Chapter 175
Chapter 175
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 175
Chapter Title: The Yandere Fairy's Gaze is Strange
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"D-don't touch Haeseong!"
The Donghwa Fairy's voice was firm.
With one leg propped up on the bed, she looked just like a cat whose territory had been invaded—bristling with wariness.
Her large eyes burned with fury, her gaze locked straight on the Gold Fairy.
"Donghwa, sorry, but I found him first."
"...What?"
The Gold Fairy slowly turned her head to look at the Donghwa Fairy, then yawned as if bored, her expression haughty.
Unlike her initial flustered reaction, she casually draped an arm over the pillow and wiggled her fingers with apparent interest as she continued.
"I found him before you did."
The Gold Fairy shrugged her shoulders, and the Donghwa Fairy raised a vein on her neck, raising her voice.
"I-if we're going by that logic... then Eunhwa unnie was first!"
In that instant, the Gold Fairy's fingers froze mid-motion, and the air in the room turned icy cold.
"Why are you bringing up Eunhwa here...?"
"You followed Eunhwa unnie here too!"
At those words, the Gold Fairy pressed her lips together tightly before letting out a long sigh.
Her hand brushed back her hair, stirring the air momentarily, and her eyes turned chillingly eerie.
"Fine. Eunhwa was first. But if you're asking who between you and me met him first in this very spot right now, it's me."
Han Haeseong felt like an object caught between the two women.
Cold sweat trickled down his spine amid their verbal sparring.
Still...
This was unexpected.
He'd thought the Donghwa Fairy wouldn't stand a chance against the Gold Fairy...
But she was holding her own pretty well.
"So if it had been Eunhwa unnie instead of me, would you have backed off?"
"Ha... Donghwa, stop saying nonsense and head back to the heavenly realm."
Those words weren't a joke anymore.
The Gold Fairy's tone remained soft, but the unyielding edge beneath it weighed heavily on the room.
Her eyebrows dipped slightly, exuding intimidation, and even her faint smile felt like a warning.
And yet...
The Donghwa Fairy didn't back down an inch.
She slowly crossed her arms, lifted her chin just a bit, and glared straight at the Gold Fairy.
Her eyes blazed with explosive fury, brimming with some inexplicable conviction.
As if she had an ace up her sleeve.
"That's how you wanna play it? Fine, then I won't hold back either."
The Gold Fairy narrowed her eyes and tilted her head.
"And what will you do if I don't hold back?"
"I'll tell Eunhwa unnie. That you're here."
"W-what?"
"Do you really think Eunhwa unnie will let you off the hook after hearing that?"
"Then... you won't get off scot-free either."
"But I'd fare better than you."
Those words left the Gold Fairy speechless for a moment.
Her eyes flickered lightly, and the corners of her mouth twitched downward ever so slightly.
She tried to play it cool, but the subtle turmoil spread across her face.
She opened her mouth as if to breathe, but the words seemed stuck in her throat.
Smooth.
The Gold Fairy must be scared of the Silver Fairy's other personality too.
Well, even the White Fairy was terrifying—what about the even darker Blackened Fairy?
"That... won't do."
Those were the words that finally escaped the Gold Fairy's lips.
In contrast, the Donghwa Fairy pressed her advantage with a triumphant expression.
"See? You don't want to give him up either."
Her words dropped coldly.
Silence settled over the room once more.
Eventually, the Gold Fairy broke it.
"But you know, every time I use the bathhouse, I pay with gold bars."
"...!"
How had this conversation even veered into this territory?
It was utterly absurd.
The Gold Fairy smiled at the Donghwa Fairy again.
"So what exactly are you paying with for bath fees? You're not scamming him with those Heavenly Peaches that don't work here like they do in the heavenly realm, claiming they bring luck and fortune, are you?"
Damn, no wonder they weren't working—it was a scam?
As soon as those words landed, the Donghwa Fairy's face flushed bright red.
With crimson spreading from her ears to her cheeks, she rolled her eyes in panic, clamped her lips shut, and finally shouted in a trembling voice.
"What's wrong with my Heavenly Peaches?!"
"They don't do much."
Her voice mixed clear grievance with wounded pride.
She gripped the blanket tightly and leaned forward.
"My body's grown now. They'll be way more effective than before!"
The Donghwa Fairy's eyes glistened with tears, her cheeks still burning red.
Hearing that, the Gold Fairy let out a small chuckle and shook her head.
