episode_0213

Regardless of being distraught, I had to prepare for a housewarming.

No matter how complicated I feel, I can’t just put off what I have to do and dig a tunnel.

I trudged out of the study.

‘… ‘It’s spacious.’

The kitchen of the mansion we came to… The word galley was more appropriate.

It’s not a fairly small galley.

Of all the kitchens I know, it was the most spacious and had the best facilities.

How much would this galley cost in money? I was almost afraid of the expected answer.

‘The status is… ‘I can use it right away.’

We looked closely using observation, but there was nothing to find fault with.

‘What’s this? Is it for steak? A broiler that cooks the top quickly?’

There were many unique cooking utensils that I observed for the first time in my life. By roughly observing the internal structure and technique, I immediately knew how to use it.

The cleanliness was perfect, and the tools were more varied and better than what I brought.

Most of the facilities in this mansion were like that.

I’m guessing that there hasn’t been a resident for almost a few decades, but the facilities are all up-to-date and of high quality. Condition and cleanliness were also good.

‘… ‘Ugh.’

Take a quick look around and organize everything.

After adjusting it to suitable for cooking, I started cooking.

-Tap-tap-tap-tap!

Vegetables and meat are cut into chunks with a sound that continues at a steady beat.

I didn’t hold a knife in my hand.

As always, one of life’s best choices was handled by Heaven’s Wings.

The wings of the sky, forged with a blade, trim the ingredients, and the feathers of the wings of the sky of different shapes put the trimmed ingredients into cooking utensils.

Preparing cooking utensils and ingredients is also the feather of heaven.

Such a scene takes place as if it were natural in this spacious kitchen.

A simple preservation spell is cast on food that is quickly cooked through countless simultaneous tasks, and the feathers of heavenly wings gently lift and carry it to the table.

One by one, plates and bowls were placed on the table.

There were various types of food that showed off the warm steam as if they had just been cooked.

Taste is a world where likes and dislikes are extremely diverse. First of all, we know the tastes of the participants, but we prepare them in a variety of ways to see if they have likes or dislikes.

‘Above all, because everyone eats a lot.’

The body of a superhuman requires a lot of energy. As the level of physical ability varies, the amount of calories consumed also varies greatly.

To supply that energy, you need to eat a lot.

‘The person coming to the house… Master, Professor Liana, Baek Arin… Senior Lee Ji-yeon.’

There are 8 participants including me. Among them, six are high-level superhumans, and one is a fairy knight in the prime of his development. I’m a hybrid who doesn’t know whether I’m human or fairy.

Whatever it is, even if you kick it with your upper legs bent, it might not be enough.

Even Professor Eliana Liana, who does not use much of her body, can easily eat several servings.

Occupations that require intense use of the body… Hong Yeon-hwa, Master, Baek A-rin, and Lee Ji-yeon eat much more than that.

This is the amount of food that makes it understandable why all superhumans are in such good shape.

It was clear that if I didn’t eat that much, I wouldn’t be able to maintain a voluptuous body or a large chunk of fat.

Therefore, this housewarming meal needs to be made in much larger quantities.

Since two hands are not enough, the wings of the sky are also mobilized.

Even my hands weren’t really playing around.

I gathered magical power in my two hands held in front of my chest. Pure white magical power spilled out of both hands.

‘Apparition, fear.’

– Rumbling… !

The moment uniqueness was mixed here, a fire rose with magical power.

My own uniqueness, not an imitation through homogenization.

‘Do this like this…’ ‘

I carefully control the lumps stuck to my hands.

Naturally, it is difficult to use cocoa fire as a cooking fire.

The output is so strong that it burns the material without a trace, and controlling it is very difficult.

– Grumbling…

The fire that was burning so vigorously subsides.

When I gently place the flower held with both hands at the bottom of the pot where the stew is to be boiled, the flower sticks to the pot easily.

The movement is very smooth. It almost feels like a bird is wrapping its eggs.

‘It’s easy to operate.’

I observed Gyeophwa with a strange expression.

This coercion is not an imitation of homogenization.

Hong Yeon-hwa’s Gyeophwa, the Gyeophwa of those observed in the Gyeophwa family, and… An unidentified fear that you may have experienced in the past.

It is not an all-encompassing embodiment of him, but rather a unique flower that has taken root and blossomed in me.

Although it is said to be a unique ability that is expressed through transmission, there are many differences depending on the person who has it.

The differences in my paintings, which had changed through trials, were even more evident.

It was very beautiful on the outside, despite the fact that it was a fire that would kill a person with a ridiculous amount of fire once poured on it.

