Eight-Tailed Fox (Complete)

Waddle waddle.

Step step step step.

Wah wah wah wah.

It wasn’t the sound of a toddler running about.

It was the footsteps of a full-grown adult wearing pure white fox ears and two swaying tails.

…Of course, I was only two years old as a fox this year.

But mentally, I was an adult.

In any case, they were indeed adult footsteps.

The two-tailed state was quite inconvenient.

When sitting on a chair, my short legs would dangle in the air.

With my lowered vision, I had to tilt my head up considerably to converse with others.

“…”

The civil servants of the Jirisan Yokai Extermination Office, especially the female ones, would happily pat my head calling me cute, but…

To me, this was a rather serious matter.

Unleashing my eight tails would completely nullify my abilities for a set duration, wouldn’t it?

“Hngh, hngh, hngh!”

“Nnngh, eeeh!”

“Haah, uwaah, uurgh!”

As expected, no matter how hard I strained, no new tails emerged.

Even after a day had passed.

This was truly a big deal.

If a yokai or goblin appeared at this timing, how would I deal with them?

Once again, I resolved not to carelessly unleash my eight tails.

It seemed I should only unleash them as an absolute last resort after the martial force artists and the likes of Ho Joon the ritualist completed their training.

Of course, I would have to use them in an emergency, but still.

“Haa…”

I lay on the sofa in the Yokai Extermination Office’s rest area, letting out deep sighs.

The newly recruited 9th-rank civil servant, Ye Ji-hye, noticed me and approached with a warm smile:

“Miho, why the long face? Want your big sis to help?”

“Don’t treat me like a kid. I’m not a kid.”

“Aw, don’t be like that. If I can help, I will.”

“Then go exterminate goblins and yokai for me.”

“Ah, that might be a bit difficult…”

“See? You can’t help after all.”

It was quite vexing that everyone treated me like a child.

I’m not a child, I’m an adult.

“Ugh… Miho, want your big sis to give you this?”

Ye Ji-hye handed me an item – an adorable fox doll perfect for a six-year-old girl to play with.

Should I reject it?

Use yoki to burn the doll to ashes?

Seeing my expressionless face, Ye Ji-hye soon looked like she was about to cry.

…Geez.

“Thank you.”

“You, you’ll accept it?”

“…Yes. I can put it to good use.”

“See! I knew Miho would like it!”

I didn’t like it at all.

Not one bit.

I hugged the doll Ye Ji-hye gave me and nuzzled my face against it, but…

Hmm.

Well.

…It was soft, at least.

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“Lord Yi Haneul has temporarily departed on an assignment, so we should proceed with the meeting.”

“Understood.”

The situation I had worried about occurred – Yi Haneul had left alone to exterminate a yokai.

…Still, since the yokai that appeared was only Grade 3, Yi Haneul could likely handle it alone.

Unlike the past, she currently possessed a goblin staff.

“Before we begin, would you care for some coffee?”

“No, I’d like chocolate milk instead.”

“Understood, hehehe.”

The kindly laughing Principal patted my head before fetching chocolate milk from somewhere.

This was the first time the Principal had physical contact with me.

How odd.

Seated, the Principal asked me:

“Lady Miho, is the chair not comfortable for you?”

“It is uncomfortable… can I take off my shoes and sit on the sofa instead?”

“Of course. By the way, Lady Miho, where did you get that doll…”

“Ah, this? Ye Ji-hye gave it to me.”

“…I didn’t know you liked dolls.”

“I, I don’t particularly like them, I’m just carrying it around because it’s soft and fluffy…”

“I’ll prepare one for you as well later.”

“…”

Well, I did say I didn’t really like dolls.

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The 7th-rank civil servant, Kim Myeong-ho, was perplexed.

He was definitely someone who only liked Miho with six or more tails.

So why did his gaze keep drifting towards the two-tailed Miho?

In her two-tailed state, Miho was so adorable that even Kim Myeong-ho, who preferred her buxom form, found his heart wavering.

Not just her appearance, but her actions were utterly adorable too.

First, the two-tailed Miho always carried around the doll Ye Ji-hye gifted her as she walked about the Jirisan Yokai Extermination Office.

The sight of a six-year-old toddler tightly hugging a doll while waddling about on short legs could melt anyone’s heart, even someone who disliked children.

The 9th-rank Ye Ji-hye bragged about gifting the doll to Miho as her life’s greatest achievement.

Naturally, she boasted to Kim Myeong-ho too.

“Senior, I gave Lady Miho…”

“Ye Ji-hye. You should finish your work before playing around, right?”

