A Journey Of A Delusional Witch
Chapter 75: The Outcasts

With the guidance of the teenage boys, we finally arrived at a city where those who were outcasts were.

Undercities.

That's how they call this place.

The first thing that greeted us was a gate made using a combination of iron plates that they seemed to have picked up from the trash. Even so, the gate they made was very thick. I estimate that the gate is 1 meter thick which is entirely made of iron plates coupled with each other.

In total I counted 10 people guarding the gate.

Just like the boys, the gatekeepers were only wearing used Armors that were already unfit to wear but they fixed it to the ready-made stage.

Although I knew that this world was actually a fantasy world, but the scene before me now reminded me of the world of Steampunk.

After talking to the boys, the guards convinced us to enter the city.

Passing through the open gate, we were greeted by a view of a fruit and vegetable garden that I never thought would look underground like this.

Not only the garden, I also saw livestock such as chickens, cows and sheep grazing from the grass and moss that grew out from behind the concrete floor filled with cracks.

It seems that people dressed as farmers immediately stopped their work when they realized our existence.

They gave full gazes of curiosity and were wary of strangers who had just entered their city.

Passing through the plantation area, we arrived at a tight and crowded city.

There is hardly any distance at all between each house and even what should be is that the highway is approximately the same width as the path of a narrow alley.

Even the houses that stand can not be said to be a decent house.

Although mostly made of sturdy stone materials, but not a few houses that have walls made of triplex or even rusty zinc that gives the impression of seedy in this city.

Because the distance between the houses is very dense, it makes me unable to take into account how vast this city really is. But from the number of people I see on the streets, this city must be crowded with people because of the limited land.

Still guided by the teenage boys, we maneuvered through the narrow and confusing streets as each building looked the same.

On the way, I found out that the inhabitants of this city were not only made up of Humans. There were other races besides Humans who also inhabited this slum city.

"Arachne and Lamia?"

Arachne, they are a race with the upper body of a human girl and the lower body of a spider. From the books I read, Arachne in this world is entirely female. There are no men in their race.

For the sake of breeding, Arachne famously kidnapped the men they found in the forest and forced them to have sex before the men were to be eaten.

The same thing happened to the Lamia race.

They are another race that is entirely made up of women. If Arachne has a lower body in the form of a spider, Lamia has a lower body resembling the body of a scaly snake.

Although their upper body also resembles that of a Human girl, but it can be seen that most of their bodies are covered by shiny scales and there is a membrane like a membrane on the frog's legs between the fingers of their hands.

What makes me wonder is how they got to this place.

Not only did this Kingdom deeply despise races other than Humans, but the habitat where they lived should also be far away from here.

If Lamia can still be taught because their native habitat is in a swamp area full of water. Seeing them in the gutter like this can still be quite natural.

Instead, Arachne shouldn't be here.

They were supposed to live within the dense forest away from the Human settlements or even other races. Moreover, they are famous as an antisocial race who only want to connect with their own nation.

Seeing them living together with Man and Lamia underground like this was obviously something strange and unusual.

Not long after, we finally arrived at our destination.

The reason why I was able to realize it was because the building in front of me was now the largest building I had seen since I was in this city.

Based on the outer structure, this building was once possible was a government building or even the house of the Mayor who ruled over this city.

"Please wait here"

The oldest boy who looked like his leader then entered the building while accompanied by two other colleagues.

In the meantime we must stand here while being the object of the spectacle of the residents who are curious about the foreigners they just met for the first time.

Although I was not happy about this, I tried to refrain from complaining and ended up offending those who were fragile.

Looking to the side, Luna who was nervous about being the object of attention began to wrap her tail around her thigh. If I hadn't touched her shoulder, Luna could have made herself disappear to avoid being the object of attention.

While I was tired of waiting, I realized something that immediately made me wonder.

Every woman I see, young or old, has a scar on her face.

The scar did not look like a battle scar, but rather it was a wound they deliberately inflicted on their own face.

A girl would not hurt her face without a good reason. Which is the problem now what reason is strong enough to make every girl in this city deliberately smear the face

they themselves with wounds?

