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ㅡChieeek… !

The sirloin is touched and fried in oil on a hot cast iron frying pan. Appropriate marbling is applied and the flower-like cross section gradually ripens.

ㅡSizzling!

When a thick steak meets butter, it causes a Maillard reaction. The deliciously cooked cross section slowly turns brown.

If you were to cut the meat right now, the pink cross section would probably be full of juice.

Cooked just enough to eat.

At this time, the firepower of the gas fire decreases.

This is a good time to fully cook with residual heat.

ㅡCrack, rattle… !

Iria, wearing a white apron, tilts the frying pan and pours liquefied butter onto the meat.

She was concentrating on cooking while wearing a string tank top and dolphin pants underneath her apron.

The horse wore an apron over his clothes,

The apron covered all the clothes.

Iria’s appearance from the front looked as if she was naked and wearing an apron.

Even her voluptuous breasts were sticking out from the side of the apron, showing off her dizzying curves.

“Heungheungheung-♬”

Iria, who was carefully grilling a steak, hums. The whole process went smoothly.

The same goes for cooking meat deliciously.

As well as calming Shihu’s mind,

Now, if he finished well, it was only a matter of time before he would make Sihu his man.

That’s why I couldn’t help but hum.

A smile is in full bloom from inside the mask.

The fluttering eyes represented Iria’s mood.

Iria was wearing a new mask to prepare for any unexpected ability reflections. I wanted to wear a mask that still had Shifu’s body odor, but I didn’t want to do that even at the dinner table.

‘I think the smell of Sifu is probably better than the smell of meat… ? Ha, I was crazy… … .’

Moreover, if he was wearing a mask covered in semen like that, he didn’t know when a switch would turn on and attack him.

It was a small boy and had a strong male scent. It was a scent so dangerous that it could easily take down an S-class hero with a strong sense of justice. Of course, this is limited to women.

Anyway, Iria felt better now than ever. I felt light and relaxed. And I was excited.

Facing my own mistakes and guilt was quite painful at first. However, after acknowledging everything and sincerely apologizing, I felt at ease.

As a hero, she always had to be honest, so guilt was an unfamiliar feeling. It was even more heartbreaking because it was related to my younger brother, who suffered a childhood trauma.

Of course, I haven’t been forgiven yet, but

I was happy just being together.

There was no particular feeling of rejection in Sihu’s attitude toward Iria.

Even now, with an innocent look on his face, he was quietly watching Iria grill the meat next to him. He was looking at the meat and whetting his appetite as if asking when he had cried.

‘furthermore… Even after receiving my one-sided kiss, he didn’t complain. Maybe this is still a chance to make Sihu’s heart mine… … .’

ㅡChijijijik! Grumbling… !

Then suddenly flames rise from the frying pan.

“Haaaat? It’s a surprise-! Phew, I almost got caught… … .”

“Sister, are you really okay? I’m also good at grilling meat… … .”

As soon as Iria lets down her guard, thick smoke rises. I almost burned and ate the precious 1++ Korean beef. It’s a shame because I quickly lifted the meat… … .

“Trigram, I heard it’s okay… ? Since you are a guest, of course I should treat you!”

“Still, the meat almost burned… … .”

“And even though I don’t know how to cook, the woman cooks the meat!”

I could have ordered delivery food, but

Iria insisted on cooking.

I felt sorry and wanted to do something to feed him.

At the same time, he also shows off his charm.

Although she was quite bad at cooking,

As a hero who took care of his body according to his diet, he was able to grill meat with ease.

And in this world, women were mostly responsible for grilling meat at camping sites or outdoors. Instead, housekeeping men were in charge of cleaning up after dishes, like washing dishes.

In reality, it was a situation where women went out of their way to serve men in order to get the few men they had.

I was lucky. I’m so glad.

I never thought there would still be ingredients left.

Most of the time, I used chicken breast, but if I did that this time too, Sihoo would have been very disappointed.

‘I don’t know how to cook other things, but I’m confident in grilling meat…’ … ! This is how I score points with Sihoo. If you still don’t get forgiveness… … .’

I have no choice but to quit being a hero and pay for my sins. Is it possible?

ㅡRustling, rustling… !

Iria rescues the meat with a fierce resolve. She wrapped the meat in tin foil and rested it to prevent juice loss.

He was treating meat quite sincerely. Just like dealing with one hour later.

“Wow… ! looks delicious! I guess you’ve baked quite a bit though? I’ll take back what I said earlier.”

Sihu, who was watching this scene from the side, let out a small exclamation. He was also a former physical hunter and was sincere in front of proteins, so it was a moment when our hearts connected with each other.

“Well, then… ! Are you telling me to trust only my sister? And fire is still dangerous for you. I’ll do it right away, so go sit down.”

“Tsk… … .”

Shihu licked his lips and thought, ‘You almost burned me with that hot body…’ … .’ He retreated leaving behind a heavy blow.

ㅡRattle… !

Still, I brought some dishes to ease Iria’s work. And then he set the table without saying a word.

To be honest, I was scared until now, but

The current Iria was kind and kind.

I felt relieved to be back to my usual self.

Iria looked back at Sihu and smiled.

‘When you look at things like this, you really don’t look like a child, do you?’

She laughed even after being hit by Sihu’s heavy words, and finished cooking with a happy smile on her face.

ㅡChieeek… ! Guys… … !

Lastly, onions, garlic, chili peppers, and mushrooms were added to the pan with the beef fat remaining and the garnish was stir-fried.

And a few minutes later.

“Well, you waited a long time, right? It’s done now.”

“Wow… ! The smell is amazing-!”

