episode_0010

“You’re really okay, right? You look really tired? Your dark circles are all the way down to your chin? You’re not even answering the phone, so you can’t believe you stayed up all night just relying on [self-recovery], right? And then you collapse like last time.”

“You said it’s okay.”

A quiet morning with pleasant sunny weather.

Eunha, who was displaying freshly baked pretzels on the display stand, tried her best to look away from the sharp gaze of Eunbangul, who was glued to her side.

Eunha tried to wave her hands to show that she was fine, but her face was so gaunt that even strangers would be shocked to see her.

I yawn a few times and rub my eyes, but who would notice?

Then, when Eunbangul noticed, the way she acted flirtatious with her usual smiling face was very suspicious.

I’m glad I covered my face with a cap and mask.

Otherwise, he would have been caught by Eunbangul and taken straight to the emergency room.

“Why did it get bigger again?”

“what?”

“The chest. Is the fat gathering in strange places because of the [Self-Healing] skill?… Did someone pull it?”

“The human body is not made of rubber.”

Eunha leaned against the display stand, suppressing the dizziness that made her eyes spin.

… … Yesterday, I couldn’t sleep at all.

After being dismantled by [Red Woman], struggling in pain, cleaning up all morning…

After finishing the cleaning, I thought I could get some sleep, but this time, I thought some strange guy had climbed up the balcony and was quietly looking down at Eunha who was lying on the sofa.

You pretended to sleep too because you were afraid that if you made eye contact you would get sick again. I was so nervous that my thighs cramped and it was so painful.

Luckily, the alarm went off at 7 o’clock, so I calmly went back downstairs through the balcony railing.

What on earth…

However, unlike [Red Woman], there was no specific way to deal with ‘that’ on the balcony written in the black book.

It doesn’t seem like he’s the type to directly harm people.

‘But if you just stare at it, it’s still scary…’

Thanks to you, I feel like I’m dying because I can’t sleep.

My head feels dizzy and my stomach feels bloated.

If I suddenly turn my head, I feel like I might fall due to dizziness.

Since it was a store with just the two of us, we forced ourselves to go to work, but maybe we should have just taken time off?

Mumbling…

Lost in thought, Eunha took a bite of one of the pretzels on display in her sleep.

… … It was bland.

It’s very bland.

Can pretzels be like this?

Not only that, the mixed coffee I drank earlier to wake up was bland.

It was so tasteless that I added three tablespoons of salt and got scolded by Jeongbul.

… … Yes.

Because she drank a bottle of soy sauce last night to avoid the [Red Woman], Eunha ended up being the most boring person in the world.

“Hmm… Okay, I guess I’m fine. But why are you wearing so many clothes? Do you have a cold?”

At that time, Eunbang, who was clinging to Eunha’s side, gently tugged on the ‘black scarf’ wrapped around Eunha’s neck and asked.

Eunha, who was startled, grabbed the girl’s hand without realizing it.

Then, as if a switch had been pressed, the girl’s rabbit ears, which had been pressed down on her bread hat, popped up.

Eunha and Eunbangul unexpectedly join hands.

Eunbang-ul, who had sent the bread hat flying far away, blushed, bunny ears twitching, and quietly clasped her hands.

Eunha broke into a cold sweat under the girl’s hot gaze and adjusted her scarf.

Not only the ‘black scarf’ that covers the neck, but also long sleeves and gloves that go down to the backs of the hands…

I wonder if it was wrapped too tightly.

But I can’t help it.

Because the wounds inflicted by the [Red Woman] last night have not fully recovered.

The torn off body parts and internal organs regenerated like liquid monsters from some horror movie, and the recovery speed of the skin was slower than expected.

Does the speed of recovery vary depending on the severity of the injury?

[Self-recovery] seems to work weakly in parts of the body that are not in serious danger to life, such as scars or broken senses of taste.

Anyway, Eunha’s body is now covered in scars, and thanks to that, she is working like this.

“Ahaha… It’s nothing. I guess I slept a little cold.”

“……It’s a clumsy lie as always. But the scarf looks good on you. Can I take a picture?”

Snap!

Eunbang-ul puffed out her cheeks like a hamster and made a loud noise.

Meanwhile, he takes out a digital camera from his apron and captures the galaxy.

“What a clumsy lie, am I not that good at lying?”

“Now, kimchi~”

Snap!

Eunha, who has hit the nail on the head, adjusts her mask and poses according to the signal from the silver bell.

He makes a heart on one side with the girl, takes two shots, and smiles bitterly next to Bangul, who is satisfied with the photo.

It’s not that I have any aversion to showing my scars to others.

I guess I’ll just be surprised.

