At the meal, I barely managed to get past the barrage of questions.

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"My dear, shouldn’t you tell me where we’re headed? A secret? Is there really a need for such secrets between us? It’s not like we’re going to some forbidden place."

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"Do you understand the feelings of a teacher who has to watch their beloved student nearly die every time they go out? Where is it this time? Another dangerous place you’re going to stick your head into?"@@novelbin@@

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"You tell me not to worry, but with things like Shipnaha and that situation in China... are you going to charge into some 3rd-tier monster again this time?"

*

"Senior, you can’t go to another dangerous place… can you? If you keep this up, you’re really going to get hurt. Why don’t you come stay with my family for a few days and rest?"

… I somehow got through it. The performance of the Tower Master’s shield was quite strong.

"Why did he come all the way here? Isn’t there quite a bit of distance?"

[That much, I’m not sure…]

After the overly dramatic breakfast, Yeon-hwa, Se-yul, and I went out to see the unicorn.

The unicorn had been lying out since early morning, but Yeon-hwa had been napping, so she only heard about it during the meal and hadn’t met it in person yet.

"By the way, the unicorns seem to really like you, Ha-yul. Is it here to see you? You’ve already seen it once recently, haven’t you?"

Yeon-hwa, her arms crossed behind her head, tilted her head. It seemed she found it strange that it had come all the way here.

"I don’t know, uh-cha-cha... My body feels refreshed but a little stiff."

With Yeon-hwa muttering in her usual playful manner, I remembered last night.

A memory that was difficult to describe, a rather unpleasant one. And it wasn’t the awkward meal of rice cakes that I didn’t like, but a truly fulfilling meal that satisfied both mind and body…

I felt my face heat up. Before the heat fully rose, I quickly turned my head and changed the subject.

"Pathetic."

"What? No, that’s not what I meant…"

A crack appeared on Yeon-hwa’s face, a clear sign that she was a bit hurt, and she began to make excuses.

She had taken the bait so easily. It worked, though, as my face cooled down almost immediately after.

Honestly, I thought Yeon-hwa was the one teasing me on purpose.

No matter how much I ate, I never felt satisfied, so I had taken the risk of embarrassment to go find what I truly wanted that night.

Suppressing the heat on my face, I squeezed Se-yul’s hand, which was still in mine.

* "Purr?"

* "...Purr!"

* Bang!

* Purr…

* Screech...

* Purr…

* Purr...!

* Smack.

* Bang!

* Click

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