068 – The Native Nymph Hates Invasive Species! # 7
The ship arrived back at Incheon Port.
Song Mi-nyeo and her group of women were taken away by the police who had been waiting ahead.
“It seems that people who had their boyfriends taken by the elves gathered to plan a crime.”
Seo Ye-rim put her hand to her forehead.
It seemed like she couldn’t quite understand this incident.
“Is this really happening in the age of the 5th industrial revolution? Why would they commit such a foolish act?”
I agreed.
From the start, any crime that involves ‘planning a crime’ is a foolish thing.
Seo Ye-rim watched as Cha Yura got off the ship and stood on a crate, crossing her arms.
“This incident will cause a big ripple. Still, thanks to Il-do quickly noticing and handling the situation, we avoided a major disaster. It almost turned into a terrible loss of life.”
They planned to sink the ship carrying the elves─.
And also drown those who were close to those elves─.
That was the plan of Song Mi-nyeo and her gang.
It was really a terrifying story, and I felt dizzy just thinking about it.
An incident like this wouldn’t just be trending on social media; it would make the news.
It would be all over the newspapers.
While thinking about that, Seo Ye-rim spoke.
“Haildo. Want to get interviewed by reporters? Don’t you want to become a star? It’s a good chance to get famous again, right?”
Good, what is good about that?
How could I be happy when such a horrific incident almost happened?
There are still so many problems in the world.
“Hey, I heard Illinois is very angry…! Eventually, the incident broke out, and they couldn’t hold the prize draw…! All the long-eared fairies are liars…!”
“This Inoi was given a live lobster as a gift from a kind grandmother…!”
Seo Ye-rim frowned at the commotion.
Inoi lifted the lobster.
It was a lobster and looked very fresh and healthy.
Was she planning to eat it at home?
Or was she going to keep it in a tank or aquarium?
Since it was a lobster, it seemed like she would need to set up a seawater tank─.
While I was thinking about that, Inoi threw the lobster back into the sea.
Splash-.
“Lobster…! Go well…! Next time, don’t get caught by people and return safely to your family and hometown…!”
Family and hometown.
Those words calmed my heart in various ways.
Yes.
Nymphs were adrift in this world, having left their families and hometowns.
And it was the same for the elves.
“I want to go back to my hometown too.”
“Are my brother and sister doing well?”
The elves missed their hometown.
Among them appeared Lady Freya, the leader of the elves.
“Everyone, keep your spirits up. From now on, this land will be our hometown. And Il-do, our fairies owe you a great debt. Thank you deeply on behalf of the fairies.”
She bowed her head in gratitude.
I felt embarrassed and recalled what I had done today.
I felt a bit proud that I had saved many people.
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“That Song Mi-nyeo is a terrorist? It’s shocking.”
“Seems like she went dark after breaking up with her boyfriend.”
“I heard there’s a heavyweight elf racist behind all of this? No matter how famous she is, how could she obtain explosives?”
The internet was buzzing every day.
It was unusual for a former top star to become a terrorist and have this happen quietly.
“Did you hear? They say elves will take over Korea.”
“Aren’t we going to lose our single ethnicity?”
“On the contrary, that’s great! I’m planning to marry an elf girlfriend!”
Moreover, a recording revealing the true intentions of the elves was leaked online, causing a huge uproar.
The discussions around this were heated in many ways.
In this situation, what I had to do was an interview.
“I said at the time. Kkungkkung, smell the gunpowder!”
“Oh. As expected, the squirrel beast here is Kkungkkung.”
Kkungkkung…!
I did interviews with all sorts of news reporters.
The cameras filmed me frantically, and they captured Kkungkkung, Bang Bang, and Ahn Ahn.
“This Inoi is also curious if I’ll appear on TV…!”
I filmed the nymph Inoi too.
By the time it was around 9 o’clock, my news segment started.
“Oh no! The owner of the house is on TV…! This is very strange…!”
I appeared for about 5 seconds.
“Then I said. Kkungkkung, smell the gunpowder!”
Kkungkkung…!
“This squirrel beast is an interdimensional creature that emerged from the crack, and currently it is very popular among people of all ages as a pet.”
Kkungkkung was on for about 30 seconds.
Kkungkkung is totally a star.
To be honest, this time Kkungkkung and Bang Bang did everything.
“Then Kkungkkung, which of these cute squirrel beasts do you want to partner with…? Talking to this Illinois…!”
Seo Ye-rim looked puzzled.
“Illinois, you said you didn’t like elves. But you seem to like their money?”
“Meh-meh, money doesn’t have names on it!”
That was true.
Money doesn’t have names on it.
Anyway.
We finished the Fairy Ship’s schedule and returned to our daily lives.
The trip on the luxurious cruise ship.
Looking back now, it felt like a dream.
I asked Inoi.
“Inoi, did you have fun?”
“Very much…! This Inoi also held a small fundraiser in the hallway and collected this many coins…!”
Clink-.
Inoi opened her coin purse to show a mound of coins.
There were quite a few.
While I was busy trying to find a terrorist group, Inoi was having a good time too.
“Our nymph sisters have decided to start a non-profit organization called the ‘Nymph Relief Foundation’…! We’re gathering a lot of nymphs to hold a big festival…!”
I imagined a bustling gathering of nymphs.
