episode_0084
by fnovelpiaAs you pass through Baekungok and head east, you will come across a plain where dark clouds cover the sky, making the distinction between day and night disappear.
The dark area where light never reaches is called the Plains of Despair, and monsters called Yokai roam the land in swarms.
High-risk areas where access is restricted on a national level in Bestia.
The place that even those monsters are reluctant to approach is the ruined castle that stands alone in the middle of the plain.
It was one of the major cities that boasted prosperity in the ancient Kingdom of Bestia, but it was taken over by monsters and became ruins. Now, it has been reduced to a meeting place for a small number of powerful monsters.
A huge conference hall inside the castle.
In the center, an unquenchable fire burns.
Dada dadadadadak.
The hundred legs attached to the huge body move as if they each have their own purpose and occupy a place at the round table.
Squint-eyed, hard to read thoughts. Black fedora and tuxedo. A cane held neatly with several legs that resembled hands. It was the white-horned gentleman, a demonic creature.
“Hey, I’m a little late. Sorry. It took me a while to put my shoes on.”
Basically, monsters with a certain level of power are confined to their respective areas and do not come out easily. The same was true for the White Gables.
The White-Horned Gentleman who lived in an underground tunnel did not like to come up to the surface, but today was a special day.
The reason the password summoned the monsters was because the nine-tailed fox appeared.
“I never dreamed that the nine-tailed fox would wake up now, did I?”
“It must have been quite some time since the seal was released. It has only now regained enough strength to be felt by us.”
The woman talking to the Baek Gak Shin-sa is in the form of a horse.
The twelve ghosts of the month of Wu (午).
“Geuhehehehehe. That’s right. Of course it should be that way! Shouldn’t a gumiho be like that!”
A muscular, burly man who looked like he had a hard time even crossing his arms shouted heartily.
He was a goblin.
Du-eok-sini, also known as the king of goblins.
For Du-eok-sini, who enjoyed competing with the strong, the return of the gumiho was a blessing.
“Where is the nine-tailed fox now? I should go see her right now!”
Like a child who was promised to go to an amusement park by his parents, Dooeoksini smiled brightly at the thought of meeting the gumiho and waited for Heukbi’s answer.
Even though he was wearing a blindfold, Heukbi could easily sense the gazes of others, but he didn’t pay any attention to Du-eok-sin-i’s gaze. He leisurely savored the tea, only wagging his black tail.
“If you go now, you won’t get what you expect. Right now, she’s not a nine-tailed fox, but a six-tailed fox.”
One of the three yohos.
Cheonho, Gumiho, and the dark fox Heukbi.
A fox that turns fate around.
You can throw the emperor of an empire into the abyss, and make a street vagrant ascend to the throne.
She is a dangerous being who can change the fate of a prince and a beggar in a flash.
In the past, the password was one of the two leading characters of the Hoyo tribe, standing shoulder to shoulder with the Gumiho, but he was also a great traitor who abandoned his clan.
Because I sided with Heaven and helped hunt the nine-tailed fox.
If it weren’t for her, the world might be under the feet of foxes by now.
“Moreover, there is no time to mess around with the gumiho. It is an order from Heaven to eliminate the bud before it can be reborn as a full-fledged gumiho.”
“Hmm.”
The monsters’ reaction was ambiguous. They are monsters. They do not listen to anyone’s orders and are a race that only follows their instincts.
Following orders was against their instincts. They couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable when they were told to hunt a nine-tailed fox, a monster of their own.
The twelve ghosts asked.
“Wasn’t it Cheonho’s job to catch the nine-tailed fox in the first place? Why is it that the mandate of heaven is given to us, monsters?”
“The girl may not know that, but maybe Cheonho has abandoned the sky.”
“Hmm… .”
“Rejection will not be tolerated. If you do, you will be punished by heaven for the same sin as the nine-tailed fox.”
Even monsters who lived as they pleased in the world were afraid of divine punishment. In that case, it would be better to catch a nine-tailed fox.
“Password, the role of eliminating the nine-tailed fox. Wouldn’t you leave it to Soseung?”
When the monsters hesitated, the one who stepped forward was an old man holding a staff.
He wore human skin, but he was also a monster. He was a fallen monk who ate his fellow monks and became a monster because he was afraid of death.
“It’s difficult for you. Even though you lost your powers, you are still a nine-tailed fox.”
“I have a plan, please… .”
“Hmm.”
