NOVEL NEXT Chapter 12 - The Legendary Goblin Race(2)
When Yeon-ah learned that the race of the ancestor, who revealed her name as Shin-yeon, was the goblin race, she couldn’t help but be moved.
‘The goblin race…!’
After all, the goblin race was a legend still remembered as an honored race even though it was from before the defense city was built.
Although all its members were now extinct and could only be seen in history books, how could she not be moved when her ancestor, who had awakened from a long sleep, turned out to be from the goblin race that was thought to be extinct?
Perhaps this was why the face of the general manager of the External Management Department, who had brought information about the ancestor today, looked unusual.
Yeon-ah, sympathizing with the feelings of the External Management Department’s general manager, which she now understood as she recalled it, told Shin-yeon, who seemed to not know about her own race yet, praiseworthy stories about the goblin race.
But that excited chatter was short-lived.
“…?”
Less than ten seconds after she started rattling off about the legend of the goblin race, Yeon-ah, feeling something was off, had to slowly close her mouth that had been talking non-stop.
“……”
“…Ancestor?”
“…Uh, what?”
Shin-yeon, who should have been delighted at the honorable deeds left by her race and everyone’s gratitude for them, was nowhere to be seen, and in her place was just a girl with an ambiguous smile.
No, although it was described as ambiguous, to be precise, Shin-yeon wore a smile closer to displeasure.
And only then, sensing that something was wrong, Yeon-ah quickly began to retrace her words to see if there had been a mistake in her statement, or what had gone wrong.
‘Did I commit a sensitive faux pas regarding the goblin race…? No, judging by the situation, it seems she became upset after hearing about the goblin race, but why…?’
There was no problem with her story itself. Yeon-ah had only recited history based on truth from beginning to end.
It was a story of only truths without even a shred of lies, just spoken with a bit of excitement.
Then it meant that Shin-yeon literally became upset after hearing the heroic story about the goblin race.
‘…Ah.’
And when her thoughts reached that point, Yeon-ah finally felt something she had been missing come into view.
‘The stone mask?’
As far as she knew, for the goblin race, the stone mask was something that should never be taken off, a symbol of being a goblin.
It was a famous story passed down directly from the goblin race that one had to wear a stone mask to exist as a goblin.
However, what about Shin-yeon sitting in front of her?
She was proudly revealing her golden eyes without wearing the stone mask that could be called the symbol of the goblin race.
And what that meant was only one thing.
That for some reason, Shin-yeon did not wish to exist as a goblin.
Yeon-ah connected her thoughts to that point within the limits of what she could grasp in a short time, and the next moment, the words Shin-yeon uttered proved that Yeon-ah’s thoughts were correct.
“…I won’t tell you the reason, so I’ll just get to the point.”
“Y-yes…”
Shin-yeon smiled awkwardly, trying to appear bright as she chuckled.
At those words of Shin-yeon, from which one could infer that there had been friction with the goblin race that remained heroes to the people of the defense city, Yeon-ah could only nod her head quietly.
Judging by her reaction, it must undoubtedly be an unpleasant memory, but Yeon-ah could only nod her head because she could so clearly feel Shin-yeon’s consideration for her in her words.
And the atmosphere that had suddenly become awkward after a brief exchange.
Yeon-ah broke out in a cold sweat in the heavy air, and then, trying somehow to change the mood, she barely parted her dried lips and opened her mouth.
“Th-then, since it seems our talk is over for now, shall I escort you to your room? I’ll gather the children of our family and come to see you within an hour while you rest there.”
“Huh? There’s a place for me to live in this tower too?”
“Of course. The living space for the ancestor has been prepared for a long time, and if you just tell me about meals, entertainment, cleanliness, and other requests, I’ll take care of everything.”
Since she had just woken up and experienced such things, Shin-yeon must be mentally tired, and what she needed was a space to rest.
And Shin-yeon brightened up when told that she would be given the residence that had been thoroughly managed and expanded since her father’s time.
Yeon-ah let out a small sigh inwardly about what she had to do next as she began to guide Shin-yeon to her residence.
‘The General Management Team will be paralyzed for a while…’
Seven younger brothers and sisters exist under herself, the eldest daughter.
Excluding the two who were out, she would have to gather them all somehow to greet Shin-yeon, the ancestor, but it was clear that the General Management Team would be briefly paralyzed the moment they gathered.
