The Shaman Wants Transcendence

63 – The White Witch of Rumpelstiltshen

If it’s short, it’s short, if it’s long, it’s a long text.

There was something in the text that someone might like and someone might hate.

“Hey! Great! Great!”

As soon as Arin received the text message, Arin Lee, who was peeling nogari while drinking beer with a bear, was delighted and went to Serin Lee in a month. Not by taking an ordinary elevator, but through a window.

“What a surprise!”

Because of that, this Serene, who was quietly reading her book, thought her heart would drop.

Seeing Arin making all sorts of fuss, Lee Se-Rin slightly frowned at her.

It was her unspoken pressure that she wouldn’t let her go if it wasn’t a big deal.

“I heard that the long rain is coming to Russia?!”

However, Lee Se-rin’s eyes widened at Ia-rin’s words.

She checked her texts to see if what she was saying was true, and her pupils twitched slightly when she realized it was true.

“This bastard’s brother, I’m finally going to see his face. Well, I should come see him at least once like this~ Huh?”

Iarin smiled, as if she was happy that Jinseong was coming.

She approached Seline Lee and repeatedly asked if she was not happy that her brother was coming, but Seline Lee only broke out in a cold sweat instead of answering her.

‘Uh… I was caught stealing a while ago… ?’

Se-rin Lee was not happy that Jin-seong was coming.

No, I was happy.

I’m happy…

‘Earl, look at your face… Kind of like… ?’

What should I say about this?

Feeling happy but not happy?

It feels like you are welcome to come, but you don’t want to see their face or talk to them?

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Should I say it’s the emotional feeling of an adolescent child after being caught by something that shouldn’t be revealed?

‘Maybe after some time, but now… A little…’

It’s not that I don’t like to see it.

But, she didn’t really want to see it now.

However, as if she didn’t notice her feelings at all, this Arin talked about the coming of Jinseong for a long time. She talked about what she did in Japan, what gifts she would bring, and that she should tell her to go sightseeing while she was there.

Of course, Se-rin Lee listened to her with one ear and let it out with the other.

Rather than that, she just wanted to do something about the image of ‘a girl who likes to spy’.

And the devil was quietly watching.

[Coming… La. ]

The devil’s face was not very bright. The face was full of feelings of uneasiness, and there was a confusion created by a mixture of feeling that something was not good and feeling that it was not bad.

The only thing that was certain was that the devil, like her contractor Lee Se-rin, was not very happy with Jin-seong’s visit.

Jin-seong tried to call Lee A-rin and Lee Se-rin to Japan several times.

What the hell did he do in Japan to call them?

What was she there to give that she had so many invitations to do?

The devil stared at Lee Se-rin, who was sweating coldly.

A smartphone was in her hand.

『While I’m gone, I’ll also make the video clip I mentioned last time. However, I need materials for that, and I’ll be bringing quite a few things with me, so I’d like you to prepare just a few. First of all, 30 kg of birch firewood, a goat not older than 10 months, and a beast of preyIt requires 300mL of blood and 1kg of snow over 20 years old. The type of beast doesn’t really matter, but the fresher the blood, the better. Also, it must be a carnivorous one, and it must be one that does not harm people. 』

The devil felt something strange while reading the materials Jinseong sent.

[ Seeing that firewood and young goats are used, it seems to be a burnt offering (קָרְבַּן עוֹלָה), but I don’t know how it needs the blood and eyes of a beast. ]

The burnt offering is a time-honored witchcraft ritual.

This ritual of burning a whole young animal was an easy and effective magic that has always existed regardless of region.

In Greece and Rome, animals were burned to obtain magical protection in all fields, and in Christianity and Islam, animal skins with special powers were obtained through burnt offerings and used in various fields.

In Hinduism, food with special efficacy was made through burnt offerings, and in China, treasure was made through burnt offerings to accumulate wealth and store strength.

Although these burnt offerings differed slightly in their procedures and methods, they had one thing in common: ‘burning the sacrifice’. It is the common point of burning a young beast that has not been burned by the time of the world.

However, there was something strange about the material Jin-seong was requesting.

