〈 Chapter 211 〉 Part 1, Chapter 10, Section 14
As always, we ended up with no conclusion.
The Blue Wind Sect was deeply divided over whether to build a floating garden or an underground kingdom, and I found myself in the awkward position of having to build at least one of them.
“We can’t do either without Hydra.”
“Then go capture Hydra already! What are you even doing here?!”
It was my job to awaken spirits by finding their mediums, but I felt like my subordinates were forcing me into it.
In the end, I had no choice but to consult someone about this issue.
For real estate matters, I needed expert advice. And I just happened to know a money ghost who would leap out of bed at the mention of profit.
“What kind of idiotic idea is this?”
The person I’d woken up didn’t look too happy.
I knew how much sleep Yun Yuhwa got, so I didn’t want to disturb his slumber, but the meeting had dragged on until dawn.
“Flying Garden? Underground Kingdom?”
“Yeah. It’s possible, but sounds ridiculous…”
“Let’s do it right away. Don’t you have some land in mind?”
“…Yun Yuhwa?”
Yun Yuhwa’s half-closed eyes suddenly sparkled.
“Get all the spirits. Start with the light ones. Let’s build a whole new city – above ground or underground. How did you come up with such a cute idea? Customer, naturally the city will be named Yuha City, right?”
“……”
“How about a tour of Seoul instead? We’ll find the best place to build while going around.”
“Now?”
“When else would we do it?!”
Instead of being sleepy, Yun Yuhwa got angry at me.
“Is sleep more important than this?! We’re talking about breaking ground for Yuha City!”
“……”
This side of Yun Yuhwa was completely new to me. He really wanted to create a city bearing his name. Come to think of it, he’d shown tendencies in the bonus chapters to leave his mark subtly.
“Yun Yuhwa.”
“What?”
“Why did you cut your name from Cheongnyeon University, yet think naming a city Yuha City is appropriate?”
“Hmph, customer.”
Yun Yuhwa tossed his hair back confidently.
“……How much should I bribe you, Cheon Gaeul?”
“No backdoor deals.”
“Tch.”
Yun Yuhwa even tried bribing me with kickbacks. But we weren’t at the stage of buying and selling names for a city that didn’t even exist yet.
“It was today’s discussion anyway. We can think about it step by step later.”
“Customer, what’s the point of delaying? Come on, let’s go.”
Yun Yuhwa stood up and spread his arms toward me. His luxurious golden silk pajamas billowed out.
“Now?”
“Of course.”
“It’s 3 AM.”
“If you wake someone up at 3 AM and stir up their excitement, you need to take responsibility.”
I regretted waking him up. But looking at his golden eyes shining in the dark, I couldn’t refuse.
“Alright. Then I’ll summon Black Flame Dragon-”
“You can just hold me, Customer.”
“……?”
I didn’t understand immediately. Yun Yuhwa pointed at himself confidently.
“If you hold me and fly to Seoul yourself, why bother summoning Black Flame Dragon? Do you want to set off sirens across New Seoul at dawn?”
“That’s not true… There’s nothing I can do.”
I approached Yun Yuhwa and picked him up. He naturally wrapped his arms around my neck and kicked his legs playfully.
“Then let’s go. I’ve been wanting to try this.”
“Who told you about this?”
“Cheon Gaeul.”
“……”
Why does Cheon Gaeul spread strange rumors around? Still, I held Yun Yuhwa tightly as I opened the balcony door. The cold night air hit us, but I blocked it with my magic power.
“Yun Yuhwa.”
“Yes?”
“Anything special you want?”
“Hmm…”
Yun Yuhwa tickled my neck with his fingers wrapped around it and smiled mischievously.
“When flying to Seoul, human form. When returning to New Seoul, monster form.”
“…Understood.”
I spread my wings and took off into the sky. Yun Yuhwa startled and clung tightly to me.
“I didn’t expect you to try physical contact like this with your true form.”
