I had the best relationship.
The witches of Gehenna don’t send apprentice witches out in the present world, so wouldn’t they be studying hard to come see Siu by now?
If that takes about 5 years, it means that you have to live this life for about 4 years and 9 months more.
“Um… Shall we go on a trip?”
A business card is stuck between the fake passport Albireo gave him.
He is said to be the direct VIP contact for the airline owned by the Zemanai family.
With just one phone call here, you can rent a private plane and make a reservation for a nearby hotel according to your schedule.
A young and rich life enjoyed with other people’s money.
Recalling the days of slavery, it is an incomparable luxury, but why does it feel like there is a lump in my heart?
I don’t think it’s bad to go around the world, which I thought of as a romance in the past.
Siwoo looked down at the card and muttered.
“How rich are you anyway?”
Airlines to credit card companies.
The benefits Siwoo received ended here, but this was not all.
As a result of searching for the parent company, it is not only involved in finance, insurance, steel, various natural resources and oil industries that seem to be profitable,
It was a giant company that was trying to diversify into fields such as aerospace, automation control, and specialty chemicals.
I was so surprised when I found out that it was ranked 12th in the world with a market capitalization of 505 trillion.
I thought he was rich only in Gehenna, but in this world, he was so rich that it was impossible to catch it.
It’s not possible that the whole corporation belongs exclusively to Zemonai, but it’s a bit bewildering.
“Anyway…”
It’s no longer a life where you have to work hard.
Even if you study math hard anyway (even for some reason, I don’t know why), you can’t make a name for yourself, and you don’t have to work hard because you don’t have enough money.
At most, magic research is over, but even that hasn’t made any progress lately.
It became a life where she only had to suck on the warm nipples of the Jemoni family.
How should I express this?
It’s not that I hate it, but… Boredom?
“You should eat when your head is complicated.”
Siu brushed his hair.
When he eats something delicious, his worries will disappear again.
That day, he went to a nearby raw fish restaurant and sashimied a whole live fish.
