episode_0157

“Hoooo… … ”

Yumi let out the breath she had been holding.

In her breath, there was an unconcealable sense of satisfaction.

A sense of fullness that came from swallowing the source that was inside Tamamo and making it one’s own.

The satisfaction of now being one being called Doyumi, rather than just one of the tails that separated from Tamamo.

Now her heart was pounding with these two emotions.

I feel like rolling around on the floor and screaming!

But Yumi resisted the temptation by gritting her teeth and holding her tail up stiffly.

It is the first time that she meets her parents face to face and is acknowledged as a proper daughter.

That’s why I wanted to show only pretty and good things if possible.

Thump-! Thump-! Thump-!

‘My heart is still louder than usual… … but I think it’ll be okay.’

Yumi pressed her chest with one hand and silently opened her closed eyes.

The right eye, shining golden like the sun, and the left eye, boasting a silvery white color as if it held moonlight, were revealed to the world.

A clear difference in appearance compared to before closing one’s eyes.

And that wasn’t the only thing that had changed.

Originally, Yumi had only dyed some of her bangs black, but now she had dyed all of her hair on the left side, where her silver-white eyes were, black.

Sway sway-

Even its tail, which originally boasted a snowflake-like white color, had slightly changed its appearance, now growing into two.

A colorless gradation that starts from black, progresses to gray, and ends with white, like a lightly dipped brush with the tip dyed black.

Even though he made a deeper contract with Do Yu-jin and learned how to control the yin energy, he still looked very different from Jeon.

Even the source that was inside Tamamo was absorbed, and some of the aura she had was also absorbed into her, so that feeling was even more pronounced.

‘Hmm… … I like the fact that half of my hair has turned black like my father, but I’m worried that my father might think it’s strange.’

In fact, this was closer to a needless worry.

Tamamono was the one who naturally digested the grandiose words, “beautiful beauty of the nation,” as if they were his own from the beginning.

And Yumi was able to gain some of that vibe and charm!

If it was beneficial, it was beneficial. It was not detrimental.

‘Ugh, I’m worried.’

Well, it wasn’t enough to calm the daughter’s desire to look pretty in front of her father.

So she turned her body this way and that, looking at her changed appearance.

But if there was someone here who was knowledgeable about monsters, they would have focused more on her inner self than her outer appearance.

Most people are unaware of this, but there is a clear hierarchy among those collectively called the Gumiho.

And such sequences were often determined primarily through bloodlines.

So the question here is, which of the many fox bloodlines is considered the best?

On this question, the monster scholars unanimously answered:

The sun and moon are like a fox.

The fox, which is said to have played the role of connecting the sun and the moon in mythology, is the answer to that question.

In a situation where he was born with the power of the ninth tail, which allowed him to control both yin and yang energies, he accepted the enormous energy that Tamamo had painstakingly built up as his own.

Thanks to this transformation, Yumi succeeds in unintentionally recreating a myth…

Chong-geut-!

Clink clink clink-!

I looked around anxiously, my ears flapping wildly.

I was flustered when Do Yu-jin didn’t show up even though I was done getting ready.

Because she was so busy accepting the things flowing in from Tamamo, she didn’t know exactly what was happening in the spirit world.

But even she vaguely felt that Do Yu-jin had risked her life to do something for her.

“Father! Where are you! If you are safe, answer me… … !”

In that situation, when Do Yu-jin didn’t show up, Yu-mi became anxious and tried to look around.

“Don’t worry, I’m doing fine here.”

As if to calm Yumi down, a soft reply was heard right next to her.

It was a strange situation where an answer suddenly came out in a space where nothing had been felt, but Yumi paid no attention to it and immediately turned her head away.

“Huh?”

I opened my mouth slightly without realizing it.

“Father?”

Unlike Yumi, whose appearance has changed a lot, Do Yujin hasn’t really shown any changes in her appearance.

But Yumi, who had been deeply connected to him in her mind’s world until just a moment ago, could clearly feel it.

“I’m glad you’re okay.”

What I am saying is that Do Yu-jin’s color and depth have become stronger than before, beyond comparison.

While Yumi was blankly staring at him.

‘I almost got into trouble.’

Do Yu-jin let out a sigh of relief.

If I had just taken my time, Tamamo would have disappeared and I would have shown Yumi the white puddle that remained in its place.

A crisis that could have completely destroyed the dignity and prestige of parents!

‘Well, it seems like it’s already collapsed from the moment you set out to deal with the enemy with a beauty trap… … ‘

Do Yu-jin tried hard to ignore that part.

Because it was a topic that had nothing good to say even if I thought about it deeply.

Sigh-

‘This isn’t what I thought parents would be like.’

Do Yu-jin never really thought about becoming a parent, but if she were to become one, she wanted to be someone like them who was both dependable and willing to sacrifice herself for her children.

Of course, what Do Yu-jin did just now was also a kind of sacrifice.

but……

‘No matter how much I think about it, I can’t help but feel that something is off.’

Do Yu-jin, who was feeling slightly depressed, thought of donuts to calm herself down.

