Chapter 146
Translator: uly
Chapter: 146
Chapter Title: The Guild Master Isn't Satisfied with Just the Game
Of course, I know that Kim Je-hyeon’s innate personality makes him unable to leave Lenox alone because he just can’t get enough of anything very delicate and beautiful.
That’s why, when Kim Je-hyeon pulls rank as my superior, he’s so picky and bitchy that I sometimes really want to smack him.
‘Silver hair or white hair with light blue eyes— that’s an appearance you can’t find anywhere on Earth, let alone in Korea! He’s your guy anyway, so what’s wrong with me wanting to doll him up a bit?!’
‘And so, that summer, a forbidden love began to bloom in Kim Je-hyeon’s heart…….’
‘Nooo!’
Kim Je-hyeon vehemently denied my words, but after seeing how he acted, I couldn’t help but earnestly warn Lenox.
‘Anyway, you’re my prisoner, so don’t forget that you belong to me.’
‘……What do you mean?’
‘Don’t fall for Kim Je-hyeon’s temptations.’
‘That’s not my type.’
Lenox said that while staring straight at me with eyes that seemed to expect something, but when I gave him a puzzled look, he turned away with a faint hint of disappointment.
Today was a weekday.
Kim Je-hyeon had gone to work, so he wasn’t here, and this house was filled with my people.
It was my harem, in a manner of speaking.
Speaking of harem brought something immediately to mind.
“Should I visit Wirentia?”
Apparently, there’s talk among the Fullminak guild members that Wirentia as a whole is really the guild master’s harem.
Elfer pretended to be sad.
“Kaisha-nim, isn’t that too much? Isn’t it not enough even with me here?”
“I really love your blonde hair, Elfer. But in Wirentia, I can see a ton of blonde hunks and beauties.”
“……Tch.”
“How’s Lishart doing?”
“She’s a real bitch.”
I burst out laughing when Elfer trashed Wirentia’s crown princess without holding back.
The two of them didn’t get along.
“Why Shasha?”
“What did I do? That woman doesn’t know her place and shows off her jealousy and possessiveness. With all the heroes under Kaisha-nim, she’s nothing but a nuisance.”
“Ethnic self-loathing?”
“I’m not that bad!”
Elfer really cracks me up—she always hates anyone just like herself.
She says Helcannon’s too cocky relying on my favor, though I don’t know when Helcannon ever acted that way, and it was clear she was describing herself.
I know full well that Elfer goes around screwing over the 2nd and 3rd string guild members with her angelic face.
I had a pretty deep relationship with Wirentia’s first princess.
Wirentia has this unique culture where they romanticize relationships between women—from friendship to full-on romance—in a broad panorama and revel in it.
As Wirentia’s administrator, I figured it was fine since she was the same sex and let myself get dragged around without much thought, only to snap out of it and realize I’d ended up in some weird relationship with Princess Lishart.
That’s right.
I was so ignorant of the complex relationships among Wirentia’s people that I got completely eaten up by it.
Lishart reveres me as Wirentia’s main god while also using me effectively as political leverage to become the next emperor.
After going through all that, I was hoping that snake-like Lishart with her beautiful face would become Wirentia’s emperor and devour her vassals and foreign royalty in one bite.
I can’t be the only one suffering.
“Kaisha-nim, dinner is ready.”
I jumped up right away at the sound of Helcannon calling me.
“Coming! Lenox, you too.”
The meal for all seven of us was prepared by Helcannon and Valen. The two got along great, just like relatives.
All the men from the eastern royalty are pretty good at cooking, beyond the basics.
Historically, there were so many wars that it became a survival skill taught to them, but to modern eyes, it was a super hip and useful talent.
“Messiah! Yugeon!”
Yugeon and Messiah, who’d been engrossed in solving puzzles in the playroom like real kids despite their guts being more worn than anyone else’s, came scampering over at my call.
I clutched my heart as I saw the kids entering the dining room.
Ugh, they’re too cute.
These were outfits I’d picked from the piles of boys’ and girls’ clothes requested from the stylist Kim Je-hyeon had called.
Money really is great.
Technically, at twelve years old, you can’t call them little kids anymore, but in my eyes, they were just adorably plump and cute. I sat Messiah on my lap, and Yugeon immediately complained.
“What about me?”
“Next mealtime.”
I stroked Yugeon’s white hair, leaned down, and kissed his cheek. He pouted his lips but obediently sat in the seat next to me.
Then he snuck a glance at Messiah.
“The one who needs the most affection here is me. I need to grow up fast to be useful to Noona, so keep that in mind.”
Yugeon, boldly touting his own value, was already around 140 cm tall.
Messiah was about the same height.
Messiah had no intention of seriously competing with a child and just nodded.
Messiah acted mature for her actual age, while Yugeon—the former demon king presumed to have lived far, far longer—was a total pro at kid stuff.
I stared at Yugeon and asked.
“So, when’s your next growth spurt? If you’re 12 at 10 percent already, does 100 percent make you a grandpa?”
