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567 – The Ghost of the Chubby Bread

567 – The Ghost of the Chubby Bread

The children shivered, their bodies trembling at the string of scary stories.

Even though they probably wanted to stop listening, Levinas pointed at me, the next in line.

“Wanga…! Don’t you have a scary story…?!”

“Uh… I don’t know…?”

I knew a few scary stories, but I couldn’t remember any since he asked so suddenly.

I groaned and tugged at my hair, but I still couldn’t recall any.

“I think I knew some, but I can’t remember. I’ll tell you later when I remember.”

“Okay! But it can’t be too scary?!”

“Okay. I’ll prepare a slightly scary story.”

I postponed the scary story and went outside.

I wasn’t planning on doing anything in particular, just taking a walk.

‘I smell Sophia over there.’

Are Sophia, Ensia, and Argo together?

I hurried to where my family was.

“Sophia.”

I tried to hug Sophia, but she was carrying so many things in both hands that I couldn’t.

I had no choice but to hug Ensia and Argo instead.

“Sophia, why do you have so many groceries?”

After the hug, I looked at the bags in Sophia’s hands.

The four bulging bags were filled with ingredients like meat and fish.

“I’m planning to make something delicious for you all.”

“Wow, I want to eat it soon.”

Sophia’s cooking.

Just thinking about it made my mouth water.

I wanted to beg her to cook right away.

“Alright, I’ll make it soon. Will Ensia and Argo come too?”

Sophia lifted the bags of ingredients.

It was enough to feed many people, but for some reason, Ensia and Argo slowly backed away and ran.

“…I’m sorry, Sophia. I have something else to do…”

“Ah, Argo seems to have something to do too…!”

The two said, avoiding Sophia’s eyes.

It seemed like they didn’t want to eat Sophia’s food.

And there was no way the wise Sophia wouldn’t notice this.

“You guys.”

Sophia made a sulky face.

I didn’t know why the two were avoiding Sophia’s cooking.

“…Is Sophia bad at cooking?”

“No, that’s not it. She’s quite good at cooking.”

“Shark dishes are delicious!”

I didn’t sense any lies from Ensia and Argo, who praised Sophia’s cooking.

But why were the two trying to run away?

I was just bewildered by their incomprehensible behavior.

“Gyeoul, if you don’t mind, would you like to come with me…”

Ensia said, glancing at Sophia.

Sophia stopped her by grabbing my wrist.

“Are you still terrified because of what happened in the past?”

“……”

“There’s no need to worry anymore, so don’t worry too much.”

Sophia grabbed my hand and moved towards the house.

Ensia and Argo hesitated for a moment, then followed us, as if they had made a decision.

What on earth is causing this atmosphere?

I started to get a little worried.

**

“Here, everyone, eat up.”

Sophia brought us the food.

With a mix of worry and anticipation, I picked up a piece of the fish dish Sophia made and put it in my mouth.

“Wow…!”

Contrary to my worries, Sophia’s cooking was surprisingly delicious.

My body, which had been tense with nervousness, melted away.

“Wanga! Try this, it’s really good!”

“Yeah. Everything’s delicious.”

It was a taste and composition that deserved to be called a feast.

Even Hanyeoreum, who was good at cooking, was surprised.

“Wow, how did you cook this?”

“I’ll tell you later. Just enjoy it for now.”

“You have to tell me?”

The dishes full of food gradually disappeared, and we started to feel full.

It was really delicious.

I was rubbing my stomach in satisfaction when Sophia brought out a huge pot from the kitchen.

“Sophia, what’s that?”

“The main dish.”

“The main dish…?”

The main dish.

Does that mean what we’ve been eating so far wasn’t the main dish?

I pointed to the almost empty dishes with surprised eyes.

“That was the appetizer. Did it whet your appetite?”

“Yes…?”

Was that just to whet our appetites?

We couldn’t help but gape at the stew that came out as the main dish.

“Here, everyone, eat up.”

“Yes, yes…”

It was a dish Sophia made with all her heart.

Let’s try to eat it somehow.

Fortunately, there were many people with us, so we were able to finish the stew.

“Huff…”

“I’m so full…!”

The children rubbed their bellies, which were bulging with food.

We had eaten so much that it was hard to move.

But we did it.

It was the moment when we raised our hands in victory.

“Now, for dessert.”

Sophia brought out a tray with a huge amount of dessert.

It felt like we had barely defeated a boss monster, and the health bar was full, and the next phase was coming out.

“…Ggeuggeudak.”

Gaeul, seeing the dessert, collapsed on the floor.

Levinas, seeing this, shook Gaeul’s body.

