episode_0072

There are times in life when you feel embarrassed.

For example, when a menu at a restaurant is different from what you ordered.

When I went for a walk in the park and was bitten by a wild animal.

Or… when a neighbor who was always cold sent me a sweet and bitter fan letter one day.

A minor incident that everyone has experienced at least once.

It comes not as a startling embarrassment, but as the type of embarrassment that makes you feel at a loss, ‘What should I do with this…’ and takes away all motivation for the day.

But Eunha thought positively.

At least I won’t be bored…

“ha…”

Eunha sighed heavily and looked down at her fingers.

Smooth fingers without a single scar. I don’t have any accessories because I don’t like things getting in the way.

She looked at her clean little finger and shook her head, feeling bloated for no reason.

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1-1. Please don’t close the bathroom door.

Open the door so I can see you.

Show us our proof engraved on your little finger.

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However, do not come out of the bathroom.​

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yesternight. [Red Woman] rules newly added to the guide.

It’s not strange. There were several cases where new rules appeared in the guide or the original content was changed.

But something… I guess this rule is different from usual…

Burden.

okay. It became burdensome.

This is the number of times I’ve been sawed by that woman, and now I’m telling you not to close the bathroom door. Are you telling me to die from stress?

This is a very difficult rule for her, who cannot even hold a kitchen knife due to multiple layers of trauma.

What upsets Eunha even more is that the [Red Woman] has not visited her house even once since the incident at the department store.

The guide has been changed, but the person concerned has not come to visit.

Like a woman in first love who confessed that she liked him and then fell in love with him, only to hide away out of shame.

Is this an intention to stop him and kill him? It took quite a bit of thinking.

I could probably sing [Red Woman] like I did back then, but I want to sing it whenever there is a reason to sing it.

I’m sure they have a private life over there too, but if they just call me saying they want to meet, I’ll use it.

Unlike those guys who open the front door of someone’s house and ask what color your blood is, Eunha is a kind neighbor who respects other people’s privacy.

“Wow~! Ji Bakryeong, what is it? I haven’t seen you in a few days!”

“That’s it.”

“Your voice is amazing! Can you take a picture with me? Oh, and please pack me a cafe latte!”

Lunch hour.

Eunha, who was assimilated into the quiet cafe atmosphere and smiling languidly, worked as usual, taking orders from the occasional customer.

Due to owner Eunbangul’s insistence that he doesn’t like being busy, they just put up a menu board at the entrance without any solicitation or proper events… It’s a small cafe that was opened as if a rich girl was playing house.

But there are customers here too. Surprisingly a lot.

I once asked a regular customer why he came to this cafe, and he said he came to refresh his eyes while drinking coffee.

“The cafe latte has arrived.”

“Thank you~. By the way, Ji Bak-ryeong, what do you eat to get that big? Do I have to drink milk too?”

“…I worked out every day to get promoted to Hunter. It didn’t work out well.”

“Wow. I need to exercise too. Thank you. Goodbye, sister!”

“Bye.”

Eunha waved goodbye to a regular customer who was leaving with a warm cafe latte.

The luxuriously designed academy uniform worn by that customer attracts the attention of people around him like a magnet.

A student at [Euncheon Academy], the best hunter academy in the country located in Euncheon-gu.

When I heard it, he said he was in the third year. He was so happy that he got a good grade and received a scholarship.

Even a student who is so lively and playful… will start out as at least a C-level hunter when he finishes [Euncheon Academy]. Since I said I got good grades, I could start as a B-level hunter.

i envy you.

Someone went to great lengths to make me realize ‘Mana’.

“Hehe~, Eunha.”

“Hiyah!?”

At that time, behind Eunha, who was looking at the back of the academy student with a bitter smile, Nari Kang sneakily approached her and hugged her.

Eunha, who was suddenly given a back hug, let out a pitiful scream.

I’m embarrassed.

“Oh, I’m sorry. Are you very surprised?”

“No, it’s just… I get startled when someone approaches me from behind.”

Nari Kang, who opened her eyes wide at Eunha’s extremely surprised reaction, quickly stepped back and widened the distance. Her hair is as blue as sapphire, and a warm scent that resembles the smell of herbal medicine… a mixture of potion and coffee, passes the tip of her nose.

Nari Kang, the youngest daughter of the [Blue Dragon Family] and former debt collector, glanced at Eunha’s large breasts and scratched the back of her head sheepishly.

I couldn’t help but laugh because it felt like I was seeing a red panda that was not good at expressing affection.

Recently, Kang Nari’s skinship has increased.

To be precise, it is skinship towards Eunha. Eunbangul and Banharin were still having a hard time.

In particular, he was busy condescending to Bang Bang, constantly calling him the boss.

“But! I’m under a contract to work at a cafe for half the salary for the next few years, right? In effect, that means my debt is still outstanding, right?”

“Bangul paid the debt for me.”

“That means I’m still in debt! Did you know?”

“I’m glad the identity hasn’t disappeared.”

Eunha congratulated the youngest daughter of a chaebol family on reaffirming her identity.

Eun Bangul and Ban Harin went to have lunch first, so Eunha and Kang Na Ri were left alone in the cafe.

