Chapter 108 – 10. Kingdom of Ventorino – Witches and Reunion (2)

“I see… Is it completely different from 18 years ago?”

The Archwitch was in trouble.

If his confidence was his was real, the continent could really fall into the hands of demons. Even if it’s only half over, it’s a victory for the demons. The second coming of the Great Demon King that existed 1000 years ago. The world of demons will open.

Looking at the body of a boy, it seemed that his awakening had not yet ended. The two years he mentioned must have been concerned about the time after the final awakening. He’s still like this now, but back then it was clear that he was probably much stronger than he was.

‘Than me… Strong man….’

It was a strange feeling.

After hundreds of years of living and becoming the Archwitch, she had never met an opponent as strong as herself. She continued to say that it was also because she lived only in the woods and only occasionally went outside, but she was as high as she was as a high witch.

In the meantime, the existence of a man who reached a similar level awakened a new sense.

‘I don’t like the way you look….’

Irena was the first to notice it. But there was nothing she could do. She could not be disrespectful to her counterpart her, who came to make an alliance.

“Then what’s the price?”

After much thought, the words of the great witch were the price. It was a positive sign.

“I’ll establish a witch’s borough.”

“…What?”

“We’ll have to discuss the location a little more, but the location you want. I’ll give the witches a piece of land of the size you want.”

The Archwitch was not the only one surprised by Valdes’ words. Irena, Yueli, and even Ruri. Everyone was surprised except for Rachel, who had little knowledge of the situation.

Anyway, Valdes was the next demon king, and the demon king used his hand to act for him in everything. So he had no problem with any suggestions. So she didn’t know what Irena was thinking about the proposal he was thinking about.

“… I don’t understand. Witches don’t like crowds and being interfered with. But you’re suggesting that?”

“Lie.”

“What….”

“You don’t like being in crowds? That’s a lie. You spread such rumors on purpose. To avoid being persecuted by humans.”

“!!”

“About 500 years ago, the Witches were persecuted by the Cult of Witches. Probably from that time. Living as far apart as possible and keeping your identity a secret.”

The Archwitch was perplexed.

500 years is an event from a long time ago, even a thin record. It wouldn’t be a short time for witches, but it was even more so for humans. Although they have become demons now, it is not something that a being who has not lived for 50 years in total would know. Not to mention, the Goddess Church treated it as a dark history and kept it a secret, so there was even less data.

“…”

“They spread rumors to emphasize their innocence and avoid unnecessary persecution, right? They hate being interfered with. Well, most races do. Is strong.”

“…Under!”

“That’s why you care so much about your pupils.”

I couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Where the hell did you find those things? It was a knowledge that was difficult for non-witch to know, and even young witches did not know much about themselves. It’s just that the older generation does it that way, so it’s just considered that way.

“That’s great. You seem to know more about witches than most witches.”

“Of course. I did a lot of research. And there are witches who have converted to the Demon King’s Army.”

“No matter how much… Whoa. Well, let’s say yes. But not all witches are like that. And as much as they have a strong sense of camaraderie, they also have a strong hostility towards other races.”

“Witches have various characteristics, but the most important thing is that they value the safety of themselves, their families, and their own people.”

“Who wouldn’t know that…?…So it’s a borough.”

“Yes. I will protect you no matter what. Of course, on the premise that we will cooperate and not be hostile to us.”

“…”

Conditions more attractive than expected.

Probably most witches who heard this condition were likely to agree. An autonomous district guaranteed by the next demon king who might become the ruler of the continent. If they could secure safety, at least half of the witches would want to live together.

That’s why safety was so important to witches. Rather, for the sake of safety, they dispersed to the extent that they lived while hiding that they were witches. Being a witch guarantees a long lifespan, but there is no law that makes you strong. Most of the magic used by witches was basically non-combat type, and few witches explored magic to become stronger.

“…For now, I’ll bring it up at the next regular meeting. It’s not urgent anyway, right? Of course I can’t guarantee the outcome.”

