Chapter 38
Chapter 38
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 38
Chapter Title: Love Potion (1)
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After all that grueling labor, just when I thought I'd finally catch a break, I wondered if the stress had given me dementia.
Thankfully, it hadn't.
Or was this really something to be thankful for?
Siwoo approached the carriage, which stood quietly as if beckoning him, his steps hesitant.
He hadn't forgotten.
He was originally supposed to visit the twins over the weekend, but Amelia's sudden summons had left him standing them up.
Still, since it was Amelia who called, what could the twins do about it?
He figured they'd understand and let it slide, so he hadn't made a big deal of it.
But why did opening the carriage door feel so terrifying?
The windows were covered with black and white fabric, blocking any view inside. Siwoo swallowed hard and stepped in.
"Pardon the intrusion."
His eyes widened the moment he entered the carriage.
The interior was far larger than the outside suggested.
The floor was perfectly carpeted in red, and the ceiling was so high it was hard to believe they were inside a carriage.
This could easily pass for a mobile villa.
It must have used space refraction magic.
Space refraction was a common spell used throughout Gehenna, nothing surprising there.
Most of it, however, relied on the mana flowing through ley lines and water veins.
Applying it to a moving carriage like this would cost a fortune in maintenance.
As expected of the famously wealthy Gemernai family.
At that moment, the dim space lit up brightly.
The candles flickering weakly in various spots burst into flame.
And with that, he spotted Odile and Odette sitting side by side on the sofa, facing the door.
Arms crossed, they lifted their chins arrogantly, glaring at Siwoo with haughty, stern eyes.
Of course they'd react that way.
He was just a slave who had broken his promise on a whim.
"There's a misunderstanding. Let me explain what happened step by step..."
"Close the door and come in."
"Yes, ma'am."
Even as apprentices, witches were witches.
Seeing them angry after only ever witnessing their carefree, giggling selves was intimidating as hell.
Siwoo carefully shut the door and walked over to the twins.
"We treated you like 'Assistant this' and 'Assistant that,' made it nice and comfy for you, and this is how a slave repays us?"
"No, that's not it."
"Not it? Then why'd you blow off our promise like that?"
Odile's childish voice stabbed down like icy hail.
"I'm sorry. But there were unavoidable circumstances."
"We'll hear how important those circumstances were and decide your punishment then."
As he tensed up, wondering if it was more serious than he'd thought, Odette's whiny voice chimed in.
"Sis, my eyes hurt. How long do we have to keep this up?"
"Odette, quiet."
"Assistant probably had his reasons."
Odette, thrilled to see Siwoo after so long, puffed out her chest unnecessarily as she spoke to him.
"By the way, Assistant, our magic was awesome, right? It was this song called 'Fairies' Prank'—it makes people spin in circles and get lost."
"It... it was amazing."
"Right?"
Siwoo pushed past Odette's beaming pride and explained the previous events step by step.
There wasn't much to detail at length.
Amelia had summoned him, so he'd gone to Border Town.
It had happened without warning, so he couldn't inform Tarot Town.
From now on, he was Amelia's exclusive slave, not the Caretaker's.
That was it.
"...That's how it went down."
"See? Assistant wouldn't do it on purpose."
"Hmph, I still can't forgive him."
As expected, the twins seemed convinced enough.
Though Odile still looked somewhat dissatisfied.
"So Professor Amelia gave you these clothes too, then?"
"Yes."
"They suit you well."
"Thank you."
Even Odile, arms still crossed, tossed out the compliment casually—must mean the outfit was sharp.
"Oh, right! Assistant, wanna hear something hilarious?"
"Odette! We said no telling that story!"
As Odette opened her mouth, Odile started flustering.
The tension, already half-hearted, evaporated in an instant.
Odette dodged Odile's attempt to cover her mouth and continued, unable to hold back her laughter.
"Sis got so mad when you didn't show that she kicked the bed."
"Stop! I was finally setting the mood!"
"Her shin hit the bed frame, and she rolled around on the floor crying."
"I wasn't crying!"
So she did roll around, huh.
Odile's face flushed beet red as she glared at Odette, then turned to Siwoo.
"Assistant, wanna hear something even funnier? I found Odette's suicide note once."
"Sisss! Why bring that up?!"
The tables turned.
Odile gleefully continued, while Odette charged in like she was ready to kill.
"Wanna know why?"
"Sis, if you tell, I'll eat all the snacks you hid in your room!"
"She got her first period and thought she had some deadly disease."
"Sissssiisss!!!"
"Odette cried so pitifully back then... I didn't know anything either, so I cried with her."
"Die! Die!"
"Ack! You brat! You spilled mine first! I told you not to!"
