【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Oh shit lol, this is insane.
【Qkrnfl892】─What am I even looking at?
【Cheerful Hyeon Ji】─Is this real? It’s not edited, right?
【Min Ji】─Of course it’s not edited. -_-
【Yoho】─Whoa. It really evolved into a dragon.
【Drifting AI】─I’ll say it. The Imoogi has ascended.
【Big Girl】─I never dreamed I’d see something like this in my life.
【Reverse Rape Mania】─Wow… That’s so freaking cool. It’s my first time seeing a dragon.
【Se-hoon Defense Team】─It’s not a dragon, it’s a Yong.
【Reverse Rape Mania】─Yong is just the Korean word for dragon. -_-
【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Dragons don’t look like that. It doesn’t have wings and its body is long, so it’s a Yong.
【Jujijoa】─Yeah, Yong and dragons are different. Dragons are evil, while Yong are sacred beings.
【Meng Yao】─Juji, you just googled that and are acting like you know. Lol.
【Se-hoon Defense Team】─But you can’t trust everything on the internet. 99% of it is delusional posts.
【Handsome Licker】─Lol, Min Neong turned into a dragon. What a mess. *lick*.
【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow! It looks cool, but it’s acting all dragon-like, so it seems lame!
【Maid】─Wow! So tacky!
Min Neong has successfully evolved. From a Great Yokai-level Imoogi to a Queen-level Yong.
We learned that Yong is Queen-level from Maehwa’s chat.
【Maehwa Tree】─You really went and did it… What are you planning to do by creating a Queen-level?
“So what? She’s nice, unlike the Mermaid Queen.”
【Maehwa Tree】─You never know… *sigh*.
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Stop sighing, it stinks.
【Min Ji】─Your breath, ugh!
【Yoho】─Brush your teeth.
【Maehwa Tree】─Why are these guys picking fights?
They’re so worried. Even though being an exorcist is their job, their hatred for yokai seems too extreme.
To reassure Maehwa, I asked Min Neong.
“Min Neong, you won’t harm humans, right?”
[Nope! I like humans!]
Min Neong, who had been swimming happily in the sky, paused for a moment and answered cheerfully.
“See, Maehwa? Min Neong likes humans.”
【Maehwa Tree】─Sigh. I don’t know.
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─You’ve been clueless this whole time, damn it. Lol.
After reassuring Maehwa, I bent down to look below from where I was riding Min Neong.
I saw the Mermaid Queen withering away and disappearing. It seemed she lost her life the moment the Yeoui Boju orb was taken.
“Huh? Who are those people? They’re walking on the sea.”
In front of the Mermaid Queen, who was turning to ashes, I saw many people floating on the water. They definitely didn’t look like ordinary humans.
【Qkrnfl892】─Are they yokai? Humans can’t walk on water.
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Yeah, they’re yokai. Let’s kill them all.
【Maehwa Tree】─What are you talking about, you crazy bitches? They’re part of the extermination team I’m in.
“You’re part of an extermination team?”
【Maehwa Tree】─Yeah. They’re all exorcists gathered to exterminate the Mermaid Queen.
【Reverse Rape Mania】─There are so many exorcists. They all look cool.
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─What’s cool about exorcists? Wizards are cooler.
【Handsome Licker】─Lol, Guburi used to beg to be an exorcist. *lick*.
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Magic > Shamanism lol. Sex.
“Maehwa, are those people planning to attack us…? If they attack first, we’ll counterattack, so tell them not to do anything stupid if they don’t want to die.”
【Qkrnfl892】─Lol, Se-hoon’s going hard.
【Maehwa Tree】─Got it. I’ll try to calm them down first. And Se-hoon, can you come down for a bit? You need to prove that the dragon is harmless.”
After reading Maehwa’s chat, I decided to go down first.
If we can resolve things through conversation, we should. I don’t want a fight to break out over misunderstandings.
***
After descending on Min Neong, I had a brief conversation with some high-ranking exorcists.
“On behalf of the exorcists here, I’d like to express our gratitude to Se-hoon-nim.”
An elderly exorcist bowed his head in thanks. It was for exorcising the Mermaid Queen in their place.
Listening to them, if they had tried to exterminate her themselves, at least 80% of the exorcists would have died.
Of course, that was assuming they succeeded. The chance of them failing and being wiped out was also extremely high.
That’s how dangerous Queen-level yokai are, comparable to natural disasters.
‘I can understand why they’re wary of Min Neong.’
It was natural for the exorcists to be scared and prepare for an attack. After all, Min Neong is also a Queen-level yokai like the Mermaid Queen. There’s no way to know if she’s friendly or hostile to humans.
Well, now that I’ve proven Min Neong is harmless, they’ve relaxed a bit.
“That dragon really does seem docile.”
“His name is Se-hoon, right? Anyway, he listens to everything Se-hoon says…”
“It doesn’t seem like he’s acting.”
[I did everything you asked, so hit me on the head.]
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Damn, that’s so gross.
【Handsome Licker】─Masochist dragon. *lick*.
【Big Girl】─Even as a dragon, his preferences haven’t changed.
