episode_0107

As the train arrived and came to a stop in Taeyeop City,

Outside, the rain was lightly drizzling, tapping against the windows.

“Let’s get off.”

“You pervert.”

We got off at the station, and we were able to enter Taeyeop City without any special scrutiny.

There was no intense interrogation like last time.

Last time was a special case to begin with.

Because that guy cursed the train, the guards came rushing in…

Even if you’re a wanderer without an ID, as long as you have money, you can go almost anywhere.

Except places like Hameln or Petenbourg.

“Let’s start with maintenance.”

“You pervert.”

Instead of heading straight to the mansion upon arriving in Taeyeop City,

We decided to start with maintenance.

First, the toothless sword needs to be sharpened.

“Please sharpen this sword. Make it as sharp as new.”

“Goodness. Did you use this sword to chop firewood? How did it get this dull?”

“You pervert.”

“Huh?”

It takes half a day just to sharpen the sword.

In the end, we leave the sword behind and plan to come back for it later.

Since he’s not a trustworthy blacksmith, I took the gemstone from the sword handle with me.

“Even if I lose the sword, I can just buy another one.”

The sword isn’t important.

It’s this rare gemstone that can’t be found elsewhere.

Anyway, the sword is just a cheap one made by a novice blacksmith near the adventurer village.

I’m used to it, so it’s a waste to throw it away and replace it.

Of course, it’s good to invest a lot of money in a sword.

But I consider swords as consumables, so using a cheap and easily replaceable sword is more comfortable for me.

Getting used to a cheap sword makes it easier to adapt when it breaks and you need to buy a new one in a hurry.

If you develop a taste for luxury, everything in the world becomes dissatisfying.

“Bug. I’ll wait.”

“Are you done calling me a pervert now?”

“You pervert.”

“Sigh, enough. Let’s go see quickly.”

Just as I was thinking about exploring the city a bit more, Mijeong suddenly grabbed my sleeve tightly.

She seems worried about the girl from the family.

While Trancillvia, who is of the same race, dislikes her.

It’s strange.

The house is leaning a bit.

Her clothes are wet from the rain, so we quickly head towards Keren’s mansion.

Ah. It’s my mansion now.

“Hmm?”

But something feels off.

Just before crossing the main gate,

I get a strange feeling and stop in my tracks.

But even after using all my senses and instincts, I can’t catch anything unusual.

Yet, I have a foreboding feeling for some reason.

“Mijeong, go in first.”

“Okay.”

Without hesitation, Mijeong steps forward.

“Ugh.”

“Ouch.”

The moment she crosses the main gate, Mijeong’s body loses strength and collapses.

I barely manage to catch her before she falls backward.

Mijeong, who hadn’t slept a wink, is now peacefully and deeply asleep with her eyes closed.

“Sleep magic?”

I sigh.

It seems the girl from the family has spread a wide range of sleep magic around the mansion.

What was she planning to do after putting us to sleep?

That’s something I can ask her directly.

“Does she have no learning ability? This won’t work on me.”

I take out Kali’s scabbard, which is trembling in my hand from hunger, and place it in front of the main gate of the mansion.

As a result, magic emanates from the entire mansion and is absorbed into Kali’s scabbard in an instant.

Considering the range covers the entire mansion, the amount of magic is not much.

It’s incomparable to the spell that covered the Transcontinental Train last time.

There’s less magic than the sleep talisman that Mijeong used on me.

“No wonder I couldn’t detect it.”

In fact, with this amount of magic, even if I had walked in myself, I would have just felt a bit drowsy and not fallen asleep.

It seems like I just ended up putting Mijeong to sleep for no reason.

Now the Guardian Knight won’t even activate.

[Stats]

[Strength: 17(x5) *Guardian Knight effect active]

[Physical Strength: 39(x5) *Guardian Knight effect applied]

[Magic Power: 49(x5) *Guardian Knight effect applied]

[Agility: 22(x5) *Guardian Knight effect applied]

[Luck: 11(x5) *Guardian Knight effect applied]

“Huh?”

I thought to myself.

The Guardian Knight is still activating flawlessly.

I wondered if this little one was pretending to be asleep, so I took a closer look.

“······Hm.”

Mijung squirmed in my arms while still asleep, nuzzling her cheek against me.

It definitely looks like she’s sleeping.

That means while Mijung is asleep, she still has the subconscious awareness of being protected by me.

It seems like she relies on me that much.

“Oh no! The spell has been broken! Oh no!”

Just then, a loud noise came from the back door.

A clear, piercing voice cutting through the sound of rain, belonging to a giant genie nun.

As I track her location from the sound and prepare to attack, I sense something being caught.

