episode_0177

“Carla. Carla? Are you going to wash first?

You had a hard time today too.

It was very difficult to help me… ?”

“Ugh… Yes… ? no… !!

More fun than you think… There was… …

Then shall I wash first? Ahaha!!”

“Ah!! Carla!! Take your towel with you!!”

The two girls who came home after today’s service were busy cleaning up after they came back from outside.

Yui took out some of the tools she had brought with her and began to clean them, and thanks to her, Karla, who was able to soak in the bathtub first, hurriedly entered the bathroom and started to get some water.

Carla, who was looking at the water falling into the bathtub with a splashing sound, was lost in thought for a moment, and then began to unpack the clothes and underwear she had been wearing one by one.

“Uuuuu… ♡”

And after a while, Carla was finally able to soak in the warm water of the half-full bathtub, and leaned her back against the wall of the bathtub with a sweet sigh.

But despite such pleasant actions, her heart could not be at ease.

A subtle sense of discomfort was growing in Karla’s mind as she was deep in thought about something she had seen.

‘that… What was it… … ?’

‘ha… I’m sweating… …

‘I’m glad I have you.’

A blue-haired woman who was talking to herself as if there was someone else there.

And, if it squirms as if responding to her voice, it is something that can be called her ‘skin’.

The black film that suddenly covered her body, which was obviously naked, was showing an irregular and fluid appearance that could be called a living thing.

‘At least… It won’t be Warmhausen’s…

also… No matter how much I think about it, I’ve never seen anything like it… … ‘

Warmhausen, where engineering technology has developed so much that it is called the ‘nation of steel.’

In Warmhausen, where you can’t help but smell the smell of iron and lubricating oil for even a moment, I’ve never heard of someone making something with something similar, let alone that liquid metal.

Besides, if the blue-haired woman used something related to that, there was no way Carla herself wouldn’t have smelled something related to it.

‘It’s a nose that has been trained with all kinds of drugs… !!’

I think that might be a bit dangerous.

Anyway, all he felt from the woman who approached him was her body scent, which felt strangely sweet.

It was impossible to even compare it to the smell of iron or lubricant.

‘or not… Chaoxing… ?’

However, comparing it to the woman’s face and external features, it would be easy to conclude that it was not the case.

A Chaoxing person with blue hair and blue eyes.

Isn’t this a sound that would make even kind-hearted Yui unable to bear it and burst out laughing while holding her stomach?

The Chaoxing people, who had strong pride in their nationality, were also famous for not changing their external characteristics carelessly.

I heard that the women there, like Yui, have very simple makeup and that there is a social atmosphere in which they do not necessarily dye their hair.

‘Yui… !! Don’t forget once!!

Let’s break through just once… huh??

Let’s wear couple earrings~!!’

‘Hey!! that… Stop it, Carla… !!

I really shouldn’t do that… !!’

Body issued… How many months did it take to pierce Yui’s ears and put on an earring for Yui, who was running away saying strange things?

Yui didn’t seem to care much because she was now used to foreign culture, but just thinking about her reaction at the time made me think that this kind of thing wasn’t easy.

At least in recent years, the trade between Groden and Warmhausen has led to a somewhat more active exchange in fashion?

‘Did I say that people who dye their hair are dangerous enough to be avoided? ?’

In any case, if we assume that the thing covering her skin was a product of biotechnology, it could fit quite naturally under the circumstances.

The field of life is clearly their specialty.

However, I heard that they are sensitive to technology leaks outside of their family.

People who appear to be foreigners would not have allowed their technology to be leaked carelessly.

‘As expected, he is from Groden… Maybe… …

then… What on earth was that… … ?’

In the current situation where there was nothing to be certain about, Carla’s expression was gradually becoming darker.

A vibrant black film began to gradually surround the blue-haired woman’s body, like a planaria spreading out, and adhered to the skin of her attractive naked body as if coating it.

No matter how much I think about it, it is incomprehensible how the black entity that exposed her body, which was considered quite beautiful even as a woman, soon melted into a blue color and turned into a beautiful dress.

‘perhaps… Magical arts… ?’

He had heard that there were many different types of magic, so he began to think that what he had seen might be part of that.

First of all, this phenomenon cannot be explained, at least with what you know.

