episode_0145

One useless story.

Even Eunha, which is always positive, has a dark history.

Black history.

Or a shameful memory.

It’s like a landmine, and even memories that passed by without any special events become an inexplicable embarrassment.

And think.

Why did I do that?

“… … It’s nice to see so many smiles.”

『Kkekekekeuk. You were really cute yesterday.』

The day after he revealed his aspirations as a building owner to the apartment residents, he was immediately grabbed by the [silhouette] reflected in the apartment window and ‘fell headfirst’ into the living room of his house.

A morning where the rainy season has broken down and the blazing sunlight shines through the dark clouds.

After stretching her cervical vertebrae, which had been cleanly broken and then recovered, Eunha went to work with a renewed mind.

The eyes glancing at the tightly locked front door of room 903 are just pitiful.

“Don’t be like this in the morning. I have to go to work.”

『Stop being quiet and say it one more time in front of Yeo. I mean, I didn’t hear it properly.』

“… … S, if you get the number wrong, I’ll kick you out of the apartment…!”

『Ahahaha!』

[Bug Princess], who has been appearing in the 9th floor hallway since early morning, bursts into laughter like a mischievous person.

The bewitching lips visible beneath the frilly parasol play a note of pleasure.

Sagagak…

The sound of footsteps with the smell of grass.

As Eunha left home with her suitcase in tow, a fond memory settled in her ears.

“… Is it that much fun?”

“okay. It’s very enjoyable.』

“Thank goodness.”

Eunha smiled languidly at [Bug Princess]’s immediate answer.

The throbbing nape of the neck emits exhilarating neuralgia and makes the heart pound.

As long as anyone had fun, that’s fine.

Yesterday’s pain and effort were not in vain.

Eunha felt a little proud.

“So, what happened this morning?”

『Isn’t it natural to check your pet’s physical condition?』

An old-fashioned gothic loli dress that goes down to the floor.

[Bug Princess] approaches with a graceful gesture and caresses Eunha’s left arm with her delicate fingers.

『Isn’t it cold?』

“It’s July. It’s rather hot… What about ‘Fly’?”

『I’m swimming hard in dreamland. That’s why there are only you and Yeo here now.』

[Bug Princess]’s hand caressing Eunha’s left arm goes down.

From shoulder to elbow, fingertips lightly touching the elbow brush the smooth skin, then grab the wrist and lift it up.

The left arm that was torn off by the [doll girl] yesterday and frozen and broken by the [animal],

[Bug Princess]’s fingertips trace the remaining scars one by one, stealing Eunha’s attention.

『… … hmm. It’s okay.』

Soon, [Bug Princess], who was looking down at the ‘red thread’ tied to the little finger of her left hand, touched the back of Eunha’s hand a couple of times and then stepped back.

The sound of the Sagagak bug’s footsteps wanders through the puffy skirt.

『Business is over, so I’ll go. It’s time to fill the humidifier with water.』

“Be careful not to let mold grow in my apartment.”

『If you are concerned about mold, come directly to Yeo’s house. I will pet you until you get tired of it.』

Just like that, [Bug Princess] raised the corners of her mouth seductively and left with a graceful gesture.

Did he really come to check on his health?

Eunha, who had encountered the strange creature since morning, massaged the back of her neck with a tired face.

I thought of room 1003 where [Bug Princess] lives.

People say they like humidity, so they installed humidifiers in every corner of the house.

I didn’t pay much attention to it before, but now that Saetbyeol Apartment was my property, I started to feel strangely concerned.

“… … Well, does it matter?”

She thought positively and hurried on her way to work.

When I think about it, maybe it’s because of [Bug Princess] that I wasn’t bitten by a single mosquito in the summer. Are we at least communicating with each other?

Memories of being bitten by mosquitoes and having trouble sleeping come back to me.

humidifier?

That level can be passed off as cuteness.