“Aaaah!”

And from behind the mansion, a huge genie follows the genie nun.

Floating in the air, the giant genie comes flying towards me and stops right in front of me.

The genie nun then transforms with a bang into a woman’s figure, looking as if she’s being lifted up by her back.

It seems she judged that this appearance is more likely to receive a favorable reception than the creepy bug form.

“Explain yourself.”

“W-well… It’s troublesome if thieves break in, right? Since there are valuable paper dolls here, I used a sleep spell to protect the mansion from thieves!”

“Is that all you have to say?”

“I-I’m sorry. I messed up…”

Finally, the genie nun bows deeply, seeking forgiveness.

A sigh escapes me.

She’s so consistent that it’s too much trouble to get angry.

“Let’s go inside for now. It’s cold.”

“W-will you forgive me?”

“Anyway, you’ll end up being a magic-producing factory for me, so I’ll let this slide as a show of affection.”

“Thank you so mu-… Huh? What? Did I hear wrong? Is that right? Answer me!!!”

I shake Mijung awake.

Carrying the genie nun who’s making a fuss, we enter the mansion.

Soon, a familiar face greets us politely with hands clasped together.

“Welcome back, master. Did you enjoy your trip?”

“What’s this? A mechanical concept?”

“Hehe. I tried to be a bit stiff like the old days. How was it?”

“Um… I might ask you to do that more often.”

“What?”

As she pretends to be a simple machine, Linda tilts her head at my words.

Her mechanical, indifferent attitude seems to be quite nice.

I might ask her to entertain me in that mode more often.

It feels too extravagant to have an artificial soul act like a machine.

It’s like buying a high-spec computer and wanting to play retro games.

“Please warm up the bath water. I need to wash.”

“Yes, understood. I’ll prepare the bath and let you know.”

“When will my regular-”

“Regular? It doesn’t seem necessary, does it?”

“What?!”

Clang.

As I release the spell, the genie nun falls to the ground.

She had come running all the way here because she said she needed a regular supply.

But now, sitting there with insufficient regular supply, using sleep magic, it’s quite annoying.

Even now, she doesn’t seem to be lacking in regular supply.

I remember her saying that as the regular supply decreases, the body becomes heavier.

Last time, I gave her some regular supply before parting ways, so now she no longer looks like a young girl but a mature woman.

She still has plenty of regular supply left.

‘But is it really right to still call her a genie nun?’

As I watch her sitting there, crying, that doubt crosses my mind.

Come to think of it, she wasn’t a real novice nun, but an imposter.

And she’s no longer wearing a nun’s attire, so it’s awkward to call her a nun.

I’ll have to come up with a different way to address her.

What should I call you?

I need to think about it.

“You look well-fed. You made a mistake. Contact me again when you’re about to die from lack of energy.”

“Wait, wait a moment! I have a reason! Please listen! I need a large amount of magic!”

“Where should I start?”

“I’m planning to unleash a large-scale spell. I got the idea from when I cursed the entire dungeon last time, so this time I plan to target a specific area of the dungeon, limiting the range to the boss room, assassinate the boss with a powerful curse, and destroy the core to easily break the dungeon…”

I don’t know if she actually came up with that plan or if she just thought of it on the spot to avoid getting in trouble with me.

But the idea itself seems quite plausible.

With a large amount of magic and an understanding of the dungeon’s structure, you can remotely destroy the dungeon without taking any risks.

“So, you wanted to put me to sleep with a sleep spell and then suck my energy?”

“Yes! That’s it! Huh? Oh? Oh, no? So, I didn’t want to put you to sleep!”

[Bath preparation is complete!]

The girl stammers in confusion.

This girl is not someone to mess with.

After giving her a good night, she heads to the bathroom.

Let’s wash up first.

Since my clothes are wet, I ask Linda to do the laundry.

Linda puts the laundry in the washing machine and heads to the garage if it needs charging.

“Ah, refreshing.”

Before Mi-jeong, who was asleep, wakes up and starts freaking out about the water, I quickly wash her and dress her first.

Then I could finally soak my body in the warm bath.

I feel alive.

There aren’t many large baths in the south, and people usually enjoy baths in small tubs.

But soaking my body in this spacious bath seems to relieve my fatigue properly.

“Can I… come in with you…?”

“Come in.”

A cautious voice comes from behind.

After a while, with a rustling sound, the giant girl slowly enters the bath.

She always has a creepy look.

“How have you been?”

“Good… thanks to you.”

“If you’re planning to conquer the dungeon with magic, study the method. It might be helpful.”

“Yes, okay.”

I entrust the girl with a heavy mission.

