094 – Nymphs Love Summer Vacation! #1
“Our nymph sisters’ first reunion has ended very successfully…! We all gathered together, ate honey ants’ candies, and sang ‘The Song of the Ditch Water’ together…!”
When I returned home, the nymphs were overjoyed.
It seemed that the nymphs’ reunion had ended very successfully.
“With this, Yura-noi has officially become an honor nymph…! It is important that we do not forget to sing ‘The Song of the Ditch Water’ that we learned today…!”
Among the nymphs was not only the large tiger owl Kalilnoi but also Cha Yura with her blue hair.
It seemed that the nymphs had really decided to accept Cha Yura as one of their nymph sisters.
“Muhuhu, originally nymphs were friends and sisters of princesses or young gods and babysitters…! Friends who grew up like that become honor nymphs…!”
The nymphs loved to appoint those who resonated with them as honor nymphs.
However, becoming an honor nymph was said to be a very difficult and strenuous process.
“Yura-san, is it hard to play with the nymphs?”
I spoke to Cha Yura, who had to play with the noisy nymphs all day today.
However, Cha Yura did not seem to show any signs of struggle.
“No, I enjoyed it! I developed a new special move with the nymphs!”
“Yura-noi is very compatible with the ice water nymph…! This Coris has helped a lot in the development of Yura-noi’s new technique…!”
Coris was a nymph who handled cold chill.
And Cha Yura was an Awakened who manipulated ice by lowering the surrounding temperature and shaping it at will.
“Freeze!”
Chick-.
As Cha Yura spread her hands on the ground, the yard instantly froze over.
Swish, swish, swish-.
Cha Yura elegantly spun on the ice she had created like a figure skater.
Her form was truly magnificent.
“Originally, I learned ballet and figure skating before becoming an Awakened! If I can incorporate this dance and combat sense─.”
As Cha Yura spun around, she finally seemed to leap into the air and slapped her palm down towards the ground.
“Nymph technique, create icicles wildly!”
Chuk-chuk-chuk-.
Thick icicles sprang up like waves in front of Cha Yura.
The sharp icicles pierced through old tires and rusty plates like it was nothing, showcasing formidable power.
Seeing that, Illinois chuckled wickedly.
“Muhuhu, from now on, Yura-noi must sing ‘The Song of the Ditch Water’ every night before bed…! And call the President to realize our nymphs’ welfare and populism crazily…!”
Indeed, Cha Yura was the daughter of the highest authority in our country, the President.
It seemed the nymphs’ ulterior motive was to coax Cha Yura into securing infinite welfare for them.
Or rather, was it Illinois’ ulterior motive?
Anyway.
“Hey! Illinois! Let’s go!”
Seo Ye-rim called out to Illinois.
Soon, Illinois ran towards the car, and Coris also got into the backseat of the electric vehicle.
The nymphs, Seo Ye-rim, and Cha Yura zoomed away.
“So when will the yard return to normal?”
I grimaced as I looked at the completely frozen ice.
It felt like I would slip if I roamed around like this.
Fortunately, maybe because the weather was warm like summer, the ice melted after a few minutes.
# # #
The day after the reunion.
Unexpected guests arrived in the morning.
A first-generation sniper with one eye replaced by a red mechanical eye – the bespectacled Tae and a woman with all her arms and legs replaced by machinery, Kim Dan.
I was surprised in many ways that guests had come early in the morning.
“What brings you here?”
Soon, Kim Dan was looking around the yard.
“I came to see how you are doing, as the reunion president and vice president. So, did anything happen with Ji-hyun? It’s been a while since Ji-hyun came to the reunion.”
It seemed these guys were unaware of what had happened yesterday.
Thinking about whether to tell the truth, Tae opened his mouth first.
“It’s good to keep in touch often. Haildo. I’m glad to see you’re doing well. If I don’t hear from you for a long time, it generally means you’re either dead or going down a bad path. I don’t want to fight with you.”
Fight with me?
What was he talking about?
