Chapter 158

The place we arrived at was a traditional Korean house with a roof covered in tiles.

【Qkrnfl892】─This house is freaking awesome.

【Yoho】─Not really.

【Handsome Licker】─It’s not as good as Se-hoon’s house. *Lick*.

The hanok house assigned to our yokai looked the same from the outside.

But it was almost ten times bigger.

Maybe because he’s the village chief.

As expected, he lives in a much more luxurious place than others.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─I want to live in a place like that too.

【Min Ji】─Having a big house doesn’t mean it’s always good.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Fr, a house is best when it’s just the right size you can handle.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─What a shabby house. I live in a better place than that. Lol.

【Maid】─Wow! My house is way better than that!

【Jujijoa】─That’s not even your house.

【Maehwa Tree】─Crazy b*tches. Acting all high and mighty when you’re just freeloading.

【Big Girl】─I’ve been a bit annoyed since earlier, but why do you keep calling Se-hoon’s house your own, Maid?

【Semen Thief】─Yeah, it’s not even our house, and you said it’s yours.

【Meng Yao】─Just leave her be. She’s just dumb.

【Maid】─Wow, wow, wow!

After the oni entered the yard,

he led the way and guided me to a room where guests were received.

Then, he politely opened the door and said,

“You may enter now.”

“Okay.”

I slightly bowed my head in thanks and walked past the oni into the room.

Inside the room, a young woman was sitting.

She was probably the village chief.

【Jujijoa】─Why is the chief so young?

【Semen Thief】─She’s pretty.

【Handsome Licker】─The yokai in this village have good taste. *Lick*.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─What the f*ck. That dirty b*tch has big boobs too? She’d make a great punching bag. Lol.

【Min Ji】─Right? She’d be perfect as a punching bag. Hehe.

【Yoho】─If you’re jealous, just say you’re jealous. No need to be bitter.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─I’m not jealous, you f*cking b*tch.

【Min Ji】─Why would anyone be jealous of that? Men don’t really like big boobs.

【Qkrnfl892】─Min Ji, stop talking nonsense. Lol. Don’t you know most men fall for big boobs instantly?

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─?? Palkgui, you said you were popular with men, but I guess that was a lie. Bringing manga clichés into real life? You’re a f*cking idiot. Lol.

【Drifting AI】─I’ll say it. Qkrnfl892’s total manga storage is 552.63TB. I praise you as the Manga Master.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow! A treasure trove…

【Big Girl】─Terabytes? Did you mean gigabytes?

【Drifting AI】─TB.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─Let’s just shut up. Everyone here is probably a loser who’s never even held a man’s hand.

【Handsome Licker】─What the hell is this guy saying? Should I just beat him up? *Lick*.

【Qkrnfl892】─Lol, I’ll lend my external hard drive to the first person who asks.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─1

【Drifting AI】─1

【Min Ji】─1111111

【Big Girl】─123

【Meng Yao】─Drifting, you can just hack and see it.

The chief, who was sitting, noticed me and stood up, greeting me politely.

“Welcome. I’m sorry for suddenly wanting to meet you, but thank you for agreeing to my rude request.”

She was more polite than I expected.

So polite that it was almost uncomfortable.

“Your legs must be tired from coming all the way here. Please, have a seat. I’ll bring you some tea.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

After sitting down,

I received a teacup and slowly observed the chief.

‘…Upon closer look, she’s not human but a yokai.’

Whether the chief was a yokai or a human,

it might be a bit ambiguous to those who didn’t know.

Because there were no non-human characteristics visible on her.

In other words, she looked exactly like a human.

But it was certain that the chief was a yokai, not a human.

Even without external features, I could tell.

I guess spending half a year with the yokai ‘Maid’ sharpened my eyes.

‘She’s definitely not an oni… Given her position, she must be the goblin the fox mentioned.’

I decided to be careful not to call the chief an ‘oni.’

I might slip up during the conversation.

And so, the chief and I sat facing each other, continuing our conversation.

***

After exchanging introductions,

we had a few short, formal exchanges about why I came to the village and my relationship with the yokai.

Other than that, there wasn’t much conversation.

We just sat there, sipping tea in silence.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow! Why did she even call you here then?

【Maehwa Tree】─She really just served tea and that’s it.

【Qkrnfl892】─If she called you, she should at least try to keep the conversation going. What’s with the constant smiling?

【Yoho】─I think she just wanted to see the Room Master’s face.

【Min Ji】─I feel like smashing a pot.

As the awkward atmosphere continued,

I finished my tea and placed the cup down. The chief stood up and said,

“You’ve finished. Then, I’ll see you out.”

I was a bit taken aback.

We hadn’t even talked much, and now she was saying I could leave since I finished the tea.

I asked her in disbelief,

“Did you really call me here just to serve tea? No other business?”

