Chapter 161

Yeoui Boju.

The moment I heard that word, it came to mind.

It was the object embedded in the Mermaid Queen’s heart, the thing that allowed Min Neong to ascend as a dragon. That was the Yeoui Boju.

I never dreamed I’d see the Yeoui Boju again in a place like this.

“You seem quite surprised, seeing it for the first time. That’s understandable. The Yeoui Boju is a special mineral that only exists in our world.”

The village chief smiled faintly as he spoke.

He seemed to think it was my first time seeing the Yeoui Boju.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Bullshit. We had Yeoui Boju in our world too. Damn it.

【Min Ji】─That’s right. Min Neong ate it and ascended as a dragon, remember?

【Semen Thief】─Is that the Yeoui Boju? Wow.

【Handsome Licker】─Maehwa, did we not have Yeoui Boju in our world originally? *Lick*

【Maehwa Tree】─Nope, we had Yeoui Boju in our world too. Including the one found in the Mermaid Queen’s stomach, a total of three have been discovered.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─But why didn’t she eat it herself and gave it as a gift? Is she already a Queen-level Yokai?

【Drifting AI】─I’ll explain. The village chief said he’s a Great Yokai-level.

I hesitated for a moment before accepting the first prize.

Is it really okay for me to receive such a precious item?

What’s the intention behind giving it to me?

Why isn’t he using it himself?

In that short moment, many questions crossed my mind.

So, I decided to ask before accepting it.

It felt too suspicious to just take it.

As I asked the village chief, I added that I had already guessed the Yeoui Boju wasn’t just a first prize but something he intended to give me from the start.

To hear an honest answer.

“As expected, it’s impossible to deceive Se-hoon… This only confirms that you are indeed a god…”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Idiot.

【Min Ji】─Seems like stupidity is a passive trait for Yokai.

【Handsome Licker】─Then is the maniac also a Yokai? *Lick*

【Reverse Rape Mania】─?

“I’m not a god. Anyway, just answer my question quickly.”

I sighed and urged him to answer.

After a moment of hesitation, the village chief began to answer my question fluently.

This time, it didn’t seem like he was acting; his expression looked genuinely honest.

Anyway, to summarize the village chief’s answers:

It’s true that the Yeoui Boju is a precious item.

But since he has no use for it himself, he decided to give it to me.

There are two intentions behind giving it to me.

First.

He has a request for me, and he thought showing this much sincerity would make him worthy of making such a request.

Second.

He believes that as a god, I can use the Yeoui Boju in the right way.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Using it properly? Lol, Gyesekkihoon would probably abuse the hell out of it.

【Handsome Licker】─Lol, true. *Lick*

【Min Ji】─Stop being sarcastic and just listen quietly. -_-

Lastly.

The reason he doesn’t use it himself.

It’s because of ‘fear.’

He desires and seeks power.

But he has no confidence in handling such immense power.

He fears that if he becomes a queen and gains power, he might turn into a tyrant like other queens.

That was the village chief’s answer.

After hearing his explanation, it seemed like there wouldn’t be any major issues in accepting the Yeoui Boju.

And although I don’t know what he wants to ask of me, if it’s not something impossible, I would have helped even without such a bribe.

After all, it’s a request from the village chief who generously offered us Yokai a place to live.

“Oh, right. I was about to say earlier, this isn’t the first time I’ve seen this. We had Yeoui Boju in our world too.”

As I said that while receiving the Yeoui Boju, the village chief looked surprised and asked, meeting my eyes.

“You’ve seen the Yeoui Boju before?”

“Yes. Not only did it have the same name, but it looked exactly like this and had the same effect of evolving a Great Yokai into a Queen-level Yokai.”

“Could it be… that the queens exiled from our world ended up in the world you oversee…?”

The village chief muttered to himself with a dark expression.

Then, out of nowhere, he bent halfway in a bow and apologized to me.

“I’m sorry!”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Holy shit, that scared me.

【Min Ji】─The way his chest shook was disgusting. -_-

【Yoho】─Can we stop talking about chests?

【Min Ji】─ㅗ

I didn’t understand why he was apologizing.

Did he do something wrong to me just now?

