City of Witches
chapter-329

1.

True to his words, Siwoo asked Takasho to sit together with the twins down at a table nearby and serve them some snacks.

He figured that with Takasho’s easygoing personality, it wouldn’t be hard for him to get along well with the two.

When he returned to table 1, the table he was in charge of, a witch had already been waiting for him there.

“My, hello?”

“It’s an honor for me to serve you today. Please forgive me, I should have escorted you instead of dishonoring you and made you wait for me…”

“Don’t worry about it, I don’t really care.”

“May I sit down?”

“Do as you like.”

Throughout that exchange, just like how she didn’t budge even an inch from her seat, her gaze also didn’t move around, looking straight into Siwoo’s eyes.

The first thing that Siwoo noticed about her was her curly black hair and jade-colored eyes.

While this was the first time he had ever worked in a host club, after serving so many witches in these past few days, he could figure out a witch’s ‘level’ just from her attire and the atmosphere she exuded.

Whether she was rich or not.

Or whether she was a high-ranked witch or not.

He could also roughly guess their intention to come here, such as, maybe she came here to check out Siwoo’s magic.

Or maybe she just came here to satisfy her curiosity towards the so-called male witch.

This was why he felt incredibly nervous when he was facing this particular witch.

It was their first meeting, but he could feel the overbearing atmosphere emanating from her.

From her dress, which was made of several elaborate layers of silk…

This was the kind of clothes that couldn’t be washed if it ever got dirty, instead, they needed to be thrown away immediately.

In her hand was a long tobacco pipe made out of ivory, with a large diamond sitting on its end.

From her relaxed attitude, it was clear that she wasn’t here to make the most out of the fifteen minutes chance that was given to her.

He could tell that she was at least a grand witch.

And she was incredibly rich.

Actually, incredibly rich couldn’t cut it to describe her, as she definitely had a bunch of money that was rotting away somewhere in her vault.

“It’s a great honor to serve you today, my name is Shin Siwoo.”

“I know. You’re famous, after all.”

The rich witch slowly blew out some smoke from inside her mouth as she started to examine his face.

Meanwhile, Siwoo opened up a glass of champagne before pouring it into the two glasses in front of him.

The witch only watched him without saying a word.

“...”

Perhaps it was because he was exhausted.

But, he felt some kind of intimidation from her gaze, to the point that he felt suffocated.

“May I ask your name, Ms. Witch?”

“My name?”

The witch gently raised her glass and moistened her lips up before answering him.

When she moved the glass away from her lips, Siwoo could see a bright red lips mark on the rim of the glass.

“It’ll put you in great danger if you were to know my name, you know?”

“What kind of great danger exactly?”

“Can’t specify what kind.”

This was definitely the first time that he had to deal with this kind of customer.

Normally, the witches who came here would show their excitement toward the fact that they were meeting him, a male witch, or maybe to some of them, a rare specimen.

Considering that they had to queue up for a long period of time, sometimes, their excitement would be overwhelming for him.

However, this unknown witch was quite relaxed. Not only did she not appear to be excited, he could also sense a dangerous glint in her eyes.

“It seems like you’re a woman of many mysteries. Then, is it okay if I were to refer to you as Ms. Witch from now on?”

Siwoo gulped nervously inwardly, but he managed to say his words without stuttering.

If there was another host club in Gehenna, he’d probably suspect that this witch was some kind of ‘assassin’ sent from that particular host club to make a mess out of him.

“So, do you mind?”

“...”

She tilted her head, sending him an intense gaze, yet no words came out of her mouth.

But, behind her gentle smile, Siwoo could feel it.

Her smile hid a certain depth.

It was so deep and so black that he couldn’t guess where its bottom was.

Though her eyes possessed the bright color of jades, he couldn’t see any light reflected from them.

‘What kind of witch is she and what kind of life has she been living?’ Such a question naturally came to his mind as he stared at her.

“You know, you look just as handsome as they said. Totally my type, I like it.”

“Haha, you’re too generous with your praise.”

Normally, this was when he should say something like a professional host to her to probe for her reaction.

But, it was hard for him to come out with a proper line when even the atmosphere she exuded already suffocated him so much.

Suddenly, the witch flicked the tip of her pipe toward the ashtray before standing up.

“Now that I’ve seen your face, it’s time for me to go.”

“Huh?”

This was also the first time that Siwoo had ever seen a customer doing something like this.