“Wow, it’s been a while since I showed off my skills.”

“Thank you, sister! Well then, I will eat well─”

“Wait-!”

“Ex… ? I’m hungry, why?”

Just as Sihu was about to charge with his fork and knife, Iria pulled back the bowl slightly and stopped his advance.

“I have something to ask before I eat.”

“What is it again…? … ?”

“It’s not because I don’t trust you, but… Are you really saying he’s not a villain like you said?”

“Yes. Tell me how many times. At least it wasn’t like that in the world it used to be.”

Han Si-hoo answers with a sour face.

His eyes were solely focused on the meat.

“Phew… I guess I’ll have to go check again later.”

“Confirmation? Do you want to go to the association again?”

“No, this time I’m going to go to the community center and at least check personal information.”

“But the association said he was a villain?”

“That’s right. Yes, but… … . Because you are completely different from the picture that appeared there.”

Iria sighs softly and puts down the bowl again. Although her mind was much more at ease, her mind was still complicated.

“Yes? A photo?!”

“Hmm? Oh, would you like to take a look?”

“Yes… ! I’m curious!”

Han Si-hoo showed interest in clues about the body and put his head forward to the table. Iria took out her smartphone and touched the attached file she had received from Park Mak-rye earlier.

“That’s right, now that I think about it, what about your family? Is this person your older brother? Are you not your father?”

Iria held the screen to Han Si-hoo and enlarged the picture.

There, I saw a picture of a man with long gray hair covering his eyes. The image quality wasn’t very good, but it was clearly an adult male.

Aside from his hair color, his body was a far cry from the current Han Sihu.

“The hair color is definitely similar. But no matter how I look at it, their height and physique seem to be completely different… … ?”

“Right? I showed it to you because I thought it might be your family. Sometimes, information about family members or relatives is displayed due to biometric information recognition errors.”

“Ah, family… … . I don’t know about this body, but I’m alone too. My family also lost their lives to monsters a long time ago.”

“… … .”

There is a moment of silence at Han Si-hoo’s answer.

Iria couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

I didn’t know how to react.

It was hard to believe that he had consistently insisted that it was not his body, but now he was alone and had no family.

‘As expected, I should take him to the hospital first rather than the community center.’

In the end, this time too, the conclusion was to go to the hospital.

It wasn’t because I didn’t trust Han Si-hoo.

I couldn’t help it because it was something that was hard to believe based on common sense.

That’s because in this world, there was no occupation called a hunter, and especially there were no monsters called ‘monsters’. It was just a world full of monster-like villains.

Also, there were rare villains who did not say ‘monstrous’ but had a truly monster-like appearance.

That’s why Iria couldn’t believe those words even more.

“After, it’s done. Let’s eat first.”

In the end, Iria shook her head left and right and held out her plate in resignation. I felt like if I talked more, it would only make my head more complicated.

“Ah, finally… !”

Sihu’s eyes sparkle and he examines Iria’s gaze. What it meant was, can I really eat it now?

It was like a dog reacting when it hears the ‘wait’ command in front of food.

“Hehe, it’s cute. Eat slowly because it may burn the roof of your mouth.”

“I will eat well-!!”

ㅡKuuk… !

Without hesitation, I chopped the meat with a fork and cut it into bite-size pieces with a knife. Then he lifted a large lump and put it straight into his mouth.

“Ma, it’s delicious… ?!”

As expected, beef is delicious wherever you go.

It feels like it’s melting as soon as it touches the tongue.

Moreover, just by chewing it a bit, the meat explodes with juice.

The flavor of butter and meat blends well together, leaving a subtle flavor in the nose.

“Fuhuhu, is it that delicious?”

“Yes! very… … !”

Iria looks at me and smiles.

She has a kind face like a real sister.

There is nothing more satisfying than enjoying something you cooked yourself.

ㅡSwoosh, swoosh… !

I immediately started cutting meat again.

In larger pieces than before.

This time too, I was greedy because it seemed like it would melt away quickly.

The meat ran out quickly.

Even though he was small, he had a great appetite.

As I was disappointed, I slowly chewed the garnishes stir-fried with beef fat.

“Eat all your vegetables and be kind. It’s really cute… … .”

As I was in the middle of finishing the bowl, I heard Iria’s proud voice. I looked up at the sound and saw Iria supporting her chin and looking at me blankly.

The meat was still in her bowl.

“Ah? But why didn’t you eat it?”

“Sihu, just seeing you eat deliciously makes me full. If it’s not enough, do you want to eat mine too?”

Ah, I guess I misunderstood all along.

You’re willing to give up the meat… … .

It was clear that Iria was an angel, not a hero.

However, it is crossing the line to shamelessly touch other people’s dishes even though you have already eaten.

“No, it’s okay. Thanks to you, I ate well.”

“Really? I’m really fine… … .”

“No. Sister, please eat slowly. I will clean up after you and wash the dishes.”

“Huh? No, it’s not necessary… … .”

-Drurrr!

It was just as I was about to get up from the table with an empty plate to wash.

-Beep beep beep! Tiriri… ♬

Suddenly, the sound of the front door being unlocked is heard.

Both of them just opened their eyes wide at the unexpected occurrence.

“Hmm… ? What is it all of a sudden? who… … ?”

“Si, Sihuya? Do you want to hide first?!”

“Yes? Are you hiding?”

“I’ll explain it to you later… ! Well, let’s go under the table… … !”

In “? Who are you to tell me to hide… … .”

-Chuck!

While they are talking, the front door opens.

And what appeared after opening the door was… … .

“Lia, I’m sorry for coming to you so suddenly. Are you inside by any chance?”