EP10. Witch Hunt (1)
EP10. Witch Hunt
Sean went home with mixed feelings.
He had a lot of things he went through today and it was something that would give him a strong shock.
Of course, the root cause can be narrowed down to two.
One is a reunion with Tina.
Actually, this is it. Since he had already faced Tina the other day, he was somewhat prepared for her, so he wasn’t too embarrassed.
The second one is really important.
About Lielcia’s true identity.
Actually, Tina had talked about Lielcia’s true identity before.
But at that time, there was a lot of distrust in Tina, and she didn’t believe her words because she was right after Lee Elcia helped her.
But should I believe it now?
Lee Elcia deceived herself and her villagers, saying that she was nothing more than a trickster.
“Wait.”
Thinking about it, there was something a little odd.
Cruiser, Edward, and Sepia, who guided her, said that Lee Elcia would be her trickster.
A perfect swindler who didn’t serve God in the first place and just followed his actions.
But Tina didn’t say that. Because she came into her room after bringing up her subject of Lielcia.
Rather, she used to say this to Sean.
Leelcia is none other than a witch’s child.
Who is right? Maybe both sides are right.
The witch’s child might have been tricked into believing that he was a priest who served God.
In the end, there is one thing you can be sure of when you put all of this together.
Lee Elsia knows that she is no ordinary person. She knows she’s hiding something from her.
“Lil sister…”
Shaun blurted out her name, full of indelible complexity.
***
When Levy returned to her inn after learning her magic, Sean was waiting for her in her first floor seat. Spotting her Levy coming in, Shawn greeted her.
“You came quite early?”
“Yes. Did Shawn go out today?”
“That’s right…”
As Levy was talking with Sean, she realized that the boy’s expression was unusual, and she asked anxiously.
“····Is something wrong?”
“Huh? Why all of a sudden?”
“What can I say? Your face looks a bit dark. You don’t seem to have any strength.”
Sean pondered for a moment. Telling these facts won’t solve the situation for Levy.
Rather, it might be like making her worry and burden only increase.
‘Let’s talk to each other whenever we have difficulties. Are we only with each other? After all, the only people we can trust in the future are the two of us.’
I remember what Levy said in Laes.
She was wounded by a monster and fell down. Right after she woke up, she said just that.
She doesn’t even think about herself being sick, she only cares about her friend.
‘As expected, it’s correct to say…’
Sean looked at Levy with her resolve. How should she start talking?
She hesitated for a moment, choosing her words, then finally started calling her name.
“····Levi.”
“Hmm. Shall we go outside?”
“Huh? Out?”
“Yes. You were supposed to have dinner together. You didn’t eat it first, did you?”
“I don’t think so.”
When Sean gave a timid response, Levy smiled as usual and grabbed Sean’s arm from her.
“Then let’s go! I’m hungry. hehehe.”
“····Really. Okay. What do you want to eat?”
“Hmm. Well? There are so many that it is hard to decide.”
The way she held on to herself and stepped forward was the same as when she was young.
Sean, who had been touched by the recent awkward current, finally felt a little lighter in his heavy heart.
***
As Sean and Levy walked outside, she was able to throw off the burden of worry that had been trapping her for a moment. Sean was happy just to be out and about laughing and chatting with Levy.
It was because Shawn had found the look of Levi in Levi.
It was only then that he began to see the image of his childhood friend, Levy, in Levy, who had felt strange for the past few days.
Shaun prayed that the future would be the same.
“I was wandering around so much that I forgot to eat dinner.”
“When I really woke up, the sun was setting. Aren’t you hungry right now?”
Levy answered Sean’s question in a playful way.
“You mean that? Right now, Levi-sama is starving to the point of starvation.”
“Yes. That’s the Levi I know.”
“····What? What does that mean now? Are you making fun of me for being a pig?”
“A. What are you talking about. Let’s go to a restaurant right now. I need to eat dinner.”
Ignoring Levy’s teary eyes, Shawn entered the restaurant.
Because it was late, there were no other customers in the restaurant except for themselves.
The two had a delicious dinner while talking happily.
I was a bit taken aback when a very luxurious dish was served, whether it was a restaurant frequented by aristocrats or the rich, not only the quality of the food but also the atmosphere.
“Shaun. Shall we try this one too?”
Sean followed Levy’s gesture and looked at the menu.
“…Wine? It’s alcohol.”
“How are you? We are no different from adults now.”
What Levy said was true. She didn’t have a clear standard for being an adult, if I had to insist, but in general, when she reached her 15th birthday, she was treated like an adult.
“····Yes. It would be okay to try it once.”
Anyway, it was quite surprising. I never thought Levi would take an interest in her drink.
Isn’t it strange that she will eventually drink alcohol as well? Levi is the type who places great importance on her food.
The two ordered the cheapest bottle of wine.
After somewhat awkwardly filling the glass with wine, the two stared at the glass for a while.
“Then shall we drink?”
