As I said my name, his stoic face twitches a bit.
His eyes scanned over on my body.
?
My brow rose up unconsciously
We stayed locked eyes for a few second. In the end both of us back down.
It was about to end in a good note until it wasn't.
Both him and I were standing perpendicularly from Yoosung, so when I notice him turn toward Yoosung and already striding forward.
My thumb had already nudged the guard free as I pulled a quarter of the blade out of the sheath.
'What if he's acquainted with her or even the school girl? '
I pause and turn toward the others.
Yoo Joonghyuk had noticed him drawing his blae. However he did nothing as Kim seo-jin had already stopped.
What happened next can be simplified to he asked Shin yoosung only to get rejected flat.
"heh!" He shot Kim Seojin a side eye. Hand on his sword tightening.
But soon he exhaled shoulders relaxing.
From start to while Yoo Joonghyuk finally came upto her, the girl in school uniform did not miss. The tension between kim seojin, and now how he tightened his grip when rejected. How Kim seojin had drawn his sword but not swung.
'He must be stronger'
Joonghyuk turned his gaze to the other girl.
"You're weak"
The girl in school uniform clenches her jaw
"I can make you strong, accept me as-"
"No"
"…"
I was barely holding back my laughter. His body shook, muscle around his neck throbbing. If I wasn't so cautious of his movement, I would have not noticed.
His eyes suddenly turns to me, despite no expression I could almost feel accusation for some reason.
?
In the end he went away after handing that girl a blade.
…
"Creep"
?
I turn to her, my finger pointing to the distant Joonghyuk.
Nod
"Fair"
"You guys together." as she pointed to yoosung "yeash…" more then a question it was a statement.
Shin Yoosung was in the middle of her checking, for if I was injured.
At the question she turns to her,
Nods
Gets back to checking
My attention goes to the amount of dead bodies piled up.
I turn back to the girl
"Have you eaten a rat before?"
"HUH?" She looked at me horrified. Even Shin Yoosung froze.
…
'why is she…oh OH'
I promptly explain how this could be eaten after using a magic stove, also that we eaten for a sub quest.
Although the disgust had somewhat vanish from her face, she was still skeptical.
"WHO THE FUCK STARTS LIKE THAT?"
I scratch my cheeks.
She stared at me like I am idiot.
Feeling embarrassed, I look at Yoosung.
Yoosung TOO!!
She looked at me eye lids half closed
My lips tugs out a bit,
'This is not fair.'
Dejected I am I still continue, "As you haven't eaten any before join us."
I don't wait.
I quickly escape the duo's gaze.
"Is he?"
"He's not good with talk"
…
Delicious aroma of food filled the area.
The girls, they were swallowing mouths full of saliva.
The new girl was practically drooling.
[Many constellations wish they could taste the food]
"Here"
I couldn't even finish she already snatched the drum. I hand another to Shin Yoosung.
I hear her humming and murmuring between bites that it's delicious.
While sitting idle looking at the fire, 'why is a rat so delicious?'
Well, maybe rats naturally were.
No that can't be.
If they were, they would have been made a-
Wait, they are a delicacy in some places
I quickly shook my head, as if try to shake of those thoughts. I think in a different way.
Can it be because of mana?
I tinker the meat with mana.
From the stove, much richer aroma spreads.
"Slurp..."
At the corner of my eye the new meats like a predator. Shin yoosung wasn't drooling much but she too was looking at the meat.
'Wow, now they're not even putting effort to hide their drool'
Puff*
As I hand them the meat, they held it so gently, like it's some kind of treasure. While Shin Yoosung already dug in, carefully savoring each bites the other one was different. She looked at me like if she could really have it.
With a light laugh I say, "Dig in. It's delicious while it's hot….."
I don't think she heard anything thing after dig in.
'The meat is much juicier' the tenderness was just enough.
[Many constellation looks at the meat with hungry eyes]
[The constellation demon judge of fire is salivating, she wants a piece.]
I look at the message for at bit.
"Sure."
There was enough for us; the rest of the meat will go wasted anyway, 'might as well give some.'
[Constellation demon like judge of fire straightens her back as she wipes her drool. She asks if you will really give her]
"You want some?"
[Constellation demon like judge of fire nods.]
"Sure then."
[She screams in squeaky voice that you are the best]
[The many of the other constellation who were interested at the meat are protesting saying that they want some as well. It's not fair to give only her.]
"Wait." I hold up my palm "After the girls are done, I will start giving you." I look toward the other massages "you guys too."
"One thing to mention, each serving will cost ya,"
[The constellations express no disagreement to your demand.]
"I also can't bother going by exact weight, I will eye ball it and give ya, cay?"
After seeing there positive attitude, I focus back to the girls.
…
They were in there own world. As their stomachs filled up they realized, they had not kept any for me to eat.
He could eat anything with them because they eat everything he barely finished cooking.
Shin Yoosung sat there all stuff, She was twiddling her finger. The other girl shifted around, face red. "s-sorry" she says while brushing her hand around her neck then scratching the back of her head.
"No, glad you have enjoyed"
Suddenly it got all quiet. I casually cook the food, sell and eat. I had noticed how desperately Shin Yoosung tried to fight the sleep, but now-
She was out cold.
I gentle place a jacket over Her, then return to cooking.
"Hey! Umm, you name?"
"Lee jihye"
"hn, I-"
"Kim seo-jin, heard it."
"I see…"
'Out of questions.'