It was safe to say that most of the things one did not know came from magic, such as magic that changes physical laws, magic that summons something, magic that manipulates the essence of things, etc.

Today’s incident is nothing more than an incident, so all we have to do is just let it go.

‘I don’t know… … ‘

Questions and feelings of discomfort fill your mind and you don’t know why they are bothering you.

I feel like I’m forgetting something important.

I think I’ll be able to realize something if I just stay a little longer.

“I know… want… … ”

If there is one thing that I can truly know right now, it is only one thing.

A situation where a friend’s family, who were not in the same department or particularly close, but once had a good time together in the same place, are about to give up their own dignity.

‘Am I thinking about it for nothing…? … ?’

Of course, Marie’s worries were even deeper because she, as an outsider who had no real relationship with the decision, had no right to interfere with the decision she had made after careful consideration.

However, when I found out about it later, I realized that Anne, Marie’s younger sister, would definitely be sad.

Even if it was a useless nonsense, she had the feeling that she did not want to create such a situation if possible.

‘If I can help someone named Marie…

and… If I could know anything about that woman… ‘

If that happens, something will definitely change.

That my current frustration would be resolved in an instant.

That’s what she thought at that time.

So today too, she was leaving the dormitory with Yui, who was wondering when she would give up and was having a hard time even coming up with a scenario to deceive her.

Speaking of volunteering, it’s safe to say that she’s been showing up for work for four days. Carla, who was with Yui again today, was once again setting foot in Changgwan.

Carla started her daily routine with a smile on her face as she greeted the security guard gangsters who nodded and greeted her when they saw her.

“Ugh… therefore… … today…

Disinfection… !! I’m going to disinfect… !!

People soak things they use in hot water…

Heat kills germs!! Then everyone will be healthy!!”

“Wow… !! Yui looks great today too!!”

As expected, Karla began to help Yui with her work, praising her new girl every day, but her attention was focused elsewhere.

A woman with blue hair, wearing a blue dress with a design almost similar to yesterday’s, as if she were a single-dressed lady.

The time spent so far paid off, and what she found out was that she was called by her subordinates by the name ‘Vivian’ and by the nickname ‘Blue Butcher’.

When I asked a question, such as whether I liked Changgwan or was curious about this place, the bachelor gangsters who fell for the charm of a young and green girl were busy talking.

Suddenly, Carla’s throat was gurgling as she swallowed saliva at the truly terrifying nickname.

‘Against the same thugs…

He single-handedly fought a 17 to 1 battle… ?

Maybe by using magic… … ?

Then it might make sense… ?’

As the ‘Vivian Mage theory’, which could simultaneously explain the unidentified something covering her skin, gained strength in Carla’s mind, there was a new thing holding her back…

‘But… If you used a magic spell to defeat 17 people…

I wonder if there was a sign… ?’

The fundamental energy of magic was quite powerful to make a lobby full of corpses clean with just a little cleaning.

Of course, since magic involves using magical power, let’s say that the destructive power can be controlled by touching various parts during the casting process.

But what was important was speed.

‘The reason why the Department of Magical Design and the Department of Magical Applications are separate… … ‘

Although I heard this from a friend, there was a fundamental difference between the two.

The Department of Magic Design specializes in creating magic arts, and the Department of Magic Applications specializes in utilizing the created magic arts.

In other words, the ability to utilize magic is an essential element.

Among them, the biggest factors are casting speed and casting delay.

It refers to how quickly you can complete the casting of a magic spell, starting from a certain moment, and how much time is needed to adjust the magic inside your body after using a magic spell once, until the next magic spell is used. .

However, while using enough magic to kill 17 people, there was no harm to those around them?

That means that he did not use a magic spell powerful enough to kill 17 people at once, and that he killed each of them one by one with a magic spell of small firepower while waiting for the casting delay.

‘The casting delay of the battle mages on the front line…

10 seconds… I thought it was about… ?’

Even those with really good skills had to wait a certain amount of time each time they used a magic spell before they could use the next magic spell.

Then, based on a very simple calculation, the time it takes to kill 17 people is 17 seconds.

However, each time you use a magic spell, you have to wait for a casting delay of 170 seconds.