‘They’re a bit different from normal kids, so wouldn’t it be okay to just understand that the incident a little while ago was just some kind of coincidence and move on?’

It wasn’t an entirely impossible story.

Do Yu-jin’s daughters both looked like little girls on the outside, but they were both basically over a hundred years older.

Well, that age was spent entirely in the abyss and within seals, so it wasn’t very useful.

‘Hmm? Wait a minute, then I’m younger than my daughters… … ‘

The moment Do Yu-jin catches a glimpse of the truth hidden behind the curtain and is about to fall into confusion.

Kwaaang-!

A loud noise from below diverted Do Yu-jin’s mind.

“Poohahahaha!!! This is hilarious! Try to be more crazy!”

“Enough with the nonsense, hurry up and get back to work!”

There, Rumi was seen holding onto Shuten-Doji while engaging in a bloody fight.

‘That guy… … I think it’s better to just leave him alone for now.’

There was no way to take any action because I didn’t know what would happen if I touched it.

‘I’m a little worried that my face was caught… … Well, I guess I can somehow cover it up later.’

Do Yu-jin decided to watch the situation and left some tasks to Shigure, who was still somewhere here, through the necklace.

-Okay, okay. I’ll do that.

For some reason, the answer seemed a little disappointing, but Do Yu-jin ignored it.

Because right now there was something much more concerning than that.

“Come on, Yumi. Let’s get up.”

“Huh? Why are you suddenly doing that?”

Yumi, who was staring intently at Do Yu-jin’s face, answered with a slightly blush.

Do Yu-jin said in a voice full of determination.

“I think I should go to where your sister is.”

To be exact, it was to meet the person next to Yuna.

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There is a phenomenon called magic overload.

Magical power that moves in response to the user’s will, a phenomenon in which it escapes the user’s control and runs wild due to intense emotions. It is also called simma or juhwaipma.

By the way, unlike the image known through martial arts novels, this was not a phenomenon that was particularly dangerous enough to cause death.

The normal magic overload only made it difficult to use the magic, but even that usually healed on its own over time.

But that also meant that there were a few exceptions.

but……

Phage crackle–!!!

Shuaaaah–!!!

‘Even so, I’ve never seen such a grand explosion of magical power, not even in the original world’s communities.’

While Do Yu-jin was looking so dumbfounded, Yu-mi, who was next to him, pulled on his sleeve and asked.

“Oh, Father. What the hell is going on?”

Yumi asked, stuttering.

It’s hard to imagine that Tamamo’s origins were absorbed in reverse, and that it evolved beyond its bloodline.

However, Do Yu-jin did not blame her or anything.

Quite the contrary.

Cookies, cookies, cookies–!!!

Shurarara–!!!

Lightning that explodes as if it would destroy the world, and darkness that swirls as if it would swallow everything in the world.

I was giving high marks to the fact that my legs didn’t give out even when faced with the intense momentum these two gave off.

“It’s nothing.”

Do Yu-jin said that and quietly clicked her tongue.

Actually, it wasn’t anything special at all.

‘The situation is more serious than I thought.’

The magical power that was gushing out to the point where it was difficult to get close was a problem, but the real problem was the condition of their bodies.

His body was already creaking and on the verge of breaking down due to the injuries he received from the fierce battle with Daitengu.

With this unprecedented surge of magical power added on top of that, their bodies were being destroyed in real time as if they would break apart at any moment.

If we continue like this for a little longer, the minimum is death, and if we’re lucky, we’ll become paralyzed.

Paat-!

As soon as he realized that fact, Do Yu-jin kicked the ground and rushed towards them.

It was an action I did without realizing it, but I didn’t hesitate.

Because one experience of not being able to move my body while facing a family in crisis was enough.

‘For now, I’m sure we can somehow handle Yuna’s situation.’

Just like Yumi, Yuna is also connected through a contract.

The dark aura that Yuna was emitting right now was all too familiar to Do Yu-jin, so it was okay to let her mind rest a little.

So now the problem was on Erio’s side.

‘What should I do?’

The method of suppressing her rampage by suppressing the lightning she spits from a distance, like she was trying to do to Yuna, was not effective.

Do Yu-jin’s abilities were too weak for that to happen.

The same goes for raising your light attribute talent by using the points you get from defeating several Oni and Tamamo.

Well, light and lightning did have some similarities.

But, considering that the system classifies light (光) and lightning (雷) as different attributes, the problem was still unsolvable.

Tamar-!

However, there was only one reason why Do Yu-jin threw herself like this: because there was a way to save her.

‘The problem is that it’s a bit of an awkward method.’

Do Yu-jin repeated to herself, thinking that someone might click their tongue at the thought of being blessed.

What he’s going to do from now on isn’t things like fisheries management, but relief work to save people.

After convincing herself like that, Do Yu-jin shouted loudly as she saw Yu-mi following her.

“Yumiya! From now on, just make a barrier over there! And until the situation calms down, if possible, don’t look in my direction!”

“Ah, I see!”

“I’ll believe you!”

After that, Do Yu-jin gave Yu-mi an answer that could help her feel better.

Paat-!

I jumped into the golden lightning cage that was unfolding before my eyes.