episode_0134

‘… … Should I get serious mental counseling? Is it of any use?’

Today’s weather, cloudy.

A ray of sunlight appeared between the gloomy dark clouds after a long time, and it was lunchtime, taking root on the ground like thin bean sprouts.

Click…

Eunha, who was eating lunch at [Euncheon Restaurant], put down her fork with a small sigh.

It is located in the far corner of the restaurant, far away from the transparent glass window that replaces one wall of the store, and is a good location to avoid people’s gaze.

The large glass cup placed on the table was filled with cola with ice floating in it, giving off cool carbonation, and soft music that calmed the mind flowed like a breeze.

Lying next to Eunha were two heavy black plastic bags.

One contains the usual [Black Book], and the other contains the raw meat left behind by the [Beast].

“Whoa…”

Eunha looked down at the food set on the table and let out a sigh filled with complexity.

I feel bloated, as if I had a stomachache.

This is the menu she ordered today with great enthusiasm.

Salmon salad and well-done steak.

However, on the table where I put down my fork, there was a bunch of salmon left on my plate after eating only the salad, and a steak that I gave up after only taking one or two bites.

Ugh…

I picked up the steak again with my fork. Do not use a knife, just put it in your mouth and bite with your front teeth.

Rather than eating meat, the texture reminds me of a piece of tough rubber.

However, perhaps because he recognized that the food in his mouth was ‘meat’, he hurriedly spit out the steak due to the nausea rising in his throat.

Eunha quenched her thirst with cool cola and held on to her stinging throat.

I don’t want to eat meat.

It’s just that the fact that I can’t eat meat because of the trauma… felt like a bigger loss than I thought.

It felt like someone had cut off my tongue with rusty scissors and ran away.

I don’t want to feel like this for the rest of my life, so I’m practicing eating meat little by little.

Nevertheless, the result was a crushing defeat.

Every time I put meat in my mouth, I think of the ‘chicken salad’ I ate last time, and I reject meat at the instinctive level.

‘Ah… Should I just cut open the stomach and shove the meat into the stomach…’

With a smooth hand without any calluses, I picked up the knife lying next to me.

Rattling……

The moment I pick up a not-so-sharp knife, my left hand begins to tremble like an aspen.

The sharp pain that comes to mind when cutting open the stomach and removing the internal organs.

“……Haha, it’s a sight to behold.”

I calmly put down the knife and took a sip of Coke.

I want to live like a human.

Ttuduk. Pop.

I pulled out a few tissues lying next to me.

I wrapped the well-done steak that I spit out earlier in a tissue and put it in my mouth.

Saliva-soaked tissues stick to the tongue and roof of the mouth.

Eunha swallowed the tissue with an inexplicable sense of disgust.

Gulp…

Once upon a time, I tried to swallow the first Cheongsim pill I bought at a convenience store. Because ‘hwan’ was in the name, I thought it was just swallowed.

Similar to that time, the sensation of a large object being stuck in the esophagus.

Eunha poured coke down her throat and pushed the tissue stuck in her esophagus into her stomach.

“Cough!… Cough… Phew, this works. Rice paper didn’t work.”

Is it because the texture doesn’t feel like food?

I somehow ate meat.

Eunha was happy.

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I listened to the news playing on the restaurant TV.

A news channel called ‘Hunter 24 Hours’ that informs the daily life of the hunter society, which is full of talk and trouble.

Today, the news was hot with the story about the Hunter Association’s [Galaxy Potion].

Most people are complaining about why they develop such a good potion and sell it for as little as mouse urine.

“…….”

I watched all the noisy gossip from across the river with an anxious mind.

Like looking at food in a restaurant,

Like watching a swarm of ants crawling in a row.

Today, we view the world from a wide viewing angle.

“Eunha…?”

At that time, a woman approached Eunha’s table and spoke cautiously.

A woman wearing a stylish gi and carrying an unopened black suitcase at her side.

A B-class hunter belonging to the large guild [Changcheon Swordsman]… Scouter Jeong So-ra was looking at Eunha with a shocked face.

“hello.”

“…May I ask why you are eating your steak wrapped in a tissue?”

“This way you can eat it.”

Jeong So-ra’s eyes are filled with pity.

What kind of person is Eunha becoming in her head?

