Chapter 1135 – #269_Ownership and Non-Possession (4)

#1129

One.
Lucky witch.
Cybele periwinkle.

There are more than one or two things for which I am grateful to this sister.

First, she saved Sharon, who was dying after being attacked by the homunculus ‘Drowned Witch’, and immediately after that, she also saved Siwoo, who was almost killed.

At first, he was suspicious of his intentions and was wary, but he predicted Si-woo’s impending bad luck and gave him a clover, and as a result, he narrowly survived the battle with the Red Knight.

Afterwards, Takasho’s Host Bar, which was in financial difficulties, was saved through Periwinkle’s Alley Bar Project.
Since then, Rose Glass has become the best host bar in Gehenna, both in name and reality.

Is that all?

It was also thanks to Periwinkle’s arrangement that Takasho, who had been taken hostage by Bianca and thrown into the sea, was dramatically revived in exchange for one of his balls.
The reason why Siu was able to survive Bianca’s spell was because of the clover she gave him.

Her powers also came in handy during the most recent battle, when she had to draw on a part of her subconscious.

A lifesaver.
It is no exaggeration to say that Siwoo is what she is today, but the dark past that was hidden from her.

“I will help you this time.”

There are enough reasons to help.

“Thank you.”

But her response was lukewarm.

He stops crying and smiles, but he doesn’t seem to have high expectations.
This is the reaction of someone who secretly gives up because they are afraid that they will be disappointed if they expect too much.

However, if he shows such signs openly, it would be like ignoring Si-woo’s good intentions, so he doesn’t make an effort to show it.

“I’m happy to say the least. But it’s okay. It was a long time ago and I’m used to it now. “It’s nothing for you to worry about.”

Therefore, I express my affectionate refusal.
I would venture to guess that this is the ‘adaptation’ that Periwinkle speaks of here.

Don’t have too much greed.
In all human relationships, we draw a line that does not infringe upon each other.

Just accept luck as luck and give up control.

“No, that doesn’t work.”

The corners of her eyes rose gently.

This is her way of life that she has built up after many years of reflection and consideration.
In the process, she must have experienced many frustrations, eventually compromised, and managed to accept reality.

How did Periwinkle think of Shiwoo saying that such a method is ‘wrong’ and ‘needs to change’?

“Shin Si-woo. Once again, thank you so much. But I’m still quite satisfied.”

Therefore, the fact that she repeatedly declined in the softest tone possible means that she made a lot of concessions, considering her usual personality.

“You’re not satisfied.”
“…”
“Isn’t there a reason why you told me the old story?”

She pursed her lips quietly.
After choosing her words for a while, she sighed and spoke in a calm tone.

“It was a whim. Because you are a good guy and we are close. The expectation I had for telling this story was met when he wiped away my tears. “It means that your role has ended there.”

Periwinkle drank her cold tea and put it down.
Siwoo’s cup is empty, but he doesn’t pour any new tea.

It was an implicit sign that there would be no further conversation between the two.

“I said something pointless because I was biased in my emotions. Now, let’s get to work, Chairman. “Are you a man with a good relationship with your older sister and younger brother?”

Siwoo carefully tried to comfort Periwinkle.

“We can solve it. Although idea-type magic is tricky and difficult, I also deal with the same type of magic. If you find a way to control Periwinkle’s magnetic magic by applying distortion…”
“Stop!”

For the first time, Periwinkle made a loud noise to Siwoo from outside the bed.

Siwoo guessed another fact from the suddenly cold atmosphere.

“I told you to stop, right? “Your role is over.”

This is not just a reaction because she denied her chosen attitude to life.

It is an intentional coldness to shake Si-woo off.

“I told you, right? I’m quite satisfied with it the way it is. This is fine. Why are you acting so foolish? Are you planning on pretending to be my boyfriend just because I’ve mixed sex a few times? Oh, I see. “Is it because you just want to plant it in your flower garden and pick it when you feel like it?”
“…”

Periwinkle’s attitude towards Si-woo, complete with sarcasm, even seemed painful.

However, Siwoo did not show any sign of displeasure despite the sarcasm.
However, he calmly pointed out Periwinkle’s feelings.

“Are you scared?”
“Ha, did you hear what I said?”

“It looks to me like they are scared and trying to run away.”
“… “Going against my feelings is not a wise choice.”

It’s as they say.
Unreasonably going against the will of Periwinkle, who is favored by the world.

A witch of Siwoo’s caliber may not go somewhere and die alone, but she will inevitably be subjected to all sorts of insults until her passion for annoying Periwinkle is diminished.

