Chapter 134

The Mermaid Prince, gasping for breath, burst into the banquet hall.

He couldn’t take any action and was helplessly absorbed by the black orb spat out by Min Neong, vanishing into thin air.

【Qkrnfl892】─What the heck was that orb you just spat out?

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Isn’t it something like a breath attack?

【BigGirl】─It felt like a black hole or something.

【Jujijoa】─Min Neong is strong.

【Yoho】─Right. Wasn’t the Mermaid Prince supposed to be a Great Yokai-level? He just got squashed like a bug…

【Handsome Licker】─Min Neong is Queen-level. *Lick*.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow! The gap between a Queen and a Great Yokai is huge!

A heavy silence fell over the banquet hall.

As if the previous commotion had never happened.

The sound of people swallowing their saliva was so clear, it was eerily quiet.

It’s understandable that people were at a loss for words.

After all, Min Neong had just effortlessly annihilated a Great Yokai-level Mermaid Prince like it was nothing.

Judging by their reactions, it was easy to guess what people were thinking.

Right, wasn’t that a Queen-level Yokai, the dragon?

It was obvious they were thinking that.

‘People’s thoughts are all the same… Honestly, I had also forgotten for a moment that Min Neong was a dragon.’

It was easy to forget.

Min Neong had shrunk her body, and the imposing presence she once had was nowhere to be seen, replaced by a pitiful appearance.

‘And she keeps spouting nonsense all the time.’

At first, everyone was terrified of Min Neong.

But as time passed, people’s perception of her changed.

It was as if they were looking at a cute little monster.

Some even started to underestimate her or think she was easy to handle.

Of course, now it seems she’s back to being an object of fear.

“Se-hoon… Are you sure that dragon is really okay?”

An elder who had been observing cautiously asked.

Having witnessed Min Neong’s power, he seemed uneasy again.

To reassure the elder, I patted Min Neong’s head and answered.

“Don’t worry. She’s not the type to attack indiscriminately. Right, Min Neong?”

［Mmm… Yep!］

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Gyesekkihoon, you haven’t known Min Neong for that long. How can you be so sure?

【Handsome Licker】─LOL, anyone would think you’ve been friends for 20 years. *Lick*.

【Min Ji】─Min Neong looks like a good Yokai. And all the Min family are nice. Hehe.

【Meng Yao】─Min Ji, you’re not part of the Min family.

【Min Ji】─Just go with it. -_-

［I don’t like fighting! I only attacked because it was a bad Yokai!］

【Maid】─ㅗ

Min Neong answered with an innocent expression.

Then she enthusiastically started devouring the food on the table.

The exorcists, seeing her pure demeanor,

“…Well, it should be fine. It’s rare to see such a pure Yokai.”

“At least she doesn’t seem to have any intention of harming us.”

“Let’s just focus on repairing the broken pillars.”

They sighed in relief and turned their attention away from Min Neong.

***

After the commotion of the Mermaid Prince’s attack passed,

the banquet hall regained its previous lively atmosphere.

The uneasy glances towards Min Neong had definitely disappeared.

Though the looks of seeing her as a cute creature were also gone.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─All those sneaky perverts giving Gyesekkihoon lustful looks are gone now. LOL.

【Yoho】─Were there really people like that?

【Handsome Licker】─Probably talking about those who were secretly staring. *Lick*.

【BigGirl】─Maybe they were just glancing because he’s handsome?

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─LOL, what’s with the “lustful looks” nonsense?

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow! Guburi’s gaze is always negative!

【Maehwa Tree】─They were staring at Se-hoon with weird looks? Stop talking nonsense. I was right there, how dare they even think of staring?

【Qkrnfl892】─They were staring hard though.

【Min Ji】─No one cared whether Maehwa was there or not.

【Jujijoa】─Looks like Maehwa has a high status but is subtly ignored.

【Meng Yao】─Yeah, no one cares.

【Maehwa Tree】─Nonsense. Nope.

As the banquet continued,

familiar faces started entering the hall one by one.

They were the merfolk we had met earlier at the beach.

［Welcome, guests! Fishy!］

［We heard you single-handedly defeated the Mermaid Queen?］

［Fishy… You’re even more amazing than we thought…］

【Drifting AI】─I announce: the perverted merfolk have reappeared.

The merfolk stood in front of the table.

They immediately cut off pieces of their own flesh.

And placed their flesh pieces on the table.

【Cheerful Hyeon Ji】─What’s with them? Why are they cutting off their own flesh and putting it on the table? Are they insane?

【Reverse Rape Mania】─LOL, that stuff is delicious.

【Cheerful Hyeon Ji】─?? You eat that?

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Hyeon Ji, stop acting like a newbie, you idiot. Want me to kill you?

【Handsome Licker】─Guburi threatening is cute. *Lick*.

【Min Ji】─How can a threat to kill someone not be scary at all.

【Cheerful Hyeon Ji】─I mean, I can ask if I don’t know, right? Guburi is really a personality disaster.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─LOL, but Guburi is actually quite humble in person. Of course, in a good way, but really just a socially awkward nerd.

【Cheerful Hyeon Ji】─Really? Like Min Ji unnie?

