I'm half-human, half-beast, and my brother is a gumiho?!!
We are such beings
The next morning
민여주
Hmm...
The female protagonist flinched and slowly opened her eyes.
But even though I opened my eyes, there was still darkness before my eyes.
As the female protagonist, sensing something strange, hardened her expression, the remaining sleepiness disappeared.
As my dazed mind slowly returned to me, I felt warmth on my back.
As the female protagonist, feeling suffocated by the darkness blocking her eyes, began to wiggle her body to get up, a sleepy, languid voice was heard from behind her.
민윤기
Ugh....what? My little brother?
Even without looking directly, I could feel my brother's slight smile in his voice, which was so affectionate.
민여주
....Oh, good morning...ㅎ
민여주
By the way, I can't see in front of me?
민여주
What is this covering my eyes?
민윤기
Ah, this is my tail haha
Yoon-gi smiled faintly as he said 'tail' and then swayed his tail over the female lead's eyes.
민여주
....stop it tickles
민여주
Why on earth is my brother's tail covering my eyes?
민윤기
No....I was originally going to cover your body with my tail, but you sleep curled up and bury your nose in my tail, and sleep with some of your tails on your body....I wanted to cover you with my tail too..!! There was nowhere to cover you except your eyes...!! I covered your eyes at least...!!
When Yoon-gi spoke in a sullen tone, the female protagonist laughed and said,
민여주
No, it's my brother's tail, why are you trying to give it to me? You can just cover it with your brother's body.
Although she spoke harshly, the female lead asked in a subtle way, worried that Yoon-gi might be cold at night.
민여주
Ahem... wasn't it cold at night?
Yoon-gi answered quickly, as if he had been waiting for the female protagonist to ask that question.
민윤기
Yeah! It was cold!! That's why I slept with my body pressed against yours so I could share your body heat.
The female protagonist was startled when she heard that Yoon-ki had slept right next to her, and screamed.
민여주
Are you crazy?!! Sleeping with your body pressed against your grown little brother!!
민여주
Are you a pervert?!!
민윤기
I gave you my tail because I thought of you!! You...!! You little brother who doesn't know gratitude!!
민여주
Who needed you?!! Why are you doing something I didn't tell you to do?
민윤기
I wanted to be that kind of older brother who would help you out without you having to ask, without you having to tell him to do it!! Why!!
I was briefly touched by Yoongi's words as he spoke with a cheerful tone.
The female protagonist spoke cautiously, as if she was hesitating.
민여주
.....Isn't that tsundere?
민윤기
....You don't like tsundere guys?
At Yoon-gi's words, which seemed like he was about to burst into tears, the female protagonist took a deep breath and continued speaking urgently.
민여주
No..!! I don't hate it. There's no way I wouldn't hate it....of course not
As the female protagonist trailed off in embarrassment, Yoon-gi's ears perked up and the tips of his ears turned red.
민여주
By the way, are you really not going to tuck the tail away?
Even as the conversation continued, the tail that was still firmly in front of the female protagonist's eyes was bothering her, so she asked.
민윤기
Oh...sorry!
When Yoongi was startled and wagged his tail
The heroine frowned at the sudden brightness in her surroundings, then quietly went outside while checking Yoon-gi's expression.
As the Min siblings, who seemed to have been bickering since morning, reaffirmed their feelings for each other, it felt like a soft, pink atmosphere had formed between Yoon-ki and Yeo-ju.
The heroine hurried out so as not to be caught being embarrassed.
The heroine came out and took about 5 steps.
Suddenly, a strong wind blew and a loud bang shook the ground.
The startled female protagonist was frozen in place, unable to move, but Yoon-ki quickly ran over to her.
민윤기
Min Yeo-ju!!
민여주
Brother...what did you just say?
While Yoon-ki was reassuring the surprised Yeo-ju, Ok-soo and Jun-i, who had been looking around, approached and reported to Yeo-ju.
준(늑대)
A large crater appeared about 1km away.
옥수리
And in the middle of the pit, a nine-tailed fox was discovered.
민윤기
A nine-tailed fox has been discovered?
Yoon-gi becomes serious at Ok-suri's words
While Yoongi was thinking with a serious expression on his face, Seokjin and Hoseok ran towards him.
Jimin, Taehyung, and Jungkook, who followed Seokjin and Hoseok, headed straight to Yeoju.
석진
Huh...huh...hey...I guess so?
민윤기
(Nod)
Seokjin, who was panting from running, said something incomprehensible to Yoongi while catching his breath, and Yoongi quietly nodded.
태형
What? Is there something that only you guys know and we don't? Tell us too!
Taehyung, who was frustrated with his brothers' attitude, urged them on, and Yoongi turned in the direction Jun-i had pointed out and spoke.
민윤기
Once you follow along and see for yourself, you will know.
After Yoongi said that and started running, everyone followed him.
As Yun-gi stopped in front of the pit, everyone couldn't help but marvel at its size.
태형
Wow....the hole is huge
지민
Oh my gosh....what the heck is this diameter....wow...I'm speechless
정국
So... how hard does it have to fall to create a hole this big...;;
I was as surprised as the triplets were by the size of the hole, but my first thought was, "Is the person who created this size of a hole hurt?"
민여주
"No... Of course he was hurt. If he made this and still feels fine, then he's not human."
I naturally thought that it was humans who created this hole, but as Yoon-ki continued to speak, I realized that my thought was wrong. At the same time, I realized that I had forgotten what Ok-suri had told me before coming here, and I realized that my memory was really bad.
민윤기
Everyone be quiet and look closely at the center.
민윤기
....an abandoned gumiho
석진
Ah... I really didn't think it was true, but it's true.
정호석
Ah.. our family has grown by one more member.