“Gaeul, you mutt, if you lie down right after eating, you’ll turn into a cow!”

“Oom-mae~”

Gaeul made a cow sound without hesitation.

She seemed to have decided to just become a cow because she was so full.

“Hmm…”

I looked at Gaeul lying on the floor and wondered if I should lie down too.

I wondered if I should hold on for a while, but it was too hard to resist because I was so full.

“I want to lie down too.”

“Wangi is ggeuggeudak too?”

“Yeah. I’m ggeuggeudak too.”

As soon as I lay down on the floor like Gaeul, comfort washed over me.

When I made a cow sound, “Oom-mae~,” Sophia put the tray of desserts on the table.

“Was there too much…?”

“Yes…”

“I, I see. This is the most I could reduce it…”

This is reduced?

I looked at Ensia with surprised eyes.

Then Ensia just nodded silently.

I could see why Ensia and Argo were reluctant to eat Sophia’s food.

“Grandma…”

Hanyeoreum, muttering that, collapsed on the table.

Sophia hated being called Grandma, but this time, even Sophia couldn’t argue.

**

I’m so full that it’s hard to move.

I really can’t do anything, so I’m lying on the floor and resting.

Then Levinas, who was also lying down and resting, rolled over to me.

“Wanga, Levinas thought of a new scary story…!”

“A ghost story?”

“Yeah…! It’s a ghost story about eating a lot of delicious food and making your belly explode!”

Puh-bub-bung.

Levinas made an exploding sound.

Then Sophia, sitting in the massage chair, glanced at us out of the corner of her eye.

“I’m sorry, I just wanted to feed you a lot of delicious food… I’ll try to adjust the amount next time.”

“Yes. But it was really delicious.”

“I’m glad you thought it was delicious.”

Ahem.

While Sophia was clearing her throat awkwardly, Bomi rolled over next to Levinas.

She had her usual playful smile.

“Levinas, is the identity of the belly-bursting ghost Sophia?”

“Huh?! Isn’t that too much?!”

“But you can’t make up fake ghosts with lies.”

It would be okay to make them up.

Does Bomi think all ghost stories have to be real?

Listening to Bomi and Levinas’ conversation, I suddenly realized something strange.

If ghost stories have to be real, then the person Bomi saw in the window while she was sleeping rough was also real.

“Bomi, then the person who kept staring at you from the window when you were sleeping is also real?”

“Yeah. It’s real, why?”

“What.”

I thought it was a story made up to scare the children, but it was real.

I couldn’t easily dismiss the fact that ghosts exist in this world.

“Bomi, do you remember where it is?”

“Why? Are you going to go there?”

“Yeah. If it’s a ghost, it’s a big deal. If it’s a person, it’s even worse.”

A person staring with scary eyes at a child sleeping in an abandoned house in the middle of the night.

Just thinking about it gave me goosebumps all over my body.

I’d rather it be a ghost.

“It’s not that far from here, do you want to go together?”

“Yeah. But it’s too late now, so let’s go tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

I decided to go to the abandoned house with Bomi tomorrow.

Maybe it would be better to bring an adult with us, just in case?

As I was lying on the floor making plans for tomorrow, Levinas’ ears were drooping, as if he was terrified.

“Wanga, what if a ghost really comes out…?”

“If a ghost comes out, I’ll defeat it.”

“Okay…! Then Wangi should defeat the ghost! If Count Dracula or a swamp alligator appears, Levinas will defeat them…!”

“Wow, really?”

The swamp alligator was one of the strongest villains among the Animal King.

The fact that he would protect me even if such a swamp alligator appeared showed how big Levinas’ determination was.

“Yeah! Count Dracula and the swamp alligator are no match for the Horned Rabbit! If they appear, run to Levinas!”

“Okay. I understand.”

“Oom-mae~”

Gaeul answered Levinas with a cow’s cry.

Gaeul still seemed to be in cow mode.

“Gaeul, are you a cow now, not a mutt?”

“Huff…!”

“Then Gaeul will have to eat only grass from now on. Cows are herbivores. I’ll have to eat all of Gaeul’s meat from now on.”

I looked at Gaeul and smiled playfully.

I said I would eat all the meat, but Gaeul just laughed.

“No! Juin’s meat!”

“You’ll give me all your meat?”

“No! Manni manni.”

Is Gaeul willing to give up meat for me?

I was embarrassed by my own joke.

Gaeul’s kind heart made even my mischievous jokes feel shameful.

Author’s words (Author’s note)

PIA1747014585384 Thank you so much for reading again today!

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Gaeul is okay with vegetarian food for Gyeoul’s sake…!