Chapter 147 – #32_The Debt Witch (2)
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One.
No matter how much it is in the center of Sinchon, it tends to be quiet after 2:00 p.M. On weekdays.
Puddles of water bloomed on the cool night streets that had been swept away by the shower.
Sharon jumped over the puddle and walked.
“Tell me about you too.”
It was a conversation that started like this, but even though they only briefly talked about how they came to this place and why they could use magic, the conversation became longer.
Originally living in this world, he was captured by Gehenna.
Working as a slave while studying escape magic.
Saving the apprentice witch of Jemonai.
In the process, she was injured, recovered, and stigmatized.
Returning to the present world and living with the grace of Count Zemanai.
Among them, he especially emphasized the words that the Count is very grateful to Si-Woo and that he has a close relationship with her twin.
It was because he thought that this side of her would be more convenient to ensure her identity and safety.
“Aha, that’s how it happened.”
“Yes.”
However, Sharon’s reaction was plain and simple.
No, it’s not like ‘Wooooo!! Did you succeed in researching magnetic magic while being a slave?’, ‘You were a crazy genius!’, Or ‘A man with a stigma, so your eyes are drawn to the value of your magic research?’ I didn’t expect such reactions.
Especially the last one was a reaction I really wanted to avoid.
However, as a result of a vessel capsizing in the Suez Canal far away, logistics distribution around the Mediterranean Sea was paralyzed for a while.
Because I didn’t know much about the current world, I wondered if I had been worried about buying too much until now.
“You’re not as surprised as I thought.”
“Are you surprised?”
Sharon opened her eyes and looked back at Siu.
In the winter, her fine hair fluttered and the refreshing scent was transmitted.
It’s a bit out of line, but witches are beautiful.
The lights from her 24-hour sticker photo shop are only shining on her, but it’s like her pictorial.
“You didn’t get much of a response.”
“Of course not. But can I tell you something more interesting? The money I paid back in the present world for 10 years is 1.3 billion, but the principal has decreased by 120 million won?”
“Ah…..”
“What’s even more amazing is that at this rate, it will take 3227 years and 8 months for me to pay off the principal and interest. Isn’t it really amazing?”
I seemed to know what you were talking about.
Inquisitiveness, dreams, and passion for magic are possible only when the leisure of life supports it.
58 billion is not the name of someone’s dog, and to Sharon, who is frantic about paying it back, Siwoo’s existence must be just an extra.
Since all the witches in Gehenna, especially those around Siu, were economically wealthy archwitches, witches thought they were free in financial relationships.
It seems that it was a hasty judgment.
“I’m so sorry.”
“I’m sorry… No, if you’re sorry, buy me a meal.”
“Bob?”
“Yeah, it’s good to drink.”
It’s not that hard.
I think it’s the first time I’ve had such a long conversation with one person in the 100 days since I came to this world.
Siwoo, who ran away from Gehenna because he hated Gehenna, is a witch who wants to return to Gehenna.
I thought something was ironic.
There was a 24-hour McDonald’s near the regiment, so I brought a plum chiller and a pear chiller.
To be honest, I don’t feel like a bad witch, and it’s true that I’m greedy to talk a little more because it’s a long-awaited communication.
She seems to be able to get her some mundane tips and tricks, and maybe she can get her advice on some magic she’s stuck with, so let’s be good to her.
“Thank you. I will drink well.”
After accepting the chiller from Siwoo, Sharon grinned.
People’s impressions can change so much depending on their facial expressions.
Until I saw her at the convenience store, who would have known that she would be this kind of person who was plagued by chronic fatigue.
She was more confident and courageous than I thought.
“What’s wrong with being a substitute… I want to ask you a question, is that okay?”
“Great.”
Sharon replies, holding a chiller in one hand and sucking on her side as if she is precious.
If you knew you would like it that much, would you have bought another one?
“What do you think the other outcast witches will do when they see me?”
“Hmm… Well? Isn’t that case by case? People who care will care, there will be people like me, and there will be people who want to split the ship. Still, if it’s the guarantee of the Jemonai family, you won’t be able to treat them carelessly, right?”
“Well…”
“Woo -uop …. Why are you doing that? From what I’ve heard, it seems that he was hiding from the witches, but it doesn’t seem like he didn’t know that he would run into a witch if he was smart around the homunculus.”
Sharon tilts her head as if wondering about her question.
“I saw a homunculus kill people. You can’t just sit still and watch it.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Sharon stared at Siu for a while.
Siwoo drinks chiller for nothing.
Said Sharon in passing.
“Many die.”
It was a great shock to Siwoo, but to Sharon, it was an indifferent tone that seemed like an everyday occurrence.
It must be a fact that she has known for a long time, so it is her words.
“How many die?”
“Nobody knows exactly. It’s not something that happens often. Especially if it’s a small guy like the one I caught today, maybe one or two people a year? The problem is things with a lot of ‘eyes’.”
“Eye?”
“You mean you didn’t know about that and just blindly tried to hunt? You are bolder than you look.”
Sharon shrugs Shiwu’s shoulders as if he is dumbfounded when he asks back without knowing anything.
“Even the homunculus has a class. Usually, the degree of risk is measured by the number of eyes exposed to the outside. Those that are one are the weakest, and the higher you go, the more terrifying they become.”
“It didn’t just run.”
Come to think of it, the black dog I met in this world was much easier to deal with than the one I met in Latifundium.
The attacks weren’t very colorful, and she didn’t even use any special magic.
The one I met in Latifundium before probably had three eyes, right?
“That’s right, those with a lot of eyes are few in number and hard to find. But instead of the trivial act of attacking humans one by one, do it boldly.”