Didn’t Valentina do the same?

Periwinkle was annoyed by her friendly advice, and Valentina was particularly ostracized from social circles and ostracized by everyone.
By the time Periwinkle’s relationship with Valentina had improved, she had naturally rejoined society.

Periwinkle didn’t think it was a coincidence.

“Don’t act like you understand my feelings just because you heard a few words. “Because it’s disgusting.”
“I know.”

He bit his lips tightly around Periwinkle and opened his mouth as if chewing it.

“What? Why did I make this decision and why did I have no choice but to do it? How good is your good will that you can conclude that my decision, which has taken over a hundred years, is the act of a coward?

Is there any guarantee that things will get better? After all, all your efforts were based on fledgling optimism, and what guarantee do you have that I won’t be disappointed? Are you asking me to go through that painful time again? Do you have the right to say that?”

There’s no way I wouldn’t be grateful.
There’s no way I wouldn’t like it.

In the end, perhaps he will miraculously change the fate that Periwinkle gave up and accepted.
There’s no way I’m not looking forward to it.

“Please…”

That’s why I’m afraid.

I’m afraid that he might think especially of Si-woo, who crossed the line he had drawn.
As a result, I’m afraid there will be a catastrophe that Periwinkle doesn’t want.

“… “Please don’t get me excited.”

After those last words, Periwinkle didn’t say anything.

2.
After Periwinkle locked the door to her heart.

Siwoo went straight to the research studio where the two were working together.

This is because there are various details of the investigation conducted jointly by Mystiltein, Periwinkle, and Siu, which have been severely blocked.

It is a place where you can get a glimpse of Periwinkle’s magnetic magic.

“… Wow, this is a hit.”

Truly absurdly, Siwoo fell twice on the way to the joint research studio, one of which he fell down the stairs.

‘How dare you bother Periwinkle? It feels like ‘I’m off to a bad start until I give up!’
Perhaps this debuff will follow Siu until she is sure that it no longer bothers her?

Well, I was planning on enduring this much.

“This and this…”

Siwoo gathered and organized only the documents left behind by Periwinkle.
The goal is ultimately an attempt to control Periwinkle’s uncontrollable luck.

Unless she cooperates, she has no choice but to compile previous data and make her estimate.

Most of it is about Mystiltein, but it also contains information about Periwinkle’s magical vision and magnetic magic.

“…”

I stayed up all night for two days and devoted myself to interpreting the data.

A lot has happened in the meantime.

A broken candlestick may try to burn your documents, you may accidentally hit your toe on the corner of the furniture while moving, or a bird may suddenly fly in and break the window…

It’s trivial to give examples one by one, but when several overlap, extremely annoying troubles arise all the time.

There is no need to look for the cause.
‘Luck’ prevents a situation that Periwinkle does not wish for.

But I have no intention of giving up.

If she was truly planning to kick Si-woo out, paradoxically, it wouldn’t have ended in this trivial annoyance.

However, the problem lay elsewhere.

“Is this really magic? ?”

This is the ambiguity of ‘conceptual magic’.
Siwoo early on succeeded in completely interpreting the red branch, and eventually brought the concept of ‘distortion’ under control.

Although Red Branch is somewhat inferior in terms of applicability compared to Red Knight, which is a dedicated item, it has succeeded in being incorporated as part of magnetic magic.

However, when I actually summarized it, the difficulty level of Periwinkle’s magnetic magic was truly extreme.

So much so that I can understand why previous Periwinkles abandoned ‘control’.

To use an analogy, wouldn’t it be like looking at a maze of layer after layer or spaghetti code where bugs pop out at the slightest touch?

What role does something play, and when you touch something and how it causes conflict in some part… This is a structure where common sense predictions are impossible.

This means that there are not for nothing that there are few witches who have built up a high rank among the ideological witches.

Even though Lydia was a crazy woman, I think I can understand once again how great a feat she accomplished.

Wasn’t this ambiguous magic that not only broke through the walls of the 23rd and eventually 24th planes, but also used totems at the right time to create walls and moths?

“Okay, I can’t help it.”

There is only one way to solve these difficulties.

She immediately got up from her seat and went to see her teacher.

“Master.”
“Siwoo, didn’t I tell you not to come visit me for a week? Is something wrong?”
“I’m going to cum for you, Periwinkle.”

The kind yet solemn Eloa’s mouth dropped open at the bold declaration of the disciple who had scolded her for her mistake.