"So you're admitting you've been fooling him all this time?"
"I haven't!"
"Then what have you been paying with?"
The Donghwa Fairy clamped her mouth shut briefly but soon steeled her gaze, straightened her back, and met the Gold Fairy's eyes with full confidence.
"I paid with heavenly realm info! I answered all his questions about it!"
It wasn't a lie.
Unlike the other fairies who were hesitant to share heavenly realm details, the Donghwa Fairy was an easy mark and spilled everything without hesitation.
Those innocent explanations had even provided crucial clues at times.
However, the Gold Fairy smirked as if mocking her, lifting the corner of her mouth more slowly than usual.
"I can give heavenly realm info too. Haven't you been eating way too well off that?"
"Th-then aren't you the one showing off too much with those measly gold bars?"
"They might be nothing in the heavenly realm, but they help out down here, don't they?"
"My heavenly realm info helped Haeseong too!"
"...Donghwa, you've grown, huh? Want me to remind you of the old days?"
The Donghwa Fairy didn't flinch and shot back.
"Go ahead and try. I'll run straight to Eunhwa unnie and tell her everything!"
"Ha... so you wanna go down together?"
"I'm ready to vanish for him, but it looks like you're not?"
"Ready to vanish...?"
"If you're sneaking here without Eunhwa unnie knowing, shouldn't you be prepared for that?"
The pointless bickering dragged on.
The Gold Fairy smiled softly while sharpening her words at every turn, while the Donghwa Fairy reacted emotionally without hiding her youthful immaturity, firing back relentlessly.
Their argument tangled into an extreme standoff.
Han Haeseong took a deep breath and clapped his hands sharply.
Clap—
The sharp sound cut through the room's air, making both fairies stop and turn to him simultaneously.
"Donghwa, that's enough. Gold Fairy, let's call it here too."
The flustered Gold Fairy and Donghwa Fairy.
Resolved to shut this down firmly, he first looked at the Gold Fairy.
"Gold Fairy."
"...Yes?"
"Am I your possession?"
"N-no, but..."
"Then why are you claiming ownership over me from Donghwa just because you found me first?"
"It's not that... I knew you before Donghwa did..."
"And Donghwa is a bathhouse customer too. Customers should show each other some courtesy!"
The Gold Fairy's eyebrow twitched faintly, and she seemed to mull over his words in silence, pressing her lips together lightly.
Smooth.
This time, he turned to the Donghwa Fairy.
"Donghwa."
"...Yes?"
"What's your attitude toward unnie?"
"S-sorry..."
"The Gold Fairy must be just as confused— we should try talking it out calmly!"
"I was wrong..."
Finally, the room's atmosphere seemed to calm a bit.
He took a big breath and alternated glances between the Gold Fairy and Donghwa Fairy.
"Now that you both know you're using my bathhouse, just share your visit schedules. That way, you won't run into each other like today, right?"
"Got it..."
Unlike the Donghwa Fairy, who answered immediately, the Gold Fairy tilted her head.
"But... what if I run into Eunhwa like this?"
"What did you say you did before coming here today, Gold Fairy?"
"Huh? Oh... I met Eunhwa."
"Then when the Donghwa Fairy visits the bathhouse, you can keep an eye on the Silver Fairy's movements."
"And when I visit, Donghwa keeps an eye on Eunhwa?"
"Exactly."
"Fine, that should keep me from running into Eunhwa."
He looked back and forth between the two fairies again and spoke.
"Now make up."
Both stared up at him blankly.
As if their eyes were screaming, 'Why do we have to do that?'
After a pause, he raised both arms and gently grasped each fairy's wrist.
"Shake hands. That's how people make up down here."
The Donghwa Fairy pouted but extended her hand reluctantly when he met her eyes warmly and nodded.
The Gold Fairy let out a small sigh and reached out as well.
Finally, their fingertips touched tentatively, slender palms enveloping each other.
"There, you're good now?"
"Fine."
"Got it..."
Was this the feeling of a dad with two kids?
He flopped onto the bed, and the Donghwa Fairy was the first to look at the Gold Fairy.
"...Sorry for getting mad."
The Gold Fairy blushed faintly, glared at the Donghwa Fairy for a moment, then grumbled.
"I guess I've been treating you like a kid all this time too. Sorry."
The heavy tension between them finally melted away.
Just as he thought this long night was finally over, the Gold Fairy stepped closer and hesitantly spoke.
"But then... who gets to do it today...?"
"...Huh?"