Witcher's Atelier

Following the winding forest path, he rode south.

Relaxing his body and letting the horse move at a steady speed, Victor tried to recall his past life memories in his mind so as to formulate the next action plan.

"The first wish: Maximilian Borsodi's house... This should be relatively simple. It's not really a house to give to Olgierd, but an heirloom hidden in the vault of an auction house. When we return to the city, we should be able to get some clues by asking for information.

It's more troublesome to let Vlodimir have a carnival. The bones should be buried in the cemetery of the Everec family. The problem is that I'm not good at summoning souls...

That's right, Olgierd's second wish is to let his brother who has been dead for several years enjoy a happy carnival in life. It's simply unreasonable.

Tsk! How did Geralt manage to summon souls at that time? I don't know necromancy or advanced black magic, and it's even more unreasonable for him to know it. It seems that he didn't ask the sorceress for help."

While thinking, he suddenly felt a warning. The witcher reined in his horse and turned his head to look at the shade of the trees on the left side of the road.

There stood a man leaning against the pine tree trunk. It was Master Mirror. Gaunt. O'Dimm.

"Ah~ Dear Victor, you seem to be troubled after hearing his request. Let me guess, are you worried about his brother's affairs?"

"... You are really kind to stay and wait for me."

"I can't bear to abandon my agent. Don't look suspicious, it will hurt me. After all, we are from the same country."

"I thought I had to fulfill Ogierd's wish by myself?"

"The contract says so, but the contract does not prohibit me from providing assistance. Besides, I think you need a little help to better complete the task."

Victor shook his head, "If it is a paid service, I'm sorry to refuse."

"Don't worry, it's free this time!" Master Mirror rubbed his hands.

...

The next afternoon, Victor returned to Shani's house in Oxenfurt with the key to open the door.

The senior sister was still not in the empty house, but the dishes on the table had been cleared away, which was proof that she had returned.

Thinking that he had not slept well in the past few days and that he had almost gathered enough information, the witcher simply fell on the sofa to sleep and rest.

And the reason he was awake was that he was attracted by the tempting smell of stew.

It was Shani. She was humming "Vizima" and cooking in the kitchen.

Turning over and taking a peek at her slender and graceful back, stirring the soup pot with a wooden ladle, the scene in front of him suddenly intertwined with the childhood scene, and Victor was filled with a peaceful and harmonious feeling.

Looking back on the beautiful childhood, he had not yet shown his talent, and his grandmother had not yet revealed her true face of being black-bellied and exploiting child labor... She always hummed like this, conjuring one after another of the horrible dishes that lacked self-awareness, and she and the second grandmother enjoyed them happily, and worried whether he would not grow tall if he ate too little.

That kind of innocent and sinister malice, if he had not been sure that the two grandmothers were naive, Victor would really go to the church to find the nuns and accuse them of deliberate murder...

Shaking his head and laughing.

As for Shani's skill level, Victor was not worried at all. Although she had to rely on the chef of the "Hairy Bear" Hotel to help her cheat when she prepared a table of dishes, now she can rely on the incredible alchemy. As long as the taste is not wrong, a fool can make delicious food.

...

After dinner, the two squeezed on the sofa tacitly, just like in Vizima, leaving half a pillow space, each occupying one armrest, holding a glass of red wine and sipping.

Shani shared the difficult and complicated diseases in her medical practice, and Victor talked about the customs and folkways of Toussaint. In the laughter, the years were peaceful and peaceful.

Slightly drunk and in a short blank, the senior sister suddenly asked, "By the way, shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

"Explanation? What explanation? What do you want me to explain?" Victor was confused for a moment.

Shani raised her leg and kicked him lightly in the buttocks.

"Everything. For example, the urgent commission you left a message about, and the giant toad we encountered in the sewer that day, I want to know.

This morning, a few sallow-skinned Ophir people came to visit the camp, wanting to know if I found anything unusual when I went to the sewer to collect venom.

It is said that they came from the other side of the sea to find the missing prince. After hearing the rumor of the 'frog prince', they went to investigate. They did not find the frog but found the prince's naked body that had just died and was disemboweled.

I warn you not to make up lies to fool you. I have received military training in Redania. I am not a woman with no power, but an incredible alchemist..."

The whole thing could not stand up to scrutiny at all. Staring at Shani's shining eyes, Victor knew that she had the answer in her heart, but just wanted to hear it from her own mouth.

"Okay! Dear senior sister, I confess everything. It was my fault. I saw so many bodies of girls being eaten along the way, so I planned to kill that monster..." The witcher readily admitted to the crime.

Considering that the other party is also an alchemist, not an ordinary human, the "firewall formed by ignorance" may not be effective.

Thinking that her ability is gradually increasing, she may come into contact with some evil existence at any time, so he simply told the senior sister about the commission of the mirror master, so that she can have a basic understanding and not accidentally step into taboos.

The description is very detailed, only the reason for owing a debt of favor is omitted.

Originally, Victor thought that Shani would be worried and shrink after hearing it, but unexpectedly, her eyes became brighter, not only was there no fear in her, but on the contrary, she was eager to try.

"...In short, for some reasons you don't want to talk about, you have to repay the devil's favor.

So next, you have to sneak into the vault of the Borsodi Auction House to steal things, and go to the Everec Family Cemetery to summon the soul, so that the dead Vlodimi can have a day of revelry?"

Touching his nose, Victor nodded in agreement.

"Will it not require killing people?"

Shaking his head to deny.

"Then count me in!"

Victor's eyes widened.

"Why are you so shocked! Don't underestimate me, I'm good at stealing things, I can definitely help! When I was studying, my family was very poor, and I often had to steal things from the laboratory to supplement my life, otherwise I would starve.

Then summoning souls and so on, it sounds very interesting, I really want to witness with my own eyes how the master of incredible alchemy completes these absurd and mysterious commissions.

Anyway, as you said, since I have learned incredible alchemy, I am destined to be out of the ordinary!

It's okay if I didn't have the conditions before, but now that I have them, count me in!"

Facing Shani's speech, Victor was a little surprised, but also a little bit enlightened.

Suddenly, he knew that Shani had a wild side under her steady appearance. After all, whoever is not wild would like Batman's tights.

What surprised him was that she was so brave that she was willing to participate in theft and exorcism.

Faced with such a beautiful and reliable assistant, Victor admitted that he could not find a reason to refuse, and smiled brightly.

"Welcome to join!" he said.