episode_0015

Amazing fact.

I was a woman from the beginning.

oh my god.

“Eunha, unnie~! This time, take a picture with me! Bend a little more.”

“Like this?”

After coming out about his gender to Eunbangul and Ban Harin.

The first thing Eunha did as a woman was to take a picture.

Click~.

The purpose was simply to take a commemorative photo, and Eunha in civilian clothes rather than a cafe uniform was precious, right?

Since it wasn’t worn out anyway, I was happy to take pictures.

For some reason, it’s also fun.

“Hurup… Puek-!! Ugh…! Eunha unnie! Is there salt in the ade?! This is just salt water…!”

Becoming a woman didn’t change anything.

He’s just an ordinary cafe employee who acts foolish, gets scolded by Bang Bang, and criticizes the bullshit of regular customer Ban Harin.

Still, for this moment, it was a precious time where I could completely forget about my worries about [The Black Book].

“I’m waiting! I’ll make you some new ade.”

“I’m sorry, sister~.”

After drinking the grapefruit ade in which the salt had been spilled earlier, Bangul returned to the kitchen with a nagging bombshell.

Sometimes students in school uniform stop by the cafe and buy coffee.

Eunha smiled languidly as she looked around the same cafe scene as usual.

good night. After all, a cafe is more comfortable than home.

Sarah… Sarah…

Is it because the only customer is Eunha?

As I was sipping my newly refilled grapefruit ade and fiddling with my smartphone, Ban Harin, who was standing at the counter, silently approached and sat down next to Eunha.

Then, he takes out his smartphone from his apron and proudly starts tinkering with it.

Mulberry bread, mulberry bread~.

Is this okay?

I glanced at the screen to see what I was doing, and it turned out to be an idle game where I had to raise cute baby animals.

In a farm filled with colorful fruits, all kinds of plump animals were running around, flapping their short limbs.

When Ban Harin touched the flower pot in the center of the screen, a winged watering can suddenly appeared and sprayed water on the flower pot.

And after a while, the flower bud opened wide, and a plump balloon cat popped out.

The sight of a balloon cat bouncing around and flapping its short arms and legs is quite cute.

“It’s so cute.”

“thank you.”

“It’s not you, it’s the game.”

“Eunha, would you like to do this too? You can send hearts to your friend’s farm, but there is a separate ‘Bread Silpong’ that can only be obtained with these hearts.”

“It’s called Bbangsilpong.”

“That’s right. It’s a game called ‘Raising Bbangsilpong’.”

Watching Ban Harin working hard to sell games with a cold face makes me laugh.

Even though it doesn’t show on your face, you really like cute things.

This situation where I was sitting shoulder to shoulder with a beautiful woman with a cold vibe.

Why is my heart pounding?

I think the apron, which is the cafe uniform, suits you very well…

It was pleasing to the eye because it felt different from the black suit I usually wear.

“……? What are you staring at so intently? Is this the first time you’ve seen a regular customer, Seo Joo, instead of working?”

“Yes. It’s my first time seeing you.”

“Please feel free to watch as much as you want. I am also excited to see Eunha in civilian clothes, so please share. To commemorate the occasion, I will take one more two-shot.”

Click~.

“…I can’t hear any sound when Mr. Banharin moves. When I first saw him, I thought he was a ghost.”

“This is the basic skill of a low-level office worker. You must know how to keep quiet anytime, anywhere to avoid being scolded by your boss.”

“So, you said you were an office worker? Hunter-related?”

“That’s right. I am a low-level employee of a company that subcontracts to a mid-sized guild.”

“Oh oh…”

Is that so?

The office workers are amazing.

When Eunha let out a sincere exclamation, Ban Harin swept up his bangs and looked exaggeratedly proud.

However, the face remains expressionless, so the gap is huge.

Eunha sipped grapefruit ade as she glanced at the chick hairpin on Ban Harin’s bangs.

… … Should I add a little salt?

“Excuse me, Eunha. Can I ask you a question?”

“Suddenly? What question?”

“This is related to Eunha’s gender.”

At the time when Jeongbul in the kitchen secretly sprinkled flavored salt into the grapefruit ade,

Banharin, who was quietly playing a game next to him, said.

“Eunha’s [Self-Recovery] skill… As far as I know, it is a skill that returns the body to its original state.”

“That’s right. That’s the bigger problem. Why did my gender change even though I have recovery skills?”

It’s a natural question.

Ban Harin observed Eunha’s face with a cold gaze.

“Then, Eunha… what is Eunha’s ‘original state’?”

“……uh?”

And at her next question, Eunha felt her mind go blank for a moment.

Galaxy’s skill, [Self-Healing].

A skill that returns any wound or muscle to its ‘original state’.

So what is the ‘original state’?

On what basis is the skill activated?

This is a problem I have never thought deeply about.

With my daughter.

Just then, the cafe door opened and a customer came in.

Ban Harin got up from his seat and silently headed to the counter, leaving only questions in Eunha’s mind.

Eunha, who was left alone, sipped the salty flavored salt ade.

