episode_0157

A welcome guest who suddenly arrived early in the morning.

As soon as I opened the front door, Ray came in with a bright smile.

“Hi, Chris!”

“Ray! Come on in.”

“What is that?”

“Oh, this? Ilseong hyung asked me to give this to you.”

What Ray held out to me was a moderately sized container of side dishes.

It wasn’t a familiar shape that I’d seen countless times in the real world, but I could tell at a glance what it was used for.

“Ohhhh!”

Inside the can, the delicious red flesh is spread out.

“But is this salmon?”

“No, I think it was trout.”

“Ah, it’s a trout.”

Now that I look at it, it seems redder than the orange flesh of the salmon.

“Ray, come inside first.”

“Okay, then excuse me.”

“Hey, what’s the matter? By the way, did you eat breakfast?”

“No, not yet.”

“What.”

Ilseong, this guy! How the hell does he manipulate Ray!

“Sylvia is preparing breakfast right now. Do you want to eat and go?”

“Then I should be grateful.”

Ray is embarrassed for some reason.

‘….’

Now that I look at it, that guy is Ilseong. Was he aiming for it? He’s quite the character.

“Wait a minute in the living room with the general.”

Sylvia was cooking. It was difficult to delay the delivery of the trout that had finally arrived.

Then this trout will join the breakfast too.

“Sylvia!”

“I heard a doorbell. Did someone come?”

“Rayrang! Trout!”

“…Why the trout all of a sudden?”

Instead of answering Sylvia’s question, I opened the can.

Then he showed it to Sylvia closely.

“Look at this. Doesn’t it look like a natural product just by looking at the color?”

“Did Mr. Ilseong send it?”

“Yeah, I think so. I don’t know how they got it, but I think they sent it to us so we could eat some too.”

“Hmm….”

“Why? Is there a problem?”

“No, that’s not a problem… I’m not sure what to do.”

“Can’t you just grill it?”

“But if it’s wild, it’ll be expensive, right?”

That’s certainly true. And if it’s in Magusfall, Sylvia’s words are a hundred percent right.

“If you don’t like grilled food, how about raw fish?”

Sylvia said that if my idea goes wrong, it will be a problem.

“Wait a minute!”

I headed straight from the kitchen to the living room.

Ray was already sitting on the sofa with the general.

“Ray, Ray. Can I eat that raw? If it’s not that fresh, I’m just going to grill it.”

“Uh… You can just eat it raw. I heard it was caught not too long ago.”

“Okay? Got it!”

Sylviaaaa!

I told Sylvia this good news straight away.

Since the shell had already been peeled off, Sylvia began cutting it into appropriate sizes.

“….”

“Why is that?”

“Can I give Midas this scrap?”

“Midas would be happy. He has a master like Chris.”

“Right? I think so too!”

“….”

Sylvia smiled faintly and cut up some trout just the way I wanted it.

***

I walked through the living room where Ray and the General were and headed to the room.

“Meow!”

Then, Sheila, who was lying down with the blanket covered, responded, and Midas was busy eating the food overflowing around the bowl.

“Ah.”

If that’s the case, I should’ve cut off Sheila’s share too. Well, it doesn’t matter since we’re going to eat it together anyway, right?

“Sheila, let’s eat together later.”

“What?”

“Trout, Ray brought it.”

” Then, is Ray in the living room?”

“Yeah!”

“….”

Sheila’s expression is incredibly mysterious.

But I wondered where it was that he didn’t openly dislike someone. After all, liking or disliking someone is something that can’t be easily helped.

“Hey, Midas. It’s a special dish.”

I said, patting Midas on the butt.

“Huh?”

Then Midas, who had been burying his head in the feed like a pig that could not see the sky, raised his head.

“Would you like some trout too?”

“Yes!”

Yes, that would be our Midas.

Rather than eating the trout all at once, I tore it apart by hand so that the dogs could eat it with their feed.

“Okay, is this enough?”

“Wow!”

A Midas-like answer instead of human speech.

I swallowed my saliva without realizing it as I watched Midas eating the trout wrapped in a lump of feed with relish.