태형
Huh?! What? He got abandoned too??
정국
Are they even changing the water these days? Why are so many nine-tailed foxes being abandoned?
지민
Is that...strange?
Everyone was saying something to the abandoned gumiho, but the female protagonist, who still didn't understand the situation, asked.
민여주
What the hell are you talking about? Abandoned? A new family member?
민여주
He was abandoned too?!! What do you mean!!
The heroine, confused by the ominous premonition, raised her voice in excitement.
민윤기
Min Yeo-ju, wait a minute... Let's talk about this after we move to the village first.
After Yoon-ki calmed down the confused Yeo-ju, he joined the group that went to pick up the abandoned gumiho.
After everyone joined forces and successfully brought the abandoned gumiho back to the village,
Everyone took their seats in a circle around the female protagonist.
민윤기
First of all... we are abandoned beings
민윤기
You and I, that is, our family, are originally a red-blooded clan.
민윤기
But just because my mother turned into a fox, she was branded as a disgrace to the clan, and even you and I, her children, were abandoned by the clan.
민윤기
It may seem trivial to have been abandoned by the Hong clan, which has been proud and arrogant since birth, simply because we couldn't control our emotions, but the clan punished us justly.
민윤기
Once abandoned, the fox loses its original color and turns into a pure white nine-tailed fox.
민윤기
So the Baek clan and the abandoned foxes have not been on good terms for generations.
민윤기
The fact that the foxes that belong somewhere and the foxes that were abandoned without any belonging have the same color... is enough to cause resentment.
Yoongi spoke with a bitter smile, and I, shocked by Yoongi's words, stammered and asked.
민여주
So... so all the foxes here are white... isn't it just genetic?
민윤기
Yes, and the only difference and distinction is that the fur tips of the Baek-ui Clan are translucent, while the abandoned foxes are all white down to the tips of their fur.
Even her own family was abandoned for such a ridiculous reason, so the female protagonist couldn't even imagine what other foxes were abandoned for, so she kept her mouth shut.
Nevertheless, Yeoju was about to open her mouth today, worried that if she didn't find out why everyone was abandoned and move on, she would be tormented by guilt, thinking, 'I should have asked them first, found out why they were abandoned, and told them to live happily here, but I couldn't.'
It became difficult to open my mouth as I thought again that I was bringing up something that might have hurt the other person.
민여주
"Perhaps...perhaps I'm just poking at a wound that's just starting to heal, making it worse? Rather than committing such an unforgivable sin, perhaps the best course of action is to just let it slide. But is that really the best course of action?"
While the female protagonist was struggling to decide whether or not to talk about something that might or might not hurt her, Seokjin, who noticed this first, opened his mouth.
석진
It's okay, heroine. We were all abandoned for our own reasons, but we lived happily here, and that hasn't changed even with you coming.
석진
Rather, you came and we are happier and more joyful every day.
석진
I sincerely thank you for taking care of us first, without looking back at your own sorrow.
석진
Being abandoned isn't exactly pleasant, but we're still grateful you came to us.
석진
When we first met, my introduction was very short and I left out a lot of details, but this time I'll introduce myself properly.
Seokjin pricked up his ears, smiled, and began to introduce himself.
석진
Hello? My name is Kim Seokjin.
석진
I was a member of the Wind Clan, and my original fur color was blue. A blue that was as refreshing as the sky and as blue as the sea.
석진
And our clans live in a hierarchical society, so the more energy you have, the stronger you are.
석진
And the nobles do not value bloodline.
석진
My father was the head of the Pungyi clan, and my mother was rumored to be the most beautiful among the Pungyi clan, and was third in line.
석진
I was the eldest, and my father wanted to have a strong child in the hopes that the next generation would come from our family, so he had two more younger siblings besides me.
석진
The second was a younger brother, the third was a younger sister, and the three of us were fighting over the hierarchy, and I... lost in the hierarchy battle, and my father... said that losers who lost in the hierarchy battle weren't his children, and kicked me out of the clan. I became that abandoned fox, and ended up here.
석진
In the world of the powerful, the higher the ranking of a fox, the earlier it begins its education. It can even begin as early as 15 years old. In human terms, this is when it begins to speak and has a lot to say... 3? 4? That's probably around that age.
석진
I've been educated since I was 17, so I've worked hard since I was young to become a leader. But reality is... harsh. One mistake can send all my hard work crashing down to the ground.
석진
I was abandoned when I was 385 years old, so I was a young fox before I even reached 400 years old. The miserable feeling I had when I was abandoned... I tasted the bitterness of life at a young age...
Seokjin said with a bitter smile.
석진
Even though I was abandoned when I was young, I came down having already learned a lot from above, so I didn't have much difficulty surviving. When I came down, there was a fox that had come down before me, and that fox kept me from dying by my side. It also helped me a lot when I was hunting.
For a moment, a look of sadness seemed to pass over Seokjin's face, but he quickly returned to a calm expression and continued speaking.
석진
Thanks to you, I survived until now and was able to meet you all. That fox is my savior.
석진
....We are such beings, abandoned beings, forsaken beings, rejected beings
석진
Thank you for listening to my long self-introduction and life story.
He ended the story by saying:
It took some time for the female protagonist to recover from the shock of being abandoned at a young age and of hearing that her older brother was the headman's son.
민여주
Everyone...were they abandoned at such a young age?
석진
We're in a better situation than you siblings.
석진
What's more, you, Yeoju, were abandoned the moment you were born...
민여주
Still...if she was abandoned at such a young age...how much pain must she have felt then...sigh...
The heroine said with reddened eyes.
정호석
Ah.... This, this, I have to tell you my story... Should I...
민여주
...yes I can hear you
The heroine took a deep breath and spoke solemnly.
민여주
Please tell me your brother's story