Because all of her siblings were in charge of important positions in the General Management Team.
However, it was something that had to be done eventually, so Yeon-ah barely swallowed another rising sigh and stepped into the elevator.
Without knowing that at this moment, the story about Shin-yeon was heating up everyone.
《Did anyone see the pillar of fire that rose in the 12th district today?》
A video suddenly uploaded to a video sharing site used by many modern people.
It was a title that would have been dismissed as nonsense or attention-seeking under normal circumstances, but this video, attached with an eye-catching thumbnail, stopped some people in their tracks.
At first, one person, two people started clicking on this video to see what the content was, and after a few minutes had passed.
The video’s view count began to surge and skyrocket in an instant.
《Did anyone see the pillar of fire that rose in the 12th district today?》
〈Uploaded Video〉
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I had an appointment in the 12th district today and was riding the levitation train when suddenly a huge pillar of fire erupted from the gate area.
When I went to check later, the General Management Team and the Punishment Team were cleaning up the situation, does anyone know what happened?
They immediately blocked access even if you approached a little… I wonder what happened… Did the Punishment Team cause an accident while doing a regular gate inspection?
《Comments – 1,257》
-Wow, that pillar of fire is insaneㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴSo this is what it means to fill your vision with fire… I learned for the first time today
ㄴAt that level, it must have been an S-rank, right?
-It doesn’t seem like the Punishment Team caused the problem? They said the regular gate inspection was definitely completed
ㄴThen what happened?
ㄴMaybe someone from the General Management Team caused something? Even Team Leader Lee Yeon-ah came and went today
ㄴIf even the team leader came out, something must have happened, right? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Yeah, it’s true that the General Management Team caused the problem. Lee Yeon-ah was caught taking someone away. The General Management Team must have blocked it, so the device couldn’t work and there are no photos, but quite a few people saw it
ㄴ? If the General Management Team is blocking to that extent, who on earth is this person? To use abilities next to the gate, are they crazy or an exclusive hunter for the General Management Team?
ㄴStop talking nonsense, why would the General Management Team need an exclusive hunter ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴFor real ㅋㅋ The General Management Team’s founding family members are already insanely strong, why would they spend money on exclusive hunters ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-If the one who caused trouble this time isn’t an exclusive hunter, then what are they? There’s no reason to block to this extent
ㄴMaybe it’s the General Management Team’s ancestor?
ㄴThis guy is even more brainless than the one who wrote the comment ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴIf that was really the ancestor, everyone who saw them on the street would be dead ㅋㅋㅋ How crazy are the team leaders about hiding their ancestors
ㄴFor real, I’m asking out of curiosity, but are you thinking when you say it’s not the ancestor?
-If there’s a possibility, isn’t it the Americans? Using abilities next to the gate means they got into a fight with the Punishment Team, and the only crazy people who use fire and act recklessly while hating our five major teams are the American kids, right?
ㄴThe ones who serve the elemental spirit ancestor?
ㄴYeah
ㄴThere’s a good possibility. If it’s them, even the General Management Team would have blocked it to protect information
ㄴWhy did those lunatics suddenly come to our country?
ㄴHow would I know ㅋㅋ
-Wow, but even watching the video again, it’s insane ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ How much money would you need to get genes and mana stones of that level?
ㄴFirst of all, I don’t think it’s possible even if you save 10 years of your salary
ㄴEven just getting mana stone implants from different races living in the 2nd or 3rd district costs 300-400 million won basic, but at that level, it’s definitely first district different race level no matter how you look at it ㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴIt might be more possible to study and enter the General Management Team ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴIsn’t the General Management Team totally out of reach? Even entering the Protection Team is like picking stars from the sky, but you’re talking about the General Management Team;;
ㄴWhat’s certain is that either way is impossible in your current lives, yeah
ㄴHonestly, entering the General Management Team is more life-changing than becoming a hunter
-But really, no matter how I look at it, I have a feeling the owner of the video might be the General Management Team’s ancestor
ㄴFeeling my ass ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴAh, this bastard is really an idiot, how is your head wired
ㄴLate to the party, talking nonsense, and making a fuss, the holy trinity is strong with this one
ㄴIf that’s the ancestor, I’ll cut off one of my balls and wear it as a nose ring ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴShut up, just shut up
ㄴReally, what nonsense ㅋㅋㅋ
A spark quietly fell on the firewood in a place unknown to Yeon-ah.