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The sound of Midas constantly eating his food was truly amazing.

When I see that greedy person eating something all day long…

I was wondering if his name should have been Erisichthon instead of Midas.

Because Erisichthon was the protagonist of a food craving that could never be satiated no matter how much he ate.

“…Ray.”

I threw it out there as if I was not paying attention.

“Huh?”

“Aren’t you hungry?”

“Joe, a little bit?”

In the living room, there will be a lot of talk about the Privy Councilor.

For now, I thought it would be good to just suck the blood.

“Wait a minute.”

This girl will bring lots of blood!

“Ah, Shilarang and General, do you want only one of them to come?”

“Why?”

I thought it would be enough to just take one of them.

But Sheila and Janggun followed me into the living room together, feeling good together.

“That’s an unbelievable story.”

“It’s true. If you find it hard to believe, I have some footage that I filmed myself, so why don’t you check it out later?”

The Privy Councilor’s hologram was busy trying to prove its worth.

“Okay, let’s go to the fridge.”

“Yes.”

Sheila and I walked towards the refrigerator, talking to each other.

“Hmm. Since there are four of us, can we take four?”

“Isn’t that too much?”

“Why? Can’t you drink a whole pack by yourself?”

“…There are too many!”

Sheila reacted as if she couldn’t eat one chicken per person.

Hey, if you can’t even do that on your own, how can you expect to do something big!

“General, how about you?”

“I can only eat half.”

“…Really?”

So, I decided to just get three vampire blood packs.

One for me, one for Ray, and one for Sheila and the General.

We returned to my room, each holding a blood pack, in good spirits.

“Ray, here you go!”

“Yeah, thank you.”

Ray got up from the bed right away and simply grabbed the blood pack I threw at him.

“General, you can drink first.”

“Wow!”

While Sheila was giving way to the general, I opened the blood pack.

And then a solemn expression, like a pelican swallowing its prey.

I held the pack with both hands and let the red water of life pour down my neck like a waterfall.

“Kuaaah!”

It was as if I had just finished bathing in a bathhouse and was drinking a drink that was full of the scent of pine needles.

You think there’s banana milk in the bathhouse? No way!

“Chris, aren’t you being too loud?”

“Hey, so what? It’s not anywhere else, it’s home.”

I thought this would be okay between me and Ray.

“But just in case… you might hear it outside.”

“Oh, is that so?”

Even though I gulped down the blood, there was still a lot left.

“Oh right. Sheila, do you need a straw?”

“Yes, I would appreciate it if you gave it to me.”

Since we’re drinking together, I guess we’ll need it.

Sometimes, I would stick a straw into a blood pack and savor it slowly. Should I say it was a small pleasure in my daily life?

“Okay, here.”

To avoid confusion, they gave us straws of different colors.

“Ray, do you want some too?”

“No, I’m fine.”

Ray then drank the blood with pleasure, just like I had done a moment ago.

It seems he only said that and actually wanted to drink like that.

***

“Hmm….”

“Chris, is there anything you don’t like?”

“No, that’s not it. I don’t know about blood, but I think it’s too late to eat something else.”

I guess it’s because it’s dawn.

“That’s right. It’s already dawn.”

“The sun will rise in a few hours anyway.”

Ray and Sheila each said a word.

“Yeah, that’s why I’m worried. Should I just sleep and wake up to eat?”

“That’s right. Even if you just drink blood, your stomach will be full enough.”

Well, that’s not wrong either.

Especially since I was drinking an entire pack by myself.

Even though it was liquid, this amount was enough to fill me up.

“Aggg!”

I made a strange noise as I emptied the last of the blood into my mouth.

Ray, Sheila, and the general reacted to that sight as if it was funny.

“Huh?”

In the meantime, the sound of Midas eating his food was not heard.

Just in case, I turned to look at the food bowl and saw Midas burying his face in the food bowl, not moving at all.

“…Midas? Are you sleeping?”

I guess he’s sleeping. I patted his body, but there was no response.

“Chris.”

Sheila came over to me and led me towards the bed.

“Why?”

“What are you going to do when you wake up?”

“Hey, what’s wrong? By the way, Midas, didn’t you think you didn’t have to sleep?”

“Sometimes you just do nothing like that, like you’re sleeping?”

“I’m not sleeping.”

Oh, surprise!

Sheila and I were startled by Midas’ voice heard behind us.

It seemed like he was listening to everything.

“Midas, you can eat everything in the bowl.”

“Yes.”

It was a short answer for Midas. I didn’t hesitate any longer, thinking that even Midas might have moments when everything was bothersome.

Instead, he focused on drinking all the blood in front of him.

As a result, I was the first one to empty one of the blood packs.

“Whew… I ate well.”

I threw the empty pack straight into the trash can and lay back down on the bed.

“Chris, didn’t Sylvia tell you not to lie down right after eating?”

“It’s okay, it’s okay.”

If any problems arise, you can just cut out the problematic part and play it back.

Even though it hurts a little… I feel like I’m becoming more and more accustomed to pain as I live in this city.

It’s true that when I first became a low-level troubleshooter, I was at a point where I couldn’t move if my head was cut off or my limbs were blown off.

“Chris, enjoy your drink.”

“Silla and Janggun haven’t finished drinking yet?”

The second person to empty his pack after me was Ray.

***

I wondered how it was that two people eating together were slower than Ray and I, who were eating alone.

In the end, is there a difference in the amount they eat, since they are cats and water generals?

While I was lying in bed, I thought about that.

“Eww!”

