episode_0233

“It smells a bit strong, doesn’t it?”

Yul must have noticed my expression and opened the window to ventilate.

I opened the lunch box and laid it out so that Yul could eat it.

“Wow~!”

Isn’t something that looks delicious on the outside also good to eat?

Yul didn’t cheer for no reason.

The food made with so much effort was so colorful and pretty that I was impressed even when I saw it.

“What kind of food is this? “It’s really pretty.”

“I don’t know if it will fit in my mouth.”

“I don’t know if this is okay. I didn’t even order anything today… .”

It was definitely strange for someone to bring me a packed lunch even though I didn’t order anything.

But I told Yul again today.

“It’s customer care. “Because customer care is really about sincerity.”

“Phew! “They always say it’s customer care, but who even makes their own lunch boxes like this?”

“This is normal for our general store.”

I said I would run my own general store, but who would say anything?

“… Thank you always. Thanks to this, I learned the joy of eating and became much healthier.”

“It seems like all the weight I worked hard to gain has disappeared, so you’ll have to eat harder.”

Yul readily invited me into the lab.

“Come on in.”

Today, I adjusted the portion size because I was worried that I might get sick after eating my lunch box.

At least you won’t have to take medicine because you feel sick after eating.

Fortunately, Yul seemed to have no aversion to raw fish and ate his lunch box generously.

“This is really delicious.”

Yul especially liked egg sushi, and he chattered about what was next and delicious.

Looking at that, I thought it was a good thing that he stayed by my side while I ate.

‘I think I’m mentally unstable.’

It would have been better if I had stayed depressed.

However, Yul was too lively to suit the situation.

He’s probably acting more exaggeratedly on purpose to keep his mood from sinking.

“There was one thing that surprised me. While I was studying it, my stomach started making a growling sound! Did you even think you were hungry? It was so amazing. “Once you focus on your research, it’s normal not to even think about being hungry.”

If there’s a reason why you don’t find her chattering comfortable, it’s probably because of that.

Rather than mentioning my bad condition, I decided to wait until I finished eating.

“Haha, my stomach feels like it’s going to explode.”

“You didn’t force yourself to eat it, right?”

“no. It was so delicious that I ate it all in an instant. “Thank you, boss.”

“Did customer management work?”

“yes! It worked. Actually, I was planning to visit in person a few days later. “I used up almost all of the ingredients and had to buy new ones.”

“Oh, actually, I stopped by because I had something to say about that today.”

“What are you talking about?”

Originally my schedule was like this.

Regarding the purification liquid, visit the imperial palace and go down to the front lines with Thalia to save monsters and absorb their power.

And then he comes back and disposes of the woman using the evidence that Damon may have saved.

‘That guy probably did it on purpose because he wanted to follow me to the front lines.’

Not long after I sent it, I learned that the woman was planning a crime.

They meticulously looked into who they were contacting and planning crimes and who they were dealing with.

It occurred to me that I had only asked him to do too simple things.

‘Is it a bit like that? As they say in the military, never pretend to be good, just do average.’

I think he also tried not to tell me in detail what he could do.

Then, he showed his ability to go to the front line together.

‘It’s a shame.’

Thanks to Damon’s unexpected activity, the woman found out what she was planning.

If I went to the imperial palace like this, there would be trouble in Yul’s laboratory, so I had no choice but to change my schedule.

So, I postponed my schedule a little bit and got ready to go only after I took care of the woman.

“The store will be closed for the time being.”

“Why the store?”

“I think I’ll have to go a little further away because I have work to do.”

“How many days?”

“About 10 days? But 10 days is the minimum.”

The schedule at the Imperial Palace would only last a few days at most, but I wasn’t sure how much time I would spend on the front lines.

“Ten days is a long time… .”

Seeing Yul’s sullen face made me feel bad too.

But really, 10 days was the minimum.

I had to schedule a trip to the imperial palace as quickly as possible because of the purification fluid, and go to the front line with Thalia to catch monsters.

‘That guy, Damon, is still throwing a tantrum like no joke.’

Because he worked so quickly, I haven’t been able to pay him the promised compensation yet.

Thanks to you, you’ve gained momentum and you’re impudently urging me to move quickly.

It was true that I couldn’t give him anything in return, so I couldn’t scold him for urging me on.

After paying the price promised to Damon, you will be able to move around more comfortably.

“Maybe it will take longer than that. So, Mr. Yul.”

“yes.”

“Can you get along while I’m gone?”

Focusing on research is good, but taking care of your health is most important.

In that respect, I was worried about whether Yul, who had almost 0% vitality, would be able to live well on his own.

