I Became a Goblin Ancestor

Three days had passed since I finished conquering the 23rd district gate, my first gate.

What I did during the past three days was simple shopping for modern items and detailed investigation of other gates.

Although it had almost disappeared, I stayed on my personal floor in the tower, killing time until the controversy about me completely died down, and only today, on the third day, did I realize it was about time I could start moving.

And because of that, I came up to Yeon-ah’s office.

I was currently lying on the sofa in the office, talking with Yeon-ah who was sitting at her desk working.

Thud, roll—

“The slum gate… you say?”
“Yeah.”

Yeon-ah blinked with a dumbfounded face at the words I uttered.

Yeon-ah seemed to doubt if she had heard my words wrong, but I gave her a definitive verdict.

“The slum in the 8th district, the gate there looks quite interesting. I heard it’s a lawless zone teeming with dark world hunters.”
“Ah… you really meant the slum gate…?”

Yeon-ah let out a sigh tinged with exasperation at my verdict.

Then Yeon-ah rubbed her face and let out a long sigh.

“Hmm…”

I waited for her answer amidst the ticking clock sound, as if Yeon-ah was thinking through tens of thousands of possible scenarios in her head, and her answer came back after about 3 minutes.

“It’s not impossible if that’s what you want, ancestor… but I’m still uneasy about the slum area.”
“Didn’t you say there’s no one who can beat me anyway? Then isn’t there no problem?”
“That’s…”

Yeon-ah herself, who knew the defense city better than anyone, would have been certain that there were those who could withstand me but none who could win against me.

For her to show such an attitude, I couldn’t quite guess the reason.

Was it because the public safety in the slums was so bad that she was worried? Or was it to protect my mind from all sorts of dirty crimes happening there?

I tried to guess the reason for her hesitation while considering various assumptions, but the reason Yeon-ah uttered was of a slightly different category from my expectations.

“There are things happening in the slums recently, but we haven’t been able to handle it on our side yet… If you, ancestor, were to enter in such a confusing situation, there would be much more to consider. So if possible, could you please enter after this matter is completely resolved?”
“Things happening in the slums? What is it that makes you say that?”
“Here… this is the document detailing that matter.”

At my question, Yeon-ah pulled out one of the documents on her desk and handed it to me.

I received the document and started reading it carefully, and soon after, having read all the contents, I could understand what Yeon-ah meant by ‘the slum matter’.

“‘It appears they are kidnapping different races to mass-produce gene mana stones and using them to prepare for a coup’…”
“There have been illegal demonstrations in some districts recently, so I feel like it will soon start directly.”
“This is certainly troublesome…”
“Yes… We’ve investigated and interrogated hunters who seemed to be related to this matter, but there was no gain, so we’re currently suppressing it by constantly deploying troops in the slum district, but…”

Illegal gene mana stones that the people in the slum district were said to be making by kidnapping different races wandering around defenseless.

And showing signs of trying to cause a coup using this, so certainly from Yeon-ah’s position, if I were to enter such a place, she would be so worried she couldn’t even sleep properly.

“I understand for now. So I’ll refrain from the slum area gates until this matter is resolved.”
“Thank you, ancestor.”
“But you know, have you thought about how to resolve this? If you keep dilly-dallying like until now, it seems like you’ll really get burned badly once.”

If Yeon-ah just kept confronting like this, she was truly on the verge of getting burned once.

Just looking at this recent document, it was obvious how active movements were happening within the slums, so how could one not be worried?

Therefore, I asked such a question, but to this, Yeon-ah picked up the pen she had dropped on the desk and showed a grin.

“I’ve already talked with the Protection Team yesterday, so you don’t need to worry much. The Punishment Team has also agreed to help. The situation should be resolvable within a month.”

Yeon-ah’s fresh smile truly overflowing with confidence.

At that smile, I felt that I didn’t even need to interfere anymore and smiled back, and at my deflating smile, Yeon-ah also held a deeper smile at the corners of her mouth.

But unfortunately, this pleasant atmosphere of smiles between me and Yeon-ah didn’t last long.

Knock knock—

[Team Leader, a message has come from the Gold Flow Team’s leader… may I come in?]

An unfamiliar woman’s voice was heard from outside the office door along with the knocking sound.

However, it seemed to be a familiar voice to Yeon-ah, as she quickly erased the smile she had been wearing and gave permission to the owner of the voice heard from outside.

“Come in.”

Yeon-ah giving permission in a tone as a superior, not the polite speech she used when talking with me.

