A Journey Of A Delusional Witch
Chapter 8: From Other People

Inside the Union...

My name is Laila. I work as a receptionist at Gata's Union branch.

The reason why I chose this Occupation, I didn't choose it. I was forced by my parents to work.

If I could choose, I would rather be a housewife and live off my husband's living.

If I had.

Although forced, inevitably I continue to undergo this work. Maybe there is a handsome and brave young man who wants to ask me.

Four years have passed and there has been no progress at all.

Thanks to that my passion for work is increasingly fading. Until I was caught lazing around and was punished for always going through the night shift.

Yes, Union doors are always open for 24 hours.

"Haha... Another glass!"

"Hey, that's my food!"

"... Hicks"

Ah, why do I have to look after these drunkards...

"Miss Laila, is there a problem?"

The one who greeted me was a man a little older than me. Even so, she had a face that seemed childish with her short-cut brown hair looking messy like it had never been combed.

His body was shrouded in armor made from the skin of a second-rate Mobs, Stone Lizard who lived far to the east.

His name is Turbo. He was an Adventurer as well as the Headmaster of a Guild called Iron Sword. A Guild containing the Otherworlders.

His name sounds strange. But if you compare it to the other Otherworlders, the name is fairly normal.

"As usual, lamenting the fate"

"Haha, if you keep going like that then men are getting away"

"Even if I smile, the only people who see them are these drunkards!"

Otherworlder, they are immigrants from another world.

Thanks to the blessings of Kahyangan, the doors between worlds open and they are sent into the world to help this world to grow better and safer.

When they first came here... Uhhh! My head hurts.

"At least you'll have plenty of time during the day to hunt for prey"

"How can I if I sleep all day long! So, is there any progress?"

"Still nil, other than the violent behavior of the Mobs, there is no new news"

"So there's still no new news, yeah"

""Headmasters!""

The man who took part in our conversation was the headmaster of the Union in this town, Alfred.

He used to be an S-level Adventurer who retired and switched as a Headmaster in this city.

"Tumben Headmaster is down here. Is there a problem?"

"That's, I feel bad air"

"Oh, just in the wind anyway"

"Haha... There's a salary he wants to cut well"

"Sorry joke!"

Just as we were joking, suddenly someone entered the Union.

His figure wearing a black robe with a dirty bottom was proof that he had just come from out of town. In his hand was a wooden staff slightly taller than himself. And on his head was a conical hat... The witch!

Wait a minute, it's possible that he's just another Otherworlder dressed like a Witch.

Or that's what I'd like to hope for.

Even I who had no fighting ability could sense that the man beside me, Headmaster Alfred was in full alert mode.

Other adventurers felt this strange and stopped what they had done before.

Seeing this, the Witch(?) It just smiled and said...

"Heh, there's no need to tense up like that. I just want to sell something and go"

After saying that, the Magician walked gracefully toward the material exchange.

When we were close enough, I could see clearly.

She was a girl younger than me. He had dark purple colored hair that was scattered until it reached his hips. Under his conical hat was the face of a beautiful girl who was comparable to a noble girl.

Although it was only a little, I could see her smooth but pale skin as long as it was not exposed to the sun.

As the others were stunned to see it, the Headmaster muttered something that broke this silence.

"The Forest Dwellers"

Just as I was about to ask what she meant, the girl who was originally busy handing over the materials she wanted to sell, faced here with a glitter on her face.

"Oh, have you ever seen one of my kind before?"

"Once when I was an Adventurer... I killed him"

Waita minute! Headmaster, what do you mean? So you've been a killer all along?! Shit, I have to quit this job.

Not only me, even Turbo and the other Adventurers were shocked by the statement made by the Headmaster.

But instead, the girl simply smiled as she said.

"intriguing. Then, how many of your comrades died?"

"Of the twelve, only three survived including myself"

Wh-what does this mean! Nine people died just to face one of her relatives, who exactly was this girl!

"Well, it's not like I know that poor girl, so you can calm down. Then, you, your hands stop moving!"

