episode_0026

#3

The nine-tailed fox, who had been smoking a cigarette for a long time, slowly opened his lips.

However, the answer he gave me was quite different from what I was hoping for.

“I’ll be honest. I don’t know what your relationship is with that vampire, but I hope you don’t get involved.”

“Is it dangerous?”

“When the woman first appeared through my qi gate, I was surprised. A normal person couldn’t penetrate my qi gate, and I didn’t feel any movement.”

“… … .”

By the way, didn’t that crazy priest say that vampires are naturally good at hiding their presence?

Well then, it wouldn’t be surprising if this gumiho man felt that way.

“But after meeting her, I was able to easily use my magical powers to figure out that she was no ordinary human. Why was that?”

“You revealed it from there?”

“That’s right. She showed off her magical powers willingly. As expected.”

“So you attacked the old man?”

“Huh. No way. This fox hole is my castle. Who would fight the lord of the castle?”

“Here you go?”

There was definitely an air of mystery in the thick fog.

I can’t say for sure what their purpose is, but I thought that if a battle were to occur, those fogs would unite and attack the intruders.

“Yeah. He knows that too, and he doesn’t attack me right away.”

“… Why did you come here?”

“Huh. It was nothing. I was just saying, I’ll be staying around here for a while. Don’t worry about it, that was just a presumptuous remark.”

“What? Isn’t this just a greeting between neighbors?”

Well, it’s impossible for foxes to have a moving rice cake culture.

From the vampire’s point of view, he was concerned about the otherworldly residents living nearby, so he came to say hello, but it seems like this muscular gumiho old man took it the wrong way.

As I was looking at the nine-tailed fox with bulging eyes, he turned the stick he was sucking upside down and hit me on the head with it.

“Ouch!”

“You cheeky brat. How can I not tell the difference between something like that!”

“Uuuu… So that vampire was really after you?”

“Huh. It may not be exactly like that, but anyway. It’s true that the look in his eyes was rude at first.”

“… … .”

His warning words were over, and in the end, all that was left was my choice.

Do you take a chance and meet the woman who is believed to have turned Su-ho into a vampire? Or do you give up here?

The worries were short.

To be honest, wasn’t it quite a risky undertaking to come see the nine-tailed fox spirit just like this?

If I was going to give up here, I would have done it a long time ago, at the foot of the mountain.

Above all, I still have one trump card left.

“That’s fine too. If possible, please let me know. I’d like to meet you.”

“Oh, really. … You’re such a stubborn kid.”

The nine-tailed fox turned his head rudely and sucked deeply into the gombangdae again.

I’m not sure if it’s a habitual smoker or if he just collects his thoughts whenever he finds himself stuck on an answer.

“Okay, I’ll let you know. But, I’m not sure where he went either.”

“Didn’t you say goodbye before you left?”

“Huh. I came here to see it. But I wasn’t very interested.”

“Is that so?”

Anyway, the nine-tailed fox man had feelings close to dislike for the unidentified vampire who suddenly appeared.

It seems a bit unreasonable to say that I wasn’t interested.

Unless it’s indifference. After all, hatred is also a type of interest.

In fact, I clearly remember when she left Mt. Surak.

She said she left on the second Wednesday of the winter three years ago.

In response to my repeated requests, he pretended to be helpless and told me in considerable detail where the vampire was headed.

“This Suraksan is where my body is established. Therefore, all the plants of Surasan can be said to be my friends. They say that the vampire woman headed east. To be more precise, it seems she headed toward Gapyeonghyeon.”

“Is this Gapyeong-hyeon?”

“Okay. That’s all I can say.”

Gapyeong-hyeon… Gapyeong-gun, right?

I guess I’ll have to go down and search it on the internet just in case.

Anyway, I felt very grateful to the gumiho man for treating me so kindly and sincerely, and before leaving, I bowed deeply to him at a 90-degree angle.

“I’ll come back next time. Mr. Gumiho. Stay healthy~”

“Huh. Don’t come.”

“Yes~ I’ll come again.”

#4

As expected, Gapyeong-hyeon was replaced by Gapyeong-gun.

The location isn’t important, but I was wondering why the vampire might have had to head there.

I searched for related local news on the Internet and browsed social media and communities to see if there were any new stories circulating about Gapyeong.

Here, it was time to get help from the Hunter Gallery’s named user, ‘Do-nae S-class glamorous high school girl’.

[I’m going to Gapyeong to play, what’s going on?] (S-class glamorous high school girl in the province)

: I’m thinking of going to Gapyeong to play. What’s going on? Has anything weird happened recently?