“Sheila, let’s go eat too.”

“Oh, wait a minute. Chris, did you just wash your hands?”

“Ah….”

I quickly wiped my hands with a tissue. I tried to pick up the sila with the hand I had used to tear the trout, but the sila was sharper than I thought.

“I’ll go to the bathroom and wash up properly. Let’s go first!”

“Yes.”

Still, it wasn’t that inflexible.

As I took Sheila out to the living room, I saw two people sitting near the dining table.

“Oh, what? It’s already ready?”

“Sillaah!”

The general was so happy to see Sheila that he even started clapping his hands.

“Okay, Sheila. Come back to your original form.”

Sheila was now a true cat persona. So, you could say that Sheila’s true form is not a cat, but a personified form.

I went to the bathroom and washed my hands thoroughly while Sheila joined me at the table.

I thought that perhaps Sylvia had finished setting the table while I was doing this. I could even hear the sound of dishes and plates being placed on the table.

“Should I tidy up my hair and go out?”

Since Ray was here too, I decided to fix my hair that was messy while I was sleeping.

It won’t take that long, will it?

“Hmm….”

Just when I felt like I was back in a decent state, Sylvia started calling me.

“Okay! Wait a minute!”

Although he said he would just come for a moment, he left the bathroom right away.

Trout, wait!

Even in the real world, I really liked salmon. Trout is a different fish from salmon, but… well, they look very similar, so I guess that’s it.

“Ohhh….”

I’ve never once disliked a breakfast I’ve had.

But… a hearty breakfast like the soup Sylvia lovingly prepared, and the delicious trout sashimi Ray brought!

This combination was too fraudulent.

“Wow, this looks really delicious!”

“Stop talking and sit down, Chris.”

I sat between her and Ray as I answered Sylvia’s question.

Sheila and Janggun seemed a little disappointed that they couldn’t sit next to me.

“Okay, first, Silla and General.”

While comforting the two, I gave the trout sashimi to them first.

I don’t know about the general, but I thought Sheila would like fish since she was originally a cat.

***

They served an appropriate amount of trout sashimi on each of their plates.

Although Jang Gun-i seemed interested in raw fish and other foods, Sheila was different.

“….”

Before anyone could say anything, I picked up a piece of trout sashimi of an appropriate size and swallowed it whole.

What? Isn’t it normal to chew even a little bit?

But after seeing the ecstatic expression on Sheila’s face right after, I couldn’t help but feel better.

“What is it, it’s so delicious?”

“Yes!”

“Okay, then I’ll have some too. Oh, Sylvia, I’ll enjoy it. Ray, thank you too.”

I also didn’t forget to thank Sylvia for preparing a delicious breakfast and Ray for bringing me a delicious trout.

First of all, it would be better to eat the raw fish separately. It is a bit thicker and longer than regular raw fish.

It would have been nice to have some marinade, but I was glad there was lemon in the plate with the trout.

“Hmm! Ugh!”

“Chris, you’d better eat and talk.”

As I was making noises here and there with the trout sashimi still in my mouth, Sylvia’s reaction followed.

“It’s better than I thought?”

“Is this your first time eating trout?”

“I’ve eaten a lot of salmon, but this is my first time eating trout.”

Salmon, trout, and wild fish were equally valuable. Even farmed fish were rare.

“Hmm! Hmm!”

“Chris, aren’t you only eating trout?”

“Huh? No? I’m eating other things well too?”

I’m not sure, but I decided to give it a try.

However, when I looked at Ray and Sheila’s expressions… it seemed like what Sylvia said to others as well.

“Umm… Should we tell Lund to eat dinner at a hotel or something?”

“Are you suddenly changing the subject?”

“No, no. That’s not it. I’m really asking. I finished off the 8th place and the weird guys, so to celebrate!”

“….”

Sylvia glanced around at the other people at the table.

“I like it, but I don’t know about other people.”

“I like it too.”

“Ray?”

Sylvia and Sheila were afraid to answer, so they asked Ray too.