[The Black Book] and becoming a woman…

I’m already very stressed because of the ‘Hunter Promotion Test’, but another problem is sprouting up like weeds.

‘Umm… salty.’

Ade wrote.

Is my sense of taste slowly coming back?

I suddenly felt better.

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No matter how much I thought, I couldn’t come up with an answer.

Because everything is still just speculation.

How much time did you spend at the cafe?

Thinking that continuing to sit was a nuisance, Eunha slowly cleaned up the table.

The time is already 12:10 PM.

It’s peak cafe time soon. You shouldn’t take up space for no reason.

‘Ah… I don’t want to go home. What kind of monster will come today?’

My heart races when I think about going home.

A pounding heart. Is this really love?

Do I love home?

Eunha wiped away the flavored salt scattered on the table with a tissue, while frequently glancing at the suitcase she had set up next to her chair.

[Black book] larger and thicker than most major books.

It’s cumbersome to carry around, and if you leave it at home, you won’t be able to check the ‘Guide’ in time.

So, I decided to put the [Black Book] in the carrier I used to go grocery shopping and drag it around.

Because it’s easier to turn it off.

I also tried a shoulder bag, but if I did it wrong, I would lose my balance and fall.

Inertia was scary. Did my strength weaken as I became a woman?

‘Ha… I can’t keep living like this. Although I came back to life from the [Red Woman], there is no guarantee that I will come back to life again…’

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It is the third day since the black book appeared.

I’ve almost died a couple of times already.

Is this right?

I sighed in frustration and turned on my smartphone.

The article about ‘artifacts’ that I was reading earlier comes to mind.

Unsure of how Eunha’s sigh was received, Eunbangul, who was filling the display case with bread, looks at her with a face full of worry.

After all, it’s just our bells. How can he be so kind-hearted…

“What were you looking at earlier?”

“Huh?!”

At that time, Ban Harin suddenly hugged Eunha with a back hug and looked at Eunha’s smartphone over his shoulder.

I was really surprised. Since when have you been behind?

Eunha, who was startled, hurriedly turned off the screen, but Ban Harin was already contemplating what was written on Eunha’s screen.

“Artifact…? Eunha, were you interested in artifacts?”

“Why are you looking at that? Where has my private life gone?”

“What happened between us? And Eun Bang-ul and I have decided to share half of Eun-ha’s private life.”

From a distance, Eunbangul nodded and twitched her white rabbit ears.

It’s sad. Is there no one on my side here?

“That being said, I ask you again. What were you searching for for the artifact? If there is anything you need, I will get it for you.”

“Haha, it’s really no big deal. Why, there are different types of artifacts, right? So I was just looking for fun to see what there was.”

“……Really? Didn’t you pick up an unclaimed artifact?”

“W-well, of course. Why would I lie?”

Ban Harin’s question was glossed over for a good reason.

I was afraid that I might lie, so I copied her expression without worrying about being caught.

“…….”

As expected. Banharin fell from Eunha without any suspicion.

Poker face is a specialty.

According to Eunbangul, did you say it was written all over her face?

Although I have never successfully lied before, it is different now.

Since her face shape has become slightly slimmer, wouldn’t she be able to subtly notice Eunha’s lies?

Look at Ban Harin, who is still falling without any doubts. This is effective.

are you okay. It felt natural.

You won’t even notice that there’s anything to hide.

Eunha left the cafe with light steps, like a girl who successfully told a lie for the first time.

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“…It is false to say that I was looking at the artifact for fun.”

“Isn’t that right?… It’s suspicious.”

“It’s very suspicious.”

Eunha leaves, and only the two of them remain at the cafe.

Ban Harin and Eun Bangul gather in the kitchen and have a secret conversation.

“For some reason, you’ve become worse at lying than before. Besides turning into a woman, you were hiding something from us.”

“My eyes are correct. Considering that they are so reluctant to say anything, it is highly likely that it is information that is not useful for us to know… or ‘something’ that others should not know.”

Silence falls with the gentle sound of the TV in the background.

“You don’t even need to know… What does that mean?”

“We’re still checking, but we have no clues.”

“I’m really worried… Sigh. Yesterday, you looked like you were completely dead and came back to life…”

“No shame.”

As soon as Eunha disappeared, in the cold, frozen atmosphere, Eunbangul fell into trouble, scratching her neck with her nails as if she was out of breath.

Ban Harin silently stayed by the girl’s side and shook his head together.

“…You’re doing things right, right?”

“All of our team members are closely monitoring the person 24 hours a day. This morning, we received reports that there was no problem from the follow-up team, the bystander management team, and the home surveillance team.”

“How do you know if the report is true? Check with your team members too.”

“I will check immediately.”

“I allowed the surveillance there for Eunha’s sake… Remember, if anything happens to my sister, I will trample on the Hunter Association without any hesitation.”

Just like that, the two people, who shared a story that only Eunha did not know, returned to the existing relationship of a cafe owner and a short-term part-time worker as if it had never happened before.