And at Yeon-ah’s permission, the office door opened and a woman with a document folder tucked under her arm entered the room.

“Yes, from the Gold Flow Team to Team Leader Yeon-ah… Gasp! Ah, hello ancestor! I’m sorry I didn’t greet you properly!”
“Huh? No, no. I’m just playing around anyway, so report comfortably.”

The woman who was about to report to Yeon-ah belatedly noticed me lying on the sofa and hurriedly bowed her waist.

I waved my hand, telling her not to be burdened by the woman’s greeting full of tension, and only then did the woman slowly straighten her waist and carefully begin to open her mouth while looking at me cautiously.

“Th-there was a message from the Gold Flow Team this morning. They said their ancestor wants to meet Hunter Shin-yeon, your exclusive hunter… And a postscript was added saying, ‘Our ancestor saw your exclusive hunter who was in the 12th district’.”
“…!”
“Hmm~?”

At the woman’s words, or more precisely, at what the woman added as a postscript at the end, Yeon-ah’s shoulders trembled slightly, and I let out an interested snort as I got up from the sofa.

Then the woman trembled, thinking she had done something wrong.

But rather than comforting the woman, I first turned to Yeon-ah, who would have had the same thought as me, and said.

“…It seems we should go, shouldn’t we?”
“Yes, this time I should go with you too.”

I don’t know what kind of person this Gold Flow Team’s ancestor is, but since they came with this kind of semi-threat, wouldn’t it be common sense to go?

Therefore, Yeon-ah and I stood up simultaneously without anyone going first, and we passed by the woman who had given the report and went outside.

To see the face of that Gold Flow Team ancestor who had called me so cutely.

The Gold Flow Team’s tower.

On the first floor there, Na Tae-hyun, the Gold Flow Team’s leader who had sent a message to the General Management Team this morning, was wiping his sweaty hands while waiting for guests.

“I’m so nervous I could die…”

Perhaps it was his mood, but even his glasses seemed to be nervous and slipping.

With his sturdy physique and not being sensitive to heat, Tae-hyun usually didn’t sweat much, but today was different.

“To think I really sent such a semi-threatening message to the General Management Team…!”

The message sent to the General Management Team under the coercive order of Ravina, his ancestor and the Queen of Succubi.

Originally, Tae-hyun had never touched the General Management Team carelessly unless it was an official occasion.

After all, there was nothing he could gain by touching the General Management Team.

Moreover, even if he touched them at official occasions, it was only to the level of testing the waters to vent the frustration built up usually, not to touch them severely.

Therefore, normally when Tae-hyun had business with the General Management Team, he always went to visit them directly.

But today, under Ravina’s orders, he called the General Management Team’s leader and exclusive hunter here, so he couldn’t help but be nervous.

“No, before that, are they even coming?”

Would they even come when he spoke in such a semi-threatening way in the first place?

Rather, he couldn’t imagine the General Management Team coming here, even if he sent another message telling them not to make a fuss as the Gold Flow Team.

“But if I can’t bring them, she said she’d punish me…”

However, if they didn’t come, the only future left for Tae-hyun was receiving ‘punishment’ from Ravina.

At that terrible ‘punishment’ that he didn’t even want to imagine, Tae-hyun couldn’t imagine it, but he hoped the General Management Team would come.

Thump– Thump–

“…!!”

Surprisingly, Tae-hyun’s wish, which he thought wouldn’t come true, became reality.

The sound of two sets of footsteps heard from the direction of the Gold Flow Team tower’s door.

And when he raised his head, the owners of the footsteps were none other than Lee Yeon-ah, the General Management Team’s leader to whom he had sent the message, and Shin-yeon, the General Management Team’s exclusive hunter.

‘Th-they really came…?’

To think they would really come when he thought it impossible?

Tae-hyun had thought Yeon-ah would never move her heavy bottom, but seeing them come so easily, he gathered his wits that were about to leave for a moment.

‘Get a grip!’

Although their coming was beyond expectation, it was what he had hoped for, and since it had become reality, he shouldn’t show a strange appearance and be looked down upon.

After all, Tae-hyun himself was clearly the leader of the Gold Flow Team serving Ravina as their ancestor.

And therefore, Tae-hyun greeted the two who had approached him as lightly as possible and started leading the way first.

“Thank you for coming as requested. Ravina-nim is waiting upstairs. Please follow me quickly.”

Since Ravina had taken an aggressive stance, he as the team leader needed to match that.

Tae-hyun, holding back tears, began acting in front of Yeon-ah and Shin-yeon.

An act that would at least call for a not-so-positive future.