episode_0120

Atra, who worked on the front lines, knew well the importance of cleanliness.

Of course, the body of a superhuman is not easily infected with residual diseases even in such an environment, but in many ways, morale decreases and physical performance deteriorates.

Additionally, if a monster with unique abilities to deal with pestilence or poison creeps into a dirty and dirty environment, it may be annihilated before it can fight.

In reality, there are no such cases.

A third-tier alpha monster that arose in ancient China, the two-headed poisonous dragon.

The level is Level 3 Alpha.

It is true that it is a huge monster, but the reason it single-handedly ended the territory of a huge country called China is because of its plague and poison nature.

It also helped him that the cleanliness of the nearby area was very dirty.

anyway.

Because of that, Atra was the type of person who was quite strict about cleanliness.

– Wow…

From that day on, I paid more attention to cleanliness.

A tremendous psychological shock hit Atra, and she has not been able to touch a cigarette since.

Even before bringing Lee Ha-yul into the lodgings, I ventilated the room several times to see if there was any smell and used a magic tool imbued with purification magic.

Even her own body… She is paying special attention to washing the chest area, which Lee Ha-yul often gets dirty.

– pop

When I tapped the hologram, the stream of water pouring from the ceiling stopped.

Atra dried herself off with a towel, put on the indoor clothes she had brought with her in advance, and left the shower room.

The moist, warm air that gave rise to white steam poured out, and the relatively cool outside air hit Atra’s skin.

I patted my head with a towel and headed to my room.

-Tap-tap-tap.

“Huh?”

Atra’s steps heading towards the room stopped.

A tapping sound with a steady beat, and a crunching sound as if something is baking. Also, the smell of food passing by your nose.

Atra blinked for a moment and then walked away without even drying her hair.

So I went down to the living room.

Lee Ha-yul was seen busy moving around in the kitchen.

“…?”

Lee Ha-yul was chopping food on the cutting board, holding a kitchen knife with one hand.

The other side.

An artifact that floats on Lee Ha-yul’s back or is worn like a cape… an artifact called a heavenly robe.

It was divided into several branches to control the frying pan and cook food using a turner and cooking tongs.

Additionally, a fire spirit appeared to be hovering around the frying pan, controlling the intensity of the fire.

“……”

A unique sight in many ways. When I went to a restaurant where the cooking process was a performance, a story came to mind where a superhuman chef would put on a show similar to that.

As Atra stood there blankly, Lee Ha-yul turned his head as if he sensed that he was being popular.

Lee Ha-yul, who was wearing a pure white apron, opened her mouth, then lowered her head, drooping the corners of her eyes as if she was sorry.

[Have you washed everything?]

[sorry]

[please wait for a moment]

[It’s all over]

“Yeah, yeah.”

Atra, who couldn’t think of anything to say, stuttered out an answer.

After a while.

As Lee Ha-yul said, the cooking was finished shortly, and plates were placed on the table.

[I tried it simply]

Lee Ha-yul snooped next to Atra, who was sitting on a chair, and explained.

Atra looked at the table.

A pure white plate… Freshly cooked, steaming food was set on it.

Properly grilled bacon and sausages that are delicious.

Scrambled eggs with a yellow golden shine, small fried eggs, and hash browns.

Another plate had a dressed salad and bread on it, as if it was intended for a sandwich.

“……”

I tried it simply. As the saying goes, it was a simple menu item for breakfast.

Atra is from the UK, and when she was young, she usually ate breakfast like this.

When I was young.

Even before attending the academy… I used to eat breakfast like this with my family.

Atra, who was staring blankly at the food, turned her head and looked at Lee Ha-yul.

Instead of sitting across from him, he was snooping around Atra with an expression of anticipation and worry.

Atra, realizing what that meant, carefully dipped the sausage with a fork and ate it.

I pursed my lips for a moment. The sausage chewed in my mouth, and its unique lightness spread.

It wasn’t too oily, and it wasn’t overcooked either. However, it is not undercooked.

It was literally just right… it seemed to suit Atra’s tastes.

“It’s delicious…”

“……!”

it’s good.

In a brief appreciation without any special decoration, Lee Ha-yul’s emotions, which had been stained with tension and anticipation, suddenly poured out into anticipation and she smiled brightly.

That smile looked as happy as a sunflower in full bloom.

Atra could clearly see that smile.

The appearance of an innocent child who is so happy and happy with just a few short words.

‘…Ugh.’

I was about to sigh involuntarily, but the events of the day before came to mind and I hurriedly swallowed them down.

But I couldn’t help the sigh that arose inside me.

‘How should I teach that…’

Teaching how to fight was a very simple task.

Atra felt it once again…

* * *

The place where I decided to meet Baek A-rin was in front of the central fountain in the commercial district.

As its name suggests, the commercial district is lined with a variety of restaurants, entertainment facilities, and large shopping malls that you would find in a downtown area.

Appointment time is 12 o’clock.

The time I arrived at the fountain was 11:30, 30 minutes earlier than the scheduled time.

After snooping around for a while, I sat down on the bench near the fountain and looked at the surroundings with the power of observation.

