episode_0145

“Whew, this is finally the end.”

Mass hypnosis of the crowd using the magic eye and healing using potions.

Yumi raised the corners of her mouth with satisfaction after completing all the tasks Do Yu-jin had asked her to do.

She looked around for a moment in that state, then jumped up onto the broken debris and climbed up onto the roof of the stadium.

Then, her eyes entered the city, broken and ruined by all the monsters running wild, but still retaining its splendor beyond comparison to the past.

Yumi smiled faintly as she looked at the city.

“If possible, I wanted to see it in perfect condition, but it’s a shame.”

Yumi muttered as she took off her cloak, revealing her tail that had been hidden, and stretched it upward with all her might.

Yumi, who was starting to loosen up her body with graceful movements, touched the hat she was wearing.

“Okay, so what should we do about this… … ”

A beanie hat worn to cover the ears.

Gyaut-

‘Maybe it would be better to take it off?’

Yumi pondered for a moment with one finger inside her beanie, then lightly adjusted the position of the hat before taking her hand off.

There is a reason why keeping it out of sight helps hide the immature ears, but more than anything… …

-Hmm, Yumi, I think it would be better for you to use this too.

-Hmm? It doesn’t matter what you use it for, but how do you use this? I don’t know what it’s used for.

-Oh, I didn’t think about that part.

Swish-

-Then I’ll just put it on for you.

After all, it was her father who personally put it on for her.

Ps …

“I never thought this body would have a father… … ”

Yumi muttered with a faint smile, lost in thought.

The surroundings were filled with loud noises that interrupted my thoughts, but it was okay.

Because the box in her head, most of the memories inside it, always had a noise like the one she was hearing now, like an indelible stain.

Since when?

Yumi couldn’t tell exactly, but in her memories, she was… no, the fox started killing people and eating their energy to increase her strength.

Well, the ability to increase strength in that way has been decreasing since the ninth tail was created.

But even so, a fox is a fox.

To get what you want.

To relieve a bad mood.

Even though the purpose of increasing one’s own power disappeared, the fox continued to wield its power for various reasons and committed numerous evil deeds.

Living each day like that, the fox naturally began to think.

Everything that exists in this world exists solely for one’s own sake, to be used as a stepping stone for one’s own benefit.

A maddening awakening that blossomed within a distorted ego.

Through him, the fox tried to ascend to the sky and obtain the position of a demon immortal.

But should we call it karma?

She failed to overcome the sudden attack of humans at the last moment, and failed to ascend, losing all her tails and being sealed.

Salang-

During the time she was sealed, Yumi kept thinking about the fox’s life as if it were a movie.

What a greedy and stupid fox.

To Yumi, who had been trapped in a small seal, the world seemed so large and vast that she could not see its end.

But why?

Why was the fox so anxious that he couldn’t be hostile to such a world?

Why did he insist on using violence as the only means to get what he wanted?

Why didn’t you think of getting out of your comfort zone and exploring the wider world?

It was a fact that Yumi couldn’t know even if she wanted to.

Because what she had was only one of nine pieces.

‘Well, I don’t really want to know.’

Originally, Yumi also wanted to obtain the remaining memories.

Because I felt like doing so would fill my emptiness.

‘But not now.’

Yumi muttered to herself and closed the box in her head.

Then he glanced at the palm of his hand, and there he was holding a small marble that had been floating outside the box from the beginning.

A very small amount of memory, not even a handful compared to what was inside the box.

However, the memories that Yumi had built up on her own, outside of the box, were shining brightly, unlike the ones inside.

Yumi looked at them one by one.

The confusion and joy of the moment when you break free from the seal.

The absurdity and warmth I felt when I saw my suddenly formed family.

Anger and frustration at losing the opportunity to see the outside world that one had hoped for.

There were many more besides these.

‘On the way here, I stopped by a convenience store called Abi Jollibee.’

Everything there was so delicious that I couldn’t hold back my appetite.

‘I even asked my father to make me a wooden horse because I was curious about what charm he had.’

I haven’t figured out the secret to its popularity, but I liked the ride of the wooden horse.

‘It was the first time in my life that I faced someone face-to-face and even received a favor.’

