Chapter 457 – The Spring Banquet.

“Why is the witch in my house! Can’t I turn it off right now!?”

Sulsien wasn’t used to holding a knife if it wasn’t for cooking, but she didn’t mind. That’s because she was horrified that a witch had entered her house.

The thought that it might have crawled into her house with her dirt feet and touched everything made her want to throw away all her furniture.

But I couldn’t help it, even the hand holding the knife was shaking. It is even more difficult to get blood on your hands when other livestock are left to be groomed by the butcher.

“Get out now!”

It was even more reluctant because it was in the shape of a human being, but I couldn’t leave it as it was, so when I threatened and shouted at it, I could see it flinching as if it was frightened.

The witch trembled her legs, but she rolled her eyes as if she noticed something, and she hardly thought about leaving the house even in the face of Sulsien’s threat.

“This is really!!”

In the end, Sulsien couldn’t hold back the anger that reached the tip of her head, so she strode towards it and tried to swing her sword. She had no intention of seeing blood. She just had to kick her out of her own house.

“Stop.”
“Eh? Mr. Usher?”

But why is Usher grabbing her wrist? While En was dazed at his actions as if she were guarding her witch, it ran up to Usher and hid behind his legs.

“Get out of the way.”

The sight of her made her angry again. Do you dare to know who he is and let a witch or something cling to you? Whom did he dare to turn to?

“Get out of the way!”
“What are you going to do with this child if you get out of the way?”
“Ai?”

Only then did Sulsien understand why Usher was blocking him. It felt like her head, which had been boiling with fever, had cooled down a little.

“Children. That’s not a child, it’s a witch.”

When you think about it, it was natural. There are many witches living in Paciphenia, so people are somewhat used to distinguishing witches, but other countries seem to be unable to distinguish witches.

Perhaps, like Paciphenia in the past, it would be difficult to find out unless it was confirmed with a magic tool that could identify a witch, so I thought that there was nothing I could do about it.

Because of this, I thought he only brought the witch by mistaking it for a child. Now that he knew he was a witch, Usher would have to let go of his hand.

“I knew it was a witch.”
“Yes…?”

However, an unexpected reply came back. Even his hand showed no sign of letting go of Sulsien’s hand.

“Now answer my question. What do you intend to do with this child if I let go?”
“Nonsense.”

Her lips quivered, but she struggled to deny the reality she couldn’t believe.

“Why are you covering the witch?!”
“I’m asking you. Why do you hate witches so much? Does she need to be treated this way just because she uses magic?”

Sulsien was a little relieved to hear Usher’s question about what he had said. I thought he felt sympathy even for the witch just because he was kind.

If you watch it without knowing anything about it, the witches all have a beautiful appearance and a strange desire to protect them. Even in the old days, witches roamed the streets without any problems.

“No. Using magic is not a problem.”

Yeah, magic wasn’t the problem. Compared to the wizard’s magic, witches’ magic wasn’t that great, and it wasn’t that they could show noticeable results.

Witch’s magic was recognized as a convenient tool that could be of little help in life or more useful in various fields depending on how it was used.

Until the facts are known.

“Mr. Usher, do you know why the dragon invaded Pacifenia?”
“…I do not know.”
“Don’t you think it’s strange? Why is Paciphenia not in a special situation like the Holy Land? Why did the dragons keep attacking?”

Historically, dragons invaded Paciphenia on a daily basis, so no one knew about it. Nobody cared For them, the dragon was just a disgusting bad relationship they had become accustomed to.

“But it turned out that everything was because of the witch.”

When the Führer made a magic tool and declared that dragons would no longer invade. People of all ages cheered.

The fact that I was finally freed from the terrifying dragon that had been attacking all the time. The fact that you no longer have to lose your own family.

However, even though the country has found some leeway, there have been some who have not yet abandoned their suspicions. They wondered how the Fuehrer’s magic tool could prevent dragons and other monsters from attacking and freezing.

They needed reassurance. It was because he was really sure that the dragons would not attack, so when the voice of asking the president for an answer grew louder, the president opened his mouth as if he couldn’t help it.

‘Paciphenia was cursed. A curse that attracts the attention of dragons to attack.’

The magic tool created by the Fuhrer could not completely remove the curse, but if it worked, it could make it unaffected. But that wasn’t what shocked people the most.

