Chapter 501 – #107_Fishbowl
#501
One.
An ivory tower that hasn’t allowed any witches to step since Keter disappeared.
The most beautiful architecture created only by Keter without following the architectural style of any era.
A ruler sits on a throne on a circular stone slab that looks like a dark chapel.
Pure white hair that has not been dyed in any color.
If you follow the hair with your eyes, you can see that the ends are dyed in natural colors.
Between the half-closed eyelids, the eyes that I couldn’t guess where I was looking were brilliant golden.
Duke Keter, whom all witches fear.
An out-of-the-ordinary genius who achieved the great achievement of the 30th hierarchy alone without passing through a single succession.
A guardian who gave a new order to the witch society that had been abusive.
A witch who has crossed the line is a strict judge who purifies even her friends.
However, Keter’s reflection in Lilith’s eyes was different from the rumors.
Aware of approaching death, but farsighted,
Despair over an unattainable ideal, worn out at the end of despair,
A tired old dragon who lost interest in the endless repetition of time.
“Poor Keter.”
Lilith paced in front of Keter twenty paces, mockingly or singing.
“Is this the look you wanted until you abandoned me?”
Lilith glanced up and scanned the wide space again.
Behind the throne where Keter sits, an indescribable number of magic circles are in motion.
A 4-dimensional tesseract that cannot properly recognize a 3-dimensional existence no matter how closely you look at it is moving to preserve the body.
The reason why Lilith couldn’t get closer than twenty steps was because of that magic circle that served as a protector.
It must have been a magic that no witch in existence could imitate, but it seemed ridiculous to Lilith.
“Where is that beautiful magic you boasted about? Magic in the form of a fractal.”
Originally, her magic circle took a beautiful fractal form like a kaleidoscope.
Such filthy and obscure magic is mere remnant compared to the wondrous magic that Keter possessed.
The same goes for hundreds of potions, drugs, and narcotics that are injected through hoses tightly stuck in the back.
When did the Keter turn to drugs like that?
“You’re talking about what you like. Were you still there?”
“I came in hard. Don’t you ever have a proper conversation? I’m sorry, I should be able to leave.”
Originally, the Ivory Tower was surrounded by Kether’s space barrier.
The castle wall is built with an impeccable barrier ceremony that no witch can interpret.
She would have liked to hide her own uniqueness in that way.
It must have been the path to order that he had longed for all his life.
Even Lilith wouldn’t have been able to squeeze in through the usual methods.
But Amelia’s rampage was very timely.
Under Lilith’s urge, her magic cast a heavy load on the barrier surrounding Gehenna.
Had it been perfect Keter, it would have been restored without any difficulty….
Not anymore.
She had been dying slowly for hundreds of years.
Keter couldn’t immediately mend her barrier, and Lilith was able to use her split second to step inside her ivory tower and face her world’s most hated opponent.
“Lilith, it is you who are pitiful.”
“Okay? The arrogant queen seems to be able to have mercy on others even when she is dying.”
After Lilith’s sarcasm, a sudden laugh broke out.
The sound of dry laughter endlessly fills the hall.
Unbelievably, the source of the laughter is Keter.
Lilith’s eyes narrowed.
“What is funny?”
“Don’t get me wrong. Lilith, you are your flaw. It is nothing but the dirt of the past that has dried and twisted because it could not be wiped away.”
“…….”
“I just feel sorry for him who feels omnipotent, considering his trivial tricks and tongue tricks to be great. I feel no sympathy or compassion for you.”
-Bang!
That moment.
A terrifying shockwave spreads widely.
To the extent that the entire transparent barrier between Keter and Lilith was shaken.
Lilith pressed her forehead against the transparent barrier and glared at Keter with her deadly eyes.
“Right now, I want to tear you apart and kill you.”
“Yes, but you know better that it cannot be.”
Lilith took her breath and removed her hand from her barrier.
She has already tried in many ways, but one conclusion has been reached after all kinds of verification, but with the current release, there is no way to break through that barrier.
However, Keter’s condition continues to deteriorate.
She confirmed that one day she wouldn’t even be able to properly maintain the barrier, so staying here any longer was just a waste of time.
“Keter, you are a failure no matter how good your words are.”
Lilith, who had regained her composure, smiled and turned her back.
Otherwise, it seemed impossible to hide the hardened corners of her mouth.
“Sit there and watch as the things you were trying to protect fall apart. That is my revenge.”
Keter’s graceful voice catches Lilith’s back as she moves away.
“Release.”
Another kind of sneer mingled in her voice.
“Something you said is wrong.”
“… What are you talking about?”
Kether spoke calmly, cynically, rejoicing, lamenting.
“All of us are failures.”
Behind Lilith’s back she doesn’t feel worth responding to and walks away.
A self-deprecating laugh that seemed to scratch her throat followed her like a shadow.
2.
“Is today a ball day?”
When Siwoo visits the perfume shop again.
This time Amelia was gone.
She must have been cleaning out the warehouse. It was only after looking through the second and third floors that she discovered that her cloak, which had been hung in the corner of the store, was missing.
