episode_0068
by fnovelpiaHilde… well, Lioness.
I think she had a middle name, but I don’t remember it well. It doesn’t really matter. All I need to know is that she’s the princess of Vestia.
A belligerent personality. Despite being a princess of a country, she has muscles on her arms, legs, and abdomen that she boldly exposes.
The lioness of Bestia, who stirs up everything in sight and destroys everything that gets on her nerves.
Moreover, Hilde was always looking for an opportunity to kill the nine-tailed fox Rin. It was in the name of the safety of the kingdom.
From her perspective as a princess, it may be the right thing to do, but from my perspective of having to free Rin, he is a villain I must avoid as much as possible.
Even that security is just a pretext, and for most it is just a way to kill time.
Hilde approaches the store.
This is not good.
“Rin, please hide inside the store for a moment. You must not come out until I call you.”
“Is this hide and seek?”
“Yes.”
“Okay!”
Lin hurriedly entered the store.
There will come a day when I will be involved with Lin, but it is too early for now.
Hilde walks like a punk with her hands in her pockets. Perhaps because the streets are so chaotic, no one recognizes Hilde.
Only Seira went out barefoot to meet Hilde.
“Meet Princess Hilde.”
“Huh? Who are you?”
“My name is Seira, the head of the immigration office.”
“Aha, right. Nice to meet you. But why is the immigration officer here? Isn’t it working hours?”
“I was out for a while because I was on a business trip.”
Hilde nodded slightly as if she understood. Seira asked cautiously, keeping her head down.
“But why did the princess come all the way here without an escort… .”
“I heard this is a hot place these days? I came here out of curiosity. Who are those people in the back?”
“I’m Karamira, the owner of the cat cafe, Princess.”
“Ah, you’re the owner here? That’s perfect timing. I wanted to see your face anyway.”
You wanted to see me?
Hilde?
‘Did Yuhwa tell you?’
She is one of the few people who knows Yuhwa’s true identity. Hilde is also quite close with Yuhwa.
Could it be that the old lady couldn’t do it because of the contract she had, so she sent Hilde to get rid of Lin?
I don’t know.
My mouth feels dry.
I tried hard to spread my saliva, but it was no use.
“Hey.”
“Yes, Princess.”
“Do you think dogs are superior or cats are superior?”
What is this frustrating question?
She, a lion, looked like a cute cat for a moment.
I quickly figured out why Hilde had come here and what her question was, and then I found an answer that would please her.
“Of course it’s a cat.”
“Really? You’re not just beating around the bush because it’s in front of me, are you?”
“Why would I run a cat cafe, Princess? Because everyone loves cats.”
“Now that I hear it, that’s true too.”
Hilde nods as if she understands. It’s a good thing Rin isn’t here. If Rin had heard, she would have made a fuss, saying, “Jjuin is a jerk!”
But even if Rin was there, she would have repeated the same answer. Even Seira moved her head slightly. That meant she answered very well.
“Those guys on the other side right now are Gaepa? I remember it clearly.”
Oh my, who washes a dog like that?
It looks good.
“I really need to see the guy who made that dog cafe. Do you know him by any chance?”
“I’ve never even seen your face.”
I don’t lie because I live without looking in the mirror.
‘I must never get caught.’
If it were Hilde, she would really dislike it and break it. She’s that crazy.
“Ah, this isn’t very fun. I’m going to go now. Hey boss.”
“Yes, Princess.”
“Does it make sense that cats and dogs are equal? Let those fools realize who is superior.”
Hilde stares at me with eerie eyes.
“If they’re still there next time you come, I’ll consider it as your incompetence that you insulted the cats. Got it?”
“Okay.”
A few days later, a notice was posted at the dog cafe.
[Kyeonjok declares defeat to Cat People. We admit defeat and will close down as of today. To all the customers who have used our service up until now…]
“What the heck! Who can close a business on their own?”
“Oh ho ho! I should have gone harder and spent more money. Ah~ I should have gotten a massage at a cat cafe~”
People causing a ruckus at a dog cafe. Cat people and cat lovers couldn’t hide their broad smiles as they looked at them like clowns.
In contrast to them, I fell into depression.
“My money… could have been sucked out for a long time. But it went somewhere… .”
“Who told you to start a fight? You reap what you sow.”
Seira looks at me with pitiful eyes. She suddenly asks if I knew Hilde would come looking for me.
That was when I met someone I really wanted to treat like a slave.
***
“Here is the financial statement.”
It’s been a while since I’ve been to Cheonsangru.
I shared with Yuhwa the details of my business over the past month.
Yuhwa, who had created a round table and chair on the clouds, tilted her teacup and checked the report. Her appearance was no different from that of a god.
“You’ve done something really big. Inciting conflict between races.”
“Ah, that. I never thought it would turn out like that. They’re all the same to me, so why do they fight so much? I wish they could get along.”
Yuhwa’s narrowed gaze flies in from beyond the report.
“You speak well.”
“This is the basics of being a merchant. Thank you.”
Yuhwa took a deep breath and shook her head. Then she put the report down.
“How is it?”
“The performance is close to being perfect, but it passed the test, and it goes without saying that it is famous. It is a pass.”
I let out a small sigh of relief. I thought I would pass, so that was all I could say in response.
“Since you passed the test, I should also keep my promise.”
