[Incest] Creating a Friendly Family 633 (Shin Joohee) (Cafe) (Witch and Cats)

633

Shi-woo passed through the wide central lobby and headed towards the stairs before reaching the corridor with the elevators.

The signboard placed between the stairs and the railing looked like it belonged in front of an old medieval inn or general store.

The blackened wooden board was densely studded with iron ornaments, and the sharply curved metal frame exuded an antique yet sophisticated feel.

The name 『The Witch and the Cats』 was inscribed on it in Gothic-style gold lettering, and decorations resembling melted red wax flowed along the edges.

Below that, a large, thick board was attached.

Various recommended drinks and desserts were written in chalk on the black-painted board, decorated in a cute way, making it look like a signboard from a fairy-tale teahouse.

The most eye-catching phrase was written largely at the top center of the board.

‘Limited Event Today – One Drink (Any Drink) + Tarot Reading + Raffle Coupon = 8,000 won’

‘Check Your Destiny.’

The attractively handwritten phrase reflected the light from inside the building and sparkled, with small flower-shaped drawings around the edges.

The phrase ‘Tarot Reading’ reminded Shi-woo of the crystal ball reading he had received from Seul-gi at the magic academy last time.

Could this also be an event linked to the academy?

The stairs leading to the basement felt like a secret passage connecting to the backstage.

Recalling the image of the cafe that Cheol-jin had told him about, Shi-woo slowly stepped down the stairs.

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Descending the stairs revealed a long corridor decorated to resemble a forest.

Shi-woo looked around and slowly walked forward along the maze-like corridor.

Passing through a forest path intertwined with moss and vines, Shi-woo finally reached the small underground world.

The cafe’s name was elegantly engraved on a large, transparent glass door.

With a slightly pounding heart, Shi-woo placed his hand on the glass doorknob.

Then, taking a deep breath, Shi-woo opened the glass door and entered the cafe.

Chiring~!

A cheerful chime rang, and a spell-like scent tickled his nose.

The subtle scent of herbs and vanilla, and a slight hint of spice, gently embraced Shi-woo like magic.

The cozy interior, with its medieval European style and warm lighting, came into view at once.

A temperature of somewhat dreamy energy, different from everyday life, was transmitted to Shi-woo’s skin.

“Welcome~”

The female employee standing at the counter greeted Shi-woo with a quiet smile.

A face and voice that were hard to guess the age of… and an expression…

The faint wrinkles around her eyes and mouth subtly revealed the time she had lived.

Rather than simply looking old, she possessed a deep and solid weight.

Could she be the female employee that Cheol-jin had been guided by?

She seemed more like the owner of the store than an employee…

Her slender face with charming eye smiles, neat silhouette, and kind and soft voice spread out as if embracing the narrow hall space.

Shi-woo bowed his head and greeted her.

She had the aura of a middle-aged woman, but within her was the ease, dignity, and beauty that young faces did not possess.

She was wearing a suit and had her hair styled in an antique braid.

Her figure drew sleek and elegant curves, and each of her movements exuded a quiet charm.

In particular, her breasts, which seemed to fill her bosom, reached Shi-woo with a natural ease and grace, not a forced display.

Her movements left a lingering impression, as if even time had stopped for a moment.

The moment he made eye contact with her, Shi-woo’s penis, which he was covering with his bag, twitched violently.

A sense of déjà vu, as if awakening forgotten senses, touched Shi-woo’s cheeks.

Along with the unfamiliar déjà vu, he felt an irresistible attraction, as if he would be fatefully intertwined with her someday.

Her face was definitely a face he remembered seeing somewhere.

No! Even if he had never actually seen her, she felt like one of the people he knew.

Shi-woo stared awkwardly at her face, as if frozen for a moment.

He wondered if she would show any reaction to him…

With a baseless expectation that she might speak to him in some special way…

She tilted her eyebrows slightly, as if wondering, with a smile on her face.