After waiting for quite a long time, the leader boy finally returned and said that their Chairman was waiting inside.

Entering inside, it is seen that even inside this building is also crowded.

The bulkhead made of cloth or even triplex is erected to create the impression of a temporary shelter.

From inside the bulkhead is seen a family who is relaxing and other residents who are doing activities like being in their own homes.

"Even your Chairman doesn't have a private house well"

"How else, the places that can be inhabited below are very limited. If not share then many people will not have a place to lie down at night"

Heh, so below here that private ownership is the same as no well.

Climbing to the second floor using a staircase full of clothesline that is still wet, I found that the conditions on the second floor are the same as those on the first floor. I even found a family eating lunch inside one of the barriers.

I also saw that families consisting of different races were quite natural here.

Even I've just seen a family made up of Arachne's mother and a Human Father. While their two children are an Arachne like the Mother and there are also those who

a Man like a Father.

Go up to the third floor, then the atmosphere becomes more relaxed.

Here there are only people who use Armor appear to act as guards.

With this I learned that their Chairman controlled the entire third floor for himself.

Heh, what should we share with each other.

"Dry"

We were taken to a room with a double door made of steel.

Going inside, I saw that the room was full of people wearing Armor who were not true Armor, but the quality looked much better than all the Armor I saw

by far.

In the middle of the room was a sofa full of fillings.

Sitting on the sofa was an old man wearing a seedy robe and carrying a walking stick made of wood with a carved snake's head on his handle.

The old man stared intently at me which instantly triggered my [Sixth Sense].

"Lord, no. Royal Members!"

Unmistakably, this old man before me is a member of the Royal family.

It was evident from the guards who instantly unsheathed their swords upon hearing my words. In response to this, my Servants immediately tried to protect me as well as Luna.

"Shut up!"

With just a single stomp from his staff, the old man managed to make all the guards lower their weapons.

Then the old man smiled.

"Welcome, Princess of Ciel. Introduce, my name is... I've been throwing away my name for a long time, so just call myself Dean"

I wouldn't be surprised if he turned out to be the former King of this Kingdom.

"It's nice to meet you, introduce, my name is Lavender La Ciel. Princess of Orchid La Ciel. Granddaughter of Cardinal La Ciel. The person next to Me is My disciple, Luna"

After we introduced ourselves, we were allowed to sit down.

Of course the only ones sitting were me and Luna. While my other Servants were standing behind me as guards.

We were then presented with a drink similar to tea but reddish in color. Drinking it, I felt my body warm and my feeling calmer.

"It was a tea brewed from Albino grass that only grew in the forests of the Arachne. It's really hard to get it, especially if you have to keep hiding all the time"

Saying that, Dean then drank his tea in the style of drinking like a noble.

After that none of us said anything. I knew that if he wished to make small talk first, that's why I'd get into the subject soon.

"Mr Dean, our arrival here is to find out the internal conditions of the Narsist Kingdom as well as find out where they got all the strange Items they had. If you know something, can you tell us that information?"

Sipping his tea again gracefully, Dean finally spoke.

"After the fall of the city of Ayu, it is a walking fortress that you destroyed a while ago, the conditions within the Narsist Kingdom are not that good. Many families have lost not only

The head of the family but also their heir. For a time, the noble families who lost their Heads of Families were busy fighting over each other for positions that were now empty.

As for the Nobles Family who were completely unaffected by the fall of the city, they were now building up strength to secure their position in the eyes of the King"

I already know this information. But what Dean said next surprised me.

"The current "King of the Narsist Kingdom, Pulchritudo ol Narsist. He used to be a jolly and intelligent boy. Not only that, since childhood he has been awarded with a very beautiful level to make it all

people were amazed and envious when they saw it.

Thanks to that he is always flooded with praise that says that his face is able to make even the Gods and Goddess Kahyangan envious.

Because it has always been praised like that since he was a child, making young Pulchrititudo grow up to be a very severe narcissist. Until a few seconds after this Work Crown was passed down to him, he was instantly

declaring himself a God worthy of worship by all"

I know that the name of this Kingdom is indeed Narsist. But if the king gets like this, it makes me not know what else to say.