“Huh? Oh no, the work is still…”

“Don’t slack off. Finish your work first before messing around. Get back to your desk quickly.”

“Tch. You’re just…”

Kim Myeong-ho unreasonably vented his jealousy on Ye Ji-hye.

Miho’s tail-wagging was also an issue.

While Miho swishing her plump, firm rear with seven tails was enough to captivate any man, the female civil servants found it slightly uncomfortable.

But with two tails, the situation changed.

“Miho, wag your tail, your tail!”

“I can only wag it when I’m happy.”

“Want your big sis to give you some dog treats?”

“Yes, please.”

“Kyaaa! It’s wagging!”

Whenever they had time, the female civil servants would cling to Miho and converse with her.

In turn, Kim Myeong-ho and the male civil servants began feeling threatened.

At this rate, the female civil servants would steal Miho away.

Thus began the ‘Give Gifts to Miho’ challenge.

The 8th-rank Kim Jung-hwan gifted Miho dog treats, but:

“I’m full.”

He was immediately rejected.

Dog treats were too obvious a gift, after all.

The 9th-rank Oh Seok-jun gifted Miho a cute headband, but:

“It’s childish. And I can’t wear it because of my ears.”

As expected, another immediate rejection.

Like most men, they lacked the talent to play with little girls.

But Kim Myeong-ho was different.

Unlike the other civil servants, Kim Myeong-ho showed sincerity by even asking the internet for advice on entertaining young girls.

Q: What kind of gift would a six-year-old girl like?

A: No girl dislikes a sparkly melody magic wand!

• • I agree

 

• • My daughter really loved it when I gifted her that

 

• • Yeah~ My daughter was so happy when I gave her one too

…

…

…

Indeed.

It was wise of him to join a mom cafe while concealing his identity to ask active mothers for advice.

Kim Myeong-ho immediately ordered a ‘sparkly melody magic wand’ for rush delivery.

The next day, he approached Miho with the wand:

“Lady Miho, hello!”

“Oh, Myeong-ho. I’m not using the internet today, what’s up?”

“…”

He had somehow become Miho’s dedicated internet shuttle.

But being a shuttle was fine, as long as he could converse with Miho.

Eventually, Kim Myeong-ho took out the magic wand and spoke to Miho:

“Lady Miho, this magic wand…”

“Wow, what’s with that childish magic wand?”

“Ah.”

“Myeong-ho, are you married? I had no idea you had a daughter.”

“Oh no, it’s not like that…”

“It’s not? Then what’s with that childish magic wand?”

“This is, this is, well, um…”

Kim Myeong-ho racked his brain hard, then:

“It’s, it’s a gift for my niece.”

“I see your niece likes childish things.”

“Yes, yes… Ah, she’s still quite young, so…”

He inwardly wept tears.

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“Hehehehehe…”

Yi Haneul ran back to the Yokai Extermination Office alone, laughing like a fool.

The reason was simple – to embrace Miho.

She had been away for three whole days on yokai extermination duty.

The yokai was more tenacious than expected, but through sheer determination to hug and play with the two-tailed Miho, she somehow succeeded.

Yi Haneul was starting to experience Miho withdrawal symptoms.

Upon arriving at the Jirisan Yokai Extermination Office, she announced:

“Extermination complete!”

“Huh? Yes, understood…”

“Where’s Miho? The rest area?”

“Yes, probably in the rest area…”

“Thank you!”

After reporting to the Principal in one second, Yi Haneul immediately dashed towards the rest area.

As expected, Miho was already surrounded by numerous female civil servants fawning over her cuteness.

“Oh, Lord Yi Haneul! You’re back?”

“Welcome back, Lord Yi Haneul.”

“Lord Yi Haneul, while you were gone, Miho has been clinging to this doll gifted by Ye Ji-hye…”

Yi Haneul, who spotted Miho tightly hugging a doll, began trembling.

The female civil servants awkwardly smiled and cleared a space for Yi Haneul.

“Mihoooooo!”

“Ah, Lord Yi Haneul. You’re back.”

“I missed youuuuuu!”

Yi Haneul rushed towards Miho, and at that moment:

Pung!

A sudden sound, and Miho reverted to her seven-tailed state.

Unable to control her momentum, Yi Haneul flew forward.

Poofff.

Yi Haneul buried her face between Miho’s ample breasts.

Gazing at Yi Haneul who had buried her face in her chest, Miho cheerfully said:

“Thank goodness! You’re finally back!”

“Ah.”

The first swear word left Yi Haneul’s mouth:

“Damn, why me!”