Chapter 104
Chapter 104
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 104
Chapter Title: The Yandere Fairy's Gaze is Strange
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"I'll grant you the temporary position of Human Envoy."
Back home again, I'd gone to the trouble of setting out a steaming cup of fragrant tea on the dining table, only for King Yama to start rambling nonsense.
I tilted my head as I sat down in the chair across from him.
"...Pardon? What's that supposed to be?"
"It means an envoy who carries out the underworld's orders while operating in the human world."
"Why would I want to do... that again?"
"Didn't I tell you? To ascend to the heavenly realm, you need a proper temporary position."
"No, I thought you were just going to make a fake one for me?"
King Yama smirked at my words.
"Wouldn't a real one be better than a fake? Besides, with the merits you've earned from the Jua Fairy incident this time, you even have the justification for it now."
"...Does that mean I'll get more Heavenly Peaches?"
"Wh-what!?"
"Or will I get some financial leeway?"
"...How can you only crave material things?"
I let out a short sigh and narrowed my eyes.
"King Yama, about Jua Fairy earlier."
"Jua Fairy?"
"There was some white stuff on Jua Fairy's face and chest. What the heck was that?"
At that, King Yama looked flustered and hurriedly set down his teacup.
"I-I have no idea what you're talking about."
"I respect your fetishes as a fellow man, but you still have to keep your promises. If you're giving me a position, doesn't that mean I have to do the work that comes with it?"
"I-I'm not exactly forcing you to work. It's just that having the position would make your ascent to the heavenly realm more natural—"
Thwack!
I cut off King Yama's words by slamming my palm down hard on the table.
"On top of that! If you're going to ask for something, shouldn't we settle the bill first?"
"Settle...?"
I straightened my back and tilted my head.
"You didn't forget, did you? You said if I resolved the Jua Fairy incident, you'd grant me any request."
"That's right. As long as it doesn't violate the laws of all creation, I shall grant it."
Right now, what I had were one Strength Amplification Peach and two Aging Heavenly Peaches.
However, King Yama currently believed I only had one Aging Heavenly Peach.
"First off, give me one Strength Amplification Peach and one extra Aging Heavenly Peach for emergencies."
"That's not difficult, but... you don't mean you have more, do you?"
"Aren't you taking Gold Fairy's sweat-absorbing clothes today? And the Aging Heavenly Peach is just for emergencies when I might need to age myself."
"Then what else do you want...?"
Thinking it over, I realized I didn't really want anything else.
The Heavenly Peaches had side effects, making it tricky to ask for something new outright, and if I pushed too hard, this nitpicky King Yama wouldn't go for it anyway.
"...Just give me one more Invisibility Heavenly Peach."
"Very well."
Three Heavenly Peaches floated up into the air from nowhere, emitting a soft glow as they gently rotated.
Red and blue energies swirled around their surfaces, rippling softly, and they drifted slowly through the air from King Yama's fingertips as if in zero gravity.
No matter how many times I saw it, I couldn't help but gasp in awe.
It was a sight utterly impossible in the human world.
Swoosh.
"Take them."
As soon as King Yama finished speaking, the Heavenly Peaches descended one by one onto my palm.
The moment they touched my hand, a light, warm energy spread through me.
I instinctively clenched my fingers around them, but they vibrated faintly in my grip, still emanating their glow.
"...Thank you."
"Satisfied now?"
"Eh, this'll do."
"So, what will you do about the Human Envoy position?"
I clamped my mouth shut for a moment.
Truth be told, I had zero interest in the position from the start.
It was just a temporary title to meet the conditions for ascending to the heavenly realm, and taking on Human Envoy offered no real benefits.
I pretended to mull it over a bit before sighing.
"Even if it's just a temporary position for ascending to the heavenly realm... honestly, it's a bit burdensome."
King Yama's eyebrow twitched slightly.
"Burdensome?"
"It's just... isn't it too grandiose? 'Human Envoy'—the name alone feels heavy. I get that it's about carrying out underworld orders in the human world... but honestly, it feels like too much for someone like me."
"Too much? If it weren't for you today, it would have been hard to uncover the truth behind Jua Fairy's incident."
