Chapter 14 – 14. The Secret

“Why can’t the curse only work on me?”

Hearing John’s words, Margaret stared at him stiffly. It seems like only yesterday that I was told not to find out about his ability to nullify curses, but he was discovered so soon?

No matter how smart you are, it’s impossible to notice it this soon. Unless Evangeline had told him this and that…….

‘Bitch bitch, really-.’

Didn’t he make all sorts of threats, saying that he would kill him if he spoke to him, but he himself had already revealed all the secrets of the curse?

I am suspicious that it may be a trap that tried to kill himself after telling John the secret before he slept.

“…… What are you talking about, I don’t know?”

Margaret began to let go of the pretense. No matter how certain John himself is, there is no physical evidence. If she, a witch, recklessly shied away from pretense, no matter how much she said it, she wouldn’t be able to find evidence…….

While she was thinking that, John lightly raised his hand and called the store owner.

“Master.”
“What is going on?”
“Do you see who is in front of me?”
“…… There is no one.”
“Okay. Thank you.”

Johann, who summoned the storekeeper and secured the evidence in an instant, smiled lightly at Margaret sitting in front of him.

“Can you tell me?”
“—Since when, since when did you know?”
“I started noticing it around the time Master told me about the curse.”

As expected- Margaret sighed when she heard that Evangeline had revealed her secret, nodded to John’s words and slowly looked down at the steak in front of her.

Then, he immediately placed his hand on the iron plate where the steak was placed. Even after a little time had passed, it was still hot – he had a really unconcerned expression.

“What do you think?”
“How are you…… Aren’t you hot?”
“Of course. Because I am not here in the first place.”
“…… Aren’t you here?”
“I am isolated from this world. That’s why other people can’t see me.”

This is the curse of Margaret, the Witch of Space. It was the reason not only that others couldn’t see her, but that her voice couldn’t even reach them.

“…… So- even though it seems to reach, it actually isn’t?”

“Oh, do you understand? You’re smarter than I thought – disciple-kun.”

Saying that, watching her try to pick up a fork and steak, Yohan finally realized why she entrusted everything to him.

She cannot interfere with this world. A dimensional outcast who has difficulty eating or moving things by himself.

Only magical power was the only way to connect her to this world.

“No one can see me. Even if it’s the same witch, if I don’t want to, I can not reveal myself. Well, that doesn’t mean you can’t see it at all…….”

“What is that…….”

“Like your teacher, excellent witches use magical powers alone to figure out my existence.”

It was one of the reasons why she, who could not reveal herself to anyone, became close to her teacher. Even though I couldn’t see her directly, I could feel her and communicate with her.

Margaret, who revealed the curse she possessed, laughed and pretended not to.

“I think the reason why the curse doesn’t work on you has to do with your teacher.”

“…… With Master?”

“Originally, it’s normal not to be able to see it, but if you, who have no magical powers, can see me, wouldn’t Evangeline have done something? She looks like a really good archwitch.”

It was a very plausible argument. Even the person in question, Yohan, could understand it even if he heard-. Hey, it’s easier to accept that someone superior has done something to you rather than believing that you have special powers.

Margaret, who had roughly guessed Johann’s thoughts, began to shake his mind with Saddam.

“Oh, there’s a bookshelf in your teacher’s room, did I make that?”

“That, a bookshelf where books come out automatically every day?”

“Yeah, yes that.”

A bookshelf with endless books. Johann, who recalled the bookshelf, gradually began to believe in Margaret’s words.

Something that science could never create. If a witch praised by a witch capable of making such a thing would be able to cast a spell on herself to pierce the witch’s curse.

However, then a contradiction arises.

“Actually, that master didn’t want to show his face because I was cursed.”

Hmmm- Margaret let out a snort and crossed her head as if she couldn’t help it, looking at Yohan with a determined expression.

If it comes out so recklessly, I’ll have no choice but to unravel one piece of information on this side as well. Information that would scare and run away.

“That’s it, what.”
“What is it?”
“Maybe you don’t want to show your face to people from another world?”

