Chapter 81
Not long after returning from England, I started dropping formalities with the Demon King’s family.
Before I knew it, they had become like real family to me.
It was to get closer and more comfortable with them, but…
“Did you get expelled?”
“…What nonsense are you talking about?”
“Then suspended?”
“No!”
Hearing this makes me want to go back to our old relationship.
‘No.’
Even if we went back to how things were, Jeong Ha-yul wouldn’t hold back her words.
It’s probably easier to just give up and live with it.
Natural disasters are something humans can’t stop.
I explained to Jeong Ha-yul, who was suspicious about my expulsion and suspension, the reason I ended up with an unexpected break.
“So… the Satan Church guys terrorized the Academy, and that’s why you’re on break?”
“Yeah, they missed the Apostle, but they caught some followers, so they’ll probably get something out of them.”
“…Are you hurt anywhere?”
“Ah! Gyeoul got hit in the side…!”
Oops!
She’s always clueless at times like this.
If Jeong Ha-yul finds out I got hurt there, she’ll flip the Academy or the Satan Church…
Wait, flipping the Satan Church sounds good, doesn’t it?
Anyway.
I poked Hayan’s side lightly to cut her off.
“I almost got hurt in the side, but with my incredible reflexes, I did three backflips and killed the enemy mid-air, so I’m fine.”
“Ugh… Is the Black Flame Dragon still talking to you?”
Jeong Ha-yul shook her head and chuckled.
…Bringing up my dark past in front of friends.
Jeong Ha-yul truly lives up to her title as the vicious and ruthless Demon King.
“Pfft…”
“Kekeke.”
“Puhahaha!”
I frowned and turned to look at the group, but they didn’t stop.
Only Lee Chae-song glanced at me and tried to hold back her laughter.
Lee Chae-rin and Lee Ha-yoon were laughing openly.
Go ahead, laugh. Laugh.
Kang-woo and Eun-chae finally got off the sofa and greeted us.
“Wow, such pretty friends. Like foxes, foxes. How are they so pretty?”
“Are these Gyeoul’s friends? Nice to meet you. Please take care of Gyeoul and Hayan.”
“Come in, have you eaten?”
“No, let’s eat quickly.”
Kang-woo and Eun-chae welcomed my friends like parents.
But their pajama outfits just made me laugh.
Within 10 minutes of entering the house.
I started regretting bringing my friends over.
***
“Here you go!”
“Enjoy your meal!”
“Here it is!”
“Enjoy your meal!”
“Delivery!”
“Food’s here!”
“From Jogi-yo!”
“Gufang Eats!”
Deliveries from eight different restaurants started pouring in.
Carrying all the food to the dining table would have taken forever.
But thanks to the number of people, it didn’t take long.
The table was so full we had to set up an extra table.
We even had to place some on nearby shelves.
“Y-you didn’t have to order this much…”
“Really, it’s too much. Just because we came…”
Chae-song and Chae-rin seemed to have misunderstood.
It’s understandable.
But we didn’t order this much because you came.
We always order a lot; you just happened to be here.
“Since Gyeoul is visiting after a long time, we ordered a variety. Is it too much?”
“No, it’s just right. Let’s order dessert later.”
“It’s already being prepared. Just need to press the payment button.”
“As expected from Eun-chae unnie. I praise you.”
“Eat a lot, everyone. If it’s not enough, we’ll order more.”
Chae-song and Chae-rin, who saw Jeong Ha-yul as a role model, straightened up and sparkled with gratitude when she told them to eat a lot.
“Th-thank you! We’ll eat well!”
“It’s so much! We won’t run out! We’ll eat well!”
“By the way, we don’t know your names yet.”
“Ah, I’m Lee Chae-song.”
“I’m Lee Chae-rin!”
“Chae-song, Chae-rin? Your names are as cute as your faces.”
Even though she dropped a line that wouldn’t have been used even in the 70s, the looks directed at Jeong Ha-yul didn’t fade.
Meanwhile, all the food packaging was removed, and the table was set.
A global spread of Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Western, and snack foods.
After ordering and tasting food from every store on the delivery app, we chose the best ones.
It was like the Avengers of the food world.
“Let’s eat!”
“Enjoy your meal!”
We all raised our chopsticks at the same time and charged at the food.
A table with five Awakened Ones.
The chopstick movements were almost invisible.
“…They eat well.”
“Right, it’s like a food fighter competition…”
By the time the non-Awakened Eun-chae and Kang-woo picked up their chopsticks to choose food, our mouths were already full.
They seemed amazed and just stared at us for a while without eating.
But usually, the attention would be on me, but now it was directed at Lee Chae-song and Lee Chae-rin.
Thanks to that, I could eat more comfortably.
By the way.
They eat really well too.
Not as much as me, but enough to make a dent in the wallet.
It would be fun to do a mukbang together.
We could probably hit a store’s daily sales…
No, not just daily.
We could probably hit a week’s sales in one go.
“Chae-rin, this is really good, try it.”
“Really! Unnie, try this too!”
The high school girls were so excited about eating, giggling non-stop.
“That’s good too, but try wrapping it like this, it’s really good.”
“Wow! Unnie! You’re a food expert!”
“…R-right?”
Eun-chae, not wanting to be outdone, joined in and showed off her friendliness.