-Gapyeong is a dam (ㅇㅇ)

-Eating grilled meat at Gapyeong Pension is heaven (Wabodu)

N really lol

-If you meet a pretty girl in Gapyeong, touch her breasts (Wakya Pya Heuk Nong Jjuk)

Winter Sister.

Are you still dragging around like that?

I shook my head and sent her a KakaoTalk message.

[Sister, are you doing anything weird?] 18:16

[Huh? What does that mean, Sky?] 18:16

It was so painful that the answer came in less than 5 seconds.

I chuckled and checked the comments on the post I had uploaded again.

-What happened in Gapyeong? I don’t think there was anything (yes)

-When you come to Gapyeong, come to Cafe Beauty, I’ll treat you to a free coffee ㅇㅇ (Gapyeong Manager)

Really? (Yeah)

N Yeah (Gapyeong Manager)

Unfortunately, there wasn’t any news worth my attention.

It’s foolish to look for a vampire in that vast land of Gapyeong.

Still, since my community friend is a local from Gapyeong, I should meet him in person.

Moreover, if he was doing business locally, there was a high probability that he was quite well-versed.

There will be business partners to do business with, and there will be customers coming to visit!

There’s a high chance that you were born and raised there, so you must have a lot of acquaintances!

However, with this kind of shabby body and childish physique, there were many limitations to going to Gapyeong.

If you go there and ask if there’s anything suspicious going on in Gapyeong, you’ll probably hear, “Hey, where’s your mother? Are you lost?”

Hmm.

That’s right.

[Sister. Do you have time?] 18:25

[Time is running out? Why? Do you want to see my face?] 18:26

[I want to go to Gapyeong to play, do you want to go together?] 18:26

[Gapyeong? Why Gapyeong all of a sudden??] 18:26

[It’s summer, and Namiseom is so nice! But I don’t want to go alone…] 18:26

[Um… Let me check the schedule.] 18:27

[Yes~] 18:27

While she was checking the schedule for the Gapyeong trip, what I did was, before returning to Gaeseong where my beloved workshop is, I sent my work horses to my parents’ house to check on how my family was doing.

Even though I was afraid that my younger brother would hate me for turning into a monster, I wanted to check on my family from afar to see if they were doing well.

Of course, all the Paris servant horses I had painstakingly created had died and could not be used again, so I sent the larval servant horses to check instead.

I swung the caterpillar through the open window and ran quickly away from the house.

Wiggle wiggle.

Our cozy home, reflected in the eyes of the cute, wriggling little creature, came into view.

As it happened, my parents and the sea were having a meal together.

Perhaps because we were so busy eating, there wasn’t much conversation.

Just one thing. There was something missing from the house.

That was laughter.

I couldn’t bear to watch that scene till the end, so I closed my eyes.

“Sigh… .”

It has to be revealed someday… .

Even if my younger brother hates me.

#5

Sister Han Gyul-woo, a special hunter, was surprisingly a leisurely person.

Her schedule was even more empty than I thought, so I was able to go on a trip to Gapyeong with her shortly thereafter.

The departure date was just three days after I proposed the trip to her over the phone!

I was a little worried about accommodations and things like that because of the early departure… but it was my concern.

As expected from someone who lives in a wealthy neighborhood in Seoul, she has a separate villa in Gapyeong.

… It seems like the special hunter is really incredibly rich.

i envy you.

Even the transportation was in her own luxury sedan, so there was no need to take a bus or train that would hurt her butt.

I couldn’t help but be taken aback when I saw her wearing fancy sunglasses and draped in luxury goods all over her body.

“Oh, sis. Isn’t this not the kind of outfit you wear for traveling?”

“No, Sky. You’re still young and don’t know much. Everyone my age is like this.”

Who the hell goes around doing that… .

No. How could I understand the lives of the rich?

You just have to accept it as it is.

Thanks to you, I got to ride in R Company’s top-of-the-line sedan!

That car with the door opening the other way, the kind that only presidents would drive!

I opened the back seat door with an excited heart and leaned into the soft seat.

I feel like I’m floating in the clouds. I think I could fall asleep right now!

“You like it that much?”

“Yes! Awesome!”

“Hoohoo. So cute.”

She smiled happily as she gently pinched my cheek and shook it.

But somehow… I feel like I’ve seen that expression somewhere before.

Doesn’t it resemble the expression on my face when my teacher looks at me?

Speaking of Master, I miss Master… .

Eugene. Where the hell did you go, abandoning your disciple?

I found the shadow of my teacher in Sister Winter’s appearance and inadvertently blurted out these words.

“Sister.”

“Huh?”

“Want to roll rice in Sol’s eyes and eat it?”

“… Are you crazy?”

Oops.