“Yes.”
Shaun lifted his glass, sniffed it, and took a careful sip.
It was a very strange taste. The taste of grapes was clearly revealed, but I didn’t feel that delicious. Rather, the bitter and sour taste was strong, and the sweetness of grapes was not felt well.
Maybe it’s because I’ve never eaten grapes in my life. Sean felt that the wine didn’t quite suit him.
Meanwhile, the world’s Levi must have been a little nervous about her first drink, so she carefully raised her glass and glared at the wine in her.
Then, as she watched Sean cautiously put it in her mouth, she became conscious, and then Levy poured the wine in one gulp.
Levy also had a sense of mystery. Could it be the taste of alcohol she has never felt before?
But before she could feel anything more, Levy felt her face flush and her head dizzy.
For some reason, her mood was just getting weird, she burst out laughing for some reason and she was sleepy at the same time.
“····Levi. Are you sure you’re not drunk…?”
“Me…? No, I’m not drunk.”
Sean realized when he heard Levy’s answer. That Levi was drunk.
You can think of it as just one drink, but she guessed from the moment she drank her first drink in one sitting.
It was embarrassing. She has something important to say to Levi.
Even if we were to talk about anything else later, we had to talk about the really important Count Lipeor now.
Of course, after listening to Tina’s explanation, fortunately, there is a high probability that Levy will not be in danger right away.
She has been hiding her identity for quite a long time and has been her countess.
But that doesn’t mean it’s okay to keep sending Levi to the tower. She knew there was danger, but she didn’t have to risk it by pushing herself.
In order to prevent Levi from going to the tower tomorrow to learn magic, you must tell Levi the truth now. That her teacher, who now teaches her her magic, is her witch’s child.
Seeing Levy smiling, she decided that if she hesitated any longer, she might miss her chance entirely, so Shawn decided to speak up right away.
“Levy? There’s something I’d like to tell you…”
“・・・・Huh? What····?”
“From tomorrow, I will learn that magic, can I not go out?”
“Why all of a sudden…? You don’t like me learning magic…?”
Sean shook his head and replied to Levy, whose horse tail was getting more and more saggy.
“No, that’s not it… You know that count.”
“Yes. Why is the teacher…?”
“····Teacher? Anyway, I think he is a bad person.”
“What does it mean to be a bad person…?”
“The Count of Ripeor was said to be the child of a witch.”
“Witch Iai…?”
Sean sighed. Come to think of it, Levi didn’t even know what a witch’s child was.
She had never told Levy what she had heard from Tina.
“It’s not Witch Lee, but the witch’s child.”
“What is a witch child…?”
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Sean explained it simply and concisely so that Levy could understand as much as possible.
For example, the one who caused the curse a while ago was the witch’s child.
“Hey. Therefore····. Are you saying that the teacher is a bad person…?”
“Right. . . . I understand correctly, right?”
“Of course! You’re saying that the teacher is the witch Iai…!”
Sean sighed at Levy’s questionable answer.
If that doesn’t work, I’ll have to talk to you again tomorrow morning.
Meanwhile, Levy, whose cheeks were visibly red, stared at Shawn with half-closed eyes.
She said to Sean with her mouth slightly loose.
“Shaun. Do you remember what I said…?”
“Huh? What words?”
“You said you had something to say over dinner…”
Sean remembered for a moment and remembered Levy’s words that morning.
That’s right. In fact, he realized belatedly that the purpose of this meeting itself was because Levi had something to say to him.
However, Sean had no idea what he was talking about.
Maybe he is a very serious and heavy subject like he said.
Maybe. On the contrary, it may be a much more light-hearted talk than I thought.
“I did. What are you talking about?”
Even though Sean asked, Levy didn’t answer for a long time.
Levy just looked at her Sean and filled her own empty glass with her own wine. She then inhaled, as before, in one gulp.
“Aren’t you drinking too much?”
“It’s okay. Because I’m not drunk.”
Shaun was confused because Levy spoke more clearly than before, just like his own answer.
Are you really not drunk? Maybe it was because it was my first time drinking.
Then Levi suddenly lowered his head.
At her erratic behavior, Shawn looked at Levy with concern.
“····Levy?”
How should I express it? Sean felt a great sense of incongruity and uneasiness.
Because of her girl named Levi sitting across from her own.
When Levy lifted her bowed head, her feeling intensified.
The flushed cheeks, blurry eyes, and gasping look in her eyes were unfamiliar to Sean.
The familiarity of earlier is gone.
The girl in front of her was no longer the childhood friend Sean knew well.
She seemed to be the first person I saw. It was so unfamiliar that Sean was afraid.
On the disappearance of familiarity. Because what it meant was so simple.
“Shawn…”
“·······.”
“What does Shaun think of me?”
It means the end of the relationship so far.
Sean and Levy. It represents a new change in the relationship between the two.
She is no longer a childhood friend.
She’s just one woman that Sean doesn’t know.