"That's different!"
And then...
"Assistant! I'll tell you more funny stories about Sis!"
"No, Assistant! Ignore her and listen to mine! Mine's funnier!"
The twins started chirping like baby birds begging for food.
"Don't listen!"
"Don't listen!"
"Odette's stories suck!"
"Sis's stories suck!"
After spilling each other's embarrassing histories for a while, Odile and Odette finally called a truce under Siwoo's mediation and sat at the table.
What a farce.
Siwoo let out a deep sigh.
.......Phew...
.......Phew...
After the battle of wounds with nothing gained, the twins slumped on the sofa like some holy truce had arrived, utterly drained.
Their cheeks still flushed from lingering excitement, clothes and hair a mess, they panted for breath.
"Odette..."
"Sis..."
Their eyes met, and after staring at each other for a moment, the twins embraced warmly.
"I'm sorry."
"No, I was more wrong."
"I realized too late that all these fights leave us with nothing."
"I'm sorry for launching a preemptive strike against our agreement."
"There you go. Isn't it better when you two get along?"
They bickered a bit, but their bond was this strong—that's why they were always stuck together.
Siwoo watched them with a warm, fuzzy feeling.
In truth, these episodes were embarrassing for them but just plain adorable to him.
"I won't let you steal first strike ever again, Odette. Get ready."
"From now on, I'll attack so thoroughly Sis can't counter."
"Uh, um..."
They looked pretty mature for their age, but their antics were pure kids.
Were all witches like this?
"Anyway, can I head out now?"
It didn't seem like a huge deal, and they'd apologized properly, so Siwoo cautiously asked, thinking he should sort his things at the dorms.
Permission was, of course, denied.
"Where do you think you're going? Sit."
The twins, who had been glaring daggers at each other, quickly tidied their hair and sat on the sofa.
"Assistant, we get it—unavoidable circumstances. Holding it against you wouldn't be right."
"Thank you for understanding."
"But we were upset too. It was our rare day off, and we wasted the whole time waiting for you."
"That... I said I'm truly sorry."
Odette scurried off somewhere and pulled a thick book from a shelf in the corner of the carriage.
"Anyway, while we were waiting around bored, we came up with a great idea."
She flipped through the book energetically and opened to a page, showing it to Siwoo with tiptoes like she was bursting with excitement.
"We're making this today."
"What's this?"
"'Eros Potion.' We've actually already made it."
The answer came from Odile.
In her lap was a vial of pink liquid that screamed "suspicious magic reagent."
"We were reading this 'Guide for a Lady's First Night,' and the word 'love' kept popping up."
"But no matter how much we thought about it, we had no real way to know what it's like."
"But nothing's impossible with magic! So we prepared this."
The twins tag-teamed the explanation like seasoned hosts.
"The effect is super straightforward. Any woman who drinks it falls deeply in love—for exactly one hour."
"And you want to test it on me?"
"Of course."
"Of course!"
That's why they held onto him.
"Yes, but we need a little extra help from you."
"This potion needs one more ingredient... which we can't get."
"Semen, right?"
"You're catching on quick."
From Odile's further explanation, it seemed any man's semen wouldn't do.
"Because to fall in love with you through this potion, it has to be your semen. Freshly extracted."
Another man's would be useless, and after drinking the potion made with Siwoo's, they had to see him within 10 seconds to fall under the charm. A ridiculously finicky crowd control spell.
Why make something so trashy?
The retort rose to his throat, but with his weakness in their hands, he had no choice but to play along.
What could he do?
"Anyway, I think we've explained enough."
"So, drop your pants and hand it over."
Siwoo hesitated briefly before obediently lowering his pants and handing it to Odette.
The twins' eyes zeroed in on his lower half in an instant.
Still showered with overwhelming attention, his member wilted shyly under the pressure.
"We wanna try it quick—can you do it right now?"
"Um, it's embarrassing with someone watching. It takes way longer. Give me a bottle or something, and I'll handle it."
"No need. We'll extract it."
As expected, that was shot down.
Siwoo felt a complicated mix of emotions.
Of course, he didn't hate the pleasure this situation promised.
Letting the twins handle it would feel amazing with zero effort.
But it also felt like committing a crime against innocent kids.
Above all, he dreaded this reaching Count Gemernai's ears later.
"Sis and I studied super hard together. We'll do great now."
"Wanna sit on this sofa?"
"...Lady Odile, Lady Odette, if Lady Gemernai finds out, she'll be furious. How about we don't do this? At least not until you're full witches..."
Siwoo tried protesting as Odile led him to the sofa, but it was pointless.
Odette ignored him entirely and engulfed the head in her mouth.
"Mmm... Shall we start?"