“How?”
“Disasters happen. In reality, whether a big fire breaks out, an epidemic spreads throughout the area, a building collapses, or a natural disaster… Anyway, many people get hurt or die.”
Aren’t homunculus just guardians of heritage?
I don’t know why such a homunculus would do such a thing.
As if reading Siwoo’s expression, Sharon spoke her words.
“The homunculus is a created creature. It’s just that it’s a creature that’s been created for a very long time.
Therefore, in order to sustain its existence, it is necessary to kill the witch and take her magic power. It must have been that way for thousands of years.
But what? Compared to before, the number of witches now is less than 1/10, right? Are you short of food?
After that, what became strange was that the number of people who killed humans to steal kites and life force to replenish energy increased…”
Sharon, who had been telling shocking stories for a long time, stood still.
She was staring somewhere, so I followed her gaze and was staring at the steamer emitting steam as if possessed..
Her gaze was sorrowful, as if she were facing her lover, whom she thought was dead after being dispatched to the army.
It was to the point that even Siwoo couldn’t help but burst into tears.
If it hadn’t been for the mouth that was half open and full of saliva, I would have mistaken it like that.
“I want to eat?”
“Yes! Oh no?”
She nodded and shook her head as if it was an obvious question, and then Sharon saved her face.
Siu scratched her cheek and tried to enter the store.
I wanted to eat like that, but seeing my mouth dripping, I felt a bit pitiful.
You may be living a very difficult life, seeing as you have saved enough money to work part-time at a convenience store, but haven’t even paid half of the original amount yet.
Even if that wasn’t the case, it didn’t seem like a bad thing to build up a friendship with her.
Because he would be able to share the knowledge he had accumulated while living as an outcast for 10 years.
“Hey, am I really okay?”
“No, I want to eat. It’s time to eat a late-night snack, and it’s good to talk while eating.”
Seeing that premature sympathy might make her feel bad, Siwoo calmly entered the store with appropriate consideration.
Sharon obediently follows Siwoo after hesitantly saying it was okay.
“Is that so? Not a bad idea…”
“Yes, I will live. Instead, could you tell us a little more about your life here?”
“Yeah, I’ll let you know.”
Siwoo’s crustacean intake is an average of 3 king crabs per day.
He ate 30 of them the day before, so it was natural for the shop owner to recognize Siwoo’s face.
“Hello.”
“Gosh! Student! You came today!”
The boss who was watching TV in an empty store and ran out as soon as he saw Siwoo.
“How many do you want to pack today?”
“The biggest one is about 10. Can’t we just sit down and eat?”
“What can I do with this? We only deliver and pack from 12:00…
“…My house!”
As soon as the president’s disapproving words flowed out, Sharon shouted out loud.
And she continues her words as if crawling in.
“You can take it out and eat it at my house…”
Sharon’s cheeks sucked like cherries, as if she was embarrassed to suddenly make a loud noise.
The boss and Siwoo, who had their eyes wide open.
“Oh, I thought you were a foreigner, but her girlfriend speaks Korean well. Okay! Wait a minute, student. I’ll pack it right away.”
“Yes? Yes.”
Her bald man must have grasped her situation roughly, so without Sharon noticing, he raised her thumb to Shiu, whispered to her, and went straight to retrieve the crabs from her tank.
“Good job student!”
I think I may have misunderstood something.
I didn’t need to correct it, so I stayed still.
Not long after, Siwoo held up an envelope full of king crab in both hands.
Every time you walk, the bag flaps and the scent of fragrant crab comes up.
Sharon’s steps were unusually fast.
Until a little while ago, she was just walking with a sluggish gait, but now she moves forward as if she was participating in a racewalking competition.
Her long hair, which hung down to her hips, whipped her from side to side like her dog’s tail.
I guess I really like crabs.
But how long will you be walking?
I think I walked for more than 20 minutes, but there is still no sign of stopping.
In Sinchon, there are three major studio districts for university students. One is a high-end officetel complex near the Sinchon train station where Siwoo lives.
One is a steep one-room village that seems to have been carved out of the mountain between Myeongmul Street and Idae.
The last one is a one-room town in the downtown area where Sharon and I are walking now.
The place Sharon finally entered was a residential-commercial villa with a bar called ‘ㅇㅇ Pocha’ on the first floor.
“It’s a bit far. Everything is here.”
After going up the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors, we arrived at the rooftop room on the roof.
“Come in without reservations.”
“…Then excuse me.”
In fact, I didn’t expect much because it was a shabby building from the first floor and looked like it had been built for 20 years.
Even so, when Sharon entered the room, the situation was so bad that it shattered her last hopes for her rooftop room.
“Sorry, it’s a bit messy.”
Actually, messy is not a big problem.
I’m sorry Sharon, but this room itself was a big problem.
First of all, even though it is a rooftop room, it is very narrow with only about 6 pyeong.
In addition, a pillar suddenly stood in the middle of the room, making the already narrow living radius even more cramped.
As if the bed doubled as a closet, clothes that had been taken off casually were scattered around, and yellow wallpaper that hadn’t been replaced for a long time could be seen crying.
And a sink and gas stove protruding from one side of the wall…
I’ve heard that Sharon is in huge debt and struggling to pay it off, but this look…
I feel like I want to say something like ‘I believe you, you are a debtor’.
It was the moment when she felt that every bit of wariness she had with Sharon was completely useless.
As Siwoo, who was in shock, was standing thereheheard a gulp-like sound right behind him.
“Hey, when do you eat king crab? The table is spread out.”
When she looked behind her, Sharon, who had spread out the desk on the bench, was taking out her plate when it was ready.