Hearing Margaret’s words, Johann looked at her with a shocked expression as if he didn’t know.

Now, one-on-one with this one. Margaret smiled leisurely as she took the lead in the story.

* * *

“Maybe you don’t want to show your face to people from another world?”

As soon as these words came out of her mouth, I opened my eyes in surprise and looked at her. It was a different level from what I had deduced that the witch’s curse did not work.

‘How did you know?’

She said that neither she nor Master gave any hints that would allow her to know that she was from another world.

All the things I brought from Earth were taken away by the villagers, and after that, it was entirely my responsibility to go to and from the village.

It means Master didn’t have time to ask the villagers about my origins.

Even in the cabin, I wanted to play a naive rural youth, but I tried not to show off anything unusual.

“…… What do you mean by that?”
“Look – you react that way too, don’t you? As for the secrets that cannot be talked about, be it humans or witches—it’s a law to keep one or two.”

Indeed, it was only after hearing her words that I realized that she had uttered exactly the same words she had uttered in bewilderment earlier.

Let’s admit it. This reaction alone was like revealing that I was from another world.

“…… Did you hear from Master?”
“Okay. The same goes for you.”
“Master said you already knew.”

It was fortunate. If Master didn’t know, and if this witch had somehow learned the secret – I would have to worry that she would not tell Master.

Right away, Master knew the information that I was from another world, and even the fact that he didn’t kick me out was enough to tell me a lot.

‘There’s no way he’ll kick me out right away.’

In a world where strangers from outside the village discriminate against each other and foreigners are rejected, I thought that if it were known that I was from another world, I would not know what would happen to me.

It was a pleasant mistake. Master, who has lived for hundreds of years, didn’t seem to care about such trivial matters. Whether I am a foreigner or a foreigner…….

If the worry of being kicked out immediately disappears, there is no reason to hide that I am from another world.

But.

“—Whether that’s true or not, I don’t think it has anything to say here.”

“That’s right. Whoops. Did you know that person has been looking at you with very strange eyes since earlier? We might be reported as soon as we leave.”

“…… Isn’t that a big deal then?”

“What are you worried about? You probably don’t know where we came from or how we got there.”

When I heard her say it, it was. What does it matter if it looks suspicious? If this is teleported, it’s over.

I later found out why Master had accepted her. If I am immune to the witch’s curse, there will be many witches who covet me.

No matter how deceitful Master’s ability is, it won’t be able to protect me against so many witches, but if there is a witch who can handle space, the story is different.

Just run away
No one can chase
After running away like that, you can build a cabin in some forest and live again.

That was how witches lived.

* * *

After leaving the store, I walked around the city with Margaret. At first glance, he seemed like a country boy, and some bullies attacked him.

He didn’t even need Margaret’s help. Although I had poor skills to the point of losing even to monsters, I was definitely a disciple of a witch who had awakened magic.

There’s no way you’ll be beaten by back alley bullies who haven’t even been trained- Margaret started applauding as if she was surprised when she lightly subdued the bullies.

“Oh, that’s great. Disciple.”

“No, just this much…… If it was Margaret-sama, wouldn’t you have won without even touching it?”

“Yes? So I’m a witch and you’re a human?”

“Ah, yes…….”

Feeling his natural contempt for humans, he wandered around the city with her. The soldiers looked at me with strange eyes as I wandered around chatting alone, but there was no questioning or anything like that.

Once inside the city, he must have judged that it would be normal. The neatness of the clothes he was wearing probably also played a role.

While wandering around, I confirmed that people had gathered in the middle of the city.

“What are you doing?”
“…… Disciple, let’s just go.”
“Yes? Why? Let’s see for a while How long will it take?”

When she saw the crowd gathering and became interested, Margaret shook her head and objected to going there.

But rather, her appearance aroused my interest. No matter how uncivilized medieval fantasy it may be, isn’t it a show that kills people openly on the street?

As we made our way through the crowd, a soldier in full armor raised his sword and shouted:

“From now on! Execution of this wicked witch follower!”

Surprisingly, these ignorant fantasy inhabitants were putting on a carnage show.