Chapter 153

The fox girl entered the VIP room.

She glanced around, and when our eyes met, she flinched in surprise and shrunk back.

Judging by her timid demeanor, it seemed she remembered the time she had been overly clingy with me in the past.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Damn, that fox brat is such a loser. LOL.

【Yoho】—Still better than Gyeongsaeng-nim.

【Qkrnfl892】—For real, LOL. She’s 100 times better than Guburi.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Don’t compare me to her, dammit.

【Meng Yao】—Yeah, don’t compare. It’s rude to that fox.

【Handsome Licker】—LOL, Guburi really lacks self-awareness. *lick lick*.

【Drifting AI】—I’ll say it. Gyeongsaeng Guburi is an unparalleled loser.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】—Damn, even Drifting acknowledges him as the #1 loser.

【Min Ji】—He’s a world-class loser.

【Semen Thief】—But why is that fox so scared and fidgety? Did she commit some crime or something?

【Big Girl】—She once got too close to Se-hoon-nim. She’s probably embarrassed about what happened back then.

【Balloon Gum Collector】—Wow! The fox girl remembered her past.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Boner?

“Ah, hello. Were you looking for me…?”

The fox girl cautiously approached and asked.

I nodded and stood up from my seat. It’s rude to greet someone while sitting.

“Yes. Excuse me, but I have a favor to ask.”

“A favor?”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Don’t tilt your head while answering, dammit. I’ll snap your neck.

【Min Ji】—Snap it 360 degrees.

“Can we sit down and talk for a bit?”

“Ah, sure…”

As I pulled out a chair for her, the fox girl, as if entranced, sat down and accepted the offer.

【Maehwa Tree】—First time seeing a fox enchanted by a human.

Afterward, sitting next to the fox girl, I immediately got to the point.

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I asked if she was indeed a yokai, what her world was like, if it was a world with many yokai, and if she could take us there. I asked all the questions I had prepared in advance.

“First, I am indeed a yokai, and it’s true that there are many yokai in the world I live in…”

After answering, the fox girl paused, seemingly deep in thought, and sighed. Then, glancing at the yokai sitting behind me, she continued.

“So, you want me to take these three to my world? The world of yokai?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

“Have you already gotten permission from the restaurant staff?”

“Yes.”

“Hmm… It’s not too difficult to accompany you back, so it’s fine…”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Damn, she’s overthinking it.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Exactly. If it’s fine, just take them. -_-

The fox girl shifted her gaze back to me and asked.

“Just to be sure, they’re not dangerous, right?”

“Not dangerous at all. They’re very gentle.”

“They don’t eat humans, do they? I can’t take yokai who eat humans.”

“Yes, I can guarantee that. But are there humans in your world?”

“Of course, though they’re few in number…”

【Maehwa Tree】—She once said yokai are protectors of humans. Listening to her, it might actually be true.

【Handsome Licker】—Seems like most yokai in that world are kind. *lick lick*.

【Big Girl】—Guess yokai have different tendencies depending on the world they live in.

【Maid】—Wow! The world I’ve always dreamed of!

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Then you go too, dammit. Stop clinging to me.

Come to think of it, the fox girl had mentioned that yokai are protectors of humans. I had forgotten until I saw Maehwa’s chat.

‘But since she asked if they eat humans, it seems there are yokai in her world who harm humans.’

As I was pondering this, the fox girl asked me another question.

“One last thing. Why do they want to cross over to another world?”

Her eyes were filled with suspicion. She seemed worried they might be criminals.

I explained everything in detail, mentioning the exorcists to make it easier for her to understand.

***

After the long conversation, the fox girl finally agreed to let us accompany her. Thanks to my repeated assurances that the yokai here were harmless, her suspicions seemed to have eased. Her guard had also lowered.

【Big Girl】—Finally, she agreed.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Damn, she’s hard to convince.

【Min Ji】—Right? Why is she so suspicious? -_-

【Maid】—Wow! Reubangyi looks so kind, why does she keep looking at her suspiciously?

【Handsome Licker】—That was tough. *lick lick*.

【Qkrnfl892】—What did you even do to be tired?

After the decision was made, the fox girl began explaining her world to the yokai before leaving the restaurant. She said it was good to know the basics since they’d be living there.

To summarize her explanation:

In her world, the ratio of yokai to humans is roughly 9:1. Humans are designated as a protected species, and most yokai aim to protect them.

However, not all yokai protect humans. Some yokai eat humans and are marked for execution.

Even if a yokai has no intention of eating humans, it’s best to avoid approaching them.

If a yokai with no reputation or connections approaches a human, they might be suspected of having ulterior motives and could be executed.

That was the gist of her explanation.

“Got it? Avoid approaching humans if possible! It’s best to steer clear. Once misunderstandings pile up, it’s hard to clear them. Since you don’t know any yokai in my world, there’d be no one to vouch for your innocence if something happens.”