But she didn’t seem to know what “meokjal-al” (food expert) meant.
She seemed to understand it wasn’t a bad word from the context and tried to brush it off.
This is when I step in.
“Eun-chae unnie. Do you know what ‘meokjal-al’ means?”
“…”
Eun-chae looked at me with a resentful gaze.
There’s a middle schooler in the house, and if you don’t know slang, you’re falling behind.
Those who fall behind the times just grow old.
“What if I know?”
“You don’t know.”
“So what if I do?”
Her pride seemed hurt, and Eun-chae started being stubborn.
Did I push too far?
If Eun-chae gets upset, it lasts longer than Ha-yul…
“If you know, I’ll grant you one wish.”
“Don’t forget that.”
Suddenly, a smile appeared on her face.
…
No way, right?
Is she acting this hard just to trick me?
Ha-yul, who had been quietly watching, delivered the final blow.
“Eun-chae unnie has been studying lately.”
“…Studying?”
“Slang.”
“Why would she study that…”
I looked at Jeong Ha-yul with resentment as she shrugged.
“Why are you blaming me? You’re the one who tricked her.”
“…This house is full of scammers.”
I kept thinking “no way” as I watched Eun-chae’s mouth…
“It means someone who knows food well! Meogjal-al. If you run it through a translator, it comes up as ‘Food.’ You didn’t know that, did you?”
“…You even ran it through a translator?”
As expected, Eun-chae won the bet.
Why on earth did she think to run it through a translator?
“Puhahaha.”
“Kekeke.”
These high school girls, what’s so funny?
They keep laughing.
They react to every single word.
“…So, what’s your wish?”
“Let’s sleep together tonight!”
Again?
Every time Jeong Ha-yul and Eun-chae win a wish, they always ask to sleep together.
Since we’re like family, sleeping together isn’t a big deal.
But it’s uncomfortable.
So uncomfortable.
I hate having my face pressed against their big chests when I sleep.
They treat me like some kind of attachment doll, hugging me and not letting go.
I’d rather sleep with Kang-woo.
“…Anything else?”
“Want to wear a dress?”
“Let’s sleep together. I really want to sleep with Eun-chae unnie.”
I’ll have to use telekinesis to sneak out after Eun-chae falls asleep.
Or call Loki and escape.
“By the way, where’s Loki? Why isn’t he here?”
“Who’s Loki?”
“Ah, he’s my cat.”
“Wow! You have a cat? I’m jealous!”
“Loki’s probably sleeping. He wanders around every night and only comes home in the morning.”
…Did he have a cat friend in Korea?
What’s so busy for a British cat in Korea…
The butler is here, and you don’t even show your face, you bad cat.
No treats for you today.
***
The seven of us ate about 50 servings of food.
After that, we devoured five cakes and four half-gallons of ice cream for dessert.
“Thank you for the meal!”
“Ah, I’m so full.”
“I think I’m still a bit hungry…”
“Stop eating, Gyeoul. You’ll get fat.”
As usual, Hayan puts a brake on my appetite.
I know it’s for my sake, but my twisted personality needs to throw a stone to feel better.
“I’m 164 cm and 50 kg. Hayan, you’re 160 cm, how much do you weigh?”
“…Be careful at night, Jeong Gyeoul.”
An S-Class Awakened just threatened me.
“Ha-yul unnie, let’s go out together at night for a while.”
“…?”
Jeong Ha-yul, who was making coffee, didn’t seem to hear Lee Ha-yoon’s murder threat.
Anyway, let’s not go out at night without Jeong Ha-yul for a while.
“…I think I’m going to throw up.”
Thanks to running through the food with the aspiring mukbang YouTubers, Eun-chae looked wilted.
Eun-chae probably ate about 3-4 servings.
Considering her usual appetite, it was a huge overreach.
“I need to rest… Sorry…”
Eun-chae, who was in a daze, went to her room.
“I have some work to finish, so Ha-yul, take care of the kids.”
“Got it.”
Usually, when friends come over, they go to the friend’s room and play by themselves.
But Lee Chae-song and Lee Chae-rin were glued to Jeong Ha-yul’s sides, unable to take their eyes off her.
“…What do you want to do?”
“I’m fine with anything! Just being next to unnie is enough!”
“Just breathing the same air as unnie makes me happy!”
…It feels like watching idol fans.
So, are they saint fans?
“We’ve eaten, so let’s go train to digest.”
“Yay! That sounds great!”
“Kekeke!”
I didn’t expect Chae-song to act like this, though Chae-rin might.
I definitely told Chae-rin not to act like this in the dorm and to be polite.
But she’s the one going wild now.
It’s better to just let them play with Ha-yul on their own.
Not because I’m lazy or anything.
Really.
I think I’ll play some games for the first time in a while!
“Hayan, let’s duo in Hayan-Gyeoul for the first time in a while!”
“Huh? Legendary League?”
“Yeah!”
“Do you still play, Silddak?”
“…”
“Just kidding, Silddak unnie will carry you.”
…
A gentleman’s revenge takes ten years, but it’s never too late.
Let’s wait for the day I flatten Lee Ha-yoon’s nose with the spirit of perseverance.
Damn it, I can beat Hayan in any 1v1 lane, but why does only her tier go up?
It’s all because of team luck.
My mechanics are perfect.
It’s all the team’s fault!