"Sorry"

My colleague in charge of counting the materials that the girl was carrying immediately returned to work with cold sweat drenching her face.

But seriously, what is really going on!

For a few seconds, no one spoke. It was fortunate that the Headmaster again took the initiative to break the silence.

"Seeing that there is no grudge between us, I think it's only natural for me to introduce myself. I am the Headmaster of the Union in this city. Alfred. If you can tell, who are you?"

This...! I've never seen the Headmaster speak this decency! He won't even be this polite in front of the Mayor though!

"Alright, introduce... I'm the Witch of the Ibis Forest, Lavender"

He really is a Witch! Moreover, he said he was from the Ibis forest!

All the people who heard him were shocked as if they did not believe what he said.

"So, is the strangeness in the Ibis forest from five days ago the result of your actions?"

"Five days? Also, what oddity do you mean?"

After that the Headmaster also explained the strange that happened to the Ibis forest.

Five days ago, it coincided with the presence of the Otherworlders who were said to be from the third wave. An unusual phenomenon occurs in the Ibis forest.

The trees suddenly swayed as if they were dancing with the wind. All the Mobs inside instantly shouted, howled, and ran uncontrollably.

The day after the incident, the condition of the forest suddenly changed.

The originally passive Mobs were now becoming aggressive. Even Mobs who should be in the deepest part of the forest scatter out and roam in the outer part of the forest that is usually used by beginners to hunt.

Thanks to that, a team of investigators has been dispatched to ascertain what really happened. One of them was the Guild led by Turbo.

After hearing the explanation from the Headmaster, the Witch smiled as if she had just gained an epiphany.

"Ah... It's been five days!"

What'sthis?! Does he suck at time?

"real right. So, does this have anything to do with you?"

"If you don't have to worry about that. Ibis is just looking for attention. Once I'm done with him he'll definitely calm himself down"

Since I didn't know what they were talking about, I pulled Turbo who had been listening and whispering to him.

"Hey, do you understand what they're talking about?"

"Funny you ask, I want to ask you the same thing"

Different from us or the other Adventurers, the Headmaster seemed to understand what the Witch meant.

"...honestly, I don't know either. But I don't think so"

"Oh, thank you. Oh, what a coincidence. Your money seems ready. Ah, just make sure, do you have an identification card?"

"Do I look like I have it?"

"Well then, for the sake of maintaining a good relationship between us, how about we give you an identification card? Take it easy, it's just an ordinary card, there's no weird magic in it"

After that, I was ordered to make identification cards for the Witch. As promised by the Headmaster, I was ordered to remove the tracker function from the identification card.

After receiving his new money and card, the Witch resigned... Or that's what I thought.

"Hey! Catch that bird!"

"HYAHA... The fry bird is ready soon!"

Two adventurers stormed into the Union while chasing an owl with brown feathers and apparently a coat of arms on its chest... Shit I can't see it clearly.

The owl flew around the Union's interior before finally alighting over the Witch's Staff... Oh dammit!

"Hey hey, what is this? Another otherworlder?"

"This lady is beautiful too, how about coming with us?"

Oh no, they are Daniel and Danis. A pair of Adventurers who are famous for their bad behavior. Thanks to their behavior, they were known as Dan brothers.

They looked at the Witch with the full face *****.

Just as Danis was about to touch the Witch's shoulder, she suddenly cried out in pain. Daniel who was about to ask what happened, also suffered the same fate.

"A.a.a.a.agfuck!!!"

"A... What is this, root!"

Yes, suddenly there were vines growing and creeping up their legs. Not until there, it seemed that the vines were also growing through the clothes and piercing their skin and flesh.

The Union floor was instantly moistened by fresh blood.

Everyone who saw him was only able to fall silent without doing anything. Turbo, who was trying to advance to help them, was stopped by the Headmaster.

"They're done"

At the words of the Headmaster, the moaning voice of the Dan brothers became increasingly.