The chief closed her mouth and remained silent for a moment.

Then, she smiled slightly and answered,

“…You’re testing me. You already know my intentions. Haha.”

“Huh? What do I know?”

“Do you want me to say it directly? Alright.”

“What the hell are you talking about…?”

“Yes, that’s right. I actually fell in love with Se-hoon at first sight and wanted to propose. How presumptuous of me.”

The chief suddenly bowed at a ninety-degree angle.

Adding, “I’m sorry. If you wish to punish me, I’ll accept it.”

【Meng Yao】─What’s wrong with this b*tch? Is she crazy?

【Yoho】─She must’ve eaten something wrong.

【Drifting AI】─I’ll say it. She’s as dumb as the Maid.

【Maid】─Wow!!!

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Wait, so she called Gye Se-hoon here to propose? What the f*ck? Should we just kill her?

【Min Ji】─Let’s tear her apart. How dare she with her basketball-sized boobs aim for Se-hoon? ㅡㅡ

【Reverse Rape Mania】─Se-hoon, let’s throw a repentance punch.

I had no idea what the chief was talking about.

The translation was perfect, so this was strange.

“In such a small space, and at such a close distance, I realized too late. Se-hoon is a male god from another world…”

“Wait, hold on.”

I stood up and cut her off.

It seemed like there was some misunderstanding.

“I think there’s some misunderstanding… I’m not some grand male god, just an ordinary human with no special qualities.”

【Reverse Rape Mania】─You are a male god. She saw right through you.

【Handsome Licker】─Gye-men. *Lick*.

【Qkrnfl892】─Lol, stop it, you idiots.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Ordinary human? Where’s your conscience, you f*cker?

【Min Ji】─The standards for being ordinary have really gone up these days…

Even after I said that, the conversation didn’t get through.

The chief wasn’t listening to me at all.

“Ah, is that the setting? Alright. For now, let’s say you’re an ordinary human.”

The goblin chief, lost in her own delusions.

She looked fine, but it seemed like there was something wrong with her head.

“…Think whatever you want.”

It’s too bothersome to explain.

She probably wouldn’t believe me anyway.

If I keep talking to her, I might end up dumb too, so I decided to let her indulge in her delusions and quickly left.

“Are you leaving now? I’ll see you out.”

“Don’t come out. It’s too much.”

And so, I left the room alone.

***

Right after Gye Se-hoon left,

all the goblins in the village gathered at the chief’s house.

In the room next to the guest reception room,

the chief looked around at the goblins and spoke.

“You’ve all seen the man who visited our village today, right?”

“Yes.”

“I secretly peeked at him.”

“I pretended to pass by and saw his face. He’s really handsome.”

“Did you propose to him?”

“Please tell me he rejected you…”

“Propose? Anyway! That man is not human. He’s a male god from another world disguised as a human. So, make sure not to be rude to him.”

The moment the chief made this shocking statement,

the room fell silent.

In that silence, one goblin raised their hand and asked,

“…A male god? You mean that man is a god, not a human?”

“Yes. It seems he’s here to inspect our world. But he doesn’t seem like an evil god, so no need to worry.”

The chief confirmed with an unwavering expression.

The room began to buzz.

“A male god…”

“No wonder he didn’t look human.”

“I’ve never seen a god before…”

Amidst the commotion,

not a single goblin doubted the chief’s words.

The chief was the only pure-blooded goblin in the village and one of the highest-ranking yokai who lived in the same era as the Black and White Spirits.

To most goblins, the chief’s words were the truth and justice itself.

Of course, some younger goblins didn’t blindly follow the chief like the others.

But there was one reason even they had to believe the chief’s words.

That was because,

the chief had the ability to gauge someone’s power.

The goblins thought there was no way the chief, with such an ability, could be wrong. Moreover, the chief never deceived others, which made her even more trustworthy.

“Understood? From tomorrow, prepare a feast and treat Se-hoon with the utmost respect. Oh, and of course! Se-hoon is currently disguised as an ordinary human, so never call him a god!”

“““Yes!”””

“And make it seem like the feast was planned all along, not because of Se-hoon. Act naturally! Got it?”

“““Yes!”””

After hearing the goblins’ loud response,

the chief smiled in satisfaction and walked out of the room.

She looked up at the clear night sky filled with countless stars.

“If he’s a god… he might be able to restore the colors our world has lost…”

The chief muttered to herself and walked back to her room.

***

The chief carefully placed a box on the floor.

‘……’

Though the box was sealed with powerful magic,

the chief easily broke the seal and opened it.

‘It’s been a while… I didn’t think I’d have to take this out.’

Inside the box was a single orb.

‘I’ll give this as a gift first.’

A radiant orb emitting a strong blue light.

It was the ‘Yeoui Boju,’ an orb that could evolve a great yokai into a queen-level yokai.