episode_0073
by fnovelpiaI feel like I just woke up from a very long sleep.
What can I say? It’s like Snow White being stabbed by a dwarf and waking up to a kiss from the queen instead of the prince.
If you don’t understand what I’m talking about, then you understand exactly what I’m saying. Because I mean, I don’t know what’s going on at all.
“Ugh.”
I struggled to get up from my dazed state. I looked around, clutching my dizzy head.
There is a scented candle on the table that smells like herbal medicine. The room looks exactly like a guest house from a martial arts movie, and at first glance, it is Yuhwa’s Heavenly House.
Why am I here? I vaguely remember being hit by the Blood Wolf’s claws in the forest of the night. But after that, the film cut out.
Then, perhaps Lin brought me to Cheon Sang-ru because she thought Yu-hwa could cure me. This seems like the most likely guess.
“Oh my… .”
As I get out of bed, a sigh escapes my lips. My legs feel completely weak. It’s like I’ve been lying in bed for weeks.
‘Is it because I got stabbed in the stomach?’
I lifted my shirt slightly and there was a nasty scar on the left side of my abdomen. No wonder I couldn’t exert myself.
By the way, I never thought the wound would completely heal in a day. I don’t know about anything else, but Yuhwa is incredibly good at magic.
‘I hope our Rin can become like that soon.’
I tidied up my clothes, somehow managed to crawl out of bed, and headed outside. It was a separate space for lodging. The atmosphere was strangely quiet.
I just walked around, looking around, and where my feet took me. What I found as I walked around the upper area was dog meat… no, it was Hoyeon.
“Hoyeon-ssi.”
“Ka, Karami-nim?”
As I passed the Yuhwa exam, I received a free pass to Cheonsangru. Thanks to this, I can now be considered a VIP at Cheonsangru.
But why? Hoyeon’s gaze toward me was not like that of a noble guest, but like that of a tiger that had seen a ghost.
“You’re awake!”
“Yeah, well. Now that you’re awake, you should be out and about, right?”
Plus, the fuss. If someone saw it, they would think I was in a vegetative state and waking up.
“How are you feeling? Are you okay?”
“It feels a little strange, but it’s not a problem.”
“Then that’s a relief. Oh, the old man said to bring him right away if he wakes up. I’ll show him around.”
“Okay. This isn’t the first or second time I’ve been here. You must be busy, so take care of business.”
I skillfully found Yuhwa’s office, the sky. Yuhwa’s magic was only on my first visit, and since then, it has been in its place very well.
Just for me and Lin. Sometimes I would go the same way as my staff, and when I came to my senses, we were the only ones who had arrived properly. It was not kind to my own staff either.
‘If you do that, you’ll end up with dementia and be alone for the rest of your life. You’ll regret it.’
Of course, I hope Rin lives long and prosperous until she becomes a gumiho.
While I was thinking about random things, I soon arrived in front of my office. As I opened the door and went in, a familiar sky greeted me. Yuhwa drinking tea on the clouds was a complete set.
“Cheonho.”
“Oh, you’re finally awake.”
“Thanks to the treatment given by Cheonho. I am indebted to you. Where is Granderin? I couldn’t see her in her room. Is she here?”
“That’s right. I was training. I was almost done… .”
Yuhwa’s tail droops. It was only for a moment, but I didn’t miss the moment when her pupils turned to look behind me. It was clear that Lin was trying to play a prank behind me.
chin.
The soft feeling covering the eyes and the obstructed vision. Look at that. Lin is playing a prank again… … What is it?
‘Your hands seem a bit big.’
Besides, with Lin’s height, I would have to jump to cover my eyes, but her hands are still and motionless. It’s like she’s just stretching out her hands in place.
“Who~?”
This is also similar to Lin’s voice, but subtly different. It feels a bit more mature? I think this is the voice that Lin will have when she grows up, but it doesn’t suit her right now.
“… Who are you?”
“It’s been a long time since I heard your voice, so are you upset that it came out like that?”
“Rin… ?”
“Wrong.”
The hand that had been blocking my vision dropped, and my body spun around. A pink fox girl was standing in front of me.
“The correct answer is Lin, the most lovable girl in the world.”
With five tails wagging.
***
“So you’re saying that I collapsed a month ago, not yesterday.”
“That’s what it is.”
Unlike me who was greatly shocked, Yuhwa leisurely sipped her tea as if nothing had happened. Anyway, there must be one or two species that lacks a sense of time here or there.
‘A month before that… .’
It still doesn’t feel real. I wondered why my legs were shaking so much, but after lying in bed for a month, it was strange that I was able to walk normally.
No, my legs were a little shaky, but that was no problem at all. Compared to Lin, who was clinging to me and linking arms.
Five pink tails fluttered. After falling down and getting up, Rin had become Omiho. The once carefree Rin had grown up and become a proper young girl.