Even if she was trapped in the lobby and killed one or two thugs with magic, if the rest of the people attacked her in droves, she would be helpless.

In all respects, the expected time is approximately 3 minutes.

How did she survive during such a long period of time, when it was no wonder that she died several times, and why was such a talented person still working as a manager in a store like this?

A difficult task even for a very talented application mage.

It could be that he had underestimated magic.

Magic is a field as vast as alchemy.

Perhaps there was something that could buy time to last those three minutes, and it was not uncommon for individual sense to overcome a weakness.

But at least for now, Carla had no choice but to think this way.

‘You’re not a mage… …

Was there something wrong with the assumption? … ?’

However, the fact that these seemingly vicious gangsters treat Vivian with contempt is proof in itself, so there’s no way the rumor is false.

‘Manager? ‘Is it about 10 days since you arrived?’

‘That’s 10 days. ‘Because it was seven days until yesterday.’

‘Isn’t it the opposite? Today is amazing!!’

‘Oh my gosh, what I said was right!!’

And the next day, while chatting with the gangsters, Carla’s mind became increasingly complicated as she received strange information that she had only appeared a little over a week ago.

A few days before they came to this window, a woman named Vivian appeared?

‘Strange… … ‘

I was feeling an incomprehensible sense of discomfort.

“How are the supplies prepared?”

“It’s perfect!!”

“Okay, fill it out in advance before you start work.

Today, a group of guests who made a reservation yesterday are also scheduled to come.

During the afternoon hours, you have to properly check and receive guests. Got it?”

The more I looked at the woman, who seemed to be nothing more than a manager or madam in charge of the store, the more I looked at her, the older she seemed.

Of course, if you look at the face alone, it felt a little dry.

‘Mid 30s… ? If you do well, the beginning… ?

no… Something… different… …

rather… Maybe they’re the same age… … ?’

You can tell a lot about a person just by looking at their face, but can’t you judge everything about a person based on that alone?

As a close friend of the Department of Alchemy, Karla was a cheerful girl who had seen countless people and never doubted her eyes for others.

Moreover, the way he treats others is too dignified to be considered a mere commoner.

Even for Carla, who normally finds etiquette inconvenient, she could be sure that the woman had received professional etiquette training.

In addition, for a person of that age who loses stamina as they get older, for some reason, he looks neat and bubbly with a lot of stamina, even acting like a girl.

‘That must be…’ … ‘

It must have felt similar to the immature daughters of noble families trying to imitate noblewomen clumsily.

In reality, it didn’t feel that clumsy.

Obviously, her demeanor is really correct, and it would be difficult to find even a single flaw.

However, although I feel like I have received etiquette training and absorbed it quite well, I feel like it has not yet become ingrained in me.

Etiquette is not something that is ingrained in one’s body, so breathing is a courtesy, but it can be seen as something that one has to force oneself to pay attention to and try to follow.

If you tried to imitate your mother, you would definitely feel that way.

Even though he is an adult now, it is as if he cannot yet imitate the composure of an adult that his mother learned through experience.

And more than anything, it was thought to belong to an older woman, as it was supported by firm and elastic skin without any blemishes.

‘There must be a reason for the feeling of discomfort…

On the surface… There doesn’t seem to be any problem, but…

Something feels off… … It’s clear… ‘

Carla was quietly looking at the figure of a woman who looked like her own age in everything except her face, and then noticed her disappearing somewhere, and after sneaking another look at Yui, she started to follow her.

“Yes. If you boil it like this…

It’s clean and sanitary…

Carla… ? Carla… … ?!

Did you at least go to the bathroom? ?

Say something and leave… … ”

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‘Where are we going…? ?’

It was still a little early for Marie, who comes here every evening, to arrive.

At this hour, when it was still early for lunch, curiosity was beginning to race through the mind of Carla, who was quietly following Vivian as she began to wander around the building.

Of course, maybe because my skills aren’t that good, I almost got caught yesterday for following me.

However, fortunately, I made an excuse to go to the bathroom that was right next to me, so I ran away to Yui’s side and held my breath…

However, once you learn, you will improve at everything, and after doing it for a day or two, Carla learned and felt something and was able to use her brain a little more.