【Min Ji】─Don’t compare me to that. -_- I’m upset.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─I’m upset too, you b*tch.

According to Maehwa,

the curse on the merfolk could be lifted by the Mermaid Princess, but when she tried, the merfolk firmly refused.

They said it was now a blessing, not a curse.

They really are a bunch of screw-loose merfolk.

［Wow… I’m not eating that…］

【Maid】─ㅗ

【Qkrnfl892】─LOL, even Min Neong is avoiding that food.

【Cheerful Hyeon Ji】─It’s weird to eat something like that.

Of course, Min Neong,

and most of the exorcists didn’t even touch the merfolk’s flesh.

It seemed a bit too much for them.

But since I had tried it before, I casually picked up five pieces and stuffed them into my mouth.

“Why aren’t you eating this?”

As I chewed on the flesh and said that,

“That’s right! Merfolk meat is super delicious! If you’re not eating it, can we have it all?”

The Cat-eared Woman, sitting a bit further away, started eagerly scooping up the flesh.

She must have visited the merfolk restaurant before me.

‘…Huh? Maehwa isn’t eating either.’

I picked up a piece with my chopsticks.

And naturally brought it to Maehwa’s mouth.

I have to take care of my broadcast viewers.

“Maehwa, try some.”

“Ah, I’m good… You eat it.”

But Maehwa also seemed reluctant to eat the merfolk’s flesh and turned her head away.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─What the hell? You’re not her boyfriend, why are you feeding her? Gyesekkihoon, do you want to die?

【Cheerful Hyeon Ji】─What was that just now? Don’t create a sweet atmosphere.

【BigGirl】─Se-hoon, that was a bit over the line.

【Qkrnfl892】─Se-hoon, be careful with your actions. -_-

【Drifting AI】─I am angry! I am angry! I am angry!

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Maehwa, Se-hoon went out of his way to take care of you, and you just rejected him? What kind of person are you?

【Yoho】─She must be crazy. Doesn’t know her place.

【Jujijoa】─She must have been hit in the head.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─If it were me, I would’ve eaten whatever Se-hoon handed me, even if it was poop.

【Min Ji】─How dare you embarrass Se-hoon… Maehwa, just go die.

【Meng Yao】─LOL, what do these guys want Maehwa to do? If she had accepted it, they would’ve freaked out anyway.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow! Of course!

Reluctantly, I just ate the piece of flesh I had picked up.

【Maehwa Tree】─Just saw the chat. You idiots.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Maehwa, you b*tch.

【Handsome Licker】─*Lick*.

And so, the banquet heated up once again.

***

After the enjoyable banquet ended, the next day.

Having spent the night at the underwater palace, I bid farewell to Maehwa and the elders and left the sea.

There wasn’t much else to do there anyway.

［Sky! Clouds!］

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Morning flight feels refreshing. Sex.

【Handsome Licker】─A dragon has appeared in Korean airspace. *Lick*.

“Min Neong, can’t you move a bit more gently? It’s too distracting.”

［Wiggling around is more fun!］

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─LOL, she knows what’s up.

Flying on Min Neong’s back towards home,

［Oh! A plane!］

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─How does a Yokai know about planes?

【Yoho】─She could know.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─I thought she wouldn’t know since she lived inside the Mermaid Queen.

We encountered a plane coming from the opposite direction.

【Handsome Licker】─Se-hoon, aren’t the people on the plane freaking out? *Lick*.

“It’s fine. Even if they see us, they won’t think much of it or pay attention.”

There was no problem encountering the plane.

Before leaving the underwater palace,

Maehwa had taught Min Neong a spell.

It wasn’t an invisibility spell.

More like a perception-reducing spell.

It makes others not pay attention to you.

Anyway, with that spell active, the people on the plane would naturally accept our presence as part of nature.

［Hello!］

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Don’t greet them. Damn.

As expected.

Even though Min Neong loudly greeted the plane, not a single person looking out the window paid any attention to us.

【Yoho】─They really don’t care.

【Handsome Licker】─Wow, must be some kind of magic. *Lick*.

【Drifting AI】─I announce: it’s not magic, it’s a spell.

After passing the plane,

it took less than 10 minutes to reach home.

***

After landing in the yard,

Min Neong shrunk her body again and perched on my shoulder.

As we entered the house through the balcony,

［Wow, we’re here…!］

［Wow?］

［Wow!］

Crash!

On the 2nd-floor stairs.

The maid and a bunch of teddy bears tumbled down in a tangled mess.

［Oh, teddy bears.］

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─What’s the maid doing?

【Handsome Licker】─Seems like she got dumber while we were gone. *Lick*.

［Ugh…］

The maid groaned as she struggled to get up.

She glared fiercely at Min Neong and shouted.

［Mi, Min Neong! I will never give up the position of Gyesekkihoon’s right-hand man!］

［Huh? You know my name? But what’s this about the right-hand man position?］

［Sh, shut up! From now on, it’s a battle for Gyesekkihoon’s right-hand man position! The winner will do the laundry, cleaning, cooking, give Gyesekkihoon massages, shovel snow, sweep leaves… etc! Everything!］

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─? Isn’t losing better?

The maid suddenly challenged Min Neong to a battle.

***