The atmosphere is so captivating that it makes you wonder if you are saving people, not killing them.

The orange flames, which had become lighter than their original red color, seemed to flicker and dance, making the expression even more strange.

‘For me, it’s good that the output has increased and operation has become easier… ‘

Manipulation of tokens has also become easier.

If before he was a fierce dog who didn’t know when to show his teeth, now he is like a gentle puppy, flipping over on his stomach and wagging his tail.

Thanks to this, I was able to easily mobilize my sword even for just cooking food.

‘Did you say that it tastes better when cooked with dried radish?’

It is said that food cooked with kimchi tastes better.

Especially food that has to have a fiery taste… Meat is much more delicious.

Ever since Hong Yeon-hwa, who already loves meat dishes, showed such excitement, I have been cooking with Gyeop-hwa every time.

‘Now that I think about it, I think I also saw a line saying that ramen made with Changhae tastes better.’

I remember a similar line from the original.

Was it the first time? When I was working in a dungeon as a party, I remembered a text message on the status window saying that I felt fuller after eating ramen made with Changhae.

‘I’ll have to ask Baek A-rin for a tasting later.’

– Rumbling…

It was around the time I was in the middle of cooking.

No matter how gentle it was, it was as if it was a cowardice, it heightened emotions and tapped into memories of the past.

Of course, it was different from before.

Before, it felt like I was viciously pulling dirty memories by the hair.

Now, it feels like we are holding hands and gently coaxing each other to enjoy the good memories again.

▶Agapanthus: Hello? “The biggest idiot in the room”?

▶Me: Why are you swearing?

▶Agapanthus: Huh?

Good memories were right. However, it was a memory I didn’t really want to recall right now.

For a moment, the movement stopped.

– … drip drip drip

We resumed our actions at the sound of water boiling and meat being cooked.

The monitor screen illuminated in the dark room suddenly appeared in my mind.

▶Agapanthus: Did you sleep well last night?

▶Me: Yes

…

▶Agapanthus: For your health, do not skip meals.

▶Me: Yes

…

▶Agapanthus: This is cheap and delicious.

▶Agapanthus: If you are too lazy to cook, buy something like this.

▶Me: Thank you

…

▶Agapanthus: Open the window regularly.

▶Agapanthus: If you don’t like it, at least get an air purifier.

▶Me: Thank you for your concern.

…

[Change contact information Agapanthus▷Kkotnim]

…

▶Kkotnim: No, you didn’t eat again?

▶Kkotnim: Please

▶Kkotnim: Eat some breakfast.

▶Kkotnim: Then you really fall down and die.

▶Me: I’m already full.

▶Me: (panting dog emoticon on the floor)

▶Kkotnim: I can find your house, open the door, and enter.

▶Kkotnim: Quickly reheat and eat what I recommended last time.

▶Me: Hmm

▶Me: Can’t we just do the concave and continuum?

▶Kkotnim: Uh-huh, quickly

‘The flower… ‘

Internet friends.

One day, out of the blue, I spoke to him through a message, and for some reason, he pretended to be a friend.

At first, I thought it was suspicious and ended up ignoring it or giving a cursory reply… Before I knew it, we had become friends.

‘Agapanthus.’

From what I heard, it is a species of flower. They say it is divided into 6 to 10 types depending on the classification.

Most bloom in summer. The flowers are funnel-shaped and mainly have purple petals, but can also be white or blue in color.

I tried growing it on the veranda of my house, and it wasn’t difficult to grow, so I was able to grow it quite well.

There are a lot of them in bloom in the park of this mansion too. do not care. Many other flowers are also blooming. There was no reason to focus only on Agapanthus.

There was an agapanthus flower in the vice-chancellor’s office. It was blooming beautifully in a pot, and it was fairly well maintained.

Agapanthus flowers are also blooming in the study of the mansion where the president lived. Because that subtle magic had been applied, it was a fresh flower full of life.

The person in the study I observed in that study looked exactly like the person I had pushed to save in the previous world.

‘… … ‘

My head was tangled in a mess.

Several words are listed and wander through my mind. As the words were aligned irregularly, several hypotheses emerged.

It was just a hypothesis that hadn’t been confirmed yet, but it wasn’t a very pleasant feeling.

‘Stupidly… ‘

Even if I thought about it myself, it was a foolish hypothesis.

They approached me intentionally, so what do I do?

Aren’t all people like that? Didn’t I even try to become close to Baije recently with intention?

If the hypothesis is correct… Kkotnim just did the same thing.

What makes me feel sad is… This is no different from the worst.