[Firewood and goats are pure, but what the hell is the blood of wild beasts and snow that has been accumulated for 20 years? ]

Beast’s blood was an important material used in witchcraft.

A beast is a being at the top of the food chain.

In other words, it meant a tyrant who suppressed, suppressed, and ate those lower in rank than himself, and also meant a being who lived with the karma of killing and eating. Therefore, what it symbolized were very aggressive things such as ‘strong power’, ‘tyrant’, ‘untouchable existence’, and ‘fear’.

Besides, snow that has been accumulated for 20 years?

This was frankly the complete opposite of the young beast.

Those that have just been born symbolize innocence.

And the snow, which has just fallen, symbolizes innocence, and as time passes, the symbol begins to fade. It is the same even if it is not contaminated, and even if it is not stained with dust, the volatilized pureness cannot be restored.

For that reason, shamans who seek ‘pure snow’ often move from one snowy area to another while living according to the weather forecast. In particular, when seeking materials for a grand sorcery ceremony, a cloth enchanted with lightweight magic is laid right under the cloud to instantly supply the material.

It was common sense to use ‘freshly fallen snow’ if snow was to be used for sorcery…

[20 years old eyes… Eyes that will burn as soon as the time burns, and will not be able to find even the slightest speck of innocence…]

However, Jinseong rather demanded the opposite.

They asked for something full of grime, with symbols inverted.

The front two and the back two exist in a position of complete opposition. Is this a proper spell?

If it wasn’t Jinseong’s request, it would have been concluded that it was a pseudo-shaman’s futility.

However, if you think about the fact that he lightly blocked English poetry containing the power of authority not too long ago, the magic that Jinseong will use must be the right one.

If so, what the heck is that spell?

The devil looked at Iarin as if he was embarrassed.

『What I was going to give in Japan, I gave it to someone else, but I will do something similar instead. Get what I’m talking about from now on. A beast of prey, alive and unscathed, mistletoe untouched by man1kg, 500g of fish scales, 500g of raptor feathers, 5 blood packs of the same blood type as yours, 5L of alcoholic beverage over 80%, a wooden stick over 80cm long made from Robur oak, 1kg of first-harvested grain or fruit, first born one rodent. 』

『The wild beast has nothing to do with herbivorous, omnivorous, or carnivorous. And mistletoe must never be touched by human hands, and must not be touched by human hands in the slightest during the collection process. If it’s hard to find, I’ll collect it myself, just make sure you know where the mistletoe is. And the kind of fish doesn’t matter, but the more beautiful the scales, the better, and for birds of prey, you can get an eagle or a hawk if possible. And a stick made of robur oak must, must be robur oak. It must be a ‘robur oak’, not just an oak tree or an oak tree. 』

『There is no need to directly obtain fish scales and birds of prey feathers. You can buy it at your local magic supply department store or online shopping mall, so get it there, but make sure to buy it from a place with a good reputation, to avoid yawning or fake items. 』

『It’s okay to catch wild beasts yourself, but it would be convenient to ask the Russian Hunters’ Cooperative or Mercenary Association. Also, I will pay the necessary price for you. I made a lot of money, so I don’t have to worry about how much it costs. 』

Unlike Lee Se-rin, the text message I sent to Lee A-rin was long.

It was written in length and detail, like the nagging of a parent asking a child to run errands.

The devil laughed at the contents of the text.

[It seems that if you don’t write in detail, you will get it roughly. ]

And as if proving that he and the devil were right, Iarin shouted in an annoyed voice.

“Oh well, there are so many things to discuss~ I don’t know how to explain these things… Serin! Serin! Let’s get this together!”

“No, wait… Huh? No… It’s written in such detail, why…?”

“Why~ It’d be nice if the two of us were together! I’ll help you save it too!”

“I need to save 4, but you have 9! I lose…!”

“Huh?! Little goat?! I’ll help you with this! A friend of mine has a goat!”

Ia-rin naturally hit Se-rin with her share and jumped out the window.

“Ah…”

She was in a situation where she had to get a total of 13 items, including her share of Arin, and she had no choice but to stare blankly at Arin, who was jumping excitedly out of her window.