chapter_0577

577 – The Taste of Adulthood

577 – The Taste of Adulthood

“Huff… Huff…”

I pedaled the bicycle, diligently generating electricity.

It was so hard to pedal that I looked down at the ground as I pedaled.

Sizzle—

I could hear the sound of meat cooking on the electric grill.

A delicious smell also began to rise little by little.

‘It’s cooking!’

I imagined the meat cooking well and pedaled hard.

Our Master stopped me as I panted and pedaled.

“What are you doing?”

“I’m, huff… using this generator to, heh… cook meat… huff…”

“…Who told you to do that?”

“No one, huff… I’m just trying it out…”

Master’s hand came between my armpits as I panted and pedaled.

It was clear that she stopped me because I looked tired from pedaling.

“I want to do this more.”

“No, stop it.”

Master forcibly sat me down on a chair in front of the electric grill.

As I sat down, I looked at how cooked the meat was, but it didn’t look much different from raw meat.

I could see why Master had stopped me.

“There seems to be a limit to how much electricity a person can generate with their own power.”

“Not necessarily.”

Hanyeoreum smiled at me.

Was she perhaps going to pedal the bicycle herself to show the greatness of human power?

Hanyeoreum is an adventurer with tremendous physical abilities.

She might really be able to cook meat with a generator.

I watched Hanyeoreum with anticipation.

However, Hanyeoreum showed a different behavior than I expected.

“Okay, give me electricity.”

Hanyeoreum put the electric grill’s power plug on Jeong Yuna’s cheek.

Then, surprisingly, the electric grill started working.

“How is it, human generator?”

“Amazing.”

Is this also possible for a Magician?

Bomi was also curious about the human generator, so she held the plug and plugged it into various parts of Jeong Yuna’s body.

She was amazed that the electric grill worked every time she plugged it in.

“Bomi, you can’t plug it into her nostrils, okay?”

“…Did you find out?”

“I have a Magician’s sense, you know.”

“Aww.”

While Bomi was disappointed, the meat began to cook.

The moment my and the children’s eyes were focused on the delicious smell, Ensia appeared in front of the guild building.

“Ensia.”

The children and I got up from our seats and ran towards Ensia.

However, Ensia’s expression didn’t look good.

“Ensia, what’s wrong?”

“…Yes, something annoying happened.”

“Something annoying?”

“Yes. The former nobles of Winterion are suddenly acting strangely. I think I’ll have to go and see what’s going on. ”

Strange behavior.

Could the extremist, no, the former nobles of Winterion be planning something bad?

Just hearing the story made me feel worried.

“Ensia, should I go with you?”

“There’s no need for Gyeoul to move. If there’s a problem, I’ll report it to you first.”

“Yes, yes…”

I hope it’s nothing serious.

I watched Ensia enter the tent and then shared the meat with my family.

The meat we grilled together with everyone was delicious.

**

Among the ways to make money, Gaeul’s favorite was collecting empty bottles.

Because she could earn a lot of one hundred won coins, Gaeul collected empty bottles whenever she had time.

Of course, she never collected empty bottles alone.

“Squeak! Bottle!”

“Squeak!”

When Gaeul gestured, the rat Monster Winglet ran through the neighborhood at tremendous speed.

Swish swish-!

Gaeul’s tail wagged wildly as the number of empty bottles piled up in real time.

“Ugh!”

Gaeul, who was squatting in place, began to pick up empty bottles.

She didn’t forget to praise Winglet for continuing to bring her empty bottles.

“Winglet did well.”

Did well, did well.

Gaeul, who praised Winglet, went to a nearby convenience store and sold the empty bottles.

It wasn’t the Dawn Convenience Store she frequented, but the employee kindly bought the bottles.

“Huff…”

Gaeul bought milk with the money she earned from selling empty bottles.

Gaeul was proud of herself for earning money and buying snacks.

Ahem.

Gaeul sat on a neighborhood bench with a small 200ml carton of milk.

She was about to drink the milk deliciously, but her ears perked up at the conversation of the people sitting on the opposite bench.

“Ugh, I want cloud snacks. Is there a smoking area here?”

“I think there’s one over there?”

Cloud snacks.

Gaeul, who considered herself a snack expert, couldn’t help but be embarrassed.

It was a snack she had never heard of before.

“Cloud snack…”

Gaeul imagined the taste of cloud snacks in her mind.

Would it taste like flying in the sky and eating clouds?

Gaeul swallowed without realizing it.

“Cloud snack!”

Gaeul ran towards the two men who were talking, holding her milk.

Gaeul, who knew her manners, politely held out the milk to the two men.

“Give me cloud snack.”

“Huh?”

“Trade… Trade give me.”

Let’s trade cloud snacks for milk.

That’s what she meant when she held it out, but the two men didn’t give Gaeul cloud snacks.

They had no intention of becoming crazy people who made a child smoke.