The monk who broke the precepts did not give up easily and clung tenaciously.
The current nine-tailed fox is like a small boat floating dangerously in the vast ocean. Even if it stays still, it will destroy itself, but it is causing waves.
Especially, since he was a monk who had broken his vows, he was in the right place because he had such an outstanding side. The reason why Heukbi was worried was because the monk’s true intentions were completely visible.
A chance to deal with the infamous nine-tailed fox. The intention is to deal with the weakened nine-tailed fox and monopolize her magical power.
Heukbi thought about it for a moment.
“Okay, I’ll leave this to you.”
We still haven’t fully grasped the gumiho’s condition. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to send a renegade monk to the vanguard to check out its strength.
The monk withdrew in joy.
“I will make sure not to disappoint you.”
***
It is a dark night.
The dim light of the streetlights illuminated the night streets, and Bestia was quiet except for a few nocturnal beasts that were now starting to move around.
Exactly. Exactly.
The stone drum beats the floor regularly. The monk who successfully infiltrated the city walked along the deserted streets.
There is a nine-tailed fox somewhere in the city.
I don’t know why the nine-tailed fox lives among humans. If the nine-tailed fox that the monk knows were alive, they would have gone wild and eaten people long ago.
If you were alone, you wouldn’t know, but in a city like this, it’s not easy to find her. If you make a fuss, even the crowd will come out.
‘I guess I’ll take this opportunity to deal with Bestia.’
In that case, all we have to do is limit the actions of the people.
I’ll deal with the nine-tailed fox and also take care of the thorn in my eye, the water people. But if I use all-out sorcery without thinking, I’ll get caught.
Stealthily. Like a rat slowly gnawing away, it starts from the gaps that cannot be seen, until it is too late when you realize it.
As it happened, the monk had a suitable spell. He cast the spell on a single rat that was passing by defenselessly in a deserted alley.
***
“Ugh, I’m drunk… .”
Deer-man Bailan walked around, swaying from side to side, as if he had had too much to drink.
But there was no way. No one in the world could refuse a drink offered by the bunny girls at Bestia’s best tavern, Rabbit in the Moon.
Anyone who can do that is definitely not a man. Or a premature ejaculator who pisses faster than a rabbit.
“Ugh, I have to pee.”
As Baylon stood facing the wall, he began to fumble with his pants, and soon the sound of a torrential stream of water rang out. He did not hesitate and just splashed them coolly.
It felt so good to release what had been building up in his bladder that Bailan found himself humming.
“I’m going crazy, I’m going crazy, I’m going crazy~ I’m going crazy, I’m going crazy, I’m going crazy~”
After finishing his business, Bailan finished tidying up. He was about to stagger back towards his house.
“Huh?”
Across the narrow alley.
A dark shadow blocks his path.
The round ears were in the shape of a rat.
“Hey. Why are you blocking the road and just standing there? Get out of my way.”
“… … .”
“Can’t you hear me?”
Silently. She just stared blankly into space.
Did this woman drink too?
If not, did you take some medicine?
It was a nice day, but it all went downhill at the last minute. Bailan pushed the rat man’s shoulder hard as he passed by.
***
The next day, broad daylight.
Bailan slowly shrugged his hunched shoulders and took each step forward.
As the warm sunlight pressed down on his head, Bailan’s steps were heavy and precarious, as if he would fall over in a single gust of wind.
His pale complexion, as if he had been fighting a long illness, had lost its original color, and there were deep hollows under his eyes. Cold sweat poured down his cheeks, and his breathing was intermittent like a broken music box.
It no longer seemed like walking, as even taking a single step seemed difficult. It would be closer to seeing the body leaning forward by inertia.
The horns he used to boast about looked particularly ugly today, and his gaunt appearance made him look like someone about to die. Everyone who passed by looked at him strangely and kept their distance.
“Hey, Bailan. Are you okay? You don’t look so good.”
One of the people who recognized him approached him with a worried face and tried to talk to him, but Bailan showed no reaction. He continued to walk, ploddingly.
Then, Bailan’s body tilted over.
dump.
Eventually, he fell to the floor.
“Baylan? Hey, Baylan!”
The man turned Bailan’s body over. Bailan’s pupils were dilated and the blood vessels were bulging out in black.
“What is that? Is that okay? Is it dead?”
“Doctor! Don’t just watch, call a doctor!”
A large crowd of people gathered at the scene due to the commotion that occurred in the middle of the street.
It was the beginning of a plague.
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