Of course, deep down, he was glad that he didn’t need to have anything to do with this witch anymore, but he was here to help out Takasho.

Before anything, he asked her the reason why she was in such a hurry to leave.

“Already? Was there something that I did wrong? If you think I was lacking then—”

“Oh no, you’re good enough. I only came here to satisfy my curiosity anyway. Here’s a tip for you.”

The witch put some gold coins on the table and left.

“See you next time.”

Siwoo could only see her departing back as no one even tried to stop or talk to her while the clacking sound of her heels filled his ears.

Though, he didn’t have time to ponder too deeply about this particular witch, since he had to serve his next customer immediately.

2.

In the Latifundium, now deserted without any traces of people, a witch could be seen, walking.

For every step she took, her appearance changed.

Her jet-black hair turned into gorgeous platinum-blond hair, flashing the color of an ivory. Her height, previously stood at around 160 cm, was increased to around 170 cm.

Not only that, both her face and skeletal structure also changed.

Though, rather than changing, it was more accurate to say that her appearance returned to its original state.

Her previous appearance was the result of an alteration by an artifact called ‘Persona’. It was the appearance that she normally used to go around Gehenna.

“Still the same old Gehenna. Boring and stale.”

She was a Criminal Exile, a member of Qlipoth.

The Witch of Desire, the one who had taken the lives of countless humans and witches alike, all under the guise of ‘magic advancement’.

Bianca Belleli.

For Criminal Exiles, Gehenna was basically the enemies’ camp.

However, despite that, Bianca’s strides were filled with confidence, proof of how confident she was in her own abilities.

The confidence that even if another witch were to find her here, she’d be able to bury her promptly without making a fuss.

“Let’s see, where was the doghouse again?”

Bianca turned her head around.

Just like a tropical forest, the trees in the Latifundium were dense enough to cover up the sunlight.

Not only that, since she had to suppress her magic to a certain extent, her range of vision was worse than usual, causing her to wander around for quite a good while.

“Oh, there it is.”

After she made a turn around a rather large tree, she could see a signpost with ‘doghouse’ written on it.

Of course, the doghouse in question wasn’t an actual doghouse, but a small cave hidden between big rocks and large tree roots.

-Vrrrr!

As she approached the cave, a sound that was similar to that of countless bees buzzing entered her ears.

If one were to pay closer attention to that sound, one could also hear the sound of dripping honey and the sound of a wounded animal panting.

“How are you, my Ea? Nothing happened, right? You protected our house well, right~?”

“...Mmph…mm…”

A bright smile appeared on Bianca's face as she turned her gaze down at Ea, who was wriggling like a bug.

Her eyes were covered by a strip of black cloth, meanwhile her mouth was shut with a ring gag.

Except for the restraints that were binding both her arms and legs, preventing her from closing her limbs, her whole body was pure white.

Sweat oozed from all over her body while the love juice coming out from her crotch was plentiful enough to form a small puddle on the ground.

Adult toys were inserted on both her holes. She twisted her body around, as if trying to escape the forceful pleasure that she had to experience.

“Nothing happened to you while I was gone, right? I was worried about you, you know? Like, what if a bad person came and harmed you while I was gone?”

“Mmh…! Mm! Mmph…!”

With a smirk, Bianca lifted her leg and kicked the dildo with the heel of her shoe playfully.

Every time she did it, Ea’s body would tremble violently.

Her breaths, filled with fear, came out of the ring gag that was already soaked in her saliva.

Bianca bent down and removed her gag.

As she did that, stuttered words started to come out of Ea’s mouth; Her voice trembled.

“W-Who…are you…? A-Anyone t-there…? P-Please…save me…”

“Ah, right, I forgot.”

After saying that, Bianca snapped her finger and all the restraints placed on Ea’s body disappeared.

The bindings on her limbs and the black clothes covering her eyes were removed. Even the magic that blocked her hearing was removed.

“Aaa…aa…”

Ea immediately found Bianca standing in front of her, as she started shedding tears; Her face distorted from fear and anxiety.

To summarize what happened, Bianca and Ea infiltrated Gehenna through the backdoor that the latter had created in the past.

As soon as they arrived, Bianca threw Ea into this cave.

She then blocked both her sight and hearing before amplifying her sensitivity several times by using drugs.

Then, she proceeded to do the so-called ‘neglect play’.

Of course, things weren’t that simple, since like her, Ea was a Criminal Exile.

