135 Witch’s Weakness
Upon learning that there was a witch in the Kingdom of Crete, the castle’s morale completely fell.
On the other hand, the momentum of the Kingdom of Crete soared up to the sky as if it were a lie that had been gloomy until now.
“We have witches!”
“Crows help us!”
someone shouts
William smiled bitterly. Those who, not too long ago, gazed at them from a distance and whispered about how terrible witches were, changed their attitude like flipping their palms.
‘Well, that would mean he’s human.’
William gave the Witch of the West his gaze.
The way she stood with her mouth tightened with an arrogant expression seemed to portray the existence of a witch as it was.
Silver hair that gives a mysterious feeling, a bewitching figure, a beautiful appearance, an ominous hoodie and dark clothes that do not fit the times.
There are two types of witches in folklore: young and beautiful or old and ugly. The Witch of the West seemed to be the epitome of a beautiful witch.
But does she know Do you know that you often have an anxious expression on your face like a lost child, and that you say thank you very often?
He’s arrogant and acts like he doesn’t want to do anything that doesn’t suit his will, but he’s surprisingly aware of the fact that he’s taking care of the situation here and doing it.
‘furthermore….’
The witch doesn’t seem to know that the place where she lives has been revealed due to the recent incident.
The first place I met the witch was in the wasteland. At first I didn’t know why we met in such a place, but now I know.
The maximum amount of time a crow can be played is twenty minutes. It must have been because he himself said so.
The results derived from it were simple.
The witch probably lived where a crow could fly from there in twenty minutes.
As a result of what I have seen with my own eyes, the speed of crows is not very fast.
It will cover a fairly wide range, but if a person in power releases a person, it can be quickly detected. There must be ominous rumors floating around the neighborhood where the witch lives, such as eyewitnesses of seeing crows.
‘Perhaps if a witch uses this much power, she might not be able to do anything for a while.’
If so, William thought and shook his head. You shouldn’t pay too much attention to this woman. I felt like I was entering a dark trap.
‘Sheesh!’
William muttered to himself, his lips tightly pressed together so that no one else would notice his expression. The moment you think you should be careful, you might have already fallen for it.
The popular rumor that witches use witchcraft to seduce men may be true. If not, there’s no way his heart would be beating like this.
‘I’ll go crazy and jump up and down.’
*
For a while, both enemies and allies battled each other with their weapons on top of the castle walls. The desperate screams of soldiers falling down the wall could be heard here and there.
A group of crows perched on the wall are watching. There was always a crow sitting high on the wall. There are so many that the whole wall looks black.
A flock of crows sat quietly on the high walls, watching people, and occasionally flew up to attack the enemy soldiers.
The clothes of the soldiers are a little different because the country is different. But anyway, from there to there. Birds will not be able to tell the difference. But I don’t know how to distinguish between enemies and allies. As expected, the crows that witches command are different from ordinary birds.
At some point, the enemy soldiers almost disappeared from the walls. I don’t know if he ran away or died. maybe half and half
The number of the Kingdom of Crete, which had been stepping on crows, also decreased. A number of soldiers had already passed.
“ah!”
The gates were finally opened. The Kingdom of Crete, who was waiting outside, raised their swords high and attacked all at once.
There are still soldiers stepping on crows, but now the bird’s path is no longer needed.
The people remaining outside the castle looked away from the witch and watched the allies attacking. He is intoxicated with his first performance after coming to Dicoquaria. No one was looking at the witch right now.
William made up his mind.
I don’t know what will happen in the future, but for now, it’s good to hide the witch’s power. If you do it wrong, it may cause trouble in your dream.
Both the king and the crown prince were greedy and cruel towards women. It’s the same for anything other than women, but if the other person is a witch, how much bigger might be lurking behind the cruelty.
Besides, William had not the slightest bit of loyalty to the king left, if not hatred. All that nobleness was lost when her sister caught the king’s fangs and eventually took her own life.
