Chapter 164

Reubangyi handed me a flower as a gift.

It was the flower I had complimented yesterday while talking to myself.

‘They remembered that, huh…’

I accepted the flower.

It’s a hassle to carry around, but since they brought it thinking of me, I couldn’t ignore their sincerity.

【Handsome Licker】—They’re accepting it again. *Lick*.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—What’s up with Gyesekkihoon? I thought they’d throw the flower on the ground and stomp on it, but this is unexpected.

【Qkrnfl892】—Se-hoon isn’t that much of a jerk. Damn.

After carefully placing the flower in my pocket, I faced Reubangyi and spoke.

“So… You gave me this flower as a gift, and in return, you want me to let you come along, right?”

［Reu-Reubang!］

At my question, Reubangyi nodded vigorously.

With a bright smile on their face.

【Jujijoa】—Reubangyi has been expressing emotions more lately.

【Yoho】—Right. They used to always have a stoic expression, but now their expressions are so varied.

【Maehwa Tree】—It seems they’ve opened their heart to Se-hoon.

【Meng Yao】—What did they do to open their heart?

【Big Girl】—Se-hoon is handsome, after all.

【Balloon Gum Collector】—Wow, being handsome is like a cheat code.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Huh? Reubangyi acted like that with me too. Did they open their heart to me as well?

【Qkrnfl892】—You’re just their cooking slave. Lol.

【Handsome Licker】—Lol, Guburi, they probably did that because you’re easy to handle. *Lick*.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Sex…

“I let you rest at home, and now…”

［Home is boring, Reubang.］

“…Fine, then follow me.”

［Reu-Reu~ Bangbarabang~!］

【Qkrnfl892】—What’s with the sound effects? Lol.

【Handsome Licker】—They’re so excited. *Lick*.

【Min Ji】—So annoying. -_-

I decided to take Reubangyi along.

They’ve come this far, so there’s no choice.

I can’t just heartlessly send them back to the village.

“Kyu, Kyuuu. If you wanted to come, you should’ve just said so earlier.”

［It wasn’t easy, Reubang.］

“You’re so weird. Kyuu.”

［Reu-Reubangbang.］

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—By the way, those two, even though they don’t use ancient language much, they seem to understand each other. Did Reubangyi learn the language of that world?

【Se-hoon Defense Team】—They must’ve studied a bit last night.

【Maehwa Tree】—Just now, it wasn’t Reubangyi using that world’s language, but the fox using our language.

“Kyu, Kyuuu~ I’m a wandering fox~ I go wherever my feet take me~”

［Reubang, Reu-Reubang~ I’m a wandering Dolharbang~ I’m heading to the damn storage~］

【Maehwa Tree】—They’re singing in that world’s language. Seems like both have picked up a bit of each other’s language.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Shut up, idiot.

And so, Reubangyi ended up joining our group.

***

After leaving the village for a while.

While walking through the vast wilderness following the fox, a sudden curiosity crossed my mind.

“…By the way, what kind of yokai would Reubangyi become if they reached queen level?”

［Reubang?］

I caressed the Yeoui Boju I had stored in my pocket and shifted my gaze to Reubangyi walking beside me.

A queen version of Dolharbang.

No matter how much I imagined it, I couldn’t picture it.

【Handsome Licker】—Maybe they’ll evolve into a Super Dolharbang? *Lick*.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—They’ll probably evolve into a Damn Dolharbang.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】—What the hell is a Damn Dolharbang? Lol, your naming sense is terrible.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Maehwa.

【Maehwa Tree】—What.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Never mind.

【Maehwa Tree】—If you called me, say something.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—I was going to ask what kind of yokai Reubangyi would become if they evolved, but then I realized you probably don’t know much, so I won’t ask.

【Qkrnfl892】—Lol, even Mania is ignoring Maehwa now.

【Maehwa Tree】—Do you want to die? I know plenty.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Then do you know what kind of yokai Reubangyi would become if they evolved into a queen?

【Maehwa Tree】—No. How would I know?

【Reverse Rape Mania】—What the hell. -_-

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Don’t expect anything from Maehwa, that bitch.

The Yeoui Boju doesn’t have any other use, so maybe I’ll just let Reubangyi consume it after everything’s over.

There’s no yokai around who knows, and even if Reubangyi becomes a queen, they’ll probably stay as calm as they are now.

Just as I was thinking that…

Kuuuuung!

A sudden, massive tremor shattered my thoughts.

“…What’s that?”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—??? What the hell is that?

【Yoho】—Gasp. Something’s coming from over there!

I turned my gaze away from Reubangyi and immediately looked toward the source of the sound.

At the end of the vast wilderness.

A cloud of white dust was rising fiercely above the horizon.

【Balloon Gum Collector】—Wow! A huge army is approaching!

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Isn’t that heading toward Se-hoon?

The true nature of the white dust cloud.

It was a ‘yokai army’ made up of countless yokai.

I narrowed my eyes and stared intently at the horizon.

Hundreds of billions of cockroaches.

And yokai whose bodies had turned black and white, losing their color.

They seemed like the yokai who followed the Black and White Oni, similar to the Yumbugi we met before.

“…Miho, those are the remnants of the Black and White Oni, right?”

As I asked in panic, Kyu Miho, who was beside me, trembled and answered.

