episode_0191

The rice cake shop I visited for the first time in my life was a Hanok-style facility.

The structure is made of wood, the walls are finished with pure white Korean paper, and the ceiling is stylishly finished with turquoise tiles.

Surprisingly, it was a place where an entire tile-roofed house was rented out.

I was horrified by those absurd words and pulled Baek A-rin’s hand, but Baek A-rin dragged me inside, saying that we should go in anyway.

According to the female employee who smiled brightly at me, this is a fairly famous brand.

When I thought about it, it seemed like a new thing to say. Not only is it not enough to have a store located in the city yoram site, it seems that it is definitely a famous place considering that it has been allocated such a large site.

‘The rice cake shop also has a brand.’

I felt amazing again. It may be a bit old-fashioned, but my perception was that the rice cake shop I had was a mill.

“The interior is also very nice.”

Baek A-rin, who carefully inspected the exterior and interior while coming to the private room, shook her head.

“The floor is made of good material, so you can just sit on it with your bare butt… Of course, it is better to have it, so I use it.”

Baek A-rin then brings back the luxurious purple cushion that had been put aside for a moment and puts it on her buttocks.

“Of course, no matter how big your butt is, a soft cushion is more comfortable than a bare floor.”

[yes]

[yes?]

[What?]

As I sat Seoyul down on the cushion and reflexively responded, I felt something strange.

“Yes? Butt, butt.”

Baek A-rin asked, tilting her head as if asking why. He then tapped the pelvic area with his palm.

“Especially in dungeon raids or expeditions. Maybe it’s a place where preparations are thorough and the camp is well-established, but during exploration missions or expedition raids, you often sit, lie down, and sleep on the hard floor.”

[Yes, right?]

“Every time that happens, I feel fortunate that my butt is bigger. Other people complain about their tailbone throbbing, but for me, the fat acts as a cushion so I can at least endure it.”

Baek A-rin explained by snapping her fingers.

There may be a perception that she was raised well as the successor to Changhae, but in fact, Baek A-rin is a person who has been among the elders of the family and has a habit of going on expeditions since she was young.

In a way, it was natural to have so much experience.

“Of course, it is still more uncomfortable than a soft cushion.”

As Baek Ah-rin muttered at the end of her sentence, I inadvertently observed her lower body.

A waist as thin as an ant and a wide pelvis on the contrary. Even without observing the body, the buttocks are full of ample flesh that can be felt even outside of sweats.

[Uh… definitely that might be the case…]

It certainly didn’t seem like it would hurt that much even if I sat on the ground.

“Right?”

Baek Arin smiled.

I asked back because the tone sounded obscene, but after thinking about it again, I don’t think it was a problem.

I sat down on the cushion and answered in shock.

Soon, the warm rice cakes were neatly placed in several bowls and served.

‘There are many types… ‘

And I was a little taken aback by the number of different types of rice cakes than I expected.

Duteop rice cake, Mangyeong rice cake, Messak rice cake… There are many rice cakes with all kinds of names.

I was also told by the staff that each rice cake was made from certain ingredients in a certain region.

“Then shall we eat?”

[Yes, I will eat well]

There were so many that I had a hard time deciding what to eat first, but it wasn’t a big deal for me, who has a poor sense of taste and smell.

Anyway, what was important was the texture.

First, select several types of rice cakes and place them on a plate in front of you, then cut them into small bite-sized pieces with scissors.

This is rice cake for Seoyul to eat.

In my perception, he was still a baby who needed a bottle, but in reality, he was a baby who could use chopsticks and chew meat on his own.

Seoyul, who had been staring at the rice cake on the plate in front of her for a moment, moved.

Seoyul’s choice was sweet potato rice cake.

“Yum.”

My mouth was tightly shut. Afterwards, Seoyul’s eyes, who had been pursed, opened wide.

[how is it? Is it delicious?]

“… Yes, it’s delicious.”

Seoyul, who was blinking, swallowed her rice cake and answered. I enjoyed the sweet potato snack I made last time, and the sweet potato rice cake seems to suit my taste as well.

To begin with, Seoyul was hardly a picky eater. I ate meat well, as well as fruits and vegetables.

There is only one picky eater.

Egg type of food… So, it’s an egg.

When I was introduced to baby food, I tried to boil eggs and feed only the yolk.

– “Aaeaeaeang!”

– [Seo, Seoyul… ?]

– “I hate eggs! I won’t eat it! ”

I was able to witness Seoyul being unruly at an unprecedented level.

Seoyul, who was so gentle and kind that you could say an angel would go away… I was once again shocked by the sight of him lying down on the ground and flailing his arms and legs in resistance.

No, I couldn’t understand why a child who ate vegetables well, would throw a tantrum just at the sight of eggs.

I thought he just didn’t like eggs, so I took a peek at quail eggs, and he got excited about those too.

On that topic, I also liked chicken…

It was a hateful ideology that could not be understood in English.

Have you forgotten that you were born from an egg like a great figure from the founding myth?