“I’m sorry, what should I do? Cloud snacks are only for adults.”

“Adult?!”

“Yeah. It’s a snack that would be a big problem for children to eat.”

There was such a snack.

Gaeul’s ears drooped.

It was as if she had missed the taste of her dreams right in front of her eyes.

“Adult…”

There were so many things in the world that only adults could do.

Gaeul trudged back to the bench.

Because Gaeul was still a child.

“…No.”

If you’re not an adult, can’t you just become an adult?

Gaeul, with her eyebrows fiercely raised, drank the milk in one gulp.

I have to work hard and become an adult.

It was the moment Gaeul made up her mind.

**

I sat in a Ggaemmi Guild chair and watched Bomi’s work.

I don’t know much about office work, but it seemed like Bomi’s skills had improved quite a bit.

“Bomi, what is this?”

“I’m writing down what came out of the Dungeon.”

“Wow.”

We earned this much from the Dungeon.

It’s definitely good to have a record.

It was when I was admiring and watching Bomi’s work.

Bang-!

The door of the Ggaemmi Guild opened with a rather energetic feeling.

It was Gaeul who came in, and Gaeul’s eyes were fiercely raised.

“Gaeul, what’s wrong?”

“Adult!”

“Adult?”

“Yes! I’ll be adult!”

Gaeul strode towards the pantry.

I exchanged glances with the children and followed Gaeul into the pantry.

“Gaeul, are you going to become an adult?”

“Yes.”

How is Gaeul going to become an adult?

I decided to watch from behind for now.

Then Gaeul started putting water in the coffee pot and boiling it.

‘Could it be.’

Boil, boil.

Gaeul, who was watching the boiling water, brought a coffee stick.

It was a very bitter black coffee stick.

“Huff…”

Gaeul, who tore open the coffee stick, poured the coffee powder into a cup.

And she also poured the boiling water from the coffee pot.

I couldn’t help but be embarrassed as I watched the bitter black coffee being made.

“Gaeul, are you going to become an adult by drinking coffee?”

“Yes.”

No way.

You don’t exactly become an adult by drinking coffee.

While I was embarrassed, Gaeul blew on the coffee, and then took a sip.

“……”

Gaeul couldn’t swallow the coffee and just kept it in her mouth.

There was no way I couldn’t know that she couldn’t swallow it because it was too bitter.

“Gaeul, should you spit it out?”

“Ptooey.”

Gaeul spat the coffee into the pantry sink.

Coffee was still difficult for our Gaeul.

“Coffee is too bitter, right?”

“Yes. Not adult.”

Gaeul shook her head firmly.

I thought Gaeul’s plan to become an adult was over, but it didn’t seem like it.

“Other.”

“Something else?”

“Yes. Adult.”

Something else that can make you an adult.

There’s nothing like that.

As I scratched the back of my neck, Haneul, who was watching, approached us.

“I know an adult’s food…!”

“Really?”

“Yes…! It’s an adult’s food, but it’s not as bitter as coffee…!”

Oh my god.

There was such a food?

When I turned to the side, Gaeul was wagging her tail wildly.

“Where is that food?”

“Home…!”

At Haneul’s words, we all moved to her house together.

Haneul, who had been in the kitchen for a while, was holding red ginseng concentrate in her hand.

It was a health functional food that Sophia sometimes ate.

“Uh…”

Red ginseng concentrate isn’t bitter?

Is the red ginseng in this world different?

While I was puzzled, Gaeul picked up a packet of red ginseng concentrate.

The children also became interested and picked up red ginseng concentrate following Gaeul.

“Adult…!”

Gaeul poured the red ginseng concentrate into her mouth in one gulp.

Gaeul, who had red ginseng in her mouth, froze.

“Gaeul, puppy, how does it taste?”

“……”

Gaeul didn’t say anything.

She was just wagging her tail.

“She’s wagging her tail, so doesn’t that mean it’s delicious?”

“Is that so?”

Levinas, who saw Gaeul’s tail, squeezed out the red ginseng concentrate and ate it.

Bomi and Haneul also ate it, but Saebyeok was the only one who didn’t eat the concentrate.

‘The smell is strong, but is the taste different?’

I was worried, but Gaeul’s tail was wagging.

I carefully squeezed the red ginseng concentrate into my mouth.

“……!”

The moment the red ginseng concentrate touched my mouth, my ears and tail stood up straight.

It was so bitter that coffee was no match for it.

“Ptooey.”

Red ginseng concentrate flowed down Gaeul’s chin.

Even in the midst of that, Gaeul’s tail was wagging quickly.

Only then did I realize why Gaeul’s tail was wagging.

Her body had broken down due to the shockingly bitter taste that was too much to handle.

“Ugh.”

“Ack.”

Bomi, Levinas, and even me.

Everyone let the red ginseng concentrate flow down their chins.

Munch munch.

Only Haneul was eating it deliciously.

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