Meanwhile, the general was concentrating on his meal, not caring about the fact that no one was asking him questions.

“As long as Chris is happy, I don’t mind.”

“….”

I’m so embarrassed to be listening…

“What a perfect answer.”

“Huh?”

No matter what Sylvia said to Ray, I couldn’t look at him straight in the eye.

“?”

I quickly turned my gaze and met Sheila’s eyes.

How painful was Sheila’s gaze towards me…

Anyway, breakfast was very satisfying.

***

“I should call Lund now.”

“Oh, because of that hotel I mentioned earlier?”

“Yeah.”

I called Lund while answering Larry.

A moment later, a hologram of the White Dire Wolf, aka Hwadawul, appeared on my terminal.

“What? Lund, why are you doing that outside too?”

“Just tell me what’s going on.”

“Oh, do you know of any hotels that serve good food?”

Lund suddenly started laughing.

“What? Why?”

“It’s not just that I know. The place I’m in now is also a hotel.”

“Oh, really? Then can we have dinner there today? Thank you.”

“What.”

Lund’s answer was worthless. There was no way Lund would refuse my request!

“There’s an empty room right now. I told them not to take reservations for tonight.”

“…Really?!”

Lund acted as if he didn’t want to be bothered to say it twice.

“Yeah, yeah. Really. I owe you a lot anyway.”

“Huh? What’s going on?”

“That guy’s work is like that too.”

The guy Lund usually refers to as… her father. He was most likely number two.

“Hey, what’s wrong with that?”

“Then I don’t need a reservation?”

“No, I’ll take it well, thinking of Lund’s feelings!”

Where are you going to take that out again!

“But you don’t come home often these days. Are you a bit busy?”

“That’s not where my original home is.”

“Heeelp.”

When I acted as if I was upset, Lund reacted immediately.

“I’m a little busy these days with Privy Council work.”

“Why the Privy Council?”

“Because that guy fell too quickly. The value of the cards the Privy Councilor holds has decreased.”

Ah, it seems something has happened with the suddenly fallen Privy Councilor.

He may be busy trying to make the most of the information the Privy Councillor has… He may be busy trying to figure out what to do with the now useless Privy Councillor.

Anyway, it didn’t seem like something I should be heavily involved in. Lund didn’t ask for help first.

“Okay, see you tonight!”

“Okay, I got it.”

“Whew….”

“Somehow I succeeded.”

“That’s right.”

“But that’s a bit surprising. I didn’t know Mr. Lund would care about all that.’

It seems strange that Raydo Lund is talking about his new life.

“You act like everything is annoying… But you’re actually sincere, right?”

“So, you’re the president of the association, right?”

Hmm, that’s true too.

After finishing my communication with Lund, I naturally rested my head on Ray’s shoulder next to me.

“…!”

I could feel Ray’s flinching too.

“Hey, Chris. How was the trout?”

“Yeah! I just ate it and I want to eat it again. Can I eat it at the hotel?”

“Well, I’m not sure about that. But I’m glad you liked it.”

Hey, I used to be able to eat most kinds of fish. Even flounder and skate were easy.

“Me, Chris.”

This time, I was wondering what it was. But then suddenly Ray took something out?

“Oh, what is that?”

“I think it suits you well.”

I opened the glasses case with a click and there was a pair of red, round sunglasses inside.

Let’s see. Should I try it?

It was a little big for me, but it was just right for my head. These are slightly big round red sunglasses. This is my first time wearing them.

“Chris, what do you think? Do you like it?”

“Yeah. The original one was good, but I like this one better.”

After saying that, he tried on his sunglasses as if asking Ray what he thought.

***

I felt a little bad about Ray and I being alone together while Sylvia and Sheila were doing the dishes.

There were things I couldn’t say if not now.

“Ray.”

“Huh?”

“It’s nice to buy things for me, but…the best thing is to be with me.”

“…Yeah.”

Ray and I turned our faces at the same time.

‘Eww! I really did it!’

In the meantime, why is Ray embarrassed again?!

“Chris.”

“Uh, huh?!”

