episode_0221

Yul’s vitality is close to 0%.

He doesn’t eat well on his own, and he wears 7 identical sets of clothes that he changes every day.

Usually, nobles are very interested in decorating their appearance, but Yul always wore the same clothes, which led to strange rumors.

He’s a dirty, eccentric, and even poor kid who doesn’t wash and always wears the same clothes.

It was inevitable that Yul, who focused on research without paying attention to anything else, would look strange in the eyes of other students.

‘Because Yul, the person himself, didn’t pay much attention to that.’

Yul, who was studying to repay his adoptive mother’s kindness, did not have any problems with the ugly rumors about him and the harsh looks from the students around him.

“excuse me. “Is this a general store?”

“you’re right.”

“I have an errand to run.”

“Yes, I received it well.”

Yul, who hired someone to run simple errands for him, actively took advantage of the deliveries I offered him as customer care.

As the research began in earnest, he seemed to have felt that there was not enough time to move.

As it was impossible to even go to the general store, which was only a few minutes away on foot, notes containing necessary items were frequently sent to the general store.

At first, the frequency increased from once a week to 3-4 times a week, and now it seemed like the list was written down and sent almost once a day.

Of course, since I requested items so frequently, the quantity was bound to be smaller than if I had come and purchased a lot.

‘On the contrary, the frequency has increased accordingly.’

I wonder if he was the one who said it wasn’t necessary when I offered to deliver it, but I was actually expecting it to turn out like this.

‘I have to go quickly. ‘I must be hungry.’

After putting the note with the order list in my pocket, I went up to the second floor and started getting ready to go to the lab.

It’s an item anyway, so you can just take it out of there.

What I’m going to do from now on is pack a lunch box.

Why are you suddenly packing a lunch box?

‘That’s right, I’m wrapping it to give it to the delivery destination.’

For the first time in a few days, Yul finally ate when I took him to a restaurant.

If you don’t pay special attention, it’s clear that you will hurt your body while continuing to focus on research, so how can you ignore it?

Cooking rice and offering it was an inevitable choice.

‘Is this the delivery of goods or food?’

Even when she first went on a delivery trip, she was keen on the food like a wary cat.

I didn’t understand why he was bringing something like this, and he seemed to suspect that I had some other intention.

Of course, every time that happens, I do.

“It’s customer care. Customer care.”

I avoided her suspicions using the excuse of customer care.

We also provide delivery services, which we didn’t normally do through customer management, so what’s there that can’t be done with food delivery?

‘Or not.’

The lunch box I gave him eventually ended up in Yul’s mouth.

and.

‘I keep giving him lunch boxes, so he seems to have gotten used to them, and now he seems to be waiting for the lunch box rather than the item.’

If my lunch box wasn’t the reason, I couldn’t explain why I was having it delivered more and more frequently.

And I didn’t feel bad about it becoming more frequent.

‘Because the dish I made was that delicious.’

The quantity was intentionally generous.

At first, they only brought me one serving, but it seemed like I could get through the whole day with that.

So now I was gradually increasing the amount to make 2-3 servings pretending to be 1 serving.

In addition, we were trying to change the menu in a variety of ways to introduce Yul, who is a secretly picky eater, to the world of food.

“There is confusion about whether he is a chef or a general store owner.”

I’m thinking that no matter what happens, as long as I can raise Yul well, everything will be fine.

I was able to get ready to go out quickly because I just had to put the dishes I had prepared in advance into the lunch box.

Holding a lunch box in one hand and a box containing the items from the order list written on paper in the other, he moved to Yul’s personal laboratory.

‘Are you doing well?’

You can see a lab with all the curtains drawn to prevent people from peeking through the windows.

There is a good security system, so if you try to force your way in from the outside, you will be treated quite harshly.

After Yul willingly offered to show me his private lab and gave me a harsh scolding to keep the security well, it seemed like he was keeping the security well.

However, because it was a very casual style, it was necessary to check security from time to time.

“Why have you changed like this? “It’s too much to not let them even come between us.”

“Sorry. “I don’t want to do this either, but I have no choice because I have a security contract with the sponsor.”

what?

I noticed the commotion going on in front of Yul’s lab and frowned.

I saw a woman with an unusually bright voice confronting Yul in front of the lab door.

“Are you treating me like a thief now? “Are you saying I went into your lab and stole something?”

“You know that’s not what I’m saying. “I made a contract with my sponsor, so I’m just trying to keep that contract.”

I pricked up my ears and overheard the conversation, and I knew right away who was making a fuss.

‘It’s him.’

