167 Sinful Man
The Royal Palace of Chania is full of Imperial soldiers.
The crowd that had been gathering and killing the nobles a while ago disappeared from the surroundings.
It is unknown whether he ran away after seeing the imperial army or if the soldiers sent him away.
The crows look around, but they don’t seem to be in the palace anymore.
Bloodstains were left everywhere in the hallways of the palace.
The Witch of the West shut her mouth tightly and turned her head away.
The bloodstains seen through the crow looked black and grotesque. I feel like vomiting because of the fishy smell. It’s something I’ve been through many times, but I never get used to it.
The body was being removed by soldiers.
Wherever they go, the soldiers of the Empire are diligent. Even though many of the imperial soldiers are enslaved soldiers, they never work reluctantly until someone tells them to do so. I found it myself and worked without anyone telling me.
‘I have to work harder too.’
You shouldn’t live as it flows like until now. Maybe that’s why it didn’t stay in Sijo’s heart.
The Witch of the West had no intention of stealing the love from the empress or of developing a deeper relationship with the emperor.
It only takes a little bit to leave a mark on the person’s heart. Just a little bit, just enough to remember her in the next life.
The Witch of the West followed the clerk down the aisle.
The emperor escorted them until they entered the building. He immediately went to the great hall with the generals of the imperial army.
But that was enough. I acted like nothing happened in front of him, but I was a little, no, very happy.
After coming to Cania, the distance with the emperor has greatly decreased. It was unthinkable before that the emperor would escort himself.
‘He hasn’t changed.’
It has become rather cold and unfamiliar, but that is because you are standing outside the person’s circle.
The Emperor was, and still is, drawing a circle around him. It is infinitely kind to those who enter it, but cold to those who stand outside.
“…”
Previously, the Witch of the West was also on the edge of the circle. But right now, it’s outside the circle, maybe a seat close to the edge.
‘I want to go inside it again.’
All I want now is just that.
But I don’t know the direction of my efforts.
How can I make it work?
It seems that the former self was inside the circle from the time it was saved by the progenitor.
Perhaps it was because the wife of the founder treated him kindly.
The wife of the progenitor was also important to the Witch of the West. He was hoping for a little more Sijo, but when he was with his wife who treated him like a granddaughter, he felt like he was being swept away by the warm spring breeze.
‘ah.’
I see
Suddenly, the Witch of the West realized how to get into the circle of the emperor. Rather, I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of that until now. The answer was right in front of my eyes.
‘I just need to get into the empress’ heart.’
To the extent that she allows it with her heart, perhaps even the emperor becomes generous.
The Witch of the West already knew deep in her heart, but she seemed to be ignoring it.
Unlike the progenitor’s wife, Empress Lirisha is younger and more beautiful than herself. So maybe I was a little jealous.
Perhaps, a long time ago, the Witch of the West felt superior to the fact that the progenitor’s wife was old and no longer beautiful. So after his wife died, he thought that he could become the real wife of the founder. Because you are more beautiful than her What is it, am I not too ugly?
While thinking about it indiscriminately, the Witch of the West drooped her shoulders a little.
He was not conceited because he was a noble person, but he did not think that he thought so shallowly.
“Please wait here for a moment.”
The secretary led the West Witch into a small room. This is the room next to the large hall where the emperor is with his men.
Hall was not visible.
However, some crows went to the emperor’s side. It can be seen that the distance is naturally close.
‘Ah, I laughed.’
The emperor looks at his subordinates and makes a soft expression. It’s like sweet candy. At times like this, he looked a little young. He’s a grown-up young man, but somehow he’s like a boy.
It is not that the crow is spying on the emperor. The Emperor hates such things. He never does anything he doesn’t like. The Witch of the West simply sees the emperor’s face appearing out of nowhere.
Sometimes you can’t block the video from the crow yourself. They appear out of nowhere like uninvited guests.
