Chapter 1177 – #280_Reason to Return (2)

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One.
Although she came from a public background, Dorothy was hired as the head of the Chesed Society’s symbol and department in recognition of her achievements and was given a nice office.

An antique table made of wood, a carpet decorating the floor, a vintage sofa, and a fireplace placed in the corner of the room.

Although it was a fairly large space, it was filled with various props and furniture to create a dense space, and frankly, it was a Gehenna-style interior that did not fit Dorothy’s tastes.

To put it bluntly, Dorothy’s taste is minimalism.
This is a design that neatly utilizes minimal furniture based on a simple monotone.

But what can you do?
The strict civil laws of Gehenna reject modernist interiors.

“Still, I really like it.”

But even though it was a space that was against her tastes, Dorothy really liked this office.
This is because it gives the feeling that Siwoo is a space prepared for Dorothy within Gehenna.

Just by sitting in a space that felt foreign and feeling slightly awkward, Dorothy was able to realize that her life had changed.

That you are needed by someone.
The love that makes my heart swell just by thinking about it can be directed solely at one man.
Having friends by your side who you can trust, share trust with, and discuss your concerns with.

It is an undeserved happiness that I could not have imagined just a few years ago, when I was just breathing through inertia because there was no reason to die.

“… “I’m worried.”

Dorothy lay down on the table and stared at the four picture frames placed at an angle.

One is a solo photo of Siwoo taken by Gehenna Photographer.
The other is a photo of Lruet wearing a crown and the uniform of the Nukelavi Dynasty (created by Lruet).
The other is a photo taken by Siu and Dorothy together.
The last one is a photo of all the lovers gathering together to celebrate the Osondoson holiday.

Dorothy looked at each photo with calm eyes and stroked Siwoo’s photo with her fingertips.

War is about to break out.

Dorothy belongs to the same battlefield firefighter and support unit as Siwoo.

It will probably be deployed frequently in the most dangerous battlefields.

Like Linnaeus, Dorothy had her own role to play in it.
Her role is to serve as a shield to protect Si-woo, even if it means losing her life.

Know.
What kind of reckless thing did Siwoo do for Dorothy, who lost her life last time?

Still, if one of them had to die in a chaotic battlefield, I would feel really sorry for him…

I think it has to be Dorothy herself.

Of course, I have no intention of wasting the new life Siwoo gave me.
Dorothy is trying her best to survive together.

At this very moment, a ritual is being performed to strengthen the ‘symbolism’ of the nun’s uniform.

-Smart

“Come in~”
“Hello.”

The people who politely came in with a knock were the twin apprentice witches of the Zemonai family.
Luluet, a cute princess with a quirky personality, gets along well with Odile and Odette, who soon become best friends.

“Oh my, what are these cute little girls doing here?”
“Excuse me. “We are also proper ladies.”
“Oh, I always forget~ Come on in.”

Personally, I was very grateful to Dorothy, so I greeted her warmly.

Still, I had some doubts.

Although there is a connection as Si-woo’s lover, to be honest, it is difficult to say that everyone is close to everyone.
There are differences in the years we have lived, the environment, and the time we have spent together.

I’m sure things will gradually get better, but aren’t the twins still having a bit of a hard time with Dorothy?
Perhaps with Leruet, they had never visited Dorothy’s office alone.

“We have something to tell you.”
“It’s an important issue.”
“Okay? What?”

Odile and Odette looked at each other, then cleared their throats and spoke.

“Great plans for you, assistant.”

2.
Go back in time a little bit and go a day ago.
The day when Hexennacht’s notice of all-out war arrived.

This is a story about the Chesed Society incident assigned to Leruye and the story in the department dean’s office.

Odile and Odette are apprentice witches of the Count Zemenai family.

In the future, as time passes, she will successfully inherit her brand and be reborn as a Gemini witch of the 22nd rank, but for now, she is an apprentice witch who needs love and care.

In itself, it is not a big problem.
Because every witch had a time as an apprentice witch.

However, due to the unfavorable situation, Odile and Odette could not help but lament recently.

“Ugh.”
“Why are you sighing so much? “Good luck.”

Leruet, who was showing off the beauty of an intellectual queen with her sleeves rolled up to avoid ink stains, asked politely.
The twins looked at Lulue with eyes dripping with disapproval and regret.

