Chapter 3 – 3. Common Sense

Entering the room to avoid the wolf as big as a house, I fell into trouble.

‘Wolves…… Do you speak?’

This was impossible in the 21st century, where philosophy killed God and science burned out superstition. Wasn’t witch just a derogatory term for women who know how to do herbal medicine a little differently?

The thought that this might not be the Earth runs through my head.

Smart-.

Then, a knocking sound was heard. Considering that this is a witch’s hut, there would be no knocking, but she was overly considerate of her guests.

“…… Come on in.”

She opened the door only after permission was given, and as before, she was wearing the hood deeply.

Seeing her bare face, I licked my lips in regret. It was because her face was so beautiful that it could not be compared with all the beauties who have been corrected with all kinds of makeup and photoshop on Earth.

Picking up a plate full of stew, she smiled awkwardly and set it down on the table.

“…… It is good to eat.”
“Yep. Thank you.”

That she is the owner of this hut, a witch feared by the villagers. And as long as there is a wolf the size of a house outside, you can’t escape from this place.

I obeyed her words for two reasons. If anyone saw it, they would ask if I had no pride, but if I had such a thing, I would have died fighting the villagers.

I sat down at the table and started rummaging through the stew she had brought with my spoon. It was a habit developed while living in the village. To find out if there is even a single ingredient…….

But this time it wasn’t even necessary. The stew she brought was so full of ingredients that the spoon caught all kinds of vegetables and meat.

“…… I will enjoy this food.”

How long has it been since I’ve had such a delicacy? I slowly started eating the stew with anticipation.

The stew and ingredients that went into the mouth touch the tongue and teeth and melt slowly. The next moment, I started scratching the floor with a plate like I was possessed.

The witch standing next to me was staring at me as if wondering how it tasted, but I had no time to pay attention to her. Because the stew was absolutely delicious.

‘It’s fucking delicious…….’

Last night, the village chief even fed the meat soup with fruit. For me, who only ate grunt porridge for a month, that was also a delicacy.

However, those thoughts vanished the moment I took a bite of this stew. What I ate yesterday is garbage. Garbage with a little bit of salt in it.

“Tasty?”
“Yes! Zone…… No, it’s so delicious!”
“Would you like more?”
“Is that okay?”

At this moment, the word rejection had been erased from my head. I handed out the empty plate, and she went out to the kitchen and scooped out a full plate of stew and handed it to me.

As soon as the plate was handed over, he put his mouth down and started licking the plate. I must have received three refills, and my stomach reached its limit.

“I can eat more…….”
“It’s okay. You can leave it.”

As she said that, she set aside the plate with the remaining soup and looked at me gently.

I felt as if the eyes hidden behind the hood were scrutinizing me. Only then did I remind myself that the person in front of me was a witch.

“Your name?”
“Yo, this is John. Kim Yohan.”
“Kim Yohan…… It’s an unusual name.”
“Witch…… Ah, witch. Is that right?”

At my question, she shrugged slightly as if she didn’t know that. Certainly, only witches live where such beasts live.

The witch crossed one leg and spoke to me.

“Okay. It’s a witch She is a very frightening archwitch.”
“Yes….”
“… Aren’t you surprised?”
“Ah, is this the timing to be surprised?”

Although she claims to be a terrifying archwitch—— to be honest, I can’t believe it. Looking at her appearance, she’s just a white-haired beauty, let alone a witch, and she doesn’t harm me just because she’s a witch…….

I couldn’t understand why she was called a witch, so while I was looking down gently—she burst out laughing and continued introducing me.

“Witch, it’s Evangeline. Call me Eva.”
“Yep. Eva.”
“Yes, you know your position very well.”
“…… Where are you?”

The witch, who introduced herself as Evangeline, tilted her head and took out a letter from her bosom.

It was a letter brought by the village chief on an errand. She opened the letter and started reading part of it.

“To the witch—the person carrying this letter, please feel free to write it.”
“…… Yeah? What is that?”
“Do you want to read it?”

She said that and handed me a letter. Upon receiving the letter, I frowned when I saw the writing that looked like an earthworm crawling. How could it be interpreted?

Indeed, as she said, it was written that I would dedicate myself to the witch. The hand holding the letter began to tremble.

‘…… Then this is a real human trafficking ground.’

I remembered the stew I had just eaten. Is it the last supper? Last food before dying after organs are removed?

However, not showing my feelings, I carefully folded the letter and handed it to her.

“…… It’s real.”
“Huh- yes. So? What do you want to do?”
“Yes?”
“Actually, we don’t need slaves. I don’t know if it’s an assistant. You can go back if you want.”

Eva said that and said that she left everything to my choice. Hearing her words, I let out a quiet voice pretending to be worried for a moment.