William approached the witch from some distance away.
Fortunately, no one knows that witches can summon crows for up to twenty minutes. Only William knew.
“Witch.”
When William spoke in a low voice, the witch guessed his location from her voice and turned her head.
He raised his small chin arrogantly, but seemed frightened. Perhaps he was startled by the shouts coming from the castle.
‘No way, she’s a witch who kills people by ordering birds.’
William muttered to himself, lowering his head a little.
“Does the crow collapse on its own after twenty minutes? No, you don’t have to answer. But then, the Witch-sama’s limits are revealed. I can attack you from behind.”
“…”
The Witch of the West didn’t show any expression on the outside, but she seemed very surprised and frightened. My body was trembling slightly.
“Since you’ve become a soldier to some extent, you can act like you’re quitting. It’s better to say that you’ll work for a few minutes instead of saying you can keep it for a few minutes.”
The Witch of the West clasped her white hand. The gaze of the witch floating in the air seems to be slightly shaken. He quietly closed his eyelids, opened them again, and spoke in a low voice.
“Thank you, William.”
It was the first time the witch had mentioned his name. I was kind of dazed. William opened his mouth while hiding an awkward expression.
“Then, now it’s better to collect crows in moderation.”
“…okay.”
The witch seems to have shown a very small smile. I felt a bit strange.
The Witch of the West hardened her expression and turned to the castle.
William shouted at the crow’s body.
“The witch clears the way. Everyone down! Hurry up!”
The soldiers on the crow’s bridge hurriedly jumped toward the castle.
The witch’s thin voice echoed through the air.
“Singing bird, stop your voice. Close your eyes and withdraw your strength. Your master is calling, so come back, my birds.”
A faint light rose from the crow’s body, which was making a long road that spanned the castle wall. Something like a net woven of light was scattered little by little like ink spreading in water.
A crow cawed and raised its head. A nearby crow caws again. Caw, caw, the sound spread as if it were contagious.
One escaped and another flew into the air. After that, it was an instant. Several crows flapped their wings at once and their legs disappeared like a mirage.
The black legs that stood firm just a moment ago are no longer there.
“My God, was I dreaming?”
someone muttered.
The witch finished her work and went back into the carriage.
‘Am I crying again?’
William knew that sometimes she cried alone. Several times as we marched, we heard muffled cries as we went to talk to the witch.
After knowing the fact, I deliberately ordered some distance away from the carriage to escort it. He’s probably the only one who knows that witches cry sometimes. William had a particularly good ear.
“ha.”
He sighed and scratched his head when the crown prince’s adjutant came calling for him.
‘What else? I wonder if they’re going to give the witch a reward for doing a good job?’
William thought so and followed the adjutant. The adjutant escorted him to the crown prince’s tent. The crown prince was also outside a moment ago, but why did he suddenly enter the tent? I thought it was a bit strange.
Upon entering, the Crown Prince was drinking from a silver goblet.
Beside him lie several shabby women dragged from a nearby village. Whether it was how or where they had been beaten, or if they had scratched their skin with a knife, the women were covered in blood.
‘From noon. No, it must have been like this since morning.’
Behind the Kingdom Army, there are merchants who follow after receiving permission from the country. There is also a Changgwan there, so you should pay the right amount and call a woman, but why would someone from the royal family do such a thing?
William bowed his head and stood still.
The Crown Prince held out an empty wine glass to him as if in a good mood.
“Would you like a drink?”
“No, it’s fine, Your Highness.”
“It’s hard. Well, that’s your strength.”
The Crown Prince took a few sips of the drink he was holding and smiled.
“William, the witch is really amazing. I can see why my father trusted that woman to work.”
“…”
The Crown Prince beckoned him to come closer. William quietly took a few steps closer to the Crown Prince. The crown prince spoke in a low voice to see if he was wary of the outside world.
“William, I’ll give you a mission. Find out the witch’s weakness.”