Carla, who had taken off her guest slippers and was walking lightly with bare feet wearing only socks, saw the image of Vivian turning the corner at the end of the hallway.

Accordingly, Carla walked to the corner at a brisk pace, and when her head peeked out, she could see Vivian standing in front of a door and knocking on it.

‘Umm… Over there… …

Whose room was it… ?’

I thought I remembered something, but was it inevitable that I still felt like I didn’t know?

Eventually, the door opened and Vivian entered, and this time, Carla, who had been spying on the place through the keyhole, was about to move forward.

“What are you doing?”

“……Ik… !!”

Karla was so startled by the hand holding her shoulder that she couldn’t even scream, and when she turned around, she saw a familiar face appear in her face.

Why is she here again? Hye-ryeong’s suspicious eyes are directed towards her.

“Is there anything there?

More than that, what are you still doing here?”

“You… !! Why here… !!”

Seeing Hye-ryeong expressing her astonished feelings with very reluctant eyes, surprise was spreading across Carla’s face.

“You weren’t in the dormitory, so I came looking for you because I thought something was going on?

Did you forget? This is a back alley.

It’s not a place for students to wander around.

Especially not from a famous restaurant. Let’s go back.”

When I ended up in a situation where I was like a child who got caught doing something bad, Carla, who was actually caught doing something bad, tried to squeeze out words somehow.

“What does that mean all of a sudden… ?

you… It has nothing to do with you… !!”

“Why doesn’t it matter?”

However, Hye-ryeong seemed to be really worried as she grabbed Carla’s hand.

‘Ah… he’s a strange guy, but he’s actually good…’

Carla, who was almost thrilled when she heard those words, couldn’t hide the way her cheeks swelled at Hye-ryeong’s next comment.

“I care about you because you are Seobang’s younger sister.

If it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t have even bothered to sell myself here.

Are you planning on getting your brother caught up in the gossip? Let’s go back quickly.

I will never forgive anyone who leaves a stain on the path of our party.”

“Yui and I can at least hide our faces… !!

And you can be the West as you please!!

Until dirt got in my eye… !!”

“A child is doing something he wouldn’t do, so what are you trying to do?

Don’t lose your strength and just follow me.”

In the end, a power struggle begins between Carla, who cannot go on like this, and Hye-ryeong, who is trying to take her away somehow.

Carla was starting to get dragged down because of the two-tier difference in weight.

“… Let go of this… !!

I can’t… !!”

However, Hyeryeong’s eyes narrowed as she stopped while trying to drag Karla away as something dark silver sticking out next to Karla’s face reflected the sunlight and sparkled.

“Why don’t you take your hands off our customer?”

Although the protrusion came from behind Karla, it was precisely the shape of a sword aimed at her.

And the blue hair of the person holding the sword is gently blowing in the wind blowing through the window…

In response, Hyeryeong stopped and began glaring at the other person with a displeased look in her eyes.

“Have you never thought of yourself as a customer?

I wish you would think carefully about who you are pointing a knife at right now?”

“It doesn’t look like that at all, does it?

I don’t know who you are, but I know this isn’t your territory.

And the guideline here is to kick out misbehaving customers.”

Vivian, who had not lost any momentum despite Hye-ryeong’s threats, responded to her words, and Hye-ryeong’s face was becoming distorted.

The reason why Hye-ryeong stayed still when the sword was thrust at her was not because she was afraid of the sword in front of her or worried about getting hurt herself.

Hye-ryeong did not even allow Karla, who was caught in the middle, to get hurt, and clearly expressed her confidence that she could overpower the opponent in front of her.

However, the other person, Vivian, seemed to mistake it for a guesthouse.

Hyeryeong, who was glaring at Vivian like that, the smile on her face disappeared and she began to widen her eyes as if she were dumbfounded.

“At best, it is a pimp who sucks the blood of those below.

How dare you try to teach me without even knowing the topic? Isn’t it fun?”

“No? Are you threatening me? Are you disrupting business right now?

Speaking of running away from home, isn’t the beating good for a bitch who doesn’t know that it’s dangerous outside the blanket?

Will it go out quietly, or will it taste hot? I’ll leave the choice up to you?”

And with Vivian’s leisurely counterattack, the smile on her lips growing even brighter, the atmosphere became even more hostile.

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