I couldn’t understand, so I asked.

“…Why are you suddenly apologizing?”

“W-well, a long time ago, we opened a dimensional door connecting our world to another world. It was to exile criminals… And at that time, we exiled two queens to that world… It seems that world is the one where you live. I’m truly sorry!”

【Qkrnfl892】─??? What, so the ancestors of the Yokai in our world came from that world?

【Yoho】─Huh? That could be true.

【Handsome Licker】─So they dumped a huge pile of crap in someone else’s world. *Spit* *Spit*

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Maehwa, what’s the origin of the Yokai in our world?

【Maehwa Tree】─I don’t know the exact origin.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─What the hell do you even know? Damn idiot, go die.

【Maehwa Tree】─I mean, I don’t know for sure. I know a few theories.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Shut up, idiot. I don’t need to hear your theories.

【Maehwa Tree】─You better wait at Se-hoon’s house. I’m coming for you.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Lol, come at me. I have Min Neong. You weak exorcist.

The reason for the apology made sense.

It’s normal to feel sorry about this.

They dumped a huge pile of crap in someone else’s world.

But it’s not certain yet.

There’s no guarantee that the world he mentioned is indeed our world.

“Village Chief. But isn’t it possible that it’s not our world?”

“It can’t be. The Yeoui Boju is a substance that only exists in our world… The Yeoui Boju found in your world must have been inside the queens we exiled.”

“…Really? Then it must be true.”

“I’m truly, sincerely sorry!”

I accepted the apology on behalf of our world.

I don’t have the qualifications to do so.

But there’s no one else who could accept the apology.

Except for the Defense Team Circus Troupe, who can travel between dimensions.

Anyway.

The story the village chief brought up was quite interesting.

I became interested in the topic and continued the conversation.

“So, in short, you sent several Yokai, including two queens, from this world to our world?”

“Well… There’s one more queen who went to that world.”

“One more?”

“…Yes. A Yokai called the Mermaid Queen went there with the ambition of ruling another world. Of course, to be precise, she fled because she couldn’t stand up to a queen called Heukbaekgui.”

“Ah, the Mermaid Queen? So she was from this world too.”

【Maehwa Tree】─What? This is the first time I’m hearing this.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Damn it. All the Yokai brats are from another world.

When I spoke as if I knew the Mermaid Queen, the village chief looked up in surprise and asked.

“Have you seen the Mermaid Queen before?”

“Yes. I saw her not too long ago.”

At my answer, the village chief’s expression darkened.

“Ah… So she’s still alive… It seems the Imoogi failed in its mission…”

“She’s not alive. I killed her when I met her.”

“…What?”

“I killed her. I entered her stomach, approached her heart, and took out the Yeoui Boju.”

The village chief stared at me in shock.

Then he muttered to himself in a low voice.

“Y-you really are a god…”

【Handsome Licker】─Lol, Se-hoon keeps making people misunderstand him. *Lick*

The village chief’s eyes were filled with awe.

It was a look reminiscent of a religious fanatic.

Just as the village chief was giving me that burdensome look.

『‘Reverse Rape Mania’ has sponsored 1,000 won.』

└Shout! Gye-men!!!

Suddenly, a sponsorship notification sound went off.

It seemed I messed up the broadcast settings last night.

“W-what was that?!”

Startled by the sponsorship sound, the village chief looked around nervously.

【Qkrnfl892】─What? The sound leaked? Did Se-hoon mess up the settings?

【BigGirl】─Maniac, don’t waste money like that.

While the village chief was panicking.

Another sponsorship notification from the maniac rang out.

『‘Reverse Rape Mania’ has sponsored 500 won.』

└I am the vice-leader of the Se-hoon Sect, which worships Se-hoon the God! If you want to join our sect, prostrate yourself and shout! Gye-men!!!

I thought no one would believe that.

…But he did.

The village chief immediately fell for the maniac’s prank and bowed to me, shouting loudly.

“Gye, Gye-men…!”

【Min Ji】─What?

【Reverse Rape Mania】─Missionary work complete.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow… Now he’s spreading the faith to another world…

This misunderstanding seems irreversible now.