As I was curious, Tae continued talking.
“Some of the first-generation students are causing a bit of trouble. I heard they didn’t contact you. Well, it’s good not to know it all.”
“Causing trouble?”
My classmates were generally responsible and excellent individuals.
What kind of trouble could they be causing?
Kim Dan and Tae exchanged glances.
“……”
“……”
It seemed there was some sort of signal passing between them, and finally, Kim Dan turned the topic by looking at the honey ants wandering around.
“There are really honey ants here!”
Swoosh-.
Kim Dan picked up a honey ant.
It had sharp horns like a sword and a black exoskeleton, resembling a beetle.
“That’s a knight ant.”
Normally, honey ants would squirm when lifted by humans, but this honey ant seemed calm, perhaps because Kim Dan’s mechanical arm seemed intriguing.
Kim Dan adopted that honey ant.
She looked very pleased to be able to take home a honey ant that couldn’t be bought with money.
“These guys are great at housework, right? Can they help with my assistant work? I heard honey ants can disassemble and assemble cars. Then, can they make equipment too?”
Well, I didn’t know about that, but each honey ant had a lower combatability than the Squirrel Beasts, but they were quite skilled at making and dismantling things.
“Lucky this morning. I’m glad I came. Hehehe. I hope other classmates can come and see the ants or squirrels too. Should we have the next reunion here?”
Kim Dan’s question was met with a nod from Tae, who had a calm demeanor.
“Well, we’ll have to see the situation, but it doesn’t seem bad. The scenery is nice and tranquil. The yard is spacious too. It would be great to set up a table and grill some meat. We even have BBQ tools.”
When those guys finished speaking, they left the neighborhood.
Everyone seems busy.
Actually, I was busy too.
“Kkungkkungi, come here.”
Swish-swish-.
I diligently petted Kkungkkungi from head to tail.
Then I called Ahn Ahn and polished Ahn Ahn’s body with a handkerchief, and I also listened well to Bang Bang’s song.
“Kalilnoi.”
I also tidied up Kalilnoi’s feathers.
That was the end of preparing for my day.
Now I opened the notebook that Seo Ye-rim had given me.
It had specific places and dates written in it.
“This week, I have to prepare for sports like soccer and basketball…. Wow, they’re doing all sorts of events. It seems the Megacorp’s executives also play normally.”
The Telos Corporation executives’ team-building event.
Whether it was a request or an order from Seo Ye-rim, I ended up participating in it.
Honestly, I found it a bit bothersome, but when I glanced at the file she gave me, I thought it wouldn’t be so bad.
“It has been a long time since I’ve had a vacation.”
The place where the Telos Corporation executives’ team-building event was held was on an island a bit further south than Japan.
It was a rather beautiful place where palm trees grew lushly, giving off a tropical feel.
It seemed that Megacorp bought the island itself to develop a resort and fused advanced industry to turn it into a resort?
That’s why the island was named “Telos Land.”
“I’m really looking forward to this. It’s been so long since I’ve had a proper vacation. No, it feels like it’s the first time in my life. Inoi! Since we’re going on a trip, if you have anything to pack, pack it early!”
“This Inoi is very happy to think about riding on that private plane…! If I fly, I might be able to touch the clouds…!”
I had felt for a long time that nymphs wanted to touch the clouds.
Of course, even if they boarded a private plane, they wouldn’t be able to touch the clouds.
However, dreams and hopes were important, and I decided to keep that fact a secret.
# # #
“Hyieek…! If I have to sit like this in my seat, I won’t be able to touch the clouds…! This Inoi was so excited about the thought of touching the clouds…!”
The private plane that is said to only be available for high-ranking executives of the Telos Group.
Sitting there, Inoi trembled with excitement.
Was she disappointed?
But when the plane began to ascend into the sky, a strange feeling came over her, and Inoi’s face brightened as she looked out the window at the scenery.
“The owner of the house sees that…! The world has begun to shrink…! I wonder where the well house I live in is…!”
It was Inoi’s first flight.