“No way. Physical growth goes up to 21, when the body’s at its peak, and after that, only stats increase. Just watch. When I’m fully grown and regain my power, everyone will be shocked. You guys are nothing.”
Yugeon shot at the men who towered over him with faces full of rivalry.
I froze mid-motion with my fork at his words to the guys who looked almost twice his size, then burst out laughing.
“Ahahaha!”
Yugeon flinched in surprise and looked at me.
“W-What? Why are you laughing?”
“Ahaha! Oh, so cute! Yugeon, your confidence is really something!”
Yugeon blinked in astonishment, then looked up at me with a strange expression.
“All us weaponizers end up with personalities like this. If you don’t develop and can’t even promote yourself, your owner ditches you quick.”
I laughed my fill, then paused.
“Hm. I see. But that won’t happen, so you don’t need to promote yourself too hard. Of course, train hard with Helcannon for self-improvement.”
“Yeah…….”
Yugeon quieted down, and Helcannon—who’d lately been treating Yugeon almost like a master—watched us with a quiet smile.
Helcannon must’ve taken a big hit to his pride in the Babel Tower.
Seeing him up at dawn for special training with Yugeon these days made me think I should build my house like a training hall or buy one like that.
* * *
Abyss. World Ranking 5th.
“This can’t be—!!”
Joo Ye-rin, formerly 3rd, was furious at her ranking drop.
The world rankings were brand new this time, so it wasn’t really a drop, but if you went by domestic rankings, it kinda was.
Domestic ranking 3rd.
World ranking 5th.
Roughly like that.
“Not 3rd or even 4th, but a measly 5th?!”
Ye-rin couldn’t believe the gap with that damn Dart was two whole spots, not even one.
Especially Queen—she didn’t know Lugh well, but Queen was someone she’d died with at the end.
She’d died at the same time as Lenox exploded, yet she was ranked above? It stung her pride even more.
Ye-rin plopped down sadly.
“Wahhh! At this rate, Kaisha-nim will dump me!”
She’d pegged her own usefulness as ‘anti-Dart weapon,’ so the clear gap with Dart left her despairing and deeply humiliated.
Ye-rin knew her greatest value was her skill.
‘With minus 100 in personality but plus 200 in ability, I pushed past those whiny Fullminak small fries to stay by Kaisha-nim’s side!’
Mid-grief, a thought struck Ye-rin, and she snapped her head up.
“!”
She rushed to the mirror and tidied her messy hair.
Fortunately, her face was a huge plus.
She was plenty pretty now, but Ye-rin inwardly regretted not meeting Kaisha-nim when she was younger.
Seeing her tote around Messiah showed Kaisha-nim clearly loved small and cute things, and Ye-rin’s childhood had been just as adorably lovable.
If only they’d met five years ago. Or if they’d been like sisters for ten years.
“Sisterrr…….”
With Kaisha-nim hitting ranking 1, Ye-rin felt like she was burning up inside.
She was already super popular, with the internet buzzing about polygamy and such dark desires, and now flies from all over the world would swarm her. It made Ye-rin’s stomach churn.
Ye-rin stomped her feet needlessly, then started dolling up her appearance to quell her anxiety.
The more she did, the better she felt.
Even to herself, her face was dazzlingly beautiful.
Ye-rin smiled happily as she admired herself growing prettier in the mirror, then began humming sweet songs.
Ever since meeting Kaisha-nim at Bipa, the protagonist of Ye-rin’s love songs had always been that person.
‘I thought I was the only pretty one.’
Truth be told, Ye-rin had been a bit thrown when she first saw Kaisha-nim in person.
She’d thought average or even ugly was fine. But Kaisha-nim was tall with a solid, dignified presence.
Like modern nobility.
Sis could be a bit ugly. Then I could’ve jumped into her arms with this idol-trainee-honed beauty and blown her mind.
Still, this face had won Kaisha-nim’s heart enough for an entertainment offer, so she was thrilled.
“Sister’s too pretty~ I’m going crazy~”
People lament only their own misfortunes, but everyone carries their own trials.
Heaven gave Ye-rin insane looks and specs but paired them with trash family and a bitchy temper, then snatched away even the parents who’d provided some financial support.
Despite paying so much with her natural face, she hadn’t even debuted as an idol.
Ye-rin smiled.
‘It was all to lead to this success.’
Her humming voice was sweet and dreamy as she kept singing.
Everyone blooms at their own time, and for late-bloomer Joo Ye-rin of Abyss, her prime was just beginning.
Ye-rin’s expression softened.
After dolling up this beauty that would make most celebrities weep with envy, she inevitably missed Kaisha-nim.
She wanted to brag to her sister: Look how pretty I am, come see quick.
After humming, Ye-rin said.
“Ye-rin-ah, your temper’s so rotten you need good skills to make up for it. Sure, your ranking dropped a bit, but you’re the prettiest in the world, so I forgive you.”
Mwah.
Ye-rin kissed the mirror, leaving a pretty lipstick mark, then smiled, picked up her phone, and cleared her throat.