Sagagakㅡ.

The sound of insects ringing in my head.

The appearance of an acquaintance suddenly makes me want to play pranks.

Instead of resisting the urge, Eunha places her large breasts on the table and looks up at Jeong So-ra with soft eyes.

“It’s been a while… Would you like to sit down?”

“Well, of course.”

Jeong So-ra, who avoided eye contact, sat across from Eunha.

She sits down on a chair with an unnatural gesture, puts the suitcase at her side on the floor, and calls a waiter to order food.

3 servings of steak, 2 servings of pasta, plus salad.

If you eat that much in one meal, how much will you spend on food for a month?

Eunha looked at Jeong So-ra, worried about the wallet situation of a B-class hunter from a large guild.

… He must have come from a fight, and he has a white bandage wrapped around his neck.

Jeong So-ra reacts sharply to Eun-ha’s gaze and smiles shyly.

“Haha… Among the monsters coming from the north, there was one that hid in a puddle of water. It was the rainy season, and it was my first time seeing this monster, so I had to pull the wire once. This is… no, it’s just a slight scratch. ”

“Ah! Of course, we at [Changcheon Sword Family] quickly discovered the monster’s weakness and set out to reclaim the border, so you don’t have to worry!”

Jeong So-ra smiles brightly, covering up the bloody bandages that are visible through her uniform.

It was a bit of a sudden report on the situation, but it was an exciting story for Eunha, who is very interested in hunters.

Jeong So-ra, who read the look in Eun-ha’s eyes, quietly opened her eyes and spoke about her life as a hunter during the rainy season.

From a saga about hunting a certain monster somewhere, to a rumor about going to repair a broken weapon and getting caught up in an employee’s speaking skills, he made an impulse purchase…

The daily routine of a B-class hunter was more ordinary than expected, but Eunha was busy listening to her story.

“Our asshole guild leader there… Oh, by the way, I didn’t just come to talk about myself… I’m sorry, I talked a lot without realizing it.”

Jeong So-ra, who was gazing at Eunha’s smiling face and her large breasts on the table as if she were bewitched while moving her mouth, suddenly came to her senses and returned to the main topic.

She got up from her seat and prepared something in advance…

He gently placed the carrier he had been carrying at his side next to Eunha and returned to its original position.

A pitch-black suitcase with its plastic packaging still unopened greets Eunha.

“It’s an apology for the ‘Hunter Academy’ that was rude last time… Rather, it’s a gift prepared by [Changcheon Swordsman] who wanted to impress Eunha.”

“……It’s a carrier?”

Eunha glanced down at the black plastic bag containing the [Black Book].

Coincidentally, the suitcase I was originally using was broken, so I was looking around for a suitable item through home shopping.

The timing is so good that it makes me laugh out loud.

“It is a special carrier made from materials collected from the [crack field]. The object is not distorted even if it passes through the [crack field], and it is manufactured for the purpose of storing ‘artifacts’, so its durability is reliable.”

“If it sounds like it’s extremely expensive, would it be a mistake?”

“It’s convenient to think that large guilds are giving away items they used to keep in warehouses as a generous gift.”

Jeong So-ra smiles mischievously and eases the burden that Eunha feels little by little.

She said she thought this would be the best gift since Eunha always carries a suitcase.

Of course, Eun-ha, who hit the nail on the head, felt her liking for Jeong So-ra increase and opened the plastic bag of the carrier.

I thought it was good.

This is why I like large guilds.

Don’t you generously hand out good items like this to people who have no intention of joining the guild?

Sagagakㅡ.

Eunha pursed her lips coquettishly and expressed her gratitude by holding Jeong Sora’s hand with both hands.

Jeong So-ra, who turned her head to the side at Eunha’s mischievous smile, didn’t seem to notice that her ears were as red as blush.

cute.

He looks embarrassed even with small gestures.

Eyes that lose focus at the slightest movement and don’t know what to do.

Jeong So-ra’s face seen from a wider viewing angle than usual.

Unbearably,

It makes you joke.

Sagagagak…

“I was already planning on going to the [Crack Ground] this holiday. I’m really going to put it to good use.”

“Uh, oh… really? If you don’t mind, may I ask where you’re going?”

“Cheorwon crack field.”