It’s not that I didn’t think about who I should entrust Yul to in his place.

But who on earth are you entrusting with Yul?

The only one that has a chance is SSR, who is in the same grade as Yul… .

‘One is Princess Mona and the other is Laban Sage. Are you asking Laban Sage for a favor? ‘It doesn’t make sense.’

He even has no reason to listen to my request.

‘It’s ridiculous to ask someone in the same grade.’

Are you leaving Yul in the hands of trustworthy kids in the upper grades?

‘I heard you’re jealous. Would it be a good idea to ask them for something?’

I don’t think it’s a very good idea.

It didn’t make sense to ask Erintina, who was busy, and Rebecca was also busy working and training, so there was nothing wrong with asking her.

“Do you think I can’t get along without you? “How have you been so far?”

“I was living a normal life. But I couldn’t stay healthy. Don’t spend all day studying, eat well and exercise occasionally. “You don’t do skill training?”

“… “I’m going to be an alchemist.”

“But you still have to train to stay healthy.”

As soon as the topic of training came up, a perfect person for the current situation came to mind.

“I know of a training ground. Would you like to go there with me?”

“The training ground now?”

My eyebrows are slightly furrowed, as if I didn’t want to go.

“I think I’ll be upset if I come back after 10 days and find that I’ve lost even more weight than I do now.”

“… “Is this also customer care?”

“It’s not general customer management, it’s special customer management.”

Yes, I have Sasha, but I don’t know why I didn’t think of this earlier.

There is no adult as trustworthy as Sasha.

In particular, if you entrust Yul’s health to him, he will take excellent care of it.

“If that friend takes care of it, you won’t have to worry about Yul’s health anymore. “He is a very meticulous friend, so I can trust him.”

In fact, if Yul is worried about eating, it is as simple as asking a restaurant to cook a meal and hiring someone to deliver the food.

Because there is nothing that cannot be done with money.

‘Is it healthy if I just eat well? ‘That doesn’t make sense.’

Nevertheless, the reason he wants to ask Sasha is because what Yul needs is not food.

I need someone who can eat with me like today.

So it was necessary to prevent too much focus on research.

‘Of course, the more you focus, the faster your research will succeed.’

But rather than successful research and making money, I want Yul to be physically and mentally healthy.

“Just go once. “If you don’t like it, I won’t force you.”

“… “Then I’ll take a look.”

Fortunately, when I suggested it again, Yul seemed to have been swayed, but even though he showed his displeasure, he promised to go at least once.

If it were the Sasha I knew, there was no way she would let go even after seeing Yul squirming around like that.

If there’s one thing Sasha is best at, it’s taking care of people’s bodies, and someone as talented as Yul would never want to let her go.

* * *

The front line.

After experiencing the monster wave once, a huge change occurred in this place.

Commander Thalia ordered troops to be sent deep into the contaminated zone to deal with the monsters.

Regardless of military rank, talented people were actively selected to create new units to go deep into the contaminated zone and actively deal with monsters.

Commander Thalia was not the first priority for compensation.

Therefore, the soldiers agreed and supported Commander Thalia’s actions.

The reason the commander acted like this in the first place was to prevent a second monster wave from occurring.

There was no soldier who did not know that.

“I trust you will take good care of me while I’m away.”

“Yes, don’t worry and go here.”

Commander Thalia was busy protecting the front lines, but she was also very busy with other things.

The purification liquid she reported to the imperial palace.

This is because it was causing trouble in the aristocratic society.

‘Our commander, you’re so cool!’

It is said that lost land can be regained by using purification liquid.

Therefore, even though Commander Thalia was away for a few days, the soldiers looked bright.

The monster wave was causing rumors of mankind’s destruction to spread, making the nobility and the people anxious.

Meanwhile, the purification liquid that the commander brought was nothing short of a ‘miracle’ for humanity.

“I heard you are moving together with the developer.”

“Yes, I tried to find all kinds of faults, but in the end, I raised the white flag. “Once purification fluids are released in earnest, pointless blood spraying will no longer occur.”

Rather than fighting to protect the front lines, the battle to reclaim the land of humanity had begun.

It was something that ignited the will of the soldiers who were wasting their time in vain.

“The day will come when we will fight a truly meaningful war.”

“Be sure to fulfill your purpose and come back.”

“okay.”

It was a prejudice that soldiers only wanted to enjoy peace.

On the contrary, there were soldiers who disliked the current sluggish situation where they could not show off their strength.

Through this monster wave, resentment towards monsters that had faded has also grown.

Many of the soldiers staying on the front lines wanted a full-scale war against monsters.