In response to her reaction, the sense of sexual expectation and strange conviction he had felt a moment ago was instantly stained with shame, heating up Shi-woo’s face.

Shi-woo quickly looked around the cafe, as if trying to gloss over his gaze.

Then, as if nothing had happened, he began to look around the cafe, pretending to look for a seat.

The bar-shaped counter and the cooking area, which stretched out long, neatly occupied the center of the cafe, and tables were sparsely placed at regular intervals, as if surrounding them.

The narrow space on the hall side, which was in contact with the counter, felt quite deserted.

There weren’t many people gathered, and only occasional quiet movements created small noises in the space.

Customers seemed to be sharing silent solitude and peace, absorbed in their respective daily lives…

And across the space in front of the cafe counter, he could see two separate doors.

Doors that were made to separate men and women to enter…

Behind them, there seemed to be an internal space separated like another world.

Faint conversations and light laughter leaked through the gaps.

“Shall I guide you inside~?”

The middle-aged woman standing at the counter spoke to Shi-woo, who was looking around.

“Yes? Ah, yes…”

Shi-woo answered her words in a daze.

At her gesture, the hall employee who had been serving, moving through the tables like air, approached.

Neatly tied hair, a clean shirt, a simple black apron, and a pencil skirt with a side slit.

She was wearing sneakers on her feet.

The outfit, which fit her body naturally, gave a neat yet eye-catching and sophisticated impression.

On the boundary between modern practicality and an antique atmosphere, her outfit felt somewhat heterogeneous yet naturally harmonious.

“Would you like to follow me this way?”

The employee gestured and spoke with a soft smile.

The atmosphere of the space seemed to soften with just her clear smile.

Shi-woo bowed his head to the middle-aged woman at the counter once more, and then followed the employee towards the entrance inside.

The inside of the men’s entrance, which he entered after drawing back the curtain, was covered on all sides with thick cloth.

A small room where the curtains hanging on both doors created a boundary, giving the feeling of being cut off from the world.

The low lighting and the strange energy that glided through the air created a secret atmosphere that was a step away from reality.

Small lockers were neatly attached along the walls, like lockers in a changing room, and a basket was placed on the table next to them.

It was a setting that seemed to be considerate of customers so that they could temporarily leave their belongings or items they were carrying.

The small but systematic space gave the impression of entering a somewhat ritualistic place, rather than simply being inside a cafe.

This was definitely a place prepared for storing clothes and luggage when the dark cafe opened.

He had heard about the dark cafe before, fleetingly, through Cheol-jin’s mouth.

Like a clue carelessly thrown about a secret place, it was a story that he had dismissed without a second thought at the time.

And today at lunch, he was able to hear the stories about this place in detail once again through Cheol-jin’s mouth.

The ledger and slave contract he had received from Se-jin Noona, the group blind date of Se-hee Noona that he had been caught up in under the guise of dieting, and the strange things that had happened around Shi-woo…

The moment he finally found the clue as to how all of those things were intertwined with the academy…

The space in the story, which had only been imagined until now, began to take shape in front of his eyes.

An unknown tension flickered on Shi-woo’s face.

“It’s faint, but… is this your first time today?”

Seeing Shi-woo looking around curiously, she smiled softly and spoke to him.

“Yes? Ah… yes…”

Shi-woo paused for a moment at the unexpected question, then answered awkwardly, as if slightly embarrassed.

What did she mean by faint? Like the déjà vu that Shi-woo was feeling, did it mean that she seemed to have seen him somewhere, but her memory was vague?

Or was it a greeting ment that she was carefully laying down to avoid making a possible faux pas to a customer who might have visited several times?

“We also run a dark event cafe here during the day~ Smartphones and other items are prohibited from being brought in at that time, so we keep them separately for you!”

The employee was kindly smiling and explaining in detail, as if trying to resolve Shi-woo’s curiosity.