But to Bell… I don’t want to show this terrible scar to the girl.

Because the girl is an ‘ordinary person’ who is not even registered with the Hunter Association…

In other words, he is an incompetent person with no skills.

“Why are you using a digital camera when you have a cell phone?”

“This has better picture quality~. And while you keep talking, could you please stop eating it with salt? It’s not salty, is it?!”

“The air is bland.”

“Stop being a damn thing and let go of the salt shaker!”

“Aaaah!! Don’t squeeze it!”

Although exposed to the mana from [Crack], the skill could not be awakened,

Rabbit ears appeared due to ‘mana pollution’

A cute but pitiful girl.

He is a soft-hearted rabbit who, whenever a bug appears in the cafe, is hugged tightly by Eunha and refuses to let go. On thundery days, he even sleeps at Eunha’s house, saying he is scared to be alone.

Should Eun Bang-eol show the scar from the [Red Woman] to Eun-bang-ul, who is making a fuss as if she would faint if she gets even slightly cut by a knife while cooking?

Anyway, thanks to [self-healing], the scar will disappear in a day or two.

“Whew… Be honest. Where does it hurt?”

“Chicchi hurts. A crazy rabbit tore it up.”

“It’s natural because I pulled it because it hurts, and I’m talking about my physical condition. If I’m not feeling well, do you want to go to the hospital? If I say I’m fine, I’ll be more worried, right?”

“……It’s just a cold.”

“Where did you get the [Self-Healing] skill from before you caught a cold?”

Eunbangul, who saw through the clumsy lie in an instant, reached out for Eunha’s ‘black scarf’ with a disapproving look on her face.

The girl’s small fingers touched the knot of the scarf, and Eunha, visibly embarrassed, took a step back.

Eunbang-ul’s eyes widened for a moment at Eunha’s reaction, but then she burst into laughter as if she couldn’t help it.

“……Hmph, that’s okay. You’re not going to teach me? You’re saying you’re afraid I’ll worry again.”

“…Sorry.”

“If you’re sorry, please buy me something delicious later. How about a family restaurant? There’s a new restaurant nearby.”

With a sad look on her face, the rabbit girl who fell from Eunha picked up the bread hat that had fallen on the floor and returned to the kitchen.

My heart aches as I look at the girl’s small, lonely back.

I was really frustrated with myself for just moving my lips.

About the [Black Book] and about changing gender overnight…

There are only things that are difficult to say out loud.

Eunha held back the throbbing headache by pressing her throbbing temples.

“You still seem to get along well.”

“……Aren’t our bells cute?”

“Isn’t that why I became a regular at the cafe? Oh, of course I also like Eunha. If I had to choose, I would like to date Eunbangul and get married with Eunha.”

“Haha. Mr. Banharin is interesting.”

A regular customer who was drinking coffee in silence suddenly spoke to me in a cold voice.

A beauty reminiscent of a mannequin made of ice.

When I heard her very strange compliment, the corners of my mouth naturally rose, even though it was absurd.

Our bellies are so cute that strange people like this would come to the cafe.

Eunha thanked her, but after giving a bite of a pretzel to a regular customer as a sign to keep quiet, she approached Eunbangul in the kitchen.

The girl who started making coffee was humming as usual.

However, the singing voice, which was quieter and weaker than usual, touched a corner of Eunha’s heart.

“……You really don’t know, right? There was something lost yesterday.”

“Are you saying that again? I told you this morning and when I called yesterday, but I’ve never seen anything lost like that.”

Eunha looked down at the girl’s back with an expression filled with complex emotions.

This is it. This is why I can’t show Bang Bang ‘yesterday’s events’… the scars on my body.

Because the girl doesn’t remember [The Black Book].

I remember chatting at the cafe yesterday and driving Eunha to Saetbyeol Apartments.

I don’t remember putting the [Black Book] that was lying on the cafe table in the lost and found box.

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4. Cognition is the connection of existence.

– Have you heard the saying, ‘Knowledge is power’?

– With every action you take to recognize and get to know each other, ‘they’ will become closer to you.

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Cognition is the connection of existence.

In other words, if Eunha tells Bell about what happened yesterday, the fearsome [Red Woman] can visit the girl as well.

Even without a ‘guide’.

In other words, ‘they’ will not come directly to Eunbangul, who knows nothing.

In that sense, I was really fortunate.

[The Black Book] came to me and said I was glad that the [Red Woman] came to me and not Silver Bell…

I truly thought so.

“ha…”

Eunha smiled bitterly, remembering the [Black Book] she left at home.

How did things happen like this?

I just lived a normal life.

I guess I’ll have to leave this to myself for the time being.

Eunha sighed and adjusted the scarf around her neck.