As I was thinking of that, Illinois spoke.
“Meh-meh, our nymphs are not buying a cruise ship but a space ship…! We’re going to reach out into space and touch the moon up there…!”
A moon trip.
What a wonderful story.
I should work hard for my dream too.
“Also, this doctor with the plague mask is still around. Yura tried to subdue her, but she escaped.”
Cha Yura was an S Rank Awakened.
And since she used ice magic, she was a woman specialized in immobilization and subjugation.
The villain that Cha Yura let go was certainly dangerous.
Soon Seo Ye-rim frowned.
“Cha Yura probably slipped up.”
Maybe.
It might have been better that way.
If Cha Yura missed despite exerting herself, it meant that the woman with the plague doctor’s mask was also a power close to S Rank.
And I felt relatively powerless in front of them.
“Having Kkungkkung helped me get by, but really, I need greater strength.”
Great responsibility requires great power.
I clenched my fist and vowed to train harder.
Then Seo Ye-rim handed me a box.
“Hey. This is what Freya told me to give you. It’s the reward for this mission.”
A mission reward?
It looked like a box that could contain gift gourd.
As I tore off the luxurious wrapping and opened the box, I found something that looked like a strange herb inside.
“Sending the aroma of our hometown, Alvheim, with gratitude to the benefactor of the fairies.”
Herb?
Was this a fragrant herb packed in this glass bottle?
Is it like scented candles─? As I thought about this, Seo Ye-rim rather flustered.
“This is elf tea! The price per gram is unbelievable! It’s a ton of money for this one whole container? Wow. That’s generous!”
Elf tea?
It meant that it was expensive tea that the fairies drink.
The fact that wealthy Seo Ye-rim was flustered was significant.
How much could it be worth?
Seo Ye-rim said.
“If you sell this without drinking it, you won’t have to worry about the costs for the tattoos. It’s not about the price. It’s that there’s simply no supply! It’s no exaggeration to say that the people participating in the charity want to be nice to the elves just to drink this tea, right? It’s good for anti-aging and beauty─.”
Is this for real?
Receiving such expensive tea as a gift was the first time in my life, and it was overwhelming.
Should I sell it for a lot of money?
In that moment, that thought crossed my mind─.
But selling a gift didn’t seem right.
It would be an act of disregarding the sender’s sincerity.
“Then should I try drinking it now?”
“Is this the luxury tea that the long-eared fairies drink…? As expected, even as an invasive species, I’m drinking nymph-friendly herbs…!”
“This Inoi learned how to brew tea from my master…! Magical herbs must be steeped in water filled with magic…! I will boil well water…!”
Inoi brought a teapot.
And she poured boiling water over the tea leaves, and at that moment, a sweet and fragrant aroma filled the room.
Is this the scent of Alvheim, the land of the elves?
Soon Inoi sniffed and said.
“Somehow, it smells like my hometown…! In the spring when this Inoi lived in the forest, many flowers would bloom, and it always had this fragrant smell…”
Inoi looked gloomy.
It seems like a nostalgia spell hit her.
Seeing that, Illinois chuckled and said.
“This Illinois’ hometown is Yelim of Core…! There’s even a robot that cleans the floor! It’s impossible to go back to the time before there were computers, refrigerators, or water purifiers…!”
At that, Inoi perked up and lifted both hands in joy.
“Actually, this Inoi also thinks this place is better than my hometown now…! The water purifier in Inoi’s house produces ice freely…!”
That’s right.
I didn’t know what it was, but everyone looked energetic, and that was nice.
And in fact, I felt a surge of energy in my body.
It felt like my magic was overflowing even more.
“Could it be that I’ve reached B Rank now?”
When I said that, Seo Ye-rim frowned.
“While elf tea is particularly good for Awakened, do you really think a human’s magic can increase just like that?”
Whether she believed it or not.
But I really felt strength surging in my body.
I felt like I could do it right now.
“Kkungkkung, let’s give it a try.”
Kkungkkung…!
I stepped outside with Kkungkkung.
In the front yard, there was ice made by S Rank Cha Yura, known as the “Ice Scarecrow.”
It was ice that supposedly never melted.
The strength was sturdy enough to withstand C Rank firepower.
“Activate magic!”
I unleashed my magic throughout my body.
At the same time, Kkungkkung’s fur fluffed up.
Kkungkkung, biting its own tail.
Then Kkungkkung leaped with all its might towards the ice scarecrow.
“Whirlwind Kkungkkung Slash!”
Whirlwind Kkungkkung Slash!
That was a technique I had only imagined before.
By biting its tail with strength, Kkungkkung used my enhanced magic and the friction from its tail in its mouth to swing it like a sword.
It was truly a whirlwind-like cutting attack.
Smash-!
Finally, Kkungkkung’s tail hit the scarecrow.
Boom-!
And the ice scarecrow created by Cha Yura took significant damage!
It meant that it had received at least an impact of an S Rank Awakened!
“Oh!”
The power exceeded expectations!
Is this the Whirlwind Kkungkkung Slash…!?
Indeed, my prediction was not wrong!
Drinking the elves’ tea had surely increased the total amount of my magic!
But.
Wasn’t B Rank supposed to be achieved by imprinting a tattoo on the magic circuit and grounding it into the body?
That’s why I was trying to raise 300 million won.