"That was just luck. And it was just a coincidence I spotted it while out for a drive after so long—I don't even leave the house much normally."
King Yama chuckled at my words.
"I thought you'd be full of greed when asking for Heavenly Peaches, but... you have a humble side beyond even my expectations."
"Well, yeah—I'm just getting what I've earned."
"It's only a temporary position you'll hold briefly, and yet it burdens you?"
I looked up and laid bare my honest feelings.
"Taking on Human Envoy won't change anything for me, and it'll just open the door—even slightly—to getting dragged into weird stuff. Can't you just whip up some lightweight title for me when I head to the heavenly realm?"
"Why do you think taking the Human Envoy position changes nothing?"
"What would change?"
King Yama stroked his chin lightly, then spoke in a sinister tone.
"Didn't you witness it with your own eyes earlier at the villa, when I cast Jua Fairy into hell?"
I jolted in surprise at King Yama's words and leaned forward.
Honestly, that display had been so authoritative—and cool at the same time.
It wasn't mere brute force; it was an act only an absolute being could perform.
An overwhelming power no mere human could imitate.
"...Does that mean I get that kind of power?"
King Yama grinned slyly and waved his hand.
"Of course. A fairy's power far surpasses a human's, so I can grant you that level of ability while you're serving as Human Envoy."
"Then what exactly do I have to do?"
"Nothing."
"I can really just sit around?"
"Didn't I say it's just a temporary position for your ascent to the heavenly realm?"
I had no intention of doing any work anyway, so there'd be no chance to use the power, but it felt reassuring—like having a Black Flame Dragon slumbering within my arm.
"So I can really just do nothing?"
"If you insist on working, I won't stop you—but I won't scold you if you don't, so don't worry."
I had to take some temporary position to ascend to the heavenly realm anyway.
And it seemed short-term, so it wasn't a bad deal as a sort of 'trial run'.
"When do we head to the heavenly realm?"
"Once Do-un finishes preparations, I'll come fetch you again soon."
"Got it. Then I'll accept the Human Envoy position."
"Good. Follow me."
I slowly climbed the stairs behind King Yama.
The sunset painted the rooftop floor red, and the evening sky blended blazing crimson clouds with deep blue in a majestic scene.
"Come here and tilt your forehead."
King Yama slowly raised his hand.
An unknown energy seeped from his fingertips, enveloping the air, and I naturally bowed my head.
Hummmmmm—
The instant King Yama's palm touched my forehead, a fierce energy wrapped around my entire body.
The energy flowing from his palm was warm yet weighty, carrying an indescribable power.
And his voice boomed deep and majestic.
"From this moment, I appoint you as Human Envoy. You shall monitor the boundary between humans and the underworld, and though temporary, this position carries responsibility. Remember that."
"...But the process seems complicated. Can I use the powers freely?"
"No issue. If you ever send someone to hell, I'll know immediately anyway."
"So in the end, you make the final call, King Yama."
"Indeed."
As soon as King Yama finished speaking, the energy enveloping my body sharpened in an instant.
My heartbeat thundered intensely, and my vision cleared for a moment.
'Whoa.'
Was it like my very existence had leveled up?
My chest swelled with emotion unbidden.
I slowly raised my head, and there stood King Yama in his dignified form.
'Should I bow properly?'
I'd seen it plenty in dramas, so I clasped my hands politely in the traditional salute and bowed at the waist.
"Though it's temporary, I will ensure your honor remains untarnished, King Yama."
"If you do that, I could ask for nothing more."
At that moment, King Yama's body began to float slowly into the air.
His coat shifted back into black robes, his frame grew massive once more, and horns sprouted from his head again.
I bowed deeply as his form receded into the distance.
'But... I feel like I forgot something big. Nah, probably nothing.'
Shaking off the nagging doubt, I stepped back inside.
"Oh, you're back?"
As I entered the house, a man stood rigidly to greet me.
Impeccably dressed in a suit, hair neatly combed back, a polite tension on his face.
Butler Lee Hyun-seok, who had attended Jua Fairy.
I patted his shoulder lightly with my palm.
"Butler."
"...Y-yes!?"
Butler Lee Hyun-seok flinched.
I curled my lips into a wicked grin.
"Shall we have a nice, slow chat now?"