episode_0148

CIL.

“Hoo… …. Card No. Four, THE MATRIARCH.”

“Card No. Eighteen, THE MOON.”

“Pair!!”

When I first got information about the pair and learned about the pair card, The Moon, there wasn’t much change here. But this time it was different.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

First, the sound of the drum was ‘seen’.

It was definitely the sound of a drum.

And what was shown was correct.

The card [THE MOON] that appeared in front of May was depicted as a video of the moonlight overflowing like water over a collapsed levee.

Somewhere, a fox tribe resembling Mei is beating a giant drum.

Above the heads of the fox tribe beating the drums, a paradoxical moon rises, clear yet hazy, cold yet warm.

Under the moon that steals your gaze, the number of foxes beating drums quickly increased from one to two, from two to four, from four to eight.

When the number of the fox tribe rapidly increased to 360,

Phew―.

The fox tribe that had been beating the drums were sucked into the moon in the order they appeared, as if they were being absorbed into the moon floating in the video.

As each new fox tribe member was accepted, the moonlight emitted by the moon grew brighter. The paradoxical feeling of warmth and coldness also grew stronger.

And the moment the last fox clan seeped into the moon,

Phew!

A huge moon, a moon bigger than May, seeped into May’s chest.

The moon that seeped into May’s heart was a series of ironies.

The light was warm yet cold, eerie yet cozy, and as it absorbed each of the fox-tribe priestesses, the only change was that the light became stronger.

And it was also an ironic scene that the giant moon was completely absorbed into May’s chest.

As the moon, a series of contradictions and paradoxes, disappeared into May’s heart, the card ‘The Moon’ that had been emitting its presence in the air turned into light and disappeared.

Woof woof―. Woof―!

From then on, changes began to occur in May’s body.

Even before, the fur on Mei’s tail and the cute ears that stick up above her head were silver. However, after the moon completely seeped into Mei, her fur became a silver color that felt mysterious, clearer, and more sacred, as if finely ground mithril had been sprinkled on her.

Even the two cute, perky ears that stood out on top of its head were newly shining with a mithril-like light, giving it a cute yet mysterious feel.

Above all else.

“Huh?”

“Ten?”

An additional tail suddenly popped out of the nine tails near May’s buttocks, fluttering and growing to ten. Covered in splendid and mysterious silver fur.

“Hmm. Nine to ten?”

“Is it complete? From the dangerous but powerful incomplete number 九 just before complete to the complete number 十? ”

The conversation between the witch and the emperor was still something I couldn’t follow. But that’s okay.

Why?

Anyway, Mayna the Witch will explain it to you later. There’s no need to rack your brain and worry about things you don’t know in advance.

Well. How much has this life been like for me already?

The days of being frustrated because you don’t understand something every time are over.

Meanwhile, May’s transformation was gradually reaching its end. The outer garments worn by the Arcanas seemed to be some sort of passive skill.

As soon as May’s fair ended, the pure white jacket embroidered with snowflakes that May usually wore turned a silver color that resembled the color of her fur.

Not just a simple pure white outfit, but a mysterious, luxurious, and divine feeling outfit that sparkles aesthetically when exposed to moonlight.

The pure white skirt, which barely covered the middle of her chest and had snowflakes embroidered on it, was dyed a beautiful crimson.

The red cloth that was wrapped three or four times around the waist to emphasize the thin waist and the full chest has changed to the color of forsythia, and a norigae with three beautiful red, blue, and green beads hanging in a row is attached to the cloth.

The ends of the white socks are finished with silver decorations, making the overall look more luxurious and sturdy.

Almost at the same time that the transformation from head to toe, like a magical girl from a children’s animation, was complete, May’s eyes, which had been quietly closed, opened.

Then, the oppressive feeling that had been pressing down on the surroundings until just a moment ago disappears as if it was an illusion, and May’s unique cheerfulness spreads like a strong perfume.

“Brother!”

I can definitely feel that May is different now, running towards me and hugging me as if it were her duty to do so.

