episode_0061

The transformation of a goblin basically begins with releasing the magical energy inside the body.

To put it in one word, it is ‘metamorphosis’.

Breaking the ‘barrier of cognitive dissonance’ that surrounds you as if you are incompetent.

The magical power flowing through my body was momentarily released, disrupting my peripheral vision.

The series of processes that transform the magical energy flowing through the body into the goblin’s mask and clothes takes place in less than 0.1 seconds.

Although the word metamorphosis itself means changing in a completely different direction, the word metamorphosis is an archaic word that is not commonly used, so I conveniently used the word transformation.

The truth is a retransformation of magic power.

All you have to do is change the suit to a suit and the mask to a helmet.

For convenience, let me summarize the terminology.

If transformation means changing the form of magical power.

Let us define metamorphosis as meaning releasing the magic power inside the body outside the skin and simultaneously changing it into a different form.

So, has there ever been a being who can create magic like this through his costume?

Has anyone ever undergone a metamorphosis in this world?

There was none.

Although it exists, it has never been revealed publicly.

‘A secret technique that only a few people know.’

It is an advanced technique that is not even known on the dark web, just as I have never been exposed to others naked, and just as Ymir has only allowed me to be naked after transformation.

So, when explaining to Baek Seol-hee to make clothes based on the goblin’s transformation principle, I intentionally omitted the intermediate process of ‘explosively releasing magical power.’

He hinted that it would be possible to accumulate magical power and make it into clothes, just like piling snow to make a snowman.

But Baek Seol-hee did it.

It’s like making fried chicken. ‘Prepare the chicken.’ Cut it into pieces and cover it with dough. Fry in oil. ‘That’s the end.’ But it was as if they had added the process of ‘adding curry powder to the dough’ or ‘frying it twice in oil’.

Of course, things like oil temperature, batter mixing ratio, or chicken brine were not provided, so a disaster occurred where all the batter fell off, but it was a good attempt even if the result was sloppy.

“Ugh….”

After removing one of the gowns, Baek Seol-hee looked gloomy and took away the icy energy that had spread throughout the room.

Fortunately, the room returned to its original state, and I handed another gown into the room for Baek Seol-hee to wear.

“Are you okay, Seolhee?”

“I’m fine. If you ask me to reimburse you for this, I will do it.”

“It’s okay. It doesn’t look like anything is bad. And the really fortunate thing is that this happened right now in this room.”

“Yes….”

Baek Seol-hee covered her face with both hands.

What if a disaster like this happened in front of people?

From now on, I won’t be able to go out with my face up for the rest of my life.

What if, as a hero, you were dealing with a very powerful enemy and there was a ‘big explosion’ with the entire nation and the world watching?

It wouldn’t be strange if he became a devil on the spot.

I’m a man, so it’s okay because I’ve taken care of my body to some extent.

However, if the woman I love is shamed in front of the whole world and I feel sad and angry, I might try to erase that incident from the world’s memories.

So the most important thing is to prevent such a situation from happening.

“How did this happen?”

“After making the clothes, I thought it would be possible to just make the clothes right on top of the body, so I used my magic power…”

“Do you feel like you slowly poured the water in the bucket and ended up pouring it all out?”

“That’s right!”

“Do you feel like you were trying to slowly tear off the plastic to tear off the chicken radish, but you used too much force and the chicken and radish juice came out inside?”

“Accurate!”

Baek Seol-hee responded to my words by clapping her hands.

“It felt exactly like that!”

“Then the answer is simple. Why not try it without any clothes on?”

“…Yes?”

“To be precise, only the exposed part of the skin is covered with magical power. Why, how about releasing magical energy as if you were applying moisturizing cream on your body?”

Assuming I am an incompetent person, I am trying to explain this as best as I can.

If you understand this in your own way, it is true that Baek Seol-hee is amazing.

“Like this…?”

“Wait! I’ll be outside. If your clothes get torn again…”

“Ah, that’s it.”

Baek Seol-hee stretched her right hand forward.

White gloves appeared on her hands, smooth and shiny like latex.

“Would you like to touch it?”

“You won’t get frostbite, right?”

“It’s okay. It’s just the temperature of touching ice.”

“Then….”

I stretched out my finger to Baek Seol-hee’s hand and lightly brushed her finger.

“It feels like real ice.”

“Yes. As long as no one touches it, I think it will stay like this as long as it is on my skin. Hmm…mana is consumed when making it, but mana is not consumed significantly after making it? I think my condition is better than yesterday.”

