Chapter 162

The village chief was flat on the ground, face down.

Then, he looked up at me and kept shouting.

“Gye-men!”

“······.”

【Reverse Rape Mania】─Nice. I really like it!

【Qkrnfl892】─LOL, this is freaking hilarious.

【Jujijoa】─Seems like he’s a bit lacking too.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─F*cking idiot.

【Maehwa Tree】─The yokai appearing in Se-hoon’s broadcast all seem to have a screw loose.

I adjusted the settings to make sure the sponsorship voice didn’t leak out.

Then, I looked back at the village chief.

He was staring at me with eyes full of awe.

‘···Whatever. Just leave him be.’

I decided not to bother explaining the misunderstanding.

Even if I told him now that I’m just a normal human, he probably wouldn’t believe me.

After turning my gaze away from the village chief, I turned around and spoke to the maniac in a low voice.

“Maniac. Do you really want to die?”

【Reverse Rape Mania】─Why?

“Why? What do you mean why? Because of you, that goblin is getting the wrong idea.”

【Reverse Rape Mania】─It’s not a misunderstanding though···.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─LOL, it’s not a misunderstanding. Totally.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─I really want to beat the crap out of this maniac. LOL.

Judging from his response.

It seems like he doesn’t even realize what he did wrong.

No.

Maybe it wasn’t a joke in the first place.

Maybe he genuinely worships me as a god.

The maniac has mentioned something about Se-hoonism before.

He often types “Gye-men” in the chat too.

‘Sigh···. Just leave him be too···.’

After thinking for a moment, I decided not to scold the maniac.

The maniac is a bit slower than others, after all.

I should let this slide generously.

“···Anyway, don’t pull this kind of prank again.”

【Reverse Rape Mania】─It’s not a prank though···.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Stop talking back and just apologize, you b*tch.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─No.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─F*cking b*tch. If you pulled this in the military, you’d get your ass kicked.

【Qkrnfl892】─LOL, in the military, “I’m sorry” pops out first even if you didn’t do anything wrong. But this isn’t the military, so no need for that.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─Right. This isn’t the military. ㅡㅡ

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─This is why I can’t stand dealing with these pre-military idiots.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow! Guburi’s military pride is showing!

【Handsome Licker】─Seems like his greatest life achievement is finishing his military service as a corporal. *Lick*.

【BigGirl】─Maniac. Apologize to Se-hoon.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─Se-hoon, I’m sorry.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─? BigGirl’s words are like gospel to this b*tch, huh?

【Maid】─Wow! BigGirl is the maniac’s trainer!

【BigGirl】─Maniac. Apologize more politely.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─Se-hoon, I’m sorry.

“Alright, that’s enough.”

【Min Ji】─But seeing how you’re not clearing up the misunderstanding, Se-hoon, are you secretly enjoying this?

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─LOL, seems like he’s enjoying it deep down.

“Enjoying what···.”

I said that and turned my head to look at the village chief.

He was still lying flat on the ground.

“Village chief. Get up already.”

“Gye-men.”

When I snapped at him, the village chief finally got up, sensing the mood.

To put it nicely, he was a goblin who didn’t take hints well.

“If you say ‘Gye-men’ one more time, I’ll sew your mouth shut.”

“Yes···.”

“Anyway, let’s finish what we were talking about earlier.”

After that.

We continued the conversation we were having earlier.

***

The village chief talked about the past when they banished the yokai.

“It wasn’t just prisoners we sent to that world. A long time ago, when we banished countless prisoners and two queens to another world, there were also yokai who left this world to execute and seal those yokai. Many of my fellow goblins followed as well.”

It wasn’t just about banishing them.

Out of a sense of responsibility, many yokai followed the prisoners to minimize the damage to the other world.

The village chief added that.

【Qkrnfl892】─Maehwa. Is what that goblin saying true?

【Maehwa Tree】─Dunno. Never heard of that history.

【Handsome Licker】─If that’s true, then all the yokai in our world now are descendants of yokai from another world. *Lick*.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow. So Maehwa’s ancestors are from another world too?

【Jujijoa】─Right. Maehwa is half-yokai.

【Maehwa Tree】─If all yokai are from that world, then yeah.

【Yoho】─Ah! So the exorcist organization was founded by yokai who followed to execute the prisoners, right?

【Min Ji】─Nice guess.

【Qkrnfl892】─Maehwa. Were the founders of the exorcist organization pure yokai?