Do Yu-jin said she was sorry for getting involved in this.

Looking into his eyes as he spoke, Yumi could tell that Do Yujin truly thought that way.

For Yumi, who only knew the expressions of fear and anger, the expression that Do Yujin showed was both new and amusing.

So much so that I felt happy that I was showing myself this expression.

So much so that I wish I could see it again and more often.

“Hmm! It was a short time, but I made some good memories during that time.”

It wasn’t necessarily all good memories, but Yumi was satisfied anyway.

Because I learned that my own memories that I built up while traveling were much more valuable than memories that I had been forced to accept from someone else.

That’s why she was grateful to Do Yu-jin.

Yumi wasn’t oblivious.

No, rather, she was extremely sensitive to the gaze of others.

At first, Do Yu-jin didn’t think of adopting her as her daughter?

Of course I noticed.

Still, the reason he asked the question in that way and forced Do Yu-jin to give an answer that wasn’t an answer was because she wanted it.

‘I guess Dad probably noticed it too,’

But he really got into his clumsy childish play.

Swish-

“So at the very least, the least I can do is to create a clean ending.”

Yumi turned around and looked around the stadium.

‘I wanted to see your face one last time, but it’s too bad you’re not here.’

Ps …

‘No, maybe it’s better this way. I think the regret will only deepen when we meet.’

Yumi, who had shaken off her last foolish thoughts, got up from her seat and tried to leave for somewhere else.

Anywhere, as far away as possible from here.

But it’s better for Yumi to leave this place.

Took-

It was faster for the other person to come here.

The sound of footsteps, light yet cold, piercing my ears like a dagger that takes advantage of an opening to stab a vital point,

Tamar-!

Yumi, who reflexively kicked the ground, looked in the direction from which the sound came with a hardened face.

A place where exceptionally sparkling moonlight pours in.

There stood an elegant woman with long hair that seemed to be filled with melted, flowing gold, reaching down to her ankles.

She looked at Yumi like that for a moment, then said with a captivating smile.

“Wow, you’re responding faster than I expected.”

A smile that is as bright as watching a kitten taking its first steps, yet playful enough to make the heart of anyone it meets burst without a care.

It was a charming smile that was comfortable yet dizzying, and it was natural that everyone who encountered it would be captivated by its gaze, but Yumi’s eyes passed over that beautiful smile.

Sway sway-

I just looked at the eight tails fluttering slightly behind her.

‘Tsk! I was planning on paying off my debt and quickly disappearing, but who would’ve thought they’d come looking for me… …!’

While Yumi couldn’t even think about running away and was just sweating inside.

“I came here with a hopeful mind after hearing what the guy said… … ”

She said with a heartfelt smile.

“This is really the place, the ninth time.”

After hearing Tamamo’s words, Yumi unconsciously bit her lip.

I knew it from the beginning.

She is a woman who complains of hunger, saying that she cannot be satisfied even though she holds a country in her hand and shakes it.

There is no way that a woman like that would just let go of the ninth tail, which could be said to be the key to reaching heaven.

Yumi opened her mouth with as calm a voice as possible, steeling her resolve.

“Can I call it… …?”

“If possible, I wish you would call me master.”

Tamamo said that and tried to reach out towards Yumi.

Shuaak-!

Yumi dropped the spear of light and blocked her feet.

“What are you doing, ninth one?”

“It seems like you’ve become quite clever while being sealed, main body.”

It was a short conversation, but thanks to it, the two were able to read each other’s thoughts to an overflowing degree.

Yumi brought up the word “body” and asked if he was now thinking of letting go of himself as an independent personality.

Tamamo denied those words by bringing up the word master.

He declared that he would do whatever it took to capture her here.

‘And what happens if you get caught… … there’s no need to even imagine it.’

At the last moment when he failed to ascend the mountain, Tamamo lost all of his tails and was sealed.

But now behind her were eight fluffy golden tails gently swaying.

There, she saw Yumi with her personality and form, without showing any sign of agitation.

What can we infer from these two facts?

It was simple.

“I just threw my spear at the approaching enemy, what’s the problem?”

She had already faced it and swallowed it.

Like Yumi, there are eight of her sisters who gained personalities over a long period of time while being sealed.