And when the crow looked at the emperor, that was the case most of the time. In front of her master, the crow was delighted, not knowing what to do with her feelings.
The appearance of the emperor seen by the crow was beautiful. Maybe it’s more colorful than it actually is. Looking at the emperor through the eyes of a crow, it seems that his very existence is shining like the sun.
good night. beautiful. My heart beats and I feel like laughing. I wish I could see you forever.
I was sitting blankly watching the emperor, but the video suddenly changed.
It is a high mountain.
The surroundings were full of tall trees that seemed to pierce the sky, and there was a bird’s nest on the tallest tree towering into the air.
The gaze moved abruptly downward.
The image of the crow, which was one at first, changed one after another.
The video sent by the second crow is close to the ground. There were large stones here and there and moss at the bottom.
And one toad, two, three.
The crow’s perspective changed again. Third, fourth, it keeps changing.
And the whole picture came into view.
A woman is hiding behind a tree. It was a woman with a slightly round face and a slender neck.
A toad was puffing up beside her. It is much larger than a normal toad because it is called by magical power.
A smile crept onto the Witch of the West’s lips.
‘found.’
The moment I muttered that in my heart, the crow cawed as if it understood.
A crow alone cannot determine its location.
In the mountains where the witch Deborah was, several crows cried in chorus, and the crows that were flying elsewhere headed there.
It’s a crow sent after biting off the witch of the west’s hair.
The air where the crows were flying came into view.
The Witch of the West’s senses go numb.
The hair the crow was biting slowly grew longer. Her silvery hair stretched endlessly like a thread unraveled from a skein, and passed through the trees and down to the floor.
The texture of the wood touching her hair was clearly felt even by the Witch of the West in the palace of Cania.
The Witch of the West’s hair shone softly and turned white.
“…”
The crow’s hair touched the floor. The senses of stone, sand, and wet soil come in as they are. It was as if he was there.
Caw, caw, the crow cries. The children in the palace and those in the distant mountains started crying at the same time.
“Whoops.”
The Witch of the West laughed lightly.
The emperor could be of help. She, who stupidly did nothing but fly crows into the castle, can now finally help the emperor.
The Witch of the West said in a low voice to the secretary who was waiting next to her.
“I found the witch Deborah.”
***
Crows croak and cry everywhere.
Levin took a step closer to the emperor without realizing it.
He glanced sideways at the crows around Rudy, ready to draw his sword at any moment.
“are you okay.”
The emperor grinned.
The attendant aides and captains around were also calm.
No, why are you so relaxed? Then, what if something happened to the Emperor’s body?
Levin’s heart jumped a little, aroused.
said Rudy, shrugging his shoulders slightly.
“He does that sometimes. Suddenly he cries.”
“Then you should be more vigilant.”
At Levin’s words, Rudy laughed out loud this time. The attendant’s aide also smiled helplessly.
“Everyone reacts like you at first, but quickly becomes like everyone else. You’ll see, Levin, you’ll become aloof after a few days.”
“…”
I don’t think I’m joking, but, well, I didn’t think Levin himself would do that. If you are yourself who has been educated by Boris, you will never let go of your guard no matter how carefree the situation.
While a few people were jokingly talking about witches, an officer brought her to the large entrance of the hall.
“Your Majesty, the Witch of the West has found Deborah.”
The secretary bowed politely and said.
Levin quietly watched Rudy walk toward the witch.
This time, the emperor himself reached out to escort the Witch of the West.
Levin frowned slightly as he watched Rudy turn gracefully and bring the witch back.
He didn’t appear possessed or bewitched.
Rudy is too conscious to see it that way.
Treating the Witch of the West in that way is probably political. All she could do was raise her own status by using the strong impression of being a witch.
Rudy is often sentimental, but at the same time very calculating. There’s no way he would do something like that just with a simple crush.
‘I know, but.’
We haven’t seen each other in a while, so I feel like we’re so close. For Rudy, who has a somewhat cold side to women, yes, it’s too close.
