Upon hearing from the lower spirits’ gossip that Evelia was being active outside, Elaim, who had been reflecting her image in the water, witnessed everything from the appearance of a mere monster to some seaweedhaired person pushing the girl.
Due to Elaim’s uncontrollable anger, the moisture in the spirit world had become icy cold.
The lower spirits were terrified and shriveled up.
Just then, Troy, the king of the earth, who was staying in the spirit world, had dragged Elaim in, telling him not to bother the poor spirits and to deal with the duke, whether to boil him or pound him.
But that power, which rivals God, cannot arbitrarily interfere with human life and death, that is the law.
There is no power to violate restrictions without a contractor now.
So, Elaim held back his desire to hit the hoodri and stopped at overturning the carriage.
If the child calls us. We’ll pay back properly someday.
The spirit kings watched the two women with eyes that felt no warmth at all.
Among her doll friends, Evelia, who was comfortably traveling to dreamland, was completely oblivious of the small retaliation of the kings.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]When Elaim returned to the spirit realm, he recalled the day he first met Evelia’s soul.
As it had for a very long time, the spirit world was calm.
The lower spirits dared not chatter noisily in the area where the king was resting.
The water realm, where the blue water clearer than any sea is rippling.
A man with watercolored hair was tapping the armrest of his chair with his index finger.
“It’s boring.”
[How about going for a play, Your Majesty.]The higher spirit sitting at the man’s foot suggested.
“I’m tired of that, too.”
He is the very water itself. Existed for about 5,000 years.
Emperor, knight, merchant, king of the back alley in his long life. There was no play he hadn’t tried, so it was natural to get tired of it.
The only thing Elaim felt when dealing with humans was one thing.
Humans are all selfish, they do not know sacrifice, and therefore their souls are hideous.
Being able to see the color of the soul was rather a hardship. He was disgusted even looking at the dark and dull color now.
“Maybe I should go sightseeing in another dimension.”
Elaim gently rose. He had traveled to other dimensions a few times to explore and returned, but humans there were no different.
Even the Lord who created such a consistently behaving being must have a bad hobby, Elaim thought as he opened the door to the dimension.
At that moment, one of the Undines circling around Elaim was seen slipping through the crack of the dimension without a chance to catch it.
“Oh, dear…”
He truly sighed. Lower spirits cannot survive in a place where no one believes in their existence.
In the flowing dimension, it was crystal clear that the Undine would face extinction.
An eternitylike time. They are beings like children who have been by his side.
There is no parent who would enjoy seeing their children meet their lonely extinction in a place where no one recognizes them.
He let out a deep sigh and moved his feet to another dimension, following the trace of his child. He wanted to at least be by its side when it disappeared.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]The brilliant lights were dazzling. The huge buildings reminded him of a beehive.
In one word, it was the most chaotic dimension of all.
“What’s with that shabbylooking carriage.”
Elaim spat out a sneer looking at the passing car.
The Undine, looking anxious, seemed to instinctively sense its impending extinction.
Soon, as if it wanted to face its extinction at the place it felt most comfortable, it plunged into the water in front of it without any hesitation.
“I’m sorry.”
Elaim stared at the Undine with sad eyes, offering an apology that would not be heard.
Then.
“The baby! The baby is!”
A woman’s voice rang out, startled.
Ellaim, who hadn’t imagined a human who could see spirits, turned his head slowly, wondering if the woman was not talking about the Undine.
Splash.
The human was already gone.
Quickly lowering his gaze to the water, he saw a human who had removed his shoes and jumped without hesitation into the valley where the Undine had jumped.
“What a hassle.”
Ellaim, genuinely flustered, nervously brushed up his watercoloured hair.
It was unprecedented in his 5,000 years of existence for a human to drown while trying to save a water spirit. It was certainly a ridiculous story that no one had ever heard before.
The Undine wanted to save the human who had jumped in to save him, and looked straight at the king, but Ellaim raised his hand to stop the Undine.
“……I guarantee the new life of that human. Repay it then.”
The Undine nodded sadly.
A human who had drowned while trying to save a water spirit, unprecedentedly foolish.
Until then, that human was just that to Ellaim.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]It’s a characteristic of humans to cry and beg for another chance when they die unconsciously.
Especially after explaining that they drowned trying to save a water spirit who is not even human. Ellaim was firmly prepared for the imminent chaos.
I’m grateful, but it’s become a real nuisance.
Breaking through the thought of inconvenience, the human opened her mouth. Completely contrary to Ellaim’s expectation.
“So, did the child return safely?”
……Not crying?
Startled by the unexpected reaction, when he looked at her eyes, he saw eyes filled with a clear light like obsidian staring at him blankly.
How could a human’s eyes be so clear?
Unconsciously staring at the woman’s eyes, Ellaim, when the woman tilted her head as if wondering why he wasn’t answering, he hurriedly responded.
“Thanks…… Ahem, thanks to you.”
He opened his mouth in a calm tone, not wanting to let it be discovered that he had been momentarily captivated by her eyes, but he choked slightly.
It was an awkward, flustered voice even to his own ears.
“That’s good. That’s all I need.”
“…….”
A soul that can laugh without regret after risking its life. A soul that cares for other beings even after sacrificing its own life.
It is a noble soul that can’t even be compared to the humans he has seen over thousands of years.
Unconsciously, Ellaim let out a small exclamation.
To the Spirit King who can see the essence of the soul, the colour of the soul that the woman possessed brushed past him like an afterimage.
Gold. It was the first time he had encountered gold.
The moment his eyes met with the clear, undulating eyes,
Thump.
A heart he didn’t even know he had strongly announced its existence.
Maybe that’s why.
Unknowingly stroking the small head begging for the love of her family.
Accidentally leaving a deep mark.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]Even when born anew, the essence of the soul, shining in gold, did not change.
The child shared everything she held in her hands with the humans living with her, grew up looking with worried expressions, and smiled brightly with blue eyes.
Just watching the first golden soul he met was interesting.
At some point, it became Ellaim’s pleasure to often reflect the child in the water mirror.
Water, following his will, reflected the child unaware of the world and asleep. She seemed to be wrestling with a baby shark doll.
A life that had no other meaning than existence. For the first time, he wanted something.
He wanted to become her sword and shield, so her wandering could be a journey.
‘Please call me soon, Evelia.’
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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