Perhaps that was why Kang Na-ri clung to Eunha with the liveliness she showed in the damp semi-basement as if no one was paying attention.

Since the cafe’s peak time starts at 1 p.m., Kang Na-ri targeted the time when there were no customers in the cafe and filled the distance with Eunha.

Eunha also did not stop Kang Nari from approaching and chatted peacefully.

“How are you doing these days? Are there any strange loan sharks coming to visit?”

“I love it so much! The quality of life has improved so much! The owner of Eunbangul is kind, and Mr. Ban Harin is a good person, except for the strange things he does when he says he is a senior, approaches me without a sound and surprises me, or grabs coffee for no reason. are you!”

“aha.”

“And Eunha… Oh, it’s nothing!”

“aha?”

Nari Kang, with blushing cheeks, turned her head.

What is it? Anyway, he seems to be doing well.

I’ll have to say something to Ban Harin later when he comes back from lunch.

In addition, Kang Na-ri seems to have started operating her existing potion business normally after finishing the cafe. Of course, we do not open a separate store, but just make potions at home and deliver them to the association.

Now, thanks to the salary he receives from the cafe, he no longer has to worry about money, but he says he will continue to make potions since it suits his constitution.

It’s surprising because he’s quite sincere about the potion.

Or is that the only thing I know how to do?

“Well, that’s right! If anything happens to Eunha in the future, I will help her! Because she is her benefactor!… Actually, my [Ingredient Replacement] skill can be used on living creatures too, right? Is it a secret from others?”

“what?”

“I haven’t tried it before, but I will use this to kill the bad guys coming towards Eunha!”

“Why did I end up in debt instead of becoming a hunter with that talent?”

“It’s scary… And I don’t know how to ‘strengthen my body’ even after I grow up. Above all, I don’t want to kill living things carelessly.”

Kang Na-ri’s story is quite spicy, and the more you listen to it, the deeper Eunha’s smile becomes.

The [Component Replacement] skill that swaps the ingredients of the ‘object’ you are holding in your hand… The more you know, the more dangerous it is. Even when I was cleaning the glass I dropped on the floor the other day, I felt bad.

Could it be that this person didn’t need to be saved from the [Black Bungpa]?

No matter where they were captured, wouldn’t they have beaten everything and come back?

… … No, let’s think positively.

By paying off the debt on his behalf, he saved the hands of a person with such brutal skills from getting blood on his hands.

That’s it.

“Nari Kang is most beautiful when she’s making potions.”

“Tsk…! Really?”

“Of course. Oh, and this… it’s late, but it’s a gift from the department store.”

For some reason, Eunha ignored Kang Na-ri, who was blushing, and took out a glass bottle from the suitcase that was parked next to her while the story was going on.

It is a glass bottle containing dark red liquid.

“Department store gift?… This is blood.”

“Do you want to make a potion with this?”

Eunha handed the vial containing blood to Nari Kang and calmed her pounding heart.

It’s a curiosity I’ve had since I first met Nari Kang.

What would happen if you made a potion with your own blood?

Isn’t the existing potion a drug that purifies the mana contained in the monster’s blood and imitates the ‘resilience of that monster’?

If it’s the blood of something that doesn’t die even if you cut out its internal organs with a kitchen knife and pour out the blood, you can make a pretty interesting potion.

Of course, even if the results are good, I have no intention of selling it. Who would buy a potion made with human blood?

Eunha also gets trembled at the thought of someone she doesn’t even know drinking her blood.

“Wow! Is this a potion request? Please leave it to me!! What kind of monster’s blood is it? If I got it from Blue Dragon Department Store, is it the blood of the ‘Flying Mecha Elk’?”

“Well, I happened to find it too. Just make it into a potion and tell me its effectiveness. I’ll pay you for your trouble.”

“Ah~ I should give it to my benefactor for free~… But in return, I guess… I can give you a free hug… just once?”

“Free hugs?… Well, okay. About once a day…”

“and!”

Nari Kang, who carefully accepted the blood sample, timidly twisted her hair and made a suggestion.

One free hug… It’s a very cheap price for the effort of making a potion instead.

It doesn’t wear out, so it doesn’t matter. Even though the bells get stuck every chance they get, I don’t pay attention to them.

Eunha opened her arms and promised to hug Nari Kang once a day from now on.

Kang Na-ri approaches with a bright smile, and soon embraces Eunha with a happy face, as if holding a beloved doll in her arms.

The feeling of my large breasts being crushed was quite frustrating.

“Wow… heaven…”

“Ah! What is it, sister? While we’re away!”

Soon after lunch, Bang Bang and Ban Ha-rin returned to the cafe, and Eun-ha was pushed away from Kang Na-ri by a girl who ran like an angry rabbit and hit her on the waist.

A quiet cafe suddenly becomes noisy.

Eunha looked at her little finger, which had nothing on it, and patted the bunny girl in her arms as usual.

Today was also a peaceful day.

… … .

… … .

“…Yes. Lady Kang Nari is… That’s right… Yes, I understand.”

And, in the van parked on the road opposite the cafe,

Someone dressed as a secretary was quietly watching Kang Na-ri, who was complaining about being pushed around by Eun Bang-ul.