Using it as a magic production factory seems unreasonable now.

The recharge of Cali’s Sahon will be delayed a bit.

“But what should I call you?”

“What? Just call me whatever you’re comfortable with.”

“I’m thinking about what’s more comfortable. I used to call you Ginesu-nyeo, but you’re definitely not a nun. Calling you Ginesu-nyeo is also weird. Linda called you a monster or a bug when we talked on the phone, and you seemed to get mad.”

“That’s right. You remembered.”

“You don’t have a name?”

“No…”

“It’s time to give you a name.”

The girl squirms through the water and sits next to me.

There may not be much expression on her face, but she seems to be expecting something.

It’s time for my amazing naming sense to shine.

“Think about a name while you absorb energy. I’ll think of a name during that time.”

“Okay. Ugh…”

Unable to control her drool, she spits it all out into the bath, and then the girl opens her mouth wide.

Her hand that I handed to her is sucked into her mouth, giving my hand a strange and indescribable sensation.

“Younghee?”

“…”

Shake, shake.

With my hand still in her mouth, the girl shakes her head.

It’s a bestseller, but not a sophisticated name.

“Maksuni?”

“…”

Shake, shake again.

I thought it was okay.

“What do you want as a favor?”

“······.”

Trotting back and forth.

A name with a beautiful meaning and sound, isn’t it?

I don’t understand why she keeps saying she dislikes it.

“Phew······. I think I’d rather come up with a name myself. How can all the names sound like they belong to old folks in the northern countryside?”

“······.”

She spits out my hand and casually utters sharp words.

It seems like she has consumed quite a bit of energy, as her body has grown quite robust.

However, it doesn’t seem like she has consumed enough energy yet.

Then she moves, parting the surface of the water, and slowly slides between my legs, pressing her face against mine.

“What are you trying to do?”

“Well······. The absorption rate is too low. When you suck it in with your hands, you can’t absorb all of it, and a lot of energy leaks out, right? But if you drink it with your mouth, you can absorb almost 100% of it······.”

“You didn’t just make that up, did you?”

“Oh, no?”

“Anyway, if the absorption rate is high, does that mean I don’t have to supply it as often in the future?”

“That’s right! That’s it! Don’t you also not want to see my face often? That’s why! It’s better for us not to see each other’s faces for a while after sucking in once!”

As soon as I heard that, I frowned, feeling repulsed, but upon reflection, it seemed somewhat convincing.

If she comes to supply energy every three months, I would have to buy a ticket for the round trip four times a year.

Considering the time spent coming and going, it would be a huge loss.

But if I increase the absorption rate and reduce it to twice a year?

Productivity would increase significantly.

Enduring the discomfort of syncing with her mouth a little would yield tremendous results.

“Then······. Please bear with it for a bit······.”

Slurp.

The giant woman slowly approaches, opening her mouth again.

Looking closely, she suddenly seems repulsive.

As I watch, I feel like I’m going to vomit, so I close my eyes.

I wait for the sticky and viscous mucus-covered lips to touch mine.

-Ding dong!

A bell rings in the distance.

“Should I ignore it?”

-Ding dong!

Even if I ignore it and try to finish supplying energy first, the bell rings again, interrupting the flow.

I wondered why Linda wasn’t responding.

Then I realized she was recharging in the garage.

-Ding dong!

“Damn. I guess I have to go out and see. Come with me.”

“Ugh······.”

Seeing that they continue to press the doorbell even if there is no response, they must be planning to keep pressing it.

If it were mail or a package, they would have left it and gone.

Is it a guest who came to see Keren?

I should inform them that the address has changed.

I quickly dry off in the bath and hastily put on some clothes.

When I turn around, the woman has transformed back into a lady and is peeking from behind the corner.

-Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong!

“Could it be?”

The bell rings loudly, as if it’s going to break.

I have a slightly uneasy feeling.

It could be Jill, Yulia, or Erena on the other side of the door······.

“No, that’s not it.”

There are protective devices surrounding the mansion, so that’s not possible.

Only authorized personnel can enter without resistance from the protective barrier.

There are not many people who have access to the barrier.

Cornelia, Mia, the woman, Linda, Mijung, Keren, and······.

“Alicia?”

“······.”

Creak.

As I open the door, the rough sound of rain hitting the ground is heard.

Standing in front of the door is a girl who is completely drenched from the rain.

Her long ears are drooping, her expression is gloomy, and there is no life in her pupils.

After calling her name, she slowly raises her head.

“I… got caught by unni…”

Trembling as if on the verge of bursting into tears.

A rabbit soaked in rain looks up at me with pitiful eyes.