Soon, she raised her hands high and shouted.
“I couldn’t touch the clouds, but this Inoi is on a plane…! No other nymphs would certainly be able to see such a high view…!”
That’s true.
In contrast to the excited Inoi, Illinois was causing a ruckus.
“If we fall like this, we’ll all d*e…! This Illinois cannot believe in this thing called a plane…! It’s completely Final Destination…! Please let me down…!”
Unlike Inoi, Illinois seemed scared of the plane.
The flight time was one hour.
Illinois was almost going crazy.
“The wings of Icarus, which had risen to the sun, melted, so this plane is clearly going to meltdown…! Guah…!”
Guah.
They say that is the scream nymphs make when they suffer a significant mental shock.
Is it said to be to the point of soul injury?
In other words, it was kind of like a d*ath cry, and Seo Ye-rim frowned at Illinois seeing this.
“Hey! Don’t worry, we aren’t crashing! You’re being all neurotic!”
“Guah…! In this high-flying plane, I can’t even call a lawyer…! There isn’t any nymph-hating machine that should exist…!”
We had no choice but to strap down the terribly struggling Illinois in her seatbelt.
After an hour passed, when we arrived at the island, Illinois stepped off the plane and shouted as if nothing had happened.
“…Indeed, this Illinois has conquered the sky…! Surely, even Icarus couldn’t have flown this high…! I feel very good…!”
I’m not sure, but I’m glad that Illinois felt good.
Pat-.
Soon, Inoi also hopped off the plane and shouted.
“It’s very warm weather…! This island is very friendly to this Inoi, who was born in the summer…! There’s even a swimming pool that looks like a creek…!”
Pat-.
Inoi was very delighted to see the pool set up at the hotel resort.
Soon, Coris, who had been sleeping throughout the flight, also shouted.
“I think this Coris is happy that I couldn’t go on a cruise trip with the nymph sisters, but I can go on this plane trip…!”
Coris came along on this trip.
It was because Inoi and Illinois wanted to invite Coris.
The nymphs jumped into the pool and used “Nymph Technique, splash around wildly!”
As I watched them, Seo Ye-rim shouted, “Hey! You need to unpack your things!”
Suddenly, laughter rang out.
“Ye-rim-chan. Long time no see. You still seem to have that fierce temper.”
It was a strange language.
Is this that zero-country language?
Turning my head, I saw a woman in a yukata with a deep Japanese maple pattern.
I was a bit surprised because her face resembled Seo Ye-rim’s, but upon closer inspection, she had a dot at the corner of her left eye and short hair.
She also seemed to be a head shorter.
Cousin? Relative?
“It seems she is very much like Ye-rim…! She must be a cousin for sure…! It shows the qualities of Kore…! Telos was the family of the Kore…!”
Is she really a cousin?
The woman in the yukata, who was presumed to be Seo Ye-rim’s cousin, looked at me with thin eyes.
Then she chuckled.
“Isn’t this guy the champion of Ye-rim? You know? If that guy loses in the competition, our Nippon branch will take over the shares? Yare yare, maybe this year the headquarters might change?”
“Seo Yeong-ja. That’s something we’ll only know when it happens. Don’t cry after losing again this year.”
Seo Ye-rim scoffed.
Then a woman who appeared to be Japanese frowned.
“Not Yeong-ja but Reiko! Wouldn’t it be better to memorize your cousin’s name? Well, whatever. Winning is ours…! The athletes who came with us this time are S ranked hunters from Nippon…!”
“Domo-. Yeon-rimu-san. S. Ninja desu.”
A mysterious figure clad in mechanical armor appeared out of nowhere and made a hand gesture.
The strange cousin and the bizarre ninja had lofty ambitions.
Soon Illinois, who was listening to this conversation, said.
“That strange language of Kore is so weird that I can’t understand what you’re talking about…! Who talks like that anyway? This is clearly a cheating movement to deceive this Illinois…! I’m calling a lawyer and interpreter right now…!”