When I turned my head, Ray was already looking at me.

“I’ll try.”

“Ji, Jin···.”

“What are you trying to do? I want to do it too!”

“Eww!”

A general suddenly jumped out from behind the sofa.

Because of that, I was so startled that I almost fell backwards along with the sofa.

“Chris!”

“Oh, really! I was surprised.”

I hugged the general who was running towards me.

“The general must have eaten a lot too.”

That’s understandable, because the general’s stomach was particularly bulging.

“Was it that delicious?”

Instead of answering, the general kept nodding his head. Ray and I both laughed at that.

“That’s right. Ray, I’ll invite people from your office too.”

“That’s probably a lot, right?”

“Ah.”

I was planning to invite those who participated in the expedition to Sansaengja anyway.

Thanks to the oaks we bought at the Grove Avenue Supermarket, the size of the Ildong office has increased significantly. But is it really that difficult to get all of those people to come?

“No, but just ask me anyway. It’s not like I don’t have money.”

Ray felt burdened, but I consoled him.

“Ray, how many times do I have to tell you! This older sister has all the money and power! Don’t worry! ”

“Well, still….”

“What’s going on now?”

“Oh, Sylvia. Welcome.”

After finishing the dishes, I shared the contents of my communication with Lund with Sylvia and Sheila, who joined me in the living room.

“Are you calling all of Chris’s subordinate offices?”

“Let’s just have the representatives come. I don’t know how big the waiting room is, but if there are too many, it’s a problem.”

Ray was about to say something after hearing what I said, but Ildong Office said that it was an exception.

***

A few hours later.

We first took a flying car and headed to the hotel Lund had mentioned.

Not only the people at home, but also my subordinates and office staff.

“Ohhh, is that the hotel?”

“It’s pretty big.”

“I think it’s not quite up to standard.”

Ray said to Sylvia. Perhaps Sylvia had seen many such high-rise buildings in her youth.

“Huh? It’s not going to the ground?”

“Okay.”

“It seems like it’s trying to land on a high floor because it’s a tall building.”

Sylvia, who had some experience, explained to Sheila and me.

“Ohhhh.”

It just so happened that there was a section that looked like a landing pad on each middle floor of a high-rise building.

Rattling!

With a bit of a shock we landed on a floor that was more than 20 stories high.

The door of the flying car opened loudly.

“Wow!”

Silla and Janggun ran out first. I followed them to catch them.

“Chris! Wait a minute!”

“I really can’t help it.”

Sylvia and Ray looked at the three of us and started running along with us.

As we entered the building, Lund and the hotel staff greeted us.

“Oh, what? When did you come?”

“I came about 30 minutes ago.”

Lund, who answered like that, was not in the form of a wolf this time. The wolf form was cuter, though.

“Mr. Lund.”

“Come on in, everyone.”

Sylvia and Ray, who had been following us, also greeted Lund late.

“We got there first, right?”

“Okay, what about the other guests?”

“I think they will arrive soon.”

Sylvia gave Lund the list of guests attending the hotel today.

“Not that much?”

“Everyone has their own circumstances.”

I added a bit more detail to each of the circumstances that Sylvia mentioned.

“The staff member who is currently on call at the office cannot come. Lina went to meet her friend.”

“That fairy hacker?”

“Yeah, my name is Tina.”

“The food is already prepared.”

“Oh, then should we eat first?!”

“Chris. You have something to do first.”

“Huh?”

“No, that’s not true. Mr. Lund, is there a locker room?”

Lund actively cooperated with Sylvia.

Thanks to that, I was able to greet the attendees in my adult form rather than my real self.

“You can just change the look of my original clothes.”

“Chris, but it’s good to pay a little attention to the people from the subordinate offices too.”

Lund nodded his head here and there at Sylvia’s words.

“How about this?”

“…Isn’t this too revealing?”

No matter how I look at it, it seems like Sylvia and Lund are both satisfying themselves by dressing me up!

As a result, I ended up wearing suits and skirts that were mostly red and black. Skirts, which I don’t normally wear…

“Still, I like the red tie.”

