Chapter 17
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 17
Chapter Title: Great Spirit Undine
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Oh Yeonseo couldn't close her gaping mouth.
"Two Great Spirits..."
What was I supposed to do about the Yin Energy tasting so good that it clung to me?
Was that such a big deal?
"Now let me out. Wasn't that your wish?"
"Sylph called for me..."
Oh Yeonseo traced a magic circle in the air, her face filled with emotion.
It was incomparably larger and more intricate than before.
Her eyes glistened as she danced her fingers across the air like a brush on canvas.
She must have been deeply moved.
The completed magic circle spun at high speed, scattering light in all directions.
The dispersed light converged in one spot, forming a translucent membrane.
It unfurled like silk, enveloping the air around us.
Breasts and a waistline of unearthly beauty beyond worldly comparison, transparent locks rippling like ocean waves, a faintly discernible expression, delicate wingbeats slicing through space—finally, the Great Spirit Sylph had descended upon the earth, or rather, the gate.
"Hmm, it's been a while since I've taken this form."
Oh Yeonseo and I stared at her, entranced.
"Since you've come yourself, I can summon without holding back."
The ceiling exploded, unleashing a massive cascade of dirt.
Sylph's wings, blanketing the space densely, fluttered in unison, whipping up wind.
The wing-wind swelled from a gentle breeze to a fierce gale, kicking up the floor's dirt into a blinding airborne storm.
The surging water vanished in an instant, buried beneath the onslaught of earth.
The swim-worthy depths turned into bone-dry land without a hint of moisture.
'The power of a Great Spirit is this formidable.'
"Earth is always great. Though I can't stand damp bitches."
'Damp bitches?'
"Which damn bastard turned my territory into this shit—!!"
A bone-chilling scream erupted from the corridor's end.
The sheer force made my entire body shudder.
"See? She's throwing a tantrum like that."
"Stop chatting and hurry. She seems really pissed."
Urged by Sylph, I moved deeper inside.
"Woojin... can I hold your hand?"
Oh Yeonseo whispered from behind, her voice tiny as a mosquito's.
"I'm fine, but Yin Energy will keep flowing in. I can't control it."
"...I'll endure it."
I had no idea why she wanted to hold hands through it, but I didn't pry.
Slender fingers gently wrapped around mine.
The soft press sent waves of exquisite sensation.
"Ha-ut..."
Her amusing reaction—hand trembling as she fought the pleasure.
Most hate the mild zap of static electricity, but some feel it as arousal.
Her grimaced face and soft moans sparked that thought.
What if I awakened some strange kink in her?
Lost in that notion, the air grew chilling.
What the— I looked up.
An enormous water jet veered straight at us.
Far beyond what Gnome's earth could handle.
"Uh, uh..."
"Kyaaah!!"
Water crashed from all sides, engulfing us instantly.
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Normally, thrashing in water lets you surface.
But we sank deeper.
Water had never felt so heavy.
"You lowly things dare defile this place? I'll grind you to dust—prepare yourselves."
The spatial water sharpened into blades en masse.
If it hit now, shredding like the voice warned was inevitable.
"W-Woojin..."
Oh Yeonseo's heartbeat thundered in my arms.
Even now, sensing Yin Energy, her face burned red.
As the bladed torrent bore down, the air ballooned outward.
Like an invisible life preserver repelling water, hauling us to the surface.
"Stuck in damp holes so long, you've gone soft? Can't pierce this?"
Sylph shaped air into a shield around us.
"Why are you here... get out of the way!"
"Can't do that. If you hate it, break through."
Layered air formed a barrier.
Water thrashed endlessly against it but failed to breach.
'You handle air too.'
"I'm the spirit of wind and air. Her hysteria's off the charts. Really pent up, huh?"
I didn't know what "pent up" meant, but Sylph got us safely to the surface.
Alive...
As relief washed over me, our eyes locked.
"L-Leviathan!"
Oh Yeonseo recoiled at the colossal water dragon.
Leviathan, one of Undine's kin.
It lunged, jaws wide to devour us.
"Not happening."
A massive hand erupted from the depths, clamping Leviathan's neck.
A golem's fist, woven from mud and stone.
Graaaaaah—!!
Other arms seized the thrashing beast.
The golem hauled its bulk above water, slamming Leviathan against the wall.
Bladed water assailed it, but sudden winds carved space to shield the golem.
"Why are you both turning on me? What did I do?!"
Undine's enraged voice rippled the surface massively.
Pinned to the wall, Leviathan flailed under the golem before dissolving in spray.
"Forgot the gate's rules? Why're you slacking here? Hogging the boss room—what the hell?"
Some beef between Great Spirits.
They'd helped us, but the real goal was disciplining Undine.
"I crossed dimensions at last—why stuck here? Outside's got endless water, so why just toe-dip?!"
"I get the frustration, but a Great Spirit can't squat in the boss nest. Won't solve shit."
"Might be a way. Scraping bottom earth showed a crack. This damp bitch messed with it."
"......"
Undine clammed up at Gnome's jab.
No artifacts aside, nothing had ever exited a gate via hunters.
Undine got busted trying to bail.
"Probed gates for weak barriers. This was weakest—me and kids scraped floor in shifts. Nearly through..."
Her tone drooped like a kid robbed of a toy.
'Spirits can't go outside?'
"Gaps let monsters out too. We think, so coexist with humans—but kill-first types loose? Disaster."
Ah.
"Hunters powerless outside. Human guns? Even trash mobs overwhelm."
World becomes hell.
Terrifying thought.
"That desperate? Ask this kid. Seems he'd find a way."
'Me?'
Why dump it on me?
What could I do?
"Gate shard dwells in you, right? Lets you chat outside."
'True, but spirits?'
"Dunno gate's trick, but it sticks outside in you. Right, old timer?"
"Yep. Outside dirt's richer, tastier."
'Why spill now?'
"No prior need to exit. You call me out before?"
'Didn't know outside summoning worked.'
"Even knowing, doubt you'd bother. Saw it all inside."
Gate shard and Gnome dwelled in me.
Not a damn lounge—now Sylph too?
'So Yin orbs, arrows outside?'
"No Yin outside."
Makes sense—hunter rules apply.
"Spirit powers work fine—no worries. Harm comes? I'll smite 'em."
'No need. I guard myself.'
No masochistic enemies.
Avoid scraps when possible.
"Who knows. Folks learn your power, they won't sit idle. That girl's drooling already."
I turned—Oh Yeonseo gazed with sparkling eyes.
Heard Sylph loud and clear.
Her stare swirled longing, possession, raw desire.
"As expected, Woojin isn't ordinary. Let's chat outside—I've got tons to say."
Voice brimming with excitement.
As I moved to calm her—
"Sylph true?"
'It dwelling in me? True. Rest—ask Gnome.'
Me knowing spirit outsides? Nah.
Silence, then—
"Your Yin's that epic? Not harming—stay put."
Translucent tendrils rose, coiling my arm.
Ticklish—Yin siphoned out steadily.
"Mmm, delish. What sorcery—Yin in a guy? Bitches'd lose it."
Tendril withdrew into the depths.
"Deal. Contract time—hand out."
"I was first?"
"After me. Order's irrelevant."
The two Great Spirits bickered over first dibs on contracting with me.
Oh Yeonseo watched with envious eyes from the side.