Living Dangerously with a 999-Year-Old Gumiho – Chapter 69

Roji took Hyun back home and started cleaning upon seeing the messy house.

She couldn’t stand looking at the disordered space without tidying it up.

Roji systematically began organizing the room.

First, she picked up the trash scattered on the floor and vacuumed it clean.

She meticulously cleaned every nook and cranny, leaving not a speck of dust behind.

Everywhere her hands touched, order was restored.

The photographs piled haphazardly on the desk were neatly organized by type and stored in a folder.

As Roji was nearing the end of her cleaning, she pulled out the perfume bottle she owned.

The perfume she took out released a mysterious and alluring scent, as if freshly picked from a nighttime garden.

This fragrance filled the space, leaving a deep impression that anyone who smelled it couldn’t forget.

The soft and warm floral scent enveloped the house, stimulating the senses like a secret whisper.

The fragrance sprinkled throughout the house revealed a delicate yet strong presence, transforming each room into a more enchanting atmosphere.

Just then, there came a series of knocks on the door.

Knock!

Knock!

As the knocking continued, Roji paused momentarily and listened intently.

She momentarily halted her actions and walked toward the door.

“Hyun is back~”

She muttered to herself, thinking it was Hyun returning.

Roji grasped the doorknob and slowly opened the door.

When the door opened, standing before Roji was not Hyun, but Eunho, who stood about 160 cm tall.

As Eunho entered through the door, he spoke with a hint of annoyance in his voice.

“What are you up to this time?!”

“Did you seduce that human because of the Fox Orb?”

Roji was momentarily taken aback by Eunho’s question, but soon burst into laughter upon seeing his height.

“What? A little dwarf Darkness Demon?”

“Trying to scare me with such a small height?”

She added while chuckling at Eunho.

“Entering a lady’s house without permission is quite rude, you know.”

“Where’s your manners?”

Eunho flushed slightly in response to Roji’s mockery, but quickly collected himself to speak.

“Well, I’m not in the mood for jokes, you know?!”

“You’d better talk properly.”

Roji met Eunho’s sharp gaze, momentarily appraising his seriousness.

A hint of mischief slowly faded from her expression, replaced by understanding.

“It’s not because of the Fox Orb, Eunho.”

“It’s just… I found it so curious that a human was walking around with a Nine-Tailed Fox!”

Roji’s voice was soft, almost like a confession.

“I was really curious about what charm that human, Hyun, possesses to walk with a Nine-Tailed Fox!”

She paused and gazed earnestly at Eunho.

“Honestly, I wanted to experience that charm for myself, and I wanted to take him away.”

“Crying, smiling… must be adorable…”

Upon hearing Roji’s words, Eunho’s expression grew serious.

Then Roji retorted, “What do you care?!”

Her attitude was defiant, and her gaze fixated on Eunho, filled with annoyance.

Eunho frowned at Roji’s provocative attitude.

“Are you planning to toy with him again this time?”

“And then devour him.”

Roji remained unphased by Eunho’s sharp question.

In fact, she responded confidently.

“Well, that could happen. Isn’t it only natural?”

Eunho was momentarily rendered speechless by her remark.

But soon his expression shifted to seriousness as he continued.

“Yoonhwa, that Nine-Tailed Fox is really strong.”

“I almost died myself. It’s better not to mess with her…?”

A warning tone permeated Eunho’s voice.

He was sending a cautionary message about how lightly Roji might be taking things.

Roji, however, let out a scoff at Eunho’s warning.

Her voice was laced with mockery.

“A weakling who can’t even hide their Qi is strong?”

“Just how strong could she possibly be?”

She regarded Eunho with a teasing gaze and added, “Isn’t it because you’re a wimp?”

Eunho’s expression momentarily hardened at Roji’s sneers and provocative words.

A flicker of anger glimmered in his eyes.

However, Eunho soon regained his composure and looked straight at Roji.

“Hah… I’m speaking from experience…”

“You’d better be careful too, Rozi.”

Eunho’s voice was still calm, but his gaze held a serious hint.

Despite Eunho’s serious warning, Roji remained unfazed, still smiling casually.

“Why are you helping me~?”

“Do you still like me?”

Eunho’s eyes widened in surprise, clearly flustered by Roji’s words.

His gaze crossed between confusion and astonishment.

“Wait, how did the conversation end up like this?”

Eunho stammered momentarily as he tried to respond to Roji’s teasing question.

He took a deep breath, attempting to reign in his feelings.

A tension clouded Eunho’s face as he struggled to suppress his emotions.

“No, I’m… not saying that…”

He paused briefly, adopting a pensive expression. Then he nodded as if determined to continue.

“Hah… clearly, you don’t get it…”

“If you mess with her, you’re done for.”

As Eunho’s final words entered Roji’s ears, her smile vanished in an instant.

There was a subtle change in her expression, indicating that Eunho’s serious warning had registered with her.

“Uhh… is it really that serious..?”

Roji momentarily halted, looking directly into Eunho’s eyes.