Even to Tyra, Rudy hadn’t come into contact with anything more than a lady-in-waiting, so how long has it been since he met a witch?
There is something Levin doesn’t know.
Levin looked at the Witch of the West talking to Rudy as if he was a bit shy.
From this distance, she was drawing Deborah’s location with her fingers, explaining.
I don’t think I even know the name. Just what it looked like, how far it was from the city, what kind of mountain it looked like, what kind of trees it had, what the mountain looked like and what the village looked like from the sky, the crow said exactly what it saw.
However, he shook his head when asked if he was there while referring to a similar area.
No, not there, similar but different.
Her answer tells us that the crow isn’t just talking about what it sees. They know the location by some other trick.
It gave me goosebumps.
It’s so different from the witches that the clown was listening to.
The witch the clown spoke of was only slightly stronger than a human.
But the Witch of the West was a completely different being. Maybe she is something other than a witch. Maybe we’re just calling them witches because we don’t know.
“…”
There are still many unknowns about the past and identity of the Witch of the West.
Witches are mostly alone. I heard that there are cases where students are accepted, but more often than not, they are reluctant to others.
It means that even if any witch accepts a disciple, there is a high probability that it will end with just one.
However, the Witch of the West continued to take on the name for more than a thousand years.
The features are always the same.
When using the ability, it turns gray and works as a crow.
It is said that witches live longer than normal people by using various tricks, but even so, it is a hundred years.
It is said that after about a hundred years, the beauty that has been maintained for a long time suddenly ages.
But I’ve never heard of the Witch of the West ever appearing with an old woman or a little girl as her apprentice.
The story of a little girl inheriting the West Witch’s traits is rare, but always alone.
When I asked the clown, he said that a witch would need to master her abilities for at least ten years before she could truly function as a witch.
Even a period of ten years is only possible for geniuses with outstanding abilities that appear once in a thousand years, but it is said that it usually takes decades. Until then, witches are just ordinary humans.
‘What is the probability that a genius that is so rare that it appears once in a thousand years will appear every once in a hundred years?’
After all, the witch of the west is too suspicious.
Levin stared at the witch, blushing like a girl, looking up at the emperor.
Blindfolded, she looked up at the emperor with a dazzling expression.
The secretary in charge of the Witch of the West and the valet, who were familiar with the geography of this area, put the story together and settled on a point on the map.
“The witch seems to be here.”
There was no need for Levin to step out.
The spy works under the servant and Boris.
All of the servants who came to this war to assist the emperor also had connections with spies.
Only such a person was selected and sent by the chamberlain.
There were attendants who could take care of both the private and public aspects so that there would be no inconvenience to the emperor’s work and personal affairs.
After checking the map, Rudy saw the Witch of the West.
“Can you deal with Deborah while you’re here?”
“Of course. Your Majesty can bring her here if you wish.”
“You don’t need that much. Just keep chasing and helping him catch it.”
Rudy said to the aide-de-camp.
“Okay, let’s proceed like that. Catch the witch and send it to the kingdom of Eina. And then, hmm, then send the sorcerer along. I think you’re procrastinating too much with a Margrave. Let’s finish the war quickly and go home next year.”
“I understand, Your Majesty.”
The attendant’s aide quietly bowed.
When Rudy said good-bye to the Witch of the West, the witch bowed her head like a shy girl and blushed.
‘…what is that.’
I think Levin’s eyes on women have become quite accurate. However, no matter how you look at it, the Western Witch’s expression looked like the reaction of the other person when he seduced a woman.
When Levin glanced at the attendant and asked what was going on with his eyes, he smiled with an expression of unstoppable expression.
Could it be that Your Majesty captured the Witch of the West without intending to? Are witches simply in love?
“…a sinful man.”
Suddenly, Rudy raised his eyebrows.
But that’s it, as expected, there are many suspicious things about the Witch of the West. It might be good to dig a little further behind.