“That’s enough.”

A smile appeared on Valdes’ face on his.

This alone was a satisfactory achievement. It was practically an over game from bringing up the words to the rally. Even if he was rejected here, there were a few more conditions that could be added.

Originally, I was thinking of putting it up when war broke out, when I needed to appease the witches when their sacrifices were great, or when I needed to actively receive their help. But it didn’t seem to matter if I gave it in advance now.

Here, even the oath of the former dynasty of Ventorino has not been used yet. The witches were destined to form an alliance with the demons.

After such rough negotiations, small talk came and went in a more comfortable atmosphere.

It was dinner time, so we ate together.

“Hmm. It’s amazing as expected. It’s not the first time that a body made with reincarnation techniques is different, but something is very different.”

“Is that so. Maybe it’s because I only know one person, so I don’t know the difference.”

“This is something you need to analyze and contemplate on your body to understand. You seem to have good magic skills as well, but I can’t.”

Saying so, Dorothea’s face her was full of confidence and pride. I put my hands on either side of her waist and lifted her head proudly, but she was so girlish that I couldn’t help but find her cute.

Just by looking at her appearance of her, anyone could see that she was sleeping and Ruri was her archwitch of her.

“By the way, when is the next meeting?”

“Two months later.”

“What?”

I thought it would be frequent because it was called a meeting, but it was unexpected.

“Still, I’m on the lucky side. Witches’ covens are held once every six months. If I was unlucky, I would have had to wait four or five months.”

“Hmm, how about holding a temporary meeting?”

As far as he knew, it was also possible to hold a temporary meeting and seek the opinion or consent of the witches. It was the information I heard from a witch who had been naturalized by the demon lord, so it couldn’t be fake.

“There aren’t many witches at temporary gatherings. It’s because they’re held suddenly. If it’s an important agenda like this, a regular meeting is better. If time is running out, isn’t it like that?”

“I see. Then I’ll hear the answer separately later.”

“Uh?”

“Because we, to be precise, I’m running out of time. We have to go back tomorrow.”

“Oh, is that so? That’s a bit unfortunate.”

Dorothea licked her lips in genuine regret.

The day was too short.

She had a lot of things she wanted to do with Valdez. She wanted to discuss magic first. Valdes had a deep and wide knowledge for a person who had only been learning magic for 50 years. In particular, he was full of flashing wit and had excellent analytical skills. Perhaps with this level of skill, she would have created a spell or two, so she wanted to analyze them.

She also wanted to study his body his. She wanted to explore the mixed-race body that was created due to alcohol in her previous life. She would gain new knowledge and, if she was lucky, even a great epiphany. To Dorothea, Valdes’ body was attractive in terms of research.

“If we start the discussion today, we’ll never be able to send it tomorrow, so we’ll have to postpone it until later.”

“I agree. By the way… Did I mention I’ll let you study my body?”

“What!”

Dorothea screamed in surprise at Valdes’ words.

As everyone else’s eyes turned to him, he lowered his head in shame and whispered in anger.

“Too much! What was that just about!”

“It’s just a taster to pique interest.”

Dorothea, who had a pouty expression on her face, seemed to think for a moment before she opened her mouth.

“……Price. Come to think of it, the price seems insufficient.”

“Ok?”

“Isn’t the Witch District the price for all witches to form an alliance with the demons? But that alliance is an alliance that requires them to participate in the war as well. Then, I have to pay for the hard work I have to pay for it.”

“Her?”

“That’s a deal with the witch. Quickly pay me.”

Valdez smiled at those words that were plausible, but at the same time shameless. He reacted like a surprise, but that was what he expected. I was thinking of tricking her a bit, sorry, to increase her odds of forming an alliance with her witches, and to actively attract her to her.

“… Let’s pay later.”

“What?”

“Can’t you do it in one day anyway?”

