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046 – Nymph Flu Corono! # 1

Beautiful ground.

Goddess Persephone took in the refreshing air and went to the lake.

“There really is a wonderful tree like Joy Daeri said.”

“Huh, m, madam, what brings you here….”

“…Honey!?”

The two men were startled and hurriedly put away their fishing rods.

Soon, Goddess Persephone smiled benevolently.

“Don’t do that. I already know everything.”

“You know everything!?”

The already three-dimensional faces of the men were cast in deep shadows.

When various emotions were reflected in their eyes hidden in the darkness.

Hehehe- Goddess Persephone laughed.

“Honey, I know that you are working hard here to restore the women who have become trees to their original state. You were planning to make a transformation potion with the fish you caught in the lake, right?”

“…Transformation potion?”

“I’m an expert when it comes to plants. It would have been better if you had asked me from the beginning. I can turn trees back into people without a transformation potion.”

Goddess Persephone placed her hands on the laurel trees.

And when she gave a light touch, the trees cracked and turned into human form.

His wife Boni and daughter Libby.

Bones was surprised to see their figures.

Of course, Boni and Libby were just as surprised.

“Where is here?”

“Soldiers….”

Suddenly becoming a tree and then becoming a person again.

The women could not understand the sudden phenomenon.

And, they were frightened by the sight of the skull shining fiercely in front of them.

“You skull monster! Get out of here!”

She picked up a fishing rod that had fallen nearby and swung it, his wife Boni.

However, her hand stopped abruptly.

“Could it be, you, Bones?”

Although he was only bones, she could recognize Bones.

Because he resembled him from the days when he was so skinny from not being able to eat a single Sisyphus (potato) properly for a long time.

“Boni! Libby!”

“Bones!”

“This voice is Dad!”

After such a long time.

After becoming so many different forms.

One family could finally be reunited.

Persephone shed tears as she watched them hug.

And she held her husband’s hand tightly.

“I didn’t know you were so concerned about other people. But you didn’t have to keep it a secret from me. I wouldn’t have known if it wasn’t for Joy Daeri.”

That Joy fellow!

President Hades was furious at the mortal who had finally revealed his secret.

It was then.

“I think it was our mother who made them into trees. So, I was wondering. I might have to go to the ground for a few days to see my mother. And to get some herbs that are good for a cold.”

“…To the ground!?”

“I know. That you don’t want to be apart from me for a moment. So I’ll be back soon. As quickly as possible.”

“…The saying goes, ‘the more urgent, the more you should turn back!’ I’m worried that you might get hurt if you rush things. So you can take your time. Our hearts are connected.”

“You don’t mean that! I’ll be back soon. By the way, the cactus kimchi I made for you to eat….”

“…….”

“Joy Daeri took it all.”

“…I see. That’s a shame!”

The man’s anger towards the mortal was completely gone.

Because he ate all the kimchi, and as a result, his wife was able to return to her parents’ home.

‘What a strange guy.’

So.

What is he doing and where is he now?

“I think Melinoye Nim’s house is near here.”

An apartment complex where executives live in droves.

A man was wandering around there.

# # #

The first holiday after being transferred to headquarters.

After carefully watering the cactus, he immediately went out.

That’s how I found the Elysium apartment complex.

It was less sophisticated than the newly built complex that was built a while ago.

But walking between the buildings that looked like elegant temples made me feel like I was in heaven.

“That’s Joy Daeri, isn’t it?”

“The audit team employee who recently buried his superior?”

“He’s a really cold-blooded guy.”

There were quite a few people who recognized me.

Whether the rumor that I stabbed Manager Bones and got him fired spread.

“Eek! We made eye contact!”

“Let’s run away!”

“If we get caught, we’ll be audited!”

They treat people like goblins from hell.

Well, that’s not wrong.

If you’re a Daeri in the headquarters audit team who used to be a section chief at Happy World, what’s the difference between you and a goblin working for King Yama in a fairy tale?

So my heart was pounding.

Anyway.

I wandered around for a while and found a temple building that looked strange.

It was a little smaller than the other temples, and there were a lot of ghosts around it.

– Hooo, hooo…!

– Hooo…!

Swish swish-.

White, round ghosts were sweeping the temple.

Among those ghosts, there was also a ghost wearing a “Hell Clover” like a hairpin.

“Oh? Aren’t you Alcestis Ssi?”

– Hooo…?

Alcestis.

The wife of Manager Admetus, who has been a manager for years.

After many stories, she became a married woman who lived as a ghost for half of the day and as a human for half of the day.

I exchanged all the “Hell Clovers” she had collected for “Hell Cactus” and decorated every corner of the house, and even pickled them into kimchi and stuffed them into my stomach.

Thanks to that, the hell wheels haven’t been seen near my house for the past few days.

– Hooo, hooo…!

Ghost Alcestis Ssi came to me and shook her body from side to side.

How cute!

Of course, it wasn’t the ‘how cute!’ that meant I was lusting after someone else’s wife, but rather the cuteness of seeing a cute mascot character.

Because I didn’t have a taste for targeting other people’s wives.

Professor Zeus might, though!

– Hooo, hooo hooo…!

“I see. You’ve decided to earn money by cleaning this temple every day. That’s good. So the owner of this temple is Melinoye Nim, right?”

– Hooo…!

I’ve come to the right place.

Melinoye Nim is the goddess of ghosts, so there were many ghosts working in the temple.

I was able to enter the temple with the guidance of Alcestis Ssi.

Inside the temple, there was a red carpet, which reminded me of a luxurious hotel.

That’s how I arrived in front of a certain door.