What would happen if I believed her words and went back, I had to jump over the wolf in front of the door first. For some reason, that monster who was talking about beasts.

Fortunately, even beyond the monster, the mountain was teeming with beasts. Of course there are wolves I met earlier, but there are also bears and wild boars.

‘It’s a miracle to be alive.’

Even if I miraculously return to the village, will the village chief or villagers welcome me? Optimistically, it was best to go back to slavery as before.

Whether you were enslaved by a witch or your organs were stolen, a hut with delicious food and a warm room was a hundred times better.

“Take good care of me. Witch!”
“Can I call you Eva?”
“Eva-sama!”

I quickly knelt down and obeyed her.

* * *

Evangeline took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
After a while, a voice is heard from inside.

─Please come in.

Evangeline, who received permission even though it was her own house, slowly opened the door. Yohan with a blank expression greeted her.

‘Oh…….’

I can feel his gaze flying deep into my face. The memory of the previous face came to mind, and shame and fear welled up.

I’m afraid that somehow, everything she thought was wrong, and that she might actually hate her.

No matter how much being treated as a monster is a daily routine, it is still something to be reluctant to do. Because hatred was an emotion I couldn’t get used to.

Fortunately, his gaze moved directly from her face to the plate in her hand. It was a special stew made with all kinds of ingredients while he passed out.

“…… It is good to eat.”

After putting the plate on the table, he realized that his tone was too sharp.

Disregarding such concerns, Johann immediately sat down at the table and started eating the stew with a spoon.

The stew that was full of the plate shows the floor in an instant. Watching him gobble it up, I naturally smile.

“Would you like more?”
“Yep! Please!”

Hearing the strong voice, she headed straight for the kitchen. From the pot in the kitchen, he scoops up a handful of ingredients and brings it to me.

Perhaps he was still hungry after just emptying a bowl, so he put his nose into the plate and began to inhale the stew.

After refilling it several times, Yohan put the spoon down.

She quickly pushed the bowl away before John said he wanted more, and sat down in front of him.

“Your name?”
“Yohan, this is Kim Yohan.”
“It is an unusual name.”

After finding out his name, Evangeline wrote his name in a corner of her head and chewed the cud several times.

John, John- And as I was memorizing his name, John asked me.

“That… Witch, is that right?”

It was a question that made me laugh. You don’t even know who’s in front of you right now?

She smiled and whispered to him.

“Yes, witch. She is a dangerous archwitch.”
“Ah… I see.”
“… Aren’t you surprised?”
“Yes? Is this the right time to be surprised?”

Surprisingly, Johan showed no reaction even after learning that she was a witch. It was a reaction as if the witch did not know what she was doing.

As expected—Evangeline was certain that he was the person she had longed for. Because no one in this world can react like that when they hear the name witch.

Evangeline then realized that she still hadn’t revealed her name.

“Witch, it’s Evangeline. Call me Eva.”
“Yes, Miss Eva.”

In fact, the name Eva was a nickname allowed only to important people. A name that has never been allowed by anyone before. Hearing this from the man, she snorted as she felt her emotions rise.

“Yes, you know your position very well.”
“Your position…… ?”

As he tilted his head in disbelief, Evangeline took out the letter and held it. A letter from the village chief was in his arms.

There it was written:

“I offer this man as a slave. Please, our village…”

It was a request to defeat the monsters that appeared in the village, because I would roughly offer Yohan as a slave. When I told her that fact, John looked at her with an expression as if he hadn’t heard.

“Now, would you like to read it?”

Evangeline said that and handed out the letter. After holding it out, he realized that ordinary people couldn’t read the letters, but to his surprise, Johann began to read the letters.

While she burst into admiration at her unexpected appearance her, Yohan, who had read all the letters her, handed her the letter again.

“It’s really written that way.”
“Right?”

John’s expression rots. Evangeline, who had lived for many years and never learned why men behave the way they do, began to grow impatient.

And, she made the worst mistake.

“I don’t need slaves now. I’ll send you back to the village if you want.”

Crazy year. Crazy bitch, crazy bitch. What were you talking about? Why the hell are you kicking this opportunity? What if you get rejected?

I look at Yohan in a cold sweat. Please please stay here please break my curse

As if her prayers had reached him, John slowly got up and lay down on the floor.

“Take good care of me. Witch.”
“…… Even if you call me Eva.”
“Eva.”

Done.

Evangeline thought so and looked down at Yohan who was prostrated on the floor. He believes that this person will make his wish his come true.

* * *

“Ah, Eva-sama. There is something I want to ask you.”
“What?”
“Wolves outside the house…… How are you talking?”
“He? Because he is a ghost Isn’t it common sense for spirit creatures to talk?”
“…… Common sense, right?”

I realized that I had fallen into a different world where common sense was lost.