Those who were unable to endure the pain, fell and rolled on the ground. Only to find that the same plant that had snared their legs began to creep all over their bodies through the parts of their bodies that touched the wooden floor.

Slowly but surely, their entire body was covered by vines that were red in color as they were moistened by their own blood.

After a long time, their moans finally stopped.

The Witch, Lavender. From then on just stand still while looking down and brothers who moan in pain.

Slowly, he turned his head and faced here.

Her eyes, her originally beautiful violet eyes, now contained only a deep killing aura emanating from her two eyes.

"Yeah!"

I, unable to look into his eyes, could only take refuge behind the reception desk and hope that it would all end soon.

"I'm sorry for the treatment of our members. With this I will make sure that this incident will never happen again"

"Have that promise"

After stepping over the bodies of two people who used to be Adventurers, the Witch gracefully walked through the Union door and disappeared in the middle of the night.

In a clothing store...

I've been working as an employee at a clothing store for three years.

It was ordinary at first, until finally the people called Otherworlders came and brought about change.

Thanks to them, I had to work late into the night.

Fortunately, I work in a store that sells women's clothing. If I had to serve a male customer in the middle of the night like this... Just thinking about it has made me creep.

The cling!

Ah, there's a customer.

"Hello, happy dat..."

O Gods of Kahyangan, what sin have I committed that I should obtain such a Customer.

Black robes and conical hats. Yup, she's a witch.

Unlike the Otherworlders who liked to dress like Witches, this one was the real one. I'm sure a hundred percent for that.

How would I know? Then change my position here right now!

Although she was like a human girl, but her eyes looked like a demon. Just looking at his eyes was enough to make anyone who saw him silent like a statue.

Like me now.

The witch walked leisurely inside the shop while continuing to pick up some of the clothes on display.

After several rounds, the Witch stopped right in front of me while carrying a lump of cloth in one of her hands.

His eyes, his violet eyes, looked straight at me!

"How much should I pay?"

Ah, I'm dead....

The next day I was woken up by the shop owner. He said I passed out on the shop floor with three gold coins lying next to me.

When the shopkeeper asked me what was going on, I just replied.

"Mrs, I want to stop"

In a bookstore...

As time goes by, the energy you can muster weakens. Therefore, I who was originally a B-level Adventurer chose to retire and manage a bookstore that I set up myself.

Thirty years have passed.

From the beginning of simple learning books, now I have also sold general knowledge books, famous novels, to books that teach magic.

Coupled with the story books introduced by the Otherworlders who came to this world two years ago, the books in my shop became increasingly diverse.

The cling!

Oh, there's a midnight customer like this.

As I looked towards the entrance, I lost all my will to move!

What passed through that door was not a human, he was just a monster with human skin!

Thanks to the work I am doing now, I am reading a lot. This includes the folklore and fantasy stories brought by the Otherworlder. Accompanied by my experience as a former Adventurer, I was able to easily recognize what monsters had entered my shop.

The witch!

Unlike the cheap imitations done by the Otherworlders, this one was the real one!

The human-skinned monster also walked around every bookshelf there was. When he found something that caught his attention, he immediately picked up the book and went around.

It didn't feel like ten minutes had passed, the ten longest minutes I'd ever felt in my entire life.

Thud!

A mountain made of books was placed right in front of me.

"How much should I pay?"

Never once in my life have I condemned myself for providing this many books in my shop.

With great effort I tried to move my frozen hand.

While praying to the Gods in Kahyangan, I saw the book one by one.

Alchemy Base, know medicinal plants, various Potions, how to make Magic Items, know Magic Formation. Well he's a witch so it's only natural.

History, folklore, fantasy of the Otherworlder. He must be interested in something like this as well.

Hmm...?

A bedtime story, a picture book, how to read and write?!

Here, what is this Witch planning! Did he kidnap a child to become a slave or what?!

Since I was afraid to ask, I just handed over the books and immediately finished this buying and selling process.

After the Witch walked out into the darkness of the night, I immediately closed the shop and went to sleep.

Ahhe... I think I'm gonna have a nightmare tonight.