Chapter 372 – 372. A Sad Heart
The moment when the nine-tailed fox came down the stairs from his altar, released his energy, and stroked and caressed his body was not even ten seconds.
‘I was tempted?’
Even though it was a very short moment, Eun-hyeon’s face hardened as she realized that she had been tempted and encroached on her reason.
Her own mental barrier, which had been strengthened by the blessing of the goddess, was not so easy.
That is, the protection that Belldandi bestowed is still being maintained so that ordinary humans can endure the near-immortal time.
The divine protection that had helped Eunhyeon maintain her immovable will so that she would not be swayed by her underworld greed had just been pierced.
She didn’t even recognize it, and she couldn’t respond.
In the nearly 400 years she lived, the temptation of the nine-tailed fox, which penetrated the goddess’ protection that had never wavered, was enough to embarrass Eunhyeon.
But even more embarrassing than that is the attitude of her own goddess, exuding her terrifying intimidation.
“What do you want to do?”
Standing in front of the confused Eun-hyeon and confronting the nine-tailed fox, Verdandi glared at the nine-tailed fox with fierce eyes.
Seeing Belldandy like that, the nine-tailed fox desperately held back from laughing inside.
It is like a mother protecting her son who is about to be made fun of by an evil woman.
No, it was like a lover trying to get rid of a stray cat who was trying to steal her man.
How could a goddess who was forbidden from interfering with her underworld by the rules of her divine realm be so devoted to the humans of her underworld, and even to her own disciple?
Even though she lived for a thousand years, she could only count on the hands of one hand the existence of a god in the divine realm.
‘What on earth is that man?’
What is the reason why she wants to be by her Eunhyeon’s side by incarnating in the underworld, even with the body of an ordinary human woman who is attracted by something of her Eunhyeon and twists the rules of her divine world and cannot use her power?
Gumiho became curious.
“Answer me. What did you mean by trying to play tricks on my child?”
As the nine-tailed fox remained silent, Belldandi’s gaze grew fiercer.
Even if she twisted the rules of the divine realm and incarnated in the underworld, now, Belldandi’s body is just an ordinary human woman.
Even so, her gaze and momentum radiated a sense of coercion befitting her existence as a goddess.
It wasn’t even magical energy, but an overwhelming sense of intimidation that seemed to control the atmosphere of this space itself.
Belldandi is getting angry right now.
In a way, it is natural
With Eun-hyeon’s favor, she resurrected herself along with Illyana, and she is reciprocated, and she tries to seduce her by wagging her tail at Eun-hyeon, so it’s only natural that she gets angry.
It was the gumiho himself who instigated it.
He had many intentions to bully Eunhyeon, but there were reasons other than that.
The nine-tailed fox pointed his finger at Eun-hyeon, who was standing behind Belldandi and gulping nervously, and opened her mouth.
“I just wanted to warn that man.”
“… A warning?”
Belldandy asked again, wriggling his eyebrows.
Seeing Belldandy’s attitude that she would never forgive her if he flaunted useless reasons, the nine-tailed fox continued his explanation.
“Because there is not only one person like me in the world.”
It is a story that you should not be optimistic that the protection of the goddess hanging in Eun-hyeon’s soul will always be safe.
Although the protection of the goddess that Belldandy had placed on Eun-hyeon’s mind was certainly protected by a strong barrier, it was not perfect or all-powerful.
Even if it’s a blessing from God, it doesn’t change.
It is true that Shinsoo, who has lived close to a thousand years, is extremely rare in this underworld, but it does not exist at all.
In addition, since his protection was pierced by himself who had not fully recovered his power, it was also a problem that he had to prepare for at least once.
“Especially considering the mission that the Goddess bestowed upon that man along with her divine protection, this is an issue to keep in mind.”
“…”
Verdandi had a lot to say, but he couldn’t get it out.
The act itself was very impure, but the intention to show through the act was to point out a situation that might happen someday.
What the nine-tailed fox is talking about is not about the humans of the same underworld, but about the demons who exist in the demon realm that exists on the other side of the void.
“Besides, one day, when that immature thing grows up, it will desperately seduce that man like me.”
“Erin… Are you talking?”
“Okay.”
The nine-tailed fox calmly answered Eun-hyeon’s question with a suspicious expression.
Regardless of her skill and level, Erin is a descendant of Shinsoo who inherited her own power, a nine-tailed fox.
The meaning of the word gumiho is that if Erin grows up someday, the last form to reach the end is the gumiho herself.
“At least I was saying to keep your senses, if you don’t want to lose control of your relationship with that immature one.”
“…”
That was the best mockery a nine-tailed fox could ever send over Eunhyeon.
‘Erin?’
Eunhyeon subconsciously imagined in her head that Erin would do what the nine-tailed fox had done earlier.
I can’t imagine.
“… Child.”
“Ah yes. Mr. Belldandi.”
“Calm down.”
“… Yes.”
When Belldandi scolded her for being immersed in unnecessary thoughts, Eunhyeon hurriedly erased the miscellaneous thoughts from her head and focused on the conversation again.
