Chapter 339 – #74_The Witch of Laziness (4)

#337

One.
At Countess Yesod’s family mealtime, the two of them are always together.
No matter how busy Countess Lucy is, she never misses dinner with her daughter.
Especially since Diana was forced to go out from morning to evening, the Count skipped his appointment and participated in the meal.

“Daughter, you worked hard today. Her mom is so proud of our daughter.”

The Count’s expression brightened.
In fact, he never expected that he would live up to expectations so diligently until he kicked out Diana.
He’s only pretending to be moderate. He thought he’d come home roughly….

How to succeed in going out for a week in a row.
There, he had various experiences and came back and told stories.
Now there is no time even if I die.

“Today, we have lots of lamb ribs, which my daughter likes. Eat a lot! Oh ho ho ho!”
“…….”

But Diana is just lost in her thoughts, staring down at her lamb ribs, which her Count has served her.
The Count was taken aback by Diana’s unusual appearance.
Even when she’s lazy, when all she hears is lamb ribs, she’s Diana pretending to be doing something.
If she was normal, she would have to work hard with a knife and fork to eat the lamb ribs….

“Why? What happened outside?”
“No, Mom. I will enjoy it.”
“Yes, yes, I went to Border Town and bought a lot of sweets from this world. So, what did you do today?”

It’s time to watch while eating as if it were natural.
It was the time when Diana told the Count what had happened during the day, and the Count smirked with a satisfied face.

“I went to the host bar.”

The count’s expression, which was already preparing to laugh, was broken like a plate thrown from the roof.
The knife that was slicing the lamb ribs strained, causing the hand to slip and the meat to be scattered on the floor.

“What, what, what, what bar?”
“It’s a host bar.”
“I can’t use it when I go to a place like that! Mom said it! All men are just perverts who are seduced by your pretty face and try to do tricks! Why did you go there? Are you rebelling against your mother now?”

An apprentice witch must stay away from her male counterparts.
This is essential in preparation for any unforeseen accidents.
However, Count Lucy’s indoctrination and gossiping at every opportunity did not come from such common sense.

Will the bastard snatch away Diana, who wouldn’t hurt if he put a bundle in her eye?
She was so heartbroken and sad that she kept emphasizing it over and over again.
To be honest, just imagining the future of Diana, who became a witch, lying in bed with a certain man made me feel like I would fall into depression.

And how many tears will be shed from Diana’s beautiful eyes by the parting that will inevitably come after time passes….
She did not want her beloved daughter to go through the sorrow of having to watch her leave alone, old, sick, and alone.
Just imagining her hurts her heart.

“No, I am not rebelling. There she is told that there is a male witch. I just wanted to see you.”
“Ah.”

Her nonchalant reaction to Diana made the Count realize that he had gone too far and worried.
Due to the nature of Yesod as a businessman, he reacted very quickly to rumors.
She already knew that there was a host bar and that there was a male witch as the host.
She deserves to be visited once for her magical spirit of inquiry.

“Come on, mom is so excited. She’s sorry, my daughter.”
“It’s okay.”
“So what did you go and do? How was it when you saw it yourself?”
“… It was just, nothing.”

The magic shown was actually nothing special.
Although it was magnetic magic, it was not to the extent that I had to go and see it.
Even if she does battle, she, an apprentice witch, thinks she can win.
If you are a ‘male witch’ who has spent only one generation, isn’t that level the limit?

“Okay? Rumors can’t be trusted. But! What kind of man would catch my pretty daughter’s eyes!”

However, there is something that keeps on her mind to take it so lightly.
Second game.
A move that was completely unexpected and almost drove Diana into a corner.

Did you really aim?
If so, it would mean that Diana was interpreting and responding to all the magic she had been building step by step.

“Mom.”
“Why our daughter?”
“Are you good at that location board?”

The Count answered Diana’s question as if it were new.

“Why did you ask that again?”
“I suddenly became curious.”
“Our Diana is smart just like her mother, so maybe it’s because she’s so talented! Shall we take a bath with her mother before going to bed after a long time and play games together?”
“Her bath is done. Speaking of her skills a little more objectively?”

Disappointed after his request for a bath together was rejected, the Count answered Diana’s question.

“Among the apprentice witches, there will be no children to compare with…. If you’re at a level where you can match her mother with her, you won’t be able to compete with her fair share of witches, right?”
“Right?”
“Well then~ How smart is my daughter?”
“Have you ever looked at me or done anything?”
“I looked after you when you were very young.

In fact, I’m looking at it very, very little.
Even though it is a game where apprentice witches and witches can compete equally, there is a gap that comes from the gap in experience.

But even taking that into consideration, Diana’s skills were excellent.
Besides, as it is a hobby that can be done while sitting, she is a figure of her own, such as watching notation by herself or trying to reproduce based on it.

The attack prepared this morning was also disguised so as not to be noticed.
The man figured it out….
Is that really possible?
Diana’s troubles deepened.

2.
The next morning.
Siu was lying on a sofa in a quiet host bar, reading a book.
It was none other than the notation of the ‘Witch Board’ that Diana and Diana had for the first time yesterday.
It’s not as good as chess, but since it’s a game with a long history, there were many notations of famous witches.

Seeing the notation, Siwoo’s impression is…

“Is it more fun than you think?”

