episode_0008

The night on the sofa was really comfortable and nice.

Even though the sofa was somewhat soft, I could sleep well.

Starting the day early as usual.

Yesterday was an exception. If I fall asleep while being embraced like that, of course, my fatigue wouldn’t be relieved properly, and I would have to wake up late.

Thinking back, it’s really annoying. Ugh, it’s frustrating.

Normally, I would have gotten up early like this and looked for a new temporary job agency first.

All the nearby temporary job agencies have blacklisted me.

No, they put me on the list. Well, forcibly.

No matter how far I went, I couldn’t find a temporary job agency. So at least I had to pick up some trash.

Even then, after coming back from the futile search for a temporary job agency, someone had already picked up all the trash. I thought that day was a wasted day.

On a day when I couldn’t earn a penny, I would scavenge for food in the trash cans, mixing sugar from discarded sugar packets past their expiration date with water from a public fountain to survive.

If I don’t consume calories like that, even the body of a monster that won’t die will enter a low-energy state and struggle in even more pain.

Hmm, it’s better to live like this.

From a mental perspective, it’s painful.

Living in a hideout in the middle of the magical girl’s lair, a former villain, in an enemy territory where you never know when or how you’ll be attacked.

Hmm, should I accept this as the fate of a loser? Thinking such strange thoughts.

I get up from the sofa and stretch.

“Ugh…! Yawn… Hah, is no one awake yet.”

I did get up early, but isn’t it too much that no one else is awake?

Being a magical girl in name. If you fall asleep at this hour.

Hmm, if I were still part of Eden, this dormitory would be so quiet and peaceful that I would want to raid it immediately.

Well, now I’m a housekeeper. I have to fulfill that role.

Shall I prepare a simple steamed egg for breakfast?

It would have been better if there were meat or fish.

How about using the leftover braised ribs from yesterday? Yeah, that sounds good.

As I prepare breakfast, the red-haired girl who leaves a bit earlier than Arin comes down the stairs first.

Coming down, she seemed surprised by an unexpected presence, looked at me, and then hesitantly released magic from her fingertips.

Whether she remembered yesterday’s incident or not, she quickly returned the flow of magic to its original state and went to the kitchen to get cold water.

Perhaps trying to wake up from a daze, she quickly drank the water and greeted me warmly.

“Vine, good morning.”

“Yes, good morning. Do you always wake up at this hour?”

“Yes, because I have to go to school on weekdays.”

“Isn’t Arin the same, going to school?”

“Arin is an elementary school student, so it’s okay if she’s a bit late. But, what’s that?”

“Oh, I was preparing breakfast. I’m a housekeeper, you know.”

“Oh, I see. Then I’ll go wash up.”

“Yes, I’ll let you know when it’s ready.”

So, to make steamed eggs, I brought the cutting board that was previously on the table over to the range, turned on the heat, and started cooking. The red-haired girl, who I thought had gone to wash up, asked me.

“Vine, isn’t that uncomfortable…?”

“If you’re referring to this cutting board, then yes, but it’s better not to ask sensitive questions about height.”

Whether there was a slight mistake in facial expression management or she properly sensed that I was teasing, she just said sorry and went into the bathroom to wash up.

While the red-haired girl was washing up, Blanc was the next to come downstairs.

Blanc also came down from upstairs and looked slightly surprised when she saw me, but she naturally greeted me.

“Vine, are you making breakfast? You don’t have to do that.”

“Aren’t you hired as a housekeeper? Then you should take care of three meals a day and help with household chores that you can’t handle.”

“No, just resting without doing anything would be fine…”

“Anyway, Blanc, why did you wake up at this hour?”

“I usually wake up at this time to take care of Seohyun and Arin… but since you’re already doing it.”

“This is my job. There’s no reason for you to worry about it.”

“Ah, are you going to make it so I can’t help?”

“The employer just wants to sit back and relax. It’s actually a hindrance.”

“Blanc, you’re still so mean…”

With a gloomy expression, Blanc sat on the sofa and… why is she staring at me? It’s really bothering me.

Ignoring Blanc’s gaze, I finished cooking and setting the table, and then Arin came down rubbing her sleepy eyes.

“Um, Blanc unnie… Oh? Unnie? Unnie is on the sofa, then the kitchen, ah.”

“Vine unnie, hello… Are you cooking for us again today…?”

“Yes, that’s right. Is there anything you don’t like?”

“No, the food you cooked yesterday was really delicious. But I’m worried that you might be tired if you do this every day…”

“It’s okay. My body is strong, so I don’t feel tired at all. In fact, working like this is more comfortable for me physically.”

“Um, but… I feel sorry for you, Vine unnie…”

“Well, I’m getting paid for it. And I have a place to stay here. Arin just needs to enjoy the food.”

“Hey, Vine. Why does Arin get treated differently from us?”

With her red hair tied up with a towel after taking a bath, she came out of the bathroom and asked.

“Of course. Arin wasn’t my intention.”

“Arin is also a magical girl, right?”

“Arin is still young.”

“Vine unnie! I’m not young! I can handle a D-rank monster on my own!”

“Um, Arin, go wash up first. Or would you like to eat first? Oh, Blanc, isn’t Baeksoo coming out?”

“Oh, Yuri usually doesn’t eat breakfast. She usually wakes up around lunchtime, eats, and then goes to her room to work.”

“Um, then three sets of utensils should be enough.”

“No, four. You should eat too.”

“I’ll eat after you finish your meal.”

“No, let’s eat together. From now on.”

“Should I refuse the employer’s request, Vine. Right.”

Um, do we really have to eat together… There’s no need to take care of me.

And so, before I knew it, Arin and Seohyun, Blanc, and I had breakfast together, all three plates empty and all three of them expressing their gratitude to me.

I felt grateful to the magical girl and pure happiness for the first time in a long time.

Hmm, I even thought about surrendering here for a moment.

After taking care of the two in the morning, seeing them off to school, Blanc and I were left alone.

“Yoon Seul, let’s clean up that room today. I’ll be using it as my room from now on.”

“My room? It’s really not necessary for you to go to such lengths.”

“Well, it makes us uncomfortable when you’re in the living room.”

Ah, I guess it would be awkward if I stayed in the living room. It wouldn’t be pleasant to see me up at night.

Thinking that way, it’s better for me to go into the room.

“Alright, you mean that room?”

“Yeah, the room next to mine on the second floor. Why? Do you want a different room?”

“No, I don’t. Shall we clean up then?”

At that moment, the sound of the front door code being pressed was heard,

And the last magical girl of this house revealed herself.

“Yoon Seul!! Come out!!”

Her voice calling Blanc happily.

“Yoon Seul, she’s bringing a dog. Where is she…”

Her gaze passes over me.

Our eyes meet,

Ruby and Amethyst gaze at each other.

Magic begins to surge in a way I’ve never seen before.

“Why are you here? You, you’re definitely…”

With strong anger.

* * *

“Sister, sister are you okay? Get up. Sister!!”

The little golden girl cried out looking at the magical girl in the yellow dress.

The yellow fabric was dyed in a deep crimson hue.

Soon turning into a dark burgundy.

The little golden girl looking at the magical girl being treated at the hospital under the Association,

Realizing that the one who attacked the magical girl

Was Eden’s right hand.

The thorn that hinders justice.

It was Vee.

To the golden girl, Vee of Eden.

Becoming the one who must return her sister’s pain,

The one who must eliminate the target.