NOVEL NEXT chapter 9
9 – EP.3 Three-headed Crow -3
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Now, after a series of commotions, everything is back to normal.
Me and my three pets sit down at the table and want to have a calm conversation.
“Before we start talking…… You two are forbidden from fighting? Don’t be sneaky! Understand?”
Sage Time is enough once.
I hate it twice.
“Okay.”
“Okay~!”
For some reason, I can’t feel the sincerity in their words, but it’s okay if they don’t fight.
“First of all, Yata, why did you sign a contract with me? Isn’t that an act against the rules of the divine beast?”
“It’s a rule…. The two of you here broke the rules anyway, so is there anything I can’t do?”
“They signed the contract when they didn’t know anything, whereas you know everything. There is no reason to make a contract with me while breaking the rules of Shinsoo.”
“There is a reason, I just said it until my mouth was worn out.”
“I’m sorry, but can you tell me one more time what it is?”
“Because you are my husband. Is there any other reason other than that?”
“Yes. That’s what I don’t understand the most. Why do you call me nanggun and follow me? Didn’t we just meet?”
“Right! To call you a nanggun shamelessly… !”
“Miho, please stay still for a moment.”
“Okay… ….”
He calms down Miho, who was about to join in, and continues the conversation.
“I won’t deny that we just met, but it’s not completely new. Because I’ve been watching Nanggun for a very long time.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“You fully understand that my ability is to see the future, right? So, who do you think you used this ability on first?”
“Who did you write to?”
“Simply put, who do you think saw the future first?”
“……Hmm, by any chance yourself?”
“Yes, I first used the ability on myself and there I saw my various futures. And among them, I chose the future that makes me the happiest.”
“Is that the future when you signed a contract with me?”
“Yes, a future where I will be connected with Nanggun and become happy. I wanted to feel that future myself, so I signed a contract with Nang-goon as a matter of course.”
It is understandable that she made such a choice because she is a three-legged crow that can be chosen by looking at her future.
However, there was one major problem.
“If you look at the future and choose, doesn’t the phenomenon of changing the future happen?”
“Of course it happens. Just telling others about the future changes the future.”
Because of predicting the future, the future I thought changes.
Wouldn’t that mean nothing then?
“Don’t worry, I chose it after seeing the changing future. Even if it changes, it won’t be a big problem.”
“How many moves are you looking ahead?”
“Well? That’s something I can’t say for sure.”
Looking at Yata with a mischievous smile, I think of various things. Mainly on the nasty side.
“I can’t tell you all the future, but I can guarantee you two things. That I will never regret anything, and that the fact that I love you will never change.”
“Ah… !”
Yata’s spirit that doesn’t even feel like a lie. It was enough to heat up my face.
“Nanggun? Did you have a slight crush on me with the words I just said? Yes?”
A little….
“Seobangniim…… ?”
I need to calm down. If I get agitated, this conversation will end here. Turns into a chariot again.
Look, aren’t Miho’s veins already bursting?
“Hmmm… ! Now that I know enough about why you signed a contract with me, I’ll move on to the next question.”
“Good~!”
“Why did you establish a religion in a city like this?”
“To explain the simple reason, it is because of my hobby. I like shiny things, so I collect a lot.”
Yata walked to the bookshelf in the corner of the room.
As it was, I grabbed both ends of the bookshelf and pushed it to the side, and a dazzling space appeared.
Everything was dazzling, with various jewels, gold nuggets, and even glassware.
In such a place, Yata put the new gold and silver treasures collected at the previous meeting.
“Nowhere is as optimized as Mining City when it comes to collecting these glitters.”
“It wasn’t a religion created to hide something.”
“Living in cover-up is out of my favour. And here is another reason for establishing a religion.”
“Is there another reason?”
“Shall I tell you? But are you okay? If I tell you, you might really fall in love with me.”
“It’s okay, so don’t hold back and tell me quickly.”
Before you can’t handle Miho’s growing life.
The best of the best is to ask questions and end the conversation quickly.
We don’t know when or how the second war will break out.
“It’s simple, I set up a religion in this relatively nearby city to help Nanggun.”
“To help me?”