【Reverse Rape Mania】─I think we’d get along. Our tastes are similar.
【Yoho】─Ugh.
【Jujijoa】─But no one calls her Min Ji anymore.
【Qkrnfl892】─Now that she’s cool, comparing her to Min Ji is a bit much.
【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Lol, true.
【Drifting AI】─I’ll say it. I’ll evolve Min Ji soon too.
【Min Ji】─?
【Meng Yao】─Cyborg Min Ji. ㄷㄷ
As Min Neong showed off her antics, the lower-ranking exorcists started murmuring.
“A human who controls a dragon…”
“How did he subjugate a Queen-level yokai?”
“Maybe because even Queens are female.”
“He’s handsome…”
“But why was he inside the Mermaid Queen’s stomach?”
“He’s an exorcist who went to exterminate the Mermaid Queen before us.”
“Huh? That guy’s an exorcist?”
“Yeah. Apparently, he’s a top-secret, specially trained exorcist.”
“Really? Did you eavesdrop on the elders?”
“No, it’s just my delusion.”
“He’s handsome…”
“Hey, I heard from over there that he’s a covert top-tier exorcist.”
“What’s a covert exorcist?”
“Isn’t it a position where their main job is to exorcise other exorcists? We’re half-yokai too.”
“Oh! I’ve heard of that. There are exorcists who specialize in dealing with traitors.”
“He’s handsome…”
“Is it really okay? He seems harmless now, but he might turn on us later.”
“I don’t think so. He’s the most docile yokai I’ve ever seen.”
“Can we trust that guy?”
“Of course we can.”
“What’s your reasoning?”
“He’s handsome.”
“True.”
“But I heard that guy knows Ri Hwa-nim?”
“Really?”
“I heard Ri Hwa-nim talking to the elders earlier.”
After buzzing for a while, the exorcists’ gazes suddenly focused on Maehwa and the cat-eared woman.
“Ri Hwa-nim! What’s your relationship with that guy?”
“Do you really know him?”
“He’s not your boyfriend, is he?”
“He can’t be your boyfriend. He’s not blind.”
“Ah.”
It seems Ri Hwa is Maehwa’s real name. Everyone was calling her Ri Hwa-nim.
I also accidentally heard her last name. Maehwa’s last name is Cheon. So her full name is Cheon Ri Hwa.
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Lol, her name is Cheon Ri Hwa? That’s freaking hilarious.
【Reverse Rape Mania】─Is it a sneaker or what?
【Handsome Licker】─Sneakers that walk a thousand miles. *lick*.
【Big Girl】─So Maehwa-nim’s name is Cheon Ri Hwa.
【Yoho】─It’s quite a pretty name.
【Min Ji】─Her name sucks.
【Drifting AI】─I’ll say it. I’m going to rest now.
【Meng Yao】─Bye.
【Jujijoa】─Rest well.
【Drifting AI】─I’ll keep watching the broadcast.
【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Then why did you say you were leaving? Damn it.
Anyway, the situation with the exorcists was resolved cleanly without any misunderstandings.
***
On the way back home riding Min Neong, Maehwa and some elder exorcists approached and suggested we enjoy a banquet under the sea for the day. They said they’d treat us well since we helped exterminate the Mermaid Queen.
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─These bitches are fawning over Gyesekkihoon. Earlier, they were talking about making him an honorary exorcist.
【Handsome Licker】─Honorary exorcist? That’s hilarious. *lick*.
【Reverse Rape Mania】─Make me an honorary exorcist too!
【Yoho】─Maehwa-nim, what are you doing? Get rid of these people hitting on the Room Master.
【Jujijoa】─Maehwa’s not looking at her phone right now.
【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Now they’re jealous of grandmas.
【Big Girl】─Sometimes it’s just too much.
Since there was no reason to refuse, I accepted their offer. I didn’t have any plans after going home anyway.
[Am I coming too?]
“Of course you’re coming. You’re my personal ride from now on.”
[Oh wow.]
【Handsome Licker】─Forced into a slave contract and saying “Oh wow.” What a mess. *lick*.
【Yoho】─Such a pure dragon.
【Qkrnfl892】─He’s just dumb.
【Maid】─Wow…
【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow! The maid’s getting nervous!
[Then give me two hard hits on the head as the signal to start!]
“Got it.”
By the way, I decided to keep Min Neong. If I let her go and she becomes a wild yokai, she’ll be targeted by exorcists without me as her guarantor.
“Se-hoon, you’ve decided to go, right? Then take this.”
Maehwa, who had been blocking other exorcists from approaching, suddenly handed me an amulet. It was a yellow amulet filled with unknown characters.
“It’s an amulet that lets you breathe underwater. The spell is already cast, so just keep it in your pocket. Give it back to me when we reach the underwater palace. I’ll need to cast the spell again when we leave.”
I nodded and put the amulet in my pocket.
And then.
*Thud! Thud!*
After hitting Min Neong’s head twice as the signal to start.
[Hehe, let’s go!]
We dove into the sea, following the exorcists.
Heading towards the underwater palace, said to exist deep in the ocean.