“Still… ”

[huh?]

“Still, the rice my dad cooked is much more delicious.”

As I was reminiscing about the past, Seoyul, who was chewing rice cake, suddenly looked up and said.

[Ahaha]

[I’m glad Seoyul said that! ]

I felt deeply moved by that.

Actually, it didn’t matter whether Seoyul liked the food I cooked.

What was important was Seoyul’s heart to say such kind words.

[Who told you to only say such pretty things? huh?]

“Uhihi! Dad taught me!”

I stretched out my arms and hugged Seoyul, who was sitting right next to me. Seoyul smiled and rubbed her cheek against me.

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After filling up my stomach, I walked around the commercial area.

The main purpose of this outing is to head to a facility to purchase ingredients, while at the same time giving Seoyul, who is still holding my hand tightly, a look around the outside.

I also took turns observing and looking around.

[A lot of cadets came out today]

The necklace expressed the feelings I suddenly felt.

It is not strange that there are many people visiting the commercial area, but what is unusual is that cadets make up a high percentage of the visitors today.

“I just finished entering the tower yesterday. Everyone must have rushed out to relieve stress.”

[ah]

After listening to Baek Arin’s explanation and looking at the observed information, it was clear that there were 1st and 2nd grade students the most.

I didn’t think much of it because I got kicked out on Thursday, but everyone else left on Friday night.

The big schedule is over, so it’s time to run out and have fun with friends.

Come to think of it, I didn’t know that Hong Yeon-hwa and Elia, who said they had things to do, were also playing with other friends.

[…] Baek Arin, do you really mind if you go with me?]

“Yes? Suddenly?”

[You can’t rest or play with your friends because you’re helping me… ]

While the other cadets were having fun and having fun, Baek A-rin was wasting time being dragged around by me and Seo-yul.

“Foot, I’m still resting and playing well, right?”

[yes?]

“We eat together, and now we’re walking around holding hands like this… This is resting and playing. ”

When that thought suddenly occurred to me and I asked, Baek A-rin shrugged her shoulders as if asking what I meant and shook the hand she was holding.

[uh… hmm… ]

[Thank you for saying that]

“I’m enjoying it too, thank you.”

Seeing Baek Arin smiling brightly while saying that, I slowly turned my face.

I feel like something is tickling my chest.

[hmm… First, let’s go buy the ingredients]

He massaged Seoyul’s hand, which was crinkling the hard prosthetic fingers, and took the lead toward his destination.

I ignored the sound of Baek A-rin giggling behind me.

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There are many convenience and entertainment facilities in the commercial area, but there are also many shops that buy and sell materials used in crafting activities such as alchemy and metallurgy.

It’s a facility I’ve never been to before, but I went in today.

[hmm… ]

I stroked my chin for a moment and observed the products on the nearby shelf.

I am on the second floor, the floor where metallurgical materials are collected.

Thanks to this, most of the products on the shelves were ingots.

There were tools, including hammers, and various reagents used as catalysts.

“Everything is there.”

Baek A-rin, standing next to me, looked around at the nearby products and said.

As she said, everything is there.

Also, there is no problem with quality.

As expected from a store certified by City Yoram, there were no mischievous products.

Seoyul, who is still holding my hand tightly, is snooping around and looking around.

For now, I passed over the ingots. Those main ingredients have already been taken and can be supplied separately.

All you need are reagents and other auxiliary materials.

As I approached the area where the shelves were gathered, the employee who had followed me from the entrance also moved along without saying a word.

All kinds of supplementary materials fill almost one wall.

There are herbs in their original state, and there are also finely ground and shiny powders and liquids divided into small glass bottles.

I looked at the price tag on the shelf.

At most, one reagent the size of a finger. In such a topic, the first digit is 7, and there are many 0s at the end…

Even now that I have become accustomed to the prices of this world and my bank account has grown inexhaustibly through various rewards and earnings, it is an amount that makes me laugh.

Such products were on display so that they filled one wall.

I tapped on the calculator for a moment.

The work I need to do, the materials I need, the materials I need to think about for a moment and add…

[Hey, employee?]

I finished the calculation. I called the employee standing behind me.

“Yes, is there anything you need?”

The employee responded with a welcoming smile.

‘I never thought I’d try this in real life.’

With an awkward smile, I raised my hand and pointed to the shelf on the far left.

[From here… ]

I soon traced my hand all the way to the far right shelf.

[Please give me everything up to here]

“Yes?”

A question mark appeared above the employee’s head.

That reaction wasn’t strange.

The price for just one reagent is such that it is too much for most people to purchase in large numbers.

But to ask for that kind of money, which is not even an armaum, but enough to fill one side of this building, it was an impossible amount of money.

This amount is a bit of a burden for me, who has earned rewards from the association through resolving the Sifnaa and China cases, as well as other income.

but…

‘At City Cradle, special admission students are invincible… ‘

I took out the card that the vice president had given me last time.

That day, I purchased the products with a 30% discount + 65% discount.

My wallet has shrunk a little.