Looks like you’ve been out for a while.
“Well, I’m really busy these days.”
Without much thought, she left a note on the counter and headed for her home.
It was to see the twin faces for the first time in a long time.
Unlike Sharon, who moves relatively freely, the twins, who have a tight schedule as apprentice witches, couldn’t see her face unless Siwoo made time for it.
“Bloom.”
Dark blue magic flows around Siwoo’s body.
He had jumped through space and reached the courtyard of the Jemoni mansion.
It is late at night.
Even if the relationship is acknowledged, if the fact that he suddenly visited the twins is known, the mother-in-law may be dismissive.
Recalling that she had to ask her permission first, she immediately had no choice but to swallow her drool.
“Hmm….”
Did something happen recently?
Like Albireo and Deneb, whenever they meet Siu, they kick her shin with the tip of her shoe.
When I first saw them, they were obviously elegant ladies.
Completed transformation into mother-in-law who can’t eat her ugly son-in-law before she knew it.
It seems to be true that you can know ten ways under water, but not one way inside people.
– Thump thump
He timidly knocked on the tightly closed front door several times.
Normally, Galina, the maid of honor, or other maids open the door, but maybe it was a little late today, so even after waiting for a long time, there was no sign of anyone coming.
“Excuse me.”
Reluctantly, I opened the door and entered.
The bright candles in the chandelier burned like sensor lights, and the sound of burning tree wicks resounded quietly.
“What happened?”
A clear, but slightly nervous voice could be heard as if overshadowing the crackling sound.
From the terrace on the second floor extending indoors, I saw a little mother-in-law standing with a lantern on the long staircase.
At that moment, Siwoo almost averted his eyes without even realizing it.
It was because her comfortable pajamas, revealing her white thighs, reminded her of the night she said goodbye to her little mother-in-law.
However, it becomes a bigger problem if you reveal your consciousness here.
Deneb also seems to treat what happened then as a fleeting happening, so we have to keep pace with it.
Thinking so, by the time Siu desperately looked at her, she realized that she was wearing a large cape over her shoulders.
It wasn’t a high-exposure outfit like last night.
-Tabak-Tabak-Tabak
Deneb coming down the stairs.
It was a hairstyle with the back of her hair all up in a bun, but her hair was bouncing back and forth as if she had just been lying in bed.
Her expression was also annoyed, as if she had been disturbed while sleeping.
“Sorry. It seems to have interfered.”
“Bar, interrupt? I don’t know what you mean. Were you sleeping?”
Deneb’s steps speed up.
After coming down the stairs and stepping closer to Siwoo, Deneb lifted one of his fingers and swung the lamp.
“Even a witch can sleep! I am a witch with regular sleeping habits!”
“That, yes, what…. Sorry.”
I meant to say sorry for disturbing your sleep.
He didn’t get kicked in the shin like the last time, but it seems he wanted to grab the pod instead.
But she had no intention of making excuses.
From Deneb and Albireo’s point of view, it’s understandable that Siwoo doesn’t look like a thief, but rather a robber.
“You and what are you dressed like? I told you to dress neatly. If you want to claim yourself to be the son-in-law of the Countess of Zemanai, do it with the proper formality. And…….”
The nagging waterfall that pours as if you’ve been waiting for it.
Deneb, who had been running a fever for a while, fanned his hands as if the heat had risen on his face and took a deep breath.
“So why did you come?”
“Ah, if Odile-nim and Odette-nim wake up, maybe we can meet…” Ouch!”
Deneb kicked Siwoo in the shin without saying anything.
It would be comforting that it was less painful because it was slippers, not heels as usual.
“What are you doing with the twins at this time? Now frankly… !”
“Ouch! Evil! Evil! No! Deneb! That’s not it! It’s just that I haven’t seen you in a long time… !”
“Because of you! Because of you! How much do I suffer! With Miss Marigold! Even set up a living! Shamelessly creeping in at night! What is it Do you want to see some twins?”
However, Deneb persistently kicked the same place and did not listen to Siwoo’s excuses.
Siwoo is repeatedly beaten by his mother-in-law’s kick full of emotions.
Deneb falls from exhaustion as he quietly gives her shin as a punching bag until her feelings are resolved.
“Ha… Ha…. Really….”
Deneb ran through her disheveled bangs and caught her breath.
It’s the same as twins when you can’t hold back your anger and bite your lips tightly inside.
I thought it would stop at this point, but she took a few more deep breaths and spoke in a calm, low but very scary voice.
“Siwoo-kun, listen carefully. No matter how engaged, her fiancée at such a late hour…. Come to think of it, you weren’t even engaged?”
“Strictly speaking, yes….”
“Ugh… I want to pluck out all the sideburns.”
As I recalled every single thing that made me angry, I seemed tired of being angry.
“I have no face.”
“Oh no, there shouldn’t be.”
“I’ll come back when the sun rises. Sorry.”
He thinks that Deneb’s anger is for his own sake.
That’s when she is forced to go back.
“For a moment.”
Said Deneb, tousling her hair.
“I came all the way here, so let’s talk.”