Was

It’s a game I never thought of.
There are many variables because the runes are randomly placed, and the game board itself is three-dimensional compared to other board games played on a two-dimensional plane, so the number of cases is very large.

To compare it to a familiar game, while completing magic by connecting stones like Concave, fighting with the magic completed like that like chess, in the meantime, it feels like you have to play Go like Go?
In the midst of requiring complex computational power and thinking ability, psychological warfare has been added, so it can’t be fun.

So, as soon as work was over, I went to the bookstore of a nearby gallery and bought a collection of notations.
There were basic paving stones, standard strategies, and game strategy guides, but I gave up because I got tired of looking through them a few times.
Because strange terms popped up all over the place.

After that, I read notation by myself all night and observe the overall flow of the game.
As I concentrated, I forgot the flow of time, and the sun was up before I knew it.

– Bang bang!

A time when nothing is ready yet.
7 o’clock in the morning.
A knock was already heard.
When I went out to the front door and opened the door, the expected customer was standing in a calm posture as if drawn in a painting.

“I’m here again.”
“Good morning. Miss Diana. You are here early.”

Siu greeted politely using the manners he was accustomed to and brought Diana into the room.
There is still quite a bit of time left before the opening of business, but it doesn’t matter.

Siwoo has a strong fighting spirit.
They are ready to make up for yesterday’s humiliation.
Well, you’ll have to do it yourself to see if it’s possible.

“I’ll make you a drink today. Since I came early, three bottles of the same as yesterday. OK?”
“Just ordering one bottle is enough. After all, all that remains is time.”

As soon as I sat down, I set the location board.
Yesterday’s magic power was fully charged, so I should be able to play the game all day today.
I suddenly had a question and asked.

“By the way, do you know that the Count goes in and out of places like this? It’s not my words, but… For an apprentice witch to set foot in her….”
“You know. That’s Okay. Please prepare quickly.”
“Yep.”

Diana also looked oddly burnt with a competitive desire.
It was cute, but strangely, it reminded me of her twins and made me feel friendly.

3.
After setting up the game, Diana naturally took her luck.
She doesn’t know how long she’s been waiting for this moment since last night.
As soon as she ate breakfast, she went straight without stopping anywhere.

“Today, I will give up the number nine. Leave it first.”

As if it were natural, he gave up the number nine.
Even if her result yesterday was unexpected, in the end it was she who won her victory even after conceding 9 points, so it was a very reasonable penalty for Diana.

“Oh, today is fine. I did some studying on my own yesterday.”

But what is the answer that came back?
It was an auspicious answer that no concessions were necessary.
Diana struggled to manage her contorted expression.
It seems that the momentum has risen because it was boiling a little yesterday.

In this location board where life and death depend on each move, what did you lose even after making concessions that much?
I studied all day, so I don’t need it?
She lamented that she was stunned by the insolence.

“… Like.”

However, explaining each one while blushing her face here is rather an act of demeaning.
If she shows an overwhelming difference in skill, she will naturally realize the subject of the opponent too.
Diana vowed to kick her opponent from the peak of her folly into the valley of her despair.

My first country started like that.
Diana and Siu alternately occupied the magic source.

Diana very standardly scored three points, two spaces apart.
As before, Siu kept the three tightly together.

“…….”

As soon as she checked it, Diana became restless.
It wasn’t that she was terribly proud of her anxious mind.
She was just so stupid and absurd that she couldn’t help but say it.
Diana, after long contemplation, threw her tongue out.
Of course it didn’t sound good.

“I heard you studied.”
“Yes, I watched the notation all day.”
“Did you put it like this in the notation?”
“No, I think this one suits my type more.”

A new patience test?
Of course, there is also such a method of distributing the power source.

But it’s more of a surprise surprise strategy, like the one he used yesterday.
It is a strategy with clear limits that it loses strength even in the middle game and cannot win in a head-to-head fight in the second half.

Are you trying to use it again after the strategy you were trying to eat yesterday seems to have worked?
Diana felt her insides boil.

In a yard where existence itself is uncomfortable, you do only things you don’t like from one to ten.
No matter how carefree Diana was, she couldn’t tolerate it any longer.

“Don’t think you’ll see it.”

I want to get rid of it from the beginning to the second half, but first of all, it’s time to solidify the defense and rune preoccupation.
Diana’s stable paving stone with a hot heart and a cold head.
On the other hand, Siwoo’s paving stone was ambiguous.

It’s a move that doesn’t give power to one place, but it’s like scattering all over the place.
It was hard to even guess what he was aiming for.

It’s also a waste of time
The other person is nothing more than a narcissist full of pretentiousness, drunk on the reputation of being the first male witch.
Of course, yesterday’s game must have been a fluke too.
Let’s quickly end this boring game and watch the play.

Having concluded that, Diana tried to complete her magic through stable moves as usual.
And then.

“…….”

A move was placed between the randomly placed stone paving stones.
As if it had been waiting for it from the beginning, it penetrated the triangular pyramid-shaped magic battery that Diana was building.

With just one move, the stabilization device was broken and the circuit connecting the magic power from the magic source was pierced.

What Siwoo was preparing was to block the occurrence of magic itself with a magic formula woven in a straight line.
It can be used only after understanding the principle and structure of the magic.

It was a dispel pin.