Yuhwa pulls out a contract from thin air. She adds a few things to the previously written text.
Teach magic to Lin.
The place of teaching will be Cheon Sang-ru.
“If it’s Cheon Sang-ru, the aftermath of misfortune can be minimized. At best, it’ll only affect you and me inside.”
“Thank you.”
“It’s not the time to say thank you. As I said before, the aura of death is surrounding you. It will become even stronger as you are with the nine-tailed fox.”
“Just for reference.”
“Because you’re so stubborn.”
Yuhwa let out another deep sigh and turned her gaze to Lin.
“Gumiho, how much do you know how to use your magical powers?”
“Not a nine-tailed fox! Rin is Rin!”
“… Yes, Lin-ah. Have you ever handled magical powers?”
“Power?”
Lin reacts as if she doesn’t even know what magic is.
“Haven’t I explained it to you before?”
“Jjuin? Hmm… .”
Lin crosses her arms and frowns as she tries to recall her memories.
You can do it. I explained it to you several times. At those times, you said, ‘Aha, I understand!’ and ate the meat.
“I don’t know!”
It was a joke.
Where did you learn to lie?
It seems like it has to be Cheonho.
“I guess I’ll have to start from the basics… .”
***
“If humans have magical powers, monsters like us don’t have magical powers.”
Yuhwa sat on the floor, and Lin sat next to her with her back turned to her. Yuhwa was placing her hand on Lin’s back. It was to observe the flow of her magical power.
“They say that monsters can grow their magical powers by absorbing the energy of living beings. Have you ever tried it?”
“I’ve done it before! I caught a rabbit with Jjuin!”
“Yes, what you absorb from them is the magical power.”
Unlike ordinary demons, monsters can grow steadily by absorbing energy. Just like a lowly snow monster can become a snow woman.
Of course, Rin’s basic weight class is overwhelmingly higher than that of the miscellaneous monsters in the Nine-Tailed Fox. She can become strong enough without having to absorb energy separately.
Still, even a little bit of dust makes a mountain.
“Do you remember releasing your magical power when you shook off my spell last time?”
“Huh?”
“I guess it was an unconscious action. But it’s okay. Even if the head doesn’t remember, the body doesn’t forget.”
Yuhwa quickly rotates the flow of Lin’s magical power.
Lin’s eyes widen.
“Can you feel it? This is the power you hold inside you.”
“Huh?”
“Now give it some strength and release it in one breath.”
“Like taking a shit?”
“… …anything.”
Lin starts to moan and struggle with all her might. For a moment, the thin thread moves around Lin’s body.
Wow!
The same flame that had bloomed before burned within Lin.
“It’s red!”
“Pink. Now that you can freely control your magical powers, the next step is… .”
“Oh? Oh?”
Yuhwa’s words faded. The flames of magical power burning within Rin kept growing and shrinking in time with the timing of Rin’s head nodding.
Is this really a gumiho?
The learning speed is extraordinary.
Enough to make teaching fun.
This is the next step.
What could be called the essence of magic.
“This time, let’s make a fox bead.”
Fox Bead. A sphere containing the essence of magic used by the Yoho, and a medium that maximizes power.
It is so important that there is a saying that if a dragon has a Yeouiju, a yeoho has a fox bead.
“Now, put your hands together. Think of making a ball between your hands, and gather your magical power. Concentrate. ”
“Ugh… .”
Lin takes a deep breath and clasps her hands together. She squints her eyes and stares between them. She concentrates all her nerves.
The magical power that was gushing outwards began to subside, and then began to gather around Lin’s small hand. The thin, thread-like magical power began to gather like a thread.
Lin was sweating profusely. She seemed more focused than when she was eating.
The threads come together to form small spheres.
“Compress it.”
With the help of the oil, the sphere is compressed to the limit from all directions. It cannot be compressed any further. Then, a very small dot is created.
“Now, concentrate on maintaining this form and infuse your power little by little.”
Lin breathes her magic into the dot. The dot slowly grows in size as if breathing.
What suddenly floated onto Lin’s hand was a small sphere that could be called a marble.
“It’s done.”
“Hehe, hehe, hehe… .”
Lin’s body shakes. She’s so focused that she’s almost forgotten to breathe, and she’s panting.
Yuhwa examines Rin’s bead. It is as small as a fist. However, the bead imbued with Rin’s magical power has a soft pink color.
It was a very pretty fox bead.
“Well made. I don’t think I need to make it again.”
If there is something that is oddly shaped or has scratches, you have to break it and make it again for several days. Fortunately, Lin didn’t have to do that.
Yuhwa returning the bead to its owner. Lin couldn’t take her eyes off her fox bead.
“Lin’s Beads… ?”
“Yes, it’s your marble.”
Lin, who had been staring intently, waved her fox bead and boasted.
“Jjuin! It’s Lin’s bead! Is it pretty?”
“Pretty.”
“Hehehe.”
Lin stares at the marble again. She wipes it with her clothes as if she were handling a precious object. She must have been so excited that her three tails shook like propellers, creating wind.
Yu-hwa, who had been staring at the sight, smiled in a complex and subtle way for a moment, then changed her expression to a stern one.
“It’s still too early to like it. It’s just the beginning.”
“Don’t worry, Grandma! Lin can do it in no time!”
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