The fox girl added. The yokai next to me nodded in unison.

The fox girl stared at them, then touched her translation necklace and continued.

“Also, it’s best to learn our world’s language quickly. It’ll be inconvenient if you can’t communicate with other yokai. Right now, I’m wearing this translation necklace, so we can talk… But like this…”

She removed the translation necklace and spoke to the yokai again.

“You can’t understand me now, right?”

I could still understand her because the equipment Drifting gave me had a translation function.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Huh? I still understand her. What’s the issue?

【Drifting AI】—I’ll explain. Thanks to the equipment Gye Se-hoon is wearing, the broadcast is being translated in real-time.

【Handsome Licker】—God Drifting. *lick lick*.

【Qkrnfl892】—Ah, so that’s why the fox girl’s speech sounded normal compared to before. It’s all thanks to Drifting’s equipment.

【Drifting AI】—I’ll explain. If both parties wear the translation necklaces provided by the restaurant, high-level translation ensures smooth communication. If only one wears it, communication is possible but the translation is slightly unstable.

【Drifting AI】—But my equipment doesn’t have such conditions. Even if only one person wears it, perfect translation ensures smooth communication with anyone. LOL.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—What’s the point? LOL.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Drifting, you’re the best.

【Big Girl】—Drifting-nim is truly praiseworthy.

The viewers also seemed to understand the fox girl’s words, all thanks to Drifting’s broadcast equipment.

Anyway, the yokai weren’t wearing translation necklaces, so they couldn’t understand what the fox girl was saying.

[What? What’s she saying all of a sudden?]

[Popo? Popopo.]

[Strange language, Reubang.]

As the fox girl said, the communication barrier was a big problem.

I couldn’t ask Drifting for new equipment now, so I was thinking of asking the restaurant for translation necklaces when…

“Huh? Ancient language?”

The fox girl’s eyes widened in surprise. Her gaze was fixed on Popo.

She quickly approached Popo and began speaking in an unknown language.

“Kyu, kyuuwu. Kyukyu?”

[Popo. Popopopo. Popopo.]

“Kyukyu. Kyukyuuwu!”

[Popopo. Popo. Po.]

[Posun? Poposunsun!]

[Reubang. Reureubang.]

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—What the hell are they saying?

【Maehwa Tree】—That’s the yokai language.

【Drifting AI】—I’ll say it. Yokai language isn’t translated.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Translate the yokai language too!

【Drifting AI】—I have no plans to add translation for such low-level languages.

【Handsome Licker】—*lick lick*. *slurp slurp*.

【Yoho】—Whoa. Is Handsome Licker also fluent in yokai language?

【Qkrnfl892】—Nah, he’s just speaking nonsense.

I didn’t understand what was going on, but the communication issue seemed somewhat resolved.

Things were going smoothly.

***

Popo, Posun, Reubangyi, and I followed the fox girl through the hall and out to the counter.

“Huh? Oh! You’re the ones crossing over to another world.”

At the counter, a bunny girl employee looked surprised for a moment but quickly calmed down, recalling what she had heard from another employee. By the way, this bunny girl was different from the one I knew. This was the entrance to the fox girl’s world.

After greeting the bunny girl, we walked down a long hallway and arrived at the door leading to the other world.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Finally going.

【Yoho】—Dugudugu…!

【Semen Thief】—Dugudugu!

【Handsome Licker】—*lick lick*.

【Balloon Gum Collector】—Wow! Looking forward to the other world!

【Maid】—Wow! Min Neong is also looking forward to it!

【Maehwa Tree】—I’m looking forward to it too.

【Meng Yao】—I wish I could record it, but Drifting blocked it. Too bad.

【Min Ji】—This is a historic moment, stepping into another world.

【Qkrnfl892】—For real, gotta watch today’s broadcast.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】—You always watch it anyway. LOL.

【Jujijoa】—Hurry up, I’m watching the broadcast while washing my face.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—My mom stopped attaching doll eyes to focus on the broadcast.

【Handsome Licker】—Shouldn’t you be in school? *lick lick*.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Left early.

【Big Girl】—I’m skipping a meeting to watch the broadcast.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Is that okay?

【Big Girl】—I’m quitting the company soon anyway. No problem.

【Drifting AI】—I’ll say it. Be careful over there.

The fox girl looked at us one last time, then placed her hand on the door and slowly pushed it open.

*Creak.*

As the door opened wide, the fox girl at the front dashed out first. She stretched out her arms, turned back to look at us, and smiled softly.

“Welcome to the world of Imaemangryang!”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Why’s she so excited all of a sudden, dammit.

Beyond the door was another world. It was a monochrome world, as if painted with ink on a pure white canvas, with only black and white colors existing.