“……It’s all bribery. A setup for Yuha City. How’s that?”
Yun Yuhwa subtly lifted his silk pajamas to tempt me. Unlike him, I was thrown off by his unexpected physical approach.
“Did you eat something weird?”
“No. I’ve changed my mindset. No matter how I think about it, owning just 0.0625% isn’t satisfying.”
Realizing he was shocked by being merely 1/16th of 1%, Yun Yuhwa boldly made physical advances to tempt me.
“Hmph.”
“Why are you laughing?”
“It’s just…”
I pulled Yun Yuhwa closer to me. His side pressed against my chest, distorting its shape.
“You’re trying to appeal with a body that’s much smaller. What’s the point of that?”
“But there are people who have demand for smaller things!”
Having touched on his complex, Yun Yuhwa jumped up and down in front of my chest. For some reason, whether because it was morning or because he’d truly changed his mind, Yun Yuhwa was showing much more of his true feelings than usual.
“Cute.”
“What?”
“……No, nothing.”
“Nothing my foot. Did you say I’m cute? Is that about me or my chest? If it’s the former, I’m incredibly grateful. If the latter, I might get a little angry.”
“……Think whatever you want.”
Apparently, increased sensitivity due to the early hour wasn’t limited to Yun Yuhwa. I held him tighter as I circled the Seoul sky.
“Customer, let me return the favor.”
Was it because it was night?
Yun Yuhwa’s eyes sparkled like stars.
“Do you know that I truly love you?”
“……What do you mean by that?”
“Think whatever you want! Hmph… Yawn.”
After saying that, Yun Yuhwa yawned sleepily in my arms. For some reason, I felt apologetic toward him.
“Sorry about the late hour. You were resting when I interrupted.”
“Can’t keep sleeping when the customer comes personally. Yawn.”
Yun Yuhwa blinked his sleepy eyes.
“I can sleep later. Later.”
“Wouldn’t disconnecting from the other dolls break the connection?”
“Just put all seven to nap. If it takes until morning…Yawn, just let them all sleep in. They’re all autonomous dolls anyway, so they’ll follow their programmed instructions for half a day without issues.”
Yun Yuhwa pointed to his neck. The auxiliary processor he always carried to assist his <Doll Master> ability had long been left by his bedside in New Seoul.
So this was the only time Yun Yuhwa could rest fully as ‘purely Yun Yuhwa’. Knowing this, I still came to ask his opinion.
“…Sleep until we reach Seoul.”
“……You had to come at my sleeping time…Mumble…”
Yun Yuhwa closed his eyes softly in my arms. This woman, who slept less than two hours a day managing the Yu-Sung Group, had clearly pushed herself to talk with me.
“……Love.”
Though unsure what Yun Yuhwa meant by that word, I sincerely couldn’t reciprocate his feelings, as the majority shareholder was greedy and wouldn’t give up even a single share.
“Sorry, and thank you.”
Wishing for Yun Yuhwa to sleep peacefully in my arms, I flew leisurely through the early morning sky.
The stars twinkled in the sky.
* * *
<June 28, 10:00 AM, Yeouido Blue Wind Sect Base Lounge>
“I’ve heard the story. You’re considering between building a floating garden or an underground kingdom.”
Yun Yuhwa, now fully awake, stood before the Blue Wind Sect executives with perfect composure.
I tied his head as I used to do for his hypotension, and Yun Yuhwa threw out the topic with sharper clarity than ever before.
“Yes. As a reference, the opinions of each executive are…”
Sky faction: Lighthouse, Sky Castle, Black Flame Dragon.
Earth faction: Phantom, Gongsung, Architect.
Incheon kimchi faction: Deokbae.
“Why am I like this?”
“You said anywhere is fine, didn’t you?”
“Deokbae’s vote turns out to be the casting vote. Ugh.”
First, the executives respected the principle of majority rule.
