parentshiftbook Chapter 462
Chapter 462
Chapter 462
The Spirit King Alkinas had accumulated layers of experience over countless years. That was why he found it difficult to accept such a radical phenomenon.
In contrast, Elines seemed satisfied, overjoyed that he could see Kim Chul-Soo’s taming in person. He was also thoroughly enjoying the shocked expression on his father’s face, which was usually solemn.
“What in the world,” Alkinas said.
“The Fire Monsters are telling me that they were hungry,” Cha Jin-Hyeok explained.
Spirits were beings without physical bodies. Those monsters weren’t feeling physical hunger, but rather thirst for the soul.
“Wait, Chul-Soo, are you saying that you’re communicating with the Fire Monsters?”
“That’s right. A skilled Tamer can communicate with their tamed subjects as much as they want.”
“...”
Jin-Hyeok misunderstood Alkinas’s silence and offered a justification. “I know, I’m not a skilled Tamer. That’s why it’s a bit difficult for me to communicate as precisely as Park Terse can.”
If Terse could hear this, he would have corrected Jin-Hyeok and said, ‘What do you mean? You communicate much more precisely than I do.’
In fact, Miri muttered the same thing.
-You communicate much better than that Terse guy...
Jin-Hyeok, who wasn’t a Tamer, pretended not to hear Miri’s words.
“Anyway, to answer your question, yes, I can communicate with the Fire Monsters. They say their hunger has been resolved through this emotional communion with me.”
“I see,” Alkinas replied.
“They say they’re going to return to being pure fire now.”
“It appears so...”
Jin-Hyeok grinned and waved goodbye. The Fire Monsters and their king expressed their gratitude with a few moos, before returning to a form of pure fire.
Alkinas was speechless. He found it difficult to accept the reality before his eyes, but there was nothing he could do. After all, he had witnessed this phenomenon firsthand. “I never thought this would be possible.”
“That’s the whole concept of Chul-Soo! Nobody thinks anything Chul-Soo does is possible!” Elines said. He was incredibly proud of Chul-Soo. It was as if he wanted to say, ‘See? This is Chul-Soo for ya!’
Jin-Hyeok found his behavior cute, but he still needed to correct what needed to be corrected. “Elly, your words aren’t entirely wrong, but the foundation of my channel is...”
“I know! It’s attention-grabbing content based on a first-person perspective! But I explained it in a way that’s easy for Dad to understand.”
“I see.” Jin-Hyeok grinned, while Alkinas wore an expression as if he had lost the world.
“Chul-Soo, you’re a hero of the Spirit Realm. You possess the qualities of a king. However, you’re also my enemy,” Alkinas said.
Jin-Hyeok wondered if Alkinas still planned on tempting him into becoming the Spirit King. Although Jin-Hyeok had started to learn about human emotions, he had yet to understand those of a father. So, he decided to be cautious for now and said, “I’m sorry, but I can’t become the Spirit King because I’m human.”
***
The Spirit Gate that Alkinas opened connected directly to the Earth Server.
Upon arriving on Earth, Lessefim immediately sought Hassan. “Hassan, I have a favor to ask.”
“What is it, Lady Lessefim?”
“Turn me back into a female!”
“Pardon?”
“I’m asking for your Intimate Miracle!”
Lessefim, the squirrel Beastkin, crossed her arms and tapped her foot. She was determined and even willing to bite Hassan’s head off with her hard front teeth if he didn’t give her what she wanted.
Hassan could sense this.
“It seems you have already received a miracle once... is that correct?”[1] Hassan asked.
“Mixed reactions? How so?”
“Her fandom is mainly composed of young men. But this group lacks firepower, both in terms of views and number of likes. Plus, because she flaunts her body too much and overtly appeals to her looks, quite a few people dislike her. Cuteness is different. It knows no bounds of age or gender. So, if you compete with cuteness, I think you can become a much better Navigator.”
“Is that so...”
After Lessefim nodded with a determined expression and left the room, Wang Yu-Mi came to Hassan.
“I said what you told me to say,” Hassan said.
“How did she react?”
“She looked like she had an epiphany.”
Yu-Mi adjusted her round glasses and chuckled. She had wanted to push Lessefim as the cute character for a long time. It was just that Lessefim herself hated the concept. Now, it seemed the Navigator was starting to realize her true charm through Hassan’s words.
“Looks like another charming character will emerge! Well done, Hassan!”
***
“No matter how I look at it, you possess the qualities of a Spirit King,” Alkinas said.
The perceptive and emotionally sensitive Elines could easily read Jin-Hyeok’s mind. He stepped in to speak on his behalf. “I think it’s truly inconsiderate to force the position of Spirit King on a human, Dad.”
“No, Elines! Chul-Soo is the inconsiderate one!”
Smashing the Spirit Realm—though Chul-Soo claimed it was more of a communication—and taming Fire Monsters were things beyond Alkinas’s comprehension.
Seeing his father’s true feelings slip out involuntarily, Elines sighed. “How uncool.”
Alkinas was deeply hurt by his child’s dagger-like words.
Jin-Hyeok sensed something and asked, “What are the benefits of becoming the Spirit King?”
“You can become an even purer fire,” Alkinas answered.
“Oh, how appealing. And?”
“You must mediate when Fire Spirits fight each other.”
“By giving them some of my fire?”
“That’s right.”
“Oh, how noble. What else?”
“You have to defeat Fire Monsters when they appear.”
“Oh, how splendid. Anything more?”
“You’re given the privilege of patrolling daily to ensure the flames are stable.”
“Oh, that sounds quite tiring.”
“You’re right. It’s incredibly exhaust—Oops.” Alkinas hastily conjured flames to cover his mouth, but it was too late.
“That’s right. Dad always said he was tired. That’s why he rarely played with me,” Elines added.
“Elines, that’s unfair. When you asked to play...” Alkinas could always play with his child if the latter asked to do so in the Spirit Realm. But Elines insisted on going on outings to Earth. Even for the Spirit King, opening Spirit Gates to travel between dimensions at will was an extremely difficult task. Moreover, Elines’s reason for wanting to go to Earth was so obvious that Alkinas found it unpleasant.
“So, it’s indeed tiring,” Jin-Hyeok interjected.
“W-Well, it’s more like...”
“You were lying to me?”
“No, I was telling the truth.”
At that moment, Elines chimed in. “Then how about being the owner of the Spirit Realm instead?”
1. Apparently, Lessefim was a male for a while. The author didn’t mention this in previous chapters, but she was a male for quite a while. As for the pronouns, I am going to follow the author and keep the she/her pronoun for Lessefim. ☜