【Maehwa Tree】─Dunno.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─What the f*ck do you know, idiot?

【Maehwa Tree】─I know one thing. In the past, there were pure yokai in the exorcist organization. They betrayed us, and the organization almost disappeared because of it.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Wait, you know all that? Then why did you say you didn’t know?

【Maehwa Tree】─Is that considered knowing everything?

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─The more I see you, the more I think you’re a f*cking idiot.

【Handsome Licker】─The maniac’s stupidity is spreading through the chat···. *Lick*···.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─Hehe.

【Maehwa Tree】─Anyway, I’m not a traditional exorcist from an exorcist family, so I don’t know the details. I could find out now since my rank is high, but···. If a food-born exorcist like me tries to know too much, it won’t look good.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Yeah, you should just stay quiet and not try to know anything. LOL.

【Maid】─Wow. So all exorcists are food-born yokai? Were there exorcists who weren’t food-born?

【Maehwa Tree】─Exorcists born into families aren’t food-born.

【Maid】─Wow···.

【BigGirl】─Everyone. Let me organize my thoughts for you this time.

【Min Ji】─Who are you to organize anything?

【Reverse Rape Mania】─Guys, focus!

【Reverse Rape Mania】─Guys, focus, focus!!!

【Reverse Rape Mania】─Everyone, focus! BigGirl is going to organize her thoughts, so be quiet and don’t type!!!

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─OK.

【Handsome Licker】─Quiet. *Lick*.

【Drifting AI】─I’ll speak. I’ll try to organize it.

【Yoho】─Heart pounding.

【Meng Yao】─Go ahead.

【BigGirl】─Actually, never mind···.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─?? Why?

【Qkrnfl892】─LOL, this maniac is really good at messing with people.

As the historical talk continued.

The topic of the Mermaid Queen came up.

It seemed related to Min Neong as well.

“Unlike the two queens we banished together, the Mermaid Queen forcibly opened a dimensional door and crossed worlds on her own. Of course, we didn’t just stand by and watch. The Mermaid Queen was the most ferocious of all the queens. If we let such a dangerous yokai leave without taking any measures, our executioners in the other world would be in trouble.”

The village chief said this.

Before the Mermaid Queen crossed worlds.

A yokai called Imoogi volunteered to take on the task of executing the Mermaid Queen and deliberately let himself be eaten by her.

Before leaving, that Imoogi left these words.

Even if he failed to retrieve the Yeoui Boju, he would leave descendants to continue the mission.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Is Min Neong that descendant?

【Maid】─Wow! Min Neong said, “I don’t know!”

【Handsome Licker】─Min Neong is cute. *Lick*.

【Maid】─Wow! Min Neong only knew that eating the orb could turn her into a dragon! Her dead mother never told her that finding the orb was her mission!

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow? So she wasn’t searching for it because of the mission, but because she wanted to become a dragon?

【BigGirl】─Maybe Min Neong’s mother didn’t tell her about the mission because she wanted Min Neong to live a free life, not one consumed by the mission like hers?

【Handsome Licker】─Overinterpretation, no. *Lick*.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─So, is Min Neong’s mother the Imoogi who left that world?

【Qkrnfl892】─No, that Imoogi would be an ancestor.

【Jujijoa】─Min Neong’s mother is probably a descendant of that Imoogi.

【Meng Yao】─Min Neong’s human-like face might be because the Imoogi bred with various species over generations.

【Maehwa Tree】─Hmm. It seems Min Neong’s other relatives gave up on the mission and escaped the Mermaid Queen’s stomach to seek freedom.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─How the f*ck do you know that, you idiot?

【Maehwa Tree】─Imoogi is a legendary yokai recorded in the encyclopedia. They probably witnessed Imoogi roaming the world after escaping the stomach and recorded it.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─The person who made that encyclopedia might have been a yokai from that world who knew about Imoogi, you idiot.

【Maehwa Tree】─Shut up.

【Qkrnfl892】─But Min Neong didn’t even know she was in the stomach, right?

【Min Ji】─That’s why she couldn’t escape.

【Handsome Licker】─She was too dumb to escape alone. *Lick*.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Thanks to being dumb, she became a dragon alone. LOL.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Hey! Don’t insult Min Neong, you b*stards. Min Neong is way smarter than you.

【Meng Yao】─Yeah, Min Neong is the smartest and most knowledgeable among Se-hoon’s pets.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow? Why is Guburi suddenly defending Min Neong?