As I became aware of him, I felt even more sluggish. The flower that was blooming was also sullen and lost its momentum.

“Why are you sullen again?”

“Hehe… !”

As I was finishing cooking in a daze, a hand was placed on my waist.

* * *

“Huh?”

Hong Yeon-hwa, who was walking around the mansion in a daze, suddenly stopped in place.

The scent that passed my nose was quite strong.

Spicy and sweet… The smell of meat.

“Oh, I said I was making food.”

Lee Ha-yul suggested that they have a housewarming dinner together.

So, he pinged that he had to prepare a lot of food and asked me to wait a little while before disappearing.

‘I’m hungry… ‘

Perhaps because she was stimulated by the smell, Hong Yeon-hwa suddenly felt hungry.

Immediately, I held my growling stomach and looked around.

It’s not that it’s not, but it’s dinner time when normally I would have slowly raised my spoon.

‘Should I have just gone and helped… No, even if I followed, I would only have gotten in the way.’

Hong Yeon-hwa doesn’t have much talent for cooking.

At best, it’s all about crude field cooking skills.

Moreover, it is not a technology to make rice delicious, but a technology to cook it so that people can eat it.

It was no help to Lee Ha-yul, who was trying to cook a delicious meal.

Other than that, all Hong Yeon-hwa can do is place spoons or prepare ingredients…

-Swap swat!

– “… What is that?”

– “Ah, an artifact. It’s much faster if you do it this way”

The artifact that Lee Ha-yul carries around is much better at that.

How absurd it was that the winged garment split like tentacles and functioned as a ladle, a knife, etc.

I knew long ago that magical power manipulation was beyond common sense, but… I never thought even an artifact could be treated like that…

“Ugh.”

In the end, Hong Yeon-hwa, who was deprived of the position to help even by the Artifact, had to quietly leave because even if she stayed by the side, it would only be a hindrance.

But now I was hungry.

Hong Yeon-hwa rubbed her hungry stomach and walked toward the source of the smell.

– Grumbling…

“Huh?”

I was able to see Lee Ha-yul in the kitchen when I arrived.

The huge kitchen was bustling, as if befitting a mansion.

The Wing Cloth Artifact is constantly moving around, busy preparing and transporting dishes.

A sight that was difficult to see no matter how much money I paid, was not in my field of vision.

Instead, the back of Lee Ha-yul appeared, with a somewhat bitter aura.

“… … ”

I took a step and stood behind Lee Ha-yul.

Despite the blatant appearance, Lee Ha-yul was cooking food using only artifacts, with his hands in the air, as if he was preoccupied with something.

Also, the artifact happened to be floating in the air a little away from Lee Ha-yul.

“Why are you sullen again?”

“Hehe… !”

“How are you?”

Even though he wasn’t even cooking, he started to tremble and startled when I gently hugged him from behind.

Lee Ha-yul, who was shaking greatly as if he had been shocked by electricity, turned his head and made eye contact with Hong Yeon-hwa.

Lee Ha-yul’s face, which is hidden from others, but exudes a strange sadness and loneliness. Hong Yeon-hwa’s eyes were filled with the pure white apron worn underneath.

“Woman, Yeonhwa? wait a minute… Because I’m cooking… ”

As Hong Yeon-hwa kept her mouth shut, Lee Ha-yul gently drooped the corners of her eyes as if she was troubled.

He turned off the cooking utensil that was still running and gently patted Hong Yeon-hwa’s hand as she hugged him.

And then he said it with a soft smile, as if he just remembered it.

“I also prepared a lot of meat dishes that Yeonhwa likes. Please wait a moment… ?!”

I think this might be a temptation from that side.

He hugged Lee Ha-yul with one hand, and grabbed her chin with the other hand and gently lifted it up.

In that state, he lowered his head and folded his lips.

“Eup, town… !”

Lee Ha-yul’s eyes widened for a moment at the sudden action, but soon he was leaning comfortably against Hong Yeon-hwa.

Rather, he stands on tiptoe and quietly sticks out his lips as if he is uncomfortable.

“side, side… ”

The loneliness that had been creeping in, knowingly or unknowingly, was gradually washed away, and in its place, Lee Ha-yul’s face was revealed, melting with affection.

“Heung.”

‘That sucks.’

Only then did Hong Yeon-hwa, who smiled in satisfaction, give more strength to the arms she was hugging.

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Lee Ha-yul → Hong Yeon-hwa

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｢Affection｣ ｢Sense of debt｣ ｢Gratitude｣ ｢Warmth｣ ｢Sense of stability｣