“I have to go help my husband in the capital in case of emergency.”
The distance between this city and the capital is just 1 hour and 30 minutes by car.
It was a location where you could come to help relatively quickly compared to other cities.
“Then you mean that you made it with the premise of being my pet from the time you established your religion?”
“Of course, my worry-free husband wants a shield to protect him, right?”
“That’s true, but… ….”
“A practical woman who can be of help to my husband by using all of my money and manpower. It’s more ideal than a woman who just sits by her side!”
-Pud Deuk!!
Ah, this is the angle of the outbreak of war.
“Yata, no matter what, stop saying that. Because Miho, in her own way, is working hard for me.”
“Seobang… !!”
Miho stopped being angry at my praise and felt embarrassed.
It seems that I made a good save somehow.
“As expected, fox year, it’s simple.”
“Sometimes it’s good to be simple.”
“Anyway, my dear, do you have any more questions?”
“The thing I was most curious about has been resolved, so here it is for now. I’ll ask more questions later when I think of them. Are you okay?”
“Of course, anytime.”
With this, my first mission was successfully completed.
All that remains is to report back to the capital.
“Nang-kun, are you planning to go back today?”
“Huh? However?”
“In that case, it would be best to go back tomorrow if possible. You haven’t even seen this city yet, have you?”
“Yes, but… ….”
When I glanced at Miho, she said, “Let’s go back! I will go back unconditionally!”
“You seem to want the party to go back?”
“There is no need for a nanggun to please the fox b*tch, right? Just do whatever you want. That is the best future.”
“If you tell me to do whatever I want… ….”
This time she looked at Tia.
Unlike Miho, Tia had eyes full of anticipation, saying, ‘Are you going to watch more fun things?’.
“Then I will stay in the city until today and return early tomorrow morning.”
The person who helped me just now is Tia.
So, for today, I wanted to raise Tia’s hand.
“You are wise. Then I hope you have a pleasant trip!”
“What? Aren’t you going with me?”
“In my heart, I want to follow, but there is still a lot of work left to do. I’m going to follow you as soon as I’m done with that, so it’s okay if you go back first.”
“Yeah, okay.”
“Wait a minute… ….”
A yata who spreads his black wings and approaches me one step at a time.
As it was, she wrapped her wings around my body and put her mouth on my ear.
“Will you come back here tonight by yourself before midnight?”
“…… Uh, why?”
“Secret♡ Still, it won’t be a bad thing for Nanggun. I just can’t see Nang-gun’s face for a while, so I guess I’m just imprinting my face on Nang-gun in advance?”
From her wicked smile, I could tell that she was up to something, but I didn’t know what it was.
“It would be impossible to go alone because of Miho.”
“It’s okay if you’re just a simple fox. If Nanggun hugs you and sings you a little lullaby before you come here, you’ll fall asleep well, right?”
However, is Miho that simple?
“Anyway, I hope you will come. Because there is something I really want to show you.”
“Ummm…. If that’s what you ask for All right, I’ll try my best to get there.”
“Okay then!”
Returning the wings wrapped around her back to their original position, Yata smiled with satisfaction.
“What did you do to my West with those filthy wings? Mr. Birdhead?”
“It’s not a big deal, I just gave you a little advice, be careful because the b*tch has a lot of hysterics.”
“It is useless to worry! It only irritates you, who makes you sick.”
“Is it a coincidence? I feel like I’m going to vomit right now because the room is full of the disgusting animal smell.”
Do you guys fight whenever you have a chance…….
I think the best way would be to just keep them apart.
“Miho, let’s stop and go back.”
“Oh, okay, I’ll go now… !”
I was at a loss for words because of Miho’s jealousy, who continued to stare at Yata even as she carried me by the arm.
Is it not possible to get along with the same pets?
According to what the two have done so far, it seems unlikely.
In the meantime, if Miho finds out that I’m going to meet Yata alone tonight…….
Probably, I was going to have to go through a terrible time.
***
Fortunately, thanks to Yata’s prophecy, the terrible time did not come.
The time when the promised time was almost over.
As Yata said, he hugged Miho on her bed and sang her lullaby, and she quickly fell into a deep sleep.
This is real…….