"Mr Dean, are you sure that the change in the King was purely because he was praised too much, or whether there were outside influences who always whispered his ears until he began to assume

himself as a God?"

At my question, Dean seemed to think for a moment before finally opening his mouth.

"If it's an outside influence, the only thing I think about is the prostitute he married. Ah, right too... Witch Lavender, do you realize that every woman in this town has a cut on their face?"

He finally touched on the topic himself. I was trying to find a gap to ask this question.

Alright, he alluded to this matter right after mentioning the Prostitute who was most likely the Queen of the Narsist Kingdom.

If the reason why all the girls in this town want to hurt their own faces is because they are afraid of the Queen, that means the Queen is very narcissistic and also has a severe inferiority complex problem so she will not forgive if there is a girl more beautiful than herself.

Truly, this kind of person is the most troublesome person ever.

I mean, if you feel inferior to others, then you should be trying to get better. Or at least be a loner and stay away from society so there is nothing more you can compare with yourself.

I prefer people like that to those who would not think twice about destroying others so that nothing could be better than them.

"Of course I realized it. Truly, whether this Royal Queen was so infatuated with beauty but did not have enough confidence that she had to force other women to be ugly just in order to

does she still look the most beautiful?"

"What a targeted deduction. That's right, that bitch won't hesitate to burn the face of a woman prettier than her. Huh... Things get worse when the bitch manages to get her hands on that magic mirror"

Wait, the magic mirror?

Narcissistic queen, magic mirror, prettiest girl.

If this is the same as Snow White's story then I will be furious.

"Sorry, Mr. Dean. If you may ask, does the Queen often ask "Who is the most beautiful woman in the world?" to the magic mirror?"

To my question, Dean simply nodded.

Without a doubt I immediately made my fingernails into sharp claws and without much ado instantly clawed at my own face.

"MASTER!"

"Teacher!?"

Without caring for those who were worried about me, I was already busy enduring the pain as if burning on my face while healing it but still allowing the wound to remain scarred.

After the pain began to subside, I then paid my attention to Luna.

"Erm... Teacher? ...Master!!!"

"Be quiet and don't move much"

Holding his face with my left hand, I quickly scratched his face until a scratch on his smooth face was created.

"Aragh!"

"Hold, I'll cure you soon"

Using (Light Heal) I then healed the wound on Luna's face as I healed the wound on my own face.

After believing that Luna's face was no longer bleeding, I turned to look at my servants.

"Hurt your own face, now!"

Following my orders, Percy and Zweite without hesitation began to slash their own faces. While Victoria and Glory were hesitant to execute my orders, the slave seal on their neck immediately lit up and made

their bodies move on their own.

"What a wise decision. The prostitute always asked the magic mirror every morning after she woke up and at night before she fell asleep"

I had guessed.

We came in the afternoon and now it is most likely still the afternoon. It is unlikely that our whereabouts are still unknown.

Even so, I vowed to skin the prostitute's face after all this was done.

"In addition to that magic mirror, are there any other items we should be aware of?"

Dean shook his head.

"I don't know, there are too many strange items they found from within the ancient ruins"

"ancient ruins? If you may know, where is the location of the ruins you are referring to?"

Giving directions to the person beside him, a map was placed on the table displaying the entire region of Narsist Kingdom.

Taking the red piece of wood, Dean began to put the piece of wood on the map.

"All the places that have been marked are the locations of all the ruins that we managed to know. This information was updated a week ago"

"A lot of it"

In total there are more than 20 signs placed on the map. That meant that there were over 20 ruins locations scattered throughout the Narsist Kingdom region.

"Please don't tell me that excavations are still going on at all sites?"

"Sadly, that's the fact"

God fucking. I plan to destroy the ruins if I can. But that's only if there's only one or two ruins. Destroying all the ruins there was clearly a difficult or even impossible task.

"Mr Dean, if you may know, are there any special forces or individuals that we should look out for in this Kingdom?"

Thinking for a moment, Dean began to tell him all the information he knew.