Rumbling… The sound of the carrier’s wheels followed Eunha’s light footsteps as she left the ‘Saetbyeol Apartment’.

… … Buuung!

“Huh…!”

I was startled by the sound of a car engine passing by,

Trying not to look at the taxis stopping on the shoulder of the road,

It was a morning like any other.

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“Eunha. I finally made it.”

9 am.

Today again, Eunha laid Ban Harin, who came into the cafe with sore eyes, on the sofa in the lounge.

She frowned at the words of Kang Na-ri, a former creditor who followed her, as if asking what she was talking about.

“What?”

“I asked for it before… a potion made from ‘that blood’. We succeeded in diluting it to a moderately usable level.”

“Ah, that.”

“What do you mean?”

“If you don’t know, listen quietly.”

“It’s too much.”

At Nari Kang’s explanation, she nods with a face that says, ‘There was something like that, right?’

Eunha glanced down at Ban Harin, who was lying on the sofa with his eyes closed,

I looked at Nari Kang, who was sitting in a casual posture across from the sofa.

A woman with her waist-length blue hair tangled in a hairnet and wearing an apron, the cafe uniform.

Kang Na-ri’s appearance, squinting against the sunlight coming through the lounge window, was reminiscent of a sparkling sapphire, and her unwavering movements even gave off a feeling of luxury.

Nari Kang.

She is the youngest granddaughter of Chairman Kang, who leads the [Blue Dragon Family], and is a potion dispenser with ties to the [Blue Dragon Guild], one of the four major guilds in Korea.

Immediately after becoming an adult, she was forced to become independent from the [Blue Dragon Family] and run a potion shop without any problem… She is the daughter of a rich family who fell for the lure of a loan shark called [Heukbungpa] and ended up deep in debt.

‘It’s already been two months since I met Nari Kang… Time flies.’

These days, I have not only adapted to cafes, but have become one with them.

Is it appropriate to say that I have become so accustomed to working in cafes that my presence has faded?

Recently, he seems to be worried about something, and he talks less than before and just quietly makes coffee in the kitchen before leaving work.

Just like when we met in the stale semi-basement house when we were debt collectors, he became an untidy idiot.

Is this something called return to origin?

Eunha hoped that Kang Na-ri would lose her original intention.

“Well… I’m living hard too? I work at a cafe, and when I get off work, I train as instructed by Ban Harin, and I make potions at home.”

“If you keep doing the same thing like a machine, your presence will disappear.”

container!

Eunha tapped Ban Harin’s stomach to tell him to be quiet, then paid attention to Kang Na-ri.

Nari Kang shrugs her shoulders in shock at the look in Eunha’s eyes.

She put her right hand into her apron pocket, as if to take out the ‘potion’ she had prepared, and stretched her left hand forward and clenched it into a fist.

Then, he glanced at Eunha’s face, blushed, and used a ‘skill’.

Ugh.

Grains of mana flow from Kang Na-ri’s left hand.

Ugh…

Soon after, Nari Kang stopped performing her ‘skill’ and slowly opened her left hand.

Then, a small potion appears in his empty left hand.

Skill [Ingredient Replacement].

Kang Na-ri’s skill to randomly swap the components of objects held in her left and right hands.

It is a skill that is both convenient and dangerous at any time.

“It’s like magic.”

“Hehe… It’s not cool to just take it out.”

“Didn’t you just grab the potion in your apron with your right hand and use a ‘skill’ to move it to your left hand? It’s ugly.”

Even though his eyes hurt, Ban Harin’s sickness was still there.

Eunha and Kang Na-ri, who habitually ignored her argument, continued their conversation.

“This is that potion. How is the performance?”

“When tested on laboratory rats, they were able to move their legs within a day even if their spine was broken. It is not at the level of regeneration of the severed body part, but it was possible to restore it to its original state by joining the cut edges and taking a potion.”

The potion made by Kang Na-ri and made with Eunha’s blood oozed bright red liquid.