“Oh my! It’s a crack field managed by our [Changcheon Guild]! Don’t you need a B-class hunter who is good at geography?”

“I’m going with an acquaintance. Thank you for your advice, but I’ll decline.”

Afterwards, Eunha chatted with Jeong So-ra, who was inhaling a load of food brought by the waiter.

Maybe it was because people were eating so happily that even Eunha, who was watching, felt full, and just sipped cola without even touching the half of the well-done steak.

It was more noisy than a restaurant meal enjoyed alone, but it wasn’t that bad.

Eunha thought so while patting the carrier she received as a gift.

“……Uh, Jeong So-ra. Isn’t that the person who’s on TV right now, Jeong So-ra?”

At that time, Eunha, who was watching the restaurant TV, spotted Jeong So-ra passing by on the news screen.

Data screen with the subtitle ‘Destruction in this year’s rainy season front.’

The camera that broadcasts the hunters fighting for their lives in the heavy monsoon rain shows Jeong So-ra supporting a fellow hunter even though she is covered in blood.

Soon after, the video cuts to a blackout with the cameraman rolling around in the mud with her shouting loudly, ‘Get out of here!’

Was he ashamed of his actions when he was stuffed on TV?

Jeong So-ra lifted her head to check the TV, scratched her cheek and giggled.

“Oh my… I’m embarrassed. When did I take a picture like that?”

“Your mouth is harsher than I thought.”

“It’s really troublesome. Hunters will scout if they’re pictured like that…”

Startle!!

That moment,

That time when I was casually answering Eunha’s words.

Jeong So-ra, noticing a subtle sense of discomfort, shook her shoulders.

I opened my eyes wide and looked wordlessly at Eunha sitting across from me as if I couldn’t understand.

Jeong So-ra put down the fork and knife she was holding and quietly wiped her goosebumped arms.

“What’s wrong?”

“……Eunha.”

“yes.”

“Restaurant TV… It’s behind Eunha’s back.”

Sitting across from Jeong So-ra,

Looking straight at Jeong So-ra and talking to her,

Eunha was drinking cold cola,

I smiled while looking at Jeong So-ra on TV.

“I heard a voice. It was Jeong So-ra’s voice.”

Eyes curved like a crescent moon,

He stares at Jeong So-ra with the mischievousness of a mischievous person.

… … .

… … .

“Okay… then, is it now time to eat the main dish?”

After a while, Jeong So-ra, who had eaten all the dishes, left the restaurant first for the afternoon.

Eunha, who was checking the time while remaining at the table, slowly relaxed.

I put the [Black Book] into the newly gifted carrier and check the raw meat I brought with it.

The corner seat of the restaurant.

A quiet place where others don’t pay much attention.

“May I take your order?”

Just after getting out of the sight of the restaurant waiters and customers, a headless waiter approaches Eunha and asks for the menu.

Wearing a bloody waiter’s uniform, putting his own head on a tray,

A waiter with someone’s teeth marks clearly visible through his torn uniform.

Eunha took the menu familiarly and placed the raw meat she brought from home on the salad plate.

The waiter rolls his bloodshot eyes and looks down at the table filled with the smell of blood.

“I brought some meat left at home. Would you like some?”

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2-2. caution! There is no meat in the restaurant!

– Due to the recent decrease in the supply of meat, our restaurant does not currently serve menus containing meat.

-So please, be careful when ordering food.

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Eunha said as she hid her trembling hands under the table,

The waiter’s head smiled strangely.

… … .

… … .

… … .

Welcoming you today as well,

[Euncheon Restaurant].

… … .

Today’s dish.

Chateaubriand.

It’s been a while since I cooked.

… … .

… … .

Dangling~♪

After finishing her meal, Eunha left the restaurant.

Carrying a suitcase that shines like new.

With a blank expression, as if possessed by a ghost.

“…….”

The galaxy,

After finishing her meal, she

Instead of going back to the cafe right away, I headed to ‘Saetbyul Apartment’.

forward, forward,

To the convenience store next to the apartment.

“…The service is good. I can’t stand free food.”

Today’s dish.

Chateaubriand.

Veal tenderloin steak.

Eunha walked with a limp,

Without hesitation, I got on the [blood donation bus].