Suddenly, Sheila and Janggun lay down on the bed and started crushing me.

“What, all of a sudden!”

I said this while hugging the general who was naturally approaching me with his arms wide open.

“You said earlier not to lie down right after eating.”

“Chris said it was okay, right?”

“Ugh.”

To fight with deadly facts.

“Ray, come to think of it, what are you going to do?”

“What?”

“It might be a bit awkward to go to your office at this hour.”

“…Huh?”

Ray listened to me and then suddenly froze in place.

Perhaps he had a premonition of what was to come next.

“Don’t you want to go to sleep?”

“Huh, huh?”

It was cute to see him visibly flustered.

Still, it would be better not to tease him too much.

“If you can’t sleep in my room, you can sleep in another room.”

At my words, Sheila suddenly nodded her head. It seemed that Sheila didn’t like Ray sleeping with me.

“Okay.”

“…Huh?”

But the answer that came out of Ray’s mouth was unexpected.

I thought Sheila’s reaction was a bit of a triumph, but it wasn’t because she still couldn’t meet my eyes.

“Okay, then let’s all sleep together today.”

“Eh.”

Sheila’s terrified reaction was also funny.

“I think the bed might be too small for four people.”

“Shilla and Janggun can just sleep in their original form.”

“Tsk.”

Just as Sheila had been pushing facts a little while ago, this time I pushed facts.

Until the water transformation is successful, it’s just a cat named Shila! Janggun is a good water soldier!

“Still, it’s fortunate that the bed is wide.”

Only after Sheila and the General had finished drinking the blood did we lie down on the bed.

My stomach was full, and it seemed like the conversation going on in the living room would continue.

“Then should I turn off the lights?”

“Uh, yeah.”

Click.

I turned off the light and went to bed, relying on the moonlight streaming in through the window.

Ray headed inside the bed on his own, and I took the outside.

Just then, General Lee, in the form of a person, and Sheila, in the form of a cat, greeted me.

“Chris, why is it only me who sees this?”

Are you asking such an obvious question?

“The general’s true form is to hug and say that he is a bit like that.”

“Ah.”

How can you sleep while hugging a giant water general?

No matter how cute the general was, that was physiologically impossible.

“Ray, it’s not uncomfortable.”

“Yeah, it’s okay.”

It was certainly fortunate that the bed was wide. Ray and I were both very nervous, but our bodies never touched each other or anything.

“Everyone, look forward to it. In the morning, I’ll show off my skills for the first time in a while.”

“Is it Christmas?”

I tried to answer Sheila, who asked me as if it was unexpected.

But before I knew it… when I opened my eyes, the warm morning sunlight was burning my face.

***

‘Every time I hear it, it sounds like they’re grilling hamburger patties.’

Four patties grilling together while lying on a bed.

Since all three of them, including one of them, were vampires, there was no way to avoid the sizzling sound.

“Waaaam.”

He jumped up from his seat with a yawn.

First, I headed to the computer. Unlike a few hours ago, there was no one in the living room.

“Let’s see.”

I turned on the computer and went online to buy the materials I needed.

The meat must be pure real meat, not cultured meat!

I have bat eyes at home, so I can use them as a substitute for butter… pass.

Since Korean food exists in the Dream City game, I also purchased gochujang, which is the key ingredient in this dish.

Green onions and garlic… well, feel free to substitute them with any other green vegetables you have at home.

Finally, Parmesan cheese! Luckily, I had some Parmesan cheese that I hadn’t eaten yet.

After clicking the mouse a few times, I headed to the shower room.

Still, it would be better to just wash it briefly first.

Fortunately, there was no further news after I finished showering.

After drying my head and body, I waited calmly for the ingredients to arrive for about ten minutes.

A strange drone sound was heard.

As I walked out the front door, a black drone appeared with the item I had ordered.

“Thank you for using our service, customer!”

“Ohhhh!”

It’s always a new feeling to receive my order from a drone.

Even the drones on this side have female voices. Some are male, and some even have child-like voices.

“Okay, shall we begin?”

After passing the living room and arriving at the kitchen, I quickly looked through the ingredients.

I had already figured out where the blender was. I had occasionally seen Sylvia take it out when she was using it.

The method is quite simple.

First, put all of these ingredients into the blender!

Add a few bat eyes and an appropriate amount of gochujang according to the number of eyes.

Next, green vegetables for color and flavor.

Finally, I added the Parmesan cheese, grating it here and there with my wicked right hand instead of a grater.

Wheeeing―

The power of magical engineering also had a great impact on the mixer.

If this were a real-world blender, the noise would be enough to wake everyone who was sleeping right now.

But Magusfall’s mixer wasn’t that bad. Should I just say it was just a little bit of vibration?

“Okay, this is enough.”

I put the contents ground in the blender into a suitable container. If possible, it would be better if it had a consistent shape.

The contents of the container go straight to the refrigerator!

After I finished preparing the meat separately, I returned to my room and lay down on the bed.

I figured I could sleep a little while the contents chilled in the fridge and the steaks were marinating.

At that moment, Reina Sheila and the general were all sleeping soundly.

‘Oh, there was someone I forgot.’

I checked Midas just in case….

For some reason I don’t know, but this time too, just like last time, he was rolling around on the floor as if he had been shot.

“Midas, is that position comfortable?”

“Yes….”

It was obvious that the golem didn’t need to sleep, but his voice was very tired.

Well, everything is ready, so when I wake up, it will be done.

That’s right, gochujang butter!

No, first of all, I used oil bat eyes instead of butter… Gochujang eyes? That sounds a bit weird.