Chapter 51 – 51. Liberation

Margaret’s curse disappeared. Right after having sex with me. Unless you’re an idiot, you can’t help but know that it has something to do with the fact that you had sex with me.

“How did this happen?”
“…… I know. What happened?”

But Margaret pretended not to know anything. As he gazed at it, Master called me.

“John, don’t you know anything?”
“Yes!? Ah yes…… I’m fine too…….”
“Right? Hmmm, does the curse disappear if you hang out with John for a long time? If not, something else…….”

Master, who was deceived by the lies, accepted it as it was, and began to think about the reason why Margaret’s curse was lifted, like a witch who uncovers the secrets of the world.

Heck, the witch’s curse was the shackles that plagued all witches. Some even say that the curse is the biggest reason why witches can’t get along with humans.

But, a way to get rid of the curse appeared?

‘I’m sure I’ll try to find out…….’

I looked carefully at Margaret. She was staring blankly into the void with an expressionless face like Master’s, wondering what she was thinking.

In the end, breakfast came to pass.

* * *

“Your disciple.”

While washing her dishes, I was called by Margaret and headed to her room separately. As soon as I entered the room, she took magical measures to completely isolate the room from the outside world and cautiously opened her mouth.

“This… Maybe it’s because of that?”
“…… I guess so.”
“Ah, ah-! What should we do! How do you do it!”
“What are you doing? Isn’t it good that the curse has been lifted?”
“That’s the problem!”

Margaret glared at me with a fearful expression.

“Whether this is permanent or temporary, Evangeline will be trying to figure out why the curse was lifted!”

“Yeah…… If you can solve it, anyone will try to solve it.”

“Okay! That’s the problem! Imagine if Evangeline realizes that having sex with you is the key!”

Hearing her words, I tilted my head, but soon I had a hunch what could happen if the fact was discovered.

What would happen if my master, who loves me so much, found out that I had sex with another witch faster than he did?

It seemed difficult to keep alive.

“Hopefully…… Are you going to die?”
“Hopefully? 100% sure!”
“Mr. Margaret can just run away.”
“Idiot! What does that mean! I just figured out how to break the curse, so go back to the old days!?”

Margaret’s words made sense. It is normal for a witch whose curse has been lifted even for a moment not to want to go back to the past, just as a middle schooler who has learned the taste of meat cannot stop eating meat.

This is the liberation of the soul, the dream of every witch.

“…… Then how do you do it? I can’t hide it forever.”

“First of all, I’ll find a way somehow, so don’t tell Evangeline. Understand? Never – never get caught? It’s not just me dying! You can die too!”

“I will not die…… Ah yes. All right.”

Even for a moment, I could read the true intention of Margaret’s words in her eyes. Even if Master caught me, Master would not kill me.

At most, it would be to the extent that it would weave until the moment it died while saying that it would remove the smell of Margaret or something. But Margaret is different.

Threatened with death by Master, she could try to kill me at any time. Because if you can’t have it, you won’t let anyone else have it…… The one and only treasure in the world can be broken without mercy.

‘I can’t hide it forever…….’

After making an agreement with Margaret, I returned to the living room.

* * *

After that, Margaret’s curse disappeared- but my routine didn’t change much. Preparing meals, training, playing with Beatrice, taking a bath together and sleeping.

However, just the invisible person being seen causes a lot of inconvenience to others.

“…… Ritz. Are you wearing some clothes?”
“Yes? I used to be like this?”
“Woah, you used to go like that!? You mean John went around like that in front of you!?”

The Master was horrified to see Margaret naked. Since Margaret usually walks around so confidently, I originally thought that all witches were like that, but even to the same witch, Master, it seemed that she was not naked.

Margaret had always been like this, but she replied bluntly, as if asking what was wrong.

“No, there are only women here. What’s the problem? Disciple? Would your disciple rather like it? Is it not?”

“Yes? No, I never really liked it…….”

“Really? The subject of getting an erection after seeing my naked body every day?”

Hearing that, I kept my mouth shut. To be honest, I wasn’t a eunuch, and I didn’t have the confidence that I wouldn’t get an erection even after intuition of that body at my age.