“… … Did you do such an experiment?”

Eunha pursed her lips as Kang Nari explained the effectiveness of the potion.

He clearly said that he made potions alone in a semi-basement… So does that mean he also conducted such experiments himself?

Of course, it’s true that you have to get hurt in order to experiment with potions, but no matter how good you think about it, you can’t shake off the feeling that it’s unpleasant.

“Yes. Why?”

Kang Na-ri asks as if there is something strange.

She looked at Eunha with a quiet and shy gesture.

“… … No, nothing.”

Eunha touches the corner of her mouth and glosses over her embarrassed feelings.

Do all potion makers feel this way?

I don’t know.

“Is it a potion? Let’s share the good things.”

“I made it to give to Mr. Banharin and Jeongbul.”

“That’s right! Eunha brought all the ingredients. All I did was stay in a semi-basement, sleep less than 5 hours a day, go through all kinds of trial and error, and I just barely succeeded in diluting it!”

“Wow, you really had a hard time.”

Just one thing I can be sure of.

Kang Na-ri, who has the [Ingredient Replacement] skill, escapes the threat of a loan shark called [Heukbungpa],

I’m glad I was able to just make potions and coffee in peace without anything going astray.

That was just what I thought.

… … .

… … .

“Oh… I’m already healed.”

“Right? Awesome, right? This is a masterpiece by Eunha and I!”

After a while.

Ban Harin got up from the sofa, examined his eyes in a hand mirror, and quietly admired himself.

My throbbing eyes returned to their original state due to using too much ‘skill’ in [Cheorwon Crack Market].

After checking her restored eyes with an expressionless face, she nods.

“I had no idea that these two people were making such interesting things. Intraocular pressure and vision are also normal.”

“Do you feel strange or have a stomachache?”

“No problem.”

Eunha sighed in relief and massaged the back of her neck with a subtle expression.

A wry smile appears at Ban Harin’s gesture of ‘observing’ the bright red potion, which still has half of it remaining.

A potion made with your own blood.

Seeing it being used in front of my eyes was quite a refreshing shock.

It’s like someone took the gum you spit out on the street and chewed it… To put it simply, the feeling of rejection is quite high.

Eunha’s complicated gaze examined Ban Harin’s complexion.

“Nari~!”

Right then,

Eunbangul’s sad cries were heard through the wide open lounge door.

“Today, it’s not the cafe latte sister, but the rabbit boss! What is the recommended menu today?”

“Wait a minute~… Nari~! You said you were going in for a moment, but when will you come?”

Eunbangul, who was fending off the guests on her own, calls out to Nari Kang.

Come to think of it, the employees left the cafe and the boss alone and gathered in the break room to chat.

Kang Na-ri got up in a hurry and left the break room, saying, ‘Yes, boss!!’

Soon Eunbangul’s cute nagging sounds like the chirping of a sparrow, and Eunha lets out a small laugh and closes the lounge door.

“I’m going to work too, so get some rest.”

“… … For your information, I am not an employee.”

“Really?”

Eunha picked up the potion with about half of the red liquid remaining and looked at Banharin.

As always, cold eyes look up at her.

The whites are neither bloodshot nor bleeding,

Fully restored eyes.

“It doesn’t hurt anymore? I should have used the potion a long time ago.”

“Sorry for causing you worry.”

“Nari Kang will have a few more. Take it and share it with ‘Mouse’ too.”

Eunha felt a large burden being lifted from the bottom of her heart.

If you think about it, you got injured while trying to protect yourself in the [Crack Field].

It seems like guilt was building up unknowingly.

‘Potion… Mr. Banharin was a member of the association, right?’

suddenly.

Eunha looked at Ban Harin’s cold eyes,

He pointed to the bright red potion.

“Mr. Ban Harin. You have good observation skills, right?”

“Slightly better than others.”