Not only that, due to her notorious cruelty and viciousness, she was placed among the most dangerous of the Criminal Exiles.

Now that her rank had fallen to the 13th and she had lost all her abilities to resist thanks to the Ring of Subordination, the consequences of her past action would come in more severely than before if Gehenna were to find out about her whereabouts.

So, while Bianca was leisurely staying inside an inn in Lenomond Town, Ea had to fight a whole battle on her own out here.

When she felt that her moan was about to come out, she’d try her hardest to suppress it, just in case that someone were to pass by and hear her. The slightest stimulus from outside would make her jump in surprise and she had to experience the jumping sensation between carnal pleasure and fear of death.

For her, who had been experiencing such a thing without knowing how much time had passed, Bianca’s presence was nothing short of a salvation.

“Poor thing… Were you scared? Come here.”

“M-Master… H-Hic… M-Master…”

Ea immediately crawled to her, albeit rather awkwardly, as if she was a cultist meeting the head of the cult.

The way she desperately and cutely tried to cling to Bianca made her look like a puppy that was about to be abandoned.

“Hehe, look at you. You’ve become really cute now.”

“Y-Yes… F-From now on, I-I’m gonna do my best… I-I’ll become even cuter, s-so, p-please… P-Please don’t abandon me, Master…”

Still, no matter how much this unconventional play drove her towards the edge, Ea’s reaction was way too abnormal.

Normally, she’d just glare at Bianca with eyes filled with hostility while gritting her teeth.

The thing was, Ea was no longer the Witch of Aquarius of the past.

In the months since Bianca took her under her care, Bianca had been grinding both her pride and ego to dust to the point that there was nothing left.

She inflicted all kinds of dark and twisted sadism without holding anything back.

Ea had to endure both pain and pleasure all day long.

Whether it was punishment or reward she received, everything would be done according to Bianca’s mood.

With Bianca continuously injecting drugs into her system, Ea eventually lost her power to resist.

In other words…

She had truly become Bianca’s obedient dog.

“I get it, so can you move away a little?”

“M-Master… P-Please…don’t throw me away…”

“Haa…”

Bianca let out a sigh before gently pushing Ea away as she clung to her tightly without any sign of wanting to move away.

Then, she mercilessly kicked her in the stomach.

“Urrg!”

Ea curled up like a bean bug, spit came flying out of her mouth.

It seemed like the pain she received was so great to the point that her lips turned pale and her body trembled.

“S-Sorry… Cough… I-I’m sorry…”

This was the result of everything.

The vicious witch Ea Sadalmelik became an obedient witch who’d instantly apologize if Bianca were to hit or kick her for no reason.

Seemingly happy with her reaction, Bianca smiled before lowering her body down.

Then, she gave Ea a warm embrace.

“Jeez, you don’t need to worry. Who said I’d abandon you? I mean, you listen to me well, don’t you? There’s no reason for me to abandon you”

“H-Hic…uuu…”

“Stop crying! It’s thanks to you that I got to sneak into Gehenna without problems, so I’ll never abandon you, okay? You know the reason why I treat you so harshly sometimes is because of my love towards you, right?”

“Y-Yes… I-I know…”

As if Bianca’s arms were the only place she could be at ease…

Ea snuggled into her arms, shedding tears of relief and joy.

“To prove how much I care about you… Today, the reason why I came out on my own was to investigate your enemy. All for the sake of avenging you.”

“...Huh?”

“You told me about that male witch, no? The one who raped you and stole all the magic you accumulated over the years. That disgusting thing…”

“...”

“Since my Ea is currently more hopeless than an insect, it became my duty as your owner to enact your revenge in your place. What do you think? Aren’t you happy that I’m doing all this for you?”

“N-Now… I-I don’t care about revenge anymore… A-As long as I can stay next to Master, I-I’ll be okay…”

“Oh my, what a good girl you are~”

The current Ea had lost both her power and pride.

Even Bianca had no way of knowing what was going on in her now messed-up head.

Well, she can go around saying that she doesn’t care about revenge anymore, but what if I just get her to face the person in question directly?

It would probably be fun to get that male witch to rape her again, hehe.

What would happen if she is subjected to the same atrocity by the same person?

Will she stay as obedient as she is right now?

“This world is just filled with so many interesting things, isn’t it?”

“Y-Yes, Master, you’re right…”

“I hope there will be more interesting things happening in the future.”

Bianca then stroked Ea’s head gently.