【Yoho】─Family sticks together, huh?

Judging from the maid’s chat.

It seems Min Neong didn’t know about this.

Given Min Neong’s personality, she probably wouldn’t want to know about this kind of stuff anyway.

Anyway.

The story has finally come to an end.

‘Listening to this, it’s actually quite interesting···.’

The village chief’s historical tales were never boring and always intriguing.

I could kind of understand why people get so absorbed in studying history.

‘Or maybe it’s just that the village chief is really good at storytelling? He seems to have a talent for entertaining people with his words.’

Anyway, the story is over now.

There’s nothing more to listen to, so I decided to thank him for the Yeoui Boju and head back.

Just as I was about to leave with the yokai.

“W-wait! Se-hoon! You haven’t heard my request yet···.”

The village chief urgently grabbed me and said.

Oh right, he did say he had a request.

I was so engrossed in the story that I completely forgot about it.

I definitely wasn’t trying to ignore it on purpose.

【Qkrnfl892】─LOL, trying to take the Yeoui Boju without hearing the request. What a scam.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Gyesekkihoon is such a scumbag. LOL.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Literally a bandit.

【Handsome Licker】─LOL, could’ve just taken it and run. *Lick*.

“Ah···. Right. You said you had a request, didn’t you? Sorry, I forgot.”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Stop lying.

【Jujijoa】─Pretending to forget. LOL.

【Maehwa Tree】─Se-hoon seems to have no conscience.

I stopped in my tracks.

Turned around to face the village chief, and listened to his request.

***

The village chief’s request was simple.

He wanted me to restore the colors this world had lost.

At first, it sounded like an impossible request.

But after hearing him out.

It wasn’t entirely impossible.

All I had to do was destroy the Black and White Ghost.

In other words, by destroying the Black and White Ghost, the world would naturally regain its lost colors.

And I didn’t even have to fight directly.

The village chief said that if I just went to the cave where the Black and White Ghost was sealed and destroyed the seal, the ghost would naturally disappear.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─?? If you destroy the seal, wouldn’t the ghost just wake up?

【Maehwa Tree】─Depends on the seal.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Everything is “depends” with you, huh?

The village chief said that until now, no one could destroy the seal, but someone with the power to kill the Mermaid Queen could definitely do it.

He also added that when destroying the seal.

The Black and White Ghost’s lingering thoughts might try to possess my body.

But he assured me that a god’s body could never be taken, so I shouldn’t worry.

‘I’m not a god, you crazy woman.’

It’s fine to refuse the request.

But he won’t take back the Yeoui Boju.

The village chief said that with a bitter expression.

‘Anyway, it doesn’t seem like a difficult request···.’

After hearing the request, I thought about it for a moment.

Then, I decided to grant the village chief’s request.

I did receive the precious Yeoui Boju.

And it’s a request from a yokai who generously provided a comfortable home for the yokai I brought.

If I can do it, I’ll try.

I said with that kind of tone.

“I’m not sure if I can destroy the seal···. But I’ll give it a try.”

“Th-thank you! Thank you so much! Gye-men!”

I decided to put aside the worry about being possessed.

I heard that as long as your willpower is strong, you won’t be possessed.

I’m not a god.

But I’m confident my willpower is on par with a god’s.

“First, can I rest in the village today? I don’t feel like leaving right away.”

“Of course! You can leave whenever you’re ready!”

“Alright. I’ll leave tomorrow then. Oh, and where is the cave where the Black and White Ghost is sealed?”

“Ah. You can ask the fox yokai you’ve been traveling with about the cave’s location. She probably knows more about it than I do.”

“Kyu Mi-ho? She knows the cave’s location?”

“Yes. She’s very knowledgeable about world geography, so there’s hardly any place she doesn’t know. Even if she doesn’t know the cave, it’s fine. She has a special ability to find her way.”

That was unexpected.

I didn’t know Kyu Mi-ho had such an ability.

I thought she was just a useless fox.

“But village chief, you seem to know a lot about Kyu Mi-ho?”

“Ah···. Of course, how could I not know?”

The village chief answered and suddenly looked up at the sky.

Then, with a nostalgic expression, he continued.

“She is the fiftieth daughter of the Fifty-tailed Lady, one of the queens who once ruled the world.”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─What the f*ck is the Fifty-tailed Lady now?

An unexpected identity.

And yet, not surprising at all.

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