I was very embarrassed, but I just accepted it because I was tired today.
Anyway, after I managed to put Miho and Tia to sleep, I sneaked out of the dorm and headed to the meeting place I had been to in the morning.
In front of the entrance of the assembly hall, I saw it again.
The gatekeepers of the Yata religion in front of it were still in place at this time.
“Oops! I didn’t have a badge…….”
I belatedly realized that I hadn’t brought a crow badge from the dorm.
In the midst of contemplating whether to take a step back.
“Are you sure you are Yu Seon-ju?”
The gatekeepers first stopped me and asked questions.
“What about that?”
“Yata-sama has instructed us to let you in through this entrance. Please, this way!”
The entrance I was going to enter was not the same place as in the morning, but an entrance leading to the very front of the auditorium, a passageway only for believers who had made a reservation for the prophecy.
“Yata ordered…”
Why did Yata ask me to come alone at this time?
I still don’t know.
As I opened the door to the auditorium and entered, wondering what the intention was, a scorching heat greeted me.
Similar to the morning, there were close to 1,000 believers, but the difference was that they retreated to the far back of the auditorium in a quiet state without saying anything.
In other words, the one in front of the assembly hall is me……
“It looks like everyone is finally together, so shall we begin?”
Yata sitting on the throne and taking an arrogant posture, and……
“……Ugh!!”
There were only 20 humans and 20 pets tied up with ropes.
“The 20 humans and animals in front of me have committed a great sin.”
Yata starts talking in a lower tone than usual.
“If you ask me what kind of sin it is, it is the simplest yet most heinous crime.”
Her words were cold enough to sting the skin.
“I tried to commit the crime of trying to murder someone I had a crush on, a crime that would never be tolerated.”
…… Killing? What does that mean?
If Yata is in love, it means me, so does this mean that these bound ones tried to kill me?
“These guys fearlessly entered our city and hatched a cunning and heinous plan.”
Looking around, I saw a face that looked a little familiar.
The second man from the far right.
I don’t have a good memory, but I knew this man’s face.
As soon as a grizzly bear appeared in the mountains the other day, he was the man who ran away in a hurry…….
“However, due to my foresight, all of these guys’ plans were thwarted, and as you can see, they’ve been captured like this.”
In other words, they were all terrorists. Then I couldn’t believe I was stepped on from the first mission?!
Perhaps it was the traitor’s merits in the government that got me on my tail? It seems that this is something that needs to be resolved quickly.
“To begin with, I was able to protect the one I love.”
The way she looked at me from her throne and grinned was beautiful.
“But that doesn’t mean this guy’s guilt goes away. So that’s what I mean, guys. Let me ask you one question. How do you think we should deal with these guys’ sins?”
It was only then that the Yata-gyo fanatics who had been quiet went on a rampage and everyone started shouting a single word with one heart and one mind.
“””Execution!! Execution!! Execution!! Execution!! Execution!!”””
“I see, if that’s what everyone wants, then it’s right to follow it, right?”
Yata, who soon raised his thumb…….
“Kill.”
Then he snapped his hand and slammed his thumb down.
At the same time, the gatekeepers of the Yata religion came out of the entrance I came in with their own weapons. According to Yata’s order, the terrorists were executed one by one.
Just like that, blood starts to splatter all over the auditorium. It’s like a scene you would see in a movie, it was very creepy to see it in person.
I don’t particularly sympathize with the terrorists who tried to harm me, but seeing them die by fanatics made me confused about who was evil.
Of course, from my point of view, fanatics are good and terrorists are bad.
Nevertheless, looking at the brutal execution ceremony, I even think that we might be the worst.
I can’t, I think it will be harmful to my mental health if I watch it more.
For that reason, I turned my attention to the woman on the throne.
The black-haired beauty who was sitting there was watching her bereavement as if she had no inspiration whatsoever.
Even then, she must have noticed my gaze on her, so she also turned her head towards me and smiled.
“Nanggun~!! This is the present I prepared for you!”
A female pope who is not virtuous, but possesses elegance, nobility, and cruelty.
“How is it? Did you fall for me?”
She smiles as if even her execution is a joke…… It was my companion crow.