As I kept my mouth shut, Master frowned and slapped Margaret’s bare breasts.

“Don’t flirt with our Yohanie! You crazy bitch!”
“Ahhhhh!? What, what!? When did I say I hit my tail!”
“Noisy! Get dressed right now, or you’ll end it with me!”

Although Master didn’t say much when Margaret was out of sight, he began to be wary of her after she began to be seen.

The reason could very easily be guessed. When Margaret was out of sight, I would not have known her appearance or figure.

You would never have thought that you were equal to or better than yourself, and you would never even have thought that you were showing off your naked body with your easy-going personality.

So, after seeing what Margaret was doing with her own eyes, she must have felt a sense of crisis.

“Ah, okay! I will wear it, because I will wear it!”

In the end, Margaret, whose bare breasts were stained red, declared surrender and went straight back to her room.

Seeing this, Master wiped the sweat from her forehead and gave me a thumbs up.

“The villain is defeated! John!”
“Ah yes….”

I don’t care.
For ordinary men, I thought that Master might be the villain.

* * *

Two days later, around the time Master and Beatrice had gotten used to Margaret’s appearance.

As usual, Margaret came out to the living room, stretched herself, and naturally tried to sit down at the table.

“Haaam- Huh?”

Margaret, who tried to pull the chair, realized that the chair didn’t move, and called out to me with a strange tilt of her head.

“Disciple- The chair here is strange, isn’t it? It must have been glued on. Don’t move.”
“Yes? It can’t be.”

I went straight over and pulled the chair. The chair pulled up without any problems. I tilted my head, and Margaret tilted her head as if it were strange.

However, since it was annoying to think about it in the morning, she sat down casually and waited for others. Master or Beatrice.

After a few minutes of waiting for her to sit down, Master and Beatrice crawled out of their room.

“Johan- Good morning.”
“Good morning. Master.”
“John, me too.”
“Good morning, Beatrice.”

After greeting the two, the two nodded and sat down at the table. The two sat down at the table and looked around as if it were strange, tilting their heads.

“What? Did Ritz sleep late?”
“Yes? What is that……”

After listening to Master’s words, I tried to answer by asking if Margaret was right in front of her. However, seeing Margaret’s expression, she kept her mouth shut.

Margaret’s expression was full of anxiety. She waved at me and raised a finger in front of my nose as if telling me not to tell anyone.

“…… Hey guys.”
“John~ Wake up Ritsu quickly. I mean hungry.”
“No, can you hear me?”
“Or are you upset because you hit me in the chest the other day? Umm… That was a bit wrong in my opinion….”
“…… Evangeline, you fool, idiot.”

Over and over again, they called the other witches anxiously, but the two talked to each other with an expression as if they couldn’t hear Margaret’s words.

As if feeling despair at the fact that the curse was working again, Margaret’s expression turned black.

Poof, Margaret, who used magic to escape from the chair, looked at me and beckoned.

“…… Disciple, can you follow me for a moment?”
“…… Master, I-I’ll wake Margaret.”
“Will you?”

I followed Margaret, who was trembling with anxiety, and moved to her room. Clap—As soon as the door closed, Margaret was wrapped in my arms and began to tremble.

“Margaret, sir?”
“…… I’ll stay like this for a little while.”

Most witches live a life isolated from society due to a curse. Involuntarily, not voluntarily. It is no different from bullying from the world.

Margaret, who had escaped the shackles that bound her soul, even for a moment, cannot bear the chains that bind her again.

I can’t stand this feeling of soul shattering.

“Disciple, military.”
“Yes, Mr. Margaret….”
“… I’m sorry, but I- I don’t have the energy to move, so…”

Won’t you eat me?

It was the saddest request in the world, and I finally complied with her request.

* * *

“Hey—! Sorry, I overslept!”

After a while, Margaret stepped out into the living room with a smile on her face. Seeing her face, the two continued to eat, bruising her as if asking why she was so late.

As they continued their meal, the two sniffed and tilted their heads.

“Hmm?”
“What’s the matter?”
“No, it just— it smells weird.”
“Strange smell?”
“Something like the smell of chestnut flowers…… It must be an illusion, what?”

Evangeline thought it was no big deal and went over it lightly.