“Y-Yes… But why are there so many? With that number, it seems like all the remnants of the Black and White Oni from around the world have gathered…”

“Did information about us going to destroy the Black and White Oni’s seal leak?”

“Kyu! That can’t be! That village’s security is beyond imagination!”

“Then did we just coincidentally run into those yokai? That doesn’t make sense. They’re clearly marching toward us.”

“W-Well, I think… It might be because we killed Yumbugi… Yumbugi was a pretty important figure among the remnants of the Black and White Oni, Kyu…”

Listening to that, it seems Kyu Miho’s guess is correct.

If that’s not the reason, there’s no other explanation for why those yokai are approaching us now.

“Hmm… Can we win?”

【Jujijoa】—Always thinking about fighting first. Lol.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Doesn’t Se-hoon have the option to run away?

【Yoho】—Sometimes they do retreat, but it’s really rare.

As I spoke with the implication of fighting those yokai, Kyu Miho’s face turned pale.

“Kyu!? Isn’t running away a better option than fighting? There are too many of them!”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—What are you running away for, bitch? Are you underestimating our Gyesekkihoon?

【Se-hoon Defense Team】—Lol, Se-hoon always wins.

【Qkrnfl892】—Those two are kinda like fanatics.

【Min Ji】—This time, there are way too many yokai… It might be better to run like Kyu Miho said. No one can win against overwhelming numbers.

I don’t think we’ll lose.

But there’s one problem.

“It seems doable… But the problem is those cockroaches.”

【Reverse Rape Mania】—?? Does Se-hoon hate bugs?

【Big Girl】—Who doesn’t hate bugs?

The other yokai are fine, but dealing with that army of cockroaches is a bit unsettling.

Even if it took a whole day, I don’t think I could exterminate all those cockroaches.

They’re creepy, so I’d rather avoid contact if possible.

‘Bugs are so small, there’s a limit to how much I can handle them with just my fists.’

I wished I had some kind of magical ability at a time like this.

And that thought slipped out of my mouth.

“I wish I could use some kind of magic for a wide-range attack.”

【Se-hoon Defense Team】—Want to learn later?

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—No, damn it. Don’t teach them. Magic is my identity. -_-

【Handsome Licker】—Identity my ass. Lol. *Lick*.

“Can’t you teach me right now?”

【Se-hoon Defense Team】—Of course not right now.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Or, Defense Team, why don’t you open a portal and go help them?

【Se-hoon Defense Team】—Opening a portal isn’t something you can do in a few seconds. -_-

Judging from the chat, it seems hard to expect help from the Defense Team.

“…But it’s not like there’s no way at all.”

Well, it’s fine even without magic.

We have something similar to magic—yokai techniques.

By the way, I didn’t count Kyu Miho.

I know they’re not a yokai specialized in combat.

So, the only yokai I can rely on now is Reubangyi.

“Reubang, do you have any yokai techniques that can do wide-range attacks?”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—What can that rock-head do? Lol.

【Big Girl】—Reubangyi is a great yokai. They must have something amazing.

【Qkrnfl892】—Yeah, Reubangyi can even resurrect the dead as yokai.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Reubang, we’re counting on you!

【Maid】—It’s time to show the power of the Warukyarupya family!

【Drifting AI】—I’ll say it. I’m saying, Reubangyi, fighting!

【Jujijoa】—Even Drifting is in spectator mode today.

［Reubang? Reu-Reubangbang.］

At my question, Reubangyi made a troubled expression.

Unfortunately, it seems they don’t have a yokai technique to handle such numbers.

Do I have to take them all out by myself?

I can handle Yumbugi, but fighting that many cockroaches is just gross.

Various thoughts crossed my mind.

And then, I quickly made a decision.

“…Ah, whatever. Reubang, just eat this.”

I decided to give the Yeoui Boju I had stored to Reubangyi right now.

［Reu-Reubang?!］

“Kyu?!”

“If you evolve into a queen, you’ll probably get a wide-range attack technique.”

If I give this to Reubangyi now, I won’t be able to keep my promise to Kyu Miho.

The promise to let them touch, rub, lick, and suck the Yeoui Boju as much as they want.

But given the situation, it’s an unavoidable decision.

Believing that Kyu Miho would understand, I immediately handed the Yeoui Boju to Reubangyi.

【Jujijoa】—Oh.

【Maehwa Tree】—They’re giving away something so precious without hesitation.

【Min Ji】—It’s not the time to hesitate.

【Yoho】—Right. There’s no time. Ugh, cockroaches are disgusting!

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—You’re disgusting too.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Reubangyi, evolve!!

【Maid】—Wow, so jealous…

【Drifting AI】—I’ll say it. I’ve been waiting for this moment. I’m excited, my heart’s pounding.

【Handsome Licker】—Lol, Drifting’s being all cute. *Lick*.

“I’m not forcing you, so if you don’t want to eat it, you don’t have to.”

［Reu-Reubang…］

Reubangyi’s eyes sparkled as they held the Yeoui Boju.

They seemed entranced by its mesmerizing appearance.

［…Reubang! I’ll eat it, Reubang!］

And then.

With a determined expression, Reubangyi opened their mouth wide and swallowed the Yeoui Boju in one gulp.

［Gulp-Reubang!］

【Semen Thief】—They ate it.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Sex! Evolve into a Damn Dolharbang!!!

At that moment.

Reubangyi’s body began to shine brilliantly.