“I see, right?”

“Oh, and this too.”

“What is it?”

I took out the large, round, red sunglasses that Ray had given me earlier.

I felt Sylvia and Lund’s gazes on me as I turned my gaze upwards slightly, leaving it on my forehead rather than my eyes.

“How is it? Are you okay?”

“Hmm… not bad.”

What is that subtle reaction?

Meanwhile, as I was looking in the mirror, someone came to mind.

“If I wear it like this, don’t I look a bit like Lia?”

“Ah.”

Sylvia must have been thinking the same thing as me, because she reacted without realizing it.

***

Meanwhile, while the three of us were in the locker room, it seemed like today’s attendees were arriving one after another.

Sheila and Janggun were enjoying the buffet food prepared by the hotel with Ray.

As Sylvia, Lund, and I showed up, several people rushed towards us first.

“Belova, hello!”

“Boss!”

She, with her impressive gills on the side of her neck, grabbed my hand and shook it violently.

“Aaah! I’m going to fall out.”

“You can play it again anyway.”

“No! That’s right….”

The conversation with her did not last long, as Sylvia and Lund asked her to return to her seat.

“….”

Meanwhile, I gestured with my finger for Ray to come closer. Ray, with good sense, approached me holding a goblet filled with blood for me to drink.

“Chris.”

“Oh, there’s something a bit odd about the glass.”

A round glass cup. It didn’t have a separate part at the bottom to hold… I think this type of cup was called a volume glass.

“Ray, thank you.”

“Yeah.”

Ray gave me a cup of blood and didn’t leave my side, he just stayed there.

“Okay, everyone! Attention!”

The loud and confident shouting focused the attention of the attendees on one spot.

Right to me!

Instead of using his right hand to hold the glass Ray handed him, he linked arms with Ray using his free left hand.

I think it would be a good idea to take this opportunity to impress upon Ray that he is mine!

“Thank you all for coming to this event! This event was prepared to commemorate defeating the 8th place and the weird guys, so I hope you all eat and drink to your heart’s content and enjoy yourself.”

“It’s nice to see you two!”

“….”

Ray’s face instantly turned red at Ilseong’s shout.

Starting with Ilseong, the 5th rank and my subordinates each responded and joined in.

“Shut up! Don’t mess with Ray for no reason. I’m not done talking yet!”

I resisted the rude local broadcast, but I couldn’t handle many people alone.

“I don’t know! Everyone has a glass?!”

Actually, Ray’s glass that was prepared for me was gone. But I guess it would be okay for the two of us to grab one glass and toast.

“It’s a bit sudden, but! I’m also thinking about forming an association. The name is… Cocaine Association!”

“Huh?”

Starting with Ray, the praise and boos immediately poured in towards me.

I think there’s a bit more booing, but so what?

“Shut up! No matter what you say, my association name is Cocaine, Cocaine Association! Now, cheers to all of you!”

“What is a toast?!”

Sylvia’s question. A brief reflection follows.

“Announcing the launch of the Cocaine Association! Cheers to the Association!!!”

Even those who had been booing me a moment ago joined in the toast following my toast.

There’s only one glass left, but first, me first.

“Okay, Ray!”

Then I gave it to Ray right away. Ray seemed embarrassed to drink the blood from the same cup as me, but he drank it straight away.

“Okay! Now everyone eat as much as you want! I’m paying today!”

As I said that, I returned to our office with Ray.

“How was it? Was the toast okay?”

“Well.”

“Huh? Just say so!”

“And what is the name of the association?”

“Now my subordinates have reached a point where they can be called an association, right?”

The old second place association was lidocaine, Lund’s association was tetracaine, and Oleg’s association was procaine.

Then I thought that I, a fellow vampire, should end up as Cain. But of all the Cains I know, the only one left is Cocaine.

“Anyway! Let’s go eat quickly too.”

“Chris, wait a minute!”

It seemed like Sylvia still had something to say to me.

But I joined Ray and the other three who were enjoying their food before us.

I hope this happy time never ends.