About middle school age?
It’s good that Lin has grown up.
She grew up to be cute and very pretty.
But… but… !
‘I also wanted to see Rin grow up!’
This feeling of loss is indescribable. It is comparable to, and perhaps even greater than, losing one’s country.
Lin poked her face into my field of vision.
“How is it, Master? Has Rin grown a lot? Has she become prettier?”
“Not the owner, but the owner… .”
“Kihihi. Master, when did you speak like that? When Lin Yiming was young.”
“No, just a month ago… .”
“Really, Master~ You don’t ask about a woman’s past?”
Wow, look at what he’s saying.
The world is really screwed.
It seems that while working with Yuhwa, she learned not only magic but also the charm of a fox. The way she smiles to seduce men, as well as her way of speaking and intonation.
The innocent Lin disappeared into a past from which she would never return.
“Master… Is it really that bad? Is Rin weird?”
A shadow falls over Lin’s face, as if she has read my troubled expression.
I know I shouldn’t be like this. I knew it would happen someday, but it was so sudden that I couldn’t adjust.
Not only has it become bigger, but the image has also changed a lot.
But no matter how she changes, in the end, Lin is Lin. The fact that she is my slave will not change. As a master, I must cherish her with the same heart.
“Absolutely not. It’s just that I woke up after a long time and had a lot to think about. You’ve grown up beautifully.”
“Right? I thought you’d say that if you were the owner. Hehe.”
Lin, who puts her head towards me and lays her ears to the left and right so that I can pet her. Even though her appearance has changed, this much remains the same.
I stroked Lin’s head. Her five tails danced as if she was feeling good.
“It’s an eyesore. Go do your bickering in your own living room.”
“I was going to do that anyway. I was away for too long.”
I should go to the cat cafe and see if it’s okay, and I should meet Sayra. I don’t know if she’s worried, but she must be worried because she suddenly disappeared.
Well, since Seira is so straight, there won’t be any problems. She’ll be doing well.
I came out of Cheonsangru.
It’s possible to somehow get over being a three-tailed fox, but it’s not easy after five. It’s like advertising, “I’m going to be a nine-tailed fox soon.”
Fortunately, Lin, who had mastered the art of disguise perfectly, could even control the number of tails he had. Lin wandered around with only one tail left.
The place I found was Seira’s house.
“Where did your house go?”
But there was no house. It wasn’t a big deal that there was no house. Seira’s house must have been in this location, but now only the site of the house remained.
He happened to catch a passing cow and asked her. She was the cow next door who Seira used to get milk from.
“Excuse me. Wasn’t Ms. Seira’s house here by any chance?”
“House? It suddenly collapsed a month ago. I thought it was struck by lightning. Now that I look at it, didn’t you two live together with Seira? Where did you go and come back now?”
“Something happened… . Do you happen to know where Miss Seira went?”
“Well? He must have been going somewhere with a blank expression and only one bag. Maybe he went to a hotel or a dormitory?”
The cow sister gave me the information and I went into the house. She gave me a freshly squeezed milk to drink. I drank it in one shot.
I wiped the milk off my lips and thought for a moment. It was a month ago, and that was the same date as when I collapsed. So did something happen again while I was unconscious?
“Rin, do you know anything?”
“Seira broke her own house.”
“Your own house?”
“I was really surprised… . I almost died, right?”
This is such a sudden statement that I’m dumbfounded. Why would someone tear down their own house unless they’re collecting disaster insurance money or rebuilding it?
After thinking about it carefully, the day the accident happened was a full moon day. I think it may have been the werewolf Seira who went berserk under the influence of the moon.
‘If I don’t know where it went, I won’t be able to find it right away.’
Well, I guess I could meet her if I went to the immigration office or the border where Seira works, but it’s the opposite here. I guess I’ll have to stop by a cat cafe before I go.
That’s how I found the cat cafe. Fortunately, contrary to my worries, it was operating normally as it had been a month ago.
The cat people who discovered me after a month were shocked.
“Boss! Where have you been until now? ”
“I came back after resting because I wasn’t feeling well. Did everything go well while I was away?”
“There was no problem. Except for the dog-lovers and cat moms.”
“That’s fortunate.”
To begin with, cat cafes are not places that require expertise, and they are cat people who know how to express themselves. Fortunately, it is a place that runs on its own without a boss.
“CEO, I missed you.”
The one who welcomed me with a particularly lively attitude compared to the other cat people was Percy. Percy, who had princess complex, regarded me as some kind of savior when I rescued her from the back alley.
It was Persia who always tried to stick to me.
Swish.
A pink tail stands between Percy and me.
“Rin?”
Lin pulls me back slightly. The friendly smile she had been showing me has disappeared without a trace, and she looks at Percy with a vicious gaze.
“I’m Lin’s master. Don’t come near me without permission.”
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