I Became a Goblin Ancestor

The place called my home that I entered under Yeon-ah’s guidance.

What Yeon-ah explained to be my home was a place created by remodeling an entire floor of this tall tower, and Yeon-ah walked around every corner of the spacious interior of the house, which was wide even with just one floor, explaining to me in detail the structure of the house, the functions of the rooms, and the interior design.

The grand tour of the house took a full hour, even though I only received a concise explanation focusing on the essentials.

After finishing her explanation to me, Yeon-ah lightly moistened her throat with water and then left the residential floor, saying she would come back soon, and now, after some time has passed.

After sending Yeon-ah off, I was fiddling with what she called a device in the huge space named the living room.

“Hmm… This is really fascinating.”

『I wondered what it was since all the humans walking on the street were carrying one each, but if it’s this convenient, it’s no wonder many people would have them.』

This thing called a device, which can be held in hand despite being made of semi-transparent light.

As Hwa-gon said, it was the thing that all humans had one of when we first went out on the street.

Yeon-ah said that with this device alone, it’s possible to exchange voices with someone no matter how far apart they are, capture the current scenery as something called a photograph and store it like a picture, and find entertainment called games and events happening in all sorts of places.

To think that all of this is possible with just this one thing that looks like a thin plate.

Of course, when I first heard her explanation, I didn’t believe it, but after Yeon-ah left, as I was checking each function one by one, I was in the process of realizing and being amazed that it was true.

Of course, Hwa-gon, who was with me, was the same.

“With just this, I can lie on the sofa in this room and find out what I’m curious about by just moving my hand.”

『There’s no need for bulky handwritten records.』

“That’s exactly right.”

With just this, it’s possible to find out all sorts of information without needing handwritten records or anything else.

Yeon-ah said to be careful because not all information is correct, but it wasn’t a problem as I could sufficiently discern the truth or falsity of information just by looking at it.

So this was truly an information collection containing a world more valuable than anything else to me!

Therefore, after Yeon-ah left, I concentrated on absorbing information while holding only the device in my hand, unaware of the passing time.

“Oh, this is something I’ve never seen before.”

『That looks quite interesting too.』

“This would be useful to know as well, wouldn’t it?”

『That information is also good.』

“These stories aren’t bad either.”

When I see something I don’t know, I click on it, and when I see something interesting, I immediately check it out.

I was staring at the device so intently that if I were an ordinary human, my eyes would have become dry and my mind tired, but this body of mine is a goblin of a different caliber from humans.

The goblin body never complained of such discomfort to this extent, so Hwa-gon and I continued to explore the information in the device tirelessly, like an inexhaustible spring.

Turururu—

“Ah?”

That was until Yeon-ah’s call connection request suddenly popped up above the device.

『Oh, so this is what they call a phone.』

The device’s ringing and vibration requesting a call to me.

I gently pushed the green button among the green and red buttons that appeared on the screen and brought the device next to my ear.

“Yes, I’ve answered the phone.”

[Ah, ancestor. This is Yeon-ah. It seems you’ve become familiar with the device, fortunately.]

“Oh, I’ve been using it quite a lot until now. I think I know well how to use it now. So, what’s the matter?”

[I’ve gathered all the family members who can greet you now, ancestor, and I was calling to ask which room you’re in at the moment.]

“Ah, then you can come to the living room. I’ve been here the whole time.”

[The living room, you say. Yes, then I’ll head there. I’ll knock on the door, so please wait a moment.]

“Alright, understood.”

Yeon-ah, who said she was coming to greet me with her family members.

To be honest, it was a bit annoying to have my burning curiosity interrupted, but since it was out of courtesy to me, I couldn’t refuse.

And based on the information I had looked up on the device so far, there was also something I wanted to ask Yeon-ah, so I could just ask her about that when she came now.

Having barely turned my potentially negative thoughts into positive ones, I got up from the sofa where I had been lying down to wait for Yeon-ah, who said she would come soon.

“Ughh…! I can’t greet them lying down when they’re coming to pay their respects…”

『That’s right. It’s necessary to maintain dignity as the Great Chief.』

“Well… More precisely, it’s basic courtesy and a show of gratitude before that.”

Although they were supposedly revering me, they were Yeon-ah’s family and the General Management Team who had protected me and lived for me, so I had no intention of being coercive or overbearing towards them, as I wasn’t a tyrant.

Despite my appearance, I was quite generous towards humans, as long as they weren’t my kin who had driven me to hell.

“Should I look for something I can give as a gift…?”

I heard that if the ancestor gives permission and lends their strength, they can make better gene implant mana stones, and if they’ve risen to their current position with the genes extracted while I was sleeping in the amber, I wonder how much they would grow if I allowed better gene mana stones.

As much as the General Management Team said they were for me, this meant giving them a gift, but at the same time, it felt like an investment for myself, so I thought it wasn’t too bad.

Knock knock—

And after waiting for a few minutes while thinking about what I could do for them like this.

At the sound of knocking on the door of this huge living room of over 50 pyeong, I raised my lowered head and answered the knock.

“You can come in.”

[Then excuse us, ancestor.]

At my permission, Yeon-ah gave a brief reply and then opened the living room door and entered.

Yeon-ah entering the living room in the same suit attire I had seen earlier. The only difference from before was the five people following behind her.