“Um…”

“In addition, the alliance is still stable, but I can’t give you a price. Who knows you’ll just take a promise and do a rough job?”

Dorothea was dumbfounded. Witches valued promises more than demons. But why do you have such absurd doubts?

“I’m the Archwitch! There’s no way I can break my promise!”

“I don’t know. My body must be quite desirable. If the alliance is established, I will lend you my body for 3 days. How is it?”

“Three days? It’s too short.”

“I’ll extend the period depending on the results. Besides that, the Demons, to be precise, if you give me another help, I’ll extend it again.”

“… I stopped this.”

Only believedly did she realize that she had made a mistake. She was too attractive a subject of study, so her greed her was mirrored. She was mistaken because of his attitude to her, even though it was n’t something she could study with certainty yet. It was because it had been a long time since I had done business with someone.

“I can’t. All right.”

“Great.”

Dorothea pulled out her witch’s parchment to make sure this time, and drew up the contract. Not knowing that he might try something else, he quickly wrote down letters and made a pact with magic.

After confirming that the contract magic had been completed, Valdez opened his mouth.

“Oh, but I’m busy and I might not be able to come here again. Maybe you should come.”

“…What?”

“You haven’t decided on the location or the exact time, right? Otherwise, it can be done after the war.”

“Bad guy…”

He himself was a fool How can you fall for such a basic scam? I was in a hurry and made mistakes one after another. He regretted that he would rather have his apprentice inspect the contract.

“Sorry, sorry. I’ll treat you really well when you’re being researched.”

“… Get pissed off.”

“But aren’t you fooled too easily?”

“…… The contract is almost 100 years old. Besides, who would think of deceiving the Archwitch?

“Aha.”

It was an understandable explanation. Not only was it very unlikely that her archwitch would make a pact with her directly, but if she did, she would know that she was a pact, but her big presence could not be so easy to deceive her. There was no Even if she signed a slightly unfair contract, it was obvious that she would have bowed and entered.

“Ugh, I’m really pissed off. Are you thinking of getting me and Ruri outside to get some help?”

“Well, if possible. It’s because the principle is to use everything that can be used.”

“… Heh. I know how to use it to the core when an autonomous district is established.”

“I’m welcome.”

Still, the anger did not rise to the top of her head. A week seemed to be enough to study Valdes’ body his. If so, the required time is 4 days. If you say that you get good results from an alliance in moderation and receive it for a day, it will be 3 days. At that level, you can compromise roughly and give and receive a few help.

She even fooled herself, but it didn’t seem like he was going to be petty. Even if he has formed an alliance, he may break it off if the situation does not go well. I don’t know if he missed it or if he was considerate, but the contract about breaking the alliance was laid loose.

In other words, he also has no intention of teasing himself excessively.

Dorothea thought that was enough.

“…”

Without answering Valdes’ words, she turned her head and looked at her pupil her Ruri. She was chatting with Rachel and Yueli.

It’s been quite a while since she received Ruri, but since she was young, she had been alone with her teacher her, so she secretly felt lonely. I don’t know if they’re the same age, but seeing two people with whom I can communicate well made me happy, and even myself, who was her teacher and mother her, was happy.

‘Anyway, Ruri deserves to be seen outside. She goes out to the nearby town sometimes, but she needs to show the wider world.’

Considering that, having her out of the woods was n’t too bad either.

Maybe that’s why he wasn’t so angry.

“Haha, today I have a lot going on.”

Seeing Dorothea sighing at her, Valdes felt slightly sorry. In fact, there was one more pitfall in the contract. It would take at least a few more months to use this trap.

If she didn’t notice by then, he wouldn’t hesitate to use the trap phrase.

‘Alliance is good, but more than that….’

He thought of what would happen later, and Valdez smiled and asked a question that came to his mind.

“The rooms were given to each room, but is it soundproofed well?”

“… Of course it works.”

“Yes? That’s good.”

I was very fortunate. To Irena, who didn’t take good care of her while she came this far.