That’s why whenever opinions split 3:3 like this, Deokbae always became the problem, but he didn’t care about anything except teasing me and always cast invalid votes.
“I don’t want to convince that guy either.”
“In that case, it’s better to report directly to the leader.”
“There’s one misunderstanding.”
Pointing at myself, I declared to them.
“I have 17 votes.”
“Isn’t that dictatorship?”
“Phoenix-style democracy. What’s wrong with it since I built the organization?”
“Thinking that way? Living life thinking you’re great. Alone, you’d probably just dig holes.”
“……To those who don’t express opinions, speech is not permitted. Shut up, Deokbae.”
“Ugh ugh ugh!!”
Throwing Deokbae into the sofa using Core, I asked for the opinion of our external advisor, Yun Yuhwa.
“So, Yun Yuhwa, what’s your opinion as the sponsor and largest investor of the Blue Wind Sect?”
“It’s simple.”
Yun Yuhwa clapped her hands and smiled brightly.
“Why not build both?”
“……”
It was a clear answer, but the executives’ faces remained unchanged.
“Can we do that?”
“What are you thinking?”
“It’s simple. Use the existing infrastructure.”
Yun Yuhwa obtained permission from me and pulled out a map of Seoul from Magical Gear, projecting it as a hologram. Though the executives coveted Magical Gear, it was still something only I could use.
“Symbolism of the area and the existing infrastructure already created. Summarizing all that, my opinion is this.”
Yun Yuhwa fiddled with the 3D map in the hologram and presented her opinion. The executives marveled and were astonished at the constantly changing appearance of Seoul.
“Wow. Incredible.”
“This is… somewhat appealing.”
Each executive judged Yun Yuhwa’s plan from their own perspective, adding their opinions, and Yun Yuhwa incorporated their suggestions into her framework.
“Leader, can we do this? Aerial waterfall.”
“Let’s assign it to Seok Harang.”
“Boss, what about this? Using solar panels instead of moonlight stones?”
“I can handle it.”
I took on the role of concretizing the imagination they displayed from a spirit’s perspective.
“Will the money be enough if we do this…?”
“I’ll invest my personal funds if necessary. Will you help, Sky Castle? Architect?”
“Of course.”
“With such a feast prepared, not doing it would be foolish.”
Human imagination was boundless, and the three of them began earnestly exchanging opinions to construct the city.
About 30 minutes.
We provisionally constructed the framework of a city that would become our new base.
“Customer.”
“Okay.”
“Did I do well?”
“Of course.”
“Then one of them will be called Yuha City, right?”
“……Do as you wish.”
“Heehee, success!”
Yun Yuhwa was jumping around happier than ever. The executives were somewhat awkward about Yun Yuhwa’s changed atmosphere, but I had noticed long ago why she was acting this way.
“……That’s the true form of <Doll Master>.”
While I brought Yun Yuhwa from New Seoul, she had already taken off the headset controlling the dolls and came up to Seoul.
“So the appearance you usually see is 1/7 of Yun Yuhwa. …Since there are seven dolls, 1/8? Anyway, Yun Yuhwa as the overall manager of all personalities.”
“Then now?”
“100%. Perfect Yun Yuhwa.”
“Customer. Calling me that makes me feel a bit embarrassed.”
Yun Yuhwa crossed her arms and raised her head proudly. With the name Yuha City decided, she was currently overflowing with confidence.
“Can you call me Perfect Yun Yuhwa?”
“……No way. Before you get more embarrassed, quickly divide your consciousness. Especially that…”
I beat around the bush about something I couldn’t say outright.
“…at least hand over the troublemaker inside you to a doll.”
“……”
Yuha, the complete wild child of the Yu-Sung family.
Through the help of Perfect Wild Child Yun Yuhwa, the Blue Wind Sect decided to faithfully perform their respective roles for the <Utopia Project>.
July 1st.
I left Seoul to recruit new spirits.
…One day earlier.