“That curse was cast by witches long ago.”

People were outraged. Because they found out the culprit that had been tormenting them for a long time. And it was the same with Sulsien.

“My parents died because of dragons!!”

When she was little, her parents were told that one of the dragons that had been attacking her while riding in her rickshaw had run amok into the city and had died.

It wasn’t that rare, so it was just bad luck, and the knights in that area didn’t do their job properly, and it turned out that it was because of someone with clear malice, didn’t it?

Furthermore, witches became more hated by people because there were many who accumulated wealth through the use of magic. After all, they took advantage of the desperate situation because of Paciphenia’s dragon to call their ship.

“How could you not hate a witch like that?!”

Since ancient times, witches have been ominous, evil, and those that bring about disaster, whether intentionally or not.

The old Parsi Phenia accepted even such witches as members because of her desperate heart, but it turned out that it was a target.

How could I not tremble at the feeling of betrayal? Respect became hate, liking became hostility, benefactor turned into an enemy, and everything was perfect.

“So, Mr. Usher, don’t stop me.”

Seol Sien gritted her teeth and tried to move her hand that held her cleaver, but Usher’s hand still didn’t move.

“I understand the circumstances of Seolshien.”
“Mr. Usher…! Mr. Usher?”

She was glad that Usher had understood her, but it was only for a moment. He snatched her cleaver from Sulshien and let go of her hand that was holding her.

“I will take that child out.”
“Huh?! Hold on! Mr. Usher! Why is the story like that!?”
“Because I know I can’t be with you anymore.”

For a moment, her heart froze. She doubted that she had heard it wrong now, but the sight of Usher turning around as he placed her cleaver on her desk did not change.

“It’s been a lot of fun.”

Eventually, at the parting words from him, Seol Shien returned to reality. Also, as soon as she caught sight of her witch following Usher’s cloak, his reason was cut off.

“Is it you? You? You! Have you bewitched Mr. Usher?!”

The moment she felt confident in her own thoughts, she picked up her cleaver again and ran at her witch.

“Sorry.”

With Usher’s low voice, Sulsian’s vision darkened.

-Steel paddle iron paddle

As Usher made her way silently, listening to the resounding sound of ironclad, the night streets of Pasiphenia caught her eye.

‘Magic Stone Lamp.’

Even though it wasn’t a candle, something else was lighting up the street, as she had once seen in the Holy Land. If there were only one or two places, I would have thought there would be something important, but the magic stone lanterns that illuminated the streets did not stop at the residential area.

‘It’s to the point where I can’t see where it’s not turned on.’

No matter where I looked, except for the alleys, the big streets were full of bright lights. Even though it was invisible unless it was an occasional drunken person, numerous magic stone lanterns were driving away the darkness of the night.

‘Was the holy map like this?’

Although the time I stayed was short, I still remember that there were magic stone lanterns like this on the streets of the Holy Land. Compared to the magic stone lamp in the Holy Land, which was white, the difference is that the magic stone lamp here is closer to orange.

“The door is closed.”

The first place Usher arrived was the facility near the city wall where she had left her carriage. However, the door has already been closed and a large padlock has been placed.

I couldn’t get into the carriage because I couldn’t find a janitor who could open the door. She would rather go into the inn, but glanced at her girl holding her cloak.

“!”

Elkanah was taken aback when he looked up and hid under her cloak. Although the cloak was also his. After all, it would be impossible to bring her witch in. I was thinking about how to do it.

– Tang tang!
“This…”

The sound of raindrops hitting his helmet was heard. He didn’t mind because of the armor and cape, but Elkanah was the problem.

“Go over there.”

Eventually he found her on a bench around her and sat there, hiding her under her cloak. I thought that if this was the case, there would be no problem even if people passed by.

-Shoot it!

The raindrops, which fell one or two at a time, eventually turned into countless raindrops and pounded his armor.

Even Elkanah, who was timidly holding on to his cloak, was startled when the rain hit her fiercely.

-Bang! Valid.

The sound of rain pounding on his armor stopped.

“Ha, I can’t see you any more.”

Lydica came over to Usher before he knew it and sighed and put her umbrella on her. In the light of the magic stone lamp, her face was contorted with complex emotions.