A rascal and a troublemaker. She is a witch who has completed her succession, and she is a friend of Odile Odette, a brat who hangs out at the Young Ladies’ Club.

However, recently, I have been seeing Lerué in ‘can-do kid mode’ more often than that Lerué.

This is because, according to Lerué, she held the position of corps commander in the Allied Forces of the Society.

This was not just a superficial position; in fact, although Lerué did not know much about the world, she was very familiar with war history, and for that reason, her chief librarian and chief of staff of the Allied forces, Count Métis Gremory, often came to seek her advice. Yes.

L’Ruye repeatedly surprised Count Gremory by presenting novel strategies and war scenarios, and her twins also saw it.

She is clearly a friend who played with me until yesterday, and she shows the dignity of a proper witch and the way she performs her role.

Other couples are also trying to help Jo Soo in their respective positions.

Compared to that?

“This is unreasonable!”
“That’s right! “We want to help Assistant, too!”

The twins are once again forced to suck their fingers in a corner of her mansion because they are apprentice witches.
As much as I love my assistant, I feel unfairly jealous of him.

Lulue’s shoulders went up.

“Hehe, I can’t help it. Jim doesn’t really want to be active, but what can you do? “God gave me such great abilities.”
“Boo! “Unlucky!”
“Do you know our hearts?”

The reason the twins are depressed is not just because of helplessness.

This war is truly a dangerous war.
Just looking at the air currents throughout Gehenna showed unprecedented tension.

Anxiety that the time lovers spend together, those peaceful and peaceful days, might be their last.
I’m afraid that the Leruet shaking in front of me right now may be her last appearance.

I even felt frustrated that I couldn’t express it honestly due to the groundless concern that if I showed that anxiety and fear, it might just be foreshadowed and become reality.

“I do not know. “You don’t need to know.”

But Lulue was adamant.

“You really!”
“Friends speak sweetly!”

Odile and Odette, who are already in tears, are moved to tears by Leruet’s cackling assertion.

But she continued her words regardless of Lulue.

“When I was immature, I thought everything in the world would go according to my will. Jim was the heir to the great Nukelavi dynasty. However, the world I encountered in Akula did not move according to my wishes.”
“…”

“I am also afraid. Isn’t this a war that puts the fate of the witch world at stake? Maybe it would cost her her life. If Siwoo hadn’t shown up at just the right time when he was competing against the Witch of Geumhwa, I wouldn’t have been able to flirt with you like this. Jim knows that the world is full of difficult waves.”

Only then did the twins realize that Lerué had not pulled out the rhyme for childish teasing.

“I am scared and anxious. “If I can pass it on to someone else, I want to pass it on. If I can run away, I want to run away. If I can avoid it, I want to avoid it.”
“Lulue…”

Lulue’s voice was bold, but her fingertips were trembling slightly.

“The burden is to do what you can in the given position. To forget fear, to overcome weakness. “So as not to run away from the responsibility given to me.”
“I-I’m sorry. We don’t even know that…”
“I’m actually really worried about you too. “I’d rather fight together.”
“You can fight.”

Lulue grinned.

“The reason I took up a key position in the war and took part in it was because that was something I could do. “Then why don’t you just do what you can?”

Luluet’s honest advice touched the hearts of Odile and Odette.

“Leruye, you were worried too.”
“Well, I should have noticed when that Kkanjuk became calm.”

Odile and Odette hugged Lruet from both sides.
The twins sniffle, eat her nose, pet Lerue, kiss her cheek, and hug her tightly.

“Radish… What?! “It’s so manly!”
“I just saw it again. “Queen.”
“You look really cool sometimes.”

L’Ruye’s face scrunched up and she panicked, but did not shake off her twin.

“Leruye, I realized it thanks to you.”
“That’s right. So you should cooperate too?”
“Cooperation? “What did you mean?”
“We’re going to do what we can.”
“But I need your help.”
“Good night. “What was it?”

Lulue nodded her head arrogantly.

“It’s not that difficult.”
“I’m giving the assistant a reason to return safely from the battlefield.”
“… ?”

Lulué, who was tilting her head, was astonished to hear her detailed story.

“I hate it! “Jim wouldn’t do something like that!”
“What! “You promised to help!”
“Don’t run away! Fight back!”

The twins chased after Lulue, who was trying to run away, for a long time, holding on to the hem of her skirt.