“Can you tell me the ingredients of the ‘potion’?”

A little curiosity.

A suspicion that had been plaguing my mind for a long time.

Not sure yet.

After hearing Eunha’s question, Ban Harin immediately ‘observes’ the potion.

Pajijikㅡ. Bright yellow lightning flashes and her eyes become golden.

Excited. Excited.

1 second. 2 seconds…

The second hand of the break room clock cannot be heard.

Because Eunha’s heart was pounding louder.

“… … The ingredients of the potion are barely visible.”

And, after ‘observation’, Ban Harin,

Explains results like a machine.

“Like other potions, the blood of a living being was used, and the original solution appears to have been diluted more than 100 times using a special sample.”

“… … .”

“However, we do not know what kind of blood it is. It is difficult to make detailed observations because there is no appropriate ‘control group’…”

Excited. Excited.

Ban Harin’s next words.

Baeul-i’s nagging and Kang Na-ri’s groveling voice are heard from across the lounge.

Morning sunlight coming through the window and landing on my shoulders.

“The same blood was used as the [Galaxy Potion] previously ‘observed’ by the Association.”

Excited…

like that,

Ban Harin’s cold voice, which conveys only facts like a robot,

“… … … Really?”

“I’m sure. Because it is a top-secret project, only the executives at the ‘Potion Dispensary’ know the raw materials. I had no idea that Nari Kang had obtained the same ingredients as the [Galaxy Potion]… Do you know what blood it is?”

The heart of the galaxy stopped coldly.

“I see…what is it?”

… … .

… … .

“Nari~.”

“Yes, boss!”

Meanwhile, at that time, Kang Na-ri helped Eunbangul, who was busy greeting customers at the checkout counter, and tried to make coffee.

As she was an expert in potion making, this work was nothing short of a specialty, and she continued her work smoothly with a sharp eye that could not see even a 1g error even when she estimated the amount of coffee beans.

‘Hehe, I talked to Eunha again today. ‘Do you think we can have lunch together today?’

As a habit, he clenches his hands and makes an idiotic smile.

Today’s galaxy was also beautiful.

ㅡ Wow…

The cell phone I put in my apron vibrates.

A text message from someone. Kang Na-ri, who completely ignores it, makes a green tea latte.

Making drinks is not the problem. All you have to do is memorize the recipe and follow it.

Rather, washing dishes is the problem.

Whatever it is, cleaning up after it is a problem.

ㅡ Wow…

A continuous vibrating sound.

She frowned and looked around, then quickly took out her cell phone and checked the alarm.

{Answer the phone, Nari. Let’s eat together as a family for the first time in a while. Good story for you too. }

Kuuk-.

After checking the text message, Nari Kang turned off her cell phone.

It interferes with working.

Kang Nari clenched and unclenched her hands and returned to the kitchen.

… … .

… … .

(……I threw it so that it would hit, but it’s quite agile, isn’t it?)

(I’m shocked! Are you trying to kill me? Mr. Banharin! Let’s shake hands!)

Since when did it start?

(Actually, my [Ingredient Replacement] skill can also be used on creatures, right? Is it a secret from others?)

Why is it like this?

Does he have a strange and ambiguous personality?

(Is this a potion? How is it performing?)

(When tested on laboratory rats, they were able to move their legs within a day even if their spine was split. Although it was not at the level of regeneration of the severed body part, it was possible to restore it to its original state by joining the cut edges and taking a potion.)

(……Did you do such an experiment?)

(Yes. Why?)

So, be quiet.

Without presence.

Live a peaceful daily life.

For a benefactor.

‘That text message is getting annoying. These guys don’t even seem like family…’

‘How should I handle this so as not to cause any harm to Eunha?’

I sighed at the worries that were plaguing my mind.

Kang Na-ri was absorbed in her work today as well.

‘Ha… the blood I received from Eunha… she was very pretty…’

Hiding my shameful feelings.