For the first time, a slight hint of uncertainty laced her voice.

Eunho stared deeply into Roji’s eyes, imbedding the weight of his warning.

“Yeah, it is… I faced a Nine-Tailed Fox for the first time this time…”

“And it shines even in darkness…”

Eunho’s words settled in Roji’s mind gravely.

Roji looked pensive for a moment, but soon her pride pulled her back.

“Hah. So that transformed fox is that strong?”

“It looked really pretty…”

“I want to see it cry too…”

She looked at Eunho with sparkling eyes and said, “How adorable would it be to imagine such a beautiful fox crying??”

There was a special kind of joy in her voice, and her smile exuded genuine satisfaction.

Eunho felt a deep sense of disgust at Roji’s words.

His eyebrows furrowed, and his voice brimmed with anger.

“Roz, you’re really…!”

“This is no joke.”

“You’re truly treading in dangerous waters.”

His warning was more intense than before, and his gaze pierced through Roji, attempting to alert her to the seriousness of her actions.

Yet Roji continued to dismiss Eunho’s warnings nonchalantly.

It seemed she had stumbled upon an even more exciting game.

“Eunho, let’s go ruin them together~.”

She suggested to Eunho, seemingly eager for his reaction.

Feeling frustrated about Roji’s proposal, Eunho sighed.

He realized that trying to convince her to take his warning seriously was a lost cause.

“Hah… Rozi, you really can’t understand.”

Eunho said this while looking Roji once more with a serious expression.

His gaze revealed a complex mix of worry and disappointment.

Yet Roji still treated his warnings lightly.

Eunho ceased his words, bowing his head as he walked toward the door.

He grasped the doorknob, glancing back at Roji one last time, but she showed no reaction.

He let out a deep sigh as he closed the door and left.

After Eunho left and shut the door, Roji stood there for a moment in a daze.

Her gaze was fixed on the door, but there was no one left there.

Roji took a deep breath and shook her head to gather her thoughts.

She comfortably sank into the sofa.

Roji mulled over her conversation with Eunho and contemplated her next move.

Her fingers absently drifted over the armrest of the sofa.

Roji savored a moment of quiet in the now-silent house after Eunho’s departure.

A smile crept onto her face as thoughts of her conversation with Eunho surfaced.

She opened her neatly organized drawer.

Roji carefully pulled out a file as she opened the drawer.

The file was filled with pictures of Hyun, and she slowly flipped through them.

Her eyes roamed over every moment captured of Hyun, and a subtle smile appeared on her lips.

In the midst of this, Roji’s hand paused.

What caught her eye was a picture of Hyun and Yoonhwa together.

In that photo, Hyun and Yoonhwa were gazing at each other with bright smiles.

They appeared so natural and happy in that picture.

Roji’s face began to flush.

She felt excitement as she gazed at Hyun and Yoonhwa in the picture, sensing her heart race.

Her fingers skated over the photo, closely examining Hyun’s face and Yoonhwa’s expression.

Her fingers gently brushed Yoonhwa’s face in the photo, and she muttered to herself.

“Ah… I want to make both of them cry… I can’t wait…”

Roji’s gaze remained fixed on the photo.

She imagined the happy moments of Hyun and Yoonhwa captured in the image, sinking her into her own dark fantasy.

As her fingers traced the photo, her eyes filled more and more with deep desire.

“You both… can’t escape from me…”

She murmured to herself, envisioning a scenario where she lived alongside the individuals in the picture.

In her mind, Roji invited the characters in the photo into her own space.

Roji fell into deep contemplation.

Her heart leaned toward a dark, hidden space, where fantasies encompassing Hyun and Yoonhwa unfolded vividly.

She recalled the house’s warehouse, an old space unused and isolated.

That place could become her personal world, separate from the outside.

In her imagination, the warehouse transformed.

In that space filled with darkness and silence, a slightly ominous yet boundless possibility lay hidden for Roji.

She envisioned creating a small area within the warehouse where Hyun and Yoonhwa would be.

She imagined tying Hyun and Yoonhwa up in that space.

Their wrists and ankles would be bound tightly, and they would be unable to move before her.

Imagining their helpless figures sent shivers down Roji’s spine.

The rising anxiety and fear etched on their faces would grant her an exquisite thrill.

After neatly organizing the photos, Roji slowly stood up.

Her gaze soon shifted to a Polaroid camera resting in a corner.

That camera was her other eye, a tool to capture her hallucinations into reality.

As she picked up the camera, her resolve to manifest her dark desires strengthened.

Roji calmly walked over to her wardrobe. She deliberately chose dark-colored clothes.

She pulled out a deep, dark blue long coat and slowly put it on.

This outfit would be the perfect disguise to hide her within the darkness of the night.

She raised the collar of the coat, aiming to meld with the surrounding darkness.

This time her hand reached for a mask. It was a thin black cloth mask.

This mask would conceal her identity and hide her expressions.

As Roji wore the mask, she concealed every emotion reflected on her face.

“I’ll be going now..~♥!”