William involuntarily looked at the crown prince, and the crown prince’s glittering eyes smirked.
“Witches are also living people. They must have some weakness. Like weakness to alcohol, vulnerability to certain poisons. If you cut off her silver hair, her powers might disappear. Who knows? Are there any restrictions?”
The crown prince’s smirk deepened.
“Find out the weakness that will bind her to me.”
“Your Highness, she has made a promise with the King. The King’s promise is heavier than anything else. Breaking the promise with the Witch will harm Your Majesty’s dignity.”
The crown prince leaned back and sat down in a chair. Unlike a moment ago, he looked at William with a cold expression.
“William, I know that your family is in trouble. There are bad rumors going around in society, and the estate is poor? I heard that your sister’s wedding is in danger of falling apart. Because of the failure to pay the promised dowry.”
“…”
“Until this war is over, find out the witch’s weakness. Then I will help your family. William, too, will allow you to return to the Royal Guard.”
William said nothing.
After the marriage was on the verge of breaking up, the younger brother became like a withered flower and stopped smiling. At this rate, my parents were worried that my sister and my younger brother would die as well.
William, who withdrew from the crown prince’s presence, stared blankly at the sky.
Why is this country like this? I also chose the wrong place to be born.
***
A few naked refugees gathered in a place far away from the Kingdom of Crete. Everyone became very skinny. He was no different from countless other refugees.
“A crow’s ladder, I’m sure Lao-tzu would be surprised.”
The man in shabby commoner’s clothes murmured and put the bundle on his back.
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Dirty clothes, extra shoes, and what looked like a small knife from a dead man could be seen peeking through the tattered fabric of the bag. At the top of the sack, a pot hung on a string.
All the refugees there were similar in appearance. The refugees lay down for a while and then stood up and looked at the army of the Kingdom of Crete.
However, as the kingdom army rushed into the castle, the man carrying the bundle moved away from the crowd.
Without telling anyone, the man murmured.
“Be careful. I’m going to tell Boris-nim about this.”
no one answers The man didn’t necessarily want an answer either. Still, I couldn’t leave this place without saying a few words.
“Even if you’re hungry, don’t eat spoiled food. Diarrhea can kill you. If you’re too hungry to bear it, boil the soil in water and eat it.”
With that said, the man quietly left the group. His thin body staggered a little, revealing his ribs against his drawn face.
He is Watoringu’s spy. I’ve been working under Boris-sama for a long time, but I don’t think I’ve ever had such a hard time.
When people think of spies, people associate them with cunning swindlers, but that’s not the case.
A truly capable spy has no characteristics. Just like the person living next door. There were a lot of people who were naive and slurred, or even looked like fools.
The important thing for a spy is to be indistinguishable even when mixed with ordinary people. Being smart and being bad was the next issue.
All of these spies had to look the leanest ever.
Everywhere you look, you see only skinny people, which makes no sense when the spy is like a chubby sheep. So most of the spies scattered across Dicoquaria were now as skinny as bones.
In fact, there is no food in the bag. All they had were trivial things they picked up on the street, like any other refugee.
There was nothing in it that would make anyone suspicious of his identity, so that if he was killed by an enemy soldier, the fact that he was a spy would not be revealed.
Stomach pain. The man pressed his side with his hand and moved on. It wasn’t like diarrhea or colic. Sick of simply being hungry.
Of all the things in this world, the fact that I will be hungry tomorrow seems to be the most painful.
‘ha.’
He can eat something after a few days. But most of the people who live in this land will not be like that.
‘Really, if His Majesty the Emperor governs this country, hunger will disappear.’
I had no attachment to this country in the first place, but after running around hungry for several years, I feel like I have become a citizen of Dikoquaria before I know it.
‘I hope His Majesty will quickly take over this country.’
Then the work of the spies is over. You will be able to eat well.
The man diligently walked along the road with a thunderous growl.
The bundle he was carrying on his back felt as heavy as a rock.