Yul’s ‘friend’, the main culprit in creating her personal scenarios, visited her personal laboratory.

‘I understand what’s going on.’

Until now, I had never allowed my friends into the lab, but Yul, who had been thoroughly trained by me, would not have let his friends in now.

A normal friend would have said yes and respected Yul’s words, but that woman didn’t seem to have any intention of doing so.

‘I thought they would have no choice but to let it in, but it held on.’

What surprised me was that Yul was quite stubborn in stopping his friend’s reckless behavior.

Even though they were embarrassed, the fact that they still didn’t let them in was proof of that.

I know you shouldn’t judge people by their looks, but it looked like there was a lot of greed on his face.

“It’s a little early, but should I give it a try?”

I was thinking of getting rid of that woman near Yul at some point, but I was a little reluctant because trust wasn’t fully built up yet.

But it was worth a try.

‘How many meals did I feed you?’

At least they won’t cold-heartedly kick me out.

“You weren’t always this strict. No one will see it anyway. Are you saying I won’t know if you don’t tell me? It’s just a little bit in and out. Do I even have to say this? “I came to you because I was thinking of you and worried, so why did you act so sad?”

“Sorry.”

“I used to go in and out of the lab often. You never said anything back then. Why has it changed like this? “Now that you’ve found a sponsor, are you ignoring me?”

“That can’t be possible. Do not misunderstand. “I’m not ignoring it, it’s just that the situation has changed.”

Yul was desperately trying to persuade his friend.

I’m not a friend who can be persuaded by something like that.

“Delivery has arrived.”

My throat felt so tight that I couldn’t look at it any longer.

I saw the timing and jumped right into the conversation.

“ah! welcome. “You came quickly.”

It wasn’t until Yul, who was embarrassed because of his friend, saw me that he relaxed his expression.

My friend glared at me sharply, as if he didn’t like my sudden intervention.

“what? This man. “Do you know someone?”

“As you can see, the goods have been delivered.”

When I showed the box I was holding, my friend snorted as if it were ridiculous.

“delivery? Can’t you see we’re talking right now? How dare you stop talking when a noble is speaking to a common democracy? Where are you from? “Where do you belong?”

The woman’s unusual personality is absurd.

‘Yes, the nobles I’ve met so far have been strangely polite.’

What’s even more strange is that among the nobles I’ve met so far since coming to the academy, there hasn’t been anyone that rude.

When I was working as a mercenary, I remember being ignored, even if it was less than that.

It’s a situation that’s nothing new, and I’m embarrassed because it happened so suddenly.

But I guess it wasn’t Yul.

I said, surprised by my friend’s rude attitude.

“What are you doing to the boss now?”

“Are you the owner of a general store? Are you a noble?”

“Whether you are a noble or a commoner, it doesn’t matter. “Why are you saying such rude things?”

“What did I do? I did that because I thought he was a commoner. You can just apologize. But isn’t that the one who was rude first? It’s not polite to interrupt someone while they’re having a conversation. “Let’s fight each other because we each did something wrong.”

He said he would apologize, but he forgave him and put an end to it.

‘Is this really fucking shit? ‘You’re saying you’re not doing that for no reason?’

Because he’s this kind of person, he probably sold his friend’s research.

“Geez, I didn’t realize what these two people were having was a conversation. “I thought one side was being threatened.”

“!!”

“?!”

Two people were shocked by my words for different reasons.

One person flinched at the fact that they had hit the nail on the head, and the other person was surprised to realize that they had not expected to see themselves like that.

The startled woman raised her voice and spoke.

“I beg your pardon? Threat? “Are you saying I was threatening him?”

I guess there are parts that sting.

Isn’t it true that people who are naturally stubborn tend to have louder voices?

“You were emotionally forcing the person concerned to take care of their side even though they said they couldn’t do it, right? “It was complete gaslighting.”

“Go, gas what?”

It seems like this woman doesn’t know what gaslighting is.

“Don’t you know about gaslighting? Let me kindly inform you. This refers to trying to control the psychology of people close to you by cleverly manipulating them. To Mr. Yul, who was acting with common sense, you were using force and giving emotional justification. “It’s as if I’m justified and Mr. Yul, who doesn’t listen, is doing something wrong.”

“Oh my, look at this person. This is ridiculous. Are you doing this because of what happened just now? No, common sense tells us that it’s strange for him to be strict with his friends!”

“How can you be so picky? “It’s just acting with common sense.”

There was clearly a contract, and Yul refused entry to keep the terms.

One that has a justification and one that appeals to emotions.

Anyone can see that it was that woman’s fault.