Seeing her looking at the meats with unwavering gaze I had offered some. She pointed at her slightly bulged out stomach.
I quietly bit into a new meat.
"Hey, are you a guy or a girl?"
Cough* Cough*
She quickly came over patting my back.
"Sorry, shouldn't have asked while you are eating."
"It's okay, and… boy."
"Really? Wow, it's...hard to tell."
I know, but still a sad expression fell on my face.
'I want to be handsome.'
PAT* PAT*
'what-'
She pats my shoulder
"Relax, with that face you can secure a sugar mommy, it's not so bad."
She said while laugh.
For a few second I remain quiet, 'wait…' then start nodding with her. "That's right. Why worry when I live with other's money"
We both laugh.
"By the way" I ask, "what will you do from now on?"
The light mode got heavy with my question. A frown fell on her face. She seemed unsure.
Hesitant, yet I still ask, "how about you… join us?"
She looks up, head tilted.
"Well, we want to be strong, and face a lot of monsters in turn.
If you're… willing, why not we join."
She became still.
"You do-"
"Sure, why not."
…
Eyes open
"HUH?!"
'where… are they?"
I jerk up
"what happened?"
I look up at Lee Jihye, "oh"
My shoulders relax
"Nothing"
I shook my head.
I let out a sigh of relief.
…
We decide to head toward B2, the nearest washroom is there.
"W-what? Where are you going?"
People from last night rushed forward, seeing me leave.
"leaving…"
"why?" "What will happen to us?" ""how will we…"
Look at them,
'already getting entitle just for feeding 1 time.'
"Group up and Hunt your selves!" I scare them away with a bit of killing intent.
"Huh, look them. Pushing all responsibility to a kid"
I stare at Lee Jihye
"what?" lee jihye looked at my wide eyes puzzled.
A grin slowly formed on my face.
'We ganna have so much fun togther.'
I nod and walk forward.
…
I am hopping while walking forward. Finding someone like minded, I was in a bit of a good mood.
Before coming, we decide to leave the beasts behind. It's a quick run of 5minutes anyway.
The upper floors are controlled by a group called land lord alliance. Apparently they control most of the rooms and you need to pay coins just to get in.
"What a bunch of scum bags." I see yoosung agreeing with lee Jihye.
I heard her grumbling a bit more
"I honestly don't see them as much of a bad light as you Lee jihye"
"what?! How-"
"Wait" I raise a hand, "It's actually quite light if we think about it. As the world is now, the weak is at the mercy of the strong."
I didn't need to spell out the rest them she was smart enough. Shin Yoosung's expression turned grime then tries to be serious.
One might mistake her as naïve but she's very sharp. It's just she's a cry baby. My heart feels a bit bubbly looking at her.
I give her cheeks a quick pinch, 'ahh peace'
"wawt-lewt gow"
"What are you doing?" Lee Jihye closes up. "look at her cheeks, don't you just want to pinch them?"
She look at with a profound solemn face before "your right" and joined in the fun.
"Ahhh!"
We had to let go,
"Sorry" *2
We over did it bit and now she's upset. I hug her, tying to console her.
Dropping the matter after her mood lightens up; we soon reach a bottle neck near where the wash should be.
People were around a big room. Its capacity is of 70.
"Please, let me in. I-I am willing to go into debt, just let me in"
"Please forgive me, it won't happen again."
I frown. The washroom is right there, but we have to step through the room.
"This is where there base is." I nod at Lee Jihye.
A fight starts. Bunch of men ran in.
"Oh interesting!"
Yoosung clutched my cloth. I put a hand on her head.
"This is what I was talking about, Like how is that fair, Guns in a knife fight." Lee Jihye complains.
"It's… not as strong as it seems. He's…mm interesting. "
"Can you please stop repeating 'interesting' like some villain and tell us?"
"Wait here, I am coming"
"What, hey explain at…"
…
I step on the room
A guy walked forward, "HEY! Don't you know its private property? Didn't you parent teach you to not go into private property without permission?"
My heart rate spikes, but I don't bother with him. I am observing another thing.
'He's just a low level folder anyway.'
I walk up to the real leader; Finding him was easy as I just went to how supplied mana to the guns.
"Hey do you hear…"
The folder was talking about something like payment but I pay no mind, instead I walk toward the fat bald man, the leader.
"Hm?"
He looked up from his news paper
"Kid didn't you parents tell you to respect you elders?"
"…"
"Me and my companions will use the washroom. I am letting know."
He stared quiet.
"How many?"
"3"
"…"
"Pay 1500c, then you can use it."
"1500c? It's public property. Why should we pay you?"
"Your wrong, it was, now it's not."
He goes back to reading his magazine
"and if I don't and use it?"
He looked up his magazine.
"since you are a kid I was being nice. And look at you"
the floor under becomes red. Guns rise up from four corners.
Yet instead of what Gong Pildo expected, the kid was smiling, no grinning. Like when a kid gets a new toy.
The kid suddenly stomped hard on the floor. Gong pildo frowns until-
The connection with the guns, he didn't feel them anymore. They were there, but he couldn't fire.
A shiver runs up his spine.
…
I look at the mana signature. It was armature, full of weakness. Like how electricity is passed through a single cable, a weak mana cable runs to the guns.
By stomping hard on the ground and spreading mana violently. 'Wolah', it's gone. Although the guns didn't go away, they became just decoration.
I grin
"Interesting!"