‘…Quite a lot?’

This is something I almost always feel when I go to City Cradle, but there were few people compared to the huge and excellent facility.

As expected, there were few people inside the poetry cradle to begin with.

Faculty members and minor staff members belonging to the academic department.

A cadet who entered Poetry Cradle.

It is a place where industry workers and their families are the only ones who maintain the commercial district.

But now there were quite a few people.

It wasn’t as crowded as in a busy street, but it was enough to give the impression that there were quite a few people walking around.

This is because it is the first weekend after the midterm evaluation.

Cadets poured into the commercial district to relieve the academic stress they had accumulated so far.

Although most of them were wearing civilian clothes rather than cadet uniforms, the faces observed were classmates or upperclassmen whom they had previously met.

It wasn’t just cadets who poured out.

Just as the cadets were buried under academic stress, there were many faculty members who were overwhelmed by the planning and implementation of the academic calendar, including midterm evaluations.

As they poured in together, I could still feel the popularity.

‘hmm…’

There were quite a few people walking around.

There were a lot of eyes and whispers focused on me, but now I was used to this kind of attention and it didn’t bother me.

In the past, I would have run away home right away… I feel like I’ve become great again.

I sat on the bench, crossed my legs, and waited for Baek A-rin to come.

‘Write…’

When I thought of Baek A-rin, Hong Yeon-hwa and the teacher who gave me various advices regarding this meeting came to mind.

Countless missed calls from Hong Yeon-hwa.

Although I was shocked, I urgently sent a text message to let him know that I was safe.

As soon as I sent the text, a reply came.

The reply said that he was worried because he had not heard back and asked if something had happened.

The conversation continued like that.

I was asleep. It was on mute so I wasn’t aware of the contact. sorry.

I was worried. I’m glad nothing happened. Are you sleeping in the dormitory?

I fell asleep in my teacher’s dormitory.

…Why are you there? Did something happen? etc…

The conversation continued for a while, and the topic eventually turned to the promise Baek A-rin had made.

It was a welcome Q&A as I also had many questions to ask.

▶Hong Yeon-hwa: If you do something strange, I’ll punch you right away.

▶Hong Yeon-hwa: There is no need to look after me, so don’t hesitate.

▶Hong Yeon-hwa: Got it?

There wasn’t much to gain. The only natural and common-sense answer is to reject people who do strange things.

Hong Yeon-hwa also seems to have no idea why Baek A-rin made this bet.

Be sure to remember “─. Did you understand? What did I say?“

[If someone tries to touch my body, I immediately punch them…]

[Master]

[I know this too…]

“…Really? But why does the thing I’m touching stay still?“

[You’re the teacher]

[I like the teacher]

“…I see.“

Even before leaving the dorm, did you give a similar answer to your teacher? I received an education.

Honestly, it was ridiculous. Why do they keep emphasizing that no one knows something like that?

However, because Hong Yeon-hwa said this out of concern and because it was the teacher who said it, I nodded appropriately.

It was around this time that I was flipping my legs and looking through a magic book using a hologram.

Has only 10 minutes passed?

Baek Arin came in at the end of the observation range.

Then, among the countless sights, the sound of footsteps approached the fountain.

Baek A-rin’s eyes fell on me after looking around for a moment.

She smiled brightly and walked towards me with long strides.

“Oops. Even though I showed up 20 minutes early, I was still late.”

[are you okay]

[I also just arrived]

He shook his head at Baek A-rin, who was timidly asking while arranging her hair, and looked at her outfit.

Blue hair tied back neatly as always.

A clean, white cotton t-shirt with no special decorations.

A denim jacket worn over it and jeans that seemed to accentuate the shape of the long legs.

There was nothing special about the clothes themselves, but the hangers were so good that the outfit looked even better.

“Did you eat lunch?”

[yes?]

[Didn’t you say you would meet and eat?]

“Oh, you remembered it well.“

After saying that, Baek Arin grinned and suddenly held out her hand to me.

“?”

I tilted my head for a moment, realized what gesture that was, and made a strange expression.

Pure white palms.

A dangerous palm that can pour out hundreds of ice picks at any moment if desired.

Of course, I didn’t think it would actually pour out here.

Because it’s inside the poetry cradle. There wasn’t much vigilance.

When I carefully stretched out my hand, Baek A-rin suddenly grabbed my hand.

A hand wrapped in a black arm sleeve and a hand showing off pure white skin were held together.

It was cool, not warm.

– Dang

As she was feeling a strange feeling, an alarm rang on Baek A-rin’s smartwatch.

A timer appeared on the small hologram.

[23:59:57]

“Then, the 24-hour timer starts now.“

[yes?]

When asked what that meant, Baek A-rin answered as if it was no big deal.

“I told you, right? I’m taking Hayul’s day.”

“???”

The moment I was about to ask again what that meant, a thought occurred to me.

day.

The time when the Earth rotates round.

And, 24 hours.

I opened my mouth in a daze.

‘no.’

One day is just one day?

As if to confirm my thoughts, Baek A-rin just waved her joined hands.