– Hooo, hooo…!

According to Alcestis Ssi, this is Melinoye Nim’s house.

To be honest, I never thought I would come to the den of ghosts and nightmares myself.

I was personally interested in the cold that goddesses get.

Maybe I could find out a few things I didn’t know about the mysterious nymph ‘Melinoi’.

How would I know if that would lead to my dismissal and exile to the ground?

– Hooo, hooo…!

Whether she thought I was hesitating in front of the door.

Alcestis Ssi knocked on the door for me.

Soon, the sound of tat tat- could be heard from inside.

Clang-.

The thick door opened and Goddess Melinoye, wearing glasses and pajamas with fluffy ghosts drawn on them, appeared.

“Alke, I told you I don’t eat porridge….”

I was very surprised because she usually wore a suit or a toga for goddesses neatly, so this was the first time I had seen her so free.

So she wears glasses at home.

Her hair is tied back, which is new in many ways.

“…….”

Crinkle-.

Her eyes narrowed as she met me.

Clang-.

The door soon closed.

A low-ranking employee who suddenly came on a honey-like holiday.

And when she’s not feeling well.

It was enough to make Melinoye Nim annoyed.

My score might have been greatly reduced.

“Joy, what brings you to my temple?”

A voice came from behind the door.

I answered simply.

“I heard you weren’t feeling well.”

“Joy, your information gathering skills are really amazing. But it’s just a rumor.”

“A rumor?”

“I’m a perfect goddess without flaws from the moment I was born. There’s no way an immortal like me could be feeling unwell, cough…, ahem, no…. But… I’m busy today, so come again next time….”

I just found out that Melinoye Nim spends her time in her house in comfortable clothes.

Of course, her comfortable clothes were as great as the photo books of celebrities.

That’s if finding that out is a gain.

“A cold that nymphs get?”

Krauser, whom I met to kill time.

He had already torn off several legs of the “Hell Pheasant” he had ordered as an appetizer.

By the way, it’s not a pheasant, it’s a dark chicken.

When fried, it tastes similar to chicken.

“That’s probably Nymph Flu Corono. It was once a huge epidemic among nymphs and many nymphs lost their lives. If left for a long time, it could be life-threatening.”

Nymph Flu Corono.

It was the first time I had heard the name, but it was clearly a disease of mythological level.

“Euriol also suffered greatly from Corono when she was still a small nymph. Euriol probably knows a good medicine for a cold…. Can I eat one more leg?”

Krauser ordered two fried dark chickens and ate four legs.

This is not the kind of incompetence that you can imitate.

It’s admirable.

“Oh my, Chief Joy! No, I should call you Joy Daeri of the headquarters audit team now, right?”

A sudden visit to an entertainment agency.

Producer Arachne Ssi of the famous idol “E&S” did not lose her smile despite my sudden visit.

As expected of a capable businesswoman.

“From chief to Daeri. It feels like you’ve been demoted a little, but actually, being a Daeri at headquarters is a huge position, right? Congratulations on your promotion!”

Ugh.

I never knew congratulations could be so painful.

It’s more stinging than any thorn.

“So what brings you here today? I smell success, achievements, and money, but I’m not mistaken, right? Hehehe….”

Arachne Yang sniffed around me.

I gently pushed Arachne Yang’s forehead with my palm.

“Arachne Yang is mistaken. I just want to meet the nymphs of “E&S” and talk about nymph flu.”

“Nymph flu…. I can’t beat Joy Ssi, really. Where did you smell it and come from?”

Why again?

What can’t I beat.

However, based on my recent experiences, it was best to avoid this pattern.

So I should just get out of here quickly-.

When I was thinking that, someone entered the office.

“Arachne Yang, so have you thought about my offer?”

He was a man wearing only red underwear and a cape.

The golden laurel wreath on his head was somehow familiar.

“Prince Zagreus Nim?”

“You’re Joy Daeri.”

The most powerful person in this Soul Society.

To run into such a person in a place like this.

Whoosh-.

Prince Zagreus’s red eyes narrowed thinly.

“Joy Daeri, you recently found the transparent helmet “Quineae” and gave me a punch, right? And I thought you would definitely come to the headquarters for safety management if you came to the headquarters. I can’t believe it’s the audit team.”

Did I get hated by Prince Zagreus because of what happened a few days ago?

Super lucky Daze!

“I like it very much! A man should know how to reject the trend like that. Do you think I’ve ever done what others wanted me to do to get to where I am now? Not at all!”

Prince Zagreus was laughing heartily and slapping my back.

Why does he like me, who smeared his face?

The logic structure of the executives far exceeded the level that I, an ordinary person, could understand.

“Joy Daeri, I know why you came here. It’s probably because of the nymph flu, right? But you should stay out of this. Unless you’re trying to declare war on me.”

Eyes full of goodwill burned like a fuel-filled furnace.

In other words, this man was warning me.

To stay out of anything related to nymph flu.

‘What declaration of war.’

I don’t know what you’re talking about.

But the opportunity to be hated by the most powerful person in this “Soul Society” was rare.

The audit team and the safety management team.

The fact that the two forces are bitter enemies was also an excellent arrangement.

“Prince Nim, did you think I was the kind of man who would give up just because you told me to? I just want to investigate the nymph flu that’s been trending recently. I don’t know what the problem is.”

If there’s a problem, please kindly let me know.

I’m really curious about what the problem is, so I’m asking.

Gogogogogogogo-.

The atmosphere vibrated.

Arachne Yang trembled.

“I… I’m going to go to the bathroom, so you two can talk….”