It is not clear whether this is because of the Card Master’s power that was fully developed and embodied after becoming a semi-superhuman, or because of his physical contact with Mei.

But I feel like May, who previously seemed fragile and had to be handled with care, has become stronger. It may sound a bit strange to say this, but would it make sense if I said that she feels more durable?

“Ahem. Hello. Hello.”

Then, she coughs in vain, takes four steps away from my arms, and straightens her clothes.

“Greetings, Master. Pair No. Four-Eighteen. THE MATRIARCH of THE MOON. Meet the Master.”

“Huh? Oh. Yeah.”

Chief of the Moon.

Or

The Shaman of the Moon.

May is a being that evolved into Fair.

“Tail. Why are there ten of them?”

As soon as the greetings were over, I asked what I was most curious about.

“The end of sorcery. When you reach Cheonhwa (天和), you aim for the perfection of the spirit god. That’s ten tails, one more than nine for the fox tribe.”

As it did so, its ten tails flapped, and its appearance resembled seaweed dancing along with the current in the ocean.

“And then do this. Haa!”

Paat―.

As Mei clasps her two palms together, a cute cheer causes light to emanate from Mei’s body.

“Huh?”

And the cute ears and tail that stick up above the head, which were like May’s symbol, and the vertical pupils that are characteristic of the Suin tribe change.

The ears and tail were gone, and the eyes were completely human.

“Maya?”

“You can take on a completely human form like this. Here, my brother and I are having a child~!”

“Huh?”

“100% pure. A human is born~. Hehe. Hehehehe.”

I chuckled at May’s cute but somewhat bold answer. If it was the Arcana and the child, it was something I also wished for.

However, May’s bold ambition,

“Ho, hoho, hohoho. This cheeky little fox~?”

“Curse. I need a curse.”

It inspired a strong sense of competition between clowns and witches,

“Hmm. If it’s May’s older sister’s daughter. I agree, but. This time, I’ll be faster. But if it’s May’s older sister’s daughter. No, no.”

The punishment was given to the punisher as difficult a choice as Jjamppong and Jjajang.

“Ahh. My lord’s child!”

He gave Santa a dream he had always longed for,

“Hmm. There is an order to what comes out, but there is no order to what goes out.”

It inspired Hwang Yi’s sense of challenge.

“But more than that.”

Mei is back to her usual self, with her tail wagging and her ears twitching and showing off her emotions.

“Thank you, oppa.”

“??”

“Fox beads. It’s okay without them. Not anymore. It doesn’t hurt. Hehe. Actually, it’s better than when I had the fox beads. Yeah, yeah. That’s right. It’s definitely better. ”

Fox bead.

Is there a word that is as personally endearing to May as that?

Another strength and weakness of being a fox tribe.

It is evidence of betrayal by one’s own people, and a scar that will never be erased.

That meant it disappeared due to the linked card ‘The Moon’.

“Does that mean it’s good enough to be thankful?”

“Yeah!”

“Thank goodness. It worked out well. Congratulations.”

“Yeah yeah!”

When I was patting May’s head and praising her for her hard work,

Knock knock knock knock knock!

The sound of someone hurriedly coming down the stairs was heard.

“This, this?!”

“What the heck… … ?”

Two surprised dragons.

They take a quick look at May, rub their eyes, or use searching magic, and it looks like they don’t know what to say next.

Just a little while ago, he must have been surprised by the wave of energy that spread out as May successfully formed a [pair]. He must have been surprised even more by May’s changed presence.

“Why? After thinking about it again, I guess I should give it a go?”

“Oh, no! No! Absolutely not!”

“Me neither!”

“Why? Just give it a try. It won’t be so bad, right? You know what? You might win, right?”

“I, I was originally a dragon who hated being hit by something!”

Aha? That pyromaniac red dragon with a broken personality? That would be a good thing.

“Me, dinner! I came down to prepare dinner! I’ll cook!”

A silver dragon that spends 70% of the year underwater? That must be a good cook.

Why? Are you trying to give me a ride?