“Thanks for the point. The part about the divine protection bestowed by Belldandi… I will try to think about it too.”
“Okay.”
The nine-tailed fox nodded and tried to turn his back to climb back up the altar.
“My side of the story is not over yet.”
“… What?”
“The reason I brought Gumiho back to life was because, as you asked in the beginning, there was something I wanted.”
“… What is it?”
The nine-tailed fox belatedly realized that his original story was not yet over, and turned around again.
In any case, Eun-hyeon is no different from the benefactor who resurrected her.
Besides, it wasn’t what he wanted, but he was the teacher who was guiding his successor, Erin, and he was willing to listen to it as much as he warned him through a little mischief.
“There are two things I would like to ask of you.”
“… Tell me.”
Hearing both requests from Eunhyeon, the gumiho frowned.
“Certainly, the first was of course meant to be, but the second… I’m sure it’s possible for me, but…”
“Please.”
When he politely bowed his head and asked, the nine-tailed fox nodded as if he couldn’t help it.
“I get it.”
The gumiho accepted Eunhyeon’s two requests and went up to the altar again.
The nine-tailed fox, which gradually disembodied itself and returned to its form as a single fox marble, fell asleep to regain its strength.
“Whoa…”
Thinking that the conversation was finally over, Eun-hyeon let out a small sigh and immediately tried to move her steps to leave the shrine.
“We’re leaving too… Mr. Belldandy?”
Before she could even finish her own words, Eun-hyeon hurriedly moved her steps, following the back of Belldandi as she flew through the air and left the shrine, releasing her materialization.
“Why are you like that?”
[…]
Belldandi, flying ahead in the air, never showed her face to Eun-hyeon.
“… Mr. Belldandy?”
When I called for Belldandi again, Belldandy eventually turned around and looked back at Eunhyun.
[I was disappointed in the child.]
“Yes?”
[…]
Seeing Belldandi’s expression of sincerity as she closed her mouth tightly, Eun-hyeon realized what was making her angry.
“Ah… Sorry…”
[What?]
“Yes?”
[What do you mean you’re sorry?]
Before he could even finish talking, Verdandi’s sharp voice asked back, full of regretful feelings.
Seeing that face, Eun-hyeon realized that it had been caught incorrectly, and a shimmering light flashed through it.
With no answer, Belldandi urged him further.
[You haven’t done anything wrong, are you just saying you’re sorry?]
Seeing Belldandy turn her head away excitedly, Eunhyeon realized that something had started to go wrong in the current situation.
“Unbeknownst to me, reason was encroached on…”
[But you know why.]
A very rough tone is rather close to a quarrel.
Belldandi, who had never scolded Eun-hyeon even once while sighing that he was pathetic, was angry at Eun-hyeon for the first time at this moment.
[How can you fall for the temptation of the Shinsoo so easily?]
[Did Shinsoo’s appearance look so attractive?]
[How can you be so engrossed?]
“No, that…”
Eun-hyeon, who was experiencing the feeling of being made into a high-ranking criminal at once by Belldandy’s accusation pouring in like a rapid-fire cannon, was afraid to say anything in response.
In fact, even from Eun-hyeon’s point of view, there was an unfair side.
He never thought that the goddess’ protection would be pierced by the nine-tailed fox.
He was not aware of it, but she did not budge from Erin’s temptation, and this was the first time for Eun-hyeon to experience the temptation of a nine-tailed fox.
Perhaps because he had never been hit by a mental attack before, he was also caught off guard.
The mental barrier that Belldandy placed on himself is a strong protection that has protected his mind with a strong protection that has never been breached for nearly 400 years.
Even he did not expect that the divine protection he had firmly maintained during the battle of the demons would break through so easily.
However, Eunhyeon did not appeal to her injustice in this situation.
It is because she personally experienced through her wives that if she appealed, the situation would only get worse.
After reading Eunhyeon’s thoughts, Belldandy didn’t let go of his expression as if he didn’t like it even more.
[No matter how much I am by your side, how can you do it so quickly…]
Although Belldandy felt that there was nothing he could do about the fact that his protection had been pierced, and he harbored resentment over the fact that the protection he bestowed on Eunhyeon was not helpful.
More than that, what occupies the heart of Belldandi is none other than the regret for Eun-hyeon.
[Still, I wanted the child to resist…]
Even if it was coercion, not of her own will, Eun-hyeon wanted to resist it not as a goddess, but as a woman.
[Eunhyeon’s Unique Ability]
[Accident acceleration]
In the end, Eun-hyeon accelerated her own thinking and quickly squeezed out the most passable number to get out of this situation.
“Sorry. Mr. Belldandy. I was wrong.”
[What do you mean you’re sorry?]
“…”
The story is back to square one.
I felt like a hamster rolling endlessly on a treadmill.
Thought Acceleration’s judgment, which had never been wrong while experiencing numerous battlefields, gave an incorrect answer for the first time at this moment.
Eunhyun quietly closed her eyes and thought.
‘I’ll be thrilled.’