“Unfortunately, two who were outside the defense city couldn’t come, but I’ve brought all the family members remaining in the tower except those two.”
“Are these the family you mentioned?”
“Yes, they are all members of our family, the founding family of the General Management Team.”

From left to right, men and women with quite diverse personalities look at me with nervous expressions.

How amazing must their parents’ faces be, I let out a small exclamation at their visually pleasing appearances as I looked at each of them, and perhaps taking my muttering as a signal.

In an instant, all of Yeon-ah’s siblings, including her, bowed deeply to me.

“””We greet the great ancestor.”””

The children greeting in unison with matched voices.

‘Hmm.’

…To be honest, their treatment was a little flattering.

Yeon-ah’s family, who established the General Management Team.

Yeon-ah’s family, commonly referred to as the founding family, consisted of 8 siblings in total, excluding her paternal grandfather and parents.

Lee Yeon-ah, 26 years old this year, the eldest daughter and simultaneously sitting in the position of the General Management Team leader.

Below her, the eldest son and second daughter both 25 years old, the third daughter 24 years old, the second son 22 years old, the third son 20 years old, the youngest daughter 19 years old, and the youngest son 15 years old.

Each of them, having received the ancestor’s gene implants as members of the family, held one of the important positions in the General Management Team, and they were so busy that they rarely saw each other’s faces except during the monthly family dinner.

However, today, when the ancestor, Shin-yeon, woke up, four family members excluding Yeon-ah had to gather in one place exceptionally.

Unfortunately, the second son, Lee Jin-hyun, and the second daughter, Lee So-eun, who had gone out for external exploration, couldn’t gather, but everyone else dropped everything they were doing and gathered in one place.

The place they gathered was right in front of the entrance to the living room on her residential floor, which had been prepared for Shin-yeon long ago.

Those who had rushed to Yeon-ah’s call without missing a single person, upon arriving at the location and looking at each other’s faces, had the same thought.

That after such a long wait, this day had finally arrived.

When the six people gathered at the entrance of the living room on Shin-yeon’s residential floor maintained silence, the first to open their mouth was none other than the eldest son, Lee Baek-jin.

“Finally… she has awakened.”

How difficult it had been until now.

Hearing his words, Yeon-ah and everyone else trembled slightly, recalling the contempt and insults they had received from the other five major teams until now.

“Yes, it’s been really long.”

A General Management Team without an ancestor was nothing more than a widow with a good appearance.

The power and might possessed by the General Management Team were undoubtedly real, but just because the ancestor was asleep, the five had lived hearing such insults until now.

But finally, the ancestor had awakened from that long, endless sleep.

How could those who had only wished for her to wake up not be delighted by this?

The six of them smiled happily, truly celebrating today as a day worthy of raising a toast, but that time didn’t last long.

“Alright, is everyone ready? We absolutely must not make any mistakes.”
“””…Yes.”””

Because they had gathered here to greet the ancestor, they couldn’t keep her waiting while being carried away by joy.

At Yeon-ah’s question and gaze sweeping over them, the five nodded simultaneously without anyone going first, and at that, Yeon-ah turned her body with a small sigh.

“Then… let’s go in.”

No sooner had her words finished than Yeon-ah’s knock echoed with a knock knock.

That sound echoed very loudly in the dry corridor of this residential floor, and as everyone swallowed dry saliva, a soft girl’s voice was heard from inside the door.

[You can come in.]

“Then excuse us, ancestor.”

Yeon-ah’s hand was trembling slightly as if she was nervous too, but as soon as permission was given, she opened the door without hesitation and went inside.

And following behind Yeon-ah, who showed no hesitation, the remaining five also entered in order according to age, and.

“Ahem.”

At the sight of a girl and the small breath she exhaled as soon as they entered the living room, the five couldn’t help but stop breathing with a gasp.

There was the ancestor.

The ancestor from inside the amber, whom they had seen countless times until now, was sitting roughly on the sofa with her back leaned against it.

‘Uh…’

But unlike the roughness of sitting with her legs spread and a club resting on her back, the ancestor’s appearance was neither lacking in dignity nor less refined.

Rather, an overwhelming presence overflowed from the ancestor’s appearance, which could be described as nothing less than a peerless beauty.

Was it her intention to test them? An overwhelming presence that made it hard to breathe just by looking at her.

It was an innate overwhelming presence felt from something of high class, not artificial like killing intent or fighting spirit.

‘This is our… ancestor…!’

Undoubtedly, a painful emotion was blooming within this overwhelming presence, but at another emotion falling within it, the five wiped away tears inwardly without exception.

Their emotions were heightened by an indescribable surge of feeling, as they were so proud and moved that this girl was their ancestor.

But now, they had come to greet her, the ancestor, after all.

“Except for the two who unavoidably went outside the defense city, I’ve brought the family members remaining in the tower.”
“Are these the family you mentioned?”
“Yes, they are all members of our family, the founding family of the General Management Team.”

While hiding their emotions that were welling up from the brief moment of being moved, the five followed Yeon-ah, who first knelt before them.

Rustle—

“””We greet the great ancestor.”””

A sincere deep bow offered to the girl sitting before their eyes.

Their first meeting with the ancestor was.

Truly the best it could be.