Witcher's Atelier

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"A twisted man walked a mile of twisted road.

Holding a twisted sixpence in hand, he came to a twisted crossroads,

buy a crooked cat for the woman, and a crooked dog...

With a crooked gardener, they lived together in a crooked mansion."

There was no sound of cicadas...only the burning mansion and the incomplete singing.

Victor and Ogierd knew that only time could cause such an effect!

So they looked in the direction of the song.

Step by step, stepping on the devil's pace, Mirror Master Gaunt O'Dimm hummed and walked between the two, took off his hat and bowed.

"I'm sorry I'm a little late, and almost caused an unnecessary conflict between the two of you, but as the old saying goes, it's better to be late than never.

Now, please allow me to introduce you to each other!"

The fire was blazing, and gray smoke filled the air.

He stretched out his right hand, "Victor Corleone, the dragon slayer and witcher who terrorizes the north." He waved his left hand gently, "And this, the leader of the Redanian Boar Army, the iron-hearted Olgierd von Everec!"

Holding his hands across his chest, Olgierd looked solemn, "Gaunt O'Dimm, what are you doing here?"

"Of course, I'm here to collect debts."

"Ha! You know you have to--"

"--complete your three requests... and rely on an agent, not a single word is wrong." Master Mirror waved his hand, "Yes... He is the champion I carefully selected--Victor of Kel'Dro.

As for his heroic biography in recent years, I don't think it is necessary to list them one by one. Titles of several hundred words are quite a test of memory.

On the contrary, in theory... the witcher should know nothing about you, so I think it is necessary to let him know what kind of person you are."

Gaunt. Odiem turned to Victor, "Do you know? The giant toad you dissected in the sewer is actually a prince from 'Ophir', and the reason why he was cursed and ended up in a tragic end is the masterpiece of the gentleman in front of you."

The witcher was indifferent, and Ogierd's face was gloomy.

"Ah~ This is a wonderful story, please listen to me in detail.

Ogierd fell in love with a beautiful woman named Alice. But her parents decided to marry her to the prince of Ophir. Ogierd hated him for this.

At first he wanted to kill the other party, but then he felt it was too easy, so he cursed the prince to become an ugly toad. After feeling bored, he recently posted a notice to find someone to end the prince's life. It's the "Monster in the Sewer" you saw──"

"──Odiem, may I ask, who will fulfill my last three wishes?" Interrupting the enthusiastic narration of the mirror master, Ogierd's eyes were cold.

Faced with the stare, Gaunt. O'Dimm said nonchalantly, "Of course it's my agent, Victor."

"Then get out! I'll talk to him, I don't want to see your face again!"

The subtle confrontation lasted for a moment, and the Mirror Master grinned, took two steps back, stretched his legs, straightened his hands, head down, chin touching his chest, a standard Nilfgaard salute, humming a little tune and turned away.

"A twisted man walked a mile of twisted road.

Holding a twisted sixpence in hand, he walked to a twisted crossroads,

Buy a crooked cat for the woman, and a crooked dog...

They live together in a crooked mansion."

Looking at the back of the Mirror Master, the two people who stayed behind had no desire to speak for a while.

The tone-deaf ballad gradually faded away, and the moment it quietly disappeared, the world suddenly became noisy and noisy, that was the rude intimidation of the Wild Boar Army!

The time pause is over!

Waving his hand to stop his men from shouting, Olgierd patted his chest: "Hehe... Dragon Slayer, what a great reputation. Come with me! Let's find a quiet place to talk in detail."

Victor did not refuse the invitation.

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No words along the way, the two arrived at the stables behind the mansion. Picking up the brush to comb the docile colt, Olgierd started the topic.

"Why, don't you have anything to ask me? I thought you would at least care whether the toad is really a prince."

Closing his eyes, Victor stood against the earth wall, "Alive, he is a prince; dead, just a corpse. Since you mentioned it, I'm all ears."

Glancing at the witcher's relaxed and casual posture, Olgierd sighed, "...Okay! His curse was indeed done by me, and I decided to take revenge out of disappointment. At that time, I let anger consume me and lost myself, and recited those spells without thinking."

"Oh! Love, how many sins are committed in your name!"

"Hahaha! Very good 's annotation. Fortunately, you are not here to judge me, but to fulfill my wishes. "

"Indeed. So you are going to make a wish?"

Observing Victor carefully, and then looking up at the moon in the sky, Ogierd raised his mouth, "You look very young, a poor guy, do you really know what kind of incident you are involved in?"

"Undead, black magic, curses, and demons... Are there any other elements that I have overlooked?"

"No. But I don't think you know what those things really mean."

"Who knows? Make a wish! I just want to end it all as soon as possible. "

"Hiss... young people will be young people after all, and they won't shed tears until they see the coffin... Don't worry, I will give you some tasks that are as difficult as climbing to the sky, so that you will never be able to complete them.

You can work as hard as you can until you repay your debt. As for me, I can also get rid of the Mirror Master and let him find the next 'trading partner'. "

Victor opened his eyes, the magatama under his pupils shone in the moonlight, "Thank you for your 'goodwill'. What you wish for is your business, and I will complete it."

Clapping his hands to express encouragement, the red-haired Olgierd turned to the burning mansion, "Let's do it! We have no place to live now. Let's start here and give me Maximilian Posodi's house."

"A house? Give it to you?"

"Why are you so surprised? Aren't you very confident? I have to have a place to live!"

After speaking in a joking tone, Olgierd squinted his eyes to observe the expression of the witcher for fun, but unfortunately he was disappointed. The other person at least seemed calm on the surface.

So he immediately decided to make it more difficult, making sure that the witcher had nothing to do, "And the second thing! My brother Vladimir, he is a guy who loves carnivals, but it is a pity that he has not had the opportunity to celebrate recently.

Go find him and let him fully experience how happy life is. This is my second request! "

"Oh...it seems quite simple. A bag of gold coins should be able to solve the problem. Where is the third wish?"

Hearing what Victor said, Olgierd chuckled.

"When you complete these two requirements, I will tell you the third one."

"Any hints, then? Who is Maximilian Posodi, or where can I find your brother?"

"Help, can you please stop being so naive? I just told you that I won't make it easy for you to complete your work."

“Personally, I don’t think there is any conflict between the two.

Anyway, now that the two wishes have been fulfilled, where should I find you? "

"I'm not sure what my companions want to do for fun next. How about we make an appointment at the Alchemy Hotel in Oxenfurt and look forward to your wonderful performance?"

"Don't worry, you will be satisfied." Victor turned and left.