She tilts her head while talking to herself, but the truth is that Baek Seol-hee also received mana recovery at the hot springs here and quickly refilled her mana.

“Is it because I ate something good?~”

“Mr. Seolhee.”

“Why? Did I say something wrong?”

“If you say something like that somewhere, you will be in big trouble.”

“Okay. Then you don’t have to go somewhere, you just have to do it in front of Ji-hwan, right?”

“…If that helps Seolhee.”

Since I decided to help, I have to help Baek Seol-hee as much as possible.

-what? The goblin is Ji-hwan…?

-no! First of all, you have to hide it!

-Don’t be mistaken. I didn’t hide you, I just caught you because I was curious.

-Why did you help me? Did you approach me intentionally? What is the reason? Why were you so nice to me…?

-…Don’t ever appear in front of me again. If we meet again, then you will be my enemy.

So that a situation like this happens.

We must create a debt of gratitude to Baek Seol-hee as much as possible.

“Anyway, Seolhee, let’s make clothes. I will go to the convenience store and buy clothes for Seolhee to wear.”

“How long does it take to get to the convenience store?”

“Maybe 30 minutes by car? Round trip.”

“It would be better to do it this way.”

Baek Seol-hee got up from her seat and stood with her body wide open.

“……Freeze.”

With a low voice, Baek Seol-hee began releasing magical energy from both hands.

Unfortunately, I turned my head away because I was worried that she would ‘break the shell’ rather than metamorphose again, but luckily it didn’t seem like she would explode this time.

Saaaa.

On the contrary, Baek Seol-hee controlled her magic so delicately that you could see her stable energy even with the naked eye.

Even in directions I hadn’t thought of.

“Wow.”

White smoke, like dry ice, leaked out of Baek Seol-hee’s gown from her wrists and ankles.

And that white smoke, Baek Seol-hee’s mana, began to slowly stick to the top of the gown she was wearing.

Blah blah, blah blah.

Ice crystals began to stick to the top of the gown, and soon the fluttering gown took a firm shape.

“…huh.”

What should I say?

The hotel gown is made of material, so if you change the shape slightly, it becomes the same as a V-neck dress.

I even covered it with ice made of mana, and now before my eyes was Snow White, wearing a white coat made of snowflakes, with her arms outstretched.

“It’s cool.”

This is a sincere admiration.

And at the same time, I feel like my eyes are wide open.

‘I need to learn this.’

Whenever I transform, I always release magical energy from my body, but if I use that, maybe I won’t be naked…!

“Mr. Seolhee. It’s really cool. I can go outside like this.”

“Don’t you feel a little strange?”

“The clothes are hard and not flimsy and feel like armor made of ice, but it is still much better than wearing just a white gown.”

“Is that so? Then at least it would be possible to fool people.”

Baek Seol-hee stretched out her hand to me.

“Thank you, Jihwan. Thanks to this, even if I sneak into Sejong Island and get caught, I don’t think I’ll get caught.”

“Please be careful from leaving Ulleungdo to entering the Sejong Island dormitory.”

“Yes. That’s too bad. For the first time in a while, I was able to talk to Ji-hwan alone. …Shall we come to Ulleungdo on time next time?”

“If it’s a story, you can share it on Sejong Island, right?”

“But there are more eyes than here.”

“You said earlier that you would take care of me if a scandal broke out?”

“Hehe, it’s still a bit weird when a scandal breaks out.”

Baek Seol-hee smiled and whispered softly.

“If the scandal breaks out, Ji-hwan will not be able to become a librarian, and then Ji-hwan will not be able to read the books he wants to read, right?”

“…First of all?”

“Then we need to be as considerate as possible. So that Ji-hwan can read the books he wants to read at the library. Because of my circumstances, I can’t take away Jihwan’s daily life.”

Baek Seol-hee held my hand again.

“Please take care of me in the future, sir?”

“Am I a teacher?”

“Of course. He is my psychological counselor. Specifically…”

Wow.

“I will contact you often whenever I need comfort. Maybe, often.”

* * *

After returning from Ulleungdo.

– Baek Seol-hee, patrolling the East Sea! Develop a new costume!

Baek Seol-hee succeeded in safely(?) returning to Sejong Island.

Fortunately, the excuse that she went to feel the energy of the East Sea without even taking off her Taegeuk watch in the name of testing her abilities worked better than expected, and Baek Seol-hee returned to the academy without any scandal.

And during the week.

“Hello, teacher!”

“…Hello?”

“Would you like to eat with a super beautiful girl?”

Ymir came to see me.